You and you alone can save me
Dinner
By: Kuraii-chan
Kuraii-chan: Aww, I absolutely LOVE you guys! I have more than 14 reviews so you wonderful reviews, here you go. You get the dinner and part of the original chapter! Hurrah!
Kouga: You mean they actually pulled it off?
Kagome: Yep! Wonderful, ne?
Kuraii-chan: Well you probably don't want to hear us babble on... (Since almost no one reads any of this anyway!) There will not be a long note at the beginning of this chapter.
Inu: Why? What's wrong with us talking at the beginning of the chapter?! If you reviewers don't like it then come say it to my face!
Kagome: Sit.
Thud
Kuraii-chan: Sorry! Here ya go, your hard earned chapter.
Author note: Um, nothing I can think of.
Kagome hurried out of her room and tugged impatiently on Kyo's hand.
"Come on Kyo-kun! Lets go already!" A brow rose in faint amusement.
"I take it you are ready Lady Kagome?" The girl in question's head bobbed up and down in rapid succession. If they didn't go soon Kyo feared the young miko would possibly explode. And that couldn't be called good.
Kyo sighed in mock defeat, "Fine Lady. I'm going, I'm going."
"Yay!" Kagome cried in pure delight. She had changed out of her previous outfit and into the usual miko clothing, a white haori and red hakama. She had found it lying on her futon, though why she was unsure.
Who would want her dressed as a miko? And why?
Her unruly raven tresses had been loosely pulled back and tied with a white ribbon. It was amazing how different she looked like this. And, well, kind of creepy too.
'Wow, I look like the real thing. But, who wanted me to dress in such an outfit?'
No matter how many times she tried to think of who could possibly have requested it or even asked it be lain out she always came back to Sesshomaru, which puzzled her. Why would Sesshomaru...?
In front of her Kyo stopped quite suddenly.
Too bad Kagome was not paying any attention.
She ran strait into Kyo's back, stumbled backwards with her arms flailing, and finally landed on her back with a small "Oomph!".
"Owwww... That really hurt ya know!" Kagome mumbled in protest of the violent treatment she was receiving. Her wounds felt as if they were now on fire, but she wasn't about to tell Kyo that.
Kyo turned, took one look at Kagome and gave an apologetic smile. "Gomen Kagome-sama. But we are here." One clawed hand reached down to Kagome in hopes of helping her up.
Kagome took Kyo's offered hand and slowly got to her feet. "It's okay Kyo- kun. And we are here? Already? Wow, that was fast."
Kyo gave Kagome a concerned look, "Lady Kagome, are you alright? Are your wounds hurting?" Kagome shook her head.
"Nope Kyo-kun, I'm fine." She said with as much cheeriness as she could muster while trying not to grimace in pain.
"Are you certain?"
"Positive Kyo-kun! Now, lets see Rin and My-Linh!" Why did everyone have to assume after every little bump, or fall that she was in pain?
Because you are.
'Well, yeah, but no one needs to know that. Everyone would just start treating me like I'm made of glass.'
Meaning they actually care about you and your comfort. But you don't want people to care about you and whether or not you are in pain do you?
'That's not it! Wait... oh shut up.' Thought Kagome crossly. What did she want? Oh she would tell My-Linh when they go inside, she just didn't feel comfortable burdening Kyo with her wounds more than she already had. Granted she didn't want to tell My-Linh either, but if she didn't tell someone then... who knows what would happen?
Kyo cast her one more worried look before opening the door to Rin's room. And they were greeted with... shrieks?
"Kyooooo! What if I had been dressing Rin? Or if I was changing? You honestly need to learn how to knock." Repremanded a voice that sounded suspiciously close to My-Linh's.
Kyo glared and bowed reluctantly. "Gomen Taijou-sama. But Kagome is here with me." The guard didn't look very happy at having to apologize and explain himself.
Kagome had to stifle a giggle and pretend she wasn't about to die from refraining from either laughing or the pain in her wounds.
It didn't work very well and Kagome collapsed to the floor.......
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...
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...Laughing her ass off.
Kyo sent Kagome a dirty look as My-Linh and Rin came to the doorway.
"Onee-chan!" cried Rin happily. "Onee-chan? What is so funny?" the young girl looked from Kyo to Kagome. And then to My-Linh who had started cracking up as well.
"Ne?" Asked Rin to the wall, hopelessly confused.
