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Chapter 6: Beginning to Learn
Kagome glanced at the world below her as they flew. It was really quite pretty after one got used to seeing the world from this vantage-point. Of course, the first time she had flown with Sesshomaru she had been terrified, but now she had no fear of falling. Even if he let go of her, as long as she stood on his "cloud", she would continue to fly with him.
You are not afraid. His words rang in her mind. Why do you not fear for your life?
Kagome decided that it would be easiest to just give him the obvious answer. You told me that you wouldn't harm me, because you needed me to get at Inuyasha. The warning growl starting behind her effectively reminded her that Sesshomaru needed no one, even without his mental reminder in her head. What I mean is that you said you wouldn't hurt me, so I know I'm safe.
And how do you know that I wasn't lying? She had to admit, that was a good question. How was she to answer that without letting on about the future?
Well… Oh well, I'll just say it… you don't lie. Don't ask how I know that, I just do. She replied, hoping that he wasn't reading everything that was in her head, since she had never really learned how to shield her mind. She had never needed to learn.
I am not reading everything in your head, just everything that you insist on shouting at me. He said, amusement in his mental voice once again. Now, please stop thinking so hard for a while, you are giving me a headache.
She tried to stop thinking so hard, but the harder she tried, the worse it got. She could tell, from the wrinkles starting to mar his forehead and the way his ears kept twitching slightly.
Finally, his patience came to an end. Stop now, or I will make you stop. His mental voice made it known that there would be no compromise on this issue.
You never really changed, did you? She hadn't meant for him to hear, but she must have said it really loud, because the next thing she knew she was off in dream world.
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Inuyasha stomped back toward the village. What in the world could Sesshomaru mean that he would beg for that wench back? Yeah, his brother knew about his infatuation with Kikyo, but just because the girl was her "reincarnation" didn't mean that he would want her back. Maybe Sesshomaru meant something else. Or maybe his brother had finally gone a little crazy…
Anyway, he was going to go see that miko, Kaede, to find out what he could do to get the Shikon no Tama back together.
He walked into the village, glaring at any villagers who dared to look at him for more than a few seconds. Inuyasha walked into Kaede's hut, but she wasn't there. He decided that he would sit and wait for the ageing miko, rather than waste his time looking for her.
As he was sitting there, Inuyasha slowly realized that Sesshomaru had also taken his fire rat haori with him when he took Kagome. That was an annoyance, it would take him quite a long time to get another one. Damn! And now I can't find that sword that girl was talking about! Maybe I'll get her back for that… but first, I would have to know where my father's grave is, and I have no idea where it is…
As Inuyasha mused about these things, Kaede returned from her rounds of the village.
"Why, Inuyasha, where is Kagome?" Inuyasha glared at the elderly miko.
"She got taken by my brother. I don't know where she is now, and I don't really care either." He said.
"But what about the Shikon no Tama? Are you going to leave it in your brother's care?" The thought of the cold Taiyoukai of the West holding the Shikon no Tama was a terrifying one for all humans.
"Sesshomaru broke the jewel into tiny splinters. All he has are Kagome and my haori." Inuyasha looked much more upset about the latter than the former.
Kaede remained alarmed. "But, if he has Kagome, then he can easily find the shards of the jewel!"
Inuyasha looked at her. "What are you babbling about, woman?" He asked, not really caring about the answer.
"The one to whom the jewel is entrusted can sense it from great distances and find it when no other can." Inuyasha looked at Kaede when she said that.
"You mean… Kagome can sense the shards?" At her nod he exploded. "Why didn't you tell me that in the first place?" He yelled.
Kaede shrugged. "I thought I told you as quickly as I could. If you had given me the correct information in the first place, then I could have told you sooner."
Inuyasha just grumbled at that. "Great, just great. Now I have to find my father's grave so I can get that stupid wench back, so I can finally get the Shikon no Tama."
Inuyasha left the hut, going in search of someone who would know the whereabouts of his father's final resting place.
