I'm Sango Not Kagome!

Chapter 3: Waking

Itching. Something itching.

Sango rustled in her bed mat, half asleep. Her entire body, or at least most of it, itched horribly. Dazedly, she reached her arm to scratch the offending annoyances, but a quick spasm of pain abruptly yanked her from her dreamless sleep.

She bit back a yelp after she had itched a gouge too deep to be scratching yet. Sango bent over to inspect the wound, which happened to be on her right leg. It had begun to bleed, and bleed badly. Sango cursed quietly to herself, aware that there were others in the clearing. She glared at the cut, and it spurted another small amount of blood at her. She was sure it was trying to spite her. Taking in a big gasp of air, she noticed her throat was very dry, uncomfortably so. Deciding to walk to the nearby stream, she stood up and grabbed Hirakitsu. She wasn't going to be caught alone without a weapon again.

Stumbling through the forest's vegetation, she heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the streams's water trickling. She slumped next to it in bliss, and gratefully scooped up some water into her hands. She sipped quietly, listening intently to the sounds around her. Everything sounded normal, but she was still wary. Things like the bear attack happened when you least expected it.

She dipped her hands into the water once more to wash her cuts, when she heard a rustle. It had been so faint, she wasn't sure if she had actually heard anything, but she grasped Hirakitsu tightly, surveying the area through keen eyes. She saw nothing, and not for the first time, wished she had a demon's sense of smell. Wind drifted through the area, making her shiver. She wondered lazily how Kagome managed to go around in such a short skirt so close to the mountains. She glanced around again. Had she really heard anything?

"A strange weapon for a priestess to be toting around." A cool voice from behind her stated. Sango spun, and came face to face, well more like face to knee, with Sesshomaru. Her eyes widened, and she grasped her weapon tighter still.

"I'm not a priestess." She stated matter of factly, all the while wondering why he wasn't attacking. She doubted her ability to defeat him at this point in time, maybe when she was more fit... but right now she would be pushing it.

Sesshomaru arched one of his eyebrows, then sniffed the air. Sango could have sworn his eyes had widened, but it had happened to fast to be sure. He glared at her, as if she was a hellcat come to screw up his senses.

"I must again learn not to judge just with my sight." He stated quietly to himself. Sango barely caught it. He glanced at her with another arched brow. "Then tell me taija, why do you wear the priestess' garments?" Sango glared at him at this, but answered slowly.

"I was unexpectedly attacked, and my extra clothes are at Kaede's village." She doubted he had any idea who Kaede was, but she didn't really care. That was when she realized,

They were having a civil conversation.

Sesshomaru must have caught her eyes widening, because he asked, "What alarms you taija?" He stated in a monotone. She glared at him. "First of all, my name is Sango, not Taija. I'm just shocked we're having a conversation without weapons." She stated dully, when she made another realization. She had been around Kagome far too much. Sesshomaru seemed to glare, but it was hard to make out in the darkness. She was about to continue talking when she heard a crack from behind her. She jerked her head to face behind her, when she heard him whisper right in her ear.

"Never turn your back to an enemy." She felt something hit her neck, and she fell into darkness.

Sesshomaru cursed himself for what he was about to do, but his stupid half mutt of a brother was coming fast. He picked up the unconscious taija up from the ground, and took off. He knew this was a very out of character thing of him to do, but it was needed to get what was rightly his, Tetsusaiga. Besides, Jaken was getting more and more tired lately. Rin could use a new caretaker.

He quickly slung the woman over his shoulder, then leaped into a bounding run. Far behind him, he could hear Inuyasha's angry yowl. Sesshomaru smirked. That silly half-breed would never be able to catch him, even with this extra amount of weight. Speaking of...

How had he not realized that this wench was not the priestess? The thought nearly made him fall from his pace. She was wearing the priestess's garments, but shouldn't he have smelt the difference. He bent his head and sniffed. The smell from the clothes the taija was wearing was heavily over-powering her own soft scent. This made him feel more relaxed. He wasn't "losing it" as Rin would often say. Where had the little girl come up with that anyway? Sesshomaru shook his head, and sped up.

Inuyasha woke up abruptly. There was a smell on the wind, and it didn't smell friendly. He glanced around to make sure everyone was asleep. When his gaze met Sango's bedroll, they widened. Sango wasn't there! He stood up and jumped from his perch. He sniffed the air. Her scent led towards the stream, and there was another smell lingering with it.

Sesshomaru.

Inuyasha charged through the underbrush and trees, intent to get their before Sesshomaru revealed himself. He doubted Sango even realized he was there. His ears picked up a few words. They were talking? He heard sarcasm in Sango's voice. Obviously, their conversation was far from pleasant. Then he heard what he feared most. A soft thump. He pushed his legs to go faster, but when he arrived, Sesshomaru was gone. He howled in frustration and agony before be noted,

Sango was gone too.

The dull throbbing in her head jarred her from unconsciousness. She blinked lazily, and tried to take in her surroundings. For about the third time in a few days, she had no idea where she was. She blinked once more, to get the blurriness that had faded over her eyes to dissipate. Immediately, her eyes took in whiteness, with a few other colors. She clenched her eyes shut. It had looked as if the ground was zooming (for the lack of a better word) right under her! Feeling a migraine coming on, she groaned. She felt the thing she was laying on...what it a thing? Flinch slightly. Her still tired mind tried to register something's that would flinch...Birds... cats... Dogs...

Dogs.

SESSHOMARU!

Events from earlier that night, the conversation, the bear the rabbit skinning... all came flooding back to her memory. Her body clenched, and she squirmed in a desperate attempt to get away. She felt a firm hand grasp the small of her back, digging into it slightly with obvious talons. She shrieked, more from terror then from pain, and rolled. She felt herself falling rapidly, but saw nothing. Her eyes were shut tight, and she placed feet and hands into the correct position, that she may not kill herself when she fell.

She never reached the ground however, as Sesshomaru's arm wrapped around her waist tightly, and pulled her to his chest. He growled deep in his throat and regained his balance before gracefully descending to the ground. Then he threw her to the ground lightly. Sango took this as an oppurtunity to run, but Sesshomaru stepped in front of her.

"That was quite an acrobatic act Taija." The frenzied terror that had gripped Sango seemed to be wearing off. She gasped in air, the first in what seemed a century, and glared at him fully.

"Why am I here? Why did you kidnap me!" She screeched. She stood her ground. She didn't have any weapons, but stood her ground. She'd attack him head on if need be... She'd just have to ignore her injuries.

Sesshomaru's face remained passive. "You were needed to regain something that belongs to me. It would be pointless to fight me woman, you're at the point of exhaustion. I'd kill you before you swung a punch."

Sango glared at him still, and realized, he was right. Not only was she tired physically, but she was fatigued mentally. Why else would she have acted as she had? She sighed, and tried to put her crazily jumbled thoughts in order.

"You meant to take Kagome, didn't you?" She asked. Sesshomaru ignored her. "Come woman."

"HEY!"

A/N: OH MY GOD! I'm soooooo sorry for not updating for son long... TT I feel so pathetic... But, I read your reviews, and I felt the burn to update! So, I dedicate this chapter to those who took their time to review! THEY SAVED THE STORY! Literally, I would've never done it if it weren't for these reviewsies... Hehehe... I like that... But neways, I'm gonna update the other stories of mine first, then I'm gonna update this again! YES!

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