Chapter 50
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The sound of voices was almost deafening. She couldn't stand it and she moved closer to him for comfort. The world around her spun, as tired as she was she was surprised she could stand at all. An arm steadied her by the waste and the voices went quiet. Kagome opened her cerulean eyes, wondering what happened to the noise. She noticed four pairs of eyes staring at her, some quizzical and some in horror. She felt no shame in clinging to him, even in front of friends who didn't know what was going on. All they knew was that she brought Sesshomaru to camp and he demanded to join their rag tag group.
Out of the four people on the other side of the clearing, silence came now from three figures while the fourth began shouting a new. The chocolate brown eyes of Sango were rimmed with hurt at not being let in on the secret and the violet eyes of Miroku shined with a keen awareness that make Kagome uneasy. Shippou was the oddest of all, though. He looked at Sesshomaru, a fierceness in his large forest green eyes that make Kagome want to pick him up and hug him. She forced herself not to.
On the way to camp, Sesshomaru had explained a small amount about demon culture. He had told her that if she were to go to them, comfort them, that they would be winning and he would have to leave. If she truly wanted him to stay, she would have to stand by him until the decision was made. He had almost believed that she would not stand there against her friends, the people that loved and cared for her, the people that had trusted her. He could feel the uneasiness rolling in waves off of the two humans, the protectiveness from the kit and the pure anger from Inuyasha. He didn't care. He watched her face, studied her movements as she fisted the empty sleeve of his Haori.
Glancing into the swirling molten eyes of Sesshomaru, Kagome could feel his thoughts run through her head. He was sharing with her, as was apparently a gift he had. She stayed her position and readied herself for all hell to break loose. Suddenly, Sango took a step forward. Kagome's eyes flashed to her, then to Sesshomaru, who made no inclination of moving. Another step was made, then another until Sango stood by Kagome, holding onto her own sleeve. Miroku took little to no time to join them and held fast to the tajiya's garment.
Inuyasha's shocked silence stung, but Kagome was glad that her friends had joined her. Shippou slowly snuck towards them, a slower and more careful pace, and finally hopped onto Kagome's shoulder and snuggled into her neck. Relief washed over her as she realized that Inuyasha didn't have a choice any more-it had been made for him. His shoulders slumped and his ears flattened against his skull as he walked towards her. The growl from Sesshomaru shocked the entire group when he reached to grab Kagome's sleeve. He hesitated momentarily before moving to the houshi, running his fingers along the violet silk of the man's robes. They had all agreed. Sesshomaru would join the group.
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A/N: What will happen when Ayumu finally rejoins the group? And yes, I know most of you were hoping for Inuyasha to act out, however he knows that he's better off just joining them. He'll harrumph about it later.
