Blind Kisses by Twisted Enigmas

Chapter one

Kagome sat on the rivers edge her knees hugged tightly to her chest as she rocked back and forth manically, tears streaming down her dirt covered cheeks. This has to be a dream, She whispered between sobs. “Please tell me that this is a dream.

Kagome attempted to open her eyes again but was met with suffocating darkness. A darkness that felt as if it would pull her in and tear apart her soul. Is this what I’ll see for the rest of my life? Just darkness... She couldn’t contain the salty liquid that began to fall from her chocolate brown eyes as the fear and the reality of her situation finally set in. She hoped and prayed that someone would find her lying there and help her. She held her stomach as a cramp set in. She hadn’t eaten in two days and exhaustion had begun overpower her .Kagome allowed herself to calm for just a while. Just long enough for her to lie down and drift into a light sleep.

Sesshomaru wandered aimlessly. He had no desire to return to the castle but he had no where to go. He ceased his movement and looked into the sky admiring the beauty it held. Orange streaked the sky dominating the blue. As Sesshomaru held his head in the air an all to familiar scent invaded his nostrils. It’s the human that travels with my half-wit brother. But I don’t smell him anywhere. It seems that he’s left the human alone. Sesshomaru smirked inwardly. That could prove to be a fatal mistake on his behalf. Sesshomaru took one last fleeting glance at the sky before he started in the direction of the fallen miko.

Sesshomaru made his way into the clearing and there lie Kagome. Dirt covering her face and body. Blood stained her green and white uniform from the cuts that adorned her arms, and legs. What could have happened to her? Surely Inuyasha did not let her wander off alone. Something must have happened to him. An emotion rushed through Sesshomaru that he couldn’t quite grasp. Surely it was not sympathy. He was supposed to kill Inuyasha. He stood staring the young girl. He was amazed that she’d lasted this long. Surely a demon would have killed her by now. Sesshomaru studied her face and turned to walk away when he heard her shift uncomfortably. He looked at her a few seconds more before deciding that he’d be taking her with him. He cursed himself mentally. He was becoming too soft for his own good. He scooped the young girl into his arms and headed back towards the castle. He’d help the girl but she would have to work off her debts. Perhaps she could be a companion to Rin.

Sesshomaru arrived at the castle just as the sun had began to set. Upon entering he was greeted with the shrill scream of Rin’s voice.

“Sesshomaru-sama ” Rin yelled, running to the taiyoukai. The young girl stopped to peer at her master. “Sesshomaru-sama. Who is she?”

“Rin, return to your chambers.” Sesshomaru continued his path. He had to find somewhere to lay the young girl.

“My lord.” Jaken said bowing to his master. “ I see that you have returned. Is there anything that a lowly servant such as myself do for you?”

“Jaken, prepare a room.”

Jaken bowed and scurried off to prepare a room for his master. But it puzzled him as to why he would have his half-brothers wench with him. Jaken decided not to dwell on it any longer. Quickly Jaken prepared the room as his master instructed.

Sesshomaru carried the still sleeping girl to the room, and lied her on the bed. She was terribly dirty. I’ll be sure to make her bathe. No one as dirty as this will be in my castle. Sesshomaru turned to exit the room when he heard the girl move. He turned to her to see her sitting upright, staring right into his eyes. He frowned at her. How dare she stare him in the eye as if he were her equal.

“Woman, you dare stare as though you have no manners. Lower your gaze.”

“Sesshomaru, is that you?” Kagome asked, her voiced laced with fear.

“Why do you ask such foolish questions when your are looking at me? And do not refer to me as I am your equal. You will address me just as a servant would.” Truly this Sesshomaru has given this one more credit than she deserves. This was not their first encounter so how could she not know of him? Kagome lowered her head.

“I-I cannot see.”

“What do you mean you cannot see? Surely you can if just now you could look directly at me. I tire of your mind games.”

“Hai, Sesshomaru-sama. But I cannot see.” She stopped to clear the lump in her throat. She could not cry. “It seems as though I’ve been blinded. I could only feel you because I am a miko.”

Sesshomaru approached the bed, and leaned on the it slightly “Lift your head.”

Kagome lifted her head but did not turn her head in his direction. He turned the girls head and looked into her eyes. Her pupils were dilated.

“You truly are blind. Has my hanyou brother not come looking for you?”

“Hai, he did. But I ran away. I could not face him in this condition. I just wanted to return to my ti-home so that I may see if the doctors there could fix this.”

Sesshomaru ignored her slight slip up. Surely it was nothing to concern himself with.

“I will send someone in here to help you clean.”

“Sesshomaru, why are you helping me?”

“You will address me as Sesshomaru-sama. And I am only helping you so that you may be a companion to Rin.”

“ I see. Thank you anyway, Sesshomaru-sama.” Kagome would not question his motives. She was grateful to even be alive. But a piece of her still longed to make it to the Bone Eater’s well so that she may get back to her own time. She knew that once she was there she could get the surgery that lots of people had gotten. There was a slim possibility that she could regain her eyesight. She had to get it back. There were things that she needed to do.

Sesshomaru turned from the girl and exited the room. Silently he made it to his study chambers and sat silently in his chair. He propped his elbows onto the wooden desk and put his head atop his intertwined fingers.

Somehow he wondered what could have been the cause of the girl losing her sight. Did this truly matter to him, or was he just being overly curious? Sesshomaru shook the thoughts from his head. This did not matter. She was now only another servant.

After Kagome bathed she waited for the woman who was her guide to take her back to her room but impatience had become something she’d gotten from Inuyasha. She had counted four left turns and two right. It could not be that difficult to find her way back, could it? Kagome began to walk herself, mentally counting the turns.

So far, two left. Kagome ran her hands along the walls searching for her other turns. Kagome made another left, her hands still on the walls. She continued her journey but stopped when she felt herself bump into something hard. Really hard. She reached out to feel what was blocking her path. Soft silk. She moved her hands more. Armor..something furry? Sesshomaru!

“Sesshomaru?” Kagome questioned? Sometimes she could not catch her words. “I mean, Sesshomaru-sama.”

“What are you doing roaming the castle alone?”

“Well my guide seemed to disappear, so I decided to find my room on my own. It is four left turns, and two right from the bath house.”

“That would have been correct if you had gone down the right corridor.”

Kagome hung her head in shame. She’d never been so embarrassed in her life.

“Come, girl.” Sesshomaru said grabbing the young girl’s hand. “Never leave your guide again. I don’t want to have you getting yourself lost or something. This castle is large and it is quite easy to lose your way.”

“Gomen ne, Sesshomaru-sama. I thought that I could do it on my own.” Kagome smiled inwardly. She felt so protected with him holding her hand like that. His grip was strong, and demanding. She felt as if nothing in the world could hurt her. And at that moment he no longer seemed like the cold taiyoukai that she was used to encountering.

“It was foolish for you to think that you could do it alone. You must remember that you do not have your sight.”

“I know.”

They arrived at Kagome’s room, and Sesshomaru released her hand. “Here are your chambers. You are to remain in them unless you are eating. I will allow you rest, then I shall send Rin up. She will help you get around the castle and you are to keep her busy.”

Kagome nodded and entered her room. Slowly she felt her way to bed. She climbed onto the large bed, and lied down, allowing herself to become lost in her thoughts.

Gomen ne - Casual way of saying “sorry”

Hai - Yes

Actually, it was a little more than rough to me. But, I want to know what everyone else thinks