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Kiniro Sakura

Chapter Eighteen: Feelings

Sakura ran through the meadow at the highest speed she can run. She almost flew past a large tree but skidded to a stop and leaned on the tree, panting. She turned and looked around the area. She could see two figures in the distance coming this way. She sniffed the air and let out a relieved sigh. She slid down the tree and just lay there. A few minutes later the two figures looked down at her.

"What were you running from?" Her mother, Komadori asked. Sakura jumped up and hugged her. Komadori looked surprised but returned the hug. The three females sat down under the shade. Komadori and Midori looked at her. She took a deep breath before plunging into her story.

"I was in a meeting today with the other Lords and Ladies and Oshika said that Naraku had revived Otou-san and everyone else. I also told Lord Asagao, Lady Suiren, and Sesshoumaru that I was really the Lady of the Eastern Lands. Is it true that Naraku revived you?" She asked all in one breath. Komadori and Midori seemed to understand as they got a sad look in their eyes.

"It is true that Naraku revived your father, along with your brothers and sisters. Taisho is trying to find a way to stop him right now so only I and your mother could come. If he revives us as well, then we will not see you again." Midori explained. Sakura nodded and choked out a sob. Everyone was silent for a moment before Komadori looked at her daughter through worried and curious eyes.

"You didn't answer last time. What were you running from?" She asked. Sakura blinked before putting a hand over her mouth and started crying. Komadori and Midori did their best to comfort Sakura but she just cried all the harder. After a few minutes Sakura was able to control her tears.

"I was in a horrible dream, no, nightmare. You and Otou-san were revived and had killed all of the people I know. Naraku was there as well. He was laughing and then he turned you into dust. He said that he had no more use for you. Then he turned on me. But he didn't kill me. It was far worse than that. H-he r-ra-raped me." Sakura said the last part quietly and broke down into sobs again. Komadori and Midori looked very sad and held Sakura in their arms. Sakura stood up and smiled at the two older females.

"Thanks for coming when I called you. I'm glad that I had someone to talk to about that dream. I will see you guys later. Ja ne!" Sakura waved and was about to leave when Midori grabbed her.

"Hang on a second Sakura. You do know that you have friends in the real world that you can tell, even Sesshoumaru. I'm sure that it would make you feel better if you told them." She said before she faded away. Sakura stared at the empty spot before waking up.

Sakura slipped on a robe-like thing and walked out of her room. She walked down the hall and when she passed Oshika's room she thought she heard voices but kept on walking. She pushed open the door to the garden and sat down by the pond. She looked up at the sky and closed her eyes, letting the light breeze wash over her face. She sighed as she opened up her eyes again. She glanced behind her and smirked.

"You can come out now Sesshoumaru." She said quietly. Sesshoumaru walked out of the shadows and sat down beside Sakura.

"What is troubling you? You were crying in your sleep." He asked with just a hint of emotion in his voice. Sakura tried to discern it but had no luck. She looked back up at the sky and sighed again.

"I had a bad dream. It was about my family and Naraku." She answered as she tried to hold back her tears. Sesshoumaru was quiet for a minute before asking the question she knew would come sooner or later.

"What was it about?" He asked. Sakura closed her eyes.

"My family had killed you, along with everyone else and Naraku then killed them. He said he had no more use for them. And then he...he" Sakura's tears were flowing down her face and she was choking back sobs and cries. Sesshoumaru pulled her over onto his lap and soothed her by rubbing her back.

"H-he r-raped me Sesshoumaru!" She cried into his shirt. He continued to sooth her.

"It was just a dream. He didn't really do that." Sesshoumaru whispered into her ear. She nodded and hiccupped. After a few more minutes she pulled back suddenly with a blush staining her cheeks.

"I-I'm so sorry Sesshoumaru. I-I guess I shouldn't have even told you about my dream. You probably think I'm dumb for crying for a dream, huh?" She said/asked quietly as she bowed her head. Sesshoumaru sat there for a minute, shocked at what Sakura just said. Sakura gasped when he pulled her back into is lap and hugged her.

