You and you alone can save me
Part Three: Flowers
By: Kuraii-chan
Kuraii-chan: I'm back to torment you people with yet another chapter for this fanfic!
Sesshou: Torment? Err; they seem to like this fanfic...
Kuraii-chan: Really? {checks reviews} Oh! I knew that! Oo;;
Cast: --;; Surrrrre.
Kuraii-chan: {evil glare} What did you just say?
Cast: Eheh, nothing?
Kuraii-chan: Good. . Now, on with the Part Three!
Disclaimer: Did I not say I was no longer putting any more? Well then, why are you even checking/reading this?
Kagome smiled at Rin who bounced beside her.
"Is Onee-chan ready now?" she asked both impatiently and eagerly.
"Hai, Rin. Onee-chan is ready." There was no way she would get peace otherwise. Rin seemingly had endless amounts of energy stored somewhere in that tiny body of hers.
Getting up rather slowly, Kagome set her ramen down on the ground next to the fire. Not before staring at it longingly at it for a moment first though.
"Kyo-kun? Sesshou-kun? No touching my ramen while I'm gone!" She said warningly. She had seen the watchful eyes of the Taiyoukai and the guard follow her ramen as she had set it down.
Kyo tried to look offended but failed miserably and ended up just staring longingly at her ramen just as she had only moments before. Sesshomaru on the other hand just looked at her expressionlessly, as if he had no idea of what she was speaking of.
Then, taking the small hand that belonged to Rin she began to head away from the three demons (A/N: How dare you forget Ah-Un?! Shame on you. ) and her beloved ramen.
"Now Rin, what are we going to do?"
"Rin wants to pick flowers!" Kagome smiled.
"Alright Rin!" Soon they had arrived in the middle of a particularly thick blanket of flowers and Rin bent over to begin 'The Picking'.
{A/N: 'Kay, I don't know much about flowers or what kinds of flowers they would have in Futile Japan so you may just have to bare with me...}
"Look Onee-chan! Isn't it pretty?" Rin asked, as she held out a small delicate looking yellow flower. Despite the actual flower being yellow the buds instead were red.
"Hai Rin, it's very pretty!" Kagome said nodding. And truly it was. Perhaps she would pick a few for herself, provided that Sesshomaru would allow her to use a book in which she could press the flowers.
Rin nodded solemnly and tucked the flower into an unseen pocket. She then promptly picked another flower and held it out for Kagome to see.
It was a startling blue to begin with but as it neared the center the color became more of an electric blue. Rather startling at first but as you kept staring at it the colors balanced rather harmonically.
{A/N: No, I'm not insane. I am actually looking at the picture of a flower that looks like this off of Google. I know, I know, not the best way to find flowers but I am no gardener. I know nothing about these things. So I'm picking random flowers I like and describing them to the best of my ability. If you want to try and find this picture, type in 'blue flower' in under images. Cheesy I know but it works...}
Kagome stared in awe at the flower presented before her. She was no expert but she had to say that was the most amazing flower she'd ever seen.
"R-Rin? Just where did you find that?" Kagome asked softly. She'd be damned if she didn't have at least one to keep.
"Right here Onee-chan." Rin said brightly, pointing to a small group of them. Just staring at so many together hurt her eyes. So she quickly reached for one... and managed to pick two instead. 'Oops. Ah well.'
She then turned to Rin who had been tugging at her hatori. Rin then held out a small blood red flower. It was delicate and rather plain, having only four petals, but seemingly was beautiful all the same.
When Kagome nodded her approval Rin then placed the flower in the unseen pocket along with the others and held out a purple flower.
Just how was she managing to pick one flower of each color? Perhaps she was doing it on purpose...
The purple flower was small as well. It possessed but five petals that spread out to look much like some sort of star. And nearest the center of the flower on each petal there were some small markings of color. It was a rich purple, almost pink.
Delicate and beautiful.
Kagome smiled. "Wow Rin, I can't believe it. You keep picking the most beautiful flowers!" she commented more to herself that to the grinning little girl. Of course Rin took much pride in the statement.
"Thank you Onee-chan. Rin is most... um...flattered?" Rin said hesitantly, as if questioning weather or not she was using the word correctly.
"It's no problem Rin." Kagome replied. She then bent over to gently pluck one identical to the purple flower in Rin's hand before straightening up. "Now, lets go show Onii-chan and Sesshou-kun what we've found!" she suggested. Rin seemed to rather like the idea.
