The Black Witch Of The Night, Ch. 5.

Warnings: none. Maybe a little bit of foul language.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru. Wish I did though. No, they belong the awesome Rumiko Takahashi.

Chapter 5.

Her power, His smile.

" You think you can take me on, silly little girl?!" The female demon sneered at the woman before her. Most of the crowd shrank away at the dangerous aura that was radiating off Yura, but it didn't influence Kagome one bit.

'' I don't only think that I can, I know that I can." She said, a calm determination shown on her face as her eyes pierced directly into those of Yura. Yura, who wasn't thinking straight anymore, gave one more hiss before she prepared for the battle, already being in a stance to attack. Kagome narrowed her eyes as she saw this.

' So she isn't going to give up. Very well, then neither will I. I need to protect this little girl.'And with that in mind, she crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes as she concentrated her energy. After a few seconds, her eyes snapped open, her arms unfolding, and a battle cry leaving her lips. Two swords, covered in flames, appeared in her hands.

" I give you one more warning, leave or follow the consequences, Yura." Kagome said sternly. Yura hissed, baring her fangs at her enemy.

" Shut up and fight bitch!" And with that, Yura charged. Kagome tried to react as soon as possible, swinging one of her swords back in preparation for her attack. Yura attacked Kagome's front, but before Kagome could do something, her vision was blocked by something, and sounds of Yura crying out filled her ears. She looked up and saw silver hair locks.

"You better leave now, Yura." A deep voice said. Yura's head snapped up from the ground where she now lay, covered in blood, at the sound of thatvoice.

" L-Lord Sesshoumaru." She stammered out, eyes wide in shock and fear. The little girl looked up at hearing that name.

" Sesshoumaru-nii-sama!" She screamed as she ran up to Sesshoumaru, and clomped down on his right leg.' Wait a minute, did she just say Sesshoumaru-onii-sama? Does that mean, they are siblings?!'Was Kagome's thought as she stared at the two before her. Sesshoumaru sighed.

" Rin, Why are you here? This Sesshoumaru has told you countless times that it's too dangerous to come to my school." He asked, authority heard in his use of tone, but beneath it you could sense some gentleness in it. That is if you looked for it. Rin pouted as she stared up at her big brother figure.

'' Gomen, Sesshoumaru-nii-sama. I shall never disobey you again." And with that buried her face into his right leg again. Sesshoumaru sighed, and then picked her up.

" Very well, let's get you cleaned up. Come on, Higurashi. You are going to help me." Sesshoumaru spoke, startling Kagome out of her daze, and followed after them as Sesshoumaru started walking. He stopped though after a couple of meters, and turned his face sideward, his gaze connecting with that of Yura. Yura shivered in fear at the look he had on his face.

" Yura, dare to touch or come near anything that under this Sesshoumaru's care, the consequences will be far more severe than this. That, this Sesshoumaru promises." And it was a promise of death, the expression on the dog demon's guaranteed it.

And with that he left. Rin in his arms, and Kagome closely behind him.

They were sitting now in the nurses office, only the three of them being there. Sesshoumaru placed Rin down on the bed, and tucked her nicely in. After being done with Rin, had he turned towards Kagome.

" Now to take care of your wounds." He said, his voice smooth, and his eyes had taken on a darker shade of gold. Kagome looked at her hands. They were slight red and burned because of the flames she used. She shook her head.

" They aren't that bad. I will take care of them myself." She said, her gaze shifting to the side. He shook his head at her, tne proceeded to take some bandages and disinfection out of the first-aid kit. Kagome opened her mouth to protest, and tell him again that she was capable of doing that herself, but he silenced her with a finger against her rosy lips.

"Just shut up, and let this Sesshoumaru take care of you." Kagome nodded while she bit down on her bottomlip, a hue of red tainting her cheeks due to embarrassment. Sesshoumaru smiled secretly at this, and began bandaging her hands first, which were covered by burns on the normally sun kissed skin.

' Perhaps a pair of gloves for when she uses her power would come in handy for her.' Sesshoumaru looked down at her hands, now completely wrapped up in bandages and by his hands. Kagome smiled a little when she noticed it too. Coldness though settled quickly in as his hands left hers to tend to her other wounds.

After 15 minutes they were done. They had gotten in a comfortable silence, this was soon broken though by Sesshoumaru grasping his throat and growling. Kagome looked concerned for a moment, but knew she couldn't do anything for him now. A few moments later, the pain in the dog demon's throat had subsided. Sesshoumaru was catching his breath when Kagome spoke.

" Tell me more about the curse." That question caught Sesshoumaru off guard, this is the first time she ever spoke of the curse. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes as he joined Kagome on the bed.

" You already know that the curse requires me to drink blood for survival." She nodded.

" If I don't drink blood for a certain amount of time, it will not be only me who will suffer the consequences. Every time I attempt such a thing, my inner demon comes to surface in hunger of blood and the instinct to survive. It will control me, and go on a rampage, kill everything and everyone for the need of blood.'' Sesshoumaru said. He clenched his hands into fist in frustration of it all.

" Is there no way to lift it, and can't you control your inner demon?" Sesshoumaru shook his head.

" No, many healers and priestesses have come to father and me to get the curse lifted, but it's not possible. Normally, dog demons learn to control their inner demon at a certain age, but because of the curse, it has become impossible for us to control it." He said with a sigh. Kagome looked at him sympatically.

" How about taking a permanent someone to drink the blood from intead of all the one night stands you have had up until now?'' She asked, curiosity shining in her bright blue eyes. Sesshoumaru looked at her, she thought she saw something flickering in his eyes, but it was gone to soon for her to see it clearly.

" If I were to drink of one person only, that person will die from the great amount of blood that I require. My own father may have a mate, but he gets his blood from the bloodbank. I can't stand it, it makes me sick even thinking about it. So, that how I became succumbed to such low requirements." Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat. Kagome nodded, a sad look on her face.

' He can't fall in love because of it.'

She gripped his hand in hers.

" Everything will be fine, Sesshoumaru. Trust me." And he did as he met those eyes full of determination and comfort. Kagome smiled at him, and he gave a tiny faint one back.

' I will release his curse, only I can do it. I am a witch after all!'

And so a new adventure began, with a new witch to tell the story.

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