Chapter seven: Remorse.
"Please Sesshoumaru-sama!" the small girl whined tugging at his pants leg. "Please, she hasn't come out all day." Rin's face formed into that of a pout, with the large sad eyes to match.
He sighed and brushed a few strands of hair from his eyes. He hated it when she did that. She knew exactly how to get what she wanted and it worked every time. "Alright...fine." He replied. He put up the book that he had intended to read before her interruption. It was amazing that even in his own study he couldn't have peace. The little Fox boy stood next to Rin, his head down and his thick bags shadowed his face. He remained quiet throughout Rin's begging and pleading. He seemed almost as depressed as Kagome. When ever the priestess was happy so was he, but when she was sad...
Jaken stood cautiously in the doorway. Yesterday after the demon lord had arrived home and put the miko to bed the toad had attacked him, thinking he was the children in disguise playing another joke. Rin begged him to let Jaken off easy and he agreed, but that didn't mean he escaped free. Jaken now sported a lovely busted lip and a black eye, easy compared to what Sesshoumaru had planned to do...
"Come on! Hurry!" The demon lord allowed himself to be pulled from his room by the small child and lead down the hall towards the girl's room.
"Wait here..." he commanded as the room came into view. Knowing Kagome she most likely wouldn't want the children to she her this way. He quietly opened the door to her room and stepped in, making sure to close it behind him. She was lying down on her bed, her faces buried under her mass of hair. "Ka...Kagome?" he said the name soft.
The girl rose up from her spot, her head still lowered causing a shadow to fall across her face. "Go away!" she mumbled, folding her arms across her chest. "I'm not safe to be around, not with whatever's wrong with me. I a monster..."
Though her eyes where hidden from view the demon lord could not miss the crystal drops of water that fell from her face. "Only if you will yourself to be." The demon answered softly. He had grown fond of the girl since her stay. He remembered when she first arrived on his land accusing him of stealing his first reaction strike her down, but he couldn't, not with Rin there...she'd never let him live it down. But now...
"How can you say that...? I attacked you like one and...I killed that demon." She protested. "I'm scared...what if next time I try to hurt Rin, or Shippo?" Her tears fell more frequently now and she didn't care, let them fall. That's what scared her the most. Hurting the innocent or someone close to her. She silently wished to return home, as if nothing had ever happened, to return home to the others and their sweet laughter. She wanted things to be the way they used to be, before she left and Inuyasha betrayed her. That day seemed so long ago...so distant. Inuyasha, that coward, she thought he cared...
Sesshoumaru remained silent for a while. Humans were so complicated. "Try not to think about what could go wrong...it only worsens the situation." He stared at her for a moment then looked away, not wanting her to be uncomfortable.
She nodded after a moment, her head never once rising up to meet his gaze. "I'm sorry...so sorry." Once again this human had shocked him. What was she apologizing for? But then just like Rin, she was unpredictable. Maybe she was the thing he needed in his life. Her tears increased and he soon found himself comforting her just like he had last night. She cried her while he stroked her soft hair. She remained of a big Rin...but there was something different. Could it be that he had feelings for her.? He quickly shook the thought from his mind. He said nothing more, letting her to her thoughts.
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The sun was bright and warm as it beamed down on the tiny village. Miroku sat calmly on Kaede's porch, a cup of tea in his hands. His eyes closed he'd bring the cup up to his lips and drink before setting it down again. He seemed at peace, deep in thought about something, but everyone knows that peace and tranquility can't last forever.
Inuyasha walked from the hut, sitting next to the silent monk on the porch. A glare fixed on his face he crossed his arms over his chest. "Kagome still hasn't returned. I'm starting to worry." The monk said eventually. He casually took another sip of his tea and opened his eyes to look at the half demon.
"Why worry about her?" the demon huffed. "I mean, who does she think she is leaving in the middle of the night. She doesn't care...she even left with the Tetsusaiga." He emphasized the last word, his eyes narrowing. He felt betrayed more than anything else. Why would she leave?