"Yes Onee-chan, lets!" Rin smiled gleefully and began skipping back to the two youkai. She whistled softly to herself, something she was making up as she went.
Kagome just nodded and began to follow the bouncy little girl.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-sama! Look at what Rin and Onee-chan have collected!" Rin exclaimed as she threw herself at the Taiyoukai. She then produced the flowers she had picked. Somehow she had managed to keep them safe, Kagome was even beginning to doubt they had even left the little girl's hand even though she had clearly seen there was nothing in either hand when they had started on their way back.
Sesshomaru stared down at the flowers with his usual expressionless mask. "Very nice Rin." The Taiyoukai commented. Even though his face never changed and his voice still seemed to carry its usual ice somehow Sesshomaru had managed to make his voice sound a bit warmer too.
But that might just have been Kagome's imagination. And if that was so then she and Rin must've both possessed the same kind of imagination because at that very moment Rin had burst into a wide grin.
"Thank you Sesshomaru-sama! And Rin picked them all by herself." Rin stated with obvious pride.
Kagome smiled inwardly and looked around. Kyo was looking at the flowers with ill disguised interest, Rin was beaming with pride, Sesshomaru was also looking at the flowers but showing not interest at all, and Ah-Un was munching happily on the grass.
Rather peaceful today.
Was that a good thing or a bad one...? It seemed if it was peaceful then something much less like that would soon occur. Were they in some sort of danger? No, she was just being paranoid.
Kyo then cleared his throat, rousing her from her thoughts.
"Erm, Lady Kagome? Are you ready? It is about time to go back to the castle." Kagome gave the youkai a funny look and gazed out into the sky. True enough, somehow time had escaped her grasp and the sun was now setting. The sky was now filled with all sorts of oranges, pinks, reds, and blues.
"Wow. It's beautiful." She whispered softly, doing almost if not the same thing as she had when she had arrived at the field.
"Would you hold on for just a minute? I'm almost ready." Kagome responded at last. She then began to make her way to the bubbling creek that she had first noticed when they had arrived.
The soft bubbling noises the creek made were most soothing. Kagome dipped her hands into the water before quickly pulling them back out.
"Cold!" she murmured to herself. Kagome took a deep breath before daringly dipping her hands back into the water. Rubbing her hands together firmly but quickly in the water Kagome hissed.
It was just so cold! To cold for her liking.
She then hastily pulled her hands back from the icy depths and clutched them firmly against her chest. They had become numb!
Soft footsteps from behind somehow managed to elude Kagome's hearing. They drew closer and stopped just behind her. And still Kagome was clueless, only paying attention to her numb hands that looked a bit blue.
"Lady Kagome? What is wrong?" asked a soft voice from behind. The owner of the soft footsteps.
Kyo.
"K-Kyo-kun!" Kagome stammered. "Uh, hey! Why aren't you with the others?" Oops. That wasn't exactly polite.
"Do you wish me to leave Lady?" Kyo asked with a wounded expression.
"No! Its just I didn't expect anyone to follow me." Kyo smiled sheepishly. "Well, that is part of it. I also needed to collect my scythe."
Kagome laughed. "So that's it! I didn't think it was just to see lil 'ol me." She responded trying her best to sound and look humble.
She either failed miserably or she had done a good job because even Kyo couldn't keep from snickering.
Kagome mocked anger and gingerly placed her hands on her hips. "Are you laughing at me?!"
Kyo nodded weakly, but straightened up as soon as he saw her hands.
"Lady Kagome! Your hands!" reaching out Kyo gently grabbed both her hands and began to rub them between his own. Trying to get Kagome's hands to regain its blood flow.
"Ah. Its fine Kyo-kun! Really." Kagome mumbled as she stumbled over her own words. A blush rose quickly to her cheeks causing them to turn a crimson color.
Kyo hardly seemed to notice though. "Nay Lady. I will help to the best of my abilities. Is that not my present duty?"
"I suppose it is." She mumbled. Kagome looked everywhere but at Kyo. She had to admit, it was helping but still arising a blush all the same.
"There Lady. Do your hands not feel better now?" Kyo questioned. "Thank you Kyo-kun. My hands feel much better!" She was healed!
Kagome gingerly flexed her hands and smiled in genuine delight when she didn't feel the all-to-familiar pricks that often accompanied the evil numbness.
"Now Kyo-kun! Lets go before Sesshou-kun decided that we are taking to long and comes over here." Kyo nodded in agreement.
