Love And Ice
Chapter 3
Glittering Attire
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"What is it! What is it!" squealed the girl.
Kagome opened the box she had been carrying since she stopped by her house to check up on things and going off to the feudal era.
"You'll see, you'll see…" she replied.
I wonder why I didn't smell her scent, she is too far away from the well to just get here within a few minutes. And there's no way for her to mask her scent like me, she's only human, thought Sesshomaru.
Kagome shifted around the box to pull out a beautiful silvery blue kimono with glittering stars on it. And even though the young child could not read, on the bottom on the back spelled out 'RIN', in the most sparkling text ever.
"Oh Kagome…" Said Rin, very bodacious at the beautiful garment, her impossibly large chocolate eyes got even bigger.
Sesshomaru stared at the kimono, clearly not understanding how such a piece of clothing could be made. He had, had his for who knew how long. Even Jaken stared at the clothing.
Almost on cue, Kagome folded the garment very carefully and sat it down beside her, and start to rummage through the box, once again. This time when she pulled something else out, it was a gorgeous red and black haori and hakama. "These are for you Jaken. I hope you like them. It took me forever to find the right size that would fit you." Said Kagome handing it to the sputtering toad.
Jaken could not believe his eyes; he took the clothes and stared at them, watching a light shimmer flow off them once and awhile from the fire light. He looked at Kagome, and bowed repeatedly,
"A-Arigatou, woman!" he raced off to try on these clothes she gave him.
"Rin too! Rin must try on pretty clothes!" jumped the girl.
"Of course Rin!" Said Kagome handing her the clothes. Both Jaken and Rin disappeared into the grass on opposite sides to try on their new clothes.
Sesshomaru stared blankly at Kagome, not understanding why she had just given such beautiful articles to his 'companions'.
Kagome looked back at him, and went once more rummaging through the box. She pulled out something white and a sky blue, she walked over to Sesshomaru and sat in front of him. He sat there, puzzled from what she was doing. She slowly unfolded a cloud white and glittering yukata. It was dotted with small sparkling stars and waves of sky blue and almost tropical blue seas at the end and a beautiful collar adorned at the top.
His eyes went wide.
Oh my Kami-sama! That! That! That yukata is simply beautiful! Why is she giving it to me? He thought. She placed over his lap.
"I thought I'd do something nice for everyone, since you are the one who took me in, I had to get something for you. Something with a lot of meaning. At first I thought I'd give a new kimono to Rin because I noticed her old one was getting a little small. And then I thought what was a better way for Jaken to like me by giving him something. I thought this might be a, oh how can I explain this… a fresh start than the relationship I had with you when I was with..." she stopped, and looked down at the ground, "him." She said a lot of bitterness in her voice.
She had suddenly stopped being sad that Inuyasha didn't choose her, she became mad that Inuyasha didn't choose her. She had always cared for him, and cheered for him, and was always ready to fight along his side, if need be. And I'm the one who broke the spell that held him to that tree, Kikyo bound him to tree, so why should he care now? Said Kagome aloud in her head.
She suddenly felt something warm brush across her hand, she realized that she was sitting in front of Sesshoumaru, and that he had touched her arm.
She looked into those golden bonds and wished Inuyasha had been as beautiful as Sesshoumaru was. EWW! WHERE THE HECK DID THAT COME FROM! She screamed inside her head.
I can't believe Inuyasha did not love this girl, she is so soft, so warm, so beautiful. Thought the young lord. He looked into her almond-shaped hazel eyes. She almost looked like Kikyou, but Kagome had something else.
She, was alive.
Alive with hope, and happiness, and liveliness.
She was able to control her mind, not like Kikyou had been when she was controlled by Naraku.
Poor soul.
Thought them both. Apparently they had been thinking the same thing.
"Oh Kagome! Kagome!" Said a happy voice.
Out of the bushes popped Rin, wearing the beautiful kimono, sparkling in the moonlight. "Oh Rin, you look simply beautiful in that outfit!" Said Kagome, as she walked over to hug the young girl. "Thank you so much Kagome! Rin loves her new kimono!" squealed the girl.
Jaken popped out of the bushes. He wore the haori and hakama like it was the emperor's finest clothing. He walked over to the three, strutting like a super model. "What do you think Lord Sesshomaru? Do you find this clothing appropriate?" Asked the toad.
Sesshomaru looked to the youkai, "Yes, I find that article of clothing simply the best you've ever worn." He replied.
As Jaken bowed repeatedly to Sesshoumaru, and Rin played over by the fire, Kagome took the yukata and put it back into the box, thinking that back in her time, it would be a bathrobe, that it'd be used for relaxation, where ever relaxation would be, which would certainly wouldn't be in the forest.
After a night of talking and giggling, they all soon settled in. Hoping that tomorrow they would take it a bit easy.
