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Ch.3: Healed and meeting face to face
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(Kagome)
8 hrs. Later
"Uhh...Ow." Kagome said as she groggily came back into consciousness.
When she was coherent enough she slowly sat up and looked around. She was in an elegantly furnished room with ivory walls and plush, royal blue carpet. The bed she was on had white silk sheets and maroon velvet blankets. The pillows were soft as well. Kagome looked at the bed itself and nearly fell over in surprise. It was a huge, queen-size bed. Scarlet drapes blanketed the bed, obscuring the miko's view of the rest of the room. Pulling her legs over the edge of the bed the young miko tried generally to stand. Her leg was very sore, but she was no longer experiencing such pain as before.
'My leg is better! Hurray! I wonder how that happened.'
She then looked at her attire. She was garbed in an elegant, ivory colored kimono with gold flower blossoms on it. The kimono reached her ankles. Her hair was put up in a bun with ornamental pins and an ivory comb. All in all her garment was beautiful. It was designed to be worn by a princess or the wife of some powerful lord. She looked down and saw that a gold sash had been tied around her slim waist to mark her as a highly ranked lady. When she looked in a mirror her eyes widened. She looked better than Kikyou and twice as powerful.
She thought, 'I look like a real lady. I wonder where I am?'
She was brought out of her thoughts by a soft female voice saying, "So you are awake, my lady. How are you feeling?"
Kagome jumped a little bit then said, "Who are you?"
The female youkai bowed her head then said, "Forgive me, lady. I am called Ryna Lysamia. My lord left you in my care. Now, please answer my question please."
Kagome shifted her weight to her other foot then said, "My leg is still sore, but besides that I'm fine."
Ryna nodded then said, "Very good. It seems my lord hasn't lost his touch."
Kagome made a confused noise at her caretaker then said, "Who is the lord of this castle?"
Before Ryna could answer a male voice said, "I am the lord of these lands. One of my retainers brought you here for my help. I used my sword on your wounds. You are completely healed with the exception of your leg. That must completely heal on its own or it will not heal correctly."
Kagome went completely rigid. She knew that monotone voice all too well. It belonged to the youkai lord Sesshoumaru, Inu-Yasha's half brother and sworn enemy. He was a killer.
The emotionless youkai nodded his head towards Ryna to dismiss her, turned to Kagome, and said, "I must go check on Rin. You are to stay with me. Don't wander off and don't loose sight of me. Is that clear?"
Kagome could only nod and silently follow.
She thought, 'He doesn't recognize me! I best keep my temper in check so that he doesn't realized its me he has in his home.'
Clearing her throat she said, "Lord Sesshoumaru?"
He looked up at her. He hadn't known she knew his name.
"Hmm?"
She watched him as he carefully ran his claws through Rin's damp hair.
She said, "There might be a way to save her."
The youkai lord focused his full attention on the female.
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(Sesshoumaru)
There was something that she could do to save the child! Gods help him, but he held on to that small possibility even though it meant he had to put his trust in the human female before him.
He said, "Tell me what to do. It seems I must put my trust in your judgment."
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(Kagome)
'He trusts me to help Rin?' Kagome thought as she looked into the near begging eyes of her one-time enemy.
He honestly wanted her help to help little Rin.
She absently tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear then said, "I have to be brought back to Inu-Yasha's forest. What she needs is with my belongings. Will you bring me there?"
Her only answer was the powerful youkai picking her up in his arms and situating her on his back. (AN: He does the same thing Inu-Yasha does.)
He then said, "Hang on."
Then he jumped off the balcony outside of Rin's room and bounded towards their destination, Inu-Yasha's forest.
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(Inu-Yasha)
'Kagome, please come back.' Inu-Yasha thought as he watched the sun set.
Kagome had now been missing for two days and he was going crazy with worry. On top of that she hated him.
'At least I have the shards. Maybe she'll be safer since she doesn't have them with her.'
Sango and Miroku were at Kaede-baba's resting, Shippou was still searching, and Myouga... He didn't know where that flea was nor did he care. He was brought sharply out of his thoughts when a familiar scent reached his nose. It was a scent he knows oh too well. It belonged to his half-brother, Sesshoumaru.
He growled in the back of his throat as he thought, 'Great, just what I don't need right now.'
His mental tirade continued until he found his half brother in a meadow inside of his forest. The silver haired youkai was just setting a young female on the ground. The thing was that the female was definatly a human.
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(Kagome)
"My bag isn't far from here." Kagome said as she fixed her disheveled kimono.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head at her then said, "Very well. You may go, but be quick. I hate leaving Rin uncared for."
She stood there until the youkai lord said, "Go! I shall be here when you return."
