AN: Sorry it took so long, but midterms and writers block are not good for
fanfic authors. Thanks for all the reviews and hope you all like the new
chapter.
CH: 7 Misunderstandings
Kagome woke up feeling refreshed. She blushed as the memories of the night before came back to her. Kagome could already tell that she was seriously falling for the youkai lord and wondered if it was a good thing. She got up and went to get Shippou to take a bath.
"Hey watch it, you." Kagome said as Shippou splashed her.
"Hey Kagome, what do you think of Sesshoumaru?" Shippou asked. He and Rin really wanted to get them together so then they could all be a family.
Kagome was surprised by the question, but figured she should have expected it sooner or later. She decided to turn the situation back on him. "What are you and Rin up to?"
"Nothing." Shippou said in an all too innocent voice and gave her a look that said 'who me?'
"Yeah right. So you wanted to see the stars last night." Kagome accused him.
Shippou looked guilty. "Gomen, Kagome. I didn't think that you would mind."
"Aww...why do you have look so cute?" Kagome said and she hugged Shippou. "Come on, we had better get dressed and go eat."
It was slightly warm and Kagome didn't feel like wearing one of the heavy kimonos that the villagers had given her. She thought they were all very beautiful, but she would be overheated in one of them. 'Not like I have much of a choice.' Kagome thought as she began to dig through her bag.
She saw a green piece of cloth in her bag. 'What's this?' She pulled it out and found it was dress with a note attached to it.
'Dear Kagome, I thought you might want something a little lighter to wear, so I bought this for you. Love, Mom.'
'Leave it to mom.' Kagome thought. The dress was very beautiful. She decided to put it on. 'I wonder if this is a good idea.' Kagome thought as she put her hair up. 'This will only probably get me more attention than I want.'
"Kagome, are you ready yet?" She heard Shippou calling her from the other side of the door.
"Hai, Shippou. I'm coming." She picked up the little kit after exiting her room and went to the dining hall.
"That's a really pretty dress Kagome. Where'd you get it?"
"Thanks Shippou. My mom packed it for me, so it's from my time."
As soon as they entered the room Kagome could feel all eyes turn to her. She noticed Sesshoumaru unfortunately sitting next to Saiya. She blushed a little as she felt his intense gaze glide over every curve of her body.
Rin ran over to Kagome and grabbed her hand. She pulled the blushing teen to the table that she and Sesshoumaru were eating at.
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Sesshoumaru was inwardly growled. A second after he had sit down, Saiya had already appeared as if she had been waiting for him to arrive, which she probably had. She began to talk about a million different things, but Sesshoumaru wasn't listening. Sesshoumaru was too busy glaring at Kana who was sitting across from him and smirking.
When he heard the door open he turned and his heart skipped a beat. He saw Kagome walk in wearing a style of clothing he had never seen before. It was light green dress embroidered with pale pink sakura blossoms. It had long bell sleeves and hugged her form in all the right places. Her long shapely legs were also on display through two slits on either side of the dress that went up to mid thigh.
He was so lost in his staring that he didn't notice when Rin ran over to the girl. He did notice, however, when she came over and Kana pulled out a seat for her. It took all his control to keep his mask of indifference on.
"You look very lovely today, Kagome. Where did you find such a stunning garment?" Kana asked. He glanced at Sesshoumaru out of the corner of his eyes. He knew that the lord was probably trying his hardest not attack. The thought just made him smirk.
"Oh, my mother packed it for me. I didn't know I had it, but I'm thankful I did. My other clothes are much too heavy for today's weather." Kagome said while blushing. She couldn't believe that someone had just said she looked lovely.
Sesshoumaru noticed the blush and felt his anger grow. 'How dare he try to steal my Kagome.'
"Ne Sesshoumaru, they are having play this afternoon and I would like to give you the honor of escorting me." Saiya said seemingly oblivious to the tension in the air. Sesshoumaru pointedly ignored Saiya's advances.
"Ah, that reminds me. Perhaps you would like to honor me with your presence at the play this afternoon, Kagome." Kana said.
