Title: Shocking Revelation
Author: Beermoney5
Theme: Grain
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: T
Warnings: None
Word Count: 300
Shocking Revelation
Ayame walked onto the garden terrace as Kagome took a bite of her whole grain toast. "There you are." Ayame sat down across from Kagome. "What's new?"
"I have a curfew for bedtime."
"What?"
"Well not really a curfew, unless I don't mind keep others up late since I'm not to be left unattended. Sesshomaru found me asleep on the couch when he got home late last night and wasn't happy that no one was around to help me. I swear he makes me feel like a child."
"I'm not defending him, but he's doing what his instincts are telling him to. In wolf and Inu youkai packs, it's the Alpha's job to protect its pack members. When Sesshomaru took you into his home, you became part of his pack."
"I see your point. I'm going to talk to him about it when he's not so mad," Kagome replied, then paused before continuing. "Do you know who the woman is in the portrait hanging in Sesshomaru's study?"
"It's of Rin."
"That's what I thought."
"I think Sesshomaru's feelings for her were deeper than that of a guardian."
"What?"
"Just the way he would look at Rin when he came to visit her. I don't know for sure. It's just a hunch."
They sat in silence for a moment before Kagome asked another question. "How did Sesshomaru get Tetsusaiga?"
"Inuyasha gave it to him about a hundred years ago."
"Is that when Inuyasha died?"
"Kagome, I don't want to talk about this."
"You too? Why won't anybody tell me anything about Inuyasha? It's starting to piss me off. Please tell me."
"I can't."
"Why not… you guys are keeping something from me, aren't you?"
Ayame sighed before she answered Kagome. "You're right, Kagome. We are. Inuyasha isn't dead. He's still alive."