Ch. 9 Alone at Last

“Can’t you speed up any?” Kagome said as she looked back to the taiyoukai behind her. She had already slowed her pace of walking through the forest three times but he kept falling behind.

“Your brilliant plan has backfired on me.” Sesshomaru muttered as he rubbed his temples to help ease the pounding he felt in his head. This was the main reason he avoided alcohols. Though it takes a while for him to get drunk and it clears out of his system quickly, he still felt the effects of it as well as the horrid hangover he was currently having. Plus all he could smell was sake and it was pissing him off more then having to deal with the miko ordering him around. On top of that, they were lost and his sense of smell was useless.

Kagome rolled her eyes, he had been doing nothing but complain about how bad his stomach and head was hurting. “It’s not my fault you couldn’t stop drinking, you didn’t have to drink anything at all. Can’t you just eat grass like other dogs when they get sick?”

“Though I am a demon of canine descent, I am not a senseless beast!” He snarled, the nerve of the wench.

She turned her back on him as she muttered, “Could have fooled me.”

“It is not wise to toy with me girl…”

She turned to glare at him and used a finer to poke at him as she ranted. “Who says that I’m toying with you? I’m dead serious. You act like your superior but so far you’ve only acted like a spoiled brat.”

Kagome started walking again as she said, “Now I see why your dad is so desperate and I don’t blame him. No female what-so-ever would-”

She wasn’t able to finish being that she was pushed into a tree. “I’ve had enough of your rude mouth. I choose to stay solitary only because I know the true nature of a female. They are either sex crazed whores, weaklings, or complete bitches.”

He then leaned really close to her ear before saying, “You, girl, would qualify as the topmost bitch and have been wearing my patience thin since day one. You have truly been blessed that I have allowed you to live for so long but I may just take back that blessing.”

He then backed away from her and she turned to glare at him when she was freed. “So do not speak of me about not being able to find an intended. No male on this planet would have the audacity to put up with a female such as you.”

Her mouth was hanging wide open when she wanted to respond, curse him out, thrash him, or purify him but her body wouldn’t do either. He struck a nerve deeply within her. Many guys called her bad things for not giving them a chance up until everyone just eventually ignored her but she had her reasons why. She would not go back down that road that made her wary of men in the first place. She started to think if she ruined any chance of actually finding love by retaliating against all things male. No male that she knew, albeit it’s very few, would even come near her now knowing that she would lash out them just for being close. Even her younger brother and Miroku seem fearful around her. Even so, their words and actions never affected her, she was who she was but the words of the demon in front of her actually hurt.

“You don’t know anything about me to call me that.” She responded angrily.

He turned his back to her before saying, “I don’t need to know you nor do I want to. Your behavior is proof enough.”

With a sigh, she looked away before she whispered, “I…I have my reasons I am the way I am but you are just plain cold and heartless. I do hope for your sake that someone can prove me wrong.”

Sesshomaru looked down at her before he felt his stomach churning, he grabbed to the side of a tree before he felt the contents at the back of his throat. Kagome kept her head turned away as his stomach emptied itself.

“Maybe we should try to get some rest before we go again, you don‘t look like you can hold out much longer.” She said when he straitened up but was still using the tree as support. Never again will sake touch his lips. Ever.

Sesshomaru didn’t say anything as he lowered himself to the ground, leaned back against the tree, and closed his eyes. Even he had to admit that he liked that plan. Kagome stood to the side of him and made sure to clear the ground of fallen leaves as best as she could although it being dark, it was a hard task. She sat down when she felt that she prepared the spot well and just looked up between the branches to the sky. She loved to star gaze and in the darkness of the forest, the stars were extra bright despite the trees in the way. Plus there was a full moon so everything was bathed in an eerie but ethereal glow.   

“You confuse me.”

Kagome looked up hearing a faint baritone.

“You switch emotions too quickly. You’re a bitch one moment and the next you’re considerate.” Sesshomaru continued with his eyes still closed.

