Kagome ate in a very reserved manner, as if expecting her next bite to be
her last. He couldn't entirely blame her. As he watched her eat, he
discovered how odd it was to share company with some one of equal stature.
'Equal. well she has the potential to be, but not quite yet.' He thought.
After they had finished eating, they sat in silence for a moment.
"You never answered my question. Do you like the dress? I actually took the time to make it." He told her. She looked down and examined the long flowing sapphire gown.
"It is nice, pretty too. It feels like its only resting lightly on my skin, like I'm wearing butterfly wings or something." She said. For some reason, this pleased him.
"Butterfly wings would be much heavier." He answered her. 'Why am I continuing this useless chatter?' He asked himself. She looked at him sideways, seeing his frown.
"Meditate now." He said in a simple tone. Kagome actually nodded and shut her eyes. This time, it was hard for him to clear his thoughts. They kept straying back to Kagome.
"Now look inside yourself, try to see your power. Can you see it?" He asked. For a moment she did not answer him, but then she replied in a frustrated tone,
"No. I can't." She said. Sesshoumaru stood up and walked to kneel in front of her. Her eyes flashed with suspicion and fear at the sight of him sitting in front of her.
"I can help you." He said in his ever deep voice. Timidly, he reached out his hand and placed it upon her chest. [AN: No, above her breasts ya' perverts]. All the muscles in her body seemed to tighten at his contact. He could feel her breathing picking up dramatically, and the beating of her heart sounded as if she was totally out of breath. But when he closed his eyes, she did the same. And gradually, his mind merged with hers. They could hear each other's thoughts. Or rather, their emotions.
Sesshoumaru picked up in several things. She had great fear of him, and felt intimidated. He felt her struggling to keep her food down, due to worry. He knew the frustration she felt at her trapped situation. He knew Kagome could not get much from him, as he only showed his placid surface.
But suddenly it was as if a wall inside him had fallen. All Kagome had to do was wish that she could see deeper inside of him and she could. He sent her a feeling of great anger and rage for her invasion. She immediately backed off. Now he concentrated on her, moving to her power source. In her heart, of course, where else? Now all he had to do was unlock the key to her miko power and she would be able to wield it, with practice.
All he had to do was pierce the cage, then her power came flowing through her body. He could feel it as if it were his own. It spread to her hands, her toes, to the pit of her stomach. It was amazing. Gracefully he broke the contact and opened his eyes. She opened hers a second later. She was glowing in a silver light.
"I'm gonna find her before the new moon." Inuyasha told Miroku that day as they walked on an old road. He nodded in a way which made Inuyasha wonder it he was listening anymore. 'Why don't they care!?' He kept thinking.
"Why doesn't anybody care!?" He yelled suddenly, voicing his thoughts.
"Inuyasha, if you really must know." Sango began, "We think Sesshoumaru took her for her jewel shards. And I deduce that when he found she did not have them. he. he." She stopped in the middle of the road, and broke down in tears.
Miroku ran over to her and tried to hold her up with his arms, but she fell to the ground. Then Shippou burst out in tears as well, hugging Sango. Miroku did not cry out, but Inuyasha saw a few tears leek from his eyes. Even Kirara laid down next to Sango and made a sound that resembled whimpering.
"No! No, no, no! She can't be dead!" Inuyasha yelled. This just made Sango go though a whole other burst of tears. "I would know if she were dead, because the beads would come off! And I just know she's not dead!" He yelled. At these words of logic Sango and the kitsune quieted some.
"Let's take the day off over in those trees. We all need some time." Miroku said. Although Inuyasha wanted to walk on forever in search of her, he agreed to stop for a day.
She was totally amazing. Awe-inspiring, astounding, and the rest of it. In just a few hours she had learned to control her power so much she would telepathically move things, turn things to dust, or create things from earth. She was starting to shape shift by the time the sun set. She needed very little coaching, and in just another hour, she had shape shifted into a perfect replica of himself.
"That's very good." He told her as she levitated herself. She told him it was no problem now, with all that power. He had been tempted to simply drain her power just so he could use it for a few days before it died away from him. But he was not a fool enough to do so.
