His Angel
By: HaleyH2006
Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed. I didn't really expect to even get four, but I did, and for that I thank thee. Um, yeah, so you all are probably wondering when the humor comes in, in all of this, right? Right. I'm going to attempt to put some in this chapter, though I did not really plan on it, so it might not be really humeroud. So, here goes…
CHAPTER 2
One wise man once said, 'You have nothing to fear but fear itself.' This was one of Kagome's favorite sayings; she had often said it to Shippou just before a battle when the young kit was frightened. Apparently, she was not capable of listening to these words of wisdom herself. Stubbornly, she refused to let go of Sesshomaru's leg. The two of them were atop his demon cloud.
Kagome was seated at the feet of Sesshomaru, her legs tucked neatly underneath her. Any air borne passerby would most certainly admit it was an odd scene. A young human girl, in a skimpy kimono, clinging tightly to non-other than the great Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western lands.
"Wench, release this Sesshomaru at once." He said stoically. Even though his emotionless mask was on as always, underneath he was highly annoyed. Several times now he had ordered the human to let go, but she always refused. "Why I haven't killed her already, I do not know." He thought to himself, "She is a curious creature. Her strange way of dress, no wonder that damn brother of mine befriended her."
"I-I'll fall through!" She said tightening her grip on the Ice Lord. Kagome had always wondered what it would be like to ride on a cloud ever since she was five years old, now, she wasn't so sure it was a great idea.
"You will do well to obey this Sesshomaru or forfeit your life because of impudence." Sesshomaru said coldly. He had had enough to hear with this. It was simply ridiculous; he had given his word not too long ago that she would not fall through. How could she fall through? Did she doubt his power? Did she think that he did not have enough control of his powers to form something as simple as a mere cloud?
Hesitantly, Kagome released her grip from him. She felt herself begin to sink a little, and grabbed for Sesshomaru once more. "See! I will fall through!" She wined. Sesshomaru gave a small, but noticeable sigh.
"Human, you will not fall through this cloud." He said almost in a bored sort of tone, "You are so afraid that you will fall that you are holding yourself up. It is only logical that you will sink a little when you are seated."
It sounded logical to her. She released her grip once more. She gasped when she began to sink, and was relieved to find she stopped after just one or two seconds. As much as she hated to admit it, Sesshomaru was right, and he usually was. He was smart, handsome, strong, and very caring when he wanted to be. All in all, he was not all that bad, apart from the fact that he always tried to kill Kagome and the others almost every time they met. "So why hasn't he killed me already?" Kagome silently thought.
The two traveling beings said hardly a word for the rest of the entire trip, both consumed in their own thoughts, far too busy to have a decent conversation. After about an hour or so more, Sesshomaru began his decent towards a marvelous castle. Kagome was breath taken as she was shook from her thoughts when a sharp descent began to happen. It was beautifully fashioned in the traditional Japanese style of a palace, wider than it was tall wise.
Kagome noted that it did have several stories to it. "Hmm…maybe Sesshomaru is the one that gave people the bright idea to make tall buildings and multiple story houses…" She mused. As the cloud was about to touch ground, Kagome stood up. As the fluffy cloud reached the ground, it softly faded away, leaving Kagome and Sesshomaru standing firmly on the ground. The time-traveler meanwhile was taking in her surroundings. From the air, the castle looked big, now actually up close to it, it was huge. Faintly, Kagome could hear a waterfall in the distance, and could begin to see the beginning of what looked like a beautiful garden. Two flags were extended from the wall of the castle, each sporting a Blue Crescent Moon. "The sign of the Western Lands." Kagome realized.
In all her musings, Kagome had not noticed that Sesshomaru had begun to go inside. Calmly, he turned to face her, "Wench, you are to follow this Sesshomaru, not gape at your surroundings." He said clearly. Kagome blushed a deep pink color, and ran to catch up with him. He gracefully began his assent up a tall set of winding stairs. Again, Kagome began to lose herself within her thoughts.
The winding staircase had no pillars for support whatsoever. This was the sign of an excellent carpenter. She could tell that the wood was old, but it still glistened a bright color due to it's everyday cleaning. With no pillars or middle support beam, the cutting of the wood had to be perfect. There was slim space for error. One mistake and the staircase would not stand at all, or snap in two wherever the most lack of support was.
Unconsciously, she had stopped her assent of the staircase and was absent-mindedly looking at the engravings of the winding handle. Sesshomaru noticed the lack of her wonderful scent, sighed a hardly noticeable sigh, and turned around, now at the top of the staircase.
"You will do well not to let your mind wander." Sesshomaru said, "You shall have plenty of time to admire the workmanship of my castle while you are cleaning it."
Kagome blushed a deep pink again, and sprinted up the stairs. Slipping once for a misstep of her feet. She, if possible, blushed an even deeper pink upon seeing Sesshomaru's intense gaze. She then stopped abruptly.
"Wait a minute!" She said to herself, "CLEANING?" She said aloud.
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Grumbling to herself, she scrubbed the hardwood floor. Her hair was very messy, put up in a doo-rag she kept on her person at all times. Why she did not know, but it was coming in handy as of the moment keeping her long hair out of her eyes. Her back ached from hours of cleaning; the brilliant sun was beginning to go down. Miserably, she dumped clean water on the floor she had just scrubbed, grabbed a dry cloth, and began to dry it manually.
"RIN!" Screeched an angry Toad demon, "Get in here right this instant! You are filthy, and require a bath!"
"Aww, Jaken-sama, Rin is not that dirty…"Wined a usually adorable eight-year-old. She was now covered from head to toe in goo and mud, most likely from the near-by lake, considering she was dripping wet. Kagome's eyes went wide with fear, as the younger girl began to walk across the floor.
"No wait please! Don't come across the cle—" But it was too late. Rin had just stepped onto Kagome's clean floor. And, as children often do, she mistook Kagome for saying that she needed to hurry across the floor so it could be cleaned. So, happily, she obliged. Rin ran around the room in circles, her arms outstretched, until she reached the other side.
Kagome fell to the floor and was lying flat on her stomach. The tired girl gave out a loud groan. She should have had expected this. It was not the first time Rin had messed up Kagome's cleaning that day.
Flashback
Kagome scrubbed the dining room floor furiously. It had not been long ago that she had found out she was to repay her debt to the Ice Lord by means of manual labor, or in this case, becoming one of his many servants for kami knows how long. She was a little more than halfway done. Any of the other servants would agree, what was done was perfect. It shown brighter than it ever had before, a reflection of the person standing there could be seen it was so well cleaned. Rin happily skipped from out of a door that led to the large kitchen.
Contained in her small hands was a small, neat, heavily iced cake, and poorly balanced atop her head, a jug of milk. Kagome thought nothing of it, the child was hungry, and merely solving the problem. The Miko had no idea that a child as old as Rin would be so clumsy as to trip over nothing. The large rug had been rolled up, and Rin walked in such a way that she could not possibly trip over her own feet. As the child fell, the jug leaped from the younger girl's head, shattering and spilling it's contents everywhere.
End Flashback
"How the seven hells do I get myself into these messes?" Kagome said outloud to herself.
Yes, well, I don't really have anything to say. Expect sorry it took me so long to get the chapter up. We got a lot of ice where I live, needless to say, no power:glomp: And, I was attempting to make this chapter a bit longer. So, um, yeah. Please review! I'd like at least another five reviews to continue with Chapter three.