Chapter 22: Prom Night and the Demon World
Kaori exited the limo with Sesshomaru right behind her. She was smiling with some mischief from what they were doing the car. They had made-out the entire way there. Kaori had warned Sesshomaru not to touch the hair, but her lips were now without her make-up. She was just glad she could reapply it later. She walked into the bathroom and told Sesshomaru to wait for her in the gym. He nodded, but didn't go. He waited for her outside the door. Once she came out, he took her hand, startling her. She smiled and they went to the gym together.
Some people were dancing and others were chatting on the side. A table with a punch bowl was off to the side. Kaori nearly dragged Sesshomaru onto the dance floor. He was all right with that.
The night ended and Kaori stumbled out. Sesshomaru finally noticed after Kaori fifth cup that the punch had been spiked. He also had a few cups, so he wasn't one to criticize her.
They found their limo and entered. Kaori and Sesshomaru had a repeat of the ride there, but when they were getting close to Kaori's house, Kaori broke the kiss to tell the driver to circle the block for a while. Might as well get the use of the limo. She smiled while their make-out session continued.
Eventually, Kaori was out of breath and it was getting late. She told the driver to take her home and he nodded. Kaori and Sesshomaru walked in as calmly and coolly as possible, but Kaori's hair told the story. It was messed up this time. Kagome came running from her room and saw them take their shoes off and Sesshomaru fling his gloves across the room. As soon as he was done with the nuisance, he went for Kaori's bare leg, running his claws up and down it. Kaori shuttered and Kagome was wondering if Kaori was sick or something. Kaori smiled up at Kagome and moved away from the claws.
"I'm just fine," Kaori said, walking up the steps. Sesshomaru followed her closely and Kagome was wondering if she saw correctly. Was there a hickey forming on Kaori's neck? Kagome shook her head and returned to her room to go back to sleep.
Kaori was instantly pushed against the wall with her back to Sesshomaru as her neck was attacked. Kaori smiled into the wall as she felt his fangs run over her skin. She shivered and felt Sesshomaru start to suck on the skin, forming another hickey. She smiled and gave him a little more room by tilting her head to the side. Kaori was turned around and kissed harshly. Kaori threw her purse aside and smiled. He moved to her ear, his hot breath on it.
"I want to push you no further," he whispered into her ear. She smiled and nodded. He kissed her ear.
"I'm glad you understand," Kaori told him. He smirked and started sucking on her earlobe causing her almost to fall. He caught her in one arm, but it didn't distract him one bit. Kaori smiled and looked at the door.
He stopped and looked at her straight. "We need to sleep," he told her giving her a quick kiss. Kaori complied and went to her closet. If she was going to go to sleep, she was going to change. She found some pyjamas and went out of the room and to the bathroom to change. Sesshomaru started changing as well. He just put on some loose pants and got into bed, waiting for Kaori. He was starting to get a headache and realized the tight ponytail Inuyasha put in was still in. He started to take it out but Kaori came in and stopped him. She could tell how tight it was and if he did it alone, he was going to be in pain. She put her dirty clothes in the hamper and went to Sesshomaru back. Carefully, she started taking it out.
It was tighter than Kaori thought. She started pulling and she started to hear him growling. She took a chance and pulled it out all at once, causing him she stop growling. He turned to her and she tossed the tie away. She crawled into bed and felt him do the same next to her. His arm rested over her waist and he felt silks.
"Are you wearing-" Sesshomaru said.
"Yes. I haven't done laundry in a long while and this is the only thing that's not dirty. Now let me sleep," Kaori told him.
He smiled and let her sleep while he rested. He did sleep, though. He felt tired after all the times Kaori forced him to dance. He smiled as his eyes closed. She had lots of energy for a girl.
Kaori woke up and stretched. She looked at what she was wearing and her eyes went wide. She vowed never to wear these pyjamas again. She covered herself up as much as possible with her hands and glared at the man behind her. He was fast asleep. She carefully got out of his grasp and got a robe on quickly before leaving the room.
She stumbled out of the room and into Inuyasha.
"Oh, sorry," Kaori told him, keeping her robe closed as she rubbed her head. She felt drowsy and she didn't know why.
"It's ok," Inuyasha told her. "Go ahead."
