Gomen Nasai, minna! I've been soooo incredibly busy for the past week, you
wouldn't believe it! I missed the last two days before Christmas break, and
missed 5 TESTS! Yeah, and on top of that, midterms are less than a week
away, so I've been doing something that I've never had to do before -
STUDY! Geez, I ever imagined that I would come to this! Oh well, once
again, gomen nasai for the delay! Thanx to all you who have waited for this
long and arigatou for the many reviews that I received this past week,
they've really kept me going, knowing that I have people that actually want
to read my story! Ah, well, enough of the talk, onward! *Raises kendo stick
and gallops off into the sunset on an ostrich*
Disclaimer: Densetsu does not own Sesshoumaru, or any of the other characters involved with the original series.Believe me, if Densetsu did, it would be a totally different show, but.hey, since she doesn't, she writes fanfics.
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Chapter Seven:
Hikaru giggled at the Sesshoumaru's face when he heard that a wolf youkai had been in Kagome's window. Deciding to leave before it was too late, she hopped onto the windowsill. "I, uh, gotta go, so I'll see you later, okay?" Waving goodbye, she leapt down into the forest and ran off.
Silent as always, Sesshoumaru turned and began to walk towards the door.
"Matte, Sesshoumaru," Kagome said.
He turned around to face her, his slight annoyance showing.
"I, uh," she sputtered. Regaining her composure, she continued. "I need to go back to my time for a while, Sesshoumaru-sama," she whispered, using a tone of the utmost respect, hoping that he would let her go.
He didn't move or speak for a while, clearly debating with himself over the issue. Slowly, he nodded his compliance. "We will leave at first light. Get some sleep," he informed her, leaving the room and shutting the door tightly. He then headed towards his study.
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"Hm," Kagome poked her ankle, wincing at the expected pain. Finding that it didn't hurt at all, she stood up, gradually resting her weight on it. She looked out to the horizon. The sun was just beginning to set, turning the sky a warm red-orange color. Sighing, she left the room as well, hoping to find Sesshoumaru.
The inside of the castle was becoming dark as the sunlight slowly faded. Noting this, she walked down the numerous twisting hallways, looking for lights from inside to rooms. Finally, she came to Sesshoumaru's study. She could hear papers rustling from inside and decided that he must be busy. Cautiously, she knocked on the door. After receiving a gruff "Come in," she entered.
"What is it that you want?"
"Well, you left so suddenly, that you didn't give me a chance to say thank you."
"For what?"
"For allowing me to go home for a day or two, and for bringing me here."
"Is that all you wanted?"
"Well, actually, I wanted to ask you something as well."
"And what would that be?"
"You seem.troubled about something."
"What it is has nothing to do with you."
"Doesn't it? You've been extremely cold towards me since that night. From what I've seen of you, you're not acting normally at all."
"And what if it is because of you?"
"Well, I, um."
"Exactly, there's nothing that you can do about it."
"Why did you? Kiss me, I mean."
"That is none of your concern."
"That's where you're wrong, Sesshoumaru. It IS of my concern." White flashed before her eyes, then gold. She found that she was looking into the taiyoukai's eyes. He grabbed her arm and held her against the now closed door.
"Don't you DARE ever correct me again," he threatened, keeping his voice low.
Kagome smirked at him. "Something similar happened last time, did it not?"
He released her arm, but did not move away.
Tiptoeing, Kagome placed a small kiss on his lips and then smiled. "Good night, Sesshoumaru," she whispered. Opening the door, she left the stunned taiyoukai in her wake to wonder about what had just happened.
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"Kagome, wake up," came a voice.
'Aw, mom, just five more minutes, please. I promise I won't be late for school today."
Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow at the strange response. "What is this school you speak of?"
"Huh?" Kagome asked dumbly, trying to rub the sleep out of her eyes.
(A/n: Hey! Just a random thought in a totally non-related spot, but hey, what the hell. Just to let you know, Sesshoumaru has both of his arms in this fanfic because I like him better that way, 'kay?)
"It's time to leave, Kagome."
"Already?"
"Yes. Get your things so that we can leave."
She stretched and yawned before getting up. When she went to retrieve her things, a confused look appeared on her face. "What happened to my clothes?"
"You are wearing them."
"No, not these, I'm talking about my school uniform."
