Red As Blood

Chapter 6

Friend or Foe

The wind blew softly blowing kagomes hair to the side. She looked around more trying to see or sense if any one was around. She looked off to the left, souta jumped and hid behind kagome, she looked at him and he was looking in front of her. Slowly she looked and met cold purple eyes. He had long red hair and dark purple striped on both cheeks and forehead. Kagome gasped and swung her sword at him but he disappeared. Right after kagome came face to face with silver eyes.

"Sakuta?" he frowned at her and knocked her sword from her. Souta yelled and tried kicking him but soon his yelling stopped and a thump was heard. Kagome tried to turn to look at him but something held her firm. 2 big arms were wrapped around her. She struggled violently but nothing worked this demon was too strong.

"Let go of me." she then stomped on his foot making him let go of her and grab his foot.

"Sakuta grab her and hold her." she looked at sakuta and he nodded.

"Yes brother." he then appeared behind her holding her tightly.

"Im sorry kagome." he whispered in her ear. Soon she felt a pain in her neck and purple eyes were the last thing she saw before darkness faded into her vision. A scream escaped her lips before falling unconscious in sakutas eyes.

" hurry and do the spell sakuta!" his brother yelled. After 30 minute passed both demons disappeared back into the forest, leaving an unconscious girl and her brother. A new figure emerged from the forest, looking hopelessly toward the girl.

' what is she doing.' he then walked un to her and noticed a little boy laying next to her. Sighing he picked the little boy up and laid him on the 2 headed green dragon he had beside him when he snapped his finders silently. He then walked over to the girl and picked her up.

Kagome woke up differently. Not only was she in a room, a very nice room, but she felt different. Sitting up she looked around.

"Were am I?" she then put a hand to her head and jumped when some one answered.

"You are at my castle human." she turned to see...

"sesshoumaru?" then it hit her hard and heavy.

"I am not a human!" she yelled.

"on the contrary." he then smiled and pointed to a small mirror beside her bed. She got out of the bed and walked wobbly toward the mirror. Seconds later a piercing scream echoed through the castle.

"What happened, weres souta, wh..why..why am I human!" she fell to her knees and cried in her hands. Snapping her eyes opened she tried as hard as she could to stop. No way was she going to start crying in front of sesshoumaru. Wiping at her eyes she sat on her but and looked sadly off.

"I do not know what happened. I found you by a well. And if you mean that little boy you were with, he is resting. And don't scream anymore, girl." kagome looked at him.

"How long was I sleeping?"

"Long enough, stop asking questions."

"Well then please stop calling me girl, miko, human, and of that crap." he looked at her with as much coldness he could show. She just glared back.

"Why are you so mad about being a human now?"

"Im weak and pathetic." she then sighed heavily holding back the tears. Sesshoumaru raised a brow at her.

"Do you like to defy yourself mi-kagome?" kagome smiled and raised her broken eyes to him.

"Yes and thank you." she then gazed deeper into his eyes.

'God how I love his eyes.' sadness washed back over her. Sesshoumaru then sat next to her.

'Her emotions are easily showing. Why is she all of a sudden changing from happy back to sad. I want her to be happy-' he inwardly shook his head.

"Im also sorry."

"Why are you sad...kagome?"

"Why do you change the subject and your moods?"

"Same as for you. First you sad then happy then sad."

"You talk a lot when you want to." she smiled again at him.

'Thank you, she finally smiled.'

' why do I care?'

"Sesshoumaru, I cant stay long you know. I only have 2 more shards then..I can come back if you want me to." he nodded.

"Were are the other 2?"

"Well ones in Sango's brothers back, kohaku. You remember him?"

"Yes, I saw him a couple of days ago." kagomes eyes widened and she smiled while jumping up.

"Can you please, please take me to him?" he looked at her then nodded. Kagomes eyes then dulled.

"Well there's also one more thing you can do for me please?"

"What?"

"If I take the shard from his back, he dies."

"So you want me to bring him back to life with tensaiga?" she nodded.

