Three Memories: Time Miko's Journey: CH 6: Uncontrollable Emotions
"Lord Sesshoumaru, should we attack at the eastern part of their territory?" asked Lord Liu Bei.
"I believed that they are expecting forus to do so." Sesshoumaru stated. "I believe we should just wait here and let them attacked us. They will not hesitate, since I am quite aware that they are not expecting for us to be allied with the Japanese."
All the Lords nodded. They knew exactly why he said this. If they attacked they would need to supply their travel food and all the other expenses of travelling there. But if they wait here and remain, they would be ready at all times and are aware of everything surrounding them. Still, they have the bigger territory. All the lords started to leave after the meeting was done. Sesshoumaru headed straight for the door.
"That was a wise decision Lord Sesshoumaru." A dead calm voice said to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru turned around, to his surprised found Zhou Yu. "I must asked, how come Lady Kagome is not here?" He asked trying to show concern. "She is your mate, is she not?"
Sesshoumaru fully turned around, his face emotionless. "Do I need to give you a obvious answer General Zhou Yu?" Sesshoumaru asked, only to continue. "Kagome remained asleep in our chambers, tired from last night's 'happenings'."
"I see... However I would need to meet with her today." Zhou Yu's face did not change its looks; he was still as calm as ever, though he couldn't help himself from wondering what happened with 'last night's happenings'? Did Lord Sesshoumaru claim her? "Remember, I would want to see her magic." He then gave a deadly smile. "I believe hearing rumours, that she is very powerful."
"That is not a rumour." Sesshoumaru stated.
Zhou Yu gave a deadly chuckle. "I would find out today?" Sesshoumaru thought twice before nodding slightly. "I would send out a servant for her to follow." With that said Zhou Yu turned around and left the room.
Sesshoumaru turned to the direction he was just heading and left. He again, found himself thinking of what position he was in when he woke up that morning.
He woke up from a very good sleep that he actually considered going back to sleep. He was hugging a pillow, so HE thought. But when he look at his 'PILLOW', he soon found out that it was KAGOME. With anyone he would just have throw them off, but this was his mate. Wasn't this a normal position to be found? Sesshoumaru quickly shook all the thoughts away from his head and began to hug her tighter; she seems to think that HE is a PILLOW! Sesshoumaru wanted to laugh, what would she do when she founds out about this?
Sesshoumaru stopped his foots steps as he found himself in front of his chambers. Kagome was gone... He opened the door. Sesshoumaru looked around the room. She has been gone for a while. He didn't actually know what to do that afternoon. So... He guessed he should just get ready for a battle.
"Brother. I guess you will meet with her?" Asked a smirking Sun Shang Xiang.
She knew her brother knew what she was talking about. Is he going to meet with Kagome? Sun Shang couldn't hide the fact she actually liked the woman, Lady Kagome. She wasn't arrogant like most girls, she was beautiful and she doesn't even say it. And when Sun Shang Xiang got to know her better at dinner and some of the day's part she actually was really nice. She gives warms smiles. And one funny thing is, for Sun Shang Xiang even though Lady Kagome was younger, she seems more matured and older.
Another thing she couldn't get her mind off, is that... How did someone as sweet and kind as Lady Kagome get to be with an emotionless demon? Even though, Sun Shang knew that her brother wasn't all romantic, she knew one thing he was always there when you need him and he can show some emotions and who wouldn't be the best couple than a powerful priestess and a powerful sorcerer? No doubt it would show that woman, such, as Kagome cannot be putted down. And one thing she would really like is Lady Kagome to be her sister and if Kagome becomes her brother's mate, she'd love it-Lady Kagome is certainly better than all the other bitches that shows off there pathetic body, or the ones that are all over him. 'Yuck!' She screamed in her mind.
Zhou Yu looked down at his sister walking beside him, making faces as if she is thinking of some horrible stuff, then her face expression changes and becomes all happy. "It does seem to me that you want to marry her." Zhou Yu said in a flat out monotone voice.
