DL:Wow! I'm getting more reviwes from people. And I haven't proclaimed anything yet.
Spit:Yeah, that's really cool. Reviewer responces are below at the end of the chapter. This makes it easier for the people who don't give a rat's ass or don't want to see themselves.
Sess:You made that make SO much sense....
DL:Don't start. Not today.
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Sesshomaru gave out a frustrated growl the next morning. He had searched for two hours and couldn't find hide nor hair of Katarina. He tried to follow her scent, but it went off in so many different directions that he couldn't get it clear.
He decided to try the outside area, but he completely doubted it. He walked out a set of double doors to the garden on the East. He was suprised to find her sitting on a bench next to one of the fountains. Her hair was down, showing off it's length.She wore a deep green, sleeveless kimono that reached mid-thigh, showing off her legs.
He walked over to her and sat down beside her, slipping an arm around her slender waist. She turned to look at him, her eyes held a soft expression, but the fire was still in them. She held a finger to her lips and bent towards the fountain. She grabbed two small, smooth pebbles from it and aimed them at a lavender bush. She let them fly.
Two yelps issued from the bush. She giggled when the two female generals jumped out and glared at her. But their expressions changed into shock when they saw cold, stoic Lord Sesshomaru, the untouchable Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, holding General Katarina like he was in love.
He smirked at them, holding the, still giggling, girl tighter. She calmed down and leaned into him slightly, watching as the generals gave each other knowing smiles and walked back to the castle.
He nuzzled her neck briefly before laying his head on her shoulder, looking in the direction she was looking. She leaned her head on his and sighed softly. He glanced at her, wondering what she was sighing about. Was it unease? Confusion? Relaxation? Contentment? Happiness?
"What's bugging you?"he asked gently.
She shook her head before giving him a soft "nothing", continuing to stare off in the direction of the East where the sun was about half an hour. Then he realized it. She saw the sun rise from this spot.
"You watched the sun rise from here, didn't you?"he said softly.
She nodded and sighed again before closing her eyes and smiling, leaning into him. He wrapped his other arm around her waist and closed his eyes as well, content just to hold her.
He wondered how she had this effect on him. How, in the week and a half they had known each other, he let his guard down completely and opened himself up like a book. But he didn't exactly mind. He had no regrets whatsoever.
Katarina wondered the same things he was wondering.But she aslo wondered where she would be without him. Would she still be stuck in that forest, searching or a way out?Many different "what if's" ran through her head.
Sesshomaru sensed this. He turned her around so that she was facing him. Her eyes snapped open when she felt herself move. They opened to the most beautiful golden eyes she had ever seen. She relaxed.
He leaned his forehead against hers, looking deep into her eyes. He saw confusion in their green-silver depths, and wonderment flitted across his features.
"What's wrong?" he asked, confused.
"Just the what if's,"she said.
"Like?"
"What if I never met you? What if I was still stuck in that forest? What if..." she paused, afraid of what he would say.
"What if what?" he asked,knowing that she paused for his sake.
"...what if you didn't feel the same way I did?"
His eyes softened and he smiled. She didn't know how to take it; amusement or understanding? She gave him a confused look and backed up slightly. He pulled her closer and raised an eyebrow.
"I wondered that myself,"he said reassuringly,"but you can't ponder the past."
"You only have twenty-twenty vision looking back,"she said to no one in particular.
"Who told you that?"he said with slight amusement.
"The last village I was in had a priestess that didn't try to purify me. We were talking and she said that and I asked her what it means. She told me it means"You can't look to the future like you can look at the past"."
"Well, it's true."
"You think so,"she said, a little playfulness hinting in her voice, the fire growing stronger in her eyes.
"Yeah,"he said, hearing it.
She then dashed from his grasp, running back towards the castle. He took chase, but before he could catch her, she had changed direction, heading back into the garden. He smirked and chased after her.
He caught her moments later, pinning her to a tall Elder tree in the center of the garden. She was gasping slightly, but so was he. He waited until she had regained her breath before leaning in and kissing her passionately. He reached a hand into her hair and ran him fingers through it, enjoying it's softness.
