InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Leave me be ❯ Just Breath ( Chapter 27 )
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By: kiune_hanyou 
Battle with Kagura. Sesshy and Kagome's three first kiss.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.15.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.1K | Visits: 767 | Status: Completed
Battle with Kagura. Sesshy and Kagome's three first kiss.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.15.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.1K | Visits: 767 | Status: Completed
Leave me be
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and co.
Chapter 25: Just breath
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After inserting the shards into her fan, a tornado of raging wind picks up around Kagura. Her eyes widen, mouth open in a silent scream of pain as the shards take hold of Kaguras being.
After the wind dies down, there she stands, her strength radiating off of her. Her fan at her side, she walks calmly over to Sesshoumaru, bringing up her fan, preparing for an assault. "When ever your ready, My lord Sesshoumaru." Mocking his status and dare challenging him.
In a white blur, Sesshoumaru takes to the offensive. Swiping down with his Tokijin, testing Kaguras new power.
As soon as she saw the movement, she raises her fan, commanding the wind around her, lifting her into the air to escape, and thrown behind her attacker. "What's wrong Sesshoumaru? Getting slow in your old age?" Taunting him further, she fans herself, feeling no threat.
Sesshoumaru narrows his eyes. Again he attacks, slashing forward then running to her side to poison her with his whip. Seeing as she dodged both attacks with ease, Sesshoumaru feels the need to fight run through him, a challenge after so many others have failed miserably.
A smile graces his lips.
Kagura visibly shivers, feeling the intensity role off Sesshoumaru in waves. Swallowing, 'The real fight now starts.' Swiping with her fan, three wind blades charge ahead. Running with the air around her, she circles the demon, trying to intimidate him with lasting images surrounding the field. A sinister laugh echoes, where each reflection stands, another laugh starts.
Sesshoumaru had broken the wind blades easily, preparing his sword for another attack, was when Kagura began circling him. He kept his eyes on the real Kagura as much as he could, but the laugh, it began behind where he suspected the real enemy to be.
A dark mist surrounds them, casting shadows along with the vanishing images into hiding. "What is wrong Sesshoumaru? Can't find me? I'm right here." The echoes surround him, listening, waiting, watching. Never allowing a moments peace.
Quickly turning, Kagura is attacking. Her fan blade catching him in the shoulder. But nothing was damaged, an illusion attacked. Seeing her chance, Kagura lashes out at Sesshoumaru, blades and claws scratch fiercely at him. Blood seeps through his cloths and down his back.
Growling to himself for leaving his armor, Sesshoumaru lashes all around him with his whip, every image touched, disappears only to reappear seconds later.
; All at once the Kagura's attack. Sesshoumru holds his ground, feeling for a change in smell. Expecting a behind assault, the real Kagura lashes from in front. Jumping to avoid being cute in half, Kagura's fan blade rips through his shirt to his chest, leaving a gash to his bottom left chest to his upper right at an angle. Her hand lashing out in his face, cutting the side of his cheek.
Still in movement from her attack, Sesshoumaru uses a hidden weapon, his tail. Grabbing her, Sesshoumaru squeezes hard, making her gasp out for breath. Every time she exhales, his tail tightens its hold, crushing her lungs.
Sesshoumaru remains cold, never easing his hard glare. His hand coming to wipe the blood from his chin.
Turning blue, Kagura tightens her hold on her fan, closing it where it still peeks through, she stirs the air in small circles. Feeling Sesshoumaru's hold loosen slightly, she intakes air, filling her burning lungs. Stirring faster, she looks at her captor. Smiling as his eyes widen, seemingly choking on nothing.
Sesshoumaru cannot believe it. The air around him suddenly vanished! He looks at Kagura struggling in his hold, smiling knowingly. He can feel his grip loosening on her. But he will not allow her to slip away.
Sesshoumaru holds his breath, bringing her closer to him, he grabs at her neck.
&nbs p; As soon as Sesshoumaru brought her close enough, Kagura pushes away at his tails loosening grip, prying herself loose. Clawing at his nearing hand, she pushes away. Looking on joyfully, watching as he slows his movements. "Can't breath? Why not the air is free." Laughing when Sesshoumaru growls, losing more of his much needed air. Running around trying to evade the airless space, he only tires himself more.
& nbsp; Kagome has been left in the dark since the battle began. Not being able to see the speedy movements, the haunting laughs all around. As soon as the mist had come from no where, she began to panic. Wanting nothing more than to help, she fights herself in staying hidden, or help and risk being attacked or accidentally getting in the way.
Kagome knows that she couldn't possibly fight, but feeling so defenseless she runs to find her bow. Stumbling over the wetted grass she retrieves her weapon. Turning around to watch the swirly mist, Kagome rushes back to her spot.