Sometimes when it was really cold, Sesshoumaru would let Rin curl up in his tail, and keep her warm throughout the night. Tonight it was a bit chilly, and he thought what would make Kagome feel a bit more, ahem, 'at home', than letting her sleep in his tail.
"Rin, it is going to get rather cold tonight, why don't you and Kagome sleep with me tonight?" Asked the young lord. Kagome's eyes went wide,
DID HE JUST SAY 'SLEEP WITH ME TONIGHT!'
Rin pulled onto Kagome's hand. "Come on Kagome! Sesshoumaru-sama is letting us sleep on fluffy tonight!"
"Fluffy?" Asked Kagome.
Rin pointed to Sesshomaru's tail, "Fluffy! It keeps Rin warm when it's cold at night!"
Kagome looked to the tail, I always thought it was a boa of some sort, she thought. They both sat down next to Sesshomaru, he unwrapped his tail from his arm, and made a circle round the two.
He sat down, about a foot away from them, "That ought to keep you warm." He said. Kagome cuddled a little in the tail, and pulled Rin to her chest, keeping the fragile young child warm. Rin quickly snuggled into the grasp Kagome had on her, and fell asleep fast. She reminds me of Shippo, young, small, unprotected, she lost her parents too. The poor thing, I'll always protect her, no matter what. Even if Sesshomaru can't, or Jaken or even if I can't protect myself, I'll protect her, she's so young. It wouldn't be right for her to die at such a young age, thought Kagome as she drifted off to sleep.
Poor thing, poor thing…
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Inuyasha stared at the ceiling, thinking about the earlier comment Kikyo had made about Kagome, 'who cares if Kagome was here or not?.' The words echoed inside his head, they had for the past hour.
Why did she say such a thing? I mean, even Naraku would have been surprised by those words. Thought the hanyou. He looked over to see his mate holding his child, in a tight embrace, no matter how may times I ask her, she says that the child must stay with her, something about a mother's love. Weird.
Thought the hanyou. He looked over to see his mate holding his child, in a tight embrace,He turned to see Sango and Miroku both sleeping, with their hands atop each other's. They'd make a great couple, he thought, Keh, yeah, if Miroku would stop being such a pervert. He laughed a little, thinking about how Miroku would act if he wasn't the pervert that he is.
"Inuyasha?" Said a voice. He looked over to see Shippou sitting near the fire. If he was lying down, he would be in a tight ball, apparently from the loss of his adoptive mother's warmth at night.
"Yeah?" asked Inuyasha.
"What do you think Kagome is doing right now?"
Inuyasha was surprised a little, then he remembered that he had been thinking of her or the past half hour.
"I dunno."
"Do you think she's at her home or something?"
He sniffed the air. "Yeah I would bet, I don't smell her scent."
"I miss her." Said the young fox, with sadness in his voice.
"Me too." He replied after sometime.
"Really? After all that's happened?" Asked the young demon, with eagerness suddenly into his words.
"Of course Shippou, just because I love Kikyou, doesn't mean I'm gonna forget about Kagome, she's always been there for us. She always will, even if she's not here with us."
He hoped that Kagome would be there if she was needed. After all this, Kagome must hate me, he thought.
"We should get some sleep Shippou. We've been looking shards for almost 2 days now, we should rest." Said Inuyasha, sitting into a more comfortable position.
"I would guess." Replied the fox.
"Inuyasha?"
"What is it Shippou?"
"Can I um…sleep with you tonight?"
Inuyasha stared at the fox, clearly not understanding where the question came from.
"Please? It's very cold tonight." Said the fox, with pleading eyes.
Inuyasha's expression softened. He sat up a little, opening his arms for the cub to lay down into.
Shippo smiled brightly and hopped over to him, and snuggled into the new embrace Inuyasha had on him, an embrace he had never had from Inuyasha.
He looked down at the cub, and smiled. He misses Kagome dearly, he thought, he's almost completely alone now, with Kagome gone, he has no parents.
"Hey Shippou…"
The cub opened his eyes, praying that Inuyasha wouldn't tell him to get off.
He rubbed his own head, "…um…since Kagome is gone, um…would you like me to be your…um…man this isn't easy…um….adoptive Otousan?"
Shippou smiled as wide as his face would let him, and hugged Inuyasha's neck with all the strength he had.
"Oh thank you! Thank you Inuyasha!" Said Shippou, with tears in his eyes.
"I know that I can't replace your real father, but now you've lost 3 parents, someone's got to look out for you…"
As soon as he said those words, Shippou fell asleep, on his shoulder. Inuyasha cradled him into his arms.