Sun Shang's thoughts were broken out of her mind. She looked up her brother. "No dear brother. You know I like her, but no I don't want to marry her." She paused and glared at her brother in the eyes, stopping him from walking. "I want YOU TO." She said in a hard voice.
Zhou Yu gave a chuckle deadly. "I am her trainer, not her mate."
"You know, what I said last night? She is still not taken and one more thing. Remember? Lady Rishi? That priestess, well she taught our father how to get rid of mating marks remembers?"
"Ahhhh... Yes HER." His voice held nothing.
"Yup. SO do you want to?" This time, Sun Shang did nothing to hide the hope that rang through her ears.
"Younger sister, Lady Kagome is much younger than you and that would mean if I take her, then I will be taking someone six years younger?" He more stated than actually question.
"That demon Lord she is with is 100 years older than her, maybe even more."
"Yes, but in human age even you are older than him." He stated.
"But he isn't young. However, you know as much as I do, you want her for yourself." She smirked at him.
"I will try." He calmly said as he kept on walking.
"That is a lot." Her brother never tried to get a woman to be with him before.
She found herself trapped in some sort of maze. Well, to her eyes, this place looked like a maze. She didn't know how to get out at all, and the place seems to get darker and darker as she kept walking. Now was one of those times that she didn't want to be reminded of the scary things that she have been told.
However, as brave as she is Kagome has watch, read and heard scary things before and her life right now is becoming like those scary ghost movies. All of a sudden Kagome felt someone glaring at her back, red eyes floats behind her in darkness.
She didn't want to turn around, but she knew that she would. 'Come on Kagome, your a Time Miko for goodness sake, nothing like this should scare you.' She tried to remain calm as she gulped and turned around.
A white blur man stands before her. Kagome's mouth wanted to scream. A ghost, an actual ghost is looking at her right now. Kagome blink wishing it will go away. His read eyes, blood shining on it, he has black hair, very pale skin and mouth has blood dripping off of it.
"What a-are y-you?" She asked very scared.
The ghost looked at her. She is scared and he could scare her, a good thing for him. He went closer.
'Maybe I should freeze time?' Kagome tried to hold her magic and try not to use it as she plans, but with all her fear right now she did. She started to glow and she transform with the wind passing right past her. She transformed to a Time Miko. "Time Freeze!" She yelled at the top of her voice and ran off the spell wearing off the ghost. Kagome kept on running not wanting to see what is coming behind her.
As she ran she notice that she is getting near a light, Kagome then soon bumped into something hard and strong arms rapped around her in a tight embraced. "Let go! Let go of me!" God, she was totally panicking, if there is one thing she is scared of are ghost.
"Lady Kagome, calm down." A silky voice said to her. Kagome remembered the deep girly voice.
"Sun Shang?" She looked at the shoulder of the person that caught her. Kagome quickly look up at who was keeping her in place and blushed at the realisation. "Uhhh... Sorry." She tried to sound confident. She must really looked stupid right now. "Thank you... err... ummm?" Kagome was trying really hard to remember his name and she turned her face to Sun Shang Xiang in a very confused manner.
Sun Shang wanted to laugh. No one has ever forgotten her brother's name before. However, Zhou Yu didn't even think it was that funny. No one has ever forgotten his name before, and that was not all he was the one that gave her his name and now she couldn't remember? How could anyone not remember?
Kagome wasn't happy about this at all, how could she forget someone like him? How could she forget his name? She knew that happens sometimes, but she should have remembered. "Kagome this is my brother remember? Zhou Yu?" Sun Shang asked.
Kagome put her head down, god she is so sorry. "I remember your brother Sun Shang, it's just that I get his name confused with Zhao Yun." Kagome looked up at Zhou Yu and she is still embrace by him protectively, his eyes held no emotion but he was still so beautiful. "Sorry... Zhou Yu." Kagome manage to say being trapped by his eyes.
