3 months...yes I know 3 FREAKING MONTHS, sorry guys, I've been having a rough time, but I have updated, and I am not making any promises that I wont make you wait that long again, but hopefully the new edition to our family - PUPPIES WOOH - will help me get back on track, anyway here you guys go, extra long chapter, lol as a thank you for waiting, you guys are the best
Disclaimer: NO NO OWN, WAAAH *cry*
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"You always admire what you really don't understand."
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Fleeting glances, that's all she had been reduced to doing at that moment, gazing at him over the flames then quickly catching herself and turning away, why'd he have to go and do that, kiss her like that...well she guessed she was partially to blame since she had initiated the kiss, BUT he was the one that turned it into- into- THAT!! something that could turn her legs into jelly and take her breath away
Then he goes and takes off and later acting as if it had never happened, leaning against a tree, staring into absolutely nothing, he hadn't even looked at her since she had returned from the springs, and it was starting to really get on her nerves, surly he didn't think she would just forget about it and go on with their lives, nobody kisses like that and gets away with pretending it never happened, there was actual feeling there, behind the act, he couldn't deny it! she wouldn't let him!
She was staring at him again...DAMNIT, she cursed herself quietly and tore her gaze away frowning, she should be able to control herself, not act like some sort of teen with a huge crush on a boy she knows she will never have...not that she wanted it "Crap" she swore, her mind was muddled, she wasn't thinking straight, stupid sexy inu taiyoukai, now more then ever she wished she could cut his nose off, that way she could just laugh when she saw him...nose-less bastard can die and rot in a cave
Her expression softened the more she thought about it, even without a nose he still didn't fit in with the cave scene, he was still too pretty, granted without a nose he would look weird, but it wasn't just his looks that gave him his beauty, it was the way he moved, his grace, the way he talked, the way he...well just everything, he must have worked so hard to achieve such things, and telling by the way Sesshy behaved, pretty goddamn hard at that
It was still hard to believe Sesshy was Sesshomaru, Sesshy was brash, easily angered, clumsy, loving, affectionate, he cried, laughed, slept, drew, he couldn't swim, he was all in all a regular kid
Sesshomaru on the other hand was cold, calculating, graceful, unemotional, he never cried, laughed, drew, she had never seen him sleep, he toyed with her feelings, kissed her like she was sure nobody else could, he had a mask up all the time, he just wasn't the same person, he was the complete and total opposite of his child counterpart, it was disturbing, she loved Sesshy but she hat- well not hate, uhmm more like dislike him greatly although she would like to jump on him - Sesshomaru, if that makes any sense at all
They were the same person! hard to believe and even harder to understand, she started fidgeting, right now all she wished for was to chop up a demon
She froze, how long had it been since she had last fought? she had stayed at Sesshomaru's castle for...god knows how long, she didn't even remember, and she hadn't fought once! Gosh she hoped she wasn't getting rusty with her movements, sure the kids kept her on her toes but she hadn't even practice her skills once, it doesn't take long to forget
She huffed, sort of thankful for the subject change on her mind, but annoyed with herself for becoming nothing but a babysitter - a damn well GREAT babysitter though...well when she wasn't thinking about how she forgot all about Sesshy...and that she left Shippo and Rin back at the castle with Kirara - But that was beside the POINT! They were perfectly safe with Kirara, and there were people there that could take perfectly good care of the kids, she had never talked to any of the -uhhh workers, not that she would be ABLE to considering they would shoot her dirty looks and/or run away from her
They were demons, and she was a demon hunter, but that gave them no reason to RUN! she growled and shook her head, now she was really itching for a fight, she looked at the forest around her, it was quiet, no demons, she snorted, probably because of the presence of the taiyoukai, no doubt other demons, weaker ones would feel his aura, so she doubted she would be able to pick off a weaker demon, the only ones brave enough to stay around would either be really stupid or really quite strong, and if she went looking she could only hope she caught a stupid one
Which was very highly unlikely, she frowned, maybe a good run might help her out, some exercise, and if she got far enough, maybe a good demon, easy enough for her to beat, but hard enough to freshen up her skills...she would probably need another bath but that was okay, as long as a certain youkai didn't follow her, steal her towel and make her attack him, she narrowed her eyes, bastard
Quietly she slipped on her taijiya gear, being mindful of her sleeping comrades - She was sure Inuyasha was asleep from the soft snoring coming from him holding Sesshy who was quietly curled in his lap, Kagome was huddled by the fire wrapped up in her sleeping bag while Miroku was out cold on the other side - she smiled at the monk, then shifted her gaze - WILLINGLY - to Sesshomaru, he had his eyes closed, leaning against a tree, one leg propped up with his arm resting on it, his hair still looked slightly wet from the springs and he was still topless, his hakama still clinging slightly to his legs
Looking away she grabbed her Hiraikotsu and darted away from the camp site
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He had been silently cursing himself, he shouldn't have kissed her, and he shouldn't have let her attack his neck like that, he shuddered in his head, it was nice...and maybe he liked it a little too much, but the fact that he let her anywhere near his neck was disturbing, if he had been fighting in his youkai form and let his neck out in the open like that, it meant submission, and he was not one to submit to anybody, especially not some girl
Although it was a nice surprise that she had guts to go and make a move like that, which he had succumbed to, he growled, he did not like this taijiya, she was just some weak human that would just get in his way and get killed, an idiot human, he should just kill her or he would kill himself just trying to make sense of it all, did he kiss her because he liked her?
