AN- sorry for the long update delay! Oh my gosh, my school is killing me
with so much homework... v.v that's almost all I do, but im not gonna
complain. Just please forgive me for the long delay, spring break is coming
up and im sure I'll get at least one update during that time. Thank you for
reviewing, all of them I love ^^; I know I'm not the best writer but thanks
for bearing with me! I'm glad you guys like this story so much! Anyone
wanna take a guess at who those two were? They are someone already seen in
this fanfic and/or in the Inu Yasha series. That's all I'm gonna say.. ok
alotta kinda fluff in this chapter, Kag/Sessh definitely.
Kagome bent over and wrapped her arms around Rin's crying form. Kagome gently soothed the child and moved her carefully into Sango's arms. The brave little boy Shippo who was standing next to Kagome the woman he had viewed as a mother, quietly waited to say goodbye to her. Kagome hugged Shippo and pulled him close, he was her son.
"Shippo-chan, please be good to Sango-chan and help Rin-chan. I love you and you need to be strong until I get back." Kagome whispered into his ear.
He nodded wordlessly. Kagome smiled and placed him on the ground; "Kagome, if you will." Sesshoumaru said looking at a spot on the ground she nodded, "Wind that ripples through the trees, magic flowing in my veins come together as one and create a force to carry." She poke softly holding her hands out in front of her. A blue transparent cloud-like bubble appeared; Sango, Jaken, Shippo and Rin all climbed on and began to fly back in the direction of Sesshoumaru's palace leaving Sesshoumaru and Kagome alone. Kagome watched them until they were out of sight, almost crying. Sesshoumaru came behind her and placed a clawed had on her shoulder.
Kagome turned around, gently smiling in appreciation for his comfort. "Come now Kagome, the sooner we leave, the sooner our return will be." Sesshoumaru said, turning around and starting to walk. Kagome nodded and ran to catch up to him, following him.
They walked until midday when they took a break. They sat by a narrow river the sun beating hard down on them. Sesshoumaru sat near the bank, looking into the water, deep into thought. Kagome who was behind him went over and sat next to him. Se sat with him in silence until she broke it, "Sesshoumaru, what are we exactly going to do?" She asked, startling Sesshoumaru so much he fell into the river; he quickly stood up, but completely drenched.
Kagome gasped and covered her mouth, "I'm sorry!" Kagome said, her eyes wide as she held back laughter. Sesshoumaru who looked thoroughly angry walked out of the river, "What do you expect me to wear now Kagome?" He asked in a quiet voice. "Huh?" was the only sound that escaped Kagome's lips.
"My clothing is too wet to travel in... and I refuse as lord of the western lands to go around as naked as the day I was born." He stated clearly. Kagome felt a blush rise on her cheeks, "Well... I... I... I don't know, I mean, I didn't mean for you to get wet I just... I'm sorry... I don't know what you're going to do." Kagome stumbled with her words as the blush grew, her face somehow reddening by the second, which Sesshoumaru had thought impossible but he guessed not.
But he was growing concerned... her face shouldn't be that red. "I have a feeling you don't have any clothes that would be able to fit me... I shall have to make do of something then." Sesshoumaru said. "Well... Sesshoumaru, I have an idea, why don't we just stay here for the night, I mean we've gotten pretty far and we can talk about what we're supposed to do that way." Kagome said, taking off her yellow backpack and digging through it, looking for some object or another.
"I suppose given the situation that would be best." Sesshoumaru said, instantly sitting on the ground. Kagome pulled out a blanket, large enough to wrap Sesshoumaru in it; she tossed it at Sesshoumaru who caught it with one hand. He wrapped around himself and began rustling around. He had taken off his clothes underneath the blanket and handed them to Kagome; who, in that time has started a small fire.
She placed the clothing close to the flames on a clean rock, but not close enough for them to burn. Kagome sat down, across from Sesshoumaru, in silence. Sesshoumaru allowed his eyes to fall on Kagome out of concern, it wasn't like her to be this quiet, something wasn't right. "Kagome, what is wrong with you?" Sesshoumaru asked in a soft tone, one he had never used in front of her that he could remember.