Sun Shang Xiang knew she should just leave and let those to get to know each other, she hoped that her brother doesn't treat her like the rest of the other girl. She glanced at Kagome's form. Wow, she seems more different right now and her magic is dancing around her. Her blue orbs shining as she looked up Zhou Yu, her face curled into curiosity that makes her innocently enchanting. 'I am sure he won't treat her like the rest of the other girls at all.' She smirked. Who would treat a beautiful creature like that any other way, than the way she deserves. Sun Shang shook her head. 'Her mate would.' A voice whispered in her mind. 'Stupid fool, he doesn't know what he has.' Sun Shang left the two, staring at each other's eyes. 'He is so falling for her.'
The two of them are still staring at each other's eyes, none of them breaking any contact. Kagome couldn't believe that anyone could be so beautiful and deadly looking at the same time. She then soon enough shook her head mentally from the trance and started to talk. "Zhou Yu?" She noticed that he is still looking at her in the eyes.
Zhou Yu couldn't believe himself, after all these years of thinking that no one could ever be his match for elegant, now here she is. Every time in the past he would think of taking a mate, he usually see how uninteresting they are and how he could never actually like them for forever. He would soon get tired of them like most of the girls he has taken. His thoughts were stopped when he noticed that she starting to feel uncomfortable. "Lady Kagome, what was wrong with you?"
God, she didn't want to tell him that she was scared of a ghost, the brave Time Miko scared of a ghost? He would laugh at her! "Promised you won't laugh?" Kagome ask wearily.
He wanted to curl his noise displeasingly but..."Promised." He never likes making promises, but for once he would.
"Ok... I saw a ghost." Kagome then noticed, that he is still embracing her.
"Is that it?"
"Yeah... I never like them."
"A powerful priestess huh?" He asked mockingly.
"Hey," she yelled breaking away from the embrace. "You promised..." Kagome pointed her first finger at him accusingly.
"I, Zhou Yu promised that I wouldn't laugh." He stated.
"That's...stupid." Kagome said turning her back on him. And then started to talk her voice sounding calm and sad. "I just never like them, I have been scared of them for a long time now." She turned her front again to him. "I guess you didn't really break any promised." She smiled.
This woman was even more different than he thought, one moment she is angry, the next she is sad, then happy? It would have driven him crazy if he had to show that much emotion. "We should start training." He started to walk away and then turned around, his face telling her to follow him.
'I guess it's training time already.' Kagome thought. 'Its better than being bored all day anyway.'
Sesshoumaru has been training most of the day already and is getting quite annoyed, he hasn't seen his mate nearly all day now since he woke up. What could she be doing? And more importantly, what could she be doing with whom? He was now very overwrought. Just thinking about what she could be doing already made his blood boil, from the images of his head. He kept saying in his head that Kagome would never even think of deceiving him. He trusts Kagome, but what he doesn't trust are the males around the house.
'She should be training with Zhou Yu.' Sesshoumaru thought. He doesn't particularly like Zhou Yu. But then, Zhou Yu was honourable, in some ways and would not harm his mate in anyway. Again, Sesshoumaru tried to mentally slap his face, he was again addressing her as his proper mate again. To him, she is definitely fitting to be a mate, but she certainly does not act like one.
Before, in the past, he used to think that if he marked her as his mate she would act differently around him, like try to seduce him and all. But no, she was always only trying to be a friend, she never change her perspective of him, even after he marked her. He wondered why. Did she think that she was too good for him? Then again, she never did ask him and her to be more than friends.
Sesshoumaru cut through the tree in half, using Toujikin. He then smelt Kagome's tears and sorrow and a powerful ache on his heart appeared, his teeth widen. In a flash of light he followed her scent and his head raised through a billion questions. And it started to rain. Anger flashed through his eyes. 'How could she?' There she is Kagome, in the rain kissing the man named Zhou Yu. Her clothes look as if she has been more than just kissing. Sesshoumaru trusted her; he trusted her to keep the deal, trusted her to never deceive him and trusted her to never betray him. He felt betrayed.
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This place seems a little different from the other one, it was closer and smaller and only a 1000 meters big. This training place was full of grass, trimmed well.
"Are ya ready?" Kagome asked discomfort. She was actually going to have a spar against a sorcerer.
