Chapter 9: Similarities
Kagome watched as the youkai named Inuyasha place Sesshoumaru gently down on the bed. She could feel her heartbeat quicken as she looked at his limp form and how it so resembled a deceased one. Before long she could feel her body begin to ache, Kagome soon realized that she had forgotten to breath. Hearing her deep intake of breath Inuyasha looked at her. Her eyes were glazed over as if holding back tears and he could hear her fast heartbeat pounding against her chest as if she had just ran a mile.
"He'll be ok he is just sleeping," Inuyasha said trying to comfort her the best he knew how.
"Could you please go get the palace healer," Kagome said without looking up.
"Hai," Inuyasha said walking briskly out the door.
Kagome walked over to the bed and sat next to Sesshoumaru. Slowly she placed her hand on his chest and felt the warmth push into her cool hand. Needing more reassurance that he was ok she gently laid her head over his heart. Hearing his strong heartbeat pound hard in his chest made her tense muscles relax.
"Milady could you please . . ." the palace healer said as she helped Kagome up.
"Oh yes I'm sorry," Kagome said.
"No need to be sorry miss," the healer said cupping her chin and giving Kagome a reassuring smile before turning her attention on to Sesshoumaru.
"Come milady, let the palace healer work," Nagako said guiding Kagome out the door.
"But . . but . . ." Kagome said trying to resist.
"You can see him soon. For now you need to rest," Nagako said as she led Kagome to the dinning room.
~~~~~~~ Kagome entered the thick doors of the dinning room reluctantly with nothing but ache in her heart. As soon as the doors closed behind her Kagome became startled because instead of the room being only lit by the light of the fire it was also filled with many candles aligning the walls and the chandler that was always hid by the darkness was alit. All her worries were forgotten as she gazed at the beautiful light. Gazing at the room her heart almost skipped a beat as she saw a tall figure with long silver hair staring into the fire. No sooner did she look at the figure did her thoughts and worries return.
"Kagome is it," said Inuyasha as he turned away from the fire and held out his arm in greeting, "come here."
Without any objection Kagome moved towards Inuyasha. Standing before him she noticed the similarities between him and Sesshoumaru. He had the same golden eyes, same nose, and the same silver hair. They stared at each other for what seemed like seconds before Kagome looked away unable to look at him again for fear that she might break down and cry before him. Inuyasha continued to stare at her. 'She looks so much like Lady Kikyou. Is that why he choose her to be his mate? Or was it for love? Should I tell her about her likeness to Lady Kikyou? Or has Sesshoumaru already told' Inuyasha thought to himself.
"I'm sorry," Kagome said as she turned to look at the fire.
"What for? There is no need for you to be sorry," Inuyasha said as he to turned to look at the fire as well.
"Why does he want to kill Sesshoumaru," Kagome choked out while holding her tears back.
"You mean Lord Naraku," Inuyasha said, "Well its more of the fact with Sesshoumaru out of the way he is free to take his land. But with you here now he has more of a reason to act more quickly."
"What," Kagome asked confused.
"With Sesshoumaru having a mate he has a chance of having a heir before he passes. And with a heir the lands will not go directly to Naraku," Inuyasha said.
"But if Sesshoumaru . . . if Sesshoumaru ever did . . . die," Kagome said reluctantly, "why couldn't you take them? You are his brother."
"Yes but sadly only the first born has the power to rule the land," Inuyasha said, "this has happened before . . . I mean Naraku coming after Sesshoumaru like this."
"It has," Kagome asked.
"Yes, a long time ago when I was a child," Inuyasha began, "Sesshoumaru was in love once before you, with a miko, and she was a beauty. But before they could mate Naraku sent his 'pets' to get ride of him. But they didn't do their job or at least right, instead of killing Sesshoumaru they killed the woman and only injured Sesshoumaru."
Kagome said nothing for a while but only stared into the fire.
"What was her name," Kagome asked.
"Kikyou," Inuyasha said looking at her through the corner of his eye.
As Inuyasha said the name Kikyou Kagome felt something deep with in her tingle. Something familiar as if Kagome knew whom Kikyou was.
"Milord . . . milady, Lord Sesshoumaru is asking for you both," a maid said from a crack in the door.
~~~~~~~~ Kagome pushed through the heavy door of their room and broke into a light jog up to Sesshoumaru's side.
