"Sesshoumaru. WHy are you here?" Miroku stood.
"I have come to help."
"Fine. I'll be out side." He left quietly.
"Sesshoumaru"
"Kagome. I'm . . . Sorry"
"So am I."
"what do you have to be sorry for?"
"I. . . I couldn't. . . love you. Not. . . not enough any way."
"You love Inuyasha, don't you?"
"Yes. We're soul mates. . . Kikyo. . . Her soul. . . Is myu soul. . . and he loved... loved us both. . . "
"that's why you could never say you loved me."
"Because I. . . already love. . . him."
"I can save you. The Tenseiga will heal you. If I did. . . "
"I ouwl still. . . love him. . . "
"I thought you would say that."
Sesshoumaru stood and walked to the door. He paused and looked back over his shoulder.
"I'm sorry I couldn't love you enough for you to love me in return."
"I'm . . . sorry I have . . . already given my love. . . to another. . . or else you. . . may have had. . . a chance."
He reached for the door and stopped. he drew tenseiga and turned. with one slash of the sword the healing was complete.
"I will always be here for you if you need me. Rest now, my Kagome."
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"you heve finally bested me brother. You have something I will never posess. And I'm not speaking of Tetseiga."
". . . "
"Oh, no need to tank me or anything. She'll sleep for a few days."
". . . "
"Goodbye, brother."
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I woke to find Inuyash sitting near my head, his head resting on his chest, fast asleep.
"He's been like that for a few hours. He wouldn't leave your side for anything."
"Hello Miroku. How long have I been asleep?"
"Three days. How do you feel?"
"Physically fine, emotionally drained, mentally. well thats another story."
"Hard to take in all that's happened"
"yes. One minute I feel so alone in the world. Felt that no mone really cared for me like that. I mean Inuyasha still cares for Kikyo. Sesshourmaru, he's our enemy. Well at least at one point he was. And both are now proffessing their love for me."
"Bieng loved by two people sounds good to me."
"Miroku. Remind me to smack you later. I just never thought Inuyasha would choose me over Kikyo. but of course he didn't really choose that. He simply choose to love me more than Sesshoumaru."
"We have always known that Inuyasha loved you."
"But more than Kikyo. Would he choose her and leave me if he was given half a chance?"
"I'm not sure I could answer that. May be you should ask Inuyasha. But now that I know you are awake, and you're going to be fine. I think I will go find Sango... "
"I think I'll get some more sleep."
I watched Miroku leave. I placed my head in Inuyasha's lap and fell back asleep.
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I felt his finger glide along my cheek, and I tried not to smile but it tickled just enough.
"I'm glad you've finally decided to wake up."
"Good morning, Inuyasha."
"Good morning Kagome."
I sat up and pulled the blankets close around me. I let my fingers explore the area of skin that was only days ago ripped to shreads. Not even a bruise to be found.
"The Tenseiga is a powerful healer."
". . . "
"what's the matter Inuyasha."
"You... You and Sesshoumaru."
"What about it."
"How close where you when you were under the spell?"
"I. . . I. . . Don't really remember." I lied. I thought of the moments we spent under the stars. the Romantic moon lit strolls. And. . . and the nights spent in the bed of his palace.
"You remembered before. Why not anymore?"
"Well. . . I . . . It's just that..."
"You're lying because you don't want me to know something."
"You have to understand. I was under a spell. I couldn't help it!"
"Help what exactly?"
"How close Sesshoumaru and I became."
"And how close what that!? What?! You're avoiding the questions. Did you sleep with him."
"I didn't mean too! It just happened!"
"So you did."
I stood up so quickly the room begun to spin and I almost dropped the blanket that was saving my modesty.
"I said I couldn't help it. I couldn't fight the spell."
"Kikyo would have. . . "
"I'm NOT Kikyo!"
I stormed out of the cabin as fast as my wobbly legs would carry me.
"Kagome! You're okay!"
"Chippo! Oh I missed you so much."
