Inuyasha
Chapter 14: Dramatic Evening
Everything was back to being the same between them, and it brought Sesshoumaru a sense of longing for it. Once she was back, the first few things that she did was to visit her family at the Shrine and the next few are follow-ups on her planning.
Just as she had expected, Kikyo had tried calling her numerous times to ask her out for tea or dinner, just that she was almost constantly being politely rebutted off by her various other 'engagements'. Putting Kikyo on a more irritable edge, making her more easily agitated and angered, even at Inuyasha.
'No, I need to do something,' Kikyo thought to herself after having been more or less rejected by Kagome for about nearly a week or so now, and have finally decided to take the next action to verify that Kagome has indeed regained her memories.
Recently, Sesshoumaru had been returning back to where they stay by early evening, just so that they could have dinner together, and try to be like when they were in New York the other week. And whilst they were preparing to sit down to a meal, he saw the frown upon Kagome's face when she picked up her phone to read a phone message.
He frowned when Kagome placed her phone down and continued having dinner with him, his eyes glance over towards her phone for a moment before looking at her as his hands stilled. Kagome ignored him and continued to have her meal, telling him at a point that his food will go cold after hearing no movements from him for a long while. And when he still did not move again to eat his food, Kagome sighed silently as she placed her own bowl and utensils down and looked straight at him.
"It's just my family, there is nothing for you to worry about," Kagome told him, leaving out the other information, but Sesshoumaru seem to know and looked at her with that same expression, waiting for her to continue saying.
"…" Silence.
"My mother sent me a message about a last minute family dinner," she continued, looked at him as though her eyes asked if he is happy with what she has to say.
He looked at her with narrowed eyes, from what he had known, just the other day, Kagome had visited her Mother not too long ago, and yet there was no news regarding about this family gathering or dinner, until just a short while ago. It was obvious to even him that it is someone else that is organizing this dinner.
"I will go with you," Sesshoumaru told her. Their eyes met for a few moment of silence in communication even if words did not pass through both their lips, but resumed their meal again once Kagome nodded her head slowly.
On the day of the gathering, Kagome arrived alone and earlier to help her mother with the set up, only to find Kikyo arriving at the same time as her alongside of Inuyasha who did not look so please. And when he saw her, she saw the way his face would light up but later a look of guilt flash across his face as his smile twisted into a worried manner like his frowning.
"Kagome!" Kikyo called out closely like a sister with such warmth that it gave her goose-bumps.
"Kikyo, Inuyasha," Kagome called out just as warmly but in fact she was coldly regarding them on the inside as she let her eyes linger on both of them with a frown as though remembering something.
"Kagome?" Kikyo called out to her slowly with concern but her eyes narrowed at Kagome as though scrutinizing her like she is an experiment.
"Hmm?"
"Something wrong?" she asked, following her line of sight at a somewhat flustered Inuyasha who has somehow gone dumb as he gazed at her wide eye with a fraction of fear in them.
"No, I was just thinking about how you two got back together," Kagome said with a frown upon her face as she turned curious and anticipated look towards Kikyo, like a child waiting to hear her favorite fairy tale story, all starry eye and waiting.
"…" Kikyo laughed rather awkwardly almost robotic even as she threw a warning look towards Inuyasha and started telling Kagome how embarrassing a story it is and how she is shy on how they met.
Kagome light-heartedly linked arms together with her cousin as she talked to her excitedly, asking about their story, and throwing a meaningful look back towards Inuyasha who stood stalk still at his spot in a guilty daze. A cold gleam crosses Kagome's eyes for a brief moment, as it turned into excited interest with innocence as she conversed happily with Kikyo.
The female helped Kagome's mother with the dinner along with having the males to set up the table outside of the shrine for dinner, and ready for their other relatives and family members to arrive. All the while, Inuyasha was hardly given the chance to be close to Kagome, either called away by Kikyo or Souta, there is also when Kagome's mother would call him to lend a little strength to set up the dinner space outside properly.
When Sesshoumaru arrived, just about the rest of the family members are there. And those that saw him, are quick to go up to him to warmly welcome him whilst females that are single within the family tried their luck with him, seeing it nothing wrong to perhaps try their own luck in winning him over from Kagome, but he did not give them much of a chance and instead went in search of Kagome in the house.
Kikyo and Inuyasha were the first few to take note of Sesshoumaru's appearance and the way he so familiarly went into the house, no doubt to find Kagome. This thought itself made both of them clenched their fist, whilst Kikyo's face seem to darken, but on Inuyasha's face he openly showed his hatred and disdain for his step-brother.
His open display of affection was witness openly by Kikyo who was coming in to pretend to check on her Aunt and Kagome, but was met with that kind of open affection, and how close they are. Glaring at the offending hand that have slinked around of Kagome's waist Kikyo restrained her own temper as she walked in smiling at the both of them, calling out softly in a warm greeting towards Sesshoumaru.
He did not return the greeting or so much as nod his head in acknowledgement, merely only glancing in her direction before helping with Kagome with the remaining, and smoothly avoiding the question of when they are planning to get married. And because of that, Kikyo had a thought, and waited for such an opportunity to when she would find him alone, and left Inuyasha and Kagome alone.
"Kagome I'm sorry!" Inuyasha suddenly blurt it out grabbing both her hands as Kagome looked at him in perplex.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out his name, her eyes softening with a frowning worry between her brow, and the depth of it showed nothing but coldness. In a glance no one was able to catch it at all, but as Kagome struggle to get her hand out of his vice like grip, as she looked about awkwardly in embarrassment of the scene.
Appearing quickly by her side with a fierce scowl, Sesshoumaru pulled Inuyasha's hands off of Kagome's and held her tightly in his arms. Other family members gathered around as they mumbled and murmured about the possibility of what is happening.
"Leave her alone," he snarled, turning Kagome away from Inuyasha, and shielding her with his body as he held her protectively.
"Sessho-" she mumbled into his arm, looking up at him with an almost child like innocence before turning her eyes to look at Inuyasha again with a frown.
"What's going on!" Kikyo called out in a surprised shout as she appeared from around the corner of the house, immediately coming to Inuyasha's side but there is a angry gleam in her eyes as she held onto his arm tightly like a viper.
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