Listening to struggling, she guesses its Kagura down for the count. When she hears Kagura say 'Can't breath? Why not the air is free.' Her eyes widen. Wanting to see more, she pushes to the mist, but nothing seems visible.
Notching an arrow, she uses her miko powers to blow clean the clearing. What she sees frightens her. Sesshoumaru, bloody and clenching his throat, falls to one knee.
& nbsp; Kagura walks slowly up toward Sesshoumaru, watching as he struggles to stay conscious. Raising her fan to strike, only a few feet before her fan can reach and painfully defeat one of the strongest known taiyoukai's. The thought has her smiling wickedly, looking down at the hatred in his gaze, wanting nothing more to grab her and rip her apart with his bare hands, piece by piece.
When she was nearly in striking range, Kagome's arrow flies only inches in front of her face. Turning shocked, Kagome is reaching for another arrow, preparing to notch it. 'How could I have forgotten the girl!?' Looking at the taiyoukai at her feet, he too is looking at Kagome.
Sesshoumaru doesn't have anymore energy left. He collapses on the ground. His face blue.
Screaming out, Kagome lets loose another arrow, but Kagura jumped away, only to be hit with an after attack of miko energy trailing behind the arrow. Kagome runs to Sesshoumaru's fallen form, choking when she gets too close. Her energy flares up, protecting her and disabling Kaguras control on the air around them.
Turning Sesshoumaru over to his back, Kagome puts her cheek in front of Sesshoumaru's mouth and feels for breath. Not feeling anything, she checks for a pulse on his neck, thanking whoever for a beat. Remembering everything she was taught in health, she tilts his head back, straining to remember everything properly, opens his mouth and continues with the mouth-to-mouth procedure.
Thinking of attacking and killing both at one time, Kagura attacks with wind blades.
Kagome hears the swish and turns to see the blades. Using her body to shield Sesshoumaru, she extends her hand to push back the blades. When they reach the bodies, Kagome's powers leaves her hand, purifying the blades on contact.
Peeking through her hair, Kagome can't believe she is still alive.
Kagura quickly releases more blades in hoping to weaken Kagome's defenses. Wave after wave of attacks flood to the pair. A cloud of smoke surrounds Kagura's view. Thinking she won, Kagura straightens her posture.
Without warning, an arrow shoots from the smoke, leaving Kagura no chance of escape.
Using her fan as a shield to protect herself, Kagura jumps, not far enough. The energy surrounding the arrow surrounds her, cloths shred off, her fan takes most of the assault, protecting Kagura's life. The force sends her hurling from the castle grounds, into the surrounding forestry.
Weaken, and badly injured, Kagura lay for a second before grabbing at a half survived feather still in twined in her hair. Growing it to full size, she struggles onto her ride to find rest somewhere safe and fight another day.
Kagome was glad that Kagura was gone, Sesshoumaru was her prime worry. Still not breathing she continues her procedure.
Feeling a deep intake of breath, Sesshoumaru madly coughs, taking in oxygen as quickly as possible. Trying to sit up, he collapses back to the floor, looking on last time at Kagome before he blacks out.
"No, Sesshoumaru wake up!" Glad that he is still alive, she still needs him to wake up. 'Your too heavy for me to pick up!' Thinking she looks around, not wanting to leave his side but not wanting to keep him out in the open in his condition, she looks once more at him. "I'll be right back Sesshoumaru!" Running over to the castle, she screams for the only servants she knows at the castle, Jaken and Yamori.
At hearing the screeching, Jaken runs to find answers to his lords where-about. "Girl! Stop! Where is My Lord? What have you done to him!"
Not caring at the moment that she was being accused, she quickly explains the situation. "Hurry and find someone who can carry Sesshoumaru inside! Where is Yamori? She can help me heal him. Yamori!" Screaming Kagome runs off to look for her.
Jaken quickly runs to a room, surveying for a strong individual servant to carry in Sesshoumaru.
Kagome runs around quickly enough, when she nearly collides with Yamori. "What is it Kagome? Why are you calling for me?"
'What is it with these demons?! Don't they feel what went on outside?' "Yamori, I need your help, Sesshoumaru is hurt and I'm going to need your help to heal him, now lets go!" Dragging the poor old woman, Kagome leads the way.
When they arrive the sun was deep in the horizon. Looking over at Sesshoumaru, he has an arm draped around a servants neck, being ordered around by Jaken to take him to his bedroom chambers.
Sesshoumaru was lying unconscious while Kagome and Yamori tried to undo his shirt to bandage him. All that while Jaken is yelling orders to them. Yamori was tired of his whining so she pushes him out of the bedroom, slamming the door behind her and returning to Kagome's side.
They struggle while they raise Sesshoumaru to a sitting position, Kagome sits on his bed behind him while she supports him. It pained Kagome to see that his cloths stick to his skin from the open wounds. A sickening feeling swims in her stomach when she has to pull to pry the shirt from the wound.
