Naraku's Mind Games
He's a prince?
A beautiful castle dawned on the horizon. It was a typical Japanese mansion, with slanted red roofs, and stunning sand gardens and balconies.
Kagome gasped when she saw it and thought for sesshomaru to hear, Wow! Your castle is so awesome!
Sesshomaru replied. It is none less then expected by a prince to have.
They still hadn't told everyone about their mind reading ability, and neither did Kagome want to. She figured that they might need it against who ever they were up against, and besides, it couldn't hurt anyway, right?
She had been mentally messaging sesshomaru all day, in hopes of getting under his skin, but so far he had replied civilly. Maybe the whole talking thing ticked him off.
She was getting random thoughts from everyone, but, upon practicing she could close in on the person she wanted to hear, and block out the others. She had done that to everyone so far, with very amusing results, (especially with Miroku) and had success, except for Sesshomaru. He seemed to just block off his mind and she couldn't get inside no matter how much she forced herself to listen hard.
Maybe it was because he also had the mind reading power, and he couldn't hear her either? They hadn't gotten a chance to discuss their power (verbally) all morning, due to them being in the company of six others, who would think it very strange indeed if they walked off to have a chat.
RAMEN!
She stumbled, when she was interrupted by this sudden thought.
Why the hell would Inuyasha just decide to scream ramen inside his mind out of no where? Stupid Inuyasha! Couldn't think of anything but food, could he?
Sesshomaru smirked when he saw her stumble. Be less jumpy miko, and do not let the insane thoughts of the insane group I am currently taking home, get to you.
Inuyasha caught her by the arm. Human are so clumsy. Look at me, having to take care if kagome all the time, not that I mind it though...
So, I am a burden to him, am I? Kagome wrenched her elbow away from Inuyasha, glared at him and was about to sit him when Sesshomaru's thought crossed her mind.
Hm.. What an amusing scene! Inuyasha saves kagome from falling and kagome sits him. I wonder what sango will make of that, Miko? Might ruin your reputation a bit. Just a hint of advice.
Before Kagome had time to reply, they entered the castle walls and were greeted by all of Sesshomaru's officers and inhabitants of the castle they ran into.
"Welcome back Sesshomaru-sama!" they echoed, all through the castle.
Kagome was puzzled at their behavior. How come that they all are acting and thinking like they had never seen a human before?
Well, well, well, Sesshomaru is bringing a human home?
I never thought I'd see the day.
What, is she like foreign or something?
Oh my god! Sesshomaru brought his brother and a group of humans home!
Inuyasha was pointedly looking at the back of Sesshomaru's head, avoiding taking in his surroundings. Kagome almost laughed at the sight of him, but tried to pass of the snigger as a cough. It failed miserably and came across more like she was chocking.
Sesshomaru smirked.
Kagome glared.
Sesshomaru began to think something, when she cut him off. No smart aleck answers, Sesshomaru!
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They were led to their rooms with a wave of Sesshomaru's hand.
Inuyasha, of course, walked off to his own room, by himself, looking lost in thought. The servants came scurrying, demons, and a few humans it seemed, for Rin.
She seemed completely at home here, running through the corridors at her will.
"Oh wow!" kagome commented, seeing her room for first time. It had a very grand touch, with magnificent curtains, a silk lacy bed sheet and bamboo floors with a brown and red theme. If this was a guest room, then she would love to see what Sesshomaru's room looked like.
She flopped down on her bed and opened her mind of all barriers for others thoughts. At once, she felt a searing pain across her forehead as if someone had slashed it open with a knife. As reaction to the pain, she curled up on the bed, holding her head with both hands.
Oh no!
When is there gonna be something to eat?
So...sesshomaru's back?
Let's just tell a servant to do it.
Stupid master! Always having a set list of things for me to do.
I would love to go see the gardens!
It's such nice weather today!
There were a million thoughts entering her head, and she couldn't stop them once she had let off all barriers.
She felt sick next and sunk off the bed, moaning. Her head was aching and, she couldn't think, or move much.
Just when the intensity of the thoughts felt like it was increasing, she gave up being quiet and hoping that it would all go away and tried to call for help.
