Authoress: Terribly sorry that it took me so long to update, I was preoccupied with other stuffs, as well as the fact that I lost the copy of the chapter I typed up, corrupted diskette…yea, so I had to retype everything again…once again so sorry…and thanks for your continued support, I'll do my best. Ok, hope you enjoy chapter 4! -
Chapter 4
'NOoo…I can't hold on to this any longer, Sesshoumaru is too powerful, he's drawing too much of the energy…' Kagome thought desperately.
The glowing sphere slowly made it's descend towards Sesshoumaru, while Kagome struggled fruitlessly to get her hold of the sphere. Finally, in a last ditch attempt, Kagome focused all her being on one thought. 'Survive!'
A blinding white flash of light is then seen emitting from the sphere and the room was engulfed in the light, and Kagome had to close her eyes or risk being blinded by the light.
'What's happening? Am I going to die? This must be what Heaven looks like…bright, white…' Kagome thought, before she passed out.
Miroku and Inuyasha, who had been standing outside the door of the room the whole time, saw the white light shining through the slit in the door and grew even more anxious.
"Oi Miroku…do you think it's over now?"
"I am but as clueless as you. I think it's best if we wait a little while longer, we don't want them both to lose their lives because of our interruption."
"…"
And so they waited, and waited and waited some more…until Inuyasha finally lost his patience.
"Feh! They are taking too long! Besides there hadn't even been a beep or any flash of light since that last one hours ago!"
"Hmm, I guess we could enter, but be quiet about it, we don't know for sure if they are still at it."
"Keh! Like I need you to tell me that!"
With that, they entered; the sight that met their eyes caused them both to gasp.
Someone with lustrous raven hair was lying on top of Sesshoumaru, both beings lying there, neither moving.
Miroku is the first to recover from the shock, and he hurried over, pulling the raven haired person off Sesshoumaru.
"Kag!" Miroku cried, shaking kagome.
"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha cried, running over, he shook his brother really hard. "Damn you bastard! How could you die…?"
"Hold on a second, they aren't dead…check Sesshoumaru's pulse." Miroku said, after he realized that Kagome is still alive.
Inuyasha did as he was told, and sighed with relief. "Now what are we going to do about them?"
"Well, you take care of your brother, and I will take care of the beautiful kag."
"Huh? Turning around, he's head finally registered that the person in Miroku's arms is a girl. (Kag looks too much like a girl with long hair, and her height and small frame just adds to that conclusion. Even Inuyasha isn't dense enough to not notice.)
"No way am I leaving her with someone like you." Inuyasha said, bonking Miroku over the head.
"Ouch! Don't you trust me? I won't pull anything on a helpless girl." Miroku said.
"Yeah right! I know you too well…" Inuyasha cried. "The girl and my brother will stay in the same room, so that we can both look after them together."
"But…but…it's not really nice to leave them in the same room right? I mean there's only one bed per room…and you can't expect them to share the same bed right?"
"Why not, it's not like they will be alone, we'll be there too. Besides the bed is huge, there'll be more that enough space between them, and it sure beats having you alone with her!"
Miroku could only nod mutely.
"Ok, but I get to carry her, you can take Sesshoumaru. He's too heavy for a human like me to carry." Miroku said, smirking.
"Feh! Fine, but don't you try anything funny with her." Inuyasha growled.
Eastern Kingdom
"What! Kagome's missing? How?" Kaeda cried. 'Where could she have run off to? She's never been outside the castle's walls…this is all my fault, if I hadn't force her to marry, she wouldn't have left. Gods, if she'll come back, I'll cancel the whole thing.'
"Calm down mother, I'm sure sister is fine." Souta said, petting Kaeda's hand.
"No…no…this can't be happening." Kaeda mumbled in disbelief. "She must be in her room; I'll go get her…" With that, Kaeda stood and proceeded down the corridor to Kagome's room.
"Kagome!" Kaeda cried, throwing open Kagome's bedroom door, only to find it empty, as Souta had said.
"Kagome, you are in here right? You must be…come out now, I get your point, I won't force you to marry Lord Kouga, just…just come out…" Kaeda cried, her whole being shaking, as tears began to fill her eyes.
