InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ On a Wing & a Prayer ❯ The Princess's Escort ( Chapter 6 )

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On a Wing & a Prayer

Part VI: The Princess's Escort

Sesshomaru walked along quickly, dragging Gina behind him. "Let go of me!" she yelled. "Silence!" he hissed. Gina did so, scowling fiercely. Who does he think he is? He continued down the hall, moving very fast. Gina was simply glaring, her cheeks growing red. "How do you think you can take me back to my castle if you don't even know where it is?"

He didn't answer at first, but then glanced back at her. "Don't worry, I think I'm capable of finding it," he said sarcastically. "They'll kill you, you know," she said, her voice like acid. He stopped, turned, and eyed her like she had just fallen from a tree. "Who do you think would be stupid enough to try and kill me?" he asked. "My fiancée's army. He is a powerful warlord, and will probably think you were the one who had kidnapped me and had kept me hostage. With all of the powerful samurai who are faithful to him, not even you will stand a chance," she answered matter-of-factly. Sesshomaru simply scoffed in reply.

"You're naïve if you think that I can be killed by humans. Even an army of them," he chuckled. Gina's scowl grew as his grip tightened. "Now, no more interruptions," he said. With that, he started again, a wicked grin dancing on his lips. Gina, of course, had no choice but to follow after him like some kind of blind sheep. It was terrible. After a few moments of following after him, they rushed past Kyoko. The servant, looking very concerned, followed after them. "Milord, where are you taking Lady Gina?" she asked, well, more like demanded. He didn't stop. He simply glared at her. "This wench is annoying so I'm taking her back to wherever the hell she came from."

After stating this, he walked passed her. Kyoko simply sighed, although Gina was still glaring at his 'wench' remark. As they reached the castle's main door, a bulky guard opened it, allowing passage for the two. When they were outside, Gina simply inhaled the fresh air.

It was quite sunny, and after a few moments, Sesshomaru released her and slowed his pace tremendously. Gina looked down at her arm, which now had black-and-blue finger marks on it. "Look what you did to me!" she exclaimed angrily. Sesshomaru glanced back at her, glaring. "Do you always talk like this?" he asked mockingly. Gina raised an eyebrow. "Like what?" "Too much."

After a few hours of this non-stop walking and non-stop silence, Gina finally spoke. "Sesshomaru," she started, "Can we rest for a while?" He simply scoffed. "You're too weak. The only thing you could ever be is a pampered little princes, am I correct?" he asked sarcastically. Gian frowned. "You don't have to get insulting about it or anything," she muttered. After that, there was again, a few moments of silence. That is until Gina let out a small yelp of pain.

Sesshomaru stopped and turned, a frustrated look on his face. There was Gina, standing on one foot, gripping her other ankle. "What now?" he asked. "I got my foot stuck in a rabbit's nest or something…and I think I twisted my ankle," she replied, tears welling in her eyes. Sesshomaru gave a silent groan. "Sit down, then," he said simply. Gina looked a little surprised at this unusual compassion, but quickly sat down, a lot of pain being relieved. Sesshomaru simply scowled. "You walk around like that too long and you won't be able to move around at all. Then I'd have to leave you here," he hissed.

Gina gave him the evil eye, watching as he listened. "Get behind those trees," he stated simply, reaching for his sword. Gina complied, not knowing what was going on. While sitting amongst the underbrush, where she was most concerned about whatever may be crawling around down there, she heard a large rumble, almost like a growl. She peeked her head around a small tree, and saw a ferocious, lumbering demon standing in front of Sesshomaru, poised to attack.