“Stop calling me a bitch already. I know I’m hard to deal with but it’s so humiliating to be called that.” Kagome said with annoyance.

Sesshomaru ignored what she said as he said, “I can’t read you at all. You have got to be the most difficult being, besides father, I have ever come to know.”

“I feel the same with you.”

She drew up her legs to her body, it was a bit chilly and she shivered ever so slightly from the cool breeze. Her t-shirt and capris were practically no use to help her keep warm. She just closed her eyes and tried her best to warm up. She suddenly felt something warm drape around her and looked at her to notice it was a large shirt. She would have smiled but felt mortified that he had once again taken his shirt off around her. What was with him stripping all the time? Yes, he was definitely easy on the eyes but did he always have to show off?

“I can’t take this, you need to stay warm…”

“Just keep it. I do not need it to stay warm. My person is efficient enough to handle any element but you as a human can not. Quiet now so that I may rest and get over the alcohol.” He simply said.

Kagome just stayed quiet as she realized just how tired she was and drifted off to sleep. The hours went by and the little miko saw the morning light through her eyelids. She vaguely remembered the day before and the fact that she spent the night on the cold forest floor next to an even colder demon. She stirred a bit only to realize that it wasn’t as cold as she thought.

‘Wow, I have to find out where he get’s his clothes from. This shirt is so warm and soft.’ She thought as she snuggled into it more. She heard a light groan before feeling something pressing up against her neck. Automatically, she knew that something wasn’t right and when she opened her eyes, she realized the horror. She was cuddling Sesshomaru and he had his head buried in her neck. She tried to squirm away from him but he unconsciously tightened his hold on her, a small growl escaped him. She continued to wiggle trying hard to get out his grasp but was pushed to the ground when he had finally woke up and looking down at her with anger for touching him.

“Aww, did you have to ruin it all?” The voice of Toga came from above them. She looked up to see the demon sitting on a branch looking down at them with a cheesy grin.

He had been surprised to find his son and Kagome missing after sleeping off some of the sake that night. He searched for them only to find them sleeping peacefully beside each other. He knew that he could make them more… comfortable.

~G~K~O~D~

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Entry Day 7

Well the outing I planned for my children didn’t go as well as I hopped. Unfortunately, our time at the spa had to be a short one. Because of a little incident, my dear sweet future daughter-in-law has gotten a bit ill. Not to fear, I know my pup will take care of her well, he is very worried after all.

-Ciao

~G~K~O~D~

“You can’t be serious.” Sesshomaru growled at his father.  

The elder inu for once had a stern look on his face. It was a look that Sesshomaru rarely seen anymore but saw often in the past. It was his ‘do-not-cross-me’ look. The younger inu backed down. Although times have changed, he knew his old man could still kick his ass when he’s serious.

“I have never been more serious in my life pup. Kagome is sick and it is your responsibility to aid and cater to her needs. I’ve allowed the spell to allow you more distance so that you may do so.” Toga whispered not wanting to wake up the sleeping lump in the middle of the bed.

“You are the one who wants to keep her here so you take care of her.” Sesshomaru said as he pointed to her.

Toga hushed him for being loud then looked at him in the eye before placing a hand on Sesshomaru’s shoulder. “No can do. I would love to spoil her by looking after her but it is your duty to take care of her. She is to be your mate…”

“She is not nor will she ever be my-”

“Besides son, I am needed at the office today and so I must be going. Make sure she is well rested and make sure you watch over her just in case her flu gets worse.” Toga said as he turned to leave the room, ignoring his son in the process. He stopped at the door to say over his shoulder, “Jaken and Kaede are here so you won’t be all alone like I know you truly want to be.”

He chuckled as he heard the angered growl from his son and left on his way.

Sesshomaru continued to glare at the place his father had been standing before running a hand through his hair. He turned back to the girl when he heard her snorting and sneered down at how disgusting the sound was.

‘Pitiful humans and their sicknesses.’

