chapter 8: the scroll

"Lady Kagome, dinners ready. and the others are waiting for you." Yaman called from outside the door as she knocked.

"hai! i'm comming!" she said running her brush one last time down her hair and running to the door, her midnight-blue velvet

kimono high-lighted when she ran across the balcony. she openned the door and smiled at the startled yokai girl.

Yaman, with her tied up in a bun hair and fiery red eyes, gasped at the suprising kagome who just poped out of no where.

but as she saw the smile on her mistress' face, she couldn't help but smile back. she was happy to serve such a wonderful

tenyo---woman. but you had to admit! she was a lot like a tenyo! an angel without wings.

"okay, now, we have to go..."

"hai!" she walked silently behind her 'servant'.

after a while, they were at the 1st floor and as they turned a corner, kagome noticed from the wide window's opening

a still figure at the gardens. she stopped walking and contemplated on the figure.

(the window's like that old fashion shoji screen type)

"Lady kagome?" Yaman inquiried as she turned.

"oh, don't worry 'bout me. i think i'll skip dinner for tonight. i'm not that hungry." she smiled

"demo..."

"go on, Yaman." she smiled some more.

she sighed, "hai, Lady kagome." she could never go against her tenyo-sama's will.

as soon as Yaman left, kagome resumed to contemplating on the figure outside in the cold night on that big boulder.

she walked outside to see him more clearly. he seemed to have sensed her as he stiffened and turned.

kagome's eyes widenned as the night's moonlight revealed the face of the figure of the night... and it was no other than

sesshumaru...

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"what?! she ain't hungry?! i don't get it!" inu-yasha exclaimed as he stood from the seat he usually ate in eversince childhood.

"well, that's what she wanted me to tell you all, master." Yaman explained. "but now, i must clean dear mistress' quarters."

"hai. arigato for informing us." miroku said. he noticed from the corner of his eye that sango was looking behind her seat and

turned his head a little to the side to see, who else? that Dagat man. he frowned at the memory.

-flashback-

"you know, my friend, jealousy only rears its ugly head when there is love"

-end flashback-

he almost growled like inu-yasha, if he hadn't stopped himself. blue boy was gonna get it! 'sooner or later!'

he thought as he watched sango wave to Dagat as he passed by.

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sesshumaru looked at her blankly. what was she doing there? it was cold outside. wasn't she thinking?

"why are you here?"

"why are YOU here?" she asked back. he inwardly smirked. she still had that attitude.

"you know it's cold out here and you're sitting on a big boulder? you are so unbelievable!" she said walking to the boulder.

" i am yokai. i can stand the cold."

she blushed. maybe of emarrassement. "oh...b-but still! i don't want you out on a night this cold!" she put her hands on her hips.

sesshumaru leaned on his left extended hand which was resting on the rock's smooth surface, amused, with an eyebrow raised.

"you treat I, the great Sesshumaru, like a little pup?"

her frown turned into a sweet smile. "come on. help me up." she said as she lifted her hands to him like an angel inviting a child

to heaven. he quickly got off his left arm and took both her hands in his as he pulled her up onto the boulder with him.

"you are gaining weight."

"what?!" he smirked

"ooh.... you little devil, you!" she said playfully. he was joking around! normally that'd be okay. but when it was 'bout her weight...

she pounced on him and tried to tickle but sesshumaru got her hands before they could and he took no prisoners as he tickled her.

"ah! *laugh* no! *laugh* st*laugh* stop!*laugh* no *laugh* no more!!!!!!*laugh* i give! i give!" he stopped his tickling and she settled

her laughing. when she regained her composure and looked at him. she blushed! he was being so close to her! as in hovering above her!

"um... sesshumaru-sama... would you mind.." in a instant he was off of her and back in his normal position. looking at the moon.

kagome sat up straight still blushing as she remembered how... alluring... his scent was... it was enticing and contenting at the same time.

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Yaman was done cleaning kagome's bed. the next was her bookshelf. she'd never actually seen Lady kagome read the books here.

not even touch it. well, anyway, it was getting dusty and cob webs were beggining to get evident. she started dusting off when she saw

an interesting word on a book..

History Untold written by Lady Eerauldi. she gasped! it was written by the former mistress of the western lands! the former mate of

Lord Inu Taisho! the yokai who could forsee the future! she picked out the dusty book and opened it on a certain page.

she read it for a while. her eyes going up and down. then... her eyes widenned as her fingers nunmbed and the scroll fell open unto the

floor. but even before the scroll hit the floor, Yaman had already ran out of the door.

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"sesshumaru-sama..." kagome asked to the yokai who closed his eyes just moments ago

silence greeted her to continue

"what was i to you?"

sesshumaru's eyes opened suddenly and he faced her in such a quick motion. "why must you know?"

"because i want to." she said sternly and boldly looking him in the eyes.

silence covered them once again. with only the night's crickets made the slightest sound as the fireflies flew witht their light illuminating.

" kagome... i-"

"i want to know, sesshumaru. no excuses." she demanded respect. oh, if she only knew how much he already had for her even before she

demanded it. he smiled and leaned down. kagome's eyes widenned as sesshumaru's lips captured hers and she gasped. sesshumaru took

the chance and deepened the kiss. kagome moaned and started to kiss him back as her eyes fluttered close but opened quickly once again

as she heard Yaman's cries for them. sesshumaru quickly pulled away and looked at Yaman's direction. kagome stayed looking down in

embarassement.

Yaman panted as she held onto both the window's screens for support. "se--sesshumaru-sama! urgent news! it's about Lady KAGOME!"

cliff-HANGERR!!!!! AHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!

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