"She's finally been found." Atsuke replied, raising up to meet his gaze. "Kitty, my lord, has been attacked."
Sesshoumaru lips pressed together tightly, his hand clenching the table. He knew this wouldn't bode well with Fushigi, at all. Letting a slow sign come out, he looked toward the window, his eyes dilating to adjust to the sunlight filtering through the heavy curtains.
30 minutes later
All of the lords sat in the conference room once more, this time with a sense of urgency. Fushigi's fur was ruffled, his once sleek and straight whiskers now dropping and curled. His formerly gleaming fur was now matted and gross. Worry was etched in every line of his face, his handsome eyes now blood shot red.
Sesshoumaru glanced at Fushigi momentarily before taking in a deep breath. "As you may have heard.. Kitty, the Queen of the Eastern Land has been found .. in less then perfect condition."
Embyr's eyebrows raised, a silent thought running through his head, "Does that mean we're not safe?" he murmured, his taloned hands tapping rhythmically on the mahogany chair.
Sesshoumaru turned his head to look at Embyr, his eyes narrowing as he locked onto his eyes. "Kitty was not within my supervision or in my company when she was abducted or attacked. If she had been, I guarantee that she would not have been hurt. If safety is an issue, then go."
Embyr's forked tongue flicked out of his mouth, his face showing the complete opposite of amusement. Kouga smirked, before turning to look out the window, exhuming complete boredom and unintrest.
Fushigi coughed loudly, bringing all the attention back to him. "I, for one, would like to know what you are going to do about Kitty's attack."
"What would you like us to do?" Sesshoumaru asked calmly.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE US TO DO! MY MATE WAS ATTACKED, AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF SHE WILL LIVE THROUGH IT! SHE DESERVES REVENGE, SHE NEEDS REASSURANCE, WE NEED TO CATCH THE CULPRIT." Exploded Fushigi, moving up and out of his chair quicker then a flash. His fist slammed against the already beaten table, causing more splinters to ring out in the air.
Kouga jumped up in surprise, his eyes widening at the unusual temper of the normally calm cat. 'This'll be interesting..'
Sesshoumaru's face remained impassive, his hand moving up to brush his hair out of his face. "I'm sorry that you're going through this Fushigi, but you must keep your temper in check. If you find that this meeting is not important enough, then go down to the infirmary and stay with your mate. It's understandable."
Breathing heavily Fushigi glanced around the room, his embarrassment showing. Sighing loudly, he shook his head before moving to leave the room, muttering, "..Thank you."
Sesshoumaru, Kouga, and Embyr watched in silence and Fushigi shuffled out of the room, silence reigned in the conference room for a couple minutes before Kouga stood up. "Well, I think we're done here." Scratching his head, he left the room before Embyr or Sesshoumaru could answer.
As the awkward silence reigned once more, both Embyr and Sesshoumaru looked down at the table. A couple more minutes passed before Sesshoumaru stood up, not even bothering to look at Embyr. As he left Embyr smirked, quietly laughing to himself.
bed room chambers
Kagome sat up in the bed, playing patty cake with Rin while Shippou sat perched on her head, watching the game curiously. "Kagome, what's the point of this?" he asked, his eyes following their hand motions closely.
Giggling, Kagome answered, her eyes not moving from the game either, "There is no point, Shippou! It's just a game, to have fun."
Rin smiled, "Rin likes this game! Kagome okaa-san is fun!"
Laughing, Kagome pulled both of them into her arms, "Aww, you guys are so cute!" She then began tickling them, her face in a devilish smirk. The two children began screaming in delight as Sesshoumaru walked into the room, a tired look on his face.
Kagome stopped tickling them, looking up to meet Sesshoumaru's tired eyes. It wasn't even 6:00 P.M and he looked like he hadn't slept for days. Frowning slightly, she looked down to Shippou and Rin, an apologetic look on her face. "Sorry guys..but Lord Sesshoumaru and I need to talk..I'll tuck you in bed later tonight, okay?"
Shippou and Rin whined, their trembling lips matching their watery eyes. "Aww, but we want to play!"
Kagome sighed, "I know, I know, but I'll tuck you in later, I promise!" She patted their heads tenderly, before gently pushing them off the bed and waving them out of the room.
As soon as Shippou and Rin had left the room, Kagome swung her legs over the bed, sliding off of the side. Frowning she reached her hands out to Sesshoumaru, walking over to where he stood on the balcony. Placing her hand on his cheek, she turned his face to hers, looking up at him, straight in the eye.
"Sesshoumaru..what's wrong?" She murmured, standing up on her tiptoes, gently leaning against his chest.
Sesshoumaru looked down at her eyes, his lips pressed tight. Without moving his head, his eyes turned to look at the side, avoiding her gaze. He breathed out slowly through his nose, still steadily avoiding her gaze.
Kagome frowned even further, moving higher on her tip toes her eyes nearly nose level. "Sesshoumaru…" She whispered, worry in every syllable. "…I love you.." Kagome moved back down on the bottom of her feet, resting her head on his chest, as a tear slipped down her cheek. She gripped his top in her hand, her body shuddering with silent sobs.
Sesshoumaru moved his gaze down to look at the top of Kagome's head, a small pang of guilt hitting him full force. Slowly, he moved his hand to rest on top of her ebony hair, a small sigh escaping his partially open lips. "Don't worry about it.."
Kagome looked up, her honey eyes filled with tears. "Sesshoumaru! You can't tell me not to worry! It's been like this for a long time, I hate seeing you like this! Sesshoumaru, this is taking too much out of you, even Rin is worried.."
Sesshoumaru blinked, before looking deep into her eyes. Moving his hand to cup her chin, he bent down slightly, raising her head. His lips pressed against hers gently, his eyes closing as hers did.
The wind whirled around the two, their hair twisting together, intwined, their scents mixing together. No one else in the world was alive but them, lost in each others affection.
After what seemed like ages, the two separated, half open eyes locked onto each other. Sesshoumaru brushed his hand against her pink cheeks, showing her the affection that he couldn't say. "Just don't worry about it Kagome.. "
Kagome frowned slightly but agreed, silently making a note to pester him about it later. Sesshoumaru moved towards the bed, removing his top, ready to take a nap. "I'm going to take a nap Kagome.. " he sighed before slipping under the covers, closing his eyes as he took deep breaths.
Kagome moved to the other end of the bed, sliding into it, next to him. She brushed his bangs out of his face before resting her head on his chest, wrapping her arms around his waist as his arm moved around her shoulders. The couple slid into a dreamless sleep as a dark shadow peered unseen through the windows…
ENDE. Okay, I know, really bad at the transitions and the story line. It's pretty erratic. But you can't really blame me! I haven't written ANYTHING aside from school papers in awhile, it'll take me awhile to get back in the groove, but I do plan on doing it, you know? Please be patient with it! I really will try my hardest to bring it back to its old quality. Anyway R&R! No reviews no new updates! ..Which means no improvement. :P TenshiKorosu out!