Disclaimer: i do not own any of the "inu-yasha" characters, but damn, if Rumiko Takahashi loved my she would give me shessomaru... but i don't even know her, so don't sue me!
You turn off the tap and pull a towel off of a shelf on the wall. You towel dry your long hair and wrap it around your body. (The towel not your hair, eww) you walk into your room and flop on to the bed. Y
ou hear something out side and you sit bolt upright. You quickly slip on a tank top and some panties and open the door. You look into the living room and don't see any one. You fumble around and find the switch. You turn it on. Nothing happens, and then you hear the thunder. Oh good it must just be a power outage and stuff blowing around whew.
You walk over to the kitchen and cut your self a piece of cheese. You place it back in the fridge, and you notice the fridge light is on. You feel something rush by you and your bed room door creaks a bit. It's not a power outage. Oh crap!
You slowly walk over to your bed room and the light is off in there to. You take a deep breath and enter the room. You are quickly grabbed and a hand covers your mouth you flail franticly for a minute then remember your acid claws, duh. You quickly thrust your hand back into his gut, but end up screaming and holding your hand in pain. You had hit something hard.
"You shouldn't try that, it'll hurt." You hear an almost completely emotionless voice say from right by your neck. He removes his hand from your face and you turn around to face him. You knew it was Shessomaru, the voice was a dead give away.
"How did you get here, Shessomaru?" He blinks at you. "Why are you here?" He sighs, "Some thing drew me to the well, and something inside me pulled me there. I somehow knew that you needed me, it's very strange."
He started slowly, "I figured that if Inu-Yasha could get through the well because of his connection with some one in this era, then perhaps I could to. So I jumped, and I managed to come out of the other end. The feeling was even stronger; I thought maybe some one had hurt you, or that you were in trouble. I slowly made my way to this place and I found you. Is this where you live?" He looked around curiously.
You were still shocked, "Wait, wait. You came here because of me?" He stood still for a moment then looked right into your eyes. He opened his mouth the closed it, then opened it again, but chose not to speak. His eyes said that he felt weak in this. Then you saw a release; everything was in those eyes, strong and rich, passion and power, yet the weak frail love that everyone has, even if it is only for themselves.
You felt helpless in his eyes, then the power came back, but not the cold unfeeling one. He stepped forwards, but hesitated. kiss me, please kiss me you pleaded to your self. He whispered, "I think I have a connection with you. I've only known you a little while, but why else, how else would I have been able to get here? Why else could I have been able to reach you?"
You think for a minute, "But you're only saying this because you could get through to me and feel my distress, not because of a feeling, aren't you?" he shook his head, a little confused looking. You're even more confused by his reaction and say, "Huh? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to tell me." You give up, "So how is Rin doing?"
He immediate relaxes, even if it's just a bit, "After you fed her, she started to feel much better, she looked healthier as well. You have to come back with me and take care of her." He answered seriously.
So he only came here for Rin, but then why did he mention a bond, or connection? You thought for a moment and Shessomaru waited patiently. "I don't know if I will come back, when I got back here Kagome asked, or rather told me to not go back on my own."
He didn't like the sound of that, "You're going to take the word of a filthy mortal over some one of your own clan!" He didn't seam to angry... sort of. "But you're coming back with me; you're not on your own. And if you don't come freely I'll steal you away again." You were a little miffed now, "Fine then! If I really don't have a choice, then, yes! I'll go with you! Just let me get dressed and pack a few things first." Shessomaru watches you as you slip on a pair of pants and tosses you a bag from on the floor, "hurry up." he says.
You pack your bag and he takes your hand he looks at you and you think he's going to smile but he seams to change his mind. He starts to run and you keep up. He runs so fast, the world is blurred around you, but that's no problem. You run like that all the time especially when you don't want to be seen or found, or hunted as it were.
You reach the well and he stops. He looks at you, "When we return, you will speak of this to no one." He looks at you sternly. "Oh ya sure." you answer. "But don't forget what happened here either." he whispered. You nodded and jumped into the well. The world flashes around you, you splash through the water and leap out of the other side.
Under the cover of darkness you and Shessomaru exit the well. "Shhh." he hisses. "We must be as quiet as possible, and unseen." "I understand." you say under your breath.
He takes your hand and runs again. You roll your eyes and stay with him. You feel his thumb rub back and forth against your hand. He squeezed your hand and your heart jumped. He never looked back at you, or said anything. He never showed any interest at all, really. You squeezed his hand after a while, his eyes glanced back at you but he quickly looked away. He seamed to stiffen up, but he kept running, with you in tow.
He stopped abruptly just before the end of the woods. You bumped into him a bit, but he didn't say anything, or move. You stood there for a second then he turned his head a bit and whispered, "We're back, but we must be quiet, Rin is asleep and Jaken is as well. We mustn't wake Rin, she's still very ill." You nod, "I'm glad Jakens asleep, little pervert." you laugh a tiny bit, trying to lighten up the situation, and failing miserably.
