You and you alone can save me
An unexpected dare
By: Kuraii-chan
Kuraii-chan: O.M.F.G. I LURV all of you reviewers soooooo much!!!! 112 reviews. I'm so happy!!!
Kouga: It's a shame that everyone missed seeing Kuraii-chan bouncing like a mad monkey in heat when she came back from vacation and saw how many reviews she had received.
Kuraii-chan: Kouga! That sounds so wrong coming from you.
Sesshou: It sounds wrong coming from anyone, it sounds worse coming from him.
Kouga: You wanna start something?!
Sesshou: Baka. What makes you think I am interested in sparring with the likes of you?
Kouga: WHAT THE HELL DID YOU JUST---
Kuraii-chan: SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU!!!!
Kouga: {Mutters} Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed...
Kuraii-chan: What did you just say?
Kouga: Meep! Nothing... {Runs away as fast as possible}
Author Notes: Ehrm...Dun worry, Sesshy pops up in this chappie. All of you who have been asking where he went you will no longer question me about it. I hope not anyway... .
"Well, lets see. What could I make you do? Ohh the possibilities are endless..." mused My-Linh to herself.
"Ah, but you really wouldn't want to make me do anything would you?" Kagome questioned nervously.
A wicked smile, "But of course I would!"
Well, the door wasn't that far away... maybe she could run for it?
"I know!" exclaimed My-Linh happily. "I want you to tell both Kyo and Sesshomaru that you love them."
"But whyyy??? Wait, what?! Tell them.... No, no way!!"
"Come one Kagome! Just this once... I will tell them that I made you." Cooed My-Linh hopefully.
Her wall of resistance was slowly cracking. "No. Why would I want to tell them such an awful thing when it's not true? I'm in love with someone else!"
"Because it would be fun to see their reactions? And it would!! Admit it! You want to see what both Kyo and Sesshomaru would do if you told them you loved them. I imagine Kyo would take on an interesting shade of red and stutter. Sesshomaru though, I bet he would give you a cold look before ignoring you completely."
Okay, now there was a definite hole in that wall.
"I'm not so... No! I don't care." Lies. She would love nothing more than to see what they would do.
"Aww, but it would be so much fun! Come on, you know you want to." My-Linh coaxed softly.
It was crumbling before her eyes... how did My-Linh manage to do it??
"Well... it could be- wait no! I don't want to find out."
Sensing weakness My-Linh pounced. "Kagome!! Please??????"
And now there was no wall. It had somehow been reduced to dust.
"Fine. Fine! I'll do it, but you MUST tell them immediately that this was all your doing and that there was not an once of truth to anything that I had said. And that you made me." Kagome added as an afterthought.
My-Linh beamed, "Yay! Now, looks like Kyo is first."
Kagome sighed in defeat. "Fine..." she slowly, and when I say slowly I mean slowly, she neared the door. She knew full well that Kyo was sulking just outside of the door, but as she was about a foot away she began to feel nervous.
She turned to an amused-looking My-Linh. "Do I really have-"
"Yes. Now, go on." My-Linh answered, cutting off the nervous ningen.
Mumbling some dark incoherent things Kagome complied and went to the door.
"Kyo-kun?"
"Yeah?"
Some rustling seemed to say that Kyo was quickly straightening up and checking his clothing.
"Um, could you come in here please?" My-Linh snickered softly and Kagome gave her a death glare.
"Yes Lady Kagome?" He peaked his head into the room and looked from the snickering My-Linh to a both peeved and blushing Kagome.
"Um, well, I see, that is..." Kagome paused, cast a fruitless pleading look to My-Linh then re-directed her gaze to Kyo.
"Um, you see Kyo... I, I think that-that I'm in love with you?"
Kyo gave her a blank stare for a moment...
...
...before, as My-Linh had so correctly predicted, inventing his own new shade of red.
"Lady-Lady Kagome...?" he mumbled quietly.
Neither Kagome nor My-Linh had known that the floor could be so interesting. Kyo obviously thought it was.
