Disclaimer: check the first few chapters
A/N: Sorry for taking so long. I've been working everyday and I've got
homework so it took me awhile to get time to type this thing up. I'm
telling you right now...this chapter is kinda boring to me...but it
prepares everyone for what come next. More A/N after the chapter...
Chapter 9: Warnings
Kagome watched as Sesshomaru laid Tatsuha down in her bed like she had asked. Kagome had cleaned a cut on his cheek and carefully bandaged it up too. She covered him with a blanket and then snuck out of the room. Sesshomaru was in the kitchen pouring tea into two cups. "Want some tea?" He asked.
Kagome snapped her fingers and her outfit, make-up, and hair changed. Instead of the dress, she wore jeans and a red polo. "Sure," She said as she took a seat on the couch. He made his way over and handed her one of the cups. "Thanks."
"It's not your fault, Kagome," he told her as he took a seat next to her.
"I know, but I can't help but think that it is..." Kagome sighed as she stared into her cup of tea, watching the tea leaves settle down to the bottom of her cup. "I mean he took a punch for me...and his family disowned him...that isn't right."
"It may not be right, Kagome, but to him, you are more important than his family," Sesshomaru told her, thinking the same thing of himself. "You have done the same thing for Inu Yasha, that baka of a wolf, Kouga, and myself. Haven't you?"
"Yes, but...it doesn't feel like the same thing," Kagome sighed.
Sesshomaru reached over to her and turned her gaze to him. "To me it does," He stated as he brushed a strand of hair out of her face. Kagome smiled happily. "You should get some rest, Kagome. It's been a long night. You can sleep in my room tonight and I will..."
"Keep me company...please...?" She asked with pleading eyes. "At least until I fall asleep. I don't want to be alone tonight."
Sesshoamru nodded as he drank the rest of his tea. "You know, it doesn't look very professional for me to be sleeping in the same bed as my intern, even though we are fully clothed," Sesshomaru said ushering her to his bedroom.
"Which is why no one will know," Kaogme said as she slipped under the covers after a quick snap of her fingers, changing her clothes into pajamas. "You know...it's nice to finally be able to use my magic whenever I want to."
Sesshomaru smiled and laid down next to her, pulling her into his arms. "Goodnight, Kagome," He whispered.
"Oyasumi,
Sesshomaru..." She yawned
before falling into a
deep sleep.
As soon as he was sure she was asleep, he snuck out of bed and walked to his study. He picked up his phone and called his brother.
"Hey. How was the benefit?" Inu Yasha asked on the other end.
"Not good. Eiri's younger brother showed up and protected Kagome from his father, causing him to be disowned."
"Oh. Well that's not good. How's Kagome? Is she okay?"
"She's sad. She feels like it is her fault."
"I'm sure. Is she awake?"
"No, she just fell asleep. What should I do? This never happened with Rin or any of her kids."
"I guess , just keep an eye on her."
"What about Tatsuha?"
"UH...his brother doesn't know yet?"
"No."
'You'll just have to wait to find out what he wants to do then, I guess. But I gotta go, Sesshomaru. This meeting is in five minutes so..."
"Yeah...thanks. I"ll see you when you get back."
"Yeah...later."
Sesshoamru set his phone down and sensed something powerful coming from his room. He opened the door and saw Kagome sitting at the edge of the bed with the Shikon no Tama in her hands. "Kagome?" He asked.
She gasped and the power slowly dissipated. She turned and saw him in the doorway staring at her with worry. "I-I don't even know what I was doing..." She said softly as she lowered her gaze sadly.
He walked over to the bed and sat next to her, bringing her into his arms. "It'll be alright, Kagome. I promise," he assured her. Kagome closed her eyes and relaxed in his arms. It felt right, and both of them secretly made mental notes of it. Sesshomaru closed his eyes, taking a DEEP breath before pulling away. "You should get some rest, Kagome. I'll stay here with you."
Kagome nodded and put the jewel around her neck again, before lying down on the bed again. Sesshomaru laid down next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Arigatoo, Sesshomaru..." she whispered before drifting off to sleep for the second time that night.
"Aishiteru, Kagome..." He whispered when he knew she wouldn't
hear.
~*~Inside Kagome's Dream~*~
Kagome sat under the Goshinboku tree back in Sengoku Jidai. She
slowly opened her eyes and looked up into its branches. The Sunlight
seeped through and gently touched her face. It felt nice, warm, and
relaxing. Suddenly, the sky darkened and the air became chilly.
