Everything seemed to fade away as the warm tingly feeling engulfed him. Sesshomaru couldn't see anything. He was just…floating. The thought of being blind and vulnerable frightened him, but only for an instant. He felt like someone was there, watching to make sure nothing happened.
He was just getting used to the feeling of floating when suddenly he was falling. Falling through the darkness until a harsh light engulfed everything. His eyes snapped open. "Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru?" his father shook him gently. Sesshomaru sat up and looked around. He was back at the castle, in the garden. The full moon shined brightly against his pale face. He gazed down at his white kimono, which was now stained with a little of his blood. He raised his hand to his neck and his eyes widened when he felt two little holes in his neck. "What happened?" he asked curiously. His father looked at him worriedly.
Sesshomaru looked for Kagome and found her standing a few yards away. Her head was bowed so her eyes were covered once again. Her fists were balled into tight fists at her sides and the front of her kimono was stained in more of his blood as well has her lips. The castle guard from before was kneeling in front of her and had his hand on her shoulder, murmuring something to her. The guard stood and walked over to Sesshomaru. He grabbed Sesshomaru's wrist and sniffed. "She didn't take much blood. Certainly not enough to hurt you." Sesshomaru was utterly confused and it aggravated him. The guard gave him a look full of pity. "I bet you're really confused. I'll try to explain the best I can." he took a deep breath. "First off, my name is Ikkoku. You see, Kagome needs blood in order to survive. If she doesn't get it when she needs it, her demon side takes control in order for her to survive. I'm guessing she hasn't fed in a few weeks and was already thirsty when you found her. Being injured made her thirst worse due to the fact that blood can help her heal faster. Plus, when Kagome gets thirsty, her body starts to feel like it's burning from lack of oxygen and her breathing becomes quick and shallow. Her species has a type of blood that naturally doesn't come with enough oxygen in their blood and that's why they drink other's. But Kagome- being a half-demon- can go longer without blood than other's of her kind." "How do you know so much about her?" Sesshomaru asked. "Because I'm of the same species. We're the only two left." he said sadly. "And what species would that be?" Sesshomaru asked almost inaudibly. Ikkoku smiled. "Vampires."