Hi people! Another week, another chapter! First of all I wanted to annouce that this story reached 10000 hits! Thank you guys very much! Now, let's get to authors buissnes.
To person who wrote review as 'mischievous': I didn't want for Kagome to be only strong. I mean, even though she is now almost full blooded demon she is still Kagome we all knew. Besides, she ran away because she was mad. She wanted for Sesshomaru to see that she is not weak, only strong. And just when she thought she succeeded, he called her weak, pathetic, ect. I would be mad after something like this. I hope that my answer satisfy you ;)
To bluefire1: thank you very much for your hard work as my beta, especially at a time like this. You're the best! :)
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TO GOTHIC PAIN aka CALLIE-YUE SESSHY'S PLAYTHING: I promised this in one of my PM, that I will dedicate my fav chapter to you, remember? So now I'm doing just this :)
I dedicate this chapter to the person above! :D
For all of you who are wondering why this is my fav chapter, well, first of all, I really got carried away writing it (6,500 words without AN :P) Second, I really enjoyed writing it and third- you will have to read to find out :D
Kagome woke up and immediately knew that something was out of place. Looking around her surroundings, she was a little startled to discover, that it was her bed she was laying in.
"Why am I in my room?" she asked herself quietly. The events of the last night came back at her like a cold shower.
"Oh yeah, that bastard." She growled. Seeing as it was already morning, she decided to get up and make breakfast to ease the grumblings from her stomach. Walking down the stairs and into the kitchen our miko was still muttering curses under her breath, obviously about the taiyoukai. She was so caught up in her own thoughts, that she did not hear her mother calling her.
"Kagome!" the woman finally screamed at her, oblivious to the rest of the world.
"Huh? Oh, hi mom!" the girl plastered a fake smile on her face.
"I didn't know you were home."
"Well yeah, I came back late last night and I didn't want to wake you." 'Liar. You were so furious that seeing another living being would make you blow up' she countered mentally.
"So you came back for Christmas? How wonderful!" her mother cheered.
"Huh? Christmas?"
"Yes honey. You do know its Christmas Eve tomorrow don't you?" Kagome laughed nervously.
"Yeah, sure mom. That's why I came back today to buy some presents for everyone!"
"Oh your so kind honey. Why don't you take a shower and I'll make you something to eat?"
'I already had a shower. Freaking, freezing cold shower' the girl replied in her head.
"Yeah mom. That would be great!" and with another fake smile she stormed to the bathroom.
After that and a quick meal, Kagome decided that it really wasn't a bad idea to buy everyone presents. Reaching for her pink box, she took all of her spare money, which surprisingly, was quite a lot of cash. Of course, it was no wonder, seeing as practically all of her time she was in the Feudal Era. Dressed in tight, dark blue jeans, blue sweater, knee-length boots and a black coat, the one she took from the palace, Kagome made her way to the shopping center.
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Two hours and probably about fifty stores later, she still hadn't bought anything for the people back in the Feudal Era.
'What could I possibly get them? Sure, I know them but not enough to know what they would want. On top of that, did they celebrate Christmas back then? 'Accepting her little defeat, Kagome got out of the mall and decided to just walk around the streets.
About twenty minutes later, she came across a little shop with some antic stuff. Thinking that it was better then nothing, the girl walked in.
Inside, the place was filled with old furniture, books, and many, many more strange objects. The first thing that got her attention was beautiful porcelain doll, with a pink dress and brown curly hair. Her eyes immediately lit up at the thought of Rin, playing with it.
"Excuse me, can I help you?" asked an old man from behind her. She turned to face him and flashed him a truly bright smile.
"Yes, I would like to buy that doll!" the man smiled at her and led her to the cash desk.
"Would that be all?"
