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The Snow Angel	By : SunsetMiko Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 51190 -:- Recommendations : 8 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter 36 - The Bag *Pearl* (Seven Treasures Challenge)

Needing use of her other hand to open the bag, Kagome regretfully gave it a tug, causing Sesshoumaru to release her. The sense of loss that washed over her was confusing, but she had something else to focus on at the moment, so she pushed it away. That same feeling filled Sesshoumaru as well, but he managed to ignore it as best as possible while hoping the opportunity to touch her presented itself again.

The bag Kagome now held had to have something to do with the barrier, and she had walked right to it. That had to mean something. Were the fates giving him a way to stay with her, or was it more than that? Was she somehow connected to the barrier, or to him?

Everyone watched in tense silence as the miko untied the knot, and then pulled open the drawstring bag. Unsure of what was inside, she dumped the contents on the ground, not willing to pour it out into her hand.

"What was in it?" Shippo asked, bouncing around in an attempt to see past all the adults in his way. Finally, he squirmed between Miroku's legs, causing the monk to lose his balance for a moment. He caught himself by placing a hand on Sango's rear, and for once, she didn't hit him for it. Instead, the slayer shot him a glare before turning back to her original focus.

The kitsune examined the strange collection of items on the ground, frowning. "That's some dark magic," he whispered.

"What do you mean, Shippo?" Kagome asked. "How do you know?"

"Really, Kagome?" the kitsune asked, a little offended. "I'm a kitsune," he said, his chest puffed up with pride. "I know magic."

"Well, I'm sorry," she said playfully while mussing his hair. "So tell me about it."

"Those," he said while pointing at a few tiny gray bits that looked like stones, "are finger bones."

"They're tiny," Kagome said, leaning a little closer to see.

"That's because they're from a baby."

Both the miko and the slayer gasped in shock, and Inuyasha leaned down to inspect what Shippo identified. "The kid's right. That's fucked up."

"Tell me about it," Shippo agreed. "Then you've got demon spider fangs. Those had to be extracted while the spider was alive for the spell to work. There's some herbs, wicked stuff. I see a dried bat wing. They rip those off the bat while it's alive to capture it's pain and fear. It makes the spell stronger."

"Why in the world would you know all this?" Kagome asked, shocked by his knowledge. "Kitsune or no, you're a kid!"

"Mama and Papa taught me how to recognize dark magic when I was really young. It's important, so I would know what to stay away from. Don't touch any of it, Kagome. Not unless you purify it first. There's also a bird heart..."

"Cut out while it was alive, I imagine?" Kagome asked, feeling slightly ill at the information.

"Yup. Some fur. Those, though... I don't know what they're doing in there."

"What?" Kagome asked.

"The pearls. As far as I know, they're not usually used in dark magic."

"Should I purify it then?" the miko asked softly, looking around at the faces of her friends.

"It has to have some connection to the barrier," Miroku answered. "Perhaps if you purify the contents, it will destroy it, or at least weaken it."

Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru, seeking his opinion on the matter. This affected him more than anyone else, so she wanted to know what he thought.

"It is worth trying," he replied to her unspoken inquiry. It made him feel closer to her that she could communicate with him without words, even if it was something as simple as this. He had been able to do the same with her when he was Prince. Maybe it meant something. He was looking for signs everywhere that she was meant for him like he believed, and so he found meaning in everything.

The miko nodded her agreement and held her hands out over the pile of items she would like to forget she ever saw and called up her reiki. Everyone watched as her hands began to glow. The light spread from her palms down over the collection of things from the bag, and when it came into contact with the items the light flared brighter. One by one the things sizzled and disintegrated until nothing remained but the pearls.

"Why didn't they disappear too?" Kagome asked Shippo.

The kitsune shrugged and then reached in and scooped them up before anyone could stop him. "They're fine. No bad mojo on 'em or nothing." He handed them to the miko who studied them closely.

"He's right. They feel perfectly normal." She turned her attention to Sesshoumaru. "Is the barrier gone?" she asked him.

The taiyoukai rose and stepped a few yards away before snapping his whip at the border as far away from the miko and her companions as he could manage. He made contact with the barrier, which remained just as powerful as it had been before. Sesshoumaru saw as Kagome's shoulders fell in disappointment, and he ached to console her, to tell her it wasn't her fault, that he would figure something out.

"Well, that was a waste of time," Inuyasha muttered. "Come on, then. Let's pack up and head back to Kaede's."

"Wait!" Shippo exclaimed. "If there's one, then there's probably more. Sometimes you have to destroy them all to break the spell. It's how they ensure it isn't easy to undo. They're probably spread all around the border, hidden like this one was. You sensed this one. I bet you can sense the rest."

"You think so?" Kagome asked.

"It's worth a shot, isn't it?" the kit asked, knowing that his mother figure wanted to help the taiyoukai any way she could.

"You'll have to touch me again," the miko said to Sesshoumaru, expecting him to balk at the idea.

"I do not find that offensive," he answered, smirking at Kagome's surprise and ignoring Inuyasha's glare.

"He just wants the barrier gone to he can skin Tsukiko alive," Inuyasha muttered.

"I don't blame him," Kagome replied. "What should I do with the pearls?"

Sesshoumaru held out his hand and the miko dropped the small white orbs in his palm. He secured them in the bag with what was left of his coins before reaching towards her once more. Kagome hesitantly accepted his hand, reaching through the barrier, and allowed him to help her to her feet. Immediately, she felt it.

"There's another one that way," she said, pointing to the right once again. "But it feels far away."
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