Fairy Tales of the Fedual by thesesskagrevivalproject

Fed Up

"And so, the Prince and the Miko were married to live long, happy lives." The mother closed the story book in her hands, looking down to her children, who were wide eyed. The youngest, a platinum blond with moist chocolate eyes, sniffed. The mother chuckled, "you've heard the story a million times, yet you still tear up."

"I DO NOT!" the girl rubbed at her eyes, however could not rub away the redness that came from crying.

The mother laughed, "so much like your father once was. You need not be so arrogant." The girl pouted and the mother grinned, "Is your Uncle also rubbing off on you?"

"Uncle InuYasha can be… a good rubber." The girl smirked.

"Yes, yes he can."

"Mother," called the little boy on her lap. "Read it again?"

The mother looked at her son, a shocked look, "that would be the third time today!"

"It's a good story!" cried the little girl and her brother nodded his head in agreement.

The mother sighed, "Fine, but after this, you need to go out and find your father, he'll have a fit."

"Yes mother."

The mother sighed, turned the book over and opened its cover, marveling at the art within it, "Once, many moons ago… lived a girl. Who came from a very special place… the future…"

"ONE MORE TIME, INUYASHA, I DARE YOU." Kagome growled, blue eyes flashing dangerously.

InuYasha, the half-demon in question, blinked at the furious woman across from him, "what… what'd I do now?"

"ARG!" Kagome shot up onto her feet, glowering and attempted to tower over InuYasha, which was easy, as she was standing over his sitting form. "SAY IT. ONE MORE TIME."

He blinked again, "Kikyo…"

"SIT."

InuYasha made friend with the ground once more, and the demon exterminator, known as Sango, and the monk known as Miroku rolled their eyes. "InuYasha, you must know how that infuriates her."

"I was just trying to say that Kikyo—"

"SIT!"

Face first, into the ground, InuYasha went.

Miroku sighed, "Will you ever learn, InuYasha? Honestly."

"WHAT DID I DO!?" cried InuYasha from his place in the ground.

There was a violent rustling that had announced Kagome departure out of the tiny hut. Sango and Miroku looked between each other and shook their heads. It could have been that Kagome was just easily irritated, or she was on the rag, but all options led to one thing: she was just not putting up with it anymore. She had the last straw with InuYasha running after that clay pot. How hard could it be to understand? Not even all the love in the WORLD could put up with that. InuYasha was dumb, she was fed up, it was time she moved on.

Kagome plopped down onto the edge of the well, glaring down into its dark depths. "Why for all that is HOLY did you bring me here, you stupid well? All you've given me is heartache and stress. Stupid InuYasha and his blindness to the obvious…"

"Welcome to my world."

"ACK!" Kagome jumped up, nearly falling INTO the well, once again, which would have hurt… once she landed, to turn and stare into the cold golden eyes of Sesshomaru, who had appeared by her side in seconds, a clawed hand wrapped around her forearm.

They froze there, locked onto each other's eyes, if searching for something more. It was only a matter of moments, when, Sesshomaru pulled Kagome forward, setting her back on her feet, and then jumped half a step away. Kagome blinked several times, to shake away the shock. "Don't you know better than to sneak up on a girl like that? I don't have your super senses!"

The cold Lord nearly smiled. He looked on at her, eyes frozen, face emotionless. "I am aware of that."

Kagome huffed and crossed her arms, "what are you doing here, anyways?"

"You were being very loud. These are my lands; I came to see what all the noise was." Why had he felt the need to answer her?

Kagome's eyes remained tense for several more seconds, before softening and she slumped back down into her original sitting position. "I apologize. InuYasha is very irritating."

"I am… very aware of that." Almost a chuckle.

She looked to him, a brow rising. "Normally…" she began, and he raised a brow too. "You would have left by now."

He blinked, once, slowly, and shrugged. Her brows furrowed at this odd behavior.

What in Midoriko's name is going on here? Kagome rubbed her forehead. Odd. I have no urge to make him leave… or any real want for him to leave. I kinda… want him here. ARG. She sighed, unable to find any logical reason for his odd behavior and began thinking quietly to herself, waiting for him to speak, as she had no clue as to what to say.

