Aw, poor Sesshy, he must be so confused about his emotions right now. Now,
the questions, does he love her, or is he just plain weird? What will
happen between Sesshoumaru and Kagome next? Who knows? I don't even know
yet! This chapter will focus more on the rest of the characters (ie: Sango,
Miroku, Shippo, Inu-Yasha, and kikyo. Yes, even kikyo) Arigatou for the
reviews!
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Chapter Eight:
Kagome sat at the side of a small garden pond, watching the koi dart around between the plants. 'What am I going to do about this? I really need to go home and get my school stuff done but, I can't go to the well yet. Inu- Yasha will be there.' She stood up and bushed the wrinkles out of the front of her kimono, sighing in resignation to her empty stomach; she walked back up to the castle to eat.
"Nee-chan! Nee-chan!" Rin called, attaching herself to Kagome's leg. She held up a small fist filled with deep blue flowers. "These are for you!"
Kagome smiled down at the child. "Thank you, Rin. They're beautiful!"
"Sesshoumaru-sama said not to bother you, but then Rin saw you stand up and thought that you were done thinking! Is blue your favorite color, nee-chan? Rin's favorite color is orange!"
"Yes, Rin. I love blue!" Kagome held her hand out to the little girl. "Come on, let's go and put these in some water."
Rin smiled and took Kagome's hand. "Rin knows where we can find a pretty blue vase!"
"Can you show me?"
"Hai! Rin will show you!" she said, pulling Kagome along behind her into the castle. Rin seemed to know her way around the castle very well, and they were soon standing in front of an intricately painted blue vase near Sesshoumaru's study. Rin pointed at it. "Here is the vase!"
"Well, let's go and fill it with water and then we can put the flowers in it," Kagome grabbed it and then followed Rin as she danced down the maze of hallways to the kitchen. There, they filled it with water and headed towards the dining room. They placed it in the center of the table and then sat down for lunch.
A few minutes later, five servants walked in, all carrying steaming trays filled with food. They ate lunch, Rin chattering about flowers, and Sesshoumaru, and just about anything else she could think of when her mouth was empty. Kagome's mind, on the other hand, was in a different place entirely. 'Nee-chan, that's what Sota calls me.' He face took a grim expression as she thought of whom she might never see again. Slowly, her thoughts drifted to the rest of her family, her mom and grandfather, and her friends. 'Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara. What are you doing right now? I miss you all so much.' Kagome stood up abruptly, her face showing her resolve. "Gomen, Rin. I have to go and do some things. I'll be back in a little while."
"Okay!"
Leaving the dining room, she immediately set out to find Sesshoumaru.
~*~*~*~
"We need to go and try to get her to come back."
"No, we can't do that."
"But why not?"
"She doesn't want to come back with us."
"How do you know that? She could be a prisoner."
"No, she isn't. She let Sesshoumaru have his way with Inu-Yasha. She really didn't want to come back. There was no lie in her face, just anguish. I don't think - " *Thwap* "Hentai! Why are you ALWAYS like that?"
"He he, surely, lady Sango, my intentions were honorable!"
"And what exactly is honorable about rubbing my ass when I'm not looking?"
"I assure you, that's not what I was trying to do, I merely brushed you by accident when I was getting up!"
"Oh, yeah, sure you were. So when does standing up entail moving five feet in my direction?"
"Well, you see - "
"Get away from me, I don't want to hear your pitiful excuses!"
"But lady Sango!"
"Shinde, Miroku! Get OUT of my SIGHT!" she yelled, angrily pointing into the woods.
"Tsk, tsk," Shippo said, shaking his head at Miroku. "You think you would have learned by now what happens when you do that sort of thing.
Miroku sat down against a tree on the opposite side of the clearing. "Shouldn't we at least go and try to find our little puppy and his new friend?"
"No, we shouldn't. I don't ever want to see that witch again. Inu-Yasha picked a clay woman who wants to see him dead over one who loved him dearly. He can go to hell with her for all I care."
"Aren't you being just a bit rash, Lady Sango?"
"No, I'm not. Inu-Yasha is a fool to leave Kagome and think that Kikyo would ever love him."
Miroku sighed. "I see that you are not going to be easily swayed in this matter at all."
"I'm not going to be swayed at all! We are not going, and that's the end of it!" She turned to Miroku, who quickly went back to where he had been sitting. "Come over here and eat. If you try anything though, you will regret it."
"Now, Lady Sango, do you really think it's all that fair to accuse me of something that I would never think of doing?"
"Never think of doing?" she asked incredulously. "So of all the times you've done it, you've never thought of doing it?"
