To Become Allies
By; Tycoon Girl
Disclaimer: I no own.
Chapter Three; Far From Over
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Kagome sat by the fire, gazing in. She had been unusually quite, but no one noticed during the chaos of having a little girl traveling with them. She slumped back against a tree, closing her eyes. Her back still hurt quite a bit and she knew it would never fully heal, but she pretended like there was nothing wrong so her travel companions didn't suspect it was that bad. Only Sesshomaru knew how bad it really was. She nearly fell asleep but was awoken when there was a strong gust of wind that put out the fire, plunging the camp into darkness. She felt a hand stroke her butt and she turned red. "Miroku!" she yelled, slapping her friend across the face. "Ow. Sorry...heh, heh...I thought you were Sango." he stuttered. "Oh sure!" Sango and Kagome cried in unison.
Inuyasha stood suddenly. "Would you all shut up? Something's coming, and fast." he growled. Miroku hugged Sango to him and Shippo and Rin went over to them. Kagome stood and put her hand on her sword. She looked up into the trees and found what looked like to be a feather and a large one at that, coasting down towards them. The feather landed and there was a giant explosion and the smoke blinded everyone. When the smoke was gone there was a woman with black hair and red eyes glaring at Kagome. Her dress was a white servant dress and she had on armour and weapons were at her hip. The woman quickly pulled a sword. "Lady Kagome, I am Kagura. I have been sent by Naraku to fetch you." she said. Kagome was pushed aside as Sesshomaru stood in front of the woman. "I don't think so." he growled, flexing his claws. Green posion dripped from them as he glared down at the woman. "You DARE to try and stop me? I will kill you." Kagura yelled, attacking Sesshomaru. She cut his arm and he plunged his claws into her arm. She jabbed him in the gut with her sword. He fell, wide eyed to the ground. An explosion occured and Kagura disappeared. Kagome stood and ran to Sesshomaru.
She held his head in her arms while Rin held his hand. Inuyasha exaimened the wound in his gut and wrapped it in a bandage. "That's all we can do. Sesshomaru will heal by himself. All of you get some rest." he barked. Everyone did as they were told, except Kagome. She stayed, propped against a tree, with Sesshomaru's head in her lap. She was holding his hand as well, stroking it lightly. Her eyelids became heavy as sleep demanded that she succumb. Kagome yawned and her eyes flickered closed. Her breathing slowed and she fell asleep.
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Sesshomaru woke shortly after to see everyone was sleeping. He growled in fustration and looked up at Kagome's pale and angelic face. It looked as if she had just fallen asleep. He sat up and pulled off the bandages. Kagome's eyes flickered open and she shifted. "You're up..." she murmured sleepily. He nodded. "Yeah. You should get some sleep Kagome." he said softly as to not wake the others. "Rin and I were so worried." she mumbled, yawning. Sesshomaru sat next to her and she lay her head on his shoulder. "Are you sure you're alright?" she asked, looking up at him. He looked down at her and their eyes met. Her cheeks flamed red as he leaned closer to her. Their lips met.
Unfortunately at that moment everyone else was awaken by the noise the pair had made by talking. They all gaped at the sight of Sesshomaru and Kagome kissing. They all laid down and pretended to be asleep, but they each had an eye open, watching the pair continue to kiss. When they ended the kiss Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome. "Kagome, I lied to you about my heart belonging to some one else." he said, looking down. Kagome froze and she scrambled to her feet. She dashed away from camp. "Kagome wait!" "No! Leave me alone you jerk!" she yelled. Sesshomaru ignored her orders for solitude and ran after her.
