A/N: So, I'm thinking I'm an actual writer 'cause I have an actual playlist, almost. I always have a different song that I listen to for every chapter. This chapter's song: "Colors of the Wind" from Pocahontas. Weird, eh? Sorry for the late update. But, at least I update more frequently, right?
Disclaimer: I do not own "Colors of the Wind" (see above), "Benizara and Kakezara", Cinderella, nor do I own InuYasha or any of the characters in the anime. I do, however, kind of own Isamu and Sunai.
Your Tears Compromise my Existence
"Very well," Sesshomaru turned to leave Kagome's room, and she watched him go toward the door until she finally had the courage to say something.
"Where are you going?" Her voice almost broke.
The Western Lord stopped short of the door and replied, "where ever this Sesshomaru pleases, slave," and he walked out of the room leaving Kagome and Isamu.
"So, what is with his mother's kimono being on you?" Isamu asked nonchalantly.
Kagome turned to face the man, "I have no idea."
Chapter 10: I Own This Earth
"Rise and shine Benizara!" Sunai shouted as she drew back the curtains in Kagome's room. Kagome groaned and put her arms over her eyes in response.
"Sunai, I'm not a Cinderella-type!" The young priestess said in a hoarse voice while pulling the cover over her head.
"Now, does that voice sound horrible! By the way, who's Cinderella again?" Sunai raised an eyebrow as she turned toward Kagome.
The priestess groaned again and shouted in her hoarse voice, "never mind!"
Sunai's face was overtaken by a worried expression, "really, you sound horrible. What were you doing last night?" She paused then she grinned, "oh yes, I remember now."
Kagome suddenly pulled the covers off her face and sat up to look at Sunai, "what did you say?"
The demon smiled, "don't play dumb with me! Two demons in your room and you're going to tell me nothing happened? I do not believe that for a second, Kagome!"
The priestess frowned, "nothing happened, Sunai! I don't know what you heard but – wait, who did you hear this from?"
Sunai sat down on the floor next to Kagome's futon, "From Isamu. He tried to tell me nothing happened between you and him, and that he left immediately after Sesshomaru-sama did, but I didn't believe him!" She grinned again, "Isn't Sesshomaru-sama so handsome?"
Kagome smiled slightly, "yes, well, he is - " She could see Sunai's grin getting wider, "don't think anything of that! Would you stop? I insist nothing happened!"
The woman frowned, "absolutely nothing Kagome?"
"Nothing."
"Don't you lie to me, Kagome! My young body and old heart can't take more lies!" Sunai demonstrated by placing both hands on her chest over her heart.
Kagome shook her head, "I'm not lying. I mean it. Nothing happened between us. Sesshomaru-sama fell on me and - "
Sunai's laughing interrupted Kagome, "oh, you're playing jokes on me, I see! That's really funny, Kagome!"
The priestess pouted, "What is?"
She continued to laugh, "Sesshomaru-sama – falling!"
Kagome twitched slightly, "but he did!"
Sunai fell over onto her back with her arms around her stomach, "next you're going to tell me the story that Isamu told me that you told him!"
"And what is that?"
"That you pulled him down - " Continuous laughter, "and he just happened - " More laughter, "to fall on top of you with you on your back!" The laughter ceased to stop.
Kagome whined, but because of her hoarse voice it sounded more like a whimper, "but that really is how it happened, Sunai!"
Sunai's eyes filled with tears, "stop it! I'm going to die of laughter!"
"I highly doubt that," a man's voice spoke, and Kagome looked to see where it was coming from. Her eyes landed onto the window sill with no other than Isamu crouching down on there. "Demons don't usually die from laughter."
Sunai sought to compose herself as the new demon spoke. Kagome raised an eyebrow, "can't you use the door like a normal person?" She stood up and the other woman did as well.
Isamu smirked; he jumped off the window sill in an action that was almost gentle-like, and stood in front of the priestess. He lifted his hand and played with a strand of her hair, "my dear Kagome that would not be fun."
She blushed and Sunai stared at the contact between the two, "stop playing with the servant, brother!" Sunai yelled, hitting Isamu's arm in a way that looked playful but forceful at the same time.
Isamu's body didn't flinch, but his face scrunched into an annoyed expression, "I'm not playing with the 'servant', my sister," he twirled the lock of hair around one of his fingers. "I'm playing with Sesshomaru's slave," he grinned.
Kagome slapped his hand away and took a step back, "would you please not say it like that?" She patted her hair down to the point it was desirable for her, "all perverted and - wait a minute! You're siblings?" She looked completely shocked, what was this business about sister and brother?
