Another chappie! hope you guys like!!!!
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Sesshomaru had sat on the bed for the rest of the day. He had a servent bring something more comfortable for her to lay in and the servent had changed her. The sun had just gone down when a light knock sounded at his door. Still angry from the mornings events, he made no move to open the door.
"Come in." he growled. Derenti opened the door, shutting it quietly behind him. The Dragon Youkai walked over to the bed, looking down at Kagome.
"How is Ventai?" Sesshomaru asked quietly. Derenti was one of the rare people he showed emotion around. Kagome was the other.
"She is fine. Her wounds are almost completely healed. All thanks to your Miko."Derenti answered, looking in the direction of Sesshomaru.
"Did anyone see anything?" Sesshomaru asked.
Derenti shook his head, red bleeding into his eyes. "My former Gaurdian I had protecting her didn't see a thing. He said he blacked out, then woke up with her on the bed like that."
Sesshomaru wasn't surprised that Derenti had killed the Gaurdian that had failed to protect his mate. Sesshomaru would've done the same thing in Derenti's place. "Where were you?" Sesshomaru asked.
Derenti shot him a look, but lightened up, seeing Sesshomaru had not ment anything by it. "I was only gone for a couple of minutes, to get Suki and Tsume. We have a dawn ritual all dragons perform." Derenti answered, growling slightly.
Sesshomaru nodded his understanding, looking to a faintly breathing Kagome. He would've been worried if he couldn't have heard her strong heart beats. "Anyways, I came down to see how your Miko was. Tsume and Suki haven't left their mother's side." Derenti stated, lowering his gaze. "I came very close to losing her today."
"But you didn't, my friend. Be thankful for that." Sesshomaru replied.
Derenti chuckled slightly. "Oh, I am very thankful. I wouldn't know what to do with myself without her." Derenti heaved a sigh, then looked back up to see Sesshomaru watching the Miko.
"Sesshomaru, may I ask you something? As a friend?" Derenti questioned.
"Yes." Sesshomaru answered without taking his gaze from Kagome.
"You have a very powerful and valuable friend there. If you do not intend to mate with her, then I would like to request her for my son." Derenti stated, watching him closely to see his reaction.
Sesshomaru stiffened at those words, turning his darkened gaze to Derenti. The dragon chuckled seeing the death glare Sesshomaro shot him. "I see." the dragon youkai continued to chuckle.
Sesshomaru failed to see the amusment in the situation. He hadn't answered vocally, because in reality, Kagome could mate with whom ever she wished. "If you feel for her so, why have you not told her?" Derenti asked quietly, not expecting an answer.
Sesshomaru sighed then looked at Derenti, shrugging his reply. Derenti cracked a grin. "Is the great Inu Youkai of the West afraid of a little Miko?"
Sesshomaru didn't rise to the bait, instead replied. "No, the great Inu Youkai of the West is afraid of what he feels for that little Miko."
"Well, I can tell you right now that holding back will get you no where." Derenti advised, then thought aloud. "I would have never thought you capable of liking any female. I would've figured you'd mate with the female that could get you the most gain."
"Then the logical choice would be Kagome in either instance." Sesshomaru replied, seeing the dragon look at him with amusement.
"True, Sesshomaru. How very true. I will leave you now, but I still wish to know when she wakes." Derenti stated, nodding to Sesshomaru before leaving the room.
Sesshomaru looked down at the human miko that had caught his intrest, and to his surprise, his heart. He had never thought himself capable of loving, even liking a female. He had often wondered why Derenti had put up with Ventai. Now he understood. The dragon Youkai was in love with Ventai and would gladly give up everything to be with her. Sesshomaru thought that love was a weakness.
But he saw the power that those feelings could provoke. In the rage Derenti had entered when he thought his mate was dead. Sesshomaru thought about what Derenti had said when he offered Tsume to be mates with Kagome. How would he handle that if she decided she wanted to be with another? His eyes darkened just thinking about it.
Sesshomaru sat, thinking, on the edge of the bed well into the night.
Sesshomaru fought sleep until the sun began to peak above the horizon. He was a demon and really didn't need sleep, but the mental strain of thinking about...well, everything and the fact that Kagome hadn't woken up was taking it's tole on the demon Lord. Sesshomaru had sat in the same position, on the edge of the bed beside Kagome, for the entire night. He knew he should atleast stretch or he would be worse off later.
