Life's Like This
Chapter 8: Starting Point
The wind howled in response upon the silent cry the woman elicited. The soft curls of her silvery blue hair dance wildly along the breeze. The place was erringly quite, like a graveyard, saved by the words that came forth from the lips of the demon. The words she spoke are that of an old chant, barely recognizable since the ones who created it were slaughtered centuries ago. A black mist surrounds her, the sky grew darker and thunder zooms from it. The demon continued on her chant and on the last word shouted a silent plea, a plea for the powers of the devil himself to be unleashed, to destroy and kill, to taste blood on it's lips and then everything was gone.
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"Kagome, how are you feeling?" Sesshoumaru asked with a hint of concern on the confused woman who was on sprawled on the bed staring at him.
"Why are you in a woman's room?" The soft remark could have made Sesshoumaru angry if not surprised.
This woman is really strange, saying such things.
"I was waiting for you to wake up." The Lord answered while standing a few meters away from the bed's edge.
"Why would you do such a thing? As far as I can observe in your features, someone like you will not willingly wait for a person like me to wake up. That is, if you have an intention in mind." Kagome answered at the same time sitting on her bed facing the demon.
"The long sleep must have done something to your self-preservation instincts. Don't you know who the person in front of you is? I could easily kill you for such a rude way of speaking." Sesshoumaru visibly growl on the girl who dare say such things.
In love or not, I will not stand here just to be insulted.
"Yes, you are right. I do not know who you are. And I wish to know. I also want to know why I'm here, who I am, and who I am to you." Kagome uttered with a bored expression in her features.
"Then, by all means, kindly shut up your mouth for the time being so that I can explain the happenings of the past days." Sesshoumaru answered, sitting on the chair that is with the table near the bed. It is golden on color, complementing the color of the rest of the room, the carvings on its armrests where of sakura petals being blowed by the wind. With a barely audible sigh, he laid the story on the attentive miko, the one that he rehearsed on his mind while watching over the human in the wee hours of the morning.
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"Sango, can I talk to you for a second?" Miroku asked after they finished setting their camp in the middle of the forest. It almost takes them the whole night for Inuyasha to let them stop so that they can take their rest. If not for Kikiyo who also insisted to Inuyasha their plea, they would have trek the mountain forest until they reach the next village. As the day pass, the humans and the kitsune slowly adopted the presence of the dead priestess. She was a great help for them whenever they battled a demon. But it doesn't mean that they already accepted the fact that Kikiyo is trying to take the place of Kagome. Kagome would always be the first one in their hearts.
"What do you want Miroku?" Sango asked after giving a pat to Shippo's head that was currently asleep.
"Well, I wanted to talk about our wedding." The monk replied while sitting under a tree not far away. Kikiyo and Inuyasha left a few hours ago with Inuyasha mumbling about "talking" and "privacy".
"I see. You know we can't do it now." Sango answered with a bit of sadness in her voice.
"I know. With Kagome-san missing and Naraku's still in the loose, marriage is nearly impossible. But I do hope that no matter what happened, you will not changed your mind, cause I will never do." Miroku said.
"Of course. No matter how long it takes, my love for you will always wait..." the truthful answer of the demon exterminator.
"I'm glad." Miroku smiled.
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"...and that's what you're here." Sesshoumaru stated. It took him about an hour to explain the whole story to the girl. He told her the whole truth, everything from him seeing her in the well until the last thing before she fell sick. He didn't say anything about the potion he gives her though. There is no reason to complicate the matter anymore.
Kagome absorbed everything the demon in front of her told her. She believes him even though she can't remember who he is. There is something inside her that is saying that this Sesshoumaru can be trusted and that he will never lie to her.
"Thank you for telling me. Although I can't remember anything, I think I understand. I don't want to impose more on your hospitality but I hope you would understand my situation. I still need to stay here in your castle perhaps until I'm strong enough to look for my friends. If that is ok with you, Sesshoumaru." Kagome told Sesshoumaru.
"I understand. I'll be going now. My servants will come to serve you. Just ask them what you need." Sesshoumaru answered, deep inside him happiness swell.
Kagome nod and mumble a thanks. Both of them glad for different reasons.
They didn't know the consequences of their actions, but they'll found out soon. Very soon...
