Crooked Teeth

by Silver Standard Society

Through usual mishap, Kagome's been separated from the group. Through unusual circumstance, Sesshomaru has decided to return her. Unless, you know, he kills her first. A long story told in short snippets. Complete.

22. Logical

22-Logical

"You dare attempt to purify me?" Sesshomaru burned.

"Purify?" Kagome asked. "No, I…it just happens sometimes, like when shards are close."

He turned her around, noticing flushed cheeks and lips, her breath slightly labored. She looked…stirred.

"Then you lack proper control," Sesshomaru commented. "How naïve to think you can protect yourself."

"I can!"

"I wonder," contemplated Sesshomaru, "A lone novice miko, carrying …seven shikon shards with untamed power. How will she fare in forests of seasoned demons perfected in blood thirst over hundreds of years?"

Kagome twisted her foot in the dirt, thinking.

"Well when you put it like that…"