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The wind wipped by her face, ....her thoughts as turbulent as her hair. She and Sesshomaru were on their way to the bone eaters well.
She took a quick glance back over her shoulder at the white clad demon
riding a two headed dragon flying behind her. When his eyes meet hers, she blushed and looked away. A slight frown pulled at her soft lips.
---Flash back---
Kagome stood knee deep in squash vines and radishes. " Hey Rin....what are we looking for?"
Rin's head popped out from a tree branch a perssimon stuck in between her teeth.
" thmmmm firrr alrrooo nnss"
"What"
Rin reached up plucking the fruit from her mouth and swollowed the large bite. " The yellow ones!" she shouted back settling herself down
comfortably on a branch swinging her legs back and forth.
- It amazes me how comfortable she is up there, and...........around......me....after everything she saw- Kagome sighed slightly and gave Rin one of her award winning smiles " OK".
Digging through several vines she froze when a beastly howl echoed out of the woods. Kagome dropped the yellow squash to the ground and bolted into the tree grapping Rin and headed for the castle.
" Rin stay here" Kagome sat Rin down at the castle gates and took off toward the noise in the woods.
- I will not let another creature of Naraku's to came near the castle. I couldn't handle it if I let something happen to Rin...or worse
I do something- Kagome shook the ominous thought from her mind and picked up speed flying into the darkness.
Kagome sped through the forest on foot, the emense density of the woods prevented her from flying. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end and her body began to tremble some very powerful Joukai surrounded her lingering in the thickness of the woods.
She proceeded with caution when her whole body froze in complete terror a gaint characoal dog stood over a lesser demon or what was left of it. A limb hung from it's mouth as the rest of it's body lay mutulated and bleeding beneath the gaint dogs massive paws.
Her breath caught in her throat catching the dogs attention. It looked directly at her crimson red eyes glowing in the moon light.
- Oh my God- Dark maroon strips underlinded each eye, but what caused her heart to stop was the blue creasent moon adorning it's forehead.
" Sesshomaru?" his name barely made it past her lips.
" Growl"
" What happened to you?" she inched a little closer, he continued to stare at her not moving closer or backing away seemingly guarding it' meal.
Suddenly a thought hit her and she reached up craddling her neck where Sesshomaru had bitten her. - oh no....not you too-
- kukukukuku.....I really should thank you Kagome.....who would have known you could corrupt the mighty Western Lord ...kukukuku-
" SHUT UP!" she pushed his foul laughter aside and ran for the gaint dog.
" SESSHOMARU!" her sudden outburst startled him causing him to drop the dismembered limb and releasing the body from his
powerful paws.
He turned to fully face her snarling, blood dripping from his teeth.
" INUYASHA!" Kagome turned to see Miroku, Sango and Shippou riding Kirara running toward the clearing.
Kagome's eyes widened as she looked from the group running back to the poor soul laying beneath a tree. The red she saw ealier wasn't just blood, but an entire outfit. " NOOOOOO!"
Ignoring Miroku, Sango and Shippou she walked on shaky legs toward the gaint dog and the limp figure beneath him. As she came closer red gave way to silver spilled in every direction around his battered body.
" Inuyasha.......!" she spoke in a shaky voice just above a whisper. Her legs gave and she fell to her knees about 100ft from the horrible site before her.
She didn't want to get closer she didn't want to confirm who was laying there, as if she didn't see it, it wouldn't be true.
" Haraikutsu!" Sango's gaint boomerang flew over Kagome's head straight toward the gaint dog. He dodged out of the way landing slightly further away from the Kagome and the group.
" Sango....STOP!" Kagome turned to see Sango catch her weapon. " Please don't kill him......he doesn't know what he's doing" She turned from her friends just in time to see the gaint dog take a step closer to her,,,it's teeth bared dripping blood and saliva.
" Kagome WATCH OUT!..." Sango ran to be by her friend's side when Kagome stopped her again. " Please Sango let me handle this"
Kagome stood to face the advancing black dog. He suddenly stopped crumbling to the ground right in front of Kagome.
A bright light came from Kagome and surrounded Sesshomaru. His fur slowly faded from black to gray to a dusty blue and he began to shink in stature.
