Things I do to be Close to You by Kiseki

Prologue Part One ===> How it all started

Things I do To be Close to You

Disclaimer: I'd like to. But I don't.

Prologue Part 1=== >> How it all started.

If there was anything I really, really felt guilty about, it was my huge plan. But even though I felt so guilty about it, there was no way I was going to put it down and leave it. It was too important to me! HE was too important to me. But of course, I'm just a speck in his entire life. And that was a pretty long life. I've seen him countless times over the one year I've been traveling with Inuyasha. Over that one year, I got to learn a lot about him. I learned that every year he'd go and pick a few girls to go to his castle. I didn't know what he did with them there, but I'd heard that most are turned into servants while some join him in wars. I didn't really mind, as long as I got to be close to him.

When did I really care about him that much? Well, I can't say that he saved my life and I immediately fell in love with him. It was actually the opposite. It was maybe...the second month when I saw him again, after I pulled out the Tetsusaiga. Hmmm, was I scared? After seeing him in his true form, who wouldn't be? Inuyasha? No, I think he was scared when he was in his dog form. It was after I saw him, that I began to think differently about him. After about 5 more meetings with him, I started creating my plan. I remember the first 'alone' meeting I had with him. I remember it like it happened yesterday.

*Sparkle Sparkle! Flash Flash!* (a/n haha my lame attempt at making it seem like a flashback =P)

I peeked around the camp. Everyone was sound asleep. But I couldn't be sure. They LOOKED like they were sound asleep. Especially the hanyou, Inuyasha. But could I be really sure? I stalked over to him and prodded him with my foot lightly. He stirred and flipped over.

I guess he really was asleep. I didn't have to worry about the others. Even if they were awake, and saw me sneaking away, they wouldn't do anything, because they knew I'd take care of myself. Only Inuyasha would be rash enough to chase after me and holler my name, alerting all the demons in the area. Grabbing the small package beside me, I silently stepped away from my camp, and into the deep forest surrounding it. I wasn't scared about wandering this far alone. My miko senses were already awakened. I was a strong miko. The reason that I appear not to be? Part of my plan later. But at that time, I haven't even thought of that plan yet. That night was the first night I realized how strong my miko senses were.

I was looking for a quiet place. Maybe a nice waterfall? Or a lake. Somewhere beautiful and calm. In my hand, the package, in it, was my sketchpad and notebook. I was in the mood to do draw something, or maybe write a story. How would I find such a quiet place that no one would find me, or interrupt me? I didn't know. I just trusted my instincts. Surprisingly, I did find a beautiful quiet place. A sakura field. It was stunningly beautiful. When I saw it, my voice left me. I couldn't speak. It was as if, if I did speak, I would ruin the surroundings. The green forest floor was covered with pink petals. A huge gust of wind passed by and petals blew off the trees with the wind, causing almost a pink wind. I ducked my head as the wind blew past me, petals caught in my hair. I walked up to the sturdiest, biggest tree in the field and rested my hand on it. When I did, I felt something pulse threw the tree. I drew my hand back to my chest. Maybe...Maybe this was Fate's way of telling me something was going to happen tonight. Good or bad, I couldn't tell. I plopped down on the floor and leaned against the tree. Looking around, I wanted to find something just breathlessly beautiful to draw.

I don't know what it was. Just this pulsing inside of me. I felt an aura behind me, a strong aura, that made me turn around to glance behind the tree I was leaning on. But whatever it was, I thanked it, because what I saw, made me gasp. I saw the breathlessly beautiful thing I wanted to draw. Well, he wasn't a thing. But he was breathlessly beautiful. His eyes were closed, his back against the sakura tree. One leg was tucked under the other. One, no, the only arm he had, rested upon the raised leg. His silver hair stood out against his surroundings, you could see it everywhere. Silver hair blowing gently against the wind, scattered on the tree, carpeting the green grass. The crescent moon on his forehead seemed to be glowing. His chest rose with even breaths and his armor was off and beside him. He was alone. No ugly toad with an ugly stick. No ugly monster. Alone, just the glory of him. He was glowing, well, I could see a whitish, bluish glow around him, making him look like an angel with no wings. A walking angel.