Standing easily, he decided he would go wash up before everyone else was awake and moving.
Kagome fought the darkness that had swallowed her up. She faintly knew she had pushed herself too far in healing the demoness and only her stubborn determination had held her up. As Kagome lay there, bathed in darkness, different images flashed across her mind. It was as if she was simply sleeping, as if she was dreaming a vivid dream.
She was standing in a pitch black room. No light what so ever. She could move and she twirled about, looking for any sign of an escape rout. Seeing that all the directions looked the same, Kagome took a step to her left. She let out a gasp when her scenery changed.
Looking around, Kagome stood in the middle of an endless field. The sun was high above her and the constant breeze kept the knee high grass swaying and billowing. It felt so real.
"Hello?!" Kagome called out, wandering if she was in this endless meadow alone. She looked in every direction, freezing when she spotted a dark dot on the horizon. Deciding it wasn't a trick of the bright sun light, Kagome ran in that direction. The scenery around her didn't change, but the dot grew bigger.
Kagome stopped a couple of feet away, breathing heavily from running all the way here. "Who...who are you?" Kagome breathed, bracing herself on her knees to take deep breaths.
The figure was clad in black, a black cloak lifting with the breeze. The figure had their back turned to her.
"Me?" A deep voice replied from all around her. Kagome stood up, rigid as she looked around, for the first time fearful.
"Do not be afraid. I will not hurt you. Not here, anyways." The voice once again replied from all around. Kagome was more confused now.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked once more, this time asking the scenery around her.
"I am what you see. The meadow, the sun, the figure before you. I am all of this, and yet nothing. A void if you will." the voice replied. The voice contained no emotion and Kagome couldn't tell if it was a male voice or a female voice.
"What are you doing in my head?" Kagome asked quietly.
"In you head? Why, look around. Are you not in a meadow?" the voice questioned, still containing no emotion.
"I'm unconcious." Kagome stated matter-of-factly.
"You look awake to me." The voice replied. The black figure turned slightly, but Kagome could still see only black. Kagome took another look at her surroundings. Kagome moved a hand to her arm and pinched herself.
"Ouch." she muttered, looking at the marks left.
"That was pointless." the voice replied.
"You can't be real. I was with Ventai, Suki, and Sesshomaru. I can't be in a meadow!" Kagome argued, beginning to get frustrated.
"Yet you are. How can you deny the ground below you, the air around you, and the sky above you? Are you so simple as to not believe what your senses say?" The voice stated. Kagome thought she detected a hint of arrogance to that voice.
"Fine. So I'm in a meadow. What do you want?" Kagome crossed her arms, no longer facinated with the scenery.
"Want? Nothing. Need? Now that is a different story. You have screwed with fate, Kagome." the voice almost scolded.
"I did nothing of the sort! I did what I had to! I did what I did with what I had!" Kagome argued. 'This is ridiculous.'
"You were supposed to die, Kagome. When Inuyasha left you in anger, it was not Sesshomaru who was to find you. It was my spawn, Ventaru, who was supposed to find you." The voice almost sounded angry.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE!" Kagome yelled, dumb struck. It's not every day a mysterious voice talks to you and tells you your supposed to die.
"You were supposed to die." the voice repeated, once again devoid of emotion.
"Why was I supposed to die?" Kagome asked again, her mind working a mile a minute.
"Because if you die, then my kind will live." the voice replied softly.
"What's your kind?" Kagome asked, her eyes fixing on the black creature in front of her. She was surprised when the black creature turned around, fully facing her. A gust of wind blew the cape open to reveal a tall muscular body, covered in darkness. Where the face would be, two red eyes glowed at her.
"I am a demon SPIRIT. I am from what you humans call hell." this time the voice simply came from the spirit. The red eyes glowed with intensity. Kagome's breath caught in her throat. When it had spoken, Kagome could see red fangs and it faintly smelt like something was burning.
The demon spirit raised its thick arms to reveal long black claws. "The prophecy speaks of a powerful Miko spirit, that when destroyed, evil will rain apon the land. You are that spirit. As is Kikyou. I grow stronger by the day, and soon my demon spirits will rise with me, but that cannot come to pass until you, Kagome, are dead. You are one of the final seals holding us back."