Kagome inclined her head at the youkai lord then turned and hurried towards the well. She had to go through then come back with her bag as quickly as she possibly could. A little girl's life depended on her speed. She was almost to the well when she was tackled to the ground by a growling hanyou.
"Ahhhh!" She yelled as her body came in contact with the ground at a rather high speed.
She didn't know if the subduing spell would work or not, but, on instinct, she tried it anyway.
"SIT!"
THUMP! Kagome felt the weight of the hanyou and instantly regretted having used the subduing spell on him.
Now knowing who had attacked her she said, "Inu-Yasha?"
The hanyou above her froze. He pushed himself over so that he was sitting beside her then said, "Ka-go-me?"
As soon as the subduing spell wore off Inu-Yasha stood up, set Kagome on her feet, then said, "Where have you been! I've been worried sick about you!"
Before she could answer the proud hanyou grabbed her and crushed her to him in a fierce hug. He was shaking so violently that Kagome thought he'd fall down. Then he jerked away from her sharply and started sniffing at her.
She said, "Inu-Yasha, what are you doing? Stop that! Your nose is cold!"
Before she could sit him he started growling and his eyes glowed scarlet.
He said, "You have my brother's scent all over you, Kagome! Is that where you were the past two days? Did he kidnap you?"
The hanyou's voice softened as he said, "You must have been so scared. I'm s-sorry about earlier. I honestly thought you were just fooling around. Now then, what exactly were you doing with Sesshoumaru in the first place? Knowing you and I do, you would've found a way to escape."
Though he was beyond enraged because of his brother's scent on the miko, Inu-Yasha tried to be patient.
Kagome said, "Calm down, Inu-Yasha. He didn't kidnap me. One of his retainers found me and decided to bring me to his lord rather than let me die from my injuries."
Here Inu-Yasha's ears flattened against his skull and he let out a soft whine.
"I'm okay, don't make that noise at me. I was unconscious for most of the time, but the time I was awake I was treated fairly decently. I came here with Sesshoumaru because I needed a way back here so I agreed to help him. Now let me pass Inu-Yasha."
The hanyou grabbed the miko by the arms and held her still as he said, "You aren't going anywhere! Knowing my brother he may come after you and-ulp!"
Inu-Yasha was stopped mid-sentence when his half brother tackled him away from the miko. Kagome watched as the hanyou and the youkai rolled down a hill and out of sight. Now was her chance.
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That's the end of chapter 3.
Remember to read and review.
Ch.3: Healed and meeting face to face
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(Kagome)
8 hrs. Later
"Uhh...Ow." Kagome said as she groggily came back into consciousness.
When she was coherent enough she slowly sat up and looked around. She was in an elegantly furnished room with ivory walls and plush, royal blue carpet. The bed she was on had white silk sheets and maroon velvet blankets. The pillows were soft as well. Kagome looked at the bed itself and nearly fell over in surprise. It was a huge, queen-size bed. Scarlet drapes blanketed the bed, obscuring the miko's view of the rest of the room. Pulling her legs over the edge of the bed the young miko tried generally to stand. Her leg was very sore, but she was no longer experiencing such pain as before.
'My leg is better! Hurray! I wonder how that happened.'
She then looked at her attire. She was garbed in an elegant, ivory colored kimono with gold flower blossoms on it. The kimono reached her ankles. Her hair was put up in a bun with ornamental pins and an ivory comb. All in all her garment was beautiful. It was designed to be worn by a princess or the wife of some powerful lord. She looked down and saw that a gold sash had been tied around her slim waist to mark her as a highly ranked lady. When she looked in a mirror her eyes widened. She looked better than Kikyou and twice as powerful.
She thought, 'I look like a real lady. I wonder where I am?'
She was brought out of her thoughts by a soft female voice saying, "So you are awake, my lady. How are you feeling?"
Kagome jumped a little bit then said, "Who are you?"
The female youkai bowed her head then said, "Forgive me, lady. I am called Ryna Lysamia. My lord left you in my care. Now, please answer my question please."
Kagome shifted her weight to her other foot then said, "My leg is still sore, but besides that I'm fine."
Ryna nodded then said, "Very good. It seems my lord hasn't lost his touch."
Kagome made a confused noise at her caretaker then said, "Who is the lord of this castle?"
Before Ryna could answer a male voice said, "I am the lord of these lands. One of my retainers brought you here for my help. I used my sword on your wounds. You are completely healed with the exception of your leg. That must completely heal on its own or it will not heal correctly."
Kagome went completely rigid. She knew that monotone voice all too well. It belonged to the youkai lord Sesshoumaru, Inu-Yasha's half brother and sworn enemy. He was a killer.
The emotionless youkai nodded his head towards Ryna to dismiss her, turned to Kagome, and said, "I must go check on Rin. You are to stay with me. Don't wander off and don't loose sight of me. Is that clear?"
