Nothing is Impossible for Love to Overcome
By: Sandreline
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Chapter 7: Dead Dog Walking…
Kagome nodded slowly, her eyes locked with his. "Thank you." She said.
Then once again, he was gone.
Kagome sat on the rock next to her bag, her bath forgotten for the moment. She set the bundle in her lap, staring at it in wonder.
(I'm having a thought here.) She told herself mentally. (This could either be a bomb, or Sesshomaru is mentally sick and actually gave me a present.) She pursed her lips together as she took a deep breath. Slowly, she pulled on the ribbon holding the silk wrapping closed. It gave way, and Kagome slowly unveiled her gift.
Inside was the most beautiful blue kimono Kagome had ever seen, not to mention the most expensive. Her heart skipped a beat as she carefully brought it from its contents and held it up, admiring the silk. The dark blue kimono had light red cherry blossoms flowing along it, as if being blown by the breeze. It was accompanied by a purple obi to tie around her waist, and Kagome let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding. This was no peasant's kimono, but one made for a Princess!
She hugged it to her chest, smiling. "It's beautiful. Thank you, Sesshomaru." She whispered into the wind, before getting ready for her bath.
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A satisfied smile graced the lips of the TaiYoukai. He had observed the Miko from the trees, watching as a line of red brushed across her cheeks and nose. She hadn't seen the back of the kimono, which had the patch of the House of the Western Lands. When she wore that, everyone would know that she belonged to him.
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Aphrodite watched from a cloud above them, giggling like a school girl. "I knew it! I've done it again! WOO HOO!"
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The next morning after breakfast, Kagome excused herself to go change into her new kimono. The others had questioned her thoroughly about it upon her return, but Kagome was too busy trying to hide the blush on her cheeks to answer them. So, she told them only time would tell.
Sango waited anxiously. "How's it look, Kagome-chan?" She asked.
"Wow, this is some silk!" She heard Kagome say. A moment later, Kagome stepped out from the protection of the trees, smiling brightly. "Am I hot or am I hot?" She asked. Beneath the blue kimono, there was an inner kimono a dark gray in color, contrasting nicely with the blue and the purple obi.
"Was that question properly phrased?" Miroku asked. "Though you do look stunning, Kagome. When will you tell us who gave this to you?"
Kagome looked to the side with her eyes. "Later. It's a secret." (Oh boy, is it ever!) She thought.
"Kagome, spin around so we can see the whole thing! You look simply stunning!" Sango said.
"Momma is gorgeous!" Shippo whistled. Kilala meowed a few times in agreement.
Kagome laughed as she spun around, her hair floating up in her movements.
Gasps where heard through the clearing, and Kagome stopped to look at her friends. "Nani?" She asked.
Suddenly, InuYasha tackled her, pinning her down on the grass by her shoulders. His eyes flashed red for a moment, startling the poor Miko to death. "Who the fuck gave that to you, Kagome!" He snarled viciously, his claws piercing her skin, though not enough to bring blood.
"Kagome!" Sango and Miroku cried, racing over to the girl.
Her heart raced in fear for a moment. "InuYasha, get off me!" Kagome said, trying to shake the hanyou off of her.
Miroku was able to pull the enraged half demon off of her while Sango held her lightly, watching to see if Miroku needed help. Kilala had transformed, looking back and forth.
"Get off of me you low life!" InuYasha barked.
"Kagome!" Miroku pleaded, straining with his grip on his friend.
Rage bubbled up in Kagome's chest. "Sit, boy!"
InuYasha flattened on the ground unconscious, and Shippo bound over to his adoptive mother. "Momma, what are you wearing?"
"What are you talking about, Shippo?" Kagome asked, sitting in the grass while still in Sango's hold.
"Kagome, you have to take that off!" Miroku told her worriedly.
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Have you not seen the back?" He asked her again.
"No, why?" Kagome responded, worry treading down her spine as she tilted her head left and right to try and see with eyes wide in confusion.
"Kagome, the Western Seal is on your back. By wearing it, you're saying that you belong to the West – to Sesshomaru!" Sango told her, once again showing her extensive demon knowledge.
"What?" Kagome shrilled out, her body filled with so much anger and power that her aura spilled over to her eyes, making them glow a pink/blue as well.
