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And neither the meanings of the flowers : P

Chapter 5: Purple Hyacinth (Part I)

The moon shone above all living souls, giving them a dim glowing light. A petite young maiden sat against her chair, staring at what seemed to be a blue rose which stood haughtily in a white vase, as though they were fully aware of the maiden's adoration-filled gaze. Said maiden gingerly touched the soft petals, a small shy smile adorned her face, then it got wider, and soon, she broke into a giggle.

Kagome was flattered, who was he? He was so mysterious, he made her felt so special and wanted with just a simple rose. He was so kind, he soothed her pain, and she didn't even know him! 'Is it just my imagination or did I seem to attract youkai of high ranks...?' Now that she pondered about it, she realized that indeed, the youkais that deem her as their 'woman' or wanted a one night stands were a prince and a lord. She blushed thousands shades of red at the revelation, no wonder they were fascinated to her, she was probably the only woman who had rejected them in their centuries of life.

That started another thought; her future. Sometimes she wondered herself, just what is her future? Is there any future for her? She knew that she could not stay in the present, not with all the lies her grandfather had made, she was a walking disease to them. She sighed, but then again, she could not leave them, they were her family, no matter how strange everything was. She feared that she would be dragged back to the present to continue with her life, or she would be left to live in the past, never to see her family ever again. Either way, both choices were not appealing to her.

Throughout everything, she had never once thought, would the jewel, perhaps, allow her access to both time?

# Back In Feudal Era - Eastern Lands #

Massive, it was the word to describe the room. Despite its huge size, it was beautifully decorated with portrays leaning against the milky white walls. Shelves were the first thing you saw if you were to enter the room, books that would perhaps, took centuries to finish neatly occupied the spaces. And once you walked past the shelves of books, what you saw next would have taken your breath away. There in the middle of the vacant space were a white desk, accompanied with a matching white chairs, behind it was a wall of glass that lead to the sight of a huge flower field, petals of flower flowing around, dancing with the breath of wind.

Sitting on the chair with a hint of frustration was Kuronue, for in front of the desk was none other than the Silver Kitsune; Youko Kurama, and he was pacing to and fro with his arms folded. "What's wrong Youko?" He asked for Goddess knew how many times, since the morning, no, since a few days ago, Youko had not been doing his share of work, instead, he had been pacing around in front of him, his face solemn and baffled, and it was downright annoying to say at least.

He stopped. Finally! Kuronue was so relieved that he wanted to celebrate! He was getting his answer! He stared at him with his curious pair of violet orbs, awaiting the answers that he would receive. He could feel the rubber that was stretching in him, and he wished that he would not say something stupid, for it was at the verge of snapping.

Youko paused, biting his own lips, something that was rarely done, but as days past, he had been doing things that he seldom did. He was debating, he, the lord
of Eastern Lands was debating with himself! His eyebrows twitched for a moment, before he shook his head, "Nothing." Then he continued with his pacing.

He snapped.

"Nothing my FOOT!" Kuronue slammed the desk, causing papers to fly about and cups to jump, splashing a tiny portion of tea onto the table. "Youko Kurama!
I demand to know what was FREAKING wrong with YOU!" He glared daggers at the lord whose attention was now solely on him. He lost it! Damn Kitsune and
their liking to make people mad!

Youko's lips were slightly parted in surprised, Kuronue... snapped? 'What's freaking wrong with me? What's FUCKING wrong with you?' He could almost hear
the words that he wished to say, for he, the partner of the Koumori youkai for Goddess knew how long, had never once seen him snapped at him! At seeing his
cold glare, Youko was aware that he was unable to escape this without spilling out everything to him, embarrassed, he had no choice but to admit, "My... My
dreams..."

Kuronue blinked once,

Twice,

His eyebrows twitched as he pieced the words letter by letter...

"I see... so you were having...WHAT?" His roar reverberated around the castle, scaring the wits out of every servant that heard it.

Youko's ears flattened to his skull, the ringing echoed in his fluffy ears. Goddess, he had ears many times stronger than him, so why was he not deaf? "Cease that shouting Kuronue, it rings!" He growled, rubbing the fluffy appendage to soothe the pain.

Kuronue slowly came back to his senses, he calmed, "What dreams? Nightmares?"

Youko hesitated, should he really tell him? What a mess he was in...

"Youko." Kuronue firmly warned, taking his still a quarter full cup, he took a drink.

