If I owned them I'd probably be rich.. and trust me I'm not....
Once In A Blue Moon
An Inu Yasha Fanfic by Hika-chan
Chapter 4: Are You My Blue Moon?
It had been another two days in the castle since Inu Yasha, his friends and the hanyou girl had arrived. Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru avoided each other like the plague. And while the Hanyou attempted the same with his older sister, Yuki was quite skilled in finding the hanyou when she wished time with him.
Hikaru meanwhile was getting fed up with Inu Yasha who kept following her around, trying to con her out of the shikon shard she had. And though the two openly admitted hating each other they found themselves sparring in the dojo with Juutsuma at the far end of the grounds, each curious about another hanyou's power.
Miroku when not with the others had taken an interest in the various things in the taiyoukai's library and the potions and other concotions about the alchemy lab. Sango was also interested in the potions, being a youkai exterminator involved many such things used to lure out or paralyze youkai. It need not be said that Miroku was quite happy to be spending time with Sango.
Kagome spent a good deal of her time with Shippo and Rin, though every once in a while the female youkai would hijack the "kaWAiiii little kit." Kagome also spent allot of time wondering about Yuki's sanity not to mention the dreams.
Speaking of dreams....
***
He stood behind her, once again she absorbed herself into his warmth. One of his arms was across her shoulders, the other was currently stroking her arm. Her head lolled to one side in contentment as a soft sigh escaped her lips. "You have no idea do you Blue Moon?" He had taken to calling her that as it was the closest thing he had to a name for her.
"mmm?"
"How much I want..." He leaned over slightly and whispered huskily in her ear, "You have no idea how much I want to see you for real. To touch you," He burried his face in her hair briefly, inhaling. He could not really distinguinsh her scent, he just knew he liked it. "To smell you even." He kissed where her neck and shoulder met, she shivered slightly. Slowly his hand moved from her arm against her stomach, pushing between the folds in her nemaki. She gasped as his warm hand came in contact with her stomach. "I just wish so much for some physical sign of you. A strand of hair, a stray scent, a touch of warmth on my hand..." His other hand found his way beneath the folds of her collar, his palm splayed out on her chest so that his thumb rested between her collar bones.
She moaned slightly as the hand on her chest moved up and began to gently caressing her neck and face. While the other almost tickled her side, his hand flexing like cat flexing its nails in and out. His fingers barely touched as they crossed her lips. He placed a few feather light kisses on her neck and cheek. "I never thought before in my life that I would want something so simple this much."
"I.. I want to see you too."
He grinned, "At least we are in agreement." He turned her around in his arms, darkness descending before either could make out a single feature. It did not matter for the moment. Wraping his hands around her waist he lifted her off the ground, her head ending up higher than his. She laughed in joyous surprise and wrapped her arms around his neck, before she could say another word he pulled her head down and kissed her passionately.
***
Sesshoumaru awoke with a start, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! Normally during his lucid dreaming he had been in complete control of himself. Aside fom instinctual hints as to what could end the dream everything had been normal, but this.. this was well. He had been... lustful. The dreams had never been so heated as that, though he would admit it was still somewhat tame, like the beginnings of seduction. He shook his head vigorously but he could not dispel the feeling of her lips on hi- Chikusho!
He looked over himself in the dark, for the first time noticing he was covered in a thin sheen of sweat. Nothing like the cold sweat of a nightmare. It's just from the summer heat, he told himself.
Are you sure? a voice taunted in his head.
What else would it be?
Well there is another kind of heat, the voice said wryly. Sesshoumaru mentally and violently slapped the voice, and somehow he had felt it. He scowled, wrapping the sheet around his waist he walked out onto his balcony. He sighed into the wind, "Where the hell are you?" He immediately cursed himself for sounding so wistful.
Don't worry about it, it's not like anyone knows you're like this right now.. except me. Sesshoumaru seriously debated pummeling the voice even if he did feel it.
***
Kagome's eyes shot open, her cheeks heating the second she awoke. Whoa. She pulled the nemaki closer around around herself. That was... Omigod! She squealed slightly and burried her head in her pillow in embarrassment. Her mind raced as passages from romance novels and even a few selected scenes from anime flashed across her memory. Of course these thoughts only made her face grow redder. Omigodomigodomigodomigod. Despite her embarassment however she could not hide the smile pulling on the corners of her lips. I wonder how it would have gone if I didn't wake up? She paused before realizing what she just thought. She sat up like a spring "EEP!" When did I get such a dirty mind!? By now her face must have been glowing.