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Sesshomaru looked down at the human female still held close to his chest. Thankfully, when he had knocked her out she hadn't started to dream. He had been worried that she might, and then he might be pulled in to it. But it hadn't happened. She confused him greatly. Why isn't she afraid of me? Why didn't she try to get away from me in the first place? It couldn't be that she was paralysed with fear…so what was it?
He couldn't get those answers at the moment without delving into her mind, and he had no intention of doing that. He felt her shift against him, then a shiver ran up his spine. He looked at her, confirming what he already knew. She was stroking his tail, fingers brushing light circles in the fur by his shoulder. He watched, fascinated, as her fingers drew a design that he had not seen in a very long time, at least a hundred years. It was her pattern. How did this human girl know that?
Slowly, her hand moved out of the pattern, and into another one, one that was unfamiliar to him, but made tingles run up and down his spine all the same. He was undecided as to whether he should let her continue, or kill her. In the end, he decided that he would just remove her hand from his tail.
As he did that, he glanced at their surroundings. He had gone very quickly, much faster than he usually would, to reach one of his houses that was closest to Inuyasha's forest. He could see it just ahead, and he slowed down so that he wouldn't fly past it.
As he set down in the courtyard, the girl stirred again, this time her face brushed against his tail, and he growled at her, knowing that she was waking up.
Kagome woke up slowly, feeling warm and safe. She pushed her face into the soft warmth beside her, loving the feeling of it on her face. She rubbed her nose deeper into it, stopping suddenly, as she felt the rumbling growl from beneath her hand. She would have jumped back, but Sesshomaru was still holding her close to him. Her eyes went wide as she realized what she had done.
He doesn't really look like he's going to kill me… in fact, I've seen that face before… She stopped herself from thinking any further along those lines, she could already see that she was projecting her thoughts at him again. This was going to be really hard to get used to.
Sesshomaru heard her thoughts, but he decided to ignore them, as he didn't want to deal with them at the moment. It would seem that I will have to teach you control of this power, for if I don't, my thoughts will not be my own for the duration of your stay. Come, we will begin. So said, he released her and began walking into the house. When she didn't move, he called. Come along, I wish to teach you the basics quickly.
Kagome walked along behind him, entering the house, and beginning her training.
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Inuyasha had left the village to walk through his forest. I have no idea where to start looking for that grave… He kept walking, eventually ending up in front of the Goshinboku. As he stood there staring at the tree, he felt a stinging on his nose. As a reflex, he brought his hand to his nose, crushing a flea youkai as he did.
"Hello Myouga, what can I do for you?" Inuyasha asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice.
"Inuyasha-sama, I have been searching everywhere for you! It seems that your brother is looking for your father's grave." Myouga replied hastily.
"Tell me something I don't know… hey! Do you know where my father's grave is?" Inuyasha asked, seeing that he might be able to get the information he needed much easier than he thought.
"Of course I know where it is! I'm it's guardian!" Myouga replied, a little miffed.
"Where is it?" Inuyasha asked, getting a little impatient.
"It's hidden." Myouga said, looking directly into Inuyasha's right eye.
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Well, there you go. That's chapter 6 done! Let me know what you think, okay? Please review!!!! Okay, here are the responses:
Inu-fanforever: Yes, Kagome did hit Inuyasha hard with the whole "love" thing in chapter 2, but I thought it worked pretty well… I'm glad to hear that you enjoy the twists I've added to the story! I had to have the Shikon no Tama get shattered again, or else this would probably be a very short story! The mental link between Fluffy and Kagome will get explained, but not right now. And the master/servant thing should be cleared up next chapter. I'm glad you like this story so much! And I hope you will continue reading it!
Seida02: I'm glad you liked last chapter! And thank you for the compliment! U rock too! You have reviewed every chapter, I think…. In my books that makes you awesome!
Anyway, that's it! I would really love it if I got a few more reviews for this chapter… but at least I know that people are enjoying the fic. See you next chapter! Ja ne!