Kagome snorted again before a low groan came from her. This had to be the worst time of her life. It definitely tops being trapped with Sesshomaru. She never recalled being sick like this before and blamed it on the demons. She slowly removed the blanket from her head to give a weak glare to the only demon in the room.

“It’s all your fault.” Her voice cracked with a nasally tone.

He simply raised an eyebrow and it made her angry. She slowly sat up as best as she could but her swirling and pounding head forced her to lie back down. “I’m probably going to die because of you.”

“You speak nonsense girl.” Sesshomaru said. Oh, she would know if he was the cause of her supposed death. He would make sure the pain last for as long as possible.

“I’m sick because your ass couldn’t walk fast enough to get out of the woods.”

There was a cruel smirk on his face as he said, “I am not the blame to your illness, and it was your idea to escape through the woods. At least I am not the only victim of your failed plan. It is even better that you are more miserable than I were.”

She coughed when she attempted to growl at him then laid back down when the swirling in her head became too much.

“Aw fuck off.” She said as she threw the blanket over her head, another loud snort followed by violent dry coughs followed.

A low growl came from him but he decided to ignore her. He could now move away from her more although he didn’t know to what extent. This was his chance to find out.

~G~K~O~D~

Inuyasha came home after being with his girlfriend to see his brother sitting on the couch watching TV in the living room. He had been quite surprised to see him being that he was usually locked in the room with the captive human. The whole situation had been amusing to him and he just sat back and watched the show.

“So fluff, where’s the chick? I know dad bonded her to ya. Did ya eat her or somethin’?” He asked as he flopped down on the other side of the couch to check in the movie Sesshomaru was watching. He sneered at the TV, only his stuck-up brother would watch a movie documentary.

“Me eat her? She’ll give me indigestion.” He said without taking his eyes off the screen.

“Well, where is she if she’s still alive, I know the old man sure as hell won’t give up this time.”

“I am not her keeper but I suppose that she is where I left her. She should be quarantined anyway in her diseased state.”

Inuyasha raised a brow at what Sesshomaru said then asked, “She’s sick? Is she alright?”

Sesshomaru was feeling annoyed with the hanyou pestering him while he was trying to enjoy the slightest bit of peace.

“How am I supposed to know, I haven’t been in that room for hours.”

Inuyasha was having a bad feeling about this. Sure, he didn’t know the girl and she was of no concern of his but his instincts were telling him to go check on her. He couldn’t help it really, her looks were similar to his Kikyo so he felt a small bond to her. Besides, she’s a human (another connection being that he is half-human) and one that can actually hold her own against the ice prince. Anyone that had guts to stand up against the bastard had respect in his eyes. He leapt up from his spot and walked up the stairs to the room where he knew Sesshomaru and Kagome had been locked in. The aura he felt around the room was very weak telling him that something was wrong.

He walked in and stood on side of the bed, she looked cold since she was shivering and clutching the blankets to her as best as she could but she was sweating.

“Hey, are you alright?” He asked with concern. It was obvious that she wasn’t but he had to ask just to see if she would respond. She didn’t.

Inuyasha shook her gently but she was like a noodle in his grasp. He looked at her red, sweat covered face. Her eyes were barely opened but he could see that they were rolled back. Although he had seriously never been this ill but he knew that she was in a critical state.

Sesshomaru continued to watch his movie before the sound of hurried footsteps and talking were caught by his demonic hearing. He didn’t pay any mind to the noises. The house staff was constantly moving around anyway trying to keep the mansion in order. The old head maid of the house came down the stairs quickly for once. He never seen the woman move as she have but maybe he could put her speed to use.

“Kaede, bring me ginseng tea.” He demanded. The woman walked right past him, went into the kitchen then with a bag of ice in hand, headed back up the stairs as if Sesshomaru wasn’t there at all.

