InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Burned Down, Burned On ❯ Perfect By Nature ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: Writing...writing...writing...hope you like it! This is the longer chapter where Kikyo has enough of Inuyasha and begins to fall in love with Sesshy!! ^_^ Hope you like the lyrics I'm adding. All the lyrics I have are most likely from Evanescence. The song in this is probably once again for Inuyasha's cheating off of Kikyo. (Even if the song sings about a girl! ^ ^) I'm still promising…the chapters will soon be far longer.

 

 

Burned down, Burned on

Chapter 2: Perfect by Nature

 

Sesshoumaru stopped at a sweet scent, but yet the smell of the dead. He turned to see a beautiful women, staring at him from the forest. Her soft, bright brown eyes gazed in his golden ones. She had long, thick black hair with blue highlights. She had creamy white, smooth and soft looking skin, and she dressed in a red and white miko outfit.

 

Sesshoumaru recognized her as Kikyo. Inuyasha's dead lover.

 

He gave her a cold look. “You are Kikyo, Inuyasha's dead human, are you not?” Sesshoumaru demanded.

 

Kikyo glared at him. “I am not...Inuyasha's no longer.” she said sternly. Sesshoumaru changed the subject. “You have the smell of the dead in you're scent.” he noted. Kikyo nodded. “Dead I am. But yet I was revived by a witch long ago.” she replied sadly. Sesshoumaru noticed her change of expression.

 

Perfect by nature

Icons of self indulgence

Just what we all need

More lies about a world that...

 

Kikyo and Sesshoumaru soon became on the subject of Inuyasha. Soon after they parted. Kikyo glanced back at the demon lord and smiled warmly for the first time in a while and then she set off.

 

Kikyo walked slowly by the mountainside. “That man...he too despises Inuyasha. If we team up we can probably kill him. And then after...we both kill him...perhaps...” she started but gasped as her ankle turned painfully and she slid down the mountainside.

 

Sesshoumaru stopped smelling faint scent of blood. It smelled like the miko, but could she really bleed if she were dead? If so, her blood smelled more delicious than an average human.

Sesshoumaru decided to follow the scent. He stopped in front of the miko he had met earlier. Her eyes were closed and her expression in pain and somewhat startled. Her miko outfit was torn and dirty from the branches caught in it.

 

He knelt down before the priestess. She was still breathing...though not fully alive...He looked to her ankle and saw the damage in what had caused her to fall. Sesshoumaru's expression was blank as usual but he picked the miko up tenderly and went off to where Jaken and Rin waited.

 

Never was and never will be

Have you no shame don't you see me

You know you've got everybody fooled

 

Kikyo was burning while falling forever. The flames licked at her body. She opened her eyes and cried out in pain. “Don't make me relive this horrid nightmare!” she cried kicking out of the flames. She held her bleeding shoulder. More blood oozed out of it as she ran. She saw a silver mane of hair and recognized it. “Inuyasha!” she screamed running to the demon before her. But the man turned to reveal Sesshoumaru. Kikyo stopped to gasp. “You dare compare me to that half breed?” he asked. Suddenly he reached out and grabbed Kikyo, hugging her, and he leaned down letting his lips touch hers.

 

Kikyo opened her eyes quickly. She turned fast to see an ugly toad demon, and a cute little human girl. Kikyo weakly sat up. “Where am I?” she asked.

 

The toad demon folded his arms. “Have you no respect? You're lucky lord Sesshoumaru came along and saved you, wench!” the toad said coldly. “She sure is beautiful, isn't she Jaken-sama?” the little girl said to the toad. The little imp known as Jaken gave a cold expression and sighed. “Whatever you say, Rin.”

 

Kikyo looked over them and saw the beautiful male sitting on the bank. He had one leg bent up with an arm resting on it. The other leg lay strait down as he held the reins to a two headed dragon steed with his one and only arm.

 

Kikyo smiled through the pain. `Did this demon...really have the heart to save me?' she thought admiring him. Kikyo then looked away realizing her thoughts, her expression, and the slight blush forming in her cheeks. She gave her same cold expression again and her face turned gloomy once more with the thoughts of a certain half breed.

 

Look here she comes now

Bow down and stare in wonder

Oh how we love you

No flaws when you're pretending

But now I know she...

 

Jaken and Rin gasped and stared up at Kikyo as she slowly arose and limped over to the dog demon prince.

 

Sesshoumaru turned slightly to see the priestess awake and heading his way. He did nothing but watch her near.

