Chapter 4

He sorted everything out. At least he thinks he did. He decided he can't lie to his heart, or his youkai sense. The girl means something important to her. She always did. From the first time he sees her with Inuyasha. Even though he didn't know then. But she did mean a lot to him. Now the only thing he needs is to make sure she feels the same way about him. Maybe he can make her. No, she's different.

Well, no more time to think now. She's coming toward him.

"Sesshoumaru-sama?" Kagome said in a unsure voice.

Sesshoumaru picks up his head high in response.

"I am sorry.about the thing I said.you know.about you are cold and all.I'm really sorry, and.I think you are a very nice person.I meant youkai.when you want to be.so, would you forgive me?"

The girl looks up deep into his golden eyes. Her eyes tell that she's sincere.

Sesshoumaru nods to her. And walks on down the hall to his own room.

'I guess, I am forgiven.' Kagome sighs, going back to her own room.

That night, Kagome is getting ready to go to bed when suddenly a cry of flute breaks the night sky. It's sad, so sad that the birds resting on the trees near by flew off into the dark. Who is playing that? Kagome wonders as she tip-toes toward where the music is from. It's an ancient Japanese song, crying for love, for understanding, for the greatest things in the world.

"Ahhh." Kagome gasps as she sneak around to the huge living room. It's Sesshoumaru, with his back to her, the great youkai is playing the tiny flute. Why, he seems so relaxed, yet into the moment. Kagome turns back, not wanting to spoil the moment for him.

"He possesses a kind, and soft heart afterall.I guess that's not allowed for a youkai lord."

He knows when she tip-toed to the living room. He smelled the delightful smell of hers. But he didn't turn to her, just play on, play on the tune his mom used to hum for him.

The next morning, Kagome wakes up with the pleasant smell of camellias. Still half asleep, she sees the beautiful flowers by her pillow.

"Sesshoumaru.Fluffy." She looked, but there's no note on it. But no doubt it's Sesshoumaru. Unless it's Jaken.Eww.don't even go there.

She gets dressed in the fastest speed on record, and walk out the room to find Sesshoumaru, surely this time she's not gonna mess up.

But he's nowhere to be found. Kagome wanders around the whole place point lessly, finally run into Jaken.

"Jaken, do you know where Sesshoumaru-sama is? I'm trying to find him."

"He left in the morning, said he'll be back by lunch time. And don't you go anywhere, I'll kill you if you do."

Kagome ignores the old toad, and run to the garden. It's come to become her favorite place in the wonderful palace.

Walking through the garden of camellias, she comes up with the idea of decorating Sesshoumaru's room with flowers. Risking the possibility of him getting real mad, she starts to pick flowers and dumps them in her skirt.

"Kagome!!! Are you ok?? Did the bastard hurt you??"

"I, Inuyasha?" Getting used to Sesshoumaru's respectful remarks, Inuyasha's words seem sort of weird to Kagome's ears.

"Yes, it's me, you stupid girl!"

"You've come for me?"

"Whatever, so now I'm here, are you coming?"

"But.shouldn't I leave a note for Sesshoumaru-sama? It's not that polite to just leave."

"Holy crap! Let's just go before the bastard come back and eat you for lunch!!" Inuyasha is really angry.

"Inuyasha, he's not like that.he."

Before she has a chance to finish, Inuyasha throws her on his back, and rushes to meet with Sango and Miroku to go back to the village.

The camellias dropped down.all over the ground.

"Lord Sesshoumaru! She's gone! Please don't kill me." Toad is scared.

"She's what?! Tell me what happened or I'll kick your head off!" Jaken's never seen him like this before, he was always cool, no matter what. Maybe his guess was correct about Sesshoumaru-sama and the human girl.

"Inuyasha grabbed her before I could stop him. Ohhh, please don't kill me."

Sesshoumaru leaves the old toad pleading to himself, and walks back to his room.

'I guess she's still in love with my filthy brother.why.am I unlovable." The youkai lord drops into his deep thought.