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It had been a couple of months since she saw him, Sesshomaru that is. In fact, she has not thought about him once in their travels until recently. They were traveling, looking for the shards like normal, while hunting down Naraku, the demon she should be thinking about—except she is reminiscing about the wrong demon instead, and distracting herself.
She gave a small sigh as she lagged slightly behind everyone in the group.
He revived his brother, then just leaves after saying that she now owed him a debt. It frightened her at first, and after finding Inuyasha would be okay, she went home. She returned with a fresher mind and a brighter disposition, so she completely forgot about him, keeping him away from her thoughts.
It was easy enough to do with a spirited fox demon and a certain dog fighting among themselves all the time, and her, stuck between them while trying to keep the peace. After months of traveling, they had yet to come across a single shard, even so, Inuyasha has been rather complacent in allowing her to go home when she wanted to. Maybe when he died, his bad attitude died with him and he came back a changed person?
A small snort escaped her nose in disbelief and she shook her head. When pigs fly.
Speaking of flying pigs—Sesshomaru reviving Inuyasha in the first place was something short of amazing and impossible. She stabbed him in the arm with an arrow, and he revived his brother from the dead. It was a weird miracle, really. She hummed. Maybe he is just a masochist? Which was odd, because she pegged him more as the sadist type.
"A debt." His words still continue to ring in her mind, haunting her.
When he came for her, what was she going to do? Or more correctly: What was he going to ask her to do? It was not like she could refuse him.
She could still feel his clawed hand wrapped around her neck. She reached up and touched her throat, recalling the pain. Maybe it would be best if she didn't think about it.
Something grabbed her shoulder- She jumped and screamed. When her eyes caught sight of fire-red, she sighed. She reached up to her rapidly beating chest to try and calm it down. "Don't scare me like that Inuyasha."
"Scare you? What did you expect me to do when you wouldn't answer me?" He huffed and crossed his arm over his chest.
"Oh." She looked away from him. "Sorry." No longer looking at Inuyasha, she quickly noticed that they were alone. "Where are the others?"
He used his thumb to point over his shoulder. "I told everyone to make camp for the night." He grumbled. "But you kept on walking and ignored me."
"I wasn't ignoring you." She defended. "I was just thinking, and I said I was sorry, didn't I?"
"Feh." He snorted. "Whatever."
He turned and walked away from her, heading towards the tree line where the others made camp. The miko rolled her eyes, but soon followed after him.
.-
"Isn't it a little early to be making camp?" Kagome looked up at the sky. The sun wasn't going to set for another hour or two.
"We are camping because I said so." Inuyasha huffed as he removed his sword from his hip so he could plop down on the ground.
Sango leaned over towards the miko and whispered into her ear. "He noticed that you have been acting different all day."
"I have?" She blinked, before recalling that she has been thinking about Sesshomaru most of the day.
"You have been lagging behind the rest of us. You kept sighing too, it was hard not to notice." She smiled at her. "I think he was worried about you."
"Worried about me?" She repeated in surprise. "Really?" Just the thought made warmth spread through her.
"Feh." The dog demon objected from across the camp. "I wasn't worried about shit." He defended himself. "The next town is still a while away. I figured if we was going to stop for camp anyway, might as well do it while the sun was still out and we can make a good fire before it turns dark." He stuffed his hands in his sleeve pockets.
"Right…" She smiled sweetly at the gruff male and once he caught sight of it, a small dash of red invaded his cheeks and he turned his head away from her.
He quickly tried to change the subject. "I can smell water nearby, if you want to bathe." His nose gave a small twitch. "It isn't a hot spring, but it should do."
She stood up from her seat, taking her pack with her. "You want to come?" She invited Sango, but the hunter just shook her head.
"Not tonight." Sango sighed as she looked over at Miroku and Shippo, who were currently trying to make a fire, and failing. "I still have to start the fire."
"Alright." Kagome nodded. "I won't be gone long."
She looked over at Inuyasha and he pointed behind his shoulder. "It is in that direction." He told her. "By the strong scent it must be a lake or something, can't miss it."
"Thanks." She thanked him as she passed his seated form, headed where he pointed.
.-
Just taking off her shoes and socks for now, Kagome gave a small shiver when she put her feet into the cold water. She allowed her legs to dangle over the edge, the cold liquid swallowing them up until it reached her knees. She stared down at the dark waters for a few moments and then tilted her head.
She just came back after being home today, she didn't need to take a bath. Why did Inuyasha suggest it? She paused and blinked. She didn't stink, did she? He raised her shirt up to her nose and took a sniff. She could still smell the apple scented body wash on her, so that couldn't be it.
Not only that, but making the camp this close to the water. Did he do that on purpose? Why?
"I think he was worried about you."
This might seem crazy but… maybe Inuyasha did it to be nice? The dog demon knows she enjoys taking a bath, so he went out of his way to make the camp near this water, even if it cost them precious shard hunting time.
If that was true then… that was very sweet of him. She smiled to herself as she kicked her feet in the water with a hum, the temperature no longer effecting her.
She turned around, keeping her legs in the water, and stretched to reach for her bag. Once she got it, she placed it onto her lap and began rummaging through it for her bathing utensils. Her towel, brush, extra clothes. She placed them beside of her as she found them. She had to dig a little deeper the find the shampoo—A chill went down her spine and the bottle slipped from her fingers in shock.
The bottle hitting the water caused tiny droplets to hit her thigh and goose bumps appeared. Slowly, they spread upwards across her whole body and she shivered as her blood turned to ice. The bottle was floating softly away from her, but she dared not move, frozen still as she watched it escaped, wishing she could do the same. Her heart pounding in her ears.
He was close. His power almost knocked the breath out of her, and his aura felt like it was constricting her chest. He wasn't just close… He was behind her. She knew it. His gaze was upon her, she could feel it. She could feel his clawed hands around her neck, the stinging of his acid as it burned through her skin.
She slowly raised her hand to her neck, and lightly touched it with the tips of her fingers, finding nothing there. She started to breathe a little easier, but the chill of fear still made her body unable to move.
Don't turn around.
She kept repeating to herself.
Don't look.
She knew if she did, he would be there.
She touched her neck again, reminding herself that it might just be another illusion, because of her fear.
He might not really be there…
As if her body was made of glass, she carefully turned around. Her joints almost creaking at the painfully slow movement.
Her blue crystals caught sight of silken white fabric. Slowly her gaze went higher, and there was a yellow ribbon. Higher still, and her throat began to clinch on its own and she couldn't breathe. Thick black armor, sharp spikes, and more white beneath. Due to his closeness, she found herself unconsciously leaning forward so she could see higher.
