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Chapter Three
Lord Sesshy-sama
Artemis opened her eyes and screamed. She slapped away the toad-like thing in front of her.
"Are you alright, Miss?" A little girl came into view.
Artemis nodded and sat up. She turned her head toward the aura she had felt earlier. "You!" she yelled and jumped to her feet. She pointed a finger at him, her other hand on her hip. "You made me faint! I was just about to kill that stupid half-demon and here you come, all high and mighty! You just had to butt in, didn't you!" Artemis looked around. "Um, where am I?" she asked, scratching her cheek with a finger.
"You're with me and Lord Jaken and Lord Sessho-maru!" the little girl said.
Artemis knelt. "And what's your name? I'm Artemis."
"I'm Rin!" Rin said happily.
"What are you doing with the idiot puppy?" Artemis asked.
"Lord Sessho-maru saved my life!"
"Lord Fluffy is a better name." She turned her head to Sessho-maru. "How do you like that name, Fluffy-kun?"
"It's ridiculous," he said blankly.
Artemis' eyes widened. "Y-your moon!" She stood up. Artemis put her hands together, palms together. Her thumbs, index fingers, and middle fingers were held up, while her ring fingers and pinkies were intertwined. Her eyes closed.
"Spirit of the Moon... Show me Your true light! Kundura shadow!"
A light emitted from the moon on Sessho-maru's forehead.
"No, damn it!" Artemis yelled. She could hear the prophecy in her head.
'Find the one with the power of the moon, you will be caught in his web, young Alejandra.'
A vein popped in Artemis' forehead. "This isn't fair," she said, crossing her arms.
"What's not fair?" Rin asked.
"This whole arrangement," she answered, sighing. "And prophecies."
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It had been a week and Artemis decided Sessho-maru wasn't all bad. She had been traveling with him the whole time.
She glanced over and noticed him watching her. "What's the matter?"
Sessho-maru looked away.
"You can ask me anything you like, I know you're dying to," Artemis told him.
"What is your real name?" he said, staring ahead.
"Artemis Srina Spides Alatontion Son of the R- Dragon Clan." ((God! Typing her name is a pain in the ass!))
"The other you's name."
"Oh. Alejandra of the Fire Stone."
"Where are you-how old are you?" ((Boy, ain't he being talkative?))
"Seventeen. Born on April Ninth. ((Hmm, she is too...))
"Where are you from?"
Her eyes saddened. "My home is a long way away, and no one lives there anymore."
"My moon, why were you so surprised?"
"An old prophecy I once heard. 'Find the one with the power of the moon, you will be caught in his web'."
Sessho-maru opened his mouth, but closed it again.
"Artemis!"
Artemis smiled. She knew that voice and that aura.
Artemis turned around and began running. "Inu-chan!" She hugged him, er, more like pounced on him.
"What are you doing here, Sessho-maru?" he said.
"Oh, I was just traveling with Lord Fluffy-chan for no reason," Artemis said, smiling.
"Lord Fluffy-chan?" Inu-yasha echoed, an eyebrow raised.
Artemis giggled. "I call him all sorts of names! Sesshy, Fluffy..."
"And he doesn't kill you?" Miroku said.
"No," Artemis said. "Isn't that right, Lord Sesshy-sama?"
"Now that we've found you, we can go," Inu-yasha said.
"She's staying with me," Sessho-maru said.
Inu-yasha took out Tetsusaiga. "Is that so? Well, I think she's coming with me." ((Woo! Fight for Artemis! She should feel so special!))
"Um...can you guys stop fighting?" Artemis said. "And especially not on where I'm going. Too many people have fought over me," she whispered. "They all died." Her eyes became sad.
"Well, then tell that idiot you're coming with me!" Inu-yasha yelled.
"Inu-chan, I'm going with Fluffy-kun."
"See-WHAT?"
"I'm going with Fluffy-sama."
"Why?"
"Because I have to."
"You have to be joking."
Rin ran to Artemis. "You're not leaving us, are you, Lady Artemis?"
Artemis smiled and picked Rin up. "No I'm not, Rin-chan."
"Yay!" Rin said and threw her arms in the air. Artemis laughed and spun around.
Artemis would make a great mother," Kagome whispered to Sango. Sango nodded.
"You're leaving with us!" Inu-yasha said.
"I can't, I'm Rin-chan's babysitter."
"What?" Inu-yasha yelled.
"Yeah, Fluffy-dono is always leaving her with the horse-thing when he goes away. It's very irresponsible, so I'm her babysitter."
"What's up with the dono crap? Don't tell me you actually respect that idiot?"
Artemis sighed. "Would it make you feel better if I gave you my shards?" She put down Rin.
"No!"
"Would it make you feel better if I told you I have Naraku's aura?"
"Now you're definitely coming with us!"
"B-" Artemis' eyes grew wide and she slumped over. An arrow was sticking out of her side. Rin began to cry.
Sessho-maru was there first. "Artemis," he whispered, nudging her. "Wake up." ((Somehow I can't see the 'great dog youkai lord' doing this...))
Kagome brought the first aid kit. "Sango, pull out the arrow. Boys, you'll have to leave."
They left, Inu-yasha dragging Miroku. Sango pulled out the arrow and Kagome opened Artemis' kimono. Kagome hurriedly wiped away the blood and cleaned the wound with peroxide. ((EVIL stuff that peroxide!)) She covered it with a piece of gauze and began wrapping her stomach with bandages. ((Remember people, don't try shooting arrows into people and then performing first aid on them at home. Kagome, Artemis, and Sango are somewhat professionals.))
"That should work. You can get the boys Sango." Kagome covered Artemis with her kimono again. Rin kept crying.
The boys and Sango came back.
Artemis opened her eyes. "I can't feel my arm," she said softly. "I can't see. It's dark and I'm cold."
"Poison," Kagome said.
Sessho-maru unsheathed Tensaiga.
"Good thinking," Inu-yasha said with a nod. ((Oh my God? Did he just complement SESSHY-SAMA? Oh the humanity! Too much OCCness:falls over from the OOCness: I gotta stop the OOCness...))
Sessho-maru swung Tensaiga and hit where the arrow had been. He sheathed the sword and knelt next to Artemis. "Did it work?" ((Now Lord Sesshy-sama's being OOC... -- My characters...))
"I can't feel my arms. I can't see. Is anyone there? Who are you?" Artemis said.
"Lady Artemis, Lady Artemis, please get better!" Rin cried.
Kagome looked at the arrow. "Look, etched in the arrow. 'This poison will destroy both of her hearts'. But what does 'both heart' mean?"
"I don't care. I won't let her die!" Sessho-maru yelled. ((BAM! ---fell over from the OOCness... :climbs back into chair: I'm sorry... I'll try to keep the OOCness out! But I had to, I'm sorry! God this story sucks! The sequel is much better! pokepoo: Yeah, she's almost finished with the sequel although she's only on chapter five in the first one! candysweet:tackles him: Shut up you fluffball!))
"My hand. Put my hand on the wound," Artemis said.
Sessho-maru took her hand and placed it on her side. "Like that?"
"Yes. Hold it there please."
Blue lights began to flicker around the wound. After a few minutes, they stopped. Artemis smiled and sat up.
"All better. I healed myself. It's another little, neat trick."
"Ok, but the matter of where you're going...," Inu-yasha said.