"You are… angry at my brother, for what reason now?"

What a question! Kagome huffed, mentally, looking to her company. "He went after the clay pot." There, vauge answer.

"InuYasha is blind to what he has before him and it shall surely be his downfall." Sesshomaru said, matter-of-factly.

Exactly! Wait… what? He… understands? Whoa… Kagome stared. Sky met gold, searching deep.

"You retrieved Tessagia for him, did you not?"

She nodded, "I did."

"Tessagia could only be retrieved by a human with pure intentions. Further more, one that cared about his sons."

"Oh," she said, it fell from her lips like a sigh. Well, okay. That's interesting to know, thank you, Sesshomaru.

"And he repays your… loyalty, by running after something from his past."

A pause.

"InuYasha is… an idiot."

And if something had crossed his mind, or he recovered himself, Sesshomaru turned and walked away, leaving Kagome to stare at the place he once stood. She blinked, several times, and giggled, rubbing her eyes. Well, that was surely interesting. Sesshomaru has never been so… understanding. Then again, by this point, were on the same page. Stupid InuYasha. Kagome chuckled, standing up and brushing off her skirt. I should probably return to Sango and Miroku now… they're probably worried. She began to walk back in the direction of the village.

There was a crashing of trees, and a giant spider moved into the clearing, snarling. "This power! I sense it! The Shikon no Tama… I must have it!"

Kagome leapt up, "over my dead body!"

The spider demon looked over the girl, and she could see it grin, "gladly."

Kagome's eyes widened. Shit. Shouldn't've said that. Dammit. InuYasha won't come. I left my arrows… what the hell am I gonna do…

Suddenly, as if an answer to her unspoken prayers, a green whip lashed out from the trees, causing the spider demon to scream in agony. Kagome stared wide eyes as the acid of the whip ate away at the flesh of the spider and then, it was gone, only a pool of the same green acid on the ground, slowly eating away at the grass and a few shards of the Shikon no Tama glittering in it. Kagome's breathing was very quick, and her eyes searched for her savoir, who now stepped back into the light. A cold look in his eyes.

Sesshomaru!

"Humans… you can be so careless, sometimes."

She frowned and glared, "jerk! You're the one who just walked away! How dare you call ME careless!"

"You are the one out here on your own in the first place, wench." He snarled.

"Kagome." She growled out, still glaring.

Sesshomaru raised a brow.

"The name is Kagome. Not wench. Not human. KA-GO-ME. Got it memorized?"

Sesshomaru blinked once, "you should return to your… friends."

Kagome walked over to the pool of acid, sighting the jewel shards, bent down, and picked them right out of the acid. She expected the acid to burn her fingers, but instead, from where it touched her fingers, it purified. Sesshomaru stared at this. "I am." She said, and she turned and stormed away, slipping the shards into a tiny bottle that hung around her neck.

Sesshomaru watched as she left, and the now pool of water on the ground. He knelt down and touched it with a finger tip and pulled his hand back, as if he had been burned. She is very… strong.

"Kagome! You're back!" cried Shippo as he launched himself into his mother's arms.

Kagome cuddled the tiny fox boy, smiling. "Yep! I wasn't leaving, I just had to get some air."

Shippo sniffed, "you… have Sesshomaru's sent on you."

Miroku and Sango's eyes widened. "Kagome! You didn't call for help!"

A pause. "And another demon. A spider."

Kagome sighed. "Sesshomaru saved me from a big spider demon. It had shards."

"Yet… he… didn't even bother with you?" Miroku asked.

Kagome shook her head. No. Instead, he actually calmed me down. Odd. She wouldn't be telling anybody that of course.

"Uh-oh. InuYasha's back… and he's got that scent on him."

Kagome rolled her eyes, "let him be. If he… if he wants to be with that clay pot, so be it. It's his funeral." She then turned to begin making that nights dinner. Not even letting herself settle her eyes once on InuYasha for longer than necessary.

InuYasha, however, noticed his half-brothers scent on her, and her odd behavior.

However… he couldn't really bring himself to be worried.

Now… that was different.