CHAPTER 3

WAKING

"How long will it take for Sesshoumaru to get whatever it is done?" Rin asked, looking up from the river.

Jaken shook his head. "I don't know. It could-YIKES!"

He jumped out of the way just in time to avoid being impaled by a flying sword.

"Where did that come from?" Rin asked, running up the bug eye imp.

Jaken wasn't sure. "I don't know but, it looks familer..." he leaned over the sword for a closer look then shrieked. "That's Lord Sesshoumaru's!"

The littel girl blinked in confusion. "He's throwing his sword around!"

"No!" Jaken roared, grabbing up his staff. "If he doesn't have his sword anymore that means he's in danger! We must find him!"

The imp ran off. "Hey, wait for me!" Rin called running after him.

The wind had picked up blowing the leaves of trees and the tops of the long blades of grass in the field next to the forest. Clouds had rolled in and the sound of distant thunder could be heard.

She could have gone another way to reach her destination but she'd chosen the open field between the forest and two villages. The field was much faster than the woods anyway even if it was an open space...

If she hadn't she never would have seen him.

She was walking through the field, keeping a tight hold on her bow, when she spotted a big fluffy thing. She also saw a white pair of pants and long white hair peeking out of both ends of the fluff. The wind blew them gently.

What-Who is that? she thought walking up to the thing.

When she reached it she knelt down and put a hand on the fluff. She discovered then that it was a young man. He looked like he was sleeping. "Umm, sir, are you okay?"
When she didn't get a responce she turned him over. She saw blood covering the side of the fluff she hadn't seen as well as the young man's clothing. He looked like he'd been in some kind of fight.

The girl gasped and put a hand over her mouth. Is he dead? Did I find a corpse?

She put her two fingers to his neck. She felt a pulse but it was weak. What happened to him? Was he attacked by a monster?
The wind blew harder and thunder rumbled, this time a lot closer.

"I'd better get him out of here," she said out loud.

The girl got on her hands and knees. Her body changed slowly. When it was done she's grown into a huge pale orange cat.

She reached her head down and clamped onto his body with her teeth. She then threw him over her shoulders onto her back. Then, as the rain began to fall and lightning streaked across the sky, she ran. She ran to her house which was located in a deserted village across the field.

Inuyahsa felt he could run forever. He was so mad at Kagome he had a lot of energy and didn't plan on stopping anytime soon. I wish she hadn't of come here! he thought. Things would be a lot better off without her!

He was now in an open field. Still he didn't slow down or stop. Not even when rain began to fall soaking him. I should find Kikyo. I don't care what she does to me. I'd rather be with her then that whore!

Suddenly he heard a hiss and a growl. He stopped just in time to avoid being crushed by a giant pale orange cat that ran by.

What in the world was that! he thought, watching it run across the field.

That's when he spotted a pale arm and a long fluffy thing hanging over the side of the cat's right flank. Is that Sesshoumaru? he thought staring. Did I actually kill him? Is that thing going to eat him!

The half demon got angry. "Not even my stupid brother deserves that kind of fate!" he screamed pulling out Tetsusaiga. He chased after the cat. "Hey, don't you dare eat my brother you huge hairball!"

The cat stopped, turned around, and stared at him. When he jumped at it and tried to slice it with his sword the cat raised a huge paw and batted him away.

Inuyasha tumbled across the field, righted himself, and went after the huge feline again. "Drop that body!" he yelled. "Go find dinner somewhere else! My brother is not on the menu!"

The cat hissed and jumped out of his way. Inuyasha landed where it had been standing. He quickly turned around and went after it again.

The cat arched its back and puffed its huge tail. It wagged it's tail rapidly and small arrows the color of despair came at him.

Inuyasha raised Tetsusaige and blocked them. The force of the arrows knocked him on his back.

"Oh, no you don't!" he yelled slowly getting back up. "I'm not going to fall to you so you can eat me too!"

The cat was ready to pounce. He waited then took a step toward it. The feline jumped at him its mouth wide open.

"Wind Scar!" he shouted throwing his sword down.

Most of the attack missed but the very end hit its shoulder. The cat flew back on its side. Sesshoumaru flew off it's back and landed on the ground with a loud: THUD!

Inuyahsa made a run for his brohter. The cat got up slowly. When it saw where he was going it raised its paw, batted him onto his back, then pinned him on the ground.

He struggled to get the paw off his body. "Don't you dare eat me!" he yelled.

"I don't have time for this," it said in a female voice ignoring his words. "Go mind your own buisness!"

