InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Choices of the Heart. ❯ The Kidnaped and the Captor-Part 2 ( Chapter 10 )
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By: Nydanna 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Romance / Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.08.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 266 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai / Drama / Romance / Fantasy | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 02.08.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 3.2K | Visits: 266 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: This story is my creation although the characters are not. I did not, create, nor do I own any characters of InuYasha, they belong to Rumiko Takahashi, I just happen to love them. This story is based, but not restricted by the show/movies. For entertainment purposes only.-
Notes- Thanks for all the reviews. ^-^ It’s nice to know that people like my story, even if I am torn as to where I’m gonna go with. Since I can’t make up my mind, I’m holding off a bit on writing a chapter about Inuyasha for a bit until I’m able to make up my mind.
To madmiko- I’m sort of leaving it open with Inu/Kag or Sess/Kag at the moment, mostly because after reading a few Sess/Kag I’m torn between which would be the better couple. For now I think I’m gonna leave her options open and let it flow to whichever way. We’ll find out soon enough. ^-^
Chapter 10
The kidnaped and the Captor- Part 2
“Ahhh....” The sound of appreciations escaped him before he could even bother to try to prevent it. He sank into the deliciously hot water of the spring, letting the water wash his tension away.
The sun had yet to rise into the sky. The birds were just starting to rise from their slumber. All else was peaceful. He had left the girls sound asleep in their mass of blankets, and Jaken still passed out on Ah-Un’s back. It was the perfect time for him to have a soak without fear of being interrupted.
It had only been a few days since he had Kagome kidnaped, and already his plan was working perfectly. She was at ease with him, something he would have thought would have taken longer, but he made sure that all her needs were met, and she hadn’t come even remotely close to harm.
For the first time in a while, Sesshomaru allowed himself to relax, at least as much as he possibly could. He had all but dozed off in the water when he began to sense a familiar presence. Lifting the heavy lids of his eyes, he was soon greeted by the form of his spy. “Okito, what is it that brings you hear?”
The shadow demon responded quickly, hating to be in the Lord of the Western Lands presence for more then a few minutes. “Lord Sesshomaru, the hanyou and the undead woman have been searching for the woman, along with a human male. I did as you asked and dropped the gag I used far off in the opposite direction. They haven’t found it yet, but they are heading in that direction.”
“The half breed and the undead one, how are they acting to each other?”
“They seem rather close, I caught the undead woman throwing herself at the hanyou a few times, they came close to kissing as well, but the human male interrupted. “
Sesshomaru responded with a nod, a rather pleased smirk falling over his features. “Good. Keep them on a wild chase after the miko, I’ll give you other items to drop wherever you please, just make sure that you keep them from our direction. “
Okito gave a nod, and was about to leave when Sesshomaru called him to a halt.
“Wait...there is one more thing this Sesshomaru wishes you to do. On the other side of this forest is a human witch. This witch is skilled in working with memories. Go to her, tell her that you wish to find a way to demonstrate an image of your memory of the half breed and his undead wench. She will give you a mirror which will portray the image. Once you have it, bring it to this Sesshomaru. That is all.” He nodded in dismissal.
Okito shuddered at the thought of displeasing his master and hastily retreated back into the shadows, rushing off to do as he was told.
With the demon gone, Sesshomaru began to relax again. His eyes closed as he sank back into the water, his head tilting back and resting against the boulder behind him. He didn’t bother to move when he heard Kagome stirring. He actually seemed rather delighted when he realized that she was heading in his direction.
He didn’t bother to vacate the hot spring, at least not until her scent began to grow stronger. He waited, the scent of honeysuckles wafted towards him, becoming increasingly stronger. He inhaled deeply, fascinated that her scent was so intoxicating and sweet. It wasn’t until he was sure she would be breaking through the tree line, that he would rise out of the water.
Just as he had planned it, Kagome had stepped out of the trees just in time to catch a glimpse of the naked taiyoukai emerging onto the bank. She stopped in her tracks as she saw him staring rather peculiarly at her. Their eyes met briefly, but Kagome quickly pulled her gaze away. Not before she caught a glimpse of his well toned torso and rippling abdomen.
