Ch. 10. Sesshomaru to the Rescue Again
Sesshomaru was zipping through the forest, holding Jaken.
"We must find her before they kill her," said Sesshomaru.
"She's just a human!" said Jaken.
"But I need her for the plan," said Sesshomaru. "And if anyone is going to kill her, it'll be me."
They continued zipping around. Sesshomaru lost the scent and stopped, carefully sniffing the air.
He picked up the scent again and they zipped off. They stopped at the edge of a lake.
"This must be it," said Sesshomaru.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" shouted Jaken. "Look!"
Sesshomaru could see something in the water. It was coming to surface very fast.
Suddenly he saw Julie fly out of the water. A blast of water had propelled her out. She was out in the middle of the lake. She fell back in.
Sesshomaru quickly took his armor off and he jumped into the water. Jaken waited on the shore.
He swam down into the water, looking for Julie. He saw her and he grabbed her and swam to the surface.
He pulled her onto the shore.
"You found her, M'lord!" said Jaken.
Sesshomaru laid Julie in the clean grass. She wasn't moving. He shook her. No response.
"Jaken," said Sesshomaru. "Do that thing."
"What?" asked Jaken.
"You know, that thing that helps people when they inhale too much water!" said Sesshomaru. "Be quick about it or she'll die."
"B-but, M-m'lord," stammered Jaken. "I have a beak!"
Sesshomaru growled in disgust. Worthless thing. He would have to do it himself, a prospect that he did not enjoy. But if he lost her, he would have to go kidnap one of the other two new girls with Inuyasha.
He lowered his face to hers, not really wanting to do this. He put his mouth on hers and breathed in.
She suddenly spat out a mouthful of water. Sesshomaru jumped back. Julie still wasn't moving.
He did it again.
Suddenly, Julie came too. She opened her eyes and saw Sesshomaru's face right above hers. She could feel his mouth on hers.
Her hand lashed out to slap him. She squeaked in surprise. He suddenly jumped back from her.
Julie choked and spat out some more water.
"What the hell were you doing?" she shouted at him.
"Saving you're worthless life!" snarled Sesshomaru.
"You were kissing me!" shouted Julie. "What the heck were trying to do? Take advantage of my unconscious body?"
"NO!" yelled Sesshomaru. "What do you take me for? I was breathing air into you!"
"Oh," said Julie. "Um, thanks for saving me."
Sesshomaru ignored her and stood up.
"There they are!" Julie heard someone yell. She looked around. Kilala was heading toward them with Miroku and Sango.
Sango and Miroku jumped off of Kilala, ready to attack Sesshomaru. Sango threw her bone boomerang. Sesshomaru dodged. He pulled his sword out its sheath, ready to attack. He started to transform a little. His eyes turned red.
"NO!" screamed Julie grabbing Sesshomaru's arm. "DON'T KILL THEM!"
"BACK OFF, HUMAN!" snarled Sesshomaru, baring his fangs. Julie hung onto his arm. Sesshomaru raised is other hand, claws ready to strike her.
"WINDSCAR!"
She looked up. Inuyasha had leaped out of nowhere and attacked using his sword.
"DON'T!" Sango screamed. "JULIE'S THERE!"
"What?" asked Inuyasha.
Sesshomaru grabbed Julie and held her, his back turned to the Wind Scar. She heard his yell as the attack hit him.
Sesshomaru mustered enough energy to run away, still holding her.
Julie knew Sesshomaru was hurt. But he kept running.
They finally stopped in a clearing. Sesshomaru, still holding Julie, collapsed on top of her.
"Ow!" she cried. "Get off me!"
Sesshomaru didn't respond. Julie managed to wiggle out from under him. She rolled him over onto his back. His eyes were still red. He was breathing rather heavily.
"Sesshomaru," she said. She touched his arm. He growled when she touched him. She quickly took her hand away.
She didn't know what to do for him. He was injured from the Wind Scar's energy.
She thought back to the movie she had seen of Inuyasha. Kagome had kissed him to bring him back from his demon side.
