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A/N: Yeah.so.umm.I lied again. Well actually, work got cancelled again.
Thank god for snow!! Well so I finished my homework early today so here's
the next chapter. You know what else.screw the update notice. The way
this is going.there is no way I can guess when I will update next. So.I'll
update when I do. Thanks for the support everyone!!! FYI.this chapter is
kind of short and I wasn't sure if this was a good place to end this
chapter, but oh well. Thanks everyone!
Chapter 11: Love Confessions
~*~A week later~*~
A week had past and nothing new had happened since Kagome's encounter with Menoumaru. Menoumaru no longer appeared to Kagome and everyone tried to be alert. Now, it was Friday Night and Kagome sat at the dinner table with Sesshomaru, alone. They ate in silence and quickly cleaned up the dishes. Afterwards, Sesshomaru went to his study to work, leaving Kagome alone. She had been quiet for the past couple of days and it started to worry him, but he figured she would talk to him when she was ready.
Kagome, on the other hand, had thought long and hard about her encounter with Sesshomaru in her dream and decided that it was time to talk to him about it, at least before Menoumaru appeared again. She didn't know what exactly she was going to say, but in case something happened to her, she wanted him to know how she felt about him.
She took a deep breath and walked over to his study, gently knocking on the door. "Come in," he called and she walked in. Sesshomaru looked up from his paperwork and saw her take a seat, nervously, in front of him. "Is something troubling you, Kagome?"
"You've been so generous, Sesshomaru. I-I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me," Kagome said shyly.
"It's nothing, Kagome. Do not worry about it," Sesshomaru said, knowing their was more to her presence in front of him than that. "Kagome...you can talk to me. I know that isn't what you came to tell me."
"Gomen..." Kagome said softly as she stood up and started to the door. She was afraid of the words that she seemed to hear quite often during Sengoku Jidai. She didn't want her relationship with Sesshomaru to end up like hers and Inu Yasha's.
"For what?" He asked with concern when he saw her walking towards the door.
"For falling in love with you," She whispered before exiting the study, leaving a stunned taiyoukai at his desk. Moments later, he heard a door close and decided to talk to her about her final comment; his heart racing and his mind jumping for joy. He followed her scent to her bedroom and knocked, he opened the door and saw her staring out the window. "I didn't say you could come in."
"You never said I couldn't. Besides it's my house," Sesshomaru said as he walked over to her. She didn't look at him and continued to stare out the window. "Kagome, we need to talk about what you just told me."
"There's nothing to talk about. I know you only see me as a friend..." She said softly as she felt him grab her, whirling her around to face him; she couldn't look at him though.
"Kagome, look at me," He whispered gently.
Kagome sighed and looked up to see two amber eyes looking down at her with only one emotion evident in them. "Kagome, when I first met you, I tried denying that I loved you. You were beautiful, powerful, kind, the perfect woman, but you were human and my brother's best friend, so I tried to ignore the idea. After we defeated Naraku and you returned home, I realized that I couldn't deny it any longer, but I always thought you loved my brother. I knew he loved you as well, but Kagome, I love you and I will never love anyone else. When you came back into our lives, my heart jumped for joy, but I thought I had lost my chances already and decided to protect you and befriend you instead. But I love you more than anything in the world," Sesshomaru told her as tears rolled down her cheeks. He smiled happily and wiped them away.
"I love you too, Sesshomaru," She said with a smile on her face. Their gazes locked and Sesshomaru cupped her cheek gently and started to lower his lips to hers. Suddenly, she winced and stepped back, holding her shoulder.
"What is it?" He asked as he stepped towards her. Kagome's focus started to blur and she started to stumble around. Sesshomaru quickly ran over to her, catching her before she hit the ground as he feet gave out on her.
"Kagome!" He called, but she was unconscious in his arms. He shook her gently, calling her name, but remained unresponsive. He quickly picked her up and laid her down in her bed before picking up the phone and calling his brother.
Inu Yasha, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku hurried to Sesshomaru's apartment as quickly as possible. Inu Yasha used his keys to get in and they saw Sesshomaru staring down at Kagome in her bedroom. She was lying on her bed, lifelessly. "Oh my god, Kagome!" Sango gasped at the sight of her, before turning to Miroku and crying against his chest. Miroku ran his hands soothingly on Sango's back, but he too felt like crying. Shippo had made his way to Kagome's bedside, crying next to her.
"Sesshomaru, is she..." Inu Yasha began as he stood in the doorway. He was horrified and could barely stay in the house without breaking down.
"She's alive," Sesshomaru said softly, hearing Inu Yasha sigh with relief. "However, I do not know what is wrong with her and her heartbeat is faint..."
"You've tried waking her?" Miroku asked quietly. Sesshomaru looked up at the monk and saw that he was desperately trying to hold back his tears for Sango's sake.
"Yes, she remains unresponsive," Sesshomaru answered.