Kaori nodded and hurried to the washroom to change. She held her school clothes in hand and put the on quickly and came out of the washroom. Kagome stumbled out of her room and smiled at Kaori. Kaori went back to her room to brush her hair and found Sesshomaru waking up.
"Hey, sleepy head," Kaori told him as he turned and sat up.
She gasped as she brushed her hair back. On her neck was a huge bruise. No, hickey. She ignored it. But as she was pulling her hair back into a ponytail, she saw another one on the other side.
"What did you do to me last night?" Kaori asked with force. She was just glad the door was closed.
"Huh?" Sesshomaru asked as his eyes opened up slowly. He saw her expression and rubbed his eyes. "Look, we just had some fun."
Kaori stomped out of the room and slammed the door closed in anger. She nearly yelled at Kagome who was reading a book in the living room.
"I'm going to train in the backyard," Kaori told Kagome, trying her best to not yell it.
Kagome nodded and saw Kaori leave. Her hair was slightly messy, but two bruises could be seen on her neck.
Kaori went straight to the punching bag and started hitting it continuously with anger. She heard someone trying to sneak up behind her and sailed a punch towards him or her once they were close enough. It turned out to be Inuyasha, who caught her punch fairly easily.
"You seem angry," Inuyasha laughed. Kaori didn't know what was so funny and turned back to the punching bag. She continuously hit it with such force, Inuyasha thought she might break her knuckles open.
He went behind it to hold it still while Kaori hit it. She didn't seem to want to talk, but Inuyasha hated the repeat sound of something being hit.
"So, how was the prom?" Inuyasha asked.
Hit, hit, hit.
"Kagome told me you came home slightly late," Inuyasha said.
Hit, hit, hit.
"What's with the bruises on your neck?" Inuyasha asked.
He was being moved back with the hits now. He put more force into hold the bag still.
"You were really quiet last night," Inuyasha said.
Suddenly Kaori kicked the bag with suck force, it nearly send Inuyasha flying.
"Shut up," Kaori told him breathlessly.
"It's just some conversation," he told her.
"Shut up," she told him again, still hitting the bag.
"If Sesshomaru did anything to you, I can change it," he told her.
"Shut up!" Kaori yelled, suddenly sending one punch at Inuyasha. He didn't avoid it or catch it and it send him hitting the ground with force.
"What the hell was that for?" Inuyasha asked, getting up and rubbing his jaw.
"Shut up! Shut up!" Kaori yelled.
Inuyasha stood and continued to rub his jaw before ready to attack Kaori back. A white blur stopped him. He was hit to the ground again and this time it made a dent.
"You do not touch her," Sesshomaru said. He looked behind him at Kaori and she was kneeling on the ground, still telling everyone to shut up.
"What is going on out here?" Kaori mother said, running to the backyard.
"Nothing," Sesshomaru said.
"Kaori, dear, what's the matter?" Kaori's father asked, kneeling next to Kaori. She fell into his arms crying.
"I want everyone inside, now. That includes you, Sesshomaru," Kaori's mother said.
Kaori cried in her father's arms while the males went inside. Kagome came running to Inuyasha, asking if he was all right. He said he was just fine. Kagome and Inuyasha sat down on the couch while Sesshomaru sat in a chair. Kaori's mother sat on another chair and Kaori's father walked in. He didn't look too pleased.
"Kaori, dear, can I speak to you?" Kaori's father asked. Kaori's mother nodded.
They were whispering, but Sesshomaru wasn't paying attention. Why was Kaori upset? A gasp was heard and then some more whispering.
"Everyone out," Kaori's mother ordered. Sesshomaru started to stand. "Except Sesshomaru."
Kagome and Inuyasha left to their room and Sesshomaru sat, waiting patiently. Why would they want him to stay alone?
"What happened last night? I want the truth," Kaori mother demanded.
"We got dressed and went to the prom," he told them.
"After the prom," Kaori's father demanded. Both parents seemed really angry.
"I want to know why you would want to know. That is personal," he told them.
"Kaori thinks you took her with her acknowledgement," Kaori's mother nearly spat.
"Took her? Do you mean-" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes. Last night. She remembers nothing of last night other than she went to the prom and then woke up with two hickeies and in her silk pyjamas," Kaori's father told him.
"She's frightened of you now," Kaori's father told them.
"I did no such thing. We both had some alcohol and then-" he stopped. The look he was getting wasn't pleasant. "It was in the punch."
