On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me
Four calling birds.
"Great she is never going to leave now," Inuyasha said looking out at Kagome as she pets the horses.
"What makes you think such?" Sesshomaru asked as he nodded his approval of the new black stallion
"She is a lover Sesshomaru; she loves things, flower, rocks, demon, flipping animals."
"We are animals."
Inuyasha snorted "We can't stay here forever, k, sure would hate to cramp your style."
Sesshomaru glances at his brother "Speak for yourself, what does the Miko have to look forward to returning with you and your mate."
Inuyasha's sock is clear "Having her stay would do more than cramp your style."
"And what is this style you speak of"
"Ice Prince with loathing of all things?"
Sesshomaru binks "I fail to see your point."
"You won't mate with a Miko hanging around, and you are gonna need all the help you can get in that department."
Sesshomaru runs his hands through his hair "How sweet of you to care half breed."
"I don't care!"
"I did not ask the woman to stay."
"Well, you ain't exactly kicking us out either."
"You can leave at any time."
"And Kagome?"
"Can leave when she wishes."
"And if she doesn't?"
"Then she can stay."
"So we can all move in?"
"No"
"Ugh, whatever just don't bring her any more animals for her to care for."
"And if I do?"
"Then congratulations you're courting a human Miko" Inuyasha threw his hands in the air and walked away.
Later that night as they were eating Miroku asked the question Kagome was dreading.
"So when do depart, is this Christmas thing over?" He asked,
"Well, technically we celebrate till New Years," Kagome thinks about it then looks at Sesshomaru "But I we are kinda overstaying our welcome aren't we"
"You are not bound to this place, nor any you can come and goes as you please" Sesshomaru doesn't look at her.
"So the day after tomorrow then?" Miroku asks,
"K, tomorrow works for me" Inuyasha stands up, Kikyo standing with him "I'm going to bed." He says grabbing Kikyo's hand.
"Well then, Tomorrow them, perhaps after lunch?" Miroku looks at Sango and Kagome.
"Thank you for having us," Sango says to Sesshomaru,
"Hn"
"See you in the morning Kagome?" Sango stands, Miroku joining her.
"Yeah"
She watches them go and then looks at Sesshomaru "We are kinda cramping your style aren't we, it was nice of you to let us stay this long."
Sesshomaru looks at her "Tell me, Miko of my style, that you speak of as if you know me."
"Single powerful playboy."
"I do not know this term."
"Right sorry, in my time is stands for guys who are very good looking, wealthy and have no sorts of trouble getting women."
Sesshomaru stares at her before looking away "Your and Inuyasha assessments of me are amusing."
Kagome cocks her head to the side "Hu?"
"How many women have you seen on my arm."
"None but you could have your pick, and you know it."
"Hn"
"How come you aren't dating?"
Sesshomaru cocks an eyebrow,
"Er right, um courting?"
"Who says I'm not."
Kagome blushes "Right, well thank you for letting us stay."
"You will return with my brother, why, what binds you to him?"
"Nothing, but I don't have anywhere else to go" Kagome looks down "Nothing binding me here" She looks up "Goodnight Sesshomaru."
He watches her go.
The next morning Kagome is awoken by singing birds. She opens her eyes with a yank and stretched. Sadness rushed over her; today they would leave. The singing birds make her sit up then she gets out of bed and rushes to her balcony where she finds a birdcage with four birds inside. It's a beautiful cage, quite large. "Hello there." The birds sing "Where did you come from?"
"What do you think miko?"
Kagome turns to see Sesshomaru standing at her door "Very pretty, did you catch them?"
"Indeed"
Kagome looks back at the birds.
"You are saddened by this?"
"They should be free."
Sesshomaru walks up to her "Then free them; they are yours to do as you wish."
"Another gift? She looks up at him "Careful, or I may ever leave."
"That is what the half breed thinks."
"Wait, what?"
The birds sing "Free your birds, Miko."
Kagome smiles and then opens the door to the cage, and the birds fly out and land on a nearby tree, where they sing. Sesshomaru leans down and speak close to her "Nothing binds you to anything you are free to do as you so wish or do you plan to let your feelings for my brother cage you?"
Kagome gasps and spins, but he vanishes into thin air.
The birds sing a sweet song for her, and she knows truly that she wants to stay and perhaps maybe he doesn't want her to leave. Kagome giggles, she never pegged Sesshomaru for a romantic, and even if he wasn't trying, giving a girl four singing songbirds was romantic.
Of course it only made her wonder if he really was courting someone.