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To all Reviewers: ACK! Ok! I'm sorry! Bad Cliffy! continues to be bombarded with reviews questioning about Kouga
To Brucansfanatic: Ehhhh… See I could answer your question, but I wouldn't really answer your question…
Author's note: Hehee… I left you guys a tough little cliffy last time, I feel guilty, so I shall go straight to 'With Sesshomaru'. One more thing, PLEASE REVIEW AND TELL HOW YOU FOUND THIS STORY. I'm just quite curious… Oh and please read a story called Loves: Lost and Found, by littlebozz Ah, and I know I really haven't shown much of Kagome's personality, but that's because I show it when they're trave- AHH! I've said too much.
Okay listen: 'this means regular thoughts,' -This means inner conscience.-
Chapter Six: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Part II
With Sesshomaru…
Oh no, not now. Sesshomaru did not need the antics of the Prince of the Northern Lands interfering at the moment. Of course, Kouga immediately set his eyes on Kagome, but Kagome somehow turned into gold-ice eyes of a Tayoukai.
"And exactly why are you here?" said Sesshomaru in a calm, firm, I'm-trying-not-to-kill-you, voice.
"To take care of my woman, since you doggy-boys can't do it." Kouga said with an amount of arrogance in his voice that would've spelled death, if he were anyone but the prince of the northern lands. Sesshomaru gritted his teeth behind a stoic mask. Meanwhile he was feeling a twinge of anger and jealousy, Kagome was Kouga's mate? No, Inuyasha would never allow that, plus he would've been able to smell it, and Kagome wouldn't stoop so low to mate with a disgusting- Wait a minute, Kagome was a human, any demon was above her. But Sesshomaru just couldn't bring himself to completely believe that. And it ticked the ever loving emotionless-ness out of him.
"Kouga, I'm afraid we need someone 'your woman' trusts to help her at the moment."
"Of course, she trusts me! Just tell me what do to!" Kouga practically yelled, running over and kneeling by Kagome. He started to gently touch her cheek and pull back all the hairs astray from her face and tucking them behind her ear. Sesshomaru gritted his teeth harder and fought not to growl. 'How dare he touch her…' he thought with quiet fury, -Ooh, look who's jealous!- 'I am not jealous, I'm simply… shut up.' The doctor looked at him for approval to let Kouga see if he could help Kagome, Sesshomaru forced a nod.
"Prince Kouga, please follow my instructions carefully," said the doctor in a rather clipped tone. The doctor wasn't an idiot; he knew Sesshomaru did not care for the wolf lord, and frankly, he himself did not either. "You must place two fingers on Kagome's forehead; a single touch should do it. We shall know immediately if Kagome trusts you. You must focus your youki on Kagome's mind, she will decide whether or not to let it in." Kouga put two clawed fingers quickly on Kagome's forehead, and closed his eyes. Sesshomaru closed his also, but for a very different reason. 'I wish for this to work, yet strangely I do not want 'prince' Kouga to be the one that helps her…' Sesshomaru pondered, 'the girl would be very useful perhaps as Rin's protector. Yes, in fact that would be a very good idea; Rin needs a mother figure in her life. And Jaken is hardly sufficient, not to mention incompetent with protection. From what I've seen from this miko, she could take very good care of her and…' Sesshomaru thought as he sat at the chair by the foot of Kagome's bed. His thoughts were rudely interrupted, though, by a blinding flash of light as Kouga was thrown headfirst into the wall to the left of him. Sesshomaru calmly looked toward the wolf.
"I suppose she didn't trust you then?" Kouga pulled his head out of the wall so forcefully that some of the ceiling came down and hit him on the head.
"This- This can't be right of course she trusts me!" Kouga shouted in disbelief, he immediately started moving towards Kagome again. 'Not if this Sesshomaru can help it,' thought Sesshomaru.
"Herai, Keyei," Sesshomaru said, "please escort Prince Kouga to his temporary quarters for the night. We cannot allow him to travel in the dark." Two huge figures slid out from the darkness, still barely visible as they "escorted" a furious Northern prince out of the room. Herai appeared to be the slightly larger one. He had a seemingly quiet air about him; he had pale blue hair and a dark blue circle adorning his forehead. But his eyes were an unsettling white, not the whites of his eyes, but his pupils were literally white. Keyei was somewhat smaller, but seemed a little less cold, he had orange hair and a small red half circle on his forehead, and his eyes were a deep auburn with light orange streaks running through it. Soon they left the room and only the doctor, Kagome, and Sesshomaru remained.
"Milord," the doctor said quietly, "Perhaps you should try it. There are very few choices left, milord." Sesshomaru was silent for a few moments, making the doctor rather uneasy, before he nodded. The Lord of the Western Lands walked over and kneeled down to the tiny miko and carefully placed two fingers on her forehead. He could tell she was too warm, yet her skin was so soft, like she had never traveled at all. Sesshomaru realized he had never taken the time to ponder on her scent, he breathed in deeply. 'She smells like raspberries, with just a little splash of lime, a scent that could coax you to sleep, or knock you off your feet.' Sesshomaru thought, 'But there is also a subtle hint of something else, something delicate, a plant perhaps? Something beautiful, yet deadly.' Sesshomaru started to feel a tingling, tickling sensation, the mind connection was working! He had only time to think the name of wonderful scent that had lulled him, before plunging into an unknown world.
'She smells like… like an Oleander.'
End of Chapter
Review Please! There ya go! So now you know why I called the story Oleander! Oh, and sorry about not adding Inuyasha and the rest into this chapter… But I'm going to add much more SessKag romance into the next story. (Since Sesshomaru has to help her in her mind.)