"Sesshoumaru," Kagome said as she flung herself on him as the tears began to fall.
Inuyasha remained in the threshold of the room watching the two lovers intently. 'Maybe he does love her . . .' Inuyasha thought as he watched.
"Sesshoumaru I was so worried . . . I thought." Kagome started as Sesshoumaru lifted her chin so he could look into her eyes.
"Don't cry, I'm alright," Sesshoumaru said as he wiped away her tears.
Kagome gave him a small smile as she looked towards the door.
"Inuyasha come in," Kagome beckoned.
Inuyasha abandoned his place in the door to a more comfortable chair next to the bed. He stared at Sesshoumaru who returned his gaze.
"Its been a while Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said.
"Yes it has brother," Inuyasha said.
Kagome looked back and forth at the two brothers. If she had to guess she could of sworn there was a lot of unneeded tension between the two. 'Was there something between the two that made them act this way' Kagome thought to herself.
"I thank you," Sesshoumaru said as he held out a shaky hand.
Inuyasha looked at it for a few moments as if it were a trick then slowly reached and shook it gratefully.
"I beg your pardon," Nagako said entering the room, " but it has been a long day for all of us and the palace healer thinks its best the Lord Sesshoumaru get his rest."
"Your right," Inuyasha said getting up.
"I'll prepare a room for you Lord Inuyasha," Nagako said ushering Inuyasha out the door.
"Goodnight Milord . . . Milady, pleasant dreams," Nagako said with a smile on her face as she closed the door behind her.
"I see you have meet my brother," Sesshoumaru said with a smile on his face as he returned his attention on to Kagome.
"Yes we had a talk while you were sleeping," Kagome said getting up and untying her sash.
"Oh really, about what," Sesshoumaru asked holding in his nervousness.
"About why Lord Naraku wishes to kill you," Kagome said simply as she slide her kimono off to reveal her naked body.
"Really, what did he say," Sesshoumaru asked as he intently watched her put on a white silk kimono.
"Just that he wants your land and that he is trying to kill you faster before we have a child to be your heir," Kagome said as she laid down with her back to him.
Sesshoumaru said nothing but stared at her back. Finally he turned to hover above her and asked, "And what did you say about that."
Kagome looked up at him through the corner of her eye. Finally she could not hold it back anymore and began to laugh.
"Was that question really that funny," Sesshoumaru asked as he watched her laugh.
"No . . . its just that you're so interested in knowing what we talked about," Kagome said.
"Oh . . . I guess I'll never understand humans. Anyway what did you say," Sesshoumaru asked.
"I said nothing," Kagome said turning away again.
"No you didn't you said something," Sesshoumaru said.
"Let me rephrase . . . I said nothing important," Kagome said sitting up to look at him, "now go to sleep."
After that Kagome gently kissed him on the mouth before lying down again on her back. Sighing because he knew that he would not get any other answer from her Sesshoumaru turned and blew out the candle the healer had used and laid down also.
"But if you had to say something about it what would you say," Sesshoumaru asked.
"I would say that we should hurry up and give you an heir incase anything unexpected should happen," Kagome said with a slight smile.
Sesshoumaru said nothing in reply but stared at the ceiling. It seemed like so long ago he had stared at the same ceiling wondering if Kagome could be his. It was the same ceiling that saw him created, that same ceiling that saw him born, and the same ceiling that put him to sleep and comforted him every night. Soon it would be the same ceiling that saw his child created and brought into this world. It would be the same ceiling that would put his child to sleep and comfort him every night.
Sesshoumaru looked over to Kagome. She looked so calm, so peaceful as she slept. He soft dark hair floating around her and her white Kimono made her look like an angel on earth. Feeling his eyes becoming heavy Sesshoumaru slowly reached over and touched Kagome's hand.
"I love you Kagome," Sesshoumaru said in a whisper as he fell asleep.
~~~~~~~~Ok people this chapter sucked!!!!! And I know its been a while I am so sorry I had the worst writers block! DOES ANYONE THINK I SHOULD REWRITE THIS OR ADD ANYTHING BECAUSE I THINK IT SUCKS GREATLY!!! SUGGESTIONS ANYONE!!!! Any way thanks for reading REVIEW!!! :.)
