Kag: sings the retarded song over and over: Clap your hands: stomps feet: stomp your feet: claps hands: …us retards can't be beat! …Number one, number one! Peace the world is round!
DG: groans: Stop singing that song! You'll make me retarded: Checks mail:
MAIL-You have ZERO messages
DG: Damn you: refreshes page:
Kag: continues to sing:
DG: Sighh…I wonder what Sess is doing…whatever it is, can't be worst that this
-Sess-
Sess: drinks tea: Ahh…. This is better than sitting with the wenches all day…
Fan girl #1: Oh my god! Isn't that Sesshomaru from Inuyasha: shrieks:
Fan girl #2: Like o my god Jessie! It is! …Oh Sesshy! Over here…smile for the camera baby: takes pictures:
Sess: Huh? What the devil? …: turns only to be blinded by flashes of light:
Fan girls: Fluffy! WE LOVE YOU: runs over to Sesshomaru:
Sess: Oh hell no…: runs for life:
Fan girl #2: Sesshy! Stop running you're ruining your beautiful hair! …never mind! Keep it like that and….perfect!
-Back to the DG-
Kag: Number one…number one…peace the world is round: laughs maliciously:
DG: its official…I'm retarded: bangs head on table:
Disclaimer: Ok that retarded song has a dance to it, but it's hard to do it if I can't show it. XP. That definitely doesn't belong to me, my friend Barb's friend, lol dare you to say that 5 times fast, made that. Even on my birthday I couldn't own Inuyasha, so what makes now any different? Get on with the story!
No More Chances, No More Forgiveness
Chapter 11
Playing with the Mind
The gang stared gaping at who had shot Kagome. Kagome looked at Sango and found that she was looking dumbly of what was behind her. Slowly, Kagome faced away from the little girl to follow Sango's gaze. Once it stopped, her eyes opened a fraction and then squinted in anger.
There stood in front of Inuyasha and Miroku was no other the dead miko, Kikyo. Kagome gritted her teeth as Kikyo notched another arrow facing her. Kagome sat up and readied her arrow as well, but looking over Kikyo she noticed that the arrow turned slightly and was now pointing to Inuyasha. What is she doing? I thought she loved Inuyasha…therefore shouldn't she be aiming at me?
Inuyasha noticed the arrow was now directing him and growled at Kikyo.
"Kikyo stop this" he shouted.
Kikyo paid no attention as she released her arrow. Inuyasha growled as he jumped out of the away of the arrows path, but suddenly it followed his way hitting in the leg. Inuyasha fell forward from the pain and looked down to see an arrow piercing his skin in his leg.
"What the hell" he muttered.
All were confused. Inuyasha dodged the arrow's path so he shouldn't have gotten hit…how did the arrow hit anyway? They all thought. Inuyasha seemed to be in a daze since he didn't notice that from where he stood 10 feet from Kikyo, now stood directly above him. Inuyasha snapped out when he felt a shadow and gasped when he saw Kikyo with another arrow ready to fire in direct range.
Kagome was stunned. How did she get from far back and up to Inuyasha that fast? And how did her arrow hit him…she couldn't be that quick. Unless… Kagome gasped a little when it she realized something. Sango must have heard her to turn her direction and whispered a 'what'.
"Inuyasha!" she called, wincing as she tried to stand.
Inuyasha turned to her with his head, since his body seemed to be frozen from Kikyo so close that she could kill him in a second.
"That's not Kikyo! It can't be, I sense life in her"
All turned to Kikyo who still didn't answer or falter from the secret getting out. Inuyasha noticed for the first time, that his nose didn't pick up the stench of dead or decay. Chikusho…why didn't I notice that before!
Kagome confirmed that her theory was right with 3 good reasons. One being, that she could sense the life in her and not the lifeless clay pot she was. Second being, when she fired her arrow, her miko powers didn't purify Inuyasha when he got shot therefore it was a regular arrow. And lastly, as dead as she was, she was still a somewhat lifeless walking human and couldn't move that fast, therefore it had to be a youkai, impersonating Kikyo.
Inuyasha growled as he took courage as he kicked Kikyo away, only to be dodged by her and fired another arrow. Inuyasha caught the arrow and knew figured that if it wasn't Kikyo then he couldn't get purified by her miko powers, so he snapped it in two. He grinned when the impersonator of Kikyo staggered back, but didn't flee.
"You got guts for impersonating someone you're not" he snarled as he cracked his knuckles ready to send the person to hell.
XOXOXO
In the shadows, the figure growled as poison ran loosely, melting the tree bark he stood in. He had watched the miko lower her defenses to the mere child, that he figured wasn't as he sensed youkai in her. What got him pissed off more was how stupid and oblivious his brother had been as an arrow flew and hit his Kagome. It took all his patience and control over his anger to calm himself and to stay hidden from sight, but it was hard when he smelt the chi from the miko blow his way. That baka! Can't protect a mere ningen….how worthless! Claims to be her protector when he can't even protect her from a damn arrow!
Sesshomaru watched as Inuyasha took action as he released Kaze no Kizu into the forest to the attacker. Missing sadly, the attacker made herself known as she stepped into the clearing. He took notice that it was the dead miko, but knew better when he smelt youkai from her as well instead of the fowl stench. He wondered how long it would take for his hanyou brother to notice this, but it didn't take long….at least for the miko.
He was pleased the miko took note of this right away and informing his oblivious, idiot brother who was just getting it now as he kicked the impersonator away. At least she's smarter than the hanyou.
Sesshomaru watched in the background as his half weakling brother take on the fake miko.
XOXOXO
"Who are you?" Inuyasha growled as he prepared for another Kaze no Kizu.
