Leanika tossed and turned all night unable to stay in one position for a second. She felt so restless. Unable to take anymore she got out of bed and went on to her balcony and noticed the moon was at it's highest in the sky. Midnight... She looked to the ground below her. Seeing nothing interesting she turned away and decided to roam the very well known corridors of the castle.
After awhile of going quietly up and down stairs and hallways she took a longer way back to her room. The blonde human's room was on the same floor as Sesshomaru's and the way she took allowed her to pass his room before coming to her own a few doors down.
She saw his door was cracked a bit open. It was dark inside. Quietly, she opened it up to the point where she could easily get through, and then she tiptoed to the bed. Sesshomaru was sleeping soundlessly, the pale light of the crescent moon illuminating his face.
All of a sudden tiredness washed over her, but she didn't want to leave him just yet. She sat lightly on the bed. "Sesshomaru..." She whispered his name so softly she almost didn't hear herself as her hand, for some reason, reached out to touch his cheek. His face was so soft. Like silk. His hand immediately grabbed her wrist pulling her hand away while opening his eyes.
"What are you doing in here?" He whispered softly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. I just couldn't sleep."
He glanced at her hand that he still gently gripped then looked back at her. "Leanika, there wouldn't happen to be another reason would there?"
She blushed looking away, "I might've been a little curious."
"Of what?" She heard him chuckle.
She bit her lip trying to come up with something. She heard him sit up and turned to look at him. He obviously didn't like sleeping with a top on. Leanika had to keep her sapphire eyes fixed on his golden ones to keep from looking at his well-built chest. He could see through her attempts and pulled her to him.
"You know you put yourself in a dangerous situation."
"Did I?" She stared at him pretending to be as clueless and innocent as possible.
"Yes." He replied in a seductive voice claiming her lips. He finally let go of her wrist and trailed his fingers up her arms to her shoulders and suddenly stopped pulling away, "You should go back to bed."
"I guess you're probably right." She murmured half heartedly before turning a pleading eye to him.
He caught her meaning and sighed, "Come here." He laid down again pulling her down next to him.
Smiling lightly, she snuggled up against him. He tensed for a moment before encircling his arms around her in a tight hold. That was the last thing she remembered before falling asleep.
--The Next Day--
Leanika had gone home extremely early the next morning. She managed not to wake Sesshomaru and left a note on the bed where she had slept. No one had been awake when she got home so she stayed quietly up in her room reading and writing in the rainbow colored diary her father gave her the day before she had began crossing worlds. She wrote about everything, including her many adventures, which she hadn't gone on for a month, and tried to write more every time she came home.
Not knowing it, she had fallen into a light sleep when her mother's boyfriend came in waking her up. Her eyes slowly fluttered open as he stood in the doorway looking apologetically at her.
"Sorry, Leanika. I didn't know you returned."
She stretched the diary falling on to the floor, "No it's okay. What do you need?"
"Your mother needs the conditioner. She's out."
"Oh. Hold on a sec." She quickly got up and went into the bathroom and came out with the bottle in her hands, "Here." She handed it to him and he walked away.
Closing her door she sighed and turned on her heel to pick the book up while steeling a look at the clock. 11:14.
Wow. I slept for a while. She fingered her hair to find it barely tangled. I need to brush my hair.
She walked over to the radio and turned it to a station actually playing music and started singing along as she walked into the bathroom and started brushing her hair.
--Sesshomaru P.O.V.--
Sesshomaru had woken up to find the bed to his left empty Leanika's body warmth gone. He sat up looking out the window to see it was pretty early in the afternoon. He looked down to make sure she didn't just fall out of the bed, which seemed fairly impossible since there was plenty of room unless she just kept rolling.
The demon lord couldn't help, but silently chuckled to himself at the image of her rolling across the bed and then falling off flat on her face. She's such a heavy sleeper she probably wouldn't realize what hit her until morning came around. He thought. We could take her in her sleep if that was the case. His demon chuckled in his mind. He silenced it just as something in the corner of his eye caused him to look down. It was a note.
Sesshomaru,
Sorry I didn't say bye, but I'll be back soon. I went home for a little bit. I'll probably be back some time tomorrow. So please don't worry.
Leanika
We bet she even craves it… His inner self broke through him plotting evilly. The demon Lord shook his head giving up on trying to silence the stupid, perverted, baka taking the note and folding it up. He got out of bed and picked up His hoari that he usually wore, putting it on, tucking the note inside, then jumped down from his balcony and jumped into the lake.
