Chapter Thirteen: Confrontations
It had been some where in the middle of the night when Kagome felt a firm shake on her shoulder, and her eyes snapped open in surprise. Big teary brown eyes met hers and Kagome sat up rubbing her eyes.
"What's wrong, Rin?" Kagome asked, seeing the small girl clutching her blankets desperately.
Rin shook her head, her large brown eyes darting into the shadows, as though she were afraid of something coming out to snatch her.
"Did you have a bad dream?" Kagome asked, rubbing the small girls back.
Again Rin shook her head, however her eyes refused to meet Kagome's and the older girl frowned concerned.
"Then what?" Kagome asked, confused.
"Rin wants Lord Sesshoumaru." The little girl whispered.
"He is probably sleeping, Rin. Is there anything I can do to help?" Kagome asked, really not wanting to disturb the brother's. She knew how grumpy Inuyasha got when he was disrupted when trying to sleep, she didn't even want to think of how Sesshoumaru's moods were when he was awoken.
Rin shook her head again, and buried her face into her blanket.
Kagome took a deep breath and finally sighed. "Alright, let's go get Sesshoumaru."
Rin nodded and pulled the blanket away from her face and quickly hopped off the bed; before Kagome could untangle her legs from her own blankets.
The two girls exited the room quietly, and headed down the hall towards the brother's room and Kagome paused hearing loud roaring laughter coming from behind her. Frowning, she shook her head, wondering how anyone in their right mind could still be awake at this hour. Turning the corner, Kagome and Rin finally came to the brother's room and she leaned over placing her ear to the door silently, trying to find some form of life inside.
Hearing nothing but silence, Kagome finally lifted her hand to knock on the door when it suddenly opened revealing the very youkai they had been searching for.
Rin immediately ran past Kagome and wrapped her arms around Sesshoumaru's legs, whimpering softly.
Sesshoumaru stared at Kagome for a second, and then his eyes dropped to the small girl attached to his legs and his face softened. The youkai knelt down to Rin's level and placed his hand on her back gently. "Rin?" He whispered.
"Hai?" The girl mumbled, her face now buried in the youkai's chest.
"What is it?"
"Bandits, milord." Rin whimpered.
"Ah. I see."
Inuyasha came around from behind the door, and he glanced at the three of them curiously, before a frown marred his forehead. "What's wrong?"
Kagome smiled and shook her head. "Rin had a dream, I think."
Inuyasha glanced down at his brother and nodded. "I'm not tired, so I'll leave you two alone." He mumbled to his brother's head.
Sesshoumaru remained quiet, and he lifted Rin turning back into the room.
Inuyasha shrugged and waved for Kagome to go back to her room. "You should get some more sleep."
Kagome sighed and glanced at the once hanyou. "What about you?"
"Keh! I'm fine. I don't need sleep like you mortals do." He wrinkled his nose.
Kagome frowned and rolled her eyes. "You should rest at least."
Inuyasha snorted, and escorted Kagome back to her room. "Where? I'll just find a tree outside and stare at the stars."
Kagome blushed. "Well, you could always keep me company."
Inuyasha blinked and turned to stare at her. "Watch you sleep? Where's the fun in that?" He grumbled.
Kagome threw her hands in the air. "Oh! Forget it!" Turning away, Kagome stomped up to her door and pushed it open angrily. Inuyasha stood behind her blinking for a moment, before he shrugged and followed slowly. Before he was able to get to the door, it slammed in his face causing him to open his mouth in protest.
"Oie! Kagome! What's wrong?" Inuyasha crossed his arms, and waited for a reply, but all he got was silence. Frowning, Inuyasha turned the knob to the door and peeked inside.
"Get out, Inuyasha."
Squinting into the darkness, Inuyasha sniffed, and finally found Kagome in the far corner. Another scent reached his nose and he cringed. "Oie, Kagome, why are you crying?"
Kagome came into the faint light and scowled at him. "I'm not crying, baka!"
Inuyasha entered the room and stared at the wet trails on her cheeks and he sighed. "What did I do this time?" He asked.
Kagome turned her back on him and reentered the darkness, and Inuyasha followed hesitantly.
"Hey!" He sniffed. "What's wrong?"
"Inuyasha? Could you please just leave?" Kagome softly begged.
"Not until you tell me what I did, or at least what's wrong."
