Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha
Summary:
The funny thing about falling in love is that it's always with someone you least expect and at the most complicated times. Kagome saves Sesshoumaru's life and he feels honour bound to return the debt but it's hard to save someone who doesn't need his help, at least not help in the way he planned.
Sess/Kag
It's longer! I'm finally getting into the story and so all your reading won't have been in vain. Thankyou for the reviews and please don't be hesitant in suggestions for improvement.
Chapter 7:
Kags POV
This was getting slightly ridiculous. Kagome swore heatedly from her precarious position on one foot, on a slippery boulder, on top of a waterfall!
'How the hell is this training Sesshoumaru?'
'Sesshoumaru-sama' the arrogant youkai replied smugly from where he was floating in the air on his youki cloud.
'Smug, insufferable prick'
'I bet you could do that if you concentrated' her inner voice commented casually. Kagome wrinkled her nose at the stupid internal commentary but she simply could not block it out when she was concentrating so hard on not slipping.
'Don't be stupid I don't have youki there is no way… unless… what if I used my reiryoku?' She was cut short of her musings when she almost slipped from the boulder.
'Concentrate miko, this training is to teach you how to fight in places with precarious footing' Sesshoumaru explained from his lofty position, 'Now draw your bokken'
Grumbling Kagome complied and took the right stance, well as well as she could while being on one foot.
'Pushy, stupid, dumb, arrogant-'
'Miko stop your ramblings and level your bokken'
'Shoot… I said it out loud' Kagome blanched and she swore she heard her inner voice laugh. She steadied her wooden bokken and was almost thrown from her feet when Sesshoumaru struck.
'Goddamn Sesshoumaru! I wasn't ready!'
'A real warrior is ready for anything' was all he replied. Kagome narrowed her eyes and levelled her bokken again. This time she was ready for him as he attacked.
Fast swipes, powerful strikes and the rhythmic sound of wood hitting wood was all processed in Kagome's mind as she dodged and parried Sesshoumaru's attacks. She knew Sesshoumaru wasn't going at full strength and it infuriated her.
'I know I'm better than he thinks I am' and she charged her reiryoku through all her muscles. The sound of wood hitting wood increased at Kagome vision tunnelled as she became determined to prove herself.
'Let me out! I'll beat him!' her inner voice cried after the battle lengthened. Kagome was snapped out of her battle haze at the words but before she could answer her inner voice a negative her concentration failed as well as her balance.
Wide eyed she felt herself failing about and emitted a helpless shriek as Sesshoumaru struck again with his bokken with a powerful blow that Kagome was unprepared for. Her foot slipped and Kagome cried out as she felt herself falling.
'Use your reiryoku!' her counterpart's shrill voice sounded in her head and Kagome tried to pool her reiryoku to form a cloud but she couldn't solidify it.
'I cant'
'Let me!'
'I cant!'
'Cause your too scared?' her inner voice taunted and it snapped something inside of Kagome. The rock-strewn pool of water as the bottom of the waterfall was coming closer and Sesshoumaru obviously didn't care if she died. Tears formed in the corners of Kagome's eyes. She didn't want to die so she made her choice she sure wasn't going to die a coward.
'Fine' she helplessly replied the voice 'Get us out safely'
She felt her vision haze and her chest tightened, then everything went black.
Sess POV
Sesshoumaru was enjoying the spar even though he could have finished off his young pupil many times he derived a certain pleasure from the feel of swordplay even though it was degrading to wield a wooden sword. As Kagome's attacks began to increase in power he too added more force behind his blows.
It was when the bokken's strike remained unhindered by resistance that he payed much attention to anything besides the techniques of swordplay. He instantly thought about the obvious frailty of the human miko that she would tire so easily.
It was when heard his protégé's terrified cry he turned his attention to the state Kagome was in. He glanced towards the boulder on the waterfall ready to scold her for unnecessary noises when he noticed she wasn't there. Without another thought her was a blur of white as he flew down the waterfall to catch her.
He was an instant away from swooping her up and away from the danger when her aura flashed an ominous shade of red. It pulsed and Sesshoumaru had to pull back as sparks of red lightning attacked him.
'What is this trickery?' he mused as Kagome's falling body stopped its decent not one metre over the surface of the water. He went to touch Kagome's now upright body but was taken aback with a menacing growl. He went on guard and drew Tokijin as Kagome's once closed eyes snapped open
'Release the miko youkai' he commanded to the red eyed youkai he was sure was currently possessing the miko.
'Ahh Sesshoumaru how nice to finally talk to you' the youkai in the miko's body purred and took a step towards him. Sesshoumaru snarled.
'I will not ask again. Release the miko of I shall remove you from her'
The red-eyed youkai curled her lip in a fanged smile and stopped approaching him.
'Cant I'm afraid. The miko and I are one and the same. You cant remove me without hurting her.'
Sesshoumaru sheathed Tokijin and then drew Tenseiga.
'I can try' he growled menacingly. The red-eyed youkai in the miko took a step backwards.
'Well your just going to have to catch me aren't you?' and she laughed and ran off in a blur of red. Sesshoumaru sheathed his sword and followed the possessed miko.
'When the miko is in her normal state of mind I will make her pay for this trouble' he snarled in his mind and raced after the carnage the miko's body was currently wreaking while her body was possessed.
'If she returns to her normal state of mind…'
Translations:
Youkai- Demon
Hanyou- Half-Demon
Miko- Priestess
Ningen- Human
Taiyoukai- Demon Lord
Shikon no Tama- Jewel of Four Souls
Reiryoku- Spiritual Power
Youki- Demon Power
Bokken- Japanese Wooden Sword
Tenseiga- Sesshoumaru's healing sword
Tokijin- Sesshoumaru's attacking sword
Thankyou for reading. I hope you enjoyed it and another chapter is on the way.
-Evyira