The pale glow of his skin peaking between the fabric, stretching into a long neck and strong jawline. Two striped markings on either side of his cheek, permanently placed there along with his lips, constantly in a small frown. Finally, molten gold came into her sight, and her own crystal grew in size, a gasp escaped her lips.
Her mouth still ajar, she tried to speak, but no words would come out, so she just sat there, staring back at him like a deer caught in the headlights. She was leaning so much forward, she tried not to fall into the water, but at the same time, wished that she would, so that she could escape him.
That might work. He doesn't like water, right? No wait that's cats—crap!
"Umm." The word fell out without control as her brain tried to restart itself. "Hello, Sesshomaru." He didn't move from his spot, and just continued to stare at her. "I-I mean, Lord Sesshomaru." She swallowed the lump in her throat and her hand that was still holding her bag became cold and clammy, almost slipping out of her grasp.
"You are alone." He narrowed his eyes ever so slightly. "How very convenient."
Ah, crap. The killer usually says that kind of thing before they… well… kill you. Was it too late to try jumping in the water and swimming for it? "A-are you here for me to repay the debt I owe—"
"No." His voice was so crisp it sliced through her words, and she became still.
Then why—
He finally broke eye contact with her and glanced around the area with just a quick shift of his golden irises, then lifted his chin ever so slightly. He looked over to the side. "It is safe." He called out.
There was a rustle in the bushes a few feet away, before a familiar little girl broke through the shrubbery with a smile on her face. "Kagome!" She broke out in a run, and before the miko could react her lungs were knocked out of her and she dropped her bag into the water, glad that it wasn't her instead.
"Rin?" The miko blinked in surprise.
"I'm happy to see you!" The girl squeezed tighter and Kagome let out a groan. Dang, this girl was stronger than she looks!
Sesshomaru turned and walked away from them. Like usual he sat beneath a tree with his knee raised, his arm draped over it as he watched the exchange between the two girls from afar.
"What are you doing?" The girl asked as she pulled away from her and freeing the woman from her death hug.
"Well I was going to take a bath…" She glanced over at the bag that was now floating in the water, everything inside of it most likely wet. She sighed and reached out, grabbing the bag, and lifted it up. She watched as the excess water streamed down it and caused the bag to be twice as heavy.
"Oh! It' my fault isn't it? I'm so sorry." The girl looked down at her lap, and began to fiddle with the trimming of her nice kimono nervously.
With a grunt she put the soaking bag beside her. "It's alright. I didn't need to take a bath anyway. I was just going to do it to relax and pass time." She gave the girl a soft smile. "But now that you are here, I can talk to you instead."
The girl flashed a big smile. "Right!"
.-
Light laughter filled the open area as the two females giggled amongst themselves.
"It tickles." Rin was smiling to herself as she looked down at the water and watched the fish swim up to her feet and nibble her toes.
Kagome laughed and leaned down to the girl, as if whispering a secret to her. "I know."
The little girl's smile grew and she wiggled her toes, attracting the fish even more. "Were you really going to wash in the lake Kagome?" Rin looked up at her with concern. "The water is too deep. I don't think you would be able to touch the bottom if you jumped in."
"Well it might be a little bit of a hassle to take a bath if I have to keep afloat the whole time, but I could manage." Kagome noticed that Rin was giving her a strange look and he miko raised an eyebrow at the expression. "Is something wrong?"
"You know how to float in the water… like a log?"
Kagome nodded. "Yeah. Of course. Everyone can float in water."
Rin blinked. "Even me?" The girl shook her head. "I have never been in deep water before. I was always too scared to go near it."
The miko paused. "You don't know how to swim?" The girl shook her head again and Kagome's expression softened towards her. Guess that makes sense. Not many people in this time does. It was very uncommon. They had no need to learn how to swim, unless they lived near the ocean or used boats. "Would you like me to teach you?" The girl quickly turned her head to stare at her in disbelief, it almost made Kagome laugh.
"I can float like a log too?"
This time Kagome did laugh. "Yes. But it will take some time."
Rin nodded her head so quickly the miko was afraid she would get dizzy and fall off the edge of the bank. "I don't want to be afraid of the water anymore."
"Alright, I will." Kagome told her. "But not this time. The water it too cold and deep here." Seeing the disappointed look on the girls face Kagome reached out and patted her head. "Don't look so sad. You just have to wait till next time."
"But it took Lord Sesshomaru a long time before he allowed me to see you."
"Ah, I see." Kagome glanced out of the corner of her eyes, and looked at the demon lord's direction. He was watching them, like he always does. Kagome smiled to herself and bent down, whispering even though she knew he could probably still hear them. "Well, you will just have to be a little more persistent in asking him to come see me."
Rin's smile grew and she giggled. "Okay!"
A small breeze came through and Kagome lifted her head up, enjoying the wind as it whipped her hair behind her softly while bringing in the fresh scent of the clean air around them. It was too bad the smog in the present made moments like this hard to come by, unless you lived out in the country.
"Rin." The cold voice cut through the calmness, almost making Kagome jump. "We are leaving." The demon was already walking towards the tree line on the other side of the area, departing.
"Coming lord Sesshomaru!" The girl quickly removed her feet from the water and gave chase—The girl skidded to a halt and turned around, giving the miko a small hug. "I'll see you again Kagome."
"Goodbye Rin." Kagome smiled and returned the hug happily.
The future girl watched as the two departed, and waited till they were completely gone before raising her now pruned feet from the water. Kagome looked at her still soaked bag and sighed. She bent down and began gathering her only dry things in her arms—
"Kagome!" A familiar shout caused her to pause.
"Huh?" She looked up just as she heard the sound of a whoosh and red suddenly blocked her vision as he landed directly in front of her.
"Where is he!?" Inuyasha had his sword drawn out, looking around franticly as he stood protectively in front of her. "Where is he!?"
Kagome stood up and gave him a questionably look. "Who?"
"My dumbass brother!" His words make her eyes go wide in surprise.
"S-Sesshomaru?"
"No. I got another idiot brother—Of course Sesshomaru!" He huffed.
"W-why would he be here?"
"How the hell should I know?" He lowered his weapon a little and looked at her. "I caught scent of him in the wind and came here as fast as I could." The breeze earlier… Sesshomaru knew that the wind shifted direction. They were now up wind and Inuyasha would pick up his scent—That's why he left with Rin.
"I don't know what you are talking about… I haven't seen him." God, she is such a terrible liar. "I have been alone until you got here." Inuyasha gave her a questionable look. "Maybe you are just smelling an old trail or something." She tried to think of something logical to throw him off track.
"No." He shook his head. "It's fresh." He narrowed his eyes at her. "You sure you didn't see him? I swear"—He lifted his nose into the air and sniffed—"it's like he was standing right"-Another sniff—"here."
She crossed her arms over her chest. "I'm pretty sure I would know if I saw him peeping on me, Inuyasha."