She looked at Sesshomaru, wondering if she should do that. She placed her hands on his shoulders. He growled again at her. But he probably didn't realize it was her. He was staring out in to space. She braced herself and then leaned her head to kiss him.
Her mouth touched his. She kissed him for a moment and then withdrew her head, blushing. She couldn't believe what she had just done.
Sesshomaru's eyes had gone back to normal. He blinked and looked at her.
"Did you just kiss me?" he asked her coldly.
"Um, yeah," she said, blushing furiously. "I knew it would stop your transformation."
Sesshomaru stayed on the ground, still weak from the attack.
"Um, Sesshomaru," said Julie. "I didn't really get a chance to thank you properly. You got me out of the lake. That's the fourth time you saved my life. I've only saved yours once. I'm not sure how to repay you."
"Maybe you could let me do something with you in bed," said Sesshomaru sarcastically.
"Eek!" squeaked Julie. "No way."
"I'm only being sarcastic," said Sesshomaru.
Jaken found them later.
"M'lord," he said. "The others have gone somewhere. Are you okay?"
"I'll be fine," said Sesshomaru. "Make sure you get food for Julie."
"Yes, M'lord." Jaken nodded his head.
Julie sat with Sesshomaru the rest of the day. Sesshomaru relaxed so he could get his strength back. Jaken fetched Julie's dinner for her.
Night came and Sesshomaru sent Jaken off. "I don't want to be bothered."
"Yes M'lord," said Jaken. "But the girl-"
"She's staying so I can keep an eye on her," said Sesshomaru.
"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru," said Jaken. He went off into the forest.
"How are you feeling?" asked Julie.
"I'll be okay," said Sesshomaru icily. "I've been hit with the Wind Scar once before. I had to rest for awhile."
"Yeah," said Julie. She leaned up against a tree and looked at the stars above.
"It's time to go to sleep," said Sesshomaru. He carefully raised himself up a bit to take off his armor.
"Here let me help," said Julie. She thought his back probably hurt from the attack. She helped him remove his armor.
"I want to talk to you first," said Julie. She took a deep breath. She had been holding off saying this for fear he might get mad, but she had to tell him. "Sesshomaru, I don't want you to ever try to attack my friends. You pulled out your sword. I know you were ready to attack. But those people are my friends, so I can't let you hurt them!"
"You expect me to spare the lives of humans?" asked Sesshomaru. "Why should I? Especially that worthless half-brother of mine. I got injured just protecting your good for nothing life from his dumb attack."
"I am not good for nothing!" Julie yelled at him "You-you-"
"Got something to say to me?" asked Sesshomaru.
"You-you-you dog breathed, foul-mouthed, perverted, idiotic, stupid, dumb, jerky, lame mutt!" Julie huffed at him.
"You're lucky I don't feel like getting up to bother with you," said Sesshomaru, cracking his knuckles.
"And your brother isn't worthless either!" Julie yelled. "He's actually better than you! At least he cares for his friends. At least he's able to feel love for others!"
"How dare you say he's better than me!" Sesshomaru yelled at her. "He's a half-breed! I'm a pureblooded demon! He had a human for a mother. I'll never understand why my father, a great and terrible dog demon lord, who deserved better than a mortal, decided to bed down with her. Their relationship created Inuyasha, my half-brother. He disgusts me!"
"You want to know something, Sesshomaru!" Julie yelled back at him. "Your father, 'the great and terrible dog demon lord' must have liked humans too! You know why? He chose a human as his second wife or whatever. And he created the Tetsusaiga to protect his mortal wife and other humans! And he passed it on to Inuyasha. So your half-brother isn't so worthless at all! As for you on the other hand, you have no respect for humans and lesser demons. You would kill a human as if it's a bug!"
She pushed him backwards. Sesshomaru lunged out with his claws. Julie ducked. His claws slashed through the bare air.
"You're lucky you ducked," said Sesshomaru in a voice filled with cold fury. "If I had hit you, the results wouldn't have been pleasant."
Julie glared at him. Sesshomaru remained silent as he glared back at her.
