Ch 3

No I don't own Inuyasha.

Aww... let's recap.. Sesshoumaru is on top of Kagome, and they have clothes on. Damnit.

The past experiences left me completely numb as to even consider this situation. Sesshoumaru gazed at me from above with a blank stare. It sent shivers over my already frozen frame.

Fear did not describe it, unfathomable horror and sheer terror ripped through me like shock waves. Never before had his gaze been completely on me. Never before had he been atop of me, one hand trapping both of mine above my head, as he stradled my waist. You know, looking back, this would have been exciting for me had I not been so scared, because Sesshoumaru was just so hot.

Sesshoumaru shifted slightly.

I tried to bolt.

Frantically grasping the grass above my head in a futile effort to pull myself away. Bucking my hips, kicking out, doing anything that would get myself away from the god awful demon situated above me.

His face was gone from my sight and my eyes shot open from the pain that shot up from my shoulder. He was biting me! Sesshoumaru was biting me! I stilled from shock and closed my eyes, expecting him to rip my throat out at any moment.

The killing blow never came. Instead I felt his mouth,fangs,and hot breath on my shoulder, I started to a little too warm for my liking.

Sesshoumaru stopped the pressure on my shoulder, but did not move from his position there. I realized he was just trying to get me to stop without truly hurting me. I laid shock still as I realized what he was doing just then, he was sniffing me. Just as I was getting used to the position, well, as used to it as a person having a deadly youkai on top of them can, Sesshoumaru moved back with a decidedly fierce gaze.

"Why are you not dead?" His voice made me want to cry, to scream. I decided he would be very good at torturing.

"Please… let me up…"

"Answer me." His youki building pressure around me, almost suffocating me. I started to feel just a tad bit claustrophobic… and a lot bit angry.

"Why should I be dead?" My eyes flashed up at him in defiance, then I decided to use my head.. You know.. The whole thinking act. What is a good reason that he would think I was dead? I told myself to think just a little bit, Kouga has a daughter! What could that mean? That too much damn time has passed!

My eyes widened and my anger was beginning to fade, but the fear was still there. This was not a demon to mess with.

"How much time has passed since the Shikon no Tama was completed?" I asked softly.

Sesshoumaru gazed intently at me, and deciding that he was satisfied, he answered. "100 years."

'"No…" I whispered quietly, this could not be happening. "I was only gone for a couple minutes."

"Why was a youkai attempting to host your body?"

I was dumbstruck, so that's what it was! But where did that youkai come from? Kaori was the only person with me.. Kaori!

"Where's my friend?" I asked worriedly. "Kouga's daughter!"

There was a strange look that crossed Sesshoumaru's face, but it quickly passed. "The wolf youkai is hiding in the woods."

"Can you get off of me?" I got brave enough to ask. I had so many more questions… but they just didn't want to be asked.

Sesshoumaru moved to let me up, but I just sat up and did not stand.

"You helped save me." It was a statement, it was Sesshoumaru's youki that I had felt... Sesshoumaru did not answer, but it was enough for me that he was listening and not killing me.

I wanted to ask why, but had a feeling that he would not answer. I wanted to ask about Inuyasha, but was too scared of the answer. It was going to be way to easy to get lost in my thoughts now. There were so many questions that I did not want to ask.

"The Shikon no Tama is within you."

I nodded.

"How did Kouga become powerful enough to become a Taiyoukai?" I whispered, but that was the last question I wanted to ask.

"Perhaps you should ask first of what became of my half brother, their stories are entwined."

I shook my head no. I realized I was shaking, I knew then that Inuyasha must be dead.

Sesshoumaru turned to walk away, I watched his hair sway, there was something different, he was walking entirely too slow, almost as if he wanted me to stop him. I also could not afford to let him go, I had to know.

"Wait Sesshoumaru…" I watched him pause, he did not turn around.

I got up and walked to him, and he turned to face me.

"Inuyasha is still alive." His words startled me, and I must have gotten a look of hope and he dashed it down. "However, Inuyasha has gotten on with his years."

"How can that be?" I asked sharply.

"Inuyasha is human, cursed by a powerful priestess."

I looked down at my hands… human. That wasn't Inuyasha… he was a hanyou, not a human! He was my beautiful hanyou…

I shook my head… I didn't want to hear about Inuyasha, I wasn't ready. I had to focus on the here and now! I pushed all my depressing thoughts to the back of my head. I glanced at Sesshoumaru.. Who was still here with me… with me. Why? Then I felt it.. A taint, in his usually perfect aura, his youki.. Clashing with strands of… what? I wasn't sure. It almost appeared to be strands of hair, thousands upon thousands of strands of hair, why had I not noticed it before… was Sesshoumaru showing it to me?

Before I could stop myself, I reached up and grabbed one of these strands, Sesshoumaru froze. I pulled carefully, weaving it out of his aura. As soon as I had it free, it purified in my hands and disappeared.

As I felt Sesshoumaru's strong hand on my own wrist and I realized what I had done, I had just messed with Sesshoumaru's youki! What was I thinking? Did I really have a death wish?

I glanced up with wide eyes to see him studying me. Strange, he didn't seem angry, but my wrist was shaking. No, Sesshoumaru's hand was shaking.

"Can you do the same to them all?" His voice was quiet and seemed slightly unsteady. I blinked up at him, meeting his eyes… something was wrong, Sesshoumaru was not supposed to look at me like that, Sesshoumaru wasn't supposed to need anyone. His voice had held a slight touch of desperation, something that spoke volumes to me, and made me wonder of the seriousness of the situation.

"What are those Sesshoumaru?" I asked quietly, trying to keep the horror out of my voice. I guess I didn't do a very good job, because he immediately looked as if he regretted speaking.

He released my wrist and looked away. He did not speak. What could I do? I couldn't just walk away from someone who needed me, but this was not a normal person. This taiyoukai had tried to kill me before on several occasions. If he asked me, I would help him. Would he even ask? His damn pride spelled out that he did not need the assistance of mortals. How bad were those strands, for him to even consider the help of a human. I should just walk away, just forget about him, it would have made things so much easier on me.

But, alas, I had already made up my mind, for I, Higurashi Kagome, was listening to Kool in the Gang sing Get Down On It while dancing underneath those damned disco lights inside my head.

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well.. I think I may be going though a disco phase...

God help us all.