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About 8 weeks until freedom, or as I've heard it called, "Summer"
Disclaimer: Why do I even bother? You know what? This is my last disclaimer for this story! I DON'T OWN INUYASHA! Happy now?
Sesshoumaru blinked once. Then twice. He had a beautiful girl with her arms wrapped around him, and he was just standing there dumbfounded. 'I have to let her go.' He thought. But, unfortunately, his body reacted before his mind. He gently lifted her face so that it was facing him, leaned in, and . . .
"Um . . . what are you doing?" Kyoko looked puzzled. Her eyes widened as his lips got closer and closer to their target. As soon as they were nose to nose, a smooth reply answered her question.
"This." Kyoko froze as Sesshoumaru gently placed his lips on hers. Kyoko stood stiffly, her eyes darting around the room to make sure no one was watching. Sesshoumaru stole away from the kiss, and left Kyoko standing there, swaying from side to side. A giggle rose in her chest, and all of a sudden, Sesshoumaru heard giddy laughter coming from the girl. Sesshoumaru stared at her. "Was it not . . ." he cleared his throat, "Enjoyable?" Kyoko blushed and turned away.
"No. Just unexpected!" she replied. Her heart skipped a beat as his lips cracked into a small smile. She hopped away, past a toad demon dragging the little girl Rin away, and mumbling something about too many women in this household.
Sesshoumaru grinned. He couldn't help it. He had finally found someone who made him feel very, very young and very, very giddy. 'There's something special about that girl . . .' Sesshoumaru thought. He watched her as she walked down the long hall to her room. She shone brilliantly, her body illuminating the corridor. She was humming a sorrowful tune, though she was smiling. Sesshoumaru noticed one of his male servants approach Kyoko, and he could smell what the demon was after. Her.
The demon smiled a radiant smile at her. "You're looking as beautiful as ever tonight, Lady Kyoko. May I escort you to your room? It would be an honor to walk with a lady as lovely as you." Kyoko blushed, then slightly nodded. The man was definitely charming. When they had gotten halfway to her room, the man stopped. He wrapped his arms around her waist forcefully, and crushed his lips onto her face. Kyoko struggled in his arms, but the demon was strong. Painful memories exploded into her mind. She began to kick and attempt to scream, but it was muffled by the man's actions.
Sesshoumaru was so mad he couldn't move. He stood there, a growl low in his throat. He would kill him. Just wait until he got his hands on him. When Sesshoumaru had regained his ability to think straight, he ran at the man who had attacked Kyoko. "Let go of her, now." The man turned around and his eyes widened. The man began to tremble with fear.
"L . . .Lord Sesshoumaru! I . . ." Sesshoumaru grabbed the demon by the throat, his claws making little dots of blood appear on his skin.
"Leave this place. And don't bother coming back," Sesshoumaru said. He released the man, who immediately sped off. He glanced at the girl who was gasping for breath. "Are you all right?" He bent down to check on her. She nodded, then looked up into his face.
"Just a little shaken up . . . You saved me," she said. "Thank you." After she had said that, a small smile appeared on her face. "Though it's not often a girl gets two kisses within ten minutes of each other, especially with two different men." She giggled. Sesshoumaru looked relieved to see her sense of humor was back.
"I'll escort you to your room."
Kyoko entered her room, grateful for sleep. She sat down on her bed and gazed at Sesshoumaru. Then she motioned for him to sit down. He was unsure of what the girl was doing, but went over to her nonetheless.
"Let's talk," she said quietly. "You know about my past. I want to hear about yours," she stated. He was silent for a long while. "If you don't want to tell me, it's okay. I'm just curious." Sesshoumaru smiled.
"Curiosity killed the cat," he said sarcastically, mimicking something she had once said to him. Kyoko gave him a stubborn look then urged him to go on. "Well," Sesshoumaru started, "It's a long story . . ."
"Hey! That's my line!" Kyoko complained. "But please, do go on!"
Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "My father was a great inu youkai. He was strong, and brave. His mate, my mother, was beautiful and graceful, and also a demon. But father . . . had an affinity for human women." He clenched his teeth. "He chose another mate, my half-brother Inuyasha's mother. Inuyasha is a mere half-breed. He's vile, uneducated, selfish," Sesshoumaru began.
"And you hate him?" Kyoko finished. Sesshoumaru nodded. "But he's your brother!" she yelled, "Your own flesh and blood! How could you hate someone who . . ." Sesshoumaru put a finger up to her lips.
"I just do."
Kyoko stared at him, her mouth forming a small o. "I don't have much of a past, honestly," Sesshoumaru said, "Not nearly as interesting as yours, anyway." Kyoko giggled. She hesitated, then looked down.
"What happened . . . to your arm?" she asked. She waited patiently for an answer, but it was almost as if she didn't really want to know.
"My brother cut it off," he said simply. Kyoko stared. How could he be so . . So incredibly honest?
"Inuyasha did? That's awful! I'm so sorry. I just assumed that all siblings were . . . I didn't know . . . and . . ." Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"It's all right," he assured her, "It really doesn't bother me at all." He could see the sadness in her eyes, she was thinking about her own brother. He wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how. He slowly leaned down and planted a small kiss on her forehead. She beamed up at him. 'So like Rin,' he thought silently. "That's all I get?" she said playfully.
"Oh? You were expecting more?" he retorted. She grinned mischievously. Sesshoumaru decided he did not like that look. She grabbed his hair and pulled his head down to hers. She let go of his hair and put her arms around his shoulders. "A hug?" he whispered in her ear.
"Oh?" she said, "You were expecting more?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay! Please R+R! I'll be your best friend forever, I promise!
