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Blood Stained	By : Maddiesan Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 61648 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 6
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Blood Stained
Chapter 45: Disappearing

Sesshomaru had been the first to wake up that morning, actually, he hadn’t slept at all and it was a good feeling. For the first time in a while, he was not tired. It didn’t feel as if all of his energy was present, but he did not feel completely drained either. Kagome had woken up a few hours after the sunrise and was currently in the bathroom.

This was their third day in Brazil and they had yet to start searching for the shard. According to Izumi, they might only have weeks before she gave birth. The ideal would be to find the shard prior to Kiyoshi’s birth, since afterwards it would be extremely difficult to do so. The problem was, he wasn’t so sure if Kagome’s current state was enough to sustain her throughout all the efforts required to do the exploring.

He had barely seen her face this morning as she had rushed to the bathroom. He didn’t think she was sick, since he hadn’t heard anything, but it was a strange occurrence nonetheless.

The small feelings of awkwardness between them had not fully disappeared just yet. Mostly, Sesshomaru found himself keeping a certain distance with her. He knew it was the best way to go, especially with how things could evolve. He was aware that her opinion on the matter was different, but he still stuck to his own ideas. Sesshomaru refused to let any harm come to her.

A few minutes later, Kagome emerged from the washroom. She had spent the weirdest night; not only had she tossed around the whole time, but her bladder had been killing her. It felt as if she grew more uncomfortable in her own body with each passing day. That made her worry a bit more since they had to go look for the shard eventually. It felt as if the longer they waited, the worse it would become.

So far, today, she was not feeling to bad and she strongly believed that they should take this opportunity to start looking. Who knew when they might get another chance to do so? Deciding to share her idea with Sesshomaru, she turned around and headed for his bed. As soon as he noticed her coming, he politely put his book down.

Most of the time, she had seen him with a book, she couldn’t help but feel a little curious. What did someone like Sesshomaru enjoy reading? She didn’t know much about him and his personality, so she didn’t have any clues. Perhaps one day she would ask him. However, it was not technically a personal question so it would be something to ask at another time.

“I was thinking we could go, and try to find the shard today.”

He frowned a bit, but slightly nodded. “You are feeling well enough?”

Kagome was not very hungry, but at least this time, it didn’t have anything to do with being nauseous. On top of that, she didn’t have a fever or even feel the slightest bit warm. No, she was not in the best of states, but compared to what she had been feeling like lately, she was in great shape.

“I’m fine, so far.” She knew very well her current health could change at any given moment. A little break couldn’t be trusted.

He observed her for a few seconds, as if just to make sure she was not lying. She didn’t appear to be flustered or weak. He didn’t want to exhaust her though, so he would make sure the walking was kept to a minimum and that they weren’t out for too long. Sesshomaru put his book down on the bedside table, before rising to his feet.

“Very well, but if you begin feeling ill, we will return,” he said before grabbing his phone, obviously to contact the driver.

Kagome hurried and grabbed some clothes and went into the bathroom to get changed. She slipped on a yellow t-shirt and white knee length pants. Quickly, she pulled her hair in a ponytail, before exiting the bathroom. Like usual, she grabbed her purse and held on to it tightly. She couldn’t leave it in the room because it was too dangerous, but sometimes, it felt like a big risk to carry it around too.

She waited for him by the door, once he realized that she was ready, he seemed a bit surprised. Usually she’d remain behind him, waiting for him to go first and then follow from somewhat of a distance. Her attitude was a bit different, but not in a bad way. To not make her wait, he grabbed his wallet and headed for the door. He opened it for her and she went thru first. Sesshomaru made sure to lock it behind him and they headed downstairs.

When they reached the small stairs, she had to hold on carefully to the railing, her unbalanced weight making it risky for her to fall forward. Taking it slow, she finally made it down the last four steps. When they arrived outside, she saw a normal car, instead of a limousine, waiting for them, she felt a bit relieved at that site. The last thing they needed was any extra attention placed on them. Especially with what they were carrying, they didn’t want it.