"Do you mean the clothes that you were wearing when I found you?"
"Yes."
"They were disposed of."
"Why?"
"Because they were in tatters. There was no way any of my servants could repair them."
"Oh, I see."
"Use the kimonos in the chest over in the corner. Surely you have looked through it already."
Kagome blushed crimson at the statement, knowing it to be true. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself. I was curious."
"They were for you anyway."
"Really?"
He nodded.
Kagome smiled and then happily went to look through it, finding a dark blue one. "Um, could I have a little privacy? I need to change."
Sesshoumaru turned so that he was facing the wall. Sighing, Kagome began to change, knowing that that was all she would get out of him. After putting on the kimono, she again went through the chest, this time locating a piece of matching blue ribbon to tie back her hair with. "I'm ready! Let's go."
Sesshoumaru turned and nodded to her. Grabbing her around the waist, he jumped out of the window to the ground below. Kagome looked at him indignantly. "Why does everyone insist on coming and going through my window? Hasn't anyone here ever heard of a door?"
"It was more convenient."
The bushes before them rustled and a two-headed dragon walked up to Sesshoumaru. "Get on," Sesshoumaru said. It was more of a command than a request.
"O-okay," she said, walking up to the beast cautiously. She looked at Sesshoumaru for reassurance. Finding none, she climbed up on its back. Startled, the dragon jumped, causing Kagome to fall off. She once again found herself in Sesshoumaru's arms as he moved to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Arigatou, Sesshoumaru," she whispered.
He nodded and placed her back on the dragon's back. "Why did you kiss me last might?" he asked, curiosity getting the best of him.
"Why didn't you stop me?"
"Because I didn't expect it. Why did you kiss me?"
"Because you kissed me first. You did YOU kiss ME?"
"I will not answer that."
"Why not? I answered your question!"
"Because I am the Lord of this castle, and you cannot order me around."
"I'm not ordering you around, I'm demanding an answer! Why did you kiss me?!"
"Because I did."
"That's not a good enough answer for me!"
He held her around the waist and kissed her lips. Her eyes widened in shock before she kissed him back. Pulling away, he looked into her eyes. "Is that answer enough for you? I don't know why I do some of the things I do."
Kagome bit her lower lip and nodded hesitantly, not sure how to respond.
"How long will you be gone?"
"I don't know."
"Why don't you know?"
"Because I don't know what I'll have to do before I can come back."
"Than I will come to get you at this time tomorrow."
"Fine."
"Where do we have to go?"
"I - Inu-Yasha's forest. I have to go through the well to get back home," her voice trailed off. She blinked rapidly, trying to banish the tears, but they came anyway. Clinging to Sesshoumaru, she cried into his shoulder.
He stood there for a few minutes, letting her cry. Hesitantly, he stroked her hair, trying to calm her. 'Her emotions are so easily turned,' he thought. He reached down and gently pried her arms off from around his waist and lifted her chin so that she was looking into his eyes. "Why do you cry for my brother? He wasn't worth your time when you were together, and he isn't worth your tears now that you are not."
"I know, Sesshoumaru, but it still hurts."
Tenderly, he kissed her lips. A single tear slid down her cheek. "I don't think I'm ready to go back there yet, Sesshoumaru. I'm sorry to be such a bother. I just can't go back yet. It's too soon," she whispered in his ear.
He nodded. "It's all right. We'll go when you're ready. There's no rush."
"Arigatou, Sesshoumaru."
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Hmmmmmm. What do you think will happen next? Tee hee, not even I know. Thankies so much for the reviews! They are appreciated. Oh, hey, I know that you probably don't really care, but yeah. I'M GOING TO LIVE IN JAPAN FOR TWO WEEKS OVER THE SUMMER!!! AHHHH! I'm sooooo excited right now!! Well, anyways, now that I've got THAT out of my system, this chapter was a lot more of a talkie chapter than I planned it to be, in fact, it turned out to be almost nothing BUT dialogue! Oh, well, as always, review and tell me what you think of it! And if you need definitions for any of the words that I use PLEASE ask me for them! I don't want confused readers! Now, densetsu being extremely sleepy, will not respond to reviews this chapter. She will do that next chapter. As a final note, I am not really sure when I will be able to update again, since midterms are starting on Wednesday, so.yeah, study, study, study.Fun. ( Yeah, that's exactly what I want to do in my free time: Study. Public School sucks. On a positive note, I will be going to Tokyo Disneyland for a whole entire day when I'm in Japan. Well, densetsu is sleepy, so she will quickly post this and then got o sleep. Abayo!
