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Three
“Inu-Yasha, we have to go! You have to go! You’re their only hope for finding the demon!” the slayer shouted in his brother’s face, backing him up a step. How pathetic that his half-brother be intimidated by a human; even a slayer.
“I can’t go!” he shouted back. Then, softer, “I have to wait here for her to get back.” He did not meet his companions’ eyes as he said this.
The monk looked thoughtful for a moment. “Kagome would want us to help them. This is the village you and she left Nizuna in. Kagome said she will not return for another two days; she won’t mind if you leave Edo for a short while.”The hanyo agreed after much grumbling, and Sesshomaru watched as they set off to fight the demon.
He’d been away from his post of keeping loose track of the young priestess for longer than expected. Unintentionally, they had crossed, regardless. Rin had been kidnapped as part of the vile Naraku’s twisted designs. In retrospect, perhaps he, the Lord of the West, had been arrogant.
He almost smiled, remembering his musings overlooking the girl’s group those few months ago. His ward, having come into the picture between now and then, had caused him to grow significantly, yet imperceptibly. Her first smile and open acceptance had meant much, though he remained loath to admit it. Yet the sight of his ward cradled in the arms of the Priestess had tightened his chest.
The woman-child had cared for Rin, and then as she followed as he left, the girl had let them. She had not reacted in the way other humans had at the sight of a young child traveling with an obvious demon, and tried to take her. This Kagome had let her follow at his side. Neither had she seemed outraged as they had.
In his study, Sesshomaru had observed a level of kindness and loyalty unseen in even the highest of priestesses, much less humans on the whole. Knowing this, the realization that she cared for the child without minding the child’s chosen company still set him on his heels.
He turned and left, heading back to his retainer and ward. Her aura suddenly popped into his mind. As suddenly as he noticed her, so too did he notice a demonic presence filled with malice and hunger nearby. He felt her move in the direction and the demon followed.
A bear demon lurked in the shadows of the forest, preparing to strike and devour its prey. Sesshomaru slashed at its throat, poison dripping from his claws. It dodged, snarling. Growling low, it lunged. Sesshomaru laughed once as he lashed out with his whip to the beasts throat. This time, he connected and the demon’s blood came pulsing out.
“You stain the forest, mongrel.”
The bear snarled again. “The great Sesshomaru, protector of humans. You have a young girl, and now you seek to have a priestess? You are truly your father’s son!” It laughed.
Sesshomaru’s eyes narrowed at the statement. He moved, unseen, to the bear, his hand shooting out to its damaged neck. He dug his claws into the wound, releasing his poison once more. “Talk not of things you do not know.”
Flexing his claws, the bears head was relieved of its body. Sesshomaru coated the peices in poison, effectively ridding the area of the filth. Satisfied that the only hint of evidence was the scorched earth where the beast had been, he turned and left.
She needn’t know of the danger... he thought to himself as he felt her aura disappear once more.
“I can’t go!” he shouted back. Then, softer, “I have to wait here for her to get back.” He did not meet his companions’ eyes as he said this.
The monk looked thoughtful for a moment. “Kagome would want us to help them. This is the village you and she left Nizuna in. Kagome said she will not return for another two days; she won’t mind if you leave Edo for a short while.”The hanyo agreed after much grumbling, and Sesshomaru watched as they set off to fight the demon.
He’d been away from his post of keeping loose track of the young priestess for longer than expected. Unintentionally, they had crossed, regardless. Rin had been kidnapped as part of the vile Naraku’s twisted designs. In retrospect, perhaps he, the Lord of the West, had been arrogant.
He almost smiled, remembering his musings overlooking the girl’s group those few months ago. His ward, having come into the picture between now and then, had caused him to grow significantly, yet imperceptibly. Her first smile and open acceptance had meant much, though he remained loath to admit it. Yet the sight of his ward cradled in the arms of the Priestess had tightened his chest.
The woman-child had cared for Rin, and then as she followed as he left, the girl had let them. She had not reacted in the way other humans had at the sight of a young child traveling with an obvious demon, and tried to take her. This Kagome had let her follow at his side. Neither had she seemed outraged as they had.
In his study, Sesshomaru had observed a level of kindness and loyalty unseen in even the highest of priestesses, much less humans on the whole. Knowing this, the realization that she cared for the child without minding the child’s chosen company still set him on his heels.
He turned and left, heading back to his retainer and ward. Her aura suddenly popped into his mind. As suddenly as he noticed her, so too did he notice a demonic presence filled with malice and hunger nearby. He felt her move in the direction and the demon followed.
A bear demon lurked in the shadows of the forest, preparing to strike and devour its prey. Sesshomaru slashed at its throat, poison dripping from his claws. It dodged, snarling. Growling low, it lunged. Sesshomaru laughed once as he lashed out with his whip to the beasts throat. This time, he connected and the demon’s blood came pulsing out.
“You stain the forest, mongrel.”
The bear snarled again. “The great Sesshomaru, protector of humans. You have a young girl, and now you seek to have a priestess? You are truly your father’s son!” It laughed.
Sesshomaru’s eyes narrowed at the statement. He moved, unseen, to the bear, his hand shooting out to its damaged neck. He dug his claws into the wound, releasing his poison once more. “Talk not of things you do not know.”
Flexing his claws, the bears head was relieved of its body. Sesshomaru coated the peices in poison, effectively ridding the area of the filth. Satisfied that the only hint of evidence was the scorched earth where the beast had been, he turned and left.
She needn’t know of the danger... he thought to himself as he felt her aura disappear once more.