Mistakes of the past

Chapter 4 A cry in the night

Hi, I'm very sorry for not updating, but as my reviewers on know I was in a car accident. Thank you all for your concern, yes I am ok, but with all the medical visits as well as school catching up I had nearly no time left for this.

Now, this is the new chap, so enjoy!!!

,,AHHH!"

Her heart - it was beating like thunder, her eyes seeing not the darkness around her but the nightmares she chose to.

She saw them well, their eyes upon her, and she had to run, had to.

A seconds time, not enough to take another breath she was out of the room, her mind not processing that she had never set foot in this castle, that she had never and probably will never know all the ways out of this labyrinth...

And still she could not care, her fear was the only thing driving her, keeping her on edge, keeping her eyes always the same shade of light violet...

He heard her cry.

Heard it pierce through the air.

Heard her heartbeat speed up like the roar of the outside storm.

The girl had no idea of his castle, in fact he still remembered sensing her nervousness this very afternoon when they had arrived. And now she was running through it, with remarkable speed as he felt.

The girl was a puzzle, a puzzle he intended to figure out.

Throwing the silk sheets off of him, he silently made his way to the door, asking himself if this ningen onna truly was worth so much trouble.

,,AHHH!" It resonated the second time from the halls making him realize that even though it was perhaps not worth it, a good nights sleep definitely was.

Opening his door he summoned a light sphere, a devilish smirk appearing on his lips. He loved to hunt.

She could feel them, their eyes glued on her, hurting like only deadly blades could. She felt her body, felt the raw power with which it glided over the empty halls, but to her, they were not empty...

She saw it too late, the blue energy moving too fast even for her...

They were going to collide, she knew it well, she or it could change trajectory but they wouldn't...

,,What are you doing in my castle human?" The voice was calm, hushed but still deadly, much more deadly than any of the voices she had heard, and yet this one she didn't fear.

Shaking her head, clearing her sleep ragged thoughts she looked around her. It was not like she didn't feel the death grip Sesshoumaru had on her arms but for now she simply chose to ignore it.

A hall... one of the many intertwining twisting corridors this castle had to offer. You would never guess by the way it looked outside, but then again the castle was a lot like it's master.

Stunningly beautiful on the outside, and rather, ahem, twisted on the inside.

She felt his hands digging further into her flesh, snapping her back to the situation at hand.

Looking back at him, she had to fight the desire to blink.

He was ... striking. Soft blue moon light gave his pale skin an ethereal glow, his hair freely framing his handsome features, his eyes glowing like the steady rhythm of a blazing fire.

She suddenly wanted nothing else than to run her hand across his cheek, to trace each of the two magenta stripes adorning it, as well as the dark blue crescent moon on his forehead.

Why? Why would she want to do such a thing? She had never wanted to in the past, but then again she didn't really remember her past , now did she?

What was the girl thinking about? How dare she not answer him? He had never been ignored, not once in his life, even when his father had taken the ningen to be his mate, not even the time his half-brother was born.

And now she was staring at him with those damnable sapphire eyes, searching his soul and dare he say ... heart. Well she was in for a surprise, he had a heart, he wouldn't deny it, but would she like what was in it?

,,I'm sorry Sesshoumaru." And again she refrained from using his title, although remembering the verbal spar they had had before coming here about that, he was quite happy leaving it that way.

Happy? Where did that come from.

Flashback

,,That is... your castle?" Sesshoumaru smirked, the awe was evident in her voice. Looking at her, he saw astonishment clearly written over her features. Even Rin seemed to enjoy her reaction , giggling at it and jumping up and down in her arms.

,,Why should it not be?" He asked her coldly, enjoying the way his voice seemed to make chills run down her spine.

,,It's just strange, that's all Sesshoumaru." Kagome responded instantly.

,,Lord Sesshoumaru. You will address me properly human."

He bit out tersely.

,,I will only address you as such when you show me that you deserve my respect, Sesshoumaru." She replied casually.

Having his hand around her neck in a moment he questioned her, lethally soft.

,,And how should I respect you?"

The mere fact that his claws were around her neck made her not blush at his tone, or at all the hidden implications she could gather from his question.

,,You... will... address... me ... as ...Ka-go-me. Kagome, got it?" She told him brokenly, her vocal cords being a little trapped.

,,Very well, Ka-go-me." He stated simply, his lips settling into a smirk once he saw the anger in her eyes.

The bastard, he knew she could do nothing, it was her own freaking fault and still he taunted her.

,,Very well, Sess-hou-ma-ru-sa-ma."

End Flashback

Ah yes, happy because she didn't say it like that. But then again, maybe he liked the way his name sounded from her lips.

,,For what?" He questioned her, his arms finally loosening their hold on her.

,,For waking you, for ... " She wanted to say for having that nightmare. But she had forgotten, not even now she remembered what had woken her, what had made her cry out.

She just had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach, but she didn't recall anything else than waking up, somehow running as fast as the Youkai Lord himself, and now standing here.

,,Go to bed. We shall speak of this in the morning." He told her this time a in a gentle and not brisk tone like before.

He saw her open her mouth like to contradict him, but then her lips closed again, forming a smile.

It suddenly made a strange feeling appear in the pit of his stomach, a feeling like all his intestines were dancing...

,,Thank you." Her soft whisper reached his ears, leaving him there to contemplate as she made her way down the hall.

Shaking himself from his stupid musings he made to leave in the opposite direction towards his room, near where her room was located as well, when he asked himself just how long it would take to realize she had gone in the wrong way.

,,Sesshoumaru!" A whine could be heard loud and clear echoing through his castle.

Not long.