~Densetsu Unmei
Disclaimer: Densetsu does not own Sesshoumaru, or any of the other characters involved with the original series.Believe me, if Densetsu did, it would be a totally different show, but.hey, since she doesn't, she writes fanfics.
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Chapter Seven:
Hikaru giggled at the Sesshoumaru's face when he heard that a wolf youkai had been in Kagome's window. Deciding to leave before it was too late, she hopped onto the windowsill. "I, uh, gotta go, so I'll see you later, okay?" Waving goodbye, she leapt down into the forest and ran off.
Silent as always, Sesshoumaru turned and began to walk towards the door.
"Matte, Sesshoumaru," Kagome said.
He turned around to face her, his slight annoyance showing.
"I, uh," she sputtered. Regaining her composure, she continued. "I need to go back to my time for a while, Sesshoumaru-sama," she whispered, using a tone of the utmost respect, hoping that he would let her go.
He didn't move or speak for a while, clearly debating with himself over the issue. Slowly, he nodded his compliance. "We will leave at first light. Get some sleep," he informed her, leaving the room and shutting the door tightly. He then headed towards his study.
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"Hm," Kagome poked her ankle, wincing at the expected pain. Finding that it didn't hurt at all, she stood up, gradually resting her weight on it. She looked out to the horizon. The sun was just beginning to set, turning the sky a warm red-orange color. Sighing, she left the room as well, hoping to find Sesshoumaru.
The inside of the castle was becoming dark as the sunlight slowly faded. Noting this, she walked down the numerous twisting hallways, looking for lights from inside to rooms. Finally, she came to Sesshoumaru's study. She could hear papers rustling from inside and decided that he must be busy. Cautiously, she knocked on the door. After receiving a gruff "Come in," she entered.
"What is it that you want?"
"Well, you left so suddenly, that you didn't give me a chance to say thank you."
"For what?"
"For allowing me to go home for a day or two, and for bringing me here."
"Is that all you wanted?"
"Well, actually, I wanted to ask you something as well."
"And what would that be?"
"You seem.troubled about something."
"What it is has nothing to do with you."
"Doesn't it? You've been extremely cold towards me since that night. From what I've seen of you, you're not acting normally at all."
"And what if it is because of you?"
"Well, I, um."
"Exactly, there's nothing that you can do about it."
"Why did you? Kiss me, I mean."
"That is none of your concern."
"That's where you're wrong, Sesshoumaru. It IS of my concern." White flashed before her eyes, then gold. She found that she was looking into the taiyoukai's eyes. He grabbed her arm and held her against the now closed door.
"Don't you DARE ever correct me again," he threatened, keeping his voice low.
Kagome smirked at him. "Something similar happened last time, did it not?"
He released her arm, but did not move away.
Tiptoeing, Kagome placed a small kiss on his lips and then smiled. "Good night, Sesshoumaru," she whispered. Opening the door, she left the stunned taiyoukai in her wake to wonder about what had just happened.
~*~*~*~
"Kagome, wake up," came a voice.
'Aw, mom, just five more minutes, please. I promise I won't be late for school today."
Sesshoumaru raised his eyebrow at the strange response. "What is this school you speak of?"
"Huh?" Kagome asked dumbly, trying to rub the sleep out of her eyes.
(A/n: Hey! Just a random thought in a totally non-related spot, but hey, what the hell. Just to let you know, Sesshoumaru has both of his arms in this fanfic because I like him better that way, 'kay?)
"It's time to leave, Kagome."
"Already?"
"Yes. Get your things so that we can leave."
She stretched and yawned before getting up. When she went to retrieve her things, a confused look appeared on her face. "What happened to my clothes?"
"You are wearing them."
"No, not these, I'm talking about my school uniform."
"Do you mean the clothes that you were wearing when I found you?"
"Yes."
"They were disposed of."
"Why?"
"Because they were in tatters. There was no way any of my servants could repair them."
"Oh, I see."
"Use the kimonos in the chest over in the corner. Surely you have looked through it already."
