A wish upon a star
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This is the LAST and FINAL time I am saying this, this is an Inu/Kag story and I won't have it any other way. Any more people ask to change to pairings; I'm just going to flush the story down the toilet.
Now that's said and done, enjoy the chapter! ^.^
I've replied to a few reviews:
Taitin: Thankyou!
bunny-personn: That's what the island trip is for ^. ~
Ks-Starshine: I wanted to do that too, but I guess it would be rushing it if I actually made them sleep in the same room -_-
Tiger: You know the family secret? O.O ... You might know most of it but I don't think you know exactly everything that's included, why not tell me your guess in your next review?
Allysono123: You read my mind ^.^
animemistress419: It was planned that I make Kikyou the bad guy, but after I read over what happened to her when she was 14 I changed my mind.
Gueshoo: lol ^.^ Thankiez for u'r compliments!
Jade: Yeah, sorry for everyone who was looking forward for Kouga running after Kagome, It wouldn't work – I mean, she's getting engaged, something MIGHT *wink wink* start going on between her and Inu-Yasha and then have Kouga tagging along in the end? It just wouldn't work...
Ami: LOL, well, you got your wish ^_^
- If I missed anybody, forgive me and lets hope I don't miss you next time!
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Chapter Fourteen
An Unpleasant Ride
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Kagome woke up with a horrible headache. Her dreams had been all woozy and she could swear she felt someone taking off her bandages and pour freezing cold water on her head in the middle of the night.
She lolled her head to the side, she knew she had missed breakfast judging by the fact she could already hear busy movements in the castle above her.
She yawned and felt her stomach grumble, if she didn't get up soon she would start to starve.
She looked around the room and spotted a small pot of smashed herbs and a cup of water beside it, and placed on top of the cup was a little note. She picked it up and frowned as she read it.
'Eat the freakin herbs' was scribbled on it quite roughly.
He's probably in a bad mood, she shrugged and turned the note around and her frown deepened as she read what was on the other side.
'Your dumb freakin head kept bleeding the whole freakin night, you disturbed my freakin sleep you freakin wench!'
She raised an eyebrow, what the heck was his problem? He could have let her bleed for all she cared; he didn't have to let it out so hard on her. She shrugged, something must have happened at breakfast for him to act so pissed off.
Looking at the herbs she picked up the pot and looked around for a spoon to scoop up the herbs. Finding a spoon near the mug, she picked it up and looked down at the herbs.
"Ew" She squeaked out, one thing she hated most was any type of medicine. She looked around hoping that she didn't have to eat that, she stopped her wandering gaze when she spotted another note lying where she had just picked up the pot.
Reaching out to pick it, she had double thoughts about actually picking it up, shrugging she made up her mind to pretend she never read it if Inu- Yasha screamed at her again.
She read the first line and rolled her eyes.
'If you don't eat the freakin herbs, your freakin head never gonna heal – even though it already seems like you have brain damage!'
She threw the note at the wall and looked back down at the pot, scrunching up her nose so she wouldn't have to taste the herbs if they tasted back she scooped up the mashed herbs and stuffed them in her mouth.
Kagome blinked, they didn't taste so bad, they actually tasted like – strawberries. Chewing slowly she took the water and gulped it down; she didn't want the any aftertaste.
After eating the herbs she got up and made her way through the tunnel. Just before exiting the tunnel she made sure no adults were discussing anything outside.
Hearing no sound outside she kicked the blocked entrance and the door opened. She scrambled outside and headed straight for Sango's room.
When she entered Sango's room, Sango looked up at her and smiled slyly.
"What?" Kagome asked as she sat down beside Sango on the bed.
"Inu-Yasha told me where you were last night!" Sango smiled at her again and giggled afterwards. Kagome raised an eyebrow and shrugged lightly.
"So?"
Sango gaped at her, "Ex-cuse me Kagome, you slept with Sesshomuru and your saying 'SO?"
Kagome gasped, she was going to kill Inu-Yasha for this "Listen! I did NOT sleep with him! I was with Kikyou!"
Sango rolled her eyes "Right, like I'm supposed to believe that"
"I swear I did not sleep with him!" Kagome yelled out at her, oh god...she hoped he hadn't told anyone else.
Sango eyed her suspiciously "Do you have any proof?"
Kagome sighed frustratingly, of coarse she didn't have any proof but then again she had to make up something, remembering the bandages on her head she pointed to them "Look, I bumped my head and I was at Kikyou's room and she was healing them for me, I fell asleep because I felt really sleepy...and so...that's proof I didn't sleep with him" She looked at Sango desperately, she had to believe this, seeing Sango still looked doubtful she looked at her disbelievingly "Inu-Yasha would probably say that, he's trying to make me look bad after all!"
This snapped sense to Sango, she nodded understandingly "Of course, I'm so stupid"
Kagome smiled guiltily, she hated telling lies to Sango all the time but she couldn't help it, remembering the notes she had received in which Inu- Yasha had used the word 'freakin' a lot of times a question popped in her mind.
"By the way, why was Inu-Yasha in such a bad mood?" She asked Sango, remembering the king and queen had probably announced the news at breakfast.
"Oh, poor you..." She started off and looked at her sympathetically "...you're going to be sent off to Totosai Island with Sesshomuru to spend time with him, and the same with Inu-Yasha and Kikyou, Inu-Yasha tried to defend himself but he just got sent to his room with a deathly message that his mom was going to meet him there for his immaturity"
Kagome nodded, that explained why he was so pissed "His mom still sends him to his room?"
Sango nodded "Yeah, with the attitude Inu-Yasha's got, no wonder"
Kagome sighed, Sango was right; if only there was someone who could help him. Miroku and his big brother didn't seem like good shoulders to lean on.
Hearing her stomach grumble again she decided to get some breakfast before arguing the worst possibilities that could occur while spending time with Sesshomuru. After telling Sango she was going to get some food in her stomach she stepped out of her room and headed down for Inu-Yasha's.