They broke apart when they heard Katrina running towards them. She was out of breath and her eyes were wide.
"There's a rebellion in the twenty-first, Commander,"she panted out.
"Well, looks like it's time to earn your rank, General Katarina,"he said calmly, although she could sense his unease.
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Sesshomaru, Katrina, and Sutaasafaia watched and held back when Katarina went foward, facing the rebellious Twenty-first division. They caught sight of her and walked towards her, facing her like she was a prize in a cereal box.
"Well,well,well,"said a horse youkai that looked like he started it all,"look what we have here:A young maiden for our pleasure!"
Many of the other youkai laughed loudly.
"She t'ain't bad lookin', neither,"said a crass eel youkai.
"I suggest you get back into your positions, men,"she said in an eery calm voice.
"Who said you were our boss?" said the horse youkai.
All of a sudden, he fell to the ground, screaming in pain as his entire body lit on fire. He screamed and writhed until Katarina took back the flame into her hand and extinguished it.
"How-how-how,"the other youkai stuttered as their leader picked himself off of the ground.
"I am your new General,boys,"she said, her voice still eerily calm,"and what I say, goes, so I said get back into your positions."
They looked at each other before lining up in a neat order.
Katrina and Sutaasafaia looked on, a wide smirk gracing their features. Sesshomaru looked on in pride. She was good.
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Katarina walked into the dining room somewhat late. Her kimono was torn in many places and she bled from most of the tears. She slouched forward, something she never did, and her eyes didn't have there usual luster.
Sesshomaru dashed to her side when she swayed, helping her into a chair next to him. She leaned on him gently. He looked into her eyes, silently demanding an exp She looked at him for a second before getting the look and responding.
"One of the men decided to try and attack me while my back was turned."
"Did you deal with him?"
"Oh, he lost, let's just say that."
He bent down to lick a bleeding scratch on her cheek, but she shooed him away.
"After dinner,"she said.
Throughout dinner, he could still smell some of the wounds bleeding, and halfway through, she passed out into Sesshomaru's waiting arms {he wanted her to do that::smack::OW!}. He picked her up gently and carried her to her room.
Spit:Yeah, that's really cool. Reviewer responces are below at the end of the chapter. This makes it easier for the people who don't give a rat's ass or don't want to see themselves.
Sess:You made that make SO much sense....
DL:Don't start. Not today.
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Sesshomaru gave out a frustrated growl the next morning. He had searched for two hours and couldn't find hide nor hair of Katarina. He tried to follow her scent, but it went off in so many different directions that he couldn't get it clear.
He decided to try the outside area, but he completely doubted it. He walked out a set of double doors to the garden on the East. He was suprised to find her sitting on a bench next to one of the fountains. Her hair was down, showing off it's length.She wore a deep green, sleeveless kimono that reached mid-thigh, showing off her legs.
He walked over to her and sat down beside her, slipping an arm around her slender waist. She turned to look at him, her eyes held a soft expression, but the fire was still in them. She held a finger to her lips and bent towards the fountain. She grabbed two small, smooth pebbles from it and aimed them at a lavender bush. She let them fly.
Two yelps issued from the bush. She giggled when the two female generals jumped out and glared at her. But their expressions changed into shock when they saw cold, stoic Lord Sesshomaru, the untouchable Taiyoukai of the Western Lands, holding General Katarina like he was in love.
He smirked at them, holding the, still giggling, girl tighter. She calmed down and leaned into him slightly, watching as the generals gave each other knowing smiles and walked back to the castle.
He nuzzled her neck briefly before laying his head on her shoulder, looking in the direction she was looking. She leaned her head on his and sighed softly. He glanced at her, wondering what she was sighing about. Was it unease? Confusion? Relaxation? Contentment? Happiness?
"What's bugging you?"he asked gently.
She shook her head before giving him a soft "nothing", continuing to stare off in the direction of the East where the sun was about half an hour. Then he realized it. She saw the sun rise from this spot.
"You watched the sun rise from here, didn't you?"he said softly.
She nodded and sighed again before closing her eyes and smiling, leaning into him. He wrapped his other arm around her waist and closed his eyes as well, content just to hold her.
