It's a Small World
Chapter 5: Breakthrough
By: Enchanted Angel
I was working steadily through the large amount of paper on my desk until I heard a soft yawn and a rustle of bed sheets with my keen ears.
'She's up.' I thought.
My first desire was to get up and go check on her but I held myself back and stared at the legal documents on my desk. My eyes glazed over as the letters started to separate themselves from each other and began to wiggle across the page. I cradled my head in my hands and sighed. My gaze drifted to the interior décor of my study: from the rosewood cabinets and desks to the two Dell computers to the small black leather couch in the corner of my room.
I shook my head angrily.
'Concentrate!' I thought furiously.
I heard her open her door.
Ignoring the desperate pleas within me to continue working, I sprang up and walked out into the hallway.
I walked quietly over to Kagome, who knew there was an inevitable encounter between us.
She was staring quietly at the cream-carpeted floor.
"Please don't stare at me like that Sesshoumaru-sama." She murmured quietly.
'Sama?' Curiosity rose within me. She never addressed me that formally..
"Kagome? You know you don't have to address me as -sama." I said softly.
"Yes, I know Sesshoumaru-sama." She replied, still staring at the floor.
Curiosity fringed with concern burned within me.
My hand seemed to move on it's own volition..again..
'No!'
My hand touched her cheek. I heard her intake a sharp breath as my thumb brushed lightly against her soft full lips, and I reached under her chin and tilted it up with a finger. I stared into her soft brown eyes.
"What's wrong Kagome?" I murmured softly.
Her face showed pain and her eyes began to water. She tore her chin from my fingers and glared at the floor.
I was about to speak again but she cut me off with words so quiet that even I had to strain to hear.
"You." She said.
"Me?"
"You..are ignoring me.." With every word that she said a tear fell onto the carpet, staining it with her sadness.
"Kagome.." I was at a loss for words.
Guilt surged through me.
'I have been ignoring her.
I've been trying to push her away.
But I didn't know how much it would hurt her.
No, not just her.
Me.'
Her soft crying brought me back to reality.
"Kagome." I whispered.
I was afraid to touch her.
Afraid to move.
Afraid I would break her.
She was so fragile, it seemed like one touch from me would shatter her into a million pieces.
I cautiously moved closer toward her and reached my hand out once more and tilted her chin up again.
She stared at me with tear-filled eyes.
"I won't hurt you again..I promise.." I said.
She stared at me, tears and pain forgotten, speechless.
She said nothing.
I felt her hand grasp mine.
I allowed myself a small smile and closed my fist around hers.
Never again..I promised myself..never again..
***
I woke up slowly and felt the unfamiliar presence of a warm body next to mine.
Startled, I stared at Kagome curled up beside me in her pink bunny pajamas.
I studied her angelic features in awe of her beauty. The streams of sunlight shining through the cracks in the curtains lit up the totally white bedroom and shined upon her hair, creating an aurora of colors on the fine black silk upon her head. She was spooned against my body with both her hands laid flat upon the planes of my chest and her head resting lightly on top of my shoulder.
I reached over and slowly stroked her soft hair, smiling as the love I've had for her ever since I got to know her blossomed within my chest.
She rolled over on the bed and slowly opened her eyes.
She looked around her and smiled.
"Sesshou.." She whispered as she snuggled up closer into my side.
I allowed her to curl up at my side and let the feeling of being loved sink in my mind.
I tilted my head to the side and rested the side of my jaw on the top of her head.
"Do you plan to get up?" I whispered.
She shook her head lightly.
"No.." she whispered back.
I chuckled and brought myself to eye level.
"Neither to do I.." I whispered back.
We both laughed softly. Suddenly, the door opened and Rin popped her head in the door.
Immediately we pulled away from each other and acted as if we were getting up.
"Ohayo Sesshoumaru-sama! Kagome-chan!" she practically shouted.
"Ohayo Rin-chan!" Kagome said energetically as she combed her hair roughly with her hands.
Suddenly she stopped what she was doing and stared at the clock. It read 10:14 AM.
Her eyes widened with horror and her hands flew up to grasp her head.
"Oh no!" she made as if to run to the door to her bedroom, but I stopped her.
"Kagome."
She stopped and turned around.
"Hm?"
"It's Saturday Kagome.." I said allowing a rare smile to grace my lips.
She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled shyly at me; a smile that made my stomach flip.
When had I become such a giddy schoolboy?
Rin noticed and stared at me with a quizzical look.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked grinning widely at me.
I sighed and looked at Kagome who was blushing and left the room.
She grinned obliviously and jumped onto the bed and snuggled into my tail.
"Come on Rin. Let's get ready for breakfast. You want to go out?" I asked her.
She stared at me with a strange look again.
"Sesshoumaru-sama is in a good mood today!" she shouted.
"Come on."
"Hai!"
I got up and walked to my bathroom while Rin ran out of the room.
I smiled and looked into the mirror and noticed a pink tinge gracing my cheeks.
I growled and scrubbed my face furiously with cold water, muttering under my breath about little kids and their uncanny ability to catch on to things that didn't concern them.
I sighed and admitted defeat.