With bright red cheeks, Kagome spun so that her back was to Sesshomaru. Despite her attempt not to notice, she couldn’t help but mutter “Woah....” under her breath.
Even she could appreciate the work of art that was Sesshomaru. She had to admit, he could put InuYasha to shame. Sesshomaru was like a perfectly sculptured statue, every part of his seemed to be chiseled to perfection. The tips of her fingers tingled lightly at the thought of brushing against his hairless chest down to his abs. A small shiver ran down her spine as she forced herself not to think of it anymore, instead she forced herself to speak.
“Lord Sesshomaru....I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were here. I’ll go back and wait for you to get dressed.”
Sesshomaru could have grinned, but instead he wrapped the thin blanket he had brought to use for a towel around his waist. “This Sesshomaru did not expect anyone to be up at such an early hour.” He forced his voice to come out in a hushed tone, biting back the urge to snap at the young woman. He wasn’t angry, but he had to keep himself from acting as he usually would towards the girl. It was as if he were programmed to automatically be rude to anyone who opened their mouths.
Securing the blanket around his waist, he moved towards Kagome. Her smell was beckoning him, luring him closer and closer. There was something else behind her smell, something that lingered just beneath the scent of honeysuckles. A crease flawed his smooth brow, his eyes narrowing as he tried to interpret what he was detecting. He inhaled deeply, breathing in more of her scent. His body began to stir at her scent, and then it hit him. In the next twenty four hours, she would become fertile.
He could feel his body react in response to her. Like most creatures, the need to procreate caused responses that were far beyond his control. He did, however, control the urge to act on them. Stepping closer to Kagome, he rewarded her embarrassment with a smirk. “This Sesshomaru is sure it is nothing you haven’t seen before.”
Kagome could sense him behind her, but didn’t move to turn towards him. Her spine stiffened despite the chill that ran down it at his closeness. “If I had it was only by accident. It’s not like I run around looking at naked men.” She tried to sound offended, but her voice began to crack due to the tightness of her throat.
She could think or act right with him right behind her, especially with him being naked behind her. She wasn’t even aware that he had wrapped something around himself. As modest as she was, she couldn’t keep the images of his body out of her mind. InuYasha didn’t look bad, but Sesshomaru....she couldn’t even find the words to describe it. If she ever had the desire to own a nude portrait, she was definitely going to be asking Sesshomaru if he would be the model.
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted as Sesshomaru’s voice cut through. “Are you going to stand there all day?” Kagome could only blink in reaction, his voice resounded in her ear, along with his warm breath. Was he really that close?
She was determined not to turn around, if she had they would have been face to face, paretically nose to nose. Taking a step away, she didn’t bother to turn. She was forcing herself not to face him, knowing that she’d probably start to stare if she was confronted with his half naked form. “It’s okay, I was just going to have a bath, but I can wait if you weren’t finish.” Taking another few steps forward, she lowered her gaze to the ground before turning to face Sesshomaru. “I think I’ll go wait by the fire.”
She had been about to run off when she felt fingers coil around her wrist. She glanced down at the appendage, half expecting to see Rin’s small hand holding onto her. A small gasp of surprise slipped from her lips upon seeing Sesshomaru’s clawed hand grasping her wrist.
“Going so soon? I was hoping you and this Sesshomaru could have a talk.”
“Talk.....about what?” Kagome lifted her eyes, but immediately shifted them to his face, avoiding gazing over him. Sesshomaru couldn’t help but smirk as he noticed her nervousness.
“This Sesshomaru has a request. While you are with us, I would like for you to teach Rin....about female things.”
“You mean....” Kagome cheeks reddened even more, her blush wasn’t about having to teach Rin, but just that Sesshomaru had to ask her. “Wouldn’t you rather someone else do it?”
