Sorry it's been a few weeks but one word: Exams. I have to pass them or there's hell to pay. All of my finals are on Wednesday, December 12th. I was able to finish this chapter though, enjoy!
Sorry, Callie-yue Lost dreams. The update was a day off.
Chapter five: The second part to Yuriko's spell
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The earth continued to tremble as a giant white dog continued stride toward the two cowering humans. With each step he took it was like a drum beat of doom. Kagome trembled in InuYasha's grip as she buried her face further into his chest. InuYasha wasn't shaking but he was sweating. Protectively he squeezed Kagome closer to his torso.
"… …Kagome…"
"InuYasha…?"
"I… …I failed to protect you; like I failed to save Kikyo I failed you too…" He frame shook as he held her tighter. "Damn it! I'm sorry, so sorry—"
Kagome looked into InuYasha's face. His eyes where clenched shut. "No…InuYasha you didn't fail me—I failed you…"
"No Kagome I—"
InuYasha was cut off when Kagome unexpectedly kissed him on the lips. She pulled back quickly. InuYasha's eyes were as wide as saucers and his face was a tinge of pink. Kagome felt her cheeks turn several shades of scarlet as she said quickly. "I love you, InuYasha. I know I can never replace Kikyo but I hope you can still accept my feelings"
InuYasha swallowed thickly. "…Y-You're right…even as her reincarnation you can never be her, you're right…" InuYasha stated thinly as he turned his face away from Kagome. Kagome felt her heart clench like a fist. In the face of death, she was rejected by her crush. She lowered her head as she felt her throat tighten. She blinked back the tears.
Suddenly a gentle hand lifted her chin. Her eyes came in contact with wet brown eyes. "You didn't let me finish silly…" InuYasha said with a soft smile. "You can never be Kikyo because you are your own person, KA-GO-ME, and I love you just the way you are. Sorry for not having the balls to tell you sooner…"
InuYasha moved forward and crushed their lips together. After a brief moment of pleasure, InuYasha broke the kiss. "I just hope you love me as a half-breed." Kagome threw her arms around him and embraced him into a tight hug. "Forever… Just the way you are" Kagome whispered into InuYasha's hair.
Sesshomaru growled at the sight. They dare to ignore his presence and pronoun their pathetic love in the middle of his vengeance: How dare them. He didn't know whatever to be disgusted, furious or jealous or all three. How dare that bastard half-breed kiss the miko; she belonged to him to do as he pleased. Sesshomaru twitched: What did he just thought?!
As Sesshomaru advanced on the couple, the rosary jingled on his fury neck with every step he took. Kagome gasped in realization when she caught that. Sesshomaru grew hundreds times his humanoid body mass and the submission beads grew with him.
"Hey wait a minute!" Kagome stood up.
"Kagome, what are you doing?" InuYasha continued to cling to her arm as he got up also. Running around like frighten farm animals would only get them killed faster.
Kagome looked at InuYasha with a mischievous glint in her eye. "If the rosary worked when Sesshomaru was in his human form, there's no reason why it shouldn't work now, right…?" she reasoned out loud. InuYasha didn't notice the way Kagome was looking at him, instead he answered, "How the hell should I know—"
"Sit boy!"
Immediately InuYasha slammed into the ground. "Ow… you know how much that hurts while I'm human, you idiot?!" grumbled InuYasha as he sat up when the spell wore off. "It's like ten sit attacks in one command!"
"GREAT!!!! Yes! Yes! YES! Thank you Kami!!!!!" Kagome yelled as she began to dance around in exult. InuYasha gaped at her in disbelief. "You think that's great?!" he shrieked. He felt his spine pop as he rose to his feet. Kagome always had a strange way of looking at things but this was just sadistic.
Kagome sobered a little when she heard InuYasha's dismay. "Yes and no. Normally I don't 'S—I—T' you when your human but I had to test your rosary, sorry InuYasha. Now I know that even after you transformed, your rosary still works and that means it's the same for Sesshomaru!" Kagome explained excitedly.
