Yes! I am back again!
This is just me revising some parts of the chapter. I didn't really like this chappie so I'm going to change it a bit. It makes the story more interesting/better. Trust me.
Disclaimer: I OWN INUYASHA…not.
Sesshoumaru woke up to a hard wooden floor to his back and an itchy wool blanket on top of him. He blinked a few more times to get a better view of his surroundings. Sesshoumaru had noticed that it was late at night and this small wooden shack that reeked of humans was very breezy. He also noted that he was missing his usual black and gray armor and his white haori. Sesshoumaru bolted up off of the floor, only to be hindered by his stomach wounds. He winced in pain and he panicked when he heard sudden footsteps approaching the small smelly hut. Feeling like a trapped animal, he rose from his sleeping spot on the ground to jump out the window the moment Kagome walked into the small hut with a basin full of fresh, clean water.
"Sesshoumaru, I'm back… hey! Where did you go?" Kagome yelled into the hut. She knew that Sesshoumaru was bleeding badly and that he has lost a lot of blood. While Kagome was thinking about how worried she was, Sesshoumaru crept behind her and held his deadly poisonous claws to her throat.
"Where am I? What am I doing here? Did you kidnap this Sesshoumaru?" Sesshoumaru didn't like the fact that Inuyasha's wench – what's her name again? – wasn't at least a bit afraid. Rather, her soothing scent was calming the taiyoukai. Camellias and roses…
Kagome was scared shitless by Sesshoumaru; however, she didn't want him to have the satisfaction of knowing that he held power over her, knowing he was a pretty sadistic youkai and would probably kill her, so she swallowed her pride and lowered her head in a form of submission and then addressed the demon lord. "Lord Sesshoumaru, you are in a human village that borders by Inuyasha's Forest. When Inuyasha picked up your blood scent a few days ago, we rushed towards you and we found that you had passed out on the forest floor, all bloody and torn up. Some of your limbs were bent at impossible angles and you were covered with youkai trying to rip you apart piece by piece. Luckily, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku and I slay most of them and the rest fled." Kagome took a deep breath before continuing. "Inuyasha had to bring you back here on his back because you were too heavy for Kirara to carry. And also, we had to leave your armor behind. It was shattered beyond recognition…" Kagome trailed off when she realized that Sesshoumaru had let go of her throat and had stood near the window, looking out at the serene night.
Sesshoumaru was silently debating with himself on whether or not he should kill the useless ningen for touching this Sesshoumaru. However, Sesshoumaru found that the wench had saved him out of the purity of her heart; therefore, he deemed her worthy of her life, even though she talked too much for her own good. After making that decision, Sesshoumaru wasted no time in leaving the small, disgusting wooden hut. However, Sesshoumaru found the sleeve of his haori snatched onto something. Quickly, he turned around to see his half brother's wench holding tightly onto his blood stained haori.
"Wait Lord Sesshoumaru," Kagome pleaded with big brown eyes, staring intensely at Sesshoumaru, "please don't go yet, not until I have changed your dressings. Your blood is soaking through the gauze." Kagome had hoped that Sesshoumaru would not have woken up so soon from his wounds. She wanted to befriend Sesshoumaru and hope that he might have thought about joining the Inu-tachi to defeat Naraku, because let's face it; Inuyasha can't beat Naraku by himself.
Sesshoumaru was enraged at how this lowly ningen was touching his person. With a flick of his wrist, Kagome fell backwards onto her bottom. "Don't ever presume that this Sesshoumaru needs a weak, pathetic ningen wench's help," And with that, the Western Lord disappeared into the chilly night.
"See, I told ya so, wench. That heartless bastard wouldn't have cared if we saved his worthless ass or not. But what made me really mad was that he pushed yo-- … I mean, he's such a bastard," a thin blush crept onto Inuyasha's face as he realized that he almost told everyone in the group that he cared about Kagome. The thin blush got bigger and bigger as he imagined what Miroku would say to make fun of him.
Fortunately, Kagome realized what Inuyasha was trying to say and she was happy that he cared, so she didn't try to sit him for calling her a wench. She'll just let this one slide. Kagome's heart leaped up at the possibility of Inuyasha liking her. She thought about how one day, Inuyasha would come up to her and confess his undying love for her and how not even Kikyo could compare to Kagome's natural beauty; both inside and out. However, her happy mood was soon disrupted as the hanyou paused in their walk and without a word, leaped into the woods at a sprint. Nobody had said a word, but they all knew where Inuyasha was going, or better yet, who Inuyasha was going to.
The inu-tachi made camp at the spot where Inuyasha sprinted off from, in hopes that he'll come back. Miroku sat next to Sango; the two of them sat opposite to Kagome and Shippo around the brightly lit camp fire. Kagome sat dully around the fire; making dinner for everyone, including Inuyasha. Shippo sat to her right, snacking on Pocky sticks that Kagome brought back from the future. Nobody had said anything encouraging to alleviate Kagome's sadness because they all knew that only one person could truly do that and he was the one who caused it in the first place.
Soon, the camp was quiet and the bowl of cold ramen that sat beside the dying embers of the previous camp fire lay forgotten.