Kagome was surprised to say the least. 'Is he asking me what I think he's asking me?' She then looked over at Sesshoumaru. He averted his gaze in the hopes that no one would see the anger and jealousy that he was feeling. He could handle the others knowing that he was courting a human, but he would not have them see how deeply his emotions went. They were not to know that he even had emotions.
Kagome, however, interpreted his averted gaze as meaning that he couldn't care less and was somewhat hurt. 'Well, if he isn't going to want to take me then I guess I should go with Kana. I mean I do want to see what these royal youkai consider entertainment aside from killing people.' "Hai, Kana- sama I will accompany today."
Upon hearing this Sesshoumaru went through an array of emotions. First he was in shock that she had accepted. Then he was greatly hurt. Finally, he was angry. Mostly at Kana who he knew was doing this just to anger him, but he was also angry at Kagome for accepting without asking him if it was alright although he knew he had no true claims on her. Throughout this not a single emotion was shown on his face. Kagome in turn was slightly hurt that Sesshoumaru had not invited her and then seemed as if he didn't care that she was going with someone else.
When the meal had finished, Kagome took the children outside, not noticing Sesshoumaru followed her at a distance. He had thrown Saiya off of him for the second time already to today and was going to get a moment with Kagome to figure out what she was doing. However, he was not to get what he wanted. For some reason almost every female that had an interest in him had chosen that exact moment to make their want known. Sesshoumaru vowed to kill whoever had agreed to outlaw killing in these events.
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"Kagome!" Kagome turned her attention away from the children to see Kouga running up to her.
'Why can't he get a clue?' Kagome sighed, but put a smile on her face. "Ohayou Kouga-kun."
"I wanted to give you this." He handed her a ring. She at it closely and decided that it was a little strange. It was a shiny white, but did not look of any type of metal or gem she knew of. He took her hand and was about to put it on her finger, but at the last moment she pulled her hand away.
"What is the ring for Kouga?" Kagome said a little skeptical. She knew little of the customs of youkai and wasn't about to be fooled. She knew she had been right when she saw the expression on Kouga's face. He looked as if he had just been found out.
"It means that you accept to being my mate. Every single male has one and they present it to their mate. If she accepts it then that means she accepts him as her mate." He again attempted to put it on her finger, but she pulled her hand away.
"How dare you?! You just tried to trick me into being your mate. For the last time, I don't want to be your mate Kouga!"
"You don't know what you're talking about Kagome. We were meant to be together."
"I believe the lady said no, and you know that she has the final word in such a matter." Kagome turned around to see who was standing up for her and was surprised to see Kana there.
Kouga ignored the other wolf youkai. "But Kagome, you're my woman." Kagome sighed, it sounded like Kouga was pleading now.
"Gomen, Kouga-kun, but I don't love you. I'm sure you'll find someone." Kouga lowered his head and walked away. Kagome felt really sorry for him, but she just didn't feel the same as he did. "Arigatou Kana-sama."
"Just Kana is fine Kagome."
Kagome turned and looked at him. 'Not even Sesshoumaru had told me I could just call him Sesshoumaru.' "So what brings you here, Kana?" Kagome said with a smile.
Kana was slightly surprised by her smile. He knew of few who would smile without reason. "I was escaping some females when I saw you and thought you might need some help." Kana lied.
"Well, thank you. Kouga's nice and all but he comes on way to strong." Kagome walked back to the children and Kana followed. "What's with the whole ring thing anyway?"
"When a royal youkai comes of age to take a mate one of his fangs are taken and fashioned into a ring. That ring is presented to the female he wishes to make his mate." Kana said as if it should have been obvious.
"Gomen for asking stupid questions, but I really don't know much of youkai customs."
"I don't mind." Kana watched as Kagome played with the children. 'This human certainly is interesting. I must say Sesshoumaru does have good taste at least. Taking her will be very interesting.' "It is getting close to the time of the play, we should be going."
"Okay." Kagome turned back to the children. "Why don't you to play inside? I don't want something to happen to you."
"Where are you going, Kagome?" Shippou asked.
"I got invited to a play by Kana."
"What about Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked.
"He didn't ask and he didn't seem to care when Kana offered. I'm sure he's off talking with some other people at the gathering." Kagome answered and gave them both a small kiss on the forehead and went to where Kana was standing.