Maybe a thank you for helping her with her wound would cheer him up?
As she got to his bedroom she leaned in and pressed her ears against the door to make sure that his mom wasn't inside.
It's seemed fairly quiet, turning the doorknob to enter she peeked in his door to see if he was inside.
He was there, crouching down on the corner of his bed. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him. His hands were buried deep into his hair and he was staring down at his lap. She looked uneasily around the room. It seemed to give off a different smell than before. It had a scent of blood.
She shrugged off the scent and stepped inside "May I come in?"
No reply.
Feeling curious she walked further into the room not taking her eye off Inu- Yasha for a second.
As she reached his bed she sat down on it and crawled towards him. As she reached the corner he was sitting at she cocked her head towards him. Something was definitely wrong with him. All his curtains were let down, blocking the sunlight from coming in and he hadn't said a word to her since she came in.
"Inu-Yasha?" She called out to him again, thinking he might have fallen asleep but as she saw his ears perk up at her voice she assured herself that he was wide awake and somehow very, very serious.
"Is anything wrong?" Her voice had turned from a gentle and friendly call to a comforting, motherly tone. Kagome stared at him as she stayed full alert for any surprise attacks from him. Kagome hated it when someone she knew she could joke around with acted serious and right now she dearly hoped he would jump up and laugh at her concern.
Seeing he wasn't replying to what she was saying she tried to peek under his hidden face, he tried to hide his face like anyone who had something to hide would do. She frowned as she leaned back and he continued to sit there as he continued to sulk in this matter.
"I asked you if anything was wrong?" she asked him again as her impatient side started to take over. She sighed as she saw him do nothing but twitch his ears when she talked, men could be so stubborn.
Seeing he wasn't going to talk to her she leaned over and grabbed his arm. He didn't move an inch at her touch and Kagome shook him slightly in confusion.
"If anything's bothering you, I can help" She offered him in the kindest voice she could muster. He just sighed. Kagome breathed out a sigh of relief; at least she knew he was breathing.
"Are you pissed that your mom sent you to your room?" She asked him, if he wasn't going to say anything, might as well guess.
"Are you pissed because I disturbed you during the night?" She asked him again which received no reply.
"Are you pissed that were going to this island and Kikyou's going to be with you?" She asked him the third time, taking the silence for a 'no'. If he wasn't listening, his ears wouldn't twitch and still with concentration every time she spoke and rest again after she finished.
"Are you pissed that I'm here trying to find out why you're pissed?" She smiled after she said that, he was obviously trying to figure out what to say to this. If he replied, he would give in to his defensive silent wall he had put up and if he didn't it would mean he was enjoying her company.
"Feh" was his only reply as he shrugged off her hand. Kagome cocked her head as she wondered if Feh meant yes or no. Shrugging she guessed the only way to make him talk to her was to make a fool out of herself like she had done earlier before the explosion.
"Well, I came here to tell you that it wasn't nice to tell Sango I slept the night with Sesshomuru" She pouted as he looked up and smirked at her. "Who else did you tell?"
He shrugged "No one else, but now when I think about it, it sounds like a good idea"
She gaped at him "Don't you dare! Now tell me why you were acting like a big dope one minute ago?"
He looked at her, as if wondering whether to tell her or not. Then he sighed and spoke up "Kouga almost figured out about my secret room this morning, and at breakfast he kept telling everyone he was trying to figure out where you were and he followed your 'somehow' stronger scent and ended up in the left wing of the library"
Kagome gasped, that explained his horrible mood this morning. She somehow knew that the room was somehow very precious to him and if Kouga found out he would probably tell everyone. She couldn't let that happen, the room was a place to run away from all the havoc in the castle, and now she somehow treasured it.
Remembering how Kouga had almost found out about the room Kagome got an idea "It's because of me he almost figured it out, maybe I shouldn't come in there anymore?"
"Your choice" Was his simple reply.
"Or I could tell him I was there and then Sesshomuru appeared and took me and we disappeared, that's why my scent was still lingering there?" Kagome hoped he would choose this instead of the first one, even though she felt weird talking about her own scent.
He nodded "That would work, but you have to make him stay away from my room, or else, if he figures it out, I'll kill him"
Kagome shook her head "No way are you going to do that"
He shrugged and then smirked "Oh yeah, Kagome?"
Kagome narrowed her eyes at his smirk, this didn't mean good... "What?"
He got up and crawled off the bed as if keeping a distance between him and Kagome "At breakfast I told Miroku about your childhood disasters"
Kagome gasped "Inu-Yasha!"
She immediately rushed off the bed and ran after the hanyou who had already rushed out of the room.
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Miroku placed a wet cloth on Inu-Yasha's right ear. Kagome had pulled on his ears and twisted them, and now they were swollen and he was having a pride disaster.
"You swear not to tell anyone that she... uh... actually had the nerve to twist my ears, understand?" He asked again and winced as Miroku tried to lessen the redness on his ears. Miroku sighed and nodded in understanding.
"Say it!" Inu-Yasha ordered Miroku to make sure he kept his word.
"I swear I will not tell anyone that Lady Kagome hurt you" He rolled his eyes.
"She did not hurt me" He snapped out as he clenched his hands into fists as Miroku put some herbs on his ears. "Damnit, that stings"
"You were expecting it, why tell Lady Kagome that you told me something you shouldn't have? You were just walking straight into trouble" He sighed, Inu- Yasha could be such an idiot at such times.
"I was trying to annoy her damnit!" He growled as another sting ran through his ears. Miroku pulled back his hands and sighed.
"Next time, don't call her names as you try to make your run away" He sighed as he remembered some un-pleasant names called out to Kagome as Inu- Yasha had run for his dear life.
"She deserved it" He snorted, he had just come for help on healing his ears and Miroku was trying to teach him some lesson?
"She didn't deserve it, you know, sometimes I wish that she could just get engaged to Sesshomuru and move away quickly so she doesn't have to bother with people like you" He stared down at Inu-Yasha as he reached up to touch his wounded ears.
