The next night she did return "I'm ready" She said, desperate for sleep.
She still only wore her pants and tank top, which was good, but she would have to learn to relax with more on at some point.
"Lay your weapons down."
She did,
"Read to me," He told her as he sat against the tree. Kagome took out the book and found the page,
"The girl found her father locked in a tower and he begged her to leave the place, telling her it was curse, that an evil demon lived there, but the girl was confused, and she wondered if her father had gone mad, she told him she would not leave, that she needed to get him out" Kagome turned the page.
"But suddenly she felt something, the demon prince came near and demanded to know who she was, he stayed in the shadows away from her eyes, she told him that she was the daughter of the man he had locked away, the demon prince told her that her father was a thief."
Kagome looked at Sesshomaru; his eyes were closed,
"The human girl yelled at him and called him a lier, which only set to anger him, he drew closer to the girl and told her that the man stole a rose, the girl was shocked and told the prince that she asked for the rose, punish her, not him, but her father begged her to stop, that this was a life sentence, she again was confused and looked into the shadow and asked why one would get a life sentence for such a simple thing, the demon prince told her he had received eternal damnation for one, he was sparring her father by only locking him away, he then asked the young girl if she wished to take her fathers place" Kagome turned the page.
"She asked the demon to come forward so that she may lay eyes on him, he stalled, and so she grabbed a light and rushed forward, and she was met with deep golden, tortured eyes of the demonic dark demon prince."
"Stop," Sesshomaru told her, she closed the book, marking it with the rose he had left her with.
"Close your eyes."
She did,
"Sit"
She did.
"Clear your mind."
It took her some time to get the words of the story out of her head,
"Feel the wind" He spoke as he stood, She did, the cool breeze danced against her skin "Now, put the dark sky, moon, and stars in your mind's eyes."
She inhaled at his deep voice and did as she was told,
"Remove the moon, so now it is dark" He behind her, In her mind's eyes she removed the moon,
"Now, one by one Kagome removed the stars from your sky."
"But it will be dark."
"Yes, yes it will be dark" He began to walk around her, watching her.
One by one, like counting sheep she removed the stars until there was only two left. Sesshomaru could see here eyes moved under her eyelids, he softly asked her "What do you see."
"Two," She told him, and in her mind's eye, one star stays still, twinling in the sky while the other danced around it. Sesshomaru crouched down in front of her,
Kagome smiled as she watched the stars dance, she lifted her hand to the sky as if she wanted to touch it, but her hand met with smooth warmth, and in her mind's eyes she watched as the two stars danced away from her, Kagome reached "Do not" He told her, and soon all that was left was a blank sky and a warm feelings.
"Feel only," He told her "Feel them, but no do not see them."
She calmed and her face went soft, and for a long moment she sat there quiet as the warm breeze danced around both human and demon, two life forms that balanced,
"Be calm" He told her, and watched as her hand slowly fell to her lap, and her heart rate changed. Slowly he paid her back on the grass and then stood up. He looked up to see the monk standing with his staff, Miroku nodded, and Sesshomaru nodded back. All was well, Kagome was asleep finally within her own mind, her power was calm and soothing, and they would stay that way till dawn.