Red As Blood
Chapter 5
The choice and Having fun with the lord of the western lands.
Kagome slowly slid her finger across the surface of the water. She wanted to cry so much but only silent whimpers came from her lips. She heard foot steps behind her, but she didn't care anymore. All she wanted was to be put out of this misery, even is she had to die.
"What do you want!" she yelled out at who ever was behind her. Then she turned her head to the side when she felt a presence beside her. Dark blue eyes gazed into golden ones, her heart ached when she realized who it was. Now she wished a demon did come up from behind and kill her.
"Hold your tongue girl." he said in his most coolest voice making a shiver run down kagomes spine.
"Im not in any mood to deal with you!" she hissed while wrapping her arms around herself.
"We still have a deal. You do know a demon can easily take advantage of you any minute?"
"I don't care if anyone takes advantage of me or kill me, and what of the deal, you have to tell me what you want?"
"I want you to come with me, to my castle to care for rin." anger flashed through kagome as her eyes darkened.
"So you want me to be a freakin baby sitter?"
"I know not of what you are talking about, but care for rin is all this sesshoumaru is saying!" sighing kagome sat further back into he rock.
"I have to still collect the jewel, its my responsibility, you cant pull me away from it." he gave a small smirk.
'This girl has honor, too bad I must pull her from it.'
"Too bad, we made a deal." kagome then gave him a death glare which he returned with a colder one.
"I don't care, im not ganna abandon my job wether you like it or not, and I have made deals with my friends. Im not going with you just to care for rin when some maid can do it, I have to stay here!" she then crossed her arms and gave an evil look from her eyes.
"You will come with this sesshoumaru!"
"No!"
'She is disobeying me!' he almost yanked her from the rock but instead grabbed her arm. She looked to the water then back to him.
"Get your hand off of me! Im not going with you and thats final, after I finish what I promised to my friends then I will go!" sesshoumaru was just about had enough of her disobeying there little 'deal. As fast as he could he gave her a little push making her fall in the water, but she grabbed his arm sending him with her before she hit the water. Kagome then grabbed the side of the stream after she came from the icy water, breathing in as much air she could. Sesshoumaru was already standing in the water with a frown glaring at her. Kagome bursted out laughing when she saw him.
"What is so amusing?"
"You look like a soaked dog!" she then held her stomach while still laughing. Soon she ceased the amusement when she found her self pinned to the side of the stream. Her eyes were steamy while gazing deeply into the golden depths of the demon lord. He almost had the same look on his face but he tried to mask it. When he pinned her there, she had become eye to eye with him, her feet dangling above the bottom of the stream. He let go of her arms making her slide back down to the bottom, kagome slowly and hesitantly put her arms around his neck, sesshoumaru then pressed her more agency the side and pulled her a little up to him. Tilting her head he came nose to nose with her. She slowly closed her eyes when his lips met hers. Soon the innocent kiss led more intimate when she pushed more into him and opening her mouth allowing him entrance. Sesshoumarus eye then snapped opened when he caught her scent.
'She's in heat again!' he then tried to push away but he couldn't, he wouldnt, she was so good. He felt his pants go tight and he broke the kiss and pushed away from her. Kagomes eyes opened slowly, deep blue eyes were misty as she slumped back into the water. He then jumped out of the water, making kagome gasp, when she turned to get out, he was once again gone. Tears were ready to brake from her eyes, but she held them back reluctantly. As fast as she could, she dried off and went back to camp, dropping down beside the fire they made. Miroku was not to far from sango both sleeping. Kirara transformed and let sango lay on her. Shippo curled up next to Kirara also. Inuyasha was against the tree miroku was against before, kikyou beside him. Kagome sat as close as she could to the fire
without getting burned. Her cloths were still damp and she didn't feel like going all the way back into the forest to change. Golden eyes watched her closely with a slight hurt in them, wishing he never hurt her.
"Im sorry." Kagomes eyes widened as her head snapped to the owner of the voice. She gave a silent gasp when she saw inuyasha trying to push away from kikyou without waking her.
"Inuyasha I thought you were sleeping." she then grabbed her bag shuffling through it.
"I want to talk to you, before she wakes up to take me from you." kagome looked from her bag to inuyasha.
"Theres nothing really to talk about, only the weather." she then looked back at her bag but this time didn't look through it, only gazing at it sadly.
"Im sorry ok. I didn't mean to hurt you, thats the last thing I want to do. All the times I lashed out on you, it wasn't me, I swear it wasn't, you know I would never do anything like that kagome, please." he grabbed her hand gently looking into her eyes pleading to her.
"Inuyasha, I don't know you anymore."
"I don't know you either kagome. You have changed. I remember the sweet, nice, happy girl who would sit me when I hit shippo, and when I got you mad after a small fight. The kagome that would yell my name when you needed help or if I was in battle. The kagome that was human, you didn't have to change for me, you didn't have to change at all. I want you back kagome. I lov-" he was cut off when kagome put a hand to his mouth. She shook her head violently.