Miroku nodded.
"Liar. Come here and get your food before I decide that you don't need to eat at all."
"That's a bit harsh, Lady Sango."
"You're a bit of a lecher, Monk."
~*~*~*~
She knocked on the door of Sesshoumaru's study. Without waiting for a reply, she opened the door and walked in. Sesshoumaru looked up at her, an annoyed expression on his face.
"Did you forget that you're supposed to wait for an answer before entering a room?"
Kagome ignored the question. "Sesshoumaru, I'm going back, and you're coming with me."
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"I'm going back home, and you're coming with me," she had said. Then, as unexpectedly as she had come, she left, laving him in a stupor. He was at a loss to explain to emotions that overtook him. Should he be furious that she had waltzed in uninvited, or happy that she wanted him to come back to her time with her? After careful debate, he decided on a healthy mixture of both, sating both sides of his personality.
Inexplicably, him thoughts once again roamed over to the kiss the night before. 'Doesn't she fear me at all? She is but a mere human, all of which I've come across have had fear struck into their hearts by just looking upon me. Rin.' his thoughts whispered. 'She is a human of similar caliber; unafraid of me as she is,' he shook his head lightly. 'What has become of me? They called me the Ice Prince when I was still housed by my father. Look at me now. I house two humans, one of which thinks I'm her father, the other a woman that my half-brother snubbed. I - am I? No! I can't be! Am I falling in love with her? Is it love? Why did I kiss her?
Ha sat there, gazing at the ancient scrolls, all of which had been passed from generation to generation in his family. He supposed that he should be proud of his lineage, proud of whom his father was, but he was ashamed. Ashamed of the fact that his half-brother had been born to a human woman, the one who had replaced his own mother. That was what had instilled the hatred of humans in his heart. Or was it something else?
He didn't have many memories after that for a while. Many of them, he had repressed, a subconscious effort to forget the pain of losing his mother. From then on, he had bee known as the Ice Prince. It was during that time that he had placed upon his face a stoic mask of confidence and aloofness, but now, there was something that was changing.
Kagome and Rin. That HAD to be the answer. Before this point in time, he had slaughtered humans without a backward glance, had never given the ones who he'd ruthlessly killed a second thought. These two, however, he felt pity for. These two he had taken in and cared for.
He let his head fall into his hands, could feel the uncontrollable shaking that had taken over him. 'What's happening?' he thought desperately. Sesshoumaru jumped at the touch of a hand upon his shoulder. He quickly turned around to find Kagome standing behind him; her eyebrows contracted in worry. 'How did she get in? I didn't smell, hear, or see her.'
"What do you want?" he asked gruffly. He saw her wince at his biting tone and felt regret for acting in such a way, for losing control.
The teenager before him inclined her head. "Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama," she said, her voice a mere whisper. "I was knocking on the door and calling, but you didn't answer. I would have left, but - there's someone here to see you."
Sesshoumaru stood, using his desk for support.
"Sesshoumaru?"
He turned to face Kagome. "Yes?"
"Well, I think that this person is important."
"Is that all?"
"Well, no. It's just that you don't seem all that composed. I don't think that it will make a very good impression."
Sesshoumaru had to hold back his anger. 'How dare she have the audacity to tell me that?' he thought furiously. What passed his lips was, by far, quite different. "Domo. I'll keep that in mind," he said, leaving the room.
~*~*~*~
Ah, okay.So that didn't go as planned. But, then again, nothing ever does when I'm writing. As you can see, 2/3 of the way through, I sorta change writing styles. Sorry about that! I wrote the firat part a day ago, and then I had the brainstorm and wrote Goodbye, so now, I'm stuck in this serious writing style. Hey, it sounds good, so what am I complaining about? Now for my review responses:
Sweet Cherry Kisses: Awww.I love Kouga-kun too, just now as much as Sesshy and inu-Kun. Plus that, it's just fun to bash on him! Oh, and you're welcome! I'm always glad to help a fellow Inu-Yasha otaku! I mean, why not? Tee hee hee.yes! I'm going to Japan for an entire TWO WEEKS this summer! It's so great!
SeasonsChanging101: Densetsu is glad that you think it is really good.
Kwool-sesshou-fan: Really you don't thin that made sense? Because I understood that!
Young-gurl-15: I'm sure that he got it, it's just that he's in love with Kagome (as we all know very well) and just didn't want to give her up. If you were in his position, wouldn't you do the same? Did we go higher than three kisses? I'm not really sure.but don't worry. There will be more.
