"Simply Love Me"
Chapter 3
Dinner
Author's Note: This begins where the first chapter ends. just so you don't get confused. It is told from Kagome and Rin's point of view.
Watching Sesshoumaru fly off in the distance and disappear over the horizon, Kagome faced Rin, who was shaking slightly. Rin's hair was disheveled and her cheeks flushed, but not from the cold, Kagome suspected.
"He's so distant sometimes," Kagome sighed. "I wonder how you can communicate with him so much, whenever I try to, it's like talking to a brick wall."
"You just have to know the right things to say." Rin still gazed off in the direction Sesshoumaru took flight, her eyes dreamy.
"Do you care to explain what just happened here a few moments ago? I am really confused." She turned a perplexed expression on Rin.
Rin lowered her eyes in embarrassment, turning redder by the second, "I. I don't think I even know myself. W-we, we were watching the snowfall, and I was so happy because it was my first time. I danced around, trying to catch some snowflakes on my tongue. Then Sesshoumaru came and lifted me off the ground. I felt so light-hearted there, in his arms under the falling snow. I guess he tripped because he fell backwards and I landed on top of him."
"And then you guys.?"
"Yes. we kissed. I don't know why. I think it just came naturally. It. it felt so right somehow. like we were meant to be there, together like that."
"He didn't stop right away.?"
"No, he just pulled my closer, it was like he'd lost a bit of his control. all this emotion was bursting out of him that he'd kept hidden inside of him for a long time."
"I understand what you mean. The first time I kissed Inuyasha, it felt like he had released all of these feeling he had kept bottle up in his chest. It was sweet, ruthful and sad all at the same time."
"Wow, I. I never knew a kiss would be like that, Kagome. It felt so wonderful and right. I wanted more, to never let him go."
"It is strange that Sesshoumaru would loose control like that. He was always so stone-faced; no flame could melt through his reserved exterior. But I think you're just the fire that could do it."
Rin glanced at her nervously. "Am you angry at me?"
"Why should I be angry? You didn't do anything wrong. I was just surprised, that's all. I think you're good for Sesshoumaru; you give him what little laughter there is in his life. Keep it up, and maybe we'll actually get to see him grin one of these days."
Rin giggled. 'That'll be the day. I'm trying my best though."
"Sesshoumaru cares for you a lot, I can tell by the way he looks at you. There's softness in his eyes."
"He saved my life, and for that, I'm grateful."
"Mommy! Mommy! There you are!"
The girls turned around to see a chubby little boy of three years running towards them, in his left hand dragging a tiny one-year-old girl with him.
Kagome bent down to them when they approached her and scratched the little boy's mop of long silver hair lined with black streaks, courtesy of Inuyasha's mixed heritage. His ears were elf shaped, like Sesshoumaaru's human form's and he wore a dirty blood red kimono. His sister, Kioko looked like the exact copy of Kagome, except for her beautiful golden eyes.
"What have you and your sister been up to, Mori?" she asked tenderly, stroking their cheeks.
"We wanna give you a present, Mommy. We found in garden." Mori nudged Kioko and she swept from behind her back a bouquet of ripe pink lotus blossoms.
"Oh, for me? How lovely! I absolutely adore it!" Kagome smiled sweetly and hugged them closely. "Thank you, sweethearts. You're so thoughtful."
"You're welcome Mommy. See, I told yoo she'd like them," Kikoko scolded her brother, who frowned, annoyed at her.
"We gots yoo one too Auntie Rin." Mori handed her a bouquet of pretty jasmine. "I know you like 'em."
Rin bowed down and gave them each a hug. "Thanks guys, you're the best."
Mori gave her a crooked grin, like his father's.
"Now where are your brothers?" She looked around, beginning to get worried.
"They're with Cook. Hungry." Mori pointed to the kitchen door.
Kagome laughed. "I see.now, let's get you all inside before you freeze to death. I need your help in the kitchen too. The men will be wanting their dinner when they get home, greedy things."
"Righty Mommy! Come on Kioko!" They ran ahead into the warmly lit kitchen at the side of the palace, their merry voices trailing behind them.
She got up and saw the hungry expression on Rin's face as she looked at the pretty children.
"You're so lucky to have someone who loves you, and a wonderful family, Kagome."
"Yes, but the road there wasn't easy, Rin. I went through a lot of heartbreak and frustration. But it all pays off in the end."
"I guess so, is it really worth it?"
"Oh yes, you'll understand when you're in love Rin."
But I already am.Rin's heart clenched at the thought, but I don't know if he'll return my feelings.
"So what do you think I should do about what happened earlier?"
"Well, I can only tell you this. Follow your heart, and it'll lead you to something you'll cherish for the rest of your life. I did."