"This is my entire fault…it's my entire fault…" Kaeda cried, as she slid down to the ground.
"Mother…" Souta whispered, sadden to see his mother in such a state, guilt gnawing away at him.
"Kagome will be back, I know it, so don't cry anymore…"
Kaeda gave him a watery smile, as she hugged him to her.
"You are such a sensible child…" Kaeda cried.
Souta nodded mutely, as he wrapped his arms tighter around the sobbing woman.
"Gods…please let my dear Kagome be alright…" Kaeda managed to choke out before she was completely consumed by her tears.
Western Kingdom
"Oi, place her over there; by the window." Inuyasha instructed after placing Sesshoumaru none too gently down on one side of the bed.
Miroku nodded in understanding as he strode over to the other side of the bed.
"Oi, put her down already Miroku!" Inuyasha cried, seeing that Miroku still had Kagome in his arms as he stood by the side of the bed.
"Oooh ok…" Miroku sighed, as he reluctantly places the unconscious girl on the bed.
"Keh, let's go get ourselves some snacks, I'm starving after that match." Inuyasha grumbled.
"Why don't you go get the snacks; I'll watch over them." Miroku said all too cheerfully.
"What! Leave you here? No way, you are coming with me. I don't trust you to be around her." Inuyasha stated firmly.
"You are so mean Inu…" Miroku wailed, as he was dragged out of the room by a very determined Inuyasha.
Just minutes after their departure, the two occupants of the room started to stir…
'Where am I? Hmm…so soft, how did I manage to get here?' Kagome thought groggily.
'What was that…I lived?' Sesshoumaru thought, as he tried to come to grasp with his situation.
Both occupants in the room cracked open their eyes, and feeling movement next to them; turned to the source, and end up staring into each others eyes.
Kagome was the first to react; with a loud shriek of "Hentai!" accompanied by a resounding slap to Sesshoumaru's face.
Sesshoumaru growled at the insolent female next to him. 'Who the hell is she? And how dare she hit this Sesshoumaru…' and his hand shot out, tightening around her throat, chocking her.
But just as he tightened his grip around her throat, he felt a similar grip on his own throat; he ignored it at first, but as he tightened his grip on her, the grip on his own throat also tightened, he growled in frustration. Ultimately releasing her completely.
"What sorcery have you been using on me wench." He bit out.
"Wh…what do you mean…I did…N…nothing…" Kagome stammered.
"Don't you dare lie to me…I am not merciful to liars…" and to accentuate his point, he drew his claws across her neck; just enough to draw blood but not deep enough to cause much damage.
To both of their surprise, Sesshoumaru's neck began to bleed too. Sesshoumaru lifted a clawed hand to the warm trickle of blood on his neck, bringing his hand back up; he eyed the crimson liquid nonchalantly.
"See wench, do not deny your use of sorcery further." Sesshoumaru stated.
"I-I don't know how that happened? I swear I didn't do it on purpose…"
"I do not care if it is intentional or not, just fix it this instant before I lose my patience wench." Sesshoumaru threatened.
"But…but…I don't…"
"Wench are you so incapable as to not even have the power to reverse your own spells…you humans are such weak and useless fools, I don't understand why Father even allowed such filth into his castle…" Sesshoumaru growled.
Kagome's mouth dropped open in surprise. 'Who the hell does he think he is, how dare he criticize my kind, that arrogant bastard!' Her aqua blue eyes that were cowering just moments before now blazed with her sudden anger at the taiyoukai before her.
"You jerk! To think that I had risked my life to save your sorry ass… tell me now is that how you thank you savior? And to think that I had thought you were hot… appearance can be so deceiving…" Kagome ground out. 'Oops! Did I just say that he's hot out loud? Damn this is so mortifying…my mouth will lead to my demise one of these days…' Kagome blushed a deep red at her realization.
'Saved my life? She lies; I do not even know her…do I? She does look somewhat familiar…that sorcerer! She looks like Kag, could it be? No, it can't be right…Kag is a male, and this girl is definitely not male…but yet the resemblance…unless…' And then it clicked, Sesshoumaru looked at the blushing girl beside him, his face as expressionless as before, his eyes though, held a spark of amusement. 'She thinks that this Sesshoumaru is hot eh…now that piece of information can be quite useful…'
"So…you think I am hot…" Sesshoumaru said.
