InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to Life ❯ A Visit and Cause Revealed ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Crystalline Twine 
While gathering herbs just outside the village, Kagome meets up with her shadowy stalker.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2005 | Updated On: 12.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 531 | Status: Completed
While gathering herbs just outside the village, Kagome meets up with her shadowy stalker.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2005 | Updated On: 12.14.2005 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.3K | Visits: 531 | Status: Completed
Chapter 3 : A Visit and Cause Revealed
Disclaimer: And before I forget.. Inuyasha does not belong to me in anyway, and I do not claim them as so during any part of my story.
Kagome was gathering herbs from the small patch of garden she was tending on her own, preparing to refill Kaede's herbal medicine ingredients. Her bow was hanging in one hand, and a quiver of arrows were thrown over her shoulder, as she was stooped over the plants, cutting and gathering what was needed, and depositing it in her basket. She stopped momentarily, and tied her long raven locks in a ponytail so they would be out of her face; however, she did not return to her errand, but in the blink of an eye drew, notched, and aimed an arrow as she turned to come face to face with Inuyasha's only, and older brother, Sesshoumaru.
He merely stared at the girl, perfectly at ease, even though he was under her scrutiny. His face was emotionless, unreadable.. the same as it always was. "Your arrows cannot hurt me, girl. You should know by now."
"Yet if it is the only line of defence I can pose at the moment, it is better to have something that will waste your time than to have nothing that can save mine."
"Save your life?" He asked with the same bored look, much like a doll's face.
"My time, Sesshoumaru. It would be a waste of time to continue as if I never noticed you, or to flee, even if I wished to. I may be faster than before, but my speed cannot rival that of a demon."
“At least you know when you are outmatched. That hanyou cannot.”
“Indeed, but it’s not as if it matters a great deal.” She returned the arrow to the quiver, slipped the bow over her shoulder, picked up her basket, and casually started to walk away. In another blink of the eye, Sesshoumaru was right before her, standing in her way. “Hello, you are in my way. How about moving?”
Sesshoumaru could hardly believe the way she was acting. Her insolence, defience, and the obvious fact that she was not about to submit.. It actually kinda turned him on, but he would never accept the fact that he, the Great Lord of the Western Lands, was attracted to a human. "Watch your tongue woman, or I might have to remove it.”
She rolled her eyes and simply walked around him and proceeded towards the village, but she didn’t get very far before he pinned her to a tree, her bow and arrows slung far from her reach. A deep growl rumbled from his throat and for a moment, Kagome thought she might have gone a bit far, but then she realized she really didn’t do anything and was angry. “What the hell do you want, Sesshoumaru! You’re wasting my time!”
His eyes narrowed slightly, as he stared down at her. It was hard for him to believe that this was the same little girl who had hid behind his worthless brother, wearing those indecent green garmets.
When Kagome didn’t get a response she assumed he wanted the jewel. “You aren’t getting the Shikon no Tama, Sesshoumaru.”
“Who said I wanted the little trinket? If I wanted it, I would have it, girl.” He traced a line down her face and neck with his claws, catching the edge of the fabric lightly, though leaving a clear cut were they had been, and small trickles of blood ran down her front and dripped on the ground. Her breath caught, as a stinging sensation became appearant across her chest. “What do you think I want?”
Kagome grimaced slightly, but stared him. “Shouldn’t you be disgusted? You hate humans, Sesshoumaru, so why do you mingle with them?”
Sesshoumaru smirked. “To establish who is in charge.” He said it in a menacing tone of voice, and Kagome nearly went to pieces. She slipped a small dagger from the folds of her clothes and stabbed it in his side. He snarled and reached for the dagger, meanwhile Kagome made a break for her arrows, but found herself lying on her back, with the wind knocked out of her, and the angry demon lord above her. Unable to breath she squeezed her eyes shut and tried to force her lungs to take in air. After a few antagonizing moments she inhaled deeply and started coughing hard, and surprisingly coughed up a small amount of blood, which dotted the white part of her attire that hadn’t yet been tainted with red. Her breathing was ragged and uneven.