Once they came in sight, the driver exited the car and opened the door for them. Kagome was the first to go in, Sesshomaru following behind her.

The atmosphere around them was different, even Kagome could tell. She couldn’t tell how it had happened or what caused it. Was it their reaction to the bond, or because of the latest events? Kagome had often felt she had to be the one suffer through their past, but now, they both played a role in hurting their son. Could it be that through the pain, they had connected a bit? It was nearly tragic, but she couldn’t see many explanations.

Although perhaps it had been her desperation of the past few days, her weaknesses that had allowed her to see Sesshomaru could be someone you could relay on. It wasn’t something she thought possible considering what had happened, but then, she reminded herself he was different. Slowly as time went on, she forgot about the older Sesshomaru. She had to admit it was a nice feeling to relieve her self of such memories.

As the days passed and her mind became more occupied, she had also realized that she had grown stronger. Even though she had cried, been broken recently, it didn’t make her any weaker. She wasn’t back to who she was, but she was starting to become her own person again. She still couldn’t face her worse nightmare properly, but she had no desire to push herself. If she went too fast too quickly, she would lose the progress she had made.

Something that had been preoccupying her lately was what they would do once Kiyoshi was born. Truthfully, Kagome couldn’t bear the idea of being separated from her son once he was born, but she knew it was only fair for Sesshomaru to be in his son’s life. What made the situation a bit worse also was that Sesshomaru didn’t exactly live close by, meaning if Kiyoshi was with him, she couldn’t just quickly go over to his place.

This problem couldn’t be easily ignored, especially considering the fact that their son might be born very soon. As she began trying to figure out the solution by herself, she realized that Sesshomaru was right there. Most of the time their exchanges seemed to be minimal and only ideas or confirmed thoughts were thrown around. If they were going to raise a child together, they obviously needed better communication skills.

Kagome couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous since Sesshomaru and her never truly had a real conversation. At least nothing too casual. Was it okay to simply jump in and start a subject? She did it with her other friends, so why couldn’t she do it with him? Kagome forced the thought of Sesshomaru being her friend in her mind. She had often been wary of him, he had proven himself thou.

Sometimes, she’d get a little sting, sometimes she would remember the past. She often reminded herself not to think about that. He was a new person, he had been working hard to make up for what had been done. The way he had treated her in the feudal era wasn’t so horrible that after weeks of him being nice to her couldn’t erase the wrong doing.

She knew he felt genuinely sorry and that he carried some guilt around with him. She carried something heavy as well and she knew how uncomfortable it was. On top of that, Sesshomaru also had to live with what the beast had done. They were two different people – in a way – and their actions and thoughts appeared not to be similar.

“I was wondering,” she started, a bit nervously. “What will happen when Kiyoshi is born?”

He had to admit he was a bit taken back by her question since it as unexpected. At first, he hadn’t thought he would be given the chance to see his son, but then as things had progressed along, he had been pleased to find out that she was willing to share custody with him. His train of thoughts had stopped after that, especially considering how busy they had been. Though, Sesshomaru failed to see how this was complicated, many couples had shared custody these days.

“I’m afraid I am not sure what you are referring to.”

Kagome slowly nodded to herself before trying to form coherent sentences in her head.

“You live pretty far, and hmmm.” The right words wouldn’t come to mind. The ones she wanted to say were going to make her sound extremely selfish and she was trying to find a better way to express herself. “If I miss him – it’ll be a long drive…”

A bit embarrassed, she looked down at the ground. It wasn’t about not trusting him, it was just, she had grown so attached to him already, for so long he had always been her only ray of hope. To not be able to see him at all for days was going to be a very difficult task for Kagome, she wasn’t sure how to deal with it. Sure, they still had a bit of time since that happened but nonetheless. Kagome assumed that during the first few months, Sesshomaru would perhaps visit, since Kiyoshi would still be young and small and when he would be a couple months old, then they would start shared custody.

