(Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha)
Chapter 7: The Lord of the Western Lands
In a flower field not too far from Kagome was a little girl around eight years of age. She ran around and around in delight despite the fact that it was night. Every now and then she would reach down and pick a flower which she would consider pretty.
Off in the edge of the field where it met a forest, the powerful taiyoukai sat in a tree being watchful for his human ward. Below him was his retainer, Jaken. As he sat there watching the only human the taiyoukai had taken a liking to, a familiar yet unfamiliar scent struck his powerful nose. He could place the scent in his mind and decided to go off to investigate.
"Jaken watch Rin. I will return shortly," his retainer quickly bowed showing respect for the Western Lord. Jaken watched his master disappear into the darkness of the forest. Sesshoumaru followed his nose towards a hot spring that he discovered earlier that day.
----At the Hot Spring----
Although Kagome was asleep her ears, nose and miko senses were alert for anything out of the ordinary. All of a sudden she was jerked back into reality from her dreamless sleep.
'Something's not right. Someone's coming!' when realization hit her, she quickly woke up the sleeping form of the kitsune in her arms. "Shippo! Someone's coming I want you to hide in a tree and don't come out unless I tell you." The kitsune nodded half asleep and in one swift movement she hid his aura and scent.
Getting her jacket and weapons she awaited for the powerful being that she knew was headed her way. An all too familiar face appeared out of the clearing. Kagome tensed knowing that he wasn't there to play games.
'Wow… with the moonlight shining on him in that angle… he looks simply beautif- NO! HOW CAN I EVEN THINK OF HIM LIKE THAT?!? HE'S ONE OF MY ENEMIES!' Kagome mentally slapped herself.
Sesshoumaru could see emotions flash in the demoness's face but the last emotion he saw was a look like she was scowling at herself. 'Interesting,' a smirk graced his beautiful face. 'She looks nice with in the moonlight with the hot spring behind her. I wonder…' horrified with his own thoughts he quickly put his emotionless mask back on.
"You are trespassing in my western lands wench," Sesshoumaru simply stated in a monotone. He could she the demoness tense and he was pleased letting another rare smirk grace his lips.
'Shit. I've been running so much I didn't realize I was heading west.' "I'm sorry to be trespassing on your lands, Lord Sesshoumaru." She bowed her head to show respect. 'I wonder if he'll let me go…'
"Whether you are sorry or not, you will pay." After that statement, he rushed forward and attacked with his poisonous claws. The stunned Kagome barely dodged. "Hey!" Kagome pulled out her katana just in time to meet Toukijin which he unsheathed moments ago.
'This girl has some skills. Let's see how well she bares against I, Sesshoumaru.' This time Sesshoumaru lunged with his inhuman speed and caught Kagome by surprise as she got a light cut on her arm.
'Damn. If I keep this up my clothing will get shredded.' Kagome just dodged another attack and aimed one for his stomach. Sesshoumaru easily dodged and attacked back for a response. They kept up their attacks like that for a few more minutes.
The clash of metal was heard for quite awhile. Shippo, in the tree watched the fight unfold below him. He was shocked, to say at the least that Kagome held her ground but he could tell that she was tiring out. 'Too bad Inuyasha's not here. Kagome can't keep this up any longer.' He was about to jump down to help his adopted mother but was reminded not to come out of hiding unless he was told. Grumpy and mumbling, he settled himself and watched the fight unfold hoping that his mother would come out of this alive.
'Not bad. This wench has withstood me longer than I had anticipated, but she is no match for I, Sesshoumaru. She would do well to teach Rin and protect her.' A sudden glint from the demoness's sword caught his attention. He watched as the sword began to flare with the new aura. 'She is a mere lowly demon! How can she possess this power! And for a demon to purify anything is absurd. She interests me…' with more determination to defeat this demon, Sesshoumaru lunged forward for another fatal attack.
Kagome quickly purified her sword to even out the odds. The aura around her sword flared bright pink as all her purified objects had in common. But she still knew that she wouldn't last very long. She knew her katana will break under this pressure. She raised her sword in time to block another deadly attack.
CRACK! 'NO! NOT NOW!' Kagome's sword began to crack. Another attack coming from the demon lord would surly break the sword in two. She stood there horror-stricken at the fact that he could kill this very minute.
Sesshoumaru stood there amused but his face remained emotionless. 'She looks so nice standing there.' As soon as that thought came it left. Scowling at his very own thoughts, Sesshoumaru sheathed Toukijin.
"Wench gather your belongings and follow me." He turned around and started to leave without a second glance. Coming out of shock, Kagome's anger started to build up. "Who do you think you are? Ordering me around like an object or a servant?"
Without turning around he responded. "You are on my lands wench so you belong to me whether you like it or not. You will gather your things and follow me. I, Sesshoumaru do not intend to repeat myself again."
Kagome sheathed her now cracked katana and gathered her belongings. "Shippo you can come out now." Just then a ball of fluff lunged for her with a death hug. "I was so worried! I thought he was going to kill you!"
Patting his head she muttered reassuring words to her kit. She walked to the area where she last put her things and pick it up and she walked down the path that she witnessed Sesshoumaru disappear into.
(A/N: Sorry that I updated a bit late. I thought I would update yesterday but it was a bit late. This will be a Sess/Kag story and that's final.)
