Chapter 3
Kagome wakes at the first ray of sun shine touching her face lightly. The nightmare from the night before is still flashing through her mind. She was horrified, but Sesshoumaru had come to rescue her, from her nightmare, from her memory of old times, of Inuyasha.just like the prince in the fairy tales. She finds herself blushing slightly at the thought. He seemed so warm, so caring, a Sesshoumaru she's never seen before. Maybe, he possesses a good heart after all. Maybe I will see the other side of him again.
Wondering outside to the garden after dressing in the beautiful kimono that was prepared for her, she found the whole palace is actually very pleasant. Everything is huge, elegant, graceful, just the words you can use to describe Sesshoumaru himself. The garden is fulfilled with different kinds of camellias. There's one with the softest pink color, and the other one is creamy, Oh, the white ones! They are gorgeous!
"I guess this is Fluffy's favorite flower then." She breaths in the cheerful smell of the flowers. Looking down at the kimono she's wearing, she smiles to herself and picks a tiny pure white bud and carefully put it on her raven hair. The kimono was the light pink color with white buds on it, just right with the decoration on her hair. Could it be.he picked this kimono for me.
She seems so unaware of her natural beauty. Standing by the large window in his room, Sesshoumaru watches the girl silently. Using the wench to get the sword seems to be the furthest thing from the great youkai's mind. He just stands there, studying her, no, don't lie, you enjoy watching her! Seeing her smell the flowers, playing with butterflies, putting flower in her raven hair, they all make Sesshoumaru wonder, just what is so different about this girl? Whatever it is, it worked on his hanyou brother, and if he doesn't do anything fast, it's going to work on him too. Shaking the thought off, the youkai lord jumps out of the window, and lands behind Kagome soundlessly. Normally, he'll just grab her, and ask her if she'll help him to get Inuyasha's sword. But he can't, with this human. The sorrow, and the tears in her blue-gray eyes when he mentioned his half brother make him tremble, he couldn't bear it. Instead, he tries to calm himself down with her magical aroma.
Kagome turns at the sense of his strong presence. His face is still the dead-pan expression. But somehow Kagome senses that the tall, warm guy from the night before is still there, staring at her. She smiles happily, almost forgetting why she's here.
"Thank you for waking me last night. I get really scared when I have a nightmare."
He only slightly nods his head.
Silence.
More silence.
"Umm.you look really pretty in that um..kimono." Oh my god, did he just say that? Holy crap! Fluffy! No, this must be his trap, he's too smart.
"Ok, who are you and what have you done to Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Sesshoumaru looks very confused first time in his life. He raises one eyebrow at the human girl. That's not the way you are supposed to answer a youkai lord's compliment.
Kagome seems to have read his mind. "Oh, I'm sorry, it's just I'm surprised, yeah.that's it, it's not like you to .uh say that kind of thing.don't be mad.you just seem kind of emotionless .most of the time." She cuts herself off before she embarrasses herself even more.
'Is that.how she sees me? A cold, emotionless animal-kind of youkai? Oh why do I even care anyway? Why am I trying to impress her? A damn human? Inuyasha's little wench?' Sesshoumaru acts like he did not care about her remark. He turns silently on his feet and goes back into the palace.
"Oh no, now he's going to kill me sooner or later. How can I be so dumb! Gosh, he says you are pretty, say thank you and smile sweetly, how hard can that be!" Kagome mumbles to herself. She sits on the big rock close to her and continues to be mad at herself.
Sesshoumaru is rushing through the forest he's known so well since he's just a puppy. He killed his first youkai in this forest with his dad, the greatest youkai ever walked on the face of the earth. He can always find comfort just being here when something is bothering him. But today, he doesn't know why he's here. To get away from the human wench maybe. He can't figure out what is going on. He just had this sudden anxiety to make the human girl like him, need him, and want him to protect her. Does he.love her? But it can't be. He, the great lord of western land, the great Sesshoumaru, cannot possibly be in love with a filthy human girl, especially not Inuyasha's. Well, ok, she doesn't smell that bad, in fact quite pleasant. But still, she's just a human. He doesn't want to make the same mistake his father, and Inuyasha once made. He can't.
Resting his head on his favorite spot, he looks around him. This is beautiful. But the best thing is, nobody else knows about this place, it's his place, his alone. It's surrounded by trees, flowers, and a little stream. He found this place when he was a kid, and built a cozy little wood shelter with his dad. Now he's older, he doesn't go into the house anymore. It reminds him too much of his dad. It's like a distant dream of his childhood. No matter what, he can't bring himself to back away from this place. He has to think now. Just what is going on?
Kagome looks out the window sadly. Sesshoumaru's warm face the night before flashing through her mind. She felt so good when his strong arms hold her, and tell her that everything is going to be fine. In his own way, he's protecting her. He actually cares about her? For who she is? She knows no matter what Inuyasha said, he always sees a little Kikyou in her. But Sesshoumaru, maybe he cares about her for who she is? Maybe.
She sees Sesshoumaru walking through the garden. 'Grrr, well now he sure doesn't care about me anymore! Thanks to my smart remarks!'
