InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha gone under a love spell ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
“We need a plan.” Kagome huffed while trying to keep up with Sesshoumaru’s fast pace. She had no idea what she should do, but at the moment it felt like the safest bet to just tag along the killing perfection. He seemed to be the only one sound enough to help her. As odd as that realization felt.Sesshoumaru grunted at her remark.
“I mean, I need a plan.” She quickly rephrased her sentence knowing that she shouldn’t be taking too many liberties with Sesshoumaru’s good graces.They walked. Well, Kagome more or less jogged after Sesshoumaru while he walked in the direction she had originally ran from.“Where are we... I mean, uh, where are you taking me?” Kagome panted and tried to ignore the burning sensation in her calves. Maybe Inuyasha had been right on one thing. Maybe she should spend more time exercising and less time always riding on his back. But it was still a bit harsh to call her “a chubby, lazy human” as he had eloquently put it.“Your affairs are not of my concern. The halfling will aid you.”Kagome shook her head. “I don’t mean to question your help, but going back to the village is not a good idea. Trust me. There’s... situations.” An image of a monk cradling his bruised groin flashed before her eyes. “And I don’t think even your brother will be able to get me out of this one.”The dog demon came to a screeching halt and Kagome nearly stopped face first into his back.Some distance away from them loomed two unrecognizable dark figures. When the creatures picked their scent they began approaching fast. Sesshoumaru placed his thumb on the sheath of his katana, Tenseiga. Whoever were coming towards them, they didn’t seem friendly.A pair of two demons slowed their speed when they were within a hearing distance. Kagome peeked from behind Sesshoumaru’s back. One of the two was a slimy mold-coloured demon and the other looked like rotting carcass of a giant rodent.“Give usssss the girrrrrl.” The rodent demon gurgled. Thick, murky goo dribbled down its deformed chin when it spoke.
“Maaaaaate.” The slimy one croaked and extended its arms forward, like it was going to come and clutch the human girl.
“Ugh!” Kagome quickly covered her mouth when a horrible odour from the demons drifted to her nose. She unconsciously grabbed a hold of Sesshoumaru’s yukata. She often did so to Inuyasha when she knew he was headed into a fight.
Sesshoumaru felt her small hand curling into a fist behind his back. He felt slight annoyance but the greater annoyance where those two halfwits that had the audacity to soil the air he breathed.“Leave now or face the steel of my katana.” Sesshoumaru’s low voice rumbled as he revealed his blade.The rodent demon hissed back at him. “You can’t keeeeep the girrrrrl to yourrrrrself.”Sesshoumaru’s patience ran thin and he charged at the demons holding Tenseiga up in the air. The silver blade cut through the demons just as easily as they were air. The demons gushed and sploshed. With a long moan they degraded into a pile of gloop. As the moan disappeared into the wind the powerful dog demon slowly sheathed his katana.Kagome came beside Sesshoumaru and watched how the pile of slime sunk to the soil.
“You are in quite a predicament, Kagome.”Kagome was startled by his voice. It was very eerie to hear her name spoken so casually by such a man as Sesshoumaru. She felt uneasy even though she had insisted herself that he’d address her by her name.“Yeah...” She didn’t know how to better answer him.***
Sesshoumaru took her to the outskirt of the village to a small cave that looked like it had been occupied at some point. There were two sleeping places in the back of the cave. One larger and another smaller. Kagome pondered if this cave was used by Sesshoumaru and Rin at some point. Come to think of it, she had no idea where Sesshoumaru lived.“Stay here. I will secure the surroundings. It seems that many are after you.” After stating that, Sesshoumaru was gone.Kagome was left behind weighing her options.She couldn’t hide forever. And even though Sesshoumaru was oddly enough willing to help her, she couldn’t rely on his help too much. She was well aware that it wasn’t in his habits to lend out a hand for people that didn’t concern him. Let alone be that person be a human.“Agh!” Kagome sighed in frustration.‘All this has got to do something with that love spell. Everything is upside down.’ The girl recounted in her mind all the events of the day. ‘God, I’m such a fool.’ She slumped down on the small pile of hay that had served as a some kind of sleeping quarter.All the recent stress and excitement had slowly worn her down. Kagome yawned and tried to keep her eyelids from slipping shut. The day had seemed unusually long since so much had happened. But even more so, she couldn’t allow herself to cuddle to a false sense of security.‘Mustn’t...’ Kagome let out another yawn. ‘...fall asleep.’***
The next thing Kagome registered was a faint smell of food. It was suddenly warm and the tempting odour made her mouth water. It felt like she was in her own bed and her mother had just come to invite her downstairs for dinner.