Trihn: AHHH! I'm sooo glad that you like Hikaru! I wasn't sure just how exactly everyone would take to the addition of an OC on the cast! I was sorta scared for a while there that people would start calling her a mary- sue! Thankies! You made my day when I read this!
BreAnna's Brain: You like hikaru too? She's your fave charater? Wow! This is too much! I'm so happy right now! Or is it maybe because of the two cans of soda that I just downed? Tee hee.We may never know.
Not available: You think that my story is good enough for a sequel? Wow, you are too nice!
twilightsuzuka8890: Thanks for the review! I hope you liked this chapter!
Punk-dragon: I hope that you liked this chapter! I've been working on it on and off for the past couple of days! (Well, actually, more like math and science class everyday! LOL)
Kay Kylo: Yes! Joy to the world! It makes stories so much more interesting, doesn't it?
Nime-fantasy: Sorry that it took so long to update! I've been so busy!
SSJ-Princess23: No! Don't freak out yet! I PROMISE that I won't stop until the end of the story!
Ladytaurus4eva: well, for one, Inu-Yasha was sad because he's a cleptomaniac! He loves both Kikyo AND Kagome at the same time, and he wants both of their love at the same time! I guess he's also sorta sad because Kagome picked his older half-brother over him! OOC means out of character.
Dante's Angel of Chaos: Yeah, I definitely had fun writing this chapter! I was laughing my head off was I wrote chapter 6!
KawaiiLil-InuGurl: I try my hardest to make my chapters long, but it's just so hard!
Moon-n-Universe-Goddess: I'm glad you like the story so far! Arigatou for the review.
Kagome65: That was one of the main reasons that I wrote the last couple of chapters, and basically the whole story! I get to show a part of Sesshoumaru that nobody EVER gets to see. All we ever see of him in the animanga is him being all cold and uncaring. (Except, of course, when he's with Rin!) Sesshoumaru DOES have another side to him besides that! (At least, that's what I hope. I mean.you gotta wonder about all the talk about him not having a soft side if he brought Rin back to life and even takes care of him!)
Frozen Lighting: Arigatou for the reviews that you send in for each chapter that I write! They mean a lot!
Pilas: Thankies!
Xianghua12: Arigatou!
Tsuki Yume: Yeah. I LOVE fluff! Especially Sesshy's tail!
WOW! Tonsa reviews! Hope ya'll liked the chapter! Hey! I gots an idea! Everyone vote for who they think should be at the door! I wanna have some fun with this, and I'm always open to suggestions!
~Densetsu Unmei
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Chapter Eight:
Kagome sat at the side of a small garden pond, watching the koi dart around between the plants. 'What am I going to do about this? I really need to go home and get my school stuff done but, I can't go to the well yet. Inu- Yasha will be there.' She stood up and bushed the wrinkles out of the front of her kimono, sighing in resignation to her empty stomach; she walked back up to the castle to eat.
"Nee-chan! Nee-chan!" Rin called, attaching herself to Kagome's leg. She held up a small fist filled with deep blue flowers. "These are for you!"
Kagome smiled down at the child. "Thank you, Rin. They're beautiful!"
"Sesshoumaru-sama said not to bother you, but then Rin saw you stand up and thought that you were done thinking! Is blue your favorite color, nee-chan? Rin's favorite color is orange!"
"Yes, Rin. I love blue!" Kagome held her hand out to the little girl. "Come on, let's go and put these in some water."
Rin smiled and took Kagome's hand. "Rin knows where we can find a pretty blue vase!"
"Can you show me?"
"Hai! Rin will show you!" she said, pulling Kagome along behind her into the castle. Rin seemed to know her way around the castle very well, and they were soon standing in front of an intricately painted blue vase near Sesshoumaru's study. Rin pointed at it. "Here is the vase!"
"Well, let's go and fill it with water and then we can put the flowers in it," Kagome grabbed it and then followed Rin as she danced down the maze of hallways to the kitchen. There, they filled it with water and headed towards the dining room. They placed it in the center of the table and then sat down for lunch.
A few minutes later, five servants walked in, all carrying steaming trays filled with food. They ate lunch, Rin chattering about flowers, and Sesshoumaru, and just about anything else she could think of when her mouth was empty. Kagome's mind, on the other hand, was in a different place entirely. 'Nee-chan, that's what Sota calls me.' He face took a grim expression as she thought of whom she might never see again. Slowly, her thoughts drifted to the rest of her family, her mom and grandfather, and her friends. 'Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara. What are you doing right now? I miss you all so much.' Kagome stood up abruptly, her face showing her resolve. "Gomen, Rin. I have to go and do some things. I'll be back in a little while."
