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Chapter Ten:
Silently, the silver haired youth followed them back to the restaurant.
Kagome and InuYasha arrived to the restaurant, where everybody was waiting for them except for someone: Sesshoumaru.
"Hi." Kagome greeted everyone.
"Oh, honey, you're back." Mrs. Higurashi said turning to Kagome.
"Sit, sit." Inutaisho said while standing to pull the chair for Kagome. InuYasha sat across her and next to Rin.
"Thanks." Kagome said to Inutaisho. "So, where's Sesshoumaru?" She asked.
"He went to look for you two because you were taking too long, but he should be back soon." Keiji explained.
"Oh, there he is." Izayoi said pointing to the entrance of the restaurant, where he was standing.
Sesshoumaru walked towards their table and sat without as much as directing a glance to Kagome, who in turn stared intently at him.
'Geeze, what's his problem?' Kagome thought confused.
The tension was so dense that you could cut it with a knife. Sweat dropping, Inutaisho decided to speak.
"So…how do you like the hotel so far?"
Sakura, who caught the hint, answered with a smile.
"Oh, I believe it's beautiful, don't you think so, Kagome?"
Kagome, who was still staring at Sesshoumaru, blinked and turned to her mother.
"What? Oh, yes, it's beautiful." She answered a little absent mindedly. After that, Keiji started telling a story that made everybody laugh, except for two persons.
The dinner went by with Sesshoumaru being more silent than usually. The entire night, he avoided Kagomes eyes, and kept his gaze everywhere but her. When dinner ended, everyone went back to their rooms.
On their way to theirs, Kagome turned to Sesshoumaru and spoke to him for the first time in the night.
"What's your problem? You've been more silent than usual and you have avoided me the entire night! So pray tell me what's wrong." She demanded.
Sesshoumaru directed her a lazy gaze before turning his eyes straight ahead. Until then, Kagome noticed they had hardened.
"It is none of your business, so I don't see why I should tell you." He stated in cold voice without turning to her.
'Oh no, mister! I won't have any of that!' She thought with her anger increasing.
She walked faster and stood in front of him blocking his way while she glared at him.
"Of course it's my business, you jerk! Were supposed to marry, so the least we could do is try to get along! Look, I do not intend to spend the rest of my life with an arrogant and narcissistic bastard who isn't able to communicate, so suck it up and tell me what's wrong."
Sesshoumaru merely lifted a perfect eyebrow while his eyes studied her face carefully.
"I am quite sure you do not need for me to 'get along' with you as you have just mentioned. After all, you have InuYasha for that." He stated.
Kagome stared at him for several minutes while she processed what he had just said to her. Then, she started laughing. Sesshoumaru stared at her with a slight look of bewilderment on his face.
"Woman, immediately tell this Sesshoumaru what is it that you find so amusing." He demanded irritated.
When Kagome finally was able to suppress her laughter a little, she explained.
"It's just that I never though you could be jealous. I mean, at least not the high and mighty Sesshoumaru I know." Sesshoumaru frowned before stating.
"Nonsense, this Sesshoumaru isn't and won't be jealous, especially not of you." Then, he just walked past her. Kagome felt how her heart torn when she heard him.
"I just want you to know that there's nothing between InuYasha and I. The only one I love and will always love is you, Sesshoumaru." Kagome said in a low voice, only meant for him to listen.
He stopped at her statement with his eyes slightly widened. When he turned to look at her, his heart stopped.
There, Kagome stood under the moonlight with her hair gently blowing behind her. Her azure eyes, which were currently looking to the floor, glowed with unshed tears, and her silky skin took an ethereal glow with the light the moon provided.
Sesshoumaru felt the urge to run to her and hold her in his arms before kissing her senselessly, but he fought against that urge. No, he couldn't do it, not until he told her about 'that' and certainly not before he was sure he wouldn't risk her life again.
But then again, he couldn't leave her alone.
He walked slowly towards Kagome. When he was in front of her, he cupped her face in his hand and turned it upward so she was facing him.
"I'm sorry I doubted you. I should have known better." He said tenderly.
Kagome was shocked, but then she smiled at him.
"It's now ok." She said while her tears silently fell. But these weren't tears of sadness, these were tears of happiness.
Kagome lifted her hand to Sesshoumaru's face. He closed his eyes and leaned into her touch, enjoying the warmth of her skin.
He let go of her face and grabbed her hand which was in his face. He turned his face to her wrist, where he laid tender kisses. When he opened his eyes and looked at her, Kagome could she that the golden depths shone with something she had desired for so long. They shone with love, love for her.
Then, Sesshoumaru leaned towards her ear and murmured something that made Kagomes heart flutter.
"Ai shiteru, Kagome. Will you marry me?"
Sesshoumaru took a step back to look at her reaction and found Kagome smiling at him.
"I thought we were already engaged, weren't we?"
He chuckled a little.
"Yes, but I wanted to ask you myself."
"Well then, yes, I'll gladly marry you." Kagome laughed and threw her arms around Sesshoumaru's neck.
Sesshoumaru returned the hug, and they stayed like that for a while before Sesshoumaru broke the hug by taking a step back.
Kagome stared confusedly at him and say that he had a serious look on his face.
"We have to talk." Was all he said before he grabbed her hand to lead her to a more private place.
A.N. I'm alive! I know, I know, it's been a while since I last updated, but you've got to understand, I had, no, scratch that, I have a lot of work to do, and then I got sick, so I didn't have a lot of free time to write. Sorry about that. But hey! Let's see the bright side, chapter ten is ready! Yay!!! Well, please read and review. Hope you like it.