A/N: Well, I suppose that not everyone has read that last chapter yet, but I am so freaking bored that I will just type the next one up….so far I didn't plan this one so it might be a little…messy. Well I really am not sure. I haven't ever tried writing a chapter without planning so please let me know in reviews if you want me to plan at all times in the future. Thank you and enjoy reading!
Important: I am sorry that I took so long to update. But you will have to wait even longer for the next update as well. I am going to Hong Kong to visit my family and home land. I will also travel to Beijing and the mainland. So I will not be writing for almost a month. The thing is, I am bringing a lab top with me, but don't expect me to write while I am there. For my vacation time I will party and shop till I drop! WoOt! Anyways the point that I am trying to make is that, you will either see a chapter really soon because I have decided to write once more before leaving, or on the plane, or you will have to wait a while. Once again I am sorry, but just in case I don't write, MERRY CHRISTMAS. (or Hanukah) AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Previous: Miroku held still and caressed her hair. She was the one he loved, Sango deserved to much more that what had happened to her, and he was determined to make it all pay off for her.
The two embraced, and never did seem to let go. It was almost as if the heavens above were cheering for them, all the stars in the sky seemed to twinkle and dance in their presence; as another loving couple, embraced under the radiant night sky.
Kagome had just entered her room again. She had gone to dinner like usual, and just like the other times, had left due to the aggravating stare that Sesshomaru always held her gaze with. Ugh I can't stand that Sesshomaru one more night! Kagome lay down on her bed and thought things through. It was no doubt that Inuyasha was looking for her, but the question was, when would he get here? She knew for fact that she would be saved, Kagome had been saved so many times be him that she no longer doubted Inuyasha's intentions or abilities.
There was a soft knock on the door. Kagome stood up to open it and found Sesshomaru standing there with her bright-yellow, and ridiculously heavy bag in his hands.
"Uhhhhh…."
"Do you want it or not?" Sesshomaru fixed Kagome with a cold stare and dropped the back pack at her feet, not waiting for an answer.
"Mm, thanks, I think." Kagome stared at the bag uncertainly, as if expecting it to jump up and bite her or something along those lines.
Sesshomaru turned to leave but Kagome quickly took his arm. (a bit of a foolish thing for her to do if you ask me…)
"What?"
"Where did you get it? And why did you bring it back to me?" She wasn't really sure why Sesshomaru would even bother to do a favor for her. Maybe he had put something in the bag himself. Be extra careful, She reminded herself.
"Why do you pester me with such questions?" He left this time, shutting the door behind him.
"Ok then…." Kagome disregarded the youkai lord's strange behavior and opened up her bag. If Sesshomaru really had put something in the bag, which she really didn't think Sesshomaru would do, Kagome would surely find out in a second. She opened her bag and dumped out 4 text books, 2 candy bars (goody) some regular clothes from her era, ramen, a packet of playing cards, fireworks, a blow-dryer, and some other small things that were simply a necessity for a girl.
Hmmm…fireworks…I haven't played with those in so long. I think I'll light one. Kagome took a little bomb shaped firework out of a brightly packaged box that said 'youkai shaped fireworks! Dangerous: do not point towards paper, people, or anything else flammable. Funny, they look more like rocks than youkai to me… She quickly settled for the fact that they had been in her backpack for way to long and gotten squished.
Kagome took out a match and lit the end of the firework. The string was too short and it popped in her hand before she had time to send it flying up. (ah, I hate it when that happens, hurts to bad)
"Ouch!" Glaring at the box, Kagome took out another firework, this time with a longer fuse string. Lighting it, Kagome threw it up at the ceiling, (and may I add a note that you should never shoot fireworks indoors…) and after popping halfway, it plummeted down…right onto her math notes.
"Fwoom!" The papers caught ablaze as faster than she could think and started shooting amber sparks into the room. The walls were ignited a strange color of a beige like orange/red/yellow. "Argh!" Not smart Kagome, never ever light fireworks in a closed room!
She quickly grabbed a blanket form inside her sleeping bag and attempted to subdue the fire by covering it. Well as luck would have it, the fire intensified. You see, Kagome here had forgotten that you are only supposed to cover a fire with a sheet when it is a gas fire. Argh! Wrong method! I need water, water! She was about to jump out the window (which may I add is very high up) and go to the lake to bring up water, when she remembered that there was a sink in her room. She ran to the bathroom, and grabbed the bucket near the sink. Twisting the handle, she filled up the bucket with water and raced over to dump the water on the blazing fire. The fire slowly subdued and then completely died. Kagome stomped on the fire a few times, just to be sure that it had completely died down. She looked around to see some of the damage that the fire had caused.
