Kijustsu no Senyo


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Both demons watched, wide eyed as Lausanne collapsed. Her shoulder was already beginning to bleed where Tokijin had hit her. Sesshoumaru was the first to recover. "Idiot!" he exclaimed, "Look what you made me do!"
"Bastard!" Raoul yelled back, "You still did it! You hurt my woman! You're going to pay!"
Getting himself back under control, Sesshoumaru sheathed Tokijin, growling. "You are lucky Lausanne needs my help now, or else you would be dead." he told the fox, "But do not get the wrong idea. Next time I see you, you will be dead." With a final glare meant to kill, the taiyoukai gently picked up Lausanne, careful not to move her would too much, and walked away, leaving a stunned Raoul.
Looking around, Sesshoumaru found a good place to put Lausanne down. Carefully, and a little unsurely, he pulled the cloth away from her wound. He was glad to see that the would, although it was bleeding freely, was not very deep. But that wasn't the end of his worries. Sesshoumaru glanced down at Tokijin. The blade was a demon blade. Although his studies in elves had been small, he did know that to mix the magic in a demon sword with elvin blood was as good as poison.
Sesshoumaru looked around, seeing no natural help around him, he pulled the sash around his waist off. It was made of the finest silk and it had been expensive, but if he could stop Lausanne's bleeding it would be worth ruining it. Slowly, he lifted Lausanne's cut shoulder off the ground just enough so that he could get the cloth underneath it. Then Sesshoumaru wound it around her wound, tying it off a few seconds later. Nothing else he could do for her, the taiyoukai picked Lausanne up and returned back to the camp.

Looking up from Tachi, who was on her lap, Rin gasped. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" she exclaimed, "What happened to Lausanne-san!"
"It was an accident." Sesshoumaru replied, "Lausanne got in between me and my prey. She was protecting him."
Rin frowned, putting Tachi down on the ground. "Do you want Rin to help you take care of her?" she asked.
"No."
The little girl nodded, used to that sort of answer.
"We will be going now." Sesshoumaru announced, placing Lausanne on An-Un. "Rin, you will ride on Lausanne's horse today."
Rin looked over at Mooneclipse and nodded. "Yes milord." she replied. Picking up Tachi and Lausanne's bag, Rin made her way over to the horse. She mounted up with minimle problem, putting everything where she had seen Lausanne put it.
Sesshoumaru got onto Ah-Un, adjusting Lausanne so that her head rested on his chest. Kicking Ah-Un into motion he frowned. Her face was abnormally white and her wound was starting to bleed through its wrapping. Sesshoumaru made a mental note never to fight while Lausanne was around again. Something like this would never happen again if he was careful enough.
"Is Lausanne-san going to be alright?" Rin asked.
"I do not know Rin." Sesshoumaru admitted, "I do not know." He glanced down at the girl in front of him, and a hint of fear flashed through his face for a second.

Pain. Lausanne became concious before she opened her eyes. When she had first blacked out only her right shoulder had hurt. Now her entire upper body hurt. She groaned and opened her eyes, looking straight up into Sesshoumaru's yellow ones. Bushing, she looked away. "How do you feel?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Bad." she admitted, "What happened? I wasn't looking."
"You got in my way. I hit you with Tokijin." Sesshoumaru replied. With this sentence a wave of guilt washed over him.
"And Raoul?" Lausanne prompted.
"Alive." he grumbled.
The taiyoukai's tone of voice made her giggle. It sounded not only out of character for him, but overall rediculous. Seeing Sesshoumaru's blood soaked sash around her shoulder, Lausanne smiled gently. "Thank you for taking care of me Sesshoumaru-sama."
"You are welcome. Can you heal yourself now?"
"No." she replied sadly, "I do not have enough energy to do it. I will have to heal naturaly. Where's Tachi?"
"Right here Lausanne-san!" Rin announced, riding up to Ah-Un. Over the past few hours she had taught herself to ride the horse and was doing quite well.
Lausanne sighed in releif when she saw Tachi in front of Rin on the horse. She tried to pick up her arms to signal that she wanted her adoptive son back, but found she couldn't lift them much more than a few inches off Ah-Un's back.
Seeing Lausanne's movement, Sesshoumaru frowned. "Do not try to move." he advised, "Your body needs all the energy it can get. You have been poisoned."
"Poisoned?" the elf repeated. Then it dawned on her. "The power from your sword is in my blood."
He nodded. "Yes." There was a moment of silence, "That was my fault. I- I am sorry."
Like the last time he had appologized, Lausanne was surprised. "It is alright." she replied smiling a bit through her pain.

The next few days passed uneventfully. Lausanne was not permitted off of Ah-Un except during their nightly stops. Then she wouldn't be allowed to move from the spot Sesshoumaru had placed her. Most of Tachi's care was done by Rin, although Lausanne usually did spend her evenings holding the pup. She would sometimes find the strength to sew and managed to finish Tachi's shirt and over shirt. Even after that Rin did not press Lausanne to make her new kimono. For the first few nights Lausanne was much too weak to do anything but sit around and hold Tachi, but after a while her strength came back more or less. That was when Sesshoumaru found taking care of her was the hardest. Lausanne fidgited a bit in Ah-Un's saddle."Stay still." Sesshoumaru commanded, eyeing her tactics.
"But I have been sitting in this saddle for ever!" she insisted, "And I want to ride Mooneclipse!"
The taiyoukai frowned down at her. "You are staying on Ah-Un." he told her.
"Why?" she asked, half pouting.
"Because you are not healed yet." Sesshoumaru replied, "And I do not like the idea of having to stop all travel because you over exerted yourself."
Lausanne rolled her eyes. "But my wound on my shoulder is almost gone." she pointed out, "I think I am fine."
"But you are not." he countered, "Do not tell me that the poison in your body has gone. I know it is not true."
It was Lausanne's turn to frown. "But I am fine!" she said, "I promise I am!"
"Do not move." Sesshoumaru half growled. The girl was getting on his nerves now. No matter how hard he tried to keep her safe and heal at the fastest rate, she fought back. Sure, she was no human, but she was no demon either.
Out of no were a plan flew into the elf's head. She grinned, and pulled herself out of the saddle. Although her feet touched the ground before the rest of her, Sesshoumaru had been right when he had pointed out that she was still poisoned and weak. In a flash of pain, Lausanne's legs gave out, causing her to collapse.
Rin giggled at Lausanne's frazzled expression. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and breathed out, trying to contain his irritation. Opening his eyes again, Sesshoumaru dismounted from Ah-Un and picked Lausanne up in his arms. "Like it or not you are still as weak as your pup Tachisaru." he told her, "Do what you are told and stay on Ah-Un until you heal."
Lausanne sighed, and allowed herself to be placed back on the dragon. She knew she had lost this battle. Sesshoumaru was right. She was weak. And it didn't help that there were still a almost two weeks until the full moon and her magic was almost all used up. If she thought she was healing slowly now, she didn't want to see how long it took her as the human she'd turn into if she used all her powers.


Kagome: Sesshoumaru's got a soft spot!

Sesshoumaru: Quiet unless you want your neck ripped up.

Inuyasha: Was that a threat?

Sesshoumaru: I believe it was, but not to you little brother. Why do you care?

Inuyasha: No one threatens Kagome!

Sesshoumaru: I thought I just did.

Kagome: Please don't fight.

Inuyasha: Prepare to die Sesshoumaru!

Sango: And he says he doesn't like you Kagome.

Kagome: I know, really.

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