"Please, I promised sango to make her life a little better." he looked at her.

"Why should I?"

"Please Sesshoumaru-sama, I'll do anything." he looked at her with amusement.

"You already owe me, and now you want to owe me again?" she looked at him then looked down.

"Yes, I want her to be happy and I would do anything." sesshoumaru was amazed by now. He then stood up and nodded. Kagome looked at him and took the outstretched hand he offered her. She then smiled happily and hugged him. Her arms wrapped perfectly around his neck, and her body touched his softly. He didn't respond only with surprise. When reality hit her she froze.

'Did I just hug the almighty lord of the western lands?'

'You kissed him before so this isn't as bad.' kagome was about to pull back but she didn't want to. Sesshoumaru clasped her waist making her gasp. Sesshoumaru then nuzzled her neck and her hair, she then pushed more to him embracing him passionately. She closed her eyes as she felt him hug her back. A smile caressed her lips giving her a beautiful smile that took his breath away when he looked at her. They staid like that for a while. Sesshoumaru holding her with one hand and her arms around his neck, both staring into each others eyes. Kagomes eyes narrowed to his left shoulder were his arm was, the one inuyasha cut off. She moved her hand to his shoulder and closed her eyes. Sesshoumaru glanced at her hand and then back to her. A light purple light covered her hand and he felt a warmth come from his shoulder and before his eyes his arm was there. He looked at it with amazement, everything was there, the stripes and claws. Slowly a smile played on his lips and he turned back to the miko who was watching him. She smiled more when she saw the smile on his lips.

"I love your smile lord sesshoumaru." he then smirked and pulled her closer to him kissing her lips. She gasped at his softness which gave him entrance to her mouth. After a while they heard a knock at the door. Sesshoumaru didn't pull back but kagome tried to. A small blush crept onto her cheeks when she felt his hand lower to her butt. She gasped again in his mouth. Sesshoumaru pulled back when the door opened. Kagome stood there dumbfounded, her lips red and cheeks flushed staring at her brother.

"EW sis what were you doing?" souta yelled.

"Uh talking to lord sesshoumaru." she blushed even redder as he left. She turned and glared at sesshoumaru.

"Hentai!" she whispered to him. In a flash he was in front of her, with amusement playing in his eyes.

"This sesshoumaru is no hentai, go take a bath and then to the dinning room to eat after your done. I will have a servant show you." she just stood there and looked at him.

"Go before I do something you don't want me to." he whispered in her ear. she jumped and looked at him then she left with a hurry. Sesshoumaru smirked as he walked down the hall.

at dinner

Sesshoumaru sat at the head of the table, Kagome at his right side, then souta, Rin sat beside sesshoumaru on the left side. Dinner was uncomfortable for kagome. Sesshoumaru shot glances at her non stop, watching her eat. She then tried to start a conversation.

"When can we leave to find kohaku?" she asked.

"Tomorrow at dawn." she nodded and finished her dinner. She then looked at sesshoumaru who looked at her. Souta looked at his sister and saw something new in her, but ignored it and yawned. Rin finished and looked at kagome.

"Kagome-onee-san, can you take me to the gardens and play?" kagome smiled and broke her gaze with sesshoumaru to look at rin.

"Sure, you wanna come souta?" he looked at her and nodded. Kagome got up and rin ran to her side and took her hand. Sesshoumaru fallowed after and souta ran to his side. While they walked sesshoumaru looked at souta in the corner of his eyes, souta looked at him and smiled.

"You know she likes you. When I saw her look at you, there was something different about it, she never looked like that when inuyasha was around, and she loved him. Well I guess she loves you in a different better way. I hope you don't hurt her like he did." souta then frowned and ran up to catch up with kagome. She looked back at sesshoumaru when souta grabbed her hand and smiled at him. Sesshoumaru was left to let what the boy said sink in.

'What does he mean. She loves me?' he then shook his head and fallowed them into the gardens. Kagome sat in a small stone bench and watched as rin picked flowers. The garden amazed her, there were small sakura trees fencing in the small garden. Flowers of all kind spread throughout the grass. Souta joined rin in picking flowers. Sesshoumaru stood behind kagome. She didn't notice him until he said something.

