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(SunMoon1285 enters room alone)
SunMoon1285: Hello again fellow readers! Thank you again for all your reviews... they each spurn me to write more and more. (Looks around) Somethings's... not quite right... (raises empty chocolate box) Someone ate my chocolates!!! Now I can't focus right! I will kill to have some chocolate... and also the culprit of this crime...
(Sesshomaru enters room with chocolate residue on his mouth and hands)
Sesshomaru: Hey... (looks at a fuming SunMoon1285) C'mon if you want some chocolate you can have some from me...
SunMoon1285: HENTAI!!!! (Chases Sesshomaru with a stick) Enjoy!!!!
Chapter 12: Back Again with a Different Heart
The shard hunting group remained at Kaede's village while Kagome was with Sesshomaru. Sango was busy trying to avoid Miroku's constant advances. Rin was playing a lot more with Shippo and Kirara and Inuyasha remained on a branch looking at the forest.
"Calm down Inuyasha... she said she'll be here on the third day" Sango assured him.
"I'm not worried about her... I'm worried about that jackass brother of mine" Inuyasha sneered.
"But Inuyasha... Haven't you noticed that your brother has not tried to trick you or fight with you as often as before?" Miroku asked. He knew the reason for that was Kagome but he chose to let Inuyasha find that out himself.
"I don't know.... But I'm know that asshole is up to something... and I don't like it" Inuyasha said.
"Why does he hate Sesshomaru-sama so much?" Rin asked Shippo as she petted Kirara.
"I don't know... but don't worry I won't let him get close to you..." Shippo promised. He knew he wasn't strong enough but that he'd do anything to protect his newfound friend.
"LORD SESSHOMARU!!! WHAT HAS THIS LOWLY JAKEN EVER DONE TO YOU!?!? WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME WITH THESE HUMANS" Jaken yelled at the top of his lungs until a boomerang bone met with his head knocking him out.
"Thanks Sango... If that toad kept talking, Sesshomaru would have lost his servant" Inuyasha commented as he cracked his fingers. Suddenly, his ears perked up and smelled the air. 'She's back!'. Before anyone could notice, the hannyou left the camp. He ran frantically to the well and save Kagome from his brother.
"Why the hell did you did that Kagome?" Inuyasha scowled as he got out of the hole.
"You were aiming straight for us! And besides... we are together on this quest remember?" Kagome reminded him.
"Feh... whatever..." Inuyasha said as he glared at his brother.
"Tell me, Inuyasha... Is that the way you greet your brother? If I recall correctly you did push the miko into the well... why was that?" Sesshomaru countered.
"I... I was frustrated and was about to tell something but... HEY! Why the hell were you doing spying on us?" Inuyasha asked warily.
"I was merely making sure you didn't do anything... stupid" Sesshomaru replied cooly.
Kagome kept looking from one brother to the other as they countered remarks back and forth. Finally, she gave up on them and walked back.
"K-k-kagome wait up!!!" Inuyasha said as he followed her into the forest.
Sesshomaru merely shook his head and walked slowly behind them. When the trio reached the camp, two blurs latched themselves on Kagome and Sesshomaru.
"Hey Shippo!!" Kagome greeted as she hugged him against her.
"Sesshomaru-sama" Rin yelled happily as she hugged Sesshomaru's legs. He merely looked down and placed his hand atop her head.
Sango and Miroku greeted the two of them and a beat up Jaken cried happily as he bowed incessantly at Sesshomaru.
"LORD SESSHOMARU!!! YOU DIDN'T ABANDON THIS LOWLY JAKEN!!" he said happily.
"Come Jaken, Rin... we are leaving..." Sesshomaru said in a monotone voice.
"What?" Kagome yelled.
Sango and Miroku were quite shocked as well. They thought he'd remain for the rest of the quest. Shippo was about to cry at the thought of not seeing Rin again. The only one who seemed happy about it was Inuyasha.
"Go then!! We don't need you!!" Inuyasha yelled proudly at the retreating taiyoukai.
Kagome was quite confused about his decision. She looked at the shard group and nodded apologetically as she ran after him. She saw Rin and Jaken flying away in a distance atop of Ah-Un but no sign of Sesshomaru. 'Where the hell is he?'. A pair of arms circled tenderly around Kagome from the back. She flinched in surprise and was about to yell when she heard his voice.
"You were looking for me, miko?" Sesshomaru whispered at her ear.
"Uh... yeah..." she mumbled nervously as she tried to calm her racing heart, "Why are you leaving?"
"I have to patrol my lands... and take care of something..." Sesshomaru replied.
"W-w-will you come back?" Kagome asked timidly as she hunched her back as if afraid of his answer.
"If you wish me to..." Sesshomaru answered as he held her tenderly against his beating heart. His warmth was soothing to her insecurity and fear. His hands carresed slowly her body in a comforting way. Kagome couldn't hold on much longer. She turned around to face him and gazed at his glowing amber eyes. Her inhibition was lost in the abyss as she circled her arms around his neck bringing his fair face close for a desperate kiss.
