The Shikon no Tama was complete. Sesshomaru knew what Kagome was going to wish, and he knew it was a mistake, so in trying to stop her he accidentally trapped them inside the wicked and despised item. [Written for Dokuga_Exchange 2011]
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Chapter 3:
Kagome and Sesshomaru simply stayed where they were, watching with a mixture of awe and dread as the legendary miko battled the fateful dragon that managed to kill her. As the time passed by, more and more youkai of minor strength joined the devilish dragon against the priestess. The miko didn't fear: no, she held firm, and her aura remained the calm blue it always was. Her sword, however, was a different story.
The blade was plain human steel but the raging hatred inside of it was definitely not. The great Western Lord's eyes were on that blade. He could hear its cry from the distance and how it resonated with Tenseiga in a very basic level. There was no way to prove it, but he suspected the blade was a demonic blade. That was, of course, very hard to believe and even harder to understand, but he had learned with the passing of time that the world carried several well hidden anomalies like the miko at his side.
"Are they really fighting?" the black haired girl asked out loud. Her large blue eyes were locked on the battlefield many miles away, "That dragon seems stronger than Naraku," she realized. The thought wasn't exactly a comforting one. If they had problems defeating a greed-filled hanyou, she doubted they were anything other than a flea against this massive dragon.
Sesshomaru breathed in and out, knowing this mess they had gotten it was really more complicated than it looked. They were locked, trapped inside the Shikon no Tama; however, so were all these beings, and it seemed like they hadn't even realized it.
"We should rest miko," he said simply, and turned away from the battle. He hadn't seen anything resembling a den but they would have to find something soon. It seemed as if there was no day and night in this place, but he was sure it was very, very late.
Kagome followed unsurely. She was starting to fear this place and she wanted out. "Shouldn't we ask them for help?"
Sesshomaru didn't even turn her way. "Miko, they seem to be busy."
Kagome pouted and glanced back again. As expected, the aura of miko and youkai battled each other still. She didn't really want to go back there…or go there since they never actually got there, but did this meant she had to stay with Sesshomaru? He was practically as scary as that dragon. "Why are we going to rest? Where are we going to rest?"
Sesshomaru decided to keep silent. The miko was like a shooting-tongued frog; it reminded him of Jaken. He hated Jaken and his constant babbling, so it came easy when employing his usual tactic of ignoring the incessant chatter.
After a while, the usually hardheaded miko gave in and followed quietly. He suspected her human brain finally realized nothing good would come out of being found. Midoriko was stronger than her and probably as strong as him. The other youkai he didn't even want to think about. Those were old youkai and most of the time one simply didn't mess with them. They had a thing for nasty surprises, and he wasn't eager to find any of them anytime soon. Maybe it would have been better for the Jewel to be born in someone else again and maybe, with some luck, that person would be smarter and know how to finally rid the world of it.
"Sesshomaru-sama," Kagome suddenly voiced softly. She was standing by a small, muddy hill.
The place had an indent big enough to fit her in, and he guessed she was asking for them to stop there. After a last glance around he once again found there to be no suitable place for rest so he indulged her in this once. He knew humans required rest, and she had used a substantial amount of her miko power earlier that day. She deserved her rest.
"We will stop for a short time," he stated evenly and settled on the opening of the indent after she settled in. Her eyes were tired and she started to fight off sleep.
"Sesshomaru-sama, do you hate me?" Kagome whispered as sleep slowly claimed her.
The Taiyoukai glanced at her with a raised eyebrow for a few moments, thinking about her question. "This Sesshomaru doesn't hate you miko."
A small, fleeting smile lit Kagome's sleep. "Good. I don't hate you either."
He didn't know why that was good since there didn't seem to be any profit about foolish feelings, but seeing she had already fallen asleep, he let her. What was worse than speaking about mundane and useless feelings was prolonging a talk about them.
He didn't dwell on useless things.
He had to think of a way to get out of here, because he was sure this was a new hell. This was a time long past where there was no twilight, only black and white. Many said he was cold and cruel. He was, but he had the ability to think, to rationalize and had vision. Unlike him, these beings locked here had none.
There was no mercy.
A youkai had to kill every miko on sight, the very same way a miko had to kill every youkai.
It was the law.
It was the way to live.
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JeniNeji's Note:
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