Chapter 10
Kagome was in shock that she actually laid her lips against Sesshomaru's and he didn't do anything about it, but kiss back. Did he care about her like Bankotsu said that he did? This was all too confusing and she didn't know how to talk to him about it.
She looked up at him as they flew across the forests at a fast speed and Bankotsu held onto Kagome and Sesshomaru for dear life. Kagome was a bit used to it, but Bankotsu wanted down!
"Um… Sesshomaru? Kagome?" Bankotsu said a bit distressed, "When do we get there?"
"We are almost there Bankotsu…" Kagome said giggling and holding onto her frightened new friend, "Just hold on."
"There it is." Sesshomaru said as he began to descend.
"COOL!" Bankotsu smiled and looked around Kagome's head at the castle. "Wow… Its so much cleaner and bigger and awesomer then Naraku's!" he jumped down to the floor as Sesshomaru landed, "Sesshomaru is officially the coolest dude on this planet."
"Well, I think Sesshomaru has got a little admirer." Kagome said.
"We need to talk." Sesshomaru whispered into Kagome's ear.
"Oh… Okay." She replied nervously. "Bankotsu we will be right back." She said turning away and walking with Sesshomaru into the forest.
Kagome walked nervously and slowly behind him, scared of what he was going to say. That time, she really did feel like she was using him. She didn't know what had come over her, but she did enjoy that kiss.
"You kissed me…" Sesshomaru said stopping suddenly causing her to bump into him. "Why did you do it?"
"I… Well…" Kagome looked up to him as he turned to her. "You returned it! Why did you?"
"Hm…" Sesshomaru just stared at her for a moment. Out of nowhere, Sesshomaru picked her up from under her arms and leaned into another kiss. He gently pressed his lips against hers and slid his tongue between them hoping for a good response.
Kagome was extremely surprised, but followed his movements and kissed him back, sliding her tongue slowly over his with them both now sharing a loving kiss. Kagome parted from him some to catch her breath and looked up at him.
"That time… I kissed you because I care for you." He said, "The first was to get Kikyou to shut the fuck up and to show Inuyasha that you were mine." He set her down on her feet and walked off.
"Whoa…" Kagome said blushing and not really sure what to think at the moment.
Kagome sat down by the tree and thought to herself for a moment when she heard giggling to her left. She looked over and between the bushes was a child.
"Shippo?" she said with her eyes wide, "Is that you?" she stood up and walked over to see Rin sitting there, "Oh… Rin you scared me for a moment."
"You were kissing my daddy." She said.
"Well…" Kagome sighed and sat down on her knees next to the child, "Rin I know you don't like me… And I am sorry, but I don't know how to make you think dif…"
"What are you talking about?" Rin asked, standing up to be at Kagome's height. "I like you… I was mean before cause I thought daddy was going to leave me and keep you."
"You thought he was replacing you?" she asked.
"That is what Shippo called it, but now that I know what is really going on I want Shippo to be my brother." Rin said, "And since you are Shippo's mommy and Sesshomaru is my daddy and you guys was kissing, I think that Shippo is my brother now."
"Wait…" Kagome looked at her confused, "Rin, Sesshomaru and I would have to get married for you to be my kid too."
"I know." Rin said, "I'm going to make sure you guys get married no matter what. Shippo is going to be my big brother."
"Um…" She just stared at Rin in shock.
"What?" Rin asked, "I want a mommy…" Rin sat down completely in front of Kagome and looked to the floor.
"You want a mommy?" Kagome asked.
"Uh'huh…" she said, "Sesshomaru is my daddy, but I don't have a mommy. I want one and Shippo said that you would be the bestest mommy out of everyone."
"Aw." Kagome smiled and picked Rin up, "Okay sweetie." Kagome stood up with the girl in her arms, "I can be your mommy."
"Really?!" Rin asked. "So you and daddy gonna get married now, right?"
"Well I don't know about that part, but…"
"You and daddy gonna get married!" Run demanded in a cute way.
"Okay." Kagome giggled, but realized what she just said, 'Does Sesshomaru even like me like that?'
"So where is Shippo?" Rin asked. "I have to tell him!"
Rin excitedly jumped out of Kagome's arms and ran toward the castle after waving to Kagome. Kagome sighed and walked over to a stone bench that sat right next to a small pond and sat down, looking into the water. She smiled as a familiar reflection appeared by her side and looked up at Bankotsu.
