"A Heart's Immacluence"
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other characters that are related thus (of course I do, but only in my dreams).
Author's Note: Alright! I'm in my 12th chapter! I can't believe I've written so much already. I'm so excited about the things coming up in the remaining half of my story. I just hope it meets my expectations and yours. Thank you all, my loyal reviewers, (blowing kisses to each and every one of you) for being there to pep me up to continue doing what I love. For some reason, my life right now is consumed with many responsibilities, and I don't even know how I can put up with all of it, but I do whatever it takes to make time to update. I hate delays, don't you? Now to turn our attention to my story, the relationship between Sesshomaru and Kagome is barely beginning, but they both need to face up to what they feel and do something about it, and I mean NOW! The question is, will they get together on time or will they lose the opportunity? How close will Sesshomaru allow Kagome to get to him(we all know how impenetrable he is concerning emotions), and how much courage does Kagome need to openly demonstrate her feelings for Sesshomaru? Will Inuyasha get in the way? What about Naraku? What other threats are there? Are Sesshomaru and Kagome meant to be together or not, despite the feelings they have for one another? These are some of the questions I ask myself, and I'm sure most of you want to know the answers to them. They both have the power to control what happens in their lives, so if they want to be together bad enough, then nothing can prevent them from being together. I believe they can make it work, but this is just my opinion. What do you think? So I guess we'll find out together. Well, hurry up and start reading, people! (Please forgive me for my long descriptions again. I tend to get carried away when I'm writing about Sesshomaru!). Don't waste time! Let's cheer our lungs out for Sesshomaru and Kagome! Sesshomaru and Kagome all the way! Hip-hip-hooray!
Chapter 12
The moonlight was more luminous than before, casting dark shadows everywhere, the sound of darkness nothing but silence, the cold wind passing through the forest without destination. Although the night seemed ordinary and familiar, there was a whiff of displacement in the atmosphere, and Sesshomaru discerned its aberration indignantly. The heavens were black and velvet-like as they had always been, but somehow the stars flickered too quickly against their spacious robes. The nearby trees arched their branches mechanically as if forced to do so by an invisible power, and they rocked back and forth identically, mimicking the movement of a waving hand. The ground itself lacked solidity, its rigidness seemingly converting into a melted mass which felt airy and weightless. Night's nocturnal sounds were affected as well, for even if there was only a slight intimation of life with the noises made by small animals and insects, there were soft, coaxing whispers which were louder and more audible than everything else.
Sesshomaru observed the oddities around him and figured there was a reasonable explanation for the phenomenon he was experiencing. He watched Rin and Jaken playing with one of Kagome's modern contraptions, and they both were unaware of the changes he saw taking place around him. Though it was not threatening, Sesshomaru was distrusting of the night's sudden metamorphosis, and once again he relied on his demonic senses to decipher the mystery before him. He relaxed himself and allowed his instincts to assist him in unraveling such an unwelcoming disturbance. Now that Kagome was at a distance from him bathing in the hot spring, he was confident his senses would not be dulled by the young woman's scent. But rather than receiving the desired effect he had hoped for, he was rendered the opposite of what he expected.
Kagome's scent was stronger despite her distance, her essence even more rousing and invigorating than when she was close to him. He did not fathom the reason for this occurrence, believing that perhaps the wood sprites—known for practicing spells and tricks on travelers—which inhabited the forest were to blame for the inconsistency in his senses. However, he soon discarded the thought, knowing he was strong enough to detect their scent and ward them off, their bodies small enough to be stepped on flat with his feet. He contemplated more vigorously on other possibilities for the strangeness he now felt uncomfortable with, but none were produced. Was what he saw even real or was he hallucinating?
Sesshomaru realized the bizarreness of what he was going through was something he had never been subjected to, and although he found it irritating, it made him feel euphoric, an emotion he had not been acquainted with for the longest time. He was in absolute command of his mind yet was struggling to restrain the many feelings that were sailing inside of him. Eventually his feelings found the entrance to his heart and docked at the harbor of his soul. It was unlike him to accept the arrival of such emotions, for he always protected himself by catapulting them as far away from him as he was able. And if there were any feelings imprisoned within him, he forced his way to break into the dungeon hidden inside his demonic fortress and release them, ensuring they escaped forever without having to return.
She is the cause of all this! Sesshomaru thought heavily as he permitted the gentility of Kagome's scent to recapture his senses once again.
He thought he could sway his mind from thinking of Kagome, so he compelled himself to watch Rin and Jaken interacting in their usual way, the child chattering happily while his servant listened impatiently and responded to her playfulness with occasional outbursts. Sesshomaru enjoyed watching the two of them when boredom was upon him, but presently he was far from it, and so the individuals who were his source of entertainment were now the dullest spectacle on earth.