Kagome felt someone's presence entering the area and quickly looked
down. She looked straight in front of her to see the priestess before
her. "Kikyo?"
"Hello, Kagome."
Kagome quickly jumped up and got ready to defend herself.
"Don't worry, Kagome. I'm dead, remember? This is your dream. I
can't hurt you here, even though others can..."
"What do you want?"
"I came to warn you."
"Of what?"
"Menoumaru."
"Who?"
"He's a demon, who wants to kill Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru and
take their swords."
"Why?" Kagome asked curiously. She knew Inu Yasha had never
encountered a demon by that name, but she didn't know about
Sesshomaru.
"Inu-Taisho, their fahter's enemy. He sealed him away long ago,
but soon... Be careful, Kagome..."
Kagome gasped when she saw Kikyo vanish. "Wait!"
Suddenly, a pale-faced, green-haired demon emerged from the
shadows with an evil smirk and gleam in his eyes. Kagome instantly
felt threatened and started backing up. Within a blink of an eye, she
was pinned to Goshinboku with a clawed hand holding her above the
ground around her neck. The demons face was in hers, hissing.
"Soon...I will get my revenge..." she watched as he raised his free
hand, claws extended. Then it started towards her heart and...
~*~Back to Reality~*~
Kagome jumped straight up and gasped, waking up the sleeping inu- youkai next to her. He looked up and saw a thin layer of sweat on her face. "Are you okay?" He asked, his eyes filled with worry. He watched as she reached up and touched her neck. He looked and saw nothing. "It was a dream, Kagome."
Kagome shook her head. "No...I don't think it was," Kagome said softly as she turned to him. Her eyes filled with horror. "Kikyo spoke to me in my dream."
Sesshomaru listened closely as she explained it to him. He decided that the following morning, he would look into his father's scrolls to look for any information on Menoumaru.
~*~The following morning~*~
Kagome walked into her bedroom and saw Tatsuha staring out the window. "Tatsuha?" She asked, catching his attention. She watched as he turned his gaze to her and forced a smile on his face. Tears streamed down Kagome's cheeks and she ran over to him, throwing her arms around his neck. He hugged her tightly as she cried into his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
Tatsuha ran his fingers through her hair and held her tight. "Kagome...it's okay. It was my choice," He whispered. "I knew what would happen if I continue to side with you..."
"I-it shouldn't have happened," Kagome said as she looked up at him with a tear-stained face.
"It's not a perfect world, Kagome..." He reminded. "Things like this do happen..."
Kagome nodded and wiped her tears away with Tatsuha's help. "Well...you should get dressed and wash up. Sesshomaru would like to speak to you," Kagome told him, handing him a set of clothes. "You can use Sesshomaru's bathroom which is the next room on the right and through the double doors. Sesshomaru will show you. He's in the next room."
Tatsuha nodded and got up to leave the room, but before he could, Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his back. "Thank you," She whispered before letting him go and heading into her bathroom. Tatsuha smiled and walked out of the droom. He saw Sesshomaru sitting at the kitchen counter with the newspaper and a cup of coffee.
"Sesshomaru, sir?" Tatsuha asked. Sesshomaru set down his coffee and paper and got to his feet. HE walked Tatsuha to his room and showed him the bathroom. "Arigatoo gozaimasu."
But before he could shut the door, Sesshomaru stopped him. "After you're done, come to my study, last door at the end of the hall. We have things we need to discuss," Sesshomaru stated and then left him to his things.
Kagome finished her bath and came out in an orange t-shirt, blue sweater and jeans. She walked into the kitchen and saw Sesshomaru walking towards his study. "Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked and he stopped, turning towards her.
"I looked at my father's scrolls," Sesshomaru told her. "If what you say is true...we must be prepared. He is not a force to reckon with."
Kagome nodded and took a deep breath. She knew what Sesshomaru was going to tell Tatsuha and sighed. "Do you have to tell him? It may only put him in danger..." Kagome said softly, knowing Sesshoamru heard her. Sesshomaru took a deep breath and walked up to her, placing his hands gently on her shoulders.
"He needs to know, Kagome. He needs to know why you cannot see him," Sesshomaru told her. "I know you feel that he will not want to be apart of any of this anymore, but you have to believe he will understand."
Kagome nodded and walked back to her room. Sesshomaru heard her walking away and continued on his path to his study.
A/N: Thanks for reading everyone. I have the next chapter written, I hope to have it up soon...I just have to type it out. However, I plan on "Snap Bidding" for a sorority so depending on how that works out and I also work everyday but Thursday and Sunday this week...so we'll see how quickly it will get up. For a ballpark on when I will update...check my profile. Thanks everyone!!
