Chapter II
"Sesshomaru-sama! Kikyou-sama and Rin are going to pick some flowers!" shouted Rin as she took off, pulling Kikyou with her. The group had come to a field of beautiful flowers.
"Kikyou-sama! What is this flower?" asked Rin, holding up a beautiful purple flower.
Kikyou laughed. "That, Rin-chan, is a bellflower, like my name."
"Really? Wow! It is as beautiful as you!" exclaimed Rin as she leaned forward and stuck one in Kikyou's raven hair. Rin clapped. "Wow! You look really pretty!"
Kikyou couldn't help but laugh. She was then amused of herself. She never heard herself laughing ever since she came back to life again. She smiled and looked over at Sesshomaru. He was staring at them, not seeming to take even one eye off them. She quickly looked away, pretending as if nothing happened.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Look, look at this flower!" said Rin, holding up the pretty purple flower. "Guess, guess which flower it is!" Unable to hold the excitement, she blurted, "Bellflower, which is Kikyou-sama's name! Don't you think that this flower is as beautiful as Kikyou-sama?" Sesshomaru didn't answer, staring straight at Kikyou, who was picking flowers and herbs. Rin, used to being ignored by Sesshomaru, shrugged and ran back to Kikyou.
'Why is he looking so sternly at me?' wondered Kikyou, trying her best to not look at Sesshomaru's way. She didn't feel that comfortable with Inuyasha's brother, but she told herself continuously that she had to get used to him.
"Kikyou-sama, I'm going to go a bit further, okay?" asked Rin. Before Kikyou's reply, she ran off. When Kikyou stood up and turned around, she found herself face to face with the amber-eyed youkai. "Why aren't you with Inuyasha?" asked Sesshomaru.
"That is none of your business," answered Kikyou coldly.
"Don't use that tone with me, hu-…" Sesshomaru trailed off. Something caught their attention.
"Naraku…" whispered Kikyou, her eyes narrowing. At a distance, they heard a girl's scream. Knowing who was in danger, the two ran off. As they ran, the evil aura seemed to grow stronger. Suddenly, the air began to grow dark and the miko and youkai couldn't see.
"Kukuku…Kikyou, I see that you are with Inuyasha' brother Sesshomaru," chuckled Naraku somewhere in the darkness. "And Sesshomaru…why are you with this human?"
"Why do you even care?" asked Sesshomaru, pulling his Tokijin.
"Sesshomaru, this miama is poisonous, although it doesn't affect your breathing. Still, it will effect that wound on your arm…and that's all I have to say…kukuku…" Naraku drifted away as the air got clearer.
Kikyou whipped around. "What is Naraku talking about?"
"Nothing," snapped Sesshomaru, clutching his arm.
"Let me take a look…"
"I don't need any help! Just go and get Rin!" said Sesshomaru, slapping away Kikyou's hand. Kikyou, having completely forgotten about Rin, ran off.
"Rin! Rin! Where are you?" shouted Kikyou. Then, understanding that her sight wouldn't work, she closed her eyes. This time, she tried using her ears. She heard a muffled voice, a girl's voice. She ran off to where the muffled voice was coming from.
"Rin-chan!" exclaimed Kikyou as she pulled off the ropes binding the poor girl. She reached out and hugged Rin.
"Kikyou-sama! I was so scared! There was…" cried Rin.
Kikyou put her hand up to stop the girl from talking. "Shh…it's okay. Everything is going to be fine," whispered Kikyou, wiping away Rin's tears. "Come on, let's go back to Sesshomaru." Rin nodded and stood up, holding on to Kikyou's hand. The girl and the miko walked back to where Kikyou had left Sesshomaru, but he wasn't there.
'Where did he go?' thought Kikyou, getting anxious by the moment.
"Kikyou-sama! Isn't that Sesshomaru-sama?" asked Rin, pointing to a silver-haired figure leaning on a tree.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" shouted Rin, running towards the youkai. "Sesshomaru-sama! Are you okay?" asked Rin. No answer. "Kikyou-sama! Sesshomaru-sama is so…" Rin trailed off. Kikyou ran to where Rin was standing. She found Sesshomaru's amber eyes closed, breathing hard. He was sweating a lot also. 'What is the matter with him?' she thought. Then she felt a demon aura somewhere on the right side of his arm.
