Chapter 10: His Women
Sesshoumaru looked out into the sky; it was dawn. The damn wench did not come even when he clearly stated for her to come! He was both angry and disappointed. But he was angrier than disappointed and decided to go to her and find out exactly who she thought she was! He had never been treated so…disrespectfully! He was insulted! Not to mention he had been standing there for the whole night, waiting for her! How dare she!
He spun on his heels, his hair flying with the swift motion, and walked briskly out of the clearing. His movements were lighter since he had abandoned his armor. He went straight to the women's hut, there were two divisions since that morning. Haruko had asked for her own room since she wasn't used to having people nearby when she slept. The chief's eldest son quickly took care of it.
Which reminded him, he would ask Haruko later what she did to have come to all the chief's sons' good graces. He was disgusted by the way that they were always staying with her, following her around. But that would be for later, right now, he had to have a talk with her mother.
He went to the first division, sure that she was sleeping with the others. When he peered inside, he was disturbed when she wasn't there. The one holding the kit close was the taijiya. Where could she be?
He went to the other hut, Haruko's room, and was surprised to see Kagome there! She was sleeping next to Haruko under the covers of the futon. It seemed like they had been talking all night since they were curled up, facing each other. He entered the hut silently, his footsteps as light as a feather.
He watched them as they slept. They were so beautiful. And they were both his. His women. He argued with himself if he should succumb to the urge to slip in under the futon and lay next to them, just to see how it would feel like. Would he be complete if he lay beside the two and imagined them his family? Would it be worth taking the risk? What if they awoke?
"Hn…" his eyes turned to Kagome's sleeping form and found that she was slowly waking. He wasn't sure what to do so he simply stood there, waiting for her eyes to open. When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was Haruko sleeping peacefully.
She smiled. Haruko and she had been talking all night, getting to know each other and having a few stories out in the open. Perhaps the most embarrassing story she had heard from the girl was when she was 10 and she accidentally saw her mother and Sesshoumaru making out. That had got to be the most embarrassing story ever. She would have to remember that in the future, so as to avoid it.
She kissed the crescent moon on the girl's forehead lovingly, already feeling like a mother. If she really were Kagome's daughter, then she would have been proud of herself for nurturing such a beautiful girl to become this way.
It was then that she felt a presence and turned her head to their feet. Her eyes widened at the sight of Sesshoumaru, staring blankly at her, and she remembered what he said earlier. Oh, no! She jerked to sit up and started apologizing continuously.
"Oh, Sesshoumaru, I'm so sorry! I forgot! I really didn't mean to! I'm so sorry! Gomen! Gomen!"
"Silence yourself, woman. You'll wake her." Sesshoumaru said sternly yet gently, walking to Haruko's side. Kagome shot up and watched with a surprised expression as Sesshoumaru gracefully tucked himself into the futon beside the hanyou. She ran out of words to say when he looked at her.
He laid his head down and she warily did the same, watching him carefully. "Sesshoumaru, I—"
"I will rest here for the time being. Since you had me waiting for you all night." He said, looking straight into her eyes. Her eyes turned to an expression of worry and guilt.
"I'm so sorry, Sesshoumaru. I didn't mean to forget. It was just that Inu-yasha—"
"Nevermind." He said coldly, closing his eyes. He didn't want to hear anything about Inu-yasha. Especially not from her.
"I'm really sorry…" she said weakly.
"Stop apologizing woman, you sound pathetic." He icily interjected.
Kagome silenced herself; she was hurt by his words, yes. But that didn't stop her from feeling guilty. Sesshoumaru had been waiting for her all night, expecting her to come. And she stood him up! How could she have forgotten? She was so stupid! She thought about apologizing again but then she closed her mouth. She didn't want to make Sesshoumaru angrier than he already was. She should just let him rest.
"Sleep."
"Eh?" she asked, not expecting him to still be awake.
He opened his eyes to stare at her and said, "Must I repeat myself to you, worthless human?"
Wanting nothing more than to appease him, Kagome shook her head submissively and closed her eyes. She willed herself to sleep up until she felt something cold and callused on her hand. She opened her eyes and stared down at the arm she draped over Haruko's side. Covering her palm was the clawed hand of Sesshoumaru, gently lying on hers.
She looked up at him but found that he wasn't awake anymore. She smiled, it must be his way of expressing himself. She closed her eyes, taking one last look at the two most beautiful people he had ever seen.
When Haruko woke up later, the sun was seeping through the window. She couldn't believe she had slept that long. But what was stranger was that she felt so comfortable in her bed. That hadn't happened ever since her mother passed away. She found herself facing her mother but sensed a powerful yet peaceful aura behind her. She carefully turned around and was delightfully surprised to see that it was her father.
She looked at the hands, fingers intertwined, lying at her side. She smiled happily, she felt like her family was whole again. It was exactly like when she was a child and still afraid of monsters under the bed. She would sneak into her parents' chamber and snuggle in between them. But of course that was centuries ago. She knew how to lie now. She knew how to hide her fears and look brave for everyone to see.
Experience had taught her that valuable lesson. If she weren't strong, she would surely drown in anguish. Enemies were everywhere, disguising themselves as friends. Her father taught her how to see that and she saw it clearly now. That was a lesson she would never forget.
She closed her eyes, letting herself feel the happiness and joy she rarely felt. "Good morning." She whispered to herself. She was never a morning person…now she was.
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