He glances back at you and turns around. His hair shines as the moonlight sifts through the clouds. "What's he doing?" you think. He shifts a little closer to you and his eyes shine, but are still soft. "Shessomaru what are you doing?" you ask aloud, a little confused as he keeps changing and he's always seemed calloused before. Kagome said he was heartless. He leans down a bit, "I don't know." he says, never taking his eyes from yours. He closes his eyes and leans forward, you close yours and wait.
You feel a slight breeze and open your eyes. Shessomaru had turned around and was shaking his head slightly. You try to find his eyes but he walks out of the cover of the trees, "Your room is still set up, or you can come sleep with Rin, if you get cold."
You follow him back to the house and wander down the halls. He stands on the porch, looking at the moon. You look at him from the door way. He seams so burdened. You wish you could help him in some way. You shake your head and enter your room. You don't know it but as you turn away he looks at you longingly.
You undress and lie down under the quilt. You stare at the ceiling and think, what is going on here. First he moves in and then he backs away. He speaks to me like I'm his slave, then like I'm just a hostage, then like he loves me! I don't get it! Augh! You close your eyes and the world disappears.
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You sleep soundly and wake up the next morning to someone kicking you. Rin was lying down next to you. You hadn't gotten up in the night, and you were still in your room. "Rin came to sleep with you, she was cold and she can't sleep with me." A cold voice explained from behind you.
You turn, but you already knew it was Shessomaru. He looks at you and his eyes soften. "Uh could you leave for a minute?" you ask. He walks gracefully out of the room and says, "I'll be back momentarily." His hair flows behind him and he walks off in the direction of the so called "kitchen."
You quickly jump into your clothes, or rather the clothes that were provided for you. It was a white kimono; you put on the pants and slipped on one of the white tank tops you had brought under the top part. I love these huge pants! They're so comfy!
Shessomaru comes back and he sits down next to where Rin is still snoozing.. The sun is rising and you realize that you're up way early. You're used to it though, you used to get up about and hour before sunrise and hike up the mountain where you could train with out anyone seeing you.
You yawn and stand up and step towards the door. You forgot your bag was there and tripped. You fall quickly and you're not really awake to realize what's going on. You close your eyes and brace your self. You feel hands slip under you and you land softly on someone's arms. You open your eyes and Shessomaru is right over you.
He lifts you up. "Can you walk?" he asks. You blink. He was so close to you, you could feel your heart beating like a jack hammer. You put you head on his shoulder for a second then realize that he asked you if you could walk. "Um, ya I'm just a little tired and didn't realize what I was doing, sorry."
He nods, but he doesn't set you down. You sit in his arms looking into his eyes, and he stares back at you. You feel mesmerized. Your heart is going so fast and you feel like your legs have turned to jelly. You're melting into him and you can't help it. He leans down and you lean forward.
He sets you down and turns away. aurgh what's he doing! Playing with me! You begin to get frustrated. He walks out the door and you follow him, searching for an answer, but not really. He walks to the edge of the woods and turns. He walks along them till he reaches a small brook, where the sunrise shines dark reds and blues, with a sliver of yellow along the horizon.
Standing by the stream, he waits for you. He glances back at you as you approach. "You seem troubled." you say, beginning to be more caring rather then infuriated. He looks down at the stream and tries to avoid your eyes. "Look at me, Shessomaru!" you say desperately. He turns to you and you can tell he doesn't like this, "I don't want to." he states bluntly and turns away.
"Why? why can't you look at me, I'm not going to hurt you, and I don't think you'll hurt me. I don't have a disease! i'm not going to attack you!" You're almost ready to scream at him, but you've kept your cool so far.
"I can't, Tabitha! You are attacking me! You make me weak! I can't be weak! You're destroying me!" He yells at you wiping around to face you. He steps towards you; his lips open a little bit. His bottom lip shakes a little, like there's more he wishes he could say, but can't! You feel frustrated and utterly lost!
"I'm not doing anything to you! You're playing with my head, with my heart! You're killing me here! Am I nothing to you? Let me go then, send me away!" you feel the hot tears stream down your face. You turn from him and wipe your eyes.
Tears drip on your kimono, and you feel so vulnerable, so open. He grabs your shoulders and turns you around to face him, rather rushed and desperately. He's so close to you, it's killing you. "Don't do this to me again! I can't take it!" you say flinging your head from side to side.
Tears splash from your eyes and sprinkle on his neck and clothes. He leans in closer to you. "I don't want to hurt you! I don't want to love you because it will hurt you, or it could. Some one could use the threat of hurting you to attack me. they might kill you and that would kill me!"