Sesshomaru was caught off guard but kept his cool exterior. He returned her kiss eagerly as he coaxed her with his tongue to open her mouth. He licked her lips with such care as if she were the most fragile creature as his arms tightened around her. After a while she consented his wish and he tasted her heat and kissed as deeply as he could into her, eliciting a moan from the miko. Slowly, he pulled away and kissed her on her forehead as he carresed the mark he made on her neck.
"Remember my promise..." he said tenderly before quickly putting his cooly expression and flying away into the night, leaving a smiling Kagome behind. Little did they noticed that a figure lurking in the shadows watched that entire scene.
Kagome returned to camp and saw the shard hunting group asleep around the fire. Shippo lay on her sleeping bag snoring soundly. Miroku and Sango were sleeping together sharing one of her spare sleeping bags. She smiled at them for their newfound love for one another. She saw Kirara scratching herself before settling down to sleep again. And finally, she looked up to see Inuyasha looking at her with his amber eyes. His silver hair framed his face perfectly. He jumped down from his resting spot and pulled Kagome away from the camp.
"We need to talk..." Inuyasha said as he led her into a dark and meadow that was lit only by the moonlight and stars of the night. Before she could talk or speak, Inuyasha pushed her against a tree...
Sesshomaru was flying back to his lands when suddenly, his mark began to hurt. He groaned in pain as he tried to focus himself to try to land safely on the ground. But another pang of pain shot him instantly and he lost track of what was happening around him. He was falling head first towards the ground but he used all his remaining control on catching himself on a tree and breaking his fall. He saw a red stain on his collar and slowly getting bigger.
"What is this..." Sesshomaru whispered as he lost consciousness and his world turned dark.
'Is this.... Another of her memories' Sesshomaru thought as he caught a glimpse of light. He focused and saw two figures. Kagome and Inuyasha. They seemed to be in a discussion. He walked closer to get a closer view.
"I-I-Inuyasha!! What're you doing?" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha pressed her against a tree, "C'mon stop playing around... we have to get the shards"
"I can smell him on you!!!!" Inuyasha said seriously.
"I WAS with him for a few days... It's bound for that to happen" Kagome replied.
"Don't lie.... Stop protecting him!!! What happened to you!?!?! I thought you were mine!!! I thought you loved me!!!" Inuyasha said with a furious expression on his face.
"I did... but I got so tired of waiting for you to choose... that destiny made its choice for you" Kagome replied with tears falling from her face.
"Well... in that case... I will disrupt fate and make you mine!" Inuyasha said as he kissed her frantically.
Sesshomaru grew angry with rage. His amber eyes were glowing red. He never felt such ire before. His mark was throbbing, urging him to protect the bond. He jumped straight at his half-brother.... Sesshomaru blinked his eyes open and sprang up ready to attack. But he was on a tree branch. 'Yes... I fell and the tree broke my fall...' he thought, 'Was that a memory... or a foreshadowing? I don't know but I have to get back to her'... With that thought in mind he sprang into the air.
As he flew in the sky, he inhaled deeply trying to catch her scent. Her wonderful scent of sakura blossoms that made him lose himself everytime he smelled it. He closed his eyes as he tried to focus his senses. Finally, he caught her scent, but it was mixed with blood. He opened his now flaring eyes and flew faster than he ever thought he could. He lowered himself into the meadow and looked around warily.
He saw scraps of her clothing close to a tree. He bent down and picked the piece of cloth. It was stained with blood. He closed his palm so hard that his own blood came out. He walked along the path that her scent lingered. With every step her smell grew more strong with blood. 'I shouldn't have left that ningen alone!!... Stupid miko, she is so naïve' he thought in anger.
He looked down the cliff and spotted Kagome a few feet from the edge. The vines that have tangled her were the only thing that kept her from falling into oblivion. He jumped down and swiped at the vines with his poison claws. When he caught her, she slowly opened her eyes to him. When she caught sight of amber eyes she grew afraid, but when she was that it was Sesshomaru, she gave a weak smile.
"Sessho...maru?" Kagome whispered.
Sesshomaru looked at her body. Cuts and bruises were everywhere. Her arms, face, inner thighs and neck were covered in bruises and gashes. Blood was caked in her face and remains of her uniform that hardly covered her body.
"I'm sorry... I... couldn't... fight... him" her head fell on his chest as she lost consciousness from her wounds.
"Stupid ningen..." he said emotionlessly at her.
Sesshomaru picked her up and flew towards his castle. Little did he notice that a lone tear was streaming down his cheek.
A/N Whew... that was a long chapter... Thanks a lot for your reviews and I'll try to update as soon as I can. Please review and no flames :D Sayonara!!
Chapter 13: Mending a Broken Heart
Sesshomaru hesitated before opening her bedroom chamber. It has been days since she lost consciousness... now she lay on the futon wearing a black silk nightgown that covered her body completely. She opened her saphire eyes and saw him nearing closer. She huddled to the bed post hugging herself.
"Don't... look... at me!!!" she said, "I'm dirty and ugly don't look at me!!"
Even as she tried to fend him off, he manage to catch her arms and holding her tenderly against him. She shuddered violently as she cried and sobbed into his chest.. His mark shone lightly on her neck. He cursed at his mark for not protecting her from others like he said it would. He wanted to know what happened, how it happened so that it would fuel him to kill his half- brother. 'No one should touch her but me...'.