"Do you really want me to say it?" Kagome threatened, and caused Inuyasha to freeze.
"Keh! I knew something was wrong." Inuyasha saw her mouth open and he quickly bolted to her side, successfully placing his hand over her mouth, muffling her words. "Don't you dare. I'm not going to let you get off that easy. What did I do?"
Kagome glared at him. "Mffd mmvng er amd?"
"Huh?" Inuyasha blinked and then slowly moved his hand downward. "Please don't say it." He begged.
Kagome sighed and slouched. "Why is it every time I ask you something, you always throw it back into my face?"
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked, releasing a soft sigh in relief.
"I'm talking about what I had asked earlier. All I asked was for you to keep me company until I fell asleep and you make it sound like it's a painful request."
Inuyasha frowned and remained silent.
"Is it that painful to be around me? You always run away when I ask you something simple."
"Kagome…"
"Every time I try to be nice, its like it's me drilling a hole into your gut. Like you don't want to trust me. Like you don't want to be nice to me. Or even be around me."
Inuyasha sucked in his breath. "Kagome, it's not like that."
"Then tell me. Why is it every single time we have a small conversation, you always turn it into a fight?"
Inuyasha groaned. "Me? You always sit me. I don't start the fights."
Kagome gawked at him. "Not always, sometimes I do to get a reaction out of you. But most times it's you. Don't deny it. Inuyasha I…"
Inuyasha placed his hand over her mouth again. "Kagome let me speak. You are the only one I trust. There are limits to that trust however. Out of everyone, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo you are the one I know I can rely on. You are always by my side, regardless of who I am, or what I am. Now I know that Sango and Miroku both have faith in me, and seem to stand by me, but you were the first person I had met since Kikyo, who gained my trust." He took a deep breath. "I think there is more to it then that."
Kagome frowned; completely taken aback at how openly Inuyasha was speaking.
"I'm not sure I'm ready to voice those thoughts. Last time I tried, it ended up in betrayal. What I think though, is even though I loved Kikyo, I wonder about that."
"I don't understand."
"I'm not sure I do either. If Kikyo and I truly loved one another, should we not have been able to see through that betrayal? In a way I think it was more of a fascination with us." Inuyasha looked at his hands. "If Kikyo and I were truly meant to be together we should not have been easily swayed by emotions. Perhaps it was the thought of living in peace that caused me to be blinded, or perhaps it was the fact that she was untouchable."
Kagome blinked. "But, you love Kikyo."
"Do I? Did I? I know that perhaps at one time I did. But was it love? Or was it something else?" Inuyasha lifted his gaze to Kagome's and held it. "Maybe I did love her, I don't know. But I do know now that my love for her now is different."
Kagome nodded and looked down at her hands, which were placed nervously in her lap.
"Kagome, how long have we known one another?"
"I don't know, almost a year I think."
"It was on the day of your birth, that we met."
"My birthday, not the day of my birth." Kagome giggled.
"Okay, birthday." Inuyasha sighed. "That is what you told me. How much have we been through? How many times have I tried to chase you away and yet here we are still by each other's side?"
Kagome smiled and nodded.
"I know I have hurt you, with me running off to see Kikyo, but you know what? I don't think I love her in that way anymore." Inuyasha stared out the window near her bed.
"I see."
"I think my heart has chosen another." Inuyasha whispered.
Kagome swallowed and nodded again. "Is it somebody I know?" She asked, trying to put on a brave face.
Inuyasha smirked and scoffed. "Yes. But, I don't wish to voice it yet. I am…I am not ready. Can you at least trust me enough that I will tell you who when I am ready?"
Kagome felt tears fill her eyes and she looked away quickly. Her heart was pounding in her chest and she had hoped that it had been her he had been talking about. Now she wasn't so sure. "Yeah." She whispered.
Inuyasha watched her expression and he winced. Had he been wrong to say anything?
'So Sesshoumaru was wrong.' She thought sadly.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha whispered. He smelt the salty smell of her tears again.
"I need to be alone, please?" Kagome whispered trying to hold back her tears.
"Can I ask you something first?" Inuyasha gulped. If he was going to confess his feelings to this girl, he needed to know where he stood with her.
Kagome nodded, unable to say anything.
"I…I need to know what your feelings are regarding those others who are around you." Inuyasha forced out.
