WD: Yay! You came back for more! Now you get to see what happens to poor
Kagome......
Oh yeah...sorry for not updating this on whatever day it says on my bio
page, FF.net was acting really really weird, first I couldn't get on at
all. Then I could get on, but I couldn't log on. So yeah...thanks for
waiting!
~*~Chapter 6: Reawakening~*~
Sesshoumaru glared at the man sitting across from him, who didn't seem to notice the Taiyoukai's glare. The man was busy talking about buying and selling, which Sesshoumaru wasn't interested in. While Sesshoumaru was drumming his fingers on the wooden meeting table a female hand took his.
'What the....' Sesshoumaru thought, following the hand that was on his to the business woman sitting next to him. He had seen this woman before, she used her flirting to get a deal sealed. Sesshoumaru growled low at her and she quickly removed her hand from his.
"And as you'll see, if you sell this part of the company to us...your profits will go up by as much as 50%", the man speaking said to Sesshoumaru. The youkai rolled his eyes, having done the math in his head and found out it would only raise his profits by 10% or less.
"Your deals mean nothing to me." Sesshoumaru said coldly, hoping he could scare them all into leaving.
"But sir.....even if you sold half-"
"I will sell nothing to you sharks." Sesshoumaru stiffened suddenly, he felt something, something he had not felt in over 200 years. He stood up suddenly and everyone looked at him.
"Where are you going?" The businessman asked.
"You people bore me." Was all Sesshoumaru said as he left the room. He headed back to his office and opened to door.
Kagome wasn't there.
First Sesshoumaru smelled the coppery scent of her blood, the next thing he noticed was the small door was open. How she had found that was beyond him. It had the same spell he wore at the moment. It hid his youkai features, the door was suppose to be invisible. Sesshoumaru headed down the small hallway and was surprised by what he saw, even if he didn't show it.
"Kagome....what did you do?"
On the ground lay Kagome, her arm was bleeding heavily. Sesshoumaru followed her line of blood to Toukijin, its dark aura was humming steadily.
"How did it reawaken?" Sesshoumaru asked himself. Toukijin had been dormant for the last 200 years. Suddenly Tenseiga flashed out and Toukijin was silenced. Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome started to stir.
"Wh-what happened....?" Kagome asked, looking around. When she saw Sesshoumaru she gasped. "Sesshou-Sesshoumaru!? I...I'm sorry...I didn't-" She started to get up when he pushed her back down with his shoe.
"Don't move." He ordered.
"Wha...why?" Kagome asked, then the blinding pain hit her. She winced and looked at her arm, which was still bleeding. The blood came from her shoulder and Kagome went to touch it when Sesshoumaru stopped her again.
"Stay here. I'll be back." Kagome nodded and watched as he left the room. She looked around and groaned at the blood stain on the floor. If blood loss didn't kill her, Sesshoumaru would for staining the carpet. She winced in again as another wave of pain ran through her.
'What happened? All I remember was looking at Tenseiga and Toukijin when there was a sudden flash and then I guess I blacked out....' Kagome looked at Toukijin, who's evil aura flared dangerously again. Kagome scooted back from the evil sword and sighed in relief when Tenseiga's aura started to override Toukijin's. Kagome was still wary of the swords and decided to leave, standing up carefully and exiting the room.
"Ouch!" Kagome suddenly cried out in pain as her injured shoulder hit something as she wandered down the now dark hallway back to Sesshoumaru's office.
"I thought I told you to stay where you were." Sesshoumaru's voice cut through the darkness of the hallway.
"I....Toukijin's aura flared..." Kagome thought she saw Sesshoumaru nod and gasped as he picked her up by his tail and carried her back to his office. 'Wait...his tail?' Kagome thought.
When they got back to his lit office Kagome saw that he had his tail back, his markings were also back in place. He placed her in a chair and she saw that his clothes where now covered in her blood.
"Sesshoumaru....your markings....."
"Are back yes." He answered, taking a roll of medical tape and bandages off his desk.
"But your clothes-"
"Can be cleaned."
"I'm sorry." Kagome said, looking down at the ground.
