Authors Notes: Okay, so it's another filler chapter filled with those kinda things that make a story a little more interesting. It's got some interesting facts and a little bit about Sesshy's mom. Also, someone asked me to email them updates, but they left no email address….Next time you review, if you put your email addy on there(it wont show up in the review you have to do it in the designated box) I will send you email updates!
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Bad Day
Chapter 28-We're living just barely, we sent our answer
Kagome awoke the next afternoon, her head slightly aching and her body sore. Opening her eyes, she sighed as she saw Sesshoumaru's face lying next to her own. He looked peaceful and content, and a little haggard, even in sleep.
She shifted, suddenly noticing she was in a shift. Had he changed her? The thought made her blush despite the fact he had seen her body so many times. Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and looked at her with a gentle smile. Suddenly growling, he pulled her back down onto the bed and into his strong embrace. Kagome was stunned as he gently kissed her hair.
"How are you?" He asked as he threw his leg over hers, effectively trapping her.
"I'm okay. My head hurts a little," She admitted as she squirmed.
"Don't do that, you don't have enough energy," He warned. Kagome abruptly stopped and smiled up at him shyly.
"I'm hungry," She said after a moment of silence. Her stomach suddenly growled to reiterate her statement. Sesshoumaru laughed and stood, smiling as he began to dress himself. After he had finished dressing, her stopped over the chest and opened it, then shuffled through it gently.
The kimono he pulled out made Kagome gasp in awe.
The scene that was painted on the dark blue silk was that of a sunset. There were pinks, purples, blues and golds. The effect was startling, like a wondrous fire crept up the hem of the skirt. Silver stars were painted on the dark blue all over the kimono, and Kagome saw a shooting star on both sleeves. Sesshoumaru turned it around and a white crescent moon was painted on the back.
"This was the kimono that was given to my mother as a wedding gift from my grandparents. I would like you to wear it," He said. Kagome nodded dumbly as she stood and walked over to him.
"It's beautiful," She whispered and she trailed her fingers lightly down the shooting star on the sleeves.
"You would do it justice," He told her as he set the kimono down and began to slip the shift off of her. She stood in front of him, naked. Her arms began to go up to cover herself. He took her hands and placed them back at her sides.
"You are beautiful, do not hide from me," He told her.
He pulled out an under robe and began to dress her. She watched as he tied it, then put the kimono on her lithe figure. Then he pulled out the obi, a purple piece of silk decorated in a pattern of starbursts. Slowly, he tied it in a box knot. Last of all, he pulled her hair back into a low ponytail at the base of her neck with a white leather string.
As Sesshoumaru pulled her over to a mirror made of polished bronze, she felt her cheeks grow red. When she saw the woman in the mirror, she reached out to touch the mirror gently, her mouth gaping in awe.
Was the woman really her?
"You are beautiful," He told her as he looked over her shoulder. She turned and kissed his lips gently.
"Thank you," She told him. He smiled and took her hand, and they walked from the room and into the halls. Servants everywhere gaped at her, and Kagome couldn't help but feel a little self conscious.
When they arrived in the dining room, Kagome received hugs from Shippou and Rin, and welcome backs from Sango and Miroku (who were sitting very close together indeed). Kaede bowed her head deeply and smiled. Last of all, Kentetsu stood and embraced her fully.
"You look like the lady you are," He told her as he let go. Kagome smiled and blushed. Sesshoumaru sat, and she took her place next to him.
"Sesshoumaru-Sama, you have an arm!" Rin suddenly exclaimed. Kagome blushed an even deeper red as Sesshoumaru smiled at her.
"Kagome replaced it somehow. It was after a battle with the cat youkai," He told them.
"Where are they by the way?" Kagome asked as she accepted a glass of tea from a servant.
"They are currently in the children's rooms. They were wreaking havoc with the castle, and it took us all a very long time to catch them. Kirara has taken them as her own," Sango told her. Kagome blushed as she thought about the kittens, and almost laughed.
"I'll go get them!" Rin said as she dragged Shippou out of the room. Kagome smiled, but her smile faltered as Inu Yasha stepped in. His eyes took her in, took in her place next to Sesshoumaru, and he snorted as he sat at the farthest end of the table. Away from Sesshoumaru and Kagome.
All of a sudden everyone began to talk about their adventures finding the shikon shards. Sango and Miroku talked about being stuck in a cave because of a storm, and Kagome remembered her own adventures in the cave.
Suddenly Sesshoumaru started speaking of her training for her powers and her defeat of the man in the volcano. His emphasis was on her victory.
"He was a seer who was corrupt," She added.
"Yes, and Kagome has become very adept at working with energy. She summoned a cloud and brought us here from Naha yesterday, speeding it up by using her own energy," He told them. Sango and Miroku looked surprised, Kentetsu merely smiled, and Inu Yasha looked interested.
Right as Inu Yasha was about to say his first words of the morning, Shippou and Rin ran in, three kittens right behind them.