Kaori's parents seemed to not mind that information. "Continue," Kaori's father said.
"In the car, we started kissing. It led to the bedroom. I gave her a few on her neck. We then went to bed," he told her. It was the "quick" version. If he said all of the details, he would most likely be kicked out of the house.
"Are you sure?" Kaori's father asked.
"I am sure. She once told me she wanted to wait until she was married and I understand that. I would not take her without her permission. No matter how much alcohol we each have," Sesshomaru told them.
"That is good news. But now what? Kaori can't go to school. Everyone would see her neck and then know something's going on," Kaori's mother said.
"She can't go to school. It's too late. And tomorrow is the weekend, so that two more days. She'll be here at home until the bruises heal. Just be softer next time," Kaori's father told him. He brought Kaori in after a while. She was slightly teary, but she had calmed down. Kaori's father brought her upstairs to sleep. She was tired from all her crying and staying out late the night before.
Sesshomaru spent the rest of the day trying to find something that kept him preoccupied without bothering Kaori's sleep. She slept most of the day after she was put to bed the second time. Kaori's parents were worried about her, but they trusted Sesshomaru didn't do anything. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru growled anytime that they passed each other. Kaori's mother finally had enough at the dinner table at yelled at both of them to stop. It woke Kaori up and she came downstairs, hungry. Kaori's mother cooked something while Sesshomaru left the room. He felt guilty for taken her a little too far while she wasn't her entire self. Kaori was worried when he left the room. Did she make him too mad?
After her meal, she went to find Sesshomaru. He was sitting on the couch, watching a blank screen. Kaori wrapped her arms lightly around his neck. He looked up at her and she looked slightly worried.
"Everything all right?" Kaori asked.
"Just fine," he told her, looking back at the screen.
"Are you sure?" Kaori asked.
"Just fine," Sesshomaru repeated.
"I was wondering," Kaori said and saw him look back up at her, "want to return to the past?"
Sesshomaru shrugged and tried to look back at the screen, but Kaori caught his chin with her hand.
"Without telling anyone?" Kaori said, a smirk forming.
"So that your parents blame me later for kidnapping you? And then Inuyasha attempts to kill me again? No," Sesshomaru told her.
"Inuyasha always tries to kill you and who cares what my parents think? I need adventure now," Kaori told him. "Please?"
Sesshomaru sighed and looked up at his fiance.
"Start getting ready," he told her.
She smiled and left him on the couch. He sighed. How did she know how to win him over? Well, it would give him a chance to give her a taste of demon food, even if she did barf after it. He heard her come downstairs fairly quickly and Sesshomaru assumed she must have already packed, expecting he would say yes. Even his fiance knew him too well. Sesshomaru stood and saw Inuyasha next to him.
"Going somewhere with Kaori?" Inuyasha asked.
"It is none of your business," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha, going the opposite way Inuyasha was.
"Well, when Kaori's parents start to freak out, it will be my business," Inuyasha nearly growled.
"Tell them nothing. We'll be back soon," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha.
"Not if I can stop you," Inuyasha said, ready to take Sesshomaru by the arm.
"You can't," Sesshomaru said, twisting Inuyasha around and holding his arm behind him. "So give up already."
"Sesshomaru, stop!" Kaori told him.
Sesshomaru looked at Kaori from the corner of his eye. She had her backpack on her shoulders and was waiting for Sesshomaru.
"You will tell no one," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha.
"I'll tell anyone I want to," Inuyasha spat.
Sesshomaru pulled Inuyasha's arm harder, putting him in more pain.
"Stop!" Kaori yelled.
"You won't tell a soul," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha.
"I never listened to your threats," Inuyasha spat.
"Inuyasha, you will follow orders," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha in a threatening tone.
"Sesshomaru, let's go," Kaori begged.
Sesshomaru gave up on Inuyasha and threw him to the floor.
"We're going," Sesshomaru told her and they hurried to the well.
Inuyasha picked himself off of the floor and glared at the door Sesshomaru just exited. He stood and picked himself off of the floor. Oh, Sesshomaru was going to pay.
Kaori and Sesshomaru arrived on the other side and both hurried to get away from the well. If Sesshomaru knew Inuyasha, he would travel after Sesshomaru to get revenge.
