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Last Chapter - He continued to watch from far away as the girl began to walk. As she fell down in the snow. She truly is as weak as she looks. He awaited and awaited for her to stand up once again, only to fall, once again. His golden eyes were locked on her figure. It was slowly being covered in snow. Hidden from the rest of the world, never to be found again. Only he knew of its location. What is she doing? Why does she not stand? He jumped down from his spot on the tree and began to walk towards the unmoving figure. He used his leg to turn her over to her front.

Her eyes were closed. Almost as if they had been glued down by some unseen force. Her lips were a light pink color, dry and chapped. Sesshoumaru grimaced at the scent coming off of her. The blood of a dead demon. Foolish girl. If she were to walk around like this, other wolfs would be upon her in no time. He should just let her die, she would eventually. They...always do. And he would have, he could have just left, but their resemblance was too uncanny. Looking down at the withering Figure on the ground, flashes of another girl came into mind. Sighing, he picked up the girl and began to walk away. He walked in the direction of the blowing wind. He shielded her from the cold.

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Chapter 3 - Once upon a December

She looked all around her, as if trying to see what it was her mother saw. Nothing. It was still the same place she had just been at. Trees all around them, and a beautiful lake. The sun was setting and could be seen vibrantly over the horizon. It shone down on the lake, making it appear a different color than what it truly was. The snow had just begun to fall. It was a sign. The beginning of winter. A new start. The snow would come down each year, silencing all it touched. Then, as if by magic, it was gone. And as it left, a new life arose. Colors more vibrant than before. Life, more alive, than ever before. She simply loved it, the power of the snow. The way it felt as it came down at her. She did not feel cold. Instead, she felt warm, to have been blessed by its pure touch.

Her mother grabbed her by the wrist, as if to catch her attention. Kagome looked up into her mother face. It was full of fear, full of horror. Never before had she seen her mother in such a state.

"Listen to me Kagome!" Her voice strong and loud. It was not the same loving voice she had always shown her.

"You have to go! Get out of here, NOW!"

"But, mama..." She did not understand. She knew she was not suppose to be here, but it wasn't that bad, really it wasn't. Was it just that her mother didn't want her to be alone? Yes, that had to be the answer. Her mother did often worry about her too much. But, she was already eleven years old, and such a grown woman. Her mother should not worry too much.

"KAGOME!" Her mother screamed at her in a way she never had before.

Kagome gasped. This was not like her. What in the world had come over her? Was she possessed by some vile demon? Then, to her surprise, her mother pushed her into the bushes. She stumbled backwards, trying to catch her balance. It was no use. She fell down to the ground, hard. She scratched her hands and her legs. Looking at the scratches, her eyes became watery.

She was about to scream, about to cry, there was only one sight that silenced her. Out of nowhere, came a herd of demons. They were headed straight for her mother. Kagome's eyes widened. Did her mother just plan to stand there? To let herself be devoured? Her mother turned around and shouted something. It was not directed at Kagome however. It was directed at something behind her. Kagome turned to find a mysterious silhouette. Of what it was, she did not know. It came closer and closer to her. Walking slowly and cooly. Then, it picked her up, and threw her over its shoulder. Kagome kicked and screamed. She tried to free herself from the grasps of this being, but it was no use.

"Who are you?" She screamed at the person. "Put me down! Let me go!" She cried.

The last sight she saw after being carried away, was the face of her mother. Tears falling down from her eyes. Rolling down her cheeks, and ending at her lips.

"MAMA!" Kagome screamed.

Her mother just kept staring. She then spoke something, but Kagome could not hear. She tried to read her lips, but it was no use. Her mother turned around, and brought her hands out in front of her. Then, there was a light, and all became white.

She sprung up startled. Now awakened from her nightmares. It had been that same dream again. The reminder of that night, replaying itself over and over again. It had been her fault, she should have stayed. No, it had been his fault. He should have let her be. Why did he take her? Why did he not help her mother. Kagome felt a sudden urge to scream. To rip out the strands of her hair, one by one. Anything that would condone the sudden rage she felt.

As she calmed herself, she realized where she was. Somewhere new. Somewhere unknown to her. What happened? She tried to recall how she had gotten here. The last thing she could remember was a hungry wolf. Charging straight at her. And then... 'I...I... killed it.'