Inu-Yasha didn't reply to that comment, instead he just shrugged.
The topic of engagement had just rung a bell throughout his mind. He was so distracted in other things; he had almost forgotten that he was getting engaged to Kikyou. He sighed disappointedly, he had barely said anything to Kikyou the whole time she was here and they were supposed to get engaged in a month?
He closed his eyes as he felt two hands start to scratch the bottom of his ears gently. Damnit, when did Miroku get such nice fingers?
Too busy thinking about how his future life with Kikyou might be he didn't even notice the feminine scent behind him instead of Miroku's scent, instead he silently enjoyed the gentle scratching that was occurring on the bottom of his ears.
It had been years someone had done that to him.
He was thinking about the deadline he had given the maid to receive his swords when Miroku's somehow now angelic fingers started to move further up his ears and in the inner flap of his ear.
All thoughts in his head ceased as he melted into whoever's hands they belonged to which he had now convinced himself was not Miroku's.
As he felt the fingers start to massage his worked out ears he sighed contently causing a purr to occur in his stomach.
Man...he had to pay extra to whoever was massaging his ears.
As the 'mysterious' massager continued to work on his ears, Inu-Yasha didn't notice as his purr rose from his stomach to his neck.
As the unknown massager stopped to rest her fingers a little, she giggled as she felt his ears vibrate from his purr.
Inu-Yasha snapped his eyes open. That giggle was much too familiar. He pulled out of Kagome's grasp and turned an angry, but flushed face towards her.
"Forgive me?" She asked in a helpless and giggly tone. She had planned to heal his ears for him after she went through her usual guilt trip, and now when she had heard – more like felt him purr she had lost all plans in her head and now, all she could do was start from ground zero to ask for forgiveness.
He struggled for words as he tried to put everything he wanted to say to her in a sentence, finally, he came up with an answer, "You loser!"
Kagome blinked at him, still a little giggly on the side. The purr had sent a tickle throughout her whole body and now she just wanted to hear him purr again.
He narrowed his eyebrows at her even though he was still turning even a darker shade of red as he thought of how he had become such a pudding head when she had massaged his ears, he shrugged, it wasn't his fault – he hadn't had someone massage his ears for exactly four years.
Kagome raised an eyebrow at him, was that what he had to say to her, that she was a loser? "I'll give you another massage if you forgive me" Kagome went to her most desperate attempt, if she had to bribe him – well – she couldn't live on the guilt forever, so she had no choice.
Inu-Yasha looked at her, as if disputing whether or not to agree on this. So far he had only said two words to describe what he was thinking right now and he had to say something soon or someone might start thinking he had gone mute.
"Feh" was his only reply as he stood up and started to leave the room. Kagome stood up after him and tagged along him, looking like an annoying child tagging along her father.
"I still haven't figured out if that means yes – or no" she desperately tried to start a conversation with him.
He sent her an angry glare and just looked away "Don't ever try to bribe me again, missy"
She pouted "Fine, then please forgive me? If you don't, I'll carry the guilt for the rest of my life and then on my birthday, every time I get to wish on a candle, I'll wish that you'll forgive me for hurting your puppy ears and–."
"FINE! Just shut up already!" He rolled his eyes and left Kagome doing a twirl of happiness on the middle of the floor.
"So this means that you forgive me right?" She asked, just to make sure.
Inu-Yasha sighed; if he didn't reply she would probably ask his till the day he lied on his deathbed for forgiveness. He turned his head to towards her and gave her a quick glance and hoped that she understood that he wasn't mad at her for ruining his delicate little ears – but he didn't want to talk to her either.
Hopefully she did and called out a thank you before muttering something about packing up her bags for the trip.
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Sesshomuru sighed as he looked outside his carriage window.
Everyone who was planned to go to Totosai Island had packed their bags without too much hassle and were now seated in one carriage, and were now desperately hoping to stretch their legs.
Two and a half hours of sitting in a carriage with nothing to talk or do was even worse than it sounded.
"My butt hurts..." came a disgruntled sigh from Kagome. No body had talked for an hour and the silence was unbearable.
"So does mine..." came an equally upset voice from Inu-Yasha.
Kikyou sighed, thinking the conversation was just plain weird and Sesshomuru just offered Kagome his fluff for more comfort.
Kagome smiled gratefully and took it with much gratitude. Kikyou scoffed at her actions and Kagome glared at her.
"Stop trying to act like Miss. Impeccable" Kagome snapped at her sister who rolled her eyes at her unspoken remark.
"I don't have to try - I am impeccable, here's some advice for you, try to be more immaculate" Kikyou replied.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at her sister, if she was going to try to battle her with comebacks; Inu-Yasha had prepared her for that. "Oh – me be immaculate? Have you seen yourself; your face is never undefiled"
Kikyou gasped "Excuse me – you're the one who was raised squalid!"
Kagome raised an eyebrow "Me? Kikyou – you're just dingy"
"You're contaminating my air"
"You've already polluted mine"
And with that, they both scoffed and turned away from each other to glare outside their windows.
Inu-Yasha, who was listening intently to their conversation, turned his face to Sesshomuru who had a rather amused face by their conversation. He pinched his big brother on the shoulder to get his attention.
"What?" Sesshomuru asked him.
"What exactly were they talking about?" He asked in a lost but rather innocent voice he had.
Sesshomuru smirked, "I didn't really understand either"
"Isn't dingy some kind of animal?" He asked again, still confused.
Kagome rolled her eyes "Its Dingo, not dingy"
Inu-Yasha furrowed his eyebrows in concentration as he tried to put two and two together, in the end he shook his head "But then, how did the conversation turn into polluting each others air, did you guys fart or something?"
Kagome and Kikyou both turned a disgusted face towards Inu-Yasha and in synchronized voices they both said in an equally disgusted voice "Ew!"
"Then?"
"Forget it!" Kikyou turned her face towards the window again.
