Chapter 3:

He hated to his very core to admit it, but Sesshomaru was sulking – sulking because a human was actually able to alleviate the pain he felt for days. He casually looked over his left arm which was taken care of by the woman in strange clothing, and he sighed softly in annoyance.

"Sesshomaru-sama!"

A high-pitched voice echoed throughout the area and it made him sigh more.

Jaken, huh.

"Sesshomaru-sama! I'm sorry to have left you for a long time! Though I haven't found the flower that was said to be effective against deep wounds…"

"It doesn't matter."

"Y-you're not angry…?"

Sesshomaru did not answer, and Jaken took that as a sign to not talk further, so he quickly closed his mouth. Then, he noticed that his arm had stopped bleeding, and in fact, it looked like it was completely healed. It also looked liked his arm would grow back anytime, but still, that wasn't sure.

"Sesshomaru-sama…is it me, or has your wound been…mended?"

However, he was gone before he could ask the same question again and hear the desired answer.

"W-wait, Sesshomaru-sama! Where are you going?" Jaken complained as he followed his beloved lord.

This scent of fresh blood…it belongs to that woman.

Sesshomaru thought as he casually tracked down where the scent came from. He could tell, as he could smell the same scent from the handkerchief that belonged to her. His movements were casual for a great demon such as him; but for humans, it was quite fast.

Not long after, his intuitions were right. The wounded body of Arisa was there, lying on the ground, unmoving.

"…only attacked by a lowly demon and this is the result? Humans are so weak." He commented as he continued to stare at her. But then, his sword, Tenseiga, suddenly pulsated. He raised an eyebrow at it.

Tenseiga wants me to save this woman…?

Surely, he didn't want to, but the sword continued to pulsate and it was irritating him.

"…as you wish." He mumbled, and then he took out his sword from his hips and raised it. Then, he carefully observed around her body. Seconds later, he saw several pallbearers of the Underworld starting to crawl towards her and without a moment's delay, he slashed through them, and they disappeared.

Jaken was able to catch up to Sesshomaru, and he witnessed an act he never expected.

Se-Sesshomaru sama saved a human woman…!?

Shock was clearly written on Jaken's face, as he continued to watch Sesshomaru scoop the woman in his arms.

"What?"

The little creature jolted at the 'testing' sound of Sesshomaru's voice, making him unable to comment on his actions further.

"N-nothing, my lord." He stuttered, and followed him as he continued to walk away from the scene.

Arisa slowly regained consciousness, and she felt that she was leaning into something soft and fluffy; and it was moving a bit slowly.

Am I finally awake from that bad dream? Or maybe not, because it seems like my bed is walking…

After a while, she finally opened her eyes, and on her sight was a familiar face – a face she did not want to see after what happened.

"What the—"

Sesshomaru took notice of her movement, and so he stopped walking. He then looked at her with a blank expression.

"You're awake."

"Where are you taking me? Put me down…!" Arisa continued to protest, as she couldn't believe what he was doing.

Sesshomaru simply let her go, causing her to fall straight to the ground and she screamed in pain.

"That was so heartless of you…!"

"How DARE you say that to Sesshomaru-sama! He was kind enough to save a lowly human like you and yet—"

"Jaken, that's enough." Sesshomaru cut him off, and then he proceeded to walk away. Jaken shortly followed, but gave Arisa a glare before he turned back.

She was left behind, still confused about Jaken's words.

That man…saved me?

She tried to recall what sort of things happened, and the giant creature that was chasing after her flashed on her mind. She remembered how she was wounded, how she was able to distract it and escape, and how she lost her consciousness - no, how she was on the brink of death. But here she was, alive, and carried by the man she hated.

Sesshomaru…is his name, right?

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