Sesshoumaru remained quiet and motionless while she struggled to regain her composure. That wasn’t quite the way he had meant for things to go. He had not meant to cut her with his claws, only to scare her, but her skin was surprisingly delicate. Nor had he meant to give her so rough a blow when he stopped her from reaching her arrows.
“That was foolish. You know I can move faster than you.”
“Obviously you want something from me, Sessho-” She stopped in the middle of his name, still finding it hard to breath. “Otherwise you would have killed me by now. So you were seemingly foolish, as well.” She let out a deep sigh, having punctuated each word with one or more pants.
"I did not mean to harm you, but you were beginning to try my patience, woman."
"Do you simply wish to taunt and torture me, Sesshoumaru? Because if so, I would prefer you kill me first. Or if you want the Tessaiga, kidnapping me would be no avial to you. He would never trade his sword for my safety."
"Do you you wish to die then?"
"It would be easier than living."
"Then do it yourself."
"I can't."
Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment before climbing to his feet and then lifting her up as well. "Actually, I am here for none of those reasons. Rin is ill, and none of the priests that have checked her can find what is wrong. I came to collect you."
Kagome sighed, and her eye began to twitch. "It would've been nice if you could've formed that into a question, and before you ruined my clothes."
"Would you have rather have had me ruin them after?" His face was once again blank, but a slight tone in his voice told Kagome he was amused.
"So you find that funny? You're lucky I am worried for Rin's health, or things wouldn't be getting any prettier. Now, thanks to you, when Rin sees me, she's going to ask a million and one questions about what happened to me."
"True. You should go change."
Kagome's eye twitched again. "Watch it. And you agree that you will bring me back unharmed when she is well?"
"When she is well again, I will bring you back unharmed."
She grabbed her basket, and put the herbs back in it, found her knife utterly useless, and retrieved her bow and arrows. "Okay. I'll be back in an hour. I need to gather some medicines. Please stay away from the village." She gave him a glare. "I don't need Inuyasha's crap as well as Miroku and Sango's worried questions."
"Very well, but if you are not back in a hour, I will retrieve you."
Kagome shook her head and started back to the village.
Disclaimer: And before I forget.. Inuyasha does not belong to me in anyway, and I do not claim them as so during any part of my story.
Kagome was gathering herbs from the small patch of garden she was tending on her own, preparing to refill Kaede's herbal medicine ingredients. Her bow was hanging in one hand, and a quiver of arrows were thrown over her shoulder, as she was stooped over the plants, cutting and gathering what was needed, and depositing it in her basket. She stopped momentarily, and tied her long raven locks in a ponytail so they would be out of her face; however, she did not return to her errand, but in the blink of an eye drew, notched, and aimed an arrow as she turned to come face to face with Inuyasha's only, and older brother, Sesshoumaru.
He merely stared at the girl, perfectly at ease, even though he was under her scrutiny. His face was emotionless, unreadable.. the same as it always was. "Your arrows cannot hurt me, girl. You should know by now."
"Yet if it is the only line of defence I can pose at the moment, it is better to have something that will waste your time than to have nothing that can save mine."
"Save your life?" He asked with the same bored look, much like a doll's face.
"My time, Sesshoumaru. It would be a waste of time to continue as if I never noticed you, or to flee, even if I wished to. I may be faster than before, but my speed cannot rival that of a demon."
“At least you know when you are outmatched. That hanyou cannot.”
“Indeed, but it’s not as if it matters a great deal.” She returned the arrow to the quiver, slipped the bow over her shoulder, picked up her basket, and casually started to walk away. In another blink of the eye, Sesshoumaru was right before her, standing in her way. “Hello, you are in my way. How about moving?”
Sesshoumaru could hardly believe the way she was acting. Her insolence, defience, and the obvious fact that she was not about to submit.. It actually kinda turned him on, but he would never accept the fact that he, the Great Lord of the Western Lands, was attracted to a human. "Watch your tongue woman, or I might have to remove it.”