"Then why not kill me now?" Kagome asked quietly, glaring daggers at the demon spirit.
"If I had the power to do so, I would. But I do not. You are in my realm, the realm of darkness. That was how I was able to come to you. My spawn, Ventaru, is a demon from the surface world, turned black with hate. He is what will bring about my appearance on your world." the spirit replied, black wisps of smoke rising from its body.
"They why tell me this? Why not launch a surprise attack?" Kagome asked, clentching her fists.
The demon spirit chuckled as its eyes glowed with intensity. "Because, Miko. You will die anyways. You are in a palace FULL of Youkai and a black demon spirit running loose through its walls. Did you think that I could not have killed you by now? Ventaru has taken possesion of your closest friend and has even been with you alone. I am simply making this drawn out."
'No, that can't be true.' Kagome thought, then her eyes opened in realization. "You! You killed Akina! You tried to kill Ventai!" Kagome shook with anger and fear.
"Yes. Ventaru killed Akina. And he tried to kill Ventai. Killing Akine would send the lords to meet, in one area. Sesshomaru's Palace. Ventai is one of the demons who could screw with my plans, so I had Ventaru kill her. He failed...because of you. If she would've died, Derenti would've been useless to anyone and everyone." the spirit consented, the land scape changing.
Kagome watched as the land blackened, the sky darkening as large cracks split the earth. "But now that you know of my plan, of Ventaru, who will you tell? Who could help a lonely Miko, when any demon inside that palace could be Ventaru?" the spirit taunted.
"Do you and your kind dispise humans so?" Kagome asked.
"Not all humans, just you. Your Miko powers prevent me from touching you. That is why Ventaru must do it. Even he is restricted.
" So I'm the final seal?" Kagome continued, growling.
"Yes, and I will kill you." the spirit growled back.
"NO YOU WONT!" Kagome screamed, feeling her Miko powers surface.
The next thing Kagome knew, she was sitting straight up in the bed, soaked in sweat. She was breathing heavily and shaking, feeling drained. She had used her powers to rid herself of the spirits presence. Kagome looked out an open window to see the sun had only begun to rise.
Kagome jerked when the door opened. Sesshomaru walked in, his hair a little damp from being in the hot springs. He was so deep in thought, he didn't even realize Kagome was up until he sat at the edge of the bed and feel her move away. Sesshomaru turned, taking in her condition.
She was terrified, he could tell. She was radiating fear, anger, and uncertainty. She was covered in sweat, as if she had had a horrible nightmare. Her once kind brown eyes now looked at him coldy, as if he was going to strike her any moment. She was curled in a little ball as far from him as his bed would allow.
"Kagome?" he said softly, seeing her flinch.
'I can't tell if it's really him! There's no way to tell. He looks the same, but...ugh, what do I do?' Kagome thougth rapidly, hearing him say her name. "Is there something wrong?" Sesshomaru asked her, trying to keep his emotions in check. He was extremely surprised by her actions.
'Think, Kagome. What would be one way to tell?' Kagome thought about the conversation she had had with the spirit. 'He hates human contact right? So wouldn't that force Ventaru to act if I were to touch him? Wouldn't he flinch or try to back away? Especially with my Miko powers?' Kagome thought, not removing her eyes from Sesshomaru.
Kagome thought rapidly. 'If it is really him, then I'll have to have my power ready, in case I need to purify him. Sesshomaru felt her Miko powers rising, his blood racing instinctivly incase he would need to fight. "Sesshomaru, I am going to do something. I want you to sit really still or I might purify you." Kagome stated very quietly. She had an extremely loose grip on her powers and the slightest action from Sesshomaru, any suspicious action would cause her grip to slacken.
Sesshomaru didn't let his surprise show. Instead he inclined his head slowly, so as not to startle her with his fast movements. She had the feeling of a caged animal. Kagome crept slowly across the bed in his direction. He watched her curiously, knowing she wasn't lying about purifying him. He could feel her powers under her restrained control. It surprised him even more to know she had used so much power healing Ventai, yet she could still call the power to her when she obviously needed it.
Once she was close enough, she simply laid her hand on his cheek. He blinked. That was the only reaction she recieved. Relief flooded through her as she slumped to the bed. 'Thank Kami.' Kagome thought.