The man pouted and shook his hand like he just touched something hot, "why'd you do that?"
"Because you're a big perverted monster, that's why," Sunai said, completely annoyed.
"I didn't ask you," Isamu stated, "I asked Kagome."
"Is no one listening to me?" Kagome asked hoarsely.
Sunai shoved Isamu more forcefully than before, and stumbled back. "So what if you did? Don't play with her! She's Sesshomaru-sama's!"
"I'm not anybody's!" The priestess said a little louder.
Isamu was taken aback. "Has that ever stopped me, Sunai? Why do you care? Do you have a thing for this delicate human?" The demon motioned toward the priestess.
Sunai was fuming, but she fought to keep her control over her demon body. "Kagome's different, Isamu. She'll melt his heart, I see that she will!"
"Oh, come on - "
"Enough!" Kagome shouted as loud as she could. "I'm right here; I'm not some object, so stop talking about me like I am! I have no interest in Sesshomaru," Sunai coughed, "Sesshomaru-sama, and," She paused, "Are you siblings?"
"Yes," Sunai and Isamu said simultaneously. They glared at each other, and the priestess giggled slightly.
Isamu cleared his throat, "we're not real siblings. We just - "
"We just showed up in this palace at the same time," Sunai interrupted.
The man glanced at Sunai then back at Kagome, "yes, and since we both are the same kind of demon, and kind of look a like, everyone just assumed we were siblings. Because of this they stuck us together and all in all, we just became siblings - "
"In a spiritual sense," the woman interrupted again, with a smirk on her face. Isamu looked annoyed, and he balled up his fists.
"Oh, but you never mentioned you have a brother, Sunai," Kagome said, looking perplexed.
"I just met you yesterday; I figured this pervert," Sunai nudged Isamu, "would show up sooner or later. Plus, I was too distracted by that kimono!"
Isamu's face brightened up, "that distracted me too! Why is she wearing that?"
"Ask her," Sunai motioned to Kagome.
"I told you last night! I really don't know. He told me to wear it, so I did," Kagome was beginning to develop a headache, so she fell back onto the futon and closed her eyes, not caring that she had "company."
"He being?" Isamu prompted.
"Sesshomaru," Sunai cleared her throat and Kagome corrected herself, "Sesshomaru-sama."
Isamu sat onto the futon next to the priestess' legs. She cringed away a bit, and sat up and pulled her knees to her chest. He ignored this and played with the bottom hem of her kimono, "odd, it's as beautiful as it always was. It was her favorite, if I remember correctly."
The demon woman raised an eyebrow, "yes, it was. That is odd, I thought he would have thrown it out by now, or burned it." There was a knock at the door.
A small demon child slid open the door. She had short spiked hair and rags for clothes, much like Sunai. The little girl looked scared, and looked around the room before addressing someone.
"Su – Sunai? Sesshomaru-sama said he wants you to gather all the servants for their duties today," the little girl whispered.
Sunai turned toward the little girl and knelt in front of her, "okay, I'll be there in a second. Go tell Sesshomaru-sama, and if he gives you a hard time, big ol' Sunai will put him in his place!" The woman poked the little girl's nose and she giggled.
"'Kay Sunai!" The little girl exclaimed then ran out of the room.
The demon woman stood up and turned toward Isamu and Kagome, "looks like I'm off. I guess I'll see you later, Kagome." She turned to walk out.
"Wait! Don't I have to go?" Kagome was about to stand up but Isamu held his hand on her knee so she couldn't. Sunai turned around for a moment to wink at Kagome and then walked out, closing the door behind her.
Isamu turned toward her and grinned, "He said all servants, Kagome."
Kagome blinked, "I know, that's why I should be there!" She tried to get up, but Isamu pushed her back down onto the futon and laid on top of her. He wasn't careful to not put his weight onto her, and so she let out a gush of air.
"No, Kagome, you're a slave," Isamu whispered onto Kagome's cheek.
What is he doing? Kagome thought. She couldn't breathe.
The priestess laughed nervously, "is this more playing, Isamu?"
The man pressed his lips to her ear, "slightly, but not completely."
This is insane, how could this be happening? Are only full demons attracted to me? But Sesshomaru's not attracted to me! …Is he?
Isamu kissed her ear then down her neck slowly in a caring caressing sort of way. Kagome froze; she couldn't believe this was happening to her. She hardly knew this demon! Why was he all over her?
"I'm not your slave, Isamu," was all the young priestess could say.