“Momma, can I have ice-cream for dessert?” She murmured and slowly opened her eyes.The reality sunk in fast. She was still in the cave. Sesshoumaru was back and it had gotten dark outside. The cave was lit by a small fire where Sesshoumaru sat frying fish on a skewer. The demon lord was looking at her from the opposite side of the cave.
Kagome blushed and hastily got up. A white cloth slid down on upper body. Kagome quickly realized that Sesshoumaru sat there without his outer robes.This was highly unusual, she pondered. Kagome tidily removed the robe and folded it into neat pile next to the makeshift bed.“Eat.” Sesshoumaru grunted and pointed at the fish.The girl stood up and eyed suspiciously her demon host. He had just lent her his precious robes to keep her warm and now he’s making dinner for her. Could it be...?“Oh my God...” Kagome gasped.Sesshoumaru was also under the spell. All the pieces fell into place in her mind. The love spell, or rather a curse, had turned upside down the feelings of every man. All those who hadn’t previously been interested in her had sudden feelings for her. And those who harboured romantic feelings for her, such as Kouga, had had their emotions reversed. It still remained a mystery, why the spell hadn’t affected Inuyasha.But it was clear that the pompous demon lord would not have saved her life, bring her food and have his clothes tainted by the foul stench of humans, unless... Kagome looked at the killing perfection who was calmly gazing straight back into her eyes.Unless he was now suddenly in love with her.She needed to get away from him, pronto. Until the spell started to manifest physically. Kagome knew that she would handle a perverted priest with a healthy kick in the groin, but she had absolutely nothing to fight off a horny dog demon.“I...” Kagome’s voice cracked in a high pitch as panic tightened her throat. “I should be going now.”She began inching her way to the opening of the cave.“Sorry to have troubled you. I’m sorry. Thank you.”
Sesshoumaru got up and stood in front of the entrance of the cave.“Do you think it’ll be wise for you to go outside now? The forest is crawling with demons during the hours of night.” His voice was matter-of-factly, but when Kagome looked into his eyes, they were not cold anymore. Whatever she previously had sensed underlying in them had surfaced. His eyes were soft. Not to go as far as to describe them caring, but there was definitely something soft in his gaze.“Kagome.”She followed how his lips curled around the syllables of her name. She felt her spine electrifying with anxiousness.“I-I’ll take my chances.” She stuttered and stumbled pass him.Sesshoumaru didn’t stop her and she was forever grateful for that. While making her way back to the well her stomach gave a loud gurgle. She damned herself for not eating one of those fishes.*** Kagome arrived at the well and double-checked that no-one had followed her. She panted and pressed her hand on her burning lungs. She should start definitely to exercise more, and not just when she was running for her life. She jumped into the well.***After a night of blessed sleep in her own bed, Kagome woke up and took the next train to the Nakata square.This time she was alone. She ignored all the booths and stalls walking straight past all the attractions she had previously indulged herself in with Eri. Today she only wanted to find that one particular tent. For a while she was petrified of the thought that maybe it was not there anymore. Thankfully her fear was needless as she spotted a plain green tent.Kagome barged right in. That same young woman sat in her lonely chair in the middle of the tent.“U-uh, h-how may I h-help?” She stuttered nervously.Kagome didn’t waste any time exchanging greetings.“That love spell. It backfired! Royally! Now everything is the way it’s not supposed to be! All those who previously disliked me now like me and those who did now don’t.”The fortune teller pondered what Kagome just had told her.“I-I don’t know how that could have happened. Is there something u-unusual about your situation?”‘Well, just the fact that I can travel between two time periods.’ Kagome thought. Wait. Her thoughts finally took a coherent form from all the crazy mess she had been thrown into. Could it be that the spell got reversed because she travelled to another time period? But she couldn’t reveal that to a stranger.“I don’t know. Just please undo the spell.” Kagome pleaded. The other woman shook her head. “I can’t do that. The o-only one who can break the spell is the one who loves you.”The fate of her love life lay in the hands of the Prince-Oblivious-to-Her-Feelings.“Great.” Kagome sighed.
A/N: U-oh, can’t wait to see how Kagome’s going to get herself out of that pickle! He he. Wait, what? I’m the one who’s supposed to come up with the ending to this story?! Crap...Well, the next chapter will conclude this story. It’s been really enjoyable and fun to read your guesses about what will happen next! ^__^ I’ll spoil that much by revealing that there will be a lemon in the last chapter! Oh boy!