She shook her head and walked over to the open window, resting her elbows on the sill. She looked up at the moon, it was in the same half-lit state it was in from the last time she had been here. A breeze blew by and she caught the sight of something catch the silver light of moon in the corner of her eye. She looked over to the left and up, seeing Sesshoumaru on his balcony. What's he doing up? she wondered resting her chin in one of her hands. Well I suppose youkai don't need to sleep, at least not as much as humans... she thought remembering how Tanuki stayed up on watch the whole night even after Inu Yasha had fallen asleep. What if- She slammed her palms on the sill and straightened up. UH-UH!! No way! She turned away from the window. Kami girl, you must really be loosing it if you thought that was ever possible!
***
Damn all this psychic static! Yuki grumbled. "I can't sleep like this!" She threw off the sheet and got off the futon. Honestly I can't believe those two are so stupid! Yuki sighed and shook her head. I'm surprised Sesshoumaru doesn't even know the power of the dagger, he's usually so diligent about these kinds of details. And he didn't accidently cut himself with it, the knife willingly cut him. It's edge is not so sharp and he is not so careless that he would do such a thing. "-Hmph- she probably doesn't even have a clue as to what's going on."
***
Sesshoumaru walked the halls of his castle again, on his way to check on Rin. He spotted Yuki in the hall, speaking with, of all people the monk. "...an air void really? That seems quite interesting."
He grinned and shrugged, "Yes well it is not quite so much fun as it sounds."
He approached the two stopping before them, "Yuki."
"Oh Sesshie hello." Yuki smiled, while the monk succeded fairly well in hiding his amusement at the way she addressed him. "How can I help you?"
Sesshoumaru was instantly annoyed, "First do not address I, Sesshoumaru, in such a fashion. Especially infront of these humans. Second have you seen Rin?"
"She's in the center garden with Kagome-sama," Miroku answered. Sesshoumaru cast the monk a glare for speaking when not spoken to. But as opposed to repremanding him as he was technically a "guest" and not a servant, he simply nodded to him and continued down the hall.
Yuki simply smiled and shook her head, "He is as moody as ever."
Sesshoumaru scowled at this as he continued on his path. He did not like to be in this kind of mood when he was with Rin, his patience short. He stopped as he took his first step into the garden. Some distance behind Kagome was Rin, picking flowers with her back to him. But what caught his attention most was sitting atop the large boulder, upon which he himself often sat, there was the young miko. She was sitting so that he could see her profile, her eyes were closed as she idly hummed a tuneless song to herself. Butterflies were flittering about her as she swayed slightly.
Though her singing voice was not exactly perfect it was a beautiful tune she was singing, hauntingly so. The song was almost sad, and yet contented, happy but sorrowful. He stood silently and listened for a bit. It was amazing, moments ago he was extremely annoyed at the situations as they stood, but now... Now it was all washed into the back of his mind, almost like rain washing over the landscape. Spring rain..., he thought, remembering that as half her scent, then the other half, and cherry blossoms.
The peaceful moment was soon disrupted though, though not unwelcomed as it was Rin's happy cry that did it. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" she cried happily running over to her guardian wrapping her arms around his knees marking his white pants with a few smudges of dirt. Kagome's eyes had bolted open at the cry. As she turned to see him she noticed he was looking straight at her. His face very similar to his stoic mask, but he seemed more...
Happy?
No she wouldn't go so far as to classify it as happy, "peaceful" was more like it, as though for a moment he was content with his surroundings. But why is he looking at ME like that? She was relieved when the golden orbs left her and went to the child around his legs. Though his expression did not change his eyes visibly softened as he looked down at the child smiling up at him. Kagome couldn't help herself, she had to smile at the scene before her.
Feeling Kagome's eyes on him Sesshoumaru crouched down next to Rin, whispering something to her quietly so that the miko could not hear. The child giggled, nodded and ran out of the garden. Kagome suddenly felt very uneasy, not knowing what mood to expect her youkai host to be in this time. It seemed everytime she saw him his attitude changed. He was never the same Sesshoumaru she had run into the time before. With of course, the exception that he was almost always cocky and arrogant in her eyes. Just the day before he had threatened her, saying that if any harm came to Rin while under her care... He had left it that, but she was sure a slow and painful death would be involved, if not more than one.
Sesshoumaru did not know why he had sent Rin off, after all his orginal purpose was to come check on her, and he only sent her off in search of her kit friend. "You sing quiet well." He said almost cordially.
"Ehh... I don't really think so," she responded truthfully, getting off the boulder.
"Well you were not bad." he saved waving a hand as though dispelling her modesty. "What was it?"
"Eh?"
"The song."
She shook her head, "I was just making it up as I went along, I probably couldn't even recall it now if I tried."