"My brother is my buisness!" he yelled in her face.

The cat gave him a mocking look. "Just to inform you, I do not eat dog demons nor do I take any sass from their half breed brothers."

She wapped him hard in the face with her other paw knocking him out cold. She then released him, turned back to his brother, threw Sessy back onto her back and ran off, leaving Inuyasha lying unconcious in the field.

Darkness covered the subconcious of Sesshoumaru. He couldn't hear. He couldn't feel. He couldn't move.

He only saw.

He saw himself falling, falling, falling. Falling into the dark void that got even darker with each second.

He could smell blood, his blood. He saw it. The dark red liquid covered his hands and cloths, his whole body.

Suddenly a feeling came. It was pain. A great pain. Like a fire in his shoulder.

He winced and grabbed his shoulder. He felt blood oozing through the fingers of his left hand. Wait. His left hand?
Sesshoumaru moved his hand away from the injury and stared at it. His left hand, the hand Inuyahsa had cut off, was back. If my arm is back that must mean...

He let his hand fall in horror and left out a cry. He had no voice. I'm dead! My brother killed me! The fire in his shoulder spread. I'm going to Hell!

He tried and tried to stop his body from falling, from playing before his eyes but it was no use.

The fire got worse. So did the pain. He started screaming.

He was screaming. Swearing. Grappling for a reality.

One minute he was in his body the next he was floating.

Someone grabbed his arms and pinned him down. The movement brought him back into his body. He went ridged. He felt whole again. He was relieved.

The first thing he became aware of was the pitter patter of rain and breathing. Not just his breathing but someone else's. He wanted to open his eyes but he was afraid to. He was afraid if he tried they wouldn't open.

He could feel the fingers on his right hand now. A reassuarance. Slowly, very slowly, he opened his eyes.

At first everything was blurry and Sesshoumaru thought he'd gone blind but then everything came ito focus all at once.

He discovered he was in some kind of wooden building, a shack maybe. The place was dark except for a faint light from a candle to his left. He had no idea where he was or how he'd gotten there.

He turned his head slowly toward the light hoping it would give him an answer. He spotted a table. He also spotted someone sitting at the table.

Who is that? Where am I?

That's when he became aware of the pain in his shoulder. He cried out involuntairily.

The person at the table must have heard him. They turned around slowly. Sesshoumaru saw a pale orange hair, deep golden eyes and a face. He also saw cat ears.

A kitten?

The cat girl walked up to him. "I see you have awakened," she said in a soft purring voice.

"Where am I?"

"You're at my house."

"How...did...I...get...here?"

The cat girl smiled and kept on purring but didn't reply instantly. She put her finger on his lips to keep him from saying anything else. "Don't waste your energy," she purred. "You were hurt badly by something. The best medicine is rest."

She must have noticed he looked scared because she said. "Don't worry. I won't let anyone try to steal your soul again."

Again?

That's when he noticed a dead Soul Collector in the corner. She saved my life? But why? She doesn't even know me!

The cat girl also looked at the small snake like dragon. "It was your time," she said slowly.

His eyes focused on her again. "What?"

She looked at him. "It was your time," she said again and nothing more.

Suddenly he started to shiver. The cat girl pulled a thick blanket over him. "You lost so much blood...," she said. "So much...you are so pale...cold..."

"C...cold?"

She looked at him with her golden eyes but that was all.

He was still shivering. "Here," she said wrapping his bloody fluffy thing around his shoulders. "Are you thirsty?"

What is she asking me that

He sighed, closed his eyes, and nodded.

The cat girl got up and walked outside. There was a long silence except for the gentle pitter patter of rain. A minute later she came back in with a bucket. She carried it into another room. When she came out she held a strange looking cup in her hand. It looked like a cross between a tea cup and a saucer.

She knelt down beside him and used her right hand to prop his head up. "Here drink this," she offered. "It will make you feel better."

He didn't feel that he had a choice anyway. She put the cup up to his mouth. When he'd drunk it all she put the cup away and set his head back down. "Now you just rest," she said standing up. "I'll make sure nothing happens to you until you're better."

Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and relaxed. Just how badly did my brother injure me anyway?

A/N

Sorry I took so long to update I've been kinda busy with other FanFics. I might not update this again for a few more weeks but you'll have to wait and see. Even I don't know what I'm going to do I'm trying to finish some of my fics but meh I'll try my best. If this chapter is a bit scratchy well I'm sorry I wrote this on paper in February and haven't really looked it over since then. All well, maybe the next one will be better shrug