Gently, they work quickly, applying creams and tying bandages, before long they are done, the sun set hours ago.
Yamori left, claiming it improper for a servant to watch its master sleep. She will come every hour to make sure he is alright and if she was needed just call. She had left a kimono, saying that she should wear something that seemed more comfortable.
Kagome just nods, not paying too much attention to what Yamori was telling her. She stares at Sesshoumaru, he looked so different when he was asleep, almost peaceful. His face is calm, showing him relaxed, his breathing even, telling he is asleep. Kagome never really took the time to notice anything about him. Sure, every once in a while she saw glimpses of emotion under his mask while they were alone, but they were held back, now they were loose, from how he sleeps you would never know him to be so cold looking.
Without realizing what she was doing, Kagome reached over and stroked the side of his cheek, the one without the scratches. Smiling to herself, she wonders how he can still look like a god when he is covered in sweat, dirt and blood.
Thinking about her own look, she must look terrible. Sitting back up in her chair, she waits by Sesshoumaru's side, for any sign that he'll be waking up. She grabs the left kimono and dresses quickly behind one of the doors. The material feels light against her skin.
Morning came with what seemed to be a brighter dawning.
Kagome stirred in her sleep, awakening she opens her eyes to see herself laying her head on Sesshoumaru's bed. She sat up, a sheet falling behind her, looking around for Sesshoumaru.
"Calm yourself, Kagome." At hearing her name, she turns around to see Sesshoumaru walking from one of the doors in his room.
Quickly rising, she trips over the sheet now tangled in her feet. Sesshoumaru catches he before she falls. "Sesshoumaru! What are you doing out of bed? Go lay down so you can heal!" At hearing him quietly laugh, she looks up at him, glaring at him. "And what, may I ask, is so funny?" Removing herself from his grasp, she crosses her arms around her chest, tapping one foot on the floor.
Smiling, "There is no need to worry, I have fully healed over the night." Walking over to her, he wraps his arm around her waist, leading her to a room she remembers all to clearly. "I am in need of your gentle hands. I feel filthy, and you smell." Scrunching up her nose at the insult, she stops walking and tries to leave before the unthinkable happens.
Too late.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her using his tail, and is now carrying a fighting Kagome over to the awaiting hot springs for a needed bath.
(I thought of ending it here but because of the long wait, I'll keep going. ^-^)
Having carried her all the way to the steamy waters, Sesshoumaru releases her. Chuckling to himself when he can feel Kagome tense at her awaiting fate.
"Why can't you take your own bath? You don't need me to wash you like a little baby do you?" Trying the immature line to try and win her freedom.
"Do not try and deceive me, if it is childish to feel your hands on me, then so be it." Walking up to her, he grabs her shoulders to have her face him.
Kagome's eyes widen at his comment. 'Ok, that sounded too much like a-' before her thoughts could be finished, Sesshoumaru turned her to face him. She blushes at the intensity in his eyes.
Sesshoumaru's chest rumbles with a low growl. "Tell me Kagome, why was it that I tasted your scent my mouth when I awoken this morning?" Kagome's eyes widened even more, a deeper blush spreads across her face.
Sesshoumaru smiles at his victory, he lets her go. She stands there stunned. Not believing at what she heard coming from Sesshoumaru's mouth.
While she had her back turned to him, Sesshoumaru undid his shirt, the bandages still in place. "Kagome." That brought her out of her shock. Turning to face him, "You will need to remove me of this," she new instantly what he meant.
Walking over to his side, Kagome began to untie the bandages. Blushing, a spark running down her spine every time she touched a piece of exposed flesh. Sesshoumaru can smell her arousal, but says nothing of it.
When she was complete, she turns around to give Sesshoumaru some privacy. He de-robes, and steps into the spring.
When Kagome hears that he is in, she goes and retrieves the items needed once again.
Returning, she fills her bucket and wets Sesshoumaru's hair.
"Kagome, tell me what happened yesterday." Tilting his head back to avoid water dripping down his face.
Kagome slowly puts down the water pail. Beginning her tale when she first aimed her arrow. "When I saw that you seemed to be choking, I looked at Kagura to see she didn't seem to see me." Lathering his hair, she starts to massage. "I threw an arrow to try and hit her, but my aim was off. When you looked at me, you had passed out, so I drew back another arrow, but Kagura jumped before it hit her."
Filling up the bucket, she waits until he tilted his head, "My miko energy had hit her on my last attack, but I had ran to see if you were alright." Rinsing, "When I got to you, I couldn't breath, there was no air, but I felt my body heat up, and the air was around you again. I had flipped you on your back, to see if I could awaken you," At this Kagome stalled, embarrassed that she had performed a future life saving technique he would no doubt, miss read it and cause her more embarrassment.