She met his gaze, surprised by him breaking the silence, she quickly dropped her eyes into the fire, "I... I just don't know..." She said, pausing in thought. "Something is bothering you Kagome." Sesshoumaru stated clearly. Kagome remained quiet as she kept her blue-gray eyes focused on the flames before her. After several moments of silence, Sesshoumaru sighed. "Sesshoumaru?" Kagome finally questioned with doubt in her voice, "Yes?" He responded in his normal voice,
"What do you think of me? I mean do you like me?" She asked him, now removing her eyes off the flames and looking at him. He sat for a moment in thought; he directed his eyes the setting sun, then back to Kagome who was looking at him, pleasing for an answer. He thought and carefully chose his words, "Kagome, I think you're a wonderful, kind, strong and the most compassionate and strong willed human I have ever met. Sesshoumaru is still trying to figure out how his idiot of a half brother cannot see all that you are." He said;
he looked at her to see if this answer was acceptable, apparently it was, for she had a sweet grin on her face and made Sesshoumaru feel an emotion had long forgotten; happiness. He was shocked, 'what is this? I haven't felt this in so long... why now? How?' Sesshoumaru asked himself. 'He... he's so sweet! I am falling for him... but he didn't answer the second part of my question... why is that?' Kagome thought to her, deciding against pestering Sesshoumaru, she quickly changed the subject, "Where are we going?" She asked curiously.
Sesshoumaru looked at her, "Didn't I already tell you?" He asked calmly. "No." Kagome said flatly. "We're going to the central lands but on the way there, I'm getting one of my old friends to help you learn to control your powers and get some new abilities, I assume you'd like to control the elements would you not?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome gasped, delighted to hear that, she nodded her head, "Yes, I would love to learn that! Thank you Sesshoumaru!" She said quickly as she, not thinking jumped onto him in a hug. Sesshoumaru stiffened as her arms encircled her, how'd she get by the flames with out getting burn? She was sitting directly across from him... but that wasn't the main issue, she was hugging him!
KAGOME was HUGGING HIM! And what was he doing? Blushing and stiffening under her touch, He allowed his body to relax, as he smelt her scent, it was so... beautiful for a human. He heard her gasped as she pulled away, sitting in front of her; her face tinted a light pink, as she sat before him, "I-I'm so-o s-s-sorry, I got caught up in the moment I guess..." Kagome said stuttering, as she grew more and more red.
Sesshoumaru earned a cocky grin from this, with the blanket firmly wrapped around his body, he leaned closer to her, he tilted his head so his lips were right next to her ear, "Actually, Kagome, I enjoyed it." He said in a whisper that he could see sent shivers down her spine. He scooted back to see her blue eyes wide in shock and he face now red.
She opened her mouth a few times, trying to make sounds come out but it was in vain. She turned around and crawled over to Sesshoumaru's clothes, she felt them and they were dry as a bone. She stood up, grabbed all of the clothes, walked over to Sesshoumaru and handed them to him. He looked up at her and nodded in thanks as he took them. As he began to drop the blanket from around him, Kagome quickly turned around of her heel.
Sesshoumaru chuckled at her reaction, causing her to turn around in self- defense to see Sesshoumaru, with his perfectly sculpted upper body uncovered. Kagome's jaw fell as she blushed once again and forced herself to turn around. Sesshoumaru suppressed another set of chuckles from her reaction. He pulled on his Kimono and wrap quickly. Once he finished, he walked up behind Kagome and wrapped his arms around her, one around her waist the other around her shoulders, pulling her to his chest.
Kagome turned her neck to look in to Sesshoumaru's eyes. "Kagome, you are mine, never forget that. I have grown close to you, possibly closer to anyone than before." He said, closing the gap in between their lips, he closed his eyes as he allowed their lips to brush against each other and quickly pulled hack to see Kagome's reaction. He looked in her eyes to see longing and... love? No, it couldn't be, not yet... could it?
He let go of her and backed away slowly as he reclaimed his spot on the ground and looked up at the stars, now visible after the sun had set. Kagome walked over to him and sat next to him. He looked over at her to see her eyes filled with wonder while looking at the stars. He also looked up, staring into their wondrous beauty. After what seemed like a few minutes but was actually hours,
he felt something land on his shoulder; he looked over to see Kagome, her head on his shoulder as she was in a deep sleep. He carefully moved himself so he had an arm around her waist and her head was on his chest, he carefully lowered himself to the ground with one hand and pulled the cover over them.
"That fucking bitch! How can she steal his heart so quickly? She has BOTH of those brother's after her! Not to mention that Kouga kid! What the hell do they see in her?" The woman whispered furiously. The man, who was calmer, looked ahead, "She is beautiful, strong, and has power, what man wouldn't want her?" He said, his natural black locks flowing in the wind.
