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prompt: yearn

words: 400

Hidden in a thicket of leaves Sesshoumaru the group of former shards hunters as they made their way through the day. After his brother return, he left the village wishing to find some kind of protection from any unwanted questions.

He was of course not scared to hear them, he just didn't know few answers himself. It didn't sit well with him, he was a Lord after all, it wasn't even allowed for him to have doubts.

With a mental sigh the youkai looked at the evening sky. Sometimes, he wished that Naraku was still alive, it would give him reason to once again escape from his royal duties.

Sesshoumaru would never admit it at loud, but he hated his life, his predatory nature called for adventures, hunt, freedom.. there was none of it in the cold walls of the shiro.

The light laughter interrupted his thoughts, the golden eyes went to the young woman who laughed at her friends behaviour. The miko. Her entrance in his life was unexpected, but somehow he couldn't regret that.

She was carefree, her behaviour was more than confusing at times, and she had the worst gift of giving him headache in a record time, while youkai wasn't even supposed to be able to have a headache. She was a freedom itself. Maybe it was why he found himself yearning for her presence.

Maybe it was also the reason why he wanted to protect her...

Maybe..

"Sesshoumaru-sama I know you're there! Please come down and join us at dinner." The Lord wished to roll his eyes at the woman but she wouldn't see that from her point of view.

"Hn," he replied instead.

"What kind of answer is that?" she yelled, stomping her foot, at his behaviour. She wanted to say more, but the figure clad in red clothes joined her suddenly.

"Leave that bastard Kagome. We're just fine without him."

"But Inuyasha—" Without noise Sesshoumaru landed before the pair.

"I will join you, but I do not require nourishment." Kagome beamed at him while Inuyasha huffed.

"Keh! Even better, more left for me," the hanyou murmured.

"You're so greedy Inuyasha!"

Maybe he wanted to protect her because she was thruthful..

"Am not!"

"You are!"

..or because he admired her fighting spirit..

"At least I'm not siding with the devil himself!"

"Osuwari!"

..or maybe he wanted her safe because she was simply Kagome..