The others dove away from her, and Kagome stood up. "Stay here!" She told them hotly, grabbing her bows and arrows as she stormed off.
Shippo, Miroku, and even Sango were shakking visibly. "That was the scariest thing I have ever seen…" Sango said out loud, wrapping her arms around her self.
"I wonder how she came to that kimono." Miroku spoke.
"Hide me…" Shippo squeaked.
InuYasha was still unconscious in the ground. Maybe it was time they checked to make sure that Kagome hadn't killed him…
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"Sesshomaru! Come out and face me! You jerk! You arrogant prick! Come out and show yourself!" Kagome hollered in anger as she marched her way closer to the Western Lands, hollering into the sky.
"When I find you, I'm going to slit open your stomach, take out your guts, and put them in a bowl!" Kagome screamed, repeating what InuYasha had told him in the battle of the Tetsusaiga in their father's tomb. That was the first time she had met Sesshomaru, and now…
"You prissy, spoiled rotten, son of a-"
"That is enough, Miko." Came a rolling, velvet voice.
Kagome whirled to face him, her aura pulsing as it glowed. "What the hell is the meaning of this?" She said, walking right up to him and poking him repeatedly in the chest.
Sesshomaru raised his eyebrow elegantly as her.
Kagome cursed, this time hitting his chest with her fist. "You ass! You gave me this kimono with your stupid mark on it! Like I'm some kind of possession! I though that you had given to me because you were being a gentleman, but no! You're stupid possessive and had to be all, 'I'm going to claim her'! Was it to piss off your stinking brother? I'll have you know that when he saw it, he almost turned demon, and he tackled me! That's right! Your idiot brother actually pinned me to the ground and would have killed me…
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed at this information. He didn't think his half-breed half-brother would go that far…
"… had Miroku not pulled him off in time!" Kagome continued. "I don't know what your plan is, buddy, but it's stopping here! I'm burning this damn kimono, and I never want to see you again! Because if I do, so help me Sesshomaru, I'm pinning you to the closest tree just like Kikyo pinned Inu-"
Sesshomaru growled, and before Kagome could erect a shield Sesshomaru had flung her near twenty feet across a field, and was pressing her against a tree. She would have let out a scream, but her mouth was once again covered by Sesshomaru's. She could feel the vibrations from his chest through his armor, which was poking her in her chest. Kagome's eyes narrowed and she fought against the Youkai Lord, struggling to get away and purify his ass to hell, but he refused.
This kiss was different than the others had been. Sure, they had been hot, but they had been timid. This… Sesshomaru was delving into her mouth like his life depended on it! He slipped his tongue in hers, exploring every inch of her mouth, and pushing her tongue down when she tried to use it to shove him out. He growled when she made a move to hit him, and simply caught her hand with his own before using his other hand to grab a fist of her hair and tilt her head back. Kagome was pulled away, her mouth open in a shriek of pain and shock before Sesshomaru lavished her neck. He was kissing it, nipping it, and even licking it. Kagome was loosing her strength as her body betrayed her, and she looked at him to notice blood red eyes.
(Shit.) She thought.
Kagome shut her eyes tight. She released a wave of her powers, and Sesshomaru snarled as he was forced to leap back from her attack. She quickly ran to her fallen bow, grabbing an arrow and notching it in and she pulled the string back to the corner of her eye, taking aim.
"Sesshomaru, I'll do it!" She told him, watching as his lips curled back in a snarl and the purple stripes on his cheeks became jagged.
He jumped, coming ten feet closer. Kagome winced, and pulled the string back to her ear before letting her arrow fly. It glowed brilliantly with her energy, and struck his armor in his arm, just like before.
Sesshomaru growled, pulling off the remains of his armor before lunging again. Kagome, not having enough time to erect a barrier, leapt to the side with a yip, rolling a bit down a hill that lead to a river. Kagome gasped, and looked up to find the TaiYoukai above her in the air, and he was making the move to pounce. Kagome quickly reached behind her and hastily shot another arrow. Sesshomaru dodged this one, and effectively landed on top of her. Kagome growled her own feral growl, becoming confused when Sesshomaru purred at this. He pressed his hips against her own, and Kagome's heart skipped a beat when she felt a large, very hard thing between her legs. She rolled to her right, throwing Sesshomaru off balance as they rolled closer to the river. Along the way, Kagome dropped her bow, and her quiver of arrows slipped off her shoulder. Sesshomaru was holding her to his chest, but she was able to push out, yet they still toppled into the river and its sudden drop from the ground. (Crap! It's a canal!) She thought as she was plunged in.