Kagome watched as Sesshomaru laid Tatsuha down in her bed like she had asked. Kagome had cleaned a cut on his cheek and carefully bandaged it up too. She covered him with a blanket and then snuck out of the room. Sesshomaru was in the kitchen pouring tea into two cups. "Want some tea?" He asked.
Kagome snapped her fingers and her outfit, make-up, and hair changed. Instead of the dress, she wore jeans and a red polo. "Sure," She said as she took a seat on the couch. He made his way over and handed her one of the cups. "Thanks."
"It's not your fault, Kagome," he told her as he took a seat next to her.
"I know, but I can't help but think that it is..." Kagome sighed as she stared into her cup of tea, watching the tea leaves settle down to the bottom of her cup. "I mean he took a punch for me...and his family disowned him...that isn't right."
"It may not be right, Kagome, but to him, you are more important than his family," Sesshomaru told her, thinking the same thing of himself. "You have done the same thing for Inu Yasha, that baka of a wolf, Kouga, and myself. Haven't you?"
"Yes, but...it doesn't feel like the same thing," Kagome sighed.
Sesshomaru reached over to her and turned her gaze to him. "To me it does," He stated as he brushed a strand of hair out of her face. Kagome smiled happily. "You should get some rest, Kagome. It's been a long night. You can sleep in my room tonight and I will..."
"Keep me company...please...?" She asked with pleading eyes. "At least until I fall asleep. I don't want to be alone tonight."
Sesshoamru nodded as he drank the rest of his tea. "You know, it doesn't look very professional for me to be sleeping in the same bed as my intern, even though we are fully clothed," Sesshomaru said ushering her to his bedroom.
"Which is why no one will know," Kaogme said as she slipped under the covers after a quick snap of her fingers, changing her clothes into pajamas. "You know...it's nice to finally be able to use my magic whenever I want to."
Sesshomaru smiled and laid down next to her, pulling her into his arms. "Goodnight, Kagome," He whispered.
"Oyasumi,
Sesshomaru..." She yawned
before falling into a
deep sleep.
As soon as he was sure she was asleep, he snuck out of bed and walked to his study. He picked up his phone and called his brother.
"Hey. How was the benefit?" Inu Yasha asked on the other end.
"Not good. Eiri's younger brother showed up and protected Kagome from his father, causing him to be disowned."
"Oh. Well that's not good. How's Kagome? Is she okay?"
"She's sad. She feels like it is her fault."
"I'm sure. Is she awake?"
"No, she just fell asleep. What should I do? This never happened with Rin or any of her kids."
"I guess , just keep an eye on her."
"What about Tatsuha?"
"UH...his brother doesn't know yet?"
"No."
'You'll just have to wait to find out what he wants to do then, I guess. But I gotta go, Sesshomaru. This meeting is in five minutes so..."
"Yeah...thanks. I"ll see you when you get back."
"Yeah...later."
Sesshoamru set his phone down and sensed something powerful coming from his room. He opened the door and saw Kagome sitting at the edge of the bed with the Shikon no Tama in her hands. "Kagome?" He asked.
She gasped and the power slowly dissipated. She turned and saw him in the doorway staring at her with worry. "I-I don't even know what I was doing..." She said softly as she lowered her gaze sadly.
He walked over to the bed and sat next to her, bringing her into his arms. "It'll be alright, Kagome. I promise," he assured her. Kagome closed her eyes and relaxed in his arms. It felt right, and both of them secretly made mental notes of it. Sesshomaru closed his eyes, taking a DEEP breath before pulling away. "You should get some rest, Kagome. I'll stay here with you."
Kagome nodded and put the jewel around her neck again, before lying down on the bed again. Sesshomaru laid down next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Arigatoo, Sesshomaru..." she whispered before drifting off to sleep for the second time that night.
"Aishiteru, Kagome..." He whispered when he knew she wouldn't
hear.
~*~Inside Kagome's Dream~*~
Kagome sat under the Goshinboku tree back in Sengoku Jidai. She
slowly opened her eyes and looked up into its branches. The Sunlight
seeped through and gently touched her face. It felt nice, warm, and
relaxing. Suddenly, the sky darkened and the air became chilly.
Kagome felt someone's presence entering the area and quickly looked
down. She looked straight in front of her to see the priestess before
her. "Kikyo?"
"Hello, Kagome."
Kagome quickly jumped up and got ready to defend herself.
