InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Escape ❯ Matters of the Heart ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2: Matters of the Heart

Sesshoumaru gracefully landed in the clearing where the God tree was. He knew a ningen was

there too. But when he turned around he did not see a plain, ordinary village girl, but a

beautiful creature that seemed almost ethereal. She was bathed in moonbeam. Her raven

locks seemed darker than night itself, it twinkled like the stars were woven into it. And her

skin...her pale skin was almost glowing from the moon's mythical light. But what surprised

Sesshoumaru was how such an exquisite creature could have a sad aura. When he moved

closer, he recognized her. Inuyasha's wench?

"Sesshoumaru, what are you doing here?" said the girl without lifting up head.

"So, you are Inuyasha's wench, I'm not surprised to see you in misery. Has he chosen that

dead Miko over you?"

Sesshoumaru knew of the relationship between Kikyo, Inuyasha, and the girl. But he was

surprised again when he heard her composed voice say,

"Hai, Inuyasha has chosen Kikyo. As always, Sesshoumaru sama, you are correct. And to

answer your thoughts, I am sad because I have lost something that was never mine."

The lord expected Kagome to burst into tears and get angry at him. But he did not expect the

calmness in her voice.

"Then why do you grieve over something that wasn't yours?"

Kagome then gave a small chuckle.

"What is so funny wench?"

"I would not expect a youkai such as yourself to understand matters of the heart."

In a speedy blur, Sesshoumaru grabbed her neck, forcing her to stand up.

"Are you mocking me?"

"Iie, I am merely saying that you wouldn't be able to understand how I felt."

Kagome felt her vision getting blurry when he finally released his hand. Rubbing her neck,

she leaned against the tree and stared at the ground.

"You dare to say that this Sesshoumaru cannot understand? Tell me why you grieve for

something that was never yours."

"Why do you care? It is unimportant to you and you hate humans."

"I do not care for your well-being, if I am to live in a world with humans I will try to

understand them. It will be easier to break them that way."

She gave a snort, of course, understanding humans to break them. That is so youkai.

"I cannot explain it..."

Sesshoumaru grabbed her neck again.

"Wench, you are making me angry, and you do not want to be in my hands when I am angry.

"I was trying to say, it is something that cannot be explained fully, but to be felt. You will

understand how I feel when you have lost something that was never yours. But till then, I

cannot explain matters of the heart." Wonder if he even has a heart.

Sesshoumaru released her again and stepped back. He could see her aura, it was moving in so

many different colors. He had never seen anything like it. But the dominating color at the

moment was a pale blue for sadness. It was the strangest thing he had ever seen. Usually,

when he saw sadness in humans, it was a dark blue. But hers was a light blue with dozens of

other colors whirling around it. A never ending dance that spellbound him and filled him with

an unknown yearning to know what those colors meant. What is with her aura? I've never

seen so many different colors.

Sesshoumaru had been staring at Kagome for a few minutes and she was beginning to feel

uncomfortable.

"Ano, Sesshoumaru-san, um...what are you looking at?"

"Nothing. You are lucky I did not kill you tonight. But one day, you will explain matters of the

heart to me."

With that he was gone, along with him, the wind that had started everything.