Chained: In More Ways Than One
Charades
Well that was anti-climatic Sesshoumaru thought to himself as he just managed to catch the tail end view of the demon as it ran away. He guessed that it had been taught by Shizaru to fear his scent so even through he wasn't a current threat to it in his canine form, it didn't know that.
He was grateful for that because he knew that he wouldn't be any match for it at the moment and he had just ran into danger without thinking at the miko's cry for help. It was something his half brother would do. He'd have to think on the matter later.
Sesshoumaru turned around to see the miko trying to get off the ground looking at him in wondered curiosity. How come he gets that look from her when he's a dog but as a great demon lord he gets no respect? The first time they met all he really got was a glare.
The miko began to basically hop over in the direction of a boulder that wasn't too far behind his position. 'Great now she's injured… again.' Thought Sesshoumaru to himself. She cautiously gave him a lot of berth like if she wasn't sure if she should be afraid of him or not yet.
It must've seemed pretty strange to her for that demon to have been afraid of a simple dog, so she must've come to the conclusion he wasn't. Hopefully then it would be easier for him to nudge the miko to the right conclusion without any form of speech.
The miko reached down and picked up a small object before finally sitting on the boulder. Sesshoumaru couldn't tell what it was from this distance but the miko was holding onto it like it was a life line.
He started to move towards her but stopped at the miko's reaction. He'd never seen her so distrustful before. At all the altercations between him and his brother she had always seemed so sure of herself. Right now she was treating him like he was the virgin eating demon and the other one was just an imposter.
"Stay back. I'm warning you." The miko put her hand up in a threatening throwing position. Now he could actually see what she had picked up before which was a small rock. He raised his eyebrows in amusement. Well tried to since dogs don't really have very expressive faces. Only the miko would threaten someone with something that's little more than a pebble he thought to himself.
Sesshoumaru then noticed that the miko was channeling her miko powers into the rock using it like she did her arrows.
If he was in a demon form right now it actually might've stopped him in his tracks but he wasn't. Sesshoumaru still resisted the erg to bound over and knock the miko over just to mock her. He didn't want to spook her though so he decided to just stay put for now until she calmed down a little bit.
Kagome was unnerved by the never ending gaze of the animal. Its expression as it stared at her was almost human- like it had conscious thought. She stared back, her brown eyes piercing the golden pools of the creature.
For creature was what she would refer it to because she wasn't sure yet if it even was a dog. She just had this feeling but she could just be being paranoid. She thought that the dog might've run off by now but it appeared it wanted something from her.
The eye of the dog was staring her down. Flitting between her and the rock still held above her head. It was giving her a very familiar bored expression, like it was waiting for her to do something.
Kagome was started to feel really stupid under its look. She pursed her lips in thought before deciding to lower her rock; but didn't put it out of reach just yet. It seemed that was what the creature had been waiting for.
It started to move its body signaling between the two of them like it was trying to tell her something. Here she was playing what felt like charades with a dog. It signaled to the hand she held the rock in which just happened to be the same one the chain had been attached to.
A dog who was very bad at charades because it wasn't making any sense to her. Kagome scratched her head in confusion. The dog shot her an annoyed expression at the action before starting to pace in front of her.
Kagome sighed. She finally decided to come to the conclusion that the dog meant her no harm. She threw the rock a little bit a away from her, but not to far; as a peace offering with the animal, for that must be what it wants. Then signaled with her hands for it to come to her.
She swore the dog rolled its eyes at her before coming over as if to say 'finally'. It came and sat right in front of her with its disgruntled expression still on its face.
Kagome didn't know how she could tell the dog was frustrated with her. She reached out slowly and petted it behind the ear for she knew many animals enjoyed this action.
Asking for forgiveness for her previous foolishness.
It's just a normal dog she berated her self as she pushed back her earlier feeling of unease. Now that she'd accepted that fact she could enjoy how cute the dog was. It was big white and fluffy. She pulled her fingers through the soft fur.
Sesshoumaru had to stop his tongue from rolling out of his mouth at the feeling the miko's touch produced. Normal dogs are so simple he thought to himself as the action produced a very strong feeling of happiness. He seriously hoped being in this form didn't have any permanent damage on his brain.
He may be one right now but that didn't mean he had to give into their primitive instincts. Though he couldn't stop his tail from wagging.
"You know…" The miko said before pulling his face up so that she could look at it. "You remind me of someone. For a moment I could've sworn you were him in disguise but you have four legs while he would only have three." She mentioned as held up what should've been his missing arm; or leg in this instance.
In all the excitement Sesshoumaru hadn't even noticed its return. He should have been hobbling around on three legs but wasn't. At least one good thing came out of this situation. His missing arm was one of the reasons why in the past year or two he hadn't transformed into his true form. Not once.
Sesshoumaru would've been rejoicing if it didn't put the miko off his true identity. He frowned mentally as she continued to pet him.
Before he knew it he was being hugged to the miko's chest being held close. If dogs could blush he would be right now. Sesshoumaru tried not to think about his position and what part of the female anatomy he was very close too.
He would not think about the pink bra.
"I miss him. We've only been separated for less than an hour but it feels like a century." The miko sighed into his neck. "You know its easy to talk to you. Don't tell him this but I think I'm beginning to really like him. I don't know what it is with me and going after unattainable complicated men. First Inuyasha now Sesshoumaru- or maybe it's just the Inu brothers in general." The miko scrunched her face up in thought.
If Kagome could've seen the dogs face she would've seen it's eyes open wide in shock.
Sesshoumaru wasn't exactly sure how he felt about the confession of the miko's feelings just yet. His mind was racing too fast for him to tell. He felt like this wasn't something the miko wanted him to hear just yet and she wasn't ready to tell him.
Hell, he didn't think he was ready.
"Why am I never attracted to the guys who like me like Hojo and Koga." Kagome commented. Sesshoumaru frowned at this. He knew who the wolf was but who was this 'Hobo' guy.
"Sure Koga's nice and all but it would never work out between us. Him with all his 'my women' stuff and I could never live in a cave." The miko sprouted like she was trying to prove her reasoning behind her rejections to herself.
Sesshoumaru was glad to hear that the miko didn't think of the wolf demon as anymore than a friend or ally.
"Then there's Hojo. He's what every teenage girl my age wishes for." Now Sesshoumaru wasn't glad to hear that. "Every girl except for maybe me. No my type just has to be the strong brooding type just to torture myself." Sesshoumaru was trying to figure out what the miko meant by her last statement but he knew he had never been very good with judging emotions; his or others.
"It feels good to get that off of my chest and tell someone even though you are just a dog."
'Yes just a dog.' It seemed the miko had completely dismissed the idea that he could be anything but. Sesshoumaru needed to figure out away to prove to her other wise.
They lapsed into companionable silence. It seemed the miko was done speaking out loud to him. Content with her internal thoughts and contemplation.
Sesshoumaru nose twitched when he picked up an approaching scent. His scent of smell wasn't as strong in this form but he was still able to recognize it. The wolf demon had apparently been following them.
A sudden idea popped into his head and he wasted no time in putting his plan into action. He wiggled out of the miko's grip and dashed in the direction the wolf demons scent was coming from.
Sesshoumaru ignored the miko's calls for him to come back as he ran. He felt bad about leaving her alone for any period of time but she should be alright for a short period of time.
At least, he hoped so.