Kagome pushed herself back instantly, and looked directly into Sesshomaru's eyes. Sesshomaru tried to analyze the look on her face. She looked quite shocked and confused.
"Why did you do that?" Kagome asked, almost whispering. She wasn't looking for answers from him at the moment, but she felt like she had to get that one out of her system. "I just told you, Kagome. I've developed feelings for you" Sesshomaru replied, his voice full with something that sounded to Kagome almost seductive, but she was way too shocked to fully nourish it. "I need to get out of here" She said, mostly to herself. "And where would you like to go exactly?" Sesshomaru asked in a nonchalant- tone, "Anywhere but here" she replied, walking, almost running, to the door. "Very well, I'll send someone to call for your maid to escort you…"
"I don't want to be with anyone right now, so just leave me alone, Sesshomaru!" Kagome hissed from within her teeth, almost growling at him. "Don't worry; I'm not going to run away, I am just going to my room. I need to think about some things." Kagome said, trying to keep her voice down as much as possible.
"I'll need an answer as soon as possible" Sesshomaru said, his voice starting to get back to his normal-cold- self. He did not liked the tone of Kagome's words, 'I know the risk of the position I'm in right now, so I have to keep myself calm as possible. If I'll choose to discipline her for her attitude right now, there's no chance she'll stay, and I can't let that mutt, half – excuse of a hanyu fuck things up right now, not when things are that tense at the lands' Sesshomaru told himself.
"Well, I'm sorry I am not perfect like you Sesshomaru! I can't tell my feelings what to do and I just told you, I need to think! You keep forgetting that I'm only human, Sesshomaru. I'm no demon, and I can't set my mind up that fast, so just give me my space!" Kagome burst, tears threatening to fall from the corners of her eyes. She wasn't going to wait for his reaction so she'd just got out of the room as fast as possible and closed the door behind her.
'What am I supposed to do now?!'
~~Inuyasha's POV~~
Inuyasha kept trailing the smell he caught, it felt familiar. He reached to the top of the mountain when he saw a cave entrance and stopped. He indeed knew that smell, it was the smell of death.
In the front of the cave was a taiga- youkai, who Inuyasha supposed was the guard of the cave.
Then he sensed her. Sekka.
Without hesitation Inuyasha pulled Tessaiga and stood in front of the guard. When finally the taiga- clan member realized that the hanyu was in front of him, it was already too late. Kaze no kizu already cut his body in half, leaving him to sink in his own blood. Inuyasha returned Tessaiga back into her sheath.
Slowly, he walked into the cave, using all his senses to detect any danger. He reached a small pit and peaked inside, and then he saw her.
Sekka was lying on top of a pile of corpses, some looked human's, some looked yukai's, and some of them he couldn't even recognize.
If he didn't have his unhuman senses, he was probably thinking that she was dead, but Inuyasha heard her pulse and smelled the life from her paralyzed body.
Slowly, he picked her up, making sure to keep her as still as possible in his arms, until he'll be able to check her state, as far as possible from this disgusting place.
Inuyasha kept walking for a few hours, until he reached a hot- spring which he thought was far enough from the taiga- clan territory. Slowly, Inuyasha laid the unconscious Sekka on the soft grass, and started to look for any signs of wounds.
Carefully, Inuyasha took off the first layer of Sekka's yukata, so he could see more areas of her body, without fully expose her, so he'll not hurt her dignity.
After he found out that almost all of her wounds were just bruises and scratches, Inuyasha took off his haori and picked Sekka again, this time walking towards the hot- spring.
Slowly, Inuyasha entered the hot- spring with Sekka in his arms and then he started to wash most of the dirt and the smell of dirt off of her. When he was done he took her to the side of the hot- spring and laid her once more. He started taking off the rest of her clothes, and he made sure that he was facing the other way from her naked body. He knew that she'll ask him if he picked and he knew she could sense if he was lying, so he decided to keep it safe.
After he was done he took his haori and placed it carefully on her bare skin.
After he was done, he took her wet clothes and placed them on a large rock for them to dry.
The sun was starting to disappear, and he knew he'll have to stay up until Sekka was conscious again, so he just sat next to her and looked over the distance.
He knew she'll have to give him a lot of explanations when she's up.
~~Kagome's POV~~
A few days had passed since the incident, and Kagome was still ignoring Sesshomaru.
Most of the days she spent in her room, laying on the bed and looking on the sakura- tree patterns on the ceiling. She didn't showed up for the dinners with Sesshomaru and Rin, so Ikaringu gave her the meals in her room, and even then she barely touched the plate.
Kagome was not depressed, and her wounds were already healed, but she was utterly shocked. How was she supposed to reply to him? 'I mean, I do feel something for him, but is it THAT strong that I'll rather be with then to be with Inuyasha? Come to think about it, Inuyasha didn't share his emotions for me yet. I know we kissed, but it was once, and he hasn't told me anything about it after. Was he doing it just to wipe the slate clean after defeating Naraku? No! It can't be! Or is it? God, I'm so sick of that! But again, Sesshomaru did tell me his feelings, and he's one of the coldest people I have ever known…' "Miss Kagome, you need to finish your wash. It's almost time for bed." Ikaringu reminded her from the other side of the door. "I'll be out in a second!" Kagome said, "You can leave, Ikaringu. I can handle myself from now" she continued.
"Very well, miss Kagome" "I told you Ikaringu, it's just Kagome! No miss!"
Kagome got out of the hot- spring and put on her favorite kimono; a white kimono with embroidered butterflies on it. Swiftly she brushed her hair and got out of the bathroom, and walked into her chamber.
She started to walk to the bed, when she felt that something was wrong.
Someone was there with her.
Kagome looked around her to try and find the intruder, but she saw no one.
"I know there's someone here! Come out where I can see you!"
Slowly, from the shadows in the corner of the room a tall inuyoukai marched out, his face with the cold expression that made him so scary to most creatures. But not to her. Not right now.
"You've been ignoring me for the last few days. I don't approve of such behavior, especially if you are requested to appear. But since I'm feeling merciful today I'll let it pass. As long as you got the answer for my offer" Sesshomaru said, his voice as deep as ever.
"I have an answer" Kagome hissed, facing the floor.
"Which is?" Sesshomaru said, his voice a bit softer.
"I agree"
** Hey there! So, I was thinking… should I make a lemon next chapter? If I will it will be my first one, so it is exciting! If you want me to do so, let me know by leaving a review with your preference. I'll decide by the amount of each one of the preferences. Until then, Kisses!**
