Youkai Heart A Sango X Sesshoumaru fan fiction by Mara-san

Disclaimer: I'm not Rumiko Takahashi.

This was going to be very interesting. I now had new companions: a full blooded inu-youkai, a toad demon who likes to squawk, a little girl named Rin and a two-headed dragon. I smiled inwardly. This was definitely going to be interesting.

The weather seemed to clear up a bit as we continued our first real travel together. There was no more fog and only a few snow flakes drifted downward. I sighed and watched my breath run free into the cold air. I looked around and saw Rin chasing Jaken with a large stick. Sesshoumaru didn't seem to mind; he wasn't stopping her. I giggled then stopped Rin in her tracks.

"You're going to poke your eye out with that. Put it down...", I told her in a kind and gentle voice.

She squeaked happily and dropped the stick, giving me a big hug afterward.

"Are you going to stay with us Sango-sama?", she asked with big puppy-dog eyes.

I smiled happily.

"Of course!", I exclaimed, then suddenly sensed something nearby.

"You sense it too?", Sesshoumaru asked, looking back at me.

I nodded slightly and told Rin to go to Jaken. She complied and they both seemed scared, looking at us. As quickly as I could, I ran to a secluded area and changed into uniform. I came out of some bushes and spotted Sesshoumaru on the frozen river that was before us. Rin, Jaken, Kirara and Ah-un were on the bank, watching in horrific terror.

The river was very wide and it was probably very deep. It looked more like a lake than a river to me. I called Kirara to my side and stood on the very edge of the bank. I looked at Sesshoumaru with uncertainty, but he never looked at me. He was too busy observing the river.

Suddenly, a small vibration could be felt. I didn't like the feeling at all. Quickly, I clucked my heels together and blades used for skating on ice came out of the bottom of my shoes. I skated carefully over to Sesshoumaru with Kirara right behind me.

"What's going on?", I asked, clutching Hiraikotsu's strap.

"Something very big is in the water...", he answered, kneeling on one knee to get a closer look.

The vibrating got stronger and stronger until something very bad happened. Something very bad...

OOO

I stood on the ice, trying to figure out where the vibrating was comming from. I stood right above it and felt it getting stronger and stronger. I could sense Sango's battle aura and could only hope she was ready for what was to happen next. I knelt down on one knee-probably the biggest mistake I ever made-and looked carefully down at the ice.

Without any warning-besides the vibrating-a large and monstrous beast broke through the ice and unfortunately, had me in the beastly hold of its mouth. Its very sharp teeth easily penetrated me and enabled me from getting away. I watched as Sango quickly reacted. She must've known what this was, because she pulled out a chain of some sort and threw it at the monster, stabbing whatever was at the end of the chain into it.

The beast growled and dove back into the water, with me still in its mouth. My blood flowed from my body like the river itself. I held onto my breath for as long as I could and could only hope Sango had a good grip on the chain...

OOO

I fell on my ass when the monster shot through the ice. I realized what the thing was. It was a water dragon, a dark blue one with piercing red eyes and very large, sharp teeth; a lot like a snake. As quickly as I could, I grabbed my chain and threw it at the beast and managed to get the blade at the end inside it really deep.

After I did that, I got up on my feet and got ready for the ride of my life. The dragon dove into the water and started to swim away. It took me with it because of the chain. After a few seconds of sliding around, I decided to do something, like saving Sesshoumaru's life! Gods, I am an idiot. I pulled myself down the chain until I could go no further.

"Now what?", I asked aloud and saw Kirara chasing after me.

I smirked and managed to undo Hiraikotsu's strap. I raised it high and waited for a spot on the ice that was cleared of snow. I smiled evilly when I found one and threw Hiraikotsu at it, breaking through the ice and striking the dragon below. It stopped swimming and started sinking. I let go of the chain.

"Kirara!", I called.

My companion came right to my side.

"Help me save Sesshoumaru!", I ordered and started making a bigger hole in the ice with whatever I could get a hold of.

Kirara dove in and out of the large area. She came out with Hiraikotsu and the last time, she came out with only Sesshoumaru's fluffy thing, which was soaked with river water and the black blood of Sesshoumaru. I gasped and looked through the hole. I saw nothing but his blood and the already dark color of the river.

"Sesshoumaru!", I called and started taking off my armor.

I dove into the water after removing the heaviest of my armor and swam as if it were for my own life. I held my breath and searched, swimming deeper and deeper until I found his unconscious form floating in the water...

OOO

The beast held onto me tight. I growled in the back of my throat and tried scratching at the monster's gills. It screeched a few times, but still refused to let go. My breath was getting shorter and shorter as we descended deeper and deeper into the water.

I thought I knew what I needed to do. My blood was rapidly leaving me and I guessed that I needed to lighten the load a bit. I slipped Fluffy-sama off of my shoulder and clawed my armor off. Unlike my fluffy, my armor sank to the bottom and could no longer be seen. Unfortunately, lightening the load didn't help me at all.

I could see my life flash before my eyes when suddenly, the monster let go of me. I smirked slightly when I found out why, but soon, I blacked out. Passing out, my unconscious body could only sink to the bottom, like the slender form of the beast's body was doing at the moment...

OOO

I wasn't going to let him die, not this soon anyway. I swam to him and scooped his body into my left arm. I then turned around and swam upward towards the surface. I finally reached it and gasped for air when I got there. I coughed a few times then heard the voice of Rin and Jaken call out something.

Kirara came to my assistance immediately and helped Sesshoumaru and I onto one of the snow-covered banks of the river. I laid Sesshoumaru down and sat by his side. The first thing I did was check his pulse at his wrist and sighed with relief when I found he was still alive.

He needed warmth. That was the number one thing. I reached into my pack and took out my yukata and obi. I wrapped him in them as if he were a baby then carried him over to Kirara. If you ask me, carrying him was easier said than done, yeesh, he was heavy. I sat behind Sesshoumaru on Kirara and wrapped my arms around him. I looked over at Jaken, Rin and Ah-un.

"Jaken and Rin... You will need to ride Ah-un and follow me to the nearest village. Sesshoumaru needs dry clothes and warmth.", I told.

Rin nodded and Jaken sighed as they climbed onto the two-headed dragon. Kirara leaped into the air with a ferocious growl and had Ah-un following after her...

OOO

To be continued...