"No, I would like to look around some more" He nodded and Kagome once more started to wonder around the shop. What seemed like forever she was now finished; she had new shoes for Miroku, a charm bracelet for Sango, with cat, dog, hand, heart and bow charms, meaning Kirara, Inuyasha, Miroku, her love for Kohaku, and her. Shippou would receive a full bag of candies and as for her half-demon friend; his Christmas present was already at home, a big box full of noodles. Unfortunately, from what she remembered, his birthday would be in the upcoming night; it would be the new moon, so obviously Kagome wanted to buy him another gift. That's when she entered a section that, she thought, was supposed to be a cloths section. Almost immediately, she spotted something shiny to her left. Coming close, she discovered a shirt, which looked like it was made from a little gold chain. What surprised her the most was that it was not heavy. In fact, it was as light as air.
"They say that this is a shirt made from the hairs of some underwater creature in order to protect her child. I cannot confirm if it is true but what I can do is assure you, that surprisingly it really work." said the old man. Kagome nodded and smiled to herself.
'Yes, this will be a perfect birthday gift for Inuyasha.' Later she found a silver kimono with a violet crescent moon on the back and a pair of matching chopsticks. A gift for Lady Saya and a beautiful silky red ribbon, with a little bell in the middle for her friend, Akita. Just as she was about to leave something from the corner of her eye caught her attention. Turning fully in its direction her breath caught in her throat.
"They saying that it once belonged to the great Lord" the old man said.
"I can see why." She said and picks up the item. "I'll take it."
"Very well. Is that all?" Kagome nodded and went to pay almost 600 for everything.
"You sure are a strange girl" the man said. She gave him a confused look.
"Most of the teenagers these days prefer to buy cosmetics or video games."
"I like the past and the antics. Makes me feel calm in some way."
"I see. I wish you very Merry Christmas young lady. Bless you for your coming. Now I can afford to get my family some presents for Christmas" Kagome smiled and just before she left the shop, she put a 100 in the tip box. The old man looked at her and smiled warmly.
"Thank you God, for sending me an angel."
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The next day went by quickly for Kagome. She got up together with the sun, cursing silently for this habit. Then after some morning training, the girl closed herself in her room and wrapped all of the presents in Christmas paper, excluding the one for Jaken, her pet, Ah-Un and Kirara, which were the ribbons. Later she and Souta dressed the Christmas tree, humming some carols all the while. Just like that evening came and so did the holiday dinner. Everyone was in a really good mood, chatting, laughing and singing.
"Can we unwrap the presents now?" her little brother asked.
"Souta you're such a kid" everyone laughed at his embarrassment.
"But I think that is a good idea, since I wanted to come back to Inuyasha, and the others tonight." Kagome continued which made her brother squealed in bliss.
Grandpa gave her some strange thing, it looked like a tongue, saying it was for protection. Kagome immediately gave it to the cat, Buyo. Her mom gave her a charm bracelet with many charms to put on it and from Souta she received a plushy white dog. The young miko on the other hand gave her grandpa an old book about potions and herbs, perfumes for her mom and a video game for Souta, remembering how badly he wanted it.
After all was finished, she hugged each of them tightly, grabbed her filled backpack, the big box of ramen and went to the small shrine to jump in the well.
On the other side, she easily jumped out of it taking a deep, soothing breath of fresh air. She now, understood why Inuyasha did not like her time. Millions of different smells were assaulting her nose all the time. Here, she could easily breathe in and out with only bliss on her face.
Deciding it would be the best to look for everyone in the same place that she left them, she speed up, hoping that if she was right, she should be with them at least in the next two hours.
Following her nose, she finally caught up with Sesshomarus scent. A few moments later, she entered the clearing and slowly took a step, looking around at the camp site of humans and demons sitting together in peace. Averting her gaze, she felt a warm feeling washing over her body at the sight in front of her. Everyone except Jaken and his Master were sitting near the fire, talking and laughing. Kagome wanted to look at them longer, but unfortunately, she stepped on some old piece of wood making a loud cracking noise. Everyone stood up in fighting position and turned their attention to her.
"Kagome!"
"Okaasan!" Shippou and Rin were running to her but Inuyasha stopped them.