The taiyoukai shook his head, noting the miko’s reluctance. While she was distracted with her thoughts, he took the moment to advance towards her again. This time when she looked up, Sesshomaru was practically on top of her. Her breath caught in her throat. Huge chocolate colored eyes moved upwards to try and meet his gaze, but stopped at his lips. Her stare lingered there, her mind racing with thoughts that she wasn’t even sure were her own. Her own lips suddenly felt dry, causing the tip of her tongue to dart out and run across her lips.
Sesshomaru bowed his head down to her, and for a second it looked as if he was about to kiss her, but instead he merely whispered over her lips. “If I had wanted someone else, I would have kidnaped someone else.”
Without any time for Kagome to react, Sesshomaru rose up and walked away from the girl. His pace was unhurried and his face was the same calm expressionless mask he always wore, but inside something had snapped.
His whole intention had been to use the girl as bait to gain Tessaiga, and in the process have the girl so smitten with him that she would start running after him instead of the half breed. What better way, after all, to break his half brother’s spirt then to steal the heart of the woman he loved? It would have been amusing to watch as Inuyasha chased after Kagome, while she in turn chased after Sesshomaru.
But what Sesshomaru hadn’t expected was the effect the young miko would have on him. Just her scent was enough to bring him to his knees if he would allow it to consume him. Then there was the way she was with Rin. She had taken to the little girl better then he had expected.
He had caught her and his ward in a private moment a day ago, sitting in a meadow watching the sunset. He had watched the two, hidden among the thick foliage of the forest. Kagome had been sitting patiently as the little girl braided flowers into her hair. Even when the little girl had pulled her hair a bit too hard, Kagome sat with a smile plastered to her face. It wasn’t the smile that had won him over though, it was the softness of her eyes when she looked at Rin. He could say without a doubt that Kagome would have defended the child with her life, even if Rin was not her responsibility. That in itself had endeared her to him. Which is what was making this so difficult.
Pulling away from his thoughts, he dressed and returned to the camp. Rin had awakened just as he approached the camp, and was now sitting on the pile of blankets awaiting him.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Rin can go find Kagome?”
He didn’t look in her direction, but gave a brief nod. “Yes, she is in the hot springs bathing. Be careful not to surprise her when you approach.”
“Yes my lord!” Rin roared in response as she skipped off to find Kagome.
An hour later the two girls returned to camp. Sesshomaru was surprised to find the little girls hair was done two french braids, held with odd ribbons at the end. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement as she rushed over to the taiyoukai.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Look Kagome painted my nails!”
Curiosity piqued, the demon lord stared at his young wards fingers, noticing her fingernails were pink and sparkly. What was not unnoticeable was the horrid smell that came with the color.
Kagome noticed that the taiyoukai seemed upset for some reason, then realized why. “Don’t worry, it smells bad but it won’t hurt her.” She took the bottle of nail polish out of her bag and held it up for Sesshomaru to examine.
“It’s make up...” She bit lightly on her lower lip in the middle of her explanation. She forgot that Sesshomaru still believed that she was from this time. Well, I guess now is as good a time as any to explain it, she thought to herself.
Focusing her gaze on Sesshomaru, she swallowed back the lump that was rising in her throat. She would have to pull him aside to tell him, and the thought of being alone was making her nervous.
Sensing her nervousness, Sesshomaru smirked inwardly, his voice however, remained calm and steady. “The miko has a problem?”
Kagome shook her head quickly and gathered her courage. “No, but there’s something that I need to speak with you about.....privately.”
Apprehensive, but curious, Sesshomaru allowed Kagome to lead him away from the others. They walked for a few minutes until Kagome stopped and blurted out. “I’m not from this time.”
The demon lord could only gawk at the miko, trying to piece together what she had said. “Not....from this time? What time are you from then?” He was beginning to believe that the miko was telling tales, but something about the seriousness of her face, and the tone of her voice led him to believe she was in fact telling the truth.
Kagome began with the story of the demon centipede, and continued on to how she had met and freed Inuyasha. By the time she was done Sesshomaru was in such shock that he found he had to sit down.
“So the well....it is the portal between this time and yours?”