Two of the kittens crawled into Kagome's lap and began to purr contentedly as another climbed up Sesshoumaru's back and onto his shoulder to play in the mass of hair.
Everyone looked on, dumbfounded, as Sesshoumaru merely sighed and let the small youkai kitten continue to play in his hair, eventually getting tangled.
Their looks changed to pure shock as Kagome gently untangled the kitten from his hair and put it in his lap.
Food arrived and Kagome and Sesshoumaru talked to one another, feeding the kittens bits of meat as they ate. At some point, everyone else joined in too and the conversation flowed around safe, normal topics. No one asked Sesshoumaru why he was letting a kitten lay on it's back in his lap and play with his hair or eat from his hand.
Inu Yasha was the last to speak, but he chose a topic everyone was interested in.
"When do you go get the last of the shards?" He asked.
"In a few days. Kagome used up much of her strength getting us here, and it must be replenished before we go into any sort of battle," He said.
"Feh, like she can do anything useful in a battle. She might as well stay here," Inu Yasha said.
"I killed a seer for kami's sake Inu Yasha. I can focus my powers enough to give Sesshoumaru back his arm. I got us back here in a day when it would have taken at least five times that long. Yes, I'm far from useful," She told him calmly as she fed the kitten another piece of beef. Inu Yasha growled low in his throat.
"There will be no fighting here," Kentetsu said.
Inu Yasha merely grumbled and continued to eat his beef. Kagome merely smiled up at Sesshoumaru, who was dealing with a kitten climbing up his arm and into the mass of hair.
"Kentetsu, there's not much I can help Kagome with on offensive attacks, I was wondering if you knew of any way to help us out before we leave," Sesshoumaru told the old kitsune.
"I can summon training illusions like I did with you back when you were a pup," He suggested Sesshoumaru nodded in agreement.
Kagome smiled and bowed her thanks.
"What the hell? I don't see her for weeks and suddenly she's a warrior in training? What next, will she become a samurai?" Inu Yasha suddenly shouted.
"No, she is a miko. She is supposed to know these things," Kentetsu told him. "And you would do well to remember that. No woman wearing the symbol of the House of Fukei should be defenseless," He added.
"What is the House of Fukei?" Kagome asked.
"They are all gone now, besides Sesshoumaru. The House of Fukei is the House of Guardians. They were some of the strongest youkai to ever walk this earth. They held the trust between humans and youkai. About two hundred years ago they began dying out. You see, youkai began to hate humans, and humans began to hate youkai. And despite the fact they had so long cared for humans, the Fukei were still youkai. Many were killed by both human and youkai alike. They were considered a threat to the nature of both, because many of them had taken human spouses, and there were several hanyou. Their deaths were tragic, often brought on by days of torture. You see, the house of the Fukei can choose their deaths, they can let their body die at will, and after being tortured for so long, well, they didn't want to live," Kentetsu told them.
"That's so sad," Kagome said as she took Sesshoumaru's hand.
"It is the history of my mother's people, and thus, mine. Wearing that robe is a sign that you belong to that house now," Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome blushed as everyone looked at her in awe.
"How did you manage that?" Inu Yasha snorted. "You get pregnant or something?"
"Well Inu Yasha, I'm sorry you feel that way, but seriously, you really need to learn how to freeze your mouth sometimes," Kagome giggled as she looked him dead in the eyes.
Inu Yasha suddenly froze and Kagome sighed.
"Now, Inu Yasha, I know you wanted time, but right now we just don't have it. Personally I'm tired of your barbs. I love Sesshoumaru, you love Kikyo. I see no reason for you to be so callous. You can't have both, and you made your choice. I have no problems with that, for I have found a far better man than you. Now, if you promise to keep your stupid comments to yourself, I'll unfreeze you. If you don't, I'll keep freezing you until you learn something, got it?" Kagome said. Everyone looked at the sweet girl in shock. Her emotions were showing in her stormy grey eyes as she looked at the frozen hanyou.
"Fine," He told her. Kagome smiled brightly and told him to move.
Sesshoumaru looked at her with pride in his eyes. She hadn't cried, and she had proclaimed her love for him to her friends. And she preferred him to the hanyou!
His pride soared and he hugged her close to him. She smiled and gripped his hand in her own.
Shippou came running up to her and sat in her lap, vying for attention as he played with the two kittens. Rin sat in Sesshoumaru's lap only seconds later and they were all chuckling and giggling. Everyone watched in shock once more.
Sesshoumaru had changed so much in the two weeks they had been gone. How was it possible?
Kentetsu and Kaede were the only ones to lose the shock on their faces and merely smile and talk with the happy couple. Sango and Miroku soon got over their shock and joined in the conversation.
Inu Yasha however, might as well have still been frozen.
