"…Sesshy, you're home." Kagome just stares at him. "You're early, I didn't expect you to be home so soon."
" I said 2-3 days. I ma home on time."
Khan gets up and slowly backs towards the door. "Well, since you two have stuff to talk about… I'll just be leaving… now. Bye!" Khan darts through the door and down the hallway in a flash.
-Damn it Bro! Get back here!- Kagome panics.
-Have fun with Sesshomaru, Sis. I just remembered, I have somewhere I'm supposed to be."
-You do not you liar!-
-Like you would know.-
-Get back here you traitor!-
-You love me anyways. Later!- He shields his mind and leaves the castle, headed towards the beach.
w/ Khan
He arrived at the beach an hour later. He decided it would be nice to walk along the water. "I really don't care if she's mad at me when I go back. I'm not the one who needs to talk to Sesshomaru. I didn't bring a bat-girl into the house and make her part of the family. I don't have burn marks on my wrists that won't heal because I ran into a burning building to save a child…" He trails off as he senses demons approaching. "If they think they're here to bother me then they've got another thing coming." He shifts to wolf form and hides in the tall grass. "No one can find me here."
A group of 5 ogre demons run out of the trees chasing something. "You can't run from us forever!" One of them yells.
"This is such a great hunt!"
"We'll have some fun when we catch her!"
-So they're hunting a female. I wonder what kind of demon she is… whatever. They're not my problem. I'll just watch them for a little bit and then leave.- Khan thinks to himself.
As they get closer Khan realizes that the ogres are chasing a black fox. After a few minutes, they pass him, s\chasing the female down the beach. Khan waits a couple of minutes before leaving the tall grass and resuming his walk along the beach, not bothering to switch out of his wolf form. As he nears the end of the beach he hears a blood-curdling scream. "Aw hell, me and being nice." He mutters as he takes off in the direction the ogres were going. He finds them half an hour later. –They went pretty damn far for such short legs.- (Keep in mind this is coming from a 10ft. tall wolf demon.)
He comes upon a very gory scene. 3 of the 5 ogres have been ripped to pieces, their torn up carcasses littering the ground. The female fox, still in fox form, is a bloody mess, but still living. The remaining 2 ogres continue to beat her. –Well this is a nice cliff site at the beach. I should probably help her out… wah!- Khan is randomly thrown off the side of the cliff by a flying bolder. -WTF?- Khan starts to fall. He decides to climb on top of the bolder while it's still falling with him and sit on it. "Weeeeeeeeeeeee!" the boulder lands on the ground with a loud thud, Khan still sitting on top of it. "Well that was fun. I suppose one of those ugly ogres decided to try to squish that girl with this boulder, but couldn't hold onto it very well with their little fat fingers so they dropped it and it rolled off the cliff; taking me with it." He sighs" I guess I should go help her before those stupid ogres actually kill her" he starts climbing back up the cliff, listening for the voices of the ogres." I can't believe this little girl killed the other three! Look at her! She's puny! How could she possibly kill them!"
"The little witch has been picking us off since we started hunting her! I can't believe you just figured that out you are so stupid!"
"I am not!"
"You are too! That is why I am the leader"
"It doesn't mean that I am stupid!"
"Well as leader I get her pelt"
"Oh no you don't I did all the work"
"The only thing that you did was pick up a big rock! And even then you dropped it and let it roll of he cliff!"
Khan reaches the top of the cliff to find a pair of ogres on either side of the fox girl quarreling.
"If you to are having too hard of a time deciding which of you is better, In which in my opinion you're both weaklings, then I'll just take the poor fox-girl with me."
"As if!" An ogre spits on the ground.
"There is no way either of us will let you take our prize! Go get your own food!" the other yells.
"eww! I'm not going to eat her. That is just wrong.
"We hunted her! She is dinner! Now get lost!"
"I despise ogres, they're so stupid you do know that you are only supposed to hunt males?"
"Who cares!"
" Besides the females taste better!"
"That is just sick and wrong. Look at her, you've nearly killed the poor girl"
"Who cares if she is still alive or if she is dead?"
"Its only a matter of time before we eat her anyway!"
"I'm afraid that I can't let eat her…"
"I don't care!"
" Leave now and you wont have to watch us eat her."
"Clearly you two dimwits do not understand what I am saying. Let me rephrase what I said earlier so that even two pin-headed ogres like you can understand me. I'm going to kill you."" Ha Ha! That is funny!"
"You ma be big to humans but you are puny to us!"
"But you are at a disadvantage. I can move faster and I am stronger."
"How could you be stronger than us! You look like a weakling to me!"
" We are the best fighters around!"
"That's pathetic. Will you let the girl go peacefully or will I have to encourage you to do so?"
"She belongs to us!"
" If you want our dinner then your gonna have to fight us!"
"… Very well I accept your challenge and since you're at a disadvantage I'll stay in this spot and use only one weapon."
"This'll be easy then!"
"We accept your terms!"
Khan switches to human form pulls out a black whip. "… Then come at me you fools…"
W/ Kagome
-Just wait till my Brother gets home! How DARE he ditch me!-
"Sesshy!" She runs over to him and hugs him, not letting go. "I'm so glad you're home! I missed you!"
He wraps his arms around her, holding her close. "I missed you too. Anything exciting happen while I was gone?"
"No."
"Really? Then why did I hear that there were demons in the dungeon, and one on the second floor?"
"There was no excitement." Kagome starts to walk away but Sesshomaru picks her up. "Sesshy! Put me down!"
"I haven't seen you in over 48 hours. I have the right to make sure you're not going anywhere." He sits down on the couch, holding her in his lap. "So… care to tell me why those demons are in the dungeon?"
"Not really."
"Are you going to tell me anyway?"
