OK. I would like to say thank you for those of you who have written reviews or even just read my first chapter of ELF. This is my first SessKag, so please be patient. A special thanks to Greeneyedgrimkitty for pointing out my mistake about Kagome's age. I will change that as soon as possible!
I guess that means that I'm not as big of a fanfreak as I thought I was. XD ... may or may not be a good thing. Anyway.. latest chapter.. ENJOY!
Kagome felt the familiar flip of her stomach as the magic of the well caught her in mid air and sent her soaring through time. Just before softly landing in her family shrine, she couldn't help but wonder if that feeling would ever get old. So far it hadn't. But who knows.. years from now she might get tired of visiting at all. Or months from now the well may not work anymore.
That was always a risk for Kagome. The longer she waited between visits, the more she worried that maybe next time the well will be just a well. What would she do if she could never go back?
Kagome shook her head, trying to rid herself of the silly yet very saddening thoughts. She tried so hard not to think of those things and thus kept her ever so dwindling hope alive that much longer.
"Kagoooooome!" The girl snapped out of her small daze at the sound of her little brother's voice. She blinked in the dim light and found the wooden ladder leading out of the well. Beginning her ascent, she heard her brother call once again.
"Kagome!"
"I'm coming, Sota. There's no need to shout." Kagome said with a small hint of annoyance in her voice. She loved her little brother, but he could be such a worry wart at times.
"You're late." Sota's head popped over the edge of the well. He was nearly 14 and was going to be starting his first year of high school in the fall. Age had faired him well. So much so that Kagome could have sworn he would be a heart breaker. Well, except for the fact that she knew him better than that. The boy was a looker, that was for sure, but he was shy as ever and too concerned about sports and schoolwork to worry about girls. Nevertheless, his time would come, Kagome was sure of that.
"You said you'd be back at noon." He said as he watched her climb the latter.
"So?" Kagome responded as she reached the top of the wall and swung her backpack over the side, letting it drop with a thunk to the floor.
"So? It's nearly two o'clock. Mom made you lunch and now she's worried sick because you didn't show." Oh, good old Sota. He was worried about Kagome, but thought he was smart enough to fool his sister into thinking he was merely his mother's spokesman.
Kagome smiled and hopped down from the well's wooden wall. "Well, there are no clocks in the feudal era." The girl ruffled her hand through her little brother's hair. "But it's good to know that you were worried, little brother." Kagome gave a cheeky smile.
"I was not.." Sota mumbled. "And stop calling me 'little brother'. I am nearly as tall as you." The boy pointed out truthfully. Kagome rolled her eyes in a playful way.
"Oh, alright!" she said still smiling and slithered her arm around his shoulders. "C'mon.. Mom will want to know where I've been. And I'm starving!"
Together the two made their way toward the door of the dimly lit shrine. Kagome with her arm around her brother, neither fully understanding how truly lucky they were.
Within minutes, or so it seemed, Sesshomaru came to a small clearing in the wood. In the middle of the clearing was what looked to him like a well. The silver haired dog demon landed without a sound upon the soft grass. There was something on the air that intrigued him. It was a scent that curled in his nostrils and made his hairs stand on end. It was that of a miko.
A surge of energy was forming behind him and a high pitched hiss of magic pulled at his ears. Upon his instinct, Sesshomaru bent and leapt powerfully into the air just as an arrow rushed passed his shoulder. He had dodged it just in time. In mid air, the western lord turned to examine from whence it had come. There, on the ground not twenty meters from where he had been standing, was a miko.
Just as I suspected.
The older looking woman was drawing another arrow from her quiver and smoothly fitting it into her bow. With strength that looked almost unnatural for a woman of her age and fitness, the old woman pulled back the taught string and aimed once again. Sesshomaru could feel the level of magic behind the arrows point surge once again. This was not a weak woman.
The youkai's heart skipped a beat as the arrow was released, and with considerable accuracy. In mid air, Sesshomaru could not change direction. Though, he was able to twist backward enough to dodge the miko's attack once more. Landing again on the ground, Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed on the human. He would have to kill this one. And he would do it gladly.
The metal of the sword clinked at his side as his hand crossed his body and gripped the handle.
The miko saw the fast motion and quickly readied another arrow. Sesshomaru stepped forward, ready to lunge at the human.
"Leave, youkai! Or I will be forced to kill you!" The old woman croaked.
"Hmph.." was Sesshomaru's response. Well, this was certainly shaping up to be quite the day. At least he was no longer bored. Killing this old human might just be Sesshomaru's much needed break in monotony.
Swift on his feet, the western lord ran forward then raised his sword at the old woman. The miko saw this coming and quickly fired twice at her opponent. Sesshomaru weaved slightly between the two arrows and kept coming. The attack hadn't even slowed him down. This worried the old miko. Perhaps this one was stronger than she expected.
The miko drew yet another arrow from her quiver and readied herself once again. Sesshomaru leapt into the air, ready to bring the full weight of his sword down on this woman. Ready for the smell of her spilt blood on this healthy green grass. The miko pulled back, let her energy build, and then released her power into the air. Sesshomaru's heart skipped a beat as he was forced to flip backward to avoid the arrow. This was a fun game for him.
He landed briefly on the edge of the wooden well, then pushed back off and was in the air once again. The miko fired another shot, aiming for his center. Pulling the same move as before, Sesshomaru flipped backward and easily slipped out of the arrows range. The dog demon eye's lit up slightly. He was enjoying this challenge more than he expected.
But another thing that he didn't expect was a lapse in perception on his part. This time he did not land on the side of the wall, but was heading straight for it's depths. The wind swept through his long white hair as he began to enter the square well.
The miko was pulling back and aiming another shot.. This time, a sealing spell...
Sesshomaru landed softly on the dusty floor of the well and looked up at the blue sky..
The miko released her sealing spell. The arrow whistled through the air…
The youkai's muscles tensed and he once again jumped into the air…
The spell hit the side of the well and its magic took effect. As Sesshomaru's feet left the dirt ground, something caught him right behind his stomach and sent him reeling through the air.
When the youkai landed on the outer edge of the well, it was dark. He blinked several times, allowing his eyes to adjust to the dim light. Looking around him, he realized that he was no longer outdoors. He and the well had been shut inside a wooden house. Tricky magic, this miko had.
Sesshomaru stepped off the side of the well, keeping his sword in his hand. This was not something that had ever happened before. This was very strange.. indeed. And this house had a different scent. It smelled old, though he could be absolutely sure that it had just now appeared. Odd sounds were filtering in through the thin wooden walls. Things that he could not place. But there was a closer noise that caught his attention and the scent of the miko returned. It seemed odd and out of place too, but it was no doubt a miko. Sesshomaru turned toward the door just as a much younger human was walking through it.
Kagome stared at the sight before her with wide frightened eyes. She wanted to blink because surely she was just seeing thing, but she was too scared to risk taking her eyes off the youkai before her. Sesshomaru was standing not ten feet from her at the side of the well.
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