Three Memories: Time Miko's Journeys: CH 4: Remember
"Sesshoumaru, look!" Her hands fluttered through the wind, her skin feeling the wind. Kagome's cheerful voice could be heard everywhere in and outside the ship. Still, no one minded her screaming for her voice was beautiful and everyone in the ship wanted nothing from her but to see her happy.
Sesshoumaru looked towards the direction of his mate or companion. She was on the left side of the boat her hair being blowed wildly by the wind, she had her miko clothing on and the clothing the old man, Dong gave to Sesshoumaru, around her forehead. She acted so childish, so innocent, and so different... It would seem to him that the more he thinks he knows her, the more he doesn't know her. Why was he feeling towards her like this? Why does he think of her all the time, as if... He acted as if...
'My mate?' He questioned himself, taking the other subject completely out of his mind. When did he start to acknowledge her as a mate? Sure, she is a companion, a friend, but a mate? He marked her because she was in danger of loosing her life, but not to be his full real mate. Why is it that he felt the need to comfort her when she cries and why did he feel the need to be by her side? Is this the doing of the mark? It couldn't be, for no one said anything about it. His thoughts were cut off when he saw her beautiful face inches away from his.
"Come on Sesshoumaru! Look, dolphins!" Kagome said brightly. She was getting use to this place, it was full of mysteries and to her it seems to be more like a magical time.
Her cool breathes on his face was taking away his concentration and he couldn't well focused on what she was pointing at. Following where her finger is pointing straight to, he found some large fishes almost similar to those dangerous ones that would eat humans. His emotionless mask never failed him, "What is it that you find special about these creatures, Kagome?" He asked flatly, raising an elegant eyebrow.
"They're beautiful!" Kagome snapped. "Look at them - the way they swim, the way they behave...they are smart creatures-"
"Kagome, if they are smart, tell me why can they not talk?"
She mentally slapped her face. Sesshoumaru wouldn't know about these things. He didn't know that for fishes dolphins are one of the smarts ones. Surely, he should've heard about them saving lives after lives of many humans, but she figured he wouldn't care. "Don't worry." She murmured, her voice losing the cheerfulness. Seeing that there is no way of telling him, she walked straight pass him to lean on the side of the ship and stared blankly at the place around her. The beautiful blue sky, blue sea, dolphins, fresh air, bright sun and the birds singing happily.
The last few days have been great; travelling Ancient China was even more fun than she thought it would be. Everything was beautiful; you could barely tell that there is a civil war. Kagome sighed, Sesshoumaru seem to try to get use to her, but she knows that he'll always see her as a human and will always think low of her. It doesn't matter now anyway, he's by her side and for now...he has to get use to it. She looked seriously at the scenery in front of her, concentrated on its beauty.
Gan Ning's eyes were on Kagome, watching from afar. He couldn't get closer to Kagome for he knew that her mate does not trust him. Why is that? It was because of how he acted at dinner, but he didn't think that he should be this protective, for even now, he could see her mate's piercing eyes on him. He earned a low growl from her 'mate' when he was five meters away from her. He wondered why Kagome was mated to a demon...like Lord Sesshoumaru. She was far too sweet, kind and she was human.
She was beautiful and Gan Ning wondered why he never heard Kagome and her demon mate make a conversation that will say sweet nothings. They almost seemed as if they are just friends. Her demon mate did still not take her and he wondered, why is this? And most likely, Gan Ning knows that her demon mate never said anything to compliment her beauty. It seems like; he was going to be the one to make her aware of that, since her mate cannot. He walked calmly towards Kagome stopping a few steps away and earning another low growl from her mate.
"Lady Kagome. What are you doing?" He watched her as she turned to him and smiled as if telling him to follow her, as she ran to the other right side of the ship.
"Gan Ning, come and look at them!" Kagome pointed out towards the dolphins. "Aren't they amazing and beautiful creatures?" She asked him cheerfully and turned her face to Sesshoumaru's form behind her and sticked her out her tongue at him. If Sesshoumaru can't see these creatures as for what they are, then she would see if Gan Ning could.
He wanted to burst out laughing at the face he saw her mate made when he saw her stick her tongue out to him. She definitely does not act like a mate should, he knows that much. Most mates would act very respectful of their mate, but she is different. When he had met her, he thought that she would be just like the 'others'. Most women would throw them selves at him and the others.