"What she said!" Kagome muttered after her.
After both of them had turned to their windows, they both burst out giggling.
"Weren't they just mad at each other a few minutes ago" Inu-Yasha whispered to his big brother.
"They're girls" He replied back in the same tone.
Inu-Yasha nodded in understanding. "Yeah, that kind of explains it"
After a few more minutes of silence, Kagome sighed and put on a pained expression. "My knees hurt for not stretching them for so long"
Sesshomuru blinked at her and then sifted further towards his window making a little space between him and Inu-Yasha. "You can put your feet here"
Kagome glanced at Sesshomuru "Aw, you're so sweet" And without further ado she stretched her legs and placed her feet between Inu-Yasha and Sesshomuru.
"I wonder why they couldn't have gave us four a separate carriage each, I mean, I know my father can afford it" Inu-Yasha spoke up as he punched Kagome's foot as she tried to wipe some dirt off her shoe on his kimono.
Kikyou nodded in agreement "And I wonder why they couldn't put us in a larger carriage, I mean, this one is only fit for two people, not four"
Sesshomuru and Kagome nodded in agreement
"And I wonder why the horses wont go faster, I mean, they can go much faster if told to" Sesshomuru added in on the conversation.
"Yeah, I mean, what if it takes all night to get there, how're we going to sleep?" Kagome added in the dreaded question. Kikyou shook her head mournfully while Sesshomuru banged his head silently on the window sill, Inu-Yasha had *by mistake* crushed Kagome's left foot in aggravation as he thought about what could happen.
"Have you both ever been to Totosai Island before? I'm sure Kagome and I haven't so we don't know how long it really might take to reach the destination" Kikyou asked a question directed to either Sesshomuru or Inu- Yasha. They both shook their heads.
"Never been there, but we've heard of it" Sesshomuru replied.
One hour passed and they were still in the carriage. Inu-Yasha had jumped out and had even asked the driver when they were going to reach the 'freakin' island and came back with the dreaded news.
"Its going to take the whole night to get there, he said we could have reached there by now but one of the legs on one horse is injured so were going slower" He sighed as Kagome and Kikyou gaped at him. Sesshomuru just stared at him as he mentally wished he didn't have to go through this.
"How're we going to sleep?" Kagome filled in the silence for them, the moon had already filled in for the sun and now she was starting to feel drowsy.
"Why don't Sesshomuru and Inu-Yasha sleep on top of the carriage and Kagome and I can sleep inside" Kikyou advised.
Inu-Yasha snorted "No way, we'll fall off when we fall asleep"
Sesshomuru nodded in agreement "Why don't we just sleep like were sitting now?"
Kagome whimpered as he heard him say that, it had been her number one negative opinion to go to sleep without actually lying down somewhere. Apart from that, she couldn't fall asleep any other way, and if they were going to follow Sesshomuru's advice, she was going to be awake the whole night.
Kikyou smirked as she saw Kagome's face "Kagome can't fall asleep with actually lying down on something, any other way – she'll be awake the whole night"
Kagome pouted as she heard Kikyou say that, curse it for her being her older sister and knowing almost everything about her.
"Why doesn't Kagome rest her head on Kikyou's lap and just fall asleep like that?" Inu-Yasha jumped in his advice to the small group. Kikyou shook her head.
"I want to lie down too you know, or else my backs going to hurt the whole day tomorrow"
Inu-Yasha shrugged, "Then, I don't know"
"I know!" Kikyou suddenly piped in. Sesshomuru and Inu-Yasha both questioned her with confused faces. Kagome just listened quietly, secretly hoping she didn't have to sleep anywhere near the men. "Why doesn't Kagome rest her head on Sesshomuru's lap and she can rest her feet on Inu-Yasha's lap..." She sent an apologetic glance towards Inu-Yasha "And then Sesshomuru can have a place where he can rest his feet and then I can rest my head on Sesshomuru's legs and then..." She took a deep breath "Inu-Yasha can rest his feet on where my feet are going to be?"
All three just blinked at her.
"Kikyou, are you crazy?" Kagome glared at her sister, why did SHE have to sleep on the boys?
Sesshomuru shrugged "Seemed like a sensible idea to me"
Kagome glanced at Sesshomuru, "But how come –I- have to sleep over there!" She pointed towards the two men who were eyeing her confusedly.
"Because you're the youngest one here, and it seems pretty okay because you ARE getting engaged to Sesshomuru and face it, I'm not going to sleep on Inu-Yasha" Kikyou rolled her eyes at Kagome.
Inu-Yasha just feh'ed and Sesshomuru blinked at Kagome innocently waiting for her answer. It seemed all three had agreed on the idea no matter how unfair it seemed to Kagome.
"Fine" She sighed, Kikyou did have a point there, she was the youngest of them all and she was doing this in the most innocent way possible. "But I'm being forced to do this, understand?"
Kikyou rolled her eyes "Yeah, yeah, now hurry up because I want to go to sleep"
Kagome gaped at her "You want to go to sleep now?"
Kikyou nodded "Yes! Now!"
She sighed, "Fine"
Getting up from her chair, with much effort and uncomfortable shifting, she finally sat on Sesshomuru's lap. "I'm going to regret this afterwards" She sighed disappointedly as she laid her head on his lap.
As soon as she had gotten off her chair, Sesshomuru had placed his feet on it and Kikyou had lain down comfortably. Inu-Yasha had grudgingly placed his feet down where Kikyou's feet were and now he was trying to make himself comfortable with Kagome's legs on his lap.
"Your feet better not stink" He called out to Kagome as he closed his eyes, ready for some sleep.
"They do not stink" She replied back in an evenly sleepy voice as she kicked his stomach when he tried to push her legs off.
"You two shut up and let me get some sleep" an angry voice called out to both of them which they recognized as Sesshomuru's.
Kagome wished everyone a good night sleep even though they all knew they were in the most uncomfortable position anyone could have thought of. Kagome drifted off into a dreamless slumber as the carriage rode on.