Kagome nodded and sat down opposite Sesshomaru. “Yes....Inuyasha has been to my time, he says it smells. He doesn’t like it there so he doesn’t come very often.” Glancing shyly up at him, she grinned sheepishly. “I could take you I think....I have the jewel shards we’ve collected. If you promise to give it back, I can give you one so you can come see my time.”
The taiyoukai looked to the miko in disdain. “You dare question this Sesshomaru’s integrity? I am not one of these weak mindless demons who need a jewel to gain any power.”
Kagome stammered for a minute, her tongue tripping over her words in her haste to apologize. “I....that’s.....I mean...I didn’t think that.” She had forgotten he didn’t have Inuyasha’s sense of humor. She had to admit though, it was refreshing to hear comments such as Sesshomaru’s, had it been Inuyasha she could imagine he’d have said. “Wench, I’ll keep the damn shard and go there myself whenever I want.”
A frown pulled at Kagome’s lips at the thought of Inuyasha. A bubble of guilt crept into her stomach, realizing that she had not been thinking of him much these days.
I wonder if he’s looking for me....I wonder if he even misses me.
“We shall go to this time of yours.”
Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru, blinking in disbelief. “You want to go home with me?” She panicked, but tried not to let him see. How would Sesshomaru take to her time? This was going to be interesting, of that she could guarantee herself.
“When do you want to go?”
“We leave now.” Without allowing her time to protest, Sesshomaru swung Kagome over his shoulders and made his way back to camp. He addressed Rin and Jaken as he climbed onto Ah-Un.
“Jaken, you will see that Rin is taken back to the Western Lands. You WILL make sure no harm comes to her. Should I find a single hair on her head out of place, your head will be the one to roll.”
He looked to Rin, his voice softening ever so slightly, but still maintaining the dignified tone. “Rin, you will follow Jaken and return home. Do as he says, but if should harmed you, you are to report to me immediately when I return.”
“Yes my lord!”
Assured that the two would follow his orders, Sesshomaru commanded Ah-Un to take off.
The rid back to the well was silent, each of the dragon’s passengers lost in their own thoughts. Sesshomaru was intrigued at the prospect of seeing the future. Kagome was nervous about how her family would react.
One thing was certain, neither were even remotely aware what this trip into the future would do to their relationship.
Notes- Thanks for all the reviews. ^-^ It’s nice to know that people like my story, even if I am torn as to where I’m gonna go with. Since I can’t make up my mind, I’m holding off a bit on writing a chapter about Inuyasha for a bit until I’m able to make up my mind.
To madmiko- I’m sort of leaving it open with Inu/Kag or Sess/Kag at the moment, mostly because after reading a few Sess/Kag I’m torn between which would be the better couple. For now I think I’m gonna leave her options open and let it flow to whichever way. We’ll find out soon enough. ^-^
Chapter 10
The kidnaped and the Captor- Part 2
“Ahhh....” The sound of appreciations escaped him before he could even bother to try to prevent it. He sank into the deliciously hot water of the spring, letting the water wash his tension away.
The sun had yet to rise into the sky. The birds were just starting to rise from their slumber. All else was peaceful. He had left the girls sound asleep in their mass of blankets, and Jaken still passed out on Ah-Un’s back. It was the perfect time for him to have a soak without fear of being interrupted.
It had only been a few days since he had Kagome kidnaped, and already his plan was working perfectly. She was at ease with him, something he would have thought would have taken longer, but he made sure that all her needs were met, and she hadn’t come even remotely close to harm.
For the first time in a while, Sesshomaru allowed himself to relax, at least as much as he possibly could. He had all but dozed off in the water when he began to sense a familiar presence. Lifting the heavy lids of his eyes, he was soon greeted by the form of his spy. “Okito, what is it that brings you hear?”
The shadow demon responded quickly, hating to be in the Lord of the Western Lands presence for more then a few minutes. “Lord Sesshomaru, the hanyou and the undead woman have been searching for the woman, along with a human male. I did as you asked and dropped the gag I used far off in the opposite direction. They haven’t found it yet, but they are heading in that direction.”