She rolled her eyes and simply walked around him and proceeded towards the village, but she didn’t get very far before he pinned her to a tree, her bow and arrows slung far from her reach. A deep growl rumbled from his throat and for a moment, Kagome thought she might have gone a bit far, but then she realized she really didn’t do anything and was angry. “What the hell do you want, Sesshoumaru! You’re wasting my time!”
His eyes narrowed slightly, as he stared down at her. It was hard for him to believe that this was the same little girl who had hid behind his worthless brother, wearing those indecent green garmets.
When Kagome didn’t get a response she assumed he wanted the jewel. “You aren’t getting the Shikon no Tama, Sesshoumaru.”
“Who said I wanted the little trinket? If I wanted it, I would have it, girl.” He traced a line down her face and neck with his claws, catching the edge of the fabric lightly, though leaving a clear cut were they had been, and small trickles of blood ran down her front and dripped on the ground. Her breath caught, as a stinging sensation became appearant across her chest. “What do you think I want?”
Kagome grimaced slightly, but stared him. “Shouldn’t you be disgusted? You hate humans, Sesshoumaru, so why do you mingle with them?”
Sesshoumaru smirked. “To establish who is in charge.” He said it in a menacing tone of voice, and Kagome nearly went to pieces. She slipped a small dagger from the folds of her clothes and stabbed it in his side. He snarled and reached for the dagger, meanwhile Kagome made a break for her arrows, but found herself lying on her back, with the wind knocked out of her, and the angry demon lord above her. Unable to breath she squeezed her eyes shut and tried to force her lungs to take in air. After a few antagonizing moments she inhaled deeply and started coughing hard, and surprisingly coughed up a small amount of blood, which dotted the white part of her attire that hadn’t yet been tainted with red. Her breathing was ragged and uneven.
Sesshoumaru remained quiet and motionless while she struggled to regain her composure. That wasn’t quite the way he had meant for things to go. He had not meant to cut her with his claws, only to scare her, but her skin was surprisingly delicate. Nor had he meant to give her so rough a blow when he stopped her from reaching her arrows.
“That was foolish. You know I can move faster than you.”
“Obviously you want something from me, Sessho-” She stopped in the middle of his name, still finding it hard to breath. “Otherwise you would have killed me by now. So you were seemingly foolish, as well.” She let out a deep sigh, having punctuated each word with one or more pants.
"I did not mean to harm you, but you were beginning to try my patience, woman."
"Do you simply wish to taunt and torture me, Sesshoumaru? Because if so, I would prefer you kill me first. Or if you want the Tessaiga, kidnapping me would be no avial to you. He would never trade his sword for my safety."
"Do you you wish to die then?"
"It would be easier than living."
"Then do it yourself."
"I can't."
Sesshoumaru stared at her for a moment before climbing to his feet and then lifting her up as well. "Actually, I am here for none of those reasons. Rin is ill, and none of the priests that have checked her can find what is wrong. I came to collect you."
Kagome sighed, and her eye began to twitch. "It would've been nice if you could've formed that into a question, and before you ruined my clothes."
"Would you have rather have had me ruin them after?" His face was once again blank, but a slight tone in his voice told Kagome he was amused.
"So you find that funny? You're lucky I am worried for Rin's health, or things wouldn't be getting any prettier. Now, thanks to you, when Rin sees me, she's going to ask a million and one questions about what happened to me."
"True. You should go change."
Kagome's eye twitched again. "Watch it. And you agree that you will bring me back unharmed when she is well?"
"When she is well again, I will bring you back unharmed."
She grabbed her basket, and put the herbs back in it, found her knife utterly useless, and retrieved her bow and arrows. "Okay. I'll be back in an hour. I need to gather some medicines. Please stay away from the village." She gave him a glare. "I don't need Inuyasha's crap as well as Miroku and Sango's worried questions."
"Very well, but if you are not back in a hour, I will retrieve you."
Kagome shook her head and started back to the village.