He was exactly what I wanted to draw. But I couldn't draw him from this point of view. I would have to sit in front of him. So I got up silently, and walked over to the tree in front of the big sakura tree. Leaning on it, I settled down with my legs crossed. I took out my sketchpad and pencil and began to sketch him. I don't know how long it took, but I was done and it only seemed like a matter of minutes. A black-and-white sketch wasn't going to look absolutely fantastic. So I was going to have to go back to my time and grab a pack of pencil crayons and color it in. As I studied my sketch, rubbing away unneeded lines, I suddenly felt a flash of aura that made me snap my head up and look at the heavenly person, no, demon, sitting across from me. He was up on his feet, his silver hair flying around him. His golden eyes burned into mine, narrowed slightly. His aura wasn't white and blue anymore, it was slightly tinged with red. He was pissed. My breath caught in my throat. The only thought in my mind was if he would remember me from this night on. I didn't know why I even thought that. But it was just passing through my mind repeatedly. His eyes narrowed a bit more. I guessed maybe he remembered me.

I wasn't scared. I don't know why. I just didn't find this situation very scary. Maybe I lost it. Any other person would have ran right now. His eyes were so threatening. He didn't move though. Maybe he was planning exactly how to kill me. I wanted to look away, maybe grab my picture and run for it. But I couldn't. His eyes were locked on mine like magnets. Finally, I couldn't help it. I felt a burning sensation in my eyes. I couldn't stop it.

I blinked.

Maybe that was the biggest mistake of the night. A blink doesn't take a second. Yet he was in front of me, inches from my face, his hand around my throat, pushing me against the tree. My eyes widened and I dropped the sketchpad and pencil as my hands went around his huge hand, clawing at it. His eyes hardened and those sensuous lips parted slightly. My attention dropped from his hand around my throat to his lips as they moved.

"You." Was all he said. I blinked and coughed.

"This Sesshoumaru does not need filthy humans like you stalking him as he rests." His voice dripped with iciness. I swallowed, well I tried to swallow. It was kind of hard with a hand around your throat. "I should just kill you." He pressed his thumbnail to my jugular. I wanted to cry. But my eyes were dry, staring widely at his. His sharp nail broke skin and I felt a cool rush of air on my throat. My blood was exposed to the air. It wasn't a deep cut but it was deep enough to make a thin line of blood to trail onto his thumb. "I should just kill you." He repeated.

"Then do it." I choked out. My hands were back on his hand, clawing again.

"I do not listen to humans. And I am not in the mood for killing." His eyes narrowed again. I almost wanted to laugh. He narrowed his eyes so much, it was like he was squinting at me. A smile was beginning to spread on my lips but I bit them so I couldn't smile. If I did, then he might actually kill me. He let go of his hand and I fell hard on my ass, but I hardly registered the pain on my ass because I was too busy drawing breath in my lungs. I rubbed my hand against my neck, a thin line of blood coming off onto my hand.

"Ugh..." I groaned. He crouched down to meet my gaze. "I wasn't stalking you, you arrogant bastard."

"Explain what you were doing." He demanded.

"I don't listen to arrogant bastards." I said and immediately regretted it. His aura was once again tinged with red. But he clenched his fists and forced down his anger. I could tell because his aura was flashing, white and blue, to white and blue with a tinge of red. I knew I was treading on thin ice. He rose and glared at me before stalking off, armor in hand. I watched after him. His hair flying out behind him. He walked so straight. Sometimes I wondered if there was a crick in his back. So stiff. Like a stick in his ass. I almost wanted to laugh again.

'It would be a pity to have a stick up his ass because he has such a nice as- NONONO! I would not think that!' I shook my head and grabbed my stuff before returning to camp, taking one last look at the sakura field. His hakama blew around his legs, showing the form of his muscular legs. Tearing my eyes away, I continued on my way back to the camp, my fingers clutching my sketchbook.

*End Sparkle Sparkle, Flash Flash*

That was the first night 'alone' with him. He was threatening, yes. But he did let me go. I still have that picture. I colored it in the next time I went home, which was the second time I saw him again.

*Flash!*

"Inuyasha! I'm going back to my time." I shouted over my shoulder, rushing to pack everything into my yellow backpack.