"This doesn't look good." Shippou said to Rin when the two adults had left.
"Rin doesn't want Kagome-chan to marry someone else. Rin wants Kagome-chan to marry Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin pouted.
"I never thought I'd say this, but so do I." Shippou sat down on the ground and Rin copied him. "Looks like we need another plan." The two sat down and thought what they could possibly do to get the two they wanted together to admit they wanted each other.
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Kana led Kagome to an entirely different part of the castle they were staying at. 'I never realized how huge this place is.' When they entered many people turned at looked at her strangely. She caught a small part of someone's conversation and blushed a bit. What she heard was "First, Sesshoumaru-sama and now Kana-sama, this miko must be incredible."
"Don't worry, youkai love to gossip." Kana said. Kagome looked at him for a second before realizing what he was talking about. It only made perfect sense that with his youkai senses that he would be able to hear what everyone was saying.
They came to one of the balcony seat areas and Kagome took a seat next to him. She couldn't understand, but she was feeling slightly guilty being with Kana. It could have been the fact that she knew Sesshoumaru was not particularly fond of Kana. It was the same guilt she had felt when she had gone to help Sesshoumaru and left Inu Yasha. 'Come on Kagome, it's not like he invited you. But if he doesn't care then why does he keep kissing me?' Kagome decided she would just enjoy the play while she was there, but she definitely wanted to ask Sesshoumaru what was going on later.
Sesshoumaru sat across the auditorium, but he was hardly watching the play. His eyes stayed on where Kagome was sitting with Kana. He swore that if Kana made any move to even touch he would kill him agreement or no. He sat there on his own private balcony, by himself. He had gotten rid of the multiple women that had been bothering him and the final count of times he had detached Saiya had gone up to five.
Kagome was enjoying the play immensely. She didn't even realize how quickly time was passing and that by the end of the play she had already missed lunch. "That was such a great play."
Kana smirked at Kagome's enthusiasm. "You act as if you've never seen one before."
"I haven't." Kagome stated. She was definitely surprised that youkai had come up with such wonderful plays. She never knew they could get so cultured although she had seen a bit of it when she had been staying with Sesshoumaru.
Kana continued to spend time with Kagome. He had told Saiya that he would get the girl away from Sesshoumaru so that she could attempt to persuade him to choose her, though Kana knew that he would never pick her.
Sesshoumaru was getting incredibly frustrated. He couldn't believe that Kagome was still with Kana and he was getting thoroughly agitated because everytime he attempted to approach them Saiya would get in his way and when he got rid of her they were gone. 'What type of stupid game are they playing?' Sesshoumaru was no fool and knew that all this was no coincidence.
Sesshoumaru put his hand in his pocket and fingered the ring there. He had thoughts of just going up to Kagome whether Kana was around or not and just present her with his ring. He sighed. 'What's wrong with me? This girl has me acting completely unlike myself. Why couldn't I have fallen in love with one of the other females? I had to fall for the one female who doesn't throw herself at me.'
It was getting late and Sesshoumaru had yet to find Kagome. He went to the dining hall knowing that she had to eat dinner. He sat down and waited for her to come in. He didn't have to wait long. She walked in with the children and unfortunately Kana.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin ran over to the youkai lord. Everyone in the room looked at the small girl and was sure that the youkai lord would push him away. Instead he patted the girl on the head and lifted her into one of the seats at the table. Everyone was shocked, but he paid them no attention instead he looked back at Kagome who was smiling at him and he felt himself melt inside.
"Konban wa Sesshoumaru-sama." Kagome greeted the youkai lord.
"Konban wa Kagome. Where have you been?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Kagome wondered for a second why he wanted to know, but didn't press the issue. "Kana and I went to see the play and then he showed me around. This place is so huge." Kana stood behind Kagome smirking at Sesshoumaru knowingly.
Sesshoumaru pulled out a seat for Kagome and she took the seat on his right with Shippou next to her and Rin on the other side of Sesshoumaru. Kana sat across from her. When Saiya arrived she sent a look of pure contempt towards the humans on either side of the youkai lord and took a seat next to her brother and across from Sesshoumaru.
