Chapter 29: Make out
The grandfather clock in Kagome's house had struck 10 p.m. a while ago. Because her date had gone longer than he had hop-expected, Sesshomaru had to inhabit her house for the time being. He could not let either of the kids sleep alone in one of the houses and Rin's bed was too small for the both of them. Thus he had opted for Shippo's bunk bed. He passed the time reading his book from where he had left off before he had cleaned the place up. Mai had proven to be a good tutor and he made a note for her to supervise Rin's progress once or twice a week, but at the bookstore after her storytelling time. Sesshomaru sighed and resisted the urge to scratch at his hands. Although he had washed thoroughly and then had used some hand cream, they still itched. The little scheming fox had drained him dry. Shippo, otherwise a good kid, today had been a hand full. One of the reasons he decided never to invite Mai over again. If it was not paint, then it was water. When that didn't work either he had let the dog loose. It had taken quite an effort to get it away from the 'trespasser' as the dog's attitude stated. After all that the boy calmed down and resumed to his actual task, painting. He had put serious effort into the canvas standing proudly outside to dry. Once the boy picked up the brush all settled and he had peace and quiet, overlooking the occasional daggers Shippo shot his way from time to time.
He breathed relieved once he heard a car pulling up to the house. He stood and walked to open the door for Kagome. He waited in the doorway for her to get out of the car. His eyes widened in surprise as she came closer into the light. Her hair was a bit messy, shirt was wrinkled with the sleeves rolled up. To her chest she carried something between 8 to 12 fair prizes, shoes dangling from her fingers. She smiled sheepishly as she passed him.
"Hi." Sesshomaru nodded in response to her greeting and closed the door in her trail.
"You seem happy." he whispered in a slightly annoyed voice. She walked into the living room and placed the prizes on the sofa. He on the other hand sunk back down on the couch, picked up the book and resumed reading. Kagome turned and pouted.
"Is that all you say?" she grumbled crossing her arms over her chest. Sesshomaru looked at her with a raised eyebrow.
"It is your own business." he said, eyes getting drawn to her pendant. The shirt's opening looked wider that when she left in the afternoon. Kagome walked to the couch and sat next to him, cross-legged. Her pout deepened before she sighed.
"And I thought you wanted to see pictures..." she said taking out her slim digital camera and viewing through the pictures.
"Perhaps some other time." he waved her off. Even if he was a bit curious, today he was too tired for that. Kagome sighed.
"Have it your way..." she trailed before giggling to herself.
Sesshoamru read ahead and after a few seconds she quietened. Again his reading was interrupted. He waited and resumed once she stopped. The routine continued for a few minutes before he set the book down permanently. He looked at her set on scolding her, eyes narrowed in annoyance. His eyes widened minutely before narrowing again.
"You are... drunk." he bit out and she battered her eyelashes at him. Then she giggled once more like a drunken teenager. His features contorted into a deep scowl. Abruptly the noise died and her face straightened. She drew a settling breath and pushed her nose into the air defiantly.
"I am not." she contradicted him and if there was no rosy blush on her cheeks and had her eyes not been as glazed over, he might have believed her.
"Your condition states otherwise." he looked her over again to straighten his point. She blew her bangs out of her eyes and tucked the loose shreds behind her ears.
"Believe me, Sesshomaru, I am not even near the point of being drunk." she leaned against his shoulder. After a few minutes she stood on her knees towering over him a bit. He looked at her unmoving as she placed her hands on his shoulders for support and then straddled him. "Though I might be a bit tipsy." she confessed circling his hair band with her fingers and then loosened it.
"Same thing." his voice hardened. "You should know better..." she put a finger on his lips to stop any other angry remarks from slipping through.
"No, you should know the difference between drunk and slightly tipsy. Besides I really had fun today." she smiled. He grabbed her hand and moved it to the side.
"Then why did you drink?" with her free hand, she absently played with his hair. She looked at him with saddened eyes and after a stretched moment she answered him.
"It didn't go as well as I thought it did?" she started and when he said nothing, she continued. "At first it was okay as he tried to win a few prizes... but when I started joining in..." she trailed looking over the shoulder at the sofa. Her gaze turned back at him, glossed lips smiling sweetly. "Anyway, you wanna make out?" he stared at her and she blushed.
"You are drunk." he said trying to push her off. His nose twitched at the smell of liquor coming from her lips.
"Am not." she whined. "Come on Sesshomaru, I'm not asking you to have sex, just making out." he stopped the action and looked at her. He even pondered on the thought. He shook his head.
"Kagome, you are not thinking straight, you know that." her lip quivered and he couldn't help but sigh. "What happened?" was all he could whisper at her sad eyes.
"He said I was too independent and stable on my own two feet for his taste. Jerk even said that he wouldn't consider going on another date with me." Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed in rage. In what era could that guy had been stuck in till now.
"Then those plush toys?" he pointed to said colorful mound. Kagome's lips stretched into a pleased grin.
"I needed to vent off." she laughed lightly and he relaxed at the sound letting go of the hand he had held till then. Now she didn't look as drunk as he had first assumed. She combed his hair with her fingers and he relaxed further, closing his eyes.
"Hn. And drinking?" he spoke after a while and she laughed again.
"I just ate two liquor chocolates before getting out of the car." his eyes opened and he studied her honest expression.
"Still have some?" he asked just to settle his nerves. His day had not been boring at all. She nodded eagerly, raised herself a bit to have better access to her front pocket where she had three more pieces left. She sat back down and offered them to him. He eyed the nicely red wrapped candies. He took one, unwrapped it and popped it into his mouth. He savored the taste as the rum spread on his tongue. When he was done with it he took another. "You always eat these things?" he asked placing the second one into his mouth like he did with the first. Kagome nodded.
"Yep, it's a 'just in case' measure when I need cheering up." the smile brightened her lovely face.
"And you are pestering me because?" he trailed eying and finally taking the last one from her hand. Her eyes narrowed at his choice of words but also in thought.
"It didn't do the job right." she whispered with a defeated sigh. He popped the last one on his tongue, her eyes on his lips. She chewed on her bottom lip before leaning in to just and inch away from his mouth. She stared with her darkened brown eyes deeply into his golden brown ones. "So... you wanna make out or not?"
A/N: I've revised Chapter 1-4 and will go through the others as well in time, I'll let you know along the way.