"Does she have a fever? Maybe she was just overwhelmed," Miroku suggested.
"No, she was fine before hand," Sesshomaru said. Inu Yasha turned to his brother and saw the look in his eyes. It was the look of someone who was losing the love of their life. Something must've happened between them... He looked at Kagome and saw Kirara trying to wake her up by nudging her cheek and purring softly, yet sadly.
"Sesshomaru," Inu Yasha called and Sesshomaru forced his gaze away from Kagome to look at him. "Follow me."
Sesshomaru nodded and followed Inu Yasha out of the room to his study. Inu Yasha closed the door and Sesshomaru took the seat at his desk. "What is it, brother?" Sesshomaru asked as he tried to hide his face.
"Something happened between you and Kagome before she passed out, I want to know what," Inu Yasha stated.
"Yes, something did happen," Sesshomaru said softly, still hiding his face. "However it is none of your business."
"Yes, it is my business!" Inu Yasha growled as he slammed his fist down on Sesshomaru's desk and hovered over it, trying to get his brother to look him in the eye. "Kagome is my best friend and the woman I love! For all I know, her life is in danger and it could be because of what you are not telling me!"
Sesshomaru sighed and looked up at his brother. "She told me she loved me...and I told her I loved her," Sesshomaru said softly. "I'm sorry, brother."
Inu Yasha's eyes widened and he slowly sat down in one of the chairs across from Sesshomaru. "I-I was going to tell you, but she acted first..." Sesshomaru told him. "I'm sorry..."
Inu Yasha smiled and shook his head. "No, don't be. For some reason...I knew...on some level," Inu Yasha told him. "I knew that I would never be able to receive Kagome's love like before. I destroyed that bond between us back in Sengoku Jidai when I was blinded by my duty to Kikyo, setting aside my feelings for Kagome."
Sesshomaru nodded. "I'm glad she loves you though, Sesshomaru, and you return her love. I don't know how I would feel if she married Eiri, but you...I know you well enough to know you will protect her and love her as much as she loves you," Inu Yasha said softly, before meeting his gaze. "But Sesshomaru, if you hurt her in anyway, I will hurt you and take her away from you."
Sesshomaru nodded and they decided to return to Kagome's side.
Recommendation: I would strongly recommend reading any of Ericedwyn's fanfics. They are all very good, although most of them are incomplete. My favorites are: City By the Bay, Bane of Existence, and A Demon Should Act Like a Demon. City By the Bay and A Demon Should Act Like A Demon have a Sesshomaru x Kagome pairing and Bane of Existence (formerly known as Kagome's Second (I think)) is the first Bankotsu x Kagome pairing I have ever read, but it is great and I found it quite hilarious. So please read them!!
Chapter 11: Love Confessions
~*~A week later~*~
A week had past and nothing new had happened since Kagome's encounter with Menoumaru. Menoumaru no longer appeared to Kagome and everyone tried to be alert. Now, it was Friday Night and Kagome sat at the dinner table with Sesshomaru, alone. They ate in silence and quickly cleaned up the dishes. Afterwards, Sesshomaru went to his study to work, leaving Kagome alone. She had been quiet for the past couple of days and it started to worry him, but he figured she would talk to him when she was ready.
Kagome, on the other hand, had thought long and hard about her encounter with Sesshomaru in her dream and decided that it was time to talk to him about it, at least before Menoumaru appeared again. She didn't know what exactly she was going to say, but in case something happened to her, she wanted him to know how she felt about him.
She took a deep breath and walked over to his study, gently knocking on the door. "Come in," he called and she walked in. Sesshomaru looked up from his paperwork and saw her take a seat, nervously, in front of him. "Is something troubling you, Kagome?"
"You've been so generous, Sesshomaru. I-I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me," Kagome said shyly.
"It's nothing, Kagome. Do not worry about it," Sesshomaru said, knowing their was more to her presence in front of him than that. "Kagome...you can talk to me. I know that isn't what you came to tell me."
"Gomen..." Kagome said softly as she stood up and started to the door. She was afraid of the words that she seemed to hear quite often during Sengoku Jidai. She didn't want her relationship with Sesshomaru to end up like hers and Inu Yasha's.
"For what?" He asked with concern when he saw her walking towards the door.
"For falling in love with you," She whispered before exiting the study, leaving a stunned taiyoukai at his desk. Moments later, he heard a door close and decided to talk to her about her final comment; his heart racing and his mind jumping for joy. He followed her scent to her bedroom and knocked, he opened the door and saw her staring out the window. "I didn't say you could come in."
"You never said I couldn't. Besides it's my house," Sesshomaru said as he walked over to her. She didn't look at him and continued to stare out the window. "Kagome, we need to talk about what you just told me."
"There's nothing to talk about. I know you only see me as a friend..." She said softly as she felt him grab her, whirling her around to face him; she couldn't look at him though.
"Kagome, look at me," He whispered gently.