His eyes, they're piercing yours and the pain in them is unbearable. "I don't care if I get hurt! I can take care of myself!" you say and try to push away from him. He pulls you back in and holds you tight, "I can't! I just can't!" The tears just kept coming but he does not cry. He keeps his composure and yet is so open.
You feel secure in his arms, and he's so strong. You close your eyes and shake your head. You don't know what to say, the words just won't come. You can feel your heart being ripped in two, and all you can do is wish for more.
Shessomaru tilts your head up. You open your eyes and he looks at you, with a slight question in his eyes. He closes his eyes and you close yours. One more time. you thought sadly, he's going to let me go again. you weep inside. Still your heart races.
A hand slips under your long hair onto the back of your head and he rushes into the kiss. You feel it, all the emotions rushing through his veins. He kisses with passion and embraces you completely. He holds you so tight to him and you grasp his collar, pulling him against you. You never wanted to leave that. It was right! Not like that disgusting human, who tried to over take you.
At first you held back, not knowing what would happen, if he would suddenly stop and pull away, leaving you again, or if it was real this time. Then you give up and let your self go.
You stood there together for what seamed a life time. A wonderful sun rose up behind you two. And he never let you go. You started to lose your breath and he must have to because he separated from you and held you in tight. He gave you a little kiss on the neck. You closed your eyes again and clung to him.
He slowly let you go after a while. He looked at you; he didn't hold back anymore. You smiled weakly and he grinned. He took your hand and kissed it lightly. "We must return, Jaken will be up soon, and he mustn't find out."
He looked at you, longingly, and then he turned away. He started to walk back. You didn't move; you were still a little shocked. He looked back at you, "aren't you coming?" he asked.
You shook your head and smiled, "It'll be less suspicious if I come back after you, or before you, so I'll just stay here." He looks a little sad at first then his face turns to stone again. "As you wish." he says and walks off. That was a quick transformation you thought. this could get complicated.
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You stood at the stream pond thingy and watched the sun rise. You sighed deep I think... I can trust him. But what about Jaken, I know how clingy I can get at times, how is Shessomaru supposed to ignore me, and I him? This is going to get really hard. I'll have to try. But what about kagome? She'll kill me! What am I going to do? I can't even get back here with out her finding out some how. Her friends don't know at all about the well, but she and her family do. She uses it all the time, how am I supposed to go back and forth? you almost panicked, but being how you are; you just decided to forget about it and started to walk back to the house thingy.
You enter your room and lie down next to Rin again, in your clothes. You close your eyes and just think. So much happened in such little time, and you're still a little stunned. you think and then something hits you hard on the head, "what are you doing here again!" a shrill voice says shockedly (that's a word cause I say so)
You open your eyes and Jaken is there, with his stick held above your head, eew that thing has heads on it. AUGH!" you exclaim and stand up, brushing the "germs" out of your hair. "I must go tell master Shessomaru, you can't just COME here when ever you please, he'll have your head I'm sure of it!" he lectured you, and started to scamper off as Shessomaru came into the doorway.
"Lord Shessomaru, Lord Shessomaru! That ONA is HERE again! She's back, deal with her, Lord Shessomaru, teach her a lesson! Kill her! Get rid of her, Lord Shessomaru!" He called out in his annoying little voice and hid behind Shessomarus leg. "Shut up" Whispered Shessomaru, "Rin is still asleep barely. I brought Tabitha back, she seamed to have good effect on Rin, and she can take care of her." he said quietly, in a monotone unemotional voice.
"But, but... yes lord Shessomaru." you smirked at Jaken and he glared back at you form behind Shessomarus unusually large pants. You sit up and stretch your arms and yawn. "Make her breakfast." he orders you. You nod without saying anything.
You walk out the door and look at him as you go by, time seams to slow down as he looks at you as you pass by. He runs his fingers along your waist as you past and your fingers slip between his, but you don't stop to take a full grip as Jaken is still in the room. You keep walking and turn away.
You wander around till you find the kitchen again you scrounge around for food and find a dead pig already on the counter and some more eggs. You stir together some floor and some water and some salt and some of what you hope is baking soda, not baking powder. You fry up some rather pathetic crusty pancakes, more like an unleavened bread and cut some strips of meat from the pig. Frying the eggs was easy in the greas from the home made bacon.
You put the food on some grungy looking plates and take a spoon with you. You walk out the door and almost trip over Jaken, who seams to have been spying on you the whole time (eww) He glares at you and follows you. "You are lucky that Lord Shessomaru finds you useful! Not many are aloud to stay in his presence! But as soon as Rin is well again, you will be cast aside! Mark my words! Then Ill be the favourite again!" He laughs shrieckely to himself and hits you on the head again with that disgusting staff.