Youko sighed, "Worse... They were wet dreams"

SPURT

Kuronue choked after he spurted out his tea right on Youko's face, "WHAT?" he coughed whereas Youko was wiping his face with a silk cloth, irritated. If he was not Kuronue, He would have mutilated him on spot! Starting by taking his father's day away...

Kuronue was stunned, Youko... WET DREAMS? Oh, was the Goddess playing tricks on his ears? Sure enough Youko had many women in his bed before, but he had never once heard him having wet dreams! Never since his teenage years! Youko need not say, he could vaguely guess who was in the dream, must be that Miko, what was her name? Ah... Kagami something.

There was a pregnant silence between them, with that opportunity, he took his own cup for a drink, how in seven hells was he supposed to explain it to Kuronue?

"So... What was it like?" Kuronue asked with a hint of curiosity.

SPURT

Now it was Youko's turn to burst out his tea, "WHAT?" Out all of the questions... He had to ask that?

Kuronue followed Youko's previous doing; wiping his face with a silk cloth. "What was it like?" He asked again.

What the hell? 'Is Kuronue being possessed by my spirit?' if anything, he knew how his train of mind went, if Kuronue was also having a wet dream, that would be the first question he asked, but he clearly had not expected it from the Koumori youkai.

"Since you wanted to know! Allow me to ENLIGHTEN you!" Youko glared accusingly at him, "I dreamt of taking her in the BED! On the FLOOR! Against the WALL! In the HOT SPRING! In the GARDEN! Under the RAIN! In the LIBRARY AND IN THE DINING ROOM!" He growled the last part out.

Kuronue's cheek warmed into a light hue of red, trust Youko and his kinky mind, "I was merely asking on what kind, not how and where you do it." He attempted to cleanse his dirty thoughts by imagining Youko in a frilly dress, dancing. Fortunately, it helped... A lot.

Youko glowered, "And what kind of wet dreams don't involve sex?"

"Masturbation"

Again, there was a long silence.

Kuronue grinned at his victory, "So... Anything else?" this was a very rare occasion, and he wanted to grasp all the information that he could out of him, after all this could lead to a serious problem.

Youko murmured softly, so softly that if Kuronue was not a Koumori youkai, he doubt he could hear it, "I...I marked her...in every dream..."

Kuronue let out a whistle, this was more than serious, not only was he dreaming of her on his bed, he dreamt of marking her. Silver Kitsunes like Youko was in verge of extinction, for they were damn picky about choosing a mate, they always desired for the best, more ever, they were too vain for their own good, they wanted a perfect one, yet they detested those better than them, they were too hard to predict.

"How long?"

"How long what?"

"How long have you been dreaming of it?"

Youko gritted his teeth, "Two days after we met her." He prayed to any God or Goddess that Kuronue never noticed anything.

Unfortunately, luck was not on his side.

"Weren't you on patrol that day?" Kuronue could vaguely remember that day, Youko had this goofy grin on his face that created a nightmare during his slumber, it seemed that he had his answers for that silly grin as well.

Shamefully, Youko confessed their secret encounter, "I heard someone singing... Curiosity took over me and I trailed the sound..." he started, staring at the floor. "We talk about that ice-berg." he admitted after a short pause.

"Talk?" did he hear him say that?

"Yes talk." Youko stopped there, he did not wish to remind himself of what happened after that. He was awkward enough with the situation, not only had he confessed about the meeting that was supposed to be hidden from the ears of every ningens and youkais alike, he had also admitted that he had been having dreams about mating with her... If words were to spread...

"Then?" Kuronue smirked, after being his partner for so long, he could sense it when he was hiding something.

Damn Lady Fate!

Youko rubbed circles on his temple, dreading of what he himself was about to say, "I kissed her..." he braced himself for all the embarrassment that were to come, "She pushed me away."

After a few seconds of silence, the room erupted with laughter, "Whahahahaha! You...You got rejected?" Kuronue had to hold onto the table for support, all the laughing hurts, but hey he could not help it! Here was the best seducer in Japan, and he was being rejected! By a ningen onna nonetheless! What's next? He would stop having another one-night stand? This was downright hilarious!

Youko glowered at him, but he was unable to blame him, he would have too convulsed with laughter if Kuronue was in his situation. "In the name of Kami! She got you in between those petite hands of hers!" he laughed, so hard that tears were brimming in his violet eyes, threatening to fall if he persisted on laughing. He knew it! She was extraordinary alright, she had honor that not many females have, she would never ever stop so low as to have a one-night stand with anyone, lords or not... Also, she wanted commitment, not a mate who would fuck other women behind her back, no wonder she turned down Youko's intention of rutting.