Kagome sighed and looked up to see two amber eyes looking down at her with only one emotion evident in them. "Kagome, when I first met you, I tried denying that I loved you. You were beautiful, powerful, kind, the perfect woman, but you were human and my brother's best friend, so I tried to ignore the idea. After we defeated Naraku and you returned home, I realized that I couldn't deny it any longer, but I always thought you loved my brother. I knew he loved you as well, but Kagome, I love you and I will never love anyone else. When you came back into our lives, my heart jumped for joy, but I thought I had lost my chances already and decided to protect you and befriend you instead. But I love you more than anything in the world," Sesshomaru told her as tears rolled down her cheeks. He smiled happily and wiped them away.
"I love you too, Sesshomaru," She said with a smile on her face. Their gazes locked and Sesshomaru cupped her cheek gently and started to lower his lips to hers. Suddenly, she winced and stepped back, holding her shoulder.
"What is it?" He asked as he stepped towards her. Kagome's focus started to blur and she started to stumble around. Sesshomaru quickly ran over to her, catching her before she hit the ground as he feet gave out on her.
"Kagome!" He called, but she was unconscious in his arms. He shook her gently, calling her name, but remained unresponsive. He quickly picked her up and laid her down in her bed before picking up the phone and calling his brother.
Inu Yasha, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku hurried to Sesshomaru's apartment as quickly as possible. Inu Yasha used his keys to get in and they saw Sesshomaru staring down at Kagome in her bedroom. She was lying on her bed, lifelessly. "Oh my god, Kagome!" Sango gasped at the sight of her, before turning to Miroku and crying against his chest. Miroku ran his hands soothingly on Sango's back, but he too felt like crying. Shippo had made his way to Kagome's bedside, crying next to her.
"Sesshomaru, is she..." Inu Yasha began as he stood in the doorway. He was horrified and could barely stay in the house without breaking down.
"She's alive," Sesshomaru said softly, hearing Inu Yasha sigh with relief. "However, I do not know what is wrong with her and her heartbeat is faint..."
"You've tried waking her?" Miroku asked quietly. Sesshomaru looked up at the monk and saw that he was desperately trying to hold back his tears for Sango's sake.
"Yes, she remains unresponsive," Sesshomaru answered.
"Does she have a fever? Maybe she was just overwhelmed," Miroku suggested.
"No, she was fine before hand," Sesshomaru said. Inu Yasha turned to his brother and saw the look in his eyes. It was the look of someone who was losing the love of their life. Something must've happened between them... He looked at Kagome and saw Kirara trying to wake her up by nudging her cheek and purring softly, yet sadly.
"Sesshomaru," Inu Yasha called and Sesshomaru forced his gaze away from Kagome to look at him. "Follow me."
Sesshomaru nodded and followed Inu Yasha out of the room to his study. Inu Yasha closed the door and Sesshomaru took the seat at his desk. "What is it, brother?" Sesshomaru asked as he tried to hide his face.
"Something happened between you and Kagome before she passed out, I want to know what," Inu Yasha stated.
"Yes, something did happen," Sesshomaru said softly, still hiding his face. "However it is none of your business."
"Yes, it is my business!" Inu Yasha growled as he slammed his fist down on Sesshomaru's desk and hovered over it, trying to get his brother to look him in the eye. "Kagome is my best friend and the woman I love! For all I know, her life is in danger and it could be because of what you are not telling me!"
Sesshomaru sighed and looked up at his brother. "She told me she loved me...and I told her I loved her," Sesshomaru said softly. "I'm sorry, brother."
Inu Yasha's eyes widened and he slowly sat down in one of the chairs across from Sesshomaru. "I-I was going to tell you, but she acted first..." Sesshomaru told him. "I'm sorry..."
Inu Yasha smiled and shook his head. "No, don't be. For some reason...I knew...on some level," Inu Yasha told him. "I knew that I would never be able to receive Kagome's love like before. I destroyed that bond between us back in Sengoku Jidai when I was blinded by my duty to Kikyo, setting aside my feelings for Kagome."
Sesshomaru nodded. "I'm glad she loves you though, Sesshomaru, and you return her love. I don't know how I would feel if she married Eiri, but you...I know you well enough to know you will protect her and love her as much as she loves you," Inu Yasha said softly, before meeting his gaze. "But Sesshomaru, if you hurt her in anyway, I will hurt you and take her away from you."
Sesshomaru nodded and they decided to return to Kagome's side.
Recommendation: I would strongly recommend reading any of Ericedwyn's fanfics. They are all very good, although most of them are incomplete. My favorites are: City By the Bay, Bane of Existence, and A Demon Should Act Like a Demon. City By the Bay and A Demon Should Act Like A Demon have a Sesshomaru x Kagome pairing and Bane of Existence (formerly known as Kagome's Second (I think)) is the first Bankotsu x Kagome pairing I have ever read, but it is great and I found it quite hilarious. So please read them!!