The Will of the Wind

By Mischievous Dragon

Chapter 2

Kagura awoke to a huge throbbing in her head. 'Oh well, at least it's not a blinding pain anymore.' she thought. She sat up and looked around the room she sat up and noticed two figures, the first being Sesshomaru. He was staring outside the window of the hut. 'He is beautiful!' Kagura thought 'his stamina, his hair… Everything.' The second figure perked up it looked like she had fallen asleep at her bed. "Kagura you're awake!" at Rin's words Sesshomaru turned his head to look at Kagura, still no glance of emotion on his face. Kagura could see him from the corner of her eye. "What happened Kagura?" Rin asked. Kagura knew Sesshomaru was staying to hear her answer so she spoke. "After my death I can't really explain it… My body was gone but I… I was still alive… My soul was still alive. It was the wind. I was the wind. I had so much unfinished while I was alive…" Her eyes focused off of Rin and met with Sesshomaru's who did not turn away.

"I realized over the years of yearning and wanting my life back that my body was the wind. It was just too poisoned for me to return to it. That's why tensaiga couldn't revive me…" She looked again in Sesshomaru's emotionless eyes. "I wasn't really dead. I slowly started trying to get rid of the poison in my body… but being the wind it took some time. I woke up five hundred years later…" "How can that be possible Kagura? If you exist now?" Rin asked. Kagura looked at Rin, she was no longer a child she had grown into a young woman of fifteen. Kagura wondered if she would ever grow… Would her body change. It didn't bother her whether she had a child or not but she wanted to know if she had the capability to bear a child. "For three years I spent here watching everything, everyone. The same way it is possible for Kagome to come to this time it was possible for me to come."

"How did you know about it without your memories?" Rin questioned her. "The wind knew what I didn't and it was able to help me find my way back to…" she glanced at Sesshomaru "here." she finished. "Rin," Sesshomaru spoke "Let us give Kagura her rest." Rin nodded and hurried out the room. Sesshomaru slowly began to follow when Kagura called out "Sesshomaru wait!" He stopped at the doorway. He did not turn around. "When I was just the wind I also disinfected any part of Naraku from me. I no longer carry his scar on my back. I no longer have his scent…" Kagura continued. "What is your point Kagura?" he asked her. "How did you know it was me at the doorway and not some demon playing tricks?" "For three years the wind followed me… The wind only has one scent that I could never forget." with that he exited the hut and flew off. Kagura's heart beat wildly, she couldn't sleep now

Kagura rested for three whole days, years of memories being forced into your head will definatly drag the energy out of you. Her headache was gone which was a bonus. She was starving though, three days without food left her with great hunger pains. It didn't help that the smell of freshly cooked food had just invaded the air. She ran outside her room and down the hallway. Kaede and Rin were able to notice Kagura's figure appear in the dining room her eyes closed and her nose in the air. "Aw Kagura! I see you have finally awoken. Come eat with us." Kaede gestured as she got up to put a place setting down for Kagura. As soon as it was set Kagura took no hesitation into diving in to the food as fast as she could. Rin and Kaede noticed this and Kaede started up a conversation with Rin in order to avoid staring at Kagura. "So Rin, do you know when we shall be expecting Kohaku to visit then?" Kagura stopped eating to take a breath of air and noticed Rin blush at the question. Kagura waved it off as nothing and continued eating. "Um well, since Lord Sesshomaru cannot spend much more time training me to fight anymore he's asked Kohaku to do it. So he should be here much more often." At the mention of Sesshomaru's name Kagura became interested. She wiped her mouth and spoke to Rin. "Sesshomaru must have great faith in Kohaku's fighting ability then to entrust him with your training..." Rin nodded "Oh yes! Well Kohaku did travel with Sesshomaru, Jaken and I so Sesshomaru trained him while he was with us. When I turn eighteen he wants me to join Miroku, Sango, their children and Kohaku in rebuilding the demon slayer's village."

"Speaking of Jaken, how come I haven't seen him around Sesshomaru lately?" Kagura asked as she swallowed a gulp of water to wash down the food. "Um well, right now he's probably with Sesshomaru's mother... She is very beautiful! Jaken visits her occasionally, she treats him more kindly than Sesshomaru." Kagura nodded to Rin's explanation. "What about you Kagura? What do you plan on doing, do you plan on staying here in the village or where will you go?" Kagura swallowed the rest of her food "Of course not Rin, I am the wind I would grow restless if I stayed in one place too long." Rin smiled "I thought as much..." Kagura was confused and frustrated "Then why did you ask?" "I was hoping for a different answer... It's kind of lonely here. Now that Kagome has finished her priestess training, she still lives in the village though but is busy with her own family she started with Inuyasha... Lord Sesshomaru wants me here therefore I can not disobey him. I know he never intended to care for anyone but somehow a few of us have managed to slip threw his cracks." Rin looked at Kagura hoping she would notice the hiding meaning she had put behind it.

