Chp.13 Moon song pt. IV

Sesshomaru's mouth hung open in a euphoric jowl. Kagome hugged him tightly as she was afraid she might slip off. Finally they landed near a moonlit ponds edge. Sesshomaru howled into the night and Kagome watched him. Even though she hardly knew him she had never seen him so happy. She slowly jumped off his back and walked up to him. The dog demon breathed heavily, staring at her with glowing golden eyes. She scratched him behind the ears again and he shuddered. After doing that for a time she noticed that below Sesshomaru was a pool of blood. She gasped and ran to the spot.
"Sesshomaru, your hurt!"
His response was a low growl.
"Transform back."
Sesshomaru stalked away into the woods and a moment later came back in human form. His Kimono's front was bloody and his eyes were glazed.
Kagome ran to him. Sesshomaru gracefully walked to the waters edge and bent down. Though his exterior was calm his breathing was rash and heavy.
"It's just a flesh wound," He said quietly "I'll tend to it myself"
Kagome shook her head.
"No, you saved my life, I need to pay you back someway." she said glancing up into his eyes. The demon lord said nothing. He bent his head down low . Blood mixed into his silken strands. She swept it away from his front.
"Um...can you open the front of your Kimono...I need to treat it."
Sesshomaru untied his Kimono and then opened his undershirt to reveal tanned broad muscled flesh that had a cut in the middle. Kagome licked her suddenly dry lips. It was awkward for a moment as Kagome ripped a piece of her shirt of to soak in the water. Then gently she applied the wet cloth to the wound. Sesshomaru didn't flinch. He only looked solemnly down at her.

"How did you get cut?" She asked to ease the tension.

"My chest scraped against the cliffs edge…It was nothing very serious" She looked up at him and held his gaze. After she finished cleaning the wound, Kagome sat back and stared. Sesshomaru put on his clothes again and sat very still.

"Um…if you wanted me to I can wash your clothes for you…"

He shook his head.

"No, I am fine. Thank you"

Again it was silent and Kagome wished she knew a way to get past his hardness. So she decided to just ask him.

" Sesshomaru?" She waited until he looked into her eyes again. She blushed and looked down. It seemed the only way for her to speak to him was to look down or away. If he wasn't so darn attractive…

"Yes?"

"W-Why are you always so…stiff?" She never raised an inch to see what his reaction was.

"Stiff? How so?"

"Well…I guess I'm trying to say you shouldn't be so…regal. I've never seen you smile or laugh. Doesn't anything make you happy?"

He remained quiet for a while. Kagome still had her head bent when he stood up.

" Why should you care how anything makes me feel?" His voice was deep and somber. As if he was searching for an answer. Kagome looked up in his eyes and shrugged.

"…I don't know I just…do"
Sesshomaru gazed at her for a long while before he quickly looked into the forest. Suddenly unsheathing his sword, Kagome looked to the source of the problem too.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo all came running to Kagome. Sesshomaru lessened his hold on the hilt.

"What did you do to Kagome you…you..!" yelled Shippo.

"He saved my life, you guys…Wait! Seshomaru…Where are you going?" The demon lord had begun walking into the forest. He turned at the sound of her voice.

"I'm leaving." Kagome ran to him.

"You can't. We have to save Inuyasha--…" She had forgotten that Inuyasha had abandon her. She shook her head.

"Actually…why don't you just stay? And this way I can wash your clothes anyway"

Sesshomaru fought with himself for a moment but her warm pleading eyes held him there. Without a word her began walking back with Kagome. The group stared at Sesshomaru reproachfully.

"Kagome are you…sure about this?" asked Sango.

"I've never been more sure about anything in my life." Answered Kagome.

"What about Inuyasha?"

Kagome turned and sighed. Then looked back at the demon slayer.

"Just forget about him. C'mon lets start a fire."

You thought they were gonna kiss right? WRONG. Not this early in the story…Oh. And about whats happening to Inuyasha? That all in the next chapter.-QN