"I see.. pity. It was quite beautiful." For some reason she got the impression that he was not just talking about the song. He noticed her unease and allowed an amused smirk to grace his features.
For some reason Kagome was suddenly unable to deal with this constant lack of consistency in his attitude. "Kami make up your mind already!" Kagome yelled in frustration. Sesshoumaru simply raised a confused brow at her. "You try to kill me and Inu Yasha for the past five months, then you kidnap me, then you heal me, then you kill me, bring me back to life, KISS me, try to seduce me, THEN pretend like nothing happend! Then you invite me here, show up in the middle of the night, talk to me, then threaten me, then act like we're friends, threaten me AGAIN yesterday and NOW you're talking to me like we've know each other forever! Will you just PICK ONE GODDAMN MOOD AND GO WITH IT!!!"
"Pardon?" He asked calmly secretly enjoying her little rampage with the exception of his partially ringing ears. "And I did not invite you. Rin did."
"arrrRRGHHH! I can't believe you! You're as indescisive, moody, and impossible as Inu Yasha!"
His eyes widened then narrowed quickly and before she knew it Kagome was up against a tree. The youkai's hands held the sides of her shoulders tight, suspending her off the ground so that her face was level with his. She had gasped when her back and head came in contact with the trunk, but more out of surprise than pain. Her face paled considerably when her eyes met dangerously narrowed golden ones inches from her own. "Do not ever compare me to that worthless hanyou brother of mine!" He growled.
She regained some composure, a bit of color returning as she spoke back, her voice far calmer than his had just been. "What disturbs you most Sesshoumaru-san? That Inu Yasha's mother was human, that he's your brother, or that, deep down you actually care about him and are more like him then you want to admit?"
A low rumble escaped from his throat, he backed away far enough to pull her away from the tree and shove her against it again. "I do not." he growled, the words barely descernable. He didn't know what angered him more, her words, or the sudden calm and lack of fear she was displaying.
She winced as her head snapped back and hit the tree again. "Well denile isn't just a river in Egypt," she said before realizing the surprised expression on his face. "Nani?"
Wordlessly he dropped her and stepped back a few steps. She easily landed on her feet, Kagome would later be completely frustrated at yet another major mood swing she witnessed but right now she was just confused. Meanwhile Sesshoumaru's mind was screaming at him. When he slammed her up against the tree the second time her hair had shifted, revealing a navy blue mark on her forehead, though he had not seen the whole shape it could concieveably be a cresant moon. It can't be her! There's no way that this woman-child is her! She gazed back at him with confused eyes. But Tsukinoshi's mark was a red sword through a moon... and her's is blue now... His mind was haltingly slow in trying to digest this information, as though he would not believe it.
He had not realized his hand was reaching out towards her to brush her bangs aside until he noticed her step off to the side of the tree. "Is it.. you?" he almost whispered.
"Nani? NOW what are you talking about?"
"blue moon," it was barely audible but Kagome's face paled more than before.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! Sesshoumaru-sama!"
Immediately composed the taiyoukai turned to his retainer, "What is it Jaken?"
"The messengar from the council is here!"
"Send him to the audience chamber, I will be there shortly."
"hai!"
"And Jaken."
"Yes Sesshoumaru-sama?"
A rock went flying through the air into the toad's head, "Be more careful not to interrupt me in the future."
When the toad left he looked back to Kagome who apparently had a hand on the tree for support. As soon as his eyes met hers she made a mad dash inside. He allowed her to get about halfway, amazed at the speed she had gained, before persuing. He grabbed one arm and turned her around pushing her against the wall in the alcove between indoors and the garden. His hands once again found themselves on her shoulders. "You will not get away from this conversation so easily." He whispered in an odd way that sounded threatening as well as desperate.
She simply stared up at him with frightened eyes that were much more blue than normal. How he knew that little detail was beyond him. She swallowed loudly before suddenly breathing again, until then she had not noticed that she had not been breathing. Her scent enveloped him as he was so close that his nose was nearly touching hers. Somehow her scent had not been tainted by the limited youki she now had, but it was only sweetend by it. Spring rain and cherry blossoms, the thought ran through his mind over and over again so fast he was barely aware he was even thinking it. She smelled so sweet, and with his mind muddled by being wrapped in her scent he felt the urge to see if she tasted the same.
Kagome's mind on the other hand was nearly blank. But somewhere she was registering his scent. It was less... rough than Inu Yasha's, almost soft but not delicate either.
Strong. It was strong.