Though, she feared what would happened if he came to the shrine. Although Kagome had made the distinction and had given Sesshomaru a second chance, her family’s experience with him wasn’t the same. Not only would it be extremely awkward, but also very uncomfortable for everyone.

What Kagome mentioned wasn’t something that had crossed his mind. From the way she had been interacting with Shippo and Rin, it had always been obvious that she was born to be a mother. Taking her child away from her, even though he was the father, almost appeared cruel at the moment. She did have a point though; even if they both owned cars, it was quite a drive.

But it wasn’t something that couldn’t be fixed.

“Then I shall move.”

She appeared stunned for an instant. “Move as in buying a new house?”

He nodded. “I will find accommodations that are much closer to the shrine.”

“That’s not what I meant,” she said slightly panic. He had his life, his job and everything. She who had been used to having to leave everything behind all the time didn’t want to ask someone to drop everything just for her convenience.

“It is no trouble,” he said carelessly. “It is just a house. I can live anywhere.”

Truth was the only reason why he had his current mansion was that it was in a tranquil neighborhood where he had privacy and didn’t need to worry about being bothered. He had no friends to speak of and the one thing he only did was work. He could take care of his company from anywhere in the world, so it really didn’t mattered where his main residence was.

Kagome glued her lips together, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Though he said it was fine, she couldn’t help the feeling.

“Thank you.”

She still felt selfish about her request, but it wasn’t a feeling she could control. Though she could only assume it was natural for a parent to feel such a way when it came to their child. Sesshomaru surely would wish to see Kiyoshi as well when he would be with her. She felt a bit guilty to already plan on traveling her son from one house to another before he was even born. It wasn’t the kind of life she had hoped for her child. Kagome had always assumed she would get married, then have a family and stay with her children’s father.

Nevertheless, life could never be predictable.

She would still make sure her son would be happy and it was all that mattered.

All the thoughts she was having reminding her how much older she sounded. It made her think about her friends who were still enjoying high school, thinking about what university to apply to, while she struggled to make it alive. Of course, one day, once everything settled down, she would like to finish high school and pursue further education. A lot of mothers and older adults went back to school, why couldn’t she?

“Did you attend university?”

It was a strange question since he probably didn’t need to. He had lived the changes and learned everything by experiencing it. If he had managed to keep a fake identity in the world for over 500 years, he could have a fake diploma…

Sesshomaru had barely shared anything about himself with her, thinking it was of very little interest, especially since his presence made her sick in the beginning. He never thought she would wish to know anything about him.

“I did for a few months, until I came to the conclusion it was mostly useless.”

There was nothing these schools could teach him that he didn’t already know or hadn’t taught himself. Humans enjoyed being told and showed what to do, it seemed some of them lacked the ability of thinking on their own. All it required was a bit of effort.

Once he had realized he would not be wasting some years of his life in a university, he had begun doing what many youkais did, getting false documents. He was already doing it with his main identity, so it made very little difference. Obviously, it had worked, once he had built his own company, he no longer needed to worry about such foolish things.

Sesshomaru wanted to return the question, to ask her what she desired to do with her school life, but he realized his mistake in time. Not only had she probably missed tons of school days with her constant traveling to the Feudal Era, but she was also about to be a mother, making it very difficult for her to return to school. He quickly made the connection that she had probably been thinking about it hence her question.

“There is always schooling by correspondence or on internet.”

Kagome appeared a bit startled, especially by the fact that he had seem to see right through her. It was true that there were other options, but sometimes it could be a bit expensive. You had to pay for all your books, all the help aids and what not. The shrine was already not in the best financial situation and she refused to add additional stress to it.

She waved off. “It’s a bit expensive. Plus I have my whole life to go back to school.”

She was trying, he would give her that, but the deception was not completely hidden. Frankly, he had more than enough money to afford for her to take such classes, but he had a feeling that if he presented the idea to her, she would immediately refuse. Perhaps the best way, although a bit mean, was to corner her. If he paid – and such fees were usually non refundable - she would have no other choice but to accept and go along with it.