"It seems to me that you are the one that should ask yourself that. Lady Kagome." He then jumped up in the air, a red barrier appearing around him. He raised his hand up and red balls appeared. He threw them straight at Kagome.
Kagome tried to dodge them as fast as she could. One of the magic's balls Zhou Yu send to her hit her on the hand, thus knocking out her staff from her hand. She looked around; her staff is at leats 100 meters away from her now. God, she's in trouble now. She didn't really quite know how to use her magic without her staff yet. She quickly tried to run for it. However Zhou Yu appeared in front of her, his eyes showing death.
"Have I beaten the powerful priestess already?" He asked mockingly. Kagome gave him a frightening look showing her anger in response.
"No you haven't." She calmly said in a deadly tone. Kagome as calm as she sounded wasn't calm in her head. She badly needed her staff. She tried to push him away from her, but the barrier burned her hand, she jumped up using the knowledge of her gym class. She again tried to make a run for her staff and again Zhou Yu appeared in front of her.
"You should think twice before running off like that."
Kagome glared at him. He wouldn't even let her get her staff so she could finally fight back. And she remembered something that Rishi told her. Rishi's voice ran through her head.
'Kagome. Since you are new at being a Time Miko, I suggest you use your staff at all time. It gives you control and holds your powers for you. However, loosing your staff from your hands might become a disadvantage. If you lose your staff your mind might lose its control with all the power you have. So I would like to tell you to name your staff. This way you can call it when it is out of your reach.' Kagome mentally slapped her head. She knew she had named her staff but she can't remember what!
'Kagome remember... What did I named my staff as?' Kagome tried her best to think while being attacked by Zhou Yu's every strike of magic. 'He doesn't have any mercy does he? I wished I brought Shinjiteru with me. At least I could have placed some of my magic there and I know how to use it.' Kagome try to again dodge another attacked from Zhou Yu.
Zhou started to float on air. He chanted some words out. "Fire, ice..." As soon as those words came out of his mouth, a fire dragon went straight for Kagome who tried to run away from it. Her staff is still like 200 meters away from her now, because it would seem that Zhou Yu knew that is how she uses her powers. Soon, an ice wolf appeared.
'I really need to remember!' Kagome couldn't run anymore, she was very tired. It seems to her like she has been running the whole day. Soon enough, the fire dragon attacked her. Kagome's skin burned. She tried not to scream out in pain. Kagome couldn't take it anymore and use some of her purifying energy from being a normal Miko. She held out both of her hands in front of her chest and violet dark colour appeared, destroying the dragon.
Kagome calmed down and kneeled on the soft grass. 'I named it Sadame.' Kagome then looked around spotting the ice wolf. Her eyes darkened, showing nothing but death. Kagome has lost her control. With all the speed she could muster, Kagome ran for her staff calling out its name. "Sadame!" Kagome yelled fearlessly.
As soon as she called out her staff's name, the staff headed towards Kagome, she held out her right hand grasping her staff. She stopped running and turned around. Her eyes held nothing but sweet deadly looks. "Now, let's play." She calmly said smirking evilly. Dark violet coloured appeared beneath her feets and Kagome floated in air and headed towards the ice wolf.
Zhou Yu watch as Kagome tare the beast apart, her staff has turned into a spear resembling the powerful spear of Xin. He watches as Kagome's clothes change into a dark violet on the light purple places and black on the white places. Her priestess clothing also tightened around her showing her figure. She looked deadly beautifully, no longer like the innocent woman.
For the first time in Zhou Yu's life he was actually worried that he might be beaten. He watches as she finished the element beast and turned to face him. Her eyes now showed dark blue and her mixed colour hair fluttering around her by the wind, since the fire dragon has burnt her hair tie.
Zhou Yu stood still unwavering, showing no fear, to the woman slowly heading towards him on her energy floater. She gave him a deadly smile, one sure to attract any man around and sure to say that you-are-next-in-line. He made his barrier stronger than usual.