Well tolerated her presence, he knew that much, but to kiss her and let down his guard around her was a whole new level of toleration, it was trust that she wouldn't stab him, slice of his head, tear his throat out with her teeth, he frowned slightly at that thought, she was a human, they don't tare out each other throats with teeth, demons did that, why in the world would that image pop into his head?
He shook his head lightly, his image of humans and demons were starting to blend with each other, next he would think that humans had ears and a tail, again he blamed the whelp, back then he had liked humans, before they betrayed his trust in their kind, he never should have trusted them in any form, at that age he could easily walk up to one and ask where he was and ask them to take him home, which they would kindly do, darn him and his trust, he couldn't read people back then, now he could, but his trust was still on lock down
That's what he thought before that taijiya, and/or before Rin, but she was just a human girl, she couldn't hurt him if she tried, the Taijiya was a sort of threat, she was trained and if he let his guard down she could very well harm him, and it was becoming more and more obvious the more time he spent with her that she wasn't just some weak girl
Maybe that's why he was attracted to her?
He choked on those words in his head, eyes widening slightly, okay YES it was a surprise, shouldn't he have realized before that he was indeed attracted to her? no other reason that he would have kissed her back, oh just great, he was attracted to a HUMAN, now he was sure he had to kill her
he took a quick glance at her, she was glaring at the dirt beside her, her facial expressions changing every now and again while mumbling to herself, how could he be attracted to HER?! No, he shook his head and looked past the weird deadpan facial expression, she was good looking...for a human, long dark hair with eyes to match, she had a lithe warrior build with feminine curves, long legs, she could fight and was independent, he looked forward and closed his eyes
If he had taken out the fact that she was human, and was instead a demon, she was the sort of woman he usually was attracted too, he mentally slapped himself, he should have been more careful, kept his distance and NOT talk to her, not even look at her, now he had gone and gotten himself in a situation he did not want to be in
Hopefully she would just forget about the damned kiss so he could just stay away from her and not let it happen again, sounded like a good plan to him
He snapped his head up as he heard the taijiya dart away from the camp sight, no doubt looking for a fight, he grunted and ignored her, he would not go after her, he had no need to, if she was half the fighter she always said she was, she could handle the ogre clan she was inevitably going to run into
How'd he know? He - unfortunately - had a very good nose
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CRAAAAP
crapcrapcrapcrap...that was all she was thinking at this moment while dodging very angry and hungry OGRES "CRAP!!" she yelled jumping out of the way of a fist
This was REALLY not what she had expected when looking for a fight, 3 angry ogres were definitely a good work out, but she had no idea she was this out of PRACTICE, she was literally just survived by the skin on her teeth!- "Hiraikotsu!!" she shouted, hurling the boomerang at the offending green ogre, it roared out in pain as the weapon sliced and took his arm off, she allowed herself a small smile of triumph before she was knocked back by orange coloured ogres arm, she hit a tree harshly, knocking the wind out of her
She gasped and jumped out of the way of the raging ogres path before she became human mush, she quickly regained her breath and drew her sword jabbing it through the blue orges hand as it reached for her, it yelped pulling it's hand back, now only without 2 of it's fat fingers, she darted quickly towards her Hiraikotsu laying on the side after her previous attack, she skidded under the wailing angry green one and reached- The taijiya cried out in pain as the orange one kicked her hard across the ground, she tumbled and rolled against the ground until coming to a painful stop against a tree
A this was just PERFECT, this was here punishment for being a babysitter, she was sure of it, she coughed painfully a metallic taste filling her mouth, swearing quickly she jumped up, ignoring the pain and dived for her sword, she grabbed the hilt and leaped out of the way of the charging orange, he stumbled and fell, knocking a few trees down in his path
Sango yelped in surprise as the green one wrapped it's pudgy hand around her form and lifted her off the ground, he growled and struggled against the grip, one arm pinned at her side while the other was holding her sword, the taijiya bashed the weapon against it's hand, but only managed to her a few small cuts through the thick skin, it raised her till she was face to face, BLEH it STUNK, she coughed and gagged, and then the worst happened, it spoke "You annoying girl, you will die" it growled angrily
She coughed, trying to catch a breath of FRESH air "Well then do it quick before your breath does it for you" she snapped, gagging again, and silently praising herself for her small joke, it wasn't everyday she got to be witty