"Then use it on that overgrown mutt; I'm not your damn your guinea pig!"
Sesshomaru did not share their enthusiasm. Having supreme hearing he heard every word. He barked at InuYasha and Kagome and bared his teeth menacingly. He pounced into the air hoping to crush both of them in one strike.
"DOWN BOY!" Kagome screamed to the top of her lungs.
Abruptly he halted in mid air and the rosary slammed him face down to the ground. Kagome and InuYasha fell as the earth shook violently causing an earthquake that could be felt for miles. The couple remained on the ground winded as they gasped for breath. Sesshomaru had yet to move an inch from the ground.
"Is it over now?" Kagome asked.
"I don't think so Kago—"
Before InuYasha could finish, the ground vibrated as Sesshomaru sat up. He roared furiously and sprinted at them again.
"DOWN BOY!"
Sesshomaru fell to the ground again but he crawled savagely on his belly with his jaws snapping.
"OH SH—DOWN!" Kagome screamed as she narrowly missed becoming mince meat. She and InuYasha tried to run again but Sesshomaru was still snapping at their heels.
"DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN! DOWN!!!!!!!!"
Sesshomaru ran grooves in the forest floor and even skidded into tree trunks as he blindly fought to keep moving despite the constant commands. InuYasha gathered Kagome on his back and ran in the direction of Kaede's village. When Kagome realized where InuYasha was going she stopped him.
"No InuYasha! We can't leave this forest until Sesshomaru is subdued! He can really hurt someone like this!"
"Damn that mutt!" InuYasha cursed as he and Kagome narrowly missed being crushed by Sesshomaru's paw. "This is low, even for you Sesshomaru!"
"SESSHOMARU, DOWN! DOWN! DOWN—AIEEE!"
They were barely able to miss getting hit by falling trees that were knocked over by Sesshomaru when he ran into them.
"DOWN DAMNIT!"
This patterned continued through out the evening and into the night.
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Taji lost her balance as she fell to the ground when the earth trembled. Her nose twitched as she sniffed the air. Sesshomaru's scent was incredibly strong and his demonic aura was pumping throughout the entire forest…he wouldn't…second thought knowing Sesshomaru—he would. She rose to her feet with new determination. She had to get to him now if the poor mortal girl was to see another day, but suddenly her eyes when hollow and her whole body when limp.
'This shell has severed me well'
Jaken came scurrying out of the brush. He was finally able to catch up with Taji since she halted. He was running so blindly that ran into the back of Taji's pant leg. He fell back on his backside. "Argh!" he growled as he rubbed his bruised face. "Why did you stop you idiot, hanyou?!"
Taji glanced over her shoulder coldly. "Be silent you silly conceited pest" she hissed and then walked forward. "Wait here"
Jaken gaped after a few seconds before he decided to scamper after Taji. "Now see here you—Arghhhhh!!!" Jaken walked into an invisible spiritually charged barrier. After being electrocuted the toad flew off and landed a few feet away. His garments were sizzling and his left leg twitched pathetically. The rest of Sesshomaru's pack had just come into the clearing when they saw the imp being electrified.
"Master Jaken!" Rin exclaimed as she slid off the dragon horse's back. Ah-Un snickered in laughter as they watched the girl knelled over to the twitching toad. "Are you alright?!"
Taji watched them from a distance. She was only five feet away and they couldn't see or sense her. Taji sighed under her breath. "If only I made the barrier a little bit stronger, then I would've had barbequed imp legs, oh well" She shrugged then continued in the direction of the quakes.
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A few hours before day break, Sesshomaru paused briefly in assault as he sat on the ground. The great dog looked not so great. His white fur was tarnished and soiled with the forest grunge. His tongue hung out almost comically as he panted greedily for breath and blood flowed freely from the wounds on his face because of all the 'down' attacks.
InuYasha and Kagome fell on their knees panting as well. They were exhausted. Both of them had been running back and forth threw the forest all night trying to avoid being crushed by a hundred foot tall dog.