"Don't worry, Kagome. I'm dead, remember? This is your dream. I
can't hurt you here, even though others can..."
"What do you want?"
"I came to warn you."
"Of what?"
"Menoumaru."
"Who?"
"He's a demon, who wants to kill Inu Yasha and Sesshomaru and
take their swords."
"Why?" Kagome asked curiously. She knew Inu Yasha had never
encountered a demon by that name, but she didn't know about
Sesshomaru.
"Inu-Taisho, their fahter's enemy. He sealed him away long ago,
but soon... Be careful, Kagome..."
Kagome gasped when she saw Kikyo vanish. "Wait!"
Suddenly, a pale-faced, green-haired demon emerged from the
shadows with an evil smirk and gleam in his eyes. Kagome instantly
felt threatened and started backing up. Within a blink of an eye, she
was pinned to Goshinboku with a clawed hand holding her above the
ground around her neck. The demons face was in hers, hissing.
"Soon...I will get my revenge..." she watched as he raised his free
hand, claws extended. Then it started towards her heart and...
~*~Back to Reality~*~
Kagome jumped straight up and gasped, waking up the sleeping inu- youkai next to her. He looked up and saw a thin layer of sweat on her face. "Are you okay?" He asked, his eyes filled with worry. He watched as she reached up and touched her neck. He looked and saw nothing. "It was a dream, Kagome."
Kagome shook her head. "No...I don't think it was," Kagome said softly as she turned to him. Her eyes filled with horror. "Kikyo spoke to me in my dream."
Sesshomaru listened closely as she explained it to him. He decided that the following morning, he would look into his father's scrolls to look for any information on Menoumaru.
~*~The following morning~*~
Kagome walked into her bedroom and saw Tatsuha staring out the window. "Tatsuha?" She asked, catching his attention. She watched as he turned his gaze to her and forced a smile on his face. Tears streamed down Kagome's cheeks and she ran over to him, throwing her arms around his neck. He hugged her tightly as she cried into his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!"
Tatsuha ran his fingers through her hair and held her tight. "Kagome...it's okay. It was my choice," He whispered. "I knew what would happen if I continue to side with you..."
"I-it shouldn't have happened," Kagome said as she looked up at him with a tear-stained face.
"It's not a perfect world, Kagome..." He reminded. "Things like this do happen..."
Kagome nodded and wiped her tears away with Tatsuha's help. "Well...you should get dressed and wash up. Sesshomaru would like to speak to you," Kagome told him, handing him a set of clothes. "You can use Sesshomaru's bathroom which is the next room on the right and through the double doors. Sesshomaru will show you. He's in the next room."
Tatsuha nodded and got up to leave the room, but before he could, Kagome wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head against his back. "Thank you," She whispered before letting him go and heading into her bathroom. Tatsuha smiled and walked out of the droom. He saw Sesshomaru sitting at the kitchen counter with the newspaper and a cup of coffee.
"Sesshomaru, sir?" Tatsuha asked. Sesshomaru set down his coffee and paper and got to his feet. HE walked Tatsuha to his room and showed him the bathroom. "Arigatoo gozaimasu."
But before he could shut the door, Sesshomaru stopped him. "After you're done, come to my study, last door at the end of the hall. We have things we need to discuss," Sesshomaru stated and then left him to his things.
Kagome finished her bath and came out in an orange t-shirt, blue sweater and jeans. She walked into the kitchen and saw Sesshomaru walking towards his study. "Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked and he stopped, turning towards her.
"I looked at my father's scrolls," Sesshomaru told her. "If what you say is true...we must be prepared. He is not a force to reckon with."
Kagome nodded and took a deep breath. She knew what Sesshomaru was going to tell Tatsuha and sighed. "Do you have to tell him? It may only put him in danger..." Kagome said softly, knowing Sesshoamru heard her. Sesshomaru took a deep breath and walked up to her, placing his hands gently on her shoulders.
"He needs to know, Kagome. He needs to know why you cannot see him," Sesshomaru told her. "I know you feel that he will not want to be apart of any of this anymore, but you have to believe he will understand."
Kagome nodded and walked back to her room. Sesshomaru heard her walking away and continued on his path to his study.
A/N: Thanks for reading everyone. I have the next chapter written, I hope to have it up soon...I just have to type it out. However, I plan on "Snap Bidding" for a sorority so depending on how that works out and I also work everyday but Thursday and Sunday this week...so we'll see how quickly it will get up. For a ballpark on when I will update...check my profile. Thanks everyone!!