Kagura wished Rin didn't think her that daft. "Yes I know that, but it was you who made the first crack." "I believe Sesshomaru must have been very lonely to begin with and to be fair it was probably Jaken." Rin spoke "I mean Jaken was the first one who chose to follow him and despite all of his annoying tendencies Lord Sesshomaru let him. Jaken still remains loyal to him more than anyone else, in fact he'll probably be back with Sesshomaru soon." she continued. Kagura rose up suddenly and jerked her head towards the door. "Someone's here..." she stated. Rin ran to check outside to see who it was, she saw a human form with turquoise hair and she could tell right away that it was a "Demon!" Kagura stated at the same time as she had."Stay here you two!" the old woman stated. "Kagura I know you could easily fight this demon but I do not the whole village to perish as well and Rin, you know the most powerful demons are those that use human forms I cannot let you fight him." Rin sighed, she had fought demons before...

Kagura watched out the window as Kaede slowly walked up to the demon. "What is your purpose here demon? Ours is a peaceful village that wants nothing to do with the likes of you!"she asked. The demon walked closer to her and the hut. Kagura was able to see his face now, his long wavy turquoise locks and green eyes. He was wearing a green armor, one that Kagura had never seen before. "My name is Ketsumi. I am a Dragon demon of the southern sea. I have come here," he reached into his pocket and pulled out a fan, Kagura's fan. "searching for the woman to whom this belongs too." Kagura's eyes grew wide as she clenched her fists knowing she was almost powerless without it.

"What do you want with the woman? And how do you know she is here?"Kaede asked. "Do not ask me such a stupid question old woman! I can smell her, her wonderful scent rides the winds here. It took me a long time to distinguish her scent, it has changed from when I first caught it. I know the owner of this fan controls the wind and I intend to have it either by making her my bride or taking it from her forcefully." Kagura couldn't help but laugh and the demon's arrogance, did he know who she was? Did he think she would immediatly give him her freedom after only just obtaining it? "I first caught her scent eight years ago, it was different then than it is now. It used to smell of burnt flesh and a faint smell of flower petals but now the smell of the burnt flesh has disappeared and all I can smell from her, from this place are flower petals."

"I am sorry to disappoint you Ketsumi, but that woman is not here. Now leave this village at once!" Kaede yelled. The demon became enraged and pulled out his sword and yelled out an attack "DO NOT LIE TO ME OLD WOMAN! RYUUSHI!" A great big shadow rushed out of his sword in the shape of a dragon and engulfed Kaede. Kagura had to stop the demon, she knew Ketsumi's attack was sucking the life out of Kaede slowly. She could see her suffering to breathe. Kagura knew there was only one way free Kaede from Ketsumi's dragon. The wind began to pick up immensly, Kagura controlled what she could with her hands. The fan made it easier for her to control. Her fury errupted as she saw Kaede's body getting older and older by the second. Ketsumi laughed "Ah, and now my Goddess has finally arrived!"

"I am not your Goddess, Ketsumi." She reached out her hand towards the fan in his holster as the wind carried it back towards her. "Tell me your name Goddess!" Ketsumi smiled. "You are not worthy to mutter my name on your lips! Dance of the Dragon!" she called out as she directed her attack towards the Shadow dragon that was consuming Kaede. The dragon evaporated and left Kaede grasping for air. Rin ran outside the hut "Kaede!" she yelled as she ran to help her. Ketsumi saw the worry in Kagura's eyes as she saw Rin run to the old woman, he had found her weakness... She cared for these pathetic humans, he smiled that would have to be something he cured her of when she became his. "Tell me your name Goddess, before I do something you won't enjoy..." he taunted her. "Your threats don't scare me Ketsumi! Dance of Blades!" she yelled as threw her attack towards him. He jumped up into the air to avoid it and called out an attack again towards Kaede and Rin. "SEINAZUMA!" the sky opened up with a dark cloud towering over them. Kagura rushed to block the attack, but was hit instead by blue lightning that came rushing towards all three girls.