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Now that's said and done, enjoy the chapter! ^.^
I've replied to a few reviews:
Taitin: Thankyou!
bunny-personn: That's what the island trip is for ^. ~
Ks-Starshine: I wanted to do that too, but I guess it would be rushing it if I actually made them sleep in the same room -_-
Tiger: You know the family secret? O.O ... You might know most of it but I don't think you know exactly everything that's included, why not tell me your guess in your next review?
Allysono123: You read my mind ^.^
animemistress419: It was planned that I make Kikyou the bad guy, but after I read over what happened to her when she was 14 I changed my mind.
Gueshoo: lol ^.^ Thankiez for u'r compliments!
Jade: Yeah, sorry for everyone who was looking forward for Kouga running after Kagome, It wouldn't work – I mean, she's getting engaged, something MIGHT *wink wink* start going on between her and Inu-Yasha and then have Kouga tagging along in the end? It just wouldn't work...
Ami: LOL, well, you got your wish ^_^
- If I missed anybody, forgive me and lets hope I don't miss you next time!
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Chapter Fourteen
An Unpleasant Ride
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Kagome woke up with a horrible headache. Her dreams had been all woozy and she could swear she felt someone taking off her bandages and pour freezing cold water on her head in the middle of the night.
She lolled her head to the side, she knew she had missed breakfast judging by the fact she could already hear busy movements in the castle above her.
She yawned and felt her stomach grumble, if she didn't get up soon she would start to starve.
She looked around the room and spotted a small pot of smashed herbs and a cup of water beside it, and placed on top of the cup was a little note. She picked it up and frowned as she read it.
'Eat the freakin herbs' was scribbled on it quite roughly.
He's probably in a bad mood, she shrugged and turned the note around and her frown deepened as she read what was on the other side.
'Your dumb freakin head kept bleeding the whole freakin night, you disturbed my freakin sleep you freakin wench!'
She raised an eyebrow, what the heck was his problem? He could have let her bleed for all she cared; he didn't have to let it out so hard on her. She shrugged, something must have happened at breakfast for him to act so pissed off.
Looking at the herbs she picked up the pot and looked around for a spoon to scoop up the herbs. Finding a spoon near the mug, she picked it up and looked down at the herbs.
"Ew" She squeaked out, one thing she hated most was any type of medicine. She looked around hoping that she didn't have to eat that, she stopped her wandering gaze when she spotted another note lying where she had just picked up the pot.
Reaching out to pick it, she had double thoughts about actually picking it up, shrugging she made up her mind to pretend she never read it if Inu- Yasha screamed at her again.
She read the first line and rolled her eyes.
'If you don't eat the freakin herbs, your freakin head never gonna heal – even though it already seems like you have brain damage!'
She threw the note at the wall and looked back down at the pot, scrunching up her nose so she wouldn't have to taste the herbs if they tasted back she scooped up the mashed herbs and stuffed them in her mouth.
Kagome blinked, they didn't taste so bad, they actually tasted like – strawberries. Chewing slowly she took the water and gulped it down; she didn't want the any aftertaste.
After eating the herbs she got up and made her way through the tunnel. Just before exiting the tunnel she made sure no adults were discussing anything outside.
Hearing no sound outside she kicked the blocked entrance and the door opened. She scrambled outside and headed straight for Sango's room.
When she entered Sango's room, Sango looked up at her and smiled slyly.
"What?" Kagome asked as she sat down beside Sango on the bed.
"Inu-Yasha told me where you were last night!" Sango smiled at her again and giggled afterwards. Kagome raised an eyebrow and shrugged lightly.
"So?"
Sango gaped at her, "Ex-cuse me Kagome, you slept with Sesshomuru and your saying 'SO?"
Kagome gasped, she was going to kill Inu-Yasha for this "Listen! I did NOT sleep with him! I was with Kikyou!"
Sango rolled her eyes "Right, like I'm supposed to believe that"
"I swear I did not sleep with him!" Kagome yelled out at her, oh god...she hoped he hadn't told anyone else.
Sango eyed her suspiciously "Do you have any proof?"
Kagome sighed frustratingly, of coarse she didn't have any proof but then again she had to make up something, remembering the bandages on her head she pointed to them "Look, I bumped my head and I was at Kikyou's room and she was healing them for me, I fell asleep because I felt really sleepy...and so...that's proof I didn't sleep with him" She looked at Sango desperately, she had to believe this, seeing Sango still looked doubtful she looked at her disbelievingly "Inu-Yasha would probably say that, he's trying to make me look bad after all!"
This snapped sense to Sango, she nodded understandingly "Of course, I'm so stupid"
Kagome smiled guiltily, she hated telling lies to Sango all the time but she couldn't help it, remembering the notes she had received in which Inu- Yasha had used the word 'freakin' a lot of times a question popped in her mind.
"By the way, why was Inu-Yasha in such a bad mood?" She asked Sango, remembering the king and queen had probably announced the news at breakfast.
"Oh, poor you..." She started off and looked at her sympathetically "...you're going to be sent off to Totosai Island with Sesshomuru to spend time with him, and the same with Inu-Yasha and Kikyou, Inu-Yasha tried to defend himself but he just got sent to his room with a deathly message that his mom was going to meet him there for his immaturity"
Kagome nodded, that explained why he was so pissed "His mom still sends him to his room?"
Sango nodded "Yeah, with the attitude Inu-Yasha's got, no wonder"
Kagome sighed, Sango was right; if only there was someone who could help him. Miroku and his big brother didn't seem like good shoulders to lean on.
Hearing her stomach grumble again she decided to get some breakfast before arguing the worst possibilities that could occur while spending time with Sesshomuru. After telling Sango she was going to get some food in her stomach she stepped out of her room and headed down for Inu-Yasha's.
Maybe a thank you for helping her with her wound would cheer him up?
As she got to his bedroom she leaned in and pressed her ears against the door to make sure that his mom wasn't inside.
