~*Blue Moon Magic*~

The rose had a perticular scent about it. It made Kagome feel warm and somewhat powerful. She closed her eyes feeling the sensation course through her soul. Realizing that she was fawning over a flower Kagome shook her head and gently fingered the its tips appreciating the serenity of the moment.

"Hmm........Wait a minute, huh?" Something started prickling her hand....

Hmm it didn't seem like it had thorns. Usually roses have thorns though, so it's probably thorns. Brushing it off, Kagome payed no mind to the annoying sensation however a few moments later....

"Ouch!" Its really starting to hurt.

Annoyed Kagome tilted her hand to side to see what was pricking her. Surely normal rose thorns were not that sharp.
Unfortunatly, Kagome wasn't in a perticularly normal place holding a perticullary normal flower.....

"AHHHH!!!" The deafening scream of a young maiden could be heard echoing the cave walls. Her fear, tangible in her voice as she viewed what was happining to her hand and ultimately her body.

Oh, this rose had thorns all right....

Perceing her skin the "thorns" dug themsevles inward into her palm. Kagome despiratly tried to skake it off, but to no avail.

She screamed again.

The seriing pain that coursed throughout her body made it impossible to speak any coherent word, muchless call out for help. The thorns slithered inside her body percing her blood vessels. Kagome could see them through her skin looking as if they were about to burst. By now Kagome had collapsed from the unimaginable pain but also from fear. The insticntual mecanism that causes the fight or flight reaction was going into overdrive.

Am I going to die?....Please no don't let me die....I haven't even found love...

Any attempt by Kagome to move gained nothing but more pain and seemed to iggitate her invaders more, so with seemingly no hope left, Kagome collapsed into the welcoming darkness.

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A beautiful enigma in the night could be seen sprinting through the forest; the blue moon kissing his skin.....

Sesshoumaru had been pursueing an unfamiliar power spike that had been sending waves thoughout this corner of his territory. It was obviously magic, it being tonight of all nights. However, many a moons have passed and none of them producing this much power. Nearing his destination Sessoumaru sped up his sprints. Whatever this was he needed to hurry up and exterminate it. No one has dared challenge him on his land unofficially and lived.

Arriving at his desination the Lord of the West surveyed the area. There was nothing unusual about it really. Just as open clearing. Sesshoumaru began walking around a bit, surely what was here could have not left so quickly and even if it had there should be a scent.......Ah yes! Scent....
Sesshomatu tilted his head up, a playful wind tickled his nose, bringing with it the scent of his surroundings. There was your normal scents....trees, grass, roaming animals, your occasional turd but then there was...

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed as he began walking....this perticular scent....slightly on guard he let out a low growl..

"A woman......" This scent belongs to a woman.......

At first he thought it was just a normal human onna, however this scent, with closer examination, was obviously demonic.....
So it was a female that was challening him? Slightly disturbed by this Sesshoumaru sped up his pace.

Expecting, was the lord, to see a female demon awaiting him ready for battle, but what he got is something else....

There, on the forest floor, was a in fact a female. Silver locks gently fanned across her nake body providng cover for her. Her small frame, shivering.
Sesshoumaru eyes softened somewhat at seeing she was helpless, but....

"Weakness is no excuse....."

Whatever that power was it obviously came from her and I cannot have loose power upon my lands. Sesshoumaru flexed his claws....
As he began to reach for her neck, he sensed her heart rate speed up, she was awakening.

At least I can find out about this power and allow her to explain herself before I kill her.

Straighten up he look back to her to see midnight blue eyes swearling with flecks of light and fear......

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Darkness surrounded the young madein as she lay flat.

Surely she was dead.....
Was she accepting this well...no.
But what else could she do?

Laying there she thought....So this is how I am going to spend eternity.....
Tears lined her eyes as she thought about her life and all that she wanted to accoplish. Defeating Naraku, graduating college, love.......

Oh love.....

She let her tear slow freely as she realizes she would never be able to love again....
Wiping her eyes Kagome noticed something in the corner of her eye. It seemed to be lying next to her. Tilting her head sideways she made out what appeared to be a rose petal. A white one in fact.
Then something grazed her cheek. It was another one. Soon it began snowing white petals all around her.

What is this? A very confused Kagome looked towards the sky and gasped.....

Open your eyes.....

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Kagome's eyes slowly opened.

Her hand came into focus as it lay limp beside her. As she flexed her fingers, not only did she gain some simblance that she was alive but also that she was not alone.
Shivering she turned her head toward a pair of boot. Still a little groggy and quite curious Kagome let her eyes travel upward to a pair of golden amber eyes.
She would have thought them beautiful if she hadn't realized who they belong to....

Modern woman, Higurashi Kagome, 21 years old.....


.....wishes she would have stayed in bed.