Chapter Twenty-Seven
Kagome joined Sesshomaru in the garden come midday, carrying an apple with her. She tossed it from hand to hand before taking a bite and sitting down next to him. He only glanced over at her before looking back out at the gardens.
"You are somewhat a friend, are you not?" Kagome started. She noticed as the side of Sesshomaru's mouth twitched, though he did not smile.
"I am your Lord, friendship is not something we should have," Sesshomaru stated.
Kagome chuckled, shaking her head. "You do not act much like a Lord. Not once have you commanded me. Or hit me," Kagome added quietly.
Sesshomaru turned to look at her, almost sympathetically. "I am not that kind of Lord."
Kagome nodded. "I know that. You only come off as cold and distant, but you are really nice. Deep down, of course. That is why Kikyo does not mind being related to you."
"Kikyo being related to me has nothing to do with my personality," Sesshomaru objected.
Kagome smiled. "Yes it does. Kikyo is really nice and she would never stand being around a cruel person for long."
Sesshomaru shook his head. "You are being ridiculous."
"I am not!" Kagome argues, finishing off her apple, tossing the core far into the gardens, passed the little pond and the outer line of trees. "I know what I talk of. I notice the little things."
Sesshomaru made a sound of disbelief. "I doubt that."
"Did Eri inform you of my living situation?" Kagome asked, changing the subject. "One of the maids is allergic to Buyo."
"Then maybe Buyo will have to leave," Sesshomaru hinted and Kagome gasped.
"I could not abandon him, not after all-no," Kagome ordered. "Buyo stays."
"I was only joking," Sesshomaru sighed. "I have grown used to you occupying that room. Besides, it would make no difference if it was available or not."
Kagome blinked. "I did not know you could joke."
Sesshomaru glared at her. "You assume that I have no lighter side."
"Well, I have only ever once seen you smile. I have never heard you laugh," Kagome pointed out.
"Never have I been given the need to laugh," Sesshomaru replied. "If the need arises, I assure you I will." Kagome sighed, hoping she would still be around when he finally did, though she did not know why. Kagome was not quite sure why she cared whether or not Sesshomaru smiled.
"I plan on it," Kagome decided. "I will make you laugh." Sesshomaru rolled his eyes, feeling like that was a useless goal. He had not laughed in a long time either. Though, he never thought he would smile again and yet that girl had made him. Sesshomaru could not quite describe it, but there was something different about Kagome, both good and bad. He reacted differently around her, it was true that he normally was not so friendly with his servants, but for some odd reason, Kagome had made herself an exception. But at the same time, he was also hesitant about her. He knew so little about her and that could prove to be fatal in the long run. Though, as time went on, he found himself caring less about her mysterious past and more about who she was at the moment.
Both sat in silence after that, trying to fully digest the current relationship between one another. It was both unusual from the ones they had experienced before and neither could quite place it. Though Sesshomaru had a better idea than Kagome about it. The thought struck him like a bolt of lightning, zooming down through his entire system. It was a new experience for him, but he did not really mind. Instead, he was relieved to find out why he was so drawn to Kagome. It made things a lot easier.
Kagome, on the other hand, felt something horribly foreign within her system. Not to say that it was a bad feeling, of course not! But it was weird and left Kagome's thoughts scrambled. Truthfully she did not know how to react so she did just as she normally would; she would act like she did not feel anything out of the ordinary.
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Sango sighed, rummaging through Kikyo's wardrobe. "I find it quite odd," Sango notified, examining dress after dress.
Kikyo laughed softly. "I find it to be happy. Sesshomaru is different somehow, more tolerable I guess you could say."
"I have never seen such a relaxed relationship between a master and his servant," Sango sighed. "It is too odd."
"Sesshomaru needs someone like Kagome in his life. Someone who he can relate on some level. Both have experienced great pain in their life, Kagome with her past master and Sesshomaru having lost his father at such a young age," Kikyo explained. "I am happy for the both."
"Does Kagome still talk of leaving often?" Sango asked.
Kikyo shrugged. "She does not talk about it much to me, but she still thinks it. I do not know why, but she believes herself to be a danger to us."
Sango shifted from foot to foot, pulling out a cream colored dress with lace. "She told me that someone helped her escape. An incarnation. Kagome worries that they were harmed for helping her."
Kikyo sighed heavily. "Assisting an escape is dangerous. What I wonder is why Kagome was so important that she needed help to escape. She says she was just a maid. I do not believe her at all, truthfully."
"I do not think anyone does," Sango snorted. "I am not going to push, though, I think she will tell us when she feels it is the right time. Here, do you like this one?"
Sango pulled out a dress that was off-white with gold trimming. Kikyo smiled. "Perfect. Reminds me of Inuyasha's eyes."
Sango rolled her eyes. "Hm, good. He will not notice, so do not wear it just to show that resemblance. Inuyasha is not one to pay good attention to what a woman wears."
Kikyo giggled at Sango's annoyed expression. Kikyo knew that when Sango started to look that way, she was always thinking about Miroku. Kikyo knew that Miroku needed to clean up his act if he ever wanted to spend the rest of his life with Sango, as he so often proclaimed he did.
"It will not last forever," Kikyo assured, smiling softly. Sango groaned, laying the dress down on a chair. "I would like to think so, but he is always going off to talk to some other girl. Kagome broke his nose because he was a too forward with her!"
Kikyo burst into laughter, saying between laughs, "Miroku should know better than to mess with Kagome!"
Sango smiled, mainly to herself. "He deserved it, no doubt. I hope it taught him a lesson."
Kikyo shook her head, still laughing. "Miroku never learns anything obvious."
"He does not," Sango agreed. "But I still love him."
Kikyo sobered up. "Do not fret, I love Inuyasha despite his faults. It all worked out for the better, though Inuyasha could still use some cleaning up of his etiquette skills."
Sango grinned. "He is such a messy eater." Kikyo grinned as well, both remembering all those meals.
A/N: Hello everybody and welcome back to another installment of my lovely story! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and enjoyed themselves. I had one heck of a busy Saturday as I signed up to help clean the side of a road. It is events like that, that make me dislike people. I hope that all of you at least throw your trash in a garbage can, not out your window. :)
Cute doctor: I do like writing outside of fanfiction, mainly because there are a lot less expectations on characters (as in how they should act, look, etc.). Though I've only writing short one stories because it's all I really have time for.