It's seemed fairly quiet, turning the doorknob to enter she peeked in his door to see if he was inside.
He was there, crouching down on the corner of his bed. Kagome raised an eyebrow at him. His hands were buried deep into his hair and he was staring down at his lap. She looked uneasily around the room. It seemed to give off a different smell than before. It had a scent of blood.
She shrugged off the scent and stepped inside "May I come in?"
No reply.
Feeling curious she walked further into the room not taking her eye off Inu- Yasha for a second.
As she reached his bed she sat down on it and crawled towards him. As she reached the corner he was sitting at she cocked her head towards him. Something was definitely wrong with him. All his curtains were let down, blocking the sunlight from coming in and he hadn't said a word to her since she came in.
"Inu-Yasha?" She called out to him again, thinking he might have fallen asleep but as she saw his ears perk up at her voice she assured herself that he was wide awake and somehow very, very serious.
"Is anything wrong?" Her voice had turned from a gentle and friendly call to a comforting, motherly tone. Kagome stared at him as she stayed full alert for any surprise attacks from him. Kagome hated it when someone she knew she could joke around with acted serious and right now she dearly hoped he would jump up and laugh at her concern.
Seeing he wasn't replying to what she was saying she tried to peek under his hidden face, he tried to hide his face like anyone who had something to hide would do. She frowned as she leaned back and he continued to sit there as he continued to sulk in this matter.
"I asked you if anything was wrong?" she asked him again as her impatient side started to take over. She sighed as she saw him do nothing but twitch his ears when she talked, men could be so stubborn.
Seeing he wasn't going to talk to her she leaned over and grabbed his arm. He didn't move an inch at her touch and Kagome shook him slightly in confusion.
"If anything's bothering you, I can help" She offered him in the kindest voice she could muster. He just sighed. Kagome breathed out a sigh of relief; at least she knew he was breathing.
"Are you pissed that your mom sent you to your room?" She asked him, if he wasn't going to say anything, might as well guess.
"Are you pissed because I disturbed you during the night?" She asked him again which received no reply.
"Are you pissed that were going to this island and Kikyou's going to be with you?" She asked him the third time, taking the silence for a 'no'. If he wasn't listening, his ears wouldn't twitch and still with concentration every time she spoke and rest again after she finished.
"Are you pissed that I'm here trying to find out why you're pissed?" She smiled after she said that, he was obviously trying to figure out what to say to this. If he replied, he would give in to his defensive silent wall he had put up and if he didn't it would mean he was enjoying her company.
"Feh" was his only reply as he shrugged off her hand. Kagome cocked her head as she wondered if Feh meant yes or no. Shrugging she guessed the only way to make him talk to her was to make a fool out of herself like she had done earlier before the explosion.
"Well, I came here to tell you that it wasn't nice to tell Sango I slept the night with Sesshomuru" She pouted as he looked up and smirked at her. "Who else did you tell?"
He shrugged "No one else, but now when I think about it, it sounds like a good idea"
She gaped at him "Don't you dare! Now tell me why you were acting like a big dope one minute ago?"
He looked at her, as if wondering whether to tell her or not. Then he sighed and spoke up "Kouga almost figured out about my secret room this morning, and at breakfast he kept telling everyone he was trying to figure out where you were and he followed your 'somehow' stronger scent and ended up in the left wing of the library"
Kagome gasped, that explained his horrible mood this morning. She somehow knew that the room was somehow very precious to him and if Kouga found out he would probably tell everyone. She couldn't let that happen, the room was a place to run away from all the havoc in the castle, and now she somehow treasured it.
Remembering how Kouga had almost found out about the room Kagome got an idea "It's because of me he almost figured it out, maybe I shouldn't come in there anymore?"
"Your choice" Was his simple reply.
"Or I could tell him I was there and then Sesshomuru appeared and took me and we disappeared, that's why my scent was still lingering there?" Kagome hoped he would choose this instead of the first one, even though she felt weird talking about her own scent.
He nodded "That would work, but you have to make him stay away from my room, or else, if he figures it out, I'll kill him"
Kagome shook her head "No way are you going to do that"
He shrugged and then smirked "Oh yeah, Kagome?"
Kagome narrowed her eyes at his smirk, this didn't mean good... "What?"
He got up and crawled off the bed as if keeping a distance between him and Kagome "At breakfast I told Miroku about your childhood disasters"
Kagome gasped "Inu-Yasha!"
She immediately rushed off the bed and ran after the hanyou who had already rushed out of the room.
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Miroku placed a wet cloth on Inu-Yasha's right ear. Kagome had pulled on his ears and twisted them, and now they were swollen and he was having a pride disaster.
"You swear not to tell anyone that she... uh... actually had the nerve to twist my ears, understand?" He asked again and winced as Miroku tried to lessen the redness on his ears. Miroku sighed and nodded in understanding.
"Say it!" Inu-Yasha ordered Miroku to make sure he kept his word.
"I swear I will not tell anyone that Lady Kagome hurt you" He rolled his eyes.
"She did not hurt me" He snapped out as he clenched his hands into fists as Miroku put some herbs on his ears. "Damnit, that stings"
"You were expecting it, why tell Lady Kagome that you told me something you shouldn't have? You were just walking straight into trouble" He sighed, Inu- Yasha could be such an idiot at such times.
"I was trying to annoy her damnit!" He growled as another sting ran through his ears. Miroku pulled back his hands and sighed.
"Next time, don't call her names as you try to make your run away" He sighed as he remembered some un-pleasant names called out to Kagome as Inu- Yasha had run for his dear life.
"She deserved it" He snorted, he had just come for help on healing his ears and Miroku was trying to teach him some lesson?
"She didn't deserve it, you know, sometimes I wish that she could just get engaged to Sesshomuru and move away quickly so she doesn't have to bother with people like you" He stared down at Inu-Yasha as he reached up to touch his wounded ears.