My-Linh received a particularly dirty look from Kagome before remembering her part of the deal, damn shame too. She would have loved nothing more that to just see how many different colors of red Kyo could create on his own.
"Kyo? I made Kagome do this."
Hm, maybe he didn't understand? He sure didn't act as if he had.
"Meaning I bribed Kagome into telling you that she loved you when she really doesn't. Sorry to break your heart." My-Linh said bluntly. Tell him anything in some less harsh way and the baka wouldn't know what you had just tried to tell him.
Kyo sputtered, looking much like some new breed of lobster that was just pulled out of the water. "O-Oh! I-I knew that."
My-Linh smirked again. Surrrre he had.
"Well now that that is all cleared up Kagome you still have one more person to profess false love to."
Kagome groaned softly, "Can we not just forget about that? Please? Once was enough, I don't want to tell it to a 'heartless bastard' I believe you once called him?"
"Nope," chirped the kitsune happily. "Come on, we have to go find him now."
"Who else do you have to tell?" asked Kyo, he seemed to have finally gained enough composure to speak without stuttering now.
"Sesshou-kun. Can you believe it? Is My-Linh not terribly evil?" muttered an unhappy Kagome.
"Sesshomaru-sama? Wow, I want to see this. Err, and I'm supposed to watch over you anyway so I need to come." Added Kyo hastily, trying to act as though he wasn't at all interested.
Hah, they both already knew that he really wanted to see this.
"Sure! The more the merrier!" Cooed My-Linh. "Now! Lets go find Sesshomaru- sama!"
"Oh yes, just let everyone see me make a fool of myself..." Kagome murmured. Yes, the absolute joy.
How did My-Linh get her to do this again? Oh she would sooo kill her. Later of course, but she would kill her. Purify her ass to hell in back.
My-Linh, whether she sensed it or could tell by the very deadly look in her eyes, somehow knew Kagome was having some very un-Kagome like thoughts.
"Um, I think we should start our looking for Sesshomaru-sama now." My-Linh promptly scurried out the door.
Kagome glared daggers at where the kitsune had last been seen. She received curious looks from Kyo but ignored them.
Oh she won't get away, Thought Kagome darkly. She can run and she can hide, but I will find and purify her ass for making me do this.
Kyo lightly touched Kagome on the arm, pulling her from her 'pleasant' thoughts.
"Lady Kagome? The sooner you find and tell Sesshomaru the sooner that you can come back here, purify My-Linh and have fun with Rin."
Such was true, fine.
"You are right Kyo-kun. Now, do you know where Sesshou-kun would be?"
"In his study," was the prompt reply. Obviously he stayed there often at the time of day. Or maybe even all day, such she might just never know. Or she would find out later... didn't matter that much anyway.
"Could you lead me Kyo-kun? I have never been to Sesshou-kun's study before. And I'm pretty sure after this I won't be invited back but..." she shrugged. Why would she want to go back anyway?
"Yes Lady Kagome. Follow me." He lead her past quite a few doors, past My- Linh who was trying to blend in with the scenery, which didn't work very well seeing as the scenery consisted of stone walls occasional plants and the red carpeted floor, and finally he halted in front of on particularly nice and big door.
"Lady Kagome we are here. Shall I come in with you?" Kagome nodded and turned to the seemingly empty hallway.
"I would like you to come in as well My-Linh. It is after all your job to tell him that this is all your fault, I don't really mean it, and that it's just a joke. After that we all run for our lives."
Both Kyo and My-Linh nodded seriously, if Sesshomaru took this as they expected then it they stuck around everyone would be dead within seconds.
All three of them took a few deep breaths before Kagome knocked lightly on the wooden frame.
"Sesshou-kun? Might I come in?"
Silence, then...
A heavy sigh. "If you must."
Kagome slid the door open and timidly stepped in, with Kyo and My-Linh following closely behind.
"Well Sesshomaru-sama, you see, I um..." Stuttered Kagome as she wrung her hands nervously.
"Spit it out girl!" hissed Sesshomaru.
