Casa laid on the bed, her head pressed into a pillow. If only she could smother herself. All she wanted was to die and get the nightmare she was living in over. Casa cried into the pillow, the tears soaking the pillow. She ran out of tears and sat up. The room was pitch black and cold. She lit one candle and sat on the bed. She heard someone approaching and grabbed the closest thing to throw. They knocked before opening the door. Inuyasha stood there, poking his head in. He dodged the dish Casa threw at his head.
"Hey, it's me, Casa. It's Inuyasha," Inuyasha yelled, shielding himself with the door. Casa screamed for him to leave and Sesshomaru showed up.
"Leave her alone. I'll talk to her," Sesshomaru told Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked sceptical at Sesshomaru before leaving. He looked back a few times at Sesshomaru as he walked down the hall, but turned the corner and out of sight. Sesshomaru opened the door and a glass cup went flying at his head. She had good aim, but Sesshomaru was faster. He hid his head with the door and sighed before running in a flash. Casa didn't know what happened but she was now underneath Sesshomaru. His eyes twinkled from the candle next to the bed.
"Ready to behave?" He asked. She squirmed and Sesshomaru tightened his grip on her wrist. She winced and shook her head away from Sesshomaru's face.
"Let me go!" Casa yelled. Kagome heard her from the hall and peaked inside. At first glance, Kagome thought they accidentally left the door open, but when she saw Casa crying, she knew otherwise.
"Sesshomaru, what is going on? Get off of her!" Kagome yelled, walking inside. Sesshomaru looked at her and Casa took the chance to get Sesshomaru off. She sat up, tears poring down her face. She ran out of the room, knocking Kagome into the wall. She tripped while running down the stairs, but Kouga was there to catch her.
"Clumsy, huh?" Kouga joked. He smelt tears and she looked like she was tired. Sesshomaru walked to the banister and saw Casa in Kouga's arms. He growled before turning back to his room and pushing Kagome out. He slammed the door loudly and hard that some dishes were heard crashing from the kitchen.
"You alright?" Kouga asked.
She nodded weakly and Kouga sighed. Sesshomaru upset her once again. Would he ever learn? Kouga helped Casa to the dining room and asked a servant to make some tea for them. They sat in silence while they waited for the tea. Casa was imagining Sesshomaru's reaction once she told him she was leaving. She believed she couldn't stay here. She was too mad at Sesshomaru and her demon blood would be released if Sesshomaru or anyone made her mad. She sighed and hit her head on the table. Kouga jumped suddenly at the sound and held her shoulders.
"Come on. No need to punish yourself," Kouga told her. Casa just stayed silent. Kouga released his hold on her shoulders and Casa stood up.
"If you excuse me, I just want to go to bed," Casa told him.
"Are you sleeping in the master bedroom?" Kouga asked. Casa sighed and nodded. Kouga nodded and Casa walked off. She exited the dining room and went up the stairs. At the door was a red rose with a letter. She opened the door to find no one inside. She picked up the letter and rose and sat on the bed. On the letter read:
Meet me in the garden. Hope you know the way. Calm down before you come, please.
Your love.
Also, BRING NO ONE!
Casa sat on the bed, reading it a few times. Was it Sesshomaru who left the note, or someone else? The only way she was going to find out was if she went. She sighed and went into the closet. If she was going anywhere, she was going to change into something else. She chose a blue kimono that had two red stars on each of the shoulders and put on the sapphire necklace Sesshomaru gave her. Putting the clasp together, she looked in the mirror. She looked all right so she left for the garden. While walking down the hall, servants gasped and stared in awe at her. She tried to ignore it, but she couldn't. She picked up her speed and went down the stairs. She sped up a little bit more and exited the back door that led to the garden. She sighed and looked around. Upon seeing no one, she went exploring. She followed the path that led to a statue. She turned left and found a male sitting on a bench, his back to her. She walked to the bench and then around it. She gasped at what she found. There was Sesshomaru looking at the horizon. He didn't say a word nor looked at her. She sat down next to him on the bench and stared at Sesshomaru in awe. He looked magnificent with the stars behind him. He glanced at her at the corner of his eye and mentally gasped. She looked great. Casa reminded him of someone but he couldn't quite remember who. He looked back at the horizon and they both sat there in silence.
"Why did you ask me out here?" Casa asked, breaking the silence.
Sesshomaru was quiet for a while before speaking. "I wanted to ask you something," he told her.
"Well, why not inside the palace?" Casa asked.
"This is where my father asked my mother the same question," Sesshomaru told her.
"Umm..." Casa asked, slightly confused.
"Casa, do you want to mate?" Sesshomaru asked, turning to look at Casa completely.
Casa blushed a few shades of red and turned away. Yes, they loved each other, but mating? She could say yes and stay with him for the rest of her life, or say no and ask to postpone it. She glanced at Sesshomaru and found he was still looking at her.
"Umm..." Casa mumbled.
"I would like an answer now, please," Sesshomaru told her, placing his hand on her shoulder. She flinched and looked away. He was making this so hard for her to decide.
"Umm, Sesshomaru, love," Casa stuttered.
"Yes?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Umm, I'm not so sure about this," Casa told him.
Sesshomaru's heart broke in two at those words. He was asking Casa to spend the rest of their lives together and she was technically saying no. Casa sighed before looking at Sesshomaru. His expression on his face was cold but his eyes held a hint of sadness. She felt guilty but remembered the rest of what she was going to say. He removed his hand from her shoulder and placed it in his lap.