In this world, education was very important. Even if she would inherit the shrine, having to look after it. Obviously it didn’t provide with enough money and she would need another income. Sesshomaru wouldn’t let her pay the fees for their child either. He had enough money to cover every expense. But knowing her, she would probably refuse any money he would try to give her.

The silence slowly installed itself between them, but this time it didn’t feel as awkward. It was also allowing Kagome to realize that when she allowed herself to act normally in his presence, this situation wasn’t bad at all. Having a normal conversation with him wasn’t hard at all. Perhaps she had been so afraid of the past that she had never fully allowed herself to let go.

But, now that her heart was lighter, she could enjoy such feelings.

Maybe they wouldn’t be best friends, but they could have a normal relationship. After everything that occurred, it was nice to think it. It didn’t matter that in the past he was the last person she would have sought a friendship from, they were not in the past anymore. They were in the present, it was a fact she was slowly accepting. Sesshomaru stunned her out of her thoughts by speaking.

“Would you mind doing a bit of walking? I believe it would be necessary to mingle through downtown a bit.”

Kagome shook her head. “I don’t mind.” She was still feeling decently well and she believed they should take advantage of her good state before it slipped away.

He nodded, before signaling to the driver to pull over. Once the car was stopped, Sesshomaru didn’t wait for the driver to open the door for him. He exited by himself, before helping Kagome out by handing her his hand. Without so much of a hesitation, she reached out for it and set foot on the sidewalk.

Since this was the third time out of Japan in their travels, she had lost the feeling of surprise when stepping into a new country. The streets were extremely busy, so Kagome made sure to stay somewhat closer to Sesshomaru. In her current situation, she had no desire to get lost. She let him lead the way, while she followed closely behind.

She reminded herself of why they were there and made sure to stay on alert, keeping her guard up in case she either felt a shard or something out of the ordinary.

It was hard to believe that this was the last shard. After this one, the jewel would finally be complete. No long would she need to be a jewel detector, no longer would she need to put her life second. Once it was complete, she would be able to be Kagome. Until she succeeded in doing that, the jewel would remain dark. At least, if it was complete, it was easier to watch over.

Kagome raised her head a bit to stop looking at the ground and instead glanced at her surroundings. As she gazed around a strange pair of onyx eyes suddenly caught her attention. The person was looking right at her, as if they had been waiting for her to show up. She felt a chill go down her spine, without thinking, she ventured closer to the person.

She was closing the distance between them, when all of the sudden, she found herself being pulled away and before she could react, she was pressed against a hard chest, an arm protectively wrapped around her. She inhaled deeply, before raising her head slightly, seeing Sesshomaru. His eyes were narrowed and he looked anything but happy. However, he wasn’t glaring at her.

Still in the tight embrace, she turned her head to the side and saw a car had stopped a centimeter away from her body. Had she almost been hit? She watched the car slowly leave, while Sesshomaru never looked away fom it. It took him a few seconds before he glanced her way. When he did though, his expression never even fazed.

“Are you hurt?” he quickly asked, urgency in his voice.

At loss for words, she shook her head.

Had she really been so carelessly walking around, putting both her own life and Kiyoshi’s life in danger? She had been so caught up with the weird stranger that she hadn’t thought at all about where she was going. Her heart was hammering within her chest as the gravity of the events fell upon her. If Sesshomaru hadn’t been there. If he hadn’t made it in time… she wouldn’t be standing here now.

“Thank you,” she said, as if she was out of breath.

Being reassured that she still knew how to speak, he loosened his hold around her.

“You have to be extremely careful around here.” He could have lectured her, but she was no child, plus it wouldn’t have felt right. Though it did irk him that she had not paid more attention.

“You could have been killed.” His speed in this form was so slow… he could have been too late. “You have to look out for yourself.” He was trying to keep his tone as neutral as possible, but it was proving to be a bit more difficult than expected.

Kagome tightly pressed her lips together. She knew she had done wrong, but usually she was more careful. Feeling as if she was taking too much blame when the situation was not entirely her fault, she explained. “I saw someone.”

He arched an eyebrow. “You sensed a shard?”

