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Drabble series.

Secrets
By: Luna

Sesshoumaru walked through the moonlit forest with a slow, steady pace, his senses stretched while he cloaked his scent. He wanted solitude right now, so he made sure no one would bother him or sense his presence – especially not his idiot brother who camped about a mile away. Sesshoumaru just wanted to wander alone for a while and bask in silence that wasn't disturbed by Rin's constant chattering or his faithful kappa's squawking.

He paused, looking down at the ground and eyeing a small trail of flowers. Curious, he followed the path until it widened into a full meadow, complete with a small brook running through the field of white and violet lilies, illuminated by the light of the pale moon. A commotion was heard at the far end of the meadow, near where cherry blossom trees bloomed.

"Kagura! Why are you here? And why on earth have you dragged me all the way out here?" Inuyasha's wench, Kagome, stood underneath a cherry blossom tree in an odd ensemble of shiny pink pants and a button up pink top. He'd almost say the outfit was silk, but he wasn't quite sure. He cocked his head to the side and studied her, wondering why tonight she looked so much more enchanting than usual.

Her black hair, as smooth and shiny as his favored silk, curled wildly around her shoulders and smooth cheeks, her bangs mussed and spiking along her forehead. Did Kagura literally drag the girl out of her bed roll?

Kagura glared at the miko and flipped a fan out, fanning her face in quick, jerky movements. "Don't play coy with me. I know the secret you're hiding from Inuyasha! If you don't give me the jewel shards, I'll tell him all about your secret!"

Kagome gasped and slapped a hand to her chest, her blue eyes wide and her face suddenly pale. "No!" she gasped again.

Intrigued by the miko's reaction, Sesshoumaru leaned up against a tree and watched her face. Kagura must have smirked, because he heard it in her voice when she spoke, but he didn't bother turning to her to see. The miko's reaction was much more intriguing.

"That's right." Kagura boasted. "If you don't give me your shards, I'll tell Inuyasha everything!"

Everything? What on earth did "everything" entail?

"Everything? No!" Kagome gasped again, her eyes wide and glossy with unshed tears. "You can't! He'll hate me forever. He'll lock me up in my time and never let me see himagain!" The miko sniffled, fear and pain warring in her blue eyes. "It's not as if he'd care, anyways. He usually just wants to kill me."

Who on earth was she talking about? No matter how angry his idiot half brother might get at the little miko, he'd never stoop so far as to harm a single hair on her pretty head. So who was it? The retarded wolf was basically a copy of his brother, only with different faces. Neither would harm the miko. So who was it that had the human so convinced that he only wanted to kill her? Naraku was out of the question because, no matter how stupid most humans were, the miko Kagome could not be classed among those; the pillar he placed her on was much higher than that. So the only other man he knew was in her life was... him.

But that was impossible. Every time he met with her he hadwanted to kill her, and he already decided she wasn't stupid.

But she was human. Was she really that stupid? He found himself slightly disappointed at his miscalculation, and yet hopeful as well. But since he didnt recognize the reason at such foolhardiness, he disregarded the hopeful feeling and narrowed his eyes at her, watching as she fingered the jewel shards around her neck. If she handed over those jewels, he would kill her, no matter what his personal misgivings were.

And yet, she held true. Her eyes were almost unbearably sad as she sighed and looked resignedly at Kagura. "Do your worst, Kagura. I'm not going to give you the jewel shards."

Despite himself, Sesshoumaru found that he was smiling.

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One shot wonders once again grace my profile. This isn't the end, but this is just a short chapter. I'm debating on whether to turn this into a full story or just a short series of one-shots. What do you think?

Luna