Countenance for the Fallible Infallible

ALLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIIIIGHT


 
 
ALLLLLLL RIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!!!! I so happy! People really like my story! And my muse Aoi is back! I glad because when I sent his twin brother Aka out to find him he got………distracted (Aaron and Kaitlyn know what I mean) but he's back and I can write the next chapter of my other story! I will now strive to get use good grammar. Aaron will someday live to regret what he wrote in his review ((maniacal laughter)) By the way, countenance is another word for accept and Infallible is another word for definiteness or never wrong.

 
DISCLAIMER: really people could a person with grammar as bad as mine own Inuyasha? Really, come on.

 
Italics are for thoughts

 
"___" Is talking

 
~*~ Signifies a change in location or other similar things

 
 
 
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Yes she is assuredly brave, or a death craving fool. It was time to initiate his plan; he could smell her fear. "You will come to my palace and teach my ward the ways of the Miko. You will stay within the grounds at all times. In return you will be protected from the half breed." She seemed startled by his proposition.

 
His palace? He lives in a palace? Well, duh Kagome! He has to live some where. Wait he's going to protect me from Inuyasha? That's a switch…he has a ward!? "I'm not trained." Was all she could come up with. Sesshoumaru seemed unaffected by this news.

 
She's this powerful and she's not even trained. The rumors, could they be true? It seems I've come at just the right time. If trained she could become extremely powerful. She will make a strong ally even if she is just a human. "I will arrange your training. If you accept my offer."

 
Kagome felt torn. She needed protection from Inuyasha but the lingering sense of loyalty kept her from being fully decisive. He's willing to protect me, have me trained and give me a place to stay if I go with him and teach this 'ward' of his? She relaxed her hold on the bow. She knew what she had to do. "I accept."

 
 
 
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Countenance for the Fallible Infallible

Chapter 2

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Sesshoumaru watched as she lowered her bow. She is very trusting. He thought, Almost too trusting. "Where isr par palace?" She asked, returning the unused arrow to her quiver. "In the west." She gave him a withering look. "Of course it's in the west you’re the Lord of the Western Lands for Kami's sake!" He bit back a growl. She needs to learn some respect. Does she not know her place?

 
Kagome swallowed. He was growling. Uh oh, I made him mad. Nevertheless she continued to stand straight refusing to let fear control her actions. "I am sorry Sesshoumaru-sama, I was rude."

 
He could smell her fear as she apologized. She has spent too much time with the half-breed. It has made her rash and discourteous. At least she realizes she was bad mannered. With a curt nod he turned and walked into the clearing. The Miko following slightly behind.

 
"How many days travel is it from here?" she asked wondering if ouldould be as much of a slave drive his his brother had been for the last four years. "A week by foot for a human, for a youkai, three days at the right speed. One or two by air. I do not wish to prolong this trip so to my deep remorse we will be traveling by air." She stared at his back a moment "Which means…?" She asked, not bothering to finish her sentence in hoshe she was mistaken.

 
With an annoyed sigh the Taiyoukai turned to face the teenager. "Yes, I will have to carry you." He watched her sigh in acceptance. "All right." She adjusted her pack and quiver. "I suppose this is the part where you say how smelly weak and useless humans are and how we just get in the way and you wonder why you even bother." She let all this out in one breath. Her voice contained no trace that she was mocking him or showing disrespect. He asd thd this was what his half brother always said. In truth he thought she smell rather good. The horrible smell most humans emitted did not come from her in the least. She walked closer to him. She stood a few inches away the sent of fear and uncertainty coming off her. She smells like Sakura trees during a rainstorm. He thought. Quickly brushing the thought aside as a cloud of youki formed under their feet.

 
Sesshoumaru pulled Kagome into him and she 'eeped'. She clutched his kimono as he took to the air. What have I gotten myself in to now. She thought as a nervous knot formed in her stomach.

 
 
 
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The annoying human still held onto his kimono as though it was the only thing holding her in the air. The higher they flew the more nervous she became. The more nervous she became the stronger her sent became, laced with the emotions she was feeling. Such a multitude of emotions was overwhelming to the Lord and he wasn't the one experiencing them. He couldn’t imagine what Kagome was going through.

 
Oh my god, we're so high up! What if drops me? What if he was lying and he brought me ure sre so he could watch me fall to my death? A little voice in the back of her head spoke up.

 
'Don’t be silly, if he wanted you dead you'd be long since buried by now. Besides, if he were going to kill you would you be flying through the air in his arms?'

