Chapter Six: Eavesdropping
Sango and Miroku stared at the strange girl who was currently stumbling over a hundred different apologizes. Sango smiled at Miroku and Ai stopped talking and started to head back to camp, when Sango called out at her "Hey wait up, are you okay?" Ai turned around and started towards them, that was the first time since she had arrived here that someone had asked if she was okay. She looked over at the houshi 'he's cute but no one can compare to Sesshoumaru-sama.' She mentally slapped herself 'I promised I wouldn't think about him'. Ai sighed, they looked trustworthy so she decided to let it all out, telling them everything, only leaving out the fact that she was from the future and never mentioning Sesshoumaru-sama's name.
When she was finished Ai felt relieved, finally she didn't have to bear the responsibility of keeping all of that in. Miroku looked at her slightly puzzled, but he quickly decided that it was his turn to speak now "And who is this young man that you speak of Ai-san?" Ai looked away from them both, turning her focus to the waterfall, and in a less than audible tone she blurted out the name of the man of whom she spoke "Lord Sesshoumaru- sama". There silence now except for the occasional chirping of a single cricket. Ai stood up "It's been nice talking to you, but I really must go now before he starts to worry about me"; she bowed out of respect. "Doomo arigatoo Sango and Miroku-san," and with that the strange girl set off to camp completely unaware of the fact that Sesshoumaru had been eavesdropping on the whole conversation from his hiding spot in a nearby tree.
On the way back to camp Ai started daydreaming about Sesshoumaru (she was only a little mad at him now, feeling a lot better about the whole situation once she had talked about it). She even started thinking about what her wedding kimono would look like. By the time she got back to camp she was blushing profusely, especially so when Sesshoumaru started walking towards her and placed his hand on her shoulder. "The next time you go off by yourself, I would prefer that you would return sooner." She was now blushing even more deeply then before and could only give him a slight nod, being completely at lost for words. Sesshoumaru removed his hand and the two stared at each other for awhile, obviously they were both feeling the same way. Before he could stop himself, Sesshoumaru let his heart take over his mind. He put his arms around the girl's tiny waist, bringing her in closer to him, and kissed her. Ai gladly accepted and kissed him back letting his tongue gently slide into her mouth. She put her arms around his chest and the two stayed like that, not bothering to stop for air. When they were finished Sesshoumaru started walking away, instructing Ai not to follow him, leaving her feeling confused and empty. Sesshoumaru was left with only one question. What just happened here?
Sango and Miroku stared at the strange girl who was currently stumbling over a hundred different apologizes. Sango smiled at Miroku and Ai stopped talking and started to head back to camp, when Sango called out at her "Hey wait up, are you okay?" Ai turned around and started towards them, that was the first time since she had arrived here that someone had asked if she was okay. She looked over at the houshi 'he's cute but no one can compare to Sesshoumaru-sama.' She mentally slapped herself 'I promised I wouldn't think about him'. Ai sighed, they looked trustworthy so she decided to let it all out, telling them everything, only leaving out the fact that she was from the future and never mentioning Sesshoumaru-sama's name.
When she was finished Ai felt relieved, finally she didn't have to bear the responsibility of keeping all of that in. Miroku looked at her slightly puzzled, but he quickly decided that it was his turn to speak now "And who is this young man that you speak of Ai-san?" Ai looked away from them both, turning her focus to the waterfall, and in a less than audible tone she blurted out the name of the man of whom she spoke "Lord Sesshoumaru- sama". There silence now except for the occasional chirping of a single cricket. Ai stood up "It's been nice talking to you, but I really must go now before he starts to worry about me"; she bowed out of respect. "Doomo arigatoo Sango and Miroku-san," and with that the strange girl set off to camp completely unaware of the fact that Sesshoumaru had been eavesdropping on the whole conversation from his hiding spot in a nearby tree.
On the way back to camp Ai started daydreaming about Sesshoumaru (she was only a little mad at him now, feeling a lot better about the whole situation once she had talked about it). She even started thinking about what her wedding kimono would look like. By the time she got back to camp she was blushing profusely, especially so when Sesshoumaru started walking towards her and placed his hand on her shoulder. "The next time you go off by yourself, I would prefer that you would return sooner." She was now blushing even more deeply then before and could only give him a slight nod, being completely at lost for words. Sesshoumaru removed his hand and the two stared at each other for awhile, obviously they were both feeling the same way. Before he could stop himself, Sesshoumaru let his heart take over his mind. He put his arms around the girl's tiny waist, bringing her in closer to him, and kissed her. Ai gladly accepted and kissed him back letting his tongue gently slide into her mouth. She put her arms around his chest and the two stayed like that, not bothering to stop for air. When they were finished Sesshoumaru started walking away, instructing Ai not to follow him, leaving her feeling confused and empty. Sesshoumaru was left with only one question. What just happened here?