She was wounded, her whole body ached after the attack hit her, she felt as if all the energy she had had been sucked out of her. She was unable to move. "Ah my dear Goddess, I knew you would protect them. That's why I needed you out of the way so I could do this! RYUUSHI!" this time he directed his attack towards one single person Rin. She was young and mortal, his attack would devistate her more than the old lady. Kagura was still to weak to move, she couldn't block the attack she closed her eyes just as the Shadow Dragon was about to attack Rin and then there was silence. Kagura could not hear the creams coming from Rin that she had heard from Kaede. She slowly opened them again. Rin wasn't engulfed by the attack, standing right in front of all three women was Sesshomaru. He was weilding his sword. Kohaku was there too, he was checking on the girls. "Kohaku," Sesshomaru asked "Is Kagura okay?" Kagura felt a blush creep upon her cheeks as he mentioned her name. She was drifting in and out of consciousness now. She closed her eyes as she heard Ketsumi say "Ah I see I have competition now, I do not wish to fight all of you. That is hardly a fair fight! At least I found out my Goddess' name... Kagura" he said while Kagura could her the menacing tone in his voice.

Kagura awoke seconds later she mustered all her strength to sit up. "Kaede..." she spoke as Sesshomaru put his sword back into it's sheath and turned to face the group. "It's no use child..." Kaede breathed heavily as Rin noticed how thin the skin on Kaede's face hung on her body, her eyes began to fill with tears. "No no no no! Lady Kaede you can't! Besides Lord Sesshomaru is here, he could resurect you with the Tensaiga." "That is not what I want child, I have lived a good long life. I have suffered throughout it, I have lived to see my sister die twice. Besides if I was resurected now we don't know what I would come back as..." she breathed heavily and coughed. "Everyone dies of old age..." she laughed and coughed because of it. "I just didn't expect to die so soon..." Kaede closed her eyes and let out her last breath.

A funeral service was held for Kaede by the villagers a few days later. Inuyasha and Kagome attented, Miroku and Sango however could not as caring for five children at the same time was to much to handle. After the service it was just Rin, Kagura, Sesshomaru, Kohaku, Inuyasha and Kagome that remained. Rin wiped her tear stained eyes and spoke "Lord Sesshomaru what do you wish for me to do now that Lady Kaede is gone?" "She could stay with us in the village." Kagome suggested. "Ha!" Kagura laughed as if Lord Sesshomaru would let his pathetic half brother care for his ward!" Inuyasha began to unsheathe the tetsusaiga yelling "Watch it Kagura!" "Sit" Kagome sighed. "Lord Sesshomaru," Kohaku spoke staring at Rin "She could always stay with my sister and brother in-law and me in the demon slayer's village..." "Yes Lord Sesshomaru, I've learned enough from Lady Kaede about the human world, I would learn to better protect myself in the demon slayer's village." Rin pleaded. "As you wish Rin, I believe you are old enough to make the decision of what is best for you." Sesshomaru spoke.

With the discussion over Kagome and Inuyasha left. Kagura watched Sesshomaru his eyes beaming at her, Kagura felt completly naked. Her heart, her precious heart felt like it was on overdrive. She lifted her hand up to it to feel it beating and looked up to Sesshomaru once more this time his eyes seemed to tell her 'follow' as he soon turned around and headed to the forest. She soon followed him. into a secluded area of the forest. "Sesshomaru..." she whispered quietly with wide eyes.

He turned to face her and Kagura felt her heart beat rapidly again. She raised her hand to it once more, she enjoyed listening to it beat wildly. He watched Kagura and walked behind her and put his hand on top of hers over her heart. "You are truly free now Kagura, free to have anything you desire..." she turned her head to face his and stood on her toes as she leaned in to kiss him. Their lips locked in a beautiful embrace.

"You've always known what I have wanted Sesshomaru and I intend to have it." Kagura smiled playfully. Sesshomaru semi-smiled such a rare occurence Kagura vowed top never forget it. "As you wish Kagura." he caressed her face and began kissing it once more as he slowly made his way down to the nape of her neck. He began slowly removing her Kosode from her back. She began removing his clothes as well. Kagura now lay completly naked on top of her kimono, Sesshomaru stopped to look at her in all her glory. She began rushing to remove his pants, they soon layed on the forest floor. Sesshomaru wrapped his legs around her hips, licking her huge, plump breasts making her nipples go erect he held her into position with his one arm he penetrated hard into her and she moaned with pleasure she held on to his waist with both hands forcing him to thrust in further and deeper, she let out another moan. It went on for around half an hour before they stopped, both gasping for breath. Kagura did not want to stop but the sun was slowly setting and Rin would wonder where Sesshomaru had gone without saying goodbye.

He stood up and collected his clothes, Kagura knew by now that Sesshomaru wasn't a man of many words. It didn't take him long to get dressed and Kagura was a little upset by the fact that she could no longer see his six pack abs. Without any words he left her there in the forest by herself, she knew he would. It would definatly cause a stir in Rin seeing the two emerge from the forest at the same time. 'There are many secrets about Sesshomaru'she thought to herself 'I plan to unlock every single one!"She followed him minutes later out of the forest.

A/N: Please R &R, I would greatly apreaciate a review! Constructive criticism is welcome!