The half-demon gave a snort through his nose and finally put his sword back into its scabbard. "As if Sesshoumaru would want to look at that…"
A heated blush filled her cheeks at his offhanded comment. "Sit!"
Asshole…
.-
After that night's encounter Kagome did not see hide nor hair of the demon lord and his ward for a month. She had already gone home, not that Inuyasha enjoyed it, and took a few tests she needed to make up for her classes. She also decided to pick up a few things while she was in modern society. Once she returned, Inuyasha was in a foul mood, and told her to hurry up and to move out.
There was a rumor of a jewel shard not too far away…
And that is the update for the moment. They were currently walking along the river, going towards the next town where the rumor of the jewel shard came from.
"Come on guys, pick up your pace." Inuyasha was barking orders from his position in front of the group.
Sango sighed. "Can't we slow down Inuyasha? We are not sure if the rumor about this shard is even true."
"You don't know that." The dog huffed. "But we must check out each lead we have no matter what."
"If I may say something?" Miroku spoke up. "We have been traveling for days. It might be best if we rest. If we continue this way we might not be able to fight at our fullest, should a demon appear before us."
"No. We continue at this pace, we will be there tomorrow evening." Inuyasha crossed his arms over his chest. "The sooner we get there the better."
Sango huffed. "The shard isn't going to go anywhere."
"Still, have to keep going or we might lose it." He snorted. "Or maybe Naraku might get it before we do."
Shippo poked his head out from behind Kagome's shoulder and whispered into her ear. "Hey, Kagome?"
"Hmm?" The miko looked away from the exchange between the three other members of the group and put her attention on the fox.
"Maybe you should pretend to be upset about something." Shippo suggested.
Kagome raised an eyebrow and laughed beneath her breath. "Why would I do that?"
"When you were all depressed before, Inuyasha let us camp early." Quickly figuring out where this was headed, Kagome sighed. "So if you pretend to be upset about something again, he might let us rest."
"Shippo, when Inuyasha gets in his moods, even I can't stop him from being so hateful."
"I can hear you." A small shout came from said demon.
Kagome glanced in his direction and saw his ears swiveling around as the demon was watching them over his shoulder. "Well then, you can hear this:" She raised her tone. "We are making camp right now, whether you want to or not."
"What!?" The demon turned to argue with her, but Kagome just huffed and plopped her rear-end on the ground right where she stood. "You can't be serious—"
"I'm tired." She motioned to the others. "We are all tired, and I am not moving until we rest for the night."
"Kagome." Inuyasha now stood in front of the miko. "You get off of that ground right now or so help me I'll—"
With a huff she crossed her arms over her chest and sent him a glare. "I dare you to finish that sentence…"
There was slight hesitation from the dog demon as he stared down at the woman before him. His ears twitched in aggravation, and his hands balled into fists by his side as a snarl curled into his lips. "Feh!" He gave a harsh snort in her direction. "Do whatever you want!" He threw his hands in the air and turned on his heels. "I don't care anymore!"
As the others gathered around her and started to build a fire, they thanked the young miko. She smiled, knowing that they appreciated it.
Inuyasha grunted when he too plopped down, choosing to sit on a large rock that was placed beside the river. The half-demon was mumbling under his breath, his arms crossed and his eyebrows angled together. He looked like a pouting child.
A small smile was placed on her face, laughing in amusement at the dog's childish attitude.
.-
The day has been warmer than usual, which was more than likely a sign of summer's fast approach. The sun was still set high in the sky, sending light through the cracks in the leaves above them as they continued onward through the forest. Nothing has approached them today, or more correctly, nothing has been stupid enough to approach them.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" The sound of his ward calling for his attention caused him to glance down at her out of the corner of his eyes. When she noticed this, she smiled up at him. "I was wondering…" The child began to fiddle with the trimming of her sleeve in nervousness as she walked beside him. "Can we go see Kagome today?"
He didn't even give himself a moment to think about it before giving his reply. "No." He believed his answer was firm, leaving no room for argument.
"Please, milord?" Obviously, Rin didn't think the same. "I would like to see her. Can't we just make a short trip for an hour or two?"
His servant spoke up from behind them. "Are your ears not working? Lord Sesshomaru said no."
"I heard him." She retorted. "But I just thought if I said please, then Lord Sesshomaru would-"
He didn't have to, but he repeated again. "No."
The girl looked back up at him and pouted. "Pretty please? It has been so long since I have seen her."
Jaken spoke up once again. "Do you have any idea how far away they are?"
"Well, no." The girl was shuffling her feet beneath her as she walked. "But I'm sure Lord Sesshomaru can find them, and we can be there in no time if we fly."
"Silly girl, Lord Sesshomaru doesn't have time"—At that moment the demon lord decided to tune the two's argument out of his mind.
Sesshomaru turned his head so he could fully stare at the girl. What is wrong with her? She is acting stranger than usual. Deciding to end the fighting, he spoke up. When he did, his tone was low, showing his seriousness. "No, Rin." The two instantly stopped their bickering amongst themselves and the forest was once again filled with silence.
Yet that stillness did not last very long…
"Lord Sesshomaru?" The tone in her voice gave away what she was going to say next. "I know you already said no…" The girl started to fidget once again as she walked beside him. "But I really want to see her. She said she was going to teach me how to swim." The girl then continued on her ramblings, talking about the woman.
Amidst the chattering, the demon started to ponder. She has never questioned him before. What could have possibly brought on such rebellion?
"Well, you will just have to be a little more persistent in asking him to come see me." His eyes hardened at the memories.
That miko. This was her doings. He should have killed her back when he had his claws around her throat.
Yet the girl did not notice his aggravation and continued on. "So can we go Lord Sesshomaru?"
There is still time to rectify that mistake.
Kagome was sitting around the fire with everyone, waiting for the fish to be cooked, when she sensed it. Or should she say: she sensed him.
The cold power that went through her and chilled her senses. There was no mistaking it, now that she has gotten all too familiar with his powerful demonic aura:
Sesshomaru.
Once her powers were screaming at her in alarm to the strong presence, she glanced around the camp. Sango was keeping an eye on the food, so that it didn't burn, while Shippo just stared at it, drooling. Miroku was keeping his violet orbs glued to something else, whenever Sango would bend over to check on the fish. Kagome rolled her eyes and shook her head.
Inuyasha was still in his pouting mood, sitting on his rock and facing away from them.
No one noticed Sesshomaru's closeness but her…
She will admit that Sesshomaru might be too far away at the moment for Inuyasha's nose to pick up his scent just yet, but his demonic aura was unchained for any and all to sense from miles away easily. Sesshomaru was proud of his strength, and he never hid it away, in fact he allowed it to disperse, becoming a flaming beacon, alerting anyone that he was approaching.