" do you like it?" she jumped and looked at him.

"Don't sneak up on me like that. My heart will stop and I'll die from it! And yes I do like it." amusement played once again in his eyes.

"Indeed we don't want you to die in this beautiful garden." kagome stood up and faced him. She thought he was insulting her, but he wasn't.

"Are you insulting me!"

"No." he said plainly. She crossed her arms and glared at him.

"You seem to have gotten mad. Your attitude ruins your smiles." she looked at him with wide eyes. He tilted her chin to look into her eyes deeply.

"Your smiles are quite beautiful." a smile crossed her face as she hugged the demon lord.

"Thats the nicest thing anyone has every said to me." she then hugged him tighter. Souta watched his sister with happiness.

Kagome fallowed sesshoumaru to the entrance, souta fallowed close to her. After they stopped sesshoumaru waited until ah and un came with rin riding on him and jaken beside. Souta jumped up and sat beside rin on ah and un. Kagome looked at sesshoumaru.

"Were do I-" she was cut off when he picked her up and sped off. She grabbed him and held onto him as if he was her life. he smirked as she clung to him. They travelled for a while until they came to a village. Sesshoumaru set kagome on her feet and she wobbled a little but then stood straight up. Souta held a sleeping rin ontop of ah and un. Jaken sat on the ground out of breath and sesshoumaru watched kagome.

"Is this were he is?"

"Yes." kagome then looked at the village.

"Im going to go find him." souta looked up.

"Im going to stay here, im tired." he then laid back on the two headed dragon. Kagome turned to sesshoumaru.

"I'll be right back." he nodded.

"Jaken go with her." jaken got to his feet and was beside kagome.

"Yes m'lord." he bowed and fallowed kagome into the village. They passed small shops and food places. A few huts were spread around. Kagome looked at all the people searching for kohaku.

"Why do you think he sent you with me?" kagome asked still looking around.

"Because you need protection!" he said meanly. Kagome just shook her head. She stopped when she saw a very familiar figure looking at her.

"Kohaku!" his eyes widened and she ran over to him.

"W..who are you miss?"

"I am your sisters friend. She's been looking for you. You have to come with me ok." he looked at her.

"S...sango?"

"Yes your sister." he smiled and nodded.

"I have to go get my things and say goodbye." he then smiled even bigger.

"I cant wait to see her." he then ran off. Kagome fallowed after him. Soon she came to a hut and she waited. Souta soon appeared at the entrance and looked at kagome.

"I remember you know. I tried to...k..kill you once." kagome nodded and he frowned.

"Im sorry."

"Its ok. That was in the past and anyways naraku was possessing you." he nodded. Kagome looked around for jaken but didn't see him. She came across a group of men crowding around something. It then hit her. Jakens staff was beside the group of men crowding around jaken. She took Kohakus hand and ran to the group, she stopped beside the group and let go of Kohakus hand.

"Stay here." she then pushed through a man and came across jaken, beaten up on the ground. Men were laughing and kagome tried to help.

"Don't help that piece of trash. We don't allow demons in out village." he then looked kagome down. This guy was buffer than the rest of the men around. He then kicked jaken. Kagome stood up and slapped the guy.

"Leave him alone, he was here with me." the guy looked at her again.

"You are quite beautiful, besides your attitude. I can change it though." he then grabbed her waist forcing himself on her lips. She let out a small scream and tried to push back, but she was human and not as strong as this guy, he kissed her hard making her struggle even harder. She then stepped on his toe making him let her go.

"You bitch!" he then smacked her, sending her tumbling a few inches away to the ground. Kohaku then ran up to the group. Men were shouting disgusting things to her, she had a red mark on her cheek and it stung. Slowly she rose from the ground. Kohaku ran beside her and looked at her.

"Are you ok."

"Yes." she then sat up and glared at the guy.