There was nothing I could do anyway..
***
I got downstairs to find Kagome talking to Rin at the breakfast table. Obviously Rin told Kagome about going out to eat because she was chattering incessantly about McDonald's breakfast biscuits.
I secretly smiled at Kagome when Rin's head was turned, causing her to blush.
I smiled inwardly and grabbed the keys to my black Spyder.
"Let's go." I said to them as I made my demon traits disappear.
I hopped into one of the many black cars and pulled the seat forwards so Rin could get in the back.
Rin happily climbed into the back seat and buckled up.
I then slid the seat back into its place and patted the seat for Kagome to sit. She blushed again and sat down next to me and closed the door.
Then we were off.
***
"Where to?" I asked them as I pulled out of the large gated entrance of my mansion.
"McDonald's!" Rin chirped from behind me.
"Kagome?" I asked.
"No preference." She said smiling.
"McDonald's it is."
*** After we were parked in the garage, I asked Rin to go back to the house.
"Hai Sesshoumaru-sama!"
She hopped out of the car and skipped to the back door. We waited until she went inside the house and then we drove back out to the front.
"Where do you want to go?" I asked her reaching over and clasping her hand.
She jumped at the contact and stared into my eyes.
"Don't you have work?"
I sighed and thought of all those papers I had put aside when she was all I could think about.
"Yes, but one day won't hurt me.." I said softly.
"I don't know.." She said biting her lip.
I pulled away and stared at my hands that were resting on the wheel.
'I don't care..I just want to spend time with you...' I thought.
I tried to say it, but I couldn't.
'Why not? Why is it that hard to admit I love her? Why can't you just tell her that? You've admitted it to yourself but not to her?' I thought.
'I'll tell her at a more intimate place than a car..' I thought grumpily as I turned to face her once more.
"I know where to go.." I said.
She looked up at me with a pink tinge to her cheeks. "Where?"
I grinned. "You'll see."
And with that, we drove off in the direction of downtown.
***
"The..The Galleria?" Kagome asked he skeptically looking at the massive mall in front of us.
"Come on." I said getting out of the car.
She shrugged and followed suit.
"I'll take you shopping. Since that's what girls like right?" I asked her.
She giggled and smiled softly at me.
"It's okay..I just want to be with you." She whispered as her hand found mine.
I felt the now familiar hotness burn on my cheeks.
I sighed loudly with frustration as we walked into the mall.
'What is she doing to me..'
AN: Oh my gosh! You guys! I'm so sorry for not updating! I promise I'll update as fast as I can okay? *bites lip* don't hate me! T-T
Chapter 5: Breakthrough
By: Enchanted Angel
I was working steadily through the large amount of paper on my desk until I heard a soft yawn and a rustle of bed sheets with my keen ears.
'She's up.' I thought.
My first desire was to get up and go check on her but I held myself back and stared at the legal documents on my desk. My eyes glazed over as the letters started to separate themselves from each other and began to wiggle across the page. I cradled my head in my hands and sighed. My gaze drifted to the interior décor of my study: from the rosewood cabinets and desks to the two Dell computers to the small black leather couch in the corner of my room.
I shook my head angrily.
'Concentrate!' I thought furiously.
I heard her open her door.
Ignoring the desperate pleas within me to continue working, I sprang up and walked out into the hallway.
I walked quietly over to Kagome, who knew there was an inevitable encounter between us.
She was staring quietly at the cream-carpeted floor.
"Please don't stare at me like that Sesshoumaru-sama." She murmured quietly.
'Sama?' Curiosity rose within me. She never addressed me that formally..
"Kagome? You know you don't have to address me as -sama." I said softly.
"Yes, I know Sesshoumaru-sama." She replied, still staring at the floor.
Curiosity fringed with concern burned within me.
My hand seemed to move on it's own volition..again..
'No!'
My hand touched her cheek. I heard her intake a sharp breath as my thumb brushed lightly against her soft full lips, and I reached under her chin and tilted it up with a finger. I stared into her soft brown eyes.
"What's wrong Kagome?" I murmured softly.
Her face showed pain and her eyes began to water. She tore her chin from my fingers and glared at the floor.
I was about to speak again but she cut me off with words so quiet that even I had to strain to hear.
"You." She said.
"Me?"
"You..are ignoring me.." With every word that she said a tear fell onto the carpet, staining it with her sadness.
"Kagome.." I was at a loss for words.
Guilt surged through me.
'I have been ignoring her.
I've been trying to push her away.
But I didn't know how much it would hurt her.
No, not just her.
Me.'
Her soft crying brought me back to reality.
"Kagome." I whispered.
I was afraid to touch her.
Afraid to move.
Afraid I would break her.
She was so fragile, it seemed like one touch from me would shatter her into a million pieces.
I cautiously moved closer toward her and reached my hand out once more and tilted her chin up again.
She stared at me with tear-filled eyes.
"I won't hurt you again..I promise.." I said.
She stared at me, tears and pain forgotten, speechless.
She said nothing.
I felt her hand grasp mine.
I allowed myself a small smile and closed my fist around hers.
Never again..I promised myself..never again..