"Wh-what…I…that's not the point I mean…" trailed off an exasperated Kagome.
"Well then, what exactly is the point?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Urgh! You…you are enjoying this aren't you…you sadist!"
Sesshoumaru merely smirked, as he lean in closer to her, "So what if I am?" Sesshoumaru all but whispered.
Kagome blushed further at his close-proximity, "Why…yo-you… irritating…youkai…" Kagome stuttered.
"Oh…is that all you can say?" Sesshoumaru asked the smirk still evident on his face.
Just then, Inuyasha and Miroku came bursting into the room. "What the hell happened?"
"Kag, are you ok? I thought I heard you scream." Miroku said, as he rushed to her side.
"Uhmm…I…I am fin…Ai-eee! Hentai!" Kagome cried, simultaneously giving Miroku a resounding slap.
"Miroku…when will you ever learn…" Inuyasha mumbled, shaking his head.
"I'm terribly sorry my lady, my hands have a mind of their own…" Miroku said sheepishly, as he rubs his sore cheek, which is currently spotting a nice red handprint.
"Oi wench, why did you hide your identity anyway?" Inuyasha asked.
"To protect myself from guys like him." Kagome replied, staring pointedly at Miroku.
"Eh…heheh…" Miroku shrank back from the look of pure anger directed at him.
"In other words, it is unsafe for a girl such as me to be wandering around alone, so I had to take precautions which is why the disguise." Kagome reiterated.
"What of your background?" Sesshoumaru said in the usual monotone.
"Erm…well…I'll rather not talk about it…let's just say that I am here with no ill intentions what so ever. And, I'll take my responsibilities as a soldier here seriously." Kagome said with a firm nod of her head.
"…" Sesshoumaru stared hard at the girl, trying to detect any hidden malice in her, finding none at the moment, he nodded his consent.
'I'll keep a close watch on this one…I believe there is more to her that meets the eye…besides, she is quite entertaining…' Sesshoumaru thought, as he watches the girl as she chatted away happily with the other two occupants in the room.
Sesshoumaru prop himself up on the bed, catching wisps of their conversation now and then, while decidedly staring out the window.
"Anyway, my real name is Kagome." Kagome said.
"Ahh…a beautiful name for a beautiful lady." Miroku said charmingly, causing a spray of pink to spread through Kagome's cheeks.
'So, her name is Kagome…she looks kind of cute when she blushes.' Sesshoumaru thought, 'What the hell! Did I just think that a filthy human was cute! That dizzy spell must really be taking its toil on me…perhaps its that spell she cast on me…Damn that useless wench! The spell! How could I have forgotten about it, she will find a way to undo it.'
"Wench, come with me. I have things of importance to discuss with you." Sesshoumaru stated coldly, cutting her sentence off mid-way, and dragging her bodily out of the room and into his study.
"Hey! You know you are one rude youkai! And my arm hurts, thanks to you!" Kagome scowled, glaring daggers at the taiyoukai before her.
"Quit your incessant grumbling, or your arm won't be the only one that's hurting." Sesshoumaru stated coolly.
"Ooh…I'm so scared!" Kagome shot back in a mocking tone, and before she knew it, she was pinned to the wall with his iron-grip around her neck.
Fear spiked in her. However, on recalling the fact that he can't harm her without harming himself, she calmed down somewhat, enough for her smart mouth to fire off another comment.
"You need to be more original, grabbing someone by the neck is so last century… And if you do not recall, I'll be happy to remind you that you can't harm me because of the spell."
"…" Sesshoumaru slacken his grip on her neck.
Feeling the grip around her loosen, Kagome gave him a haughty look. "Not so powerful now are we."
Sesshoumaru smirked. Seeing the smirk, Kagome frowned in confusion. Then she felt strong hands gripping her shoulders. Sesshoumaru had dropped his hands from her neck to grip her shoulders, pinning her to the walls still.
"There are more ways than one to torture someone…if hitting you harms me, I could always switch tactics...and do this." Sesshoumaru smirked, as he nuzzled her neck.