She was now in a cave. It was not like the one she had spent the previous night in however. It was much more spacious. Much drier also. There was a small fire near where she laid. It crackled as it brought light into the dark cave. Looking outside, she realized everything was dark.Had she slept all day? As she went to stretch her hands, she found herself wrapped in something warm. It seemed to be a large peace of animal fur. A very fluffy one indeed. Where had she seen this before? It seemed so familiar.

She tried to stand from her current spot on the ground, but her legs were not yet recovered. Her body was still so weak. She was hungry, almost next to starving. Her brain was pounding in her head, screaming to be set free. This aching headache just made everything worse. And the berries she had picked earlier today, they were gone. She looked around the cave more intensely. Searching for something...someone...anything. But there was nothing. The only other presence was that of her shadow on the cave wall.Her shadow seemed so much stronger than she. It was reflected at least ten times her actual size. It seemed to be in power, to have control over everything. It had something, which she did not.

Using as much strength as she had left she crawled over to the entrance of the cave, bringing the fur along with her for warmth. She wanted to have a better look at her surroundings. Maybe there would be some sort of clue to where she was. More importantly, maybe there would be some sort of clue as to how she had gotten here in the first place.The sky outside shone like never before. There were hundreds, no, millions of stars outside tonight. And off to the side, the brightest thing in the sky. A full moon.It seemed so strange to her that there was only one of these bright objects in the sky which could be so clearly seen. Stars were bright, but there were millions of them. The moon however, outshone the stars. Although it was just one, it proved to be brighter than all the others. Was this fact noticed by most? Did anyone actually recognize this bright symbol in the sky? Most did not.

She had once heard a story about the moon when she was a little girl. It was of a beautiful goddess who lived on the moon. She had long beautiful silver hair. Longer than all the land in the world. Longer than any river or ocean. Every strand of her hair, represented one person. There were some that were longer than others, some which shone more then others. But, they always came to fall out sooner or later. She was the goddess of death, she was the goddess of birth. She watched over all of her children from above, eternally. She brought aid to those who believed in her. To those who praised her. Kagome had believe once. Once upon a time, she had praised this all powerful being. Now, however, that was just a thing of the past. She had long ago lost all hope in her acts of chivalry. In her so rumored kindness. Where was this goddess when her father and brother died? Where was she when her mother was slaughtered? Where is she now? She's no where to be seen. Yet, kagome never could forget her story. Every look at the full moon was an eternal reminder. Every look at her reflection was an eternal reminder of a face she did not wish to see...

Sighing, she sat back against the wall of the dark cave. The light chilly wind coming from outside hit her straight on. It was rather refreshing to her in a way. If only this wind could just wash away all of her troubles. All of those memories she did not wish to remember. If only this wind could reverse time. That's what she had always wished for. A way to go back in time. A way to save her father and brother from their sickness. There must have been some way to cure them. And of course, a way to save her mother. If she had just listened to her that day, than maybe nothing would have happened. If only there was a way. But, she knew there was not. Magic was everywhere in her era. So called witches and wizards controlled it easily. If such a thing was true, would they not be the rulers of the world? They could not all be so kind-hearted as to never think of such evil thoughts. That much she knew was a fact. No matter how pure a person claimed to be, evil thoughts eventually filled their minds. Whether they carried out those thoughts or not was a different story however.And what if sorcery could reverse time.Were those events really that easy to reverse? Would she remember anything as she went back?

She closed her eyes and let the chilly wind consume her. She let it eat her alive in a way. Maybe she would just freeze this time? Freezing to death was not such a cruel way to die. She was sure it would not hurt. It would just be like a forever sleep. Her sleep was disrupted however. Coming in the direction of the cave, she heard footsteps. They were not all that clear through the howling of the wind, but she still heard them. It did not seem as if it was anything bad heading her way. The footsteps were cool and rhytmatic. They did not seem to be in any hurry to arrive its destination. Not even in a cold night like this one.