"How are we supposed to know if you are real?" he asked. The young miko was startled a little but understood, after what happened earlier she should not be here for at least a week, if at all and being the one who had the most experience with Naraku, Kagome really couldn't blame him for thinking it was a trick. Sesshomaru on the other hand, was slightly impressed by his half-brother's behavior.
"Do you really want to know?" she asked with an evil grin played upon her lips when everyone nodded.
"Then why don't we sit and talk?" just when she said the command, Inuyasha crashed to the ground, making everyone laughed and relaxed immediately.
"Uh, you could be more delicate" he mumbled getting up.
"Yeah but this was the best and the quickest way, right?" she replied hugging her two child tightly.
"I suppose. Why are you here?" he asked when she sat down near the fire with everyone.
"Well, I don't know how it is here, but in my time, today is Christmas Eve. It is a holiday when people give presents and spend their time with the ones close to them. I wanted to spend it with you guys. Besides, how could I miss your birthday, Inuyasha?" the half-demon looked at her with wide-eyes.
"How do you know when I have a birthday?" she only smirked.
"I have my sources." And with that, she put every gift out of her yellow backpack and gave it to everyone. Miroku thanked her by kissing her hand, surprisingly not trying to rub her butt. Shippo cried in delight along with Rin. Inuyasha felt like flying when he opened the box to reveal many cups of ramen. Kagome in the meantime was wrapping the red ribbon on her pet, black on Kirara and a light pink one for each of the dragon heads. Jaken felt offend but still wrapped his dark green ribbon on the staff. Sango on the other hand was confused.
"Kagome what exactly is this thing?"
"It's a charm bracelet. You put the charms on it, meaning these little things" she said pointing at each one of them "and they're supposed to symbolize the things or people closest to you. For example, I put here a cat symbolizing Kirara, a dog-Inuyasha, a hand-Miroku, a bow-me, and the heart-your love for Kohaku. I hope you like it." Sango hugged her dear sister crying in her chest. Kagome calmed her by caressing her back. Finally when the older girl was back to her old self, thanks to the 'mysterious' lecherous hand, the young miko remembered her own bracelet and decided to put her charms on it. Opening a small box, she took the items and laid them on the ground. First, she picked the sun-meaning her dearest Rin, then the same dog and hand as Sango had, next was a little fox-obviously for Shippou, then a little curled snake and the girl that looked like a cat-for Sango and Kirara. There was one place left and Kagome could not stop herself from attaching the crescent moon to it. Why? She didn't know. Maybe, because she had really grown to like this whole thing about being one of the Inu Clan. Speaking of which, she looked at the ground to her right where the last present laid, then to her left at the form lying beneath a tree. Sighing loudly she got up and picked up the thing wrapped in red paper.
"Kagome where are you going?"
"Isn't it obvious Inuyasha?" she replied emotionless. She really did not want to do this, but for everyone's sake, especially Rin, someone must make the first step and since there was no way in hell it would be him, she was the one left.
Sesshomaru watched her approach him slowly with something in her hand. Hating to admit it to himself, he was curious, and she could smell it in his scent.
"Hey" she said quietly stopping two feet from him.
"Why did you come back Miko?"
"I believe I explained myself earlier." She said and looked him in the eyes for the first time. There was a long pause and everyone back at the fire was looking with something between expectation and confusion.
"Here. I wanted to give you this." The girl gave him the gift. He raised one of his elegant silver eyebrows at her, but unwrap the paper to reveal a long, thin, wooden box. Opening it, he found a sword sheath made from black, polished wood with a single thunder sign in the middle of a circle, made from gold. He had to admit mentally that it was in fact something first class. Still, he narrowed his eyes and looked at her.
"I remember reading somewhere that swords have their own will and every one of them wants to have a save place to rest. Seeing that your Tokijin has no sheath, I put the two pieces together and here it is. I hope it will suit you well." Sesshomaru gave her a small nod, looking again at the gift so Kagome stood up and walk back to the camp smiling at the feeling of satisfaction coming from the taiyoukai.