Kagome spoke mostly with Shippou during that meal. She noticed it was almost as if he didn't want her to talk to Kana. Sesshoumaru too had caught onto the little kits attempt to keep Kagome and Kana apart and silently thanked the little kitsune. At the end of the meal Sesshoumaru was going to walk Kagome, back to her room, but again his lack of words stopped him from getting what he wanted.
"Would you allow me the pleasure of walking you back to your room, Kagome?" Kana said and earned a low growl from Sesshoumaru. Kana just ignored the youkai lord, but inwardly laughed at the slip in his usually unemotional façade.
"Ummm...sure I guess its okay." Kagome silently hoped that Sesshoumaru would have been the one to offer.
Sesshoumaru followed behind the pair careful not to be noticed. He was not the best hunter for nothing. Even Kana being a youkai did not know that the lord was following. When they got to Kagome's room Kana decided it was time to make his move.
"I had a very pleasing time in your presence Kagome." Kana stated and lifted his hand to her cheek and leaned in to kiss her.
When Sesshoumaru saw this he immediately turned and left. He knew he should have stopped Kana, but he had felt a pang in his heart that made him leave. 'What if she really doesn't want me?' He realized that it had always been him kissing her and that she had never made a move to kiss him. Also he had been seething earlier when she had called Kana by his name when she was still calling him Sesshoumaru-sama. 'What if she loved Kana? I don't think I can handle that.' That was the real reason he had left. He hoped with all his heart that she would push him away, but he had left because he knew he would not have been able to handle the scene if she hadn't.
When Kagome saw Kana lean in to kiss her she panicked. She pushed Kana away and took a few steps back. "Gomen, Kana, but I-I..." She didn't know what to say.
"It's okay Kagome." He took her hand and kissed it and walked away. 'I'll get her yet.'
Kagome walked into her room and sat on her bed. 'What just happened? Kana tried to kiss me? Why? What about Sesshoumaru?' That thought made her pause. She knew that the real reason she had pushed Kana away was because he wasn't Sesshoumaru. She had never pushed him away and she wished he would act like he wanted more from her than just kisses. She wasn't complaining about the kisses, but she wanted something more, a real relationship. She silently wondered if he was just using her or if he wanted her as more than just someone to keep him warm, but as a wife or mate.
'Your life is so screwed up Kagome.' She said to herself. She lied down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She knew that she couldn't live without knowing. She resolved that she would have to confront him tomorrow. She just hoped that he would answer her and that it would be with the answer she wanted to hear.
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Slight cliffhanger, but it was a long chapter I had to end somewhere. Please review and tell me what you think.
Review Responses:
Mistress Fluffy: Well since they keep dreaming about eachother so much I am considering a lemon in a future chapter.
Aira^o^: well I guess fanfics are one of the better things to be addicted to.
The Fallen Angel of Death: First off really cool name. Secondly, I hope you like the whole inner jealousy Sesshoumaru's going through. I guess I should change the summary, some other people thought this was a Rin/Sess fic also. It would have to be a really great Rin/Sess fic to get me to read it cause they creep me out a bit since she's like his daughter, too weird.
Me...: No clue, maybe Rin and Shippou will help or maybe the two of them will just get a clue.
Nashi: well since you don't normally like Sess/Kag fics I'm happy you decided to like mine ^_^
Destiny Lobademonia: I know what you mean, Saiya and Kouga two love sick characters that can't get a clue
Pratz: Sorry if you think Sess is OOC, but I have to chalk it up to the whole love makes people do strange things. And Gomen if you don't like Saiya, but I think she's just funny
LovelyLioness57: Nice to know my fics come in handy. Making the world a better place for bored people
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Victoria Wolf: Thanx, hope you had a great time in Florida.
Sesshoumaru Lover1: Gomen I never responded to you but my computer hasn't been agreeing with MM.org much and I get so few reviews there that I hardly ever check. Gomen.
Yukari: Hope you enjoyed your dress.
Thanks to everyone else that reviewed. I love hearing from you guys. Please review this chapter and tell me what you think or give me suggestions for what you think I should do.
