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Mending A Broken Heart
Chapter 7
"What were you thinking?" Kagme asked boldly, her senses aware of how close he now was to her. It made it hard to breath and concentrate on their conversation.
"You first, my little miko." Kagome didn't answer right away. Her thoughts suddenly were running a thousand miles a minute. Did she want to tell Sesshomaru the truth? If she did, what would it lead to? From his statement and how close he currently was to her, he sounded like he would be open to her apparent new attraction to him. That sounded impossible because he hated humans. Kagome almost laughed at herself at her inner thoughts as Sesshomaru waited for an answer. "Well, miko?"
"I, um, well, I was thinking about how much we seem like a family." Kagome finally said quietly.
"Care to elaborate?"
"Well, I don't remember exactly what I was thinking, but I was watching the children and thinking how I felt like their mother and such. It was silly. Now, that I am thoroughly embarrassed, can we please change the subject?" Kagome looked back down to the fish and reached to begin to pull in from the fire, but Sesshomaru's question stopped her.
"So why did you look towards me? Apparently, I was apart of your family thoughts."
"Well, you would fall into the father figure role as you protect us all from harm. It was purely because of the children and the protection you provide." Kagome quickly said, blushing yet again.
"Thank you for your honesty."
"Can I remove the fish from the fire before it burns?" Sesshomaru just nodded and Kagome reached for the fish again. "Shippo, Rin, please go wash your hands."
"Yes, Mama!" "Yes, Kagome." Reached her ears before they disappeared to the river to wash their hands for dinner.
"This discussion is not over, miko." Sesshomaru informed her before moving away to resume his position by the tree he had been leaning against earlier. Kagome didn't look back at him as he departed. She just focused on serving up the fish she had cooked.
The odd conversation was still being replayed in Kagome's mind a couple of days later when they finally reached Sesshomaru's castle. Rin ran happily towards the gates at the familiar sight of what she now called home. Shippo followed her out of curiosity. Kagome just marveled over the grandeur of Sesshomaru's ancestral home.
"It's beautiful." Kagome breathed on a whisper to herself.
"Thank you, miko. I'm glad you like it." Sesshomaru said softly from behind her. Kagome felt herself cheeks flush bright with color at his nearness.
"You're welcome, my lord." She replied, still in a whisper before moving away tp follow the children. Sesshomaru watched her go, wishing she would stop fighting the growing attraction between them. He sighed and moved to follow his charges.
After everyone was settled into their rooms, Sesshomaru went to his office to catch up on all the paperwork that had piled up while he had been away. As he began his work, he found it hard to concentrate on what he was doing as his mind kept drifting back the miko currently upstairs in a guest bedroom near his own. He growled and once again, pushed kagome from his thoughts. He didn't understand this attraction to her or his beast's sudden desire to have Kagome for his mate. His hatred for humans was something he had made well know to Inuyasha and his circle of friends.
'She is brave and strong and powerful. She would give you very powerful offspring, perhaps even full blooded youkai. You must win her heart.' His inner beast told him for the hundredth time. Sesshomaru slammed shut the book in front of him and rose to his feet. Before he knew it, he was outside Kagome's door, knocking. He scowled when he received no answer and opened the door to reveal an empty room. Her backpack waa lying on the bed, but no Kagome. Shutting the door again, he looked up and down the hallway for any sign of Kagome. The only person in the hallway was a servant coming towards him with fresh linens. He put a hand up to stop the servant she neared.
"Do you know where Lady Kagome is?"
"Yes, my lord. The children dragged her out to the meadow to play." Sesshomaru nodded and began down the hallway.
Kagome giggled as Rin chased across the meadow to where Shippo was waiting for them. None of them heard Sesshomaru approach until he was standing in front of a still giggling Kagome.
"Oh, my lord, I did not see you standing there. My apologies." Kagome said as she went to move forward to chase Rin that time.
"No need for apologies, miko." Sesshomaru replied before taking her into his arms and kissing her firmly. Kagome stiffened at first at the suddenness of his kiss, but she relaxed into his embrace and began to kiss him back. Shippo and Rin stopped moving as Sesshomaru began kissing Kagome. They both just stared at their guardians.
"Does he know who he is kissing?" Rin finally whispered to Shippo. "I thought, besides me, Lord Sesshomaru doesn't care for humans."
"Maybe Mama is another exception." Shippo shrugged. Sesshomaru heard their whispering and it made him remember where he was. He pulled away from his miko reluctantly. Kagome blinked her eyes opening confusion as she felt the demon lord started to pull away from her.
"We really need to continue our discussion from the other day, miko." He whispered. Kagome stepped out of his embrace.
"Some other time, my lord. As you can see, I am currently occupied. Come, children, let's continue our game." She walked away because she didn't know what else to do or say. He had surprised her to her core.
"Of course, my lady." Kagome smiled at him before ushering the children to the other side of the meadow. Sesshomaru watched her go and just didn't know what to make of what had just happened. He shook his head and went back inside to try to work.
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