Chapter Four: Entering Kaede's Village & Enter Sesshomaru
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Disclaimer: Me no own IY. Me DO own kasandra. U no sue and U no steal Kasandra!
Kit-chan: She's been into the sugar again
YoukoLover: Kit-chan your just mad because I won't give u the certificate and because there's no more pocky.
Kit-chan: pouts she ate all the pocky i had!
Door opens and in walks Fluffy
Fluffy (aka Sesshomaru): shakes head since they are busy here's the fic...
fluffy leaves and curtian closes
The gang accepts Kasandra with open arms realizing that Kasandra is a powerful asset and with her along shard hunting and gathering will be much easier. They quickly take up the journey back to Kaede's. Sesshomaru makes a split second decision (o so unlike fluffy) to try and draw this new demoness into battle, and since she's incredibly over-protective of the ningen wench he would use this to his advantage. The trip back to Kaede's is uneventful after the boar youkai's unsuccessful attack, other than Kagome's multiple glances back as if she's seeking something.
Finally Inu Yasha notices her strange behavior, "Kagome?" he asks. Kagome looks at Inu Yasha, "I thought I felt something but I guess I was wrong. Don't worry about it." "Feh... who said I was worried wench?" At that Kasandra growls and Inu Yasha pales considerably. Inu Yasha's mouth snaps closed quickly and he turns and continues onward towarsd Kaede's. Kagome shrugs as she follows closely with Kasandra right on her heels. Miroku keeps a healthy distance between himself and Kasandra, and he walks beside Sango trying very hard to keep his wayward hand under control.
Sesshomaru's senses pick up a dangerous scent and flees his distant watch/guard post to dispatch the other. As the gang continues towards Kaede's Sesshomaru finds Naraku's puppet and destroys it. Then he heads back to keep watch on his future mate. Meanwhile his "future-mate" and the rest have reached the outskirts of Kaede's village. Unfortunately every villager that sees Kasandra runs away screaming, "DEMONS!" 'So much for a quiet entry.' Kagome thinks.
Due to the screaming villagers Lady Kaedemeets them in the village instead of at her hut as is the norm. Kagome steps forward and Kaede's face lights up, "Child ye were gone shorter this time. Child who is ye friend?" Kagome pulls Kasandra to stand beside her, "Kaede-baa-chan this is Kasandra a very close friend of mine." Kasandra bows. Kaede urges Kasandra to staighten and hugs her in welcome, "Ye are welcome here child." "Arigatou gozaimazu."
At that point Kaede ushers them all back to her hut, the only thing she thinks is out of placeis that Inu Yasha is being Unusually quiet. They walk in silence til they reach Kaede's hut. Kagome and Kasandra hand their packs to a very uncommonly compliant Inu Yasha to place in the hut. Inu Yasha sets the packs down and holds the bambo-flap oben for everyone to enter. Kagome smiles and digs out her bath stuff and asks Sango and Kasandra to join her for a swim in a local hotsprings.
Both girls agree and with a pointed look from Kasandra Inu Yasha's ears flatten and Miroku sinks into the corner a little deeper. As the girls head towards the hot springs Sesshomaru catches up and thinks, 'Well this will be a lot easier than I thought.' Sango and Kagome undress both unaware of Kasandra's hungry eyes watching them. Then when both girls sink into the warm water Kasandra perches on a rock, one eye on the swimming girls the other on the surrounding forest.
Tapping one elegant claw against the hilt of her sword (btw her sword's name is destroyer) she listens both to the lighthearted banter of the girls and the sounds of the forest. Suddenly the forest grows quiet as Sesshomaru approaches. Gripping the handle of Destroyer light enough to appear nonaffected, she waits for the being to appear. However after mere seconds she strides into the forest after telling the girls tersly that she would be right back.
Gliding gracefully into the woods she subconsiously heads straight towards Sesshomaru, drawing Destroyer a few inches aleaving it to assure quick drawing. In a crystal clear ice cold voice she calls calmly, "Show yourself." Sesshomaru appears from behind a cluster of oaks. Once again Kasandra speaks in that icy tone, "What buisness do you have here?" Sesshomaru is struck once again by Kasandra's strange (and indecient member she's in that cleavage baring cat suit still) curve-hugging garb and therefore his 'silver tongue' is frozen so he can't anwser her right away.
"Speak before I decide I need not know." Sesshomaru's eyes widen fractionally at her tone and her audacity, but it proves to be what frees his tongue so he opens his mouth, "I have come for the human wench that travels with the hanyou, now step out of the way onna before I dispatch you for interfereing." Kasandra bristles, "You will touch neither that are under my protection, to do so you will have to go through me." Sesshomaru shrugs, just a slight movement of his sholders, but secretly he is happy as this is going just as he wants it to.
Sesshomaru runs at her his poison claws extended, she stands still watching his every move. Then hitting the butt of Destroyer's handle with her lower arm she resheaths it, 'If it's a claw fight he wants so be it.' she thinks. Then just as his claws are within striking distance she ducks and side-swipes her leg taking his feet out from under him, as she had caught him off guard, because he had now been expecting such a basic move. Pouncing immediately she pins him to the ground while straddling his waist, her hands pinning his arms to the ground.
The wind blowing around them carries their mixed scent back towards the village and inevitably Inu Yasha picks up the scent and if either are to go on neither are very happy at the moment. Inu Yasha heads towards the origin even as Sesshomaru lays on the ground stunned that this dainty looking demoness was able to knock him down and manage to pin him. He looks up into Kasandra's eyes and amber clashes with silver, silver eyes that are enticingly close... Then he is startled (inwardly mind u fluffy would never show that he was startled) when Kasandra closes her eyes and leans forward nuzzling his neck and memorizing his scent.
She comes to her senses and pulls back and snarls at him, "You will leave both onnas alone. They are under my protection." Unable not to react Sesshomaru closes the space between them and captures her lips in a searing kiss before pushing her off him. He climbs to his feet and then offers her a hand up which she refuses. she climbs up on her own then steps forward and slaps him as hard as she can, leaving a red handprint contrasting greatly with his milky skin.
This is what Inu Yasha sees... Kasandra slapping his aniue and him turning forming his youki cloud beneath his feet before taking off...