Kagome came up gasping for air, and swam back to shore. She half lifted herself up, simply laying draped over the side as she caught her breath. Her body shivered in the cold water, which had now soaked though the kimono. However, what nerved her most was that the place between her legs, where that ass of a demon pressed against her, was still warm and tingling. She pulled herself all the way out, and sat on the grass, looking around. She couldn't find Sesshomaru.
Kagome panicked, her heart beating faster. (Most people in this Era can't swim!) She reminded herself.
"Sesshomaru?" She called out, crawling to look down into the water on her hands and knees. "Sesshomaru!" She repeated in urge.
She heard a growling from across the short distance of water, and she looked up slowly, her hair standing on end. Standing with lust-filled red eyes was Sesshomaru. Kagome didn't move; she didn't even breathe.
Suddenly, Sesshomaru flew across the water and pushed her backwards, laying on top of her as he again captured her lips with his own. Kagome moaned, washed away by the intensity of the kiss. All she could do was lay there on her back, with the sexiest of all males: human and demon alike, on top of her purring and running his hands along her soaking wet body. She responded to the kiss, bringing her hands up to cup his face and pull him closer, bucking her hips up against his. This caused his throbbing length to press between her warm core, whimpering at the fabric that blocked him as Kagome let out a husky gasp.
Suddenly, her anger snapped back, and she pulled away. Her eyes wide, she looked into Sesshomaru's. They weren't red anymore, but back to their shining gold. He made a move to kiss her again, but Kagome stopped him.
She screamed, raising her voice to where she knew it would hurt his sensitive ears. "What the hell did you think you were doing? You had no right, NO RIGHT! You think you can kiss me, and take me out on a ride on a dragon, and suddenly I'm yours? I don't think so buddy! Sango taught me about Youkai Mating rituals! You didn't even ask me, and you-"
Sesshomaru snarled at her, before pulling her beneath him more so he could take her lips. "Shut up, wench!" He barked, before pressing her down into the grass.
Kagome's tense body went limp, and she unconsciously spread her legs out a little to become more comfortable. When she did this, her arousal, despite her rage, hit his nose like a ton of bricks. Sesshomaru gripped her hips tightly, pressing down on her. When Sesshomaru thought that she would stop fighting him, he loosened his grip on her.
However, that's exactly what Kagome had been waiting for. She flung him off of her with strength that she didn't know she had, and rolled away, standing up quickly as she faced him.
Sesshomaru did not look pleased, and he too stood and faced her. His eyes lowered in a glare, but Kagome was too busy pressing a hand over her heart trying to slow down its dangerous pace.
"What are you doing? Sesshomaru, you hate humans! You would never do this with one-" She paused, before laughing. "What am I saying? You don't want to Mate me – I'm human. I shouldn't even be worried. You haven't even asked-"
"You speak too much, Miko." Sesshomaru told her, beginning a slow approach to his prey.
"Excuse me?" She said, flabbergasted.
"I do not repeat myself." He was now before her, and Kagome had to tilt her head up to look him in the eyes. "And you accepted, did you not?"
Kagome looked at him completely confused. "I… what?"
Sesshomaru growled, grabbing her by the front of the kimono as he pulled her to him. "I gave you a courting gift." He said spitefully.
It hit Kagome, and she paled. "The kimono." She breathed.
"You accepted it. You are wearing it." He told her bluntly. "When you donned it, I couldn't control my self."
Kagome tried to pull back from his embrace. "No! You can't! You're a Demon, a TaiYoukai! You hate humans, and not only am I a human, but I'm a Miko!" Kagome wrapped her hands around his wrist. "Let me go!"
"As you wish." He said, and he let her drop.
Kagome looked up at him in wonder and fright, something the demon did not like to see on the Miko he has watched and desired for so long.
