December by Frozen

Lost One Night

Chapter One

The weather was brisk, freezing to the touch, yet it affected him not. The temperature fell, yet his face remained up turned and gazing at the dark clouds of the late September sky. Nothing was disturbed in the scenery, he seemed to make the landscape form to his fitting. Glowing lightly as he did, though his presence seemed far more powerful.

That was always the way it seemed when he was alone, away from his vassal and young ward. Tonight, however, was not a night for him to get away from his duties for but a moment. Tonight Rin had wandered to far, wandered past the warning sign he had told her to stay away from.

The edge of the field, he had said. She was not suppose to wander into the forest that far away from him, yet she was attracted to but a simple little flower. Then another and another, and soon, she was gone completely from his senses.

If Jaken had not been sleeping, if Ah and Uh had not fallen to slumber as well, and if he had not been lost in his own thoughts this would not have happened. Yet it had, and now was not the time to think about what should not have happened. His keen, demonic eyes searched skillfully through the forest as he walked, his clothes reflecting the moon's light as it came out.

He was a light, a spirit or ghost it would seem from his white kimono and unearthly beauty. Yet he truly was not...and that's the mistake Kagome had made.

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"Inuyasha!" Again, Kagome received no response from the hanyou. Her temper flared slightly from having been so stupid. Of course, she had gotten separated from the group. Of course, she had to have had a big fight with Inuyasha. But her nerves had willed her to hang onto her bow and arrows.

That was the one big plus in this situation.

How stupid could one get? It was pathetic how she had stormed off, and knowing Inuyasha he would probably follow her. Seeing how he did not understand what she was even talking about. So she went to the forest and like a cruel twist of Fate, was now lost in it.

Her fist to heart, she wandered through the lush green planets, waiting for something to give her a sign. Anything, whether a compass or morning, she didn't care. Her deep brown eyes searched the ebony shadows, trying to vaguely adjust her eyes. But no, she was human. Even with them adjusted she would not be able to see in the dark very well.

But slowly she started to see another glow of white clothing, another person walking in the night. Kagome's teeth chattered and she rubbed her hands up and down on her limbs. She prayed it was not a youkai, praying it was another human who knew where she was. They were wearing white, Kagome didn't know why that mattered, only that it seemed odd for a youkai to wear that at night.

It seemed more civilized.

Without thinking, she ran to the white in all the black. When she burst through the fertile plants, however, she didn't expect him. She instantly froze, staring at him in mid-step. Their eyes remained locked, cold amber against melted chocolate.

"Sesshoumaru," she whispered in horror.

His quiet, mysterious eyes watched her intently. Confusion and distaste gently molded into them. Her body refused to move, and slight fear edged its way into her gut. Maybe he was just having a little walk, she thought skittishly. Probably not, she thought. Kagome didn't think he would merely take a walk so close to his half-brother.

She blinked in realization. Maybe he wasn't close to Inuyasha at all, maybe she wasn't as close to the village as she thought she was. Maybe she had wandered way too far, Sesshoumaru wouldn't be so foolish as to do something like that. Unless he wanted to fight, she gently chided.

His eyes never moved, never even blinked as she remained locked in mid-step. Both were tense, expecting something to happen. Whether or not Sesshoumaru expected Inuyasha, she didn't know, all Kagome could think was that if Inuyasha didn't come she would probably be dead.

How long they remained like that was unknown, but Kagome didn't think she could last much longer in such an uncomfortable position. As she unnoticeably shifted her feet, he moved with her. She stopped, still staring at him with fear and hesitation.

He stopped with her, and Kagome suddenly noticed he was going a different direction than she had. His legs and feet were both turned to the direction right of her, what direction, she hadn't a clue. All the trees covered any land marks that could help her decide that, plus the sun was not out, another problem she had.

Hoping he wouldn't go toward her, Kagome took a daring step back. He took one forward in the way he was originally going, not near her at all. Taking many steps away from him, she watched as he looked ahead and started a calm pace, not caring anymore that he had seen one of his enemies a mere moment before.

She had been dismissed in a way.

She ended up ignoring it, taking off in the direction Sesshoumaru had gone when she heard a piercing scream from that very direction. Another's life was always more important than her own, and Kagome felt hesitant about that thought when she saw Sesshoumaru give her a look.

Murderous, menacing, deadly and not to mention glaring look he pasted on his handsome face. It lasted for less than a second, which Kagome was delighted by, but she understood the meaning. He did not want her to follow, but she was stubborn, and tried to follow him anyway.

Big mistake.

Note: This is my first Kagome/Sesshoumaru pairing, so go easy on me guys. I am also very young, so go easy on me for that, too. I'm begging you guys for reviews, please please please!!! I wanna know how I'm doing!!!