Chapter 13 Confessions
Kagura quietly slipped out of Inu Yasha's room. It was midnight. She felt calmer now that she had talked things out with Inu Yasha. She suddenly realized how misfortune had twisted everything. So strange too, he had sort of been hitting on her, and he had gone out with her mother. She shuddered. Gross. And now she liked his older brother. Wow, the age stuff was kind of messed up.
Wait, she liked his older brother?
Kagura shook her head a little. Sesshomaru was evil. He wasn't who she had thought he was. She had thought him to be nice, thoughtful, with a pained past like hers. But he was a murderer. Not that that hadn't benefited her, she smirked, remembering Naraku. But still. It was a little creepy. Even more so when he was standing right in the shadows at this hour, waiting for her.
"What are you still doing up?" Kagura asked while walking straight past him.
"This is my home." Yet still, he let her speak to him in that way. He liked to tell himself that he wouldn't harm her because she was a woman, but she was just too… close to him. The girl had grown on him, and to think that she was the daughter of a man he'd killed for owing him money. Sesshomaru chuckled outloud.
"What's so funny?" Kagura asked, still not making eye contact. She started walking faster, heading to her room.
"We're very alike, you know." Sesshomaru told her very quietly. "Both victims of torn families, both a little … evil. We've had many problems in the past, but I've helped you, and you've helped me."
Kagura was already shaking her head. "We may be victims of torn families, but there are ones that are less fortunate than we are. Sure, we've had many problems in the past, but everyone has had them too. And we've helped each other, but they were the natural things to do given the circumstances." She paused, having reached her room. She turned around to face Sesshomaru. "But I am not evil. That's more than I can say for you." She was going to walk into her room, but Sesshomaru's hand grabbed her wrist and forced her to look at him.
"I may have done something evil. But if you'd have seen it, if you had been there, you would have done the same." He stared her straight in the eye. "It was a murder, but not a crime." Suddenly, Kagura felt very sorry for him. In a way, she understood what he meant. Just like when Naraku had killed his wife, that had been a murder, but she understood why he had done it too. And as soon as she sympathized with Sesshomaru, she could feel herself being lost. It was a spur of a moment thing to do, but
she kissed him.
Kagura entwined her fingers in Sesshomaru's long hair, pulled him close to her, and their lips connected. Remembering what Inu Yasha had said about Sesshomaru and women, she was surprised to find him a very good kisser.
He had no idea what she was doing, and she didn't know either. But they didn't stop each other. After a few minutes, they finally pulled away. Kagura didn't know what was happening, but she just smiled at him, and then slipped inside her room, leaving Sesshomaru out in the hall. Sesshomaru cocked an eyebrow. I guess this means she forgives what I did?
Inu Yasha grinned, seeing his brother walk back after being kissed senseless by Kagura. Of course, if it had been me, I'd be getting laid now. He walked back silently to his recliner and sat down, flipping open a book. It felt good to clear some things out of the way. After all, Kikyou's death had been a big part of his life, and it felt very good to finally get some closure. He got a jump when Kagome walked straight into his room, ripped the book out of his hands and glared at him.
"Inu Yasha!" She looked mad, but Inu Yasha could see the tears in her eyes.
"Babe, what's wrong?" He pulled her down on his lap and kissed the top of her head gently. "I had a huge day today, I found out that Kagura's the daughter of –"
"I know, if the woman I look like." Inu Yasha was startled when Kagome finished off his sentence. She got up and put an arm on each side of the recliner. Inu Yasha pushed back as far as he could. So she had—"I heard everything, you bastard!" Tears threatened to spill over Kagome's eyes. "I can't believe you! You only went out with me because I look like some woman you loved a long time ago? That's so selfish, and so… Argh!" Kagome looked just about ready to storm out the door.
Inu Yasha copied what Sesshomaru had done earlier, and grabbed her wrist. "'Gome, I'm sorry, really. I didn't really mean what I said, it was just a spur of the moment thing!"
"Let go of me."
"Please, 'Gome, I love you. For who you are, not because you look like someone. You have to understand that Kikyou's death was hard for me to handle. I needed closure, but I couldn't find it. It felt better for me to just find someone who looked like her, just to ease the pain. All these years. The first time I saw you, I felt something magical, and I thought it was because you looked like her. But it's not, I swear. It's just you!"
Kagome started to cry harder, and she hugged Inu Yasha. Everything was going to be fine.
sry i havent updated in aaggess... my compy has this stupid virus and it basically crashes on me 24/7...
btw, i got the murder but not a crime stuff from Chicago, lyrics to the Cellblock Tango.
thx 4 reviewing, I hope you enjoyed this chappie :D