"For what?" Sesshoumaru asked. He carefully cut her sleeve off with a claw, showing the wound was bigger than he first thought.
"For going into the room....I had this feeling that I shouldn't have but-"
"Your instinct felt Toukijin and was warning you away from it. As for going into the room.....you would have found it anyway." Kagome nodded at Sesshoumaru's words, bringing her a little comfort.
"What are you doing?" She asked, watching him as he started cleaning the blood from her arm.
"What does it look like I'm doing Kagome?" He asked her, resisting the urge to roll his eyes at her.
"It's not that big a cut....I-"
"It's a big cut when your entire sleeve is covered in blood." He covered a cotton ball in disinfectant and put it on the wound, watching as Kagome bit her lip in pain. "Hold it there." Kagome held the cotton ball against the wound while Sesshoumaru unwrapped the bandage.
"Sesshoumaru....what's my mother going to say?" Kagome asked. Her mother would freak if she knew how close Kagome had come to death.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it." Sesshoumaru answered, wrapping the bandage around her arm and then covering it with medical tape.
"Thanks." Kagome said when he was finished, but started blushing when he started to take his shirt off. "What-"
"Did you think I would walk around the rest of the day in a bloody shirt?" Sesshoumaru asked as he threw the bloodied shirt into a corner of the room. He went to his coat closet and pulled out another shirt.
"How was your meeting?" Kagome asked, wanting to change the subject.
"Boring." Sesshoumaru answered. "Although this one female was trying to seal the deal by flirting with me." Kagome nodded and both heard someone knock on the door. "Speak of the devil." Sesshoumaru growled as the woman from the meeting came in. Thankfully he had hid his markings
"Good afterno-"The woman started.
"What do you want?" Sesshoumaru growled.
"I was just wondering if you wished to go to dinner with me to talk about the deal. My treat of course." The woman batted her eyelashes at the Taiyoukai, who wasn't amused.
"No." He said coldly.
"But-"
"No."
"Then maybe tom-"
"No." Kagome watched Sesshoumaru and the woman exchange words like a tennis match, her head following whoever was talking.
"Why not?" The woman asked, taking another step towards Sesshoumaru.
"First, I have no deal with you. Second, I would rather be fed to rabid dogs than watch you throw yourself at my feet." Kagome gasped at Sesshoumaru's fowardness. The businesswoman wasn't happy though.
"Wh...What did you say?" The woman asked.
"Did I stutter?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly, glaring at the woman. Then it seemed the woman finally noticed Kagome.
"Does it have anything to do with that little girl?"
"What do you mean 'little girl'?" Kagome growled, standing up and ignoring the pain in her shoulder.
"Sit down Kagome." Sesshoumaru ordered. The Taiyoukai looked at the businesswoman and growled lowly. "You will leave."
"You can't make me." She laughed. Sesshoumaru was about to press the button to call security when a small dagger stuck itself into the machine. The woman grinned evilly and pulled out another dagger.
"You're not human!" Kagome suddenly gasped. The woman laughed again and a pink mist surrounded her, then the mist disappeared and the woman had changed. Instead of the lean businesswoman stood a large badger youkai. (A.N: Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom! Confused? badgerbadgerbadger.com) The woman's brown hair turned black and white, striped down the middle and large digging claws grew from her fingernails.
"That's right little girl. I'm not a human but a youkai, one that will enjoy eating you when I'm finished with him." The badger pointed to Sesshoumaru, who stood calmly as ever. "Die!" The badger youkai yelled, charged at Sesshoumaru. He dodged her attack with his unhuman speed.
"You fool." The Taiyoukai said as his tail, markings, fangs and claws reappeared. "You know not who you are dealing with." Sesshoumaru's claws started to glow green with poison.
"How.....how are you-"The badger youkai looked quite startled.
"I am Sesshoumaru, Taiyoukai of the Western Lands." Sesshoumaru growled and attacked the badger, who wasn't fast enough to dodge the Taiyoukai's poison claws. She screeched in pain as the poison started it's burning effects. "A simple spell was all that you were flirting with." He attacked again but the badger managed to dodge it and counter attacked.
