Heart Of A Dragon by Kawaii Youkai

Chapter One: The Egg

AN: I know that I really DON'T need to start another fic, but I saw this on a challenge page on a site, and I couldn't resist. This challenge came from the site "A Single Spark", a website totally dedicated to Kagome/Sesshomaru pairings, and has wonderful fanfictions, fanart, information, and other things of the like. Check it out sometime! Also: I'm going by this years Blue Moon, because I'm too lazy to add everything together to find next years.

Disclaimer: This idea belongs solely to my friend Kiashi (Hence the Dragon's name), and Inu Yasha is Copyright of Rumiko Takashi and VIZ. I own neither the idea of this fic nor the series, and all you'd get if you sued me is........ *fishes around in pockets* mmmm....... some lent from my dryer........ If you really want that though, you don't need to sue me and waste money on lawyers....... Just ask me....... lol....... FREE LENT!!!! Call anytime! 555-1234!!! Lol, JK (And that is not my real number, just to tell you people, dur). All I own is the story line, and if for some crazy reason you decide to steal it, woe unto you. I have my resources *winks and grins evilly*.

text = Thoughts and Dragon Mind Speech

Heart Of A Dragon

Chapter One: The Egg

The midnight air swirled around the dragon with a thought that held purpose. Two heads rose simultaneously, feeling the crisp summer air brush against their scales. A moan-like sound erupted from within them, starting from deep in the chest to escape into the open air to reverberate off of the surrounding mountains.

The two headed dragon heard a voice, and realized it as his master's ward. He turned to go, silently following the little human child. "Come, Ah and Un. Lord Sesshomaru is getting further and further ahead, and Rin does not want to be left behind!" Rin chirped, tugging on his bridle. Ah and Un made a sound that would have resembled a complaining moan, but Rin paid no attention. She was set on catching up with her Lord Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru heard Ah and Un's plea, and stopped momentarily, waiting for his ward and his dragon servant to catch up. Jaken's lip curled as they caught up with them, "Foolish human! Making my Lord Sesshomaru wait! You should have walked faster!"

"Jaken."

The green toad demon cowered, and he felt his knees shake. Sesshomaru did not even look down at his vassal. "Y-Yes, Mi..... Milord...?" he stuttered, and the stench of his fear was so thick that Sesshomaru had trouble breathing. The Inu Taiyoukai felt the urge to wrinkle his nose, but he was more refined than that, so he kept his face emotionless.

"Shut up."

Jaken threw his hands over his head, as if trying to shield himself from his master. "Yes Milord!" He lay there cowering at Sesshomaru's feet, his whole body shaking. "Get up, Jaken." Sesshomaru ordered, but made no motion to help his servant get up to his feet. Trembling, Jaken drew himself up to rest on trembling legs.

"Come Rin. Ah and Un have business to attend to. Let them go. They will return shortly."

"Yes, Milord!"

With that, Rin gently unsnapped the lead rope from their bridles, and they shook their heads in unison, mirroring each other.

"Now you come back soon, okay Ah and Un?"

The ryu youkai snorted, sending warm breath into Rin's face. The young ningen giggled, and patted his head once, and then turned to follow her Lord. She hoped that Ah and Un would get back soon, for she dearly loved the dragon demon.

Ah and Un smiled, or what would have been a resemblance to a smile if they had been capable of the higher being facial expressions. It was the dragon mating season, and Ah and Un had found a worthy mate.

She was a lean, young dragon, only going into her second or third season, and well fit for egg bearing, even if the dragons themselves did not hatch the eggs. The eggs were sent off as soon as the mother birthed them, going towards promising young people, youkai and ningen alike, but mostly only those with a humanoid form.

She was a solid black, with dark grey spikes going along her spine. Red eyes glowed at him, and her soft thoughts penetrated his mind, Mate? Ah and Un flicked their tongues in unison, Hai?

I have sent our egg away. She will grow strong from our mating. Let us hope she finds a worthy hatcher. Ah and Un's lips twitched upwards in a smile-like fashion. I am sure she will. Ah and Un's mate nodded her spiked head in understanding, Until then, we wait.

So we shall beloved. I shall see you again come spring.

With a parting tongue flick, they said their good byes and left, each going their own ways home.