"Kagome, please wait!" he called. There came no reply from Kagome. He looked around to see that she was sitting in a tree, crying. His heart ached at the fact that he had been the one to make her cry. "Kagome, come down from there." he ordered sternly. She ignored him completely and continued to sob. Sesshomaru climbed the tree. He grabbed Kagome's wrist as he slipped. She cried out and slid from the branch. She caught the branch, but she did not let go of Sesshomaru's hand. "You JERK! You did that on purpose!" she shouted. Sesshomaru smirked. "Maybe, hold very still and do not let go of the branch." he ordered. Kagome did as she was told and Sesshomaru swung himself up onto the branch. He quickly pulled her up and into his arms. She tried to pull away. "Stop it! Let me go!" she cried out as he started kissing down her cheek to her neck. She pushed him away, looking stricken. She was remembering that Koga did the same thing to her. Kagome scrambled away, down the tree. She landed lightly on her feet and ran off, crying.
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Things had gotten very tense between Kagome and Sesshomaru. She would not speak to him directly, instead stared at the ground while talking to him or while he was around. He, however, acted as if there was nothing wrong. Kagome had taken to riding on Inuyasha's back instead of his, and it bothered him that his woman was uncomfortable around him and would rather ride with a rude brute than him, her future husband. Kagome stretched after Inuyasha set her down. They were in a small village and it was growing dark. Rin took Kagome's hand and led her into a place where they could get something to eat. "Hey wench, you're not allowed in here without your man, and their ain't no brats allowed either." a fat man growled, throwing a glass at her. She stepped in front of Rin and it hit her instead of the child. "Come on Rin, let's go." she said, pulling the child out of harm's way. "Kagome-chan, are you alright?" Rin squeaked, pulling on Kagome's sleeve.
She smiled warmly down at the girl. "Of course. A little glass can't hurt me too much. Come on, let's go find the others. We'll get Inuyasha and Miroku to go get some food for us." she said, leading the girl to their hotel room. Rin ran to Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru-sama, some man threw a glass at Kagome-chan!" she said loudly, tugging on his pant leg. Inuyasha looked up from cleaning his sword. "Who did what?" he snarled, standing. He'd become very protective of Kagome as they became good friends. Sesshomaru's gaze flickered over to his brother. "Inuyasha, please have a seat. I will deal with this. Kagome come with me right now." he ordered. She frowned but followed him slowly. Once they were in another room he looked to her. "Are you hurt?" he asked. She shook her head. The glass had hit her armour, not her body. He took her hand and led her to the bar where she was hit with the glass. "I will teach them to mess with my woman." he growled, pulling her behind him. When they stepped into the bar silence fell.
Kagome hid behind Sesshomaru as he started up a commotion. When he was finished the inside of the place was in ruins and men were beat up. He turned back to her and led her from the establishment. "You didn't have to do that." she said, keeping her eyes on the ground. Sesshomaru stopped and pulled her close. "Yes I did. I love you Kagome, and no one is going to treat you that way." she shuttered at his words that were spoken so tenderly. He lifted her chin up so they were gazing into each other's eyes. "There is something wrong. What is it, my love?" he asked. Kagome's eyes looked away from him and filled with tears. "Nothing." she lied. She could not explain how she was feeling to him, for he would never understand. He lowered his lips to hers and pressed a chaste kiss onto her soft, red lips. "Well, until you tell me what it is, I leave you with that kiss." he said, walking away.
Her cheeks were flaming red, but she ignored it. She was the Princess of the South and she would not let this man sway her emotions in such a way. After all, it wasn't as if they were going to be married. She still had time to get out of it. Kagome held her head high and walked back into the hotel room. She went into the bathroom and filled the tub with hot water. She slipped in, sighing. Looking for information on Naraku, avoiding Koga and looking for the jewel was exhausting. Her eyes slid closed and she soaked in the tub. When she finished she climbed out and dried off. She pulled a long white night gown on and left her hair fall down her back. Kagome went into the main room where all the others were getting ready for bed. Sesshomaru pulled her to him and she lowered to her knees. Everyone laid down in their own sleeping areas except Kagome and Sesshomaru whom were snuggled up against each other.