 

“So...I hear you revived me...why?” she asked more sternly, glaring down at the lord.

 

“Uh...how dare you question the lord like that!! You ignorant little...”

 

“Jaken!” Sesshoumaru's voice made the toad stop and nearly choke on his words.

 

Sesshoumaru looked to Kikyo again. “If you think that I, would lower myself into healing a human, you are mistaken. I merely took you away from the area...” Sesshoumaru tried lying to her. She seemed to believe him but she sparked wildly on the inside.

 

Kikyo stared at him, studying him for a while but then sat right next to him. Sesshoumaru did nothing but glare from the corner of his eye. But really, even if the women was dead, she still had a soothing warm body heat and her presence was enough to comfort him.

 

Never was and never will be

You don't know how you've betrayed me

And somehow you've got everybody fooled

 

Sesshoumaru had later accepted Kikyo to stay awhile. Jaken moped around grumpily at the thought of another human women. Rin however, leaped with joy at the thought of a kind, friendly priestess.

 

Kikyo had decided to take a bath in the near hot springs. It had been so long since her body had been cleansed. She splashed water over her and then onto her face. Relaxing at the heat she almost fell asleep.

 

For some reasons she felt a feeling burn for Sesshoumaru. A familiar feeling she had not felt for so long...as if it had been...50 years once she felt it... She smiled. “Could this be love?” she asked herself. She scolded herself for such thoughts. This immortal was full demon and only the brother of the one who betrayed her. Could she possibly love again and yet go through the same pain once more?

 

`Maybe he will not leave me. Maybe he will stay with me...forever...' another voice echoed into her thoughts. Kikyo shyly blushed and sank into the water to hide her face.

 

Without the mask where will you hide

Can't find yourself lost in your lie

 

Kikyo put her dirty clothes on. She stopped at someone's presence. She turned and saw Sesshoumaru. She glared. “Just how long were you watching me?” she asked.

Sesshoumaru glared. “Once again...you are mistaken. I have no interest in spying on a pitiful human...such as yourself.” he spat at her but gracefully tossed a garment at her.

 

Kikyo caught it and studied it. It was a beautiful blue kimono with crimson red butterflies on it. She looked up to him.

 

“I'm so sorry. And thank you very much...go about you're business then...” Kikyo said in a more friendlier way to him. Kikyo waited until he gracefully walked out of sight and she changed into the kimono.

 

Sesshoumaru spotted Kikyo emerge from the bushes wearing the kimono Jaken had set out and got.

 

Rin was in awe. “Wow...you're so pretty!” she commented. Kikyo smiled and patted the girl's head. “Thank you, Rin.” she said gently. She heard Jaken clear his throat. “And thank you, Jaken.” she smiled. Jaken backed away refusing to be touched by a human...dead or alive.

 

Sesshoumaru saw how purifying her smile really was when she was happy. She looked beyond beautiful still...anyone could mistaken her for an angel. She still had a slight limp on her leg. She held back the pain. Her ankle was now bandaged and healing.

 

I know the truth now

I know who you are

And I don't love you anymore

 

Kikyo gave Sesshoumaru a smile and bowed before him. “How could I repay...lord Sesshoumaru?” she asked.

 

Sesshoumaru was curious and aware of her change of attitude. He looked over to Jaken. “Jaken. Take Rin and leave.” he commanded.

 

“But...m'lord...” Jaken started.

 

Sesshoumaru gave him a death glare and Jaken quickly left with Rin.

 

“So...you have other plans?” Kikyo asked.

 

Sesshoumaru glared at her. He moved fast putting a hand to her throat. “What do you wish to pull on me, human?” he demanded.

 

“I wish not to harm you...but merely team up with you...we'd have a better chance of killing Inuyasha...” Kikyo said calmly.

 

Sesshoumaru loosened his grasp and let her fall. “Do you really think I would lower myself to human use? I think not.” he smirked at the fallen miko.

He saw her gentle, warm expression as the cherry blossoms swirled around her while the wind blew her hair across her face. Sesshoumaru had felt the sudden feeling to lean down and kiss her perfectly formed lips. He scolded himself for even thinking such thoughts but deep in his frozen heart knew it was true...true that he too had taken a liking to a human...like his father had once did.

 

A few cheery blossoms still clung to Kikyo. She watched as Sesshoumaru started to walk away. Kikyo licked her lips.

 

“Lord Sesshoumaru...please...return to me...” she smiled warmly as he seemed to walk into the sunset.

 

It never was and never will be

You're not real and you can't save me

Somehow now you're everybody's fool