Kagome stood, fumbling as she tried to untie the obi and yank off the kimono. Sesshomaru felt something in his chest drop.
Kagome held it to him, tears flowing down her face. "Take it. Please. I can't. I won't. It's impossible."
"What is so impossible about it?" He told her, staring into her watery eyes.
"You hate humans! You hate me! You want power. I want a man who will love me and only me, take care of me, and love our children. If anything were to happen between us, our children will be half demons! You hate half demons!" She cried, the tears heavily coming down, yet her voice remained strong.
"Correction, Miko, I only hate my half brother." He told her.
This caught Kagome off guard, and the hand that had been holding out the kimono fell slightly before Kagome re-enforced her resolve. "It won't work. You still only want power."
Sesshomaru glared at her, yanking her arms till she fell against him, but didn't break eye contact. "And what more power could I have than having the Guardian of the Shikon no Tama? That's much more that some demoness-"
"So that's it." Kagome said, her voice cold. "You want the Jewel."
Sesshomaru froze, realizing what he said. "No."
"You just admitted it." She told him, pushing herself away. "I knew you had an ulterior motive… you're just like InuYasha…"
Sesshomaru growled, brining her back against him. "No! It was simply phrased wrong."
"I can't believe you…" She said.
Kagome pulled back, Sesshomaru's eyes beginning to turn red. "I'm sorry-" Kagome stopped, and turned and ran away, remembering to grab her weapon at the last second.
Sesshomaru felt cold. He tilted his head up to them Moon, and gave out a mournful howl.
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"Oh, drat it! Cat dirt, cat dirt, cat dirt!" The Goddess cried out.
"Those two stubborn dolts!" She added. "They are going to be the death of me…"
Suddenly, she smiled. "Then again, I can't die!" She huffed. "Right. Now… how shall I fix this?"
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Kagome walked back to camp, wearing just the dark grey inner kimono. She quickly changed, not looking at any of her friends.
InuYasha approached her when she finished changing into her fighting kimono. "Kagome…"
"Its fine, InuYasha. You were just surprised, that's all. It's taken care of. Let's go." She said, grabbing her backpack and heading out. The others looked at each other before nodding in agreement, and hastily went after the priestess.
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To Kagome's relief, before the group could get very far, InuYasha and Kagome felt the presence of Naraku. Kagome almost smiled. Almost.
Suddenly, the wind picked up, and Kagura landed before them. "Ah, I see you fools are doing well. How unfortunate." The wind sorceress told them.
"What the hell do you want now?" InuYasha challenged, the Tetsusaiga already transformed and facing Kagura.
"What else? I'm after Jewel, of course." She said. "My Master is in need of it."
Kagome pulled out an arrow, and set it in the bow. With practiced ease, she pulled it back to the corner of her eye and pointed it right at the demoness' chest. "You know the answer." Kagome told her, pulling the string back to her ear before letting her glowing attack soar.
Kagura barely missed the attack. "Well, it seems as it someone is moody today." Her voice whipped out.
"Not that it's any of your business, but the male ego is beginning to piss me off." Kagome told her smoothly, gracefully notching another arrow.
Kagura laughed. "Then that's something we agree on." She turned to InuYasha. "What, no brash attacks today?" She asked.
As InuYasha leapt into the air to swing at her, two tentacles came from the trees, straight towards Sango and Miroku.
"Look out!" Kagome cried, letting her arrow fly. It left a barrier of Miko powers, disintegrating the limbs that reached for her friends. As they turned around to thank her, Kagome felt herself being constricted by another one.
"It was a distraction!" Miroku shouted.
"Kagome!" Sango cried. "Hiraikotsu!" She called, letting her weapon slice through the air to try and save Kagome.
Kagome was lifted into the air as the tentacle dodged the attack. "Fox Fire!" She heard Shippo shout at more of the limbs came flying at her friends. The tentacle around her squeezed tighter, and Kagome was forced to drop her bow. It clanked on the ground below her.
"Kagome!" InuYasha called out.