Kagome snapped her head back to Inuyasha surprised. "Who?"
Gritting his teeth, he ground out. "That mangy wolf and that human boy."
"You mean Kouga and Hojo?" Kagome blinked.
Inuyasha nodded, a frown marring his forehead.
"Inuyasha, you know that they are just friends. I love someone else." Kagome whispered sadly.
Inuyasha sucked in his breath. 'There is another?' "Who?"
"I thought it would have been obvious by now." Kagome swallowed.
"Sesshoumaru?" He exclaimed.
Kagome felt her eyes widen drastically. "What? No!" She almost swallowed her tongue.
"Then who?" Inuyasha pressed. He needed to know.
"If I tell you who will you tell me?" Kagome asked, her heart pounding painfully in her chest. If she was about to confess her feelings for Inuyasha, then she felt she had a right to know who he was in love with.
Inuyasha opened his mouth then snapped it shut. "Kagome…I…I want to tell you, but I'm not sure how this person feels about me."
"Why?"
"I'm a hanyou, well a youkai now, I don't want to be rejected." Inuyasha winced. "Besides that, I don't want to loose you as a friend if I do tell you, and I think that will hurt more then staying silent." Inuyasha closed his eyes tightly. Summoning all his courage, he leaned over to her ear. "My heart belongs to you." Flinching and waiting for the rebuttal, Inuyasha held his breath.
Kagome froze, and sat there stunned. Had she heard correctly? "What…. what?"
Inuyasha opened an eye slowly, not wanting to see the rejection on her face. Blinking, Inuyasha stared at her shocked expression and he felt his heart sink.
"Inuyasha…I, wow." Kagome mumbled. "Really? Did I hear you right?"
"Ah forget it!" Inuyasha shoved himself to his feet, ready to bolt and hide. He had been wrong, and the rejection was too much to bear. Before he could walk away, her hand gripped his arm in a strong grasp and he stared at it for a moment, before his eyes met hers.
"Inuyasha…I don't know what to say." Kagome stood up and quickly gripped him around the chest. She buried her face into his haori and Kagome felt his arms wrap around her slowly and unsurely.
"Kagome…" He whispered. "I'm sorry, but…" Before he could say more, her fingers touched his lips.
Smiling giddily, Kagome looked up at him. "You don't have to say anything."
Inuyasha cringed. "I knew I shouldn't have said anything." He whimpered.
Kagome shook her head and smiled. "I have been waiting a long time for you to say something, Inuyasha."
He blinked stupidly. "What? You mean to tell me that you…?" Inuyasha swallowed.
Kagome nodded, and buried her face in his chest. His arms tightened around her, and he rested his chin on her hair.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Inuyasha whispered.
"Because I thought you were still hung up on Kikyo."
"I do still love her, Kagome. Don't get me wrong, but it is a different kind of love."
Kagome nodded against his chest. "I know."
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Sesshoumaru placed Rin on the bed and tucked the blanket around her small shivering frame. "Will you be warm enough?" He asked softly.
"Yes, milord." Rin mumbled.
"Did you dream of the bandits again?" Sesshoumaru asked, walking to the window.
"Yes."
"You never told me the full story of what happened." Sesshoumaru asked without turning around.
Rin glanced over at Lord Sesshoumaru and sighed. "I know." She whispered.
"Were you not wanting to tell me? Or is it that you are not ready?" He asked, sitting at the edge of the bed.
Rin sighed again and then lowered her eyes. "I want to tell you, but I'm scared."
Sesshoumaru remained silent and waited.
"Rin is afraid if she tells you, she will be punished."
"You are speaking in the third person again, Rin. Who will punish you?"
Rin clenched her eyes shut and shook her head.
"Are you afraid that it will be myself who will punish you?"
Rin nodded. "Everyone Rin tells, they all get mad at her."
Sesshoumaru took a deep breath. Did she not know by now that he would never punish her? He had never once raised a hand towards her, nor had he chastised her verbally.
Rin shuddered, remembering the beatings from the villagers, and other children. Swallowing the lump that formed in her throat, she held back the tears that threatened to fall.
Leaning forward, Sesshoumaru placed his hand on the small girls shoulder. "Rin, you should know by now that I will not lay a finger on you. I also won't allow anything to happen to you."