Sesshoumaru dodged all of the badger's attacks and just as quickly counter attacked the badger youkai, who was no match for him. Suddenly Sesshoumaru's green whip lashed out and struck the badger in the arm, severing it at the elbow. The badger youkai cried out in pain and would have landed on top of Kagome if the miko hadn't moved to take cover behind Sesshoumaru's desk.
"Duck!" Sesshoumaru ordered to Kagome as he wrapped his tail around the badger. The miko quickly flattened herself on the ground as the badger youkai was flung out of the huge window behind Sesshoumaru's desk. Kagome closed her eyes and covered her head as tiny pieces of glass flew everywhere. The badger yelled as she fell from the tall building, and made one last grab for something to save her, which happened to be Kagome's foot. The miko yelled out for help as the youkai dragged her out the window.
~*~End Chapter~*~
WD: Don't you just hate me for another cliffy? *put evil grin here*
~*~Reviews~*~
Sukera: Wow...weren't you the first reviewer for Chapter 5 for The Other Taiyoukai?....I'm glad you like the story.
Vamps: It is kinda a fluff chapter....but that's okay! Fluff chapters can be cool.
Yukari1: If you're talking about a lemon...nope, no lemon in this story. Sorry if I disappointed you. I mean....I'm only 14!
Skitzoflame: Poor Kagome, I make her go through hell....*evil grin*
Sake-is-Yummy: Cliffys are fun, they keep you people on the edge....I hope...
Sihara: *hands her candy* There you go, a good sugar rush will undo those goosebumps.
Tbiris: Supper is a good thing that it is.
C-dog: Kagome's very forgiving isn't she? I'm glad that you like the story, don't worry, I like flames, they're funny to read. Besides, they had to have read it to have hated it, so at least they read it.
Hyper Person: Cliffhanger are fun! I don't think my computer likes hugs.....I'll try it next time it isn't working though.
Just Me17: I can't tell you anything more than that Tetsusaiga is gone, but I can't tell you were it is or if it's even around anymore. *evil grin*
Manga617: Toukijin cutting Kagome just shows that woke up...somewhat, which does something in later chapters as well.....
Ptbear: I'll update ASAP
RikkuLulu: I'm glad you like!
~*~Chapter 6: Reawakening~*~
Sesshoumaru glared at the man sitting across from him, who didn't seem to notice the Taiyoukai's glare. The man was busy talking about buying and selling, which Sesshoumaru wasn't interested in. While Sesshoumaru was drumming his fingers on the wooden meeting table a female hand took his.
'What the....' Sesshoumaru thought, following the hand that was on his to the business woman sitting next to him. He had seen this woman before, she used her flirting to get a deal sealed. Sesshoumaru growled low at her and she quickly removed her hand from his.
"And as you'll see, if you sell this part of the company to us...your profits will go up by as much as 50%", the man speaking said to Sesshoumaru. The youkai rolled his eyes, having done the math in his head and found out it would only raise his profits by 10% or less.
"Your deals mean nothing to me." Sesshoumaru said coldly, hoping he could scare them all into leaving.
"But sir.....even if you sold half-"
"I will sell nothing to you sharks." Sesshoumaru stiffened suddenly, he felt something, something he had not felt in over 200 years. He stood up suddenly and everyone looked at him.
"Where are you going?" The businessman asked.
"You people bore me." Was all Sesshoumaru said as he left the room. He headed back to his office and opened to door.
Kagome wasn't there.
First Sesshoumaru smelled the coppery scent of her blood, the next thing he noticed was the small door was open. How she had found that was beyond him. It had the same spell he wore at the moment. It hid his youkai features, the door was suppose to be invisible. Sesshoumaru headed down the small hallway and was surprised by what he saw, even if he didn't show it.
"Kagome....what did you do?"
On the ground lay Kagome, her arm was bleeding heavily. Sesshoumaru followed her line of blood to Toukijin, its dark aura was humming steadily.
"How did it reawaken?" Sesshoumaru asked himself. Toukijin had been dormant for the last 200 years. Suddenly Tenseiga flashed out and Toukijin was silenced. Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome started to stir.
