No one is ever truly alone

I made a few changes in this chapter, noticing that there were a few problems. Hope you like this one better.


Disclaimer: Don’t own it.

Sesshoumaru landed in the battle area cautiously. He stretched his senses, making sure there was nothing left alive. His golden emotionless eyes searched the ground and stop as it hits hit target. He walked over to the sword as it twinkled up at him, begging someone to pick it up. He bends down and grabs the hilt of it, but snatches his hand away as a shock goes through him.

“So.. even if Inu Yasha is dead, you still wont accept me?”

He looks up as he hears a woman’s scream. The smell of a clean human reaches his nose and so was a scent of a lesser demon. The human scent was familiar… it was the smell of strawberries. There was only one female he knew of that smelled like that. His eyes flicker with amusement.

“How interesting. Inu Yasha’s wench is the only survivor.”

He summons his purple cloud and heads off towards the miko.

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Kagome woke up startled. The sun was high in the sky, it appeared to be early afternoon. She tried moving into a more comfortable position, but gave up as her body rejected the idea. She grimaces as her body throbs in pain, the horrible memories coming back to her.

‘So, it wasn’t all a nightmare then.’

She looks up startled as she feels a demonic aura behind her. The color drains from her face as she sees one of the ugliest demons she has ever seen.

It was a dark green, the skin all wrinkly and bumpy. Its head had two large black horns protruding from each side of its head. It stood on two legs and was staring hungrily at her with ruby red eyes.

She held the jewel tightly in her hand and screamed with all her might, hoping someone would come to her rescue, though she knew it was hopeless. It lunges at her, grabbing her by the throat and lifting her in the air.

“Give me the Shikon jewel human, and I might be kind enough to leave you here to die in peace.”

Despite the pain she was in, she looked at it defiantly and spat in its eyes. It roared with anger and held her tighter by the throat, nearly cutting of her circulation. She grab holds weakly on his wrists, hoping it would help.

“You bitch! How dare you! You will be very sorry for that!”

“Fuck you, you ugly piece of shit!” She snaps.

He growled and slapped her hard across the face, nearly breaking her cheekbone.

“You’re going to regret even saying that human.”

Kagome looked at him defiantly, ignoring the new pain in her cheek. She wished that she could have been a better protector to the jewel. ‘The day right after the damn battle, and already a demon comes for the jewel.’ It drops her to the ground roughly and she feels a numbing pain in her dislocated leg. She bites back a sob as the demon towers over her menacingly, licking its large lips in anticipation. ‘How I wish I could have been stronger…’

She felt her hand containing the jewel warm up slightly. Before she could react to it, the head of the demon falls right on her chest, blood spurting from its body. She screams in horror as she stares at the head, before quickly throwing it to the side. The sudden movement made her ribs cry out and she clutches them, not seeing the body falling on top of her. She looks up when it was nearly in contact but a clawed hand grabs it and throws it away.

She didn’t bother looking at the new danger. She scrambled away on her hands, but something grabbed her blouse and picked her up. She went limp, hoping it would

She was dropped on the ground for the second time in five minutes. She turned around to see cold amber eyes staring down at her. She felt her heart thumping wildly in her chest as she looks at Lord Sesshoumaru.

They stare at each other for what seemed an eternity. Kagome held his gaze as he walked around her, looking her up and down. When she couldn’t stand the quiet anymore she snaps at him, glaring.

“Why do you keep circling me? And why did you save me?”

He stops in front of her and gave her a piercing glare. She flinches but holds her glare.

“Is that how you treat this Sesshoumaru when he saves you life? You should be grateful that I wasted precious time on something like you.”

Kagome drops her shoulders and looks away and sighs. “Thank you for saving my life Lord Sesshoumaru. I also want to thank you for covering me even more in blood.” She mutters the last sentence under her breath, but he hears it clearly.

His lips turn up for a split second. “That’s better human.”

“Look what do you want? If you want the damn sword, then go get it. Inu Yasha is in hell now, so I think he won’t mind too much if you take it.”

He raises one elegant eyebrow. “He went to hell with the dead miko?”

Kagome shifted a bit, wanting to get comfortable as possible. “Yes, he did. But why do you care? Aren’t you glad that he is out of your way?”

She couldn’t really believe that she was actually having a conversation with the ice lord. She knew she shouldn’t talk back to him so rudely, knowing that he could easily kill her with merely a flick of a wrist. But he was the one that saved her life from the other demon, so there may be a chance he only wants to speak with her.

“That is none of your concern human.”