The fake miko did not respond as she gracefully ran toward him, pulling a dagger that was hidden in her kimono. Inuyasha growled as she swiped at him, trying to cut him. When she succeeded in slashing a deep wound in his arm, Inuyasha growled louder and countered slashing back with his katana.
Kagome tried to walk over to Inuyasha, only to fall to her knees from the deep wound of the arrow that she was hit with. Sango quickly stood up, with Shippou rushing to her side as well.
"Kagome-chan! Daijoubu"
Kagome smiled weakly "Hai, don't worry about me"
Kagome stood once more, with the help of Sango as they stood watching the battle.
Inuyasha was just about tired of this attack and defend game. He launched his attack on the fake once more and this time succeeding as it headed its way before it could get away. They didn't hear a scream so they waited until the smoke cleared to see if the fake was dead.
Once the dust and the air was settled, they stared and gaped the sight, where Kikyo once stood, now stood Kohaku in her place with no scratches from the attack. He made it look like the attack was just a simple breeze, as he stared lifeless at them.
Sango gasped when she saw her otouto and was about to run out to get him, but Kagome pulled her back. Sango looked at Kagome tears forming in her deep brown eyes as she stared at her sister that shook her head no.
"Sango…whoever that is…is impersonating people" she said softly "That isn't Kohaku"
Sango sobbed as she fell to the ground bring Kagome with her, as her Kagome hugged her in comfort.
Inuyasha and Miroku stared stunned that the attack failed. The Kohaku fake took his sickle chain and twirled it, ready to launch it once again at Inuyasha. Inuyasha broke from his stun stage as he growled annoyed and ran to the boy.
"You damn wannabe! Why are you changing into other people?" he roared attacking once more.
No comment as the boy threw his sickle at Inuyasha and navigating of where it flew with its chain. Inuyasha blocked with his katana, only to have the sickle and chain around itself shut on the blade. Kohaku then took his side of the chain and pulled Tessaiga, along with Inuyasha to the ground. Inuyasha muttered incoherent words as he spotted Kohaku's feet from his sight on the ground. Kohaku unwound his sickle from the blade and held it high, ready to strike. Just when Kagome was about to scream out to Inuyasha to get up, Miroku stepped in just in time as he placed his staff in front of Inuyasha, clashing the sickle and the staff. Kohaku looked up to Miroku with lifeless eyes as he stared back.
"Kohaku or not…I can not allow to hurt Inuyasha" he calmly said.
When Kohaku was about to release his sickle from the bounds of Miroku's staff, Inuyasha grabbed his leg and pulled Kohaku down to the ground with him. Kohaku let out an inaudible gasp as he fell to the floor and Inuyasha jumping up, holding Tessaiga to his throat.
"Keh, not so tough now, huh? If you want to keep your head in tact you fake, you better start talking" he grinned, "Starting with who are you and who sent you"
Just then a grin formed on Kohaku's lips, confusing both Inuyasha and Miroku as they looked down at him. A green poison whip strikes Inuyasha in the back unexpectedly, causing him to loose his balance and grip on Tessaiga with Kohaku under it. Inuyasha groaned and then winced at the poison at his back as he flipped to his back to see the person who had hit him. Miroku kneeled down helping Inuyasha as he stared at Kohaku jump to his feet and away from the two. Kagome and Sango followed Kohaku as he stood beside his partner, making their jaws drop. Kagome seemed stunned the most and shook her head and pinched herself to make sure she was awake. When she yelped at the pain, she knew she was awake.
"No way….Sesshomaru?" she whispered.
There he stood in his proud stance as he retracted his poison whip. His sliver hair blowing in the breeze and cold façade frosted as ever. He held no remark to his brother, nor did he smirk or grin when he saw his otouto helpless.
Inuyasha growled at him as he knocked away Miroku's hand as he stood up, leaning on Tessaiga for support.
"You teme! What are you doing here?" he snapped.
No answer came from Sesshomaru as he unsheathed Tojikin and stood in a battle stance, along with Kohaku with his sickle.
Kagome still stunned, not believing Sesshomaru would team up with Kohaku, fake or not, after he was under control of Naraku when he had taken Rin. She stared long and hard at him and spotted a dark light from both of them. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped. The shards! So they're the ones holding them…so he's…he's…a fake too! How many of these are there!
Just when Kagome was about to shout out to Inuyasha that wasn't Sesshomaru either. Out in a flash of white and a bit of red, came the real thing.
XOXOXO
Sesshomaru chuckled as the Kaze no Kizu didn't effect the boy. He admitted that he was surprised, from the dead miko came in place the brat who was in control of the hanyou. He watched as Inuyasha and the boy, who seems to be only interested in the hanyou, battle it out. He looked over to the miko and the slayer to see the miko comforting the slayer as she cried. Hmm…cries, yet she knows that isn't her brother…pathetic.
He turned back to the battle and found Inuyasha managed to get the boy down. But what surprised and angered him next was the fact a green whip interfered and retracted to a fake that supposed to look like him, Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western. What the devil! How dare he? Sesshomaru growled intensely as red tinted his golden ember eyes. He looked back to Kagome and Sango, noticing only the two onnas and the pup sat there. So the girl…or youkai disguised as the ningen is the partner of the imposer…they won't live to see the day for imposing this Sesshomaru!
Sesshomaru growled loudly as he jumped out of his hiding spot and used his demonic speed to get into the action, unsheathing the real Tokijin as he ran.
XOXOXO
Inuyasha stood and lifted his Tessagia ready to attack when he sniffed the air and noticed his brother's scent stronger. He muttered a 'huh' as he saw the Sesshomaru that was by Kohaku get taken down. He blinked and his eyes widened as he stared at the scene.
"Miroku"
"Yea, Inuyasha"
"Am I seeing double?"
"Either we're going crazy or there's two Sesshomaru's"
Miroku stared as Sesshomaru 1 and Sesshomary 2 fought clashing their Tokijins with each other, fighting fiercely.