And if one was too blind to see the forest fire coming towards them… they will soon be burned alive.
Yet Miroku is not blind. In fact he is better trained at sensing demons then her. She would like to think the only reason she can sense Sesshomaru is that she is getting better at her priestess abilities, but she knew that was most likely false. She has just been around the demon more recently and her senses have gotten sensitive to his distinctive aura.
Kagome closed her eyes and tried to pinpoint his location, or at least how far away he was. After a moment, she felt her eyebrows come together in concentration. He was close… and he was getting closer. He was headed right for them! "Um!" The word blurted out of her mouth when she suddenly got to her feet and her eyes snapped open. Everyone was now staring at her and she gave a nervous laugh, scratching behind her head. "I…" She looked around before pointing further up the river. "I am going to take a swim."
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her. "Now?"
"Dinner is almost ready." Sango spoke up as she tilted her head in confusion at her.
Kagome bent down and picked up her bag. "I won't be gone long."
Not waiting for any of them to object further, or have time to think too hard about her sudden need to take a swim, she was already moving away from them. She casually slung her backpack over her shoulder and sighed, leaving the group behind, slightly dumbfounded at her swift departure.
.-
After Kagome believed she was far enough away from the others, she sat down on a rock by the river and waited.
His aura was getting closer and closer at a clam and consistent pace. The closer he got, the faster her heart would race. He was heading right towards her…
Of course he was.
It wasn't an accident he was nearby. He was coming for her. There was no other reason for it. She knew this, which is why she quickly moved away from the other so she could be alone. It would not only be hard to explain, but there would most likely be a huge fight with Inuyasha and his brother should they meet.
He was getting closer still, and she shivered as a chill went down her spine. It felt as if he was directly on top of her—
"Kagome!" A familiar call caused the miko to smile to herself.
Kagome hopped off the rock, and when she did, she couldn't help but laugh when small arms encircled around her legs in a hug. "Hello Rin." She patted the girl on the head, earning a giggle from the child.
"You are alone again." The causal statement held a hint of curiosity. Kagome glanced up and meet his golden stare. "Do you so foolishly wander away from your group without protection every night?"
She couldn't help but defend herself with a huff. "No."
"Yet this is the second time I sought you out, and the second time you have been unaccompanied." His eyes narrowed in suspicion at her. "Mere coincidence? I believe not." Her fear spiked at his tone, knowing he was on edge by this. "If you think you can entrap this one…" He allowed his warning to fade, not needing to go into too much detail. It wasn't hard to guess that it would most likely end with his claws wrapped around her neck.
"I know you don't trust me, but I'm not trying to trick you." Kagome placed her hand onto her chest, where her heart was beating rapidly. "It was just by luck the first time you saw me that I was alone, but this time I sensed you before you appeared. I left the others so we could meet away from them."
The demon stared at her for several moments, and she could feel her throat becoming dry. Subconsciously she swallowed—His eyes hardened towards her and she flinched in reflex, closing her eyes for an expected blow. When nothing came, she bravely—but slowly—opened her eyes again.
He was walking away from her, towards a tree that stood alone near the river. "Keep your visit brief, Rin. I have no desire to linger here all day."
The small girl's expression dropped ever so slightly. "Yes, Milord." But she didn't object.
Kagome frowned and bent down so that she was eye level with the child. "Don't be so sad, Rin." She told her. "After all, I thought we were going to learn how to swim today?"
The girls face instantly lit up with joy, causing the priestess to smile. "Yay!"
.-
Kagome was shuffling through her bag, when Rin came up to her. "What are you doing?" She asked, curious.
"I'm looking for—Ah-ha!" Kagome gave a triumphant cry when she pulled out what she was looking for, a bright smile on her face. "For this." She held it out for Rin to see, and the girl's eyes grew wide.
"That is a beautiful kimono." The girl reached out and touched it lightly, tracing the detailed flower printed on it. "It feels so smooth…"
"It's called a swimsuit." She told her. "And it's yours."
Upon hearing her words Rin's head shot up and looked at her with big brown doe eyes. "Really!?"
Kagome laughed. "Yes. I bought it for you." She handed the small outfit to her. "You should go change into it." Rin held up the outfit, and titled her head. She looked up at the miko questionably, and Kagome got the hint. "I'll help you." She reached down and grabbed the girls hand, leading her towards the tree line so they could have some privacy.
"What about you?"
"What about me?" She repeated.
"Don't you have a swim-soot?"
Kagome smiled at the word, but didn't bother to correct her. "I do." She lifted up her shirt, revealing her stomach, which was covered in a red and blank design. "I knew you was coming, so I got ready while I waited."
Rin nodded, and Kagome pulled down her shirt with a tug. As they were walking towards the tree line, she unconsciously looked over at Sesshomaru. He was staring at them, never moving his head, but his eyes following them as they walked past. Kagome tried to control the chill that came with his relentless gaze. She was thankful when they reached the bushes to change.
When they came back out, Rin was even more excited, pulling her along as she held her hand. "I like this swim-soot!" The girl laughed, tugging on the frilled skirt that was placed onto the outfit, which suited her perfectly.
"I think it makes you look very cute, Rin." Her comment caused the child to blush a pretty pink.
Sesshomaru still observed, continuing to follow them with his golden spheres. His expression never changed from its usual uncaring self, but she could feel his gaze become even colder. The chill upon her skin would not stop, feeling no bigger than a flea as he watched them walk past him in their swimming outfits. When the water finally hit her bare flesh, she didn't even feel the drop in temperature, in fact, it felt warm compared to the icy stare the demon was giving them.
Once she was in the thigh deep water, she coaxed the girl to follow, forcing herself to forget about the demon beneath the tree, and focus on the child. "Don't worry Rin, I'm here." The water came up to the child's chest, and she could see why she was worried, but the flow of the water was gentle. The girl got into the water, holding onto the miko's hand, and Kagome smiled softly. "Now, I'm going to teach you how to float like a log."
The girls eyes grew in delight and Kagome laughed.
.-
The miko was sitting in the water, and now the liquid came up to her chest. "Good job, Rin." Kagome was watching the girl carefully as she floated on her back in front of her. The child currently had her eyes closed, liking the feeling of the water around her.
Rin giggled. "Your voice sounds funny."
"That's because your ears are in the water." Kagome was enjoying herself as she watched Rin float around her. "Now that you learned how to float, I can start teaching you how to doggy paddle."
"Dog?" Rin repeated as she opened her eyes and looked up at her. "Like Lord Sesshomaru?"
Kagome blinked at the girls comment, and thought: Sesshomaru in his human form, doggy paddling. She reached up, placing her hand over her mouth to stifle the laughter that spilled forth.
