chapter 8: unanswered

okay, i still haven't decided! don't think i have!

that morning:

Faith: (enters hut) sesshy-kun?

*no sesshy in sight*

Faith: 'phew!' A-Akina-chan?

Akina: (wakes up) hai?

Faith: (kneels down next to her) heya.

Akina: (smiles weakly) hi.

Faith: how are ya' feelin'?

Akina: fine.

Faith: is sesshy-kun taking care of you?

Akina: hai. he went out to look for someone. he didn't tell me.

Faith: oh, i see. well, would you like me to stay here? while he's out?

Akina: Faith-chan?

Faith: hai?

Akina: i almost squashed you like a bug last time. didn't i scare you?

Faith: to death.

Akina: why aren't you avoiding me now? shouldn't you?

Faith: i don't see a reason why, Akina-chan. and i think sesshy-kun would like you to be well.

Akina: why?

Faith: i'll tell you a secret, Akina-chan. everynight, sesshy-kun meets up with me. we walk around. talk some. and we've

become really good friends. i got to know him a lot better, i'll tell you that. but anyway, what i'm saying is, sesshy-kun might

act all neutral-like. but inside, he's a really great guy. he cares for everyone he meets. and he doesn't like to see us girls in..

well in your case, sick. he tells me all about his dates. and i, for one, think he likes all of you. he wants all of you to be with

him. either as friends... or more...

Akina: do you think i'm one of the 'more'?

Faith: maybe. would you like to be? i can ask him or bribe him to.

Akina: (smiles some more) 'oh, faith-chan, you're such a childish spirit' no. i'm content now.

Faith: (puts Akina's head on her lap and leans onto the wall) sesshy-kun really cares about all of you, you know that?

Akina: i think he cares for you too, Faith-chan. (closes eyes)

Faith: *blushes* 'no... that's not possible... i'm not one of the daters... it's not possible..."

Akina: and don't think i don't see you two walking.

Faith: *blushes even MORE* um... y-you do?

Akina: yup. i know all about him holding your hand all the time. *smiles evilly*

Faith: *blushes even MORE!* /is that possible?/um--- how are you feeling now?

Akina: don't try to change the subject, Faith-chan. i can't change temperatures in just 2 minutes.

Faith:can we just drop the subject?

Akina: no.

Faith: pretty puh-lease?

Akina: (smiles some more) no.

Faith: um- can't i just sing for you instead?

Akina: hm... what song?

Faith: um... foolish heart?

Akina: okay.

meanwhile:

sess:(walking, turnng his head once and a while) where is she?

Rem: who? (she's sitting by the river bank)

sess: Faith.

Rem: oh. (flatly) i don't know.

sess: what is the problem?

Rem: oh, um,. nothin'! whatever gave you that idea?

sess: Rem, whenever someone says 'whatever gave you that idea', they're always hiding some stupid human emotion.

Rem: would you just stop it with discriminating human emotions?! (stands up)

silence...

Rem: g-gomen. (sits back down)

sess: tell me what's wrong. (sits with her)

Rem: no! it's nothing!

sess: i will not leave until you tell me what is bothering you.

silence...

Rem: it's... it's just because... sesshumaru-sama, you love Akina, don't you?!

sess: who told you that?

Rem: no one did! it's pretty obvious, don't you think?! you stayed with her for two days!

sess: i stayed with her because she was sick.

Rem:and if she wasn't! wouldn't you have?! (faces him)

silence...

sess: why do tears brim in your eyes?

Rem: because you love Akina.

sess: i like her. i do not possess enough heart to love yet.

Rem: then- then what about Aki-san?!

sess: the same.

Rem: Malia?! ME?!

sess: the similar answer to the last one i gave you.

Rem: Faith-chan?!

sess: (eyes widen).....

silence....

sess: that question is invalid.

Rem: why is it invalid?!

sess: (stands up) i have to leave.

Rem: Sesshumaru-sama!

sess: (stops)

Rem: why? *sob* why can't you love me?

sess: ............. becasue i do not possess enough heart to do so. to you... or to anyone else.

Rem: and Faith?

sess: (leaves)

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votes:

sess/kag:1 cool! i have a sess/kag fan reading this fic!

sess/faith:12 hey! somebody voted!

sess/akina:22 wow! YOU'RE FAMOUS! now i KNOW i did your chapter really well!

sess/aki: 0 why? i think i made her chapter pretty well.

sess/rem:1 well, atleast that's a start

sess/malia:14 WOO! GO, MALIA!