"What's wrong?" he asked her.
"Rin just demanded that I marry Sesshomaru…" Kagome said giggling. "She is so cute and all she wants is a mommy."
"So you and Sesshomaru are going to get married?" Bankotsu asked.
"I don't know…" Kagome said leaning back against the bench, "He just kissed me in the most… fantastic, loving, passionate way…"
"Oh really?" Bankotsu said. "That is awesome!"
"Why is everything so awesome to you?" Kagome said giggling.
"Is that bad?" Bankotsu said. "I can stop if it is bad."
"No, no, no!" she said, "I think its funny. You are so much nicer when I am not hanging out with Inuyasha…"
"Well he killed my brothers…" Bankotsu said.
"Yeah… I keep forgetting that." She said, "Sometimes I forget that you and Sesshomaru used to be my enemies. I feel so much at home when I am with you guys."
"Hey, hey! You just barely got to hang out with my coolness." Bankotsu said, "I think you feel more at home with Sesshomaru, don't you?"
"Actually, no offense, but you might be right." Kagome said, "When I am with him things happen…"
"What kinds of things?" Bankotsu said as he glanced back at Sesshomaru, who was standing behind a large carving listening to their conversation.
"Well… my heart starts to beat so fast… and its like nothing else exists when I look at him…" she explained.
"You sound like you love him." Bankotsu said.
"No!" Kagome said standing up, "I can't… I mean… How can I?" she sat back down on the bench rubbing her head, "He is so… out of my league, you know? I don't deserve him in any way!"
"Why do you think that?" he asked.
"He's gorgeous and I'm not. He is powerful and I'm not. He's high-ranking, rich, gorgeous…"
"You already said that…"
"Well that's how it is!" she said. "He is everything I am not and deserves so much more…"
"Don't you think that it would be so much better if you let him decide what he wants and deserves?"
"What do you mean?"
"Sesshomaru is all the things that you just said and if he is all of that, why can't he have what he wants?"
"He can!" she said. "He can have whatever he wants…"
"And what if what he wants is you, Kagome?" Bankotsu looked at her smiling.
Kagome stared at him deep in thought as what he had just said registered in her head before she said anything else. She looked down into the pond at her own reflection and sighed.
"You think he wants me?" she asked.
"I don't know what he wants, but that kiss you guys shared right in front of Inuyasha was shocking don't you think?" he said leaning back with his hands behind his head.
"It shocked me most when he didn't push me away…" Kagome said.
"And from what you just said, you shared another kiss after that?" Bankotsu said, "When was this?!"
"Just forget about it…" she said.
"Okay." Bankotsu smiled and looked at her. "I think you should tell him."
"Tell him what?" she asked.
"Tell him that you love him Kagome…" he said, "You know you do."
"I can't…" she said, "I have no idea how… I don't think I ever felt this way before…"
"Weren't you in love with Inuyasha…" he asked.
"Apparently not." She said, "I never felt like this! It feels like I can't take anything anymore… Like I don't know if it is possible for me to keep living if I ever lost him. I never felt like that with Inuyasha."
"Then you definitely need to tell him how you feel, Kagome."
"Yeah, you are right." Kagome said, "I will do it sometime tonight." She stood up and walked off, still not noticing the demon behind the statue.
"See! She does love you." He said once Kagome had entered the castle. "Now how are you going to tell her?"
"If she is going to tell me, I think I will just wait."
"WHAT!" he yelled, "No, no, no Sesshomaru! You must tell her!"
"And why is this?"
"She just poured her heart out right here in front of you!" he said, "Don't you think it would be just a bit fair for you to tell her first! You already got the advantage!"
"I guess." He said sighing.
"Good." He said.
"Now go and tell her!" Bankotsu pushed Sesshomaru toward the castle.
"Are you pushing me?" Sesshomaru said.
"You are my best buddy now." Bankotsu said still trying to get Sesshomaru to the castle, "You can't hurt me."
"Are you sure about that?" Sesshomaru said causing Bankotsu to let go.
"Fine, fine, fine… But you are still my best buddy." He said.
"Okay?" Sesshomaru sighed and headed into the castle to tell Kagome that he really did love her. 'Oh my god…. How the hell am I going to do this?'
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