Hey guys! Since this is my first story, I got so involved with the first couple of chapters that I completely forgot an introduction. Oops! I've had this story in my head now for a couple of months and since i've read most all of the good Sesshomaru/Kagome fics out there, I decided to write my own and give it a shot. I'm loving how it's turning out though! I am planning for this to be longer than 10 chapters, and so far I have 18 down on paper. It may turn out to be more, but we shall see. I hope you all like my story so far, and please feel free to leave me reviews!
I guess I need to post this for future reference: The Inuyasha characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi, not myself. The original characters, however, are all mine. And if this were an alternate universe, Sesshomaru would belong to me as well. Sadly we live in a cruel world where fictional characters aren't real. ENJOY!
Chapter 4
After hours of walking, Sesshomaru stopped at a small clearing and sat down on the lush green grass. Looking up he realized that the moon was full. Crossing his legs he began to meditate but was interrupted, yet again, by thoughts of the past.
"And what manner, exactly, of species is this girl?" Sesshomaru asked narrowing his eyes at the tree demon. "She is a human. She will be but a child when you first meet her, but she will grow into a beautiful young woman that not even YOU can deny her beauty." Goshinki stated. Hearing this Sesshomaru growled loudly. "You are a fool if you think that this Sesshomaru will fall for a mere human! As I stated earlier, I do not need a mate, nor do I need one who is human. You are simply mistaken. I will see to it that this does not happen." Laughing loudly, Goshinki smacked Sesshomaru on the head with one of his branches before continuing. "You silly pup. This is in fate's hands. Not mine. I am merely the seer. I do not control what happens. This is out of my hands. Run from it all you like, but in the end, you will fall, and it will be into the hands of that human girl. It seems you and your father will be quite a like when it comes to human women." Narrowing his eyes even more, Sesshomaru turned to leave but stopped. "Let fate try it's best. This Sesshomaru will not bend to a whim of a human woman. I crave power, and power is what I will get. This discussion not only is over, but it never happened." he stated sharply as he began to walk away.
Shaking himself from thoughts of the troubling past, Sesshomaru began to silence his thoughts and meditate when the one being, who he could honestly live without, spoke up; his beast. Laughing in the cunning way he usually did when he thought he was right, which let's face it, was all the damn time, his beast began trying to persuade Sesshomaru. "Goshinki was right, you know? You have fallen for her. You might not yet realize it, and it is definitely not love, but you have strong feelings for the little miko. I hear your thoughts too, or do you forget that part of our bond? I hear everything you think about the girl when we run into her and her friends. I know you think she is beautiful. Your thoughts scare you so much that you usually leave as fast as you can, but not before smelling her alluring scent of jasmine. That scent alone beckons you to stay near her. There are even times when you catch yourself staring at her. You even seem to...lust after her. She is powerful. I know you can feel her power, because I can feel it too. I'm even willing to bet that she is the most powerful human in the world. When we run into her next, why not stay a while longer and get to know her more personally? Or, we could always travel with her and her group." His beast smiled mischievously while Sesshomaru tried his best to think of ways that his beast might be wrong in its assumptions. But try as he might, he could find none. His beast knew him better than even he knew himself. He sighed inwardly, because he knew his beast was right. It seems Goshinki had been right after all. After all, who was he to fight fate?