Kaori and Sesshomaru rested near a river near dusk. Kaori sat on a boulder with her feet cooling off in the river. Sesshomaru arrived with some berries he got for her. She turned to him and smiled. He put them on a blanket she left out for them and joined her at the river.
"Do you wish to bathe?" Sesshomaru asked.
"No, but a swim would be great with the hot weather we've been having. Just a swimming pool would be better," Kaori said, splashing slightly with her feet.
"Swimming pool?" Sesshomaru asked.
"It's where people in my era swim," Kaori told him, lifting her feet from the water and pulling her knees to her chest.
"There is a pond nearby if you wish to swim," he told her.
"Really? That would be perfect," Kaori exclaimed. He nodded and gathered her belongings and led her to the pond.
Kaori put her bathing suit on and leaped into the pond. The water was cool, but not too cold. Sesshomaru sat at the edge and watched.
"Don't you want to join?" Kaori asked. Sesshomaru shook his head no. Kaori sighed and swam to the edge of the pond. "Then I would like to bathe."
He nodded and left the pond, but was still in range if she needed any assistance. He smelt her shampoo and another exotic smell. He sat against a tree to relax when he suddenly heard Kaori's scream and splashing. He ran to the pond and found Kaori standing, wet and naked. He wasn't worried about that. A demon hand was sticking out of the water. The rest of the demon emerged and Sesshomaru reached for Tokijin. But before he could, the demon reached for Kaori. She screamed and backed away, trying to keep the rest of her body covered. It didn't work and her arm was caught. Sesshomaru cut the demon's arm while throwing Kaori his outer shirt for something to cover up with. She ran to the bushes and dressed and came out holding a bow and arrow. Sesshomaru was shocked to how she got it, but it wasn't the time to ask. Kaori shot an arrow at the demon and it disappeared into the water. Nothing happened. Another arm reached out for Kaori and then suddenly stopped in midair. A bright pink light was shown and the demon disappeared.
"Are you all right?" Sesshomaru asked, coming over to her. She collapsed to the ground and her bow and arrow fell next to her.
"It scratched my ankle," Kaori told him, putting her leg out. He looked at it. It didn't seem to have any poison, but it was somewhat deep.
"You shouldn't walk on it," he told her.
"Then how am I supposed to move around?" Kaori asked. Her answer was being carried back to camp. She sighed, but relaxed in his arms.
He sat down with Kaori in his arms and fed her some berries. She laughed but enjoyed it. She could have fed herself, but it was better when he did. He was delicate while he held her in one of his arms.
After they both ate, Kaori rested in his arms. Her ankle began to hurt, but he told it was because it was a new wound. It would hurt for a short while, but it would ease later. He told the truth. She got comfortable in his arms and looked up at the stars. A shooting star passed by. She told him to make a wish, but he shook his head no.
"I have everything I want. I don't need to wish for anything else," Sesshomaru told her. She smiled at that remark.
"Me too," she told him. "Well, except this wound was healed."
He smirked at that remark and held her closer. She fell asleep later that night and Sesshomaru continued to look up at the stars.
"No, I don't need to wish for anything," Sesshomaru said to the sky.
"Well, maybe that you survive the night," a male said in the forest. Sesshomaru looked into the forest to the voice. He could see the outline of many people, but no details. He saw the shine of a knife and some spears, but the men kept their faces hidden.
"That woman looks like a good item," another male said.
"Quiet. We'll take your coins and that woman and you will live the night," the leader said.
Sesshomaru nearly laughed and looked at the men. "Foolish humans," Sesshomaru said, using his free hand for his Poison Whip, killing them all with a flick of his wrist. They cried out as they died, but it did not awaken Kaori. She just moved slightly and mumbled his name, but fell silent afterwards. She slept soundly most of the night until her priestess power felt approaching demons for the dead meat of the men Sesshomaru had killed. She woke up and saw herself still in the safety of Sesshomaru's arms.
"All right?" Sesshomaru asked. Kaori lifted her head and saw some glowing eyes to her left. She was startled, but Sesshomaru assured her she was safe. They wouldn't attack him unless they were foolish.
"They are just after a free meal and will leave," he told them.
"Free meal?" Kaori asked.
"Some foolish men attempted to rob me," he told her.
"You killed them, didn't you?" Kaori asked.
"What did you expect?" Sesshomaru asked.