Once Kagome had finally regained her breath, and with many glares from Kyo, she got up and smiled at Rin. "All right. Rin, are you ready to have dinner?" Kagome looked at My-Linh, who was still laughing, "If My-Linh ever stops laughing?"
Seriously, if the artic kitsune didn't stop now Kagome might just start giggling all over again.
My-Linh's laughter slowly dissolved and soon she was wiping hastily at her eyes that were filled with tears of mirth.
"Gomen Kagome, Kyo, and Rin-chan." She bowed and once she had straightened headed back into the room that was quite obviously Rin's. Rin grabbed Kagome's hand and excitedly pulled her to her room.
The room was richly furnished with gold, violet, emerald, silver, and sapphires. Paintings of flowers decorated the walls and next to the futon on a small wooden table was a vase of the flowers that both she and Rin had picked just yesterday.
"I love your room Rin!" cooed Kagome happily as she flopped down on Rin's futon. "Its such a comfortable place!"
Rin giggled happily, "Thank you Onee-chan, Sesshomaru-sama did it! He even asked Rin what she wanted." The child obviously cared for, respected, and had come to love the cold Taiyoukai.
My-Linh joined Kagome on the futon and looked questioningly at her choice of clothing. "Care to explain?"
"Well it really isn't all that interesting. I found them on my futon and changed into them. I see no real point in wearing it because after this I'm going to the hot spring and then to bed..." mused Kagome.
"Onee-chan is going to the hot spring too? Rin and Sensei are too!!" Rin cried delightedly. My-Linh looked amazed.
"Well you don't have to agree but we would be delighted if you would join us to the hot spring as well. Rin likes to splash around and play 'keep away from her Sensei' so I wouldn't mind the help."
Kagome grinned, "I would love to!" she turned to look at Kyo who was sulking in the doorway.
"Would you mind at all?" Kyo shook his head; obviously sulking didn't keep him from eavesdropping. "Hurray!" cried Kagome delightedly as she ran to Kyo and gave him a hug.
Kagome grinned happily and broke away from the embrace to share her excitement with Rin and My-Linh.
Kyo blushed the deepest shade of red and mumbled something before shuffling out of the doorway to stand in the hallway.
My-Linh, who observed Kagome's innocent hug and Kyo's reaction, began to laugh quietly.
"Sensei? Why are you laughing again? What is so funny Sensei?" inquired a once again confused Rin. Kagome stopped mid-bounce and gave My-Linh an equally curious look.
"Did either of you see Kyo's expression after Kagome hugged him?" Kagome shook her head. She hadn't looked. Rin scrunched up her face in thought.
"When he was doing his tomato face?" she asked after a moment. My-Linh giggled and nodded, "Hai Rin, he did look like a tomato didn't he?"
Kagome's jaw went slack and she stared open-mouthed at the two. "You mean he was blushing?!"
"It seems our little Kyo has his eye on the young miko named Kagome!" My- Linh whispered loudly.
"I-I do not!" cried a voice from the hall, trying to defend itself. "Surrrre Kyo," called My-Linh teasingly.
Kagome opened her mouth to say something when she was interrupted by a knock on the opposite wall.
"In." said My-Linh and immediately a neko youkai entered with plates of steaming food, soup, and tea.
Kuso... Tsubasa.
My-Linh glared irritably at Tsubasa. Rin clapped delightedly chanting something like, "Foods here, foods here!"
"Will that be all My-Linh-sama? Rin-sama?" she had yet to notice Kagome who was trying to sneak into the hall before she had the chance too.
My-Linh and Rin both answered with a 'No' and a gentle shake of their heads.
"Oh, is there anything you would like, miss?" Tsubasa asked placidly, seeing Kagome just seconds before she had the chance to slip into the hallway.
"Uh no, I'm fine." She muttered looking everywhere but at Tsubasa.
"Very well." Her voice had gone cold now. She bowed to Rin and My-Linh. And reluctantly to Kagome as well before leaving the way she had come.
"Explain." Said My-Linh expectantly. How did she know something was wrong?
"Um, well, she really doesn't like me because, and I quote, 'I'm stealing her Sesshomaru-sama from her.'" Kagome snorted, "Like I even want her 'Sesshomaru-sama'!"
"Hn." Said My-Linh thoughtfully. "And how many youkai and humans do you have chasing after you?"
