Disclaimer: I had a dream that i forgot to put a disclaimer on one of my stories and the creater and company captured and sued me for everything I'm worth.

This is a double chapter post! I've never done on before for the same story but i wrote so much it would only seem better it they were seporated into two chapters. :P

Sesshomaru's Forbidden Bonds 2

Fading Out, Storming In

Kagome Suddenly awoke to a hard grasp on her shoulder followed by a vigorous shake, "Ahhh! Haaa! I'm up I'm up!" she jerked up from her sleeping bag in her hut to see Sesshomaru at the door starring coldly at her. "Wha wha what is it?"

"How soon will we leave?"

Kagome: "Huh? Wha….?"
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at her impatiently.

Kagome: "Ffff for the operation?"

The demon lord nodded slightly. His blood was racing through his veins making him eager and tense, as though he was already on the battle field fighting against both Naraku, the Band of Seven, Sounga, a hundred human armies at the same time. All against the internal menace.

Kagome sat up straighter but slowly to be sure if he hadn't lost his mind, a probable cause of his sudden recklessness. "Well….it could take a while…with the chemo …and finding a matching donor…"

Sesshomaru: (icily) "When?"

Kagome: "Uh….we can start in the morning…if it's ok?"

Sesshomaru turned away and headed out, "Very well."

"What! What is he doing?"

"He wants to come along with us." Kagome answered in mid yawn as she approached Inuyasha at the well. After the unexpected midnight encounter with Sesshomaru she had been unable to get back to sleep for the rest of the night.

Inuyasha folded his arms:I don't like this. Who knows what trouble he'll cause."

Sesshomaru calmly neared the Bone Eaters Well with Soun beside him with one of her more braver faces concealing her uncertainty of what laid ahead. The children Sano, Rin, and Shippo waited as far back as they could yet still kept the well in sight.

The priestess abandoned her charge of the sickened demons to Ginta and Hakkaku to see to the group's departure "Take care of yeechother. All of you. Whatever is providing the Kuotoso its deadly power we all must be at our best to face it."

"Feh. You mean us old lady. We're the ones doing all the fighting." Inuyasha said while closeing his eyes as he pointed to himself and Sesshomaru with his thumb.

Kagome's eye twitched in frustration and annoyance. "Sit boy!"

BAM!

"Did you HAVE to do that?"

"So you think Sesshomaru can get through the well?" Sango asked quietly.

"It would be and interesting sight." Miroku answered suddenly envisioning the Lord of the West jumping into the well only to get stuck with the bulk of his tail bulging out the top like a cork in a bottle.

Kagome gave a final sigh seeing that anything was ready. "So, everyone ready?"

Soun gave only a firm nod. With that Inuyasha picked her up again bridal style (receiving a distasteful glare from Sesshomaru in the process) and marcher to the well. "You think you'll be ok?" he asked her now in a hushed whisper.

"Ask that again and I'll debark you."

Soon enough they vanished through the well. Once she was sure they weren't coming back up Kagome placed a hand on the wooden railing. She then glanced over to the demon lord just behind herm "Just jump in and you'll land on the other side. Hopefully." She turned back around again and jumped.

A bolt soon struck Sesshomaru's mind. It didn't came before when he made the decision to go along into the modern era, but now the very notion sent a cold tingling chill through his thoughts. In his time of wars and demon, sword and blades of samurai, the future was only just the day after today, if you were lucky. Now this seemingly golden chance to see centuries beyond the here and now had rendered him apprehensive.

Sesshomaru neared the rail kneeling down slightly to grip on the side of the railing before gazing in to the darkness. His nails dug into the century old wood momentarily before his lunged himself in.

The demon slayer blinked in surprise, "He went in."

Miroku: "Now we'll see if he gets through."

Sano gazed up at the priestess, his ears drooping down to his eyes, "Mama Papa ok?"

"Don't worry yee child. They'll be back before you know it."

Inside the priestess's hut Hegiowu was snoozing under his blankets. Kouga on the other hand, despite the severity of his condition, was unable to rest. He laid on his futon with one of the most loyal of wolves next to him; supporting his head on it's back to form his own warming pillow. His eyes were drawn up at the window above him which opened to the far hills. He mind wanted to run. He wanted to raced toward those hills in search of something; something important, something he felt he couldn't live without. But his body was still and helpless.

"Hey Kouga you made it through the night!" Hakakku exclaimed with glee after coming back in with more water.

But the wolf demon leader didn't avert his eyes, day a word, or had given any notion of response to his comrade.

"Kouga?"

"He's been like that since he woke up."

Hakkaku sighed deeply, he wished Kouga would worry about himself at the moment. If he kept his thoughts wandering, it could be more trouble then anything. He knew Kouga to be reckless, but to not rest was way worse. He stood up and looked to Kouga once more. He stepped out of the hut and looked around, he would go out hunting for something to eat. He dashed off to the forest to find some food.

Keade entered her hut, planning to see how the two were doing. "Ye should be resting," she said to Kouga, but once more he did not give a response. Keade sighed and checked over Hegiowu as he snoozed.

Outside, villagers were continuing with their daily chores. Feeding hens, picking fruit and vegetables, cleaning out their huts. Near the outer borders though, an argument and fight was taking place. Village men were standing in the way of a demon who wanted entrance into the village.

