Chapter 4: Through The Midnight Clearing
Laura sat down in the field and stared up at the night sky. 'This is all so new to me.' She sighed quietly as the stars shimmered in the night sky. 'It's so much clearer out here than back home. It's beautiful.' She laid down in the field and closed her eyes.
Sesshoumaru was walking through the lands to see if he could find Totosai. He needed to pay him a visit. ((A/N: I'm going to make Sesshoumaru have 2 arms instead of one. Just so you all know ^.^)) He came into the clearing and saw a girl lying in the field. 'This is interesting.' He smirked to himself. He sniffed the air and smelled his brother. 'It's not his wench but she smells like him.' He approached the girl slowly.
Laura was still lying down, her eyes shut. She heard something move and her eyes shot open. She saw a strange man looking at her. She sat up and looked at him. His silver hair shimmered in the moonlight and his eyes pierced through hers. 'Wow.he's gorgeous.' The hair on the back of her neck rose in amazement as she stared at the man.
Sesshoumaru looked at her. 'She doesn't have any demon aura. She must be another human. Pathetic girl.' He suddenly found himself staring at her raven black hair and her dark brown eyes. He then looked away.
Laura stood, fear rushing through her. No one was awake and she was far from camp. She began to back away from Sesshoumaru, scared that he might hurt her. 'Ok, stay calm Laura. Get a grip of yourself.' She told herself.
Sesshoumaru smelled her fear and a grinned spread across his face. His demon instincts took over and he began to walk towards her, like she was his prey. She then turned and began to run so he followed. He easily caught up to her and then pounced on her back, sending her to the ground. He growled fiercely and flipped her over. He could still smell her fear and he could feel her heart rate increase as he stood over top of her dominantly. He suddenly got a hold of himself. He looked down at the girl before him and looked ashamed. He stood up and then looked down to still see the girl there, staring at him. "What are you staring at woman?" He asked harshly, glaring at her.
Laura quickly stood herself upright and began to back away again. She was afraid that he might attack her again. "N-nothing." She stammered. She backed into a tree and then didn't move. She didn't take her eyes off the youkai.
Sesshoumaru glared at her and then saw her fear in her eyes. 'Why did I attack her?' He asked himself. He then took a step towards her and she straightened herself against the tree. He then walked over to her and looked down at her. She wasn't short but he still looked down at her. In fact, she was almost as tall as him except maybe a few inches shorter. He grinned at her and then touched her chin, tilting it up. "You travel with my half-breed brother Inuyasha don't you?" He asked, still holding her chin up to look at him.
She nodded. "Y-yes." She could feel her body shiver as he had touched her face.
He gave her a sly grin. "But you are not his wench. You are a different woman. What's your name?" He asked as he let go of her chin.
"Laura." She said, a little more relaxed. She was still tight against the tree though. She wasn't going to let her guard down.
He looked her over and then smirked. "So, why do you travel with my brother and his wench?" He wanted to see what her reason was. He had heard just about everything.
"I'm a friend of Kagome." She said, looking at him. "I have no reason it's just that she's my friend and she travels with him."
Sesshoumaru nodded and then began to walk away. She stared after him and then shook out of her daze. "Wait! I don't even know your name!" She yelled to him.
He stopped and turned around. "Sesshoumaru." He then walked back out into the clearing. 'Hmmm.this is interesting. I'll find out what I can about this girl. I might keep an eye on her to see how so behaves.' He continued to walk away until he was lost in the dark forest.
Laura finally slid down the tree and sat on the forest floor. 'Sesshoumaru. How did he know I was with Inuyasha I wonder.' She shrugged and then looked up at the sky. 'I'll ask Kagome about it in the morning. I need to get some sleep.' She sighed and closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep against the tree.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Next Day *~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Laura awoke to the sound of people calling her name. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around. "Where am I?" She stood up and remembered that she had fallen asleep in the forest after her run in with Sesshoumaru. She came out of the forest to see Inuyasha and everyone else calling for her name.
Inuyasha turned to see Laura. "Bout time. Where were you at?" He walked over to her and then stopped dead in his tracks. He smelled the air around her and growled.
Laura backed up. "Why are you growling at me Inuyasha?" She asked. She was frightened by his actions and back into a tree again.
"My brother.Did he hurt you?" He asked in a growling tone still.
"You're brother? Who's that?" She asked, now confused and frightened.
"Did you run into a guy named Sesshoumaru?" He asked harshly. He walked towards her.
Laura nodded. "Yes. I was sitting in the field last night and he came out of nowhere. I stood up and began to run but he got to me and jumped on me. He then stood up and started to ask me all these questions. I didn't know what to do." She explained to him.
"You should've called for help, that's what." Inuyasha said. He could still smell Sesshoumaru on her clothing and let out a light growl. He then sighed. "Look, I didn't mean to scare you but ya gotta stay away from Sesshoumaru from now on." He then turned and began to head by to the others to let them know that he had found her. She followed close behind.
End.