He wondered how she had this effect on him. How, in the week and a half they had known each other, he let his guard down completely and opened himself up like a book. But he didn't exactly mind. He had no regrets whatsoever.
Katarina wondered the same things he was wondering.But she aslo wondered where she would be without him. Would she still be stuck in that forest, searching or a way out?Many different "what if's" ran through her head.
Sesshomaru sensed this. He turned her around so that she was facing him. Her eyes snapped open when she felt herself move. They opened to the most beautiful golden eyes she had ever seen. She relaxed.
He leaned his forehead against hers, looking deep into her eyes. He saw confusion in their green-silver depths, and wonderment flitted across his features.
"What's wrong?" he asked, confused.
"Just the what if's,"she said.
"Like?"
"What if I never met you? What if I was still stuck in that forest? What if..." she paused, afraid of what he would say.
"What if what?" he asked,knowing that she paused for his sake.
"...what if you didn't feel the same way I did?"
His eyes softened and he smiled. She didn't know how to take it; amusement or understanding? She gave him a confused look and backed up slightly. He pulled her closer and raised an eyebrow.
"I wondered that myself,"he said reassuringly,"but you can't ponder the past."
"You only have twenty-twenty vision looking back,"she said to no one in particular.
"Who told you that?"he said with slight amusement.
"The last village I was in had a priestess that didn't try to purify me. We were talking and she said that and I asked her what it means. She told me it means"You can't look to the future like you can look at the past"."
"Well, it's true."
"You think so,"she said, a little playfulness hinting in her voice, the fire growing stronger in her eyes.
"Yeah,"he said, hearing it.
She then dashed from his grasp, running back towards the castle. He took chase, but before he could catch her, she had changed direction, heading back into the garden. He smirked and chased after her.
He caught her moments later, pinning her to a tall Elder tree in the center of the garden. She was gasping slightly, but so was he. He waited until she had regained her breath before leaning in and kissing her passionately. He reached a hand into her hair and ran him fingers through it, enjoying it's softness.
They broke apart when they heard Katrina running towards them. She was out of breath and her eyes were wide.
"There's a rebellion in the twenty-first, Commander,"she panted out.
"Well, looks like it's time to earn your rank, General Katarina,"he said calmly, although she could sense his unease.
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Sesshomaru, Katrina, and Sutaasafaia watched and held back when Katarina went foward, facing the rebellious Twenty-first division. They caught sight of her and walked towards her, facing her like she was a prize in a cereal box.
"Well,well,well,"said a horse youkai that looked like he started it all,"look what we have here:A young maiden for our pleasure!"
Many of the other youkai laughed loudly.
"She t'ain't bad lookin', neither,"said a crass eel youkai.
"I suggest you get back into your positions, men,"she said in an eery calm voice.
"Who said you were our boss?" said the horse youkai.
All of a sudden, he fell to the ground, screaming in pain as his entire body lit on fire. He screamed and writhed until Katarina took back the flame into her hand and extinguished it.
"How-how-how,"the other youkai stuttered as their leader picked himself off of the ground.
"I am your new General,boys,"she said, her voice still eerily calm,"and what I say, goes, so I said get back into your positions."
They looked at each other before lining up in a neat order.
Katrina and Sutaasafaia looked on, a wide smirk gracing their features. Sesshomaru looked on in pride. She was good.
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Katarina walked into the dining room somewhat late. Her kimono was torn in many places and she bled from most of the tears. She slouched forward, something she never did, and her eyes didn't have there usual luster.
Sesshomaru dashed to her side when she swayed, helping her into a chair next to him. She leaned on him gently. He looked into her eyes, silently demanding an exp She looked at him for a second before getting the look and responding.
"One of the men decided to try and attack me while my back was turned."
"Did you deal with him?"
"Oh, he lost, let's just say that."
He bent down to lick a bleeding scratch on her cheek, but she shooed him away.
"After dinner,"she said.
Throughout dinner, he could still smell some of the wounds bleeding, and halfway through, she passed out into Sesshomaru's waiting arms {he wanted her to do that::smack::OW!}. He picked her up gently and carried her to her room.