Chapter 2: Journey Begins
Sesshoumaru had been walking with Kagome for a hour now. They couldn't stay in the white ball of light form for long, seeing that Kagome was human. So the two had begun to walk. Kagome walked next to Sesshoumaru, but a little behind, her head bowed deep in thought and from time to time Sesshoumaru could hear her sighing.
The young girl hadn't bothered to start a conversation, which was no bother to him. He was still pondering on how he could get Tsuki to break the spell that she had cast on them. How was he supposed to slay Naraku with this trouble by his side?
"So..." Kagome's voice ripped Sesshoumaru away from his thoughts. "Why were you even at the well?" She asked him.
He didn't answer, just kept walking. She didn't need to know why he was there. It didn't really matter now, as far as he was concerned. What mattered was him finding that damn fairy, Tsuki, and killing her after she broke this spell.
"I bet you're thinking... 'That wench isn't worthy of an explanation.' But I'll warn you, I won't shut up. No... In fact I'll keep talking until you answer me. I'll ask you the same question over and over again until the words ring in your sensitive doggy ears and soon you will get a headache from my
senseless-"
"I was there to see you." Sesshoumaru said emotionlessly.
"Huh?" Kagome's mouth fell open and she stopped walking, which cause Sesshoumaru to stop as well. ". . .why?"
"I wanted news of Naraku whereabouts." He stated and began walking, Kagome soon following.
"Oh..." She said, as if it were obvious.
The two fell into a deep silence. Sesshoumaru kept his gaze ahead, but from the corner of his eye, he saw Kagome drop her head and fall deep into thought again, continuing to sigh once more.
Kagome had always intrigued Sesshoumaru. From the moment she pulled out his father's sword in the tomb, so long ago. And over the pass year he had watched the dramatic change in Inuyasha because of her presence. And of course he had found out that she was the reincarnation of that
bitch Kikyou.
But she didn't act like her; she didn't even smell like her. In fact, she smelled different from any human he had encountered. Most smelled musty and of sweat, but her scent was different. It smelled like sakura blossoms.
And Sesshoumaru was actually there to see her, to ask her where Naraku's whereabouts where, since she had told him before he had no doubt she would tell him again. It was strange to Sesshoumaru, the way she acted towards him. She was different from any miko he had met.
A demon aura speeding towards them ripped Sesshoumaru from his thoughts. He stopped, causing Kagome to stop and give him a questioning glance. Then, as if finally sensing the demon aura, she stepped closer to Sesshoumaru and gazed into the dark shadows of the trees up ahead.
It wasn't long before the demon reached them.
A cat demon in humanoid form leaped from the shadows and stood a few feet in front of Sesshoumaru. "Ah Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands we meet again." He gave a taunting purr as he gazed from Sesshoumaru to Kagome. "And with a human for that matter!" He smirked at Sesshoumaru and flexed out his paws.
"What do you want, Zurui?" Sesshoumaru asked coolly, narrowing his golden eyes at the youkai.
"Well Sesshoumaru..." Zurui's yellow eyes slid from Sesshoumaru to Kagome. "As much as I want to finish our last fight. I haven't got the time. You see, my dear puppy, Ouja-sama wants me to bring back 'the one with the eyes for the jewel' and from what I hear... it's you." His lips formed into a flashy smile as he stared at Kagome. "So I shall be doing you a favor, taking this wench off your hands." He slowly made his way towards Kagome.
Kagome took a step back, but Sesshoumaru moved directly in front of her. Giving a smudged smirk he unsheathed his Tokijin and replied coolly, "This Sesshoumaru never needs favors from a worthless cat."
"Still as haughty as ever." Zurui hissed and took a step back. He crossed his arms and held them in front of his face. "I'll kill you this time." He promised as an energy blast came from his crossed arms.
In one swift motion, Sesshoumaru stuck Tokijin in the ground, blocking the blast and sending it back towards Zurui. He fell backwards and landed on
the ground. Sesshoumaru grabbed Tokijin and walked over to Zurui. He pointed the sword at the youkai's neck and spoke in a cold tone.
"Twice I have been able to kill you, and twice I have let you live. Go back and tell Ouja not to bother me and the Western Lands again. Or I shall kill you both." He cut a slit on each of Zurui's cheeks. "Let those scars be a remembrance to you." He sheathed his sword and watched Zurui scramble to his feet and dash into the forest.
"Wow..." Kagome muttered, clearly impressed with his fighting skills.
Sesshoumaru snapped his head around and glared at her. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what?" Kagome asked, shock written all over her face.
"That you can sense those worthless shards." Sesshoumaru spat.
"I didn't know it matter!" Kagome said in defense.
"It does!" Sesshoumaru stared into the dark forest. "There will be many more damn youkai like that and this Sesshoumaru doesn't want to waste his time protecting a wench like you!" He growled and began walking.
"Well all the more reason to go to Fairy Fountain and get this curse undone!" Kagome yelled following after him. "Because THIS Kagome doesn't want to spend all of her time with a selfish, self-centered, demon, like you!" She exclaimed, mimicking the way he talked.
Sesshoumaru's ears twitched at her loud volume. He didn't say anymore and soon the only thing that could be heard was their footsteps on the forest floor. 'I will kill you, Tsuki.' Sesshoumaru vowed.
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Kagome bit her lip and stared at the ground. They had been walking for quite some time and neither had spoken a word. Misery consumed Kagome at the thought of this silence forever being with her for the rest of her life.
Soon the trees began to thin, and the sound of water filled air. They entered a large clearing, next to it a shallow stream flowed slowly. And in the middle of the stream, a young girl stood, legs apart, bent over in determination.