Sango seemed to have stopped crying as her mouth dropped, as well as Kagome and Shippou's. TWO? Which one's which? ….wait duh Kagome, one has the shard and the other doesn't!
Kagome struggled to stand up as she notched an arrow and pointed it to the fighting Sesshomarus. Inuyasha was getting frustrated, annoyed, and dizzy at this. It was enough he had to deal with one Sesshomaru…but two? He looked at the corner of his eyes to see Kagome getting ready to shoot.
Kagome saw the real one, but it was hard to get the fake one without hurting Sesshomaru in the process, so she had to do the one thing left to do.
"Inuyasha! Go help your brother" she calmly said in a sharp command.
Inuyasha turned his head and gaped at her like she grew two heads "What the hell? Why should I?" he growled.
Kagome sighed as she tried to get a clear shot. If only they could stop moving! Then I can get him without accidentally hitting the real one.
"One is fake and the other is the real one…I can't get a good shot with the other getting in the way" she answered "I might hit the real one" she added.
Inuyasha keh'ed "So? They're the same thing, doesn't matter who you hit" he retorted.
Kagome groaned at his stubbornness. Is he stupid? …he must be since he doesn't know.
"Inuyasha" she said annoyed "The fake one has a shard, along with Kohaku!" she reasoned.
Inuyasha's eyes widened as he looked at the Sesshomarus, then tried looking for Kohaku, who he had forgotten for a moment. He turned to Miroku who he was behind him.
"Oi Miroku, where'd the brat go?"
Inuyasha looked at Miroku who was silent and was glaring at him coldly.
"Oi, what's wrong with yo-"
Before he could finish, Miroku ran up to him and his staff flew his way. Inuyasha growled as he tried dodging the attacks. What the hell has gotten with him! As he jumped away, he tripped over something, sending him to the ground. He groaned as he rubbed his head and looked down growling at the reason he tripped.
"Baka houshi! You tripped me" he snapped.
Now noticing he didn't respond, move, nor had his eyes open, he concluded that the Miroku that was on the ground was out cold. Inuyasha paled as he looked down then up to see Miroku walking up to him with a cold glare.
"Kagome! Where's the shard?"
Kagome took a good look before answering "In Miroku's hand"
Inuyasha nodded and stood back up. He led the other Miroku away from the Miroku unconscious and tried to cut of his hand. This is what you get for groping onnas hentai Inuyasha grinned in his head at the thought.
Miroku seemed to be dodging and attempting to keep his hand away from Inuyasha from his attacks. Inuyasha was getting tired of these fake imposers, when he heard a scream and a flying object coming their way. Inuyasha got away in time while Miroku wasn't so lucky as his eyes widened and the boomerang flew to the side of him breaking off his hand that held the shard and the staff that the hand held, flying over to the unconscious Miroku's at the side of his face, who seemed to be dreaming dirty thoughts as he grinned. The boomerang returned to Sango and she grinned at the imposer. And right on time, Miroku's eyes opened to meet the hand beside his face, causing him to yelp in surprise. Sango shook her head and teased.
"Careful houshi that might be your hand next if you grope me again"
The real Miroku pouted as he sat up and crossed his arms as Miroku the poser, frowned and looked over to his partner who wasn't doing any better than he was. The Sesshomaru imposer was bloodied up from his sliver hair, face, and clothing which was ripped as well. He showed tiredness while the other didn't even break a sweat.
Then in an instant, the 2 posers were side by side fading from their imposing looks to reveal 2 youkais what looked like shadows. They had dark skin that was in tone with their midnight black long hair that was past their derriere. Their black eyes showed darkness and cold texture to all that stared into their depths. Standing 6 foot tall with their black hakamas and haoris, there they both held a black mirror in their hands, like Kanna's. The only difference was instead of taking people's souls, it took their identities. The mirrors spur in purple and black mists as they held for all to see, ready to take the form of their person.
Sesshomaru glared angrily at the two.
"State your name youkai" he demanded.
The youkais gave a wicked smile to the demon lord, then the gang, as they started to fade back into the background.
"We WILL meet again, Inuyasha" shadow 1 replied.
"Remember us and trust no one" shadow 2 replied.
"We, the illusion brothers, will bring you mistrust and giman! Beware!" both voices chorused as they disappeared fully leaving the gang baffled.
Miroku stood rubbing his sore head and looked over to the girls and Inuyasha. Sango lead Kagome over to the hand that lay on the floor, with Shippou and Kirara following. Kagome winced at the dysfunctional hand and gulped as she took an arrow and pierced the skin, where the shikon shard popped out. Taking it into her hands, she purified it and placed it in her little jar along with the other pieces that were collected and purified. She sighed shaking her head.
"Those illusion brothers still have one more shard with them…so we'll be seeing them again"
Inuyasha growled "We could've got it, but nooo" he mocked turning his attention to Kagome as if blaming it on her.
Kagome's eyes widened knowing he was blaming her. She narrowed her eyes on him dangerously countering.
"I told you to help Sesshomaru so I can hit the fake one without shooting the real one" she said coldly.
Inuyasha's eyes opened a fraction at her words and growled "Why do you care if he got hit or not!"
Kagome stopped and froze right there. Why did she care? She could've hit Sesshomaru and not care if he got killed or not. She was confused, looking in the corner of her eyes to glare angrily at Sesshomaru, who was smirking at her waiting for her answer as well. She just left her mouth to talk and not think, since she couldn't think of an answer.
"I don't" she scoffed "I just want to kill the guy and be done with it" she shrugged turning away when she felt herself blushing.
Inuyasha growled lowly, knowing that wasn't the reason. She…she actually cares if he got hurt or not! He's the enemy! She shouldn't care if he got hit or not!