She shook her head. “No, I just… I saw someone. They were just looking at me. Not just I happen to be staring kind of thing. I – he gave me a bad feeling.”

It sounded completely insane, especially since it was only an intuition, she had no proof at all, but Kagome had learned to often trust her instincts. Right now they were telling her there was something wrong with the man that had crossed her path. She wasn’t sure Sesshomaru would believe her, but what reason would she have to lie?

Sesshomaru glanced around at the crowd, but he didn’t see anyone out of place. He did believe her, she even looked a bit panicked at the moment. The problem was, she was prone to doing careless behavior when she was caught up with something. If for some strange reason there was someone out there who knew who she was, then she had to be on her guard and he couldn’t allow her out of his sight. He was not the best protection, but if things came down to it, he could still use his youki.

There was a way to make sure she was right beside him, but he wasn’t sure he wanted to go there. Not only would it clearly be stepping over a boundary, but, it would also be uncomfortable. But they had to walk and explore if they wanted the shard, so it left him in a hard situation, with a difficult decision to make.

He could ask and it could scare her. “Kagome?”

She almost looked around, as if to see who he was talking to until she realized he had spoken to her. He had barely ever used her name, actually, she didn’t know if he ever did and the way it sounded when he pronounced it, was different, almost out of place. She looked at him right in the eyes, as if to let him know he had her complete attention.

“We have to be careful, in case someone is indeed looking for you.” He paused, as if he was searching for the right way to present his proposition. “I request permission to hold hands, to ensure your safe keeping.”

At first, she was a bit stunned by what he was asking. He clearly looked uncomfortable by it, to be honest, she wasn’t sure what she should say. He wasn’t doing it just for the sake of it and she understood the reasoning behind it, but nonetheless. Kagome waited a few seconds, before gazing at his face. It was for her safety, he wouldn’t harm her… there was nothing wrong with his request.

Slowly, her hand shaking a bit, she reached out for his, but stopped just before touching it, as if she was waiting for him to do the final step. He gently grasped her hand, before intertwining their fingers together. They remained still, glancing at their joined hands for a few moments, before they snapped out of it. Sesshomaru was the first one to move and he began leading the way.

For a while, she couldn’t focus on staying alert, because all that filled her head was the sound of her heart beating, there was the tiniest blush on her cheeks, as if she was embarrassed. Sesshomaru on the other hand looked completely calm and collected. Though he was trying to keep up a façade, his thoughts were a bit harder to control.

It felt strange to hold her small hand, to feel the heat of her body. He was truly trying to not think about it, but it was right there, making it a bit difficult not to. Suddenly, breaking him out of his reverie, he felt someone pressed against his back. He rapidly turned around, only to feel Kagome’s free hand, as she used it to push herself away.

She paid no attention to him though, since she was looking back apparently trying to find someone. A sigh escaped her before she focused on him. She gently offered him a small smile before looking down at the ground. People could be a bit infuriating sometimes and she was grateful Sesshomaru had been in front of her. If he hadn’t, she would have fallen onto the sidewalk, belly first.

Soon enough they reached an area filled with different fast food places and the scent of food tickled her nose, causing her stomach to growl. It seemed that through the noises, Sesshomaru heard it, which caused him to cease walking.

“Would you like to eat?” he inquired, looking down at her.

Kagome shifted her weight from one foot to the other, pondering the issue. She had no desire to be sick in the middle of the city, but she was hungry. Perhaps just a little bit of food wouldn’t be bad.

“Why not,” she said, a tiny smile on her lips. If she felt sick, she would stop.

He guided her through the crowd, making sure not to pull on her arm too much. As the minutes had past, it had become less and less awkward to be holding hands with her. He had been so preoccupied watching out for her as well, that sometimes he would forget their hands were joined. He shook his head a bit, reminding himself of why he was doing this.

Soon enough they were surrounded by a bunch of restaurants, some fast food and some higher class ones. Kagome’s eyes inspected her surroundings as she attempted to make up her mind. Her lips were glued together as she thought carefully, when suddenly she felt this vibe going through her body. It was extremely strange. It felt as if darkness had gone through her, her senses were screaming at her.