"Leave, you are not welcome stranger," said one who held a long stick for protection.

The demon emitted a low growl, her fangs bared unintentionally. "I want to see someone!" she argued with them. Her dark brown eyes shimmered, a tint of green shimmered in them as well.

"No demon," came the youngest man's voice. He held a staff aloft with the pointed end facing her.

The demon narrowed her eyes, "Let me through!" she pleaded, though a growl escaped near the end of it. She pushed her long dark brown hair out of her eyes as she took a step forwards.

"No!" cried the man, jabbing the point of his staff at her.

"That's it," she growled, grabbing the staff and pulling it from his hands. She snapped it angrily and threw it behind her. Her black tail swished as the man looked at her angrily and surprised. She placed her right hand upon her hips, running her claws over her black fur skirt.

"Demon!" cried the older man angrily, throwing his stick at her. She jumped, her chance had come. She dodged around them and headed down the road through the village. Many of the villagers yelled or watched in shock as the demon ran passed them.

"Where are they?" she wondered, sniffing the air. She gasped as she saw some of his wolves, she whistled lowly and they looked to her. A couple ran over as she slid to a halt, some of the men not to far behind her. "Take me to Kouga," she said hurriedly.

The wolf barked and turned heading down the path at a run, his eyes plastered to one hut. The demon noticed and ran ahead stopping at the hut. An old priestess stood in her way, she said nothing.

"What do ye want child?" she asked, looking over the demon.

"I want to see Kouga," she tried to say politely, though her voice was still harsh. She knew the priestess knew whom she spoke about, Kouga's scent was coming from the hut and off of her.

"I see," the priestess stated, moving out of the entrance. "He is in there," she added, pointing her hand to the door.

"Thank you," the demon replied, looking to the hut. She slowly moved the curtain door and looked in. "Kouga.." she said, her tone of voice becoming softer. She hadn't seen him down like this at all.

Kouga seem to have broken from his trance, and looked to the door where she stood. "Sam," he asked, unsure if he was dreaming or disillusioning.

"What happened," Sam asked, stepping nearer before kneeling down at his side. Her eyes trailed over her friends figure. He was looking paler, and he looked as if he hadn't rested in a while. She also noticed another in the hut, a small pup, half demon by the scent coming from him.

Kouga looked to her and told her the story Kutoso and what they had done. He left out the part of them being deadly to demons, but she already knew.

"Kouga," she said quietly, her eyes softened as they met his, "please tell me they have found something to help you." His eyes shifted from her, she knew it was a no. Sam forced her tears back, she'd lost friends before and she didn't need to lose him to some poisonous flower. She moved closer and pat the wolf he was using as a pillow upon the head. She pushed a few strands of his black hair from his eyes before pulling her hand away. His temperature was high and he was sweating abnormally. Sam knew the poisons of the deadly Kutoso plant were taking serious effect, she was surprised he had survived the night here.

Kouga looked back up to her once more, "Sam.." he said roughly, "I.. have to tell you..." his voice trailed off as he coughed several times.

"Kouga!" she gasped, trying to make sure he was alright for now. She stopped her fidgeting about when she felt his hand take her smaller one in it.

"Sam... I told you before.. about Kagome.." he started, unsure how to put this.

She swallowed back her words, she was jealous of Kagome. She admitted it to herself before, but she hadn't told him about it. All she had ever heard from him was things about Kagome, and how he would claim her someday for his mate. "I know, you wanted her to-"

"Sam, let me finish, please," he coughed violently a few times. She shut up, though she wished for once he wouldn't bring her up when they were together. He gave another cough but decided to continue. "I don't love her anymore, Kagome's not the one I care for, it's you" he said slowly. Kouga shut his eyes, trying to slow down his breathing, when three tears drops hit his cheek. His eyes opened to see Sam crying, tears falling from tightly shut eyes.

"You.. You idiot.. why tell me now.. why now.." she stuttered shakily. She refused to open her eyes, the idiot waits till his dying? How was she supposed to feel? It wasn't fair.

"Sam.. I tried to tell you before but.." he trailed off, breaking into another row of coughs. He felt her hand squeeze his tightly as she cried for him. He pulled her hand up to his lips and kissed it gently. "I'm sorry," he groaned his breathing slowed as he gave a sigh.

"Your so stupid..." he heard her mutter before feeling his head being lifted and heard the wolf scramble out of the hut. He felt his head lay back on more fur, he opened his eyes weakly to see his head was upon her lap. "You need rest," she stated softly, pushing his hair away from his face again. Her cheeks were still tear stained, and her eyes were still shimmering with tears.

"Sam.." he tried to argue.

She shook her head, "Rest, you'll need it to.. recover," she held back more tears as she spoke. He looked to her once more, before shutting his eyes and falling unconscious. Sam gave a sigh and rubbed her eyes as the pup stirred near them. His small form moving beneath the blankets as he eyes opened to see her. A low, but weak, growl escaped the pup's mouth.

Meanwhile Ginta at the other side of the room rocked from side to side watching, "I wonder how long it'll take before any of them notices me here."

R and R

Dedicated to my best friend Sam who encouraged me to keep going and wrote the reunion scene.