Chapter 4 - Understatement

"My lord, I will be attending to.. to.. to the.. the Lady Rin now.." Jaken said in a sobbing voice.

Jaken moved towards Rin but was met with a ferocious growl. In a fraction of a second, Jaken flew towards a tree's trunk with a crash.

"Jaken-sama!" screamed Kagome.

He was a father who failed his own pup. Now, he will give his all to protect the body of his pup.

"You will not touch this Sesshoumaru's pup." Sesshoumaru said in a feral voice.

Sesshoumaru was now standing and his eyes have turned completely blood red. He was in battle stance in front of Rin and sniffed the air. There were two low level youkai. One he recognized as his vassal and the other one is the dragon that provided transportation for his pup. He paid no heed to them. They were harmless, they were packmates.

But there was another one in the clearing with his pack- a miko. She was wounded. He recognized her scent to be the one who travelled with his half-brother.

Youki was swirling in the clearing and a dangerous growl was vibrating the trees. Kagome was fighting against Sesshoumaru's enraged youki with what small miko powers she could summon. The youki was slicing against her skin, leaving her with paper cuts all over.

She looked back at Jaken. He would not be able to help now. He has been knocked unconscious against the tree. His wounds have re-opened and he was bleeding again. Ah-Uhn lumbered towards the toad youkai in an attempt to help him.

She turned back to the Taiyoukai. He was studying her intently and growling now and again. She didn't seem a threat to his pup as he knew her to be a miko.

Kagome struggled to stand. "Sesshoumaru-sama," she bowed to the Taiyoukai. She was not sure if Sesshoumaru's Youkai recognized her or not. She deemed it prudent to introduce herself and explain why she was there. He might consider her a threat given the situation. "I am the miko, Kagome, who travels with your half-brother, Inuyasha. I am deeply sorry for your loss. I failed to protect your daughter Rin and-"

Sesshoumaru lunged at the miko and snarled at her throat. "I know who you are, miko. You are not welcome here."

He dug his nails in her throat as a warning and flung her away. Kagome rolled a few times before coming to a stop near Jaken and Ah-Uhn.

The dragon called to her in concern. "It's alright Ah-Uhn. Sesshoumaru-sama seems to be a bit upset," she whispered realizing that that was probably the biggest understatement in the history of Japan.

She sat up and felt her neck. Her fingers came away bloody. She looked up to find Sesshoumaru back in his post beside Rin. His youki swirling anew around him. She noticed that his youki seemed to be cutting Rin's body in its intensity. If she didn't get the Taiyoukai to calm down, Rin's body would be brutalized and it might just break the proud youkai.

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