Yay chapter three is done, please enjoy.
His blood, would healing faster really be worth drinking his blood. And what would the consequences be?
"Adian, if I do drink the blood what would, or could, happen?" Kagome asked him.
"Well." Adian started. "Your system might not fully take to the blood, causing it to have an internal battle. I do not know how severe the damage would, or could, be. All I know is that there is a fifty fifty chance that your system will take. Personally, I would take the risk. It's apparent that you would like to leave but are unable to until you are better, and this will speed up the process immensely."
Kagome nodded and looked down at the ground. If she did take it Sesshomaru's blood would be mixed with hers and she didn't know what that would do. It could have a negative effect, but what of the positive?
"What would the positive side effects be, if there are any? Would there be anything happening internally if the blood did take?" Kagome questioned Adian.
"Yes, I suppose, there would be. You could acquire more speed or more strength or even your miko abilities could increase, although they are already phenomenal." Adian replied.
Kagome nodded.
"May I have some time to think?" Kagome asked him.
"But of course dear, I shall be back with Sesshomaru in about half an hour." Adian replied, exiting the room.
Kagome sighed. This would be a tough decision. On one end healing faster would mean leaving faster and that's what she wanted. But, Shippo seemed happier then he ever was and who was she to ruin that? Perhaps she could leave him in the care of Adian or another demon servant and ask them to raise him. She loved him but if this was what he liked and kind of future he wanted then, perhaps, it was a smart decision to stay. On the other side of it though it could go all wrong. If her miko abilities did something, like purified it, she would be in a large amount of pain. Or, if the blood didn't take naturally, she knew that consequences. If the side effects and consequences were the same as they were in the future them she could become very ill or die.
Kagome shook her kit awake.
"Shippo, please, go find Rin and play." Kagome told him.
"Is something wrong?" Shippo asked her.
"No, just go play, I need to rest." Kagome lied, not having the heart to tell him about the plan and the possibility of dying.
Shippo nodded and quickly left the room.
Kagome laid there and thought. As much as she hated to do it she was going to. She knew Sesshomaru might not like it but she needed to get out, and she would, quickly.
As the minutes passed Kagome started to get anxious. Now that she was set on doing it she wanted to get it over with.
Adian and Sesshomaru showed up on time, pleased to see that the kit had left.
"What do you say Kagome?" Adian asked her.
"I want to do it. If it heals me faster then I'm all for it." Kagome told him.
"Why?" Sesshomaru asked her.
"Because the faster I am healed the faster I may leave." Kagome told him.
Sesshomaru kept his stoic face but was shocked internally. She could not hate being there that much as to want to leave under any circumstances.
"Very well then." Sesshomaru breathed, for some reason regretting offering to help Adian.
Adian, in fact, had disappeared and reappeared with a small goblet and a knife.
He handed the two things to Sesshomaru. As he slashed his wrist Kagome felt somewhat bad, he was giving her his blood just so that she could leave.
He filled the goblet before he licked the blood from his wrist and sealed the cut.
Adian took the goblet and handed it to Kagome. She smiled lightly and put the goblet to her mouth.
The blood burned as it went down and Kagome had trouble drinking it. She forced it all down and instantly regretted it. It was clear to both men that this would not work.
Adian took the goblet from Kagome and caught her just before she fell forward, passed out.
"This might be a problem." Adian announced.
Sesshomaru nodded, having a new feeling arise in him.
As Adian laid Kagome back down he felt her temperature. She was burning up, paling and yet was shaking from being cold.
"How can you fix this?" Sesshomaru asked Adian.
"I can't." Adian sighed.
"What do you mean you can't?" Sesshomaru growled.
"I told you it would be a risk and I told her it would be a risk. I can not do anything until she had awoken, if she even does awake." Adian told him.
Sesshomaru growled loudly and left the room.
Adian looked down at the girl beneath him and frowned.
'Damn it.' He cursed mentally.
He rushed to the back, to consult his medical textbooks and scrolls; perhaps there was something to do.
Sesshomaru paced his study. He did not know why the thought of the wench dying was so unpleasant but it was. He had the urge to kill the next thing that moved but suppressed it.
He sighed and sat down at his desk, looking over the scrolls in front of him.
A small knock on the door alerted him to his daughter's presence.
"What is it Rin?" Sesshomaru asked her.
"Can Rin go see Kagome-Chan now?" Rin asked him.
"No Rin, I'm sorry." Sesshomaru told her.
Rin pouted but nodded and left.
Sesshomaru looked around him. Everything seemed to infuriate him. Perhaps it was because he felt like it was his fault the Kagome was possibly dying.
Sesshomaru growled. Now, not only did he feel something, he was calling the wench by her name.
In the wards room Adian looked over the girl, she seemed to be coming down from her fever. But, it was not certain if she would live or die. He felt that she was alive and just sick but that could turn on a dime.
Kagome's 'Dream'
Kagome stood in the middle of a crowd. She was in a small dance club from her time.
The jazz band playing was playing a song that made her sway. Her hips swung to the beat and her arms were raised above her head.
Her seductive domineer started to attract the attention of the men around her.
Yet, she felt pulled to someone in the back.
As she left the dance floor her heart started to pull her to the secluded back rooms. As she searched the halls she came to the last room in the basement.
Pushing open the door she stepped into a beautiful room, covered in silk and velvet in dark colors.
As she looked around her eyes met Sesshomaru's.
"Sesshomaru." Kagome gasped.
In a fluid motion she felt her back pressed against his chest, his arm around her waist.
"Kagome." Sesshomaru mumbled, nipping at her earlobe.
"You're mine." He whispered into her ear, starting to kiss her neck.