***
I woke up slowly and felt the unfamiliar presence of a warm body next to mine.
Startled, I stared at Kagome curled up beside me in her pink bunny pajamas.
I studied her angelic features in awe of her beauty. The streams of sunlight shining through the cracks in the curtains lit up the totally white bedroom and shined upon her hair, creating an aurora of colors on the fine black silk upon her head. She was spooned against my body with both her hands laid flat upon the planes of my chest and her head resting lightly on top of my shoulder.
I reached over and slowly stroked her soft hair, smiling as the love I've had for her ever since I got to know her blossomed within my chest.
She rolled over on the bed and slowly opened her eyes.
She looked around her and smiled.
"Sesshou.." She whispered as she snuggled up closer into my side.
I allowed her to curl up at my side and let the feeling of being loved sink in my mind.
I tilted my head to the side and rested the side of my jaw on the top of her head.
"Do you plan to get up?" I whispered.
She shook her head lightly.
"No.." she whispered back.
I chuckled and brought myself to eye level.
"Neither to do I.." I whispered back.
We both laughed softly. Suddenly, the door opened and Rin popped her head in the door.
Immediately we pulled away from each other and acted as if we were getting up.
"Ohayo Sesshoumaru-sama! Kagome-chan!" she practically shouted.
"Ohayo Rin-chan!" Kagome said energetically as she combed her hair roughly with her hands.
Suddenly she stopped what she was doing and stared at the clock. It read 10:14 AM.
Her eyes widened with horror and her hands flew up to grasp her head.
"Oh no!" she made as if to run to the door to her bedroom, but I stopped her.
"Kagome."
She stopped and turned around.
"Hm?"
"It's Saturday Kagome.." I said allowing a rare smile to grace my lips.
She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled shyly at me; a smile that made my stomach flip.
When had I become such a giddy schoolboy?
Rin noticed and stared at me with a quizzical look.
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked grinning widely at me.
I sighed and looked at Kagome who was blushing and left the room.
She grinned obliviously and jumped onto the bed and snuggled into my tail.
"Come on Rin. Let's get ready for breakfast. You want to go out?" I asked her.
She stared at me with a strange look again.
"Sesshoumaru-sama is in a good mood today!" she shouted.
"Come on."
"Hai!"
I got up and walked to my bathroom while Rin ran out of the room.
I smiled and looked into the mirror and noticed a pink tinge gracing my cheeks.
I growled and scrubbed my face furiously with cold water, muttering under my breath about little kids and their uncanny ability to catch on to things that didn't concern them.
I sighed and admitted defeat.
There was nothing I could do anyway..
***
I got downstairs to find Kagome talking to Rin at the breakfast table. Obviously Rin told Kagome about going out to eat because she was chattering incessantly about McDonald's breakfast biscuits.
I secretly smiled at Kagome when Rin's head was turned, causing her to blush.
I smiled inwardly and grabbed the keys to my black Spyder.
"Let's go." I said to them as I made my demon traits disappear.
I hopped into one of the many black cars and pulled the seat forwards so Rin could get in the back.
Rin happily climbed into the back seat and buckled up.
I then slid the seat back into its place and patted the seat for Kagome to sit. She blushed again and sat down next to me and closed the door.
Then we were off.
***
"Where to?" I asked them as I pulled out of the large gated entrance of my mansion.
"McDonald's!" Rin chirped from behind me.
"Kagome?" I asked.
"No preference." She said smiling.
"McDonald's it is."
*** After we were parked in the garage, I asked Rin to go back to the house.
"Hai Sesshoumaru-sama!"
She hopped out of the car and skipped to the back door. We waited until she went inside the house and then we drove back out to the front.
"Where do you want to go?" I asked her reaching over and clasping her hand.
She jumped at the contact and stared into my eyes.
"Don't you have work?"
I sighed and thought of all those papers I had put aside when she was all I could think about.
"Yes, but one day won't hurt me.." I said softly.
"I don't know.." She said biting her lip.
I pulled away and stared at my hands that were resting on the wheel.
'I don't care..I just want to spend time with you...' I thought.
I tried to say it, but I couldn't.
'Why not? Why is it that hard to admit I love her? Why can't you just tell her that? You've admitted it to yourself but not to her?' I thought.
'I'll tell her at a more intimate place than a car..' I thought grumpily as I turned to face her once more.
"I know where to go.." I said.
She looked up at me with a pink tinge to her cheeks. "Where?"
I grinned. "You'll see."
And with that, we drove off in the direction of downtown.
***
"The..The Galleria?" Kagome asked he skeptically looking at the massive mall in front of us.
"Come on." I said getting out of the car.
She shrugged and followed suit.
"I'll take you shopping. Since that's what girls like right?" I asked her.
She giggled and smiled softly at me.
"It's okay..I just want to be with you." She whispered as her hand found mine.
I felt the now familiar hotness burn on my cheeks.
I sighed loudly with frustration as we walked into the mall.
'What is she doing to me..'
AN: Oh my gosh! You guys! I'm so sorry for not updating! I promise I'll update as fast as I can okay? *bites lip* don't hate me! T-T