When her set of giggles left her, she removed her hand and sighed. "It's how dogs swim, which is why it's called a 'doggy paddle'." She told her. Rin just shrugged and closed her eyes again.
As Kagome stood there for a minute, she began to think. She guessed the girl might be right. If Sesshomaru changed into his true from and jumped into an ocean or something that actually did involve him swimming.
There was a rustle in the bushes on the other side of the river, and Kagome tensed up, turning to look. Worry started to fill her, for she didn't have her bow on her—She glanced over at her backpack that was on the opposite end of the river. She wasn't sure if she had anything to attack with, even if she did reach her pack.
The bushes moved and Kagome's fear spiked—A buck, large and strong, hopped over the bushes and out into view. The deer looked directly into her eyes and she sighed, relaxing.
The deer was beautiful, with its ten points placed upon its head showing its age. Kagome smiled to herself, and called to the child, but didn't break the eye contact she had with the animal. "Rin, look at this deer." Just as the words slipped from her lips, the deer's ears perked up and swiveled around. It turned his head so that it was looking behind her. The animal's body tensed up and it quickly turned and leaped back into the bushes, causing the young miko's smile to fall.
Kagome glanced over her shoulder and huffed, seeing Sesshomaru still sitting beneath his tree and looking at them. "You scared him off."
"I did nothing." He spoke up. "The animal is just merely intelligent enough to understand danger and flee from it." He told her. "Unlike you humans, who are ignorant to heed even such basic instincts."
Is he calling us stupid? Kagome gave a huff. Does he always have to be such an ass? "Okay Rin." The miko turned back around. "I'll show you how to-" Kagome paused when she didn't see the girl floating in front of her anymore. "Rin?" She looked down into the water, not seeing her. "Rin!" She raised her gaze and began scanning the area—
A large shadow popped up from the water beside her. Cold liquid splashed on her flesh, sending a chill through her while a loud roar fell from the creature's mouth. Unconsciously a scream came from her lips in surprise and she almost fell back into the water. Yet when the sound of giggles filled the air, Kagome huffed, seeing Rin laughing at her.
"Got you!" The girl continued to laugh.
"Oh~!" Kagome lowered her hand from her thrashing heart. "You sneak!" The miko smirked to herself, then took her hands and sent a wave of water towards the girl.
The child sputtered in surprise then had a look of disbelief on her face. The expression was enough to cause the miko to give off a few laughs of her own, until cold droplets soaked her, the child returning the favor. Kagome was in shock at first, but then she quickly got over it and the two girls began their water war with each other, laughing and screaming in delight while pushing attack after attack of the river water towards their enemy.
That is, until Mr. Party Pooper decided to ruin it. "Rin." The demon waited till the girls laughter died down, and the water fighting ceased, to speak again. "I believe I stated that I'm not willing to remain here all day."
"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin's expression dropped in disappointment. "I have to go now, Kagome."
Kagome stood up in the water. "I'll help you get undressed."
.-
"Thanks for everything Kagome." Rin spoke up as they were walking towards Sesshomaru. When they reached him, the child turned towards her and held out her swimsuit.
Kagome shook her head. "It's yours. You keep it."
The child's eyes lit up, and she hugged the outfit to her chest tightly. "Thank you!" The girl being so happy from such a simple thing caused the older female to smile at her innocence.
Without warning the demon lord turned and started walking away. Noticing this, Rin quickly followed after him—"Wait!" Kagome called out to them and Rin stopped, but Sesshomaru took another step before he paused as well.
The miko ran over to her pack, which was just a few feet away and began shuffling quickly through it's containments. Once her finger wrapped around something smooth and she heard a crinkle, the woman smiled. With a tug she pulled out a small bag with assorted candy inside of it.
Kagome swiftly went back over to the duo, and crouched down so she was eye level with the girl. "This is for you too." She held the bag out for her to take. "It's more candy." She told her. The girl smiled brightly, then she looked up at the demon, hopeful. Sesshomaru gave a slight nod. Rin squealed in delight and took the gift happily. "Don't eat too much of it at once or you'll get a stomach ache, okay?"
" 'kay!" Rin was now hugging both the bag and her new swimsuit to her chest. And just like that, she was once again watching their backs slowly melt away towards the tree line. Kagome waved as she watched them depart. —"I'll visit soon!" The child's promise echoed in the forest before their bodies completely disappeared.
Kagome couldn't help but smile. The visit was rather nice and she enjoyed herself. She wouldn't mind seeing more of the young girl… and her demon protector.
.-
"I had a great time master Jaken!" Rin continued to excitedly tell the toad how their visit went while riding on top of Ah-uh. "Kagome let me have some more candy. You can have some if you want." The child spoke as best she could with her cheek puffed out from the candy in her mouth. "And she even gave me this!" Rin held up her new outfit for Jaken to see.
Sesshomaru glanced at the two from over his shoulder. When his eyes landed on the strip of cloth the miko gave the child, his eyes narrowed.
The toad stared at the outfit with a questionable look. "A loincloth? You have no use for such a thing."
Rin giggled. "No." She shook her head. "A swim-soot." She corrected him. "You wear it to go swimming so you don't get your clothes wet."
"I see…" Jaken scratched his bald green head with a single clawed finger. "You allowed Rin to wear this indecent outfit Lord Sesshomaru?" When Jaken turned towards him, Sesshomaru fixed his gaze ahead once more.
When his servant didn't receive a reply, he wasn't surprised, and instead continued his conversation with Rin. Sesshomaru glanced over his shoulder once more just as Rin placed her new outfit into one of the carrying bags hanging from the dragon mount. The demon lord's golden eyes stayed there for a few more moments as his thoughts drifted away from him. He finally looked away, and continued onward without speaking a word while his two companions conversed with one another throughout the rest of the evening.
.-
Night was upon them. The sky above was filled with blackest of ink, leaving only the stars peeking through its dark sheet. The air was cool against the flesh, yet the warmth from the campfire kept the chill at bay. The night was still, with only the sound of insects disturbing the calmness.
Amidst the snoring, there was a sound of shuffling. The nose was loud enough to alert one of the slumbering cohorts. The green toad slowly cracked open his yellow pupils, and blinked when he saw a shadow moving around the camp.
It moved away from the dragon, and walked over towards the fire, and stood beside the flickering flames. There was smoke at first, then the fire turned green. The weird reaction caused the demon to reach up and rub his eyes, removing the blurriness as he started to become more aware.
When he noticed who it was, he called out. "Milord?" Jaken shifted in his spot. Sesshomaru did not answer, and instead was continuing to stare deeply into the green flames. The toads eyes fell back down into the fire. His eyes grew in size when he spotted a familiar outfit being devoured by the heat. The smaller demon quickly got to his feet. "Isn't that Rin's outfit!?" The toad picked up his staff.