“I mean, I need a plan.” She quickly rephrased her sentence knowing that she shouldn’t be taking too many liberties with Sesshoumaru’s good graces.They walked. Well, Kagome more or less jogged after Sesshoumaru while he walked in the direction she had originally ran from.“Where are we... I mean, uh, where are you taking me?” Kagome panted and tried to ignore the burning sensation in her calves. Maybe Inuyasha had been right on one thing. Maybe she should spend more time exercising and less time always riding on his back. But it was still a bit harsh to call her “a chubby, lazy human” as he had eloquently put it.“Your affairs are not of my concern. The halfling will aid you.”Kagome shook her head. “I don’t mean to question your help, but going back to the village is not a good idea. Trust me. There’s... situations.” An image of a monk cradling his bruised groin flashed before her eyes. “And I don’t think even your brother will be able to get me out of this one.”The dog demon came to a screeching halt and Kagome nearly stopped face first into his back.Some distance away from them loomed two unrecognizable dark figures. When the creatures picked their scent they began approaching fast. Sesshoumaru placed his thumb on the sheath of his katana, Tenseiga. Whoever were coming towards them, they didn’t seem friendly.A pair of two demons slowed their speed when they were within a hearing distance. Kagome peeked from behind Sesshoumaru’s back. One of the two was a slimy mold-coloured demon and the other looked like rotting carcass of a giant rodent.“Give usssss the girrrrrl.” The rodent demon gurgled. Thick, murky goo dribbled down its deformed chin when it spoke.
“Maaaaaate.” The slimy one croaked and extended its arms forward, like it was going to come and clutch the human girl.
“Ugh!” Kagome quickly covered her mouth when a horrible odour from the demons drifted to her nose. She unconsciously grabbed a hold of Sesshoumaru’s yukata. She often did so to Inuyasha when she knew he was headed into a fight.
Sesshoumaru felt her small hand curling into a fist behind his back. He felt slight annoyance but the greater annoyance where those two halfwits that had the audacity to soil the air he breathed.“Leave now or face the steel of my katana.” Sesshoumaru’s low voice rumbled as he revealed his blade.The rodent demon hissed back at him. “You can’t keeeeep the girrrrrl to yourrrrrself.”Sesshoumaru’s patience ran thin and he charged at the demons holding Tenseiga up in the air. The silver blade cut through the demons just as easily as they were air. The demons gushed and sploshed. With a long moan they degraded into a pile of gloop. As the moan disappeared into the wind the powerful dog demon slowly sheathed his katana.Kagome came beside Sesshoumaru and watched how the pile of slime sunk to the soil.
“You are in quite a predicament, Kagome.”Kagome was startled by his voice. It was very eerie to hear her name spoken so casually by such a man as Sesshoumaru. She felt uneasy even though she had insisted herself that he’d address her by her name.“Yeah...” She didn’t know how to better answer him.***
Sesshoumaru took her to the outskirt of the village to a small cave that looked like it had been occupied at some point. There were two sleeping places in the back of the cave. One larger and another smaller. Kagome pondered if this cave was used by Sesshoumaru and Rin at some point. Come to think of it, she had no idea where Sesshoumaru lived.“Stay here. I will secure the surroundings. It seems that many are after you.” After stating that, Sesshoumaru was gone.Kagome was left behind weighing her options.She couldn’t hide forever. And even though Sesshoumaru was oddly enough willing to help her, she couldn’t rely on his help too much. She was well aware that it wasn’t in his habits to lend out a hand for people that didn’t concern him. Let alone be that person be a human.“Agh!” Kagome sighed in frustration.‘All this has got to do something with that love spell. Everything is upside down.’ The girl recounted in her mind all the events of the day. ‘God, I’m such a fool.’ She slumped down on the small pile of hay that had served as a some kind of sleeping quarter.All the recent stress and excitement had slowly worn her down. Kagome yawned and tried to keep her eyelids from slipping shut. The day had seemed unusually long since so much had happened. But even more so, she couldn’t allow herself to cuddle to a false sense of security.‘Mustn’t...’ Kagome let out another yawn. ‘...fall asleep.’***
The next thing Kagome registered was a faint smell of food. It was suddenly warm and the tempting odour made her mouth water. It felt like she was in her own bed and her mother had just come to invite her downstairs for dinner.