Sesshomaru, on the other hand, whose smirk grew widen. He knew she was definitely lying since she wouldn't look him in the eye and was blushing madly when she thought to why she did it.
Sango, Miroku, and Shippou who was clinging onto Miroku's shoulder looked between the 2 brothers and the miko. Kagome grew tired of the silence and turned around to look at Sesshomaru looking at him suspiciously.
"Oi, what are you doing here?" an eyebrow rose curious.
The others looked to him as well, wondering the same thing. Inuyasha grinned knowing he couldn't get out of this unless he told the truth.
Sesshomaru, however, not liking the glares and how his otouto was grinning answered truthfully.
"I came to observe the hanyou's ways of protecting" he crossed his arms and a sliver eyebrow rose to his brother "And I must say…he has his own 'unique' way of protecting if his comrades, hit by an arrow, fooled by the enemy that could've killed you, and knocked unconscious not keeping an eye out for the unexpected enemy" he smirked as Inuyasha started to fume in anger. "Protective indeed"
Inuyasha just had enough "Shuddap! What do you know of protecting!"
"I happen to have a ward of my own, mind you" he narrowed his eyes.
Inuyasha scoffed as he put his hands in his haori sleeves "I bet you couldn't protect anyone without having them hurt or killed" he laughed.
The ningens, a neko, and a kitsune watched as the brother's argue it out, forgetting about a certain other brothers in hand.
Raising a sliver eyebrow in skeptical "Is that a challenge?" he inquired.
Inuyasha scoffed "You bet it is, I bet you couldn't protect a person…a ningen in fact for a week…no wait …a month without having them injured, not even a scratch on them and I don't mean that runt Rin" he challenged.
The gang looked at Sesshomaru, wondering if he would back out. Sesshomaru looked to them and knew what they were thinking. If they think this Sesshomaru would back out, they're sadly mistaken…and I could use this chance to get closer to the miko…Hmm…the odds are in my favor.
Inuyasha grinned, knowing and expecting him to back out since he wouldn't want to spend his 'precious' time on him and ningens in fact, but when he saw Sesshomaru grinning, he's smile turned to a frown.
"Very well otouto…but I get to choose the ningen" he smirked.
Inuyasha scowled "Iie! Has to be in this group, no fresh off the market slaves" he growled.
Sesshomaru smirked "I wouldn't have it any other way otouto…" he then turned to the miko. "For the month I saw protect the miko and if I should pass I get to keep her and she stays with me"
Kagome gasped along with her friends and Inuyasha. Why me?
"Nani! Iie! Not Kagome!" he bared his fangs at his aniki.
"Is she not in this group? Is she not a ningen? I think I made your expectations and I get to pick, no?" he mocked.
Inuyasha growled "Why her? Do you like her or something" he retorted.
That stung. Kagome glared pissed off at Inuyasha and gritted her teeth. Inuyasha gulped and slowly turned to meet her gaze.
"Why not me Inuyasha? Not good enough to protect, is that it!"
Inuyasha stammered "I-iie Kagome I didn't mean it like that!"
Kagome sighed keeping her emotions in check and turned to Sesshomaru "I accept your protection, since I'm clearly not worth protecting to someone I know" she glared at Inuyasha whose mouth hanged open. "Especially since my last protector did a horrible job that left me with an arrow in my back" she snarled as she turned and started walking away.
Smack! That hurt. Kagome's words hit him like a ton of bricks, leaving him speechless. The gang glared at him before following Kagome, leaving him with Sesshomaru. He turned to him and narrowed his eyes.
"What do I get it return if you lose?"
Sesshomaru chuckled "Whatever you want doesn't matter to me because in the end…" he whispered in his ear as he leaned forward "…I always get what I want" he smirked and turned to walk after Kagome.
"And to answer your question otouto….yes I do"
With that said Sesshomaru rushed forward to catch up with Kagome and her friends. Inuyasha looked at his onii-san's back stunned. He-he likes her? Inuyasha's eyes dropped as he heaved a heavy sigh and followed along, behind his friends once more.
(A/N: Stop here? I think not! I'm such in a good mood, yes! XP. This is such a great place to end, but you've reviewed so much, I award you. Ahh but it has been so long since I've stopped somewhere that didn't end in a cliffy, but oh well. Let's see if I can go on without ending it in a climatic scene, ne?)
XOXOXO
Darkness surrounded the area. The air was thick and heavy that no mortal that didn't have the proper training could survive. Miasma clouded the secluded area, where a castle laid. Dead bodies with dried blood made the place more eerie and gruesome to the eyes and nose. It was quiet that you could hear the rushing river miles away. Such a place could make one, mad, crazy even, except one man…hanyou to be exact.
In the depths of his castle, he sat in his room glaring into the mirror of the white doll youkai. Her short white hair compelled to her pale white skin and in her white hands, held a mirror which showed moving figures to the eyes of the viewer. She looked straight, emotionless, like her eyes held no life or joy or what so ever into the crimson red eyes of her maker. He smirked and stood waiting for his men to return as the figures faded and the mirror turned back to its original nothing form.
It didn't take long for the 2 shadow like creatures to appear from the shadows and bow to their master. Kneeling down on one knee as the other knee stood with their hand on it as they bowed their head in forgiveness.
"Genkaku…. Sakkaku…you have failed me"
The 2 youkai bowed their head in disgrace. The one with only one hand left spoke.
"Forgive us Naraku-sama, we've underestimated them" spoke Sakkaku, the youngest of the two.
Naraku narrowed his eyes at him "Hai, indeed you did, leading you into loosing a Shikon shard" he sneered.
"Gomen master, it shall not happen again" he muttered.
Naraku stared smugly at the two illusion brothers. A smirk formed on his face as he spoke.