Next morning, Kagome woke up to a beautiful day with birds chirping and forest animals scurrying and frolicking around her sleeping bag and also the obnoxiously loud yelling of a hanyou who wanted breakfast.
"KAGOME! I WANT RAMEN! RAMEN! COME ON! WE NEED TO START OUR SHART HUNT SOON! FIND THE DAMN SHARDS! KILL NARAKU!..." our beloved hanyou unattractively yelled into the gorgeous breezy morning.
"Alright, Inuyasha, I heard you! Sheesh, can't a girl get a good night sleep without being woken up by insensitive hanyous…" grumbled Kagome as she got out of her warm, cozy sleeping bag. She quickly brushed her teeth and washed her face before heading down to the stream where she bathed last night to get water for Inuyasha's precious ramen.
Walking deeper and deeper into the luscious, thick forest, Kagome bathed in the sunlight that occasionally shined through the treetops and she gracefully danced between trees and shrubs; weaving back and forth as she made her way towards the stream. As Kagome walked closer and closer to the stream, she began to hear the splashing sound of water and the giggling of a young girl. Curious, Kagome hid in the bushes and crept closer still.
Sesshoumaru was quietly thinking to himself about the incident that happened between himself and his half brother's wench a few nights ago. The nerve of that ningen…! How dare she touch this Sesshoumaru! Sesshoumaru silently fumed. Now the smell of disgusting ningen will never wash off of this Sesshoumaru's body!
Sesshoumaru sat under a tree to silently further his thoughts on how inappropriate Inuyasha's wench had acted towards him. Rin's laughter floated to his ears and he reminisced about how he had first met her, and where they were now. Rin respected him like a father and he treated her like his own pup. Everyone else believed him to be a cold hearted ningen hater; however, Sesshoumaru just hated cowardly humans that would sell their families for their own life. And soon, over time, he began to see every human like that. Except for Rin. And possibly, except for his half brother's wench.
Sighing, the demon lord reached into his haori to examine his other headache; the aged looking scroll that he recovered from some corner in his study, or rather, the study that his father left him. The scroll was in great condition despite the fact that it was over a few centuries old. Sesshoumaru delicately handled the scroll and began the reread it. After a few moments, he sensed a presence heading closer and closer to Rin. Sesshoumaru, forgetting that he had the flimsy and fragile scroll balanced in his lap, stood up quickly and made his way over to Rin.
Sesshoumaru could feel the unknown presence had already reached Rin and for once, he feared for Rin's life. He berated himself; wondering why he had left Rin all by herself with just Jaken protecting her. Sesshoumaru flew past trees and foliage faster than he has ever done so before, fearing for Rin's life. Finally, the taiyoukai arrived at the stream to see Rin screaming and shouting… at his half brother's wench for tickling her.
With another glance, Sesshoumaru realized that the wench had undressed and joined Rin for a bath. Willingly. I didn't know humans like baths. I didn't know they'd take them willingly mused the demon lord. His train of thought was loudly disrupted when an ear-piercing scream echoed roughly in his sensitive youkai ears.
"SESSHOUMARU! YOU PERVERT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING PEEPING AT ME TAKING A BATH! TURN AROUND! LOOK AWAY!" Kagome screamed very loudly at the inutaiyoukai. Kagome cannot believe how stupid Sesshoumaru was acting by standing at the edge of the stream, looking at both her and Rin bathing. That pervert and pedophile! Kagome thought angrily. However, Kagome suddenly realized that it wasn't Miroku or Inuyasha that she was yelling at; it was Sesshoumaru, the cold hearted ningen hater. Before she could cover her mouth with her hand, she found herself choking from Sesshoumaru's strong grasp of her throat.
"Wench, do not presume that this Sesshoumaru wishes to look upon your weak, disgusting human body. The mere thought of it also disgusts this Sesshoumaru," Sesshoumaru threatened Kagome while tightening his hold on her delicate throat. After watching Kagome struggle some more awkwardly against his clawed hand, Sesshoumaru threw Kagome back into the stream. He turned around and began to walk silently back into the forest. Sesshoumaru paused in his step and whispered for Rin to follow along and then the demon lord and his entourage melted into the backdrop of the evergreen forest.
Kagome sat in the clear stream for a while before realizing the water was freezing cold. Muttering to herself about stupidly-arrogantly-prideful-dimwitted taiyoukai, Kagome quickly finished washing herself and began to redress herself in her battered green uniform. After she was done dress, she began walking downstream, not quite wanting to return to a screaming Inuyasha yet. Kagome followed the stream and passed by beautiful fields filled with blooming flowerbeds; she also walked past tall beautiful trees that probably Inuyasha would have problems getting to the top of. Finally, she found a spot right by the river that was dry and sat down with her back again the trunk of a tree and her long, slim legs stretched out before her.
Kagome bathed in the sunlight that reflected off of the stream and she breathed in the cool, crisp air that seems to inhabit only the feudal era and nowhere else. Her chocolate eyes criticized her surroundings; besides the obvious river that was in front of her, there also seemed to be a small clearing across the stream from her and a scroll near her, right by the next tree…a scroll?
Spiked by curiosity, and remembering how it had killed the cat, Kagome cautiously crawled over to the scroll from where she sat.
Yay. Finally, an update sorry it took so long! Enjoy, read and review.