“The half breed and the undead one, how are they acting to each other?”
“They seem rather close, I caught the undead woman throwing herself at the hanyou a few times, they came close to kissing as well, but the human male interrupted. “
Sesshomaru responded with a nod, a rather pleased smirk falling over his features. “Good. Keep them on a wild chase after the miko, I’ll give you other items to drop wherever you please, just make sure that you keep them from our direction. “
Okito gave a nod, and was about to leave when Sesshomaru called him to a halt.
“Wait...there is one more thing this Sesshomaru wishes you to do. On the other side of this forest is a human witch. This witch is skilled in working with memories. Go to her, tell her that you wish to find a way to demonstrate an image of your memory of the half breed and his undead wench. She will give you a mirror which will portray the image. Once you have it, bring it to this Sesshomaru. That is all.” He nodded in dismissal.
Okito shuddered at the thought of displeasing his master and hastily retreated back into the shadows, rushing off to do as he was told.
With the demon gone, Sesshomaru began to relax again. His eyes closed as he sank back into the water, his head tilting back and resting against the boulder behind him. He didn’t bother to move when he heard Kagome stirring. He actually seemed rather delighted when he realized that she was heading in his direction.
He didn’t bother to vacate the hot spring, at least not until her scent began to grow stronger. He waited, the scent of honeysuckles wafted towards him, becoming increasingly stronger. He inhaled deeply, fascinated that her scent was so intoxicating and sweet. It wasn’t until he was sure she would be breaking through the tree line, that he would rise out of the water.
Just as he had planned it, Kagome had stepped out of the trees just in time to catch a glimpse of the naked taiyoukai emerging onto the bank. She stopped in her tracks as she saw him staring rather peculiarly at her. Their eyes met briefly, but Kagome quickly pulled her gaze away. Not before she caught a glimpse of his well toned torso and rippling abdomen.
With bright red cheeks, Kagome spun so that her back was to Sesshomaru. Despite her attempt not to notice, she couldn’t help but mutter “Woah....” under her breath.
Even she could appreciate the work of art that was Sesshomaru. She had to admit, he could put InuYasha to shame. Sesshomaru was like a perfectly sculptured statue, every part of his seemed to be chiseled to perfection. The tips of her fingers tingled lightly at the thought of brushing against his hairless chest down to his abs. A small shiver ran down her spine as she forced herself not to think of it anymore, instead she forced herself to speak.
“Lord Sesshomaru....I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were here. I’ll go back and wait for you to get dressed.”
Sesshomaru could have grinned, but instead he wrapped the thin blanket he had brought to use for a towel around his waist. “This Sesshomaru did not expect anyone to be up at such an early hour.” He forced his voice to come out in a hushed tone, biting back the urge to snap at the young woman. He wasn’t angry, but he had to keep himself from acting as he usually would towards the girl. It was as if he were programmed to automatically be rude to anyone who opened their mouths.
Securing the blanket around his waist, he moved towards Kagome. Her smell was beckoning him, luring him closer and closer. There was something else behind her smell, something that lingered just beneath the scent of honeysuckles. A crease flawed his smooth brow, his eyes narrowing as he tried to interpret what he was detecting. He inhaled deeply, breathing in more of her scent. His body began to stir at her scent, and then it hit him. In the next twenty four hours, she would become fertile.
He could feel his body react in response to her. Like most creatures, the need to procreate caused responses that were far beyond his control. He did, however, control the urge to act on them. Stepping closer to Kagome, he rewarded her embarrassment with a smirk. “This Sesshomaru is sure it is nothing you haven’t seen before.”
Kagome could sense him behind her, but didn’t move to turn towards him. Her spine stiffened despite the chill that ran down it at his closeness. “If I had it was only by accident. It’s not like I run around looking at naked men.” She tried to sound offended, but her voice began to crack due to the tightness of her throat.
She could think or act right with him right behind her, especially with him being naked behind her. She wasn’t even aware that he had wrapped something around himself. As modest as she was, she couldn’t keep the images of his body out of her mind. InuYasha didn’t look bad, but Sesshomaru....she couldn’t even find the words to describe it. If she ever had the desire to own a nude portrait, she was definitely going to be asking Sesshomaru if he would be the model.