Kaori sighed and came closer to Sesshomaru. The sounds of chopping and slurping kept her awake. They suddenly stopped and Kaori looked around. Many red eyes were seen.
"Lord Sesshomaru, must you need that woman? Use her and then give her to us," one demon told Sesshomaru.
"You got the men. Now leave," Sesshomaru told them.
"We want more," another demon hissed. "Plus, if we were to eat her, I have a feeling we will become stronger."
"Leave while you still have the chance," Sesshomaru told them.
"I want that woman!" A demon yelled out and a red snake flew out of the trees. Kaori's eyes went wide and watched as Sesshomaru flicked his wrist and the demon was slashed in half.
"Anyone else?" Sesshomaru asked, his hand raised. Kaori saw the red eyes disappear until only a few were left.
"My lord, will you please reconsider? What use is a human woman to you but a quickie?" A demon asked. "They usually die even after that."
Sesshomaru tried to keep in control, but red shown through his eyes, slightly startling Kaori.
"Let's leave," another said and Kaori saw all the eyes disappear. Sesshomaru's eyes returned to normal and Kaori snuggled into his warmth.
"Sorry you had to see that," he told her.
"I thought it was kind of cool," she told him.
Sesshomaru was shocked. She thought it was cool? Usually people would flee as soon as possible after it. He brushed some bangs out of her face and she smiled up at him.
The sun rose after a short while and Kaori saw a small river of blood running towards them. Kaori looked away, but the stench from the men was getting stronger.
"Can we leave?" Kaori asked.
"Yes," he told her, picking up her and her bag. He flung one strap over his shoulder and held Kaori with both hands towards an area he knew well. He should. He was raised there. Kaori was curious to where they were heading. She had no control seeing that he was carrying her, but she wondered why he was taking her to a place she had only heard in rumours. Once the bed of blood red daisies, she knew instantly where she was going, but she wondered if Sesshomaru did. It was rumoured most demons lived her. Why was he taking her here?
"Sesshomaru, why are we heading this way?" Kaori asked after a short while.
"I can only get the ingredients here," he told her.
"Ingredients for what?" Kaori asked.
"Liver stew," he told her.
Kaori made a disgusted sound and looked away. Was this one of the demon foods?
"You wanted to taste demon food, I'm going to make some for you," he told her while stepping over a dead body.
"Why couldn't you do this on your own?" Kaori asked as dead flesh rotted nearby. It looked like only death lived in this area.
"You wouldn't want to miss out on all the fun, would you?" Sesshomaru asked.
"What type of fun?" Kaori asked.
"Well, you want to know about demons, we hunt down our prey. So, we of course need to hunt down things that contain livers. Other demons, humans, animals. But not just any," he told her. "Healthy ones."
Kaori felt like she was going to barf. Next time they went to look for demon ingredients, she was to remind herself to tell him not to tell her about it. But it was somewhat interesting to learn about demons.
"It doesn't look like anything is healthy around here," Kaori said.
"We'll have to stay the night a couple of times. They only come out at night," Sesshomaru told her. "I'm just glad you can't walk."
"Why?" Kaori asked.
"Traps are laid out everywhere. If you were to wander too far ahead or behind, you could be trapped by one. Or even at night. Being taken by a demon isn't the most pleasant thing to do here. It's almost impossible to get someone back," he told her, stepping over something Kaori couldn't see.
"Was that a trap?" Kaori asked.
"Yes. They all contain poison, so I can tell where they are," he told her. Kaori just laid in his arms, watching how carefully he stepped around invisible objects.
It was a while before he stopped completely. Kaori looked around, but couldn't find why he had stopped.
"Another reason why I'm happy you aren't walking on your own. Pits aren't the best to fall in," he told her.
He held her with one hand while he picked a twig up off the ground and threw it out. It fell into a black hole that suddenly appeared. It disappeared after the twig fell in. Kaori watched in amazement, but Sesshomaru didn't seem to be moving yet.
"Kaori, close your eyes until I tell you to open them," he told her. She nodded and closed her eyes. She felt like she was being pulled harshly into Sesshomaru, but kept her eyes closed.
The sensation stopped and Sesshomaru told her she could open her eyes. She opened them and found herself in a forest. But it was just an illusion. Sesshomaru could see the real picture because he was a demon.