Kagome sighed as she lay in her sleeping bag, Shippou curled up sleeping on her stomach. The moon was beautiful, bright and full. The summer had been fair, and the night was relatively cool, if only rather humid. It was dry, for it had not rained for many a day, and the ground was dusty. It was the second full moon of the month; A blue moon. Tomorrow was the start of August, and Kagome knew she had to go back to school. She had only barely passed with an overall average of a 68%, three points above failing, with her lowest score being a 67% and her highest being a 72%. Had she been there for the whole year, Kagome would have easily aced her Japanese Mythology class, seeing as she had lived most of it.

Watching the stars wistfully, she saw a shooting star. Squeezing her eyes shut, she made a wish:

I wish I may,

I wish I might,

Have this wish

I wish tonight.

I wish something would happen to bring fortune upon us all!

Kagome's wish was not for riches, but for safety and health, for she and her dearest friends' journey was a perilous one, with danger and evil lurking around every corner. Opening her eyes, Kagome screamed in pain as something white hot seared across her arm. There was a crash, and the ground exploded next to her, sending dirt and dust flying. The whole camp was awake suddenly, and the urgency and distress was evident through the smoke of dust.

"What the fuck!" Inu Yasha yelled, coughing slightly as dust entered his lungs as soon as he opened his mouth. Sango shouted for Kirara, and Miroku looked prepared to use his Wind Tunnel. Shippou had somehow managed to jump straight into Kagome's shirt, clinging onto her as though for dear life.

Kagome held back tears as she grasped her burning arm, trying to Support Shippou and stop her arm from hurting at the same time. The smell of burning flesh met her nostrils, and her stomach did somersaults, causing her to feel incredibly nauseous with bile quickly rising up into her throat. She swallowed it quickly and cradled her adopted kitsune son, trying to comfort him. It was hard to concentrate on her arm when he was unintentionally clawing at her stomach.

"S-Shippou-chan, please stop. That hurts," Kagome wheezed, feeling small trickles of blood run down her sides. Shippou started, and retracted his small claws instantly.

"Okaa-chan! Gomen nasai! I didn't mean to hurt you Momma!" Shippou cried, obviously still terrified of whatever had exploded into the ground, but he hadn't meant to hurt Kagome. He was so frightened he hadn't even realized he had called her his Mother.

"Shhh, Shippou-chan. It's okay, you just startled me a little bit," Kagome said, trying to soothe him, while feeling the buzz of him calling her Okaa-chan weight into her brain. She kind of liked how that sounded.

The pain in her arm brought her back to reality, as it greatly intensified, causing her to cry out as the burning sensation increased. Glancing at her burned arm, what she saw shocked her. The kanji for Dragon – Ryu – was branded onto her forearm like a tattoo, coal black and shining like wet ink.

Turning to look at the group, she saw that the dust had settled, and in the center of their camp was a well sized crater, roughly seven feet in diameter. Inu Yasha was standing distrustingly on the edge of it, peeing down into the dark depths of the hole as though something vile and wicked (Naraku) would spring forth any moment, he was holding Tetsusaiga in front of himself, prepared to use the Kaze no Kizu or the Bakryuha (Sp?) against this unknown opponent. Miroku was opposite of him, with his hand on his covered hand ready to pull the Buddhist beads from it at any moment. Sango was grim faced, ready to battle with her Hiraikotsu, the large boomerang high above her head, poised to be thrown at any given moment, with Kirara in her large form growling threateningly into the crevice.

When nothing emerged from the hole, Kagome peered closer to it, straining her eyes to see what lay beneath. When her eyes locked onto a single smouldering shape, they widened as she looked surprised at her companions and finally spoke, her voice unnaturally clear and bright.

"It's an egg!"

It took me a while to finish this chapter, but I didn't really get into a writing mood. My muse decided to play hookie or something, and I got writers block something terrible. Then she decided to come back at about 11pm on Friday, and I have to work Saturday! *Sighs in frustration* Also, I am putting The Wolf Within and Heir to the Western Lands on hold until I finish Heart Of A Dragon and Tournament of Hell (My Yu Yu Hakusho x Inu Yasha crossover).

I would like to also thank my Imohto, Akatsuki, and my good friend Kiashi for beta-reading and lending great support for my first chapter. Lol, even if Imohto's first words were, "WTF?? YOU are writing a Sess/Kag? What happened to Kouga???" Lol. *Points at self* I am a BIIIIIG Kouga fan, so therefore, I will not write any Kagome/Kouga fanfics, because Kouga is MINE!!!! *Winks* Sparky calls me a rabid fangirl..... though I have no idea of where she got that notion from ...... lol. Anyways, review!