It snarled, it's one eye narrowing dangerously and it's grip tightened, she shouted out in pain, feeling her bones started to crush under it's strength, she screamed louder feeling her arm pop out of it's place, no, like HELL she would die against an OGRE, with every bit of strength she had in her one arm she thrust her sword down against it's wrist, it roared and dropped her
Landing with a painful thud, she gasped the wind knocked out of her again, the dull throbbing pain in her arm heightening more in the drop, she had no time to get up before the blue one picked her up and flung her against another tree, oh she was definitely starting to hate trees, she didn't hear herself scream, she could only feel it rip out of her throat, she sat against the trunk of the plant, biting her lip harshly, damn it hurt, but at least she hadn't done this to HERSELF, not like her hand, punching a wall hadn't been the smartest thing she had done, but pitting herself against 3 ogres wasn't that smart either
She lifted herself shakily up against the tree, leaning on it for support, then jumping away from the damned orange one, it was never going to give up, he took a breath and scanned for her Hiraikotsu, a surge of hope washed through her as she saw it only a few feet away, the only thing that stood between her and the boomerang was an one armed green ogre, the hope was some what squashed a little, she needed a plan
Orange grunted and growled, then started charging at her once again, thinking of no other way out, she jumped up and ran as fast as she could towards the green, she closed her eyes, bracing herself for what she was about to do and hoped to kami it would work, with the grace of a cat she jumped straight toward the green, it chuckled and grabbed her in mid air, she cried out as it's grip crushed her already dislocated arm
Then it all started moving slowly, everything faded in and out of black, her hand felt for the hilt of her sword, she felt the green jerk backwards as the bezerker orange slammed into him, the one armed ogre tumbled and crashed into the ground while she was thrown into the air, she twisted and attempted to land on her feet, but landed on her back instead, she coughed and gasped, lurching violently off the ground, now she knew why she needed comrades, she had never been without them until Naraku, she hadn't even been solo long enough to learn about what it was like against formidable foes like goddamn ogres, she attempted to lift herself up, but it just hurt
Sango lifted a shaky hand and placed it against the ground, lifting herself up slowly, the orange and the blue were yelling at each other, she stared at the green, it's head was twisted in an odd angle, the tackle had snapped it's neck, so the plan had worked somewhat, at the cost of her health of course, she hunched forward, sucking in a breath, okay halfway there towards getting up and finishing the job
Stopping she stared at the two ogres blankly, that with only a few mangles fingers and bruises were in full strength, while she, with probably a few cracked ribs, a dislocated arm and can hardly stand had hardly any strength at all, she wasn't stupid, she should run "YOU GIRL, YOU KILL BIG BROTHER" The blue roared "YOU DIE!!!"
Didn't look like they were gonna let her run, she scrambled back quickly as blue came lumbering toward her, then like a godsend she felt the smooth surface of Hiraikotsu under her fingertips, summoning up what ever strength she had left she jumped up and hurled the weapon and screamed it's name with mild desperation for it to hit it's target
It spun through the air and sliced through the ogres thickly corded neck, it's blood spattered across the forest floor, adrenalin pumped through her, kami knows she needed it to keep her ALIVE, with the expertise only a fully trained taijiya could have she caught the boomerang, spun on her heel and whipped it at the second ogre, she didn't even stand long enough for her to see if it hit it's mark, she collapsed to the ground on her knees, breaths coming out in pants
The thud of another body hitting the ground gave her the answer she needed, they were dead, all three of them, she laughed slightly, she had come looking for a fight, she had gotten just what she needed, no more Ms Babysitter, it felt good to fight again, she groaned and fell to her side, broken bones and bruises she could have done without though
She took in a deep breath - then coughed and gagged, she needed to get away from these ogres before the started to stink up the place more, she didn't think she could handle dead ogre smell, that possibly would kill her
Suddenly the padding of footsteps reached her ears, she snapped her head up and stared at the culprit of the sound, she couldn't help the smile that grew on her face, "I never thought I would be so happy to see you" she whispered before giving completely into her exhaustion, weeks of taking care of kids, not getting enough sleep, fighting a few ogres finally catching up with her
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I had something else to say...but I don't remember o.o
Thank you Baitdcat for pointing out the conrad comrade error lmao hehehe