Kagome could only nod and silently follow.
She thought, 'He doesn't recognize me! I best keep my temper in check so that he doesn't realized its me he has in his home.'
Clearing her throat she said, "Lord Sesshoumaru?"
He looked up at her. He hadn't known she knew his name.
"Hmm?"
She watched him as he carefully ran his claws through Rin's damp hair.
She said, "There might be a way to save her."
The youkai lord focused his full attention on the female.
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(Sesshoumaru)
There was something that she could do to save the child! Gods help him, but he held on to that small possibility even though it meant he had to put his trust in the human female before him.
He said, "Tell me what to do. It seems I must put my trust in your judgment."
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(Kagome)
'He trusts me to help Rin?' Kagome thought as she looked into the near begging eyes of her one-time enemy.
He honestly wanted her help to help little Rin.
She absently tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear then said, "I have to be brought back to Inu-Yasha's forest. What she needs is with my belongings. Will you bring me there?"
Her only answer was the powerful youkai picking her up in his arms and situating her on his back. (AN: He does the same thing Inu-Yasha does.)
He then said, "Hang on."
Then he jumped off the balcony outside of Rin's room and bounded towards their destination, Inu-Yasha's forest.
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(Inu-Yasha)
'Kagome, please come back.' Inu-Yasha thought as he watched the sun set.
Kagome had now been missing for two days and he was going crazy with worry. On top of that she hated him.
'At least I have the shards. Maybe she'll be safer since she doesn't have them with her.'
Sango and Miroku were at Kaede-baba's resting, Shippou was still searching, and Myouga... He didn't know where that flea was nor did he care. He was brought sharply out of his thoughts when a familiar scent reached his nose. It was a scent he knows oh too well. It belonged to his half-brother, Sesshoumaru.
He growled in the back of his throat as he thought, 'Great, just what I don't need right now.'
His mental tirade continued until he found his half brother in a meadow inside of his forest. The silver haired youkai was just setting a young female on the ground. The thing was that the female was definatly a human.
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(Kagome)
"My bag isn't far from here." Kagome said as she fixed her disheveled kimono.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head at her then said, "Very well. You may go, but be quick. I hate leaving Rin uncared for."
She stood there until the youkai lord said, "Go! I shall be here when you return."
Kagome inclined her head at the youkai lord then turned and hurried towards the well. She had to go through then come back with her bag as quickly as she possibly could. A little girl's life depended on her speed. She was almost to the well when she was tackled to the ground by a growling hanyou.
"Ahhhh!" She yelled as her body came in contact with the ground at a rather high speed.
She didn't know if the subduing spell would work or not, but, on instinct, she tried it anyway.
"SIT!"
THUMP! Kagome felt the weight of the hanyou and instantly regretted having used the subduing spell on him.
Now knowing who had attacked her she said, "Inu-Yasha?"
The hanyou above her froze. He pushed himself over so that he was sitting beside her then said, "Ka-go-me?"
As soon as the subduing spell wore off Inu-Yasha stood up, set Kagome on her feet, then said, "Where have you been! I've been worried sick about you!"
Before she could answer the proud hanyou grabbed her and crushed her to him in a fierce hug. He was shaking so violently that Kagome thought he'd fall down. Then he jerked away from her sharply and started sniffing at her.
She said, "Inu-Yasha, what are you doing? Stop that! Your nose is cold!"
Before she could sit him he started growling and his eyes glowed scarlet.
He said, "You have my brother's scent all over you, Kagome! Is that where you were the past two days? Did he kidnap you?"
The hanyou's voice softened as he said, "You must have been so scared. I'm s-sorry about earlier. I honestly thought you were just fooling around. Now then, what exactly were you doing with Sesshoumaru in the first place? Knowing you and I do, you would've found a way to escape."
Though he was beyond enraged because of his brother's scent on the miko, Inu-Yasha tried to be patient.
Kagome said, "Calm down, Inu-Yasha. He didn't kidnap me. One of his retainers found me and decided to bring me to his lord rather than let me die from my injuries."
Here Inu-Yasha's ears flattened against his skull and he let out a soft whine.
"I'm okay, don't make that noise at me. I was unconscious for most of the time, but the time I was awake I was treated fairly decently. I came here with Sesshoumaru because I needed a way back here so I agreed to help him. Now let me pass Inu-Yasha."
The hanyou grabbed the miko by the arms and held her still as he said, "You aren't going anywhere! Knowing my brother he may come after you and-ulp!"
Inu-Yasha was stopped mid-sentence when his half brother tackled him away from the miko. Kagome watched as the hanyou and the youkai rolled down a hill and out of sight. Now was her chance.
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That's the end of chapter 3.
Remember to read and review.