Kagome wakes at the first ray of sun shine touching her face lightly. The nightmare from the night before is still flashing through her mind. She was horrified, but Sesshoumaru had come to rescue her, from her nightmare, from her memory of old times, of Inuyasha.just like the prince in the fairy tales. She finds herself blushing slightly at the thought. He seemed so warm, so caring, a Sesshoumaru she's never seen before. Maybe, he possesses a good heart after all. Maybe I will see the other side of him again.
Wondering outside to the garden after dressing in the beautiful kimono that was prepared for her, she found the whole palace is actually very pleasant. Everything is huge, elegant, graceful, just the words you can use to describe Sesshoumaru himself. The garden is fulfilled with different kinds of camellias. There's one with the softest pink color, and the other one is creamy, Oh, the white ones! They are gorgeous!
"I guess this is Fluffy's favorite flower then." She breaths in the cheerful smell of the flowers. Looking down at the kimono she's wearing, she smiles to herself and picks a tiny pure white bud and carefully put it on her raven hair. The kimono was the light pink color with white buds on it, just right with the decoration on her hair. Could it be.he picked this kimono for me.
She seems so unaware of her natural beauty. Standing by the large window in his room, Sesshoumaru watches the girl silently. Using the wench to get the sword seems to be the furthest thing from the great youkai's mind. He just stands there, studying her, no, don't lie, you enjoy watching her! Seeing her smell the flowers, playing with butterflies, putting flower in her raven hair, they all make Sesshoumaru wonder, just what is so different about this girl? Whatever it is, it worked on his hanyou brother, and if he doesn't do anything fast, it's going to work on him too. Shaking the thought off, the youkai lord jumps out of the window, and lands behind Kagome soundlessly. Normally, he'll just grab her, and ask her if she'll help him to get Inuyasha's sword. But he can't, with this human. The sorrow, and the tears in her blue-gray eyes when he mentioned his half brother make him tremble, he couldn't bear it. Instead, he tries to calm himself down with her magical aroma.
Kagome turns at the sense of his strong presence. His face is still the dead-pan expression. But somehow Kagome senses that the tall, warm guy from the night before is still there, staring at her. She smiles happily, almost forgetting why she's here.
"Thank you for waking me last night. I get really scared when I have a nightmare."
He only slightly nods his head.
Silence.
More silence.
"Umm.you look really pretty in that um..kimono." Oh my god, did he just say that? Holy crap! Fluffy! No, this must be his trap, he's too smart.
"Ok, who are you and what have you done to Sesshoumaru-sama?"
Sesshoumaru looks very confused first time in his life. He raises one eyebrow at the human girl. That's not the way you are supposed to answer a youkai lord's compliment.
Kagome seems to have read his mind. "Oh, I'm sorry, it's just I'm surprised, yeah.that's it, it's not like you to .uh say that kind of thing.don't be mad.you just seem kind of emotionless .most of the time." She cuts herself off before she embarrasses herself even more.
'Is that.how she sees me? A cold, emotionless animal-kind of youkai? Oh why do I even care anyway? Why am I trying to impress her? A damn human? Inuyasha's little wench?' Sesshoumaru acts like he did not care about her remark. He turns silently on his feet and goes back into the palace.
"Oh no, now he's going to kill me sooner or later. How can I be so dumb! Gosh, he says you are pretty, say thank you and smile sweetly, how hard can that be!" Kagome mumbles to herself. She sits on the big rock close to her and continues to be mad at herself.
Sesshoumaru is rushing through the forest he's known so well since he's just a puppy. He killed his first youkai in this forest with his dad, the greatest youkai ever walked on the face of the earth. He can always find comfort just being here when something is bothering him. But today, he doesn't know why he's here. To get away from the human wench maybe. He can't figure out what is going on. He just had this sudden anxiety to make the human girl like him, need him, and want him to protect her. Does he.love her? But it can't be. He, the great lord of western land, the great Sesshoumaru, cannot possibly be in love with a filthy human girl, especially not Inuyasha's. Well, ok, she doesn't smell that bad, in fact quite pleasant. But still, she's just a human. He doesn't want to make the same mistake his father, and Inuyasha once made. He can't.
Resting his head on his favorite spot, he looks around him. This is beautiful. But the best thing is, nobody else knows about this place, it's his place, his alone. It's surrounded by trees, flowers, and a little stream. He found this place when he was a kid, and built a cozy little wood shelter with his dad. Now he's older, he doesn't go into the house anymore. It reminds him too much of his dad. It's like a distant dream of his childhood. No matter what, he can't bring himself to back away from this place. He has to think now. Just what is going on?
Kagome looks out the window sadly. Sesshoumaru's warm face the night before flashing through her mind. She felt so good when his strong arms hold her, and tell her that everything is going to be fine. In his own way, he's protecting her. He actually cares about her? For who she is? She knows no matter what Inuyasha said, he always sees a little Kikyou in her. But Sesshoumaru, maybe he cares about her for who she is? Maybe.
She sees Sesshoumaru walking through the garden. 'Grrr, well now he sure doesn't care about me anymore! Thanks to my smart remarks!'