"Well..." started Kagome, "There is Hojo, Kouga-kun, sometimes Inuyasha claims I'm his, Kyo-kun," Kagome giggled as she teased the poor guard, "and that's all I think."
My-Linh was staring openly at her and Rin was humming to herself as she sipped her tea happily.
"Wow. That's all? I think there are more and you don't realize it Kagome. Like Sesshomaru-sama, quite a few of the other male guards here, soon to be Kira, and possibly Kiba when you meet him." She stuck her tongue out at Kagome. "Oh yes poor you, it must be terrible to have ningen and youkai males alike after you."
"Its not all that great," Kagome admitted. "They can be rather pushy, annoying, loud, and persistent even after you've told them they are just a friend."
My-Linh looked skeptical.
"Anyway! Lets eat already, I'm starved!" said Kagome.
My-Linh and Rin nodded and all three of them hurried over to the table to eat.
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{A/N: Has anyone noticed I always skip food scenes? It would be because I'm not quite sure what they ate then, so I skip it to be safe. Probably miso soup, sushi, and other things but I can't be sure so... I skip it to be safe.}
Rin, Kagome, and My-Linh set off to the hot springs with Kyo tagging along behind. This was after Kagome had gone to her room and retrieved her shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and a few towels.
Rin ran ahead every few minutes, stopped and waited for Kagome, My-Linh, and Kyo to catch up, and ran ahead again. She repeated this until they finally arrived at the hot spring.
Kyo nodded to the two guards on duty, and the gate to the spring opened allowing the girls access. Kyo stayed behind to talk with the guards. Well, that and he wouldn't have been allowed in anyway.
Kagome quickly shed her clothes and stepped into the hot spring. One foot tested the water before she sank into the offered warmth.
My-Linh and Rin soon did the same and followed in after Kagome. They didn't comment on Kagome's wounds though, both already knew how she had acquired those.
"Oh! This feels really good." Cooed Rin happily. She went under the surface before popping back up, completely wet.
The trio just sat there for a few minutes before Kagome grabbed her shampoo.
"Rin, come here!" she called, Rin looked warily at the creamy substance that Kagome was now pouring into her hand.
"Onee-chan, what is that? Will it hurt Rin?" asked the little girl nervously. Kagome laughed quietly, "No Rin it will not hurt. And it is shampoo. I'm just going to wash your hair."
Rin went to Kagome with a worried look. She wasn't convinced just yet. As soon as Rin had reached the miko she turned the girl around and told her to close her eyes.
"That way it won't get into your eyes and make them hurt," she explained as My-Linh asked why. Rin shut her eyes tightly.
Lathering the shampoo onto Rin's surprisingly thick hair Kagome began to hum.
"Okay Rin, now you can go under water to get it all off." Rin complied happily. "My-Linh? Do you want to go next or should I?"
"You." Answered the kitsune. She was eying the shampoo warily as Rin had done before.
Kagome smiled. She quickly poured more onto her waiting palm and rubbed it into her hair before diving under the surface so as to rid of all the shampoo.
"Your turn!" Kagome called to My-Linh. "You want to do it or should I?"
"I will." Said My-Linh. She poured the shampoo onto her hand as she had watched Kagome do before. She rubbed it in her hair and dunked herself into the water so as to rid of the soapy stuff in her hair.
"Yay, good job My-Linh!" said Kagome. My-Linh beamed proudly.
Kagome took the body wash out and crooked a finger towards Rin. "Come here." She beckoned softly.
With a reluctant sigh Rin swam to Kagome's side once more. "Here, you just get the wet and wipe it all over your body. And if you do it right it will make bubbles." Kagome poured some into Rin's palm. Then into My-Linh's palm before pouring some for herself.
"And don't put any on your face." Kagome told the two before they had a chance to.
Soon there was much giggling and bubbles being thrown. A bubble war!
In mid toss Kagome heard Kyo calling to them.
"Lady Kagome? My-Linh? Rin? Are any of you almost done?"
"Um, yes Kyo-kun!" Kagome shouted back. "Aww, alright. Looks like it's time to go to bed."
"Do we have to Onee-chan? Sensei? Do we?"
"Hai Rin, I will see you tomorrow though." Said Kagome.
"Aw, all right then." Rin said unhappily. She was the first to get out of the hot spring and hurriedly dried off before putting on her yukata.
My-Linh got out next but dried off and dressed slower than Rin had. Kagome finally got out, dried off, and put on her hakama and haori next.