No wonder his Lord never bother hiring them, they only bring trouble. Women would always throw themselves at him or the other generals. He liked the attention but now it was just tiring; the women wouldn't talk about anything other than their own welfare. They never commented on how beautiful their surroundings are, only on how beautiful thwy are. Now, here is a woman, most beautiful and powerful, yet she doesn't comment on how beautiful she is nor how powerful she is - in fact, she is commenting on her surroundings.
The death glare she was now receiving from Sesshoumaru stopped her antics. He seemed to take this seriously, but she knows that she wanted to have her share of the bargain. If he could say to everyone that she is his 'submissive' mate, then she would show to everyone that she isn't his 'submissive mate'. She gave him a smile and turned her face to look at Gan Ning.
"They are beautiful Kagome..." Gan Ning said taking a deep breath before he continued. "... But not as beautiful as you." He saw her widen her eyes.
Sesshoumaru watch them very intent on what Kagome will say back to the human male. This human male was getting too much annoying, not that he was jealous, it was just that he find this human male very irritating because...he didn't want to finish it. He just stood there, silent and waiting for Kagome's reaction.
She didn't know how to respond. "Thank you, Gan Ning." Gan Ning commented her so she should just say it back. "You are also handsome." Kagome gave him a smile, she didn't want to be so girlish anymore, it was no point.
"That is a high comment coming from you Kagome." Gan Ning smiled only for it to a smirk. "So... Does this mean you want to be my mate?" The demon lord behind him was acting calm for someone who was about to lose his mate.
"She will never be mated with a human such a yourself." Sesshoumaru stated calmly, but Gan Ning could hear the threat in his voice.
Did Kagome just said a human male was handsome? Wasn't he more handsome than most? Did all these human males around her, made her think that she could be with them and leave him, the lord of the West? Did she grow tired of him? His face stayed calm and impassive, not wanting to lose any control in front of the human male or Kagome.
Kagome frowned; this entire 'mate' thing was getting out of hand. So she did the only thing she thought she ought to do, she started to leave. She wanted to go upstairs and talk to Jin Li for now anyway, she hasn't been able to talk to him for a while now. He seems distant around her, like his trying to keep away from her. Kagome realize that Sesshoumaru and Gan Ning are too busy in their own world right now, so she should just go.
However, Sesshoumaru and Gan Ning were just staring each other. Gan Ning was the first to speak. "Lord Sesshoumaru, do you love your mate?" The question was low and only Sesshoumaru could hear it.
The demon lord didn't know how to respond, but he couldn't say he loves her. He is a demon lord, not some human male. He didn't need a weakness. "She is my mate, nothing more, nothing less. Love is not required for being her mate, and this Sesshoumaru does not fall for weak emotions." Still looking at the human male standing before him smirked Sesshoumaru added some more words. "However... She is my mate and will remain my mate."
He scowled, was this what Kagome was going to get? An emotionless demon lord who does not want to love her? How did Kagome feel about this? How did she feel when she found out that the demon lord will never love her? She is a Time Priestess, kind and beautiful, yet she remains to have no one by her side. "I do not get this... Do you not see her for what she is worth?" Gan Ning asked, his voice almost undetectable. "I guess people don't really know what they..."
Sesshoumaru left, not wanting to hear what the human male wishes to say.
"I guess you would never really know of what you have if you think you will never lose it." It was true, no one knows of what they have before they lose it. It was like history repeating, like this now. The demon lord says that he'll never love or need to love his mate. But is that quit the truth? Doesn't the demon feel any happiness growing in him when he sees her smiles, her laughs, and her voice? It all depends to time now, he guessed.
Staring up the sky as she walked towards Jin Yun's form, Kagome kept walking. "Hey Jin Yun." Kagome greeted.
Jin Yun smiled to her letting her know he knows she's there. He hasn't seen much of her and he missed that very much. He didn't want to see her though, she was always inside his mind and she was always near her mate. And as these days passed on he found himself wanting to be the nearest around her, to be the one to hold her.
"How come I haven't seen you around lately?" She asked.
"You haven't because I am busy. Sorry..."