~*Shichan
CH: 7 Misunderstandings
Kagome woke up feeling refreshed. She blushed as the memories of the night before came back to her. Kagome could already tell that she was seriously falling for the youkai lord and wondered if it was a good thing. She got up and went to get Shippou to take a bath.
"Hey watch it, you." Kagome said as Shippou splashed her.
"Hey Kagome, what do you think of Sesshoumaru?" Shippou asked. He and Rin really wanted to get them together so then they could all be a family.
Kagome was surprised by the question, but figured she should have expected it sooner or later. She decided to turn the situation back on him. "What are you and Rin up to?"
"Nothing." Shippou said in an all too innocent voice and gave her a look that said 'who me?'
"Yeah right. So you wanted to see the stars last night." Kagome accused him.
Shippou looked guilty. "Gomen, Kagome. I didn't think that you would mind."
"Aww...why do you have look so cute?" Kagome said and she hugged Shippou. "Come on, we had better get dressed and go eat."
It was slightly warm and Kagome didn't feel like wearing one of the heavy kimonos that the villagers had given her. She thought they were all very beautiful, but she would be overheated in one of them. 'Not like I have much of a choice.' Kagome thought as she began to dig through her bag.
She saw a green piece of cloth in her bag. 'What's this?' She pulled it out and found it was dress with a note attached to it.
'Dear Kagome, I thought you might want something a little lighter to wear, so I bought this for you. Love, Mom.'
'Leave it to mom.' Kagome thought. The dress was very beautiful. She decided to put it on. 'I wonder if this is a good idea.' Kagome thought as she put her hair up. 'This will only probably get me more attention than I want.'
"Kagome, are you ready yet?" She heard Shippou calling her from the other side of the door.
"Hai, Shippou. I'm coming." She picked up the little kit after exiting her room and went to the dining hall.
"That's a really pretty dress Kagome. Where'd you get it?"
"Thanks Shippou. My mom packed it for me, so it's from my time."
As soon as they entered the room Kagome could feel all eyes turn to her. She noticed Sesshoumaru unfortunately sitting next to Saiya. She blushed a little as she felt his intense gaze glide over every curve of her body.
Rin ran over to Kagome and grabbed her hand. She pulled the blushing teen to the table that she and Sesshoumaru were eating at.
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Sesshoumaru was inwardly growled. A second after he had sit down, Saiya had already appeared as if she had been waiting for him to arrive, which she probably had. She began to talk about a million different things, but Sesshoumaru wasn't listening. Sesshoumaru was too busy glaring at Kana who was sitting across from him and smirking.
When he heard the door open he turned and his heart skipped a beat. He saw Kagome walk in wearing a style of clothing he had never seen before. It was light green dress embroidered with pale pink sakura blossoms. It had long bell sleeves and hugged her form in all the right places. Her long shapely legs were also on display through two slits on either side of the dress that went up to mid thigh.
He was so lost in his staring that he didn't notice when Rin ran over to the girl. He did notice, however, when she came over and Kana pulled out a seat for her. It took all his control to keep his mask of indifference on.
"You look very lovely today, Kagome. Where did you find such a stunning garment?" Kana asked. He glanced at Sesshoumaru out of the corner of his eyes. He knew that the lord was probably trying his hardest not attack. The thought just made him smirk.
"Oh, my mother packed it for me. I didn't know I had it, but I'm thankful I did. My other clothes are much too heavy for today's weather." Kagome said while blushing. She couldn't believe that someone had just said she looked lovely.
Sesshoumaru noticed the blush and felt his anger grow. 'How dare he try to steal my Kagome.'
"Ne Sesshoumaru, they are having play this afternoon and I would like to give you the honor of escorting me." Saiya said seemingly oblivious to the tension in the air. Sesshoumaru pointedly ignored Saiya's advances.
"Ah, that reminds me. Perhaps you would like to honor me with your presence at the play this afternoon, Kagome." Kana said.
Kagome was surprised to say the least. 'Is he asking me what I think he's asking me?' She then looked over at Sesshoumaru. He averted his gaze in the hopes that no one would see the anger and jealousy that he was feeling. He could handle the others knowing that he was courting a human, but he would not have them see how deeply his emotions went. They were not to know that he even had emotions.