"I don't know! But why in the hell aren't you in disguise?" The woman asked, her fake short purple hair swaying in the wind. The man chuckled. "I have no idea. All I know is I'm going to get that little wench." He said with a wicked grin plastered on his face.
Kagome bent over and wrapped her arms around Rin's crying form. Kagome gently soothed the child and moved her carefully into Sango's arms. The brave little boy Shippo who was standing next to Kagome the woman he had viewed as a mother, quietly waited to say goodbye to her. Kagome hugged Shippo and pulled him close, he was her son.
"Shippo-chan, please be good to Sango-chan and help Rin-chan. I love you and you need to be strong until I get back." Kagome whispered into his ear.
He nodded wordlessly. Kagome smiled and placed him on the ground; "Kagome, if you will." Sesshoumaru said looking at a spot on the ground she nodded, "Wind that ripples through the trees, magic flowing in my veins come together as one and create a force to carry." She poke softly holding her hands out in front of her. A blue transparent cloud-like bubble appeared; Sango, Jaken, Shippo and Rin all climbed on and began to fly back in the direction of Sesshoumaru's palace leaving Sesshoumaru and Kagome alone. Kagome watched them until they were out of sight, almost crying. Sesshoumaru came behind her and placed a clawed had on her shoulder.
Kagome turned around, gently smiling in appreciation for his comfort. "Come now Kagome, the sooner we leave, the sooner our return will be." Sesshoumaru said, turning around and starting to walk. Kagome nodded and ran to catch up to him, following him.
They walked until midday when they took a break. They sat by a narrow river the sun beating hard down on them. Sesshoumaru sat near the bank, looking into the water, deep into thought. Kagome who was behind him went over and sat next to him. Se sat with him in silence until she broke it, "Sesshoumaru, what are we exactly going to do?" She asked, startling Sesshoumaru so much he fell into the river; he quickly stood up, but completely drenched.
Kagome gasped and covered her mouth, "I'm sorry!" Kagome said, her eyes wide as she held back laughter. Sesshoumaru who looked thoroughly angry walked out of the river, "What do you expect me to wear now Kagome?" He asked in a quiet voice. "Huh?" was the only sound that escaped Kagome's lips.
"My clothing is too wet to travel in... and I refuse as lord of the western lands to go around as naked as the day I was born." He stated clearly. Kagome felt a blush rise on her cheeks, "Well... I... I... I don't know, I mean, I didn't mean for you to get wet I just... I'm sorry... I don't know what you're going to do." Kagome stumbled with her words as the blush grew, her face somehow reddening by the second, which Sesshoumaru had thought impossible but he guessed not.
But he was growing concerned... her face shouldn't be that red. "I have a feeling you don't have any clothes that would be able to fit me... I shall have to make do of something then." Sesshoumaru said. "Well... Sesshoumaru, I have an idea, why don't we just stay here for the night, I mean we've gotten pretty far and we can talk about what we're supposed to do that way." Kagome said, taking off her yellow backpack and digging through it, looking for some object or another.
"I suppose given the situation that would be best." Sesshoumaru said, instantly sitting on the ground. Kagome pulled out a blanket, large enough to wrap Sesshoumaru in it; she tossed it at Sesshoumaru who caught it with one hand. He wrapped around himself and began rustling around. He had taken off his clothes underneath the blanket and handed them to Kagome; who, in that time has started a small fire.
She placed the clothing close to the flames on a clean rock, but not close enough for them to burn. Kagome sat down, across from Sesshoumaru, in silence. Sesshoumaru allowed his eyes to fall on Kagome out of concern, it wasn't like her to be this quiet, something wasn't right. "Kagome, what is wrong with you?" Sesshoumaru asked in a soft tone, one he had never used in front of her that he could remember.