"You don't have to be." Kagome said brightly. "As long as I can see you right now. I missed hanging around you."
"Really?" He asked, disbelief hanging through his voice.
"Yes indeed. My friends...they are in another time and well...I missed them. But I now that what I am doing is good and that I should keep my task. Though, from time to time, I can't help but feel the need to wish them here by my side - I know it's selfish...but I can't help it. Though, a wise mother told me that they'd always be in here." She pointed her first finger on his chest. "They will always be here with you." She paused her voice saddening. "Though, I would love to see them again."
Jin Yun nodded seeing her eyes saddened. "Who are these friends?" He swallowed. "That you would like to see again?"
She looked up at him, after a few seconds the sadness faded away. "Let's just say they are in a different time. Its funny...I never thought I'd missed them this much. They are all different. Inu Yasha, he was my protector, my first love, my best friend." She breathed out the words, her voice turning to a siren, to what Jin Li believes. "Sango, she is like a sister to me. Then comes Miroku, he is a wise monk, maybe a little perverted, but wise and funny. And then comes Shippou...sweet, young Shippou. At first he was like a little brother, then he asked me to be his mother, and I gladly said yes. But then, my duty came. I guess, I really do missed them, but they are with me."
How he would just people before was always a problem to him. He saw Kagome as a happy woman, a woman with a pure heart - and a happy one at that, but he never knew for her to be suffering. She has sacrificed her happiness to be able to save lives of others, yet even now, she gets nothing for it in return. "It's amazing, how you remained the person you are now...after that." He whispered, his voice undetectable by Kagome. He turned to face her, "I'll be your friend." He whispered, this time she heard it.
Smiling, she turned to face towards him. "I'm so lucky," she said happily. "To have you." She added.
"So... I can see." He smirked, knowing full aware that she probably was a lucky woman. Not many ever got the chance to be with him like this, or for him to think of them like this.
Kagome looked at her watch, only to look up at Jin Li. "We should eat soon. Want to raced down?" Kagome asked, smirking.
"You won't beat me." He stated.
"We'll see about that." With that Kagome ran off, looking back and saw Jin Yun's violet orbs in shocked. "Are you going to stare or race?"
Jin Yun shrugged and ran as fast as he could to catch up with her.
Sesshoumaru sat at the table in the ship. The trip for him was taking too long. He watched as the other Generals arrived, but Kagome wasn't even here yet and so was Jin Li. He didn't mind that Jin Li wasn't here, but his mate should be here. He could see that the other Generals had already started to eat, but Lord Liu Bei waited patiently, while giving him a lordly smile. When Sesshoumaru finally decided that he will not lower himself any longer to wait for his mate to eat, to blurs entered the room in great haste.
"I, -pant- beat -pant- you!" Kagome said wildly, while gasping for air. When she finally gained some of her breath, she turned to find Jin Li.
Sesshoumaru scowled. His mate was still young; she remained not to know how to be formal. She remained to be so...childish. No one should see her like this again. After this lunch, he made a mental note that he will teach her of proper ways to show her self in public. She will not embarrass him again in such ways.
Jin Yun shrugged, "Fine...whatever.." He gave up, her speed was fast and she was thinner, so she could get through things very fast.
"Kagome, sit down." A deep silky voice ordered behind her. She turned around to find Sesshoumaru. She was quite surprised, he hasn't used that tone of voice with her for a while and she wondered what she did wrong.
"You will not do inappropriate things again." He was furious, but his voice remained calm, not wishing for others to hear him get furious at his mate, though he doubted that anyone would understand of he has said, for he clearly made sure it was spoken in Japanese. It was time that he let his annoyance out, for she had done so many things so wrong. They have already arrived at their destination, now they are in their chambers and he had the freedom to order as much as he wanted to.
What she needed to learn was something that was just so her. It wasn't as if he wanted her to change or anything like that... It's just that, he believe that she should be more submissive to him. She was his mate after all, she should respect him, address him in respect.
Kagome frowned. "What do you mean? Huh? You mean I can't talk to them like the way I want to?" She retorted at him in Japanese. Was it a crime that she liked the Generals? Was it a crime when she saw that General Ali Yun couldn't pick up his food with his chopstick and she just did what her instinct told her. She giggled and grabbed the food with her chopstick and fed that bit to Ali Yun. What was so wrong with that? She always does it to Shippou?