((A/N: Well now you all know how Sesshoumaru gets into the picture so I'll just leave you to your thoughts while I write the next chapter. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^ meow))
Laura sat down in the field and stared up at the night sky. 'This is all so new to me.' She sighed quietly as the stars shimmered in the night sky. 'It's so much clearer out here than back home. It's beautiful.' She laid down in the field and closed her eyes.
Sesshoumaru was walking through the lands to see if he could find Totosai. He needed to pay him a visit. ((A/N: I'm going to make Sesshoumaru have 2 arms instead of one. Just so you all know ^.^)) He came into the clearing and saw a girl lying in the field. 'This is interesting.' He smirked to himself. He sniffed the air and smelled his brother. 'It's not his wench but she smells like him.' He approached the girl slowly.
Laura was still lying down, her eyes shut. She heard something move and her eyes shot open. She saw a strange man looking at her. She sat up and looked at him. His silver hair shimmered in the moonlight and his eyes pierced through hers. 'Wow.he's gorgeous.' The hair on the back of her neck rose in amazement as she stared at the man.
Sesshoumaru looked at her. 'She doesn't have any demon aura. She must be another human. Pathetic girl.' He suddenly found himself staring at her raven black hair and her dark brown eyes. He then looked away.
Laura stood, fear rushing through her. No one was awake and she was far from camp. She began to back away from Sesshoumaru, scared that he might hurt her. 'Ok, stay calm Laura. Get a grip of yourself.' She told herself.
Sesshoumaru smelled her fear and a grinned spread across his face. His demon instincts took over and he began to walk towards her, like she was his prey. She then turned and began to run so he followed. He easily caught up to her and then pounced on her back, sending her to the ground. He growled fiercely and flipped her over. He could still smell her fear and he could feel her heart rate increase as he stood over top of her dominantly. He suddenly got a hold of himself. He looked down at the girl before him and looked ashamed. He stood up and then looked down to still see the girl there, staring at him. "What are you staring at woman?" He asked harshly, glaring at her.
Laura quickly stood herself upright and began to back away again. She was afraid that he might attack her again. "N-nothing." She stammered. She backed into a tree and then didn't move. She didn't take her eyes off the youkai.
Sesshoumaru glared at her and then saw her fear in her eyes. 'Why did I attack her?' He asked himself. He then took a step towards her and she straightened herself against the tree. He then walked over to her and looked down at her. She wasn't short but he still looked down at her. In fact, she was almost as tall as him except maybe a few inches shorter. He grinned at her and then touched her chin, tilting it up. "You travel with my half-breed brother Inuyasha don't you?" He asked, still holding her chin up to look at him.
She nodded. "Y-yes." She could feel her body shiver as he had touched her face.
He gave her a sly grin. "But you are not his wench. You are a different woman. What's your name?" He asked as he let go of her chin.
"Laura." She said, a little more relaxed. She was still tight against the tree though. She wasn't going to let her guard down.
He looked her over and then smirked. "So, why do you travel with my brother and his wench?" He wanted to see what her reason was. He had heard just about everything.
"I'm a friend of Kagome." She said, looking at him. "I have no reason it's just that she's my friend and she travels with him."
Sesshoumaru nodded and then began to walk away. She stared after him and then shook out of her daze. "Wait! I don't even know your name!" She yelled to him.
He stopped and turned around. "Sesshoumaru." He then walked back out into the clearing. 'Hmmm.this is interesting. I'll find out what I can about this girl. I might keep an eye on her to see how so behaves.' He continued to walk away until he was lost in the dark forest.
Laura finally slid down the tree and sat on the forest floor. 'Sesshoumaru. How did he know I was with Inuyasha I wonder.' She shrugged and then looked up at the sky. 'I'll ask Kagome about it in the morning. I need to get some sleep.' She sighed and closed her eyes, falling into a deep sleep against the tree.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The Next Day *~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Laura awoke to the sound of people calling her name. She opened her eyes slowly and looked around. "Where am I?" She stood up and remembered that she had fallen asleep in the forest after her run in with Sesshoumaru. She came out of the forest to see Inuyasha and everyone else calling for her name.
Inuyasha turned to see Laura. "Bout time. Where were you at?" He walked over to her and then stopped dead in his tracks. He smelled the air around her and growled.
Laura backed up. "Why are you growling at me Inuyasha?" She asked. She was frightened by his actions and back into a tree again.
"My brother.Did he hurt you?" He asked in a growling tone still.
"You're brother? Who's that?" She asked, now confused and frightened.
"Did you run into a guy named Sesshoumaru?" He asked harshly. He walked towards her.
Laura nodded. "Yes. I was sitting in the field last night and he came out of nowhere. I stood up and began to run but he got to me and jumped on me. He then stood up and started to ask me all these questions. I didn't know what to do." She explained to him.
"You should've called for help, that's what." Inuyasha said. He could still smell Sesshoumaru on her clothing and let out a light growl. He then sighed. "Look, I didn't mean to scare you but ya gotta stay away from Sesshoumaru from now on." He then turned and began to head by to the others to let them know that he had found her. She followed close behind.
End.
((A/N: Well now you all know how Sesshoumaru gets into the picture so I'll just leave you to your thoughts while I write the next chapter. Until next time, cya! ~*Luna26*~ ^.^ meow))