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In the morning Kagome and Sesshomaru woke at the same time to find the others asleep. He pinned her to the ground. "Good Morning Kagome. Well?" "Well what?" she snapped at him. She was grumpy after sleeping in Sesshomaru's arms and not on her mat and her back hurt. "I see your grumpy, per usual." he remarked. "I see your an egotistical vain jerk, per usual." she said in a mocking voice. "You dare mock me?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "You dare mock me?" she said, copying off what he said. "Wench, you are being very annoying." he growled. Kagome giggled. "Wench, you are being very annoying." she said in a very mocking voice. "Kagome, stop it this instant." he warned. Kagome beamed at him. She was still pinned under him and knew that it wasn't very smart of her to be taunting him while in her current postiton, but she was just so damn cranky and sore. "Kagome, stop it this instant." Sesshomaru growled in an irrated way and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, a bright red blush across her cheeks. When she regained her common sence halfway through the kiss she remembered that she was supposed to be mad at him and hated being called a wench. When they drew a part Kagome bit his lip. He frowned and licked the blood away. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" he shouted. "THAT WAS FOR KISSING ME WHEN YOU DIDN'T ASK, AND FOR CALLING ME A WENCH AGAIN! I TOLD YOU I HATE BEING CALLED A WENCH!" she shouted back, springing to her feet. Sesshomaru stood and glared down at her, but did nothing.
Everyone had awoken when they started yelling at each other. Sango groaned and threw a pillow at her friends. "Shut up already. Go outside and yell. It's five thirty in the morning!" she said, her voice incredibly hoarse. Kagome broke her glare and grabbed her bag and went into the bathroom, slamming the door and locking it. She was furious. Kagome went to the white basin and shrubbed her face. She dressed in a light teal dress and braided her hair into french braids. She tightened her white bodice up and went to go help Rin get dressed. Kagome put Rin's shiny raven hair in pigtails and helped her into a dark blue dress. Sesshomaru had gone outside to pay and to calm down. Suddenly there were a bunch of shouting and yelling outside. Rin and Kagome went out of the hotel to find a mob of villagers surrounding Sesshomaru. Her eyes widened and she ushered Rin back into the room and locked the door. She jumped atop a wooden cart that raised her above the crowd. She put her index finger and thumb in her mouth and whistled so loudly that it drew everyone's attention to her. Sesshomaru saw her and frowned. "Listen up, townspeople. What in the hell do you think your doing attacking royalty?" she demanded. Murmurs went around the crowd that held pitchforks, torches and one man held a rope. They entended to lynch him! The man stepped forward. "We have only one leader and that is Naraku. He has ruled these lands for centuries!" he yelled. Kagome glared down at him. "How does that give you the right? If you were in my position and your wifes and husbands were being surrounded by an angry mob? Would you ignore the problem or would you do everything you could to get the one you loved out of danger?" there were considering murmurs all around and she could feel Sesshomaru's astounded gaze on her, which made her all the more embarressed. She'd never been one for public speaking. "Who the hell are you to try and order us around?" the same man asked. Kagome crossed her arms, her eye twitching. "I am Kagome, the princess of the south." she jumped down from the cart and the crowd parted. She went to Sesshomaru and hugged him tightly. He leaned down and kissed her tenderly.
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Kagome rode on Inuyasha's back as usual, but her mind was elsewhere...namely mulling over what happened with the lynch mob. She sighed heavily. "Something wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha asked without looking back at her. "Nope. Nothing at all." she replied. Inuyasha knew that there was something wrong but did not bring the subject up. It was probably about his brother. Kagome climbed off of Inuyasha's back when they slowed down for lunch. She yawned and rubbed her sore neck. The group sat down around a red and white tablecloth and Sango handed out the food. Kagome nibbled on her sandwich, not really hungry. Sesshomaru sat next to her and when they were done he helped her up and led her away from the others and massaged her neck. "Did you really mean what you said back in that little village?" he whispered into her ear. Kagome closed her eyes and had trouble keeping herself not purring in contentment. "Of course I did Sesshomaru, I don't throw my affections around that way." he turned her to face him and brushed a stray clump of hair from her face. "Good. I want you to love me as much as I love you." he said, kissing her.
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Authour's Note; To explain my reasoning for this fluff chapter...I was bored. Oh, and I need filler chapters until I get to the good parts. Okay? Well, I hope you all enjoy my story.