"SHE? Are you crazy? She must've put me under some spell!" he denied with a snarl, baring his fangs. Yes! She must have cast a spell on him, yes that must be it. Or else, how could he explain these alien emotions that were growing in him? Kuronue raised a black brow, still denying? "I doubt she could even control her abilities, if she could, those vines would have been futile." he stated in matter of fact, if she was able to control those huge powers of hers, she would have been a formidable opponent.

"Who knew that she did that to get our guard down?" Youko's rational part won the inner battle, giving his feelings a cold shoulder. Now rage surged out of him, how dare she? He should have kill her when she had openly defied him, now look at all the mess she resulted in.

Kuronue shook his head with a sigh, trust Youko to ignore his emotions and instincts, "Why don't you get her? And use that Shin no Kouba ( It's plant of truth right?) on her?" he suggested, neatly folding his arms, maybe the truth would satisfy his curiosity, on both her and his own feeling. But knowing Youko, he would probably push her aside and stomped his feeling deep into his heart, shrugging it off as a fling.

He watched as Youko took his advice and head out of the room, again he shook his head, wondering what compelled him to court her in the first place, competing with him, just for the fun of it? To be superior for winning her heart? Or was it something more? Why did he want her anyways? Didn't he hate ningens? Was he merely acting to hate ningens? If he was, why did he act as such? Sighing for the second time, his mind reeled back to when Youko confessed of taking her in the dining room, perhaps he could try that out, a change in places was very appealing to him, for he was bored of the usual 'go to the bedroom' style.

# Present - 500 years in the future #

"He will be ecstatic..." Kagome muttered, skipping cheerfully to the well house. She was four days early, deciding to continue with the shard hunt as there were no tests for the time being, and boy was she glad! Carrying her over-sized bag pack, she pushed the door open, revealing the old dry well.

She had thought of her relationship with Inuyasha for the past three days, and had resolved to move on. Yes, moving on. The more she ponder about it, the more it seemed acceptable. She could not forget Inuyasha, that she was certain, she was well aware that some part of her would continue loving the egotistical hanyou, but she would still move on, she would find someone who loved her more than life itself, one that she would be faithful and loyal to, one that could capture her heart.

Like her, Inuyasha was unable to forget his first love, which was probably why he went to her. She would not blame him. She could never blame him. It was not his fault that he loved Kikyo. She was conscious that some part of him loved her too, but he could not express that feeling, not when his first love was alive. He was loyal, one trait that she fell in love with, even though it might not be directed to her, she would not push him to be loyal to her in a romantic way.

She had finally made up her mind just the day before, she would not wait anymore, she would not wait for the love that she yearned for anymore, not when some part of her always reminded him of Kikyo. She was tired of being a copy, she would not give her heart to someone who was only able to see her as a reincarnation, no matter how painful it was for him himself.

Sitting on the rim of the well, she stared down to its depth with a small smile.

"Time to move on." She muttered before throwing herself into the darkness, unbeknown to her, she also threw a part of her which previously refused to move on.

# Feudal Era #

Upon arriving in Feudal Era, she flung her bag pack out of the well with a grunt before climbing up the vines, "Gotta put a ladder here." She muttered to herself while she climbed, her heart feeling lighter as she neared the top. She jumped over the rim with a look of triumph, she was getting better with her climbing skills! Maybe she could take up rock climbing in the present!

She took a book out of her bag before she slumped down against the well, waiting for Inuyasha to catch her scent and come after her. Stretching her arms, she spread her legs wide, creating a 'V' shape, she was wearing a pair of jeans today, and had no fear of other people seeing her panties. She had no idea why, but she was in a buoyant mood, perhaps it was because she could finally let go of Inuyasha! She was so light-hearted that she wanted to...sing!

SING?

Her eyebrow twitched in annoyance, recalling the time she was caught singing by a lecherous Kitsune, what a way to ruin her mood, just by the thought of singing, it brought dreadful memories of a certain Kitsune. With a frown, she shoved him out of his mind, she would not let him spoil her day! Stupid pompous egotistical lecherous Kitsune! Nope, no singing...

Suddenly, she felt a pair of hands covering her eyes from the back, 'Speaking of the devil and he will appear.' she let out a huff when he said, "Guess who am I?"

He leapt from trees to trees, searching for her scent that was embedded deep in his mind, he was incapable of forgetting it. Silently he wondered to himself, her scent was not with the other ningens who were resting in the village, instead, her scent was a few days old, leading him into the forest. What was she doing in the forest? Didn't she know of the danger that lies within? Especially without the hanyou around? He growled low, vowing to slay whoever dared to lay a finger on her.

