InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love & War ❯ Midnight Sakura ( Chapter 1 )

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters. Darn. Lol

 

Kaori: I dedicate this story of my lil' sis, Rin {Erin}. She loves Kagome/Sesshomaru stories. . .so I just had to write one for her. Yeppie!

 

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Chapter 1 {Midnight Sakura}

 

 

`I'm late! I can't believe it!' Kagome looked at her watch, eleven thirty. `Hojo I am SO sorry!' for once she actually felt bad for missing out on her date with the handsome Hojo. `I've let him down too many times for that. . .that. . .' tears welled in her eyes as she thought about the scene she was running away from. Inuyasha and Kikyo. . . together yet again. Kagome had had enough of it, even if it meant going on a date with Hojo and having her friends bug her for the rest of her life, she was on a quest to forget about the feelings she had to the Hanyou. . .no matter what it took.

 

Unfortunately for Kagome, she didn't see the stump sticking up out of the ground leading to the path. Her shoe dug into the base of the stump, bringing her foot forward on top of the edge, twisting it over, tearing the muscles and nearly cracking the bone. Kagome let out a cry and fell; she rolled down over a bank, through the trees and landed on the soft green grass that lay under a large tree.

 

Kagome let out a small cry as she grabbed her ankle and started to rub it. From the feel it was a sprain, and a bad one at that. “Great! Just great!” she yelled. “Why me? Why now! It's just not fair!” a tear rolled down over her cheek as more pain shot from her ankle all up through her leg. “Sorry again, Hojo.” She whimpered as she lay back in the grass.

 

She thought back to when she saw Inuyasha and Kikyo, making more unwanted tears to fall. “I guess this is it then.” She sighed through sobs. “I'm most definitely not needed around here anymore. . .Inuyasha has his true love. . .and someone who is able to detect the jewel shards. . .when I go home I might as well stay there.”

 

“Crying over silly things, are we?”

 

Kagome's back straightened as she slowly sat up, she knew that voice. . .she'd know it anywhere. For the second she was scared stiff, every time she heard his voice destruction followed. “Sesshomaru?” she was a little scared to speak his name, this had been one of the few times she had been left alone with the Youkai. . .though. . .to come to think of it, she was never actually alone with him like this before in her life. What if he tried to attack her? She couldn't run.

 

Sesshomaru was how standing directly in front of her, his face held the clam expression it always had laid across it. “So. . .your alone?” he glanced around. He waited for Kagome to nod before continuing. “Where is my half-wit brother? Surely he doesn't know you are out here alone. . .” he eyed her ankle, “and injured.”

 

Kagome felt tears welling in her eyes again, the fact of the matter was. . .he didn't know but even if he did he wouldn't have cared one way or another. “That is none of your concern. . .” she said in a harsh whisper. “You have no right. . .ah.” she gasped in surprise as the Youkai lord knelt down near her and started to examine her injured ankle. “what are you doing..?”

 

“Do you always manage to hurt yourself in such ways? You must be a handful for my brother.” Sesshomaru said as he took off her shoe and sock, her ankle was swollen and out of shape. “This shouldn't be too hard to fix though. . .” he took out his sword. “I suppose if it can bring someone back to life it can heal a sprain, ne?” he touched the sword on Kagome's ankle; the swelling almost immediately went down. “There.”

 

Kagome was staring at him in surprise, if her jaw could it would have probably hit the ground. She never saw this side of Sesshomaru before. . .the Youkai actually had a heart. All the doubts Kagome had had about him being there with her soon washed away, but the question was still tugging at her brain, it was still bugging her beyond belief. Why hasn't he attacked her yet? Every other time she and Inuyasha had met up with him he had tried to kill her at least a couple times. But now. . .

 

Sesshomaru sniffed and saw that the young miko was staring at him intensely. He put his sword away and stood up. “I'm sure you'll be okay now, will you?” he turned and started to walk away.

 

“Sesshomaru, wait.” Kagome got on her hands and knees; she waited for the Youkai lord to stop walking before she continued. “Why are you helping me?” she needed to know, there was no way this question could go unasked or unanswered. “Sesshomaru?”

 

The Youkai turned around and looked down at Kagome; his eyes danced their glances around every aspect of Kagome's features. “I find it awfully sad that my brother can't even stay loyal to his wench long enough to keep her out of harms way.” His empty sleeve started to blow in the wind, and through the darkness sakura started to blow around the two. “I thought for sure he would have been better than that.”

 

Kagome watched as Sesshomaru caught a handful of sakura and carefully put the small petals in her hands, he looked at her carefully. “I'll be seeing you soon.” He then left, and as he disappeared into the trees, the wind stopped.

 

Kagome looked at the sakura in her hands; the petals had formed a new flower that was glowing brightly through the dark night. Kagome felt a warm blush cross over her face. Was this what it was like? To feel cared for?

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Kaori: I know! I know! Sesshomaru seemed a little OOC! But c'mon, it was sweet, right?! Stick around for chapter two people! {Oh yeah! R&R and I'll post up the next chapter faster! I gotta know what ya'll think!}