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Even the Mighty Fall	By : izzyco2001 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 11121 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Even the Mighty Fall

By: izzyco2001

Chapter 21: Strategy
Three weeks�. yeah. It had been three weeks since the taiyoukai saw Kagome last. And he was doing rather well. The first week, he�d only managed to snap at Jaken for little things and he�d only �accidentally� killed him twice. The normally talkative, bouncing girl grew to know what quiet was. Meditation was hardly working anymore and Sesshomaru found himself taking long walks, alone.
During the second week, his long walks became all-nighters. On that first night, he found himself sitting on a large boulder overlooking a ravine. The new moon had passed and now a sliver was showing a fresh face. The rushing water below soothed his mind and let him relax.
He took advantage of the opportunity and began to meditate. After all, he refused to follow in his father�s footsteps and couple with a mortal. No mistakes would be repeated. He was too good for that. He was the great lord of the Western lands who was feared by all. He didn�t need her�. or her alluring scent, her silky hair, soft lips, and voluptuous body. He could do without that. Well, maybe�. No! He would NOT do that!
He closed his eyes to his to the peaceful surroundings and began to clear the mess in his mind. Just as he was nearing his zenith, he heard it: a faint, hushed voice spoke the one word that scattered his thoughts and put him in complete disarray once again.
�Kagome.�
His ears perked at the voice but he could not locate the source. He could not sense another being and felt confident that he was alone. But from where was the voice coming? He took a quick sniff and closed his eyes to try and clear his mind again. The wind�s cool hand slid against his cheek and he felt it finger through his hair.
Just as he was nearly in a meditative trance, he heard the ghostly whisper again. �Kagome.�
His eyes shot open and he stood up. �Who�s there? Who dares disturbs me?� Sesshomaru was angry. Someone was playing with him and some how they knew what had occurred between him and the miko. If they didn�t, then why would they call her name to him?
�Show yourself!� His voice echoed through the rocks. The sound of water was the only answer he received. A deep growl spilled forth from his clenched teeth. �No one shall know.� He said rather calmly as he quickly took off to search for the culprit.
He scanned the area for an hour and only came up with a handful of lower class youkai. Even though they either could not speak or merely mumbled words, Sesshomaru took their heads to keep his secret hidden. He returned to the boulder that overlooked the ravine and sat. He was satisfied that he was alone as he began to meditate again.
Sesshomaru closed his eyes and filtered out noise by noise until he was listening to nothing but silence. A few moments of the calming stillness passed, but that was before, �Kagome.�
The hushed voice returned without a living soul in sight. Sesshomaru growled and made his way back to camp. He was obviously not going to get any peace that night. In fact, he didn�t get any peace that entire week. The whisper followed him everywhere and interrupted his calmest moments.
The third week was no better. Actually, it was worse. His entourage walked through a forest with Sesshomaru leading the way. Jaken was yelling at Rin to stop running and stay near them while trying to drag Ah-Un behind him.
At a sharp note that the toad hit, Sesshomaru closed his eyes with a ringing in his ears. When he opened them, Kagome dashed from behind one tree to another while smiling back at him. Sesshomaru froze in his tracks and watched as her giggles permeated the air and her ebony locks glided behind her. Her smile, so full of warmth, disappeared behind another tree but did not emerge.
Sesshomaru blinked, trying to clear his eyes from the hallucination. He knew it wasn�t real. He knew that Kagome was far from him with his baka of a brother. Jaken bumped into his leg and quickly began his apologies. He received an icy stare, but Sesshomaru was thankful that the toad brought him out of that fantasy.
Yes, it was a fantasy. He could not be with her and turn out like his father and brother. Both fell before the hands of mortal women and he refused to let that happen to him. He refused to succumb to such a dishonor.
Each night, while trying to meditate, he would hear the voice repeatedly whisper her name and each day he would catch a glimpse of her. Each time he saw her, she would vanish. Every vision was different. She managed to elude him by running behind a tree, jumping into a pond, hiding in a cave, or turning into a passerby, but that final night was by far the worst.
It had been a while since the sun had set. Sesshomaru sat near the fire watching Rin and Ah-Un sleep while Jaken sat quietly at his side nodding in and out of slumber. He decided to skip his meditation that night since it managed to do nothing but cause stress for him. The voice did nothing more than taunt him and bring up memories. Especially, their first kiss: that was the most painful. The battle he fought within himself was very tiring and to add more strain would be futile, so skipping one night was worth it.