"I'm sure it won't…because tonight, you're gonna break him and his little tachi…one by one" he grinned.
The brothers stood up and looked up to their master.
"See to it that you don't mess this up again" he snapped grimly.
"Hai Naraku-sama" the brothers replied unison and bowed before turning.
Naraku grinned "Genkaku…."
The eldest of the two stopped and turned to his master, wordlessly.
"I want to see emotion, betrayal, hurt…I want to see him broken by the one he loves dear" Naraku hissed "I want him to witness the betrayal of his love…DO NOT disappoint me"
Genkaku looked up into the eyes of Naraku and grinned as his shadow form faded away, forming into feminine feature. Naraku grinned as he looked upon the smoky blue eyes of the onna.
"Yes, Master Naraku" Kagome smirked slyly and faded away into the background.
XOXOXO
Kagome took out her first aid and started tending to her friend's wounds first, not bothering with hers since it didn't hurt as much as before.
The gang and Sesshomaru had been walking and found no shards after the illusion brothers. But they looked at each other suspiciously, unsure if they were safe around someone else without thinking its one of the brothers in a different form. So the gang was pretty much silent as they sat down for camp, with Kagome tending to their wounds and cooking dinner.
Kagome looked to Miroku first since he looked to have been hit really hard and could suffer from a concussion if not tending right away. Looking over his head and occasional smacking him in the face for touching her behind as she did inspections, she had him sit back and relax to get rid of the forming headache. Since Sango, Shippou, and Kirara were fine, she then turned to Inuyasha who had a bad cut to his arm from the blade of Kikyo's dagger, a bleeding leg from Kikyo's arrow, and the bruising burn from Sesshomaru's poison whip on his back. But it wasn't so serious thanks to the fire rat his haori. Kagome sighed as she dealt with the childish hanyou who kept pestering her to leave him alone and have the wounds recover themselves.
"Stupid wench leave me alone I'm fine! …Ow that hurts! ….IIE! Not that awful liquid thing! You know that hurts my nose" he hissed when he spotted her take out a white bottle.
Kagome rolled her eyes as she applied rubbing alcohol to the cloth she held in her other hand "Inuyasha be quiet, if you don't want your wounds to be infected I have to clean it" she scowled.
Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kirara shook their heads and sighed at the hanyou, not surprised of his attitude. Sesshomaru however remained cool and collect of the whole thing, yet inside he burned with anger of the attention of his hanyou brother.
Inuyasha just kept moving and fidgeting as she tried to get near his cuts. After loosing her patience, she sat him allowing her to clean the wounds of his back, leg, and arm in the process, and bandaging them. Inuyasha growled, when she finished and the spell worn off allowing him to put back his haori.
Kagome then went to Sesshomaru who was sitting back on a tree and looking away. She looked down to see a not too deep cut on his arm and a dried blood cut on his perfect face. She knelt down to him and opened her aid, taking out the bandages and alcohol she used on Inuyasha once more. Sesshomaru looked from the corner of his eyes at he miko as she dabbed the cloth with the liquid she used on his otouto. He twitched slightly when the offensive smell entered his nose, his brother wasn't kidding when he said it hurt his nose.
"Sesshomaru, before you act like Inuyasha acting all high and mighty with your healing quickly because of your demon immunity, I have to clean it so you don't get an infection" she said softly.
Turning his head to face her, he looked into her pleading smoky blue eyes, scoffed and turned away. She sighed and readied herself for an argument of protesting to help him. But she was left stunned when he held out his arm to her for her to clean. Inuyasha and the others gaped as well, surprised he would do that.
Still not recovered from her shock, Sesshomaru glanced at her at the corner of his eyes and looked at her amused. Expect me to be rash like that zasshou will you? Sesshomaru sighed and refrained himself from rolling his eyes as he spoke.
"Miko, I'm aware that I look pleasing to the eyes, but please refrain yourself from drooling and clean this Sesshomaru's cut, which is why you are here for" he said coolly watching her face turn beat red.
Kagome blinked back the fury in her eyes as she closed her mouth and snatched his arm harshly into hers mumbling "Stupid arrogant youkai….I was NOT drooling"
Sesshomaru watched amused as she took his arm and pulled his sleeve to show his bloody cut. She scowled as she took the cloth and cleaned the wound. Sesshomaru winced at the sting but didn't voice it out. Inuyasha looked at his onii-san with envious eyes of the attention he was now getting from his Kagome.
When she finished cleaning his wound, Kagome bandaged his cut to heal for the meanwhile, and then turned her attention to the cut on his flawless face. Reaching up, she watched as Sesshomaru closed his eyes as cleaned the cut. His eyes shut tightly, holding back the pain of the alcohol. Kagome smiled as she finished cleaning it and put a band aid over it. She traced her fingers lightly over his magenta markings and smiled remembering how smooth his skin felt under her fingers.
Sesshomaru felt Kagome place a sticky substance over his cut after finishing disinfecting his wound. He then relaxed fully when he felt a feathery light touch graze on his markings on his face. Opening his eyes, he looked into the eyes of deep blue and nearly lost himself.
Kagome was in a trance when she looked into his golden ember orbs. They were closing up the space that was between them and were close to meeting each other when they snapped out and turned to the source of their distraction.
"Oi wench! Is the ramen done yet" Inuyasha growled.
Kagome sighed as she packed up her supplies and left Sesshomaru to finish dinner. Sesshomaru looked to Inuyasha who stared back with a grin on his face, but green with envy in the depths of his honey golden orbs. Sesshomaru nearly growled of how close he was and narrowed his eyes dangerously at Inuyasha for his intrusion. Damn hanyou…He then looked away to find something else to occupy his attention, specifically a certain miko as she prepared dinner.