Taking a deep breath, she continued, " When you weren't conscious or breathing, so I breathed for you." Not knowing what else to say to that, she feels heat going to her face.
"Explain what you mean." Sesshoumaru looks at her through the corner of his eye.
"Well, uh- in my time, there is a way to make someone breath again, it's called," stalling, she clears her throat. Sesshoumaru waits for her to continue. "It's called, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." Hearing him laugh, she mumbles to herself.
"So you kissed me?" Turning to face her, he leans his chest on the side and rests his chin in his arms on the edge of the spring. Smiling at her reddened face.
Shaking her head furiously, she glares at him. "It wasn't a kiss! It was to save your life!"
Smirking at her discomfort, "What if I said I didn't believe you?" Tilting his head sideways in his arms.
Glaring at him, she shuts her eyes and turns away. "Just because you don't believe me doesn't mean it is not the truth." Folding her arms around her chest, not wanting to look at him.
So she would continue the tale, Sesshoumaru turns and reseats himself so that Kagome may finish.
Crawling back to her spot, Kagome gasps, "Sesshoumaru! You got the floor wet."
Sesshoumau smirks. "Please continue."
"Kagura began attacking. You were still not breathing yet, so I shielded you, and when I used my hands to do something, the blades died and Kagura was left staring. Sit up and move your hair, I need to see if there is any blood on your back that needs to be removed." Doing as he was told.
"Thank you, now, Kagura assaulted me with blades, but they never reached us, so I notched another arrow while the dust was still in the air, and shot at the direction I thought her to be. When the dust cleared, moved apart with my arrow, I saw Kagura thrown into the air, and after that I did my procedure," Glaring at him when he chuckled, "Haha not funny. Finally you started coughing and taking in air on your own, when you tried to get up, you fell down and passed out. And that is basically what happened." Finishing with her tale, Kagome gets up.
"Well, your done, finish whatever you need to do, I'm sure your tail is in need of attention." Stretching, Kagome turns around to walk out, but Sesshoumaru calls to her.
"Where do you think your going?" He leaves the water, walking up to Kagome still in all his manliness. "You still smell Kagome."
"Sesshoumaru, I so hope you have something around you." She was going to yell at him any second now.
"Of course." When she turns to assault his precious eardrums, she saw him still in the nude. Jumping with an eep, she tries to escape.
"Argh! What is it with you?!" She struggles to get free when he grabbed her from behind.
Softly he caresses her cheek with his own. "Honestly, I do not know." He can feel her heart beat race wildly.
"S-sesshoumaru, what are you doing?" Kagome is so scared. The last time he was this close to her, was when she was on her period.
Sesshoumaru leads her to the spring, all the while stroking her arms under her sleeve. "Do you think you can kiss me and get away with it do you?" he purrs seductively at her.
Kagome gulps air as she walks into the water. Her heart pounds, she doesn't know what to expect. 'Why am I not trying to pull away? What is he doing?'
Sesshoumaru turns her around to face him. Kagome has her eyes shut tightly. Sesshoumaru tilts her chin to have her look at him.
When she felt his hands on her face, her eyes shot open. They stared at each other. Kagome opens her mouth to speak, her voice nervouse. "W-why?"
Sesshoumaru smiles, "I don't know why." And they kiss. The first they both share together.
A/N: Well that took forever to write! Why the wait you may ask? Well, this chapter was illusive, every time I tried to sit and write it I couldn't concentrate long enough. I had other ideas for other stories. Remind me to never promise a chapter, that usually makes me not update. Soon I'll be posting my Yu Yu Hakusho fic, 'To Know the Truth' Here's a preview of it.
Kurama stares at the other end of the root whole, not saying anything, not moving. He thinks of how he'll get out of this mess.
A cold chill runs down his spine, a blow of cold air brushes his cheek and he turns around quickly, only seeing dirt behind him. Taking a deep breath, he turns forward again, but sees the rough demon in front of him.
Struggling to stand up from the sinking dirt, he jumps out of the confined space to the opening, expecting a fight. Frantically, he searches around for the domon.
Kurama stiffens when a clawed hand runs its fingers through his hair. A shiver makes his hairs stand on end, turning to strike the demon with his elbow, he hits nothing but air.
Nothing is behind him, nothing in front, from the sides.
Kurama's heart rate increases. Drops of sweat fall from his face leaving a dirty trail along his cheek. "Where are you...?" He growls low in his throat, eyes darting from tree to tree, searching, waiting, listening. All he can hear are the leaves brushing from the wind and his own rapid heart beat.
A small laugh echoes around the clearing, quiet, like a secret.
Kurama tenses, arms encircle him, one around the waist, the other cradling his head, embracing him.
Kurama visibly shakes, a cold cheek rubs against his own. Lips brush gently against his ear, cool breath tickle his skin.