"Rin...You've been trying to catch a fish all day!" A few feet away, Jaken sat under a tree, a small fire in front of him. "The sun is going down, Rin. You won't catch one!" He spat. "Stupid humans..."
"Rin will a catch a fish, Jaken-sama!" Rin said with utter determination.
They continued to walk towards the two, and soon Rin looked up and spotted Sesshoumaru. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" She cried with joy and ran up to the youkai lord. Kagome watched in amazement as Sesshoumaru patted her head and listened to her tale of what she did today. "Rin almost caught a fish!"
By now Jaken had waddled his way over and was glaring at the miko behind Sesshoumaru.
"Inuyasha's wench!" He exclaimed bitterly. "Sesshoumaru-sama, my great lord why is she here?" Jaken looked up at Sesshoumaru with pleading eyes, hoping that a new this new addition was not staying.
"Ah!" Rin sucked in her breath as she reconginzed Kagome. "It's Kagome-chan!" She cried joyously, stepping around Sesshoumaru and in front of Kagome. "Rin remembers Kagome-chan. Kagome-chan is very pretty." She gave a toothy grin.
"Arigato Rin-chan." Kagome pleasantly gave a smile in return.
"Jaken." Sesshoumaru said in a commanding voice. "Tomorrow morning we will be leaving."
"Ah where are we going, sire?" Jaken asked as the four began walking towards the fire.
"No." Sesshoumaru continued, "The miko and I shall be leaving-"
"Kagome." Kagome interrupted Sesshoumaru. "It's a simple name, Sesshoumaru. Ka-go-me."
Sesshoumaru shot her a glare for interrupting him and then continued with his sentence. "Kagome..." He stressed her name, with a slight mock in his voice. "And I will be leaving in the morning and you will have to stay and watch Rin."
Jaken gave a long depressed sigh as they sat down around the campfire. "Where... might as I ask, are you going?" Jaken asked hesitantly.
"Kagome." He completely ignored the toad and stared at the miko sitting across from him. Kagome met his golden gaze, which was intense through the fire's glow. "I suggest you get some food and rest, we won't be stopping every time you get tired."
Kagome gave a forced smile and said, "Well the sooner we get there, the better."
Jaken and Rin stared at the two, their eyes darting to back and forth to whoever was speaking. "My thought's exactly, miko." Sesshoumaru smirked, his usually cold eyes, glittered with a deep fire, obviously enjoying the fight.
"Didn't I tell you my name was Kagome? I thought I broke it down for you and everything, Sesshoumaru." Kagome's own sapphire eyes seemed to dance with the intense fire as she never left Sesshoumaru's gaze. "And the way you say miko, it's as if it's some kind of disgrace. Well, Sesshoumaru let me remind you which one of us can purify the other."
Jaken and Rin gasped, both turned their eyes to Sesshoumaru, awaiting his reply. 'Does this wench want to die?' Jaken thought to himself as he gazed at the youkai lord.
"And let me remind you, Ka-go-me, who has the greater power, and who the superior is. And if you want to live, I suggest you keep your mouth shut." Now Jaken and Rin gazed at Kagome.
"Live? In case you didn't forget Sesshoumaru, if I die, you and all of your youkai greatness," her voice was full of mockery at her last statement, "will have to drag my dead body around. And with a nose like yours I don't think it would smell too nice."
"Do you think you being alive makes the smell any better?" Sesshoumaru spat.
Suddenly the spark in Kagome's eyes died. The fire left and only cold ashes remained in her large sapphire eyes. It wasn't like the statement should hurt her, in fact she didn't know why she suddenly felt upset, it wasn't like she cared what Sesshoumaru thought of her. Or so she thought.
"I'm not hungry now; just wake me when we leave." She said flatly and then laid down on the cold ground. Jaken and Rin slowly moved their gaze from Kagome, to the demon lord across from the fire.
He was staring intently at the girl, his eyes and face showing no emotion, the mask he always wore was back in place.
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Inuyasha began to pick up speed, the smell of Sesshoumaru and Kagome was getting stronger. A deep growl rumbled in his chest as he thought of Sesshoumaru touching his Kagome. This thought alone fueled the hanyou to pick up more speed and dash his way across the forest.
"Inuyasha!" He slowed when he heard Miroku cry his name. "Inuyasha we humans need rest!" Miroku called, his voice strained and tired.
They had been running all day after Sesshoumaru and Kagome, and hadn't found any luck in finding them. Sango and Miroku were exhausted, along with Shippou and Kiara. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and came to a stop.
"I can smell their scent really strong now!" He protested.
"Inuyasha." Miroku said calmly, when the finally caught up with him. "We will find Kagome eventually. And it's not like Sesshoumaru can hurt her.
She isn't in any danger. We will reach her soon. But don't kill all of us in the process."
"Fine." Inuyasha said, defeated. "We'll rest."
"Thank you." Miroku gave him a smile.
End of Chapter
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Moonchild: Well there is another chapter...
Kagome: Yup... there it is...
Inuyasha: In all of it's glory...
Sesshoumaru: It's just a damn chapter, people
Moonchild: Oh hey guess what?
Kagome: What MC?
Moonchild:This Friday I get my license! How exciting.
Inuyasha: Oh shit, are you serious?
Sesshoumaru: We are all going to die.
Moonchild: I'm not THAT bad of a driver! Sheesh! Anyways thanks for reading CHAPTER 2 of my BRAND NEW fic-
Inuyasha: Hey that rhymes!
Moonchild: Did you just...interrupt me closing?
Kagome: Uh oh...
Sesshoumaru: He's in for it.
Inuyasha: Uh...I'm... sorry...?
Moonchild: beams Inuyasha to Yasei-hana She'll take care of him. Anyhoo! Thanks for reading my brand new fic, hope you enjoyed! Please send a review and no flames they make me feel just oh so sad