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The Magic of You
Chapter 36: Clearing the air
They had gone out to eat since Kagome had returned hungry from the trip from Asgard. Sesshoumaru took them to a private place for them to talk without others interrupting. They already ordered something and they were just waiting for it to arrive. Kagome sat quietly while Sesshoumaru regarded her with an expressionless looks. She tried to make a conversation. "Sesshoumaru-sama, how are you taking New York?"
He replied, "As loud as Tokyo, if not louder".
Another moment of silence passed between them and Kagome gave up and decided to go to the point. "Why are you here, Sesshoumaru-sama? I heard you keep away from all most of the time."
"I cannot visit my miko", he said lowly.
Kagome lay back in the chair she was sitting down. She crossed her arms in defense. He was not going to be easy. "I find it hard to believe, but I am glad to see you".
"You sound surprise that I would make the trip for you", he questioned her.
Raising a brow, she asked, "This comes from you who ordered the pack to stay away from me".
He replied, "I made a decision that benefited the pack".
"Right, like keeping me away from my child, and my friends was a good decision", she spat.
He narrowed his eyes to her and replied, "You were very young when your journey began. I wish for you to get away from our world for some time while you mature."
"Oh, so now I was immature child fighting at war", she replied angrily.
"Watch you tone, miko", said Sesshoumaru coldly.
Kagome leaned forward placing her hands in the table. "No, what you don't understand is that you had no right to keep them from me."
"You forget I am your alpha".
She spat, "Yeah, like I could forget. You hurt me, alpha". She said the last part softly.
He tensed when she said this. Sesshoumaru had gone through a difficult time watching grow up, go through the well, and returned without doing nothing. She was the younger sister he never had and wanted. His decision took affect when youkai had gone through a small rebellion because they had sense the jewel around her. He needed to keep her safe, others would notice their presence near her, and he could not do that. He ordered them away because that would attract less of his kind to finding the jewel while it was inside her.
"You carried the jewel, miko", he answered to her. Kagome frowned at his words. "Youkai sense the jewel while you were younger and during your travels. Keeping the pack away meant keeping the others out of loop in your existence.
Blinking Kagome thought over what he said and to her dismay it made sense. They jewel may had been destroyed in the past but it still existed in the future because she had yet to go back in the past. Had any youkai notice the jewel before she probably would never had gone back. Kagome anger subsided abruptly as it had risen. "Okay", she replied.
"I still do not understand why you join these Avengers", he said.
Kagome sighted hard. "Truly, I never plan to do it in the first place." He cocked an eyebrow to her. Kagome continued explaining to his silent question. "I was depressed, Sesshoumaru-sama. I missed all of you, it was killing me inside. Mother thought that a change of scenery would help; it did, for a while anyways. Then an attack occurred in the tower and I had no choice but to help or others would have gotten hurt pretty badly. SHIELD already had an eye on me, but with the showing of powers they wanted the truth."
"How much you told them", he asked not liking the fact that they question her unsupervised by any of their kind.
"Not much, just enough of my story, some things of youkai, but I kept it mostly general", she smiled at him when she said this. "I was thinking if you did exist I need to keep some important things from noisy SHIELD."
He bowed in approval. Kagome was wise in her decision. However, they were sending an ambassador and liaison to SHIELD. The youkai world still did not truth them enough to reveal most of their secrets. They were going to keep them at bay until it is prudent to say otherwise. He did not like the fact they knew they existed but once the miko came to up youkai existence followed.
They food arrived and they both ate in silence. Kagome was surprised that Sesshou ate human food now. "You are eating human food, Sesshou".
He winced at her nickname and replied, "One must accustom to things over time". She made no comment but understood that he may not appeared to have changed he has. They all have, except her. She remained the same.
One of her question she wanted to ask him is his personal life. "Sesshoumaru-sama, why have you not gotten a mate?"
Sesshoumaru, not surprised by her question, grinned inwardly because he knew she was a curious creature by nature. "I am still considering young among my kind. Besides, Inuyasha is making enough heirs to last millennia".
"Huh, he is. This is bad, Inuyasha populating the world with his genes", she murmured softly.
He smirked at her question. His brother seemed to like having his wife pup. Then those thought brought him back to another reason why he wanted to speak with her in private. "Your choice in mate, miko."
"What about it?" Kagome automatic became defensive. She knew the reputation Loki carried but for once she would like somebody to be happy for her.
"He is not what I imagine you would choose", he said carefully.
Kagome shrugged then sighed. "Yes, that makes two of us. He is not what I wanted but what I needed." Looking at Sesshoumaru she smiled at him. "He is so much more. I am happy."
Sesshoumaru sighed inwardly. That is all he wanted to hear. Kagome had suffered enough and he wanted her happiness. His brother was a fool to let her go, but now that he seen him with his ward Rin over the centuries. The miko and his brother would have been wrong. Rin and Inuyasha balance each other while Kagome and Inuyasha was always an explosion of emotions. After all she had gone through; he did not believe she would stay at Inuyasha's side.
He was aware who Loki was. His actions precede him but somehow he seemed more than what Sesshoumaru expected. Kagome was happy. Besides taking a whiff of her scent they have already completed the mating bonds. They bonded now for all eternity. He hopes she knows what she is getting into.
"I am pleased", he replied in the end.
Once dinner was over they returned to the tower. Loki was waiting for her as did the rest of the Avengers. Sesshoumaru left with Inuyasha and Shippou tailing after him. She smiled at them but went to stand at Loki's side. He held her closed and asked, "You had a great time".
She nodded. "Yes, but I am exhausted." He agreed. They dismissed themselves from everyone. When they were in direction of a bed they took his. She had grabbed some of her things from her room before they arrived in his. She took a quick shower and dried her hair while Loki magically became clean.
He pulled her in his arms once she lay down on the bed. Kissing her eyebrow, he asked, "What did your alpha want to talk to you?"
Kagome randomly trace patterns on his chest. Then she replied, "He explained the reasons for his order, my choice in joining Avengers, and you".
"Seemed it was a productive evening", he said casually. Kagome understood the undertone.
"He said that he did it to protect me from youkai while I carried the jewel in this time period, he accepted my joining the team, and he is relieved I am happy with you".
"Did you think otherwise?"
Kagome sighed and kissed his chess softly. "From an outsider marring you would be the worst thing but he knows that I would fight tooth and nail if I did not agree to our bond."
He said nothing and Kagome turned her head to face him. "What are you thinking?"
Loki looked at her and grinned. "I got out of this one easy".
Kagome laughed. "Yes, you did."
He tickled her but Kagome returned his actions. She smiled at him and yawned randomly. He sighed. "We must rest. It's going to be a long day tomorrow".
Kagome pouted and he smiled at her while kissing her pout away. She said reluctant, "Fine". Snuggling close to him she closed her eyes. Before she knew it they were both out of consicioness.