Miroku tightened his grip on his cup before taking another sip. That idiot was so naive sometimes. He really didn't care for Kagome and even if he did he sure had a funny way of showing it. It was obvious that Kagome had feelings for the demon, obvious to everyone but Inuyasha himself. "She did care."
Inuyasha turned his head and snorted. "Yeah...whatever." He his eyes traveled to the villagers nearby.
Miroku sighed. " Inuyasha did you even care for Kagome...?"
The question caught him off guard and of a while he didn't answer. Did he...care? "I...I...did. She meant a lot to me." He looked down for a while. "Ireally did."
The monk finished his drink, his face forming a frown. "Liar...you treated her horrible!"
"What do you know monk? As if groping is a way of showing affection." Inuyasha spat back. He always protected Kagome, always.
"Don't give me that! She felt neglected or ignored. I can see why she left." Miroku shouted. His patience was slowly slipping away and he was starting to receive several strange looks from the villagers but that didn't matter to him now. Inuyasha had to understand that he had lost something precious...very.
"Ignored? Ha! How? Every time you turn around she's been attacked by a demon! You'd think after all that attention she wouldn't want anymore. That's still not a good reason for her to leave!" the demon matched the monk in intensity and refused to back down.
Miroku had the right mind to break his staff across the stubborn demon's head but stopped himself. He refused to lower himself to that level. So instead he got up from his spot on Kaede's porch and dusted himself off and turned to leave. "Oh I don't know Inuyasha...I think it's a perfect reason to leave...just ask Kikiyo." He narrowed his words eyes, his voice dripping with venom at the last words.
Inuyasha watched wide-eyed as the monk walked off, staff in hand. Ask...Kikiyo? What did she have to do with anything? Kikiyo. The monk's words echoed in his mind and it troubled him for some reason. Running a hand through his hair he sighed, glancing back at the retreating figure. "Kagome...she left because of me didn't she?"
Next Chapter: With Time comes Healing.
A little Kagome and Sesshoumaru fluff! And that 's about all I'm going to say for this chapter. ^^
"Please Sesshoumaru-sama!" the small girl whined tugging at his pants leg. "Please, she hasn't come out all day." Rin's face formed into that of a pout, with the large sad eyes to match.
He sighed and brushed a few strands of hair from his eyes. He hated it when she did that. She knew exactly how to get what she wanted and it worked every time. "Alright...fine." He replied. He put up the book that he had intended to read before her interruption. It was amazing that even in his own study he couldn't have peace. The little Fox boy stood next to Rin, his head down and his thick bags shadowed his face. He remained quiet throughout Rin's begging and pleading. He seemed almost as depressed as Kagome. When ever the priestess was happy so was he, but when she was sad...
Jaken stood cautiously in the doorway. Yesterday after the demon lord had arrived home and put the miko to bed the toad had attacked him, thinking he was the children in disguise playing another joke. Rin begged him to let Jaken off easy and he agreed, but that didn't mean he escaped free. Jaken now sported a lovely busted lip and a black eye, easy compared to what Sesshoumaru had planned to do...
"Come on! Hurry!" The demon lord allowed himself to be pulled from his room by the small child and lead down the hall towards the girl's room.
"Wait here..." he commanded as the room came into view. Knowing Kagome she most likely wouldn't want the children to she her this way. He quietly opened the door to her room and stepped in, making sure to close it behind him. She was lying down on her bed, her faces buried under her mass of hair. "Ka...Kagome?" he said the name soft.
The girl rose up from her spot, her head still lowered causing a shadow to fall across her face. "Go away!" she mumbled, folding her arms across her chest. "I'm not safe to be around, not with whatever's wrong with me. I a monster..."
Though her eyes where hidden from view the demon lord could not miss the crystal drops of water that fell from her face. "Only if you will yourself to be." The demon answered softly. He had grown fond of the girl since her stay. He remembered when she first arrived on his land accusing him of stealing his first reaction strike her down, but he couldn't, not with Rin there...she'd never let him live it down. But now...
