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A/N: ok here is the next chapter in TPOH… I hope you all enjoy… well at least Eternityoftears since she seems to be the only one following the story so far… at least I think (sweatdrop).

The Price of Happiness

Chapter 2: Golden Eyes

Golden eyes pierced through Kagome's mind and set themselves deep in her soul. She remembered golden eyes. Sad, happy, angry, confused, terrified golden eyes. Warm golden eyes that greeted her when she awoke, worried golden eyes that checked her over when she returned from the well. For 3 years those eyes had followed her every move.

These golden eyes were cold, lifeless, dead.

Dead.

She would never see his golden eyes again.

He was dead.

Gone.

Forever.

He long was forever though?

Not very long.

He had promised her forever over.

Now forever was over.

He was dead.

He was sick then though, when he promised her.

A fever.

Delirium.

He didn't really mean it.

Did he?

No, of course not.

He is dead.

Kagome's lids slid shut over her glazed eyes. Her head was spinning and her vision blurry. The fever from her infection was taking her. Her thoughts were fuzzy and mudded but 2 things made their way through the fog. A bloody shower, and golden eyes.

They weren't his golden eyes, she knew that much. They were different, colder. They were more slanted than his. Who was the person with eyes so much like his? Did she know him? He was familiar but in what sense?

His eyes.

That's all she knew. A dark void enveloped her as her last thought faded from her mind.

His eyes.

(scene change)

Sesshoumaru had known of the human girls approach for some time. When she first entered his land he knew something wasn't right. Fever had been slowly creeping up on her for some time, slowing her movements. After days of waiting for the ever slowing human he decided to speed things up and go fetch her.

Perhaps she had information on his witless half-brother.

He could sense the Shikon no Tama on the girl as soon as he got within a few days walk of her and knew she would encounter trouble carrying it. He really didn't care much about the girl herself but he didn't want her dying before he could rip information from her so he quickened his pace slightly.

Could this human girl be the same one that always traveled with Inuyasha? The miko hunting the Shikon? If that was true that meant his brother was either dead or seriously hurt, he wasn't traveling with her.

With Rin bouncing after him he couldn't speed up much unless he left the child with Jaken, which he hated doing. The toad was to mean to her to be leaving her with him all the time. Sesshoumaru just had to settle with the grueling snails pace to compensate for her.

When the bear youkai appeared, though, it was a different story. The fever almost had a full grip on her and the youkai was no weakling. The bears usually weren't. He had to move quickly to intercept the demon, this girl was defiantly Inuyasha's miko wench.

Leaving Rin with Jaken was never an easy decision for any of the parties included. Rin would always complain that she was old enough, being 11, to watch herself and Jaken would always say he needed to be with Sesshoumaru to protect him. Yeah, right, like he needed the protection of the worthless toad. In the end though Sesshoumaru's word was law and no one dared to defy him.

By the time Sesshoumaru reached the girl she was being held by the throat by the youkai. With an irritated sigh Sesshoumaru waited for the bear to drop her before advancing. The girl, what was her name, being thrown against a tree was a surprise. An even bigger surprise was the speech she decided to give the bear. The youkai may be slow, but far from stupid.

Sesshoumaru raised and eyebrow when the wench reached behind her for something that obviously wasn't there. This is when Sesshoumaru decided it was time to step in, he needed this girl.

The bear youkai was no problem killing. Toukijin easily cut through the bear's thick fur and sent a shower of blood through the air. The woman-child was mumbling something incoherent, her breath was slowing, she was dying.

Sesshoumaru could hear the blood building up in her lungs making her mumblings gurgled and short. Something had punctured on of her lungs and was slowly drowning her in her own life-liquids. It looked like Sesshoumaru wasn't going to get any information out of her, she was already half dead.

Sesshoumaru turned and began to walk away.

A thought pushed its way into Sesshoumaru's conscious mind, causing him to stop. Turning around he looked to the girl, her breath was uneven, shallow, and almost no existent, but that's not what he was worried about.

By her side hung Tetsusaiga.

Sesshoumaru walked back up to the girl and wrapped his hand around the hilt of the sword, immediately the swords magic shot through him sending hot pains up his arm and to his chest. He really hated his father.

Sesshoumaru tore a piece of cloth from his sleeve and wrapped it around his hand. Slowly this time Sesshoumaru grabbed the hilt. For a moment he stood still, expecting the magical shock that didn't come. Satisfied he lifted the sword for the dying girl and attached it to his hip with Toukijin and Tenseiga. And again he walked away,

And again he was stopped, this time by the pulsing of his life-giving sword. Ignoring it he continued to walk away, but the farther he got the stronger it pulsed, vibrating his hip. With a frustrated sight Sesshoumaru yet again walked back to the dying girl, only this time she wasn't dying, she was dead.

Drawing Tenseiga Sesshoumaru swung a graceful arc over the body, killing the little soul stealing creatures on her. Breath slowly filled her chest again yet she stayed unconscious. What decision did he have but to take her with him. Perhaps she could be of some use to him, in the means of using the sword at least.

Picking the woman-child up bridal style Sesshoumaru started back for where he left Rin and Jaken.

Kagome, that was her name.

Now why did he remember that?

(end)

Ending Notes: oooooooooook…. Complete yay.. I like reviews… review me please? No flames though I don't like flames… if you don't like the story keep that to yourself and don't bother to read it any longer…. This chapters writing was a little crappier than the others… I'll fix that later I promise…. Well bye bye for now