"Your behaviour was least to be liked, you had acted so foolish."
Kagome had to resist the urge to snort, "Please, forgive Lord Sesshoumaru sama." She countered, sarcasm leaking with ever word. "I didn't know you think of me as something more than foolish."
"Be silent, wench. I am still Lord Of the Western Land and I am still far more superior to you. You will respect me." His teeth were clenched; clearly showing her that he was loosing his control.
"Well... Lord Sesshoumaru sama, it is not my fault I'm not as superior as you. If I was so foolish then maybe we should just forget about this deal, this 'mate' thing. So then I don't harm your pride." Though Kagome was not actually screaming or yelling at him, her words had somehow struck him.
"Silence. Wench... This Sesshoumaru grows tired of your voice." Those words weren't actually the real truth, it wasn't her voice that he was irritated at, it was her words. He didn't need them, nor does he deserve them. She was making a fool out of him and he will hear no such thing as not pretending to be mates, for the cold fact remains: they were mates and will remain mates, even if she does not wish so.
She wanted to sigh, to yell back at him, to scream her mind, to just do anything that will make him angry. But despite the fact that she wanted to make him angry or annoyed, is as much as she didn't want their friendship to be ruined. However, she didn't want to say sorry, for she new that'll just make his ego all the worse. Why couldn't he just accept her as it is? Without knowing exactly, she started to walk away...
Seeing her fleeting form, "You are not permitted to leave."
Stoping, she looked over her shoulder, "Watch me." She snorted and started to walk again.
"I will not repeat my self wench. You will remain here. Unless you have the mind to control yourself, you will not leave this room." He bitted out, annoyed by her language. "I will attend the meeting. I am far more experienced in battle, than you are. And a war meeting is no place for a wench such as yourself."
Kagome kept on walking, her fist clenched and her eyes narrowed. Then, it all happened too fast. Too fast for Kagome's eyes to know how she ended up in this situation, she stood against the wall, pinned by Sesshoumaru, his hands pinning her to the wall, his claws scrapping her skin with deadly poison.
His words were whispered, soft and deadly. "You. Will. Listen."
Flashbacks of memories flashed through Kagome's mind. This is the Sesshoumaru who she once hated, the Sesshoumaru who tried to kill her brutally without caring a soul who she is, the Sesshoumaru she knew that could never be have any feelings and to say the least, the Sesshoumaru that had been once her enemy.
Though her eyes narrowed and her skin felt like fire, she didn't flinch, she just focused her eyes on the floor, not wishing to see the angered face of the demon lord. "Let me down." She said calmly, her voice raspy and tired.
They were blood flowing from the side of Kagome's shoulders where he held her. If anyone had looked closer to Sesshoumaru's eyes, they would had seen his eyes widen, only to narrow. Unceremoniously, he let her fall to the ground. "Stay here." He ordered, his voice soft, yet anger rang in them.
Angered with herself and the taiyoukai, Kagome stood up, looked around and found the large window. She observed it, deciding if she should leave or not. Anger took over her, she didn't need to decide, and she will leave. Without so much of a thought, the purple, Time Miko, energy floater appeared as she jumped out the window and flew out to the horizon.
"Lord Sesshoumaru, is I may, I'll introduce you to our allies." Lord Liu Bei motioned his hands to direct at the four people standing near by. "Is Lady Kagome coming?" Lord Liu Bei asked, seeing the troubled face of Lord Sesshoumaru.
"No,"
Lord Liu Bei nodded, "I see..." He whispered, as if he knew of what has occurred. But without another second to spare, Lord Liu Bei pointed his hand towards a man. "This is Lord Sun Jian." The man looked deadly, his eyes were calm, yet when you looked closely, you'll see that there is great despair. He wore red and gold armour, which had two dragon's head meeting on his chest.
Lord Sun Jian is the ruler of Wu, a quick thinker with nerves of steel. Often called "The Tiger of Jian Dong." The Kingdom of Wu lies to the Southeast of the Chang Jiang River with its capital at Jian Ye, Founded by Sun Jian and expanded by his sons, Wu is supported by a mix of veteran officers and fresh young talents.