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The next morning Kagome woke up, once more with the sun rising above the ground, cursing under her breath. That's when she spotted that Sesshomaru was not in the place where she left him last night. Brushing those thought aside, she went to take a quick bath and prepare breakfast for everyone. Soon after, her friends one by one got up and joined her. Shippou and Rin had stomachache from too many sweets they ate yesterday, so our miko gave them some medicines and told them to eat breakfast, which much to Inuyashas disapproval were his noodles. After everyone was full, they talked a little, not caring about the world. That is how most of the day ran, until in the evening, right before the sunset appeared Koga.
"Kagome! How is my woman doing?" he asked taking her hands in his.
"Hey Kouga! I am fine. Why are you here?"
"I was near by when I smelled the mutt face, so I came to check on you."
"Oh that's so nice. You were worried about me?" the wolf did not answered only smelled her.
"You smell different. What happened?" she laughed nervously.
"Well, you see… it is kind of long story…" Kouga was about to answer when a smooth voice interrupted them.
"Kagome."
"Lady Saya what are you doing here?" she asked surprised.
"Where is he?" Kagome blinked in confusion.
"Where is my son?" the Inu female voice sound urgent and scared at the same time.
"Well, to be honest I don't know. He left early in the morning and I haven't seen him since." Kagome was now really worried, when Saya face paled a little.
"Are you ok, Milady?" she asked.
"Come on Kagome, don't worry about her, you are my wom…" a low growl interrupted him. Everyone turned in the direction of the noise to see Sesshomaru, with Tokijin in his hand, without his haori and armor, covered in blood. They were looking at his chest with confusion, but what shocked them even more, was that he actually showed his emotion.
"So it began." Whispered the Inu Lady.
"What has begun?" Kagome asked, afraid that she already knew the answer. How could she be so stupid as not to notice it? His powers and aura were weaker then normal, and tonight was the night of the full moon. For once in her life Kagome prayed to be wrong. She didn't hear what Lady Saya said. She really didn't have to, because when she looked at the taiyoukai and saw him looking straight at her with fear and shock, seconds before his eyes turned red, she knew that tonight was the night of his birthday. Frighten beyond believe, she only managed to said two words.
"Which one?" When no one said a word, the raven-haired girl turned to the Inu female and repeated her question. Still, the woman did not answer. Kagome was on the edge of her nerves. She needed to know.
"Jaken." Her voice was so cold and emotionless that the imp for a second looked at his Master, before realizing who said it and for once he was scared of her.
"Yes Milady?" the toad asks much to everyone's surprise by calling her by that title. Kagome on the other hand did not care about it at all. She was not flatter by it even one bit.
"Which one?" she again repeated her question.
"Well… um… you see… "Jaken was not sure how to tell her.
"Answer me god damn it!" she screamed, knowing for everyone that the situation was more than serious. The toad gulped and took a deep breath.
"The fourth." Kagome face was as white as the snow around them, her head was spinning and she was ready to collapse when Inuyasha caught her in the last moment. That really did not help at all. She hoped that maybe if she hit the ground she would wake up in the warm, comfortable bed relieved that it was only a dream, nothing more.
"Kagome what is going on?" Sango asked.
"Listen" her voice was a little more then a whisper "All of you need to get out of here."
"Are you crazy? What about you?" Inuyasha asked, supporting her with his hand on her back.
"I must stay." She looked at Lady Saya who was shocked but nodded her head in defeat and spoke.
"She was trained for this moment."
"What do you mean by train?" the half-demon asked. The Inu female did not look at him. Her eyes were still locked with Kagome.
"I gave you my diary not without a purpose. I knew, from that day when I fought with you in the dojo, that only you have the power to do this, hoping by any chance that you will discover the secret to it."
"You mean… you want me to subdue him?" her mouth was as dry as a desert. Saya nodded.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier. I was afraid that it may scare you." This was too much.