Kagome blushed crimson at the statement, knowing it to be true. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself. I was curious."
"They were for you anyway."
"Really?"
He nodded.
Kagome smiled and then happily went to look through it, finding a dark blue one. "Um, could I have a little privacy? I need to change."
Sesshoumaru turned so that he was facing the wall. Sighing, Kagome began to change, knowing that that was all she would get out of him. After putting on the kimono, she again went through the chest, this time locating a piece of matching blue ribbon to tie back her hair with. "I'm ready! Let's go."
Sesshoumaru turned and nodded to her. Grabbing her around the waist, he jumped out of the window to the ground below. Kagome looked at him indignantly. "Why does everyone insist on coming and going through my window? Hasn't anyone here ever heard of a door?"
"It was more convenient."
The bushes before them rustled and a two-headed dragon walked up to Sesshoumaru. "Get on," Sesshoumaru said. It was more of a command than a request.
"O-okay," she said, walking up to the beast cautiously. She looked at Sesshoumaru for reassurance. Finding none, she climbed up on its back. Startled, the dragon jumped, causing Kagome to fall off. She once again found herself in Sesshoumaru's arms as he moved to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Arigatou, Sesshoumaru," she whispered.
He nodded and placed her back on the dragon's back. "Why did you kiss me last might?" he asked, curiosity getting the best of him.
"Why didn't you stop me?"
"Because I didn't expect it. Why did you kiss me?"
"Because you kissed me first. You did YOU kiss ME?"
"I will not answer that."
"Why not? I answered your question!"
"Because I am the Lord of this castle, and you cannot order me around."
"I'm not ordering you around, I'm demanding an answer! Why did you kiss me?!"
"Because I did."
"That's not a good enough answer for me!"
He held her around the waist and kissed her lips. Her eyes widened in shock before she kissed him back. Pulling away, he looked into her eyes. "Is that answer enough for you? I don't know why I do some of the things I do."
Kagome bit her lower lip and nodded hesitantly, not sure how to respond.
"How long will you be gone?"
"I don't know."
"Why don't you know?"
"Because I don't know what I'll have to do before I can come back."
"Than I will come to get you at this time tomorrow."
"Fine."
"Where do we have to go?"
"I - Inu-Yasha's forest. I have to go through the well to get back home," her voice trailed off. She blinked rapidly, trying to banish the tears, but they came anyway. Clinging to Sesshoumaru, she cried into his shoulder.
He stood there for a few minutes, letting her cry. Hesitantly, he stroked her hair, trying to calm her. 'Her emotions are so easily turned,' he thought. He reached down and gently pried her arms off from around his waist and lifted her chin so that she was looking into his eyes. "Why do you cry for my brother? He wasn't worth your time when you were together, and he isn't worth your tears now that you are not."
"I know, Sesshoumaru, but it still hurts."
Tenderly, he kissed her lips. A single tear slid down her cheek. "I don't think I'm ready to go back there yet, Sesshoumaru. I'm sorry to be such a bother. I just can't go back yet. It's too soon," she whispered in his ear.
He nodded. "It's all right. We'll go when you're ready. There's no rush."
"Arigatou, Sesshoumaru."
~*~*~*~
Hmmmmmm. What do you think will happen next? Tee hee, not even I know. Thankies so much for the reviews! They are appreciated. Oh, hey, I know that you probably don't really care, but yeah. I'M GOING TO LIVE IN JAPAN FOR TWO WEEKS OVER THE SUMMER!!! AHHHH! I'm sooooo excited right now!! Well, anyways, now that I've got THAT out of my system, this chapter was a lot more of a talkie chapter than I planned it to be, in fact, it turned out to be almost nothing BUT dialogue! Oh, well, as always, review and tell me what you think of it! And if you need definitions for any of the words that I use PLEASE ask me for them! I don't want confused readers! Now, densetsu being extremely sleepy, will not respond to reviews this chapter. She will do that next chapter. As a final note, I am not really sure when I will be able to update again, since midterms are starting on Wednesday, so.yeah, study, study, study.Fun. ( Yeah, that's exactly what I want to do in my free time: Study. Public School sucks. On a positive note, I will be going to Tokyo Disneyland for a whole entire day when I'm in Japan. Well, densetsu is sleepy, so she will quickly post this and then got o sleep. Abayo!
~Densetsu Unmei