"Wah! A festival?!" Rin cheered.
"That's right, in the village I used to stay in. They hold a spring festival once a year" Fawks said absently, paying more attention to what she was sewing.
"When is it?! When is it?!"
"…Hmm…two days…" Fawks began.
"Yay!" Rin cheered prancing out of the hut.
"Someone's in a good mood…" Inu-yasha noted dryly.
"…Trust you to be the only one not excited about going to a festival!" Kagome scolded.
"Feh"
"Rin doesn't know I'm sewing her a new kimono out of the material Sessho-maru gave her" Fawks giggled.
"What about your kimono?" Kagome asked.
"Eh? …I haven't really thought about it…I'll just wear one of my other ones" she shrugged. Kagome gave her a look.
"…I told Sessho-maru about it…He said he might stop by to see…"
Kagome's eyes glinted mischievously. "I'm going to visit my mother!"
Both Inu-yasha and Fawks looked at her like she was crazy.
"…Okay…Good luck with that…" Fawks said slowly.
"…You feeling okay?" Inu-yasha asked.
"Fine! Perfectly fine!" she chirped dashing out of the hut.
"…It's the sex right? 'cause otherwise I can't figure out how you can stand the crazy…"
Inu-yasha sighed.
"You know what happens tonight right?" Fawks smiled.
"The festival!" Rin cheered as the two started back to the village from gathering herbs for Kaede.
"You excited?"
"Yep!"
"Good 'cause I've got a surprise for you" she smiled.
"Tada!" Sango and Kagome cried holding up the beautiful lavender kimono with little white flowers.
"…wow…it's so beautiful…" Rin gasped.
"…I knew you'd want a new kimono for the festival and you really seemed to like the new material Sessho-maru gave you…" Fawks smiled.
"…You…made this for me…?"
"Yep!" Fawks smiled. Rin threw her arms around her.
"…Thank you…no one has ever been so kind to me before…"
"…It's okay, Rin-chan…You're such a sweet girl you deserve something pretty" Fawks smiled hugging her back. "Now, try it on so I can make last minute adjustments…"
"Wow! It fits her perfectly!" Sango beamed.
"You look so pretty, Rin!" Kagome cheered.
"Thank you so much, Fawks-sama!" she sniffled wiping her eyes.
"Hold on…" Fawks began, she dashed outside coming back with an apple blossom from the tree out front. She tucked it in Rin's hair.
"There! Now it's perfect"
"…what are you wearing, Fawks-sama…"
"…Actually, I…" Fawks began.
"FAWKS-SAN!"
A squawking voice pealed from outside.
"Oh no…" Fawks rolled her eyes. A split second later, Jaken came scampering into her hut, something wrapped in cloth tied to his back.
"…Another present for Rin?"
"…No, lord Sessho-maru said to deliver this to only you…" he huffed untying the package and handing it to her.
"Eh? Me?" Fawks took it cautiously. "…What is it…?"
"How should I know!?"
"…Will it…bite…?" Fawks shrank away from the gift.
"Open it and see…" Kagome coaxed. Fawks cautiously unwrapped the cloth. Her eyes went wide and Kagome and Sango gasped.
"…It's a kimono…" she whispered. It was red with an image of a phoenix embroidered on the back and a beautiful blue obi.
"…It's beautiful!" Sango gasped.
"…Sessho-maru sent this for me?" Fawks asked struggling not to blush.
"…Apparently so…" Jaken replied, just as stunned as she was. Fawks felt he face heat up as she glared at her feet. Kagome and Sango gave knowing smiles, Jaken was mumbling to himself as he left the hut.
"Try it on!" Rin cheered.
"…Yes…The festival will be starting soon!" Kagome beamed, pushing her into the back room.
"Hey! What the hell?!"
"I'll help!" Sango called following behind her.
Rin blinked.
"Oi! What are you doing! Ow! What the hell?!"
"Calm down, Fawks-chan…Make the obi tighter, Sango!"
"GAH! I can't…breathe!"
"…Bare with it…!"
"K…Kagome! What are you doing to me now?!"
"Hold still! If you keep talking you're gonna ruin your make-up"
"Mmph!"
"…We're almost done!"