Well it turned out that the fire had only destroyed her notes, the back of her text book, and the blanket that she had attempted to subdue it with. Well that's good… Ugh what's that smell? Small wisps of smoke came up form the papers and began engulfing the room in a sickening gray smog. Oh yeah, now I remember, the smoke is supposed to kill you faster than the fire… I've got to get out of here! Running over, Kagome opened the windows and ran out the front door. She made her way through the twisting hallways, which by now didn't seem so big anymore. She knew the way out as it was not that hard to memorize.
Kagome ran outside into the fresh air and slowed to a walk. She walked around the open field, going wherever her feet took her. She could see her room spewing smoke out of its mouth-like opening. Kagome passed the night drowned woods, and slowly walked the length of the fields. The fireflies buzzed around and seemed to light up everything that was there. She stared at a few water lilies in the pond and smiled as a frog croaked and jumped in the water. It was so peaceful out here, and it was also very sudden how she had found immediate serenity.
Tired of walking, Kagome settled down in the lush green grass, always wet form the morning dew. There was not a single breeze out side to ruffle her raven-black hair. Kagome settled in a more comfortable position and lay down at peace. She felt the grass next to her stir, as unheard footsteps settled in a position.
She relaxed, glad that her Inuyasha was here to share the night with her. Wait a second, Inuyasha isn't here… that means… "Sesshomaru!"
"Yes?"
"What are you doing here?"
"I may ask you the same question." He gave her a look that he was usually not trademarked for.
"I…I had to get out of my room, there was an accident."
Sesshomaru remained silent. Of course he knew that there had been an accident, the stench from the fire had been practically unbearable.
"Sesshomaru, why did you come out here?"
Still no answer. Kagome sighed and stared out into the lake, a frog chased another around the glistening water. Everything seemed so much more peaceful at night.
"What has happened to me?"
"What do you mean?" Sesshomaru said, not really caring if she answered or not.
"You know what I mean, what happened to me when Rin obtained spiritual powers? What happened?"
Sesshomaru stared at the girl; her eyes remained calm, as did her expression. But he could smell the scent of arousal coming off of her in waves. He answered with the truest comment that came to him. "This Sesshomaru does not know."
"W-what? You mean you know something happened to me but you don't know what! That's impossible!"
Indeed it was in Sesshomaru's terms, but it was the truth. All he knew was that Kagome could now obtain powers. Nothing more, nothing less. The topic had been extremely hard to research, and he winced at the idea of trying to find answers again.
"No…you brought me here, and now something has happened to me. Do you not care at all, Sesshomaru, how could you be so cold-hearted?"
"There is nothing that this Sesshomaru can do now." He was upset that he, the great Sesshomaru could do nothing to help, but that was simply reality.
"Then bring me back to Inuyasha, bring me back to him, as that is the least you can do."
Sesshomaru's answer basically sent sparks flying out of Kagome's ears. "No."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"This Sesshomaru means just what he said, no." I can't even if I wanted to, I cannot let my brother do anything to her. I need to find out what has happened to Kagome first myself before handing her over. If I give Kagome back, then my brother will surely mate with her soon, and a tampering of her blood could make her change…no Kagome will have to wait.
Kagome noticed his expression soften, it almost made her jump. Sesshomaru rarely showed any emotion at all, besides the occasional look of annoyance. "Something may really be wrong, am I right?"
Sesshomaru's answer was almost a whisper. "Yes."
Kagome stared, a look of horror in her face. Her expression slowly turned into anger. "No, how could you Sesshomaru? You knew that something would happen didn't you? That's why you were debating whether or not to take me for so long! Please, tell me the truth."
He looked confused for a moment, and then he remembered why he had not taken Kagome from the moment that he learned of his foolish brother's love. Kagome's words were indeed true. "Yes, this Sesshomaru did know something of the sort would happen…" He had sensed something strange about Rin ever since day one, he simply did not know that something to horrible would come of it.
"And you took me anyways…and now you won't take me back to Inuyasha?"
Sesshomaru's expression remained calm, but his insides were screaming at him for being such a fool to get into a mess that he could not solve.