Inuyasha watched Kagome and Sesshomaru exchange looks into each other's eyes. He felt himself growl angry at the sight, but even more when they were getting closer than he wanted them to be. He opened his mouth and the words of dinner blurted out destroying the moment, which he was happy for. He looked to his onii-san victorious as he looked into his angry eyes then to Kagome who was in her own mind as she distributed the ramen.
Kagome sighed as she distributed the ramen and passed it out. Stupid Inuyasha! I was so close I-…wait…why am I so upset about that! I shouldn't be disappointed! AHH! Baka youkai! He's got me hoping for him to kiss me! ARGH!
Inuyasha saw on extra bowl out and looked at Kagome questionably. Kagome rolled her eyes and picked up hers and the extra bowl as she walked over to Sesshomaru and sat down. Inuyasha glared enviously as he stuffed his mouth with ramen. Miroku and Sango chuckled lightly at the jealousy of their hanyou friend. Shippou didn't get grown ups so he just played with Kirara and ate his dinner.
To say he was surprised would be understatement, as he watched Kagome approach him with two bowls in her hands with what appeared to be noodles. Ningen food…disgusting Sesshomaru grimaced as she sat next to him and placed a bowl on his lap with a pair of hashis as she took hers and ate hers.
"Miko what is this" he pointed to the alien food that sat on his lap.
Kagome looked up from her food and slurped her noodles as she smiled "Noodles from my country, remember I told you I was from the future"
Sesshomaru took the bowl and placed it away from him "I don't eat ningen food" he crossed his arms.
Kagome looked at the bowl then him and narrowed her eyes.
"Sesshomaru you have to eat"
"No I don't, youkais can go without food for days unlike ningens"
Kagome placed her bowl with her hashi on her lap as she rubbed her temples. ARGH! I feel like I'm dealing with another Inuyasha!
"If he doesn't want it, I'll have it" Inuyasha grinned happily as he picked up the untouched ramen.
Sesshomaru shrugged his shoulders not caring as Kagome gritted her teeth.
"Inuyasha…Osuwari" she hissed as he dropped to the floor with the bowl of ramen still in his hands over his head.
"Oi! What was that for" he hissed angrily.
Saying nothing, Kagome stood up and took the ramen off his hands and faced it to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru looked up to see her eyes glaring at him saying 'Eat it or I'll make you'. Meeting her glare and daring her as Sesshomaru countered with a glare of his own as saying 'Make me' as he smirked.
"Sesshomaru…" she bent down facing him eye to eye "Eat or I'll purify that mouth of yours if that's what it takes to open your fucking mouth and shove this" she raised the bowl of ramen indicting what she meant "down your throat"
"Ningen, I told you I don't eat your food" he said blandly.
"And I'm telling you I don't care, you still have to eat"
Inuyasha was back with the Miroku, Sango, and Shippou watching the two argue it out. When the spell had worn off, Inuyasha scurried away not wanting to be in Kagome's wrath when she was angry. The gang felt somewhat bad for Sesshomaru as Kagome's anger grew.
"You'll stop at nothing will you" Sesshomaru glared at her.
"Just as stubborn as you" she smirked handing him the bowl.
The gang watched mouths dropped as Sesshomaru took the bowl out of her hands and took the hashis. Sesshomaru sighed, taking some of the noodles and placed it inside his mouth. Kagome clapped her hands together as he swallowed the containments.
"Now…that wasn't so hard was it" she smiled.
Sesshomaru sighed broadly as he set the still full bowl aside "Happy?"
Kagome glared at him "You know you didn't finish it, ne"
"I know" he grinned "I ate it yes? Didn't say all of it, you just said to eat it"
Sango and Miroku stifled their laughs as Sesshomaru teased her. It wasn't everyday Sesshomaru would joke around, especially with ningens. Kagome on the other hand was pissed off. Trying to get smart with me, eh? I'll show you! Kagome knelt down once again and glared at him.
Kagome picked up the hashis and placed some ramen in her mouth. A sliver eyebrow rose in skeptical of what she was doing. She then placed down the bowl and leaned forward as she kissed Sesshomaru fully on the mouth.
Gasps were heard the background and one growl. Sesshomaru felt enchanted when he felt her mouth once again on his, even more when she licked his lips open. He obediently opened his mouth and growled lightly as he felt her tongue enter his mouth. Just when he was about to explore her caverns as well, she pulled back and licked her lips as she grinned and stood up. She walked to her bag and pulled out her bathing utensils and walked to the direction of the spring nearby.
The gang watched her leave, and then turned to Sesshomaru who was growling. His eyes followed her retreating form as he swallowed leaving the taste of ramen noodles in his mouth.
Japanese Translations
Giman-illusion (deception)
Genkaku-illusion (false optical impression)
Sakkaku-illusion (confusion, false impression)
Miko-priestess
Onna-woman
Ningen-human
Houshi-monk
Tachi-group
Hanyou-half human/demon
Youkai-demon
Otouto-little brother
Onii-older brother
Aniki-also older btother
Chikusho-damn it
Daijoubu-Are you ok?
Oi-Hey
Hai-Yes
Iie-No
Baka-idiot/stupid/moron
Teme-bastard
Hentai-pervert
Hashi-chopsticks
Chi-blood
Osuwari-Sit
Kaze no Kizu-Wind Scar
Break Skit
Mail: You have Zero Messages
DG: ARGH! I KNOW! You've been saying that for the past 3 hours!
Kag: Umm…DG, are you ok?
DG: DO I LOOK OKAY?
Kag: Hmm…Yea, but just incase I'll get you some coffee: walks out of room:
-Sess-
Fan girls: Sesshy! Slow down we're loosing you!
Sess: That's what I'm trying to do you stupid wenches …..:thinks: Gotta hide, gotta hide, God help me I gotta hide!