Kagome headed towards her enemy, her head screams out that he is her enemy. He attacked her without showing much of a mercy, so why should she show any? She knew she could finish him right now, but why not have a little of fun. Using her miko magic she purified his barrier. "You should learn how to make your barrier stronger." She coldly said.
Zhou Yu looked around. 'Where is she?' He asked himself. She is gone. Then suddenly he felt something painfully stinging his back. He saw little black lines of energy trying to go inside him, torturing him. Without any thought, Zhou Yu blasted them away using his magic. He saw Kagome in front of him, still smiling deadly. He realised that she isn't herself right now. He trained her too much. "Wind, earth..." He whispered summoning elements to help him.
A wind phoenix flew in the training filled, gracefully flying in front of Zhou Yu. Then, in a second the earth started shaking and the humongous earth tiger went out of the crack and it went straight beneath where Zhou Yu is floating.
Kagome just smiled and her staff became a bow and an arrow. She then positioned herself in a targeting position. "Time Death." She calmly whispered. She let go of the arrow and the arrow she pointed towards the beast elements became thousands of arrows and the two beasts disappeared.
Luckily for Zhou Yu, those two-element beasts protected him. Zhou Yu knew though that he must fight with her properly and should not summon any more. His right hand grew red light around it and a spear appeared, his hand grasping it. And he gracefully attacked Kagome, not showing any weakness. But he had to admit; no one has ever able to destroy all of his four elements before.
Kagome decided that this battle has grown way too long. She closed her eyes as Zhou Yu attacked her. She opened her eyes when he was to strike her she looked at his eyes. He stopped. Kagome smiled and placed her hand on his chest and leaned towards him, she placed her lips on his ears. "Naraku ni Shizunda. (Drown in hell)" She whispered.
Zhou Yu's eyes widens, his body froze as he felt something going around him forcefully. As if ripping him apart from the inside, his heart wants to split. "K-Kagome..." He choked out her name softly.
A cold wind passed by Kagome and she turned back to normal, her appearance change too normal. Kagome's eyes widen. "W-what?" She asked, as she looked straight at Zhou Yu's eyes. She looked around; they are in the training field. She then remembered flashbacks of what have occurred. "Oh no!" She screamed at the realisation. "Zhou Yu!" Zhou Yu's body fell on the soft grass.
Kagome tried to calm down and kneeled down beside him. She placed her hand on his chest. 'His still alive!' She said in her mind hopefully. Kagome leaned down, trying to hear his heart. "I'm sorry." She whispered. Tears slipped down her face as she looks at Zhou Yu's beautiful face in so much pain. Tears were already running down her cheeks.
Kagome then heard someone whispering in her ears. "Kagome..." Kagome remembered the gentle voice.
"Rishi?" She asked.
"You can still save him."
"But how?" Kagome asked out loud.
"Kissed him." Kagome's face showed curiosity. "Your kiss it can heal him faster than anything. You use your time magic to stop his soul from moving, now you must make it work again by placing some of your magic inside him." Rishi explained in Kagome's mind.
Kagome nodded to herself. "I must." She re-assured herself. She leaned down and kisses him. After a while it started to rain. Kagome was really exhausted, but she to do this. Kagome searched her Time Miko powers inside her and gave most of her energy to Zhou Yu's body. 'Please live.' Kagome then felt Zhou Yu's mouth started to get warm.
Zhou Yu couldn't remember much, but now it felt like he was somewhere like in heaven. He opened his eyes and saw Kagome's tearing face and the rain dropping on his and her form. She was kissing him and it felt good, so he didn't pull away. He was too tired to pull away and this is Kagome, it felt good to be with her like this. So he responded by deepening the kiss. She was healing him... He realised that.
Sesshoumaru couldn't believe what he is seeing. There is his mate kissing the man Zhou Yu. He couldn't help it. He felt betrayed. He watches as Zhou Yu opened his eyes in surprised finding Kagome kissing him. Sesshoumaru became more angered when he saw Zhou Yu started to deepen the kiss. He wasn't expecting this scene. He smelt Kagome's tears, not her joy. So does this mean she doesn't really want to kiss that man Zhou Yu? The taiyoukai would have thought of it that way, but his jealousy overpowered him.