Kagome slowly walked up to Sesshomaru pulling him into her lap. - I'm so sorry....this is all my fault..-
The blood staining his face reminded her of more things to worry about, - Inuyasha-
She picked up Sesshomaru's limp body and carried it over to Inuyasha's still form.
She laid Sesshomaru next to Inuyasha's mutilated body. Then she crumbled beside his stil form. She gathered Inuyasha's
broken body into her arms and there her once strong domineer broke.
" Oh Inuyasha I'm so sorry.....I've messed up everything" her body racked with sobs, tears flowing freely down her face.
The rest of the world vanished as her tears fell upon Inuyasha's blood stained silver hair.
" Move woman" Kagome looked up into intense gold eyes as Sesshomaru stood above her holding Inuyasha's severed arm.
Kagome stared at him with red rimmed eyes still trying to choke back the tears. Without an argument she laid Inuyasha's limp body down against a tree and stepped aside.
" No Kagome..what are you doing!?" Miroku ran to the head of the group. " you can't let him near him"
Kagome stared vacant at Miroku's paniced face " It's ok Miroku..." it all came out in one tone her mind still in shock.
Sesshomaru set Inuyasha's arm near his body and stood infront of him reaching for the life giving sword at his hilt. - why should I help you little brother.....- he sliced down cutting the demons from the underworld.
Inuyasha's eyes slowly opened and he looked over at Kagome. " I told you he was a jerk"
Kagome smiled a warm smile as she watched him slip into a deep sleep.
" Bring him to my castle" Sesshomaru directed Miroku and Sango leaving no room for agurment.
" with me" Sesshomaru walked away from the group followed by Kagome. She stopped midstep turning to her friends, " He'll be ok.....please take him inside to rest...I'll catch up with you in a bit ok" she gave them a soft smile and turned back to follow after Sesshomaru.
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" What do you think you're doing humans" Jakkan was blocking the entry to the castle pointing his staff of heads at the group carring Inuyasha.
" Why are you bringing that filthy half breed here?!" Jakkan shouted waving his staff at them.
" Move aside toad....Sesshomaru told us to come here" Shippou jumped to the front of the two adults.
" My lord would not...." Jakkan's staff of heads was jerked out of his hands, and ended up crashing down on the top of his head.
" Rin!"
" he's hurt Jakkan sama, stop being such a sourpuss" Rin gave them a huge smile and turned to skip down the hall still carring Jakkan's staff of heads.
" Well, I guess we follow" Miroku suggested to Sango who carried Inuyasha down the hall after the little girl.
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Kagome followed Sesshomaru a few more yards into the forest before she was starting to get annoyed. " where are we going"
No answer. - sigh, now what ......and after all this time he finally ......killed Inuyasha only to bring him back-
She was so destracted in her thoughts she didn't notice that she was no longer following Sesshomaru.
" Sesshomaru!" ....." where did you go"
- Is that water?- She followed her ears to a spring being fed by a small water fall.
" Sesshomaru.......are you here?"
" Quiet woman" Kagome turned to find Sesshomaru resting on a rock near the spring. " I reek of my brother's blood....I need to bathe" Kagome's face flushed and she turned from his bare chest. " Um....did you....um ....need help.."
" This Sesshomaru needs no one's help....but.......I would enjoy your company"
If her face wasn't red before it was simply glowing now. She heard the water move and turned toward the noise watching the last of Sesshomaru's back side slip into the water. " Um.....Sesshomaru sama?" Kagome slowly inched to the edge of the spring.
" Why did you save Inuyasha" it was barely above a whisper, but he heard her. She heard a low growl and shrank away from the edge.
" I'm sorry"
" Do not misunderstand me woman, I will kill Inuyasha, but not the way I was.."
He turned from her effectively dropping the subject.
They were silent for a moment. Kagome sat on the edge of the spring knawing her lower lip nervously. " ano....Sesshomaru sama?" he paused a moment from his bathing and looked at Kagome. " Ano.....would it be.....ok..if....I ..." Kagome spoke softly wringing her hands looking in every direction, but Sesshomaru's.