InuYasha shook his fist weakly. "Enough of this Sesshomaru! Just leave us alone damn it before Kagome 'down' to hell!" he managed to threaten between gasping breaths.
The Dai-youkai eyed them with such deep hatred and anger it made InuYasha's hair stand up on the back of his neck. Almost shakily, Sesshomaru rose to his feet. Kagome released a cry of anguish. "He's getting back up again?! Oh Kami does he ever stop!?" she said hoarsely. She was beginning to lose her voice from screaming 'down' all night.
Sesshomaru stood up on wobbling legs. Suddenly his crimson eyes rolled back into his head and finally the majestic dog collapsed. Several trees went down with him as his body mass crushed to the forest floor. When the dust cleared, Sesshomaru was lying unconscious on a heap of forest debris.
InuYasha stared blankly. "…I think you killed him…good job Kagome!"
"I-I didn't mean to kill him…" Kagome said as a few tears leaked from her eyes. InuYasha was taken aback by her reaction. He then shouted, "Idiot, why are you crying? He wouldn't be crying over our corpses!"
Kagome knew what InuYasha said was true but something inside of her was crying out for Sesshomaru's pain and she in turn animated the influence. Kagome then did the unthinkable; she hugged the dog's snout. InuYasha nearly gagged.
"Sess—Sesshomaru-sama?" asked a flabbergasted voice.
Kagome and InuYasha looked up to see Taji gaping like a gold fish a few feet away from them. InuYasha growled softly as he moved in front of Kagome. "What do you want Taji?"
Taji took a double glance at InuYasha. "So the night of the new moon is your human night" she stated the absent-mindedly as she tapped her lip.
InuYasha growled again. "Tell anyone you old witch and I'll—"
Taji rolled her eyes as she cut InuYasha off in mid-sentence. "Oh please I live in a 20 mile radius swamp. Who am I going to tell?" She walked over to them. "I won't harm you or Kagome. Sesshomaru had me in his pay by force."
Taji lifted one the Dai-youkai's eye lid. "My, my…I haven't seen Sesshomaru-sama laid out like this since he tried take on a pack of youkai beavers on his own when he was a pup" she stated in awe as she lowered Sesshomaru's eyelid.
"Shoot! You mean he ain't dead!?" InuYasha said bitterly. If he was in his demon form he would have been able to smell death but by being human it was harder to tell. Taji shook her head and then glanced over at Kagome with a smirk. "Well done human for putting this big boy down."
"Will everyone stop saying that!" Kagome bellowed angrily. "I didn't mean to hurt Sesshomaru this bad, I just didn't want him to kill me and InuYasha!"
InuYasha and Taji looked at Kagome as if she had grown two heads. Taji then shrugged. "It matters not to me…" She then pulled out a thin knife out of her kimono. "…I'll finish him off then"
Something inside Kagome snapped. Her hands heated up with spiritual energy and she placed her hands on the dark miko. Taji screamed as she landed a few feet away from Sesshomaru.
"Don't you dare harm him!" Kagome said in chilling voice. InuYasha stood off to the side in wonderment and shock. Why was his Kagome defending Sesshomaru? Taji rose slowly from the ground. Her clothes where still sizzling. "Hmmm" she hummed in thought. "So you know the truth…"
InuYasha looked confused but Kagome knew what Taji was talking about.
"… …Yes"
"And you know why Sesshomaru-sama tried to kill you?"
"…Umm…" Kagome suddenly felt embarrassed. In the corner of her eye she saw InuYasha's suspicious face as he glanced back and forth between her and Taji. "…yes."
The dark miko snorted. "Then why are you showing loyalty toward him Kagome? To the very demon who tried to kill you? In my opinion he deserves to die" she stated coldly.
Kagome swallowed and clenched her fist. "I-I don't know…" She lowered her head. "…but I do know this: Sesshomaru deserves a lot of things but doesn't deserve to die this way! If you try to kill him again—in this state— I'll completely purify you, got that?"Kagome demanded.