"No inuyasha, don't even say it. I have heard you say it too many times, but not to me." she then released his mouth letting her hand drop to her lap. Inuyasha flattened his ears.
"I am not the only one who loves you. But I am the only one who cares, who never wanted you to change-"
"you were the one who led me to change, you were the one who called me weak and pathetic, you are the one who broke my heart constantly. You hurt me beyond repair inuyasha. No one loves me, no one will ever love me because soon I will be blocked from the world, the past memories killing me inside." she then covered her face breathing in deeply trying her hardest to keep from crying. Inuyasha then put a hand on her shoulder but she shruged it off. As fast and gently as he could he pulled her to him. Holding her tightly. She tensed and tried to push away but he held her firmly. Tears were ready to spill, but she pushed harder and harder making them go back were they belonged, in her locked door of emotions.
"Kagome please, let go of the past, I am not the person you knew. I need your help, please." he begged her, holding her tightly.
"Im not me anymore kagome, it is so hard talking to you now, im fighting myself, kikyou did something but-"
"inuyasha!" a new voice hissed out. Inuyasha then pushed kagome away, making her hit the ground and her hair flew right next to the fire. She sat strait up looking at inuyasha. kikyou gave her a death glare as she grabbed Inuyasha's hand and yanked him to her, giving him a kiss before sitting back down beside him. Kagome shook her head in shame.
'How could I of thought he loved me. Stupid kagome, stupid, stupid, stupid. No one loves you get that in your head.' she then crawled farther away from the camp, but still close by. Laying down she soon fell asleep.
Birds chirped loud and the sun peeked over the trees shining tiny rays of light onto the lids of a slumbering young miko. Kagome cracked one eye opened and groaned. Her neck was hurting like hell, and it was way to early to wake up. After siting up she walked back over to the burnt out fire, and grabbed her bag. Looking around in it she found her watch.
5:47 a.m.
Another groan excaped her lips as she dropped to the ground.
'I miss my bed, my warm blankets, my mama, souta, gramps.' her eyes shot back open and she searched through her pack again. after getting out a small piece of pink paper and pen, she wrote a small note.
Dear sango,
I went home for a break, you all should also take a break for a while, we do need it when its time to search again. I will be back in three days, wait for me please, I will bring back presents for all of you, promise! I left you guys some ramen just in case, oh and tell shippo I love him and im sorry for being distant lately.
,Kagome
she then folded the note up and grabbed some ramen, set them next to sango and the note on top of it. After she grabbed her bag she went over to shippo and stroked his fur planting a kiss in his forehead.
20 min. later
"mom?" kagome walked into the kitchen of her house. The fresh smell of her home. Her mother was doing dishes quietly before every one woke for breakfast. Slowly she turned.
"Yes dear-?" she then dropped a plate and her mouth hung open wide.
"Ka...kagome?"
"Yes mom, im a demon now." she then ran to her mother and hugged her tightly.
"I missed you so much." kagome whispered.
"Oh sweety I missed you too. How did you become a demon?" kagome pulled away from her mother, a big smile on her face.
"Lets talk about this in the living room." her mother nodded and fallowed after kagome to the living room. After both women got comfortable kagome started telling her mother what happened the day she decided to be Chicanos sister, then she told her what happened after, leaving out sesshoumaru. Soon after kagome was done talking to her mother right before souta bounded down the stairs and into the living room.
"Wooh sis, what happened to you?" he yelled with his jaw dropped. Kagome smirked and sat back down.
"Mama I don't feel like telling the whole story again, can you tell souta and gramps for me. Im going to go take a long deserving break." her mother nodded as kagome yawned and stretched. Walking upstairs she grabbed a towel and robe.
"A long hot bath sounds just right." she then walked into the bathroom, filling the bathtub with hot steamy water. After striping down she slid slowly into the water, enjoying the way it felt when hot water touched her sore muscles. While she waited for the water to fill the whole tub up, she pored vanilla scented liquid soap into the water to make bubbles foam up to her throat. Sighing happily she started thinking of what to do about inuyasha.
'Theres nothing you can do'
'there has to be, anything can be solved.'
'Not really, you should just stop thinking about it and relax, if you don't, why call this a break?' kagome nodded, agreeing with herself. Hours pasted as she just sank into the water, letting her worries drown in the deep bubbly water. Her eyes shot open when she realized reality. As fast as she could she got out of the water, put the robe around her and grabbed the towel. Running down stairs she found her mother in the kitchen fixing breakfast.
"What am I going to do about school. I cant go when I look like this!" she said franticly. Her mother turned around and giggles.
"Honey, you're a miko right?" kagome nodded.
"Well isn't it possible to change your appearance?" kagomes eyes widened as she hit her head with her palm.
"Sorry I wasn't thinking strait. I'll try." she then ran back up stairs and into her room. She put her hair in the towel and sat on her bed.