 
Well no I guess not…but-
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'But what? Stop worrying cant you just enjoy this for once. Think about it, you're flying, in the arms of one of the most gorgeous men even in existence-'

NO! No no no no no NO! I am NOT hearing this. Maybe he's not gonna kill me, maybe I can relax a little.

 
The girl in his arms waep iep in thought. Her scent changed as the expressions on her face changed from worry to reluctance to anger then she began to calm down. Her death grip on his kimono loosened. Her scent filled his nose and dulled his senses. "Calm down girl your horrible stench is suffocating me." It's not a complete lie. Her scent is suffocating me but in truth she smells better than most demons I've met. He felt her bristle in his arms.

 
"well it's getting dark. If I smell so bad why don’t you land near a hot spring so I can take a bath." She said testily lifting her chin to look him in the eye. Please work, please work, please work! She chanted in her head. "Very well." He said, altering his course slightly and heading more North. Kagome blinked. It really worked? She thought as they touched down in a small clearing.

 
As soon as his feet hit the ground Sesshoumaru shoved her roughly away. "Itai!" she exclaimed landing on her butt. "What was that for!" she demanded. "I told you, your scent was suffocating me." He said calmly. From her position on the ground Kagome growled slightly.

 
She has definitely been spending too much time with the hanyou. She's picked up a few demonic traits. "Jerk." She muttered darkly. "what did you say?" he growled out, even though he had heard her perfectly. "Nothing." She sang out innocently. I'll let it slide…for now. "Which way to the hot spring?" she asked brightly. "Just through those trees." He said tilting his head gracefully to tightight.

 
"Thank you." A hot spring, a real hot spring. I dohavehave to bathe in frigid water today! She beamed at the stoic youkai after grabbing her bathing supplies. She crossed the clearing and wove through the trees.

 
He watched her go out of the corner of his eyes. Noticing that she brought her bow and arrows with her as she left. Perhaps she really is more intelligent than she looks. He thought. he closed his eyes and leaned against a tree, heightening his other senses.

 
A half a minute later Kagome found herself standing next to the hot springs. It was a large circular pool of steaming water. It was filled with an azure blue liquid that winked in the fading sunlight. She set her things down, making sure her bow and quiver were easily accessible. She strained the little miko power she had control over and determined that the only demon in the immediate vicinity was Sesshoumaru himself. Undressing, she slid into the water. She relaxed silently for a few minutes before, with a content sigh, she began to wash her hair.

 
 
 
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Sesshoumaru hadn't moved an inch from his spot against the tree when Kagome reentered the clearing. Not wanting to bother him she put her items away and pulled out her sleeping bag. she didn’t feel the need to eat despite, her stomachs noisy protests, and soon fell into a light sleep. One hand closed over her bow.

 
 
 
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Sesshoumaru opened his eyes. The sun had been up long enough. It was time to awaken the miko. He walked over to where she was almost completely hidden in her strange blanket. "Wake up." The girl rolled over. "Jus five mer minutes…" she mumbled. He growled, he was not used to being ignored this way. "Up now!" he barked grabbing her by the back of her shirt.

 
She let out a startled scream. "I'm up, I'm up, a little to up!" she cried as she noticed that her feet dangled a foot off the ground. He set her back on the ground and continued to growl. She sighed with relief. That was the worst wake up call I've ever received. She thought as she rolled up her sleeping bag. She took a deep breath. And the most affective one too.

 
After putting her sleeping bag away she rummaged through her pack. She pulled out two small oranges. Turning she threw one at Sesshoumaru with a casual "Here." He raised an eyebrow. "Oh come on it's not poison." She began to peel one one in her hand. "They're just oranges." He snorted and dropped the fruit on the ground. "Fine, have it your way." She said as she began to eat. He's not in a very good mood today. She thought.

 
After finishing her orange Kagome shouldered her pack. "Ready to go?" she asked Sesshoumaru with a smile. "If we leave now we should arrive at my castle just after sundown." He answered as her stepped closer to her and held on to her so she wouldn't fall to her death. They took off and headed west in a faster pace than the previous day. I want to reach home as soon as possible. He thought. Then I can get away from this human. He thought with a small frown. He was relived to see that the girl did not insist on clutching his shirt today.

 
 
 
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There we are. Chapter two is now out. Not much happened yet. It was a bit more lighthearted in this time. I'll try to make the next chapter more interesting. I think I'll shake things up a bit in the next chapter. Someone needs to get attacked by something, don’t you agree? I might be able to squeeze in one more up date before my vacation, well I'll try at least. And remember, the more reviews I get, the more I want to write.

 
Ja ne!!

 
~Reika~

 nishnished: 7/15/03

 
Posted: 7/15/03

 
 
 
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