He closed his eyes. 'I have no right to be jealous.' He thought. He was right; he had no right to be jealous it was only a deal and an arrangement. Kagome and he aren't 'true' mates. Sesshoumaru didn't walked away, he just stood there... He didn't know what to do. What could he do? If she wants to be with another he could not stop her. Unless... Sesshoumaru shook his head. No... He will not lower himself. He just kept his eyes on them trying not to show any emotion.
Kagome's eyes widen when she felt Zhou Yu deepening the kiss. She pulled away. "Your ok!" She screamed in pure joy and flung her hands around him in a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry!"
The warrior wanted to whimpered when she pulled away. But then realised that she was now hugging him. He only returned the tight embrace. "Kagome I am fine..." He stopped at his words when he saw a figure. 'Lord Sesshoumaru...' Zhou Yu thought. 'He saw everything?' He pulled Kagome away and she gave him a curious look. He gave her a serious look and he looked at Sesshoumaru watching them, with no emotion showing on his face.
Kagome turned around to see what Zhou Yu is looking at. Her eyes widen. "S-Sesshoumaru..." Kagome's voice held something she thought it shouldn't hold. Guilt. Why? Why is she guilty? She helped out a friend and she would have done it for anyone. But until now, she didn't realised or think of what the others would think. Sesshoumaru is her friend, so she shouldn't worry. He wasn't like Inuyasha or anything like that. So Kagome shook all the thoughts of guilt inside her and started to walk towards Sesshoumaru. She gave him a smile.
Sesshoumaru couldn't believe her. How could she just do that and expect the same treatment from him? He saw her gave him a sweet smile, his heart started to feel better. But then, she gives that smile to everyone and probably she even gives a lot better smile to Zhou Yu than him. Sesshoumaru glared at her coldly. "Follow." He said calmly.
Kagome followed Sesshoumaru, she was glad he didn't go to conclusions. And now she follows him hoping for him to let her speak for herself.
Zhou Yu stared at the two. He looked towards Kagome. She doesn't seem to be all guilty for doing that to him. But why should she? She only did it to help him out. But, what would her mate think? He stood up and walked away different direction; he needed to change his clothes anyway.
Sesshoumaru opened the door to their chambers. Kagome went inside and sat on the side of the bed. While Sesshoumaru looked outside through the window. It was silent for a while. But then Sesshoumaru spoke. "Change your clothes." He ordered out harshly.
Kagome couldn't help but wonder why he was being mean to her but then she looked down at herself and thought that maybe it is better if she change. She went in the other room and change.
Sesshoumaru was left in their chambers. Why did Kagome do that? Is she in love with him? Does she want him more than he, Sesshoumaru? How dare she go to another man when she is supposedly to be loyal to her mate? She said she couldn't be with or love anyone else. Did she lie to him? Sesshoumaru's thoughts were already running wild; he couldn't believe his jealousy of range right now. He was mad all right. He then heard the door shut behind him. Kagome is inside the room again.
Kagome sat on the side of the bed again. She wore the kimono that Kaede gave to her, when she was back at the Feudal Era. It was similar to Sango's and Kagura's, but this one didn't have any sleeves and it was shorter. Her hair hand her hair band on. She didn't want to tie her hair tonight.
Kagome sat in silenced waiting for anyone to break the silence, when she felt he wasn't going to talk she started to. "Sesshoumaru, I trained today with Zhou-"
"Shut your mouth wench." Sesshoumaru bit out harshly. He couldn't believe that she was THAT calm on what she did. SHE KISSED that man, not just trained with him.
Kagome wondered in confusion. "Sesshoumaru-"
"This Sesshoumaru told you to shut your mouth." He couldn't believe that she wasn't even following him. Does she not respect him at all? He trusted her and now what he gets is her kissing with another man.
Kagome frowned. How can he just do THAT to her and she let it? She stood up and walked to his side. She looked up at his side view. "Sesshoumaru..." She paused checking if he will interrupt her again. "What is wrong?"