Kagome, however, interpreted his averted gaze as meaning that he couldn't care less and was somewhat hurt. 'Well, if he isn't going to want to take me then I guess I should go with Kana. I mean I do want to see what these royal youkai consider entertainment aside from killing people.' "Hai, Kana- sama I will accompany today."
Upon hearing this Sesshoumaru went through an array of emotions. First he was in shock that she had accepted. Then he was greatly hurt. Finally, he was angry. Mostly at Kana who he knew was doing this just to anger him, but he was also angry at Kagome for accepting without asking him if it was alright although he knew he had no true claims on her. Throughout this not a single emotion was shown on his face. Kagome in turn was slightly hurt that Sesshoumaru had not invited her and then seemed as if he didn't care that she was going with someone else.
When the meal had finished, Kagome took the children outside, not noticing Sesshoumaru followed her at a distance. He had thrown Saiya off of him for the second time already to today and was going to get a moment with Kagome to figure out what she was doing. However, he was not to get what he wanted. For some reason almost every female that had an interest in him had chosen that exact moment to make their want known. Sesshoumaru vowed to kill whoever had agreed to outlaw killing in these events.
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"Kagome!" Kagome turned her attention away from the children to see Kouga running up to her.
'Why can't he get a clue?' Kagome sighed, but put a smile on her face. "Ohayou Kouga-kun."
"I wanted to give you this." He handed her a ring. She at it closely and decided that it was a little strange. It was a shiny white, but did not look of any type of metal or gem she knew of. He took her hand and was about to put it on her finger, but at the last moment she pulled her hand away.
"What is the ring for Kouga?" Kagome said a little skeptical. She knew little of the customs of youkai and wasn't about to be fooled. She knew she had been right when she saw the expression on Kouga's face. He looked as if he had just been found out.
"It means that you accept to being my mate. Every single male has one and they present it to their mate. If she accepts it then that means she accepts him as her mate." He again attempted to put it on her finger, but she pulled her hand away.
"How dare you?! You just tried to trick me into being your mate. For the last time, I don't want to be your mate Kouga!"
"You don't know what you're talking about Kagome. We were meant to be together."
"I believe the lady said no, and you know that she has the final word in such a matter." Kagome turned around to see who was standing up for her and was surprised to see Kana there.
Kouga ignored the other wolf youkai. "But Kagome, you're my woman." Kagome sighed, it sounded like Kouga was pleading now.
"Gomen, Kouga-kun, but I don't love you. I'm sure you'll find someone." Kouga lowered his head and walked away. Kagome felt really sorry for him, but she just didn't feel the same as he did. "Arigatou Kana-sama."
"Just Kana is fine Kagome."
Kagome turned and looked at him. 'Not even Sesshoumaru had told me I could just call him Sesshoumaru.' "So what brings you here, Kana?" Kagome said with a smile.
Kana was slightly surprised by her smile. He knew of few who would smile without reason. "I was escaping some females when I saw you and thought you might need some help." Kana lied.
"Well, thank you. Kouga's nice and all but he comes on way to strong." Kagome walked back to the children and Kana followed. "What's with the whole ring thing anyway?"
"When a royal youkai comes of age to take a mate one of his fangs are taken and fashioned into a ring. That ring is presented to the female he wishes to make his mate." Kana said as if it should have been obvious.
"Gomen for asking stupid questions, but I really don't know much of youkai customs."
"I don't mind." Kana watched as Kagome played with the children. 'This human certainly is interesting. I must say Sesshoumaru does have good taste at least. Taking her will be very interesting.' "It is getting close to the time of the play, we should be going."
"Okay." Kagome turned back to the children. "Why don't you to play inside? I don't want something to happen to you."
"Where are you going, Kagome?" Shippou asked.
"I got invited to a play by Kana."
"What about Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin asked.
"He didn't ask and he didn't seem to care when Kana offered. I'm sure he's off talking with some other people at the gathering." Kagome answered and gave them both a small kiss on the forehead and went to where Kana was standing.
"This doesn't look good." Shippou said to Rin when the two adults had left.