"Scare me? Scare me?! His changing into a fucking daiyoukai and you expect me to be calm and go subdue him? Are you crazy?" She was breathing heavily from the screaming, feeling the tears gathering in her eyes.
"I would not have thought it if I wasn't sure that you have what it takes." By now, Kagome was crying. Why, she did not knew.
"But… I can't … I don't…." she sobbed quietly.
"Believe me. You have everything what it takes. We all believe in you" Lady Saya looked at her companions who nodded with smiles on their faces.
"All you have to do is believe in yourself, Kagome." She spoke softly. The girl finally nodded her head and looked at Sesshomaru who was now only a few steps away from them.
"Jaken. Get Rin and Lady Saya on Ah-Un along with Inuyasha. Sango you take Miroku and Shippou on Kirara. Fly high in the air, and this may hurt you a bit Miroku." She said with a firm voice, remembering the last time she repel her barrier. Surprisingly everyone obeyed without a question, leaving her with the almost newly born daiyoukai alone.
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High in the air Inuyasha turned his head to the female.
"So tell me woman, how come Kagome is the one to subdue Sesshomaru, why not you?" Saya chuckled lightly.
"You're Inuyasha?" he nodded "Well, she is the one living being right now who has the power to do it." Seeing his confused expression, she continued.
"When Kagome drank my sons' blood, the beast in her must fight all the time in order to not be purified by her spiritual powers. That makes it a lot stronger then any other full-fledged demon. Besides I believe she holds the key to the mystery of this whole ritual." She whispered her last statement with a small smile.
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Kagome on the other hand had no idea how to do what must be done. 'Great, I could have at least ask.' She sighed mentally. 'Well, he is a dog, so maybe I'll try to do it like that' she thought and locked her eyes with his. They stared at each other, not even blinking once. She knew that if she did, everything was lost. She must show him, that she was stronger then him, at this moment at least. Feeling nervous, she took one step to him. Sesshomaru growled and put his Tokijin in front of him. Kagome toss it from his hand using her whip and sent it flying to the other side of the clearing. His growls were now louder and more intimidating then anything she heard in her life. Swallowing her fear, she dropped her first barrier that was masking her scent. Sesshomaru stiffed a little but after a moment growled again. Kagome took another step to him, still holding the eye contact. Now, she was only two steps from him. The dog demon, however, quickly closed this distance, grabbed her arm and dug his claws into her flesh. Surprisingly she did not flinch, she just keep looking at him. When his growls began to sound more hateful and his claws dug deeper into her, she turned her head slightly to the left, not breaking the eye contact and dropped her final barrier releasing her demonic aura to surround them.
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Up in the air Shippou fainted, Inuyasha was merely holding on and Miroku was trying his best.
"I can't believe the demonic aura. It seems that Lady Saya was truly right about it. Kagome has the power to do it." The monk said breathing heavily.
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Kagome was crashing her aura in waves at Sesshomaru, whose beast was now obviously trying to take control over his body, seeing the pink smoke that started to surround him.
'Think Kagome, think! You cannot let him transformed or you are doomed!' she thought to herself. That's when she remembered.
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My mother told me that it is important to show love and care to the one in birthday ritual, not fear, anger or pain.
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'I'm not sure, but it's the only thing I've got now' and with that she filled her demonic energy with love, thinking about her little pups, her friends and her family. Sesshomaru stopped growling and his eyes were slightly wider, obviously from surprise. Looking straight at him, she lifted her left hand and touched his right cheek. Finally, after what seemed like forever he slowly closed his eyes, breaking their staring contest and give in into her touch. Just as she thought it was over and wanted to retreat her hand he growled a bit and tighten his grip around her arm. Following her instincts, she kept her left hand in place while putting her right one on his chest, nuzzling his left cheek with her left one, making soft purrs along the way. Kagome tensed a little when his arm wrapped itself around her waist, but relaxed when she heard a quiet purr from his chest. Satisfied with herself, thinking that it was finally over she wanted to take a step back, then his grip, again, tighten and another growl escape from his throat.
