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She Who the Prophecy Foretold	By : SunsetMiko Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 29224 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Chapter 6 – A Glimmer of Hope, Growing Worries
Sesshoumaru was moving towards the palace at lightning speed. When he reached the courtyard, he noticed Rin. As soon as she spotted him, Rin was jumping up and down, cheering. He stopped beside her for a moment and she threw her arms around his leg.
“Lord Sesshoumaru! Rin is so happy that you have returned! The priestess, Kagome, she healed all the young lords! That’s what the servants are saying.
“But, my Lord, Rin is worried! They took her to her room and the healers have been with her since. Rin saw when they carried her out. She looked like she was sleeping, but Rin doesn’t think she was.” Sesshoumaru looked down at the girl, placing a hand on her head, and finally noticed Jaken at her side. Apparently he had been speaking, as well.
“Jaken, what is it?” He didn’t have time for his retainers squawking. “And it had better be important.”
Jaken shivered slightly, knowing that the tone in his lord’s voice meant nothing good for him. “My Lord, the servants! I warned them not to. I told them you would be angry, but they ignored this Jaken, as always. They show no respect to your loyal retainer!”

“And what is it that you think they have done that will warrant this Sesshoumaru’s anger?” Sesshoumaru wanted nothing but to run into the castle and check on his pups and Kagome. Of course, he would never admit to himself that he was worried about the girl. No, he was only interested in her welfare because he owed her a debt.
“Those insolent servants! They have placed that filthy, human miko in the room to the right of your own. They have sullied the sanctuary you ordered maintained. Now, the disgusting scent of that human will be impossible to remove!” Jaken huffed while waving his staff around.
“Master Jaken, don’t talk of Lady Kagome like that!” Rin yelled at Jaken, who merely gaped at the girl. How dare she speak to him with such disrespect? Surely, Lord Sesshoumaru would put her in her place.
“Jaken, the servants followed my instructions. And Rin is correct. Do not speak of the miko in such a way.” Jaken’s eyes bulged and his beak-like mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water, gasping for breath. “It is time for Rin to retire for the night. Take her to bed now, Jaken.”
“B… B… But my Lord?” He didn’t get out any more before finding himself squashed, face-first into the dirt, a black leather boot on the back of his head for a moment before Sesshoumaru continued on into the palace.
“Sleep well, Rin,” was all he said before he was gone.
‘Damn that Jaken! He wasted so much time with his babbling.’
Sesshoumaru moved quickly through the castle to the room where his pups rested, nearly breaking the door with the force he used to open it. He looked over them, carefully checking each pup. Though they were still unconscious, their appearances had returned to normal.
‘It is as Rin said. She has healed them.’
He gave a sigh of relief, and it was then that he realized there was an odd scent in the room, as well as a missing one. He leaned over the pup closest to him and scented him carefully. His eyes widened in shock and he scented the pup again. Surely he was wrong. He found the same results, and he went to each pup, repeating the process. His demon pups now carried the scent of pure power, the likes of which he had never experienced on a demon, but he was all too familiar with in miko.
‘What has she done?’
He followed her drastically faded scent into the room he had ordered readied for her. He walked in slowly and looked to his healers, who knelt at both sides of the futon. The girl was deathly pale. He could barely hear her breathing or her heartbeat. Her beautiful scent was so weak it was almost non-existent, and he could no longer sense the power within her. It was completely gone, as if she had never been a miko at all. Indeed, what had this girl done?
His healers slowly met his gaze, a look of mourning in their eyes as they both shook their heads.
‘No! No! She cannot die! She saved my pups! I cannot let her die!’ His voice in his mind had never sounded quite so desperate.
“Explain.” One word was all he needed, and the healers looked back and forth between them, trying to decide who would be the one to deliver the news.
Finally, the elder of the two spoke softly, reverently, never removing her eyes from the girl. “She is going to die, Lord Sesshoumaru. She gave a piece of herself to each of your sons. They are now connected to her. They each hold a small portion of her power. Your sons are immeasurably stronger because of her sacrifice. They now all hold some form of holy powers. I am sure you noticed the pink tear drop each pup now carries. It seems that is her mark. Each boy is now immune to the powers of purification as if they were born to a miko. She did this without decreasing their natural powers in any way. She only added to them. Even now you can feel the power she gave them working with their own natural healing energies to purify and expel the miasma in their systems. She did more than save them. She blessed them, and she is going to die because of it.”