Kagome’s eyes narrowed a bit as she glanced around. Something wasn’t right. It was more than an intuition she was sure of it. Before she knew it, panic took hold of her and without her realizing it, she squeezed his hand just a bit tighter.

Sesshomaru had been very sensitive to the change of pressure in their hold and immediately his eyes traveled down to her. Her face was turned away, so all he could see was the back of her head, preventing him from seeing the panic in her eyes.

“Are you well?” he inquired, his eyebrows knitted together.

Kagome jumped ever so slightly at the sound of his voice. She didn’t know what to tell him or if she should say something. There was technically nothing wrong, it was just a bad feeling that she was having. However, it was twisting her insides and it made her feel sick. It was as if something was trying to take hold of her heart, it was almost terrifying. Could it be more side effects to all the pains she had been having lately?

Then suddenly, she brought a hand to her mouth and covered it as she felt nausea take over her, even though she had been fine a few moments ago. The worry in Sesshomaru’s eyes grew. He knew she was not well, he shouldn’t have taken her out, it was his responsibility to look after her and he had failed.

He still held on to her hand as he closed the distance between them.

“We will head back.”

Kagome slowly nodded, before moving her hand away. “I just need to use the restroom.” In case she was going to be sick, she would much rather throw up in a bathroom, than in the car.

Sesshomaru agreed with a nod, before their hands slowly split as she let go. For an instant, it felt empty, as if something was missing.

She took a few steps forward before stopping. She glanced down at her purse, before realizing she had the urge to give it to Sesshomaru. She didn’t know why, but she didn’t want to keep it with her. She had used the bathroom plenty of times, why didn’t she want it with her now? Well what if she was sick and dropped it to the ground and someone stole it? By now, Kagome knew Sesshomaru could be trusted with it and it was perhaps much safer for him to keep it.

After a few more seconds, she decided to follow her instincts. She turned her around before handing him her purse.

“You should hold on to it.” Once the words left her mouth, she turned around and slowly headed for the washroom.

As Sesshomaru held the purse in his hands, his frown only grew. Why was she leaving the jewel with him? Wasn’t she only going to the restroom? Her current attitude was leaving him perplexed and a bit confused. He didn’t know everything about her, but he was aware that until now, she had never acted like this in his presence. Could it be that something was wrong or was she simply a little off because of the sickness?

A strange feeling in his heart grew. He took a seat and waited for her. He made sure the purse was on his lap, before resting his hands on the table. Perhaps it would be wise to allow her another couple of days to rest before they resumed their search. Next time, he wouldn’t make her walk so much, since it might have contributed to her sickness. Sometimes, she was difficult to handle, as if she was porcelain. Sesshomaru was always afraid he was going to break her.

He remained in his seat for minutes, waiting for her to come back, but she never did. Immediately, a million thoughts ran through his mind. What if she was really sick or weak? Maybe she had even collapsed. Deciding he couldn’t wait there, he stood up and headed in the direction of the washroom. Obviously, he couldn’t go inside, so he waited near by, waiting for someone to go in.

A few minutes later, a woman was making her way to the restroom, so he approached her.

“I’m sorry to bother you but my,” He paused. “wife, went in the restroom a little while ago and hasn’t come back out yet. She is pregnant and was feeling ill, I was wondering if you could let me know if she is well.”

The woman smiled brightly at him. “Of course.”

Sesshomaru felt a bit better as he watched the woman disappear inside. He might be overreacting a bit, but with all the times she had fallen ill, it was almost a natural precaution to take. He was getting a bit impatient as the seconds passed, but he assumed that Kagome was well. If she had passed out, the woman would have come to warn him right away.

Finally after what had seemed like an eternity, the woman emerged, but the look on her face warned him something wasn’t right. Her eyes were a bid widened and she appeared confused.

“I’m sorry sir, but there is no one in the restroom.”