"I, well, I. Oh hell, Sesshomaru-sama I love you."
Finally she had gotten it out. Now, My-Linh's turn!
Sesshomaru glared at all three of them and each one suddenly found it hard to speak much less move.
"What did you just say?" asked the Taiyoukai coldly. He obviously didn't think much of her proposal.
"Eheh, My-Linh has something to say to you now. Right My-Linh?!" Amazing that she had been able to speak at all. Now, if only My-Linh could do as much then they might just have a chance of getting out of here alive.
"Right, err, um. Kagome doesn't really love you." Sesshomaru just glared at her, obviously unimpressed. "See, I convinced her to tell both you and Kyo that she loved you even though she doesn't. So it was kind of a joke. Now if you don't mind we will be going now."
"Freeze." All of them froze on the spot. "Let me get this straight, you came and disturbed my peace just so you could tell me some foolish nonsense. Is that right?" his golden eyes were so cold right then. So emotionless as well, it was amazing how he could be that way.
And you know when he put it that way it did sound rather, well, stupid.
"Um, yes that sounds about right." Squeaked Kagome. She noted that the table that substituted for a desk was cluttered with parchment; some only half written on and others were blank. Bottles of ink were scattered all over the place and a single quill had been abandoned on the parchment that Sesshomaru must have been working on before she had interrupted. There were also about three shelves filled with various books. Some were small while others were impossibly large. The walls were bare but the ground was covered in a soft white rug, obviously the Taiyoukai had no fear of spilling ink on it.
"If that is all, and you three are done showering me with nonsense then leave. I have important business to attend to and I don't need bakas like you disturbing me."
The trio nodded quickly and scrambled out of the room. As the door snapped shut Sesshomaru shook his head. He was going soft, he really was. Because now he had a slight urge to smile, something he hadn't done it quite some time and planned never to do again.
It was a lie he didn't want to smile.
'Yes you did.'
You are back.
'Please, contain your excitement.'
I have no time for this, now go and annoy someone else.
'Go buy some manners.'
Okay he would have to kill that voice later.
(-.-)
Kagome sighed in relief. They had escaped alive!!
"Well, are you happy My-Linh? I sure hope so because I am never doing that again." My-Linh nodded.
"Don't worry, I won't ask anything like that of you again. I'm amazed he didn't slaughter us right there." Murmured My-Linh, Kagome nodded her agreement.
"Oop, My-Linh we need to get back to Rin. She should be waking up really soon."
"Gads! I had forgotten all about that!! Come on!" My-Linh grabbed Kagome and Kyo by the wrist and hauled them down the hallways. Obviously the kitsune cared for the little girl quite a bit.
In a matter of moments they were back at the door to Rin's room.
"Ouch, My-Linh! My wrist, let it go before you pull it off!" cried Kagome. My-Linh complied and opened the door while muttering an apology of sorts.
Kyo looked at his abused wrist, "Ow. You would think she would be gentler but no.," he muttered darkly.
This earned a chuckle from Kagome. "You are so funny Kyo-kun. Thank you, that's just what I needed." She smiled softly. Laughing really was a good stress reliever!
"Oneechan?" a soft, sleep coated voice called from Rin's room.
Rin stood in the doorway trying to rub all sleep from her eyes. Aw, she looked so cute!
"'Morning Rin! My-Linh bribed me into helping you with your speech lesson today. Is that okay?" Rin nodded happily while still trying to run the rest of the sleep away. She was fighting a losing battle.
"Ah, but first you are going to have to get dressed for the day and have your hair brushed."
My-Linh appeared behind Rin. "Yes, I suppose she does need a little work before we start. Not a problem!"
Kuraii-chan: Fwee!! I finally got this out! Not only am/was I suffering from writers block but I just recently got back from vacation, will be going on another vacation soon and my mom was just let go of and is using the computer more. So now I have less time to be on the computer, bare with me please? I'm trying my best here.
Sesshou: This Sesshomaru does not smile.
Kagome: Shut up. Anyway, good job Kuraii-chan.