So the two slowly made their way back to Ah-Un, Rin, and the beloved ice prince Sesshou-kun.
"It's about time. What took so long?" The 'Ice prince' asked. His tone was none to friendly.
"Why do you care?" Kagome asked annoyed. She was in no mood. This was the most exercise she had had on her stiff wounded limbs so far, so she was in slight pain, and what made him think that held authority over her and could determine whether or not she was taking to long?
Sesshomaru's response was a long cold glare. Pfft, so he would be that way would he? Oh, she was SO not sitting in his lap on the way back!
"Kyo." Sesshomaru said. Quite obviously an indication that it was time for him to board Ah-Un.
Kyo nodded and climbed upon the spot he had previously occupied, laying his scythe across his lap. After Kyo was settled Sesshomaru gracefully ascended to his spot in front of Kyo upon Ah-Un's back as well.
She would be damned before she sat on HIS lap again.
"Rin." Kagome said sweetly. "Hai Onee-chan?"
"How about we switch places? You are on Sesshomaru-sama's lap and I am on Onii-chan's lap." Rin grinned happily.
"Really Onee-chan? Hai, Rin likes that idea!" Rin nodded ecstatically.
"Here." Kagome muttered as she boosted Rin up to Sesshomaru.
He didn't look pleased to say the least. He was wearing I-could-freeze-hell- over-without-a-second-thought look. Eheh, she was in some serious trouble when they got back.
Gently and as gracefully as she could manage Kagome finally boosted herself up onto Kyo's lap upon the back of Ah-Un. She couldn't match the grace of Sesshomaru though and scraped her leg against Ah-Un's scaly hide.
'OW!!!' Kagome thought silently. She would not give anyone the satisfaction of knowing that had hurt her more than she had thought possible. {A/N: coughSesshomarucough}
As they arrived at the castle Kagome got her first good look at it. It was huge! Awe struck Kagome just stared before Kyo's hand upon her arm brought her back from her state of shock.
"Lady Kagome, I shall take you to your room. Soon after we have the castle doctor check over your wounds you may go visit the hot springs to bathe."
Kagome nodded, she saw no need for the doctor but she was just a guest here.
She followed Kyo to her room and sat on the futon. Kyo bowed. "Excuse me Lady, I shall fetch the doctor now." I nodded and Kyo disappeared out the door.
Only minutes later Kyo appeared back in the doorway. "Lady? This is Hotohori the doctor." A rather beautiful lady followed Kyo into my room.
Long hair was tied over to her right side so as to stay out of her way. Her hair was the color of gold, shining in the light of the fire. Gentle azure eyes seemed to give her a look of understanding and compassion. As for her clothing, she was dressed in a somewhat loose white hatori tied to her slender waist with a delicate looking violet obi.
Kagome was rather struck at her beauty. "Hello Hotohori-chan." She said at last.
"Hello Lady." She replied with a small bow. "Now, show me your wounds?" she questioned while a slender golden eyebrow rose.
Kagome nodded and slowly rolled up the leggings. Deep set lines with small scabs covering them showed in criss-cross patterns across her legs. She then loosened the kimono only enough to show some over her back and identical cuts.
Hotohori looked over the wounds carefully and nodded at last.
"Yes, these are healing nicely. I shall have a drink ready for you when you wake. You will only need to take that for about two to three days." She smiled. "Thank you Lady." Hotohori bowed once more and exited the room as quickly as she had come. {A/N: For all those who actually know where I got the name Hotohori from.... Guess what! She is really a he! I ish so evil. If ya dun understand, you will soon.}
Kagome looked at Kyo as she put all the clothes as they originally been. "Hotohori-chan is rather nice!" Kyo nodded. "Now Lady Kagome, do you wish to bathe in the hot springs?"
She nodded happily, "Yes, that sounds wonderful!" Kagome stood and strode over to the door but paused. "Um, Kyo-kun? Just where is the hot springs?"
Kyo smiled to himself and hurried over to Kagome before leading her to the springs.
Kuraii-chan: Muah. I am done. And thus ends day one.
Cast: And how long will it take before Inu raises hell looking for Kagome?
Kuraii-chan: I said about six days right? So then we all know he might go looking for her early... hmm. I can't really say how many chapters it will take until then but it might take awhile.
Inu: Whaaa?
Kagome: Really? And what's going on between me and Kyo-kun?
Kuraii-chan: Umm, looks like he is developing feelings for you.
Kyo: I am?
Kuraii-chan: Yes, I dunno if I want anything to happen though.
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