“Why? Why will she die?”
“My Lord, she has spread herself too thin. She only had so much power to use and only so much to give. It would take time for her power to regenerate, but it seems she ran out. She gave every last bit in her final attempt to save your heir. With no power remaining, she has lost the ability to create more. We found her on the floor unconscious and she has not awakened. I fear that she will not.”
“She did not have possession of her complete soul. The undead miko, Kikyo, holds a portion of this girl’s soul. If it were to be returned, could she be saved?”
The elder healer’s eyes widened for a moment. This girl attempted such a task without her complete soul? “It is possible, my Lord. I cannot be sure, but it may be enough to allow her miko energy to return, and keep her alive while her powers restore themselves. Until then, there may be one way to temporarily give her strength.” The woman hesitated now under her lord’s scrutiny. She was unsure if she should even mention the option. Her lord despised humans, but then there was young Lady Rin, plus the fact that this particular human was responsible for the survival of all of his pups. Maybe he would feel obligated to try.
Sesshoumaru’s eyes narrowed at her nervousness. “Go on,” he ordered.
“Yes, my Lord. Well, there may be a way to keep her strong enough to stay alive for a short period of time, but I do not think my Lord will like it.”
“It is not your place to speculate. Now out with it!” He was growling steadily now. He wanted to save Kagome, damn it. It didn’t matter what he had to do. She had saved and blessed his pups. She deserved anything he could give her. She certainly did not deserve to die for her generosity, and she did not deserve to die because he failed to slay a woman that was already dead!
The healer finally decided to just come out and say it. “You could give her some of your youki; share your power with her to keep her with us. I think, my Lord, that it is the only way to keep her alive long enough for you to find and kill the undead miko to save her.”
“Hn.” He frowned to himself. Could he give a human some of his demonic energy, his youki? She did give her miko powers to his sons, so yes, he decided, it was possible and he would do it. Never one to second-guess his decisions, he stepped forward and motioned for the healers to get out. They rushed out the door, closing it behind them.
The demon lord knelt beside the barely breathing girl, listening carefully for her heartbeat. It was already slower than when he had entered the room, so soft he could barely hear it at all. It was now or never. He leaned down, hesitating for a moment before he pressed his lips gently to hers, calling his youki to rise and enter the girl.
He passed it to her slowly to be sure not to overwhelm her. She had a human body, after all, and it was not meant to hold demon energy. If she still contained miko energy, he was sure her body would have fought the invasion, but because of her current state, he met no resistance. He could hear her heartbeat grow slowly stronger as he continued to pour his power into her, waiting for a sign to stop. Her pulse became faster, slowly climbing to a normal speed. When her heart sounded like it once had, he pulled back to look at her. Her color had returned and now she looked as if she was merely asleep rather than already dead.
He felt himself relax and found he was relieved that the girl would not die. He was determined to find the undead, dark miko, Kikyo, and return her to her grave so that Kagome’s soul would be complete. She would survive for him to thank and attempt to repay her, if it was even possible to find a way to repay her for all she had done. He wasn’t sure that anything would be enough, despite the fact that she had asked for no real compensation for her help.
He sighed heavily before rising and leaving the room. He assigned a servant to watch over her constantly for a change in her condition. He also ordered another servant to remain with the pups. He then retired to his chambers next to where Kagome was resting, dressing for sleep.
He suddenly felt exhausted and even somewhat weak. He realized then just how much youki he had given her. She should not have been able to hold so much without it destroying her frail, human body, but she was an enigma, resting comfortably in the next room with more than half of his power flowing through her delicate form.
~ SWtPF~
Inuyasha was leaping through the treetops, still in search of Kikyo. He didn’t know why his brother was after her, but he couldn’t let anything happen to her. He failed to protect her once; he refused to fail her again. He was so distracted by his search for his first love that he had completely forgotten about Kagome. He was supposed to have returned to the village to greet her at the well at sunset, but sunset had long since passed and dawn was approaching. The trail of Kikyo’s scent had been weak to begin with because her soul collectors were carrying her. Now, he had lost all traces of it and was running blind.
‘Kikyo, please be safe. I will find you. I will not let my bastard brother hurt you!’