Kagome watched as the youkai named Inuyasha place Sesshoumaru gently down on the bed. She could feel her heartbeat quicken as she looked at his limp form and how it so resembled a deceased one. Before long she could feel her body begin to ache, Kagome soon realized that she had forgotten to breath. Hearing her deep intake of breath Inuyasha looked at her. Her eyes were glazed over as if holding back tears and he could hear her fast heartbeat pounding against her chest as if she had just ran a mile.
"He'll be ok he is just sleeping," Inuyasha said trying to comfort her the best he knew how.
"Could you please go get the palace healer," Kagome said without looking up.
"Hai," Inuyasha said walking briskly out the door.
Kagome walked over to the bed and sat next to Sesshoumaru. Slowly she placed her hand on his chest and felt the warmth push into her cool hand. Needing more reassurance that he was ok she gently laid her head over his heart. Hearing his strong heartbeat pound hard in his chest made her tense muscles relax.
"Milady could you please . . ." the palace healer said as she helped Kagome up.
"Oh yes I'm sorry," Kagome said.
"No need to be sorry miss," the healer said cupping her chin and giving Kagome a reassuring smile before turning her attention on to Sesshoumaru.
"Come milady, let the palace healer work," Nagako said guiding Kagome out the door.
"But . . but . . ." Kagome said trying to resist.
"You can see him soon. For now you need to rest," Nagako said as she led Kagome to the dinning room.
~~~~~~~ Kagome entered the thick doors of the dinning room reluctantly with nothing but ache in her heart. As soon as the doors closed behind her Kagome became startled because instead of the room being only lit by the light of the fire it was also filled with many candles aligning the walls and the chandler that was always hid by the darkness was alit. All her worries were forgotten as she gazed at the beautiful light. Gazing at the room her heart almost skipped a beat as she saw a tall figure with long silver hair staring into the fire. No sooner did she look at the figure did her thoughts and worries return.
"Kagome is it," said Inuyasha as he turned away from the fire and held out his arm in greeting, "come here."
Without any objection Kagome moved towards Inuyasha. Standing before him she noticed the similarities between him and Sesshoumaru. He had the same golden eyes, same nose, and the same silver hair. They stared at each other for what seemed like seconds before Kagome looked away unable to look at him again for fear that she might break down and cry before him. Inuyasha continued to stare at her. 'She looks so much like Lady Kikyou. Is that why he choose her to be his mate? Or was it for love? Should I tell her about her likeness to Lady Kikyou? Or has Sesshoumaru already told' Inuyasha thought to himself.
"I'm sorry," Kagome said as she turned to look at the fire.
"What for? There is no need for you to be sorry," Inuyasha said as he to turned to look at the fire as well.
"Why does he want to kill Sesshoumaru," Kagome choked out while holding her tears back.
"You mean Lord Naraku," Inuyasha said, "Well its more of the fact with Sesshoumaru out of the way he is free to take his land. But with you here now he has more of a reason to act more quickly."
"What," Kagome asked confused.
"With Sesshoumaru having a mate he has a chance of having a heir before he passes. And with a heir the lands will not go directly to Naraku," Inuyasha said.
"But if Sesshoumaru . . . if Sesshoumaru ever did . . . die," Kagome said reluctantly, "why couldn't you take them? You are his brother."
"Yes but sadly only the first born has the power to rule the land," Inuyasha said, "this has happened before . . . I mean Naraku coming after Sesshoumaru like this."
"It has," Kagome asked.
"Yes, a long time ago when I was a child," Inuyasha began, "Sesshoumaru was in love once before you, with a miko, and she was a beauty. But before they could mate Naraku sent his 'pets' to get ride of him. But they didn't do their job or at least right, instead of killing Sesshoumaru they killed the woman and only injured Sesshoumaru."
Kagome said nothing for a while but only stared into the fire.
"What was her name," Kagome asked.
"Kikyou," Inuyasha said looking at her through the corner of his eye.
As Inuyasha said the name Kikyou Kagome felt something deep with in her tingle. Something familiar as if Kagome knew whom Kikyou was.
"Milord . . . milady, Lord Sesshoumaru is asking for you both," a maid said from a crack in the door.
~~~~~~~~ Kagome pushed through the heavy door of their room and broke into a light jog up to Sesshoumaru's side.