�Sesshomaru.�
Sesshomaru quickly turned his head looking for the voice. It wasn�t Jaken. He had fallen asleep while holding his staff. He scanned the area of light and sensed no one. However, this time, the voice seemed vaguely familiar. It almost sounded like Kagome. But it couldn�t have been!
�That damn voice again. Perhaps if I ignore it, it will go away.�
Perhaps not, for an hour later, it still called out to him. The melodic tone of the voice screamed to every muscle fiber in his body and before he knew it, he was heading away from camp.
He followed the whispered tone until he neared the cliff�s edge. A familiar body stood looking over the drop off at the ground below. It was she: the female who plagued his mind for far too long.
�Kagome?� She turned around and her face lit up. �What are you doing here?�
�Sesshomaru.� His name sounded like the sweetest candy when it came from her. �I�m torn.� Her face faded to a frown. �I don�t know what to do and I don�t want the pain anymore. You promised you�d make it go away.�
He was about to interject when she put her hand up to stop him. �Just make it go away.�
She spread her arms as if to fly away and took a step back. His heart raced and not even his demonic speed was fast enough to catch her. Her beautiful features left his sight as she fell over the cliff. Sesshomaru staggered over to the edge and peered over.
He could not find her or her body. By then he figured out that it must have been another apparition and although he knew it wasn�t real, he felt as if it were. A large lump formed in his throat as he tried to calm his racing heart.
�Kagome.� He whispered as he reached over the edge as if she would still be there to catch his hand.
�Milord.�
Sesshomaru stiffened and turned to face the toad. �Might I ask who you were speaking with?� Jaken bowed low, trying to ease the punishment that he knew would come.
�No�. Prepare Ah-Un. We leave at dawn.�
Sesshomaru needed to see her again. He needed to make sure his dimwit of a brother didn�t put her in harm�s way. The decision was made that he would secretly watch her since spying was below him. Sesshomaru straightened himself and began to walk back to camp.
Jaken was shocked that he did not receive any type of punishment. �Where are we headed, my Lord?� Sesshomaru paused for a moment, not bothering to spare him a glance.
�North.�

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�Inuyasha. Can I please go home?! I haven�t seen my family in a month and they�re probably worried about me!� Kagome pleaded with the hanyou on the ocean beach of the northern lands. �And I really need some warmer clothes. It�s getting cold out.� Goosebumps ran down her legs and arms as a cold breeze passed.
�No! We ain�t got time for that!�
�Inuyasha! I�m cold!� Kagome began to rub her hands together, trying to generate some type of heat.
Fall was nearing its end and winter began to show its face. The days grew shorter and colder. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome, who was now rubbing her forearms and shaking. He hated to see her unhappy.
�Fine.� He let out as an exasperated sigh and crossed his arms.

�Oh, thank you, thank you!� Kagome�s smile brightened up.
�Whatever. Let�s go then.� Inuyasha turned to begin the long trek back when a loud holler rang out.
�Kohaku!�
Sango began to run to the edge of the woods calling out her departed brothers name. Huge tears fell from her reddened eyes and her hand reached out to nothing.
�Sango,� Miroku grabbed her waist into a tight embrace. �Kohaku has passed on. You were there to witness it.� Sango bowed her head into his shoulder and cried a little harder.
�I know but�. I thought I saw him. He was still under Naraku�s control and�. and��
Miroku held her tighter trying to comfort her as best as he could. He leaned into her ear and whispered ever so softly, �If I could take your pain away, I would take it in a heartbeat.�
Sango held him tighter. �Would you like to go back to your village and say a prayer for him?� The weeping slayer looked up with red eyes and smiled at him. Miroku looked up to the three onlookers.
�I will escort Sango back to her village so you may continue with your journey. I think she needs this.� Kagome smiled and nodded. Inuyasha wore a devilish grin, but only on the inside.
�Alright. Meet us at Kaede�s in five days.� Kagome looked over at Inuyasha with surprise. �What?� He asked, looking around as if it was the most obvious thing to say.
�I didn�t think you would let them go so easily.� Her eye�s were still wide.
�Keh. Whatever.� Inuyasha turned and finally began the journey back. �Perfect.� He thought.
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On the second night of their travel back to the well, Kagome sat near the small fire rubbing her hands. She never expected to be away from her home for a month and only packed a light sweater.
Shippo was already curled into Kagome�s sleeping bag, hopelessly lost in slumber. He had spent most of the day chasing butterflies, picking the last of the blooming flowers, and trying to keep up the grueling pace they had maintained. The rest stops were few and infrequent, which wore away at the kitsune�s energy reserve. By early evening he was curled into Kagome�s arms, trying to stay awake.
Inuyasha sat across from the girl, who was watching her breath float away. They listened to the silence of the forest and the crackles of the modest fire. A cold breeze rustled around them and Kagome visibly shivered. Inuyasha stood up with a plan in mind.
He retrieved one on the few remaining sticks and placed it on the fire, but that wasn�t all. Removing his haori, he wrapped it around Kagome�s shoulders and sat next to her.

�Here. This should help keep the cold out.�
Kagome was brought out of her breath-watching and looked at the hanyou. His nose was slightly red and his cheeks looked as if he were permanently blushing.
�Thanks,� she smiled. �But I can handle it.�
She began to remove the warm haori and put it back around his shoulders when his hand stopped hers and began to put it back on her shoulders.
�No. You need it. I�m the one who can handle this. It�s nothin�.�
�Inuyasha. You already look cold. I�m not gonna argue with you.� She tried to move it back onto his shoulders when he stopped her again. Noticing her persistence and concern, he gazed into her auburn eyes. He couldn�t help but smile. Of course her concern turned to confusion, but that was soon taken care of.
Inuyasha moved her hand that was closest to him around his shoulder and he pulled her closer with his right arm.

�How about we share?�
Dispute resolved.
Kagome blushed and nodded. She did need the warmth. They still had a few days travel back to the village and the night air was horrendously cold. A yawn crept over her and she soon found herself dozing in and out of sleep. Trying to keep her head up became rather difficult as sleep nagged at her. At one of her sudden jerks awake, she startled Inuyasha.

�You ok?� With much effort, she replied,
�Yeah. Just a little tired.�
�Then go to sleep. I�ll stay awake and keep watch.� He pressed her head to his shoulder then put his arm back around her waist.
�No. It�s ok�.� He heard light snores a few seconds later. Holding her close, Inuyasha watched Kagome fall into a deep slumber.
To be continued�.
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