Leaning his body against a tree, Sesshomaru lifted his right arm to stroke the white boa which rested on his shoulder, a gesture of his which was habitual whenever his internal battles were raging, but he forgot it was still hanging on a tree branch to dry. Missing the feel of this simple comfort, he touched Tenseiga's handle instead, wondering if doing so would ease his emotional mayhem. Of course the only reason he possessed such troubles was because he was not permitting himself to enjoy the blissful nature it held. He was experiencing a delightful pleasure, but he was fighting against it simultaneously, and having Kagome in his thoughts did not help matters. Touching the Tenseiga was less effective, and the memory of his father entered his consciousness, revealing to him the truth of what he had vowed never to do: love.
Was this how you felt, father? Sesshomaru asked silently, looking up at the night sky with a smile that was partly genuine. I abhor the transfiguration I am now facing! Is this what you desired of me? Can it be that the son is slowly becoming like the father? How can this be! I fought so long to repel this power which caused your demise, and it seems I may now be in danger. I am the only one who can save myself from this. Unfortunately, you did not have the strength to annihilate that power, and so you fell victim to its precious beauty, its pure loveliness and sacredness. Is that what love is, father? A destroyer of hearts?
Despite his tinge of anger, Kagome's scent tranquilized him and prevented his mind from erupting with everything that was converging there. He was confused at what to do, his mind rationalizing the situation and telling him to abandon his feelings while his heart persuaded him to let down his guard for this one chance to experience the most heavenly and passionate of all emotions. Strangely enough, another part of him was reacting to his heart's advice, and this time it was something Sesshomaru had indeed experienced before yet not dynamically. His male impulses were responding to his feelings, and a tantalizing warmth swathed his body in a manner that was more appalling than delightful, since he was not one to give in to his animalistic nature. Although it had always been there, he ignored it successfully, pretending it was but a symptom to an illness he could cure instantly without effort. Unluckily, he was unable to obliterate the demands his physical self was aching for this time, the difference being that his emotions were now tied to his mind, heart and body, and he was having trouble breaking the rope which held them together.
Walking away from the tree, Sesshomaru still held his dignified stature and presented himself as calmly and as elegantly as he had been prior to meeting Kagome. His face displayed no emotion, and his body moved normally, but it was as if it had suddenly taken control of his other functions. The moment he thought about Kagome bathing in the hot spring, a spark seemed to ignite itself, and he was beckoned to walk towards the location where she was at. He did not understand how he could allow such a thing to occur, yet he was fighting against it as roughly as he could. He was surprised that his mind, as invincible as it always was, was losing the war. Perhaps, he thought, he was not trying enough.
"Lord Sesshomaru! Watch out!" Rin cautioned.
Sesshomaru almost tripped over Kagome's yellow backpack. He felt ashamed that he was acting like a fool, and he kicked the young woman's bag out of the way, but when he did so, a rectangular object flew out of it. The youkai recognized it as being Kagome's sketchbook, and although he was noble enough to respect an individual's privacy and property, he was curious to know what she had inside it.
Opening the book and flipping through each page, Sesshomaru saw several drawings of Kagome's friends from her era. The drawings were not decent, rather they were practice sketches which lacked form and detail. But the further Sesshomaru skimmed through the book, the better the drawings became. There were drawings of landscapes and fields, villages and farms, all of which were drawn skillfully. The last remaining pages were portraits of Inuyasha and his friends.
"Well, if it isn't my little brother?" Sesshomaru said nonchalantly. "She drew him in a way that makes him better-looking than he truly is, and it is a drawing I care not to look at further."
He flipped over the rest of the pages until he saw a drawing of Rin and Jaken playing together by the side of a river. Sesshomaru stared at the drawing for a while, wondering the reason why Kagome chose to capture a girl and an imp in her art if she had only been with them for an entire day at most. But his mind was filled with question when he saw that the last drawing in her book was of him. From what he remembered about his appearance when looking at himself in the stream, Kagome drew his entire self perfectly, every detail of him replicated exactly on the page. Sesshomaru was impressed by the girl's hidden talent, and he wondered what other gifts she held which he did not know of.
"May I see it, Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asked, a curious smile on her face.
Sesshomaru handed the book to Rin and was about to leave her when he noticed someone who was with the child in Kagome's drawing was missing.
"Rin, where's Jaken?" he asked suspiciously.
"He left, my lord."
"Left where?"
"He didn't say where he was going, but he went that way," