Chapter 2: Undying love

Brilliant beams of sunlight, paired with the sound of chirping birds stirred Kagome from her apparent sleep. As her eyes struggled open to the morning world, she had not even remembered falling asleep. Her surroundings were foreign, it was as though she had simply fallen asleep in some random field that she'd never even seen before. However, as she carried on with her morning rituals, rubbing her eyes, stretching gracefully, and yawning rather boisterously, she realized that a pair of eyes had been dutifully watching her every move.

Slowly she tilted her head and found herself only a few feet from Sesshomaru. His long silver hair sparkling in the soft morning light. A man, or demon for that matter, had never looked quite so beautiful to her. Her initial reaction was of course confusion, why was he here? where were they? And then she remembered, the thoughts crashing in like some engine-less jet. Sesshomaru had made his intentions incredibly clear to her the night before. He was the reason she was lost in this strange geography.

"You're awake" his voice interrupted her thoughts with an unexpected harshness.

Quickly she responded, "Uh...what're you doing here?", her mind scrambling to make sense of everything, and to further understand the feelings that had surfaced. Through time spent together, and countless intricacies, she loved Inuyasha. Sesshomaru, on the other hand, possessed raw passion, deep intellect, and some overwhelming connection to Kagome that she herself could not fathom.

"You ran off like a damned fool, these woods are dangerous for humans, especially at night" His voice still held a sense of disdain that was in direct conflict with what he was saying, but Kagome understood his character. He was a Demon lord, used to be strong and independent. She imagined his affections were unexpected to him as well, and more than likely unwelcomed. Still, she struggled to make sense of her own feelings. She knew the depth of her love for Inuyasha. She stayed by his side knowing of his love for Kikyou, but that could not change what she was feeling for Sesshomaru. She wondered if a person could truly love two people at the same time. Surely, they could, afterall wasn't that what Inuyasha had been doing to her all this time? He loved Kikyou deeply, but had been falling steadily in love with Kagome as well. The only real conflict she was having at this point was understanding if Sesshomaru was Kikyou or her in this situation. Who were her feelings stronger for?

"Hey! you surprised me with that random kiss! What the hell didya think you were doing? You can't just kiss a girl like that, you have to make sure she's ready for it, and I've never even had a real conversation with you, JUST WHAT KIND OF GIRL DO YOU THINK I AM?"

She blurted out once she finally remember to speak. Afterwards, there was a long silence, his eyes widened by surprise, and his lips curled into a humorous grin. He was very amused by her reaction.

Leaning his back against a tree he looked at her slyly and said "You can't expect a demon to control his urges." His expression became even more pleased by his own response.

"Well, you...I mean...you can't just go around doing that..." Kagome said, dumbfounded by his cool confidence. "And besides! you know about me and Inuyasha..." Her sentence trailed off where his picked up "You and Inuyasha?...Well, I've certainly been aware of your little crusade for the jewel, but as far as a pair...isn't he elsewhere committed?" Sesshomaru said this with such indifference that Kagome couldn't get mad at him, it was afterall the truth, and no matter how much that hurt, she had to accept it. Sesshomaru wasn't the reason for Inuyasha's love for Kikyou, he just didn't have to mention it so casually. "Well...regardless.. you can't just go around kissing random girls." By this point her eyes had lost their focus and she found herself lost in thought.

His voice, smooth and assertive then said "You're not random girl...Kagome", at this her attention flew back to the conversation. The kiss had been terribly forward, and she realized it carried meaning. However, for him to express that in words...it was something she certainly hadn't expected from a cold Demon Lord. Within seconds he had closed the space between them, moving strands of hair from her face, that had been stuck to her skin with dew. She attempted to speak but only muffled sounds passed her lips, before being hushed out by his own. This time, she did not fight, physically nor mentally. She let herself be swept into his embrace, the soft sent of his pheromones drifting through her senses. Everything about him seemed divine, it all seemed intensely beautiful. Here, in this field, Kagome knew that she could love Sesshomaru with more intensity than she could ever feel for Inuyasha, and she gave herself to that feeling, giving herself to him as well.