"How can you say that...? I attacked you like one and...I killed that demon." She protested. "I'm scared...what if next time I try to hurt Rin, or Shippo?" Her tears fell more frequently now and she didn't care, let them fall. That's what scared her the most. Hurting the innocent or someone close to her. She silently wished to return home, as if nothing had ever happened, to return home to the others and their sweet laughter. She wanted things to be the way they used to be, before she left and Inuyasha betrayed her. That day seemed so long ago...so distant. Inuyasha, that coward, she thought he cared...
Sesshoumaru remained silent for a while. Humans were so complicated. "Try not to think about what could go wrong...it only worsens the situation." He stared at her for a moment then looked away, not wanting her to be uncomfortable.
She nodded after a moment, her head never once rising up to meet his gaze. "I'm sorry...so sorry." Once again this human had shocked him. What was she apologizing for? But then just like Rin, she was unpredictable. Maybe she was the thing he needed in his life. Her tears increased and he soon found himself comforting her just like he had last night. She cried her while he stroked her soft hair. She remained of a big Rin...but there was something different. Could it be that he had feelings for her.? He quickly shook the thought from his mind. He said nothing more, letting her to her thoughts.
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The sun was bright and warm as it beamed down on the tiny village. Miroku sat calmly on Kaede's porch, a cup of tea in his hands. His eyes closed he'd bring the cup up to his lips and drink before setting it down again. He seemed at peace, deep in thought about something, but everyone knows that peace and tranquility can't last forever.
Inuyasha walked from the hut, sitting next to the silent monk on the porch. A glare fixed on his face he crossed his arms over his chest. "Kagome still hasn't returned. I'm starting to worry." The monk said eventually. He casually took another sip of his tea and opened his eyes to look at the half demon.
"Why worry about her?" the demon huffed. "I mean, who does she think she is leaving in the middle of the night. She doesn't care...she even left with the Tetsusaiga." He emphasized the last word, his eyes narrowing. He felt betrayed more than anything else. Why would she leave?
Miroku tightened his grip on his cup before taking another sip. That idiot was so naive sometimes. He really didn't care for Kagome and even if he did he sure had a funny way of showing it. It was obvious that Kagome had feelings for the demon, obvious to everyone but Inuyasha himself. "She did care."
Inuyasha turned his head and snorted. "Yeah...whatever." He his eyes traveled to the villagers nearby.
Miroku sighed. " Inuyasha did you even care for Kagome...?"
The question caught him off guard and of a while he didn't answer. Did he...care? "I...I...did. She meant a lot to me." He looked down for a while. "Ireally did."
The monk finished his drink, his face forming a frown. "Liar...you treated her horrible!"
"What do you know monk? As if groping is a way of showing affection." Inuyasha spat back. He always protected Kagome, always.
"Don't give me that! She felt neglected or ignored. I can see why she left." Miroku shouted. His patience was slowly slipping away and he was starting to receive several strange looks from the villagers but that didn't matter to him now. Inuyasha had to understand that he had lost something precious...very.
"Ignored? Ha! How? Every time you turn around she's been attacked by a demon! You'd think after all that attention she wouldn't want anymore. That's still not a good reason for her to leave!" the demon matched the monk in intensity and refused to back down.
Miroku had the right mind to break his staff across the stubborn demon's head but stopped himself. He refused to lower himself to that level. So instead he got up from his spot on Kaede's porch and dusted himself off and turned to leave. "Oh I don't know Inuyasha...I think it's a perfect reason to leave...just ask Kikiyo." He narrowed his words eyes, his voice dripping with venom at the last words.
Inuyasha watched wide-eyed as the monk walked off, staff in hand. Ask...Kikiyo? What did she have to do with anything? Kikiyo. The monk's words echoed in his mind and it troubled him for some reason. Running a hand through his hair he sighed, glancing back at the retreating figure. "Kagome...she left because of me didn't she?"
Next Chapter: With Time comes Healing.
A little Kagome and Sesshoumaru fluff! And that 's about all I'm going to say for this chapter. ^^