"Let go of me!" Fawks cried coming back into the main room.
"Wow! Fawks-sama looks so pretty!" Rin chirped.
"Eh?"
"What do you think?" Kagome chirped as she and Sango held up a mirror. Fawks blinked, the woman staring back at her was radiant beyond measure. Her long dark hair had been let out of the braid, leaving it slightly curly. Her cheeks were rosy and lips sparkled with strawberry lip gloss.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Fawks screeched.
"…You…don't like it…?" Kagome sweatdropped.
"No I don't like it! What did you…?!"
"Weeell…I added some blush to make your cheeks look rosier, Sango and I decided green eye shadow would bring out your eyes more…oh and your sister told me strawberry lip gloss was your favorite…" Kagome began pointing out random things in the mirror.
"WHY?!"
"Well…I wanted you to look your very best…"
"…And…why…is…that…?!" Fawks' voice was a low snarl. Kagome and Sango looked off in other directions.
"Oh…I see…this is about Sessho-maru isn't it?!"
Both women jumped, Rin blinked, looking confused.
"Why the hell do you want to set me up with him so damn badly?!"
"…Because we're worried about you!" Kagome blurted. Fawks crossed her arms raising an eyebrow.
"I have Inu-yasha, Sango has Miroku and her kids…you don't have anybody like that! I just want you to know the happiness Sango and I do…"
"I don't need a man to make me happy. And if I was such a goddamn burden you could have told me that beforehand!"
"That's not what we meant!" Sango began.
"Whatever! Just get ready…AND YOU ARE NOT SETTING ME UP WITH HIM!" Fawks shouted leaving the hut. She turned around just in time to see Sessho-maru standing in front of the hut.
"…Sessh…Sessho-maru!" She jumped back. He regarded her with a bored expression.
"…That Kimono suits you well"
"…Thanks" she blushed. Kagome, Sango and Rin emerged from the hut.
"Lord Sessho-maru!" Rin cheered, she twirled around. "Do you like it? Fawks-sama made it just for me!"
"It is lovely Rin" Sessho-maru said softly. Only Kagome and Sango seemed to notice that he was still looking at Fawks. They smiled knowingly.
"…Will you joining us, oni-san?" Kagome smiled. Sessho-maru glared at her, just then Miroku and Inu-yasha returned.
"…I have no time to be dallying with humans" he said turning his back to them. Fawks watched him go, a curious look on her face.
"Hey Fawks-chan, nice get-up" Inu-yasha said rudely.
"…Thanks…" Fawks sweatdropped.
"Where did you find such a lovely kimono?" Miroku began.
"…Uh…Sessho-maru…gave it to me…" she blushed.
"Sessho-maru?!" Inu-yasha and Miroku said in unison. Fawks glared at the ground
"Hey…who knows maybe he does like ya" Inu-yasha shrugged.
"…Such fine material…" Miroku continued.
"Whatever! Let's just go!" Fawks flushed.
"Why did you give me this?"
Sessho-maru looked up at Fawks standing over him. She looked so very beautiful bathed in the light of the harvest moon.
"Is it not to your liking?" he raised an eyebrow.
"…No…it's just…so unlike you…"
"And it is unlike you to wear make-up"
"That's because my so-called FRIENDS attacked me!" she squealed. Sessho-maru came to his feet.
"…You wear it well…"
"…Thanks…" Fawks blushed.
"You actually resemble a female, I'm shocked"
"…you and those people skills…" Fawks sweatdropped. Sessho-maru paused in his stride, gazing back at her.
"What?! Oh…that's right, you probably want this back…" She began, gesturing to the kimono.
"…Keep it, I have no use for female clothes"
"…sure…" Fawks rolled her eyes. He glared at her, she stuck out her tongue.
"You shouldn't do that, especially in my presence"
"And why not?" she pouted. Sessho-maru came closer, he leaned forward until their lips met. Fawks eyes went wide, he parted her lips with his tongue for a deeper kiss. Fawks moaned a little, letting her eyes fall shut.
"…That's why…" he breathed pulling away from her. Fawks stared, as he calmly walked away, disappearing into the night. Her legs gave out and she fell to her knees, her fingers trembled as they touched her lips.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
