To Love Brothers
By: Meranda Bennett
Chapter 1: Trapped
They were trapped; the avalanche would keep them in the winter cottage for about three weeks. Kagome Higurashi paced back and forth until Sango literally flung her onto the couch, "Calm down" she said. Kagome sighed and ran her fingers through her puffy black hair, all the stress was getting to her. "Kagome it'll be fine" Kurumi said while she hugged onto Tsume, 'Easy for her to say, she has someone to go through it with' Kagome thought in envy. She looked over to Inu-yasha in longing as he and her sister snuggled in a warm embrace. She averted her gaze in front of her only to scream as cerulean eyes gazed at her, "Aka!" she shrieked. "Sorry, you looked a little down" she said and skipped away.
Kagome laid onto the couch curled up into a ball, she buried her head into her knees and inhaled the scent of fabric softener. 'Mama always uses Downy' Kagome thought with a smile that quickly fell, "Mama" a soft voice said. Kagome looked up and saw the hazel eyes of Kanna, "Yeah?" she asked, "Are you okay, Mama?" Kanna asked softly. Kagome nodded, "Yeah, I'm fine" she said and stood, Souta came running up to her, "Hey, sis" he said and smiled while hugging her slightly. "What are you up to?" she asked, he looked at her innocently and replied "Nothing", and she frowned. "Shippou, Toboe, and I are going to the kitchens" he said, "Don't put poor Toboe in trouble now" she called out as he ran off.
She fell back onto the couch and sighed while draping her arm over her eyes, "I think you should just relax, Mama" she heard the soft voice of Kanna say. "Don't worry about me, sweetie" Kagome replied, she let the girl call her 'Mama' because Kanna didn't have one and she felt sorry for her. She had grown to love her like a mother would love a child, "Okay, Mama" Kanna said and walked off to play with Rin. "Kagome, I'm bored!" Karinka whined, "Go play with Kiba" she suggested and Karinka walked off in that direction. "Tired?" a deep voice asked, Kagome opened her eyes to meet gold ones similar to the boy she loved only they held a certain coldness to them.
"Yeah, Sess, yeah" she said quietly, he picked up her head slightly and sat down, placing her head on his warm lap. It helped to null the pain of her headache; she sighed and looked up into his eyes. "You should just relax" he said, "That's what Kanna told me" she said and laughed lightly. Sesshoumaru smiled slightly, the one he reserved for her, the one that nobody else saw. "I wonder when they'll find out we're trapped here?" she asked herself more then Sesshoumaru, "Most likely in a couple of days, but we're pretty deep in the snow" he said. She sat up and laid her head on his shoulder while sliding her arms around his waist, he draped his arm over her shoulders and pulled her close.
"Kodak moment!" Yumi yelled and everyone turned towards the two on the couch, Kagome blushed deeply and barely noticeable trace of pink briefly flashed across Sesshoumaru's cheeks. Everyone cooed and laughed lightly before turning back to what they were doing. "I'm going to go take a shower" she said and got up, he nodded and laid on the couch for a brief nap, or at least until Kagome returned. Kagome walked to the bathroom and turned the hot water on full blast; she stared in front of the mirror and ran a comb through her hair. When she entered the tub it felt like a sauna, she sighed and poured shampoo into her hair and massaged her scalp.
"I wonder what it would be like if I were Kikyo?" she asked herself and stared at the steam rising off the water, sadly. "I'd rather be me" she said and furrowed her eyebrows, after she finished washing her hair and body she got out the tub and pulled on her undergarments, thermal long-sleeved shirt, and gray baggy sweatpants. She walked out of the bathroom and into the living room while tying her hair up in a messy bun. She giggled lightly when she saw Sesshoumaru sprawled on the couch with his hair spread around him and draping off the sides. She looked at his almost childish face, "You look so much cuter and nicer when you're asleep" she whispered while sitting on the floor next to him. "Then I best not let anyone see me when sleeping" he muttered with a small smile.
He opened his eyes to look into her blue ones, "You're lucky no one else is in here" she said. "Hmm" he muttered with a smirk, 'She's so pretty, even when she's just relaxing' he thought as he stared at her angelic face. "You are still in love with my idiot half-brother, Inu-yasha" he said as he noticed the hurt in her eyes, she looked down at her fingers. "Don't worry, I'm fine" she said with a smile that Sesshoumaru could tell was fake, he sat up and pulled her into his lap. She laid her head on his shoulder and began to cry into the crook of his neck, he smoothed the wrinkled back of her shirt. "Thank you, Sess, I don't know what I'd do without you" she whispered with trails of tears rolling down her cheeks. "Shh, you just rest" he said and rocked her back and forth while rubbing her palm.
Hope you enjoyed, R&R.
-Felicia M. Riddle