'How am I supposed to subdue him by showing love and care? I have done all I can. What else can I do?' That's when something hit her and immediately she turned as red as tomato. There is one more thing she did not try. Sesshomaru inner self, noticing her embarrassment, whimper and backed off a little to see her face. Kagome looked up at him and was shocked to discover that his eyes were still red, but with golden orbs placed in the middle.
'So what I was doing worked after all. Just a little more' she thought and moved her left hand from his cheek to the back of his neck pulling him down to her and brushing their lips slightly. Sesshomaru tensed a little, but almost immediately, feeling her lips breaking the contact he brought her closer to his body and closed the distance between them with a passionate kiss. Now Kagome was shocked at his sudden moves. Not to mention everybody up in the air were shocked as well. When his fangs brushed slightly on her's, she regained her senses and kissed him back, pouring all the love she had inside her body in her first kiss. Feeling the tip of his tongue licking her bottom lip she moved her head slightly and opened her mouth, gladly accepting him. Their beasts were purring loudly in approval of this sexual touch. That brought her back to reality, remembering who she was kissing and why. Breaking their lips contact, she breathed heavily, looking at him. Sesshomaru was breathing hard too and after a moment, he passed out with his head buried in her neck and, what she could swear, was a small smile. Her legs gave in from too much weight and she collapsed on her knees with him still on her.
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"Kagome what the hell was that?" Inuyasha asked pulling the, now, daiyoukai from his friend along with Miroku. She only gave him a confused look.
"I'm talking about the kiss! Why did you kiss that bastard?"
"Oh, that. Well I remembered that I must show him love and kindness and seeing that my aura did not do too much to him, I poured every positive feeling in that kiss. As you can see it worked." That is when she felt someone grabbing her by the hips and pulling her up. Turning around she saw the happy expression of Lady Saya.
"I'm so proud of you Kagome. You have no idea how much." She said hugging her. Kagome winced a little because of her injured arm.
"I only did what you were expecting me to do, Lady Saya."
"No, you did far more than that, trust me I know what I'm saying." When she did not answered the dog demoness looked at the young miko and felt uncertainty flowing from her.
"What is bothering you?" she asked. Kagome slapped herself mentally, forgetting about putting up the barriers.
"I was wondering if he... uh ... I mean your son …will he … "she was so embarrassed talking about it with his mother.
"You want to know if he will remember the kiss?" the girl nodded too sharply for her liking.
"Well, what color were his eyes in that moment?" Kagome thought about it for a moment.
"Before the kiss they were mixed with red and gold and later I … uh … don't know. They were back to normal in the end, though"
"In that case I think he won't remember it so you don't have to stress yourself over this." She smiled at Kagome's sigh of relieve.
"Go get some rest. You definitely deserved it." The girl nodded and went to curled herself in the sleeping bag. Just when she closed her eyes, Lady Saya could not stop the mischievous grin that graced her lips. 'I'm sorry Kagome, but he will remember that kiss, much more to my liking.'
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"So Sesshomaru is vulnerable because of his birthday?" asked the voice with a hint of amusement in it.
"Yes Master" answered the second voice.
"Very well, proceed with the plan immediately."
"Of course" the second form disappeared behind the doors.
"It looks like I still did not run out of luck. I guess it's time to pay my old friends a visit." After that only laughter filled with sarcasm and hatred was heard.
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The next day Kagome woke up around noon, feeling sore all over her body, due to the loud noises coming from the camp.
"Miroku can't you put up some barrier?"
"I'm sorry Inuyasha but I have no such power."