She met his gaze, surprised by him breaking the silence, she quickly dropped her eyes into the fire, "I... I just don't know..." She said, pausing in thought. "Something is bothering you Kagome." Sesshoumaru stated clearly. Kagome remained quiet as she kept her blue-gray eyes focused on the flames before her. After several moments of silence, Sesshoumaru sighed. "Sesshoumaru?" Kagome finally questioned with doubt in her voice, "Yes?" He responded in his normal voice,
"What do you think of me? I mean do you like me?" She asked him, now removing her eyes off the flames and looking at him. He sat for a moment in thought; he directed his eyes the setting sun, then back to Kagome who was looking at him, pleasing for an answer. He thought and carefully chose his words, "Kagome, I think you're a wonderful, kind, strong and the most compassionate and strong willed human I have ever met. Sesshoumaru is still trying to figure out how his idiot of a half brother cannot see all that you are." He said;
he looked at her to see if this answer was acceptable, apparently it was, for she had a sweet grin on her face and made Sesshoumaru feel an emotion had long forgotten; happiness. He was shocked, 'what is this? I haven't felt this in so long... why now? How?' Sesshoumaru asked himself. 'He... he's so sweet! I am falling for him... but he didn't answer the second part of my question... why is that?' Kagome thought to her, deciding against pestering Sesshoumaru, she quickly changed the subject, "Where are we going?" She asked curiously.
Sesshoumaru looked at her, "Didn't I already tell you?" He asked calmly. "No." Kagome said flatly. "We're going to the central lands but on the way there, I'm getting one of my old friends to help you learn to control your powers and get some new abilities, I assume you'd like to control the elements would you not?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome gasped, delighted to hear that, she nodded her head, "Yes, I would love to learn that! Thank you Sesshoumaru!" She said quickly as she, not thinking jumped onto him in a hug. Sesshoumaru stiffened as her arms encircled her, how'd she get by the flames with out getting burn? She was sitting directly across from him... but that wasn't the main issue, she was hugging him!
KAGOME was HUGGING HIM! And what was he doing? Blushing and stiffening under her touch, He allowed his body to relax, as he smelt her scent, it was so... beautiful for a human. He heard her gasped as she pulled away, sitting in front of her; her face tinted a light pink, as she sat before him, "I-I'm so-o s-s-sorry, I got caught up in the moment I guess..." Kagome said stuttering, as she grew more and more red.
Sesshoumaru earned a cocky grin from this, with the blanket firmly wrapped around his body, he leaned closer to her, he tilted his head so his lips were right next to her ear, "Actually, Kagome, I enjoyed it." He said in a whisper that he could see sent shivers down her spine. He scooted back to see her blue eyes wide in shock and he face now red.
She opened her mouth a few times, trying to make sounds come out but it was in vain. She turned around and crawled over to Sesshoumaru's clothes, she felt them and they were dry as a bone. She stood up, grabbed all of the clothes, walked over to Sesshoumaru and handed them to him. He looked up at her and nodded in thanks as he took them. As he began to drop the blanket from around him, Kagome quickly turned around of her heel.
Sesshoumaru chuckled at her reaction, causing her to turn around in self- defense to see Sesshoumaru, with his perfectly sculpted upper body uncovered. Kagome's jaw fell as she blushed once again and forced herself to turn around. Sesshoumaru suppressed another set of chuckles from her reaction. He pulled on his Kimono and wrap quickly. Once he finished, he walked up behind Kagome and wrapped his arms around her, one around her waist the other around her shoulders, pulling her to his chest.
Kagome turned her neck to look in to Sesshoumaru's eyes. "Kagome, you are mine, never forget that. I have grown close to you, possibly closer to anyone than before." He said, closing the gap in between their lips, he closed his eyes as he allowed their lips to brush against each other and quickly pulled hack to see Kagome's reaction. He looked in her eyes to see longing and... love? No, it couldn't be, not yet... could it?
He let go of her and backed away slowly as he reclaimed his spot on the ground and looked up at the stars, now visible after the sun had set. Kagome walked over to him and sat next to him. He looked over at her to see her eyes filled with wonder while looking at the stars. He also looked up, staring into their wondrous beauty. After what seemed like a few minutes but was actually hours,
he felt something land on his shoulder; he looked over to see Kagome, her head on his shoulder as she was in a deep sleep. He carefully moved himself so he had an arm around her waist and her head was on his chest, he carefully lowered himself to the ground with one hand and pulled the cover over them.
"That fucking bitch! How can she steal his heart so quickly? She has BOTH of those brother's after her! Not to mention that Kouga kid! What the hell do they see in her?" The woman whispered furiously. The man, who was calmer, looked ahead, "She is beautiful, strong, and has power, what man wouldn't want her?" He said, his natural black locks flowing in the wind.
"I don't know! But why in the hell aren't you in disguise?" The woman asked, her fake short purple hair swaying in the wind. The man chuckled. "I have no idea. All I know is I'm going to get that little wench." He said with a wicked grin plastered on his face.