The demon ran towards the fire, and stuck the end of his staff into the hot flames—"Leave it." The command from his master caused the demon to freeze.
"Lord Sesshomaru?"
The demon turned away from the fire and spoke causally over his shoulder. "I will not permit Rin to wear such lewd attire."
Jaken's grip on his staff tightened in objection. He glanced over at the child, who was still sleeping peacefully, curled beside the dragon. He knew that once Rin found out what happened to her outfit, she would be deeply upset. The toad looked back over at his master, watching his back as he walked away.
"Of course, Milord." Yet he dared not speak out against his master's decision…
.-
"Come on Master Jaken. Why won't you take me to the river?" The sound of the girls pleading tone was obvious as she tried to convince the demon to comply with her wishes. "It will just be for an hour or two, Lord Sesshomaru doesn't have to know."
Jaken was sitting on top of a rock. He sighed as he continued to drag the tip of his staff on the ground and making a deep mark in the soft dirt. "Rin. For the past three days you have pestered Lord Sesshomaru and I." The demon grumbled. "He refused to take you, and after he left to scout ahead, you have done nothing but annoy me the whole time he has been gone!"
The child huffed and crossed her arms over her chest. "I just want to go swimming!"
The mark he was making in the ground was followed by several others. "You are not going." Then a circle, and another line. "Now drop the subject."
"Why won't you let me go?" She placed her hands upon her hips. "There's a reason you won't take me, isn't there?" Noticing that the toad tensed at her words she spoke up. "What is it?"
Jaken shook his head, but never lifted his gaze up from the ground as he continued his work in the dirt. "No reason. I just don't want to go."
"Don't lie to me Master Jaken. Tell me what it is."
The demon huffed. "I don't have to tell you anything."
"If you don't tell me…" Rin's words faded as a smirk appeared on her face. "I'll tell Lord Sesshomaru about the drawings of him you always make while he is gone."
The staff instantly stilled in its movements and the demons head shot up and he looked at her with wide eyes. "You wouldn't—" Seeing the confident look on her face the toad's scaly skin paled. "Why you sneak! Do you want to get me killed!?" The green imp became angry. "You can't go swimming even if I took you anyway!"
The comment caused Rin to blink at him. "What do you mean?"
The toad, realizing he blurted out the secret, froze and gulped. Oops. Well, it's too late now… She might as well know the truth. "Lord Sesshomaru threw your swim-soot in the fire." Jaken huffed.
"He…" The girl stood there with a blank look on her face as the words sunk in. "He wouldn't do that." She shook her head, and her voice became louder as anger filled her. "You're lying!" The girl turned on her heels and ran towards the dragon. She began digging through the bag that hung on the mount's saddle.
"I'm not lying." Jaken began to rant behind her. "Why would I lie about such a thing?" The toad crossed his arms over his chest and turned his head away in a growl. "I witnessed him throw it into the fire with my own eyes."
Still not seeing her outfit that Kagome gave her, even after rooting through the bag, the girl started to get desperate. There's just too much stuff in here, that's why she can't see it. Her short fingers would curl around an object or cloth, and it would quickly be discarded, tossed over her shoulder. "You lie." The girl's voice became softer. She was now at the bottom of the bag. "You lie…" She whispered as she stared into the empty bag. Even when tears started to form beneath her eyes she still could not believe it—A tall shadow engulfed her, covering her in darkness. Knowing the familiar outline, she questioned him. "Why?" Her voice was cracked, as she tried not to let the tears fall. "Why Lord Sesshomaru?" She turned around and faced him, staring up at him with her tear filled eyes.
He stared down at her, but did not answer her. She could feel her throat becoming dry, and her vision becoming blurrier. She opened her mouth to question him again, but then his deep voice cut her off. "You are to see that girl no longer." With his command spoken, he turned and started walking away. Jaken noticed that his master was approaching, and he gave a small cry, quickly standing on top of his drawing to try and cover it up. The demon lord paused when he reached his Kappa servant. "Jaken…" The toad gulped and began to sweat profusely. The demon looked down at him from his nose. "Your insubordination shall be dealt with later." With that warning hanging in the air, the demon continued on. "For now, we depart from this place."
The toad began to shake in fear. "Y-yes, milord."
A hiccup escaped Rin's trembling lips as she stood alone with Ah-un. "Kagome…" The tears finally fell, coating her redden cheeks in their salty moisture.
.-
It was quiet. Too quiet. Normally he would be grateful for the silence, and he was at first, but after the third day… The stillness irrigated him. Rin hasn't spoken a single word in three days. It was unlike her. Jaken believed her to be ill, but he knew better. She was pouting, and this was the only way she could get back at him for his decision.
The demon glanced over his shoulder, spotting the girl riding the dragon a few steps behind. He noticed the sad look in her eyes as she didn't even bother to lift her head up, and just continued to stare down at her lap the whole time. Her kimono had become wrinkled and unkempt, as she would pull and tug on the trimming while in thought.
He turned his gaze forward, looking ahead for several minutes as his mind began to turn, thinking about this new predicament, and how to deal with it. "Jaken."
The toad jumped at suddenly hearing his name being called. "Yes, my lord?"
"Look after Rin until I return." With that said, he took off to the sky to cover ground more quickly.
Even though his master was already a small dot among the clouds, the toad still replied happily. "O-of course! You can count on me, your loyal servant!" Jaken puffed out his chest. "Nothing will get by me." He stabbed his staff onto the ground and snorted. "I will watch her without fail!" At this point it was just boosting to himself, and enjoying every minute of it. "Don't worry Rin. You are safe with me!" He gave a hearty laugh. "No one can slip past me!" Jaken turned around, only to freeze in his laughter when the very object he was supposed to be protecting wasn't there. "Rin?" He blinked, not believing that not only the child, but the dragon also vanished from thin air without him knowing. "Rin?" He called out desperately as he looked around. "Where are you Rin!" His voice cracked as one thing replayed in his mind over and over again.
When Lord Sesshomaru returns and he found out that he lost Rin—He was as good as dead.
"Rin!"
.-
Kagome smiled as she plopped down in the grass beside Shippo, who was currently coloring in his new book she bought for him. The group was now at the village, relaxing after a long week of shard hunting. She was going to return home tomorrow, she had a lot of tests she had to make up. She could feel her face crunch up at the thought of it, but she tried to think positive: The future has math tests, but it also has warm baths and a soft bed.
Not wanting to rush into the sudden cramming and endless tests that was surely going to come when she got back home, Kagome decided to wait to go home till tomorrow. Wishing to spend the remainder of the day resting, in the past with her friends, and not wanting to go home to that storm of a mess that was her homework.