Her thoughts were quickly interrupted as Sesshomaru’s voice cut through. “Are you going to stand there all day?” Kagome could only blink in reaction, his voice resounded in her ear, along with his warm breath. Was he really that close?
She was determined not to turn around, if she had they would have been face to face, paretically nose to nose. Taking a step away, she didn’t bother to turn. She was forcing herself not to face him, knowing that she’d probably start to stare if she was confronted with his half naked form. “It’s okay, I was just going to have a bath, but I can wait if you weren’t finish.” Taking another few steps forward, she lowered her gaze to the ground before turning to face Sesshomaru. “I think I’ll go wait by the fire.”
She had been about to run off when she felt fingers coil around her wrist. She glanced down at the appendage, half expecting to see Rin’s small hand holding onto her. A small gasp of surprise slipped from her lips upon seeing Sesshomaru’s clawed hand grasping her wrist.
“Going so soon? I was hoping you and this Sesshomaru could have a talk.”
“Talk.....about what?” Kagome lifted her eyes, but immediately shifted them to his face, avoiding gazing over him. Sesshomaru couldn’t help but smirk as he noticed her nervousness.
“This Sesshomaru has a request. While you are with us, I would like for you to teach Rin....about female things.”
“You mean....” Kagome cheeks reddened even more, her blush wasn’t about having to teach Rin, but just that Sesshomaru had to ask her. “Wouldn’t you rather someone else do it?”
The taiyoukai shook his head, noting the miko’s reluctance. While she was distracted with her thoughts, he took the moment to advance towards her again. This time when she looked up, Sesshomaru was practically on top of her. Her breath caught in her throat. Huge chocolate colored eyes moved upwards to try and meet his gaze, but stopped at his lips. Her stare lingered there, her mind racing with thoughts that she wasn’t even sure were her own. Her own lips suddenly felt dry, causing the tip of her tongue to dart out and run across her lips.
Sesshomaru bowed his head down to her, and for a second it looked as if he was about to kiss her, but instead he merely whispered over her lips. “If I had wanted someone else, I would have kidnaped someone else.”
Without any time for Kagome to react, Sesshomaru rose up and walked away from the girl. His pace was unhurried and his face was the same calm expressionless mask he always wore, but inside something had snapped.
His whole intention had been to use the girl as bait to gain Tessaiga, and in the process have the girl so smitten with him that she would start running after him instead of the half breed. What better way, after all, to break his half brother’s spirt then to steal the heart of the woman he loved? It would have been amusing to watch as Inuyasha chased after Kagome, while she in turn chased after Sesshomaru.
But what Sesshomaru hadn’t expected was the effect the young miko would have on him. Just her scent was enough to bring him to his knees if he would allow it to consume him. Then there was the way she was with Rin. She had taken to the little girl better then he had expected.
He had caught her and his ward in a private moment a day ago, sitting in a meadow watching the sunset. He had watched the two, hidden among the thick foliage of the forest. Kagome had been sitting patiently as the little girl braided flowers into her hair. Even when the little girl had pulled her hair a bit too hard, Kagome sat with a smile plastered to her face. It wasn’t the smile that had won him over though, it was the softness of her eyes when she looked at Rin. He could say without a doubt that Kagome would have defended the child with her life, even if Rin was not her responsibility. That in itself had endeared her to him. Which is what was making this so difficult.
Pulling away from his thoughts, he dressed and returned to the camp. Rin had awakened just as he approached the camp, and was now sitting on the pile of blankets awaiting him.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Rin can go find Kagome?”
He didn’t look in her direction, but gave a brief nod. “Yes, she is in the hot springs bathing. Be careful not to surprise her when you approach.”
“Yes my lord!” Rin roared in response as she skipped off to find Kagome.
An hour later the two girls returned to camp. Sesshomaru was surprised to find the little girls hair was done two french braids, held with odd ribbons at the end. Her cheeks were flushed with excitement as she rushed over to the taiyoukai.
