The Past To Hate

Chapter Eight


Sesshomaru was sitting next to the brook watching Rin try to catch some fish for her dinner. The girl was laughing when Jaken attempted to help with the task. The imp tried bringing his staff down and ended up slipping on a rock. The water splashed as he went down. He came up gagging, choking on the water.

"Master Jaken, got wet." Rin decided to start splashing the toad.

Sesshomaru smiled at watching the girl's antics. The sun was setting, they would make camp tonight. A bird flew out the nearby tree, singing as it soared. He turned his face towards the orb, watching it descend. The wind blew bringing with it the scent of honeysuckle and lilacs. He grinned and waited.

"What happened to your arm?"

"I was wondering when you'd show up." He turned to see her standing there. She looked the same as the day she died. Her scent was slightly different, stronger. It had to be because of the way her body had been made. He had to admit he'd feared that she would smell like the hanyou. Somehow she'd taken the body he made and purified the demonic aura.

"If I had known you sought my presence I would have taken my revenge faster." She walked up to him finally noticing the company they had. Her brow rose at seeing the small human girl. Then thinking back it really didn't suprise her. There was more to Sesshomaru than one would think.

"Is that where you were?"

"Yes, I had to pay the Lord of the Southernlands a visit." She never forgot the demon that had killed her. It had been Lord Tishu's second in command. If he had been sent to kill Inuyasha then it had been his Lord's doing. He'd been very suprised at seeing her, he died with a look of suprise on his face. "So what happened?"

"Inuyasha took it." He said no more.

"I see, it doesn't look good on you. Now you can't pick your nose and ass at the sametime. How do you manage?"

"I see death hasn't changed you." He snorted. His eyes turned back to Rin who was still trying to catch a fish for her dinner.

"Did you think it would? You should really help her, she'll starve at that rate." Leiko rose to her feet, placing her bow and arrows next to Sesshomaru. She hadn't been given footwear so she'd been running around without. Being a human would have demanded that she protect her feet but she was not. She payed little mind as her pants became wet as she made her way into the water.

Rin looked up at the pretty lady standing next to her. "Rin is trying to catch a fish but they are too fast. Jaken keeps falling down." She smiled showing a missing tooth, very cute. "Are you a friend of Lord Sesshomaru's?"

"Something like that. Would you like some help? It's been a long time but I might be able to catch one."

"Oh yes, Rin is very hungry."

"Okay," She mumbled under her breath. Something about how a lazy dog could always get off his ass and have the girl's dinner in under a minute. Standing with her feet apart she waited until one swam past. Reaching down faster than humanly possible, she pulled up a flapping fish. It wingled in her hands, trying to regain its freedom.

"You did it," The girl started jumping up and down. Her foot slid on a rock and she went down.

Leiko felt the girl grab ahold of her waist as she went. The sudden pull caused her knees to buckle and she went back with her. The water rushed over her.

Sesshomaru watched them both go down supressing laughter. He felt something wet and slimy land against his face. He looked in his lap to find the fish flapping trying to get air. A growl errupted from his chest. "Dammit."

Both females stood up wiping the water from their eyes. Seeing Sesshomaru cursing with a fish in his lap caused them to break out in laughter. He grabbed the offending creature up, planning on throwing it back in. "Don't you dare throw that back. That's her dinner."

He tossed it onto the ground instead. Sometimes he wondered why he hadn't killed the miko the first day he'd meet her. 'Same reason you are infatuated with Inuyasha's bitch.' Another growl came forth at the thought.

"Stop being so grumpy its just a fish. For someone who has no problem killing, which usually involves blood, you act like Myouga over something to trivial." She saw the anger flash in his eyes. The small girl ran up the bank to grab her dinner that had just suffocated.

"You are a pain."

"You made that point clear a long time ago." She sat down in front of him. Her wet hair clung to her face, "You're adorable when you're angry."

He continued to glare at her. She laughed at him. "Laugh again and I shall tear out your precious voice box."

"Will you? If you do then how will I be able to scold you?"

"That's the point. I'm already tired of your nonsense." He ordered Jaken to start a fire for Rin. The imp quickly ran to do just that.

"If that is so then I shall take my leave." She made to rise. His hand came out pulling her close to him. Her head came to rest on his shoulder. His one hand was holding her back.

"This Sesshomaru did not dismiss you woman." He put his nose in her hair, her scent filling him.

"Like what you smell?" She heard him sniffing. 'Damn dogs.'

"Yes, I am pleased you did not end up smelling like him. Would have been hard to bed you."

She gasped, pulling back to land a punch to his chest. "You damn hentai. In your dreams."

"Hn. You would give it to that half-breed brother of mine." He saw the blush spread.

"Who was that girl?" She'd seen the strange dressed girl that he'd pushed behind him. He had stood in front of her, trying to protect her.

"That is my brother's woman. She too is a miko. Do I sense jealousy in your voice?"

"No, do I sense it in yours?" She pulled completely out his embrace. "It is, I see it in your eyes."

"Don't be foolish, this Sesshomaru would not lower himself to take a human mate."

"Bullshit, try that crap on someone else. You may not care for most humans but I don't believe that. You desire her I can see it." She suddenly felt very jealous of a girl she didn't know. True she could never see Sesshomaru as anything but a companion. Yet that girl seemed to have Inuyasha's love and her friend's lust.

He snorted not admitting anything. If anyone else would have accused him of such foolishness he'd have killed them. He eyed the woman in front of him. He would never it but he had loved her, still did. She had made her way in his heart a long time ago and remained. His mind recalled a battle with his brother. Naraku had just given him the arm he needed to wield the Tetsusiaga. His brother's wench had stood there after shooting an arrow causing the fang to return to its natural state. For a few seconds he'd seen Leiko standing there. His heart had jumped at the image his mind presented to him. His head had cleared and he'd suddenly been angry that it was Inuyasha's woman instead of his lost friend. After that day he'd started looking at the differently, it was the last time he'd gone out his way to injure her. He soon noticed how sweet her scent was, if you looked past his brother's smell.

"You should really do something about that arm."

"Would you have me pull a new one out my ass?" He turned his attention back to her.

"Here let me see." She left no room for arguement as she leaned forward to run her hands up his long sleeves. "Got enough clothes on?"

"Will you have me remove them?"

Her eyebrow shot up, "No, I'll pass." Her hands found the nub a few inches below his shoulder. "Damn, he got you good." He tried to jerk away but she held on. "This might hurt and I'm not sure how long it will take."

"What do you plan on doing?"

"I'm going to deflower you, now hold still. Let's see how much my healing abilities have increased." She concentrated on shaping the missing flesh and bone. Sweat was beginning to trickle down her face but she continued. Sesshomaru felt burning for sometime then his skin began to tingle as if a thousand needles were pricking his skin. He didn't complain about the pain. Thirty minutes later he saw his fingers emerge from his sleeves. She pulled back to examine her work. "Can you move them?"

He flexed his new fingers, to make sure they did. He sent his posion towards the imp gawking a few feet away. Jaken shrieked and ran towards Rin. Yes, they worked fine.

Jaken couldn't believe the way his Lord was acting towards the girl. Lord Sesshomaru wasn't friendly, it wasn't in his personality. He'd teased the girl and even let her touch his person. The imp sat down beside the child, it was safe here.

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AN: No, they weren't ever lovers. Don't think I will go there with this story. Kind of think of it like Inuyasha and Kagome's friendship.