I think I'm going to get a little rated M later on in the story. So if you're a little cautious about that type of thing, I'm very sorry in advance.
-Sam
Sakura made her way back to the bone eater's well, where she knew her companions would be. In her mind, she thought about what would happen, now that she lived with Sesshomaru. She wondered why he asked her to stay there, and why he was so short when she said she had to leave.
'Is it possible that Sesshomaru…..no. I am nothing to him. He needs me only to watch over little Rin. I know that is what it is.' She sighed heavily as her feet carried her to her required destination.
Sesshomaru secretly followed Sakura. He masked his scent, so she wouldn't know he was there. He felt like there was something about her, which he couldn't quite understand. He thought following her, would somehow; shed some light on what was so off about her. Finally, Sesshomaru recognized where Sakura was going.
'Inuyasha's forest.' Sesshomaru thought to himself. He hid among the trees, and watched as Sakura walked to an old abandoned well, where a group were surrounding it. His eyes adjusted, and his gaze fell upon his half-brother, Inuyasha.
'I knew I smelled a faint odor of my wretched brother on her.' Sesshomaru thought, and he began to listen to their conversation.
"Sakura! You're back!" Kagome was the first to notice Sakura walking over to them.
"Yes, I see that you are back as well." Sakura said, joining them by sitting on the grass. They had just finished eating the food from Kagome's time, and were relaxing before heading off again.
"I came back to tell you that I am no longer continuing my journey. I have been asked by Lord Sesshomaru to take my father's place by helping him rule the Western Lands." Inuyasha scoffed at Sesshomaru's name.
"I'm surprised to see you back here in one piece. Sesshomaru must want to torture you before he shreds you into a thousand pieces." Inuyasha said in an annoyed voice. Sesshomaru growled in his throat.
'He's such a waste of father's blood.' Sesshomaru thought, and continued to listen.
"Inuyasha! How dare you say something like that to Sakura!" Kagome yelled in her high-pitched voice. She gave him that look, and he knew it was coming.
"Inuyasha! SIT BOY!" Inuyasha face planted right into the nice soft green grass. Sango giggled as Miroku kept just a smile on his face.
"Oi! What'd you do that for Kagome!?" Inuyasha yelled as he stood up with his fist raised at Kagome. Sesshomaru growled in his throat again.
'How ignorant.' He looked at Sakura, as she sat there with no emotions showing. She just watched patiently as Inuyasha and Kagome yelled at one another, while Sango, Miroku and Shippo watched and smiled at the scene before them. Sakura cleared her throat, and the fighting stopped.
"I just wanted to say goodbye to my comrades before I go back to Lord Sesshomaru's castle." She stood up, and bowed slightly.
"His castle? What are you living there or something?" Inuyasha asked. Sakura's cheeks turned a slight pink color.
"Yes. Lord Sesshomaru has generously offered me a room there." Inuyasha scoffed, but Kagome's look stopped him from saying anything.
"We'll, miss you Sakura. Maybe we'll see each other again!" Kagome said happily, and gave Sakura a hug.
"I would like that very much Kagome." Sakura said, as Sango gave her a hug as well.
"Goodbye Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Shippo, Miroku and Kirara. Until we meet again." Sakura said, and turned to walk away. Kagome waved goodbye, until Sakura disappeared into the forest.
"I'm going to miss having her around." Kagome said, as the group readied themselves to travel.
"I still can't believe Sesshomaru didn't do anything to her. I know she had to have smelled a little bit like all of us. And my stuck up ass of a half brother wouldn't allow someone that hung around us, to live with him." Inuyasha started walking behind the rest of the group, with Kagome right beside him.
"You know, you have a point. But maybe Sesshomaru trusts Sakura or something." Kagome put her pointer finger to her mouth as she thought about it.
"Feh. I doubt it. Sesshomaru doesn't even trust that toad of his, Jaken." Inuyasha laid his head back, with his arms supporting it under his neck.
"….Yeah, you're right." Was all Kagome said.
