Kagome and Sango has some girl talk in the garden, but someone is lurking in the shadows. Will he finally realize?
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Sango sits in the garden with me, nursing Hisui as the twins run around, chasing an elusive butterfly. I'm looking at silk patterns, trying to decide which would best go with my skin tone. Sesshomaru thrust the box at me this morning and insisted I pick out new kimonos. I won't lie and say it didn't make me feel special that he thought about that, and I want to pick something that I think he'll like.
"So, I'm pleased to see you're finally getting what you've always wanted." Sango doesn't look at me as she talks, lightly rubbing her finger across Hisui's cheek.
"What do you mean?" A lavender colored sample with purplish hues catches my eye and I lift it to the sun, studying the patterns. Sango lifts Hisui to her shoulder, patting his little back.
"I mean, you've been in love with Sesshomaru for a long time now." I nearly drop the box of samples, and quickly turn to stare at her. She merely smiles and shifts Hisui to her other shoulder.
"I would have to have been blind not to have noticed Kagome. I've also seen the way he looks at you." Cheeks burning, I go back to staring vacantly at the box.
"Sesshomaru isn't in love with me, Sango. Some days I think he barely tolerates me." Last night floods my mind, with his hands on my body, his lips against my skin, and I shudder. My body heats once again, just like it did last night, but I quickly squish the rising arousal.
"But?" Sango prompts, waving her hand at me to continue. Sighing, I set the box aside and twist my hair into a knot at the nape of my neck.
"Buuuuut, last night, we sort of..kissed." Flashes of his red eyes pass through my mind and I squeeze my legs together. Who knew demonic eyes could turn me on so much? Sango visibly gasps and squeals, unsettling the baby and he fusses, his little face scrunched up as he prepares to cry.
"But that's great! It shows he's interested in you." Hope flickers in my sad heart and I can't help but wonder. Could Sango be right? Could Sesshomaru really want me? As soon as it flickers with life, it's dashed away again, replaced by the coldness of heartbreak.
"Even if he is, it's just from a mating standpoint. He isn't in love with me." I clench my eyes closed, willing the tears to go away. Sango squeezes my shoulder and I take a deep breath.
"I'll just have to get over my feelings and take what he offers." Sango makes an unhappy sound and I pat her thigh.
"But, you love him. You've been in love with him for years, Kagome." Her voice is soft beside me, almost motherly, and for a moment the box I keep locked tight rattles, making me miss my own mother and her boundless wisdom.
"I know Sango. I'll spend the rest of my life loving him, but I have to try and find what happiness I can. Even if it's just being around him, it'll have to be enough." Sango shifts Hisui and wraps her arm around me, pulling me to her side and hugging me.
Everything will work out. I have to believe that.
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Sesshomaru's POV:
My heart feels like it's going to jump from my chest and engulf Kagome. Her words ring in my ears and I stagger back against the tree, replaying them over and over again in my head. She loves me? She's always loved me? It seems almost..unreal. My beast prowls inside me, keening in joy that our mate loves us and he urges me to claim her right here and now. My cock agrees with him, the damned thing straining against my kimono as I remember how she smelt last night, how her warmth felt on my fingers. But, no. I can't. Not yet, at least. She's not alone and I want to make this special for her. She is the miko of my heart, the mother to my future pups and my mate. I must make our first time perfect for her.
"We finally agree on something." My beast purrs inside my head, practically salivating at the thought of having our beautiful miko spread out beneath us. I spin away, forcing myself to leave her, and focus on making tonight, the night.