'Ok think about what you should look like as a human.'
'Black hair, lighter blue eyes, uh...no markings, creamy skin, no nails or fangs, and...no pointy ears.' she nodded,
'That about it.' closing her eyes she concentrated on her appearance. A minute later she opened them and ran to her mirror.
"Yes, im the best miko there is." she then giggled and grabbed her school uniform. It was only 7:45, she should be getting at her school at 8 after she eats and gets dressed.
at school
"hey kagome were have you been for like months?" Eri asked kagome while running up to her. Yuka and Ayumi trailing behind her.
"Uuuh, I was sick and...had...to leave town."
"Oh. Your grandfather wouldnt tell us, so we were real worried you were dead or something. Hojo tried to come over but your grandfather was acting weird and started saying crazy things, but thank god your ok." kagome smiled and rubbed her head.
'Thanks a lot gramps, now the whole schools ganna think we are crazy.'
"So have you talked to your two timing boyfriend lately?" Yuka asked with a giggle and ran up next to kagome, sadness and anger swept through kagome as she shook her head violently.
'Maybe it was a bad idea of coming to school. All I wanted to do was put everything away until I went back to the past.'
"No I hate him end of story." she then shook her head no when they tried to asked questions. After each class she became more drained.
after dinner
kagome was in her room looking at her reflection. She was a demon miko. Demons should fear her because of her miko powers, but humans would also fear her because of her demon powers. She would never do harm to any human unless they deserved it. Same with demons, even though most demons do deserve to get hurt. She then crossed her arms and changed back to demon. When she looked at herself as human The past came back to haunt her. Slowly she went to her bed and laid down. Every time she closed her eyes sesshoumaru pupped out of no were.
'No no no, this isn't supposed to happen, im not suposed to fall again for a dog demon. Why cant I just hate them. Both are the same in a way, mean and stubborn!'
'He wasn't stubborn that night in the stream-'
'shuddup im trying to forget about that!' kagome argued with herself until a knock sounded at her door. Looking up she saw her brother.
"Sis can I talk to you?" he asked in a serious tone. Kagome nodded as she sat up, souta came and sat beside her looking at the window.
"So what's up?"
"Well, I want to come with you in the past. Please sis, please, I want to be by your side, I can help." kagome looked at him wide eyed.
"S..souta you cant, its too dangerous."
"But youl protect me and so will inuyasha." kagome shook her head.
"No, inuyasha is not the way he used to be-"
"please sis, please I don't wanna be here now, I want to go with you, please!" kagome looked at her 13 year old brother and smiled.
"Mama wont approve." he shook his head this time.
"Yea she did, I asked her after I came home from school. She said to be careful and she knows youl protect me and that I better make sure its ok with you."
"Ok souta, but you have to stay away from danger ok. Anyways why do you want to excape this place anyways?"
"People are starting to think and say mean things about me because they heard you hardly go to school, so I thought if I didn't and you didn't, they would stop saying it." kagome hugged her brother.
"Im so sorry."
"Its ok sis, I don't mind, I mean its not your fault. So I can come right?" kagome nodded her ead and smiled.
'Maybe this isn't such a bad idea, I wont have a little part of me missing anymore.' kagome then looked at her brother to notice him close his eyes, ready to fall on the floor sleeping. She pulled him to her bed and covered him up. Slowly and quietly she tip toed down stairs into the living room. Her friends were nagging her all day to see the new movie from America. She popped in the cd to the dvd player and looked at the label.
"Sounds like a weird name, 'The Notebook', I hope this isn't about notebooks." she whispered to herself. She wanted to kill her friends for slipping the small cd into the back of her book bag. Sighing she plopped down on the couch to watch the movie. At first she was amazed then touched then sad.
'This is a romantic movie, why would they give me this.' she then looked at the new scene. Both the character were kissing in the rain. a sad look crossed her face. How she yearned to be in love passionately. But no, there was no one she liked that like her. As fast as she could she cut off the telivision and laid on the couch.
2 days later
both kagome and souta were on the side of the well.
"I hope it will let you pass through. Give me your hand and stay close, its darker there than it is here." kagome said while looking down at her brother who nodded. She was later than anything. Right after she came hope she ate a snack and fell asleep and when she woke is was 9 o'clock. She grabbed Soutas hand and pulled him by her side, both jumping into the dark well. Souta hung to kagome tightly and before they knew it, they saw a starry sky above them. Souta laughed and hugged his sister. Kagome grabbed souta and jumped out of the well. When they touched the grass, kagome noticed everything was eery quiet. Kagome looked around to see if any one was there.
"Souta stay beside me, be quiet ok." Soutas eyes turned frightened as he looked more around. Silver and dark purple eyes watched her closely. Kagome heard something in a small bush by the forest. Souta squeezed her hand tightly as kagome unsheathed her sword.
'Somethings out there.'