[Disclaimer: I'm running out of funny disclaimers!!! Oh no!!! But no, I
don't own Inuyasha. Wahhhh!!!!]
Sesshoumaru glared at the jewel shard he held in his hand. He would have to return it to Kagome, but Inuyasha would surely kill him if he got within smelling distance. Which brought up another disturbing thought; why was he so scared of his younger half-brother?
Inuyasha now fought with such a ferocity when he was defending his woman that he would have killed Sesshoumaru had Kagome not called him off. For the first time in his life, Sesshoumaru had been absolutely terrified. Terrified of what would become of him. Of what would become of Rin. Of what would become of Kagome, the woman whom he had been so strangely attracted to since he first laid [again those gorgeous eyes] eyes on her.
But why had she saved him in the first place? She had made it clear when she was staying at his castle that she despised him for what he had done to her. Admittedly, it was wrong...he had enlisted the magic of an absolutely ancient mountain-witch to help with her memory, make her forget the incident...
And it had worked. Kagome did not remember the inuyoukai creeping up on her as she lay beside the fire. It was the new moon, and Inuyasha had fallen asleep by accident. There she was, sleeping peacefully, until Sesshoumaru stole her and took her to some secret cave deep in the forest. He didn't remember much of the rest, himself.
And now she was gone, again back living with that hanyou brat that Sesshoumaru was ashamed to call his half-brother. 'And she's probably enjoying it,' he reminded himself.
"That settles it, then. I'm going to give her back the jewel shard and let her choose who she wants to live with. Undoubtedly, it will be the hanyou, but this cannot be avoided."
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked Rin from the other side of the shoji tentatively.
"Yes, Rin."
"Is the pretty lady going to come back?" She slid back the rice-paper door. Standing up, Sesshoumaru placed the shard in his pocket and put his hand on Rin's head.
"No."
***
"Kagome...Kagome..." Shippou waved his hand in front of Kagome's face as she walked beside her bike on the path.
"Huh? What?" Kagome snapped out of her reverie.
"You've been acting really weird lately."
"Weird? How?" Shippou shrugged.
"You've been daydreaming all day, not paying attention to anything around you, and—"
"Would you leave her alone, fuzzball?" Inuyasha held Shippou up by the tail. When he was gone, firmly planted on Miroku's shoulder, Inuyasha asked Kagome exactly what Shippou had been about to ask.
"What were you thinking about?"
"You." That wasn't a lie, she had been thinking about him, and Sesshoumaru as well. Why the heck was she thinking about Sesshoumaru after Inuyasha had just rescued her? She was with who she wanted now, wasn't she?
Or had she grown attached to Sesshoumaru? Was she falling for him? No, that was silly...she loved Inuyasha. He truly loved her, and she loved him back.
End of story.
***
"Kagome, what's wrong? You've been quiet all day," said Inuyasha, sitting beside Kagome at the fire.
"What? Oh, I'm fine!" she said, managing a passable false cheer.
"Good. I'm glad you're back, Kagome. I love you."
"I love you too, Inuyasha." Kagome leaned over as Inuyasha put his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead. She leaned into his warm embrace and fell asleep soon after. [Waffy, yay! So sweet Baskin Robins is out of business.]
But Kagome dreamed. She dreamed about being back at Sesshoumaru's castle, happy, playing with Rin in the courtyard while Sesshoumaru watched from the doorway of a nearby building. It was a beautiful dream, really, but Kagome was horrified. She saw herself...happy and smiling. Where was Inuyasha? Probably dead, the way things were going...
Nearly screaming, Kagome sat up with a jolt. Her eyes snapped open and she was breathing like she had just run a seven-minute mile. Inuyasha sat up beside her.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just had a bad dream, is all."
But it had felt so real. And so good.
[A/N: Is the story fizzling? I think it is. Reassure me and tell me it's not. Review! Review! Review! Now.