"Huh? Is it another test?" He followed me as I walked to the well.

"No, it's not another test." I said, looking around the forest. I suddenly felt his aura change to mad. He jumped in front of me and blocked my way. I narrowed my eyes. "Move, Inuyasha."

"No! It's not another test so you have to stay here and find the shards!"

"I need to go home!" I gritted my teeth.

"Why do you need to go home?" Inuyasha pressed. My mouth froze, open. I couldn't tell him that I've been sketching his brother...He'd rip the picture apart. Excuses flashed through my head at top speed.

"My mother needs me." I finally said.

"Needs you for what?" He took a step closer to me.

"Redecorating." I said. It was the first thing that came to my mind. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, his aura changing to a light green, his color for suspicion. "You don't believe me." I stated.

"No, I don't, wench. You never mentioned this redecorating thing." Inuyasha raised an eyebrow at me. I rolled my eyes and pushed my way through.

"Yeah? Me neither, it just came up." I proceeded to the well as Inuyasha finally gave in.

"Just came up? I can understand that." He said, and headed back to the village. I stopped and stared back at him in disbelief.

He actually believed that? What an idiot!

Shaking my head, I stood in front of the well and threw my bag over first. Gripping the edges, I hauled myself over and prepared for the magic to come over my body. Instead, I felt a hand gripping my arm. Turning my head, I looked right into the eyes of Sesshoumaru. He pulled me out of the well.

What did he think he was doing?

"Is your life that terrible that you have to commit suicide?" He asked.

"Huh? Suicide?" I was confused. Why would he think I was committing suicid-...Oh. The well! He thought I was committing suicide by jumping into the well! I burst out laughing. Who would have thought the Western Lord would have been so close-minded?

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at me. "What is so funny, wench?" He gritted his teeth.

"Nothing." I said between giggles. In a flash, his hand was around my throat and I was pressed against a nearby tree. I rolled my eyes. "You seem to like this position." I sputtered out. "You need to get a new position."

His hand tightened around my throat. I gagged. "You have not told this Sesshoumaru why you were laughing." He paused. "This Sesshoumaru will not be laughed at, wench."

Sesshoumaru was really kind of dumb when it came to these situations. He's choking me and expects I can explain everything to him. But I must of underestimated him because he soon removed his hand. I fell to the ground and glared up at him.

"I don't have to tell you." I spat out. Oh yeah, I was pissed. That's the second time this insolent bastard grabbed my by the throat roughly. And damn, it hurt! His hand came crashing on my shoulder, the claws digging into my shoulder. I twisted to the side in pain, hoping to throw his hand off. It didn't budge. He brushed the hair out of my face. It was such an innocent move. But he pushed so hard with his hand that he pushed my head back against the tree...hard. I cried out in pain but I still wouldn't say anything. His fingers dug harder into my shoulder, piercing through my uniform. "That was new!" I exclaimed. Mama had just gotten a new uniform the other day. Now she'd have to get a new one.

"I do not care. It is improper for a *sniff* woman to dress so improperly. Explain." I glared at him. I really wanted to finish coloring this picture. And he was blocking my way and wasting my time.

"Fine." He let go of my shoulder and stood back up. I gripped the tree and pulled myself up. "I come from the future. 500 years to be exact. My world is connected to your world by the well. So I can return to my time by going through the well. And this is my uniform. It is what I have to wear to school."

"Women may be educated?" He was curious. No matter how much his face didn't show it, his aura turned a light blue. I looked up at him, almost wanting to smile. He sounded like an innocent child, but I knew that he was anything but.

"Yes, women in my time can be educated." I said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world. He narrowed his eyes.

"I do not believe you. This Sesshoumaru will not be so easily tricked." He took a step back. I shrugged and started to walk past him.

"Fine. Suit yourself." He grabbed my arm as I walked past him, forcing me to spin around and face him. "What?"

"You will show me this magic." He demanded. I psh-awed and wrenched my arm free. I was planning to go back anyways. I walked over to the well, feeling his eyes on me. I threw myself over the side of the well with a grunt and felt the same tingly feeling again before a whoosh of wind went by me and I was back in my time.