"Wh-what happened....?" Kagome asked, looking around. When she saw Sesshoumaru she gasped. "Sesshou-Sesshoumaru!? I...I'm sorry...I didn't-" She started to get up when he pushed her back down with his shoe.
"Don't move." He ordered.
"Wha...why?" Kagome asked, then the blinding pain hit her. She winced and looked at her arm, which was still bleeding. The blood came from her shoulder and Kagome went to touch it when Sesshoumaru stopped her again.
"Stay here. I'll be back." Kagome nodded and watched as he left the room. She looked around and groaned at the blood stain on the floor. If blood loss didn't kill her, Sesshoumaru would for staining the carpet. She winced in again as another wave of pain ran through her.
'What happened? All I remember was looking at Tenseiga and Toukijin when there was a sudden flash and then I guess I blacked out....' Kagome looked at Toukijin, who's evil aura flared dangerously again. Kagome scooted back from the evil sword and sighed in relief when Tenseiga's aura started to override Toukijin's. Kagome was still wary of the swords and decided to leave, standing up carefully and exiting the room.
"Ouch!" Kagome suddenly cried out in pain as her injured shoulder hit something as she wandered down the now dark hallway back to Sesshoumaru's office.
"I thought I told you to stay where you were." Sesshoumaru's voice cut through the darkness of the hallway.
"I....Toukijin's aura flared..." Kagome thought she saw Sesshoumaru nod and gasped as he picked her up by his tail and carried her back to his office. 'Wait...his tail?' Kagome thought.
When they got back to his lit office Kagome saw that he had his tail back, his markings were also back in place. He placed her in a chair and she saw that his clothes where now covered in her blood.
"Sesshoumaru....your markings....."
"Are back yes." He answered, taking a roll of medical tape and bandages off his desk.
"But your clothes-"
"Can be cleaned."
"I'm sorry." Kagome said, looking down at the ground.
"For what?" Sesshoumaru asked. He carefully cut her sleeve off with a claw, showing the wound was bigger than he first thought.
"For going into the room....I had this feeling that I shouldn't have but-"
"Your instinct felt Toukijin and was warning you away from it. As for going into the room.....you would have found it anyway." Kagome nodded at Sesshoumaru's words, bringing her a little comfort.
"What are you doing?" She asked, watching him as he started cleaning the blood from her arm.
"What does it look like I'm doing Kagome?" He asked her, resisting the urge to roll his eyes at her.
"It's not that big a cut....I-"
"It's a big cut when your entire sleeve is covered in blood." He covered a cotton ball in disinfectant and put it on the wound, watching as Kagome bit her lip in pain. "Hold it there." Kagome held the cotton ball against the wound while Sesshoumaru unwrapped the bandage.
"Sesshoumaru....what's my mother going to say?" Kagome asked. Her mother would freak if she knew how close Kagome had come to death.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it." Sesshoumaru answered, wrapping the bandage around her arm and then covering it with medical tape.
"Thanks." Kagome said when he was finished, but started blushing when he started to take his shirt off. "What-"
"Did you think I would walk around the rest of the day in a bloody shirt?" Sesshoumaru asked as he threw the bloodied shirt into a corner of the room. He went to his coat closet and pulled out another shirt.
"How was your meeting?" Kagome asked, wanting to change the subject.
"Boring." Sesshoumaru answered. "Although this one female was trying to seal the deal by flirting with me." Kagome nodded and both heard someone knock on the door. "Speak of the devil." Sesshoumaru growled as the woman from the meeting came in. Thankfully he had hid his markings
"Good afterno-"The woman started.
"What do you want?" Sesshoumaru growled.
"I was just wondering if you wished to go to dinner with me to talk about the deal. My treat of course." The woman batted her eyelashes at the Taiyoukai, who wasn't amused.
"No." He said coldly.
"But-"
"No."
"Then maybe tom-"
"No." Kagome watched Sesshoumaru and the woman exchange words like a tennis match, her head following whoever was talking.
"Why not?" The woman asked, taking another step towards Sesshoumaru.