Kuraii-chan: Aww, thank you so very much. Oh! And I have 112 reviews!! You cannot believe how much this means to me!!
Kyo: You really can't. It must mean a lot if she is repeating herself.
Kuraii-chan: I am? Oops. Sorry!
little elfling: Oh, I'm so glad! As an author I really want people to like and review my stories! Thank you so much!
me: Er, thanks I guess. 00
DemonWicca1: Aww, I know, but boy troubles make the story interesting don't you think? Well that is just my odd opinion. Heal her wounds? She is, just rather slowly. Remember that she has/had multiple wounds and the more shallow ones are gone, but since she is untrained healing so many wounds at once would take quite a bit out of her, no? Ah, but that is just my logic. Chocolate does make people hyper, just not all. As for coffee? That makes me hyper as well! I'm just a bit odd.
little elfling: I'm so glad that you enjoyed it!
inuyasha1990: Thank you so much, and as for her picking I have in the summary that this is a Sess/Kag fic. It will just take a while for them to grow to love each other, making Sesshy just jump Kagome would be very unlikely, no? Pocky? Ah, fine. Here. {Hands over a box of strawberry pocky} But only because you asked so nicely!
Sunnygurl357: Thank you! Fruba?? You know of it too? Yay! I have met another who knows of Fruba! Hehe, I kinda borrowed a few names from there... like Kyo and Akito. You know, all my friends like Akito but somehow I just can't bring myself to do the same. And when they ask why I can't really explain. Sort of like how I feel about Kikyou. When you try to explain it sounds funny and kind of stupid but if you get the person to watch the episode where you hate that person the most then they understand. Like for Kikyou, I showed my friend Taylor 'Kagome's voice and Kikyou's kiss' I nearly killed the T.V. but I finally got Taylor to see why I hate her so much... um, sorry for my pointless rambling... just needed to get that off my chest. Hope you don't mind too much.
Niaka1: Right, I already updated that part. Oh well, glad you like my fanfic and that you were wonderful enough to leave such a long review! If only I had more reviewers like you... don't get me wrong, and review is good but I would rather get longer reviews that tell me what the like or dislike about my story so I can make it better in the future chapters. Anywho, thank you again for your review!
Shinna: I'm glad you liked it! I hope you like this one as well and continue to review!
serenity2222: Err, when did that happen? On both the T.V. series and the manga it has a u. Not an o. But I thank you for your concern.
serenity2222: Hehe, you will see soon. Is it easy to submit a story? Do you mean keep creating chapter after chapter, develop a plot, and try to update regularly? Nope, not at all. But when you get your reviews it all seems worth it.
INUGIRL: I'm so glad! It makes me happy to know that people actually enjoy reading my story!
thelil'piratehellcats: Aww! Thank you soo much! =3 By the way, I lurv your name!
Leira,Frooky: Thanks! It might take a while to get both out but I can do it! I know I can, I think...Hehe, I let Sesshy have his privacy while he can still enjoy it. I have some interesting new twists that I can't wait to put into chapters! Who leaves the clothes? Umm, I'm not too sure I will ever tell anyone! Bwah! =3 I am evil, no? And she would only wear it for dinner because she wanted to look extra nice and respectable since she would be dining with people of some importance. (besides I think it kind of fits when you think about it...) Here is the chapter and I hope you enjoyed it! Oh, and I cannot thank you enough for leaving me a nice long review! They are my favorite kind!
loverofangelus73069: I'm not so sure. I really think that not only would it take awhile for Kagome to see that she isn't in love with Inuyasha anymore but even longer to see that she has developed feelings for Sesshy as well. And Sesshy isn't just going to see that he loves her right away, it would take time to slowly crack all the walls around his heart. Oh and thank you very much, I didn't think I was doing to good in describing them but you have just made me feel better about it. As for Sesshy, here he is. I think it would be a very Sesshy-like thing to lock himself into his study-type- thingy and do whatever the hell he is doing. Tsubasa and Kagome fight? Hmm, I like the idea, perhaps later. That is a very good idea that I might just use. Thank you very much!
