From the Past, to the Future
Disclaimer: Still don't own. So sad...Don't own any songs from this point on...actually, never did...
--general mind talk--
-Yana mind talk-
Chapter 4: Comfortable
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"What do you want?" Kagome almost sneered, but controlled it. She was really tired and sore from that little fight, but it was nothing like the battles with Naraku, so she wasn't that sore. She was still getting use to it though.
"Why were you over there? With Lord Inutaisho?" Izayoi sneered, not even trying to hide her anger.
Kagome yawned and simply said "Helping him put stuff away. See you tomorrow Izayoi. I'm going to bed." She walked right passed her, then remembered "Hey Izayoi? Where is the dining room? I have to get some food for Baito."
"Down this hall. There will be people all over." Izayoi seemed relieved some, but was still jealous.
"Okay. Thank you." Kagome walked down the hall, and sure enough, they were all over the place.
"Lady Kagome! There you are! Inutaisho has requested an audience with you." One of the maids said. She was a leapord youkai that had been working for Inutaisho since he was a pup.
"Yana, I told you not to call me 'lady'. It's just Kagome." Kagome said giving her a smile. "Where is he? Also, I will be eating in my room today."
"Alright. Right this way."
They walked down a few more halls to where Inutaisho's study was. Yana knocked and walked away.
"Come in." Inutaisho's voice was heard through the doors. Kagome walked into the room, closing the door behind her. "You wanted to talk with me about something?"
"OH! I almost forgot about that. Sayona, she was going to help me with picking out herbs and stuff. I start tomorrow while Sesshoumaru is training. That would not be a problem, would it?"
"Of course not."
"That's good." Now that Kagome had gotten a better look at his face, he looked tired and stressed. She could tell that he was trying to stay awake to finish his work. "How much do you have left?"
"What?" He was thuroughly (sp?) confused.
"She pointed at the paper he was working on, "Your work. How much do you have left?"
"A few stacks..."
"Do you need any help? You seem tired."
'What is she trying to do?' "I- yes. You may pull up a chair."
Kagome grabbed a chair and pulled it over beside him. He took a stack of papers and handed them to her, and explained what she needed to do. Then he went back to reading. Kagome read one of the scrolls and looked up at him, to see him done with the scroll and signed it.
"A village is having problems with youkai attacks. What do you want to do with it?" She asked, curious as to what he would say. If he would leave the village to fend for themselves, or if he would send someone to help them.
He looked at her at first, an unreadable expression on his face. Finally, after a few moments he answered, "Write a letter to the taijya village to send them to help." Then he turned to the other side of his desk and turned back to her with a scroll, ink, and writing stuff. (I dunno what they are called)
Kagome took the stuff from him and began to write. All the while being able to feel him watching her. She tried to ignore it, and it worked, only until she was finished writing that is.
He stared at her. 'Women aren't suppose to be educated. Even if they are from a noble family. How can she know this?' He had finished with his pile, and was starting to work on hers. There were only a few scrolls left, and he wasn't planning on watching her while she wrote...but he couldn't stop. 'I have to finish my work, or i'll never be able to sleep. I'll also most likely have a cranky woman to take care of as well. Got to hurry.' He turned back to his work when she grabbed another scroll.
A couple of hours later, Inutaisho's dinner had arrived. The maid, Yana, was screaming for joy on the inside, but outside, she looked like she didn't even notice. "Your dinner is ready, Lord Inutaisho. Would you like to eat it now, or wait until your done with your work?"
"I will eat now."
"Lady Kagome, your dinner is in your room. You should get going to it, before it's gone."
"Yes, I pobably should, shouldn't I?" Kagome got up and started for the door. "You better be going to bed when I come back here, understand?" She warned.
Yana was having a hard time holding in her laughter at that, but none the less, she walked over to him, set his food down in front of him, and walked out the door, closing it behind her. She let out a small chuckle at first as she walked beside Kagome.
"You scold him as if he was a child. He's a grown man, demon lord. I think he can handle himself."
"I would believe that too, but he's already worn out and he has paper work to be finished. I just want to make sure he will get some sleep at least." Kagome said, defending herself. "Besides, he has a lot to deal with, from what I can tell so far."
"You sound like your his mate" Yana almost laughed out again.
"That's not funny!" Kagome went towards her, grabbed her shoulders and shook her.
"All right! Alright already! I get it! Please stop shaking me now!" Yana panted out. When Kagome stopped, she grabbed her head and moaned out "Dizzy...very dizzy..."
"Do you want some water?"
"Cold?"
"Yup!"
"Alright...shouldn't we be heading to the kitchen?"
"No, we are going to my room. You can have some of my food as well, if Baito didn't eat it all."
When they reached the room, Yana chuckled again.
"What's so funny?" Kagome asked after closing the door. She pouted when she recieved no answer. "Helloooooooo" She said waving her hand in front of the demon.
"Huh?"
"I said 'what's so funny'?"
"Oh. I was just re remembering how we met. You know, your the only one who has treated everyone like they mattered, and not like what others would treat us like, servents. I never thought that I would meet someone who wouldn't order us around for the dumbest things. It's nice."