You are NOT in the mood for that and you whip around to face him. "Listen to me, you little worm, I wouldn't be here if I didn't want to be! I am the same race as Shessomaru and have the same abilities. I chose to come back, don't you ever doubt that, you disgusting little prat! It would probably be much healthier for you to treat me with the same respect."
At first the little cretin was shocked. You turned around and kept walking. Oh just wait until Master Shessomaru hears about this! You'll be sorry you said such things, you'll see! He won't let this go! You challenged his power, and his superiority, don't doubt a painful death awaits you! Jaken says from behind you and scampers off to look for Shessomaru.
You found you room again and gently woke Rin. "You're back." She whispers in a scratchy voice. "You have to eat a little Rin." You say and sit her up in bed. She leans against you while you slowly scoop food into her mouth. It was a little difficult with a spoon, but that's all you had, so what could you do? You hesitated to feed Rin the bacon, but she really liked it so you fed it to her in tiny pieces.
After eating she grew tired again so you lay her down on the bed again, and tuck her in. She opens her eyes and yawns; "I hope Shessomaru lets you stay with us forever." She whispers and closes her eyes. "Me to." you answer quietly.
You watch Rin sleep then pick up the plates and walk back to the kitchen, which you found just fine this time. You pick up a bucket of water and boil half of it, then mix then together. You wash the dishes you used in it then dump it out. You don't know what else to do, so you decide to wash all the other dishes in the kitchen. You realize you are out of water though, and no one else is in sight.
You pick up your bucket and walk out of the kitchen. You find a rain barrel at one of the corners of the house and fill your bucket there. You heat the latter in the large pot and wash the remaining dishes. You're water's clean by the end, so you use it to wash the floor as well.
You wipe your brow as you finish, and sigh. You look back on your work and say to yourself, "Well, that's the closest to sparkling clean it's going to get." You dump your bucket on the grass and think. well that kept me busy for 2 hours, but now what am I going to do, it's not even noon yet.
You sat down next to the smouldering fire pit and sigh. Then you realize that you've never had so much free time before. So you do what you used to do, before you had to go to school every day. You got up and walked out the door and looked around. Then you saw the mountain in the distance.
it must be really interesting up there in this era, since there would still be lots of demons... hmmm... you run to your room and slip on the coat of the kimono and start to run towards the base of the mountains.
wait, what about Shessomaru. you stop abruptly. "He'll be angry and worried if I don't tell him where I'm going or leave some sort of indication..." You think out loud. You rush back and find a piece of parchment. You quickly poke your self with a tiny knife you keep strapped to your ankle and write a letter with your blood. You explain that you will be training in the mountain, and that you will return. You stab the paper to the door post with your knife and continue on your way.
You travel incredibly fast, the trees flash past you. You are at the bottom of the mountain almost instantly. You stop and look up. There happens to be a huge shear drop in front of you, which you are standing at the bottom of. You decide to climb it, and whip up the rock face.
Suddenly the top is upon you and you are now going horizontal instead of vertical. there really was no point to that, except to build physical strength, since I will always be able to just fly over anything like that. Oh well it passed a little time you stop on the small ledge you are on. It is like a tiny glade with a flesh water brook that ripples over the edge and willow trees in the water.
You sit down on the grass, and a little dirt crumbles off over the edge of the cliff. You cross your legs and breathe deep. I'll meditate here you think and close your eyes. You feel the suns warmth on your back and you take off your kimono and sit in your gitch and tank top.
You sit on top of your folded clothes, so that if a wind arises they do not flutter way. You feel the sun caressing your skin, and baking you. It's very pleasant. You think about every thing and breath in the life that surrounds you. You can smell the sent of someone else on the wind, and even though you're so high there are people out there like miroku and you never know so you put your pants back on.
You almost fall asleep; you are so calm. Then you smell it, a strong sent of a demon. You open your eyes and look around. You don't see anyone, below or above either. But the slope is treed so you decide to keep your guard up. You turn around and close your eyes again, but don't relax too much.
You hear something shake in the bushes but don't' move at all, you want them to get nice and close before you destroy them. You can smell the sent rather strongly now, and you relax a bit, as you knew almost the exact location now. About ten paces away. Then you feel the earth move as it steps. 7 steps away.
You wait until they are just behind you, 2 steps away, then you spring from your spot, and fly around, power whip flying from your fingers. Clash, you see another whip flash against yours.
You stepped back and floated by off the edge of the cliff on a red cloud and lashed out again. Light flashes as your and their weapons collide. You look at your opponent, and see the merciless, unemotional face that you knew to well. You let your arms fall to your side and step lightly back on to the cliff.
You're foot slips and you teeter on the edge a bit. He grabs your hand and pulls you close to him and away from the drop off. "You were going to fall." He explains. "Uh right" you blush. He holds your hand against his chest and sighs.