InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Distant Love ❯ Oh no... SHIPPO!!! ( Chapter 10 )

Some people have commented that the chapters were too short. Well, I thought about it and decided to merge chapters 10-12. So, as everyone can see. . . I came up with this Jumbo chapter. Enjoy minna-san! And please please review! My muses have been pretty nasty lately and demand that I ask for more reviews or the story goes stagnant. . .

Now, I myself have no problems with the story. . .or the reviews. But as the ideas and such are not my territory. . . I am deeply afraid that they will decide to abandon this story. . . so yeah, please review. Even if it just says, `I read your story!' I'll take it. Heck, I'd take it even if it only said `review' on it! I don't want to quit on this story. . . it's just that, without my muses. . .it'll be kinda hard to continue.

Well, that's it. . . So, if anyone wants to get to know my muses better. . . read my bio. . . My BIO tells all. . .! ^_^;;

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When Kagome and Shippo got back they saw Sesshoumaru sitting against a tree with his eyes closed. Rin was sitting near an old tree stump, eating some pieces of meat that was sliced from the cooked deer. Since she was still carrying Shippo, she set him down and made her way over to Shesshoumaru.

Shesshoumaru was so deep into his thoughts about a certain amethyst-eyed youkai that he didn't notice said youkai's presence in front of him. Until he felt a gentle pressure on his cheek. . .

Kagome tried everything to get Sesshou's attention including yelling into his ear. He didn't even twitch.

Sighing, she finally decided to try one more thing before giving up on the distracted youkai lord.

She got on her knees beside him and, taking a deep breath, kissed him gently on the cheek.

Almost instantly, a clawed hand swept up and slashed at whatever was touching him. Kagome didn't have time to react, his claws being unbelievably fast, and was slashed on her left cheek.

The blow sent her backwards, stunning her, leaving her no choice but to rely on her instincts: To back down from something stronger to ensure survival.

She stood up and fled.

Sesshoumaru's eyes cleared from the haze they had been in earlier and he saw Kagome dash into the trees. Hurriedly, he followed her while trying to block out what had happened.

Meanwhile. . .

Kagome had reached the small river from earlier and knelt down, peering into the clear water.

The three slashes on her cheeks were bleeding, bright red blood staining the left side of her face. She thought about what had happened.

~FLASHBACK~

Kagome ran through the forest, holding her cheek. She was still in shock but recognised that she needed to clean herself up. She ran to where she had left her new kimono and the small pouch of herbs. Running swiftly, she got the items and ran over to the small river. She searched for a good spot to leave her clothes and other things, finding the perfect place on top of a large smooth rock.

Placing her things on the rock she turned around, taking off her blouse and skirt. Folding them carefully and putting them on the rock as well, she made her way to the river bank, clothed only in her sheer shift and black spankies. . . the kind cheerleaders wore.

She knelt down, avoiding the stones, and peered into the crystal clear water. . .

~END FLASHBACK~

She dipped a finger into the water, finding it cool but not cold. Standing up she took off what little remained of her undergarments. She let them fall to the ground in a puddle around her feet, not bothering to fold them before she entered the water. She waded in until she was in the water up to her waist.

And that was when Sesshoumaru found her.

Standing in water up to her waist, her bright red hair cascading down her back and front, the tip barely touching the water. . .

She was beautiful. . .

The blood was still flowing from the wound and drops fell into the water, coloring it a light pink.

Shesshou felt a stab of pain at the sight. Pain? But, he was not hurt physically, why should he feel pain? An emotion? What was this? It felt like. . .he was sorry for some reason. . .guilty. . .

Guilt. He felt guilt. . .

Guilt that her had hurt his Kagome. Yes. . .she was HIS Kagome. . . She would only ever be his. His alone. . .

He stepped out from the shadows of the forest, padding slowly towards her.

Kagome saw him from the corner of her eye. She wasn't surprised. She'd actually expected him to come looking for her.

He'd been standing in the shadows for 3 minutes and she'd known all along. And she didn't mind.

"Kagome. . ." Shesshoumaru said. Kagome heard it and turned to face him, not even minding that she was nude because her hair covered all of the important parts. She didn't bother yelling 'HENTAI!!!' . It wouldn't get them anywhere anyway.

Shesshoumaru slowly unfastened his armor and let it slide to the ground. He stood on the bank, not bothering to go any further.

"Kagome, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you," he whispered. Kagome's ears twitched but she gave no other sign that she heard him. He'd have to do better than just whispering an apology. . . a lot better.

Shesshoumaru grinned mentally. So. . . she was playing tough demoness huh?

He slowly started to slip out of his kimono.

'No, don't tell me that he's going to. . .he's. . . he couldn't possibly. . . oh shit!' Kagome thought.

"What the heck do you think you're doing?!" she yelled when the top of his kimono slipped off of his shoulders. His muscular white shoulders. . . Kagome groaned inwardly.

"Taking a bath," he answered her quietly.

"Stop it right there! I mean it, don't move a muscle!"