"Okay!"
Leaving the dining room, she immediately set out to find Sesshoumaru.
~*~*~*~
"We need to go and try to get her to come back."
"No, we can't do that."
"But why not?"
"She doesn't want to come back with us."
"How do you know that? She could be a prisoner."
"No, she isn't. She let Sesshoumaru have his way with Inu-Yasha. She really didn't want to come back. There was no lie in her face, just anguish. I don't think - " *Thwap* "Hentai! Why are you ALWAYS like that?"
"He he, surely, lady Sango, my intentions were honorable!"
"And what exactly is honorable about rubbing my ass when I'm not looking?"
"I assure you, that's not what I was trying to do, I merely brushed you by accident when I was getting up!"
"Oh, yeah, sure you were. So when does standing up entail moving five feet in my direction?"
"Well, you see - "
"Get away from me, I don't want to hear your pitiful excuses!"
"But lady Sango!"
"Shinde, Miroku! Get OUT of my SIGHT!" she yelled, angrily pointing into the woods.
"Tsk, tsk," Shippo said, shaking his head at Miroku. "You think you would have learned by now what happens when you do that sort of thing.
Miroku sat down against a tree on the opposite side of the clearing. "Shouldn't we at least go and try to find our little puppy and his new friend?"
"No, we shouldn't. I don't ever want to see that witch again. Inu-Yasha picked a clay woman who wants to see him dead over one who loved him dearly. He can go to hell with her for all I care."
"Aren't you being just a bit rash, Lady Sango?"
"No, I'm not. Inu-Yasha is a fool to leave Kagome and think that Kikyo would ever love him."
Miroku sighed. "I see that you are not going to be easily swayed in this matter at all."
"I'm not going to be swayed at all! We are not going, and that's the end of it!" She turned to Miroku, who quickly went back to where he had been sitting. "Come over here and eat. If you try anything though, you will regret it."
"Now, Lady Sango, do you really think it's all that fair to accuse me of something that I would never think of doing?"
"Never think of doing?" she asked incredulously. "So of all the times you've done it, you've never thought of doing it?"
Miroku nodded.
"Liar. Come here and get your food before I decide that you don't need to eat at all."
"That's a bit harsh, Lady Sango."
"You're a bit of a lecher, Monk."
~*~*~*~
She knocked on the door of Sesshoumaru's study. Without waiting for a reply, she opened the door and walked in. Sesshoumaru looked up at her, an annoyed expression on his face.
"Did you forget that you're supposed to wait for an answer before entering a room?"
Kagome ignored the question. "Sesshoumaru, I'm going back, and you're coming with me."
~*~*~*~
"I'm going back home, and you're coming with me," she had said. Then, as unexpectedly as she had come, she left, laving him in a stupor. He was at a loss to explain to emotions that overtook him. Should he be furious that she had waltzed in uninvited, or happy that she wanted him to come back to her time with her? After careful debate, he decided on a healthy mixture of both, sating both sides of his personality.
Inexplicably, him thoughts once again roamed over to the kiss the night before. 'Doesn't she fear me at all? She is but a mere human, all of which I've come across have had fear struck into their hearts by just looking upon me. Rin.' his thoughts whispered. 'She is a human of similar caliber; unafraid of me as she is,' he shook his head lightly. 'What has become of me? They called me the Ice Prince when I was still housed by my father. Look at me now. I house two humans, one of which thinks I'm her father, the other a woman that my half-brother snubbed. I - am I? No! I can't be! Am I falling in love with her? Is it love? Why did I kiss her?
Ha sat there, gazing at the ancient scrolls, all of which had been passed from generation to generation in his family. He supposed that he should be proud of his lineage, proud of whom his father was, but he was ashamed. Ashamed of the fact that his half-brother had been born to a human woman, the one who had replaced his own mother. That was what had instilled the hatred of humans in his heart. Or was it something else?
He didn't have many memories after that for a while. Many of them, he had repressed, a subconscious effort to forget the pain of losing his mother. From then on, he had bee known as the Ice Prince. It was during that time that he had placed upon his face a stoic mask of confidence and aloofness, but now, there was something that was changing.
Kagome and Rin. That HAD to be the answer. Before this point in time, he had slaughtered humans without a backward glance, had never given the ones who he'd ruthlessly killed a second thought. These two, however, he felt pity for. These two he had taken in and cared for.
He let his head fall into his hands, could feel the uncontrollable shaking that had taken over him. 'What's happening?' he thought desperately. Sesshoumaru jumped at the touch of a hand upon his shoulder. He quickly turned around to find Kagome standing behind him; her eyebrows contracted in worry. 'How did she get in? I didn't smell, hear, or see her.'