He lifted his head to look at her brown eyes and smiled, "But you're Sesshomaru's," and kissed the corner of her lip.
Suddenly he was off her, and against a wall. Sesshomaru was holding him by his throat, and from Kagome's point of view, it looked like he was seriously going to snap Isamu's neck in half.
Why can't I go one day without violence or confusion? Kagome sighed.
"That wench is This Sesshomaru's, Isamu, and you will do well to remember that," Sesshomaru seethed through his teeth.
Kagome stood up and grabbed Sesshomaru's arm, trying to pull him away from Isamu but gave up once she realized she could not move the great Sesshomaru. "You're going to kill him, Sesshomaru! Stop it!"
The Western Lord didn't move, "I will kill him."
"Why? Because of the position we were in?" Kagome half-shouted, already knowing the answer to her question.
Sesshomaru turned his head slightly at her, and bared his teeth. A low rumbling sound came from deep in his chest, "yes."
"Let him go! Let me and you talk about this, Sesshomaru! Please, don't kill him on my account!" The priestess pleaded.
The Lord dropped him to the ground, and Isamu landed in a very befitting crouching position. He gasped for air, and then he chuckled, "you l-listened – to a woman!"
The rumbling sound grew deeper in Sesshomaru's chest, and he growled very loudly, "leave, Isamu."
"To your own friend!" Isamu chuckled even more, not making any move to leave. "Who is this little girl to you?"
The Western Lord flexed his fingers to his side, and poison started to drip down, "leave!" He growled so loud that you could hear animals scurrying away outside from the sound of it.
Isamu continued to chuckle, but got up and jumped onto the window sill. He looked at Kagome and Sesshomaru before he left.
You could still here the rumbling sound inside his chest a few minutes later.
They didn't speak.
They didn't move.
The only thing that changed was that his fingers weren't dripping poison anymore.
"Sesshomaru - "
"Do not address me so informally, whore," Sesshomaru seethed.
Kagome was shocked, "what did you just call me?"
"This Sesshomaru will not repeat himself," he said coldly.
"I am not a whore," she said flatly.
"Then you will tell me Isamu forced you?" The Western Lord was mocking her now.
"Yes, I will tell you that. Isamu kissed me on his own." You could hear the rumbling sound in Sesshomaru's chest now.
The Lord didn't say anything.
"You do not believe me?" Kagome asked after a few moments.
Sesshomaru seemed to try to get his composure back because he uttered nothing.
"Why not?"
Silence.
"I'm not supposed to lie to you, remember, so how could I? Why would I lie to you? Over something as trivial as this? I cannot lie to you! Really, how could I? You own the ground I walk on, and this palace! You even own everyone in it!" Kagome was shouting at Sesshomaru, but he wasn't moving.
The priestess laughed, and Sesshomaru's form jolted a little, "you gave me this stupid kimono!" She picked at her kimono, "and now I'm yours!" She laughed again, "You own me!" She looked down and closed her eyes.
Silence.
"Repeat that," Sesshomaru said lowly, but firm.
Her head flew up, "What?" Kagome gasped in a sound that was louder than Sesshomaru's for once.
"Repeat that," he said again, not sounding even a tad annoyed.
The priestess blinked, "which part?"
The Western Lord's rumbling sound from his chest came back again, "Repeat that!"
She finally caught on, and took a step toward the right side of Sesshomaru. Kagome put a hand on his shoulder, "You own me, Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru breathed in and closed his eyes, "Again."
"You own me," she whispered. She leaned her head onto his arm, and let her hand fall from his shoulder. The Western Lord wrapped his left arm around her waist and pulled her to the front of him and against him. He placed his hand on the back of her head and pulled it to his chest.
He turned his head downward still keeping his eyes closed, "again," he said even lower.
"You own me, Sesshomaru; you own every part of me," she whispered again. Her lips curved into a slight smile.
Sesshomaru trailed his hand up her back and placed both of his hands on the side of her face. He lifted her face to his and they both opened their eyes.
"I own you," he whispered onto her lips.
"You own me. My soul, and my time of death," Kagome said so low that only he could hear her.
"I own your body," he said, moving his face closer to her, almost so their lips were completely touching. "My Kagome," Sesshomaru whispered with his lips moving against hers.
I think I can hear butterflies.
A/N: Holy fucking shit! –excuse my language, I have no manners at this point- Now I know what Stephenie Meyer means when she says her characters are real! I DID NOT see that coming! Anyway, since I provided you guys with such an awesome chapter –that I did not anticipate- you must provide me with at least eight reviews! I love you all!