Well that's one problem solved, he thought, only a million more to go. And with that he fell asleep too.
he thought, And with that he fell asleep too.-
Inuyasha ears perked up. His eyes sleepily fluttered open. He saw small beams of light coming through cracks of the hut, morning already? He thought yawning.
He carefully took off his fire rat jacket and bundled it up into a small bed, and laid Shippou in it, thinking if he was still cold, it might keep him warm.
He stretched a little, being careful to not disturb his mate and child. He sniffed the air, trying to breathe in the sweet smell of his newborn, he did not find it. He looked at it, sniffing at it.
Why do I not smell the scent of me and Kikyou on the kid? Can it be possible it doesn't have a scent because Kikyou is made of earth still? And I can't even smell any demon on it, it should be ¼ demon, so why does it give a weird aurora? Thought the hanyou.
He stood up and stretched his legs, yawning and breaking in the new day. Perhaps I should take a bath today, he thought, not knowing where it came from. I have gone without one for almost a week.
Maybe my scent offends the others, he thought. He didn't realize they couldn't smell thing off him, only feel his 1/2 demon aurora. He walked out the hut, leaving all of them sleeping, and not realizing he left.
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Inuyasha swayed at the water, splashing at the little fish near the bank. He laughed a little when the fish came to close and he jumped at them, nearly scaring them out of their scales.
He remembered when Kagome used to take baths in the water, always telling him not to peep at her, and try as he might to fight against his instincts, her yelling the subduing spell throwing him to the ground when he did peep at her.
He looked into the water staring at his reflection, and wondered if Kagome ever looked at him the way he looked at her, well the way he never showed he looked at her. He would always give her stern looks, and have his eyes narrowed, and always frowning. But deep inside all he ever wanted to do was smile, smile her when she smiled at him, smile at her to help her when she cried, smile at her when he made her laugh.
He sighed and lowered himself into the water further, letting go of all the stress he had. I just had to be mean to her, didn't I? He asked himself. Now I know why Kagome cried when she did, and ran away when she did. I always do things before thinking about them, or fight them off, like when I fought with Kagome. Fight first, talk later. He always thought that was the motto the others gave him. Whenever something between him and Kagome happened, he'd always wait until later to think about it, or discuss it.
"I sure can be a jerk sometimes….huh Kagome?" He asked aloud. He forgot he was sitting in the water alone, for a split second, he thought he was in a river, with Kagome standing beside the shore, with a towel in her hands, waiting for him to come to shore and give it to him, to dry himself off.
He sighed, he wished Kagome was here right now. He always was like this when Kagome went back to her time, or went somewhere with out anyone knowing. Well she thought no one would know, but Inuyasha always knew when Kagome left. She'd always leave her scent behind, her sweet scent.
Her scent was always filled with cherry blossoms, or lavender, or roses of some sort. He thought it was the scent or that sham-poo Kagome used for her hair that gave off the scent. But she gave off the scent, not the bath product.
He sighed again, with deeper emotion than he knew he had…
-SPLASH- He heard a noise.
He turned to his left and saw a few ripples coming out of a small circle of rocks with water coming out. Feh, someone's taking a bath, great, someone else to invade my privacy. thought the hanyou.
He suddenly grew aware that the scent of the person had the unique scent of cherry blossoms. Or lavender, and something flowery. He heard a laugh, or some sort of giggle. He heard a splash, then a counter splash, as if two people were in the water.
"Okay Rin…you go and find those towels we left by the branch, I gotta finish rinsing the conditioner out of my hair.." said a girlish voice. OH MY GOD! THAT'S KAGOME'S VOICE! Screamed Inuyasha in his head.
"Alright okaasan!" said a cheerful voice. He heard a few splashes and the shuffling of feet, probably of someone walking onto the ground to look for the towels.
He waded over to the rocks, and carefully peeked over them, to see Kagome standing, with water up her chest, and suds still in her hair. He gasped at the sight. She waded over to the rocks, to lie down against when she rinsed her hair. He quickly hid behind them to make sure she didn't see him.
Kagome looked down to the jewel on her necklace, we haven't fought any demons lately, and haven't found any shards. I guess I shouldn't expect too much, after all, Sesshomaru is the one who's in charge, he will fight the demon if need be. Thought the girl. She unhooked her chain and looked at the nearly half jewel, she sighed. She remembered that Inuyasha had helped her find most of the shards, before she met Shippou and Miroku and Sango.
She suddenly saw a ripple come out of the rocks behind her, she turned around the rocks, on the opposite side to see Inuyasha standing there in the water, and he saw Kagome standing in the water too.
"K-Kagome?"
"In-Inuyasha?"
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Dictionary:
Haori- formal coat
Hakama- pleated pants
Okaasan- mother
Otousan- father
Yukata- bathrobe; relaxation attire; thin kimono
Well, that about does it! READ AND REVIEW! Thanks-Kum-chan