Finally The Truth
By TrueloverKagome
Disclosure: I do NOT own Inuyasha or its Characters
Chapter Two
Suck out the poison
~The Well in the Past~
Sesshoumaru stood a ways in the forest hidden by the brush of the forest as he saw the glow once more as he watched Inuyasha's wench start to climb up and out of the well. As she did, she stood tall as he watched her hand go to her neck as she pulled the necklace out looking to it. 'wonder just where she goes' he thought though as she moved the necklace so that he could see the crescent moon and black star his eyes flashed red as he moved so fast that kagome hadn't even blinked before she felt a hand around her neck and him holding her up.
"Why do you have that wench?" he asked her, as she was shocked at him being there. She had not thought she would see sesshoumaru there so soon. As she felt, his nails push into her flesh she looked to him with shock.
"My...mother gave it...to me," she whispered out from lack of air speaking was rather difficult with him like this.
"You lie" he spat out to her as if she was dirty.
It was when she collapsed there due to the poison when for a split second he saw something come over her flashing about her form as his eyes went wide as shock came over his form for a moment before he settled back into his stoic mask, as he did not even believe that he had seen that. However, as he saw the letter that had his name on it, he bent down picking it up as kagome laid there out cold. As he read the letter, his eyes showed the shock and then guilt for the first time in years. As he turned to kagome quickly picking her up and gathered her things.
As the cloud gathered under his fee he looked down to the girl that was shivering with fever and body convulsing under his arm as he held her tight to his side. His mind wished out that he had his other arm. The moment that the thought came to his mind and the wish made he felt a sudden power wash over him as a blue aura covered him. When it died down, he was shocked to feel that his arm was indeed back. He looked down as he watched the power recede back into the wench's body.
'Strange...while in this shape she still seeks out others wishes forgetting her own' he thought as he shifted her to hold her in a bridal style while the cloud carried them to his western castle. He knew who sent the letter and as the need of protecting the one he meant too, overpowered him. As he looked to the castle that was coming up, he knew he had to move quickly as he rushed past the barrier he saw jaken come to him screaming random things out that he cared not to listen to now. As he rushed to the medical wing of the castle, it was a large castle it had six levels to it and four wings large marble walls. Outside there was a major garden that took the entire backyard to the mountains. The medical wing was in the south wing as he reached there he was quick to reach the healers.
"My poison needs to be removed" he stated as he looked to the healers before they started to work on kagome. He left the room as he went off to the third floor study in the west wing. He went about his daily routine, as he knew nothing more than that. The letter he read told him a few things about what had happened and what Lady Susume needed from him. He remembered her well as a child he would go to her with his mother as his mother and Susume had grown up together. However, when he had seen the necklace his anger flared with good reason to him. However, he would not speak of it just yet.
'She just can't be her' he thought as he leaned back in the chair.
'And why not?' his inner beast growled as he remembered dearly that girl that had haunted their dreams for years.
'Even if it was her she has changed. We have changed on top of the fact she is in love with our half brother!' he stated as he outwardly growled at those facts.
'We do not know that she has changed we have not been there. From what I've seen she is still strong and proud no matter what she feels for the half breed she is ours!' his beast growled out once more as sesshoumaru pushed the beast back into the mental cage it was use to being within. Though as he thought about it he knew that in truth, he did not know the woman that the girl grew into but maybe he training her would give him that insight.
As he gave a sigh like he rarely did he heard steps coming his way as he went back to business. knowing he didn't really want to be bothered though as the door opened and he looked up to see Rin he gave an inner smile as the girl that walked into the room was more like an adoptive daughter more than anything.
"Lord Sesshoumaru you've returned" she smiled seemingly joyous at his return and he knew that it was not an act as the child truly did enjoy being around him though he knew not why. It was only a few seconds before his retainer came bubbling in mumbling curses to the girl for interrupting the lord's work. Sesshoumaru sent him a glare and silenced the toad as he looked to Rin.
"Did you behave while This sesshoumaru was away?" he asked her as she gave a grin and nodded.
"Rin always behaves" she beamed to him as he could have chuckled there but with his mask on nothing but a slimmer in his eyes showed how he was proud of the human child. He did not know when it had happened but something about Rin had just slipped through his barriers much like the little girl from his dreams had.
"Good now go play tomorrow I hope to have a surprise for you" he said with a glimmer in his eyes that spoke wonders to anyone that actually caught it as it was only there for a split second.
"Oh thank you Lord Sesshoumaru" she squeaked as she could not help but enjoy that sesshoumaru was happy enough to give her a present. As she turned and walked out sesshoumaru went back to the paper work that was on his desk. He had a lot of work to do and it was not until late that evening was he able to go check on the miko.
The healers had worked long and hard with her as they got the poison out but it had already done some damage as she laid there shivering with a cold sweat about her as well. They covered her best they could and kept her sweats down as much as they could but it was truly up to the girl now. As they looked her over it was odd she was a miko, they all could tell that from the aura she gave off but as they went about her clothes she wore the strangest thing they ever saw. They were quick to change her out of it and into a sleeping yukata that was just plain white as to keep it simple for the girl. However, as they sense the lord coming they were quick to leave other than the head healer. As she stood there awaiting the lord. As he stepped into the room, she bowed and it was not until she heard the lord tell her to rise would she do so.
"How is she?" he asked, as she kept low.
"We were able to get a good portion of the poison out but her body is fighting hard. There is nothing more we can truly do it's all up to her," she said as she waited for his reaction as she stayed in her low bow. It was a good few minutes of him just standing there until he spoke again.
"Leave us I will call you if This Sesshoumaru has need of you" he stated as his cold tone sent shiver down her spine as she was quick to stand and leave.
It was when the healer left did sesshoumaru going to the side of the woman. His inner beast watched on wondering more and more about this puzzle of a woman. He took the wet rag from her forehead, rinsed it out before placing it back where it had been. He watched as pains would come and go across her face as she laid there. He had done this and for the first time he could feel the guilt pound at his pride. He growled his frustration and in turn, kagome's eyes fluttered open with a small whimper. As that happened sesshoumaru stilled for a moment and then did the last thing, he had even thought of doing leaning over and nuzzled her calming her until her breathing calmed and she seemed to think it just a dream.
"Sesshoumaru?' she questioned as he pulled back. He did not know why he did it but the look of peace that seemed to settle over the girl as she drifted off to sleep once more made all more sense to him. He gave a small smile as he as he felt pride swell in him from helping a little. He had much to make up for as he had done this yet she had given him his arm back. He could not figure it but once more, this woman was making him do things many thought to be the sign of the end of the world. As he stood, he left and signaled the healer to return before heading back to his own room as he thought back to how she had smelt while he nuzzled her back to sleep. She smelt of lavender and cherry blossoms. It was a very calming scent for him as he went and got undressed to bed he knew that tomorrow was going to be a long day.
A/N: Alright here is the second chapter I know I got it up fast there has been a death in the family just today and I threw myself into the story to coop so you might even get a third chapter by this Friday to Sunday as seeing so many people come and read the story cheered me up. Thank you angelapage for being the first to review and even put my on your favorite stories list. You have no idea how much just seeing how this is going picked me up today. I won't go to bed crying tonight. Now the next chapter will be going back to inuyasha and the gang as I've not gone over that part just yet. I have a few ideas for where this story is going to go if you have anything you might want to add I'm all ears as this is my second story and the other one I wasn't even able to finish I stumped myself on that one . damn writers block but that was YEARS ago. I've grown had a kid and now much better in most things I do. So this one will be the first I will finish I promise! Thanks for reading and I hope to make everyone of my readers proud!