Flashback
Kikyou whipped around. "What is Naraku talking about?"
"Nothing," snapped Sesshomaru, clutching his arm.
End of Flashback
Kikyou quickly grabbed Sesshomaru's right arm and pulled the sleeve off. She gasped. It was deeply poisoned, all purple. The wound seemed to be growing, and its effect already reached his shoulders.
"Hey!" exclaimed Rin. "Isn't that the wound that the bad youkais gave? I thought that it would be healed by now!"
"Rin-chan, can you help me find this green herb with red outlines? They are unique, so you won't get mixed up with other ones," asked Kikyou oftly.
"Hai!" Rin ran into the nearby forest, crouching to find the herb.
Kikyou sighed as her hands glowed purple-pink. When she put her hand on the wound, Sesshomaru twitched. The poison went away, but not quick enough to keep the youkai alive. Kikyou lifted her other hand as it also began to glow in purple-pink. As she put her other hand on the owund, the poison seemed to be coming out faster. After all the poison was sucked out, Rin came just in time.
"Kikyou-sama! Are these the herbs?" asked Rin, holding out the green-and-red plant.
"Arigato, Rin-chan," replied Kikyou. She got some stones and crushed it, dipped it in water and put it over the cloth that she had. The cloth soaked up with herbal water, and put it on Sesshomaru's arm. He twitched, but relaxed back later. She kept on doing the same routine for many hours.
"Kikyou-sama, I'm going to sleep…" yawned Rin, stretching. She lay down on to the soft ground and fell asleep. Jaken was snoring already, and Rin was next to him, curled up into a little ball. It was already nightfall, and the moon and the stars were shining brightly as they decorated the dark blue sky with glittering lights.
Kikyou smiled as she saw the sweet girl sleeping and turned back to Sesshomaru. He was still sweating pretty hard, so Kikyou pulled out another piece of cloth, wet it with cold water, and started to wipe away Sesshomaru's sweat. Then, she placed the wet cloth on his forehead. She leaned over and tried to get Sesshomaru to lie down. After the youkai lay down, she looked at Sesshomaru's face. His silver hair flowed down like a sparkling river next to him, reflecting the moonlight. His maroon stripes looked brown since it was so dark. His white skin looked as pale as pure snow from the full moon's light. The miko felt herself blush. Was she having feelings for his youkai? No…she couldn't. She was only a soul of hatred inside a clay body. Then, she saw the blue crescent moon on Sesshomaru's forhead giving off light. Kikyou used the back of her hand and pushed his bangs away, trying to take a better look at the blue moon. As soon as the back of her hand touched the blue crescent moon, the full moon's light went on to the other side of her hand. The moonbeam seemed to pierce through her hand, going straight into Sesshomaru's forehead. Shocked, the miko quickly pulled off her hand.
When she turned her hand, she found an identical blue crescent moon that Sesshomaru had on his forehead. 'What is this?' thought Kikyou. Kikyou suddenly whipped around, but it was only Rin and Jaken's snore, which helped her relax again. 'Okay, this might just be a dream!' But no, it couldn't be. Then she remembered. When she was just a miko-in-training, her master had told her about markings through two people's true love.
Flashback
"Kikyou, even though a couple never noticed it, or they have, they have markings – identical – appear. Most of the time, it happens during full moons, and the marking from he male goes to the female. When this happens, it shows that couple has found true love, fated to be with each other forever." The master of Kikyou had once said.
End of Flashback
'No…Sesshomaru doeesn't love me…nor do I love him. Or do…do I?' questioned Kikyou to herself. So she leaned on to a tree and closed her eyes. She made a decision that she would wait to see what the results are. She finally relaxed and fell asleep.
ME: How was this chapter? I was pretty glad after I got those reviews. I hope this one attracts MORE reviews! xD. I know, this 'blue crescent moon' thingy about true love is pretty fast, but from the notebook I wrote this story on is already 5 pages away! Just blame it on the computer! PLEASE R&R AND NO FLAMES OR DISLIKES OR ALL THOSE NEGATIVE STUFF!.