Rin gasped at Sesshoumaru. "You won't get angry at Rin?"
Sesshoumaru allowed a smile to grace his lips. "This Sesshoumaru won't get angry. You trust me enough to keep you safe; you should trust me with your night terrors also. Perhaps once you have told me them, maybe they will not appear to you again."
Rin nodded slowly and buried her face into his fur hanging over his shoulder. Shuddering, Rin took a deep breath and made a small whimpering sound in her throat. "Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"Hai?"
"Will they get you?"
"Who?"
"The bandits." Rin whispered, lifting her head to lock her eyes with his.
Sesshoumaru shook his head and took a deep breath. "No, Rin."
Rin nodded and wrinkled her nose. "Rin was bad."
Sesshoumaru frowned but remained silent waiting for her explanation.
"Mama told Rin to stay close, but she fell behind. They jumped out and Papa had to come get me." Rin whimpered hugging the blankets on the bed closer to her chest.
"They, meaning the bandits?" Sesshoumaru spoke softly, and placed his mask on his face.
Rin nodded. "Papa pushed me away and told me to run, but there was so much blood, and…and he screamed. Mama tried to drag me away." Tears trailed down her cheeks and Rin sobbed. "Big brother, he grabbed my hand and started dragging me away after…they got mama. Mama was crying, and Rin tripped."
Sesshoumaru swallowed and nodded, trying to maintain his indifferent mask, but the small girls tears were slowly tearing down his emotionless features.
Rin buried her head in the blankets. "Rin didn't listen, Rin should have listened. Papa was mad at Rin cause…because she…" A sob broke the child's voice and Rin began crying harder.
Sesshoumaru opened his mouth to sooth the small child, but he found his voice had fled. Swallowing, Sesshoumaru pulled Rin into his lap and hugged her tightly. "You feel as though this was your fault?"
Rin nodded against his chest, sobbing brokenly. "Rin was bad, everyone said so."
Sesshoumaru sighed and shook his head. "It was not your fault, Rin. Bandits attacked your family, not you. You should not blame yourself."
"What about the wolves?" Rin asked, burying her face into his haori.
"What about them?"
"They won't get us, will they?"
"No, Rin. You are perfectly safe."
The small girl nodded, and curled closer in his arms, and soon fell asleep. Sesshoumaru watched as her breathing slowed, and when he was certain she was in a deep sleep, he untangled her hands from his haori and his fur pelt and placed her on the bed. Taking a deep breath, he stood and walked onto the patio and breathed in the calming air of the night. The moon shone and he glanced up at it wondering why this had happened to them.
Why had he been thrown into this place with his brother and his human girl? Frowning, he saw a faint glow in the trees out of the corner of his eyes and he glanced at it, sniffing intently. It was more of those elven kind. However, this group was somewhat different then the people who resided in Rivendell.
The elves came into view and Sesshoumaru noticed two distinguishable figures surrounded by several armed guards. Whoever they were, they were important. Sesshoumaru stood there silently, and almost sucked in his breath sharply when a set of blue eyes lifted to meet his own, and he gritted his teeth. So this blue-eyed elf knew that they were being watched?
Rather taken aback, Sesshoumaru bit back a snarl and reentered the room, shutting the patio door firmly behind him. He felt a slight pressure enter his brain and he wrinkled his nose at the feeling, then a soft soothing sound like rushing water seemed to wash over it in waves.
Frowning, Sesshoumaru shook his head from side to side. Snorting through his nose, he quickly made his way to the door, glancing at the bed once, before exiting the room. The feeling in his head vanished, and he smirked. Someone was trying to penetrate his mind for answers of sorts.
Biting back an annoyed growl, the youkai followed his nose down the halls towards the smell of their indoor hot springs. Turning the corner and following the stairs downward, Sesshoumaru came to a set of doors and he pushed open one, revealing a large steaming pool of delicious looking hot water. Glancing around him, making sure he was alone, Sesshoumaru quickly unclasped his pelt and armor, allowing them to fall to the ground at his feet. Using his only arm, he undressed and then folded the soft silk material, and placed them on a bench that sat against the wall. Leaning over, he picked up his pelt and placed that on the bench, before he made his way to the pools edge. Closing his eyes, he slipped into the hot water slowly, and released a soft growl of approval at the soothing liquid that gently lapped against his body.