-Kag-
Kag: walks back with coffee: Man…DG's been stressing ever since Sess left, wonder why…: shrugs: must be the updates: walks inside the room: Hey DG look what I got …nice warm coffee to relax you and some donuts
DG: bangs head on desk repeatedly:
Kag: winces: Ow…that's gonna leave a mark
-Sess-
Sess: looks for a way out: …YES! An open door: Runs inside door before closes: shuts door and locks it: Phew…stupid onnas I swear if I see another wench I'm gonna-
Kag: Hey look! It's Sessh, he's come back!
Sess: Wha- : turns to see a waving Kagome: ….Oh hell no: opens door:
Fan girl #1: Where did Sessh go?
Fan girl #2: Probably in one of these rooms…search all of them!
Sess: shuts door and locks it: ….So…what did I miss: grabs a donut and sits down:
DG: Just closing up the chapter…sighs happily….: drinks coffee and eats a chocolate frosted donut: Much better: grins:
-Reviews-
This is so early for me update, but I was so happy from my birthday greetings I couldn't resist! Aishiteru readers! …wahhh: Sob: Sessh you traitorous bastard! I hope you get stampeded by a pack of fan girls! Anyway, I'll do the reviews since it has been awhile since I did. So…ok! By: DG
Yami no kaze- OO wow someone's eager for me to update
Kag: Aren't you happy…: sarcasm:
DG: Hm…I don't know if I can update that much …that fast: sweat drop:
Kag: Let see 1…2…3…
DG: Sighh….36 times Kagome
Kag: oo…I knew that: grins:
Hellspixie18- GASP! Me…authoress…should be ….: gulp: shot: gets shot by an arrow: I'm hurt you'd say such a thing!
Kag: I told you they'd kill you…but nooo…you didn't care, you wanted to stop because your fingers hurt!
DG: Soorry! Sheesh, such a baby! I'll make it up to you in this story now leave me alone!
Kag: Don't worry readers; I'll kill her for you
DG: Touch me and you can kiss your career goodbye! I have other Kagome wannabes!
Kag: GAH! …gomen readers you're on your own…
DG: smirks:
Dark Inuyoukai/ Ladyofthewest15/ Kira the Mizu Ryuu/ animebook fan/ Cring White Wolf/ devil wings/ luvinuyasha/Mimori- THANKS BUNCHES! Updating, of course but I need to think this through since I'm pulling these ideas out of my butt…
Kag: Ahhh patience one of the virtues…
DG: Yea something I don't have especially with a certain girl: glares at Kagome:
Kag: HEY! I am not annoying!
DG: rolls eyes: thanks!
Kag: Am I?
ILOVEInuyasha07-You will find out now…well as soon as you stop reading this and go to the story already
Kag: But isn't it Kikyo? …err I mean witchy bitchy?
DG: Humpf…I'm not telling …you read
Kag: You are mean!
DG: Thanks for the reminder, now read!
CrazyTomboy- Apologies for the typos and such but I'm my own beta you see and I'm trying to update and revise all the same. Not a fun job, especially when 86 readers or more are begging for an update
Kag: Aww poor DG…I'll be your beta: grins: only if I get a raise…this job doesn't pay enough
DG: Kagome…you don't even get paid
Kag: WHAT! So I'm working for free! What a rip off! Get my lawyer! I refuse to work any further until I see yen! Why I'd-
DG: Sighh…you don't even have a lawyer :rolls eyes: anyway again sorry for the cliffy trying to stop that habit of stopping at a climatic scene hee, yea Sess um…let see I'm not sure about that too, one minute is sweet talking to Kagome, next to he's planning to ruin her relationship with Inuyasha…tough one
Kag: And another thing! If I'm gonna be working with that jerk Sesshomaru, I want a massage for every muscle that breaks when I punch his lights out and-
DG: You'll found out who it is now…and as for claiming Sess…you'll have to catch him…if you can: grin:
Kag: How can I be the star of this story and not get paid!
DG: ARGH….: rubs temples:
LilAngel- What will he do? He'll kill that's what! Muwhahaha
Kag: sweat drop:
DG: Too much?
Kag: Er…yea, Sess would never do that
DG: evil smirk: I can arrange that
Kag: Uhh…no just finish up
Hermonine-AI YA! You do! Damn! I wanted to leave you clueless about it! WAHH! Aw man I didn't do my job…
Kag: Aw poor DG…someone actually has an idea of who the mystery person is….
DG: Well duh…no one would expect new characters…AHH! Said too much: shuts mouth and tapes it:
Kag: O.O New characters!
DG: MMMM MM (SHUT UP!)
Keyotto- MMMmmm….
Kag: Oh for the love of god…: walks over to DG and rips the tape off her mouth:
DG: OOOOWWWWWW! That hurt!
Kag: mutters: baby:
DG: growls while rubbing mouth: As I was saying
Kag: You mean when you were muffling words that no one understood
DG: glares daggers at Kagome: whatever… Thanks I appreciate the compliment, gomen I can't answer your questions since I've already blurted out too much information…you're just gonna have to read, ne?
Kag: What's the point of responding to reviews if you don't answer them: sticks tongue at DG:
DG: I am…I just don't want to spoil the fun
Kag: You mean YOUR fun
DG: Yea: smirks: oOo I got a theme song ….Banzai!
Meme- It usually takes me at least two weeks…well I can have it done in a week but you see I'm lazy like that and I just want to keep ya in the suspense when it comes to cliffys. But then again if I'm in the good mood like now cause of my b-day reviews, I can make an exception.
Kag: mutters: evil bitch:
DG: What was that?
Kag; Nothing: rolls eyes:
DG: Mhmm… if I'm gonna be a bitch I'm at least a sweet bitch…it said so on the what kind of bitch are you quiz I took
Kag: Righht…: cough:
Delonto- Ah true koi can mean dark/carp but its also love, as well as ai. In the Japanese dictionary… that I have yet to return to my friend…it has more than one meaning you see.