"Thanks for the advice, Kagome. I think I will try it."
Kagome smiled wisely at her and they went into the kitchen together, ready to get and dirt with cooking. Soon the room was crowded with screaming kids, steaming soup pots and an angry cook who'd spilled hot water all over his front.
"AHHH!!! HOT, HOT, HOT! SANGO WHY DID YOU GO AND DO THAT?"
"BECAUSE YOU WERE HITTING ON RIN, YOU LECH!!!"
"IT WAS A JOKE!!! I WASN'T SERIOUS! JESUS CHRIST! IT'S HOT!!!!"
"SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO COOKING OR YOU WON'T GET NOTHING TONIGHT!!!"
"yes master.meep.HOT!"
"MIROKOU!!!"
"All right, all right."
Kagome and Rin hid their laughter behind their hands. "Sango, I think you went too far, spilling hot water all over poor Mirokou."
"He's not poor, he's just a sorry little lecherous monk." Sango scowled at him darkly.
"You still love me, don't you?" Mirokou, wearing a tall chef's hat, a present from Kagome, came and put his arms around her from behind, nuzzling her neck.
"The hell I don't."
"Ewww. get a room!!!!" The children made disgusted faces at them and hid behind Kagome's skirts, sticking their tongues out, blowing raspberries.
The couple broke apart, laughing amusedly. They agreed that Mirokou would work with Kagome and Sango with Rin so that there wouldn't be any trouble. Kagome gave the kids some cookies from the cookie jar and sat them down to eat at the low table in a corner of the room. The two-year-old twin boys, Tomi and Kin, were full from an earlier meal so they sat watching Mori and Kioko eat with their golden hawk like eyes. Instead of having silver hair like Mori, theirs was pure black with streaks of silver running through them. They had Inuyasha's ears also and were the rowdiest of the group. They couldn't sit still for long. Mori was more calm and mature.
"So Sango," asked Rin curiously, "How is pregnancy treating you?"
Sango patted her round belly affectionately. "It's going good, better than what those crazy midwives around here are saying. Here's a tip Rin, if you're ever with child, go to Kagome's time and have it there. Kagome did, and look, she's still healthy as a horse and looking like she never had any before."
"That is excellent. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to have one."
"Oh, you will Rin, you will. There are many dashing young lords wanting to marry you, I can tell."
"Yes, but I've rejected them."
"Why? Is there are special someone you're saving your heart for?"
"Well." She blushed and refused to look Sango in the eyes.
"I see." Sango smiled knowingly.
Rin decided to change the subject. "How has Mirokou been treating you these days?"
"Oh, he treats me fine. Very concerned and caring, he has been waiting a long time for this baby."
"Why didn't you two have it earlier?"
"After his Air Void was destroyed, he wanted to have one straight away, but I wished for us to enjoy ourselves first before having a baby. It seemed logical."
"You made a good decision Sango. I'm so excited for you! Your first child, what are you hoping for, a girl or boy?"
"I'm hoping for a little girl, but if it's a boy, I'll love him just as much."
"Do you have any pains at all?"
"No, sometimes there is a slight back pain, but that's all." She reached behind and massaged her back.
"How far along are you? Must be seven or eight months by the looks of it."
"Actually, I'm four going on five."
"Four! Gosh, how many babies do you have in there? You're only four months and your stomach is that big?" The woman looked like she could use a rest.
Sango chuckled. "I think it might be twins, or even triplets. Kagome was this size when she was pregnant with the Kin and Tomi. It's nothing out of the ordinary."
"Jeez, it must be hard, carrying all that weight wherever you go."
'It's not hard at all. I'm glad to be working. Mirokou hardly lets me do anything around here. He thinks I'll dislodge the baby." Sango rolled her eyes. "I had to threaten to castrate him for him to let me help out today."
"Alright guys. The soup is ready."
"Great! Let me have a taste!" Rin rushed over to the steaming pot and scooped up a spoonful.
"Watch out, it's-"
"ACK! It's burning!"
"I was going to warn you, but." Mirokou laughed nervously, combing his hand through his hair.
"Is the bread ready Sango?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, let's bring it into the dining room." She took the humongous loaf of bread out of the oven and carried it out of the kitchen. Kagome handed each of the children a plate. "You all go sit down and wait for your father and uncle to come home, okay?"
"Yes, Mommy."
Rin looked out of the door at the sky. "The sun is beginning to set. They'll be home soon."
They finished setting up all the food on the table and lounged around, waiting. "I'm going out on the porch," Rin said.
She sat down on the top step and stared at the beautiful sun setting, a red ball amidst the golden landscape, anticipating their return.
