Chapter 5
A swift breeze carried the hums of a young woman. Very much of a woman, she was. Sesshoumaru had been watching her for days now. After finding out that Kagome was human, he thought that he would never want to see her again. But somehow, when he talked to her thru the book, she went on another rampage, and made him see that it did not matter that she was human; she was still Kagome.
The girl of the demon's thoughts moved towards her friends in the village. Sesshoumaru perked up from his perch, watching her walk away. He could not follow her to her destination, not wanting to be seen by humans. 'Oh, how the mighty have fallen.' For the past four days, he would visit her while she slept. He would give her a gift of some sorts, usually expensive, but sometimes something sentimental like flowers. Somehow his brother had not noticed this, but Sesshoumaru figured that he was the hanyou that was changing. That was the least of his problems. The monk and the slayer had noticed his gifts of court, and were beginning to question Kagome about them. Luckily she kept quiet.
She did not know that the demon she was courting was Sesshoumaru, but he knew that it would not bother her. She had said herself that she was still her. And he was still him. Such logic from a human surprised him, but then again, this was the girl that traveled with his brother willingly.
Sesshoumaru walked back to his companions, who had come the morning after his small argument. After their fight, somehow their relationship soared. They talked longer, and at one point, Kagome decided to talk to him in the middle of the afternoon. He was beginning to feel something for someone.
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Kagome watched as the birds flew south. The signs of the seasons were changing quickly, and the young woman dressed up for them in jeans and a sweater, ready for the winters the Japan had. A swift breeze caused her bring her arms closer to her chest, as she walked to talk to village, never realizing that she had been watched.
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The smell of Sango and Miroku combined filled Shippou's nose, as he tried to listen to the heart beat of their unborn child. Looking up, the small kit's eyes first met those of an elder. "How is the child?" Keade's soft voice reached the ears of all around, though some had to strain to hear. Shippou smiled and gave a thumbs-up, sliding off of Sango's belly.
The younger woman looked to her right at her brother, Kohaku. The older boy had just come back from a visit to the Demon Slayer's Village, paying respects to his family. Though it did much pain to the hearts of the siblings, they liked to go to their old home, pray, and sometimes talk to each other. Because of her pregnancy, Sango could not go this time.
Miroku squeezed her hand, and gave Sango a large smile, which she returned. Both lovers looked up when a noise came from the doorway.
Kagome stood, panting heavily. "Sorry I'm…late…Got distracted." After a moment that she used to gain her breath, the teen spoke again. "How's the baby?"
Sango gave a big smile. "Healthy." A great happiness was in her voice. It was not too common that a child would be born healthy, and when that did happen, there would be other things that would prevent the child from living past seven. Kagome was elated with this news. Sango had promised that the futuristic girl would become the baby's godmother. She was going to do everything in her power to make sure that it lived. No matter what.
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That night all sat around a fire, trying to heat from the cold fall night. Sango and Miroku slept with Shippou and Kirara at their sides. Kohaku was next to Kaede, just so that they were not touching. Kagome was close to the magical element, writing in that book of hers. Inuyasha was no where to be seen, like normal.
Hey Kagome wrote in that book that she never wanted to part from. After their fight, it seemed liked Shinpi trusted her more, for he told her many things, but still never his name. She had asked him for it, but he replied that it would be surprise. A surprise for this night.
Meet me by the spring His words said so little, and yet so much. Kagome could tell that Shinpi spoke what was important, and only that. The way he wrote told her that he would not lie, only withhold the truth sometimes. She did not know how she had figured this out, but it was a thought that never left her mind.
Getting up, Kagome walked to the door, book in hand.
"Be careful with your demon friend, Kagome."
The said girl turned around and stared at the face of Miroku. His eyes were closed, but his face had a large smirk. "How did you know?"
"There were many signs." He opened his blue orbs. "Plus," he stopped talking for a second to see what she did. Kagome's face was full of confusion, as was her brain. "You should never leave your book on the ground, where others could find it."
She gasped. How could she have leave something that important on the ground? What would have happened if Inuyasha had got to it?
She was broken out of her thoughts by Miroku's voice. "Do you love him?" That question shocked her more than any other.
Kagome had not thought of that before. 'Do I?' Whenever she had written to Shinpi, she was content. Constantly she thought of him What did he look like? What made it so that he had no friends, only companions? Some how, just thru a book, she found someone she really wanted to know. 'I guess without really realizing it, I started to fall for someone I didn't even know.'
I know that this chapter is really short. Half the size of my others, but it just seemed to need to be in a chapter by itself. Besides, you would have had to wait another week before I got the rest of the chapter. I was lucky that I got this much. Thank anyone who ahs reviewed. And I want to give a Super thanks to the person who nominated me for Best Romance on A Single Spark. You Rok! Read and Review. I live off of reviews! Next Chapter is the meeting. I swear I am not procrastinating!
