Mud
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and copyrights.
A/N: For those of you who are wondering, I am back home in the mountains. There is, however, no snow at the moment. :)
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Kagome watched the rain drip off the leaves and off the end of her umbrella. It was peaceful in the forest around the well and it seemed that not even Naraku felt like running around in the rain. Kagome, however, loved rain and sometime walking under in with a nice warm sweater and her bright pink rain boots was no problem. Smiling she held her hand out and let the drops pool in her hand. The light spring rain carried the scents of the plants, thick with their new leaves, through the drizzle and to Kagome's nose. Laughing she watched a mother bird with her new chicks in a nest, their little beaks poking out into what must be their first shower. A small pang of homesickness hit her lightly in the chest and Kagome turned to regard the well, wondering if Inuyasha would mind if she just went home for a few days...for tests of course. While she was pondering this a flash of red caught her attention from the corner of her eye and she turned to look at it.
There, just under the cover of trees stood Sesshomaru, pristine as always, and yet regal even as the drops clung to his hair and his clothes were plastered to his body. His wet clothes must be uncomfortable under that armor, Kagome thought with concern.
Not forgetting the less then formal meeting they had shared not three months ago, she smiled slightly and bowed in greeting under her umbrella. "Good afternoon, Lord Sesshomaru." she said, wondering what he was here for. "I'm sorry, but there's no more snow so we can't finish our game." She continued. She was about to add to that when she noticed his attention was not on her but on her feet or, more correctly, on her pink boots.
"Miko, what are you wearing? What material is that?" He asked, motioning downwards, confirming her suspicions. Kagome blushed slightly, though the pink in her cheeks came nowhere near the bright neon of her boots.
"They're from my home and it's called plastic. Don't ask how it's made though, cuz' I don't know." Silence met her statement and just when Kagome started fidgeting under his intense look, he spoke again.
"They look terrible. This Sesshomaru demands that you take them off." He said pointing at them as if she didn't know what he was talking about. Kagome gapped at him, unsure if she had heard him right.
"Are you telling me to take off my rain boots just because they offend your eyes?" She asked, incredulous.
He nodded once and seemed to be waiting for her to do as he had ordered. Kagome resisted the urge to roll her eyes and sighed unhappily. Just because they had shared a game of snowball didn't not give him the familiarity to started directing what she wore! "Well, Mr. High and Mighty," she snapped, giving up on politeness, "I just so happen to like these boots who keep my feet dry, so... no, I'm not going to take them off. If you don't like it, then you can leave. I was here first anyways." She stuck her tongue out for good measure and prepared to stalk away from the arrogant lord when she suddenly found herself a foot off the ground and dangling in Sesshomaru's unbreakable grip on the back off her coat. Kagome, surprised more then anything, kicked and struggled while he waited for her to give up on getting loose. When she finally just went limp in his grip and glared at him, she watched, shocked, as he reached down and removed her boots himself. When he had them both off he tossed them into the trees, farther then any human eye could follow and she knew the chances of them coming back to her were very slim. Smug at his victory, Sesshomaru set her back down, her socks squelching in the mud. Somewhere her umbrella had been lost and she was now as wet as him. He nodded once and started to walk away.
It was then that Kagome's rage caused her to do something that even the craziest part of her mind thought was a bad idea. She took a handful of mud...and threw it at his clean, white hair. As the ball of mud sailed through the hair Kagome realized what she had just done and briefly considered hightailing it back to the village, hopefully before it connected with him, but a stronger and more angry part of her said he deserved it and she wasn't leaving under she gave him a piece of her mind. She had really liked those boots. Resolutely she watched as the mud hit him on the shoulder with a wet 'thump'. Sesshomaru froze and after a minute he turned slowly to look at her. Surprise and anger wavered in his normally blank eyes as he stared at her, most likely wondering if she was suicidal.
"Those were my favorite boots, you jerk! I hope you plan on either returning them or getting me new ones, which good luck around here!" She shouted angrily. Sesshomaru said nothing, his eyes narrowing dangerously. Kagome ignored this and when he continued to say nothing she let out a small kitten-like growl of frustration and lobbed another handful of mud at him. Sesshomaru easily dodged it and rushed at her, his whole body shrieking extreme annoyance. Somehow though, as he moved to push her into the large mud puddle behind her, Kagome's hand grabbed his armor tie and amazingly they both went down into the mud.
Kagome looked up from her new position of 'flat-on-her-back' in the mud puddle and sat up to look at Sesshomaru, who was also covered head to toe in mud. As stupid as it was, and she had done many stupid things today, she started giggling and when she started giggling his eyes snapped open, glaring at her. Her giggles turned into laughter, which then became howls of mirth. She was laughing so hard that she didn't see him pounce on her, shoving her back into the mud. Sesshomaru loomed over her, glaring down at her even as she kept laughing at him.
"Miko." he snapped, his glare starting to turn slightly red around the corners of his eyes. "Cease your laughter or this Sesshomaru will remove your tongue." That shut Kagome up even though she was still grinning at him. All her anger gone in her fit of giggles, she could not summon the strength to remove her happy smile.
"Sorry, Lord Sesshomaru, but you look like a giant mud ball." She said brushing aside a stand of his white and very muddy hair out of her face.
"And whom," Sesshomaru asked, dangerously, "do I have the honor of blaming my condition on, Miko?" He asked, his voice soft.
"Me, unfortunately." Kagome said with a sigh. "But in my defense, I really did like those boots." She made a face and thought about getting up. As if noticing her plans, Sesshomaru shifted closer, using his body to pin her into the soggy ground below them.
"They were not flattering. You should be thanking this Sesshomaru for removing them from your person." Kagome rolled her eyes, trying not to notice how close his face was to hers.
"Oh sure, you were doing me a favor! It all makes sense now." She said sarcastically. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed again and she fought the urge to flinch when he brought up his hand and brushed the mud away from her lips. Instantly her entire body focused on the feel of his warm fingers on her cold, wet lips where they lingered, leaving a lingering trail of warmth as they traced the outline.
"You realize, Miko, that your plan failed." Sesshomaru said, his voice low, sending heat into her cheeks and butterflies into her stomach. "You are now as filthy as I."
Kagome laughed nervously. "Actually, that wasn't my plan. I didn't have a plan." She said, looking at his lips which were right above her. "I just winged it and hoped for the best."
Sesshomaru removed his fingers from her mouth and Kagome almost gave a sigh of disappointment.
"Somehow, Miko, that does not surprise me." He said as he lowered his mouth to hers, causing all rational thought to evaporate from her poor brain.
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Inuyasha watched as Kagome trudged into Kaede's house, covered in mud, missing her shoes, a torn umbrella in hand, and worst of all, smelling like Sesshomaru.
"Oi, wench, what do you think you're doing? And why the hell do you smell like that bastard?"
Kagome turned and gave him a goofy smile.
"Oh hello Inuyasha," she said, "Did you have a nice day?" Inuyasha stared at her, speechless, as did the others in the small house.
Kagome's smile became a grin. "Sango, I was thinking of taking a bath in the hot springs now that the rain has stopped, do you want to join me?" Sango smiled, knowing that Kagome had something big to tell her.
"Of course Kagome, I'd love to."
Kagome nodded, still smiling. "Great! Oh and Inuyasha? My name is not 'wench', so... SIT!"
Turning the two women, one clean and the other looking like a mud statue, left giggling over the half demon currently face down on the floor.
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The End
a/n: So this is a little sequel to 'Snow' which, thanks for all the reviews by the way. I hope you like it but I don't know if I'll be adding anything to it in the future.