Chapter 3
Dinner
Author's Note: This begins where the first chapter ends. just so you don't get confused. It is told from Kagome and Rin's point of view.
Watching Sesshoumaru fly off in the distance and disappear over the horizon, Kagome faced Rin, who was shaking slightly. Rin's hair was disheveled and her cheeks flushed, but not from the cold, Kagome suspected.
"He's so distant sometimes," Kagome sighed. "I wonder how you can communicate with him so much, whenever I try to, it's like talking to a brick wall."
"You just have to know the right things to say." Rin still gazed off in the direction Sesshoumaru took flight, her eyes dreamy.
"Do you care to explain what just happened here a few moments ago? I am really confused." She turned a perplexed expression on Rin.
Rin lowered her eyes in embarrassment, turning redder by the second, "I. I don't think I even know myself. W-we, we were watching the snowfall, and I was so happy because it was my first time. I danced around, trying to catch some snowflakes on my tongue. Then Sesshoumaru came and lifted me off the ground. I felt so light-hearted there, in his arms under the falling snow. I guess he tripped because he fell backwards and I landed on top of him."
"And then you guys.?"
"Yes. we kissed. I don't know why. I think it just came naturally. It. it felt so right somehow. like we were meant to be there, together like that."
"He didn't stop right away.?"
"No, he just pulled my closer, it was like he'd lost a bit of his control. all this emotion was bursting out of him that he'd kept hidden inside of him for a long time."
"I understand what you mean. The first time I kissed Inuyasha, it felt like he had released all of these feeling he had kept bottle up in his chest. It was sweet, ruthful and sad all at the same time."
"Wow, I. I never knew a kiss would be like that, Kagome. It felt so wonderful and right. I wanted more, to never let him go."
"It is strange that Sesshoumaru would loose control like that. He was always so stone-faced; no flame could melt through his reserved exterior. But I think you're just the fire that could do it."
Rin glanced at her nervously. "Am you angry at me?"
"Why should I be angry? You didn't do anything wrong. I was just surprised, that's all. I think you're good for Sesshoumaru; you give him what little laughter there is in his life. Keep it up, and maybe we'll actually get to see him grin one of these days."
Rin giggled. 'That'll be the day. I'm trying my best though."
"Sesshoumaru cares for you a lot, I can tell by the way he looks at you. There's softness in his eyes."
"He saved my life, and for that, I'm grateful."
"Mommy! Mommy! There you are!"
The girls turned around to see a chubby little boy of three years running towards them, in his left hand dragging a tiny one-year-old girl with him.
Kagome bent down to them when they approached her and scratched the little boy's mop of long silver hair lined with black streaks, courtesy of Inuyasha's mixed heritage. His ears were elf shaped, like Sesshoumaaru's human form's and he wore a dirty blood red kimono. His sister, Kioko looked like the exact copy of Kagome, except for her beautiful golden eyes.
"What have you and your sister been up to, Mori?" she asked tenderly, stroking their cheeks.
"We wanna give you a present, Mommy. We found in garden." Mori nudged Kioko and she swept from behind her back a bouquet of ripe pink lotus blossoms.
"Oh, for me? How lovely! I absolutely adore it!" Kagome smiled sweetly and hugged them closely. "Thank you, sweethearts. You're so thoughtful."
"You're welcome Mommy. See, I told yoo she'd like them," Kikoko scolded her brother, who frowned, annoyed at her.
"We gots yoo one too Auntie Rin." Mori handed her a bouquet of pretty jasmine. "I know you like 'em."
Rin bowed down and gave them each a hug. "Thanks guys, you're the best."
Mori gave her a crooked grin, like his father's.
"Now where are your brothers?" She looked around, beginning to get worried.
"They're with Cook. Hungry." Mori pointed to the kitchen door.
Kagome laughed. "I see.now, let's get you all inside before you freeze to death. I need your help in the kitchen too. The men will be wanting their dinner when they get home, greedy things."
"Righty Mommy! Come on Kioko!" They ran ahead into the warmly lit kitchen at the side of the palace, their merry voices trailing behind them.
She got up and saw the hungry expression on Rin's face as she looked at the pretty children.
"You're so lucky to have someone who loves you, and a wonderful family, Kagome."
"Yes, but the road there wasn't easy, Rin. I went through a lot of heartbreak and frustration. But it all pays off in the end."
"I guess so, is it really worth it?"
"Oh yes, you'll understand when you're in love Rin."
But I already am.Rin's heart clenched at the thought, but I don't know if he'll return my feelings.
"So what do you think I should do about what happened earlier?"
"Well, I can only tell you this. Follow your heart, and it'll lead you to something you'll cherish for the rest of your life. I did."