"You are the only piece of trash here!" she yelled at the guy. All the men went quite and watched her. The buff guy was about to kick her but something flashed and the guy wasn't there anymore.

"Lord sesshoumaru!" jaken yelled and tried to get up. Kagome opened her eyes and saw every one run from the demon lord. He was looking down at her. He offered her a hand which she took, kohaku got his weapon out and glared at sesshoumaru.

"No kohaku he's the one who helped me find you." kohaku then put it away and watched sesshoumaru. Kagome got to her feet and touched her cheek, she hissed in pain. Sesshoumaru picked her up.

"Jaken, take the boy and meet me at the entrance of the village before we scare more people." jaken nodded and stood up. Sesshoumaru took off, before they knew it he was there in front of ah and un. Souta was sound asleep on the dragon with rin sleeping beside him. Sesshoumaru led her a little ways into the forest by the stream. Kagome sat down next to the water, sesshoumaru sat in front of her. She looked into the water ashamed of what happened.

"Do not be ashamed." he then touched her stinging cheek. The pain stopped and her eyes met his. Oh how badly she wanted to be with him.

"Thank you." tears were at there brink. Sesshoumaru took out a small cloth and rinsed it in the water, he then laid the cool rag on her hot cheek. She sighed at the coolness. She looked at him and smiled, she felt warm liquid trail down her cheeks and her eyes widened as she turned her head to the side violently, hiding her tears and pain from him. He looked at her with sadness. Gentaly he pulled her onto his lap and held her. She didn't cry.

"Cry." he whispered.

"I..I cant. It makes me weak." she said quietly, trying her hardest not to cry out. He pulled her tighter to him.

"No it doesnt, just cry." he held her up to him so he could look in her eyes. She looked away, trying to hide again, but he pulled her chin and her eyes met his. A ton of bricks hit him when he looked deeply into her eyes. She was just like him, hiding away everything. Hurt, regret, sadness, pain, horror, and most of all heartbreak was in her eyes.

"Why are you sad?"

"I...i don't know."

"Yes you do, answer me!" he nearly yelled but kept softness in him.

"In..inuyasha. He...he betrayed me. He called me weak..and...and pathetic. He...he was just mean..and went...t..to kikyou. I couldn't stop him. He wouldnt let me. He never loved me the way I love him. I couldn't ever be strong enough, and..and now im human. No one loves humans. Not you-"

"Do not speak of such you don't know." she was now breaking down in his arms. The first time she actually really cried. he pulled her chin up, and kissed her feircly. Trying to calm her. She didn't stop crying but she did respond to the kiss. She pushed against his lips, letting all her e motions out. Tears streamed violently down her cheeks and she pushed him more almost making him fall on the ground. He sat up and pushed her to the ground, not braking there kiss. He held her down, and let her cry more. Soon he broke the kiss to sit up and pull her once again to him. He was expecting her to hug on to him, but her lips smashed against his. Slowly he softened the kiss, trying his hardest to calm her down. He pulled away to wipe her tears away. She shook her head.

"Y...your not supposed to do this. You supposed to to n..not care and...and p..push me away. Im human now. Cant you see-" she was cut of when he kissed her.

"I don't care. Your are stronger than any human I know, and demon, kagome!" he said after breaking the kiss. She laid in his lap crying. He just sat there holding the broken miko.

'I swear to make her happy, never to hurt her. I will protect her with my life.'

A couple of hours pasted and kagome stoped crying and fell asleep. Sesshoumaru just sat there gazing at the beautiful miko in his arms. Slowly and gently he picked her up, in a flash he was back at ah and un. Souta was awake, sitting on the grass with kohaku on one side and rin of the other. They were talking and souta was telling storied. Jaken sat beside ah and un watching the kids.

"We will set up camp in the forest for the night." he looked at the sun setting and started walking back into the forest.

hey sorry I haven't updated for a while. I went to the beach for like a week. I made 2 chapy's for yall, hope ya like em. If u want to u can review or whatever. Complements make me have more ideas and gives me support and I really need it. Thanks for the reviews though!

Kam