He wanted to laugh out loud. 'What's wrong?' He asked inside his head mocking her. 'You kissed him.' Sesshoumaru answered in his head. "Have you forgotten our deal?" He asked out harshly. He could see her on his side she is still beautiful.
Kagome then realised. 'So this is what is all about. He thinks that I am not going to do the deal.' Kagome smiled. "Sesshoumaru. What did you see?" She asked somewhat afraid of the answer.
Sesshoumaru tore his gaze away from the window only to look down at her form. "This Sesshoumaru saw you kissing the human male." He harshly spitted out the words.
"I wasn't kissing him THAT way. Let me explain Sesshoumaru." She said calmly. "He and I were training and you can say things got a little off hand and ummm... I don't know how but I lost control and nearly killed him." Her voice turned to a whisper.
Sesshoumaru looked down at her. 'She nearly killed him?'
Kagome looked down. "I am really sorry, if you think that I would betray your trust." Her bangs covered her eyes. "I would never want to do that. Kissing him was the only way to heal him."
Sesshoumaru felt a pang of guilt go through him as he watch her saddened. She looked totally vulnerable right now, like anything can hurt her. "Explain it to this Sesshoumaru."
"Sesshoumaru, I use one of my attacks at the end of the battle. I remember flashbacks of it. I remember me saying: Naraku ni Shizunda." Kagome felt horrible. How could she hurt someone like that? Who was that inside her? What will happen if she lost her control, in front of her other friends? Will she hurt them as well? "I don't want you to get hurt. You should keep away from me. I would love for you to stay, but..." Her voice was even more hurt than ever.
Sesshoumaru realised what she did. 'She lost her control...' He thought. 'The kiss was merely something to heal him...' The pain in his heart that was eating him away disappeared. The pain when he saw what she was doing he thought of many things. But one thing ate him away. She was going to leave him, leave him somewhere, for him never to see her smiles again. He will never to feel her touch and her embrace. He was scared of that. If she becomes with another, she would have to leave him. And then he realised her words, she didn't want to leave him. "Kagome. You will never hurt me." He said softly. "I will stay." He said in a convincing voice. Though, he realised she did hurt him. Hurt him, no other way, no one could hurt him. She hurt him from the inside.
"I could only hope." Kagome whispered. A tear fell from her left eye. She felt someone pull her and embraced her. "Sesshoumaru..." She whispered. It was comfortable, being in his arms. She felt safe and protected. Kagome for once in a long time let the tears in her heart flow down. She has been acting brave for too long. Maybe now was the time to be weak. She let out all the tears, that she was holding back, the tears from her friends, the tears for not being able to be with all the people she loves.
He treasured the way she whispered his name. He knew what he was doing and yet he continued doing it. He had to comfort her, seeing her in pain made him go in pain. What is this he felt? For now, he didn't want to know, he just wanted to feel the powerful warmth that is going through him as he held her in his arms. He tightened his hold on her, when he smelt more tears coming out from her. He didn't even know why he was being so gentle, yet here he was being what he, taiyoukai of the west, surely before was incapable of such gentleness.
After a few minutes, the rain has stopped and the sky has turned to night. She sniffed and looked up at him, she gave him the best smile she could possibly give. It was now dark, the moon shown on her face. Sesshoumaru couldn't believe what he is looking at, god no wonder he didn't want to lose her smiles. When did he start to treasure her smiles that much? Even worse, when did all these feelings begin?
"Thank you for being a friend." She whispered as she goes off to sleep. Sesshoumaru leaned down to her, nuzzling his head on her hair. She smelled as intoxicating as ever. He inhaled her scent. He would miss this if she ever leaves him. One thing hit his mind. He didn't want her to leave him. The mating mark is forever, so that would mean as long as he is alive, she belongs to him. He won't age very fast, only once in a hundred years. That is very long. But then... What about his lands? He couldn't stay with her, could he? He needs to be the lord of his lands.