Slipping beneath the surface, he swam to the opposite end and resurfaced. Leaning against the wooden ledge that held the water in, Sesshoumaru tilted his head back and sighed. It had been too long since he had had a bath, and he was relishing in the feeling as the heat soothed his tensed muscles.
Opening his eyes, he glanced at the rows of vials that sat at the edge of the pool, and he sniffed trying to make out their scent. Reaching his hand for one, he used his teeth to unstopper it and he sniffed at the contents and flinched. Much too flowery. Wrinkling his nose in distaste, he quickly put the stopper in and placed it beside the others, and then reached for another. He snorted at the scent of this one, and realized that it smelt like fallen rain and wet grass.
Shaking his head, he placed that one back on the ledge and took up one more, before he gave up and he sniffed at the thick substance inside and grinned. His fangs flashed in the dim candlelight and he pinched his fingers at the neck of the bottle, and pours a tiny bit into his palm. Cupping his hand, holding the liquid he placed the bottle down and began lathering the substance over his torso.
The scent of magnolia and lilac, both a mild smell, reached his sensitive nose and he sighed in pleasure. Somehow, baths always seemed to sooth his raging mind, and allow him time to think of more pleasant things than battle and war.
Rin also enjoyed her baths. Sesshoumaru remembered the first time he had taken her to a hot spring, and had commanded her to take off the filthy kimono she had worn in the human village. He had turned his back and had handed her a white nagajugan. Once the small girl had placed the undergarments on, he had pointed to the water, which she had run for immediately.
She had danced and played in the water, flashing delighted smiles in his direction as he watched. It had been then, that he realized that humans enjoyed simple pleasures much like youkai did. When he had called her over for him to assist her with her tangled hair, she had complied immediately.
Rin had been unable to speak during that time, he recalled, however her eyes seemed to speak volumes of their own, and he had not minded in the least. Her small giggles and squeaks had been rather enjoyable, as he had used his hand to wash and untangle her matted hair.
Once he had finished, she had danced away, into the shallows of the pool and had flicked water in his direction, causing him to widen his eyes in surprise. Rin had always had a playful spirit, but it had been that night, once she had fallen asleep beside the two headed dragon, did he realize that the young girl had night terrors that no child, human or pup should ever have.
The next morning it had seemed like the small girl had forgotten all about her dreams, and had once again showered him with a brilliant smile that almost rivaled the sun.
Sighing, Sesshoumaru slid down the ledge of the hot springs and submerged to rinse off his body, and then he stood walking over to the other side where his clothing sat. Slipping out of the water slowly, he glanced down at his silk clothing and smirked. He wondered what the elves would think of him trudging through their halls bare as the day he was born.
In the forest pools, there had been no worries of drying off while walking back to the campsite, but now he was in doors, and certainly not alone. Snorting, Sesshoumaru stretched, and turned away from his clothes and shook himself off much like he had seen his brother do on occasion, and then he used his hand to ring out his long mane of hair. Once he was satisfied that he was dry enough, Sesshoumaru dressed in his under kimono and picked up his haori and hakama. The armor and pelt were last, and then he turned and left the pools silently.
He was so lost in thought, thinking back to his first days with the small girl that traveled with him, that he had almost passed his room. Slipping in the doors, he dropped his items quietly by the door and sat in a chair, watching the sunrise.
It was perhaps an hour later, when Rin stirred and sat up rubbing her eyes. She glanced around and grinned from ear to ear. "Good morning Lord Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru inclined his head and watched as the girl hopped off the bed and climbed into his lap silently.
"You had a bath, Lord Sesshoumaru." Rin stated, fingering his long damp locks.
"Hai."
"Can Rin comb your hair?"
"Third person, Rin." Sesshoumaru stated, as he often did with the small girl, especially after one of her night terrors.
"Right! Might I comb your hair, Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"Hai." The girl jumped off his lap and immediately began working on the tangles that had managed to slip into his long hair.
Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and felt soft tugs and gentle fingers work out the tangles, and perhaps another hour passed, when Rin giggled.
"What is it?" He asked, allowing his eyes to slip open.
"Your hair smells pretty." She stated, finally coming around to face him.
Blinking, he smirked. "Thank you."
"I am hungry, Lord Sesshoumaru."