“Momma, can I have ice-cream for dessert?” She murmured and slowly opened her eyes.The reality sunk in fast. She was still in the cave. Sesshoumaru was back and it had gotten dark outside. The cave was lit by a small fire where Sesshoumaru sat frying fish on a skewer. The demon lord was looking at her from the opposite side of the cave.
Kagome blushed and hastily got up. A white cloth slid down on upper body. Kagome quickly realized that Sesshoumaru sat there without his outer robes.This was highly unusual, she pondered. Kagome tidily removed the robe and folded it into neat pile next to the makeshift bed.“Eat.” Sesshoumaru grunted and pointed at the fish.The girl stood up and eyed suspiciously her demon host. He had just lent her his precious robes to keep her warm and now he’s making dinner for her. Could it be...?“Oh my God...” Kagome gasped.Sesshoumaru was also under the spell. All the pieces fell into place in her mind. The love spell, or rather a curse, had turned upside down the feelings of every man. All those who hadn’t previously been interested in her had sudden feelings for her. And those who harboured romantic feelings for her, such as Kouga, had had their emotions reversed. It still remained a mystery, why the spell hadn’t affected Inuyasha.But it was clear that the pompous demon lord would not have saved her life, bring her food and have his clothes tainted by the foul stench of humans, unless... Kagome looked at the killing perfection who was calmly gazing straight back into her eyes.Unless he was now suddenly in love with her.She needed to get away from him, pronto. Until the spell started to manifest physically. Kagome knew that she would handle a perverted priest with a healthy kick in the groin, but she had absolutely nothing to fight off a horny dog demon.“I...” Kagome’s voice cracked in a high pitch as panic tightened her throat. “I should be going now.”She began inching her way to the opening of the cave.“Sorry to have troubled you. I’m sorry. Thank you.”
Sesshoumaru got up and stood in front of the entrance of the cave.“Do you think it’ll be wise for you to go outside now? The forest is crawling with demons during the hours of night.” His voice was matter-of-factly, but when Kagome looked into his eyes, they were not cold anymore. Whatever she previously had sensed underlying in them had surfaced. His eyes were soft. Not to go as far as to describe them caring, but there was definitely something soft in his gaze.“Kagome.”She followed how his lips curled around the syllables of her name. She felt her spine electrifying with anxiousness.“I-I’ll take my chances.” She stuttered and stumbled pass him.Sesshoumaru didn’t stop her and she was forever grateful for that. While making her way back to the well her stomach gave a loud gurgle. She damned herself for not eating one of those fishes.*** Kagome arrived at the well and double-checked that no-one had followed her. She panted and pressed her hand on her burning lungs. She should start definitely to exercise more, and not just when she was running for her life. She jumped into the well.***After a night of blessed sleep in her own bed, Kagome woke up and took the next train to the Nakata square.This time she was alone. She ignored all the booths and stalls walking straight past all the attractions she had previously indulged herself in with Eri. Today she only wanted to find that one particular tent. For a while she was petrified of the thought that maybe it was not there anymore. Thankfully her fear was needless as she spotted a plain green tent.Kagome barged right in. That same young woman sat in her lonely chair in the middle of the tent.“U-uh, h-how may I h-help?” She stuttered nervously.Kagome didn’t waste any time exchanging greetings.“That love spell. It backfired! Royally! Now everything is the way it’s not supposed to be! All those who previously disliked me now like me and those who did now don’t.”The fortune teller pondered what Kagome just had told her.“I-I don’t know how that could have happened. Is there something u-unusual about your situation?”‘Well, just the fact that I can travel between two time periods.’ Kagome thought. Wait. Her thoughts finally took a coherent form from all the crazy mess she had been thrown into. Could it be that the spell got reversed because she travelled to another time period? But she couldn’t reveal that to a stranger.“I don’t know. Just please undo the spell.” Kagome pleaded. The other woman shook her head. “I can’t do that. The o-only one who can break the spell is the one who loves you.”The fate of her love life lay in the hands of the Prince-Oblivious-to-Her-Feelings.“Great.” Kagome sighed.
A/N: U-oh, can’t wait to see how Kagome’s going to get herself out of that pickle! He he. Wait, what? I’m the one who’s supposed to come up with the ending to this story?! Crap...Well, the next chapter will conclude this story. It’s been really enjoyable and fun to read your guesses about what will happen next! ^__^ I’ll spoil that much by revealing that there will be a lemon in the last chapter! Oh boy!