"What do you want?" he asked gruffly. He saw her wince at his biting tone and felt regret for acting in such a way, for losing control.
The teenager before him inclined her head. "Gomen nasai, Sesshoumaru-sama," she said, her voice a mere whisper. "I was knocking on the door and calling, but you didn't answer. I would have left, but - there's someone here to see you."
Sesshoumaru stood, using his desk for support.
"Sesshoumaru?"
He turned to face Kagome. "Yes?"
"Well, I think that this person is important."
"Is that all?"
"Well, no. It's just that you don't seem all that composed. I don't think that it will make a very good impression."
Sesshoumaru had to hold back his anger. 'How dare she have the audacity to tell me that?' he thought furiously. What passed his lips was, by far, quite different. "Domo. I'll keep that in mind," he said, leaving the room.
~*~*~*~
Ah, okay.So that didn't go as planned. But, then again, nothing ever does when I'm writing. As you can see, 2/3 of the way through, I sorta change writing styles. Sorry about that! I wrote the firat part a day ago, and then I had the brainstorm and wrote Goodbye, so now, I'm stuck in this serious writing style. Hey, it sounds good, so what am I complaining about? Now for my review responses:
Sweet Cherry Kisses: Awww.I love Kouga-kun too, just now as much as Sesshy and inu-Kun. Plus that, it's just fun to bash on him! Oh, and you're welcome! I'm always glad to help a fellow Inu-Yasha otaku! I mean, why not? Tee hee hee.yes! I'm going to Japan for an entire TWO WEEKS this summer! It's so great!
SeasonsChanging101: Densetsu is glad that you think it is really good.
Kwool-sesshou-fan: Really you don't thin that made sense? Because I understood that!
Young-gurl-15: I'm sure that he got it, it's just that he's in love with Kagome (as we all know very well) and just didn't want to give her up. If you were in his position, wouldn't you do the same? Did we go higher than three kisses? I'm not really sure.but don't worry. There will be more.
Trihn: AHHH! I'm sooo glad that you like Hikaru! I wasn't sure just how exactly everyone would take to the addition of an OC on the cast! I was sorta scared for a while there that people would start calling her a mary- sue! Thankies! You made my day when I read this!
BreAnna's Brain: You like hikaru too? She's your fave charater? Wow! This is too much! I'm so happy right now! Or is it maybe because of the two cans of soda that I just downed? Tee hee.We may never know.
Not available: You think that my story is good enough for a sequel? Wow, you are too nice!
twilightsuzuka8890: Thanks for the review! I hope you liked this chapter!
Punk-dragon: I hope that you liked this chapter! I've been working on it on and off for the past couple of days! (Well, actually, more like math and science class everyday! LOL)
Kay Kylo: Yes! Joy to the world! It makes stories so much more interesting, doesn't it?
Nime-fantasy: Sorry that it took so long to update! I've been so busy!
SSJ-Princess23: No! Don't freak out yet! I PROMISE that I won't stop until the end of the story!
Ladytaurus4eva: well, for one, Inu-Yasha was sad because he's a cleptomaniac! He loves both Kikyo AND Kagome at the same time, and he wants both of their love at the same time! I guess he's also sorta sad because Kagome picked his older half-brother over him! OOC means out of character.
Dante's Angel of Chaos: Yeah, I definitely had fun writing this chapter! I was laughing my head off was I wrote chapter 6!
KawaiiLil-InuGurl: I try my hardest to make my chapters long, but it's just so hard!
Moon-n-Universe-Goddess: I'm glad you like the story so far! Arigatou for the review.
Kagome65: That was one of the main reasons that I wrote the last couple of chapters, and basically the whole story! I get to show a part of Sesshoumaru that nobody EVER gets to see. All we ever see of him in the animanga is him being all cold and uncaring. (Except, of course, when he's with Rin!) Sesshoumaru DOES have another side to him besides that! (At least, that's what I hope. I mean.you gotta wonder about all the talk about him not having a soft side if he brought Rin back to life and even takes care of him!)
Frozen Lighting: Arigatou for the reviews that you send in for each chapter that I write! They mean a lot!
Pilas: Thankies!
Xianghua12: Arigatou!
Tsuki Yume: Yeah. I LOVE fluff! Especially Sesshy's tail!
WOW! Tonsa reviews! Hope ya'll liked the chapter! Hey! I gots an idea! Everyone vote for who they think should be at the door! I wanna have some fun with this, and I'm always open to suggestions!
~Densetsu Unmei