Sesshomaru saw the relief fill her eyes before she callapsed to the bed. His mind worked quickly, trying to figure out what all that had ment. "Sesshomaru. Thank Kami." He heard her mutter.
"Kagome, I don't..." he stopped in mid sentence, seeing her misted over brown eyes look up at him. Her eyes silently begged him not to ask her anything. He took a deep breath.
Sesshomaru stood, hearing her gasp. He turned back at her with a slight frown on his face. "Sessho, please don't leave." she pleaded.
'What is wrong with her?' Sesshomaru thought. He noticed she had a death grip on the blanket and saw her body had tensed since he had been sitting.
"Do you plan on explaining what is going on?" Sesshomaru stated, getting frustrated with her curious actions.
'I can't tell him. What happens if Ventaru takes control of him and learns that I told him. Would he try to kill Sesshomaru?' Kagome shuddered, a tear escaping her grasp. "I was suppose to die." she squeeked out, burying her face in the blankets.
Sesshomaru was thoroughly confused and shocked after that last statement. 'Did she just say she was suppose to die?' his normally quick mind thought. He slightly narrowed his eyes in her direction, taking in her scent once more.
He smelt spring rain and jasmine, with the slight honey smell, her normal scent. But the fear was over welming, and the distrust in her eyes hurt him more then he would care to admit. 'Something is definatly wrong.'
Sesshomaru sat back on the edge of the bed, continuing to study the scared Miko laying on his bed, holding onto the blanket for dear life. 'While she was unconcious, did something happen?' he thought, then cursed himself for leaving her alone.
"Sessho, "Kagome began. 'I won't tell him anything unless I'm positive it's him I'm really talking to.'
Sesshomaru was brought out of his thoughts at hearing her say his name. When she knew she had his full attention, she continued, "I will tell you, but after I do, you can't leave me. And I have to be sure." Sesshomaru was still confused but she looked up at him, then got on her hands and knees, crawling the rest of the way to him. Sesshomaru held his position, confused as to what she was going to do.
Kagome stood on her knees in front of him on the bed, waiting for his answer. "Ok, Kagome. If it is that important, I will not leave you." Sesshomaru agreed. She placed both hands on his cheeks, then brought her lips to his.
To say the Demon Lord of the West was surprised would be the understatement of the year. He felt her run her tongue across his bottum lip, silently asking to deepen the kiss. Sesshomaru snaked his tongue out to meet hers, caressing it with his. He felt her hands slip into his hair as she explored his mouth.
After a moment, she pulled back, taking a deep breath. Knowing that it was really him, Kagome sat beside him and tried not to think of what she had just did. Sesshomaru was still shocked she had been so bold.
"While I was unconcious, I met someone." Kagome began. Seeing he was going to argue with her, she held up her hand. He kept quiet, but she could see the irritation in his eyes. "It was a demon spirit, from hell. The attacks, they were from a demon called Ventaru. He was created as a spawn to carry out the demon's spirits orders on the surface world, as he called it. This Ventaru is the one who killed Akina, knowing all the other demon lords would rally together to find the murderer. The demon spirit told me, that I was one of the seals holding him back. As is Kikyou."
Sesshomaru digested this information, seeing Kagome looking at him to see if he understood. He nodded, indicating she should continue. "Sessho, Ventaru is a demon filled with nothing but hate. He would not be able to stand an intimate touch from me, that is why I kissed you. I had to make sure it was you before I told you." Kagome stated, then continued with her story. "Sesshomaru, I'm the one who has to die. And I'm in a palace full of demons with a spirit that can posess them. I can't be around others."
"I see." was all he could say. There were many missing things here, and he wasn't sure he understood the whole story. "This Ventaru is a demon spirit able to posses demons?" Sesshomaru asked, clarifying what she told him. When she nodded, he understood why she had kissed him. A demon so full of hate and anger towards her would not have kissed her like he had. He would've tried to kill her right there.
"The Gaurdian that blacked out. He attacked Ventai." Realization dawning on Sesshomaru. "He said he blacked out, but in reality, he had been possesed." Kagome's eyes dropped as she nodded in agreement. "Now I see why I can't leave you, not even with Kari or Reshki."
"Right. I can only see somone if you're here with me." Kagome stated, pulling her knees to herself and wrapping her arms around them. Sesshomaru leaned over her knees and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
"Then I won't leave." he muttered, then added, 'Not ever.'