She stared outside the entrance to the cave. Heading straight towards her, she saw a silhouette. It seemed so familiar to her. Its almost as if she had seen it before, but she could not remember where. This image was almost completely erased from her mind. As the silhouette stepped into the light of the cave, Kagome started up at it. She blinked a few times as if to make sure she was seeing things clearly. It was that same demon from the previous night. The one with the long silver hair and maroon markings on the sides of his face. The one which she had no name for. Was he the one which had brought her here? Did he save her yet another time? And yet another question... why? Why was such a demon interested in a human girl like her? She noticed that in his hand he held a dead animal. What animal it was, she could not tell anymore.

She could only stare as the demon walked deeper into the cave. He took out his sword and slid it through the center of the animal as if it was just a worthless stick or something. Then, placing the sword with the animal above the fire, he just sat there as it cooked. Kagome watched speechless, unsure of what to say. Would it be alright to talk to him? After all, he was a demon. And one which she did not know. Still, now that she got a closer look at him, she had to admit he did seem very familiar. Maybe she had seen him before and just forgotten about it completely.How could she have forgotten him though? His bright golden eyes seemed so difficult for one to forget. Staring at him more closely, she noticed he also had maroon markings on his wrist.

They both sat in complete silence as the fire consumed the once living animal and cooked it.It's sweet aroma circulated within the cave. It reminded Kagome of how truly hungry she was. As the animal finished roasting, the demon pulled it and the sword out of the fire's reach. Then, cutting a large section of it out, he placed it upon a large leaf. He walked over to where kagome sat and handed it out to her. His golden eyes were locked on her blue ones. His expression was grim and un-emotional, as was his tone.

"Eat." That was the first thing Kagome had ever heard him say.

She stared up at him in wonder. She had no intention of taking this from him. How could she? She did not know if he had done anything to it. Then again, even if he was a demon, would it not be rude to not take his offering.

"Why did you bring me here?"

He stood still as she spoke to him with such strength. She did not seem to have any fear, or anything relating that towards him.Did she think of him as a weakling? Did she actually think he was doing this to just help her? It was decided. This girl truly was crazy. There was no doubt about it running through his mind.

"Eat." He repeated as if that was the only word which he knew.

"I do not need your pity demon.I simply wish to know why you brought me here. And, why you saved me the previous night."

His golden eyes stared down at her malevolentlyWhy could she not just take the meat and eat it like every other human did. He was sure that this is what they ate. He had witnessed it many times before. Maybe it was just not cooked right? Nonsense. He made it. It must have been made perfectly.

He sat the peace of meat in front of her and walked over towards the other side of the cave. He had no intentions what so ever to answer any of her questions. Who did this arrogant little girl think she was? Were it not for he, she would have been dead by now. She should be thanking him. Bowing down to him. But she did not, and this bothered him. It also pleased him however. She was just like her. She did not fear him. She was not afraid to talk back to him. He sat down against the wall and closed his eyes as if ready to go to sleep.

Kagome stared down at the food laid before her. Her stomach growled in hunger. It looked so good, and smelt all the much better. Deciding it was better to not let the food go to waste, she picked it up and bit into it.

Out of the corner of his eye, he stared at her as she began eating. A small grin appeared across his face but it was as quickly gone as it had come.

As she finished eating the last bit of meat, she felt much better than she had before. She felt stronger, more alive in away. She wanted to thank the demon, to at least show him some kind of gratitude. She resented however. He was kind to her, in a way, but... he was still a demon. She would never be able to forget that much.

Staring over at the demon, she was deciding whether he was asleep or not. His eyes were closed, but she had always heard demons never slept. And also, they were supposed to have really good hearing.

"I'm Kagome." She said.

She sat there and awaited a response from the demon, but there was none. The same silence as before surrounded the cold walls of the cave. Sighing, she laid back down on the floor with the animal fur. Realizing who the fur belonged to, she blushed. It must be his. She closed her eyes, awaiting for sleep to come.

"I'm Sesshoumaru." He replied to her.

Her eyes popped open and she looked over to where he sat. His expression had not changed and his eyes were still closed. Smiling, she turned back around and attempted to fall asleep once again. Sesshoumaru... His name sounded familiar to her in a way.

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Sorry for taking such a long time updating TT things have been really complicated around here in the last few weeks. Anyways, I hope you guys enjoy this update.. There's still a lot more to come so stick around and review! Also, if you like this pairing...try reading my other story Blossoming Love.. Its been going on for quite a while now