He smirked at her.

"Darn it! you moved. . ." she grumbled. Shesshoumaru's expression grew serious.

"Kagome, I'm sorry. I really had no intention of hurting you. I was just surprised, that's all."

Kagome put a finger to her cheek, thinking.

"Hmm. . .the Lord of the Western Lands just apologised to me, a mere human. . .er, hanyou. Alright, I guess I forgive you. Now, would you please go away so I can finish taking my bath?"

"I can not do that."

"Why ever not?"

"You would be vulnerable."

"I'm NOT weak," she grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Go away," Kagome ordered. Shesshoumaru raised his eyebrow at this. She was giving HIM an order? Uh-uh.

"No"

"Go!"

"no."

"GOOO!!!"
< br> "No, I will stay."

"Go darn it all!"

"NO."

"You aren't moving are you?"

"No. . ."

"ARGH!!! I give up! Stay if you want!" Kagome exclaimed and turned around, diving into the water. True to his word, Shesshoumaru stayed, sitting on a branch of a tree. He was struggling to control his primitive needs and desires.

After a while, Kagome finished her bath and ordered Shesshoumaru to go away while she got dressed. He went away, going back to the pups. She had threatened him with bodily harm if he didn't obey.

When he was gone, Kagome got out of the water and walked over to the rock where she'd put her things.

She got her skirt, and noticed that it was torn on one side. She ripped it off and formed one long piece of cloth that she used to contain her breasts because her bra had gotten dirty.

After binding them, she quickly got dressed and fixed her things, wrapping her dirty clothes in the violet paper the kimono had come in.

She gathered a few sticks of wood and cut a big chunk of wood out of a tree. Using her claws to shape the wood, she made a small bowl out of the big chunk and a pestle-like thing to grind the herbs.

Kagome took the herbs from the pouch and ground them together, adding some water to extract the juice. She threw the useless leaves away afterwards.

Extending one sharp claw, she punctured her finger to let a drop of blood fall into the potion. After she mixed them thoroughly she cupped the bowl in her hands and downed all of the liquid.

It burned down her throat, making her gag a little but she didn't throw up.

After a while, her body felt like it was on fire and she started sweating. . .a lot.

It lasted for the few minutes it took for the potion to get into her system.

A cold lump settled in her stomach making her shiver.

Her body couldn't handle the sudden changes of temperature and shut down, causing her to faint.

As the blackness crept into her vision, she thought of only one thing. . . a man with long silvery- blue hair. . . smiling down at her.

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Kagome woke up to a gentle blowing wind.

'What happened to me?' she thought. She sat up and put a hand to her pounding forehead. 'Ugh! My head feels like a steamroller ran over it!'

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Kagome-sama," a voice said. She whipped her head around to find out where it came from but the movement made her dizzy.

"Don't move first, Kagome-sama. Shesshoumaru-sama instructed me that you should not do so."

"Jaken. . ."

"Yes, Kagome-sama?"

'So it was Jaken. . .' Kagome looked around her slowly. She was laying on some furs and was blanketed with something that seemed like deer. She sniffed. Yup. It was deer alright. A fire was blazing on one side, the wind carrying the scent of cooking fish to her sensitive nose. When she looked closely she saw 3 pieces of fish cooking on the fire.

'Something's missing. . .' she thought. 'Where are Shippo and Rin? And Shesshie's gone too.'

"Kagome-sama?"

Kagome sighed. She'd forgotten that he was even there for a while.

"Do you need anything, Kagome-sama?"

"Why do you call me by name and address me with respect? I was only 'wench' to you before."

"I apologise for my previous disrespect, Lady Kagome. I had not known of your position. It was my belief that you were only a gold-digging hanyou after my Lord, Shesshoumaru."

'Position? What position?!'

Kagome threw off the fur and rose to stand unsteadily on her feet, ignoring the toad's protests that she shouldn't be getting up. For a while there, she'd actually thought that he was right.

The dizziness faded after awhile and she padded towards the fire, her skirt swishing around her ankles.

She stopped walking, in shock.

'Skirt. . .' she thought. 'Since when did my skirt reach my knees let alone my ankles?'

Quickly, she looked down at what she was wearing. A kimono in a dark shade of blue with flowers patterned on it. The flowers were spread all over in no apparent pattern, contrasting with the dark blue of the background and the light sky blue obi around her waist.

It was the kimono she'd bought in the village along with the herbs.

The herbs. . .she'd already made the potion right? And drank it too. . .hadn't she?

Suddenly, a loud pain-filled shriek shattered the quiet of the forest and brought Kagome back to reality. She recognised the shrill scream and rushed into the forest, ignoring the pain when a thorn slashed at her bare feet.

Bare feet? When had she taken off her shoes?

But it didn't matter and she shoved all other thoughts aside when she smelled the stench of blood. She ran even faster, calling upon the wind and any other gods that were listening to give her feet wings as she struggled to reach that person . . .that person who was bleeding.

Only one thought remained in her head. . .

'Shippo. . .'

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