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Sesshomaru had sat on the bed for the rest of the day. He had a servent bring something more comfortable for her to lay in and the servent had changed her. The sun had just gone down when a light knock sounded at his door. Still angry from the mornings events, he made no move to open the door.
"Come in." he growled. Derenti opened the door, shutting it quietly behind him. The Dragon Youkai walked over to the bed, looking down at Kagome.
"How is Ventai?" Sesshomaru asked quietly. Derenti was one of the rare people he showed emotion around. Kagome was the other.
"She is fine. Her wounds are almost completely healed. All thanks to your Miko."Derenti answered, looking in the direction of Sesshomaru.
"Did anyone see anything?" Sesshomaru asked.
Derenti shook his head, red bleeding into his eyes. "My former Gaurdian I had protecting her didn't see a thing. He said he blacked out, then woke up with her on the bed like that."
Sesshomaru wasn't surprised that Derenti had killed the Gaurdian that had failed to protect his mate. Sesshomaru would've done the same thing in Derenti's place. "Where were you?" Sesshomaru asked.
Derenti shot him a look, but lightened up, seeing Sesshomaru had not ment anything by it. "I was only gone for a couple of minutes, to get Suki and Tsume. We have a dawn ritual all dragons perform." Derenti answered, growling slightly.
Sesshomaru nodded his understanding, looking to a faintly breathing Kagome. He would've been worried if he couldn't have heard her strong heart beats. "Anyways, I came down to see how your Miko was. Tsume and Suki haven't left their mother's side." Derenti stated, lowering his gaze. "I came very close to losing her today."
"But you didn't, my friend. Be thankful for that." Sesshomaru replied.
Derenti chuckled slightly. "Oh, I am very thankful. I wouldn't know what to do with myself without her." Derenti heaved a sigh, then looked back up to see Sesshomaru watching the Miko.
"Sesshomaru, may I ask you something? As a friend?" Derenti questioned.
"Yes." Sesshomaru answered without taking his gaze from Kagome.
"You have a very powerful and valuable friend there. If you do not intend to mate with her, then I would like to request her for my son." Derenti stated, watching him closely to see his reaction.
Sesshomaru stiffened at those words, turning his darkened gaze to Derenti. The dragon chuckled seeing the death glare Sesshomaro shot him. "I see." the dragon youkai continued to chuckle.
Sesshomaru failed to see the amusment in the situation. He hadn't answered vocally, because in reality, Kagome could mate with whom ever she wished. "If you feel for her so, why have you not told her?" Derenti asked quietly, not expecting an answer.
Sesshomaru sighed then looked at Derenti, shrugging his reply. Derenti cracked a grin. "Is the great Inu Youkai of the West afraid of a little Miko?"
Sesshomaru didn't rise to the bait, instead replied. "No, the great Inu Youkai of the West is afraid of what he feels for that little Miko."
"Well, I can tell you right now that holding back will get you no where." Derenti advised, then thought aloud. "I would have never thought you capable of liking any female. I would've figured you'd mate with the female that could get you the most gain."
"Then the logical choice would be Kagome in either instance." Sesshomaru replied, seeing the dragon look at him with amusement.
"True, Sesshomaru. How very true. I will leave you now, but I still wish to know when she wakes." Derenti stated, nodding to Sesshomaru before leaving the room.
Sesshomaru looked down at the human miko that had caught his intrest, and to his surprise, his heart. He had never thought himself capable of loving, even liking a female. He had often wondered why Derenti had put up with Ventai. Now he understood. The dragon Youkai was in love with Ventai and would gladly give up everything to be with her. Sesshomaru thought that love was a weakness.
But he saw the power that those feelings could provoke. In the rage Derenti had entered when he thought his mate was dead. Sesshomaru thought about what Derenti had said when he offered Tsume to be mates with Kagome. How would he handle that if she decided she wanted to be with another? His eyes darkened just thinking about it.
Sesshomaru sat, thinking, on the edge of the bed well into the night.
Sesshomaru fought sleep until the sun began to peak above the horizon. He was a demon and really didn't need sleep, but the mental strain of thinking about...well, everything and the fact that Kagome hadn't woken up was taking it's tole on the demon Lord. Sesshomaru had sat in the same position, on the edge of the bed beside Kagome, for the entire night. He knew he should atleast stretch or he would be worse off later.