"Do I have a choice?"
"No."
"They're there because…"
"Yes?"
"Because I put them there."
"Kagome…"
"There's your reason."
"That's not a very good reason."
"Sure it is."
"No, try again. I want to hear a better excuse this time."
"Alright. They're in the dungeon because…"
"Continue."
"Because I gave the guards orders to bring them down there and lock them in."
"Kagome!"
"What? They're both very good reasons."
"Maybe to you."
"So? What's your point?"
"My point is that if you don't tell me the real reason for those demons being in the dungeon and for a bat demon to be in my house then I'll have to punish you."
"What kind of punishment?"
W/ Khan
"Insolent fools." Khan remarks as he wipes blood off his whip. "I can't believe they were that stupid." He puts the whip away and walks over to the black fox. She still lays there on the ground, too weak to get up. She flinches when Khan kneels down beside her. "I'm not going to hurt you fox-girl. I just want to help."
"Why would you want to help me?" Her clear voice reaches Khan's ears.
"Why would I kill 2 stupid ogres? Because I can."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Khan."
"Khan…"
"Yup. Nice to meet ya."
"I've heard of you before… you live at the Western Castle."
"Yes. You're in the Western Lands."
"I am?"
"You didn't know?"
"I know I've been running for a long time and that I'm far from home. But I didn't know I've gone this far."
"Ok… well you haven't told me your name yet."
"Kurai, Master Khan." She tries to move her head to look at him but is unable to move.
Khan sees this. "You shouldn't try to move if you haven't the strength to do so." Khan moves to kneel down in front of her. "Better?"
"Yup."
"May I take you home?"
"You're not going to eat me are you?"
"No." Khan laughs. "Do I look like an ogre to you?"
"You look like a wolf."
"I am. Now answer my other question."
"Why do you even bother asking? Most males don't care what females think, they just take what they want."
"Did you not watch me kill those stupid ogres? Clearly I'm not like most males since most males would've let them eat you."
"Why do you want to bring me home with you?"
"So I can help you. Duh."
"Ok."
Khan gently picks her up and holds her in his arms. "Let me know if you want me to slow down cause I'm gonna speed back to the castle."
W/ Kagome
"Sesshy!" Kagome runs after the furious Lord.
"NO WAY IN ALL OF HELL IS HE GOING TO SURVIVE ONE MORE NIGHT!" Sesshomaru's eyes are glowing a demonic red.
"Sesshy please!" Kagome latches onto his arm.
"I'LL BURN ACID THROUGH HIS EYES AND RIP OUT HIS VOCAL CORDS!"
"C'mon Sesshy!" Kagome pleads. "Just leave Kouga alone for one night! You just got home an hour ago!"
"That wolf will not leave this castle alive!" He glares down at her.
"I don't care. You owe me one night. It's not like he can go anywhere. He'll be there tomorrow."
"Grrrrr…" A low growling sound comes from him.
"Please!" Kagome looks directly into his eyes, still holding onto him.
Sesshomaru's eyes fade back to their original color and he stares back at his mate. "… Fine."
Kagome releases her death-grip on his arm. "Thank you."
In one swift movement he picks her up. "But you are another story."
"Sesshy! Put me down!" She laughs.
"So, tell me what else happened while I was away besides Kouga and his pack." He starts to walk to their room.
"Umm…"
"Like how you have burn marks on your wrists."
"Can you smell them?"
"I've been able to smell them since I got home."
"Then why didn't you say anything earlier?"
"Cause I'm still waiting for you to tell me."
"Oh. Will you be mad at me?"
"I could never be mad at you Kagome."
"Well earlier today Kouga's pack set a village on fire so I went to help. There was a little girl trapped in a burning building and the guards couldn't reach her so I went in and got her."
"Sen let you run into a burning building." He states more then asks, sounding not-so-happy.
"Well… no."
"Then how were you able to get into the building?"
"Sen was helping some villagers and the guards listened when I told them to back off."
"I see. So what happened to the kid?" He starts walking up the stairs.
"I got her out of the building before it collapsed and had Sen look for her parents…"
"So she's back with her parents, good."
"Well… um… no."
"Then where is she?"
"Here."
"Why?" He reaches the top of the stairs and walks down another hallway.
"Because her parents are dead and there's no one to take care of her."
"So she's staying."
"Yes. Is that ok?"
"She's your responsibility."
"I'm glad you're letting her stay."
"Whatever makes you happy. Where is she?"
"I had a bed set up for her in Rin's room. That way they can play together without disturbing anyone who might be in the hallway."
"What does Rin think?"
"She was extremely excited at the idea of having a sister her age."
"What's the girl's name?"
"Lindsay-chan. You'll meet her tomorrow, she's a bat demon." They reach their room and Kagome pushes the door open, still being held by Sesshomaru. He carries her in and kicks the door shut.
W/ Khan
He reaches the castle in half an hour and jumps through his window. He gently lays Kurai on his bed and leaves the room. He quietly knocks on Kagome's (+ Sesshy's obviously) door.
She slowly opens the door. "Khan? What is it Bro?"
"I need your help."
"With what?"
"A friend of mine is hurt badly and I need you to help her."
"Oh."
"Please?"
"Why? You ditched me today."
"Because you love me?" Khan looks at her with pleading eyes.
She sighs. "Fine." She walks out, into the hallway and quietly shuts the bedroom door behind her. "Where is she?"
"My room." They start walking.
"So what's the story?"
"She's just a cute black fox that –" He pauses. "I did not just say that."
"Oh yes you did!" Kagome laughs. "You've been caught! Don't worry Bro, I'll help your girlfriend."
"She's not my girlfriend!"
"Sure… you just keep telling yourself that."
"I will damn you!"