“Lord Sesshomaru! Look Kagome painted my nails!”
Curiosity piqued, the demon lord stared at his young wards fingers, noticing her fingernails were pink and sparkly. What was not unnoticeable was the horrid smell that came with the color.
Kagome noticed that the taiyoukai seemed upset for some reason, then realized why. “Don’t worry, it smells bad but it won’t hurt her.” She took the bottle of nail polish out of her bag and held it up for Sesshomaru to examine.
“It’s make up...” She bit lightly on her lower lip in the middle of her explanation. She forgot that Sesshomaru still believed that she was from this time. Well, I guess now is as good a time as any to explain it, she thought to herself.
Focusing her gaze on Sesshomaru, she swallowed back the lump that was rising in her throat. She would have to pull him aside to tell him, and the thought of being alone was making her nervous.
Sensing her nervousness, Sesshomaru smirked inwardly, his voice however, remained calm and steady. “The miko has a problem?”
Kagome shook her head quickly and gathered her courage. “No, but there’s something that I need to speak with you about.....privately.”
Apprehensive, but curious, Sesshomaru allowed Kagome to lead him away from the others. They walked for a few minutes until Kagome stopped and blurted out. “I’m not from this time.”
The demon lord could only gawk at the miko, trying to piece together what she had said. “Not....from this time? What time are you from then?” He was beginning to believe that the miko was telling tales, but something about the seriousness of her face, and the tone of her voice led him to believe she was in fact telling the truth.
Kagome began with the story of the demon centipede, and continued on to how she had met and freed Inuyasha. By the time she was done Sesshomaru was in such shock that he found he had to sit down.
“So the well....it is the portal between this time and yours?”
Kagome nodded and sat down opposite Sesshomaru. “Yes....Inuyasha has been to my time, he says it smells. He doesn’t like it there so he doesn’t come very often.” Glancing shyly up at him, she grinned sheepishly. “I could take you I think....I have the jewel shards we’ve collected. If you promise to give it back, I can give you one so you can come see my time.”
The taiyoukai looked to the miko in disdain. “You dare question this Sesshomaru’s integrity? I am not one of these weak mindless demons who need a jewel to gain any power.”
Kagome stammered for a minute, her tongue tripping over her words in her haste to apologize. “I....that’s.....I mean...I didn’t think that.” She had forgotten he didn’t have Inuyasha’s sense of humor. She had to admit though, it was refreshing to hear comments such as Sesshomaru’s, had it been Inuyasha she could imagine he’d have said. “Wench, I’ll keep the damn shard and go there myself whenever I want.”
A frown pulled at Kagome’s lips at the thought of Inuyasha. A bubble of guilt crept into her stomach, realizing that she had not been thinking of him much these days.
I wonder if he’s looking for me....I wonder if he even misses me.
“We shall go to this time of yours.”
Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru, blinking in disbelief. “You want to go home with me?” She panicked, but tried not to let him see. How would Sesshomaru take to her time? This was going to be interesting, of that she could guarantee herself.
“When do you want to go?”
“We leave now.” Without allowing her time to protest, Sesshomaru swung Kagome over his shoulders and made his way back to camp. He addressed Rin and Jaken as he climbed onto Ah-Un.
“Jaken, you will see that Rin is taken back to the Western Lands. You WILL make sure no harm comes to her. Should I find a single hair on her head out of place, your head will be the one to roll.”
He looked to Rin, his voice softening ever so slightly, but still maintaining the dignified tone. “Rin, you will follow Jaken and return home. Do as he says, but if should harmed you, you are to report to me immediately when I return.”
“Yes my lord!”
Assured that the two would follow his orders, Sesshomaru commanded Ah-Un to take off.
The rid back to the well was silent, each of the dragon’s passengers lost in their own thoughts. Sesshomaru was intrigued at the prospect of seeing the future. Kagome was nervous about how her family would react.
One thing was certain, neither were even remotely aware what this trip into the future would do to their relationship.