Seeing Lord Sesshoumaru and Lord Sun Jian acknowledged each other formally, Lord Liu Bei continued. He walked towards a man who also wore red. He had a pony tail really high, his eyes similar to Sun Jian's and his armour almost identical to Sun Jian. The goat beard on his chin, made him looked older and his reddish black hair suited his armour well. "This is Lord Sun Jian's son, General Sun Ce."
Then, Lord Liu Bei walked towards a young woman; she appeared, arrogant and easy to read. Her hair the same as the other guy, she wore a skirt and tight long red sleeves around her legs. Her weapon was obvious since she had them at her side. They were circular and four emeralds around them and a sharp blade. She had tanned skin and tiny eyes. "Lord Sesshoumaru this is General Sun Shang Xiang..." Sesshoumaru wanted to winced at how long her name is. "She is the daughter of Sun Jian."
He pointed to another man, "General Zhou Yu, close friend of Sun Ce. A well known man, wise in mind and deadly with his swords." Lord Liu Bei gave a chuckle. "Also, he has some magic hidden underneath his beautiful face." The man wore red and gold armour and clothing tide around his forehead. He was very attractive, a man with long hair and no hair on his face whatsoever. Chuckling again, Lord Liu Bei looked towards Zhou Yu "I advice that you visit Lady Kagome, she is a very powerful priestess."
From the corner of the room, a man appeared. "I hate to be so hasty, but I believe that we should start." Zhao Yun said, his eyes narrowed. This did not go unnoticed by Lord Liu Bei and he knew that he understood. Zhao Yun had never liked any of the Generals of Wu, especially General Zhou Yu.
Two hours afterwards...
"My mate. She will be participating?"
"Are you ok with this, Lord Sesshoumaru?" asked Lord Liu Bei.
"She is strong enough to do so. However," Sesshoumaru thought of what to say without sounding so sure. "She needs space to perform her magic." He knew quite well of what he is talking about. Kagome needed room. She has many powers and by the last time he saw her fight, she needed a lot of room when she gets out off hand.
"I see..." Lord Liu Bei said slightly rubbing his chin.
"She will be given." Zhou Yu said. "I will make sure when she fights she has room." His eyes locked with the demon lord. "May I train with her? I know magic very well and she may prepare with me before the war."
"Do you know such thing as changing time?" Sesshoumaru asked. "She has the power to do that. But if you will train her I will allow you to." Sesshoumaru turned his back to them. "This Sesshoumaru will leave. There is nothing more to discuss."
(There are some...differences in this...story. Well, in the history, I don't think that Lord Liu Bei and Lord Sun Jian really got to meet each other...so I went: What the heck? This is a FanFic, right? So I'll do whatever I want! Oh and Lord Liu Bei and Lady Sun Shang Xiang were actually married! My brother told me...)
The wind hit her skin, it was cold, but she kept on flying, putting nearly everything she had to speed up. Speeding up took her mind off of things, especially the taiyoukai of the west, her "friend". But from what happened, she wasn't so sure anymore. For when things started to turn bright, something always had t ruined it. She knew that Sesshoumaru didn't want to be mated to her as much as she never wanted to be mated to him, so why bother do they have to go through all these lies? Why couldn't they just tell the others that it was a mistake? That he never meant to marked her as his mate?
Shaking the thought away from her mind, Kagome looked down, only for her eyes to be met with a clean, clear filed of grass. 'That's strange...' She thought. Ever since she has been here, everything was either bushed or more bushed.
Wanting to focus on something else other than the taiyoukai, she flew down, while observing the field. She landed softly and felt the grass. What amazed her was that the grass was soft, clean and comfortable. 'If someone could die here, they'd be in heaven.' She mused, only to look at her watch. 'It is 4:30 pm. He probably realised I'm not there.' She thought, but clearly ignored it and situated herself on the grass; it was comforting for her and her tensed body felt well. But before she could shut her eyes and enjoy the feel of it all, a voice stopped her.
His eyes red, his claws dripping with poison, Sesshoumaru's form ran around in the whole palace in white blurs. His mate was gone from where he had left her this afternoon. What had angered him wasn't really because she had disobeyed him, but that was some part of where his anger laid. However, his real fury laid on the fact: she left him. He wanted to find her and sliced her to pieces, yet a part of him also wanted to just find her.