Inu-Yasha didn't reply to that comment, instead he just shrugged.
The topic of engagement had just rung a bell throughout his mind. He was so distracted in other things; he had almost forgotten that he was getting engaged to Kikyou. He sighed disappointedly, he had barely said anything to Kikyou the whole time she was here and they were supposed to get engaged in a month?
He closed his eyes as he felt two hands start to scratch the bottom of his ears gently. Damnit, when did Miroku get such nice fingers?
Too busy thinking about how his future life with Kikyou might be he didn't even notice the feminine scent behind him instead of Miroku's scent, instead he silently enjoyed the gentle scratching that was occurring on the bottom of his ears.
It had been years someone had done that to him.
He was thinking about the deadline he had given the maid to receive his swords when Miroku's somehow now angelic fingers started to move further up his ears and in the inner flap of his ear.
All thoughts in his head ceased as he melted into whoever's hands they belonged to which he had now convinced himself was not Miroku's.
As he felt the fingers start to massage his worked out ears he sighed contently causing a purr to occur in his stomach.
Man...he had to pay extra to whoever was massaging his ears.
As the 'mysterious' massager continued to work on his ears, Inu-Yasha didn't notice as his purr rose from his stomach to his neck.
As the unknown massager stopped to rest her fingers a little, she giggled as she felt his ears vibrate from his purr.
Inu-Yasha snapped his eyes open. That giggle was much too familiar. He pulled out of Kagome's grasp and turned an angry, but flushed face towards her.
"Forgive me?" She asked in a helpless and giggly tone. She had planned to heal his ears for him after she went through her usual guilt trip, and now when she had heard – more like felt him purr she had lost all plans in her head and now, all she could do was start from ground zero to ask for forgiveness.
He struggled for words as he tried to put everything he wanted to say to her in a sentence, finally, he came up with an answer, "You loser!"
Kagome blinked at him, still a little giggly on the side. The purr had sent a tickle throughout her whole body and now she just wanted to hear him purr again.
He narrowed his eyebrows at her even though he was still turning even a darker shade of red as he thought of how he had become such a pudding head when she had massaged his ears, he shrugged, it wasn't his fault – he hadn't had someone massage his ears for exactly four years.
Kagome raised an eyebrow at him, was that what he had to say to her, that she was a loser? "I'll give you another massage if you forgive me" Kagome went to her most desperate attempt, if she had to bribe him – well – she couldn't live on the guilt forever, so she had no choice.
Inu-Yasha looked at her, as if disputing whether or not to agree on this. So far he had only said two words to describe what he was thinking right now and he had to say something soon or someone might start thinking he had gone mute.
"Feh" was his only reply as he stood up and started to leave the room. Kagome stood up after him and tagged along him, looking like an annoying child tagging along her father.
"I still haven't figured out if that means yes – or no" she desperately tried to start a conversation with him.
He sent her an angry glare and just looked away "Don't ever try to bribe me again, missy"
She pouted "Fine, then please forgive me? If you don't, I'll carry the guilt for the rest of my life and then on my birthday, every time I get to wish on a candle, I'll wish that you'll forgive me for hurting your puppy ears and–."
"FINE! Just shut up already!" He rolled his eyes and left Kagome doing a twirl of happiness on the middle of the floor.
"So this means that you forgive me right?" She asked, just to make sure.
Inu-Yasha sighed; if he didn't reply she would probably ask his till the day he lied on his deathbed for forgiveness. He turned his head to towards her and gave her a quick glance and hoped that she understood that he wasn't mad at her for ruining his delicate little ears – but he didn't want to talk to her either.
Hopefully she did and called out a thank you before muttering something about packing up her bags for the trip.
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Sesshomuru sighed as he looked outside his carriage window.
Everyone who was planned to go to Totosai Island had packed their bags without too much hassle and were now seated in one carriage, and were now desperately hoping to stretch their legs.
Two and a half hours of sitting in a carriage with nothing to talk or do was even worse than it sounded.
"My butt hurts..." came a disgruntled sigh from Kagome. No body had talked for an hour and the silence was unbearable.
"So does mine..." came an equally upset voice from Inu-Yasha.
Kikyou sighed, thinking the conversation was just plain weird and Sesshomuru just offered Kagome his fluff for more comfort.
Kagome smiled gratefully and took it with much gratitude. Kikyou scoffed at her actions and Kagome glared at her.
"Stop trying to act like Miss. Impeccable" Kagome snapped at her sister who rolled her eyes at her unspoken remark.
"I don't have to try - I am impeccable, here's some advice for you, try to be more immaculate" Kikyou replied.
Kagome narrowed her eyes at her sister, if she was going to try to battle her with comebacks; Inu-Yasha had prepared her for that. "Oh – me be immaculate? Have you seen yourself; your face is never undefiled"
Kikyou gasped "Excuse me – you're the one who was raised squalid!"
Kagome raised an eyebrow "Me? Kikyou – you're just dingy"
"You're contaminating my air"
"You've already polluted mine"
And with that, they both scoffed and turned away from each other to glare outside their windows.
Inu-Yasha, who was listening intently to their conversation, turned his face to Sesshomuru who had a rather amused face by their conversation. He pinched his big brother on the shoulder to get his attention.
"What?" Sesshomuru asked him.
"What exactly were they talking about?" He asked in a lost but rather innocent voice he had.
Sesshomuru smirked, "I didn't really understand either"
"Isn't dingy some kind of animal?" He asked again, still confused.
Kagome rolled her eyes "Its Dingo, not dingy"
Inu-Yasha furrowed his eyebrows in concentration as he tried to put two and two together, in the end he shook his head "But then, how did the conversation turn into polluting each others air, did you guys fart or something?"
Kagome and Kikyou both turned a disgusted face towards Inu-Yasha and in synchronized voices they both said in an equally disgusted voice "Ew!"
"Then?"
"Forget it!" Kikyou turned her face towards the window again.
"What she said!" Kagome muttered after her.
