CHAPTER 8
Disclaimer: Inuyasha and its characters are the property of Rumiko Takahashi
Sesshomaru found himself in a quiet forest. The silence reassured him somehow. Kagome stood under a big tree with her hair being blown about by a breeze. She turned to him and smiled.
He walked toward her without hesitation and kissed her. She buried her hands in his hair and moaned when he deepened the kiss. He could feel his heart pounding. He only broke off the kiss to breathe. She hugged him tight.
"Is it right for me to love you?,'' she asked.
Sesshomaru woke up. That dream again. Ever since he visited her apartment, he'd been dreaming of her. Her face was the first thing he saw when he fell asleep and it was the last thing he remembered when he woke up.
He walked to a chest he thought he would never open again and started taking out charcoal sticks and a sketchbook. He filled the sketchbook with portraits of Kagome. He hadn't lost his touch.
Kagome donned a chic little black dress and a pair of strappy heels. She put up her hair in a French twist and wore a string of pearls. She wanted this night with Inuyasha to be memorable. No tears Kagome, she reminded herself. And stop thinking of that other gold-eyed man.
Inuyasha was going back to Japan in three days. His father's old friend, Totosai, was on his deathbed. The famous swordsmith asked to meet with Inuyasha before he died. Sesshomaru, who didn't get along with Totosai, wasn't invited.
Inuyasha wanted to see her tonight. When he picked her up, his eyes widened in suprise.
''You look beautiful.''
After dinner, he took her to a beach. Inuyasha kept staring at Kagome.
''Is there something stuck in my teeth?,'' she asked.
''Kagome. I'll be back as soon as I can. I don't know why Totosai wants me there in the end. Will you wait for me?''
''What's with the drama? It's not as if you'll be gone for long, right?''
He didn't answer her. Fear gripped Kagome.
''Totosai dying isn't the only thing I have to deal with. I have to set my affairs in order before I can return.''
''You sounded like Sesshomaru there for a minute.''
''Feh, don't compare me to that bastard.''
''Inuyasha, of course I will wait for you.''
He hugged her tight then started kissing her.
At the airport, Sesshomaru looked at a crestfallen Kagome. He grabbed Inuyasha and steered him to a corner.
''Why are you doing this to Kagome? Who cares about Totosai?,'' he hissed at his younger brother.
Inuyasha glared at Sesshomaru.
''I'm going back because of her, baka. I'm not just visiting a dying old man. I have to tie up whatever loose ends I have in Japan then come back here. My future is here with her.''
Sesshomaru dropped the hand that held Inuyasha's arm in a painful grip.
''Do you love her Inuyasha?''
''Yes. Do YOU love her?''
''No,'' Sesshomaru lied.
You love her why lie?, a voice in his head insisted. He knew why. Because she loves Inuyasha and not him. The Gods favored Inuyasha always.
''Sesshomaru. Take care of her while I'm gone.''