Taji was stunned into complete silence. Kagome gasped silently. She just noticed how hollow Taji's eyes looked. It looked like the woman had fainted on her feet but yet she was still able to communicate? Something wasn't right… it was as if Taji was being controlled by another presence…
Suddenly Taji's ears twitched involuntary. She broke her eye contact with Kagome and looked down at Sesshomaru. "How nice of you to join us, Sesshomaru-sama; tell me, did you have a nice nap or did you enjoy eavesdropping?"
A low growled rumbled from the dog's chest. Kagome froze. Did Sesshomaru hear everything? Sesshomaru glared at the trio through silted crimson eyes. Suddenly the giant dog turned into a shimmering ball of energy and shrunk back into its humanoid form.
Kagome leaned over Sesshomaru fatigued form. The only time when she had only seen him this bad before was when he had endured Souuga's dragon twister with the help of his blade Tenseiga. Kagome surprised herself as she leaned forward to touch Sesshomaru's battered face.
"Sesshomaru are you—"
Sesshomaru glared at her and then slapped her hand away coldly. "Away woman!" he snapped. "This Sesshomaru does not need assistance, especially yours."
Kagome huffed. "Down boy! You are just as stubborn as InuYasha! Argh! It must run in the gene pool!"
Immediately Sesshomaru slammed back down into the soil. "Insolent wench!" he stormed when he was able to lift his head. "Hmph!" Kagome snorted as she crossed her arms. She stuck her nose in the air in childish defiance. "If you weren't such a black-hearted pompous I wouldn't have to 'd—o—w—n' you" she spelled angrily.
InuYasha burst out laughing while Taji stiffed a laugh. Sesshomaru glared at his half brother and the dark miko. "You have betrayed this Sesshomaru, Taji" he declared as he rose gracefully.
"Oh I was just testing Kagome's loyalty to you Sesshomaru-sama. She passed with flying colors!"
She stared at Sesshomaru's expressionless face for a moment before she began to laugh hysterically. "This is priceless!" she managed to gasp threw the laughter. Sesshomaru lifted an eyebrow wondering if Taji had finally cracked while InuYasha and Kagome pondered the same.
"Ha! You are shocked! Good! You should be!"
"Enough" Sesshomaru ordered. Then he noticed. 'Wait! Taji's scent has changed!'he thought. Now he understood. Taji smiled pleasantly at him as if she heard his thoughts. "Yup I have released my aura barrier. You recognize now me, all mighty Sesshy-sama?"
"Yuriko"
"Bingo!" the woman cheered. She clapped her hands two times. A water twister formed around Taji. When the storm cleared, pink petals showered to the ground around a dazzling woman in jade and burgundy robes.
"Whew! It's nice to be back in the flesh! So how was my masquerade? Wasn't it awesome? I totally fooled you! You! Mr. Big, bad, Know-it-all! Ha, ha!" She began to dance around. "InuTaisho would roll over in his grave if he could see this!"
InuYasha gaped for a second but then shouted out. "Now who the heck are you and what did you do with Taji?!"
He really didn't care much for his distant cousin but if she be could be taken down so easily by this airhead of a woman; she was obviously a threat to him too. Yuriko stopped dancing and faced InuYasha.
"Oh, Taji…? Awww! It's so nice to know you care for your cousin!"
InuYasha snorted. "The hell I don't"
The woman ignored him as she continued. "Don't worry about her InuYasha. I knew Sesshy would visit Taji for answers because of her spiritual insight. So I simply beat him to her. I manipulated her conscience unknown to her, and used her to lead on Sesshy-sama to meet his soul mate. "
Yuriko saw the looks she was getting. "But she's fine" she reassured, waving her hands to emphasis. "See for yourself"
Yuriko held up a crystal pendant she had around her neck. Inside the crystal was a miniature Taji franticly scratching the walls from the inside. Yuriko taped the surface causing Taji to shrink back and cover her ears.