So here she was, playing with Shippo, beside the well. She knew that they would be safe, for no demon was stupid enough to attack this close to the village while Inuyasha was around—
"Kagome? What is that?" The small fox pointed his red crayon towards the sky. The miko glanced upwards, and she tilted her head when she spotted something flying towards them. "It's a dragon!" Shippo was instantly on his feet, dropping his colors. "Kagome! Go into the well!" The first thing he thought of was her safety. "I'll distract it and go get Inuyasha!" The boy reached into his shirt and pulled out his trusty top, even though he was obviously shaking in fear.
Kagome reached out and placed her hand upon his, smiling softly at his bravery. "Wait." She looked back up at the two-headed dragon. "I have seen this dragon before…"
Then she saw the small child riding on top of the beast—"Kagome!" The girl called out to her in joy, while waving with both hands in excitement, almost falling off the dragon once she released the rains. Even though she almost fell, the child still continued to laugh in happiness upon seeing her, her smile spreading ear to ear.
Kagome couldn't help but smile and wave back. "Rin!"
.-
It was dark and damp, like one would suspect inside of a cave. Moisture clung to the air and soaked the walls, diluting even his sensitive nose. Still, the scent of coupling and blood clung to the humid cave like a fine mist of fragrance that only someone of his caliber could detect.
It was distasteful, to say the least. Almost as unpleasant as the demon that chose to live in such a state.
Sesshomaru stopped dead in his tracks when his senses picked up something ahead. The demon reached out with a single digit, and hooked his claw on an invisible tread. He pulled downward, and claw did not shred the cord like you would think. Instead the taught string flung back into place, creating a twang sound as it continued to vibrate back and forth a few times until finally ceasing.
Then, he waited.
He didn't have to wait long. "Lord Sesshomaru~" The delighted purr practically exuded from the walls as it echoed down the darkness and into his pointed ears. He reframed from flinching in revulsion at the mere sound of it. "Have you finally decided to seek out my hand? What a wondrous day~" The owner of the voice swayed out of the darkness wearing a luxurious kimono, the fabric butchered by the long slits cut in the sides, slashed all the way up to her hips, to show off her never-ending pale legs as she walked.
"What I seek is your skill."
She was pure seduction with legs. Her hips rocking back and forth in an unnatural manner as she basically danced up to him, giving soft sounds of pleasure upon seeing him. She stopped at arm's length from the demon lord. She might be a harlot, but she was no fool. "I have many skills." She teased. "You should know this." She flicked a lock of her ink-black hair behind her shoulder with a fanged smile. "Do not be so vague." Her smile grew. "It might sound like you mean other things…" She purred, her eyes dancing with hope. "Unless…?"
His golden irises narrowed towards the demoness. "I have no need for such lesser urges, nor will I subject myself to such acts with an even lesser creature then the urges themselves."
She gave a disappointed sigh. "You break my heart."
"Better to do so and keep my head."
"But I promise we would have so much fun." She hummed. "Before I took your head." She gave him a sinister smile. "It would be worth it." She tried to entice him.
"Delay this one no further with your unamusing antics. You will give me what I seek or feel my claws." She is but an insect, which he would squash beneath his heel, but the act wasn't even worth the stain it left behind on his boot. "The only reason you even breathe is because you have proved useful to me a few times. Yet you test my patience?"
The female reached out and flicked one of the many treads that was splayed around the cave. "As you wish, milord." She gave another sigh. "I will get started on it right away."
.-
"What do you call this again? Colored ink?" Rin's question spoke up as she lifted up the object she was drawing with and looked at it curiously.
"It's a crayon." Shippo puffed out his chest, proud he knew so much.
"Crayon?" She twirled the red crayon in her hand as she stared at it for moment. "Coloring book?" She picked up her book, which had unicorns and puppies on the cover.
"Yup!" The fox's tail was swaying behind him as he continued to draw. Both he and Rin were lying on their bellies beneath the blue sky. "And these"—He dumped out his box, which held all his drawing tools—"Are markers!"
"Oooo~" The girl leaned in closer, giving off oohs and aahs. She reached out and took one of them. "What do they do?"
Shippo had a wide grin on his face as he held up one of the markers, and removed the top. It gave a loud 'pop', and Rin's eyes shone with amazement. "Kagome just gave me these, saying I'm big enough for them now." She copied his movements and giggled when her green one did the same thing. "They smell funny, but they work like real colored ink!" He demonstrated for her by coloring on his picture. Rin gave another sound of joy before lowering her marker onto her paper—"Be careful and not to make a mess." Shippo warned her. "Kagome says that it can get on your skin and it's hard to get off." He frowned a little. "She won't let me have any more if I make a mess."
The girl nodded with a hum. "M'kay!"
Kagome watched the exchange with a smile, a book held within her hands, reading calmly as the children played. After a moment, her eyes turned upwards as she looked towards the sky.
She was keeping her senses open, and her eyes trained on spotting a familiar white dot heading their way among the vast blue above them.
.-
Jaken, still in the spot where his master left him, was pacing back and forth, mumbling to himself. He feared for his life, when Lord Sesshomaru returned and found out he had lost the girl that he was given to protect while he left.
The toad gave up the thought of trying to run away, his master would find him no matter where he hid. He had no real options other than to wait for his death. A flash of movement caught his attention and he turned his head. The already green demon turned several more shades of the color in illness as he watched his master approach him, something colorful folded in his hand.
The demon ran up to him, sweating bullets. "L-Lord Sesshomaru!"
Maybe if he can distract him, he will forget about the child altogether?
"Jaken, where is Rin?" His plan failed before he even tried.
The sweat now rolled off of the demon in rivers. He was on his hands and keens, bowing to him. "Please forgive this lowly servant!" The toad began to cry and wail, spilling his guts out, hoping that his truthfulness with make his death swift and painful. "She disappeared milord! I have searched everywhere! She and Ah-un just vanished the moment you left—" His vision became covered in darkness— "I'm blind!" He gave a cry of fear, his eyesight taken from him as punishment for losing the girl during his watch. "I'm so sorry! Please!" He begged, even though he knew that even if he wanted to, he could never get his sight back. He reached up to his face, but then paused when his clawed hand touched soft fabric. When he pulled it away, light invaded his yellow spheres and he flinched at unexpected intrusion. "Huh?" He looked down at the colorful cloth that was in his hand, and he held it out. "Is this another kimono for Rin?" Yet when the toad looked up to question him, his master was already walking away—Without him. "Lord Sesshomaru!" He got to his feet quickly and started to run after him—
His master took off to the sky, the toad unable to follow. Tears swelled in his large bug eyes, feeling abandoned yet again.