But not in the sense that his scent was overpowering, but in a way that displayed how powerful he was. How... dependable he could be, his inner strentgh. It was almost like a large and imposing forest after a heavy rain when even the least fragant of plants could be smelled in the newly cleaned air. And there was... something else, a hint of the ocean. It reminded her of strong waves pounding relentlessly against the rocks sending beautiful sprays of white foam up into the air. White.. like his hair and tail...
Her heart beat wildly in her chest, it assaulted her ears as much as it did his, and it was driving him up the wall. He moved forward slightly and she flinched. Barely getting a hold of himself he pushed his head to the side next to her head. She gasped as his cheek past hers separated by only a hair's breadth. He failed in resisting the urge to smell her hair and nuzzle his face into it. "Are you her?" he whispered in a low and husky voice. "Are you my blue moon?"
She gasped louder. Oh no, oh no, oh no. It can't be him! Why does it have to be him! She didn't know why but the prospect frightened her. Maybe because she hoped he would have been normal. Maybe because Sesshoumaru was Inu Yasha's brother, maybe because she didn't know how much longer the well would work, maybe because this was Sesshoumaru. Or maybe, just maybe she was just afriad to love.
Being what he was her fear excited him on another level, while he was already burning to kiss her. He could feel his youkai blood burning, racing through his veins, demanding an action. "Kiss her. Bite her, Throw her on down and take her!" It seemed to scream. But somewhere deep inside a quiet voice whispered "love her." This softest voice, was the loudest, and somehow effectivly slapped him into realizing his actions and current position.
Sesshoumaru pulled back to look into her eyes, boring his searing and searching amber gaze into her cerulean eyes. She was almost in complete shock, her eyes were wide open in what he could best describe as fear with his current limited mind functions. She probably hadn't even blinked. He highly doubted that she could even speak a single word right now, much less answer his question. Carefully, slowly he released his grasp on her shoulders, he winced inwardly when he realized he had probably bruised her, his grip had been so tight, it must have become moreso when he was trying to regain conrtol of himself. Slowly cautiously he backed away a step, then another, he was convinced that any sudden movement would definitely startle the young miko.
"We will talk of this later," he said quietly, and even though it was barely audible and quite gentle she jumped at the sound of his voice. He whispered something else and turned, slowly walking away.
***
I can't believe it! Sesshoumaru's mind raced furiously, I nearly lost control back there with Inu Yasha's wo- with Kagome. It can't possibly be her! He stopped in the hall, could it? By the gods it had better not be, he took another two steps before stopping again. But what if? No one, NO ONE has ever caused me to.. his mind searched for the words, react that way. And she wasn't even trying! Kuso why did this have to happen now! Why her? Why now? That cursed messenger just HAD to come today. He stopped outside the door to the audience chamber, he wasn't even aware he had started walking again. He paused and took a few deep breaths, there would be more than enough time to think on this later.
***
Kagome had not moved from her spot, her hand now rest on her chest and she stared blankly at the floor. Her chest heaved as she was breathing deeply, somewhere in her currently tattered mind she wondered if she was hyperventalating. The fear had subsided somewhat as she was now mostly in shock.
Suddenly her hanyou companion popped up in her face "Hey Kagome!"
"YAAAAHHH!!" She screamed and lashed out on reflex slaming the poor unwitting Inu Yasha into the other side of the alcove. "What the #@^% was that for!?"
"ahh.. sorry Inu Yasha.. you startled me that's all," quite frankly Kagome was surprised she had even found her voice, much less was able to construct a sentence.
"Why are you breathin' like that?"
"Ahhh... umm.. Like I said you scared me, and before that I was chasing Rin around." Wow.. she didn't know how she managed to come up with a lie either.
"You sure you're ok?"
"Yeah.. I uhh... I'm just gonna go take a bath. Ja Inu Yasha." As she walked off she couldn't help thinking of what Sesshoumaru had said to her. "I have frightened you... forgive me."
Forgive me... Kami why was it echoing in her mind?
Forgive me...
Probably because she had seen his eyes... and he meant it
***
Back in the hall Inu Yasha wondered why he could still smell his brother in the air by the alcove. But the hanyou simply dismissed it thinking, Well it is HIS castle of course his scent would be around.
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nemaki- sleep-wear: I'm not exactly sure what it consists of, but in this case it's a light sleeping robe K?
Omigod- "Oh my god" said so quickly that it appears as a single word, often said in repitition w/o spaces.
Ja- Kinda like "see you later" shorter than "ja mata" or "ja ne"
Hikachan: I know I know, I'm evil for leaving it like that aren't I? And No, Sess didn't actually kiss Kagome.... YET!
As far as the song I had that one tune from Inu Yasha in mind. You know that one with the chick humming and stuff? I think one of the tracks with that on it is called "Kagome and Inu Yasha" but I'm not sure...