The rough demon tightens his hold, the others are on there way, just beyond the clearing.
Brushing a light kiss to Kurama's cheek, stopping at his ear, "Bring me Youko."
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Chapter 25: Just breath
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After inserting the shards into her fan, a tornado of raging wind picks up around Kagura. Her eyes widen, mouth open in a silent scream of pain as the shards take hold of Kaguras being.
After the wind dies down, there she stands, her strength radiating off of her. Her fan at her side, she walks calmly over to Sesshoumaru, bringing up her fan, preparing for an assault. "When ever your ready, My lord Sesshoumaru." Mocking his status and dare challenging him.
In a white blur, Sesshoumaru takes to the offensive. Swiping down with his Tokijin, testing Kaguras new power.
As soon as she saw the movement, she raises her fan, commanding the wind around her, lifting her into the air to escape, and thrown behind her attacker. "What's wrong Sesshoumaru? Getting slow in your old age?" Taunting him further, she fans herself, feeling no threat.
Sesshoumaru narrows his eyes. Again he attacks, slashing forward then running to her side to poison her with his whip. Seeing as she dodged both attacks with ease, Sesshoumaru feels the need to fight run through him, a challenge after so many others have failed miserably.
A smile graces his lips.
Kagura visibly shivers, feeling the intensity role off Sesshoumaru in waves. Swallowing, 'The real fight now starts.' Swiping with her fan, three wind blades charge ahead. Running with the air around her, she circles the demon, trying to intimidate him with lasting images surrounding the field. A sinister laugh echoes, where each reflection stands, another laugh starts.
Sesshoumaru had broken the wind blades easily, preparing his sword for another attack, was when Kagura began circling him. He kept his eyes on the real Kagura as much as he could, but the laugh, it began behind where he suspected the real enemy to be.
A dark mist surrounds them, casting shadows along with the vanishing images into hiding. "What is wrong Sesshoumaru? Can't find me? I'm right here." The echoes surround him, listening, waiting, watching. Never allowing a moments peace.
Quickly turning, Kagura is attacking. Her fan blade catching him in the shoulder. But nothing was damaged, an illusion attacked. Seeing her chance, Kagura lashes out at Sesshoumaru, blades and claws scratch fiercely at him. Blood seeps through his cloths and down his back.
Growling to himself for leaving his armor, Sesshoumaru lashes all around him with his whip, every image touched, disappears only to reappear seconds later.
; All at once the Kagura's attack. Sesshoumru holds his ground, feeling for a change in smell. Expecting a behind assault, the real Kagura lashes from in front. Jumping to avoid being cute in half, Kagura's fan blade rips through his shirt to his chest, leaving a gash to his bottom left chest to his upper right at an angle. Her hand lashing out in his face, cutting the side of his cheek.
Still in movement from her attack, Sesshoumaru uses a hidden weapon, his tail. Grabbing her, Sesshoumaru squeezes hard, making her gasp out for breath. Every time she exhales, his tail tightens its hold, crushing her lungs.
Sesshoumaru remains cold, never easing his hard glare. His hand coming to wipe the blood from his chin.
Turning blue, Kagura tightens her hold on her fan, closing it where it still peeks through, she stirs the air in small circles. Feeling Sesshoumaru's hold loosen slightly, she intakes air, filling her burning lungs. Stirring faster, she looks at her captor. Smiling as his eyes widen, seemingly choking on nothing.
Sesshoumaru cannot believe it. The air around him suddenly vanished! He looks at Kagura struggling in his hold, smiling knowingly. He can feel his grip loosening on her. But he will not allow her to slip away.
Sesshoumaru holds his breath, bringing her closer to him, he grabs at her neck.
&nbs p; As soon as Sesshoumaru brought her close enough, Kagura pushes away at his tails loosening grip, prying herself loose. Clawing at his nearing hand, she pushes away. Looking on joyfully, watching as he slows his movements. "Can't breath? Why not the air is free." Laughing when Sesshoumaru growls, losing more of his much needed air. Running around trying to evade the airless space, he only tires himself more.
& nbsp; Kagome has been left in the dark since the battle began. Not being able to see the speedy movements, the haunting laughs all around. As soon as the mist had come from no where, she began to panic. Wanting nothing more than to help, she fights herself in staying hidden, or help and risk being attacked or accidentally getting in the way.
Kagome knows that she couldn't possibly fight, but feeling so defenseless she runs to find her bow. Stumbling over the wetted grass she retrieves her weapon. Turning around to watch the swirly mist, Kagome rushes back to her spot.
Listening to struggling, she guesses its Kagura down for the count. When she hears Kagura say 'Can't breath? Why not the air is free.' Her eyes widen. Wanting to see more, she pushes to the mist, but nothing seems visible.