Kagome did not wait for an answer, she slumped down and cried. Her life was slowly ebbing away, first her parents, and now this. And what exactly was 'this'? Yes, the worst part was that she didn't even know what had happened to her.
"Kagome." He was about to move forward to comfort her, when he reminded himself. Kagome was not his woman, she was his brother's. Sesshomaru had no place with her.
D-did he just use my name? What's happening to him? Usually he calls me girl, woman, or maybe miko at the best. Kagome could only think of one solution for this. Whatever the 'something' was that had happened to her, it was serious. She cried harder, pausing for breaths in between.
"Stop crying." Sesshomaru moved forward and placed his arms around her. It didn't matter anymore that she wasn't his woman; he could not stand this girl crying her stupid heart away.
She barley noticed Sesshomaru, she only thought of herself, and felt sorry for herself. "How could you Sesshomaru?" She began pounding at him, her small fists scrunched up into small balls.
He stood still, completely aware that this was, indeed entirely his fault. Sesshomaru accepted each blow without flinching. "Stop crying Kagome." His face was still expressionless, and voice still cold. After so many years of practice, an expressionless scene was easy to accomplish.
Kagome paid no heed to his words and carried out her sobbing. She felt his sharp nails on her back, but feared not as she was sure Sesshomaru would not hurt her, not now, after all that he had done to her.
Sesshomaru placed his hands on Kagome's soft cheeks and pulled her tear-stained face up. "Stop crying," he growled, although not unkindly. "Kagome, I'm sorry."
Kagome hiccupped and her face slowly changed to a look of astonishment. Had Sesshomaru really apologized, or had it simply been a mishap of words? "Why then, If you're so sorry…why?"
"Mm-mm" He shook his head and motioned for her to fall quiet as well. Kagome lay down in the grass and her sobs slowly turned to hiccups. After a while, her hiccups faded and only gentle breathing could be heard.
I'm sorry. He had even surprised himself with those words. I am becoming way too soft. Nonetheless, Sesshomaru picked up the delicate miko and started towards the castle. Her hair rippled in waves at each step he took. Sesshomaru made his way to her bed and carefully placed her under the covers. She looked so peaceful, although her eyes were a bit red and puffy. They would go down in the morning. Sesshomaru brushed the hair form her eyes. And walked out the door, but not before hearing Kagome mutter his name in her dream. There really has been a change in perspective here.
Damn it, how could I get lost in my own father's castle? Inuyasha thought to himself irritably. Sango and Miroku had better have made some good progress cause I am having no damn luck at all. (oh but they did) He rounded a corner and came face to face with the longest hallway that he had ever seen in his life. But the thing that made Inuyasha curse under his breath was the fact that there was a room on each side of the never-ending hallway every few feet. This was worse than the millions (really only hundreds) of scrolls in the scroll-room.
He walked down the hallway, waiting for that special "instinct" that always popped up to tell you which door to choose out the millions that were there. The problem was that he was concentrating so hard on every detail that everything seemed to have an instinctual pull on it. This is hopeless. He stared at the doors, they were all the same colors and seemingly all the same position and size. This hallway could go on forever.
Inuyasha decided to check all of them out, he would peek into every room so he would not waste too much time. Then maybe later (saying that he got out of this place) he could get Miroku and Sango to help him look. He began peeking into all the rooms. 1…2…3...4…5…6…or wait….was that 5 …… Inuyasha soon lost count of the number of doors and simply continued on. Every room seemed to have treasures in them. There were bedrooms, scroll-rooms, kitchens, closets, and all sorts of places.
He reached the, what he thought to be millionth door and pulled it open, the inside made him gasp. There were countless maps plastered all over the room. A large English style bed lay in the middle. Whoever lived here had an unhealthy obsession with maps… Inuyasha could not resist going inside to check out the room. The maps were brightly colored, each with its own unique design and style. But there was something wrong with them; every map had a sense of dread that clung to them like a dying animal. A closer inspection told Inuyasha that all the maps had been washed over with blood. The bed as well, looked as if it had been bleached in a red pool of dying men. Something had happened here, something horrible. It was obvious that history had taken its toll on this place.