An Inu Yasha Fanfic by Hika-chan
Chapter 4: Are You My Blue Moon?
It had been another two days in the castle since Inu Yasha, his friends and the hanyou girl had arrived. Inu Yasha and Sesshoumaru avoided each other like the plague. And while the Hanyou attempted the same with his older sister, Yuki was quite skilled in finding the hanyou when she wished time with him.
Hikaru meanwhile was getting fed up with Inu Yasha who kept following her around, trying to con her out of the shikon shard she had. And though the two openly admitted hating each other they found themselves sparring in the dojo with Juutsuma at the far end of the grounds, each curious about another hanyou's power.
Miroku when not with the others had taken an interest in the various things in the taiyoukai's library and the potions and other concotions about the alchemy lab. Sango was also interested in the potions, being a youkai exterminator involved many such things used to lure out or paralyze youkai. It need not be said that Miroku was quite happy to be spending time with Sango.
Kagome spent a good deal of her time with Shippo and Rin, though every once in a while the female youkai would hijack the "kaWAiiii little kit." Kagome also spent allot of time wondering about Yuki's sanity not to mention the dreams.
Speaking of dreams....
He stood behind her, once again she absorbed herself into his warmth. One of his arms was across her shoulders, the other was currently stroking her arm. Her head lolled to one side in contentment as a soft sigh escaped her lips. "You have no idea do you Blue Moon?" He had taken to calling her that as it was the closest thing he had to a name for her.
"mmm?"
"How much I want..." He leaned over slightly and whispered huskily in her ear, "You have no idea how much I want to see you for real. To touch you," He burried his face in her hair briefly, inhaling. He could not really distinguinsh her scent, he just knew he liked it. "To smell you even." He kissed where her neck and shoulder met, she shivered slightly. Slowly his hand moved from her arm against her stomach, pushing between the folds in her nemaki. She gasped as his warm hand came in contact with her stomach. "I just wish so much for some physical sign of you. A strand of hair, a stray scent, a touch of warmth on my hand..." His other hand found his way beneath the folds of her collar, his palm splayed out on her chest so that his thumb rested between her collar bones.
She moaned slightly as the hand on her chest moved up and began to gently caressing her neck and face. While the other almost tickled her side, his hand flexing like cat flexing its nails in and out. His fingers barely touched as they crossed her lips. He placed a few feather light kisses on her neck and cheek. "I never thought before in my life that I would want something so simple this much."
"I.. I want to see you too."
He grinned, "At least we are in agreement." He turned her around in his arms, darkness descending before either could make out a single feature. It did not matter for the moment. Wraping his hands around her waist he lifted her off the ground, her head ending up higher than his. She laughed in joyous surprise and wrapped her arms around his neck, before she could say another word he pulled her head down and kissed her passionately.
Sesshoumaru awoke with a start, WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?! Normally during his lucid dreaming he had been in complete control of himself. Aside fom instinctual hints as to what could end the dream everything had been normal, but this.. this was well. He had been... lustful. The dreams had never been so heated as that, though he would admit it was still somewhat tame, like the beginnings of seduction. He shook his head vigorously but he could not dispel the feeling of her lips on hi- Chikusho!
He looked over himself in the dark, for the first time noticing he was covered in a thin sheen of sweat. Nothing like the cold sweat of a nightmare. It's just from the summer heat, he told himself.
Are you sure? a voice taunted in his head.
What else would it be?
Well there is another kind of heat, the voice said wryly. Sesshoumaru mentally and violently slapped the voice, and somehow he had felt it. He scowled, wrapping the sheet around his waist he walked out onto his balcony. He sighed into the wind, "Where the hell are you?" He immediately cursed himself for sounding so wistful.
Don't worry about it, it's not like anyone knows you're like this right now.. except me. Sesshoumaru seriously debated pummeling the voice even if he did feel it.
Kagome's eyes shot open, her cheeks heating the second she awoke. Whoa. She pulled the nemaki closer around around herself. That was... Omigod! She squealed slightly and burried her head in her pillow in embarrassment. Her mind raced as passages from romance novels and even a few selected scenes from anime flashed across her memory. Of course these thoughts only made her face grow redder. Omigodomigodomigodomigod. Despite her embarassment however she could not hide the smile pulling on the corners of her lips. I wonder how it would have gone if I didn't wake up? She paused before realizing what she just thought. She sat up like a spring "EEP!" When did I get such a dirty mind!? By now her face must have been glowing.
