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
Chapter 9:
He wasn't coming back.
Kagome mulled over the possibility that he knew that when he said he would look up his records. He probably is getting a kick out of me waiting for him when he fully intended never to come back.
"He's not coming back" she said out loud and sat up from where she was lying in the grass. Standing and brushing dirt particles from her hakama she sighed and looked to the East. Sango would be having her baby soon and she wanted to be there. Mind made up Kagome determined not to think of Sesshoumaru and how alone she felt she took a few steps East before a powerful youki sweep the area. Ignoring the jump in her heartbeat she turned to face Sesshoumaru and swore then and there internally nothing of her attempt in leaving would ever pass her lips, Sesshoumaru would actually kill her for real if she flaked on him.
"Is the debt paid?" she asked hesitantly wondering if he would attack her if the debt truly was paid. Sesshoumaru didn't reply.
"Oi Sesshoumaru is the debt paid?"
"Silence miko."
Kagome bristled and felt her patience snap when Sesshoumaru went to recline against a tree.
"Your going to rest! If the debt isn't paid don't we have to train? Or are you not feeling up to it after our match today?" Kagome goaded though internally winced as knew she was playing with fire but she needed to know if he was going to stay or not. In hindsight she should have realized that she should be glad she wasn't in for his fiendish 'training'. Sesshoumaru growled at her.
"No, just no! No more growling, silencing or flat out ignoring me! Is the debt paid or is it not! How long am I going to have to put up with you!" she cried out hysterically and it seemed that it was the final straw for Sesshoumaru. He stood and grabbed the training bokkens and threw one at her.
"I am still your sensei now raise your bokken, I will not go easy on you this time foolish miko."
Kagome looked confused at her wooden training sword.
"Fighting you isn't answering my question."
Sesshomaru instead of replying disappeared from eyesight and only instincts brought on by training let her duck a blow that could have easily broken every bone in her back and then some.
"Hey! I don't want to train," Kagome shouted and ducked the next blow. Sesshoumaru in reply swung low and Kagome wasn't fast enough to block resulting in what she was sure was a cracked femur. Eyes wide Kagome yelped stared at Sesshoumaru. He didn't pull that blow at all! If that were a real sword she wouldn't have any legs anymore!
Furious Kagome charged at Sesshoumaru and their bokkens smacked together in a furious crash of wood. This went on for many minutes of muted snarls and Kagome's frustrated grunts and insults to Sesshoumaru's person.
Jumping back from a particularly vicious parry Kagome's chest heaved in her fury and her eyes practically sparked at they met Sesshoumaru's across the clearing and was infuriated to see he didn't seem affected at all.
"Why is it so hard for you to talk to me yet fighting me is deemed acceptable you impossible youkai!" She yelled and her reply was a snarl of fury she figured was from the insult to his person. Whatever the reason it resulted in him flying across the clearing, bokken raised. Not going to take that staying still Kagome let out a war cry and ran to meet him in the middle.
A piercing crack of wood splitting from the pressure of the strike sounded through the clearing and time seemed to stop still as their eyes met over their now broken swords. Hers were wide eyed and furious, his were narrowed and seething.
"Are we finished," Kagome said somewhat muted and stepped back when Sesshoumaru made a stiff nod. They both dropped their broken bokkens.
"Next time we spar we should use proper swords so we can properly try and kill each other," Kagome said only half joking in her fury. Sesshoumaru didn't reply but this time Kagome didn't care, at that moment she couldn't care less about the arrogant youkai. She had just about reached her limit.
"Foolish miko…" Sesshoumaru finally said and walked away his feet barely making a whisper in the grass.
"Idiot youkai…" Kagome said when he was out of sight and sensing distance. She felt tears prick at the back of her eyes but refused to let them fall. She didn't know if the debt was still in place but she'll be damned if she was going to sit around wondering about the whims of a narcissistic bastard of a youkai that thought she was a fool. She gathered her gear and determinedly turned to the East. She needed a friendly face and Sango's was as friendly as it gets. Smiling bittersweetly she infused her leg muscles with her reiryoku wincing a little at her sore thigh and cursing Sesshouamaru a bit. She also rubbed the spot on her chest where Tenseiga ran her through and glanced in the direction Sesshoumaru left in. He was going to be pissed she didn't stay put but hopefully he'll see it as a firm sign she wanted nothing to do with him.
Resolutely she began running to Kaede's village her thoughts determinedly not on Sesshoumaru but instead on the missing voice inside her mind.
Sesshoumaru sat in a dark corner of his chambers. The record of debts showed no confirmation of his own being repaid. The matter would have been concluded easily if not for the fact the miko chose to be possessed. Of all the foolish... Sesshoumaru snarled again within the comfort of the darkness and in the back of his mind he knew his behaviour was akin to sulking but he was too furious with the miko to even contemplate that train of thought.
All the servants within his shiro were keeping a wide berth and Jaken wisely took it upon himself to keep the human child away from his great but terribly livid lord. There were some things that even Rin could not fix and her master's personality was one of them.
Translations:
Youkai- DemonHanyou- Half-DemonMiko- PriestessNingen- HumanTaiyoukai- Demon LordShikon no Tama- Jewel of Four SoulsReiryoku- Spiritual PowerYouki- Demon PowerShiro- CastleTenseiga- Sesshoumaru's healing swordTokijin- Sesshoumaru's attacking swordThankyou for reading and sorry for the wait. Please review.
-Evyira