Standing easily, he decided he would go wash up before everyone else was awake and moving.
Kagome fought the darkness that had swallowed her up. She faintly knew she had pushed herself too far in healing the demoness and only her stubborn determination had held her up. As Kagome lay there, bathed in darkness, different images flashed across her mind. It was as if she was simply sleeping, as if she was dreaming a vivid dream.
She was standing in a pitch black room. No light what so ever. She could move and she twirled about, looking for any sign of an escape rout. Seeing that all the directions looked the same, Kagome took a step to her left. She let out a gasp when her scenery changed.
Looking around, Kagome stood in the middle of an endless field. The sun was high above her and the constant breeze kept the knee high grass swaying and billowing. It felt so real.
"Hello?!" Kagome called out, wandering if she was in this endless meadow alone. She looked in every direction, freezing when she spotted a dark dot on the horizon. Deciding it wasn't a trick of the bright sun light, Kagome ran in that direction. The scenery around her didn't change, but the dot grew bigger.
Kagome stopped a couple of feet away, breathing heavily from running all the way here. "Who...who are you?" Kagome breathed, bracing herself on her knees to take deep breaths.
The figure was clad in black, a black cloak lifting with the breeze. The figure had their back turned to her.
"Me?" A deep voice replied from all around her. Kagome stood up, rigid as she looked around, for the first time fearful.
"Do not be afraid. I will not hurt you. Not here, anyways." The voice once again replied from all around. Kagome was more confused now.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked once more, this time asking the scenery around her.
"I am what you see. The meadow, the sun, the figure before you. I am all of this, and yet nothing. A void if you will." the voice replied. The voice contained no emotion and Kagome couldn't tell if it was a male voice or a female voice.
"What are you doing in my head?" Kagome asked quietly.
"In you head? Why, look around. Are you not in a meadow?" the voice questioned, still containing no emotion.
"I'm unconcious." Kagome stated matter-of-factly.
"You look awake to me." The voice replied. The black figure turned slightly, but Kagome could still see only black. Kagome took another look at her surroundings. Kagome moved a hand to her arm and pinched herself.
"Ouch." she muttered, looking at the marks left.
"That was pointless." the voice replied.
"You can't be real. I was with Ventai, Suki, and Sesshomaru. I can't be in a meadow!" Kagome argued, beginning to get frustrated.
"Yet you are. How can you deny the ground below you, the air around you, and the sky above you? Are you so simple as to not believe what your senses say?" The voice stated. Kagome thought she detected a hint of arrogance to that voice.
"Fine. So I'm in a meadow. What do you want?" Kagome crossed her arms, no longer facinated with the scenery.
"Want? Nothing. Need? Now that is a different story. You have screwed with fate, Kagome." the voice almost scolded.
"I did nothing of the sort! I did what I had to! I did what I did with what I had!" Kagome argued. 'This is ridiculous.'
"You were supposed to die, Kagome. When Inuyasha left you in anger, it was not Sesshomaru who was to find you. It was my spawn, Ventaru, who was supposed to find you." The voice almost sounded angry.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I WAS SUPPOSED TO DIE!" Kagome yelled, dumb struck. It's not every day a mysterious voice talks to you and tells you your supposed to die.
"You were supposed to die." the voice repeated, once again devoid of emotion.
"Why was I supposed to die?" Kagome asked again, her mind working a mile a minute.
"Because if you die, then my kind will live." the voice replied softly.
"What's your kind?" Kagome asked, her eyes fixing on the black creature in front of her. She was surprised when the black creature turned around, fully facing her. A gust of wind blew the cape open to reveal a tall muscular body, covered in darkness. Where the face would be, two red eyes glowed at her.
"I am a demon SPIRIT. I am from what you humans call hell." this time the voice simply came from the spirit. The red eyes glowed with intensity. Kagome's breath caught in her throat. When it had spoken, Kagome could see red fangs and it faintly smelt like something was burning.
The demon spirit raised its thick arms to reveal long black claws. "The prophecy speaks of a powerful Miko spirit, that when destroyed, evil will rain apon the land. You are that spirit. As is Kikyou. I grow stronger by the day, and soon my demon spirits will rise with me, but that cannot come to pass until you, Kagome, are dead. You are one of the final seals holding us back."