End Kagome's 'Dream'
Kagome shoot up in the bed she had been sleeping in. She had a massive headache as her eyes adjusted to the rooms dim lighting again. Looking around she saw Sesshomaru, asleep in a chair near the door. His eyes stayed closed and he looked so at peace.
Adian came back out and saw her sitting up; causing him to drop the book he had been carrying and waking up the dormant Sesshomaru.
"You're awake, how do you feel?" Adian asked her, putting the books on a table and walking over to her.
Kagome just glared at him, her throat hurt too much to talk.
"Well everything seems be fine, your throat is a little sore, I take it, but other then that you're alright." Adian told her, looking at her funny.
Sesshomaru walked over to Adian.
"Fetch her some water from the spring downstairs, I wish to speak with her." Sesshomaru instructed.
Adian nodded and left.
Sesshomaru turned his attention to Kagome.
"Well it seems for once you can not retort to me, how convenient." Sesshomaru told her with a cocky smirk that seemed to be the newest face of his façade.
Kagome glared at him, her eyes narrowed to slits.
As Sesshomaru thought of the many retorts she could have given Kagome's throat instantly stopped hurting.
"Go to hell." Kagome snapped.
Sesshomaru glared at her and her throat immediately tightened, causing her to wince in pain.
Sesshomaru looked at her oddly.
"Speak." Sesshomaru told her.
"What in hell?" Kagome asked him, confusion lining her face.
The answer came to both of them at the same time.
Sesshomaru now had control of Kagome's speaking abilities.
"Well it seems to me that now you have to stay, seeing as you can not speak unless I tell you to." Sesshomaru smirked.
"I'm afraid that will go away with time Sesshomaru." Adian told him, re-entering the room with a glass of water.
"The blood transfusion must have granted you power over her for a short period of time." Adian announced.
"Great." Kagome whispered, unable to say anything any louder.
Sesshomaru felt his ego degrade back to its previous existence.
"So what now?" Kagome asked; her voice still at the same quiet level.
"Well, you are free to move from this room but I don't think it would be wise to leave the castle until you can speak for yourself." Adian told her.
"Or Sesshomaru could just give me my voice back." Kagome replied, her quiet voice laced with venom.
Adian shrugged and left the room.
"Here, I will show you your room." Sesshomaru told her.
Kagome rolled her eyes and followed him, rubbing her aching neck when she thought he wasn't looking. It really did hurt her.
As she continued to rub it slowly Sesshomaru turned around abruptly.
He took her hand away from her throat and placed his hand over it.
As he did Kagome felt a rush of relief and just stared blankly into the eyes of Sesshomaru, who was starring back into hers.
His hand encircled the back of her neck. He grabbed her by the back of the neck and it caused her to arch it back against his head.
"Now, wench, I want the truth. Do you or do you not appreciate what I am doing for you?" Sesshomaru asked her.
Kagome looked away from him and at the ground in defeat, whispering the word yes.
Sesshomaru let go and lifted her chin back up to look at him.
He looked at her for what seemed like an eternity before he let go and continued on his way.
Kagome throat didn't hurt but she knew he hadn't given her voice back yet.
As they walked into the west wing Kagome got the impression that this was his private wing.
"Your room is across from the children's, Rin and your kit are seemingly inseparable. My room is beside yours, do not come in unless you are summoned or knock first." Sesshomaru told her, trying to make her feel insignificant.
As they stopped in front of the door of her room she looked at him.
"Thank you." She told him, her quiet voice shocking him.
She entered her room and shut the door behind her.
She slid down the back of the door and heard his footsteps go away. She let her unshed tears fall.
Now, on top of everything that happened, she felt worse, if that was possible.
All the emotional trauma she had experienced in her life was brought back every time she looked at him. Every time she felt as though she was safe from her memories his face would trigger memories of her past. Of him, of her, of his brother, of everyone and it hurt it more then anyway would ever know.
Kagome heard the footsteps start to return and she quickly wiped her tears away.
She stood up and opened the door when she heard the knock. She opened the door and seen Sesshomaru looking at her curiously.
"Are you alright?' He asked her, narrowing his eyes in questioning glare.
Kagome nodded and gave him a small smile.
He growled low but let his intense gaze return to normal.
He handed her her bag and Kagome smiled a thank you.
He smiled slightly back at her, confusing her. She felt her voice return to her.
"Thank you Sesshomaru." Kagome announced, looking at him.
She went to turn away but he grabbed her chin and made her look at him again. His eyes bore into hers.
"You were crying." He breathed.
"What?" Kagome asked him, shock lacing her voice.
"You were crying, why?" Sesshomaru demanded.
Kagome just looked at him. He growled, indicating that she should speak.
He let go and stepped into the room with her, shutting the door behind her.
"Why were you crying wench?" Sesshomaru demanded again.
"Why do you care?" Kagome asked him.
"You are in my house and I wish to know." Sesshomaru told her.
"No, if that's the only reason I refuse. You have no reason to know." Kagome replied.
He noticed now that her scent had changed, she was scared and she was sad. He didn't like either of them. The scent only furthered his curiosity.
He looked at her but she was looking at the ground. He could smell the unshed tears and he wished he knew why she was crying.
He sighed, and Kagome looked up slightly.
"Why do you cry?" Sesshomaru asked her.
"It's of no concern to you." Kagome whispered.
"So you would rather cry in solitude instead of telling someone who is wondering?" Sesshomaru asked her, slightly offended.
"You wouldn't understand." Kagome choked, now finding it incredibly hard to keep her tears at bay.
"What won't I understand?" Sesshomaru asked her.
Kagome just stood there.
Sesshomaru grabbed her chin and made her look at him.
"What won't I understand?" Sesshomaru asked her again.
"What you do to me." Kagome told him, letting her tears fall.
Onward to chapter four, please review.