'I can't believe how much she can do. In a few days she may be me equal. Hardly human anymore, really. But she is still human. I won't look at her like that, I won't smell her scent. But can I help myself?' He was thinking.
But just then he was startled by Rin who came in through a door.
"Sesshoumaru, would you come tuck me in?" Rin asked. Kagome turned too and smiled at the child.
"Of course. I'll be there in just a moment." He told her.
"Wait here a little while and practice. I'll be back in a few moments." He told her. He fallowed Rin into her sleeping chambers and then proceeded to tuck her in under the covers. When he stroked her hair to the side she asked him,
"Will Kagome-sama be staying long?" She asked.
"As long as she is needed here, yes." He told her in response.
"Good. She seems very nice. It will be fun to have another girl around." She told him with a big smile. He lightly kissed her on the cheek and smiled slightly to the young girl. Behind him, the door opened and Kagome came inside.
"Kagome!" Rin shouted to her. "Do you know any bed time stories? Sesshoumaru tells me he doesn't know any. But I think he just doesn't want to tell me them." Rin said looking back to Sesshoumaru.
"Of course I know some!" She said as she came to kneel at the other side of her bed.
"Have you heard the one about the magical unicorn?" Kagome asked Rin.
"No, tell me please!" Rin shouted with joy. Kagome began telling her the story. Sesshoumaru was remotely interested in the story, but instead watched the two interact. Kagome seemed like she knew a lot about children and what they liked. 'She looks so beautiful in the dim light.' He thought.
'What are you suggesting!?' He asked himself. 'Look at her! She loves children, she's powerful, beautiful, and has a great inner strength hard to find in a human. But she is still only human. But she is a miko! A super human, which is as good as a youkai in some ways.' He thought. His thoughts kept going in such circles that soon he found himself just staring at her, not listening to a word she had said.
"And they all lived happily ever after." Kagome said and she pulled the covers over the calmly sleeping child. She looked up to him with a smile. "She is such a sweet child." She told him.
"I know." He replied. He abruptly got the sense of fatherhood in his mind. He felt as if he was the father, Kagome was the mother, and Rin were their child. What was this strange poison Kagome was spreading through his mind? He felt. emotion.
"You never answered my question. Do you like the dress? I actually took the time to make it." He told her. She looked down and examined the long flowing sapphire gown.
"It is nice, pretty too. It feels like its only resting lightly on my skin, like I'm wearing butterfly wings or something." She said. For some reason, this pleased him.
"Butterfly wings would be much heavier." He answered her. 'Why am I continuing this useless chatter?' He asked himself. She looked at him sideways, seeing his frown.
"Meditate now." He said in a simple tone. Kagome actually nodded and shut her eyes. This time, it was hard for him to clear his thoughts. They kept straying back to Kagome.
"Now look inside yourself, try to see your power. Can you see it?" He asked. For a moment she did not answer him, but then she replied in a frustrated tone,
"No. I can't." She said. Sesshoumaru stood up and walked to kneel in front of her. Her eyes flashed with suspicion and fear at the sight of him sitting in front of her.
"I can help you." He said in his ever deep voice. Timidly, he reached out his hand and placed it upon her chest. [AN: No, above her breasts ya' perverts]. All the muscles in her body seemed to tighten at his contact. He could feel her breathing picking up dramatically, and the beating of her heart sounded as if she was totally out of breath. But when he closed his eyes, she did the same. And gradually, his mind merged with hers. They could hear each other's thoughts. Or rather, their emotions.
Sesshoumaru picked up in several things. She had great fear of him, and felt intimidated. He felt her struggling to keep her food down, due to worry. He knew the frustration she felt at her trapped situation. He knew Kagome could not get much from him, as he only showed his placid surface.
But suddenly it was as if a wall inside him had fallen. All Kagome had to do was wish that she could see deeper inside of him and she could. He sent her a feeling of great anger and rage for her invasion. She immediately backed off. Now he concentrated on her, moving to her power source. In her heart, of course, where else? Now all he had to do was unlock the key to her miko power and she would be able to wield it, with practice.