"Then why not kill me now?" Kagome asked quietly, glaring daggers at the demon spirit.
"If I had the power to do so, I would. But I do not. You are in my realm, the realm of darkness. That was how I was able to come to you. My spawn, Ventaru, is a demon from the surface world, turned black with hate. He is what will bring about my appearance on your world." the spirit replied, black wisps of smoke rising from its body.
"They why tell me this? Why not launch a surprise attack?" Kagome asked, clentching her fists.
The demon spirit chuckled as its eyes glowed with intensity. "Because, Miko. You will die anyways. You are in a palace FULL of Youkai and a black demon spirit running loose through its walls. Did you think that I could not have killed you by now? Ventaru has taken possesion of your closest friend and has even been with you alone. I am simply making this drawn out."
'No, that can't be true.' Kagome thought, then her eyes opened in realization. "You! You killed Akina! You tried to kill Ventai!" Kagome shook with anger and fear.
"Yes. Ventaru killed Akina. And he tried to kill Ventai. Killing Akine would send the lords to meet, in one area. Sesshomaru's Palace. Ventai is one of the demons who could screw with my plans, so I had Ventaru kill her. He failed...because of you. If she would've died, Derenti would've been useless to anyone and everyone." the spirit consented, the land scape changing.
Kagome watched as the land blackened, the sky darkening as large cracks split the earth. "But now that you know of my plan, of Ventaru, who will you tell? Who could help a lonely Miko, when any demon inside that palace could be Ventaru?" the spirit taunted.
"Do you and your kind dispise humans so?" Kagome asked.
"Not all humans, just you. Your Miko powers prevent me from touching you. That is why Ventaru must do it. Even he is restricted.
" So I'm the final seal?" Kagome continued, growling.
"Yes, and I will kill you." the spirit growled back.
"NO YOU WONT!" Kagome screamed, feeling her Miko powers surface.
The next thing Kagome knew, she was sitting straight up in the bed, soaked in sweat. She was breathing heavily and shaking, feeling drained. She had used her powers to rid herself of the spirits presence. Kagome looked out an open window to see the sun had only begun to rise.
Kagome jerked when the door opened. Sesshomaru walked in, his hair a little damp from being in the hot springs. He was so deep in thought, he didn't even realize Kagome was up until he sat at the edge of the bed and feel her move away. Sesshomaru turned, taking in her condition.
She was terrified, he could tell. She was radiating fear, anger, and uncertainty. She was covered in sweat, as if she had had a horrible nightmare. Her once kind brown eyes now looked at him coldy, as if he was going to strike her any moment. She was curled in a little ball as far from him as his bed would allow.
"Kagome?" he said softly, seeing her flinch.
'I can't tell if it's really him! There's no way to tell. He looks the same, but...ugh, what do I do?' Kagome thougth rapidly, hearing him say her name. "Is there something wrong?" Sesshomaru asked her, trying to keep his emotions in check. He was extremely surprised by her actions.
'Think, Kagome. What would be one way to tell?' Kagome thought about the conversation she had had with the spirit. 'He hates human contact right? So wouldn't that force Ventaru to act if I were to touch him? Wouldn't he flinch or try to back away? Especially with my Miko powers?' Kagome thought, not removing her eyes from Sesshomaru.
Kagome thought rapidly. 'If it is really him, then I'll have to have my power ready, in case I need to purify him. Sesshomaru felt her Miko powers rising, his blood racing instinctivly incase he would need to fight. "Sesshomaru, I am going to do something. I want you to sit really still or I might purify you." Kagome stated very quietly. She had an extremely loose grip on her powers and the slightest action from Sesshomaru, any suspicious action would cause her grip to slacken.
Sesshomaru didn't let his surprise show. Instead he inclined his head slowly, so as not to startle her with his fast movements. She had the feeling of a caged animal. Kagome crept slowly across the bed in his direction. He watched her curiously, knowing she wasn't lying about purifying him. He could feel her powers under her restrained control. It surprised him even more to know she had used so much power healing Ventai, yet she could still call the power to her when she obviously needed it.
Once she was close enough, she simply laid her hand on his cheek. He blinked. That was the only reaction she recieved. Relief flooded through her as she slumped to the bed. 'Thank Kami.' Kagome thought.