Most humans that passed the traps came to this area and instantly got lost. It was a pure illusion to keep humans away. They would get lost in the forest and instantly die of dehydration or hunger. The forest looked like all fruits were poisonous, which kept all from eating them. Sesshomaru started walking forward and Kaori instantly shut her eyes closed. From her point of view, he just walked through a tree. She felt no impact and looked around. How did they get threw without being injured?
"Illusions," he told her.
She looked at him and relaxed in his arms again. She trusted him, so what he said was the truth. She loved the scenery, though. It was very exotic. The butterflies looked real along with all of the trees. But with every one Sesshomaru stepped through, she knew they were unreal.
Sesshomaru stopped once it became dark. The sun was setting and they had just gotten through the illusion part. They were edging the demon world when Kaori yawned. It wouldn't be wise to sleep in the demon world, so he rested in the illusion world for Kaori's safety. She fell asleep before he rested and he woke her up to eat. He pulled out the blanket that held some berries he had leftover from the day before. She thanked him and had a few before she fell asleep again. As soon as her eyes closed, the red ones emerged. They were silent and Sesshomaru didn't even see them until he smelt unknown scents. When he looked up, he saw many red eyes circling them. None looked like they were going to attack, but Sesshomaru was still on his guard. They were most likely attracted to the smell of her injury or her human blood. He kept his eyes open the entire night, not trusting any of the demons around him. Once the sun started to rise, they slowly started to disappear. None wanted to be seen while the sun was up.
Kaori woke up slowly, but Sesshomaru had already started moving. He was glad he did. If he had waited for Kaori to wake up before he started moving, he wouldn't have gotten anywhere. She had woken up at noon. She smiled at him, but he didn't smile back. He was in the demon world now and it wasn't good to smile.
"Say nothing," he told her. "Under no circumstance."
Kaori was shocked with the seriousness in his voice, but nodded. He walked with her in hand in silence. The demon world looked like any world except that Kaori saw no one around except them.
He walked all day with not a soul in sight. They both were quiet, but so was the rest around them. The silence was killing both of them, but they didn't want to break it.
Once nightfall came, Sesshomaru stopped and relaxed against a tree.
"You are allowed to talk, but be as quiet as possible. And until I tell you to stop," he told her.
"Where are we?" Kaori whispered.
"Demon world. Where pure bloods are born and raised so they're strong and killing machines," he told her, looking around.
"Were you?" Kaori asked.
"Yes," he told her.
"And your father?" Kaori asked.
"Yes," Sesshomaru told her.
"Are you hungry?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Not yet," she told him.
"All right. Try your best not to eat too much. The berries around here are poisonous to humans along with other foods. We won't be able to restock for a while," he told her.
Kaori nodded and looked around. She didn't feel any demons nearby, but she still felt uneasy. She tried to get closer to Sesshomaru, but she was as close as possible. His arms were around her as he rested against a tree. He didn't sense any presences nearby, but he didn't trust his nose. Some demons could disguise their scent. His hearing was more reliable than anything else was.
"What was that?" Kaori asked. She felt something pass through her and she didn't know why.
Sesshomaru looked around. He didn't smell anything or hear anything. He then suddenly heard the flattering of wings and looked up and found moths over them. He slashed them instantly, but their powers had already taken into effect.
"Sesshomaru," Kaori mumbled as her eyes started closing.
"Stay awake," he told her.
She couldn't. She was too far along. She fell asleep almost instantly. Sesshomaru nearly cursed at himself. He was supposed to keep her safe while in here. He looked around.
"Sesshomaru. Long time no see," someone said in the distance. It sounded like it was everywhere.
"Show yourself," Sesshomaru said.
"Sesshomaru, you've become like your father," the person said as he showed himself.
"Hentanmaru," Sesshomaru nearly hissed.
"Glad you remembered me," Hentanmaru nearly laughed. His wings flapped behind him as he walked closer.
"What do you want this time?" Sesshomaru asked. He couldn't believe his father was friends with this asshole.
"I'm making my famous Liver Stew and need a healthy woman. That one in your hands would do fine. I mean, isn't that why you brought her here?" Hentanmaru asked.
"No," Sesshomaru answered automatically. "Find someone else."
"Intended, I see. So you have become almost identical as your father, though you swore you wouldn't," Hentanmaru laughed.