But at least he got to keep his head…
.-
Night was upon them. Even so, Kagome was still reading, using her flashlight to give her enough brightness to see the inked words on the page. The chilled air was on her skin, and she shivered. The temperature suddenly dropped, and it felt like ice was inside of her veins. She jumped from the sensation and released a hot breath of air in surprise.
Sesshomaru was here.
She looked up to the sky, and she couldn't see any white dot among the trillions of stars filling the sky. Yet she trusted her instincts, quickly putting her book and flash light away into her backpack. The moment she closed the bag up, she heard the soft sound of fabric rustling behind her and she tensed up.
Before she was able to turn and look behind her, white strolled by her form, not even acknowledging her as he walked towards the sleeping child curled up around the mighty dragon for warmth. She stumbled to her feet and caught up to him, her backpack in her hands almost dragging to the ground.
"She wore herself out playing." She was glad she sent Shippo back to the village when night fell. "I kept a good eye on her." Still, he never answered her, even after they stood beside the sleeping girl. She shifted in her spot in nervousness. "Rin told me what happened." She nibbled on her lip. "It is your right to say and do what you want, since Rin is under your care." She felt his aura wavering, as if he was daring her to question otherwise. "I am not angry about what you did." She quickly said, hoping to appease him.
She sighed when his intense aura shrunk back to its normal state, yet it still felt suffocating to be around. She swallowed in nervousness, her hold on the straps of her backpack tightening. All he was doing was standing there, watching the girl sleep peacefully. She stared at him, gaging his expressions, but like usual, she couldn't pick up anything beyond his usual mask of indifference, and couldn't understand what he was thinking about.
She looked back down at Rin, then at the demon lord, seeing him thinking about something. What about, she could only guess, but maybe-"I told her not to be angry either."
This time, he turned his head to fully look at her. "It matters not, whether a human child is upset with this one." He stated. "She sought you out, and by doing so disobeyed me." His told held a slight edge to it. "She will accept my way of doing things and cease this nonsense. Both her rebellion and sniveling."
"But she is human." She reminded him. "You cannot be angry with her if she left to seek comfort with someone of her own kind." She look down at the ground. "Even if it was because of something you did."
He bent down and picked up the girl, his arm looped around her stomach as he lifted her. The dragon responded without being told, and stood up. The demon lord laid the child onto the back of the dragon's large saddle.
Noticing he was getting ready to leave she spoke up. "She enjoyed coloring with Shippo, so I gave her some coloring books and crayons. I put them in the bag on the saddle." The demon turned towards her, and she tried not to flinch at the hardened stare of his golden orbs. "So when you see her pull them out… try not to burn them too?" She fidgeted. "Umm… please?" She added at the end. He didn't respond, and turned on his heel, leaving. Another thought popped into her mind. "Umm!" She exclaimed as she jogged up to him and the dragon. She lifted up the flap in the bag, then began rummaging through the yellow sack. "I forgot to give her some candy-" A clawed hand reached and grabbed her pack, making her freeze. He yanked the pack away from her grasp, leaving her standing there, mouth open like a fish. He had her pack as far away as he could hold it in front of him. "What are you—" His hand started to glow green and she almost cried out in panic. Not her lucky backpack! "No—Please!" She reached out to it, but a hardened gaze from the demon made her stop in her tracks.
He was looking down at her from his nose. "Rin turns insufferable when she digests that human trash you give her."
"Then I won't give her anymore!" She told him. "I swear!" She looked up at him pleadingly. "It's my favorite pack…" It's been through everything with her ever since she came to this world, and it had her school books in them! "Please don't turn it into goop." Her voice lowered softly. He regarded her position for several tense moments, then the green glow around his hand diminished. She gave a sigh of relief. "Thank you—" He tossed the pack away from him, as if expelling the grotesque object from his sight, and it fell several feet away. "Hey~!" She called out in objection and ran over to her pack. When she turned to give him a glare over her shoulder, she was surprised she didn't see him wipe his claws on his clothes, to get rid of the coodies he picked up from touching her vial pack.
A cloud was forming beneath his feet, going to take off into the air. Ah-un was already in the sky, awaiting it's master. "Sesshomaru!" She called out as she stood back up and took a step towards him. He didn't look at her, but he didn't continue to take off either, so she believed he was listening. "Don't punish her too hard." She placed her hand upon her chest. "She is just a child."
She was surprised when she actually got a response. "Hn." If you would call it that.
Then he took off into the sky, and she watched as they both became dots scattered among the stars.
Kagome gave a small sigh and picked up her pack, tossing it over her shoulder. She was glad that he didn't melt her pack or her books—She had a big test she had to take and she couldn't afford to fail it.
The miko from the future took the few steps needed and stood beside the well. She groaned in anticipation for what awaited her on the other side.
"Rin turns insufferable when she digests that human trash you give her." Kagome replayed his last words and she giggled behind her hand.
Guess Sesshomaru can't handle Rin when she gets a sugar-high. The realization of this brightened her mood, and she jumped into the void, the pink magic consuming her.
.-
With a grunt Kagome lifted herself out of the well. When it was achieved, she gave an exhausted sigh and placed her heavily loaded pack by her feet as she sat on the lip of the well. Her shoulders were sagged dejectedly, and a defeated look was upon her face.
She failed her math test…again.
She was offered to get a home tutor, but she wasn't sure if that was a wise decision. Then again, a F- was a pretty terrible grade. She will never graduate high school and go to college at this rate. She gave another sigh. She will have to think about it…
There was a whoosh, then a thump in front of her. She lifted her head up and a smile appeared on her face. "Hello Inuyasha."
He gave a huff and nodded in reply, crossing his arms over his chest. "You are back early."
She flashed him a grin. "Are you complaining?"
"Hell no." He snorted. "Just means we can get back to work sooner." He expression fell a little. "But that also means you didn't do so hot on those 'tests' of yours, right?" Seeing his ears droop a little, she couldn't help but smile, happy he was concerned.
"Yeah, but it's alright. I can retake them." She lied.
"I see." He didn't push the subject further, even though he probably knew she was lying. "We better get back to the village. The runts been crying ever since you left." Without having to ask, he bent down and picked up her bag—He froze.
She didn't notice his odd behavior. "I brought him more colors. That should make him happy." She told him as she stood up and began walking. When he didn't follow, she looked over her shoulder at him. She noticed that he had her bag up to his face, his nose twitching. "Something wrong?"
He paused in his sniffing and glanced at her. "Feh." He tossed the heavy sack over his shoulder as if it was as light as a feather. "It's nothing." He then began walking beside her, as they both went to the village together. "Hey." He turned to look at her, his ears perking up. "Did you bring more ramen?"
She giggled at his enthusiasm and nodded. "Of course."
Kagome believed that if there was ever a time she forgotten his precious ramen, he would toss her back into the well and tell her she couldn't come back until she brought some.