She shook her head and walked over to the open window, resting her elbows on the sill. She looked up at the moon, it was in the same half-lit state it was in from the last time she had been here. A breeze blew by and she caught the sight of something catch the silver light of moon in the corner of her eye. She looked over to the left and up, seeing Sesshoumaru on his balcony. What's he doing up? she wondered resting her chin in one of her hands. Well I suppose youkai don't need to sleep, at least not as much as humans... she thought remembering how Tanuki stayed up on watch the whole night even after Inu Yasha had fallen asleep. What if- She slammed her palms on the sill and straightened up. UH-UH!! No way! She turned away from the window. Kami girl, you must really be loosing it if you thought that was ever possible!
Damn all this psychic static! Yuki grumbled. "I can't sleep like this!" She threw off the sheet and got off the futon. Honestly I can't believe those two are so stupid! Yuki sighed and shook her head. I'm surprised Sesshoumaru doesn't even know the power of the dagger, he's usually so diligent about these kinds of details. And he didn't accidently cut himself with it, the knife willingly cut him. It's edge is not so sharp and he is not so careless that he would do such a thing. "-Hmph- she probably doesn't even have a clue as to what's going on."
Sesshoumaru walked the halls of his castle again, on his way to check on Rin. He spotted Yuki in the hall, speaking with, of all people the monk. "...an air void really? That seems quite interesting."
He grinned and shrugged, "Yes well it is not quite so much fun as it sounds."
He approached the two stopping before them, "Yuki."
"Oh Sesshie hello." Yuki smiled, while the monk succeded fairly well in hiding his amusement at the way she addressed him. "How can I help you?"
Sesshoumaru was instantly annoyed, "First do not address I, Sesshoumaru, in such a fashion. Especially infront of these humans. Second have you seen Rin?"
"She's in the center garden with Kagome-sama," Miroku answered. Sesshoumaru cast the monk a glare for speaking when not spoken to. But as opposed to repremanding him as he was technically a "guest" and not a servant, he simply nodded to him and continued down the hall.
Yuki simply smiled and shook her head, "He is as moody as ever."
Sesshoumaru scowled at this as he continued on his path. He did not like to be in this kind of mood when he was with Rin, his patience short. He stopped as he took his first step into the garden. Some distance behind Kagome was Rin, picking flowers with her back to him. But what caught his attention most was sitting atop the large boulder, upon which he himself often sat, there was the young miko. She was sitting so that he could see her profile, her eyes were closed as she idly hummed a tuneless song to herself. Butterflies were flittering about her as she swayed slightly.
Though her singing voice was not exactly perfect it was a beautiful tune she was singing, hauntingly so. The song was almost sad, and yet contented, happy but sorrowful. He stood silently and listened for a bit. It was amazing, moments ago he was extremely annoyed at the situations as they stood, but now... Now it was all washed into the back of his mind, almost like rain washing over the landscape. Spring rain..., he thought, remembering that as half her scent, then the other half, and cherry blossoms.
The peaceful moment was soon disrupted though, though not unwelcomed as it was Rin's happy cry that did it. "Sesshoumaru-sama!" she cried happily running over to her guardian wrapping her arms around his knees marking his white pants with a few smudges of dirt. Kagome's eyes had bolted open at the cry. As she turned to see him she noticed he was looking straight at her. His face very similar to his stoic mask, but he seemed more...
Happy?
No she wouldn't go so far as to classify it as happy, "peaceful" was more like it, as though for a moment he was content with his surroundings. But why is he looking at ME like that? She was relieved when the golden orbs left her and went to the child around his legs. Though his expression did not change his eyes visibly softened as he looked down at the child smiling up at him. Kagome couldn't help herself, she had to smile at the scene before her.
Feeling Kagome's eyes on him Sesshoumaru crouched down next to Rin, whispering something to her quietly so that the miko could not hear. The child giggled, nodded and ran out of the garden. Kagome suddenly felt very uneasy, not knowing what mood to expect her youkai host to be in this time. It seemed everytime she saw him his attitude changed. He was never the same Sesshoumaru she had run into the time before. With of course, the exception that he was almost always cocky and arrogant in her eyes. Just the day before he had threatened her, saying that if any harm came to Rin while under her care... He had left it that, but she was sure a slow and painful death would be involved, if not more than one.
Sesshoumaru did not know why he had sent Rin off, after all his orginal purpose was to come check on her, and he only sent her off in search of her kit friend. "You sing quiet well." He said almost cordially.
"Ehh... I don't really think so," she responded truthfully, getting off the boulder.
"Well you were not bad." he saved waving a hand as though dispelling her modesty. "What was it?"
"Eh?"
"The song."
She shook her head, "I was just making it up as I went along, I probably couldn't even recall it now if I tried."