"Damn" the half-demon cursed under his breath "I can't stop him forever and she need her rest." At this statement, Kagome opened her eyes and sat in her sleeping bag, looking at everyone. Sango and Lady Saya were hiding behind a tree with Rin, Shippou and Kirara. Turning her head to the right she saw Miroku standing in front of Inuyasha who was holding a crimson eyed Sesshomaru kneeling on the ground with his half-brother knee on his back, preventing the daiyoukai from standing up. Quietly she stood up, but fell on the ground from lack of energy. Grabbing the first thing in her reach, which happened to be Tokijin's sheath, Kagome once again pulled herself up and took a few steps towards the three males, once more dropping her barriers. Almost immediately, every pair of eye was on her weak figure. Sesshomaru stopped growling as soon as her scent reaches his nose. Seeing that any second she could collapse, he freed himself from Inuyasha and much to everyone's surprise ran to Kagome and pulled her close to him. The girl was startled by his behavior and looked at the Inu female for some kind of answer.
"You should not be surprised Kagome. You subdued his beast and in return, it only cares about your safety. This gesture is only proof that it is concern about its mistress." Saya said smiling slightly. 'Not to mention that the beast has grown attached to you' she added mentally.
"Okay so what am I supposed to do now?" she asked feeling more than a little uncomfortable, knowing that everyone was watching her.
"That only depends on you. I can't help you here, I'm sorry."
Kagome was now completely lost. 'What should I do? I'm in the arms, the arm of a newly born daiyoukai, who can lose control at any moment' Realizing this she shivered from nervousness. Sesshomaru noticed this and his crimson eyes closed, nuzzling her cheek and making soft purrs. If she was uncomfortable earlier, right now she felt like a burning torch of embarrassment, praying to God for someone who could stop it. Her wishes were granted a few moments later when a loud thunder, followed by the sound of a bull were heard and a second later Totosai appeared sitting on his pet.
"What are you doing here old man?" Inuyasha asked, breaking the silence. The sword smith ignored him and went straight to the two dog demons.
"Can I see that Kagome?" he asked trying not to be intimidate by the low growls coming from Sesshomarus chest. The girl nodded and handed him the sheath. Totosai examine it for a while, hitting it with his hammer and blowing fire on it.
"Will this sheath do?" asked Lady Saya.
"Yes Milady. This is very good and strong sheath. It will be perfect for the sword. Where did you find it Milady?"
"I did not. Kagome gave it to my son." She replied with a smirk.
"Kagome, eh?" the girl nodded, now completely embarrassed.
"Anyway, may we start right now Milady?." The old man said giving the Inu female the sheath, which she returned to him.
"I am not the one who should do it."
"If you did not subdued him then who did?" As an answer, Saya gave the black wooden object to the young miko.
"I see. You sure are full of surprises, Kagome. Do you know what you must do?" the girl shook her head.
"Let me take it from here Totosai." the Inu demoness said and turned her attention fully to the mikoness.
"You may have read about it Kagome. When a taiyoukai turns into a daiyoukai, he received his own weapon. In order to obtain it, you must tell my son to release his demonic power and focus it on this sheath, in the meantime doing exactly the same thing with your demonic powers. Do you understand?" Kagome nodded and turned to face Sesshomaru.
"Did you heard it?" she asked him and he nodded.
"Good. I want you to release your powers at the same time as I do, ok?" She took a few deep breaths and focused her energy. The palms of her hands started to glow in a green light at the same time Sesshomaru palm glowed in a dark pink light. The two lights mixed and engulfed the sheath. Everyone started in awe at them, waiting for what would happen next.
'Hm… might as well give it some extra kick' Kagome thought and a second later a bright white light burst through the clearing blinding everyone. As quickly as it started the light faded, exposing a gold hilt of a sword.
"It is done. Let me take a look." Totosai said and took the sword. It had a silver blade with a beautiful emblem engraved on it. He wanted to say something when both Kagome and Sesshomaru collapsed to the ground unconscious.
"Well I guess I will have to wait until they wake up." The sword smith said in defeat and let the others drag them onto Ah-Un's back.
"We need to find a better shelter" Lady Saya said. Everyone nodded in agreement and no longer than two hours later they found a cave, placing both exhausted bodies deep in it.
"I will keep guard" Inuyasha said and sat at the entrance.
"You should take some rest. It is getting late and it's not like we will be going anywhere soon." Lady Saya spoke softly. Miroku, Sango, Shippou and Rin nodded and laid themselves around the small fire in the cave.
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Kagome woke up in the middle of the night due to the sound of something stirring next to her. Sitting up she saw Sesshomaru tossing lightly in his sleep. 'So even demons have nightmares, huh?' She thought and shook his shoulder to wake him. His beast growled and he opened his blood red eyes to look at her. She smiled softly and sat, leaning against a wall and tap her knees, motioning for him to lay his head on them. The beast growled softly in approval, and cooperated, closing his eyes while doing so. Kagome put one hand on his forehead and the second on his bare chest, right where his heart is beating, thanking the heavens for the darkness that was hiding her red face. He nuzzled his face in her belly muttering something that sounded like 'Riko'. 'Riko? Isn't that the same name that was on the note that I found in Lady Saya's diary?' she thought to herself. Just as the mikoness closed her eyes, stroking the bangs hanging loosely, she was crushed by the feelings of pain, anger, revenge and desires. She tried to open her eyes but something prevents her from doing it and so a second later she saw something.
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A young, small Sesshomaru was laying on the ground, covered with bleeding bruises.
"What a waste of time!" said one voice.
"And you called yourself a Lord?" the second voice accompanied by others, laughing hard.
"Lord my ass!"
"How can you think that someone as pathetic and weak as you can rule the western lands?"
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'What is this vision? A memory?' she thought to herself before another one entered her mind, followed by many more. Sesshomaru fighting with Inuyasha in their father tomb, losing his left arm. Many fights with demons, trainings in the same dojo as she was training, hearing his mother talking with a messenger about his father betrayal. During every one of these visions, Kagome felt all of his emotions making tears form under her lids.
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Little Sesshomaru was happy, training with his father in the dojo. After a few hours they stopped and he run to his father and hug his hakama lightly.
"I am disappointed with you Sesshomaru." His voice was calm yet cold at the same time. The young one looked at him with wide, teary eyes.
"Why father?" he asked.
"You are weak. You need to train very hard if you want to gain my respect. Right now I am ashamed that I have such a weakling as a son." And with that, the older demon left, leaving the little one crying in the dojo.
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Sesshomaru was in his true form, looking at the ground, where two bodies laid. The first was a young demoness and the second, a young half-demon. He looked a little while longer and then turning his head up to the night sky, the beast gave a loud howl filled with pain and sorrow.
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This was too much for Kagome. Tears escape from her closed eyelids, running down her cheeks.
"You had such a hard life." She whispered "There must be some happiness in it. Show it to me. Please show it to me." She pleaded still whispering to him.
Unknown to her, the daiyoukai eyes shot open when one of her salty droplet landed on his cheek and heard her every word.
Kagome then saw a little Sesshomaru playing in the garden with his mother or a servant; then his older self, listening to how other demon lords were praising him, next was his meeting with Rin, saving her and traveling with her. At the last memory, her heart warmed, seeing how he care about her and treated her. Then another vision, when she gave him the sheath and finally when they were kissing. 'So he enjoyed that, huh?' she thought with a small smile.
Sesshomaru saw her reaction to the nice memories. His eyes turned to their normal, golden color before he closed them and let himself be vulnerable. For the first time in his life, since his father died, he let himself fall asleep near the other being.
Sooo how was it? I hope you like it.
Btw, when Kagome was subduing Sesshomaru she turned her head to the left. It's not my mistake if you are wondering. It's just that when you turn your head to the right its a sign of submission and when to the left its something like 'I mean no harm'
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this loooong chapter. If you have any questions please ask me through review or PM and leave e-mail adress for me to reply.
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Now, preview for the next, really bloody chapter! :D
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"Lady Saya what is happening?" Miroku asked after recovering.
"My son is in blood lust."
"Blood lust?" the monk asked surprised.
"Yes. I was worried this might going to happen eventually.
"What can we do?"
"I believe, there is nothing we can do."
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Well, that's all for now! See you next wednesday folks! :)