Sesshomaru saw the relief fill her eyes before she callapsed to the bed. His mind worked quickly, trying to figure out what all that had ment. "Sesshomaru. Thank Kami." He heard her mutter.
"Kagome, I don't..." he stopped in mid sentence, seeing her misted over brown eyes look up at him. Her eyes silently begged him not to ask her anything. He took a deep breath.
Sesshomaru stood, hearing her gasp. He turned back at her with a slight frown on his face. "Sessho, please don't leave." she pleaded.
'What is wrong with her?' Sesshomaru thought. He noticed she had a death grip on the blanket and saw her body had tensed since he had been sitting.
"Do you plan on explaining what is going on?" Sesshomaru stated, getting frustrated with her curious actions.
'I can't tell him. What happens if Ventaru takes control of him and learns that I told him. Would he try to kill Sesshomaru?' Kagome shuddered, a tear escaping her grasp. "I was suppose to die." she squeeked out, burying her face in the blankets.
Sesshomaru was thoroughly confused and shocked after that last statement. 'Did she just say she was suppose to die?' his normally quick mind thought. He slightly narrowed his eyes in her direction, taking in her scent once more.
He smelt spring rain and jasmine, with the slight honey smell, her normal scent. But the fear was over welming, and the distrust in her eyes hurt him more then he would care to admit. 'Something is definatly wrong.'
Sesshomaru sat back on the edge of the bed, continuing to study the scared Miko laying on his bed, holding onto the blanket for dear life. 'While she was unconcious, did something happen?' he thought, then cursed himself for leaving her alone.
"Sessho, "Kagome began. 'I won't tell him anything unless I'm positive it's him I'm really talking to.'
Sesshomaru was brought out of his thoughts at hearing her say his name. When she knew she had his full attention, she continued, "I will tell you, but after I do, you can't leave me. And I have to be sure." Sesshomaru was still confused but she looked up at him, then got on her hands and knees, crawling the rest of the way to him. Sesshomaru held his position, confused as to what she was going to do.
Kagome stood on her knees in front of him on the bed, waiting for his answer. "Ok, Kagome. If it is that important, I will not leave you." Sesshomaru agreed. She placed both hands on his cheeks, then brought her lips to his.
To say the Demon Lord of the West was surprised would be the understatement of the year. He felt her run her tongue across his bottum lip, silently asking to deepen the kiss. Sesshomaru snaked his tongue out to meet hers, caressing it with his. He felt her hands slip into his hair as she explored his mouth.
After a moment, she pulled back, taking a deep breath. Knowing that it was really him, Kagome sat beside him and tried not to think of what she had just did. Sesshomaru was still shocked she had been so bold.
"While I was unconcious, I met someone." Kagome began. Seeing he was going to argue with her, she held up her hand. He kept quiet, but she could see the irritation in his eyes. "It was a demon spirit, from hell. The attacks, they were from a demon called Ventaru. He was created as a spawn to carry out the demon's spirits orders on the surface world, as he called it. This Ventaru is the one who killed Akina, knowing all the other demon lords would rally together to find the murderer. The demon spirit told me, that I was one of the seals holding him back. As is Kikyou."
Sesshomaru digested this information, seeing Kagome looking at him to see if he understood. He nodded, indicating she should continue. "Sessho, Ventaru is a demon filled with nothing but hate. He would not be able to stand an intimate touch from me, that is why I kissed you. I had to make sure it was you before I told you." Kagome stated, then continued with her story. "Sesshomaru, I'm the one who has to die. And I'm in a palace full of demons with a spirit that can posess them. I can't be around others."
"I see." was all he could say. There were many missing things here, and he wasn't sure he understood the whole story. "This Ventaru is a demon spirit able to posses demons?" Sesshomaru asked, clarifying what she told him. When she nodded, he understood why she had kissed him. A demon so full of hate and anger towards her would not have kissed her like he had. He would've tried to kill her right there.
"The Gaurdian that blacked out. He attacked Ventai." Realization dawning on Sesshomaru. "He said he blacked out, but in reality, he had been possesed." Kagome's eyes dropped as she nodded in agreement. "Now I see why I can't leave you, not even with Kari or Reshki."
"Right. I can only see somone if you're here with me." Kagome stated, pulling her knees to herself and wrapping her arms around them. Sesshomaru leaned over her knees and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.
"Then I won't leave." he muttered, then added, 'Not ever.'
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