She gathered her toiletries and wrapped them in one of the towels. The other towels were hanging off the arm that wasn't handling the first towel.
Kyo looked relieved as they all walked out the gate of the hot spring at last.
Kagome waved cheerily to My-Linh and Rin as she and Kyo walked the opposite way to her room.
Once they had reached the room Kagome hurried inside, dropped the towels and toiletries next to her backpack, changed into her nightgown, bid Kyo goodnight, and falling onto her futon allowed sleep to claim her at last.
It had been on hell of a day.
Not a bad day, just a busy one.
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{A/N: Wow, dinner took almost eight pages... I must really lurv you reviewers!}
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The next morning Kagome awoke to the sound of birds chirping to one another.
"Five more minutes Mom." She mumbled into her pillow before turning over and falling back into a sweet sleep.
Soon after that Kyo knocked. And came in rather reluctantly when Kagome didn't awake.
Her scent was all over the room.
Vanilla and Jasmine.
Those two blended together to create Kagome's scent. She didn't smell bad like most humans, which was quite amazing.
When Kyo reached the futon he looked down at Kagome. The raven locks seemed to form some sort of halo. Her lips were slightly parted, allowing her to take deep steady breaths. Creamy skin was flawless; she wore no make up to hide her true features and beauty. She was amazing.
An angel.
She looked like an angel. A fallen angel perhaps?
Placing a clawed hand on her shoulder he shook gently. Soon enough thick black eyelashes opened to reveal sleep-clouded blue-gray eyes.
"Buyo go away." She murmured softly, turning on her side to escape the one that was trying to wake her.
Kyo smiled softly. "Lady Kagome?" he gently shook her shoulder once more. Once again those same dark eyelashes opened and a pair of blue-gray eyes peaked up at him.
"Kyo-kun? What are you doing here?" she asked. Her voice was also coated with sleep.
"Lady Kagome it is time you woke up. Did you not promise that you would go visit young Rin-sama?" That woke her up.
"Eek! What time is it? I can't believe this! And here I had wanted to get up early so I could wake her up myself... Kyo? Could you get out so I can change?"
"Sure Lady Kagome. I will send Hotohori in in about five minutes. Is that alright?" Kagome nodded as she dug through the closet in search of something to wear.
He walked out the door, slid it shut, and went off in search of Hotohori. Surprisingly he ran into him on the way.
"Is Lady awake?" he asked with a grin. Kyo nodded as they started back. As they rounded the corner both were surprised to find Kagome leaning against the wall looking at Kyo's scythe.
"Morning Hori-chan! Kyo-kun!" She chirped happily.
Both guards bowed to the miko before Kyo reached out to accept his scythe from Kagome.
Once again she looked wonderful. She was dressed in a white haori and a rich blue hakama. Why had she suddenly started dressing as such? Did she no longer like the yukata in the closet or was she just trying out a new look?
Hotohori was smiling appreciatively. "Good morning Lady. Here." He offered her a cup filled with the same stuff as yesterday.
Kagome took the cup and swallowed the whole thing rather quickly. "Mm, thank you Hori-chan!"
She waved and started off down the hall, "I will see you later Kyo-kun, Hori-chan!"
Since when did she know her way around the castle?
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Kagome walked down various halls and past multiple doors. Just when she was about to declare herself officially lost she found herself in front of Rin's room.
She knocked softly and almost immediately the door was opened to reveal an irritable My-Linh.
"What do you want now Kiar- Kagome!" she smiled but had the grace to look a bit sheepish as well.
"Gomen, Kiarisa has visited more times than I can now count and was getting on my last nerve. Please, come in. Rin hasn't woken up yet."
True to her word Rin was laying on her futon ensnared in a deep peaceful slumber.
"I love Rin's room. Its so... I'm not sure what it is but it is a wonderful room." My-Linh nodded in agreement. "Hai, I rather like it here. I wish my room was half as nice..."
My-Linh shrugged, "But it's not so I will get over it eventually. Hn, Kagome? How would you like helping me teach Rin? I could sure use the help. Please?" her look could've rivaled that of a lost puppy's.
"All right. I will." Kagome raised her hands in mock surrender. "I'm not quite sure how you keep getting me to help you with things though, and I can't say it is a good thing either."
My-Linh grinned wickedly.
Uh oh.
"Anything you say?? Let me test that theory..."
She was in some serious trouble now.
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Cast: {Shuts up}
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