And that is what annoyed him most of all, that after all the unpunished misbehaviour that she has done, he felt no real need to punish her. That he just wanted her to say the simple word, (sorry) and he would forget everything. That deep inside, he would admit that...that he never did wanted to leave her in the room by herself, never wanted to lose his control in the first place, never wanted to make her feel as though their friendship was over. That's what had bothered him all day. He would admit to himself, that yes, he didn't want to lose her friendship...after all.
He had tried to keep telling himself that maybe it was because he needed her to get out of this place, but somehow he knew that wasn't the real truth anymore. Another truth was also that, right now, he was only really angered by two things, the fact that she left him and that...he was actually worried that she might get hurt-
"Where are you?" He whispered, his voice deadly and concerned at the same time. He wanted to get rid of these thoughts that was coming to his mind, but he knew that it might just be impossible. Looking outside another window of the castle, he smelt a tinge of her scent from outside. With haste, Sesshoumaru's cloud formed underneath his feet and he flew out towards where he found her scent to be getting stronger.
"Who are you and what are you doing in my property?" A deadly voice asked, from behind Kagome.
With much grace, Kagome sighed, stood up and turned around to face him. She was surprised to feel his magic radiating off of his form. It was also not easy to not notice how attractive he was, his eyes were the colour of black, with a tinge of red. His hair black and long, which it laid on his back like silk.
"Answer me, woman."
Frowning, "I am who I am." Kagome replied, her voice calmed and cool.
The man narrowed his eyes, "An answer such as that will not go unpunished." With great speed, the man took Kagome by the neck and lifted her up. Kagome remained calm, not moving much to save air. "Tell me who you are and I will let you live." The man demanded.
Annoyed, Kagome formed a barrier around her and widened to pushed the man away from her, as she landed gently on the ground. She smiled when she saw him run for her again, only to hit against her barrier. "I am a priestess." Her voice was still calm, but a little amused at how the handsome man bounced away from her barrier.
"A priestess..." He repeated, his voice smooth. "You are Lord Sesshoumaru's mate, Lady Kagome?"
She flinched at the statement or question. It sounded like a statement in her ears. "I am Kagome."
"I see... I am Zhou Yu. I am a General of the Wu Dynasty and also a sorcerer. I must ask Lady Kagome, why are you so far of the palace?"
Without thinking, "My mate went crazy." She mumbled, seeing the questions in his eyes that made her smile. "I mean, I was just browsing, you know?"
"Lets go." Zhou Yu held his hand out to her for her to take. A red light appeared below his foot. She noticed, but still didn't take it. Instead, a purple light appeared underneath her feets, forming her energy floater.
"No problem, I have my own." With that, Zhou Yu nodded and flew up, leading her back towards the palace.
Unable to keep her mouth shut for very long, "General Zhou Yu... What was that place?" She asked, her eyes never leaving what lay ahead.
"It is where I train." He flatly answered.
Five minutes passed, and Kagome felt Sesshoumaru's aura. From what she can trace, he was angered or something...she didn't want to go the details. Even how much powerful she had become, she knew that she still fear Sesshoumaru. She didn't exactly know why. Maybe it was because he always had that...arrogance that made her think running away from her mission is actually a fine thing to do. But she knew that it was too late, he was approaching, and it was only a matter of minutes before he would arrive. More precisely: before she will die.
It was none of his concern to know why Lord Sesshoumaru's aura leaked of fury, but he knew who had caused it. Judging from the tense form of Lord Sesshoumaru's mate, he knew it could only be her.
What had happened next surprised and annoyed Kagome at the same time. For when she saw Sesshoumaru's form, he had done nothing of what she had thought he will do. He just merely stopped moving, merely sent a glare at her way and merely flew the same pace as she did towards the palace.
After dinner...
Kagome went to the large balcony. She didn't want to go to her chambers yet since she knows who will be there.