"Rin doesn't want Kagome-chan to marry someone else. Rin wants Kagome-chan to marry Sesshoumaru-sama." Rin pouted.
"I never thought I'd say this, but so do I." Shippou sat down on the ground and Rin copied him. "Looks like we need another plan." The two sat down and thought what they could possibly do to get the two they wanted together to admit they wanted each other.
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Kana led Kagome to an entirely different part of the castle they were staying at. 'I never realized how huge this place is.' When they entered many people turned at looked at her strangely. She caught a small part of someone's conversation and blushed a bit. What she heard was "First, Sesshoumaru-sama and now Kana-sama, this miko must be incredible."
"Don't worry, youkai love to gossip." Kana said. Kagome looked at him for a second before realizing what he was talking about. It only made perfect sense that with his youkai senses that he would be able to hear what everyone was saying.
They came to one of the balcony seat areas and Kagome took a seat next to him. She couldn't understand, but she was feeling slightly guilty being with Kana. It could have been the fact that she knew Sesshoumaru was not particularly fond of Kana. It was the same guilt she had felt when she had gone to help Sesshoumaru and left Inu Yasha. 'Come on Kagome, it's not like he invited you. But if he doesn't care then why does he keep kissing me?' Kagome decided she would just enjoy the play while she was there, but she definitely wanted to ask Sesshoumaru what was going on later.
Sesshoumaru sat across the auditorium, but he was hardly watching the play. His eyes stayed on where Kagome was sitting with Kana. He swore that if Kana made any move to even touch he would kill him agreement or no. He sat there on his own private balcony, by himself. He had gotten rid of the multiple women that had been bothering him and the final count of times he had detached Saiya had gone up to five.
Kagome was enjoying the play immensely. She didn't even realize how quickly time was passing and that by the end of the play she had already missed lunch. "That was such a great play."
Kana smirked at Kagome's enthusiasm. "You act as if you've never seen one before."
"I haven't." Kagome stated. She was definitely surprised that youkai had come up with such wonderful plays. She never knew they could get so cultured although she had seen a bit of it when she had been staying with Sesshoumaru.
Kana continued to spend time with Kagome. He had told Saiya that he would get the girl away from Sesshoumaru so that she could attempt to persuade him to choose her, though Kana knew that he would never pick her.
Sesshoumaru was getting incredibly frustrated. He couldn't believe that Kagome was still with Kana and he was getting thoroughly agitated because everytime he attempted to approach them Saiya would get in his way and when he got rid of her they were gone. 'What type of stupid game are they playing?' Sesshoumaru was no fool and knew that all this was no coincidence.
Sesshoumaru put his hand in his pocket and fingered the ring there. He had thoughts of just going up to Kagome whether Kana was around or not and just present her with his ring. He sighed. 'What's wrong with me? This girl has me acting completely unlike myself. Why couldn't I have fallen in love with one of the other females? I had to fall for the one female who doesn't throw herself at me.'
It was getting late and Sesshoumaru had yet to find Kagome. He went to the dining hall knowing that she had to eat dinner. He sat down and waited for her to come in. He didn't have to wait long. She walked in with the children and unfortunately Kana.
"Sesshoumaru-sama!" Rin ran over to the youkai lord. Everyone in the room looked at the small girl and was sure that the youkai lord would push him away. Instead he patted the girl on the head and lifted her into one of the seats at the table. Everyone was shocked, but he paid them no attention instead he looked back at Kagome who was smiling at him and he felt himself melt inside.
"Konban wa Sesshoumaru-sama." Kagome greeted the youkai lord.
"Konban wa Kagome. Where have you been?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Kagome wondered for a second why he wanted to know, but didn't press the issue. "Kana and I went to see the play and then he showed me around. This place is so huge." Kana stood behind Kagome smirking at Sesshoumaru knowingly.
Sesshoumaru pulled out a seat for Kagome and she took the seat on his right with Shippou next to her and Rin on the other side of Sesshoumaru. Kana sat across from her. When Saiya arrived she sent a look of pure contempt towards the humans on either side of the youkai lord and took a seat next to her brother and across from Sesshoumaru.
