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Title: One Good Day

Recap: The only sound that cut through the silence was the exterminator's heavy breath.

"You…" Sesshomaru turned his attention to Sango. She stood against the youkai, with her head held up, proud and angry.

"Me."

Chapter 4: Open your Eyes

Sesshomaru didn't do anything to pick up his weapon; instead he stared at the taijia. A human beat him, a human woman, no less. A woman?… A slightly new idea came into his mind. Slowly moving his eyes along curves of her body, he frowned. Ah, so this human onna is challenging this Sesshomaru? He looked at her carefully again. Dark brown eyes, long legs, and fantastic hips…Hmmm. He smiled at the defying creature. She stood tall, with her eyes at him; anger almost radiating from her. Very tempting…The beast in him growled. Why not?

Slowly and soundlessly, he moved closer to her; gently sniffing the air around the woman, he almost smiled. His new prey was so lovely…the beast purred content with his choice.

"This Sesshomaru accepts you challenge, taijia."

With this, the youkai disappeared from the clearing. Sango blinked her eyes, confused by the demon's words; she wanted to ask what have he meant, but he was gone. Without fight, without warnings or intimidations. She looked at the spot where he left his sword, but Tokijin vanished too, as if his owner was never there in the first place.

ooOoo

"If you wouldn't intervene, I would win!" Inuyasha yelled at Sango. He felt irritated and angry.

"Inuyasha, if Sango wouldn't do that, you would be dead by now." Kagome opened her backpack and pulled some matches. "Shippou, could you go and pick up some wood?"

"Sure thing, Kagome!" The kitsune gladly left his quarrelling friends.

"Keh, I would take him apart in no time. If only the stupid extermin…"

"SIT" Kagome had enough. "What's wrong with you? Are you blind? Sesshomaru was so close from slicing you, and you attack Sango?" The miko put her arms on her hips.

"What is wrong with me? What is wrong with you, Kagome! First Sesshomaru attacks, than Sango spoils my match with the stupid youkai, and now you are sitting me for no good reason. I have enough!" Inuyasha sent her a upset look and jumped on highest branch of a nearby tree.

"What is going on today?" Sango asked herself quietly. She felt so emotional and irritated, as did anyone today. "Is it…?" She didn't dare to finish loud, but instead, she sent a look towards Inuyasha. Full moon…That's why everyone is so nervous…That is why he was so angry, he will turn human in a few moments…

She looked at Kagome. The younger girl stared at the darkening sky, she also knew…Well, with nothing more to say, Sango looked around, and she noticed Miroku staring at her.

"I think you should talk to Inuyasha about what just happened." He said starting a conversation.

"Yeah, that's probably what I should do." She admitted thinking about injured pride of the hanoyu.

"You are absolutely correct, Sango, Inuyasha would feel better if you would apologize…" The monk suggested with a confident smile.

"What!" Kagome frowned "For what?" Sango also looked surprised.

"Well, I know that you acted on impulse, Sango, but after all, that was not your fight."

"If I wouldn't, as you put that act on impulse," she hissed through her teeth "Inuyasha would be dead by now. I will not apologize for saving his ass, you stupid monk." It was enough, Sango looked at him in disgust.

"Dear Sango…" Miroku started again, but was not allowed to finish:

"I don't want to talk to you now, Miroku. I had enough of this for one day." She picked up her katana and walked towards the edge of the forest. "I need to calm down. I will be back in a while." She stated coldly and left for a walk. Stupid monk, who does he think he is? He didn't even move his finger to help Inuyasha. Irritated thoughts circled in her head as he walked through the darkening forest. Brainless, selfish, stupid monk.

ooOoo

She walked fast. Absorbed with her thoughts, she hardly noticed that the forest became darker with every minute. Trying to sort out her thoughts, she stopped and looked up on the sky; the gray clouds were running pushed by strong wind, eaten by darkness of the night. Facing the sky, she stood still and took a deep calming breath. Why did I get so aggravated? Miroku provokes me like that every day, Inuyasha complains even mor often, and crazy youkai attack us all the time; yet, I have never been so emotional. Maybe it's the fool moon…

With narrowed eyes, he studied her. The woman walked fast, almost run through the forest. Like a hunting predator, allowing a small space between them, he followed her. Yes, before he will let her know about his presence, he wanted just to observe.

From behind the trees, he stared at her face, as she smiled at the night sky looking for stars. When she left, he sniffed the air around the place she rested a minute earlier. A subtle aroma of wild white lilies reached his senses; lilies and something else, something more absorbing for him right now—an unadulterated scent of femininity, of a woman. His woman. He licked his lips, soon…Crouching silently just few steps behind her, hidden among the dark shadows of the deep forest, the youkai waited for a right moment.

"I need to go back to the camp." Sango suddenly became aware that she walked too far from her friends. Rapidly averting her gaze from the dark sky and turning around, she gasped. A pale arm, emerging from the shadows, snatched her roughly and pulled back. She tensed, reaching for her katana, but then something lashed at her wrist to bind it.

"WHAT…?" She wanted to scream, but something stopped her: a low feral growl reasoning somewhere from behind her, and then a cold whisper next to her ear: "Silence."

ooOoo

Sango felt strong arm wrapped tightly around her, one hand covering her mouth; something else was binding her thighs, A rope? She felt that her captor hold her motionless, breathing silently into her neck. She tried to struggle, but his grip seemed much to powerful for her strength. Immobilized and caged within the arms of her attacker, Sango finally realized the magnitude of fear that overcame her. She couldn't see him, but way too clearly she could feel his body pressed to hers. His aroused body...She winced at the thought that he might like this feeling, and his grasp tightened; now, she could really sense how he enjoyed her fear… With deep intakes of air, he smelled her and quietly laughed against the skin of her neck. With a slight panic, she noticed that one end of the "rope" was traveling along her legs, slowly wrapping itself around her thigh and traveling lazily up. Sango shivered.

Why is he doing this? Whoever he is, he captured me and he is not intending to kill me yet. Why? Suddenly, a truly scary thought came to her mind. Kami, I hope this has nothing to do with the mating season…She kept trembling in disgust and fear.

As if in the answer to her unvoiced question, he turned her around to face him. With her eyes closed, she felt his one arm pressing her to his chest, and his other arm sliding softly along her neck, to rest casually on her left arm.

"Open your eyes."

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