"I am planning on cooking as well, Hentanmaru," Sesshomaru said, raising a hand. "I wonder. Would your liver do?"
Hentanmaru nearly laughed. "I'm like another father to you. You wouldn't kill me, would you?" Hentanmaru asked.
"I don't exactly care, Hentanmaru," Sesshomaru said, and watched Hentanmaru's eyes go wide when Sesshomaru's Poison Whip showed up. "Good bye."
Blood was smelt in the air as Hentanmaru was slain. Sesshomaru used a waterproof/blood-proof pouch and cut Hentanmaru's liver out. He placed the liver in the pouch and put it away. He put Kaori back into his arms and tried to wake her up. He didn't exactly want to hurt her, but she wasn't responding when he called her. He took a chance and kissed her, sticking his tongue down her throat. He heard her cough and lifted up. She blinked her eyes open and looked at him.
"Disgusting," Kaori said, nearly spitting out.
He shrugged and watched as red eyes showed up. He stood with Kaori in hand and left almost immediately. When demons were devouring the dead, they didn't like to be watched. He knew for he used to be one who would look for the recently killed and devour on them. He would come home and get slapped by his mother for being such a disgusting demon. He was the son of a powerful demon and he wasn't hunting yet. He was just following the pack and wasn't going out on his own like his father did. He eventually did as he was told and hunted down his prey and then devoured them. He still was slapped for the bloodstain that went down his front after a meal.
He was pulled from his past when he smelt demons following him. Without warning to Kaori, he turned into his energy ball and fled from them. If they got any closer, he wouldn't be able to protect himself and Kaori. Kaori let a small shriek out and his landed shortly afterwards when he felt the demons were far enough.
"Sorry I didn't warn you," he told her.
"It's ok," Kaori whispered.
"Are you all right?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Just fine," she told him.
"Good. Let's see if we're safe here," he told her.
It turned out that they weren't, or in the place after that. Kaori eventually got the hang of being waken up by moving and barely got any sleep that night. She did fall asleep later that day when he was travelling farther into the demon world. He was all right with that. He killed a few more whom ventured out because of her human scent and his powerful demon one. He got just about enough and started leaving during the night when a huge pack of dog demons surrounded them. Their eyes were big and red and their fangs were shining.
Sesshomaru held the sleeping Kaori in his hands, ready to attack when he smelt a familiar scent.
"Mother?" Sesshomaru asked, looking at where it was coming from. A pair of red eyes reverted amber and a woman came out of the shadows.
"Sesshomaru," the woman nearly whispered. "I thought you were dead."
"I'm still alive," he told her.
"Who's she?" Sesshomaru's mother asked, looking at Kaori.
"My intended," he told his mother.
His mother's face turned to anger. "She's human," Sesshomaru's mother nearly spat.
"I know that," he told his mother.
"You take after your father too much," Sesshomaru mother said. "But you're welcome in our den for the night."
Sesshomaru was shocked by the news, but was relieved. For one night they would have a safe place to rest. Sesshomaru laid Kaori carefully on the ground and embraced his mother. She returned the embrace. Kaori fluttered her eyes open and found she could sit up. When she did, though, she found no Sesshomaru holding her, but she did find many red eyes looking at her. She looked around and found Sesshomaru hugging another woman. She looked young. Almost as young as Kaori.
"Sesshomaru?" Kaori asked.
"Kaori, you've awaken," Sesshomaru said, coming to her side.
"Who is she?" Kaori asked, looking at Sesshomaru's mother.
"That's my mother," Sesshomaru said. Kaori was shocked. She was so young.
"We're sleeping in their den for the night," Sesshomaru told her and picking her up in his arms.
"Cool," Kaori said. She looked around. They started walking and she could see all of the red eyes were from dog demons. Part of Sesshomaru's mother's pack, Kaori guessed. The eyes didn't seem too angry anymore, but they didn't seem too friendly yet. Kaori held Sesshomaru shirt while she tried to get to sleep again. But she still felt uneasy about these demons. And her priestess powers kept telling her that Sesshomaru's mother didn't seem to like her. She looked at Sesshomaru's mother and saw his mother looking at her. Once his mother saw Kaori noticed her, she looked ahead. Kaori didn't like that look she caught, but let it pass as they came near a cave. She sensed more demons inside. Kaori got scared. Really scared. She had no clue what was awaiting inside.