The inu glared at the place he seen her last. He knew he shouldn’t have called her, humans never got anything right. He called out Jaken’s name knowing that the little imp would always show up to follow his master’s order anyway he pleased. Jaken came, nearly tumbling down the stairs causing Sesshomaru to have a smug smirk. However, it was wiped off his face when the toad zipped past him into the kitchen. There was yelling and squawking in the kitchen before Jaken stumbled out and ran up the stairs with a bowl of miso soup, almost falling down them again when he missed a few steps. Amazingly, he didn’t spill not a single drop.

Feeling pissed off for being ignored he decided to take action and see to it personally why both heads of the staff were not listening to him. He followed Jaken to the room where Kagome had been in and looked in only to feel more annoyed that they, including his brother who was holding Kagome in his lap trying to feed her some miso soup, were paying attention to her. How dare they all put a weak human before him?

“Kaede, Jaken, I gave both of you an order to bring me some tea yet you defy me. What is the meaning of this-”

He stopped talking upon getting three sets of glares. Sure, Inuyasha always glared at him only because the two of them don’t like each other but to receive the looks from the employees, surely the world has been screwed up during the night.

“Excuse me master Sesshomaru.” Kaede said breaking the silence. “but the young miss is in dire need of us.”

Jaken shook his head with shame. Surely, he didn’t like the strange human but his lord Toga does and if she became more ill, then the entire staff including him would be in major trouble for not looking after her properly. He felt even sorrier for Sesshomaru since Toga made it clear that it was specifically his job to take care of her. The elder demon was going to go beast on his son if he finds out that the younger had been ignoring her all day.

“That girl is perfectly fine, just let her sleep.”

Inuyasha then growled out, “No she isn’t you ass. Wait till dad hears, he’s gonna skin you alive when he finds out.”

Sesshomaru growled back but then took a good look at her. She did look worse then when he last saw her. That fire that he usually sensed around her was practically gone. He suddenly had an unpleasant feeling, something akin to guilt, because she had gotten this way.

With a sigh, he ran his hand through his hair and asked… well more like demanded, “What is it shall I do.”

Everyone looked at each other all having the same question on their mind. Was he, Sesshomaru, asking to help?

~G~K~O~D~

Sesshomaru had been alone some time holding Kagome in his arms while trying to feed her when she did come into consciousness. She would quickly drift back to sleep though and he felt as if it was no use. He couldn’t do this, there was no way in hell that he would ever want to but there he was anyway. A small growl left him when he wondered where everyone else went, they had been gone for almost two hours and he haven’t heard a word from them at all. He took the melted icepack off her head in favor of the cold compresses that Inuyasha left on the dresser for her before he disappeared to help her with her fever.

What did he do to deserve this? It seems as if he asked that question many times already and still don’t know the answer to it. He looked down at her again. She seemed so fragile as if just the slightest bit of pressure would break her and his hands were possibly the worst place that something so weak should be. He could easily snap her in half but he knew firsthand that she shouldn’t be this way. No, she should be the loud, rude, unreasonable girl that talks back to him.

“Pitiful humans and their sicknesses.” He said softly aloud.

“Bastard… (cough) demons… (snort) and your immunity.” He heard her whisper before she started snoring softly. Her eyes didn’t open so he figured that she heard him in her sleep and was dreaming.

He felt his lips twitch up at the thought that although she was down, she was not out. He could expect her back to normal in no time. On that thought, he decided to try to get as comfortable as he could. He sat back against the headboard and adjusted her in his lap to where her head rested at the crook of his neck. His head sat upon hers and he closed his eyes to meditate in order to pass on the rest of the day. He would wait for his father’s arrival knowing that he would be more than glad to take care of her.

~G~K~O~D~

Toga smiled warmly as he peeked in on the couple. He had been home for a while now and kept Kaede, Jaken, and Inuyasha from going back in the room. He had a theory and hoped that it will be proven correct because if it was, then he was in the clear for those grand-pups. He would just have to give it more time and have the patience to wait it out. Which he can do, not well but it was possible.