Big mistake.
Her own thoughts just topped the ones coming in, and she felt another searing blast on her forehead.
There she lay, with excruciating pain, for what seemed like forever, trying many times to call out the names of her friends, or anyone for help, but only succeeding in increasing the pain.
She felt weak, and it seemed to her that she was about to pass out any minute now, when Sango walked in.
She Kagome on the floor, pale, dripping in sweat, ice cold and clutching her head and she gasped.
Sprinting over to her side, Sango rolled her over.
"Kagome, are you alright?" she repeated once, twice and many times because she wasn't getting an answer.
No Sango! Kagome thought, even though it hurt her. Don't think, makes..pain..much worse!
But Sango definitely could not hear her thoughts, and continued to sprinkle water on her and think loudly.
She gasped with pain once in a while, and quivered harder when there were more thoughts entering her mind; until Sango decided that she had to call someone, and couldn't handle this by herself.
She opened the door and dashed out, right into a passing Sesshomaru.
"Thank goodness you're here!" she gasped out before grabbing the hand of a startled Sesshomaru and pulling him into the room.
When he saw Kagome, he immediately tried to read her mind, as a way of getting information as to what had happened. There is no blood, yet Kagome was acting like there are wounds on her forehead. Strange...
As soon as he tried to enter her mind, the searing pain struck him too, along with the voice of a thousand thoughts. He managed to close his mind though, because unlike Kagome, he was hearing them second-person.
Taking a deep breath, he mustered up his mental strength and entered her mind once more.
He again felt the intense flash of pain, but this time he had a mental shield against the thoughts. Upon entering her mind, he had succeeded in shielding her from half the lower volume thoughts.
Damn! He cursed inside his head as he figured that he could not do much more. There were still an immense amount of the thoughts entering, and his stamina was losing, fast, trying to block the thoughts of so many people, that too, from two minds.
If Kagome didn't manage to wake up and seal off the rest of the thoughts, they both would be helpless like this, until nighttime at least, when there were minimum thoughts in the castle.
Seal them off! He willed the miko.
Sango had run off to find kagome's medicine kit, leaving sesshomaru instructions to do what ever he could to ease her pain. Like he needed them. He thought sarcastically.
Sesshomaru was starting to show a light grimace, and had braced himself, as if in a battle.
He could feel his mental stamina almost gone by this point. He was weakened.
Leaning over slowly, and willing himself to hold on a little longer, slapped the miko across the face.
Her eyelids fluttered and she realized that the thoughts had weakened by intensity. Assembling the last of her strength, mostly drained from all the pain, she pictured a mental wall, and set up her barrier.
Sesshomaru was relieved of the pain, and he, feeling dizzy sat down on the bed immediately.
Kagome was still on the floor, but had managed to sit up a little.
They both sat there, panting, mentally drained, one with pain, and the other with effort, pale, and sweating until Sango returned.
When Sango did return, in effort to give an answer to all her questions, Kagome finally opened her own thoughts. Before she had blocked off everyone's thoughts, including her own, to rid her self of the pain.
Now when she tried to think, cautiously, she felt a dull throbbing pain, like of a wound healing, and managed to reply dumbly to Sango's questions.
"I don't know what happened..." she said weakly. "Headache...need Aspirin...fast...my bag...Sesshomaru needs it too.."
Sango was quite bewildered as to why Sesshomaru also need medicine, but deciding this was not the best time to ask questions, simply obeyed.
Sesshomaru took the medicine without any complaint and ate it. He grimaced at the taste but washed it down with water.
At once, his head seemed to become less heavy, and he stood up.
"I came here to inform you and Rin that dinner was ready. Show yourselves in the dining hall after fifteen minutes." He sniffled delicately and left.
There you go! Kagome thought. Same ice cold prince again!
You never would have guessed that he just saved me from permanent brain damage!
The dog demon lord never ceased to amaze her.
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Wow!
Okay, so not such a good idea.
Just open your mind to like a thousand people's thoughts. Not good.
Anyway...REVIEW PEOPLE!
Please?