"...Thanks?" Kagome said tilting her head to one side. She didn't really know what to say. "...Umm...you want to eat? Here's the water."
They sat down, and immediatly when Kagome sat, Baito was in her lap. They all ate, and ocasionally Baito would steal some of Kagome's food when she wasn't looking. Finally, the food was gone, and they all got up and walked to the door.
"Baito, stay here. I'll be right back." Baito mewed in response and snuggled into Kagome's pillow.
"I'm guessing your going to check on Inutaisho-sama?"
"Yes. I'm going to make sure he does get some sleep." Kagome said, determination set into her eyes.
"He's very stubborn though. It might take you the whole night" Yana warned, trying to get her to go away when she sensed Izayoi in the room they were headed to.
Kagome looked at her strangely, then finally came to a conclusion. "Izayoi's in there, isn't she?" When she got a nod as a response she asked, "Where's Sesshoumaru?"
"Yes?" Sesshoumaru asked from her side. Kagome jumped a bit, sighed and looked down at him.
"No more scaring me, ok?"
"Okay" Kagome knew better than to believe that though. She could see the look in his eyes that told that he injoyed what he had just done.
"I need you to try and get your father to get Izayoi out of the room. I swear if I go in there, she will rip my head off." She heard a chuckle from behind her, and looked to see the generals from earlier. "Hello there."
"Hello."
"Have you been waiting for her to come out as well?"
"Yes."
"You don't say much do you?"
"No."
"I noticed." She walked up to the wall, slid down it, then sat on the ground. They all rose an eyebrow at this.
'They have never actually met Kagome...lets see if we can get them to talk more...' Yana thought, coming up with a plan. "Kagome, I thought you might want to know who they are, and seeing as how they are not going to say, i'll tell you." She heard a warning growl, then someone invade her mind --What do you think your doing! I don't trust her at all.-- Yana smirked -Your point?-
"That's a very dramatic pause, Yana-san" Kagome said sarcastically.
"Someones tired."
"Not my fault I got jumped on by four hyper active boys this morning." Kagome mumbled, though she knew they all heard her.
"Anyway, the one with the green hair is Kaji, lighter blue hair Ayoshi, dark blue is Aoi, shiny black ---that I am so fond of--- hair is Shikyo, and last, but not least, the red head is Hinote. Ayoshi is Sesshoumaru's sensei. Guys, this is Kagome." She said, oh so happily.
"It's nice to meet you." Kagome said, bowing her head slightly because she was sitting. They gave a slight bow to her as well.
They heard some whining coming from the room, and Kagome pressed her ear to the wall. The guys gave her strange looks, all besides Sesshoumaru that is.
"Makes a nice spy, doesn't she?" Yana said sarcastically, thinking Kagome wouldn't hear her because she was paying so much attention to the conversation. The guys nodded knowing she was being sarcastic.
"I can still hear you, you know." Kagome said, glaring at them for a second. They could tell that it was a playful glare though. Her head went right back to the wall, making sure she can hear.
Inutaisho was having a hard time staying awake before Izayoi came in. This time, she didn't even knock, and he was not in the mood to deal with her right then. 'Why can't she leave me alone for one day...? I want sleep...' "What do you need Izayoi, that it was so eargent as to not even knock before entering?"
"What relationship do you have with that girl, Ka-whatever!" He knew that Izayoi was being too demanding, and he was in a very bad mood because of lack of sleep, so he was going to be strickter than normal was for sure.
"I do not know what your talking about." He sensed Kagome's presence outside the room, and knew she was listening when he heard Yana talk. Somehow, he felt calm with her there. That was something he would need to figure out later...again.
" But Inutaisho-sama..." Izayoi whined.
Inutaisho mentally cringed. 'This is becoming bothersome...' "Leave."
Izayoi looked shocked "Wh-what?"
At hearing this, Kagome bolted up. "We should go hide. Izayoi is coming out. Very soon." The others nodded at this and they all walked around the corner.
"I said leave, Izayoi. I am not in the mood to deal with you right now. Leave." He was becoming increasingly aggrivated.
"Fine, but I will come back tomorrow." With that said, she walked out the door and turned the same corner the others were at.
Kagome, sensing this, hid in between Aoi, Kaji, and Shikyo. Izayoi walked right passed them, seeing the generals, maid, and Sesshoumaru. As soon as she was out of sight, Kagome came out from her hiding spot, and walked toward the study. She knocked twice on the door before she was allowed to enter. The others came with her.
"What do you need?" Inutaisho snapped. Everyone flinched slightly at that.
"You never told anyone who would be gaurding the palace and the halls, M'lord." Kaji said. He was being very choosy of his word, so as to not get Inutaisho even more worked up.
"One of you stay up half the night to direct the palace gaurds, one for half the night as well watching the halls. The other half switch. You may choose who is on your team for this." Inutaisho looked back down at his last scroll.
The generals took that as their cue (sp?) to leave, so they did. When they seen that Kagome wasn't following, they looked back at her. She gave a reassuring smile and they left. Closing the door behind them.
