Chapter 8
"Damn you, Kikyo!" She threw a porcelain goblet at the wall, just barely missing the magic glass. "It was two brothers, and two sisters, you witch! Not two pairs of brothers!" She stomped as she paced. "Lord Sesshomaru is Inuyasha's brother, is he?" I've never met him, but I have heard some stories...conflicting ones. He's evil...then, he's good." She continued to pace, and think allowed.
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They parted with Kikyo, and made their journey towards the Western Lands; against Inuyasha's better judgement. By nightfall, they had made more progress than expected. Mostly due to the running each of them did when the other was frustrated with them. They were just over 2/3 of the way there.
They stopped, to rest, in a small clearing, in the forest bordering Sesshomaru's lands. Around the campfire, Kagome rested her head on Inuyasha's shoulder, and closed her eyes. She was exhausted, not having gotten any sleep, and then walking the day away.
Inuyasha's hand wandered up the back of his arms, where he knew 8 tiny scars to be on Kagome's body. They were thin, like tiny knives had cut her, but noticeable enough to anyone who saw the back of her arms.
"Hey, Kagome...?" He asked, gently.
"Hmmmm...?" She answered, lazily.
"What are these scars, here, on the back of your arms? There's 4 on each. Where'd they come from?"
He heard her sigh. "M-hm. That's fine, Inuyasha. Great," she whispered. She had fallen asleep. He half smiled.
"Idiot."
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Their day started early enough, and poor Inuyasha was having a horrid case of cramps. The kind of cramps that come rarely, and no amount of Midol or Pamprin can save you from. Kagome often had to force him to take rests, due to his own stubbornness.
In the afternoon, they, finally, made it close to Sesshomaru's own palace, and it didn't take long to find the Lord, himself.
Kagome helped Inuyasha up, when her ears twitched at the sound of footsteps.First, there were four sets of steps, but three stopped, and only one remained, coming closer...and...humming a song. Kagome whipped her head around to find Rin, standing only five meters away. The girl stood, frozen and wide-eyed. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.
"Hey, hey...Rin, isn't it? My, you've gotten a bit bigger, haven't you? Sesshomaru must be taking really good care of you." Kagome put on her friendliest face, and approached her, slowly.
"Are you here, to hurt Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked, gripping her freshly picked flowers, tightly, in her hand.
"No, no.Not now, anyway," Kagome said, softly. "Actually, we have to ask him a question. And, hopefully, he'll be gracious enough to help us out, with a tiny little problem we have." She looked around. "Now, can you tell me where he is?"
She gave a look of defiance. "How can i believe you won't fight?" Rin asked.
Smart girl, Kagome thought. "I know, those are for him, right? She asked, pointing to the flowers. Rin nodded. "How about, i hold them in my hand, the whole time, so I can't fight?"
Rin pouted. "But what about the other hand?" She inquired.
Ah, yes! I have two of them, even on this body! "Um, how about you hold this one, and guard it, to make sure I can't use it, either?" Kagome held out her clawed hand, and Rin looked at it. Then, she looked up at Kagome's face, then back at the hand. She, cautiously, took the hand, and Kagome wrapped her slender fingers around the tiny hand.
Kagome motioned for Inuyasha to follow. He did, rather aggitated at the way his image must be suffering, right now. Rin lead them to where Sesshomaru was. He was crouched down, next to the stream, drinking water from his cupped hands. But, he was alone. Jaken, and the two-head youkai, that was usually with them, were not to be seen.
He'd, obviously, heard them approach, but was not bothered by it. He took a last drink, and then stood up slowly. He looked at them, then down, at Rin. He beckoned her, with the only the slightest eye movement, but she remained in place.
"Lord Sesshomaru, I have to hold his hand. He said, as long as I hold it, he couldn't hurt you. I'm protecting you, my Lord." She held the hand tighter, and stood, proudly. He looked at Kagome, with a slightly tilted gaze.
"Indeed? How you have fallen, Inuyasha.Tricking mere human children, to find me, unable to you your own senses. Cruel, i must say." Sesshomaru's soft, quiet voice, was louder than ever in Kagome's ears.
"Why, you-!" Inuyasha made a move, but Kagome stopped him. He took a deep breath, releasing it, with a sigh, then turned his back on them. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed.
"If not to make an attempt at my life, why have you sought me out?" He questioned.
"Actually,...we kind of need your help...if it's possible," Kagome said, nervously. His eyebrows shot up, obviously not the answer he'd been expecting.
"My help?"
"Heh...ya...ironic, isn't it?" She said.
They all sat, facing each other, on the soft grass, and Kagome, again, explained everything she knew. Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha, mischief gleaming in his eyes.
"Feh! I know you want to...so, just go ahead and do it...get it over with!" Inuyasha said, his mood, quickly, going downhill.Sesshomaru began to laugh. Real laughter. Not the stoic laugh he usually did.
Sesshomaru quickly grabbed Inuyasha by the collar, and brought him nose to nose. "Do you realize, that by coming here, like this, you may have just killed yourself, for me?" Sesshomaru sniffed the air. "And, what makes this better...? You're in heat, Inuyasha!" He laughed, again, and Inuyasha shoved himself out of his brother's grasp, angrily.
"SHUTUP!" He crossed his arms, and looked away. "I'll kill you, when i get back to normal, I swear!"
"Alright, alright, you two. We didn't come here to fight," Kagome said. "Sesshomaru, do you have any idea who could be responsible for something like this?"
(( A/N - For some reason, when i save these chapters, my space-markers that separate Kiyori's view, and Inuyasha/Kagome's view, are not showing up...so, hopefully, since I used a # 0-0-0- it will work. Sorry, if the past view changes confused anyone.
Also, the main reason it takes a while to update, is because I have written the story in a notebook, already...to the end, and everything...but, I wrote in in German...so, I am writing in another book, translating it, into English, so i thank you all for you patience. ; ))