"I could never think that you are dumb. Dreams, or nightmares, are scary sometimes and it's alright to cry." He whispered against her hair. She barely nodded.

"I don't know if I told you this yet but I talked to Taisho-sama a while back. He said to say hi to you. I also talked to your mother just an hour ago. She said hi and to give a u, kiss to you." Sakura said and blushed profusely. Sesshoumaru pushed her back and looked at her questioningly.

"How did you talk to my mother and father, Sakura?" He asked. She shrugged.

"I talked to them through dreams. I also talked to my mother and father, too." She said and looked up at the sky again. Sesshoumaru stared at her before speaking.

"What about that kiss that my mother wanted to give me?" He asked quietly. Sakura's eyes widened as she stared at him, her mouth opening and closing like a fish. Sesshoumaru smirked and pulled her closer. She was too stunned so she just let him do what he wanted with her. He leaned down into her face with lust in his eyes. Sakura's were glazed over as she got lost in his eyes. He slowly closed the distance between their lips and softly kissed her.

*Sakura's POV*

I gasped as he kissed me. I slowly closed my eyes and leaned into the kiss. After a few more seconds he pulled back. His eyes were glazed over and held a deep lust and. Love? Why would he love me? Oh well, I'll ask him later. Maybe I'm just seeing things. I could feel that my eyes were the same as his. We stared at each other for a moment without speaking. He leaned close to me again but did not kiss me.

"Do you think my mother is satisfied with that kiss?" He asked. I could feel his breath on my lips as he spoke.

"I don't think so." I said quietly, half hoping he wouldn't hear me and the other half hoping he would. I guess luck was on my side because he closed the gap and kissed me again. More hungrily and passionate than the last time. He nipped at my lips and slid his tongue over them, asking for entrance. I willingly obliged and parted my mouth. Our tongues battled for a few minutes before his tongue explored my mouth. I did the same to his. He tasted like spring water and honey. His hands were rubbing up and down my back and I arched into him. Suddenly he pulled back. I whimpered a bit and looked at him pleadingly. He looked like he would comply but he didn't.

*Regular POV*

Sesshoumaru stood up and walked to the door. He turned back.

"Your friend Suzuran and Lady Tsuki are looking for you. I will finish this later." He said and waltzed out the door. Sakura just sat there and stared at the door. A few minutes later Suzuran, Tsuki and now Suiren entered the room. They ran up to her excitedly.

"Guess what? We get to go explore the lands today!" Suzuran said happily as she plopped down next to Sakura. She noticed that the spot was warm but didn't ask any questions. Yet. Suiren shook her head.

"We only get to explore them because we have to search for any enemies and warn the villagers and other lone demons that are friendly. We also have to convince them to side with us in the war." Suiren explained. Now it was Sakura's turn to shake her head.

"But the war hasn't started yet. How do we know if there is even going to be a war?" She asked.

"Lord Sesshoumaru said that he wanted to get people on our side even if there wasn't a war. It's quite unlike him, actually." Tsuki said and put a finger to her chin. Suddenly Suzuran jumped up and cornered Sakura. Suiren and Tsuki followed her example and did the same. Tsubaki, Umi, Kagome, and Sango came in a few minutes later and locked the door. Kagome was carrying some kimono's in her hands and Sango was carrying a mirror along with something from Kagome's time. Sakura stared at them for a minute before screaming and trying to run away. Suzuran and Tsuki grabbed her.

"Lemme go! Lemme go!" She yelled and hit their arms away. She almost reached the door but Tsubaki and Umi blocked her way.

"You can't get through anyway. It's locked and even if you did get through we have Shippo, Oshika, Hokiboshi, Rin, and Kirara just outside the door so they will stop you. The girls quieted down when they heard voices outside the door. It was Asagao and Keshi. Sakura brightened up when they asked if Sakura or someone was being attacked inside. But she paled when Oshika answered. Her face paled even more when Asagao and Keshi volunteered to keep Sesshoumaru and others out of this corridor. Everyone else smirked or smiled an evil smile. Sakura looked at them and gulped nervously as she backed up. She didn't get very far because she ran into the wall. She smiled at them nervously.