"Sesshomaru, with all these arguments we get into over little things, I think we should postpone our mating until we get to know each other better, if you understand," Casa told him. His eyes changed to a hint of happiness as his expression stayed the same.
He mentally sighed. It wasn't that she didn't want to mate him, it was just because they weren't in the position just yet. Yes, they loved each other, but mating was more than that. He understand completely so he nodded. Casa sighed and smiled at him. Sesshomaru rested him arm on the bench and looked into Casa's eyes. The stars were reflected off her eyes and he was memorized. His eyes also memorized Casa. Suddenly, Sesshomaru looked to his left and picked Casa up. He jolted behind a tree and hid. Casa had her head on his chest and Sesshomaru's arms were around her. He had her legs curled up to her chest and his side was against the tree. He didn't say a word and nothing was heard. Casa was about to speak until Jaken's voice was heard coming closer.
"I swear Rin! I just saw them here two minutes ago!" Jaken squealed.
"I believe you, Master Jaken, but I don't see anyone here," Rin told him.
"They were on this bench. It was easy to see. And they were talking," Jaken told Rin.
"Maybe they went somewhere else while you came to tell me," Rin suggested.
"It didn't take that long to get you!" Jaken snapped.
"Calm down, Master Jaken. Maybe they went to their bedroom," Rin suggested.
"Yes, something must had transpired. They were looking at each other intensely," Jaken told Rin.
"Maybe we'll be able to hear something upstairs if we try hard!" Rin squealed.
Sesshomaru winced and Casa looked up at him. She put a hand over one of his ears in a comforting way. He looked down at her then to the tree. It became silent for Casa's ears but Sesshomaru could still hear Rin and Jaken nearby. They still hadn't gone inside. Eventually it became silent and the back door had been closed. Sesshomaru walked out from the tree and set Casa on her feet.
"That was too close," Sesshomaru told her.
"You know, they're most likely be back if they don't hear anything upstairs," Casa told him.
"Well, we better get inside quickly," Sesshomaru told her. He took her hand and they walked to the door. He tried opening it, but it wouldn't open. He tried again but it wouldn't work.
"It must be locked," Casa suggested.
"Damn!" Sesshomaru growled.
"I guess we're sleeping out here tonight," Casa told him, looking around at the garden.
"I guess. This is the only way to get back inside!" Sesshomaru growled.
"Calm down. At least it's not that cold, huh?" Casa asked, trying her best not to shiver.
"For me, maybe. It will get colder," Sesshomaru told her.
"Oh, that isn't good," Casa smirked.
"You can take my shirt if you want," Sesshomaru told her.
"No, I'll be fine," she told him.
"Fine," Sesshomaru told her.
"I guess the only logical place to sleep is on the bench," Casa told him, walking to the bench. Sesshomaru still held her hand so he followed.
"Well, it's not that wide," Sesshomaru informed her.
"Uh, yeah, I see that," Casa said, scratching her head. "How will this work?"
An idea came to Sesshomaru, but he thought Casa might not agree with it. So he decided to keep it to himself. To Casa, he was silent. She looked at him, asking for any ideas.
"You could sleep on top of me," Sesshomaru blurted. He mentally kicked himself for tell her that, but it was his only idea.
"Uh, umm, all right," Casa told him, leading him around to the bench. She sat down and waited for him to sit. "But we can do that when we want to go to sleep."
Sesshomaru was slightly shocked. She was actually agreeing with his idea about her sleeping on top of him. He smiled at her and then remembered what he was going to show her earlier.
"Come," he told her and took her hand again and led her. She followed, unknown to where he was taking her. She was curious but cautious on what was going on.
Sesshomaru led her to a bed of roses and picked one for her. She smiled and took it from his hand. Her finger accidentally pricked a thorn and Sesshomaru ripped some cloth off of his shirt. He took the rose away and placed it on the ground. She said she was fine but Sesshomaru still wrapped the cut in the cloth. After tying the knot, he gave her the rose again, reminding her to be more careful with it. She smirked and admired the rose.
"Do you like it?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I love it. How did you know roses were my favourite?" Casa asked.
"Well, it was a guess," Sesshomaru admitted. Casa chuckled and looked up at Sesshomaru. His eyes were full of happiness and joy. She smiled and leaned into him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, the rose still in her hand. He was slightly shocked, but placed his arms around her waist. Casa just wanted to be held at that moment and Sesshomaru had complied. They both stayed still until Casa pulled away.
"Thanks," Casa shyly told him.
Sesshomaru was silent, his arms still around her waist. Casa repositioned her hands on his chest and they looked at each other.
"Maybe we should get to sleep. It must be late," Sesshomaru told her.
"Yeah, it must be," Casa said. Their eyes were still connected and neither of them were moving. Sesshomaru eventually removed his hands from Casa's waist after a mental battle with himself. Casa let her hands drop to her side and they walked next to each other to the bench. Sesshomaru sat down and Casa sat next to him.
"So, umm, how will this work?" Casa asked.
Sesshomaru stayed silent. Truthfully, he didn't know himself. Casa inched towards Sesshomaru and sat in his lap. His legs stretched out on the bench and Casa pulled her legs to her chest. She lowered her head to Sesshomaru's chest and Sesshomaru held Casa to his chest. Quickly, Casa fell asleep. Sesshomaru listened to Casa's breathing. Casa's hand still held the rose as she slept. Sesshomaru kissed her forehead before taking one of his hands and wrapping it around the one that was holding the rose. He stayed up all night listening to her breathing. He was very happy, for once in his life, and he was in love.