Crescent Miko

The air stirred silently through the forest on the western slope of the mountain. Few inhabitants noticed the difference as it past. Those few that did sighed deeply into the midnight air.

Kagome stirred from her sleep wondering what it was that disturbed her. InuYasha had made them walk later that day than usual. Turning she looked up into the forest canopy, musing on the strange dream moments before she woke. All was quiet in the small camp. Sango slept curled up in the guarding circle of Kilala. Miroku lay where he had fallen unconscious, trying to get a two-handed stroke of Sango bottom. Yasha, as usual was gone. He had seen the soul collectors off in the distance earlier and thinking that no one else had noticed them hurried his companions as close as possible to their source. Shippo was currently buried deep inside the sleeping bag absorbing as much warmth as possible in difference of the late summer night.

Kagome sat up slowly so as not to disturb the young kit from his sleep and looked off into the woods.

“What is that ….?” She muttered to herself. Rising to her feet she silently stepped out of the low campfire light into the night.

It was dawn when Kagome finally arrived at the small clearing located near the peak of the mountain. Following some deep instinct controlling her mind she bent down and kneeled upon the ground. Singing a soft lullaby she waited.

Surprised by who had dared to disturb his rest. Sesshomaru dropped from the ancient oak tree meaning to scare InuYasha’s miko for daring to come near him. Bending to place his face near hers he opened his mouth to only finding himself taking a breath that rolled down to his lungs along the back of his throat.

“Interesting.” He walked around to the back of Kagome he reached out a single claw and sliced the back of her nightshirt, flipping the material to the side he stroked along her backbone stopping between her shoulder blades. Sesshomaru watched for a reaction as he lowered behind her and licked her.

Kagome moaned deeply. On her back a crescent moon appeared surrounding a white teardrop.

With one hand Sesshomaru pressed Kagome’s shoulder till she lay bent over her knees, he traced the markings without touching her skin. He moved over her smaller form till she was covered from view. Bending his head he smelled her hair then along the back of her neck to the base. Tilting his head sideways he bit her. Biting her hard enough she suddenly screamed and struggled to remove herself from what was causing her pain. Sesshomaru licked the mark he had left behind and stood as silently and as carefully as he had come. Making sure to not touch her body anywhere else other than what he had bitten.

“Sleep, little miko, soon your time will come.” Conjuring a blanket out of the air he covered her body then leaped into the air, rising into the morning sky leaving her to be found by her friends crashing through the underbrush.


Kagome stared bemusedly out the window into the bit of sunset she could see out her window. Her hand lightly stroked the spot where her neck melded into her shoulder. Thinking back to the last night she had spent in the past.

“What a strange dream.” She murmured to herself.

“Hey! Kagome, get your lazy butt down here I gave you your two weeks for your school now its time to find the last shards!” Inuyasha yelled as he leaped up to her window. Startling Kagome out of her musings.

“Why do you have to keep startling me Inuyasha? Naraku is dead and we have his shards but a few that he hadn’t found yet. What is your hurry? Oh never mind, mom is about to make breakfast. Lets eat before we go.” Kagome turned and grabbed her bag and walked out the door. Leaving the scowling Inuyasha behind her.

“Don’t think you can back out of our deal I gave you your two weeks to ‘finish school’ and you don’t come back till all the shards are found or summer ends first. Kagome? Hey Kagome, are you listening to me?” Inuyasha followed her down the stairs to the kitchen.

“Hi Inuyasha!” Souta’s eyes lit up at the sight of his hero. “Are you here long enough to play my new video game with me?”

“Sorry Souta, we’re heading back right after breakfast. Maybe next time, okay?” Kagome ruffled her brother’s hair and earned a glare from the recipient. ‘Oh he is growing up so fast and I’m missing most of it’. Sighing Kagome sat down at the table and smiled at her grandpa. Unconsciously reaching up to rub her nape again at the subtle ache that she felt there. For some reason she felt the need to be back in the past soon, very soon.