Dinner actually went better than she thought. She met every one of the other generals. Sun Shang Xiang was really nice to her; she is also older by three years. Sun Ce seemed ok to her too, and Zhou Yu hardly said a word other than they'll be training together. Sun Jian held his face up, like a true Lord. But what really bugged her most is that Sesshoumaru hardly said a word. She decided to keep her mouth shut, until anyone decides to talk to her, but conversation with others could not be held back.
Kagome leaned against on the balcony, her form tensed and if the balcony falls off, she knew she would as well. She looked up towards the stars that shone so brightly, as if nothing bad ever happens to the world, as if today was actually a beautiful day. And it could have been, if Sesshoumaru didn't have to get angry at her. But maybe, it was partly her fault...maybe, she didn't really know anymore.
"Lady Kagome," Ali Yun appeared behind her. "What is wrong?"
"Its nothing," replied Kagome, not really wishing to talk about it.
"Please tell," said Ali Yun, his words sincere.
Looking to the side, "I guess it wouldn't hurt." She turned away, once again looking up at the sky. "Its nothing really. I don't even know why it happened, but Sesshoumaru and I had a..." She paused, thinking of the next word. "...Disagreement."
"So are you going to apologise?"
"No,"
"Aren't you his mate?"
"Yes but..." Her voice cracked. "...I believe that it wasn't my fault."
"You love him, don't you?" Ali Yun asked, seeing Kagome turned to look towards him. "If you do, then you'll apologise, even if it wasn't really your fault. And if he doesn't apologise...then he doesn't deserve you." He walked closer and leaned his head on Kagome's shoulder. "But then again, maybe some things are just meant to be left alone not remembered - not forgotten, but not remembered. Not mentioned until the day one of youse will find it funny to look back on...as a memory - not a bad one, but something that will be appreciated...because you had it. You had the time to share it...
"And anyway, disagreements just shows that...you two are sharing ideas to each other or sharing opinions and wishes. So, a disagreement doesn't always mean that you two are being separated or are not compatible, but it can also mean that you two are getting closer."
She looked down at him, his head leaning on one of her shoulders. She smiled. She knew she love Sesshoumaru, but she was not in love with him. There was always a difference between loving and being in love with someone. She was sure that Ali Yun thought that she was in love with Sesshoumaru, but that wasn't the case. However, forgetting was never her style, so she guessed, she'll think of it the way Ali Yun did...a memory not mentioned until the day one of them will find some worth into it.
Smiling, "You're smart, aren't you?"
"Heh, I'm after all 13 turning 14!" Both laughed.
Sesshoumaru looked outside through the giant window. The room was dark, only having a candle to light the place. He heard the door opened and shut, simply telling him that she has arrived. Calmly, he turned towards her, his anger a distant memory away, for he was surprised at what he saw and did. She smiled at him, her simple usual smile, brightening up the room. Then, as if nothing had ever happened, she walked towards her stuff and tried to find her notebook.
He watched with confused eyes as she settled herself on the floor and started to write something down. After what seemed like a couple of minutes, she stood up, ripped the paper from her notebook, walked towards him and handed the paper. She had a sincere smile on her face and with much care, she whispered and mouthed the words, "Anata ga suki desu." Her voice was nearly undetectable to hear. Then, she walked away and situated herself on the bed.
Confused, he let his eyes read the words written on the paper.
I remember the day we met
I remember how we fought
I remember how I kept
Every memory that we brought
With my heart at risked, I would be brave to ask
"Can we just not remember a memory that was scarce?"
To not remember is not to forget
For I'll always know that you are kept
In my heart
For believe it or not
I like you, even if you are an assRaising an elegant eyebrow, Sesshoumaru looked towards Kagome. She was lying on the bed, her face buried in the pillows. In the dark, Sesshoumaru's reaction was not seen by anyone, not heard nor was it ever spoken. For in the middle of the dark, a smile was brought to his emotionless face. Not because he thought he had won the argument, but because he had found out something.
She likes him.
And truth be told, Sesshoumaru also realized something.
He likes her.
END OF CHAPTER 4: Three Memories: Time Miko's Journey
Demon Tenshi: I hate this chapter! I hate making poems, I didn't know what to...type down for Kagome to say. So, I thought an indirect poem would become ok...but maybe not. Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate and hate... Now, I'll just go off to...hate world and maybe I can update on a chapter that I won't hate myself for updating…
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