After both of them had turned to their windows, they both burst out giggling.
"Weren't they just mad at each other a few minutes ago" Inu-Yasha whispered to his big brother.
"They're girls" He replied back in the same tone.
Inu-Yasha nodded in understanding. "Yeah, that kind of explains it"
After a few more minutes of silence, Kagome sighed and put on a pained expression. "My knees hurt for not stretching them for so long"
Sesshomuru blinked at her and then sifted further towards his window making a little space between him and Inu-Yasha. "You can put your feet here"
Kagome glanced at Sesshomuru "Aw, you're so sweet" And without further ado she stretched her legs and placed her feet between Inu-Yasha and Sesshomuru.
"I wonder why they couldn't have gave us four a separate carriage each, I mean, I know my father can afford it" Inu-Yasha spoke up as he punched Kagome's foot as she tried to wipe some dirt off her shoe on his kimono.
Kikyou nodded in agreement "And I wonder why they couldn't put us in a larger carriage, I mean, this one is only fit for two people, not four"
Sesshomuru and Kagome nodded in agreement
"And I wonder why the horses wont go faster, I mean, they can go much faster if told to" Sesshomuru added in on the conversation.
"Yeah, I mean, what if it takes all night to get there, how're we going to sleep?" Kagome added in the dreaded question. Kikyou shook her head mournfully while Sesshomuru banged his head silently on the window sill, Inu-Yasha had *by mistake* crushed Kagome's left foot in aggravation as he thought about what could happen.
"Have you both ever been to Totosai Island before? I'm sure Kagome and I haven't so we don't know how long it really might take to reach the destination" Kikyou asked a question directed to either Sesshomuru or Inu- Yasha. They both shook their heads.
"Never been there, but we've heard of it" Sesshomuru replied.
One hour passed and they were still in the carriage. Inu-Yasha had jumped out and had even asked the driver when they were going to reach the 'freakin' island and came back with the dreaded news.
"Its going to take the whole night to get there, he said we could have reached there by now but one of the legs on one horse is injured so were going slower" He sighed as Kagome and Kikyou gaped at him. Sesshomuru just stared at him as he mentally wished he didn't have to go through this.
"How're we going to sleep?" Kagome filled in the silence for them, the moon had already filled in for the sun and now she was starting to feel drowsy.
"Why don't Sesshomuru and Inu-Yasha sleep on top of the carriage and Kagome and I can sleep inside" Kikyou advised.
Inu-Yasha snorted "No way, we'll fall off when we fall asleep"
Sesshomuru nodded in agreement "Why don't we just sleep like were sitting now?"
Kagome whimpered as he heard him say that, it had been her number one negative opinion to go to sleep without actually lying down somewhere. Apart from that, she couldn't fall asleep any other way, and if they were going to follow Sesshomuru's advice, she was going to be awake the whole night.
Kikyou smirked as she saw Kagome's face "Kagome can't fall asleep with actually lying down on something, any other way – she'll be awake the whole night"
Kagome pouted as she heard Kikyou say that, curse it for her being her older sister and knowing almost everything about her.
"Why doesn't Kagome rest her head on Kikyou's lap and just fall asleep like that?" Inu-Yasha jumped in his advice to the small group. Kikyou shook her head.
"I want to lie down too you know, or else my backs going to hurt the whole day tomorrow"
Inu-Yasha shrugged, "Then, I don't know"
"I know!" Kikyou suddenly piped in. Sesshomuru and Inu-Yasha both questioned her with confused faces. Kagome just listened quietly, secretly hoping she didn't have to sleep anywhere near the men. "Why doesn't Kagome rest her head on Sesshomuru's lap and she can rest her feet on Inu-Yasha's lap..." She sent an apologetic glance towards Inu-Yasha "And then Sesshomuru can have a place where he can rest his feet and then I can rest my head on Sesshomuru's legs and then..." She took a deep breath "Inu-Yasha can rest his feet on where my feet are going to be?"
All three just blinked at her.
"Kikyou, are you crazy?" Kagome glared at her sister, why did SHE have to sleep on the boys?
Sesshomuru shrugged "Seemed like a sensible idea to me"
Kagome glanced at Sesshomuru, "But how come –I- have to sleep over there!" She pointed towards the two men who were eyeing her confusedly.
"Because you're the youngest one here, and it seems pretty okay because you ARE getting engaged to Sesshomuru and face it, I'm not going to sleep on Inu-Yasha" Kikyou rolled her eyes at Kagome.
Inu-Yasha just feh'ed and Sesshomuru blinked at Kagome innocently waiting for her answer. It seemed all three had agreed on the idea no matter how unfair it seemed to Kagome.
"Fine" She sighed, Kikyou did have a point there, she was the youngest of them all and she was doing this in the most innocent way possible. "But I'm being forced to do this, understand?"
Kikyou rolled her eyes "Yeah, yeah, now hurry up because I want to go to sleep"
Kagome gaped at her "You want to go to sleep now?"
Kikyou nodded "Yes! Now!"
She sighed, "Fine"
Getting up from her chair, with much effort and uncomfortable shifting, she finally sat on Sesshomuru's lap. "I'm going to regret this afterwards" She sighed disappointedly as she laid her head on his lap.
As soon as she had gotten off her chair, Sesshomuru had placed his feet on it and Kikyou had lain down comfortably. Inu-Yasha had grudgingly placed his feet down where Kikyou's feet were and now he was trying to make himself comfortable with Kagome's legs on his lap.
"Your feet better not stink" He called out to Kagome as he closed his eyes, ready for some sleep.
"They do not stink" She replied back in an evenly sleepy voice as she kicked his stomach when he tried to push her legs off.
"You two shut up and let me get some sleep" an angry voice called out to both of them which they recognized as Sesshomuru's.
Kagome wished everyone a good night sleep even though they all knew they were in the most uncomfortable position anyone could have thought of. Kagome drifted off into a dreamless slumber as the carriage rode on.
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