"Now, now Ladies. Please tell me what you are going to do to me." Sakura asked and whimpered when Kagome handed Suzuran the clothes in her hand.

"We are your official matchmakers. We are going to pair you up with Sesshoumaru." Tsuki explained.

"But what about that dog-bitch Kitanai?" She asked. Everyone but Kagome, Sango, and Umi smiled at each other.

"Oh, don't worry. We got rid of that bitch and her father. For good." Suiren said and started pulling off Sakura clothes.

"Hey! HEY! What the hell do you think your doing!?" She asked angrily.

"What does it look like were doing? We are going to dress you in a new kimono!" Tsubaki said and started to help Suiren. Once all Sakura had on were her underclothes, Suzuran and Kagome started holding up some kimonos to her. After an hour and dozens of kimonos, they had finally found the 'perfect' one for Sakura. It was a pale blue with a white sakura blossoms on the front and a white and blue dragon on the back. They also put some 'lip-gloss' on her mouth. She didn't want to at first but when Kagome said that is was just shiny stuff she tried it. She was very happy that she did because the peachy color showed off her smooth lips. Umi tied on some lace-up sandals on Sakura's feet. (Like the Greek ones)After that was all done Tsubaki tied a white obi around Sakura's waist. Everyone stood back to look over their finished 'project'. Sakura had to admit, when she looked in the mirror that Sango had brought, she was very pretty. Umi had done up her hair with two light blue chopsticks and a few curled pieces hung down the sides of Sakura's face. Sakura's two fox ears and tails had been washed by Tsuki and Umi. Everyone clapped and smiled. Sakura blushed and walked towards the door. Suiren and Tsuki got there first and opened it before Sakura could. They held up their hands, signaling her to wait until they called her. She did as they said and a few seconds later Tsuki came running into the room.

"Everyone's out there! Even Sesshoumaru and that toad Jaken!" She whispered excitedly. Sakura sighed and if you looked close enough you could see a pink color on her cheeks. All of the females except Sakura giggled. She didn't even bother trying to listen to them when they huddled into a group and talked among themselves. She was pushed out of her thoughts when Tsuki and Suiren grabbed her arms. They pulled her towards the door. She tried to object but those two were determined. Sakura took a deep breath and walked out into the hallway. No one was there. She looked at Tsuki and Suiren. They giggled.

"Everyone is outside. We spent so much time on you that it is already time to go." Tsuki said as she and Suiren pulled Sakura along the hallways towards the front gate. The other females followed behind the threesome. When they reached the main gate, Tsuki and Suiren let go of Sakura and pushed her out the door. All of the males gasped. Sesshoumaru's jaw almost dropped. Sakura looked like an angel when the sunlight shone down on her when she stepped outside. What made even more beautiful was the blush that stained her cheeks and her small smile. Suiren pushed her towards Sesshoumaru and her blush became deeper. Sesshoumaru smirked. She stood next to him and they waited for everyone else to come outside. Sakura was to busy blushing that she didn't notice the hand that crept towards her south end.

"HENTAI!" She screeched and slapped Miroku. Unfortunately he wasn't knocked unconscious. A few people sighed while others laughed. Sango walked over to Miroku and hit him again. This time he was knocked out so Sango called a transformed Kirara over and put Miroku on Kirara's back before climbing on herself. Hinoki cleared his throat.

"We will be splitting up into two groups. I will be taking Tsubaki, Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Suiren, and Asagao. Sesshoumaru will take Sakura, Tsuki, Keshi, Oshika, Jaken, Umi, Suzuran, and Hokiboshi. If you find any suspicious demons or humans, do not hesitate to kill them. If you find any lone demons warn them of the war and if they are capable, ask them to join up with us. Got it? Let's move out." He said and walked off with his group. Everyone else followed Sesshoumaru.

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I'm so happy! This was is my first real romance fic for Inuyasha!^_^ There will be more romance in the next few chapters so be prepared. I am probably not going to do a lemon, though. Please review! Animechick8