Kagome couldn’t stand looking into his cold eyes any longer. She looked down and opened her hand that had the jewel. She watched as the light reflected against the pink surface, shifting slightly as she felt his steady gaze on her.

He moved toward her suddenly and grabs her dislocated leg. She whimpers in pain as he puts it back into place roughly. He stands back up, and she sends him a disapproving look., while rubbing her leg.

“What did you do that for? I don’t need your help. I could have done that myself.”

The girl was a complete mess. She was covered in blood, but the worst injuries were her legs. Her strange green and white garments were dirty and there were many rips, exposing her creamy white skin. He felt some admiration for the girl; he only knew a few demons that could even stand up to him like that. But something was wrong with her, she seemed more distant and cold. She wasn’t even acknowledging her injuries.

“How can you take all that pain human?”

“I just can. Its not like I have never been in pain before!” She snaps.

“You’re testing my patience with your stubbornness wench. Do you want to die so soon?”

She smiles coldly. “Well you are going to kill me anyway, right?”

His amber eyes glint with amusement. “Yes I am. But first you are going to do something for this Sesshoumaru.”

Kagome looks at him surprised. Sesshouramu, one of the most powerful demons needed her help?

He takes a step toward her and she moves back. He grabs her roughly with his only hand, pulling her toward him.

“You are going to retrieve the tensaiga for me.”

Kagome tries getting out of his grasp, but he only holds her tighter. She growls in agitation.

“Why do you need it? You have two swords with you, why do you need a third one? It won’t even let you touch it. Besides, you don’t want a smelly human like me touching you, it would be a disgrace wouldn’t it?”

He growls menacingly and digs his claws into hr skin, earning a yelp.

“Do not question me human. Or I will make sure you die with extreme pain.”

She shakes in fear and shuts her mouth. It seems like the conversation is now over, it’s now back to the cold hearted lord. She grumbles in frustration as he throws her over his armor-covered shoulder like a sack of potatoes. She hates always being told what to do, first Inu Yasha, and now his brother. Her friends are dead, and she has no place to go, since the well is gone. Could life get any worse?

Sesshoumaru looks at her with satisfaction. That got her to be quiet. He sniffs her lightly noticing her scent has changed even more. He puts it in the back of his mind, to worry about later. The girl was right; he won’t be able to ever touch tensaiga, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t try. He didn’t want to think that he just wanted to stay with the female for a bit longer.

He summons his cloud and goes back to the battlefield. He looks out of the corner of his eye to see her looking down fearfully, holding onto his tail with all her strength. He lets her hold onto his tail, knowing that she would not obey her if he just dangles her from the air instead.

Kagome mind was a complete frenzy. Here she was in the air with Inu Yasha’s brother, going back to get that damn sword. Her wounded body appears to be healing, since nothing really hurts anymore.

Sesshoumaru lands and drops her to the ground. She bites her lip to keep the groan back as her legs protest. She looks up at him and he nearly shows surprise on his face as her eyes swirl with red with anger.

“Stop dropping me! How would you like it if I dropped you like that!” She snarls, completely oblivious that she was growling.

“Stop your complaining wench. Now explain to me why you are becoming a demon.”

Kagome face turns to confusion. “Why would you say that? I am not becoming a demon..” She trails off, as she feels a tingling in her lower spine. She hears a loud rip from behind her and turns to see a black-blue catlike tail twitching. Her eyes widen and her mouth opens and closes in amazement, her face looking just like a goldfish.

She grabs it and winces as she grabs to roughly, feeling a pain run up her spine. “How did this happen? Why am I becoming a demon? And what kind am I turning into?’

Sesshoumaru brakes her out of her thinking, speaking coldly.

“Enough of your childish behavior. Explain to this Sesshoumaru now!”

Kagome looks back up at him and shakes her head. “I don’t know why this is happening to me.” She tries thinking on what would make this happen and she suddenly looks down at the Shikon Jewel that was still in her palm. She remembers her wish on becoming stronger, but why would the jewel make her a demon?

“I think it has to do with the jewel.. but I don’t know why it would do this, it hasn’t disappeared. It is supposed to, when someone makes a wish. ” She says softly, mostly saying this to herself.

Sesshoumaru looks down at her disdainfully. ‘What a foolish girl’. He grabs her by the arm, pulling her to face him right in the eye. She hisses at him and snaps her tail back and forth in agitation.

“Will you be able to control your demon instincts wench?”

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That’s all for now.. I hope it isn't too bad. Did I spell Inu Yasha’s sword right? Let me know please.
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