Hello, all! This is my story, Cold Heart. It is the first one I've ever made public on the web. I've shown many of my stories to my real life friends, but that's all. Ok, I prefer not to give anything away from my stories, because then it just spoils them... I will sa, however, that this story has to do with Sesshoumaru and Kagome. It is not an alternate pairing or anything, but it may seem like it is at first. It's not. I prefer the cannon pairing of Kagome and Inuyasha. Alright, enough said. Now read my disclaimer!
:Disclaimer:(preformed by Akana and Leiko, two parts of the same person):
Akana: Hello Everyone! Is Everyone a name? If it is, it should be capitalized like I did! Everyone is a name! A name is Everyone! Weeeeeee! Is there anyone named Everyone here? If so, hi!
Leiko: ... Shut up. You're too hyper. Now, let's get this thing over with already.
Akana: Alright... I own neither Inuyasha-kun, nor Kagome-chan, nor Sesshoumaru-sama/Fluffy-sama/Mr. Fluffiness/Mr. Hottness, nor Jaken(THANK GOD), nor Rin-chan, nor Shippou-chan, nor Miroku-kun, nor Sango-chan, nor Ah-Un, nor Naraku, nor---
Leiko: She owns no one on the show Inuyasha or in the manga. Neither do I. They all belong to Miss Rumiko Takahashi.
Akana: ... Spoil sport. Ok, now read my sucky story!
Cold Heart
Chapter 1, The Watcher
Kagome slung her bag forcefully over the lip of the well. She scrambled quickly, pointedly, and started running as fast as her legs would carry her down the trail. "He's going to kill me!" she complained in a whisper to the air as the darkness of night settled down around her. He would be too furious, she knew, to even listen to her side of the story! He would yell, shout, complain; do everything but listen! "It wasn't even my fault!" Kagome said to the silent woods. She spilled her story to the listening trees, knowing that it would be the only time she got to say it.
"Bye, everyo-"
"Wait, Kagome!" her mother interrupted apologetically. Kagome turned from the doorway and looked at her mom in question. "I'm really very sorry. I know you want to go back and see Inuyasha right away, but... Well, could you go down to the store and pick up a few things? I'd go, but the car isn't working and I have too many things to do here. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not," she answered after a second of wondering why her mom didn't just send young Souta to go. "What all do you need?" Normally she would've been a bit more reluctant to go, especially since she was just about to visit her Feudal friends, as she dubbed them. However, this time was a little different. She'd had yet another petty fight with Inuyasha about shard-hunting and all that, and she wasn't exactly ready and willing to face his smart mouth at the moment.
"Thank you!" Mrs. Higurashi said, beaming. She handed a page-long list of groceries to Kagome. "Don't rush, just take your time. A few things we can live without for now." Mrs. H, Kagome's all-knowing mom, knew about the fight. Kagome had told them everything. However, while she seemed completely over it by, her mom knew exactly what was really going through her daughter's mind. She didn't want to see Inuyasha again; not yet. Mrs. H figured that a shopping trip would help take her mind off it all.
Souta, who'd just gotten finished eating an after school snack, looked at the list from beside Kagome. "But, mom," he protested in a confused voice. "Don't we already have a—"
"Souta, isn't it time for your show?" Mrs. H interrupted. "You wouldn't want to miss it, would you? It comes on at five, right?"
Souta snapped his gaze to the clock, the list completely forgotten for the time being. "Ayaa!" he yelped. "You're right! I'm missing the beginning of Gundam Wing!" He ran into the living room, flicking the TV on, sitting on the couch, and gluing his eyes to the show in less than 2.5 seconds.
Mrs. H breathed a silent sigh of relief before smiling and placing a hand reassuringly on her daughter's shoulder. She handed her what seemed like more than enough money for just the groceries. "This should cover everything, and maybe even a few snacks," she said with a smile and an inconspicuous wink.
Kagome understood the meaning of the extra money. "Thank you, momma!" she said. She dropped her yellow bag by the door. "I'll be back later, then!"
"Don't forget the chips!" her mom called after her. Chips weren't on the list. They were for young Shippou-chan, who loved the crunchy flakes that Kagome brought sometimes.
Smiling over her shoulder, Kagome pedaled her bike down to the store, going over her friends' favorite foods in her mind so she wouldn't forget them.
Kagome groaned as she trudged along the path, walking now instead of running. Her breath came in icy clouds before her and the cool air swept through her hair, a vibrant and rather harsh reminder that it was soon to be winter. "I lost the list," she said with a sigh. "It flew out of my hands when I was heading for the store, so I had to chase it before even starting on buying the groceries. Ugh, guess where I finally found it? In the pond that hasn't even frozen up yet! In the middle of it, too! So, I had to fetch it out... By getting in the water! Then I had to go home and change. Then I found out that none of my other uniforms were clean yet, so I had to wear a different outfit; one with a shorter skirt!"
Kagome felt that the trees were laughing and snickering at her as their branches swayed. Taunting her, that's what they were doing! She glared at them and they immediately got quiet. "Anyway, then I finally got to the store and wait to wait for a whole hour just to get some hot chocolate! After that, everything was pretty uneventful... I bumped into Hojou and he offered to help with the carrying the groceries home, so that was ok. Then I got home and put everything up and changed into my school outfit that momma had washed for me. By that time, though, it was already eleven! I hurried out and came here as fast as I could." She sighed once she was finished. A single branch of leaves shook as though in laughter, but another icy cold stare from Kagome got it to hush.
A few minutes later of walking in complete silence, Kagome completely stopped. She felt an eerie prickling on her skin as all her hairs stood on end. She tried to keep her breathing even and steady, but a shuddered gasps came out as a shiver ran up her spine. She felt as though someone were watching her, watching her every move. She peered into the black trees wearily, just waiting for something to spring out at her. She saw nothing, but the sensation wouldn't go away. Who—or what—was watching her?
I'm being stupid, she scolded herself. There's nothing watching me! What am I thinking? Why would something watch me? Shaking the thoughts of deranged psycho killers out of her head, she continued along the path, now running despite her self-assurances that there was nothing there.
If only she'd known that someone was watching her. Someone with golden eyes, silver hair, and a deceased lord as a father.
And no, it wasn't Inuyasha.
I'm trying to make the chapters relatively short so I can update every Thursday or Friday. That's right, you'll have to wait an entire week for each chapter. I'm horrible, ne? Well, if I get a chapter done early, then I'll post it early. That's the deal. Now, please review!