+-+-+ Sesshoumaru's POV +-+-+

I watched the strange human girl walk to the well. She pushed off the side of the well with 2 hands and jumped in. I ran after her and watched as a blue light engulfed her. My eyes would have widened if I weren't controlling them.

So she really is from the future.

It was strange. To know someone you know is from the future. But I've seen stranger things than that. I waited for a few minutes, to see if she'd come back. But she didn't. I wanted to question her more about her time. About what powerful demons there'd be so I can destroy them all and be the strongest one there. I stepped back from the well and began walking away, towards the West. A bright light engulfed me as my powers brought me back to my castle in the speed of light.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" My ward, Rin ran up to me as I entered the castle. I continued to walk past her. I needed to finish my paperwork. "Rin picked lots of flowers today. Rin put them in a jar for Sesshoumaru-sama. It's in Sesshoumaru-sama's st-stu-stoo..." Rin's face crumpled up as she tried to remember the word.

"Study." I said. Her face lit up.

"Yes! It's in Sesshoumaru-sama's study!" She beamed up at me and I just nodded.

"Rin. Go play with Jaken." She nodded and gave my leg a quick hug before running through the castle, searching for my lowly servant.

"Jaken-sama!" She yelled. I continued walking down the halls, turning at a corner once in a while. I stopped when I came across my study. Sighing inwardly, I prepared myself for the work piled up inside. When I was finished, I pushed the door open and closed it after me. Settling in my chair, I noticed a new sheet of paper on my desk. Lifting it up, I read it. It was about the annual contest I held. I had to pick about 10 girls to come to my castle. The Lord of the Eastern land recommended it be done or he would pull out of the contract he and I had. I did take 10 girls, but I did not use them for concubines like the Eastern Lord had thought I would. Instead, I made them my servants and warriors in my wars.

I lowered the sheet of paper and massaged the bridge of my nose, trying to fight away my headache. I always got a headache whenever I got that notice. It annoyed me to no end to have to choose 10 girls to spend a long time with at the castle, even though I hardly see them. It surprised me when that girl from the future's face popped up in my mind. I snorted, the sound echoing in my study. Like I would ever choose her. I decided to do what I always did.

I made up names.

I tried my best to make up impossible names so no one would actually get chosen. But someone would always have the name that I write down. I shook my head to clear my thoughts and reached for my ink and brush. Dipping my brush into the ink, I held it inches above the paper and thought. Thinking of a weird name was very difficult. I thought of one and started to write in my flawless kanji.

Bakano Ujimoki

I paused and looked at the name. Looking at it made me want to smile. It was weird enough. I set my paper down on the paper again and started to write down foolish, unreal names.

Fato Bigu

Kobu Mu

It only took me a matter of minutes before I finished writing the names. Many times, I felt tempted to write down the name Higurashi Kagome. But I did not know why. The name sounded strangely familiar. Where have I heard it before? The future girl once again popped up in my mind. Perhaps it is her name. But why would I want her at my castle? It made no sense at all. I signed my name in curvy kanji at the bottom before blowing gently on the ink so it'd dry faster.

Once the ink had dried, I rolled up the piece of paper and tied it with a ribbon. I pushed back my chair and held my arm out. A hawk flew and landed on my arm. I held the rolled up paper by his foot and he grasped it tightly. I whispered the destination of the paper to the hawk and he flew away, flapping his strong arms.

I settled back into my chair and stretched my hands over my head. I would have yawned, but I found it disgusting to stretch your mouth so wide so everybody could see your molars. I decided to patrol my lands. I got up and opened the door and headed for the gardens.

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End Prologue Part 1

Kiseki: Hey guys! I'm back with another story.

Kaiyori: You bum! You didn't even finish the first 2 stories you started!

Kiseki: I will finish those...In a matter of time. This idea came to me last night and I just had to get it down.

Kaiyori: Um hmmm.

Sesshoumaru: Hi baby.

Kiseki. Hey there.

Kaiyori: Guys. Not here.

Kagome: Hey! Kiseki! Sesshoumaru is mine! You put us together for this story and we are going to kiss. Sesshie, let's go practice.

Sesshoumaru: *already kissing Kiseki*

Kagome: Ugh. I need a new job.