Kagome spoke mostly with Shippou during that meal. She noticed it was almost as if he didn't want her to talk to Kana. Sesshoumaru too had caught onto the little kits attempt to keep Kagome and Kana apart and silently thanked the little kitsune. At the end of the meal Sesshoumaru was going to walk Kagome, back to her room, but again his lack of words stopped him from getting what he wanted.
"Would you allow me the pleasure of walking you back to your room, Kagome?" Kana said and earned a low growl from Sesshoumaru. Kana just ignored the youkai lord, but inwardly laughed at the slip in his usually unemotional façade.
"Ummm...sure I guess its okay." Kagome silently hoped that Sesshoumaru would have been the one to offer.
Sesshoumaru followed behind the pair careful not to be noticed. He was not the best hunter for nothing. Even Kana being a youkai did not know that the lord was following. When they got to Kagome's room Kana decided it was time to make his move.
"I had a very pleasing time in your presence Kagome." Kana stated and lifted his hand to her cheek and leaned in to kiss her.
When Sesshoumaru saw this he immediately turned and left. He knew he should have stopped Kana, but he had felt a pang in his heart that made him leave. 'What if she really doesn't want me?' He realized that it had always been him kissing her and that she had never made a move to kiss him. Also he had been seething earlier when she had called Kana by his name when she was still calling him Sesshoumaru-sama. 'What if she loved Kana? I don't think I can handle that.' That was the real reason he had left. He hoped with all his heart that she would push him away, but he had left because he knew he would not have been able to handle the scene if she hadn't.
When Kagome saw Kana lean in to kiss her she panicked. She pushed Kana away and took a few steps back. "Gomen, Kana, but I-I..." She didn't know what to say.
"It's okay Kagome." He took her hand and kissed it and walked away. 'I'll get her yet.'
Kagome walked into her room and sat on her bed. 'What just happened? Kana tried to kiss me? Why? What about Sesshoumaru?' That thought made her pause. She knew that the real reason she had pushed Kana away was because he wasn't Sesshoumaru. She had never pushed him away and she wished he would act like he wanted more from her than just kisses. She wasn't complaining about the kisses, but she wanted something more, a real relationship. She silently wondered if he was just using her or if he wanted her as more than just someone to keep him warm, but as a wife or mate.
'Your life is so screwed up Kagome.' She said to herself. She lied down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. She knew that she couldn't live without knowing. She resolved that she would have to confront him tomorrow. She just hoped that he would answer her and that it would be with the answer she wanted to hear.
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Slight cliffhanger, but it was a long chapter I had to end somewhere. Please review and tell me what you think.
Review Responses:
Mistress Fluffy: Well since they keep dreaming about eachother so much I am considering a lemon in a future chapter.
Aira^o^: well I guess fanfics are one of the better things to be addicted to.
The Fallen Angel of Death: First off really cool name. Secondly, I hope you like the whole inner jealousy Sesshoumaru's going through. I guess I should change the summary, some other people thought this was a Rin/Sess fic also. It would have to be a really great Rin/Sess fic to get me to read it cause they creep me out a bit since she's like his daughter, too weird.
Me...: No clue, maybe Rin and Shippou will help or maybe the two of them will just get a clue.
Nashi: well since you don't normally like Sess/Kag fics I'm happy you decided to like mine ^_^
Destiny Lobademonia: I know what you mean, Saiya and Kouga two love sick characters that can't get a clue
Pratz: Sorry if you think Sess is OOC, but I have to chalk it up to the whole love makes people do strange things. And Gomen if you don't like Saiya, but I think she's just funny
LovelyLioness57: Nice to know my fics come in handy. Making the world a better place for bored people
Ashleigh: Don't have an update list, but if people send me an e-mail to tell them if I updated, I'll try and send one to them
Victoria Wolf: Thanx, hope you had a great time in Florida.
Sesshoumaru Lover1: Gomen I never responded to you but my computer hasn't been agreeing with MM.org much and I get so few reviews there that I hardly ever check. Gomen.
Yukari: Hope you enjoyed your dress.
Thanks to everyone else that reviewed. I love hearing from you guys. Please review this chapter and tell me what you think or give me suggestions for what you think I should do.
~*Shichan