Uh...nobody's awake to talk, but I will tell you that Miroku snores something awful.]
Sesshoumaru glared at the jewel shard he held in his hand. He would have to return it to Kagome, but Inuyasha would surely kill him if he got within smelling distance. Which brought up another disturbing thought; why was he so scared of his younger half-brother?
Inuyasha now fought with such a ferocity when he was defending his woman that he would have killed Sesshoumaru had Kagome not called him off. For the first time in his life, Sesshoumaru had been absolutely terrified. Terrified of what would become of him. Of what would become of Rin. Of what would become of Kagome, the woman whom he had been so strangely attracted to since he first laid [again those gorgeous eyes] eyes on her.
But why had she saved him in the first place? She had made it clear when she was staying at his castle that she despised him for what he had done to her. Admittedly, it was wrong...he had enlisted the magic of an absolutely ancient mountain-witch to help with her memory, make her forget the incident...
And it had worked. Kagome did not remember the inuyoukai creeping up on her as she lay beside the fire. It was the new moon, and Inuyasha had fallen asleep by accident. There she was, sleeping peacefully, until Sesshoumaru stole her and took her to some secret cave deep in the forest. He didn't remember much of the rest, himself.
And now she was gone, again back living with that hanyou brat that Sesshoumaru was ashamed to call his half-brother. 'And she's probably enjoying it,' he reminded himself.
"That settles it, then. I'm going to give her back the jewel shard and let her choose who she wants to live with. Undoubtedly, it will be the hanyou, but this cannot be avoided."
"Sesshoumaru-sama?" asked Rin from the other side of the shoji tentatively.
"Yes, Rin."
"Is the pretty lady going to come back?" She slid back the rice-paper door. Standing up, Sesshoumaru placed the shard in his pocket and put his hand on Rin's head.
"No."
***
"Kagome...Kagome..." Shippou waved his hand in front of Kagome's face as she walked beside her bike on the path.
"Huh? What?" Kagome snapped out of her reverie.
"You've been acting really weird lately."
"Weird? How?" Shippou shrugged.
"You've been daydreaming all day, not paying attention to anything around you, and—"
"Would you leave her alone, fuzzball?" Inuyasha held Shippou up by the tail. When he was gone, firmly planted on Miroku's shoulder, Inuyasha asked Kagome exactly what Shippou had been about to ask.
"What were you thinking about?"
"You." That wasn't a lie, she had been thinking about him, and Sesshoumaru as well. Why the heck was she thinking about Sesshoumaru after Inuyasha had just rescued her? She was with who she wanted now, wasn't she?
Or had she grown attached to Sesshoumaru? Was she falling for him? No, that was silly...she loved Inuyasha. He truly loved her, and she loved him back.
End of story.
***
"Kagome, what's wrong? You've been quiet all day," said Inuyasha, sitting beside Kagome at the fire.
"What? Oh, I'm fine!" she said, managing a passable false cheer.
"Good. I'm glad you're back, Kagome. I love you."
"I love you too, Inuyasha." Kagome leaned over as Inuyasha put his arm around her and kissed her on the forehead. She leaned into his warm embrace and fell asleep soon after. [Waffy, yay! So sweet Baskin Robins is out of business.]
But Kagome dreamed. She dreamed about being back at Sesshoumaru's castle, happy, playing with Rin in the courtyard while Sesshoumaru watched from the doorway of a nearby building. It was a beautiful dream, really, but Kagome was horrified. She saw herself...happy and smiling. Where was Inuyasha? Probably dead, the way things were going...
Nearly screaming, Kagome sat up with a jolt. Her eyes snapped open and she was breathing like she had just run a seven-minute mile. Inuyasha sat up beside her.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just had a bad dream, is all."
But it had felt so real. And so good.
[A/N: Is the story fizzling? I think it is. Reassure me and tell me it's not. Review! Review! Review! Now.
Uh...nobody's awake to talk, but I will tell you that Miroku snores something awful.]