"I see.. pity. It was quite beautiful." For some reason she got the impression that he was not just talking about the song. He noticed her unease and allowed an amused smirk to grace his features.
For some reason Kagome was suddenly unable to deal with this constant lack of consistency in his attitude. "Kami make up your mind already!" Kagome yelled in frustration. Sesshoumaru simply raised a confused brow at her. "You try to kill me and Inu Yasha for the past five months, then you kidnap me, then you heal me, then you kill me, bring me back to life, KISS me, try to seduce me, THEN pretend like nothing happend! Then you invite me here, show up in the middle of the night, talk to me, then threaten me, then act like we're friends, threaten me AGAIN yesterday and NOW you're talking to me like we've know each other forever! Will you just PICK ONE GODDAMN MOOD AND GO WITH IT!!!"
"Pardon?" He asked calmly secretly enjoying her little rampage with the exception of his partially ringing ears. "And I did not invite you. Rin did."
"arrrRRGHHH! I can't believe you! You're as indescisive, moody, and impossible as Inu Yasha!"
His eyes widened then narrowed quickly and before she knew it Kagome was up against a tree. The youkai's hands held the sides of her shoulders tight, suspending her off the ground so that her face was level with his. She had gasped when her back and head came in contact with the trunk, but more out of surprise than pain. Her face paled considerably when her eyes met dangerously narrowed golden ones inches from her own. "Do not ever compare me to that worthless hanyou brother of mine!" He growled.
She regained some composure, a bit of color returning as she spoke back, her voice far calmer than his had just been. "What disturbs you most Sesshoumaru-san? That Inu Yasha's mother was human, that he's your brother, or that, deep down you actually care about him and are more like him then you want to admit?"
A low rumble escaped from his throat, he backed away far enough to pull her away from the tree and shove her against it again. "I do not." he growled, the words barely descernable. He didn't know what angered him more, her words, or the sudden calm and lack of fear she was displaying.
She winced as her head snapped back and hit the tree again. "Well denile isn't just a river in Egypt," she said before realizing the surprised expression on his face. "Nani?"
Wordlessly he dropped her and stepped back a few steps. She easily landed on her feet, Kagome would later be completely frustrated at yet another major mood swing she witnessed but right now she was just confused. Meanwhile Sesshoumaru's mind was screaming at him. When he slammed her up against the tree the second time her hair had shifted, revealing a navy blue mark on her forehead, though he had not seen the whole shape it could concieveably be a cresant moon. It can't be her! There's no way that this woman-child is her! She gazed back at him with confused eyes. But Tsukinoshi's mark was a red sword through a moon... and her's is blue now... His mind was haltingly slow in trying to digest this information, as though he would not believe it.
He had not realized his hand was reaching out towards her to brush her bangs aside until he noticed her step off to the side of the tree. "Is it.. you?" he almost whispered.
"Nani? NOW what are you talking about?"
"blue moon," it was barely audible but Kagome's face paled more than before.
"Sesshoumaru-sama! Sesshoumaru-sama!"
Immediately composed the taiyoukai turned to his retainer, "What is it Jaken?"
"The messengar from the council is here!"
"Send him to the audience chamber, I will be there shortly."
"hai!"
"And Jaken."
"Yes Sesshoumaru-sama?"
A rock went flying through the air into the toad's head, "Be more careful not to interrupt me in the future."
When the toad left he looked back to Kagome who apparently had a hand on the tree for support. As soon as his eyes met hers she made a mad dash inside. He allowed her to get about halfway, amazed at the speed she had gained, before persuing. He grabbed one arm and turned her around pushing her against the wall in the alcove between indoors and the garden. His hands once again found themselves on her shoulders. "You will not get away from this conversation so easily." He whispered in an odd way that sounded threatening as well as desperate.
She simply stared up at him with frightened eyes that were much more blue than normal. How he knew that little detail was beyond him. She swallowed loudly before suddenly breathing again, until then she had not noticed that she had not been breathing. Her scent enveloped him as he was so close that his nose was nearly touching hers. Somehow her scent had not been tainted by the limited youki she now had, but it was only sweetend by it. Spring rain and cherry blossoms, the thought ran through his mind over and over again so fast he was barely aware he was even thinking it. She smelled so sweet, and with his mind muddled by being wrapped in her scent he felt the urge to see if she tasted the same.
Kagome's mind on the other hand was nearly blank. But somewhere she was registering his scent. It was less... rough than Inu Yasha's, almost soft but not delicate either.
Strong. It was strong.