At that precise moment, a million different emotions appeared on his face, before they were all drained away.

“Are you certain?” he asked, his voice surprisingly calm.

She nodded. “I looked everywhere.” Her eyes saddened a bit and you could see the pity on her face. “Maybe she rushed to get something in the car, or maybe she went to get some fresh air.”

He offered her somewhat of a smile, before nodding. “Probably. Thank you for your help.”

Right away, Sesshomaru turned around and inspected his vicinity. Kagome wouldn’t have gone somewhere else without telling him. No, she didn’t need to report her every movement to him, but she knew how dangerous it could be, she wouldn’t make him worry about her safety. Suddenly, her previous words and actions came back to him.

“I saw someone.”

“He gave me a bad feeling.”

Her body had been so tensed and stiff before she had left for the washroom. Could it be that she had seen the person again? No, she wouldn’t have headed straight for danger by herself. Though perhaps she had gotten the bad feeling again and what if it made her ill? Not only that but hadn’t she given him the jewel? Had she known?

Could it be that someone was after her?

Without allowing his thoughts to go any further, he hurried his steps, before frantically looking around, hoping to catch a glimpse of her. She had only been in that washroom for two minutes before he had gone near. She couldn’t be that far by now could she? He increased his speed until he made it to the middle of the street.

He wasn’t one for shouting, but. “Kagome?”

Sesshomaru wasn’t expecting a response, he never got one either. He was breathing a lot faster than usual, as he still kept going down every street, calling out her name once in a while.

Then he heard it. It was so faint, he could have imagined it. “Sesshomaru!”

He glanced in every direction, but all he saw were seas of people, he never even caught a glimpse of her. He knew if she were near, he would have spotted her, so it meant she wasn’t close. Had she really called out his name? If he didn’t find her soon, it might be too late. But he couldn’t track her as he was now, it was useless without his youki. But using his beast, when there were so many people, that could be dangerous. Although, its main priority would be Kagome. At least, he would have a chance to catch her scent.

Sesshomaru decided to risk it all.

He ran in the direction of the closest alley and once he made sure it was completely empty, he pressed the button. Fifteen minutes; would that even be enough? The beast wouldn’t harm anyone. Though he had hurt Kagome in the past, he knew it wouldn’t allow anyone to take her away from them.

Slowly, he dropped to his knees as the too familiar feeling took over. Perhaps it was because of his own concern and rage for his lack of power, which allowed her to be taken away, but his eyes never turned golden, instead, they immediately went to red, as if a deep anger was running through his veins instead of blood. A deep growl escaped him as he made it to his feet.

He began breathing in heavily, trying to catch her scent, but all he could get was the human filth around him. There was no way he couldn’t smell her. Her scent should overpower everything else around him. Was someone blocking it? Immediately, he decided that standing there was useless and he began to use his speed to roam through the city, barely visible to the human eye.

He had no lead, no where to go. She could be anywhere in the city, he could lose her forever. Why had she been allowed so far from their sight? Why had she been put into such a situation? Harm might very well come to the pup and her.

The beast kept inhaling deeply, trying desperately to find her. He didn’t even realize he was still clutching onto her purse. The desperation within him only grew bigger with each passing second. He would not lose his mate. She was his. He finally stopped in his tracks, not paying attention to the glances that were given his way and he closed his eyes.

They were mated, they had a bond, she could not slip away from him so easily. He tried to concentrate and try to locate the ever so faint, weak bond they had. He wanted to smell her, he wanted to hold her, he almost whimpered at the thought of the danger she was in. If anyone did so much as laying a finger on her, he would kill them.

His heart was racing, his blood pulsing.

He had to find her.

Her voice was echoing in his mind as his nose could still remember her scent. Frustration could be senses in the air, his desire for revenge and destruction grew. What a useless fool Sesshomaru was.

And then, his thoughts were broken away when he felt it. The beast felt the weak surge, so faint, he barely even noticed it.

Though it was far, very far away. How could they have taken her away at such speed? He had to make it before he lost control.

He would save his mate.

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