InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Camomile Tea ❯ Chapter Nine ( Chapter 9 )

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Ly: So hi everyone again! Yes it's taken me quite sometime but I'm back. I'm on mid-winter break right now so hopefully, I'll get lots done!

Chapter Nine

As night fell over the woods of the West, a pair of red eyes could be seen in one particular patch of wood. What the eyes seemed to be watching was a couple who had stopped for the night. One was silver-haired, the other black. The eyes narrowed, Damn it…that isn't who I'm looking for! Slowly the eyes retreated but the silver-haired being seemed to have noticed her already. Before she knew it, Kagura suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder.

She turned slowly and looked in the eyes of her captor. Gold eyes stared back at her reproachfully.

“Who are you? What do you want?”

She continued staring at him. She didn't answer him. He shook her a little. He was getting impatient.

“Well?!”

Kagura blinked. Letting out a small sigh, she spoke.

“I beg your pardon Inuyasha-sama. But I must know where your brother and his companion is.”

Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.

“What do you want with my brother?”

“I cannot reveal the truth of my venture but I can only assure you, it is in your favor.”

Kikyo drew up next to her beloved. She eyed the red-eyed demoness nervously.

“Inuyasha, who is she?”

“Not sure. She says she wants to see nee-san and your sister.”

Kagura heaved another sigh. She was wasting time with these two.

“Listen to me, I used to work for Naraku. He's extremely angry with me right now. I failed to capture something for him. Something of great importance.”

Here she paused. She wasn't how wise it was to tell these two what she'd attempted to do but she was fast running out of options.

“I tried to kidnap that blue-eyed miko.”

Kikyo's eyes widened.

“You!”

Inuyasha put his hand on her shoulder.

“Kikyo, we can't be too hasty. So, Kagura, why turn on Naraku now?”

“You must understand, Inuyasha-sama. He's planning an attack. A big one. One I'm not sure any of us will survive unless I can find the miko and warn her of the coming danger.”

Kagura eyed the two warily. She had just put her life into the hands of these two. She wasn't certain exactly if it had been the wisest choice.

Inuyasha looked at Kikyo and looked carefully in her eyes. She gave the slightest nod. They were both thinking the same thing. This woman wouldn't have told them anything unless she was truly desperate.

“Sesshoumaru-ne-san and Kagome-san are west of here. They're taking a more direct path to our safehouse.”

Kagura breathed a little more safely.

“Thank you. I will someday repay my debt.” Said Kagura before she drew a feather from her hair and flew away on a wisp of the wind.

As Inuyasha and Kikyo watched her, a shadow suddenly appeared behind them. Inuyasha's keen nose just caught a scent and he turned his head slightly to see the shadow before their world suddenly turned pitch black…

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A distance away, a fire was burning in a small clearing. A similar looking couple was sitting by the fire. Just like the two before, these two also had similar features.

“Sesshoumaru-sama, how far are we from the manor?”

“Not far, another two days will take us to the manor. Hopefully, we won't meet anything unpleasant before then.”

Sesshoumaru's comment reminded Kagome of his promise to her that she and her family would not be harmed. Now that she thought about, she hadn't noticed that he had put a very slight emphasis when he had said you. Kagome blushed again, before she just felt cold and slightly angry towards him. Now, it wasn't anger anymore but it definitely wasn't affection yet. More like bemusement. Quite frankly, he was the oddest person…er…youkai she'd met.

An awkward silence fell between them. It wasn't like the first time they had talked alone and she been berating herself on being so timid. Now, it was just a lack of things to talk about.

“Kagome-san, tell me about your interests.”

Kagome lifted her head to find Sesshoumaru eyeing her intently, waiting on her reply.

“Erm…my interests? Well, lots of subjects I guess.”

“And what might those subjects include?”

“Well, I love history for one thing, and art is amazing too.”

“Hmm, seems fitting. You're living history right now.”

“I am aren't I? I hadn't thought of it that way.”

Sesshoumaru couldn't help but let a tiny smile appear on his face. Fortunately, Kagome was too absorbed in her thoughts again to notice the rare occurrence. Sesshoumaru couldn't help but reflect on how he'd changed. He'd known her for barely week, less at that, yet she had revealed many sides of herself to him already. She may have done this unknowingly but Sesshoumaru felt pleased that she was so willing to share something with him that he himself had for many years been unable to do. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to try and do the same.

“Are you at all skilled in creating any art form yourself?” he asked.

“Well, I guess. I started drawing when I was really young. I always loved the way people looked and how nature just sparkled under the sun. I really wanted to find a way to express the admiration my surroundings inspired in me.”

Sesshoumaru again was met with another surprise. In the light of the fire, he could see an amazing tranquility in her face that he hadn't seen before. Her eyes softened as she spoke, her voice was gentle and flowed like a whispering breeze. He felt a little amazed at how many sides this girl had. She could at one moment be fiery and passionate, at another intelligent and clever, at still another graceful and lithe. Yet beneath that he could sense another layer of emotion, a layer rippling with sadness. He felt as though he could explore the corners of her mind forever. This suddenly reminded of a question that had been nagging him for sometime. He recalled when she had said that she was from 500 years in the future. This meant that surely she had to return at some point, after all, she was a traveler not meant to remain in this time.

“Do you know when you must return?”

Kagome looked away from the fire towards him.

“Return?”

“To your own time that is.”

“Oh, um, I'm not really that sure. The miko who pointed me on this mission said that I had to stay until my mission was complete. She gave me no details really as to what I'm supposed to do. I have some clues and this Naraku who's chasing me seems like a pretty big red flag.”

“Red flag?”

Sesshoumaru was momentarily confused about her reference of their enemy to a banner.

“Oh, gomen. That is, he seems very apparent to be somehow a part of my mission in that I have to destroy him.”

“I see.”

Kagome's smile melted off her face. He suddenly seemed quite cold again. Now what did I do…

“Sesshoumaru?”

“Do not address me so impolitely, miko-san.”

“W-what did I do? Gomen, did I say something wrong?”

“No, you did not. You should rest, we will be rising quite early in the morning.”

“Sesshoumaru-sama, what's wrong?” Kagome said, emphasizing -sama. She was getting annoyed again. Honestly, it didn't take much to set his guy off. She wasn't sure but she was certain it'd been something she'd said that made him turn to ice again. She knew it was dangerous ground she was treading but she was certain a misunderstanding had occurred.

“Sesshoumaru, if you think I'm trying to use you to complete my mission, please don't. Honestly, I don't think I'm supposed to use or try to ask for help from anyone though Midoriko never specified.”

Sesshoumaru glanced at her from the corner of his eye before heaving a sigh at how insightful she was. Honestly, this girl was really starting to pique his interest, much more than he wanted.

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