"I will return her to her home as soon as I'm finished here" Yuriko laid the crystal against her chest gently. "And about my identity I'm the wondrous, cute and adorable Queen of the Nymphs—yours truly, Yuriko!"
Sesshomaru had to keep himself from rolling his eyes as he watched the miko approach Yuriko. "Hey" Kagome said, remembering what Sesshomaru told her earlier. "Are you the nymph who cursed me?"
Yuriko stared a Kagome a few seconds before she recognized the girl. "Oh, I know you, you're Kagome! Being inside another's conscience has really thrown me off!" Yuriko complained to herself before she shouted to Kagome. "Congratulations to you!"
"What—No it's not congratulations! Please, I want this spell taken off me right now!" Kagome demanded.
The Nymph Queen shook her head "Sorry. A spell cannot be taken back once casted"
"What!? This is totally unfair!" Kagome screamed in horror. "You didn't even askif I wanted this!"
"Life is unfair, sorry, really…"
"What spell?! What the hell is going on?!" InuYasha stormed completely oblivious to what was going on.
Sesshomaru meanwhile went stealthy behind Yuriko in order to slash her in two. Yuriko sensed him coming and jumped into the air to escape his poison nails. A cloud formed under her to support her in the air. Unfortunately the end of her robes was quite severed.
"You dog This was my favorite robe!" Yuriko sniffled but then sighed as she sat down on her cloud like if it was a recliner. "You can't teach an old dog new tricks I see… You are still relentlessly trying to attack me. FYI Sesshy-sama; killing me will not break the spell."
InuYasha swore under his breath after hearing that little bit of info. Option A was gone. Sesshomaru closed his eyes briefly as he lowered his hand. "This Sesshomaru is not ignorant of Nymph magic"
Yuriko taped her fan against her ruby painted lips. "Then why did you attack me?"
"It would have make me feel quite refreshed to behead you"
Yuriko rolled her eyes. "Oh joy. No wonder Inu no Taisho named you 'Ender of the circle of life'." She then turned her attention to Kagome. "I really am sorry my dear. It looks like you really have a time on your hands from here on out."
Kagome stood her ground. "No there's not going to be 'from here on out'! Can you cast another spell or something to revise this?!"
"No my dear. I cannot cast another spell on a curse."
Seeing the girl's face Yuriko continued. "Since I have placed you in this mess I should at least tell you what is happening. You see, the father of Sesshy, Inu no Taisho has asked me to bond Sesshy-sama to a human mate if he continued to hate humans within 200 years of inheriting the Tenseiga. But as you can see, the old grump is still the same."
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and growled low but Yuriko ignored him. "Not I, but the spell choose you to be his human mate Kagome, and the mother of his heirs."
Kagome already knew this but that didn't stop her from turning several sides of scarlet on the spot but Sesshomaru's face was like stone, completely indifferent. It's obviously the information was old news to him as well but InuYasha on the other hand, looked like he needed bi-pass surgery.
"But—But this son of a bitch just tried to kill me before you decided to show up!" Kagome yelled while pointing an accusing finger at Sesshomaru. "What's to keep him from killing me now!?" she demanded.
Yuriko sighed. "Weren't you listening?" She asked. "I know humans are hard at hearing but come on! Sesshy-sama, no matter how much he huffs and puffs will not kill his mate, especially now when she's caring his pup, right now." Yuriko emphasized the last two words.
Kagome grew wide eyed. Her skin color had passed from shades of red to deathly pale. Involuntary a shaking hand rose and rested on her stomach. "Now?" she said airily.
Yuriko smiled pleasantly. "Now" she confirmed softly. "Kagome, remember your increasingly short tempers and headaches? And why were you so protective over Sesshy even though he tried to harm you? It's part of the natural cycle of reproduction side effects."
Kagome fell to her knees still in shock. Though it sounded impossible but she sensed no falsehood coming from Yuriko; the nymph was telling the truth. InuYasha meanwhile was cussing up a storm and Sesshomaru, who rarely showed any type of emotion, had his eyes wide in surprise.