"Thanks for the advice, Kagome. I think I will try it."
Kagome smiled wisely at her and they went into the kitchen together, ready to get and dirt with cooking. Soon the room was crowded with screaming kids, steaming soup pots and an angry cook who'd spilled hot water all over his front.
"AHHH!!! HOT, HOT, HOT! SANGO WHY DID YOU GO AND DO THAT?"
"BECAUSE YOU WERE HITTING ON RIN, YOU LECH!!!"
"IT WAS A JOKE!!! I WASN'T SERIOUS! JESUS CHRIST! IT'S HOT!!!!"
"SHUT UP AND GET BACK TO COOKING OR YOU WON'T GET NOTHING TONIGHT!!!"
"yes master.meep.HOT!"
"MIROKOU!!!"
"All right, all right."
Kagome and Rin hid their laughter behind their hands. "Sango, I think you went too far, spilling hot water all over poor Mirokou."
"He's not poor, he's just a sorry little lecherous monk." Sango scowled at him darkly.
"You still love me, don't you?" Mirokou, wearing a tall chef's hat, a present from Kagome, came and put his arms around her from behind, nuzzling her neck.
"The hell I don't."
"Ewww. get a room!!!!" The children made disgusted faces at them and hid behind Kagome's skirts, sticking their tongues out, blowing raspberries.
The couple broke apart, laughing amusedly. They agreed that Mirokou would work with Kagome and Sango with Rin so that there wouldn't be any trouble. Kagome gave the kids some cookies from the cookie jar and sat them down to eat at the low table in a corner of the room. The two-year-old twin boys, Tomi and Kin, were full from an earlier meal so they sat watching Mori and Kioko eat with their golden hawk like eyes. Instead of having silver hair like Mori, theirs was pure black with streaks of silver running through them. They had Inuyasha's ears also and were the rowdiest of the group. They couldn't sit still for long. Mori was more calm and mature.
"So Sango," asked Rin curiously, "How is pregnancy treating you?"
Sango patted her round belly affectionately. "It's going good, better than what those crazy midwives around here are saying. Here's a tip Rin, if you're ever with child, go to Kagome's time and have it there. Kagome did, and look, she's still healthy as a horse and looking like she never had any before."
"That is excellent. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to have one."
"Oh, you will Rin, you will. There are many dashing young lords wanting to marry you, I can tell."
"Yes, but I've rejected them."
"Why? Is there are special someone you're saving your heart for?"
"Well." She blushed and refused to look Sango in the eyes.
"I see." Sango smiled knowingly.
Rin decided to change the subject. "How has Mirokou been treating you these days?"
"Oh, he treats me fine. Very concerned and caring, he has been waiting a long time for this baby."
"Why didn't you two have it earlier?"
"After his Air Void was destroyed, he wanted to have one straight away, but I wished for us to enjoy ourselves first before having a baby. It seemed logical."
"You made a good decision Sango. I'm so excited for you! Your first child, what are you hoping for, a girl or boy?"
"I'm hoping for a little girl, but if it's a boy, I'll love him just as much."
"Do you have any pains at all?"
"No, sometimes there is a slight back pain, but that's all." She reached behind and massaged her back.
"How far along are you? Must be seven or eight months by the looks of it."
"Actually, I'm four going on five."
"Four! Gosh, how many babies do you have in there? You're only four months and your stomach is that big?" The woman looked like she could use a rest.
Sango chuckled. "I think it might be twins, or even triplets. Kagome was this size when she was pregnant with the Kin and Tomi. It's nothing out of the ordinary."
"Jeez, it must be hard, carrying all that weight wherever you go."
'It's not hard at all. I'm glad to be working. Mirokou hardly lets me do anything around here. He thinks I'll dislodge the baby." Sango rolled her eyes. "I had to threaten to castrate him for him to let me help out today."
"Alright guys. The soup is ready."
"Great! Let me have a taste!" Rin rushed over to the steaming pot and scooped up a spoonful.
"Watch out, it's-"
"ACK! It's burning!"
"I was going to warn you, but." Mirokou laughed nervously, combing his hand through his hair.
"Is the bread ready Sango?" Kagome asked.
"Yes, let's bring it into the dining room." She took the humongous loaf of bread out of the oven and carried it out of the kitchen. Kagome handed each of the children a plate. "You all go sit down and wait for your father and uncle to come home, okay?"
"Yes, Mommy."
Rin looked out of the door at the sky. "The sun is beginning to set. They'll be home soon."
They finished setting up all the food on the table and lounged around, waiting. "I'm going out on the porch," Rin said.
She sat down on the top step and stared at the beautiful sun setting, a red ball amidst the golden landscape, anticipating their return.