Kag: really? Like what?
DG: Hmm let's see: looks up in the English/Japanese dictionary: …oh here's the perfect example! Like koi can mean more than one meaning… like dark/carp/love /kindness …shi has more than one definition like four/death/poem/teacher or master/ and city. Unlike English you can have more than one meaning for a word in Japanese…
Kag: Interesting…
DG: And to clear things up with the koi and ai thing…. Koi is when you refer to a person you love like Sessho-koi Sessho-love. And the ai is when you refer to the word love.
Kag: Hahaha look whose teaching…Miss Smarty Pants
DG Pfft… I don't see you saying anything and you're the Japanese one; I'm the Filipino one with the dictionary and brains
Kag: GASP! How dare you!
DG: I dare…thanks! Hope that helps!
Kimonoprincess- Hey KP! No it's not Naraku cross dressing…that's nasty! And gay
Kag: How is it that you can answer her question and not the others!
DG: Hey it's pockey we're talking here: licks lips and eats pockey:
Kag: Argh…you'll do anything for chocolate
DG: MMmm…yup…: drools: Oo here's the update you requested, hope you're satisfied! Have fun on your trip!
Jill-Really? You haven't read a fanfic like this? …hmm I wonder what makes my fic different from the rest…eh: shrugs:
Kag: Oh yea, she puts so much time in this…on her birthday she stayed up until 5 am just to-
DG: AH: covers Kag's mouth: Baka! You're not supposed to be telling them that!
Kag: Muffles: Why not? It's the truth:
DG: growl: Whatever…baka onna
Allwitchesmustdie- Ah yes the attack of the cliffy! Everyone run for your life!
Kag: Odd…
DG: eh?
Kag: One minute you happy, then your mad, then your smarty, then you're drooling for chocolate, back to angry, and now crazy. Talk about mood swings in less than 3 minutes.
DG: And I wonder why whose the cause of that: stares at Kag:
Kag: Aw I appreciate you looking at me because I'm beautiful, but I don't swing that way, thank you
DG: Righht…: cough cough:
xXSliverdogdemonXx- AH! You don't know how close you are! It's not Naraku thou
Kag: Hmm…now why are you hinting her/him? Last time I checked, there was no pockey involved.
DG: I can't help it! They're SO close…eh anyway, I think I'm gonna shut my mouth before I tell it has somewhat to do with Naraku-…ah...Jesus Christ I did it again!
Kag: Oo that's a nasty habit…you better take care of that
DG: You think: covers mouth:
Imkogasonlygirl- No prob it's my secret way of teaching the world: wink: …hey Kag another one to take Koga off your hands
Kag: shrug: I don't get how he can have all these fans and still be after me
DG: yea I wonder about that too…who'd want an annoying, self centered, stupid-
Kag: narrows eyes:
DG: Umm sweet loving girl such as yourself …hee Hee: rubs back of head nervously:
Kag: grits teeth: Close. The. Reviews.
DG: Can't …I have a couple more reviews and to thank my readers for their kindness…patience my dear
Kag: Which is something I DON'T have
DG: mumbles: Same thing with me, but you don't hear me complaining
Girlofmischeif- Apologies dear! I'll try to lower it down
Kag: If she can…
DG: Shrug: blame these fingers…not me
Kimster44- Muwhahaha patience friend you'll get your update…
Kag: Sounds mad
DG: and I'm happy, what's the difference! Muwhahaaha…kiddin here's your update
LittleSuteninu-Thanks! Will do
Kag: Don't you get tired of saying that?
DG: Does my fans get tired of asking me that?
Kag: Don't answer a question with a question!
DG: Just answer it and you got your answer baka
Kag: Hmpf…no
DG: there you go…my question and yours was answered, everyone's happy: grins:
Kikyo AKA THE DEAD BITCH- Wow…I don't know whether to take that as an insult or a compliment
Kag: probably both…since it's the truth
DG: sarcasm: Oh how thoughtful of you
SacheyoPriestess- Wow…that was a mouthful…
Kag; sigh…we'll never get to the story if you keep this up
DG: Ok, ok, ok! I'm getting there, let me finish up! …ok thanks, no I'm not tired of hearing it after I'm the authoress of this story and I wouldn't have wrote it if I didn't liked the pair. Definitely sekushi kids, since the father is Sesshomaru: wink: Ok umm…I'm trying to update as fast as I can, answer is half right and half wrong not telling which one thou, and thanks for the greeting! And don't die on me, I don't need a dead reviewer…you'll make me cry.
Kag: Wow and she said the reviewer said a mouthful
Jingko- I don't plan on discarding this story so soon…but what would you do if I did: evil laugh:
Kag: Eh, probably get a mob of reviewers; go to your house and burn you until you update
DG: Um…ok? I didn't ask you Kagome, so silence girl, and you'll get your answer in the story!
Kaiku- Thanks! I love their pairing too-
Kag: I DON'T!
DG: No one asked… umm I'll try, but I won't be updating for a while you'll see in the end of my chapter in my author's note. Ok enough of the reviews I need to get on with the story!
Kag: FINALLY!
For Readers, From Demonic Gurl- I want to thank each and every one of you for your kindness and greetings. I'm happy to inform I had a happy birthday and because of you guys I'm able to update so quickly. Ok that sounds fruity and corny but Hell! Who cares I'm in a good mood!
Thanks for your greetings-
Rae/hellspixie18/ ILOVEInuyasha07/ AnimeAngelGuardian777/ KP-Kimonoprincess/ LilAngel/ KawaiiYamato/ CrazyTomboy/ Ahh Sou des ka/ Mori'quessir/ SacheyoPriestess/ and allwichesmustdie!