Notching an arrow, she uses her miko powers to blow clean the clearing. What she sees frightens her. Sesshoumaru, bloody and clenching his throat, falls to one knee.
& nbsp; Kagura walks slowly up toward Sesshoumaru, watching as he struggles to stay conscious. Raising her fan to strike, only a few feet before her fan can reach and painfully defeat one of the strongest known taiyoukai's. The thought has her smiling wickedly, looking down at the hatred in his gaze, wanting nothing more to grab her and rip her apart with his bare hands, piece by piece.
When she was nearly in striking range, Kagome's arrow flies only inches in front of her face. Turning shocked, Kagome is reaching for another arrow, preparing to notch it. 'How could I have forgotten the girl!?' Looking at the taiyoukai at her feet, he too is looking at Kagome.
Sesshoumaru doesn't have anymore energy left. He collapses on the ground. His face blue.
Screaming out, Kagome lets loose another arrow, but Kagura jumped away, only to be hit with an after attack of miko energy trailing behind the arrow. Kagome runs to Sesshoumaru's fallen form, choking when she gets too close. Her energy flares up, protecting her and disabling Kaguras control on the air around them.
Turning Sesshoumaru over to his back, Kagome puts her cheek in front of Sesshoumaru's mouth and feels for breath. Not feeling anything, she checks for a pulse on his neck, thanking whoever for a beat. Remembering everything she was taught in health, she tilts his head back, straining to remember everything properly, opens his mouth and continues with the mouth-to-mouth procedure.
Thinking of attacking and killing both at one time, Kagura attacks with wind blades.
Kagome hears the swish and turns to see the blades. Using her body to shield Sesshoumaru, she extends her hand to push back the blades. When they reach the bodies, Kagome's powers leaves her hand, purifying the blades on contact.
Peeking through her hair, Kagome can't believe she is still alive.
Kagura quickly releases more blades in hoping to weaken Kagome's defenses. Wave after wave of attacks flood to the pair. A cloud of smoke surrounds Kagura's view. Thinking she won, Kagura straightens her posture.
Without warning, an arrow shoots from the smoke, leaving Kagura no chance of escape.
Using her fan as a shield to protect herself, Kagura jumps, not far enough. The energy surrounding the arrow surrounds her, cloths shred off, her fan takes most of the assault, protecting Kagura's life. The force sends her hurling from the castle grounds, into the surrounding forestry.
Weaken, and badly injured, Kagura lay for a second before grabbing at a half survived feather still in twined in her hair. Growing it to full size, she struggles onto her ride to find rest somewhere safe and fight another day.
Kagome was glad that Kagura was gone, Sesshoumaru was her prime worry. Still not breathing she continues her procedure.
Feeling a deep intake of breath, Sesshoumaru madly coughs, taking in oxygen as quickly as possible. Trying to sit up, he collapses back to the floor, looking on last time at Kagome before he blacks out.
"No, Sesshoumaru wake up!" Glad that he is still alive, she still needs him to wake up. 'Your too heavy for me to pick up!' Thinking she looks around, not wanting to leave his side but not wanting to keep him out in the open in his condition, she looks once more at him. "I'll be right back Sesshoumaru!" Running over to the castle, she screams for the only servants she knows at the castle, Jaken and Yamori.
At hearing the screeching, Jaken runs to find answers to his lords where-about. "Girl! Stop! Where is My Lord? What have you done to him!"
Not caring at the moment that she was being accused, she quickly explains the situation. "Hurry and find someone who can carry Sesshoumaru inside! Where is Yamori? She can help me heal him. Yamori!" Screaming Kagome runs off to look for her.
Jaken quickly runs to a room, surveying for a strong individual servant to carry in Sesshoumaru.
Kagome runs around quickly enough, when she nearly collides with Yamori. "What is it Kagome? Why are you calling for me?"
'What is it with these demons?! Don't they feel what went on outside?' "Yamori, I need your help, Sesshoumaru is hurt and I'm going to need your help to heal him, now lets go!" Dragging the poor old woman, Kagome leads the way.
When they arrive the sun was deep in the horizon. Looking over at Sesshoumaru, he has an arm draped around a servants neck, being ordered around by Jaken to take him to his bedroom chambers.
Sesshoumaru was lying unconscious while Kagome and Yamori tried to undo his shirt to bandage him. All that while Jaken is yelling orders to them. Yamori was tired of his whining so she pushes him out of the bedroom, slamming the door behind her and returning to Kagome's side.
They struggle while they raise Sesshoumaru to a sitting position, Kagome sits on his bed behind him while she supports him. It pained Kagome to see that his cloths stick to his skin from the open wounds. A sickening feeling swims in her stomach when she has to pull to pry the shirt from the wound.
Gently, they work quickly, applying creams and tying bandages, before long they are done, the sun set hours ago.