His eyes widen, his feet rooted to the branch at the sudden possessiveness, Goddess what was wrong with him? This was a ningen that he wanted answers from, of course he needed to protect her to get the answers, that was what his rational part of mind said, and he took it as an excuse no matter how his other part seemed to nagged at him.

It was then he spotted her, sitting quietly with her eyes skimming over a book, totally engrossed with it to sense his presence. All rational thoughts flew out of his head at the sight, and he wished to simply steal her away for himself. Smirking mischievously, he crept behind her, placing her in between his legs with him sitting on the rim of the well. He placed his large palms against her face, concealing her face from view before whispering, "Guess who am I?"

Kagome pulled the hands away, "Baka Kitsune." She stated before her eyes lowered to read the book again.

Youko raised a silver brow, she's still mad about the incident? He maneuvered himself to squat in between her open legs, yet she insisted on ignoring him. No one ever ignore the Lord of Eastern Lands before, and she was, no exception.

He pushed the book down to the valley between her legs, slightly amazed at the soft texture of it, but remembering that he had a more pressing matter at hand, he took no notice of it, "Never ignore me." He stared at her, intimidating her. Instead of cowering in fear, like all others who would have been, she glared back, with a hint of defiance deep in her sapphire orbs, it was really hard getting mad at her when she always sparked his curiosity.

"What do you want?" He smirked, women loved gifts, every woman did, and she should be too.

Now it was Kagome's turn to raise her eyebrows, he wanted to make up with her? Wanted to bribe her with gift? She smiled, a genuine one that mesmerized the lord, at least he knew how to apologize through all his pride and status, even though the way was a bit too cheap seeing that he was a lord, but then again he might not be aware that there were other ways to apologize without spending on a gift, if he was sincere...

Seeing his persistent eyes, Kagome knew that it was impossible for her to decline his offer of presenting her with what she desired. She flipped the pages of her book, searching for a particular page.

"This one." she lightly pressed her finger to a picture, allowing him to scanned his eyes through it, "I've never seen this one before..." she pointed to a bouquet of Purple Hyacinth on the page. Purple Hyacinth, borne in a dense raceme on a long stem, are bell-shaped, and eventually open into 6 reflexed petals, with white outlining and deep purple coloring them.

A silver brow rose, just that? Surely she desired for jewelries or elaborate kimonos? Another question formed in his mind, Goddess, did this woman love making people die out of curiosity? "Why are you out here anyways?" one by one, he told himself, he needed to be patient, or he would never get his answer.

"I'm waiting for Inuyasha" she replied simply.

Youko frowned, "He wasn't in the village." how could she wait for the hanyou unprotected like this?

Kagome gave an audible sigh, he must be with Kikyo. She glanced at the Kitsune lord in front of her, perhaps she could used the four days to get to know him? She brightened at the thought, slowly, she got onto her feet, "You will come to my castle." Youko stated, it was not a choice, it was a demand. Kagome put her book in her bag pack, why not? "With conditions." she added for safety precaution. There's no way she would step into his castle without any conditions, it was highly dangerous, for he himself was a R rated Kitsune!

"Of course, I'll bring you to where you can grab all the flowers you want." Youko agreed on any conditions, since he was only keeping to the end of his promise. Kagome frowned slightly before nodding, "Firstly, no advances on me without my permission." she glared at him as her mind went back to the time he almost took a kiss from her.

Youko inclined his head in concurrence.

"Secondly, no making out in front of me, get a room if you want to." the thought of seeing him making out in the hall sickened her.

Again, he nodded.

"Lastly, keep you kuro friend in check." that earned a smirk from the Kitsune before he nodded again. Flinging her bag over his shoulder, he scooped her up bridal style, earning an "Eeep" from the bundle in his arms. Smirking when he saw the tiny blush creeping their way up her face, he sprung high into the sky, gracefully landing from tree to tree, making his way back home.

# Nearing his residence #

"Are you sure? About the flower?" Kagome suddenly spoke after a long silence.

'Huh?' It was hard being a Kitsune, with the curiosity to understand everything and the mind that always reeled with questions. What did she mean? Did she thought that he could not present her with that flower? He had loads of it in his gardens, was she underestimating him? Kagome's eyes flashed with disappointment before she looked away, "Never mind."

Soon, after, she fell asleep.

It was only when he handed her to a servant in his castle that he understood her disappointment.

Purple Hyacinth meant forgive me,

She wanted him to apologize.

TBC...