He stood immediately, and walked over to his clothes, quickly donning them, and his armor. Waving to the door, he pulled it open and Rin skipped out into the hall cheerfully. Soon they approached voices and laughter, signaling that they were not the only ones awake, and Sesshoumaru followed the sounds to a large set of oak doors. Two guards stood posted and they quickly moved to open them. Inside the doors stood a large hall, with a long table littered with food.
Rin gaped and then grinned, skipping into the room. Elrond sat at the head of the table, and his sons sat beside him. Sesshoumaru noticed that Inuyasha and Kagome were also seated and he sniffed. He had deliberately forgotten about those two. Rin skipped over to Kagome and climbed onto the seat beside her, which left Sesshoumaru beside Inuyasha and he almost rolled his eyes.
Taking a seat, Sesshoumaru glanced around and noticed that a woman was staring at him with a small smile on her face and he frowned. Inuyasha leaned over and whispered to him.
"Apparently she arrived last night."
"Hai, of this I am aware." Sesshoumaru whispered back.
Inuyasha rubbed his temple and sat back. "I woke with a pain in my head this morning."
Sesshoumaru glanced at his brother and raised a brow. "Indeed."
Glancing over at Kagome, he noticed her blush and then he turned his eyes once again to his brother and smirked. "I see. You had an eventful night then?"
Inuyasha blushed crimson, and snorted. "Keh." His indifferent attitude faded almost immediately however, and the hanyou flinched.
Sesshoumaru frowned and felt a soft pressure fill his head again and he held back a snarl. Carefully watching his brother, he saw Inuyasha's hand rise to his temple and rub it. Something was not right here.
He felt his frown deepen, and his brother visibly flinched, almost to the point of pain and this time Sesshoumaru couldn't hold back the growl that rose to his lips. "What is it?" He asked softly.
"Can't you feel it?" Inuyasha muttered, rubbing his temple harder. "It feels like my head is about to explode."
Sesshoumaru frowned even more and lifted his eyes to those around them. His eyes fell on the woman from the night before, and he noticed her looking at her plate of food as though nothing were amiss. Allowing a bit of his youkai to surface, Sesshoumaru immediately detected an aura around this woman and he snarled a little louder as the connection to the pressure in their heads, and this woman became apparent.
Narrowing his eyes as the pressure in his own head strengthened, Sesshoumaru released a soft menacing growl, which the elves picked up immediately, and turned to stare at him confused.
Inuyasha flinched again and released a soft whimper. Closing his eyes, Sesshoumaru let loose his youki and gritted his teeth together, fighting with the pressure in his head, and the elven woman who was obviously responsible for it. If she wanted to search his head for information, then he would make her work for it. This woman would feel his anger and displeasure.
Sesshoumaru let another growl escape his lips, and this time it was a notch higher then the last one, and he shoved himself to his feet. He felt his aura flare to life, and the ends of his hair lifted slowly. Opening his eyes in the direction of the woman, she had stood up and gasped, as did several elves that were startled at the electricity in the air.
Inuyasha gulped in large amounts of air, and finally seemed to get control of the pain that had been plaguing him, and he turned his head upward to stare at his brother. Eyes wide and blinking, Inuyasha felt his mouth drop open. Turning his head in the direction his brother was staring in, Inuyasha realized the woman who had arrived the night before, seemingly fighting mentally with Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha yelped at the aura his brother was emanating and he stood quickly. The woman was in danger if she continued to probe his brother's mind. Sesshoumaru would not hesitate to kill her in an instant, should he find enough reason to.
Gold eyes and blue eyes locked together in a mental battle, and the woman gasped. Sesshoumaru snarled and felt his eyes bleed red. Releasing more of his youki, Sesshoumaru slammed his hand on the table, and the whole wooden thing lifted off the ground and then dropped with a dull thud. Barring his fangs, Sesshoumaru knew he was in danger of transforming, however this woman would not desist from her mental probing.
"Remove yourself from our heads, woman!" Sesshoumaru snarled angrily.
The woman did not respond, however the probing in Sesshoumaru's head lifted a notch, and he felt his fangs grow longer as he fought against her. He felt the poison seep through his blood rising to his claws, signaling his body was ready for the battle, and Sesshoumaru lifted his clawed hand and released his whip towards the woman.
"Get out of my head!" He roared.