DimmingBlackRose: Don't worry; I have no intention of discontinuing this story! I just like writing and responding to my reviews too much! And our dear Sesshy wouldn't stay cold hearted forever now would he? No, not with someone like Kagome around... if only we could be her. Lucky girl.
gimeGohan: Aw, you think I'm funny? That's so sweet! I always try to add humor but nobody ever seems to think that I'm funny. {sulks} No fair, I'm only funny in real life it seems. Oh, and here is the next chapter, I hope you really enjoy it!
Hiro Mishima: You like it? Yay, I'm so glad! And as I have said before, Kagome told Inuyasha that she would be gone about six days, it has only been, what? Three, four days? So he won't notice that she isn't helping at that village just yet... don't worry though, the plot bunny shall soon take hold and my chapters won't be quite so boring anymore. Promise!
puffin: Yay, I'm glad that you like it. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! =3
JojoBlond: He has made his appearance in this chapter, but he didn't do anything bad. Just scare our dear Kyo-kun, Kagome, and My-Linh to death. That's all. Hehe, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Hieis/Kuramas-Angel: Thank you and I'm glad you think so!
Foxen: I hope that you don't mind that I keep calling you this instead of Lasako. If you do then please tell me so I can change it. Yes, yes. Pocky is good!! Steal you say? And gain ownership to Inuyasha? Hrm, I like this idea!! I want Sesshy and Naraku. Bwah, such wonderful little Bishounens, ne? I will share them with you if I must. But only on Wednesdays okay? (Oh, and I absolutly LURV your reviews. They have become my favorite to read and respond to)
Meyu: It's okay, I'm happy that you reviewed anyway. Even if you are in class, it is fine with me. (Not that I have done that before or anything.. .)
Yukioh2021: Yay! You have come back and reviewed!! I was beginning to wonder where you had gone.. but now you are back! =3 Yay. (Not that I'm happy to have one of the first reviewers back and reviewing my chapters for me again... where did you get that idea? .)
jaryjosephwantsapplejuice: Ah, well she has only done one terribly evil thing so far, but I'm pretty sure I can try and get My-Linh to get Kagome to do more odd and evil stuff. It's loads of fun to write!
Sora: Yay! I've been waiting for another Fushigi Yugi fan to come along and point such a thing out! Of course he is not an emperor of China in this but he is in fact a guy that looks like a girl. Yay, lurv ya Hotohori!! =3
Sora: Yes, I already knew as much on all of those. I even have something of a definition for all of them.
-san = The most common suffix. The equivalent of Mr. or Mrs.
-sama = Indicates a great level of respect or admiration and is used towards people who are older or of much higher standing.
-dono = Indicates great respect or formality. The equivalent of "sir" or "lord".
-chan =Indicates friendly familiarity. –chan is usually used towards girls but can sometimes apply to boys or adults.
-kun =The equivalent of –chan, -kun is usually reserved for boys.
Glad I wrote it down now. Yay... but yes I already knew about all of the attachments. I thank you for your concern though!
:Um, I have updated now. I hope you not only like this chapter but leave something of a name the next tine you review. It is kind of odd to reply to a space.
Meyu: Hehe, you are the second person to ask that. I'm not quite sure that anyone will ever find that out but you can always hope. And I'm glad that you came back to review chapter 9! (and read the rest of the chapters) Not very many people would do that.
Chapter Reccomendation: 'Secrets of the Forbidden Broomcloset' by Anthea Rose. WARNING! This IS a slash-yaoi Harry/Draco fic. Do Not Read unless you, like myself, are into such things.
Kuraii-chan: Right so I have also noticed that I am on the favorites of 11 people (horray, I lurv all of you to bits!) and the author alert of 32 people! Yay! Its just a shame that about half of those people who have me on author alert don't even review!
Kouga: Come on. Review and make the poor hanyou happy.
Kuraii-chan: Yes, so PLEASE review. I will lurv you forever if you do!! (and lurv you even more if you continue reviewing)