"Now we know you're lying you crazy witch! Kagome is a virgin! She can't be knocked up with Sesshomaru's pup!" InuYasha was finally able to scream at the nymph after his swearing rant.
"It was part of the spell" Yuriko stated calmly. She opened her fan and covered the lower part of her face. "This baby was created as a result of their spiritual union and now it's unfortunately its life is tied to the curse. You see I placed a spell and a curse on Kagome and Sesshomaru. The spell was to make them soul mates, and because their souls intertwined, the child was conceived."
Yuriko suddenly paused and leaned over to the edge of her cloud. She closed her fan. "However the curse is that if Sesshomaru does not fall in love with Kagome, confesses his love to her and earn her love in return before the baby is born…the child will die" She finished gravely.
"W-What?!" Kagome stammered as she began to shake. She wrapped both of her arms around her mid-section.
"Why you sadistic witch!" InuYasha screamed. If only he wasn't human, he would have used the Adamant Barrage on her. Sesshomaru must have been thinking the same thing. He used his whip of light to slash out at the nymph in the sky.
Yuriko moved her cloud to dodge the attack. "I love to give life" Yuriko mumbled. A tear rolled down her cheek but she wiped it away quickly. "And I hate to take it away…So please, for the child's sake at least try to like each other."
Yuriko connected her eyes with Kagome's for a second. She was confused at first but then she knew what the Nymph Queen was trying to tell her. Kagome took InuYasha's hand and rose from the ground. She then leaned over and whispered in InuYasha's ear. "InuYasha, quickly to the well while Sesshomaru is distracted with Yuriko; I think she's giving us time for a getaway."
InuYasha bared his teeth. He wanted to tear the nymph apart himself but in his present condition he could do nothing. He was in his human form and sunrise was still an hour away. His main concern now was to get Kagome to safety. InuYasha took hold of her hand protectively and together they ran to the well.
They had to spend a good minute or two to remove debris covering the hole and then they jumped in. Yuriko sighed in relief when she watched the pair jump down the well. She was curious about the well's enchantment but learned from reading the back of Kagome's mind that it was a transporter from the future. How fascinating...
Yuriko narrowly missed another attack from Sesshomaru. She shook her head. The dai-youkai was utterly exhausted and yet he was still trying to use her as target practice. In deed Kagome-san will have a hard time with him… From their short meeting Yuriko had gained a new respect for her; she was quite an extraordinary young woman despite the fact she was a little too naïve for her taste.
She also noted that the spell chose someone totally the opposite of Sesshomaru. Kagome was the sun, a light burning with passion. She was a girl full of life. Sesshomaru was the moon, beautiful and silent. A young man cold and harden by time. Through their differences they will learn and gain strength from each other.
Indeed the spell of Ying and Yang had chosen well.
Now since the mother to be was safe, it was time for her to run. Yuriko dodged another attack before she called out to Sesshomaru. "Well Sesshy-sama it's time for me to go bye-bye." She paused before be begged gravely, "Please don't let the child die."
Then she smiled cheerfully and waved like a manic. "Make me a Godmother now and you best behave! I will be watching!"
A funnel cloud came down from the sky and covered Yuriko. When the cloud vanished, Yuriko was gone too. Sesshomaru stared at the sky for a moment even after Yuriko had disappeared. With an exhausted sigh he fell to his knees and gracefully sat back on his fanny. The sun rose in the east.
He knew what Yuriko told them was the truth. The miko had the same scent as father's mistress when she was carrying InuYasha.'That's where I smelled that scent before' Sesshomaru noted mentally. He continued to think, 'Why has father done this evil to me? Forcing me to walk the same path as him?' Sesshomaru's eyes tinted pink at the thought'Does he wish desecration on all his descendants?'
Inu-youkais and Inugamis where once noble and superior races; respected in Japan and throughout the entire world until now. Now they were legends, phantoms of the past. There were very few of his kind left…were they truly doomed to fade into folklore? Sesshomaru dismissed that notion.
