And into his lap.
She slipped right through his fingers. And into his lap.
He looked for her. But she was with him.
She didn't want this to happen. Neither did he.
But it did anyway.
But she was with him.
Sesshomaru stared as the human opened her eyes. It was about time she woke up. Not that he had anything better to do, but it was nearing night, and she was just waking up.
He heard her sneeze. That wasn't good at all. She was supposed to be better. She sneezed again. Growling, he approached her, and checked her fever. It had gone down much. But she was still a little warm.
"Foolish human. What did you do to cause such illness?"
Kagome coughed.
"I have a name you know. It's Kagome." she growled out at him.
Sesshomaru growled and grabbed her arm tightly.
"Do not take that tone with me human. I saved you."
"How?"
"See that cliff over there? You would have plunged to your death, had it not been for me, when I caught you. You would have caught a far worse sickness than one of your silly human colds, had it not been for me."
Kagome ignored his last statement, but she felt brave enough to ask.
"Then why didn't you just let me die?"
Sesshomaru's tough and calm demeanor slipped for a short moment. How was he supposed to answer that one?
He growled.
"I should have just let you fall." he defended.
"Then why didn't you? I'm sure it wouldn't have made a difference if I died." she replied calmly.
What was with this girl? Why was she so bent up on dying? He had seen this girl before, but this was different. She wasn't cheerful, and enjoying life. Not crawling over every obstacle that life threw her with a smile on her face. What exactly had her and Inuyasha fought about?
"Alright, so if you are so eager to die, human, I will gladly grant your wish."
Sesshomaru put his hand on her throat and raised his other claw, as if he were going to attack. He smirked lightly, waiting for her to change her mind, and beg for him to spare her life. But she didn't even flinch. She stood calmly, as if waiting for him to slit her throat. And that truly, truly bothered him. Why? He didn't know. But it bothered him.
"Well?"
Sesshomaru growled at her bluntness and released his grip on her. He growled louder when she gave him an un-impressed look.
"What is wrong with you!" he roared.
He got no reply.
"Speak to me when I acknowledge you human!"
Still no reply. Growling loudly, he took both of her shoulders in his hand, and shook her, trying to shake the truth out of her. But she still said nothing.
When he stopped shaking her, he caught her eyes and saw the unhappiness that lurked there. Honestly, Inuyasha couldn't have done anything so stupid as to break the young woman. If so, he was more embarrassing then he appeared.
"Thanks for saving me Sesshomaru, but it really wasn't needed." Kagome said finally.
That pang again. He felt it. Curse Rin and her changing him! Any other time, he would not care. He would leave her to die. But now. He...cared?
Kagome tried to shake out of Sesshomaru's presence, but he held on tight.
"Can you let go please?" she asked politely.
"Not until you tell me what is so damn painful to you." he blurted out.
Had he really said that? What the hell was going on?
Sesshomaru watched her form breath slowly for a while. Before she caved, and slumped her shoulders, obviously fighting back tears.
"Alright, but you asked." she told him.
"It started out like this..."