When he came out he was in Leanika's front yard. Knowing she was probably up in her room he ran to the back of the house and jumped from one of the rocks that made up the cliff on to her balcony to find her walking into her bathroom.
Music was playing and she was singing to it. Liking the words (especially with her singing them) he relaxed on her bed without her noticing.
--Leanika's P.O.V.--
Here is the song she was singing… It is called "Only You" by Ashanti
(Spoken)
I just want you to know that through out it all it's only you who stuck by me...and for that I thank you... I love you
Ashanti
(Verse 1)
Ooh (ooh!), I can't wait to get next to you.
Ohhh (ohh!), I just can't leave you alone.
Boy you got me doin' things that I would never do (never do),
I can't stop the way I'm feelin' if I wanted to.
I'm crazy 'bout the way that you could make me say your name,
And if I couldn't have you I would probably go insane, 'cause…
(Hook)
Only you can make me feel
(Only you can make me feel),
And only you (eeh) can take me there
(Only you can take me there).
(Hook)
Only you can make me feel
(Only you, only you can make me feel),
And only you can take me there
(Only you can take me there).
(Verse 2)
Ooh (ooh!), I can't wait to get next to you.
Ohhh (ohh!), I just can't leave you alone.
Boy you stay inside my mind ain't no denyin' that ('nyin' that).
And only you could do them things that got me comin' back.
This gotta be the realest thing that I have ever felt.
And I'll do what I gotta do to keep you to myself, 'cause…
(Hook)
Only you can make me feel
(Only you can make me feel!),
And only you can (yes) take me there
(Only you can take me there!).
(Hook)
Only you can (yeah, yeah!) me feel
(Only you can make me feel),
And only you (yeah) can take me there
(And only you can take me there).
(Verse 3: Ad-libs)
Crazy (crazy) 'bout the ('bout the) way you (make me) feel (ahhh…).
I just (I just) gotta (gotta) have you (have you) here (ahhh…),
And I (and I) wanna (wanna) let you (let you) know (ahhh…),
I won't (I won't) ever (ever) let you (let you) go (ahhh…).
(Hook)
Only you can make me feel
(Only you can make me feel),
And only you can take me there
(Only you can take me there).
(Hook)
Only you can make me feel
(You can make me feel...),
And only you can take me there
(And only you can take me there).
(Outro)
Ooh (ooh!), I can't wait to get next to you...
Ohhh (ohh!), I just can't leave you alone...
(Spoken)
Ashanti…
('lover14- love this song!)
Slowly she put the brush on the counter staring at her reflection. Sighing she went into the bedroom and almost jumped out of her skin when she saw Sesshomaru flipping through the pages of her diary. He looked up at her hearing her gasp in surprise.
"What in the world are you doing here?" She almost shrieked, "I told you not to worry about me. I'm fine in this world."
"Oh I can tell. So what craving did you have?"
"Huh? Oh right. I almost forgot!" To Sesshomaru's surprise Leanika flew out the door and down the stairs. Okay. Where is that dress? She finally found it and put it on in the downstairs bathroom. Then she went back upstairs into her room.
"What do you think?" She did a small, slow twirl in front of Sesshomaru who seemed to be admiring while looking confused at her.
It was a deep dark blue strapless dress that extended down to her knees. Her upper back was exposed, as was her chest just above her breasts. There was a white fabric under it that made the skirt of the dress poof out more.
"Stunning. But what does the dress have to do with anything?"
"Well…" She looked away continuing, "One of my best friends is holding this party. And she wanted me to go since... Well... you know I don't see her anymore. But the thing is... I'm gonna be the only one without a date." Her head jerked up when an idea came to her, "You could go with me!"
He stared at her emotionlessly before he spoke, "Does that mean that you an I would be considered as a couple?"
"Well... we could just say we're close friends or acquaintances." She fiddled her fingers around staring at the ground shyly before almost jumping out of her skin when he appeared up in front of her. He needs to start telling me before he does that.
"I never said I didn't want people thinking we were a couple. And when, exactly, is this party?" He asked fingering her chin gently.
"Um... I think it's tomorrow, but let me double check." She went over to her dresser and grabbed her sapphire blue cell phone and clicked over to the calendar, "Scratch that. It's tonight at 6 till whenever." She closed the flip phone and smiled at him, "Cool! Now I can hit an all nighter!"
"Leanika, guess what!" Yoshimitsu burst through the door, "Mommy is gonna have a baby!"
Leanika looked over at her brother's excited face before the cell phone dropped from her hands and then everything went black.
A/N- Woot! I'm on a roll! 2 chapters in less than 12 hours! And I'm posting the next in a few minutes!