I hugged the young fox demon and Sango arrived soon after.
"I have come to help."
"Fine. I'll be out side." He left quietly.
"Sesshoumaru"
"Kagome. I'm . . . Sorry"
"So am I."
"what do you have to be sorry for?"
"I. . . I couldn't. . . love you. Not. . . not enough any way."
"You love Inuyasha, don't you?"
"Yes. We're soul mates. . . Kikyo. . . Her soul. . . Is myu soul. . . and he loved... loved us both. . . "
"that's why you could never say you loved me."
"Because I. . . already love. . . him."
"I can save you. The Tenseiga will heal you. If I did. . . "
"I ouwl still. . . love him. . . "
"I thought you would say that."
Sesshoumaru stood and walked to the door. He paused and looked back over his shoulder.
"I'm sorry I couldn't love you enough for you to love me in return."
"I'm . . . sorry I have . . . already given my love. . . to another. . . or else you. . . may have had. . . a chance."
He reached for the door and stopped. he drew tenseiga and turned. with one slash of the sword the healing was complete.
"I will always be here for you if you need me. Rest now, my Kagome."
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"you heve finally bested me brother. You have something I will never posess. And I'm not speaking of Tetseiga."
". . . "
"Oh, no need to tank me or anything. She'll sleep for a few days."
". . . "
"Goodbye, brother."
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I woke to find Inuyash sitting near my head, his head resting on his chest, fast asleep.
"He's been like that for a few hours. He wouldn't leave your side for anything."
"Hello Miroku. How long have I been asleep?"
"Three days. How do you feel?"
"Physically fine, emotionally drained, mentally. well thats another story."
"Hard to take in all that's happened"
"yes. One minute I feel so alone in the world. Felt that no mone really cared for me like that. I mean Inuyasha still cares for Kikyo. Sesshourmaru, he's our enemy. Well at least at one point he was. And both are now proffessing their love for me."
"Bieng loved by two people sounds good to me."
"Miroku. Remind me to smack you later. I just never thought Inuyasha would choose me over Kikyo. but of course he didn't really choose that. He simply choose to love me more than Sesshoumaru."
"We have always known that Inuyasha loved you."
"But more than Kikyo. Would he choose her and leave me if he was given half a chance?"
"I'm not sure I could answer that. May be you should ask Inuyasha. But now that I know you are awake, and you're going to be fine. I think I will go find Sango... "
"I think I'll get some more sleep."
I watched Miroku leave. I placed my head in Inuyasha's lap and fell back asleep.
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I felt his finger glide along my cheek, and I tried not to smile but it tickled just enough.
"I'm glad you've finally decided to wake up."
"Good morning, Inuyasha."
"Good morning Kagome."
I sat up and pulled the blankets close around me. I let my fingers explore the area of skin that was only days ago ripped to shreads. Not even a bruise to be found.
"The Tenseiga is a powerful healer."
". . . "
"what's the matter Inuyasha."
"You... You and Sesshoumaru."
"What about it."
"How close where you when you were under the spell?"
"I. . . I. . . Don't really remember." I lied. I thought of the moments we spent under the stars. the Romantic moon lit strolls. And. . . and the nights spent in the bed of his palace.
"You remembered before. Why not anymore?"
"Well. . . I . . . It's just that..."
"You're lying because you don't want me to know something."
"You have to understand. I was under a spell. I couldn't help it!"
"Help what exactly?"
"How close Sesshoumaru and I became."
"And how close what that!? What?! You're avoiding the questions. Did you sleep with him."
"I didn't mean too! It just happened!"
"So you did."
I stood up so quickly the room begun to spin and I almost dropped the blanket that was saving my modesty.
"I said I couldn't help it. I couldn't fight the spell."
"Kikyo would have. . . "
"I'm NOT Kikyo!"
I stormed out of the cabin as fast as my wobbly legs would carry me.
"Kagome! You're okay!"
"Chippo! Oh I missed you so much."
I hugged the young fox demon and Sango arrived soon after.