Kagome laughed as she watched Shippou and Rin play with the kittens in the garden. Kentetsu and Kaede sat on the tatami mats as they all drank sake. Sango had gone off somewhere with Miroku, and Kaede had revealed that during the two weeks Kagome and Sesshoumaru had been absent, the two had gotten together and finally done something about their attraction. Inu Yasha was no where to be seen, and Kagome suspected it had something to do with this morning when she had held Sesshoumaru's hand as they left the dining room.
"Kagome, have you thought about the fact that you may be carrying Sesshoumaru's child?" Kentetsu asked bluntly.
Kagome visibly paled and then turned bright red.
"It is a valid question child. I assume you two have made love more than once, considering the smell of you two can't even be scrubbed from one another at this point. I was just curious to find out," Kentetsu said.
"I do not think so," Sesshoumaru said.
Within, Sesshoumaru's thoughts raced. Could she be pregnant? How long had it been since her last moontime? Had it already been a month? His mind was in turmoil as he tried to figure out.
"I don't know. My period is due in the next few days. I'll know then," Kagome told them. Kaede nodded.
"Alright then. Kagome, Sesshoumaru, I have a very important question. Where will you go first in your hunt for the last two shards. Will you go to Kouga the wolf, or to my sister?" Kaede asked them. Kagome sighed. She didn't look forward to either.
"We plan to go to Kouga. I hope he will hand over the shards to Kagome," Sesshoumaru answered as he drank another cup of sake. He didn't much care for the taste, but he didn't know if he or Kagome was ready for another night similar to the one that happened last time they had drunk shochu.
And he changed his mind. He wouldn't drink too much like last time. Just a cup of it for the taste. And Kagome would not have any if he had his way.
Sesshoumaru signaled for a servant. A kitsune quickly arrived and Sesshoumaru told her to fetch a glass and a bottle of shochu. Kagome quickly added a request for a glass as well. Sesshoumaru scowled as the servant quickly bowed and hurried away.
"I don't want you drinking when you're so weak," He stated.
"I'll be fine. I'll just have a glass or two and be okay. Nothing like last time," She added with a smirk. Sesshoumaru was taken aback.
She had indeed become rather brazen at times since he had taken her maidenhead. He wondered if it was natural for women of her time to be so…Well, brazen!
"Aren't young couples so nice to watch? I can see Sesshoumaru is slightly shocked. He's not used to a woman who seems to pure and innocent saying what she wants," Kentetsu chuckled with mirth.
"Aye, tis indeed odd. Must be a thing from her time," Kaede added.
Kagome merely blushed. Sesshoumaru smiled.
Not so brazen after all.
Shippou and Rin ran up to them and talked excitedly about the kittens. The kitsune arrived with two glasses and a bottle of shochu. Kagome and Sesshoumaru sipped their drinks as the sky darkened into blackness and the stars came out.
Kagome ended up drinking three glasses, but at such a slow rate she felt only a pleasant warmth, and Sesshoumaru had only had five, and he felt mildly warm, but that was all. The children went to bed, and Kentetsu and Kaede said their goodnights.
Sesshoumaru picked up Kagome and jumped over the garden walls and into the private gardens. Instead of going inside though, he walked to the gazebo and sat, Kagome in his lap.
"Sesshoumaru, do you think it's possible I am pregnant?" She asked.
"More than possible I'd say," He answered as he began rubbing her tense back.
"It's kind of scary, but at the same time kind of nice," Kagome told him. Sesshoumaru tried to understand her words, but failed.
"What do you mean?"
"In my time, a girl being pregnant at such a young age is looked down upon. And I am young and I'm still in school. But at the same time, it would be nice to have a part of you within me, something that symbolizes our relationship," She told him.
He continued to massage her back as he tried to think of an appropriate answer. For many years he had thought of having children as a necessity, something for his lands. But having a family with Kagome was not unappealing in the least. She already proved to be a good mother with Shippou and Rin was beginning to take to her as well.
"Say something before I go insane from embarrassment," Kagome suddenly told him. Sesshoumaru chuckled.
"Do not be embarrassed, what you say is honest, and you are right. It has pros and cons for you," He told her. "But yes, children would be nice," He admitted after a pause.
"Okay. Hmm, that feels good," She said as he massaged her lower back.
"Let's go to bed," He told her after a time. She stood and was followed by him into his bedroom Kagome smiled as he pulled her naked body against his and they began to fall asleep. She had no worries that he was after her for sex when he held her naked form against his and fell asleep. She knew he loved the feel of their skin together, just as she did.
And with that thought in mind, she fell asleep with a smile of contentment on her face.
Authors End Notes: Meh, I dunno, just some fluff in there. Imma be up at the Cherokee reservation this weekend, so I'll prolly be posting Monday or Tuesday I hope. You wanna hear something scary? I was listening to music in the car and heard this song called Holler, and I thought it had a good beat. I found out it's a spice girls song. I felt so embarrassed. God I thought it sounded familiar. Did anyone else ever own something of the Spice Girls' stuff? I remember when they first started my bro had a big poster of posh over his bed…I didn't know much about stuff back then, but now…I just wanna laugh every time I see him.
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