All he had to do was pierce the cage, then her power came flowing through her body. He could feel it as if it were his own. It spread to her hands, her toes, to the pit of her stomach. It was amazing. Gracefully he broke the contact and opened his eyes. She opened hers a second later. She was glowing in a silver light.
"I'm gonna find her before the new moon." Inuyasha told Miroku that day as they walked on an old road. He nodded in a way which made Inuyasha wonder it he was listening anymore. 'Why don't they care!?' He kept thinking.
"Why doesn't anybody care!?" He yelled suddenly, voicing his thoughts.
"Inuyasha, if you really must know." Sango began, "We think Sesshoumaru took her for her jewel shards. And I deduce that when he found she did not have them. he. he." She stopped in the middle of the road, and broke down in tears.
Miroku ran over to her and tried to hold her up with his arms, but she fell to the ground. Then Shippou burst out in tears as well, hugging Sango. Miroku did not cry out, but Inuyasha saw a few tears leek from his eyes. Even Kirara laid down next to Sango and made a sound that resembled whimpering.
"No! No, no, no! She can't be dead!" Inuyasha yelled. This just made Sango go though a whole other burst of tears. "I would know if she were dead, because the beads would come off! And I just know she's not dead!" He yelled. At these words of logic Sango and the kitsune quieted some.
"Let's take the day off over in those trees. We all need some time." Miroku said. Although Inuyasha wanted to walk on forever in search of her, he agreed to stop for a day.
She was totally amazing. Awe-inspiring, astounding, and the rest of it. In just a few hours she had learned to control her power so much she would telepathically move things, turn things to dust, or create things from earth. She was starting to shape shift by the time the sun set. She needed very little coaching, and in just another hour, she had shape shifted into a perfect replica of himself.
"That's very good." He told her as she levitated herself. She told him it was no problem now, with all that power. He had been tempted to simply drain her power just so he could use it for a few days before it died away from him. But he was not a fool enough to do so.
'I can't believe how much she can do. In a few days she may be me equal. Hardly human anymore, really. But she is still human. I won't look at her like that, I won't smell her scent. But can I help myself?' He was thinking.
But just then he was startled by Rin who came in through a door.
"Sesshoumaru, would you come tuck me in?" Rin asked. Kagome turned too and smiled at the child.
"Of course. I'll be there in just a moment." He told her.
"Wait here a little while and practice. I'll be back in a few moments." He told her. He fallowed Rin into her sleeping chambers and then proceeded to tuck her in under the covers. When he stroked her hair to the side she asked him,
"Will Kagome-sama be staying long?" She asked.
"As long as she is needed here, yes." He told her in response.
"Good. She seems very nice. It will be fun to have another girl around." She told him with a big smile. He lightly kissed her on the cheek and smiled slightly to the young girl. Behind him, the door opened and Kagome came inside.
"Kagome!" Rin shouted to her. "Do you know any bed time stories? Sesshoumaru tells me he doesn't know any. But I think he just doesn't want to tell me them." Rin said looking back to Sesshoumaru.
"Of course I know some!" She said as she came to kneel at the other side of her bed.
"Have you heard the one about the magical unicorn?" Kagome asked Rin.
"No, tell me please!" Rin shouted with joy. Kagome began telling her the story. Sesshoumaru was remotely interested in the story, but instead watched the two interact. Kagome seemed like she knew a lot about children and what they liked. 'She looks so beautiful in the dim light.' He thought.
'What are you suggesting!?' He asked himself. 'Look at her! She loves children, she's powerful, beautiful, and has a great inner strength hard to find in a human. But she is still only human. But she is a miko! A super human, which is as good as a youkai in some ways.' He thought. His thoughts kept going in such circles that soon he found himself just staring at her, not listening to a word she had said.
"And they all lived happily ever after." Kagome said and she pulled the covers over the calmly sleeping child. She looked up to him with a smile. "She is such a sweet child." She told him.
"I know." He replied. He abruptly got the sense of fatherhood in his mind. He felt as if he was the father, Kagome was the mother, and Rin were their child. What was this strange poison Kagome was spreading through his mind? He felt. emotion.