"Were going to sleep," said Sesshomaru icily. "I've had enough of your gabbing." He put his arms around her. "And," he continued, "even though I'm injured, don't even try to run away."
The next morning, Jaken found something.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" said Jaken. "What is this thing I found in the woods?"
Julie looked and gasped. It was the Wishing Lump! But where had it come from? Julie remembered that when they came into this time. Rosemary didn't have it anymore. She must have dropped it when they were being sucked out of there time. Somehow it traveled it must have ended up over in this part of the forest.
Julie ran forward to Jaken to grab it. She grabbed it right out of his hand.
"Hey!" said Jaken. "What do you think you're doing? Give that back! Now! Lord Sesshomaru hasn't even had a chance to look at."
"Too bad!" she said. Julies wanted to jump up. She could go home! All she had to do was wish herself, Rosemary, and Rebecca back home!
Sesshomaru was getting up.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" asked Julie, not really wanting to show him the Wishing Lump.
"If I'm not mistaken," said Sesshomaru looking at the object Julie held, "that is a Wishing Lump. They require three people to wish the same thing to work."
"Uh, how do you know that?" asked Julie.
"I know many things," said Sesshomaru. "But they are very rare, Wishing Lumps. Now give it here."
"No way!" said Julie. "This belongs to me and my friends! You can't have it!"
"I presume that is how you came into this world?" said Sesshomaru.
"Uh, well," said Julie. "Yeah."
"Which leads to another question," continued Sesshomaru. "Why?"
"Why?" asked Julie. "We wanted to meet Inuyasha and his friends. But we didn't think this thing would really work. We got it from some old lady."
"Well, they really do work," said Sesshomaru. "Now I know how you got here. Now give it to me."
"No!" said Julie. "I need this to get me and my friends back home! Our families must be worried sick since we disappeared."
"Too bad," said Sesshomaru reaching for it.
Julie stepped out his reach. "I wish me and my friends could-"
Sesshomaru used his speed to get behind in about a microsecond. He clamped his hand over her mouth. "Shut up. Weren't you listening when I told you it requires three people to wish the same thing at once? Now give it to me or I'll make you."
Julie bit his hand angrily. Sesshomaru jerked his hand away from her mouth. Julie stuffed the Wishing Lump down her shirt as she jumped away from him.
"You wouldn't dare try to take it from me now!" said Julie.
"Watch me," said Sesshomaru reaching for her.
"PERVERT!" Julie screamed at him, kicking at him. "You're not getting the Wishing Lump! I'm keeping it and when I find my friends, were going home, whether you like it or not, jerk!"
"You better give it to him before you make him angry!" said Jaken.
"Did I ask your opinion?" Julie snapped at him.
"Hey!" Jaken put his hands on his hips. "I found your stupid Lump! Don't get mad at me!"
Sesshomaru pushed Julie down.
Julie suddenly heard Jaken yell in surprise. Sesshomaru looked up in the middle of retrieving the Wishing Lump out of Julie's shirt. Julie paused with her hand raised to slap Sesshomaru.
Koga, a wolf demon, was standing there. Julie knew about Koga and his pack of wolf demons. They were all a rowdy lot. Koga had kidnapped Kagome once and then proclaimed his love to her, much to her shock and much to Inuyasha's annoyance.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" asked Koga. "A beautiful young maiden with some ugly dog demon on top of her."
"How dare you call Lord Sesshomaru ugly!" yelled Jaken.
Sesshomaru pulled the Wishing Lump out of Julie's shirt. "I was merely retrieving this. I suggest you go away, Koga."
"Hey, I'm surprised you remembered my name," said Koga. "Now just hand over the pretty maiden and no one gets hurt."
"I don't remember asking you to come and bug me," said Sesshomaru coldly. "Why don't you go swoon over Kagome like you usually do?"
"I don't think so," said Koga jumping forward.
In a flash, Sesshomaru leaped off of Julie and was ready to attack Koga. But they both missed each other.
Julie got up. Koga suddenly grabbed her up and ran off her.
"SESSHOMARU!" she screamed. "DON'T LET THIS ANNOYING WOLF DEMON TAKE ME!"