Disclaimer: I don't own. I don't profit from. Don't sure. Even if you did the most you'd get from me is a pencil or two...yay poor college students...
A/N This was an idea that popped into my head and I just couldn't let it go. Hopefully you enjoy. I've been lurking around here and reading stories and now I'm at that point where I'm willing to give it a shot.
Warnings: Violence, Mature, Lemons in the future (intense lemons) Sess/Kag pairing.
Enjoy!!!
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The arrow with its purple tinted orb pierced the sky sailing towards its target. With a sharp ping the arrow was thrown off course, followed by a thud as the tip embedded itself into a tree.
"Damnit, Kagome. Stay out of this! I can take care of myself; I don't need your help!" Inuyasha screamed as he ran forward, as usual, and brandished his sword with unskillful movements.
The miko in question rolled her eyes at the petulant hanyou and, like always, chose to ignore his childish and self-centered behavior. Notching another arrow in her bow she pulled the string back, took aim, and fired another purple-hued shot at their enemy, Kagura. The arrow sailed true and embedded itself into the woman's side, and with a shriek of rage, was promptly ripped out by the angered demon.
"Kagome, maybe you should listen to your owner. He has a point. Back down or feel my wrath!" Kagura shouted back at the determined woman. Kagura smirked to herself as a plan was forming in her mind, it was low, and devious, but it would almost ensure victory for herself and Naraku. If she won his trust back she could buy more time in which to get her heart back and finally vanquish him.
"Kagura, leave her alone. Your fight is with me!" Inuyasha yelled, charging forward blindly brandishing the Tetsusaiga and with a furious battle cry swung the sword with all of his might.
The events that occurred after his vicious swing were too quick to be avoided, and too devastating to be believable. As the half-demon committed to his swing, Kagura made her move, dropping low on her feather she clutched Kagome by the throat and lifted herself back into the air, with the young miko dangling helplessly hundreds of feet off the ground.
"Inuyasha, sheath your sword or your wench dies." Staring at the helpless miko, Kagura smiled. "Do it now Inuyasha!"
"KAGOME! Put her down you filthy demon!" Inuyasha glared at the demon, trying to puzzle his way to a solution in which Kagome would not be harmed. "She's not a part of this Kagura. Leave her be!" Pointing the tip of his sword at her feather and the struggling girl in Kagura's grasp, he shook with rage at being bested.
"Poor choice of words, Inuyasha. But as you wish." Without a second thought, Kagura looked at the suffocating girl, and threw her aside, and after a few seconds, used her fan to send a gust towards the plummeting figure, causing her to be pushed further away from the fight.
"KAGOME! NOOOOO! Kagura you will pay." In his rage, Inuyasha forgot about the miko he was supposed to protect and threw all of his fury into attacking Kagura. Of all the times for Miroku, Sango, AND Shippo to be busy elsewhere! Damnit! He thought to himself furiously.
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Kagome's heart was racing as she saw the earth rushing up to meet her. She wildly looked around for something, anything, which could help her situation. She looked beneath her and saw that she was about to land in a dark wood. Thank god, she thought, either I'll find a way to survive this, or I'll be impaled by a branch. Grimacing to herself she studied the first tree she was going to hit, as she came closer to it, she tried to reach out to something to slow her fall.
Instead, her foot caught on a branch, pitching her headlong into the trunk of the tree. At the moment of impact, Kagome's world faded to black, as she continued to tumble through the trees toward the distant ground.
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Walking aimlessly through the forest, Lord Sesshomaru was attuned to every shift in the environment around him. He knew when Rin would trip quietly over a rock, or when Jaken's breathing would change when he was deep in thought. He knew when the leaves would rustle in the distance due to wind, as opposed to rustling due to being disturbed from an outside entity. All this he knew, continued to know, and it was only because of this knowing did he hear a soft thud followed by a gasp, and then the snapping of branches off in the distance. Curious as to what would cause this, the great Lord turned himself towards the direction of the noise, wondering what could have caused such an odd sound.
"Jaken, stay here with Rin." Knowing that his servant needed no more direction, Lord Sesshomaru elegantly sprinted in the direction where the disturbance was made.
As here neared his destination, he slowed to take account of what was around him. He smelled the sap from the freshly broken branches, as well as the musky scent of newly disturbed soil. Above all these rose the smell of blood, human blood. Grimacing in disgust, the Lord turned to travel back to his ward's when a sound arose from behind him.
It was faint, no more than a whisper, but was still the unmistakable sound of immense pain. The Lord could be seen as cold and callous, but in no way was he cruel. If this being was not in shape to survive, the Lord would release them from their misery. Turning back around, he travelled the few steps and saw the object of his curiosity lying at the base of one of the large trees in awkward angles.
His eyes widened imperceptibly when he realized just who he was looking at. The young miko from that's disgrace's group. How interesting...Sesshomaru continued to ponder this as he moved closer to the feminine form lying on the ground.
Taking in her injuries he noticed that her arm was awkwardly bent, most likely broken, and a gash on her forehead was bleeding heavily. If not staunched the blood flowing from the human would attract other Youkai in the area. Besides those evident injuries, the young woman simply looked a little beat up, bruises were already starting to form on her arms and legs from the fall, and he imagined that similar marks would be upon her torso.
Standing there in a moment of indecision, the Lord wondered what his course of action should be. This was however taken out of his hands when he heard the loud shout of his servant, "Rin! Lord Sesshomaru said to stay put! If he wanted us to follow he would have requested us to do so!"
The Lord lowered his head to show his disappointment, not that his ward heeded this sign, as she took one look at the woman lying on the ground, "It's Lady Kagome! What happened to her Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Well she fell, evidently. Really Rin, when are you going to start being more observant!" Jaken yelled at the young girl as she rushed to the side of the still form.
"She's still alive. She's moving!" Rin sat up a little straighter as Kagome slowly regained consciousness.
Kagome groaned loudly, and bit back a hiss as she attempted to move her broken left arm. She struggled to sit up and was rewarded by another sharp pain resonating out of her abdomen. Probably a broken rib or two...and a broken wrist....and I think a twisted ankle. Kagome took inventory of her body as she shifted around and froze immediately when she fully registered the great demon standing in front of her.
"L-Lord Sesshomaru!" She watched as his steely gaze shifted to her and began to take in her condition now that she was awake. She had always thought the great demon to be beautiful, so it was a little disconcerting to have his direct gaze apprising her body. She shifted self-consciously wondering when he would stop staring at her.
Sesshomaru was having a very different issue going on within himself. He simply came to see what was going on, the difficulty was stemming from the fact that this girl, human girl, had gained the attention of his beast. In response his beast had shoved itself into the forefront of the great Lord's mind...and it wanted her......