Disclaimer: Why do I even bother? You know what? This is my last disclaimer for this story! I DON'T OWN INUYASHA! Happy now?
Sesshoumaru blinked once. Then twice. He had a beautiful girl with her arms wrapped around him, and he was just standing there dumbfounded. 'I have to let her go.' He thought. But, unfortunately, his body reacted before his mind. He gently lifted her face so that it was facing him, leaned in, and . . .
"Um . . . what are you doing?" Kyoko looked puzzled. Her eyes widened as his lips got closer and closer to their target. As soon as they were nose to nose, a smooth reply answered her question.
"This." Kyoko froze as Sesshoumaru gently placed his lips on hers. Kyoko stood stiffly, her eyes darting around the room to make sure no one was watching. Sesshoumaru stole away from the kiss, and left Kyoko standing there, swaying from side to side. A giggle rose in her chest, and all of a sudden, Sesshoumaru heard giddy laughter coming from the girl. Sesshoumaru stared at her. "Was it not . . ." he cleared his throat, "Enjoyable?" Kyoko blushed and turned away.
"No. Just unexpected!" she replied. Her heart skipped a beat as his lips cracked into a small smile. She hopped away, past a toad demon dragging the little girl Rin away, and mumbling something about too many women in this household.
Sesshoumaru grinned. He couldn't help it. He had finally found someone who made him feel very, very young and very, very giddy. 'There's something special about that girl . . .' Sesshoumaru thought. He watched her as she walked down the long hall to her room. She shone brilliantly, her body illuminating the corridor. She was humming a sorrowful tune, though she was smiling. Sesshoumaru noticed one of his male servants approach Kyoko, and he could smell what the demon was after. Her.
The demon smiled a radiant smile at her. "You're looking as beautiful as ever tonight, Lady Kyoko. May I escort you to your room? It would be an honor to walk with a lady as lovely as you." Kyoko blushed, then slightly nodded. The man was definitely charming. When they had gotten halfway to her room, the man stopped. He wrapped his arms around her waist forcefully, and crushed his lips onto her face. Kyoko struggled in his arms, but the demon was strong. Painful memories exploded into her mind. She began to kick and attempt to scream, but it was muffled by the man's actions.
Sesshoumaru was so mad he couldn't move. He stood there, a growl low in his throat. He would kill him. Just wait until he got his hands on him. When Sesshoumaru had regained his ability to think straight, he ran at the man who had attacked Kyoko. "Let go of her, now." The man turned around and his eyes widened. The man began to tremble with fear.
"L . . .Lord Sesshoumaru! I . . ." Sesshoumaru grabbed the demon by the throat, his claws making little dots of blood appear on his skin.
"Leave this place. And don't bother coming back," Sesshoumaru said. He released the man, who immediately sped off. He glanced at the girl who was gasping for breath. "Are you all right?" He bent down to check on her. She nodded, then looked up into his face.
"Just a little shaken up . . . You saved me," she said. "Thank you." After she had said that, a small smile appeared on her face. "Though it's not often a girl gets two kisses within ten minutes of each other, especially with two different men." She giggled. Sesshoumaru looked relieved to see her sense of humor was back.
"I'll escort you to your room."
Kyoko entered her room, grateful for sleep. She sat down on her bed and gazed at Sesshoumaru. Then she motioned for him to sit down. He was unsure of what the girl was doing, but went over to her nonetheless.
"Let's talk," she said quietly. "You know about my past. I want to hear about yours," she stated. He was silent for a long while. "If you don't want to tell me, it's okay. I'm just curious." Sesshoumaru smiled.
"Curiosity killed the cat," he said sarcastically, mimicking something she had once said to him. Kyoko gave him a stubborn look then urged him to go on. "Well," Sesshoumaru started, "It's a long story . . ."
"Hey! That's my line!" Kyoko complained. "But please, do go on!"
Sesshoumaru cleared his throat. "My father was a great inu youkai. He was strong, and brave. His mate, my mother, was beautiful and graceful, and also a demon. But father . . . had an affinity for human women." He clenched his teeth. "He chose another mate, my half-brother Inuyasha's mother. Inuyasha is a mere half-breed. He's vile, uneducated, selfish," Sesshoumaru began.
"And you hate him?" Kyoko finished. Sesshoumaru nodded. "But he's your brother!" she yelled, "Your own flesh and blood! How could you hate someone who . . ." Sesshoumaru put a finger up to her lips.
"I just do."
Kyoko stared at him, her mouth forming a small o. "I don't have much of a past, honestly," Sesshoumaru said, "Not nearly as interesting as yours, anyway." Kyoko giggled. She hesitated, then looked down.
"What happened . . . to your arm?" she asked. She waited patiently for an answer, but it was almost as if she didn't really want to know.
"My brother cut it off," he said simply. Kyoko stared. How could he be so . . So incredibly honest?
"Inuyasha did? That's awful! I'm so sorry. I just assumed that all siblings were . . . I didn't know . . . and . . ." Sesshoumaru stopped her.
"It's all right," he assured her, "It really doesn't bother me at all." He could see the sadness in her eyes, she was thinking about her own brother. He wanted to comfort her, but didn't know how. He slowly leaned down and planted a small kiss on her forehead. She beamed up at him. 'So like Rin,' he thought silently. "That's all I get?" she said playfully.
"Oh? You were expecting more?" he retorted. She grinned mischievously. Sesshoumaru decided he did not like that look. She grabbed his hair and pulled his head down to hers. She let go of his hair and put her arms around his shoulders. "A hug?" he whispered in her ear.
"Oh?" she said, "You were expecting more?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Okay! Please R+R! I'll be your best friend forever, I promise!