InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Distant Love ❯ Heat and Herbs ALWAYS mix! ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter 7

They broke the kiss, gasping for air and Shesshoumaru rested his forehead on Kagome's. for a while you couldn't hear anything in the forest except for a few birds.

"Kagome. . ." he breathed. "Run."

He was holding her upper arms. His claws dug into her white skin, hurting her.

"Run damnit!" he shouted, shaking her.

She jerked free and glared at him.

"How could I if you wouldn't let go?!" Kagome fumed.

Shesshoumaru bowed his head. " 'm sorry," he said softly. But Kagome was still mad.

"What?"

He looked straight into her eyes and sighed.

"I said I was sorry. But I meant it when I told you to run. . ."

Kagome snorted. "Why should I?" she asked cheekily. He growled and looked away.

"You're in heat."

She paled and her ears were laid back.

"I know. I was going to go into the village later to get the herbs I need," she whispered. He turned away from her.

"Go now while I fix lunch. The pups will wake up in a while."

He walked back to the deer and picked it up again. Walking away without looking at her, he was glad that he was wearing one of his loose kimono's.

Kagome's voice stopped him.

"Shesshie. . ." she called. He stopped in his tracks but didn't look at her. Kagome walked closer to him until she was beside him.

Putting a small hand on his shoulder, which was hard since he was taller than her, she asked him the question that had been nagging in her brain.

"Why are you being so nice?" she asked softly. Shesshoumaru took her hand off of his shoulder and continued walking.

"Be quick," he said and then the darkness of the forest swallowed him.

Kagome screamed in exasperation. 'you ask a perfectly straightforward question. . .' she thought and blew at her bangs. 'Might as well get started. The sooner I leave the sooner I can get back.'

She ran off in the direction of the 'yuckie' smell, thanking her lucky stars that her senses were still open. She was getting better at controlling them. The smell was still bad though. And it didn't lessen as she drew nearer. In fact, it steadily grew worse! And by the time she stood in the middle of the village, she was just about to faint. No wonder. . .There WERE a lot of people crowding.

There was some kind of sale of some kind and everybody wandered around, trying to get the best items.

Kagome's ears laid back again and she concentrated so that she couldn't use her nose for smelling things.

She succeeded and joined the milling crowd, looking for herbs. Three special herbs. Namely, pennyroyal, sarsaparilla, and witch-hazel.

She found the pennyroyal and sarsaparilla with no problems but couldn't get any witch-hazel.

The shops didn't have it because it was a dangerous herb to work with. Hard to find too. It only grew in certain areas in the south. Not many people wanted to take the risks involved.

She searched and searched but had no luck. No luck, that is, until she passed a small shop selling kimonos. Deciding that she should at least try to blend in, she bought a dark blue one with a design of flowers on it. It also came with a with obi and a lily hair comb.

It looked exquisite on her but she didn't want to wear it yet so she asked the saleswoman to wrap it for her, which she did in pretty violet paper.

She continued her search for the last herb.

"Psst! Hey, girl!"

Kagome looked around, searching for the owner of the weird voice and accent. She didn't find anything and was about to walk on when it spoke again.

"In the alley, blockhead!"

"I'm not a blockhead!" Kagome growled and looked to an alley to her right. Sure enough there was an old lady in the alley. A shawl covered her head and her clothes were loose and dirty. She looked like she had travelled for a long time.

Kagome approached her carefully.

"What?" she asked the lady. She was standing at the mouth of the alley and grinning at Kagome.

"I think that I may have what you want. . . "

Kagome snorted.

"How can you even KNOW what I want, much less have it?"

"I'm no fool child. I was watching you. It's not everyday a hanyou comes into the village."

"Yeah, okay fine. So. . .waddya have for me?"

The old lady reached into the right sleeve of her blouse and drew out a small red pouch. She threw it to Kagome, who caught it. Kagome opened the pouch a little to peek inside.

"Witch-hazel. Where'd you get it?"

"I have my ways, young one."

"But I'm sure I can't afford it. . ."

Don't worry. It's my gift to you. As long as you use it well."

Kagome smiled brightly. "Thank you!" She waved at the old woman before joining the crowd.

The old woman chuckled and before going into the alley.

"Don't forget to add a dash of love. . . Kagome-sama. . ."

Her chuckle echoed through the alley, reaching Kagome's ears and she whirled, wondering how the old lady knew her name. But when she looked, the old woman was gone. . .

A breeze blew through the empty alley, gently ruffling Kagome's hair.

"Don't forget. . . Love. . ." came the soft whisper. A whisper as soft and quiet as the wind.

Kagome turned to go back, but not before promising. . .never to forget love.

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