Inutaisho noticed she didn't move towards the door as well, but when it closed, she moved towards him instead. She walked up behind him and put her hands on his shoulders.
"What do you need?" He asked, wary of her because of how close her hands were to his neck. He wasn't wearing his armor either.
"I told you that when I came back you have to be getting ready to go to bed. Is that your last scroll?"
"Yes."
"Hurry up and finish reading."
"I have already done that." He was still irritated, Kagome knew.
"Then what's it about?"
"The enemy I told you about."
"And..."
"What happens when we find him? Do we kill him, or imprison him?"
"What has he done?"
"He has killed numerous villages, cursed people, and tortures people."
"I say kill him. That doesn't seem hard at all."
"How, do we kill him though?"
"You should think more about this in the morning, after breakfast. You will be able to think clearly then." Kagome said, beginning to massage his neck and shoulders. She could feel how tense he was. "Relax a bit, would ya? It's not like i'm going to try to kill you."
He began to relax as she massaged him, and he started purring. Kagome giggled at this, and said "Your purring" through her laughter.
"I am not." He countered, still purring. "It's a content growl."
"Alright, sir content growl. How about you go to bed and get some sleep so you can have a clear head for tomorrow." Kagome requested, still laughing lightly. "I'm going to the garden for a little while. You go to bed. Oyasumi nasai, Inutaisho." Kagome said leaving to the garden.
'That was relaxing...it felt...nice. I should follow her. Make sure she doesn't get into any trouble.' He got up and started to follow her after she was out of sight.
Kagome got into the garden and looked up to the sky. 'Inuyasha...I wonder...are you worried about me...?' Baito had come after her and was now in her lap, looking up at her. Silently asking her to sing for her. Kagome looked at her and smiled. She remembered a song by Kelly Clarkson. Because of you.
Inutaisho had just come out when she started to sing. To tell the truth, he had never heard something so beautiful, but sad.
oooo...ooo...mmmmm
I will not make the same mistakes that you did Because of you I lose my way Because of you I watched you die Because of you Because of you
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you
She couldn't believe how much she related to that song. Sure, it may be not totally, but it was pretty close.
Everyone heard her because of their demonic hearing. They were all shocked at how well she sang. Not a lot of humans willingly sang because someone might hear, or they sound awful. That was all that they knew though. They finally went to sleep for the night a little while after.
Baito mewed softly to get Kagome's attention, then, when it was on her instead of the sky, she looked towards where Inutaisho was hiding. Kagome followed her gaze and saw an amber one staring straight at her. She gasped at the look in his eyes. Finally, he came towards her.
"May I join you?" Kagome gave a slight nod and he sat down beside her.
"I thought I told you to go to bed. You need sleep." Kagome said quietly.
"I'm just out to get some fresh air. Why did you want to come out here?" He asked just as quietly, looking at her with a soft expression on his face.
"Pretty much the same, I guess..." She met his eyes again. "You have some wierd mood swings, you know that?"
He chuckled "How so?"
"First your majorly pissed, then content, relaxed, totally tense, oh my god, don't let me get further into that. Please!"
He laughed at that, not very loud, but still was sort of loud so much as the gaurds heard it and came to see them sitting side by side. Kaji looked shocked, then smiled, a very small smile. 'Maybe she would be better for him...now, I bet I know why she seemed so mystivious (sp?), she was planning this.' "We should leave them alone." 'This is probably the first phase of it.'
They sat in silence for a while when Inutaisho finally broke it. "You never said you could sing."
She smiled, looking at the sky. "You never asked."
Inutaisho gave a small smile at that, looking back up at the sky as well. Baito rolled her eyes, hopped out of Kagome's lap and bit his hand. Inutaisho muffled a yelp of pain and glared down at the neko. Baito, of course, just glared back. Kagome picked her up and held her so that they were face to face.
"That was not nice Baito. Apologize. Now." Kagome scolded softly. Baito glared back, then gave in and gave an apologetic glance to Inutaisho. But as soon as she was put down she glared at him again. Then made herself comfortable in Kagome's lap. "I told you so..."
"So that's why her name is Baito..." Inutaisho said glaring at the neko. "Then I apologize for not helping." He said after he stopped glaring. Baito considered this for a moment, then cuddled in Kagome's lap.
"I better head off to bed. You should too. Oyasumi nasai Inutaisho." Kagome yawned then walked away, Baito on her shoulder.
"Oyasumi nasai Kagome." He whispered, then got up and walked to his room to sleep.
To Be Continued...
Japanese:
Oyasumi nasai: good night
Baito: bite
Kaji: fire
Shikyo: death
Kasaibakuha: fire explosion
Takaihaji: death grip
Mahoutouzoku: magic thief
Hinote: fire
Sesshoumaru: killing perfection
Oooooooooooooooo! I like this chapter! Tell me if you do too, in a review, or course! Review! Bye bye! oo oo oo! Lots of ideas for the next chapter, but i'm gonna try and catch up on my other stories, might have next chapter in by tomorrow though! I have summer gym in the morning though! Booooo! Nine typed pages! This is my longest chapter in all the stories I wrote, and yes I am hyper! I am HAPPY! Anywho! Bye bye!
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