Sesshoumaru discarded those thoughts for now. He lifted Kagome up gently carrying her bridal style and laid her on the bed. He stared at her form and took in how beautiful she is. Then he heard someone knocking on the door. "Enter." He said in a monotone voice.
"My Lord, dinner is ready." The servant said bowed head as her enters.
"Tell them, that my mate and I are having dinner here." Sesshoumaru said as he looked down at Kagome.
"A servant will bring your food, my lord." With that Sesshoumaru discarded the servant and back again to staring at Kagome. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. No he wasn't a hentai, he just couldn't he was actually feeling very concerned on how much of her powers did she used today.
-Dreaming-
"Rishi?" Kagome called out in her dream. She knew she is now in her dreamland and she is waiting to be trained anyways. "Are you here? I need to talk to you."
"My Lady..." Rishi appeared behind Kagome. "You are not here for your training?" She stated more than question. She knew that Kagome would not usually go this early and she knew of the incident that day.
"Yes... I want to know. How did I lose my control?"
"That wasn't entirely your fault. Tell me Kagome. Have you been holding any feelings inside you?"
She didn't really know how to answer. Yes, she has been holding her feelings. Her sadness and her sorrows. But now, she felt free of those feelings. "Rishi. I have been. My sorrow, my sadness, my grieves."
"I understand. Please Kagome. Let it go... All those feelings you have to express them. You must set them free."
Kagome smiled sweetly at Rishi. "I did." She then looked at the blue sky above in her dream. "He helps me."
Rishi looked up at the sky and saw an image of a man. "Your mate." Rishi said. She knew who it was; it is Lord InuTaisho's son.
The girl blushed. "It's not like that. He is my friend." She turned her gazed to Rishi. "I could do nothing without him. Now, I am grateful he marked me. But that would be horrible. I am being selfish, only thinking of myself. He has his lands to take care of and here I am being selfish." Kagome's voice was loosing its happiness.
"Kagome..." Rishi stared back at her. 'This is the time.' Rishi knew that she knows how to take away the mating mark, thus making Lord Sesshoumaru not Kagome's mate. She knows how to take it away because of her past. "Do you want to set him free?"
"Yes." Kagome nodded. She really doesn't want to be selfish, by keeping him all for herself when she knows Rin needs him, when she thinks that he wants to go back to the Feudal Era and be with someone he could be and live a happy life. Even, without her being his friend.
"Child Kagome, I know a way to make the mating mark disappear." Rishi said and saw the curiosity in Kagome's eyes. "I had to get rid off it myself. The man I loved, he didn't love me enough to want to stay with me." Rishi paused her heart ached. "And I couldn't stay with him." She all but whispered.
Kagome stared at the woman. "You loved him that much... You are truly a pure hearted person. To be able to let him go." Kagome paused. "Yes... If I am Sesshoumaru's true friend, I have to let him go."
"Kagome... Ask him first." Rishi whispered. "Ask him-ask him if he wants to leave you." Rishi finished.
"I will." Kagome gave a weak smile. Never in the world did she think about this yet. It was breaking her heart to see Sesshoumaru leave, to see her friend leave. "I will asked him, if he wants to go back." She smiled, trying to hide the sadness in her eyes. Kagome now is starting to wake up and she didn't hear Rishi's words.
Rishi's voice was merely a was whisper, and the tone held deep melancholy. "Because I think he would want to stay." Rishi looked up at the blue sky, an image of Sun Jian appeared. "Sun Jian, why didn't you want to be with me?" She asked herself. The image then turned to Sesshoumaru and Kagome; they are lost in each other's eyes. Rishi smiled. "Kagome... Don't pushed him away..." She paused. "Lord Sesshoumaru... Don't let her slipped away."
----End of Dream----
END OF CHAPTER 6: Three Memories
Demon Tenshi: I kind of gotten tired of trying to be a beta reader for my story and edit it. So Ill just upload every chapter with the spelling and grammar mistakes. Oh...I'm too busy to really care anymore. I just want to finish it! Teh One or DarkXNova, do not comment…please.