Yamori left, claiming it improper for a servant to watch its master sleep. She will come every hour to make sure he is alright and if she was needed just call. She had left a kimono, saying that she should wear something that seemed more comfortable.
Kagome just nods, not paying too much attention to what Yamori was telling her. She stares at Sesshoumaru, he looked so different when he was asleep, almost peaceful. His face is calm, showing him relaxed, his breathing even, telling he is asleep. Kagome never really took the time to notice anything about him. Sure, every once in a while she saw glimpses of emotion under his mask while they were alone, but they were held back, now they were loose, from how he sleeps you would never know him to be so cold looking.
Without realizing what she was doing, Kagome reached over and stroked the side of his cheek, the one without the scratches. Smiling to herself, she wonders how he can still look like a god when he is covered in sweat, dirt and blood.
Thinking about her own look, she must look terrible. Sitting back up in her chair, she waits by Sesshoumaru's side, for any sign that he'll be waking up. She grabs the left kimono and dresses quickly behind one of the doors. The material feels light against her skin.
Morning came with what seemed to be a brighter dawning.
Kagome stirred in her sleep, awakening she opens her eyes to see herself laying her head on Sesshoumaru's bed. She sat up, a sheet falling behind her, looking around for Sesshoumaru.
"Calm yourself, Kagome." At hearing her name, she turns around to see Sesshoumaru walking from one of the doors in his room.
Quickly rising, she trips over the sheet now tangled in her feet. Sesshoumaru catches he before she falls. "Sesshoumaru! What are you doing out of bed? Go lay down so you can heal!" At hearing him quietly laugh, she looks up at him, glaring at him. "And what, may I ask, is so funny?" Removing herself from his grasp, she crosses her arms around her chest, tapping one foot on the floor.
Smiling, "There is no need to worry, I have fully healed over the night." Walking over to her, he wraps his arm around her waist, leading her to a room she remembers all to clearly. "I am in need of your gentle hands. I feel filthy, and you smell." Scrunching up her nose at the insult, she stops walking and tries to leave before the unthinkable happens.
Too late.
Sesshoumaru grabbed her using his tail, and is now carrying a fighting Kagome over to the awaiting hot springs for a needed bath.
(I thought of ending it here but because of the long wait, I'll keep going. ^-^)
Having carried her all the way to the steamy waters, Sesshoumaru releases her. Chuckling to himself when he can feel Kagome tense at her awaiting fate.
"Why can't you take your own bath? You don't need me to wash you like a little baby do you?" Trying the immature line to try and win her freedom.
"Do not try and deceive me, if it is childish to feel your hands on me, then so be it." Walking up to her, he grabs her shoulders to have her face him.
Kagome's eyes widen at his comment. 'Ok, that sounded too much like a-' before her thoughts could be finished, Sesshoumaru turned her to face him. She blushes at the intensity in his eyes.
Sesshoumaru's chest rumbles with a low growl. "Tell me Kagome, why was it that I tasted your scent my mouth when I awoken this morning?" Kagome's eyes widened even more, a deeper blush spreads across her face.
Sesshoumaru smiles at his victory, he lets her go. She stands there stunned. Not believing at what she heard coming from Sesshoumaru's mouth.
While she had her back turned to him, Sesshoumaru undid his shirt, the bandages still in place. "Kagome." That brought her out of her shock. Turning to face him, "You will need to remove me of this," she new instantly what he meant.
Walking over to his side, Kagome began to untie the bandages. Blushing, a spark running down her spine every time she touched a piece of exposed flesh. Sesshoumaru can smell her arousal, but says nothing of it.
When she was complete, she turns around to give Sesshoumaru some privacy. He de-robes, and steps into the spring.
When Kagome hears that he is in, she goes and retrieves the items needed once again.
Returning, she fills her bucket and wets Sesshoumaru's hair.
"Kagome, tell me what happened yesterday." Tilting his head back to avoid water dripping down his face.
Kagome slowly puts down the water pail. Beginning her tale when she first aimed her arrow. "When I saw that you seemed to be choking, I looked at Kagura to see she didn't seem to see me." Lathering his hair, she starts to massage. "I threw an arrow to try and hit her, but my aim was off. When you looked at me, you had passed out, so I drew back another arrow, but Kagura jumped before it hit her."
Filling up the bucket, she waits until he tilted his head, "My miko energy had hit her on my last attack, but I had ran to see if you were alright." Rinsing, "When I got to you, I couldn't breath, there was no air, but I felt my body heat up, and the air was around you again. I had flipped you on your back, to see if I could awaken you," At this Kagome stalled, embarrassed that she had performed a future life saving technique he would no doubt, miss read it and cause her more embarrassment.
Taking a deep breath, she continued, " When you weren't conscious or breathing, so I breathed for you." Not knowing what else to say to that, she feels heat going to her face.