Kagome gasped, her instincts kicked in, and she struggled with all her might against his grip.
"Don't bother wasting your energy, you are too weak…" Sesshoumaru whispered into her ear, causing a shiver to run down her spine.
"Let me go you jerk! Or I'll scream. Ahh…" Her screams were cut off by a forceful kiss.
'mhmmm… she actually smells quite nice, very refreshing. And her lips are so luscious…kissing her feels surprisingly good, although she is merely a human.'
Kagome fought against his kiss, but she soon finds herself enjoying it although she still stubbornly refuses to participate.
"Guess that shut you up." Sesshoumaru teased. "You enjoyed it didn't you."
"N-no way! You arrogant…arrogant ass!" Kagome denied.
"Is that so…" Sesshoumaru said, giving her a knowing smile.
'Gods! He looks hot when he smiles…' Kagome mused, 'did I just think that! I am seriously in need of medical aid; if I find a guy that had just forced a kiss on me hot! Damn him! Damn him…damn…'
"Anyway, back to business…the spell you cast, to put it simply, our lives are now tied, if you die or get hurt I too will suffer the same fate…hence you are not to leave my sight ever, I do not want my enemies to harm me through you. I will not have my life forfeited for your lack of survival skills."
"What! You have no right to control my life, and I don't want to stay with an arrogant prick like you 24/7! It'll be a living HELL!" Kagome shouted, more than pissed by his demands.
"You will mind your language wench, and you do not have a say in this." Sesshoumaru growled, slightly angered that she would dare defy him.
"Oh yeah! Watch me! I'm leaving! Bye Fluffy!" Kagome huffed, as she strode purposefully towards the door. She took a few steps forward, but as she was taking her last step to the door, she felt something blocking her path, like some invisible wall.
"What the Hell!" Kagome shrieked, as she tried to walk forwards once more.
Sesshoumaru stood there watching, as Kagome seemed to be walking on the same spot.
'What is that wench doing? Walking on the same spot over and over again… seems she is hindered by some kind of barrier…'
"Remove this stupid barrier now you ass!" Kagome cussed, turning to glare at Sesshoumaru.
"Didn't I tell you to mind your language wench? And that is not of my doing. Do not accuse me of acts I did not commit."
"You didn't do it? Then who…" Kagome asked befuddled.
"It seems to be the workings of the spell that you cast. It appears that the spell agrees with this Sesshoumaru. Guess I have the 'right to control your life' after all." Sesshoumaru smirked.
"Why you…you…" Kagome seethed, at a lose for words.
"Now, you are to train under me for physical combat; as for your miko training, I think Yuri would be most suitable. You will report to her tomorrow at noon; after your lesson with me. She'll be informed of the changes by then."
"What! Train under you? I'll rather die…you can't do this to me!"
"I think I just did."
"Oooh…I hate you! This is your entire FAULT!"
"I do believe you are mistaken, because it is due to the spell that you cast that land you in this situation in the first place. But rest assured that the feelings are mutual."
"Grrr…" Kagome growled.
"Now, I'll like to go take a bath." Sesshoumaru stated calmly, as he strode towards the door. He had almost reached the door when he encountered the same barrier Kagome encountered previously.
"Move it wench, I don't have all day."
Then it hit Kagome that he can't move too if she refuse to budge. "Well, I think the scenery here is just fine, I think I'll stay here longer." Kagome said gleefully.
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. "You will get yourself here this instant…"
"No."
Sesshoumaru growled, as he retraces his steps.
Kagome smiled smugly; that is until she felt strong arms encircle her waist and lift her over onto sturdy shoulders.
"Put me down you Jerk! Put me down!" Kagome shrieked, struggling to get off.
"You will do well to cease and desist this nonsense, else…"
Kagome pouted, but stopped her struggles, as the taiyoukai carried her off towards the baths.
Authoress: I know this chappy is kinda short, put I thought I'll better post something up first…so how do you guys like the story so far? I really dunno if I should continue writing this ficcy…it is going to be awfully long…and the response didn't seem too well…and for those of you who liked it, I really appreciate it. I'll just have to see how this chappy goes ne?