Kagome let out a short scream of pain as her rib cage became tight. She heard Kagura laugh as she avoided InuYasha's Wind Scar, before the hanyou made a move to come to her. However, several limbs made their way to InuYasha, and she heard him curse before trying to slice his way through. Kagome wrinkled her face as it became harder to breathe. She tried to focus her energy, but found that the fire of her lungs was too much. She felt herself going dizzy, and her vision began to blur before she tilted her head down, her body going limp.
Naraku let out a laugh. "Kukuku… Now, there is no was to stop me from having your Shards of the Jewel…"
Naraku brought her toward him, Kagome half registering what was going on as she mentally cried out for help.
A white blur flashed by, and Kagome felt herself suddenly free, her body falling to the ground. Suddenly, she was wrapped tightly and brought against a hard, warm chest. A scent registered faintly in her nose, and she saw the white kimono and fluffy tail… "Sesshomaru." Kagome blacked out.
Sesshomaru looked down at the woman in his arms, his eyes flashing red before landing. He cradled her to his chest, keeping his eyes on Naraku.
"You half breed. You disgust me." The Western Lord's emotionless voice rang out.
"What's this?" Naraku asked, glaring at the full fledged demon. "How quaint. Saving your brother's wench. And here I thought you despised humans…"
"Sesshomaru! Get your hands off of her! I have a score to settle with you!" InuYasha called out, charging at his brother.
Sesshomaru held Kagome tighter, leaping into the air to avoid his half brother while effectively taking out Tokijin in the same movement. "Dragon Strike." He commanded, sending to towards Naraku.
A cloud of miasma enveloped the clearing as Naraku and Kagura were suddenly gone, the blue lightening from Sesshomaru's attack cutting through it and destroying the miasma.
Sango and Miroku ran over to Sesshomaru, Shippo with them as they watched the demon lord.
InuYasha growled, and turned towards his brother. He didn't like how he was holding Kagome. With Naraku gone, InuYasha turned on Sesshomaru. "I told you to get your hands off of her!"
Sesshomaru glared, and then turned to his left. Kilala, transformed, was approaching the TaiYoukai with no growls or hisses. She looked him in the eyes respectfully. Sesshomaru watched her as the fire cat looked from him, to the Miko, to him again. He understood. He lowered the woman on the mononoke's back gently, before taking out the kimono he had given her earlier and covering her with it.
Kilala walked back to Sango and Miroku, Shippo jumping up to check on Kagome. InuYasha snarled. "It was you! You gave that thing to Kagome!"
Sesshomaru smirked at his younger sibling. "And if I did little brother? I have every right. She is un Marked, and un Mated. Not to mention the fact that she took it willingly."
InuYasha charged him, Sesshomaru turning to the side and hitting him as he passed. InuYasha growled when he faced him again. "She's mine, Sesshomaru!"
Sesshomaru lowered his eyes. "She is not. You claimed that dead woman as yours, InuYasha. Isn't the dead priestess your Mate?" InuYasha curled back a lip. "You chose the dead. I shall choose the living. Unlike you, brother, I know how to appreciate a woman. I've had an interest in her for a long time." With that said, Sesshomaru looked to the Miko on the fire cat's back, who was being checked by the Taijiya, and left.
Miroku was looking at the kimono covering his friend, the Western Seal staring up at them. He went into a deep thought as Sango pulled Kagome off Kilala and checked her for wounds.
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Kagome moaned as she slowly opened her eyes. Shippo was next to her, holding her hand as Sango placed a cool cloth on her head. "How are you feeling?" Sango asked.
"Ouch." She replied. Her lungs hurt like hell.
"Well, that's expected. You were squeezed pretty tight. Your ribs are purple." Sango said worriedly.
Kagome winced when she tried to sit up, and she asked for some water. Shippo handed her one of her water bottles. "What happened?" She asked.
"Sesshomaru saved you." InuYasha's cold voice cut in.
She turned to look at him. "Huh?" So he did come for her…
InuYasha gave her a cold, commanding look. "Kagome, what the hell is going on?"
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Ok, and at 12 pages, I bid you a due. (winks)
So, what do you all think?
I'm not sure… this one kind of left me with a headache… (sighs) Well, I could always come up with something better and replace it with this chapter…
Let me know, ok? I'm not very proud of this one…
Thank for reading! And thank you all so much for sticking through with me through this really bad chapter…
Sandreline