~ SWtPF~
Kikyo knew Inuyasha had followed after her and that he was still searching for her. She was unsure if Sesshoumaru knew she was responsible for the illness of his pups, but she felt certain that was why he hunted her. It was truly the only fathomable reason.
‘Somehow, he must have discovered that I was involved in cursing his pups. Damn you, Naraku, you swore you would hide my scent so that he wouldn’t find out!’
While it was true, she had joined with Naraku, it was for her own selfish reasons rather than a desire to help his cause. Kikyo wanted revenge on Inuyasha and Naraku agreed to help her. She also wanted her pitiful reincarnation dead. Naraku promised to bring her back to life fully. All that was needed was for her to obtain her full soul.
Causing Sesshoumaru pain was all Naraku’s idea, but she enjoyed it, nonetheless. He was, after all, an evil, heartless demon and in her opinion, all demons deserved to be purified off the face of the earth. Naraku would eventually get his, as well, once she was whole and her power was again complete. Then she would have the jewel and would wish for the extermination of all demon kind. To say she was bitter was a bit of an understatement.
She decided to head towards Naraku, certain that Inuyasha had already lost her scent trail. She could hide behind his barrier for a while until Sesshoumaru was dealt with. Naraku did plan on killing him once he was weakened with the grief of his pups’ passing. By tomorrow afternoon, they would be human and dying from the toxic miasma. Then, Sesshoumaru would be lost to himself in a blood rage, abandoning his calm, collected demeanor and making it easy for Naraku to finally defeat the thorn in his side.
~ SWtPF~
Shippo tossed and turned in his sleep. Even in his dreams, he was afraid for his mama. They were in a dark clearing in the forest, surrounded by demons. They covered the sky, all simply flying in place, awaiting their orders. Suddenly, Naraku’s laughter was heard and the group all spun to look in the direction of the sound. Shippo watched as Naraku, in his baboon pelt, appeared in the tree line, still laughing. He lifted a hand and the battle was on.
The demons flew at them, attacking from all directions. Inuyasha’s cry of “Windscar” could be heard over the roar of the demons as, for a moment, golden light filled the clearing. Sango threw her bone boomerang, Kirara grabbed demons out of the sky in her fangs, snapping them in half, and Miroku was throwing sutras and swinging his staff. Shippo was standing to the side, out of the way, watching everything. He could see Kagome shooting arrow after arrow, her sacred powers purifying huge groups of demons, but they just kept coming.
Shippo continued to watch as the group was separated from each other while fighting until Kagome was standing alone in the middle of the clearing. She had her bow in hand, arrow aimed and glowing with power, when she suddenly collapsed. Shippo cried out for her and tried to run to protect her from the swarm of demons, but in seconds she was completely surrounded, and all he could see were their writhing bodies. A moment later they pulled back, revealing an empty space on the ground. There was nothing left of her. His mama was gone.
The kit awoke with a start, screaming for Kagome. Sango immediately woke and tried to console him, but the kit could not be calmed. All he would do was sob and weakly cry for his beloved miko. Miroku tried to assist Sango in soothing the kit, but it made little difference. The child's anguish finally caught up with him, forcing him into a dreamless slumber. Sango held him close, watching as he hiccupped in his sleep, and looked at the monk.
“I think he must have had a nightmare. Miroku, I have a bad feeling about Kagome. I think she is in danger.” Sango glanced from the sleeping kit in her arms back to the monk at her side.
“I agree, Sango. I believe that something has happened. I wish one of us could go through the well to check on her. I wonder where Inuyasha is. He has never stayed away this long, especially when Kagome was due to return.”
“What should we do, Miroku? I’m really worried.”
The monk wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close to him. “My dear Sango, I do not think there is anything we can do but wait for Inuyasha’s return. I will meditate and attempt to determine if she is on this side of the well. However, if she is a great distance away, I may not be able to sense her. I will do my best to detect her aura, but it is possible that she is still in her time.” Amazingly, the monk’s hand stayed wrapped around the demon slayer instead of reaching for her bottom. She laid her head on his shoulder and drifted off.
Once she had fallen asleep, Miroku tried his best to locate their missing friend, but he had no luck. He could not feel her aura, which was unusual if she was anywhere in the area as her aura was large, powerful, and unmistakable. He determined that she must still be in her time. Their ominous feeling could not be further investigated. That determination made, eventually he, too, returned to sleep.
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