'Ridiculous…but what is father's purpose for not only binding me to a human mate but also forced me tobreed an abomination threw unnatural meansWhy is this hanyou child's life connected to death if I shouldn't fall in love? It doesn't matter anyway—nothing, not even spawn will stop this Sesshomaru's ambition.'
"Hn"
Sesshomaru's eyes darted to his right when he sensed his pack coming. 'Yuriko must have dropped the barrier'
Though it pained him with every inch, Sesshomaru stood up slowly. He completed his composure just when his pack walked threw the trees. Jaken waddled ahead while Ah-Un followed with the children on its back.
"W-What happened here?" Rin managed to gape out as she observed the destruction of the forest.
"Maybe it was the earthquake, Rin-chan but I think a hard battle was just fought here" Kohaku answered as he took a good look around too.
'I just wished this Sesshomaru was the victor'Sesshomaru sighed mentally but his face remained impassive. He walked tall and proud toward his pack. As normal, they greeted him excitedly. "Sesshomaru-sama!" three voices exclaimed at once as he came into their sight.
"Oh I'm glad you are alright milord!" Rin said. She slid off Ah-Un's back and ran over to Sesshomaru. "I was worried but I should know better" Suddenly she looked around. "Where is Taji-san? She had to tell you something really important and didn't have time to tell us. May I ask what it was Sesshomaru?" Rin asked.
Sesshomaru felt relieved. The dark miko didn't tell them the 'news'. "Never mind her. What is told me is of no importance so do not be concerned" he answered coolly.
Rin bowed her head. "Yes Sesshomaru-sama. I'm glad everything is okay then"
Jaken scurried forward getting between him and Rin. Sesshomaru felt a frown coming on his delicate features.
"Jaken."
"Yes mi—" The toad Imp couldn't finish his response before he was punched on his head.
"Why is Rin here? I believe I had a talk with you about her safety"
Jaken immediately fell down on his knees and groveled and at his boots. "But Milord you ordered me to bring her to InuYasha's forest—"
Sesshomaru growled audibly. His fangs could be seen as he spoke, "I told you to bring her to the outskirts of the forest of InuYasha but not in the Forest of InuYasha."
"But milord Rin was disobedient! I told her to stay—"
Jaken crumbled to the ground from the second impact of Sesshomaru's fist.
Rin gasped. She had seen her Lord mistreat the toad on several occasions but she have never seen him this moody before. On top of that, she felt guilty to know Jaken was being punished because of her disobedience. "I'm sorry Master Jaken!" Rin exclaimed dropping beside her swirly eyed elder.
Sesshomaru turned his back to the scene; a new feeling was emerging souring his stomach, something he hasn't felt since Rin was killed by Kouga's wolves while running to him for salvation…guilt …maybe he did over due it… Wait a minute; what was he thinking?!
Too many of those darn 'down' commands Sesshomaru reasoned. He just hoped he wouldn't become as brain dead as his younger half brother. Quickly he said. "Show no remorse. It was Jaken's lacking, not yours" Sesshomaru said over his shoulder before walking ahead. He then added "Come."
Immediately the pack followed. Rin and Kohaku were riding Ah-Un while Jaken was holding his head, limping up the rear. 'The miko's pregnancy is unacceptable and it must be dealt with right away' Sesshomaru thought mentally. If he ever saw Yuriko again he vowed to succeed in committing murder but right now he needed some much needed rest from his 'battle'. A luscious meadow was within the area, only six miles away. He sensed no youkais in the area and it would be an acceptable place to rejuvenate.
At a distance unknown to Sesshomaru, Yuriko smiled as she watched them go. The curse Inu no Taisho told her to place on Sesshy-sama had truly turned into an unplanned blessing.
"Not only that but it's sure to bring quite a show!"
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ChosenMibhar: Hi, I really didn't tell anyone but this story was really a prelude. I promised to finish the story "My Pup" before I started anything else but I think it's best if I just finish this story out completely so keep an eye out for a title called "Fall in Love".
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