"Sesshoumaru," Kagome said as she flung herself on him as the tears began to fall.
Inuyasha remained in the threshold of the room watching the two lovers intently. 'Maybe he does love her . . .' Inuyasha thought as he watched.
"Sesshoumaru I was so worried . . . I thought." Kagome started as Sesshoumaru lifted her chin so he could look into her eyes.
"Don't cry, I'm alright," Sesshoumaru said as he wiped away her tears.
Kagome gave him a small smile as she looked towards the door.
"Inuyasha come in," Kagome beckoned.
Inuyasha abandoned his place in the door to a more comfortable chair next to the bed. He stared at Sesshoumaru who returned his gaze.
"Its been a while Inuyasha," Sesshoumaru said.
"Yes it has brother," Inuyasha said.
Kagome looked back and forth at the two brothers. If she had to guess she could of sworn there was a lot of unneeded tension between the two. 'Was there something between the two that made them act this way' Kagome thought to herself.
"I thank you," Sesshoumaru said as he held out a shaky hand.
Inuyasha looked at it for a few moments as if it were a trick then slowly reached and shook it gratefully.
"I beg your pardon," Nagako said entering the room, " but it has been a long day for all of us and the palace healer thinks its best the Lord Sesshoumaru get his rest."
"Your right," Inuyasha said getting up.
"I'll prepare a room for you Lord Inuyasha," Nagako said ushering Inuyasha out the door.
"Goodnight Milord . . . Milady, pleasant dreams," Nagako said with a smile on her face as she closed the door behind her.
"I see you have meet my brother," Sesshoumaru said with a smile on his face as he returned his attention on to Kagome.
"Yes we had a talk while you were sleeping," Kagome said getting up and untying her sash.
"Oh really, about what," Sesshoumaru asked holding in his nervousness.
"About why Lord Naraku wishes to kill you," Kagome said simply as she slide her kimono off to reveal her naked body.
"Really, what did he say," Sesshoumaru asked as he intently watched her put on a white silk kimono.
"Just that he wants your land and that he is trying to kill you faster before we have a child to be your heir," Kagome said as she laid down with her back to him.
Sesshoumaru said nothing but stared at her back. Finally he turned to hover above her and asked, "And what did you say about that."
Kagome looked up at him through the corner of her eye. Finally she could not hold it back anymore and began to laugh.
"Was that question really that funny," Sesshoumaru asked as he watched her laugh.
"No . . . its just that you're so interested in knowing what we talked about," Kagome said.
"Oh . . . I guess I'll never understand humans. Anyway what did you say," Sesshoumaru asked.
"I said nothing," Kagome said turning away again.
"No you didn't you said something," Sesshoumaru said.
"Let me rephrase . . . I said nothing important," Kagome said sitting up to look at him, "now go to sleep."
After that Kagome gently kissed him on the mouth before lying down again on her back. Sighing because he knew that he would not get any other answer from her Sesshoumaru turned and blew out the candle the healer had used and laid down also.
"But if you had to say something about it what would you say," Sesshoumaru asked.
"I would say that we should hurry up and give you an heir incase anything unexpected should happen," Kagome said with a slight smile.
Sesshoumaru said nothing in reply but stared at the ceiling. It seemed like so long ago he had stared at the same ceiling wondering if Kagome could be his. It was the same ceiling that saw him created, that same ceiling that saw him born, and the same ceiling that put him to sleep and comforted him every night. Soon it would be the same ceiling that saw his child created and brought into this world. It would be the same ceiling that would put his child to sleep and comfort him every night.
Sesshoumaru looked over to Kagome. She looked so calm, so peaceful as she slept. He soft dark hair floating around her and her white Kimono made her look like an angel on earth. Feeling his eyes becoming heavy Sesshoumaru slowly reached over and touched Kagome's hand.
"I love you Kagome," Sesshoumaru said in a whisper as he fell asleep.
~~~~~~~~Ok people this chapter sucked!!!!! And I know its been a while I am so sorry I had the worst writers block! DOES ANYONE THINK I SHOULD REWRITE THIS OR ADD ANYTHING BECAUSE I THINK IT SUCKS GREATLY!!! SUGGESTIONS ANYONE!!!! Any way thanks for reading REVIEW!!! :.)