'Then what does Sesshomaru really want with Sakura?' She thought to herself. She glanced sideways over at Inuyasha, who was walking with his eyes closed.
'He looks so peaceful. I hardly see him that way.' She glanced down at her feet, and watched herself walk.
'After Kikyo tried to purify Inuyasha, he's been nothing but nice to me. Sure we've argued, but he's let me win just about every fight. And what did he mean by he cares for me?' She sighed under her breath, careful for Inuyasha not to hear her.
'Does that mean he…..loves me?' She blushed a small pink color.
'No no no no no. He couldn't. He's Inuyasha! He could never love me!' Kagome sighed a little bit louder this time. The group walked in complete silence, Kagome was lost in her own thoughts, so she didn't seem to want to talk anyways.
Sakura started walking back to the western lands, so she could go back to Sesshomaru's castle.
"You've been with Inuyasha?" She heard a cool soft male voice behind her. She knew it was Sesshomaru. She turned to face him, his face held no expression, and neither did hers.
"Yes. That is who I've been traveling with before you called me to your lands. I should have just been honest with you in the first place, Lord Sesshomaru. I apologize."
"You do not understand the hatred between Inuyasha and myself." Sesshomaru looked deeply into Sakura's eyes. A piercing stare that brought shivers to her spine.
"No. I do not know anything between you and your brother . I was just explained that you and Inuyasha do not get along." Sesshomaru began walking towards Sakura.
"Come, let's walk. I will explain it all." Sakura nodded her head slightly, and they began walking through Inuyasha's forest, back to the Western Lands. Sesshomaru began to tell all the stories. From the first time Inuyasha was born, until the last encounter they had a few weeks ago. Sakura just walked by his side, and listened to every detail, and didn't interrupt until the sun began to set before Sesshomaru could finish all of the stories.
"We should make camp." Sakura stated as they stopped in a nice empty patch, free of trees, in the forest.
"I will start the fire." She said, and began collecting wood and leaves to burn.
"Are you hungry, Lord Sesshomaru?" She added, putting the wood together in a pile.
"I will handle the food." Sesshomaru walked off into the darkness of the forest to get something to eat, while Sakura made the fire, until it was nice and warm around the campsite. Sesshomaru came back with a freshly killed baby doe.
"Here." He threw the carcass over to her, so she could prepare the meal.
'Now's the time were I would like Kagome's strange, but delicious food. It didn't take long to prepare.' Her stomach growled in agreement. She began skinning the doe, and cutting off the meat they could eat, while Sesshomaru leaned against the nearest tree with his eyes closed. Sakura put the meat on a stick, and poked it through the fire, so it could turn to a nice brown color. After about 10 minutes, she took the meat from the fire, and made sure it was cooked thoroughly.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" He opened his eyes in response. She motioned him over to get his food, so he walked over to her and took it. He sat Indian style across from her, and began to eat the meat off of the stick, and she followed suit. She quietly watched him eat, his fangs ripping into the tough meat of the doe. His once clean soft hands, were now covered in juice and meat.
'He is so divine.' Sakura thought to herself, as she nibbled on her own food.
"Lady Sakura. Are you not hungry?" Sesshomaru asked as he put down his empty stick.
"Hmm? Oh, no. Not really. Would you like it?" She held her food out to him, and he took it gracefully. She smiled slightly as he finished off his seconds.
"You should get some sleep. Tomorrow I will finish the stories and we will walk back to the castle. I want to make it back before noon, so we will be getting an early start." Sesshomaru said, as he went back to the tree he was leaning on before dinner. He sat with his back to the tree, and kept one knee up, while the other leg rested.
"If you don't mind, Lord Sesshomaru. I think I would like to relax before I go to sleep. And I smelled a hot springs just past those trees." She pointed behind him.
"If you need me, I'll be just over there." She said as she got up, and walked off into the darkness. Sesshomaru closed his eyes for a few seconds, before opening them again. He got up from sitting, and walked off after Sakura.