" Out with it woman" slight annoyance laced his other wise sensual voice.
- should I ask-
" CanIwashyourhair?" she blurted it out quickly hoping that maybe he wouldn't catch it.
" umph" it was almost a stiffled chuckle.
- what is so funny- Her thoughts were cut short when Sesshomaru approached the bank Kagome sat upon. He turned his back to her lowering himself to his shoulders. She couldn't move, she sat staring at his blood crusted hair that was otherwise so beautiful.
" What are you waiting for......Kagome" her name leaving his lips sent shivers down her spine. " Oh um nothing sorry" Kagome reached into the water gathering his hair into her hands. She rinsed as much of the blood out of his hair as possible. " um hold on a second ok" Kagome left Sesshomaru for a moment before coming back with a handfull of different herbs.
" What are those?" his sensitive noise picked up the strong sent of soapy herbs. " there um...to..wash...your...hair...if that is ok.." she looked down at the herbs thinking that maybe she was pushing it.
" that will be acceptable" Kagome's face lit up and she dove into making the mixture of herbs a fragrent makeshift shampoo.
She worked the shampoo into a good lather in Sesshomaru's hair effectively washing out the smell of blood and elisting a soft moan from Sesshomaru. She froze when the soft sound hit her ears and her face once again deeped into dark cherry.
" um ok you can rinse now" she heard another soft growl coming from the demon lord.
" No......keep washing"
- I guess I can assume he likes this...- her face darkened even more as she continued to elist more moans from Sesshomaru.
Suddendly he pulled away from her causing her to lose her balance. He turned in time to catch her and pulled her into the warm waters with him.
" Hey!" Kagome thrashed about a few moments when Sesshomaru held her fast to his body.
" ano...Sesshomaru...what are you doing" her back was pressed up against his chest. She could feel each beat of his heart.
She still recieved no answer. He gently released her, his hand moved from her stomach to her hair. He leaned to the bank
grapping some of the mashed herbs, and began to rub it into her hair.
He was rewarded with a soft moan of her own. A smirk pulled at his lips she was starting to get to him and he couldn't seem to get enough of her.
" Um..Sesshomaru.." Kagome turned to face him, her face twisted, as she tried to control the laughter begging to get out. Sesshomaru stood in front of her, his hair a soap sculpture ontop of his head.
" what is so funny woman" he had to admit he was a little disappointed, he could have swarn he had her.
" You.....haaa. .....you...still have soap in your hair...ha ha ha ha" she just couldn't help it.. the sight of the great Western Lord with a soapy dou. As much as she thought she would be dead for laughing at him, his smirk returned in full force. Grapping her by the waist he hauled her under the water with him.
" why you...." Kagome came back up spurting water. Sesshomaru matched her arrival at the surface just in time to catch her comment.
He raised an eye brow in response, before his face twisted into something else.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Kagome began to back up to the bank ready to escape the wild look of Sesshomaru. She never
made it. Sesshomaru had her pinned to the smooth rocks of the bank. " Where do you think you are going"
"well, I...."
" We never finished you know....." Sesshomaru came impossibly closer to her causing her heart to race. - I can't....not now.....-
" Sesshoo....." he stopped her with another heated kiss, his hand roamed her body slowly trying to remove her kimono.
" I don't....." try as she might she couldn't get out what she wanted to say.
Her body began to betray her and started to react with fire to his touch. - no not now-
" Please Sesshomaru......I don't think we should do this now...." she was panting heavy doing everything in her power to control her own urges. Sesshomaru's eyes slowly faded from red to gold. " Kagome.." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--end flash back--
- I hope my mom can handle the way I look now and also bringing Sesshomaru with me-
" We're almost there" she called back to Sesshomaru who seemed lost in his thoughts.
" Good" He didn't look at her, he still seem to be lost in his own world.
The well came into sight and the butterflies continued to swim around in Kagome's stomach.
" well, here we are"
" Is this some sort of trick woman?" Sesshomaru dismounted Ah and Un walking over to the well.
"No....just take my hand and trust me ok..." Kagome grabbed Sesshomaru's hand and pulled him
down into the well with her.