"First, I have no deal with you. Second, I would rather be fed to rabid dogs than watch you throw yourself at my feet." Kagome gasped at Sesshoumaru's fowardness. The businesswoman wasn't happy though.
"Wh...What did you say?" The woman asked.
"Did I stutter?" Sesshoumaru asked coldly, glaring at the woman. Then it seemed the woman finally noticed Kagome.
"Does it have anything to do with that little girl?"
"What do you mean 'little girl'?" Kagome growled, standing up and ignoring the pain in her shoulder.
"Sit down Kagome." Sesshoumaru ordered. The Taiyoukai looked at the businesswoman and growled lowly. "You will leave."
"You can't make me." She laughed. Sesshoumaru was about to press the button to call security when a small dagger stuck itself into the machine. The woman grinned evilly and pulled out another dagger.
"You're not human!" Kagome suddenly gasped. The woman laughed again and a pink mist surrounded her, then the mist disappeared and the woman had changed. Instead of the lean businesswoman stood a large badger youkai. (A.N: Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom! Confused? badgerbadgerbadger.com) The woman's brown hair turned black and white, striped down the middle and large digging claws grew from her fingernails.
"That's right little girl. I'm not a human but a youkai, one that will enjoy eating you when I'm finished with him." The badger pointed to Sesshoumaru, who stood calmly as ever. "Die!" The badger youkai yelled, charged at Sesshoumaru. He dodged her attack with his unhuman speed.
"You fool." The Taiyoukai said as his tail, markings, fangs and claws reappeared. "You know not who you are dealing with." Sesshoumaru's claws started to glow green with poison.
"How.....how are you-"The badger youkai looked quite startled.
"I am Sesshoumaru, Taiyoukai of the Western Lands." Sesshoumaru growled and attacked the badger, who wasn't fast enough to dodge the Taiyoukai's poison claws. She screeched in pain as the poison started it's burning effects. "A simple spell was all that you were flirting with." He attacked again but the badger managed to dodge it and counter attacked.
Sesshoumaru dodged all of the badger's attacks and just as quickly counter attacked the badger youkai, who was no match for him. Suddenly Sesshoumaru's green whip lashed out and struck the badger in the arm, severing it at the elbow. The badger youkai cried out in pain and would have landed on top of Kagome if the miko hadn't moved to take cover behind Sesshoumaru's desk.
"Duck!" Sesshoumaru ordered to Kagome as he wrapped his tail around the badger. The miko quickly flattened herself on the ground as the badger youkai was flung out of the huge window behind Sesshoumaru's desk. Kagome closed her eyes and covered her head as tiny pieces of glass flew everywhere. The badger yelled as she fell from the tall building, and made one last grab for something to save her, which happened to be Kagome's foot. The miko yelled out for help as the youkai dragged her out the window.
~*~End Chapter~*~
WD: Don't you just hate me for another cliffy? *put evil grin here*
~*~Reviews~*~
Sukera: Wow...weren't you the first reviewer for Chapter 5 for The Other Taiyoukai?....I'm glad you like the story.
Vamps: It is kinda a fluff chapter....but that's okay! Fluff chapters can be cool.
Yukari1: If you're talking about a lemon...nope, no lemon in this story. Sorry if I disappointed you. I mean....I'm only 14!
Skitzoflame: Poor Kagome, I make her go through hell....*evil grin*
Sake-is-Yummy: Cliffys are fun, they keep you people on the edge....I hope...
Sihara: *hands her candy* There you go, a good sugar rush will undo those goosebumps.
Tbiris: Supper is a good thing that it is.
C-dog: Kagome's very forgiving isn't she? I'm glad that you like the story, don't worry, I like flames, they're funny to read. Besides, they had to have read it to have hated it, so at least they read it.
Hyper Person: Cliffhanger are fun! I don't think my computer likes hugs.....I'll try it next time it isn't working though.
Just Me17: I can't tell you anything more than that Tetsusaiga is gone, but I can't tell you were it is or if it's even around anymore. *evil grin*
Manga617: Toukijin cutting Kagome just shows that woke up...somewhat, which does something in later chapters as well.....
Ptbear: I'll update ASAP
RikkuLulu: I'm glad you like!