He stared at the drawings a little more closely. That was when he realized that these maps led to every place, city, and land that existed. (at least to Inuyasha's knowledge.) This could very well tell him exactly where Kagome was! Damn it, I am so close to finding Kagome and this is what happens? He was clouded with irritation and anger. It seemed as if someone, something, was trying to tear Kagome away from him; giving him the possibility to find her, but then ripping her away again each time. He would need to find Miroku and Sango; they would surely be able to think up of something sensible to help him. So many times the group had been in a situation like this, and so many times they had come out perfectly alright. But at that time, Kagome had been with us Inuyasha thought bitterly.
Still, he would do anything to get his Kagome back, and if that meant deciphering a map, then so be it. Inuyasha took off, out of the room, to look for the houshi and demon slayer. Something had to be done, if not, something would be done to them.
"Wow, this is awesome!" Shippo yelled as his voice rebounded across the wide walls.
"Yes it is!"
Shippo, Kirara, and Kohaku had stumbled upon a sparing ring in their search for Kagome.
"C'mon Kohaku, I'll take you on!"
"But aren't we supposed to be looking for a trace of Kagome-san?"
"Well we know that she is with Sesshomaru don't we? And if we want to take her back, we have to get stronger right?" Shippo's reasoning was sensible and seemed to win Kohaku over.
Kirara mewed uneasily and looked around.
"It's ok Kirara, we'll just do a quick sparring class and then we can go back to looking for Kagome ok?"
The feline demon stepped aside, as if permitting Shippo to continue on.
"Alright!" Shippo jumped up and down with pleasure and prepared to battle his friend. "Winner fights Kirara!"
"Meow?" She looked at the aroused boys and then slowly started to edge away from the sparring ring.
"Ok!" Kohaku shouted confidently, "I'll take you on Shippo!"
The two boys positioned themselves on either side of the ring and bowed.
"Let's go!" Shippo started off the course and leaped at Kohaku with an attack.
A/N: Well, tried to start the plot of the story in this chapter. Now, Sesshomaru is being a little nicer to Kagome, yay! Please review! And wish me luck in China!
Reviewer Responses:
meluvsokka: Awww…Thanks Michelle! I feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
AnimeLover45: Well, to tell you the truth Alex, I have never before wrote any story. This is my first! Glad you like it!
misikoblossom: Thanks! I am trying hard with my fan-fic! Oh yea, and I probably should have told you this ealier…but I planned form the beginning to make Sango and Miroku ooc. They have to be a bit in order to marry. Thanks for pointing that out. They will slowly get back to normal now. Oh and I did seriously think about telling you the pairings, but then that would ruin the end. I think I will make you wait (I am so mean) sorry…Please keep reading! And thanks for your support.
13ubblz: Really, really, really, really long, deal with it.
inunojiichan: Thanks! I am trying to make it as detailed as possible, so keep reading. Yay!
And thanks to my other reviewers Myst172 (calm down…calls dog control) lil fluff girl (read!) kagomemiko13 (Yes, very sweet, awwww!) Rae (I know I know)
Friend's thoughts:
I found this story from kilalala. It is hilarious and I applaud the author!
Kagome arrived at the Gates of Heaven.
While she was waiting for Saint Peter to greet her, she peeked through the gates. She saw a beautiful banquet table. Sitting all around were her parents and all the other people she had loved and who had died before her. They saw her and began calling greetings to her "Hello, How are you! We've been waiting for you! Good to see you."
When Saint Peter came by, the woman said to him, "This is such a wonderful place! How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," Saint Peter told her.
"Which word?" Kagome asked. "Love."
Kagome correctly spelled "Love" and Saint Peter welcomed her into Heaven.
About a year later, Saint Peter came to Kagome and asked her to watch the Gates of Heaven for him that day.
While Kagome was guarding the Gates of Heaven, InuYasha arrived. "I'm surprised to see you," Kagome said. "How have you been?"
"Oh, I've been doing pretty well since you died," InuYasha told her. "I married the beautiful young priestess who took care of you while you were ill. And then I won this lottery thing in one of the villages we went through. I sold the little hut you lived in while you were ill and bought a huge mansion. And, my wife and I traveled all around the country. We were on vacation in the mountains today, and I was coming up the side of the mountain with firewood. I fell and hit my head, and here I am. What a bummer. How do I get in?"
"You have to spell a word," Kagome told him.
"Which word?" InuYasha asked.
"Czechoslovakia!"
Moral of the story: Never make a woman angry ... there'll be Hell to pay later.
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