"Explain what you mean." Sesshoumaru looks at her through the corner of his eye.
"Well, uh- in my time, there is a way to make someone breath again, it's called," stalling, she clears her throat. Sesshoumaru waits for her to continue. "It's called, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation." Hearing him laugh, she mumbles to herself.
"So you kissed me?" Turning to face her, he leans his chest on the side and rests his chin in his arms on the edge of the spring. Smiling at her reddened face.
Shaking her head furiously, she glares at him. "It wasn't a kiss! It was to save your life!"
Smirking at her discomfort, "What if I said I didn't believe you?" Tilting his head sideways in his arms.
Glaring at him, she shuts her eyes and turns away. "Just because you don't believe me doesn't mean it is not the truth." Folding her arms around her chest, not wanting to look at him.
So she would continue the tale, Sesshoumaru turns and reseats himself so that Kagome may finish.
Crawling back to her spot, Kagome gasps, "Sesshoumaru! You got the floor wet."
Sesshoumau smirks. "Please continue."
"Kagura began attacking. You were still not breathing yet, so I shielded you, and when I used my hands to do something, the blades died and Kagura was left staring. Sit up and move your hair, I need to see if there is any blood on your back that needs to be removed." Doing as he was told.
"Thank you, now, Kagura assaulted me with blades, but they never reached us, so I notched another arrow while the dust was still in the air, and shot at the direction I thought her to be. When the dust cleared, moved apart with my arrow, I saw Kagura thrown into the air, and after that I did my procedure," Glaring at him when he chuckled, "Haha not funny. Finally you started coughing and taking in air on your own, when you tried to get up, you fell down and passed out. And that is basically what happened." Finishing with her tale, Kagome gets up.
"Well, your done, finish whatever you need to do, I'm sure your tail is in need of attention." Stretching, Kagome turns around to walk out, but Sesshoumaru calls to her.
"Where do you think your going?" He leaves the water, walking up to Kagome still in all his manliness. "You still smell Kagome."
"Sesshoumaru, I so hope you have something around you." She was going to yell at him any second now.
"Of course." When she turns to assault his precious eardrums, she saw him still in the nude. Jumping with an eep, she tries to escape.
"Argh! What is it with you?!" She struggles to get free when he grabbed her from behind.
Softly he caresses her cheek with his own. "Honestly, I do not know." He can feel her heart beat race wildly.
"S-sesshoumaru, what are you doing?" Kagome is so scared. The last time he was this close to her, was when she was on her period.
Sesshoumaru leads her to the spring, all the while stroking her arms under her sleeve. "Do you think you can kiss me and get away with it do you?" he purrs seductively at her.
Kagome gulps air as she walks into the water. Her heart pounds, she doesn't know what to expect. 'Why am I not trying to pull away? What is he doing?'
Sesshoumaru turns her around to face him. Kagome has her eyes shut tightly. Sesshoumaru tilts her chin to have her look at him.
When she felt his hands on her face, her eyes shot open. They stared at each other. Kagome opens her mouth to speak, her voice nervouse. "W-why?"
Sesshoumaru smiles, "I don't know why." And they kiss. The first they both share together.
A/N: Well that took forever to write! Why the wait you may ask? Well, this chapter was illusive, every time I tried to sit and write it I couldn't concentrate long enough. I had other ideas for other stories. Remind me to never promise a chapter, that usually makes me not update. Soon I'll be posting my Yu Yu Hakusho fic, 'To Know the Truth' Here's a preview of it.
Kurama stares at the other end of the root whole, not saying anything, not moving. He thinks of how he'll get out of this mess.
A cold chill runs down his spine, a blow of cold air brushes his cheek and he turns around quickly, only seeing dirt behind him. Taking a deep breath, he turns forward again, but sees the rough demon in front of him.
Struggling to stand up from the sinking dirt, he jumps out of the confined space to the opening, expecting a fight. Frantically, he searches around for the domon.
Kurama stiffens when a clawed hand runs its fingers through his hair. A shiver makes his hairs stand on end, turning to strike the demon with his elbow, he hits nothing but air.
Nothing is behind him, nothing in front, from the sides.
Kurama's heart rate increases. Drops of sweat fall from his face leaving a dirty trail along his cheek. "Where are you...?" He growls low in his throat, eyes darting from tree to tree, searching, waiting, listening. All he can hear are the leaves brushing from the wind and his own rapid heart beat.
A small laugh echoes around the clearing, quiet, like a secret.
Kurama tenses, arms encircle him, one around the waist, the other cradling his head, embracing him.
Kurama visibly shakes, a cold cheek rubs against his own. Lips brush gently against his ear, cool breath tickle his skin.
The rough demon tightens his hold, the others are on there way, just beyond the clearing.
Brushing a light kiss to Kurama's cheek, stopping at his ear, "Bring me Youko."
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