Chapter 5: A Bowl + Naraku = Legs?

"How has the western lord gotten his hands on a live mermaid? I wonder, KAGURA!"

Kagura stepped forward from out of the shadows "Yes, My lord?"

"Take 3 thousand demons and stir up some trouble with the western lord, but do not harm the mermaid, do you understand me?"

"Yes, my lord." Kagura scowled, how she hated that hanyou. But sadly he held her heart, quite literally, and she was forced to do his bidding not matter how much she would regret it. The irony of how her heart would fall into the hands of the man that she absolutely hated, not despised ,held a grudge against or any softer word. She absolutely HATED Naraku. The day he met his end she would put his body out on display for all his enemies and then leave it out to rot and be eaten by scavengers. Then she would laugh as she watched through Kanna's mirror as he burned, screamed and agonized in hell, and damn it, it would feel amazing when she was able to do so, but until then she would have to wait out and bid her time to make sure she survived that long.

Sesshomaru was quiet, much more quiet then when they were alone, did he not trust his traveling companions or did he not want them to over hear something he deemed them not not needing to know. She was going to voice a question on his more cold and untouchable mannerisms when she noticed that he stiffened.

"We are surrounded." Sesshomaru calmly stated, when in fact he was very enraged. Damn it, how come I didn't sense them coming?

All of a sudden a demon in a pelt came from out of the surrounding forests into the opening that the group was standing in.

"Great lord Sesshomaru, I see you have made a fine catch indeed." sesshomaru growled.

"What do you want Naraku?"

"why, to get acquainted with the young mermaid in the..."

"she is none of your concern leave here at once with the hoard you have brought." Sesshomaru could smell the fear rolling off Kagome. He could feel when she fisted his sleeve in her hand, and he felt how much comfort it brought to his aura.

"Ah, well you see I know a great deal about mermaids and she might be of some interest to me, but I shall leave that for another day and leave you be, but as for the demons..." Naraku began to laugh as Sesshomaru' glared icily at him "They are none of my concern and what ever they do to you and your group is of no consequence to me as long they don't harm her, and Kagura shall make sure of it." he said pointing towards Kagome. Hearing her name Kagura came down from where she was perched in the sky on her feather and landed softly on the forest floor, tucking the feather back into her hair. Naraku then turned laughing and walked away, disappearing into the trees.

Sesshomaru moved quickly and took the giant glass container from AhUn's back and placed it on the ground. Kagome was surprised that he was even able to lift it, the water alone had to weigh close to 350lbs minus her own weight. "Rin, stand beside Kagome, AhUn and Jaken flank and protect them." stated Sesshomaru as he drew tokijin. The demons came in massive groups and Sesshomaru let out attack after attack trying to keep them at bay and away from his ward and the mermaid. Jaken and AhUn finished off those who came from the other side, while Kagura merely watched from the sky. She had returned to her feather and left to the sky as soon as Naraku was gone. They were all fighting feircely when Rin screamed, a demon was coming straight for her while the others were all ready preoccupied. Kagome was told never to reveal her powers to the dry foot people, for they would try and use her and her powers for their own gain, however, right now she had no choice. She concentrated pulling some of the water up into a sort of whip from her quickly made tank and flicked it out to hit the demon attacking Sesshomaru's charge. What she didn't expect was for it to take the demons head off, causing it to roll off towards the left, eyes glaring never to be shut. Kagome was so shocked that she dropped the whip. Everyone around her stilled and looked at her even though she was impervious to the stares. Then the demons attacked with even more fervor, but their numbers dwindled quickly not one was able to get anywhere near Rin again for that matter. There was one demon left and when he noticed he picked up his weapon which just happened to be a bow and notched three arrows letting them fly before he was cut down. Sesshomaru then quickly knocked down two of the arrows but missed one. He had saved Rin, but the last hits its mark, the glass container containing Kagome. The arrow then plunged into the glass and shattered it upon impact. Kagome cried out.

I shall die, how could this be? I have not even begun to live... am I dead...

Kagome opened her eyes, not even noticing that she had closed them to see her laid on the grown with LEGS! She rolled over that way she covered her exposed body somewhat, to save some of her modesty. She moved on of her legs over to cover her lower areas and her arm over her chest. She then used her other arm to push herself up from the floor.

Sesshomaru was by her side in a second discarding his armor and his haori, draping it around her shoulders, covering her body. Rin stepped closer and stated the obvious. "Kagome-sama, you have legs like Rin, now."

Kagome looked at Rin and nodded, then thought hit her, this little girl looked like someone she knew. The thought was far off topic, but it was a revelation none the less.

"Can you stand?" the question wormed its way in her mind, she knew the voice to be Sesshomaru's. She then pulled the top further around her and took the sash that Sesshomaru held out to her, tying it around her body. She then slowly stood on two shaky legs, wobbling as she came to a complete stand. But before she was even able to to take one step she fell. Sesshomaru easily caught her, lifting her.

Kagome was shocked, one moment she was falling and the next she was snuggled up to a dai's chest, what was the world coming to.

Sesshomaru held the small girl in his arms, she was even smaller without her tail, but he knew not how long she would be able to stay this way, so with one arm he cradled her to his body and the other he picked up his armor placing it on the dragon's back securing it throughly. He then began to continue walking. Rin and Jaken had been staring, but Rin quickly snapped out of it and began to skip along after her lord.

"Jaken" Sesshomaru barked. Jaken startled and then quickly ran off towards his lord. No one paid any attention to Kagura as she flew off in the other direction, towards Naraku, they just continued walking as if nothing happened.

Kagome was kinda scared, she had let go of one of her biggest secrets and she knew not what to do now. She decided that it was best if she just stayed quiet. Her throat was slowly becoming parched, and she was slightly thirsty but it wasn't that bad.

Sesshomaru tried his damnedest to ignore the way that Kagome's exposed thighs touched his bare arms and a chest, he tried even harder to not feel her body pressed against his. And he dared not look down to see those impossibly crystal blue eyes staring up at him all big round and innocent as she wore his shirt... and nothing else. His throat was suddenly very dry.

Ok I updated I know I haven't in a while but school just got out for me and exams are finally over so I plan on making it up to you with bringing inuyasha in very soon. And as you can guess that I have a Rin and a Ren in this story and it was totally an accident it, but now I made it on purpose, lol. Can you guess how im bringing the shikon no tama into the story? Lol

thats just some stuff to think about

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bye for now,

KAR