But not in the sense that his scent was overpowering, but in a way that displayed how powerful he was. How... dependable he could be, his inner strentgh. It was almost like a large and imposing forest after a heavy rain when even the least fragant of plants could be smelled in the newly cleaned air. And there was... something else, a hint of the ocean. It reminded her of strong waves pounding relentlessly against the rocks sending beautiful sprays of white foam up into the air. White.. like his hair and tail...
Her heart beat wildly in her chest, it assaulted her ears as much as it did his, and it was driving him up the wall. He moved forward slightly and she flinched. Barely getting a hold of himself he pushed his head to the side next to her head. She gasped as his cheek past hers separated by only a hair's breadth. He failed in resisting the urge to smell her hair and nuzzle his face into it. "Are you her?" he whispered in a low and husky voice. "Are you my blue moon?"
She gasped louder. Oh no, oh no, oh no. It can't be him! Why does it have to be him! She didn't know why but the prospect frightened her. Maybe because she hoped he would have been normal. Maybe because Sesshoumaru was Inu Yasha's brother, maybe because she didn't know how much longer the well would work, maybe because this was Sesshoumaru. Or maybe, just maybe she was just afriad to love.
Being what he was her fear excited him on another level, while he was already burning to kiss her. He could feel his youkai blood burning, racing through his veins, demanding an action. "Kiss her. Bite her, Throw her on down and take her!" It seemed to scream. But somewhere deep inside a quiet voice whispered "love her." This softest voice, was the loudest, and somehow effectivly slapped him into realizing his actions and current position.
Sesshoumaru pulled back to look into her eyes, boring his searing and searching amber gaze into her cerulean eyes. She was almost in complete shock, her eyes were wide open in what he could best describe as fear with his current limited mind functions. She probably hadn't even blinked. He highly doubted that she could even speak a single word right now, much less answer his question. Carefully, slowly he released his grasp on her shoulders, he winced inwardly when he realized he had probably bruised her, his grip had been so tight, it must have become moreso when he was trying to regain conrtol of himself. Slowly cautiously he backed away a step, then another, he was convinced that any sudden movement would definitely startle the young miko.
"We will talk of this later," he said quietly, and even though it was barely audible and quite gentle she jumped at the sound of his voice. He whispered something else and turned, slowly walking away.
I can't believe it! Sesshoumaru's mind raced furiously, I nearly lost control back there with Inu Yasha's wo- with Kagome. It can't possibly be her! He stopped in the hall, could it? By the gods it had better not be, he took another two steps before stopping again. But what if? No one, NO ONE has ever caused me to.. his mind searched for the words, react that way. And she wasn't even trying! Kuso why did this have to happen now! Why her? Why now? That cursed messenger just HAD to come today. He stopped outside the door to the audience chamber, he wasn't even aware he had started walking again. He paused and took a few deep breaths, there would be more than enough time to think on this later.
Kagome had not moved from her spot, her hand now rest on her chest and she stared blankly at the floor. Her chest heaved as she was breathing deeply, somewhere in her currently tattered mind she wondered if she was hyperventalating. The fear had subsided somewhat as she was now mostly in shock.
Suddenly her hanyou companion popped up in her face "Hey Kagome!"
"YAAAAHHH!!" She screamed and lashed out on reflex slaming the poor unwitting Inu Yasha into the other side of the alcove. "What the #@^% was that for!?"
"ahh.. sorry Inu Yasha.. you startled me that's all," quite frankly Kagome was surprised she had even found her voice, much less was able to construct a sentence.
"Why are you breathin' like that?"
"Ahhh... umm.. Like I said you scared me, and before that I was chasing Rin around." Wow.. she didn't know how she managed to come up with a lie either.
"You sure you're ok?"
"Yeah.. I uhh... I'm just gonna go take a bath. Ja Inu Yasha." As she walked off she couldn't help thinking of what Sesshoumaru had said to her. "I have frightened you... forgive me."
Forgive me... Kami why was it echoing in her mind?
Forgive me...
Probably because she had seen his eyes... and he meant it
Back in the hall Inu Yasha wondered why he could still smell his brother in the air by the alcove. But the hanyou simply dismissed it thinking, Well it is HIS castle of course his scent would be around.
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nemaki- sleep-wear: I'm not exactly sure what it consists of, but in this case it's a light sleeping robe K?
Omigod- "Oh my god" said so quickly that it appears as a single word, often said in repitition w/o spaces.
Ja- Kinda like "see you later" shorter than "ja mata" or "ja ne"
Hikachan: I know I know, I'm evil for leaving it like that aren't I? And No, Sess didn't actually kiss Kagome.... YET!
As far as the song I had that one tune from Inu Yasha in mind. You know that one with the chick humming and stuff? I think one of the tracks with that on it is called "Kagome and Inu Yasha" but I'm not sure...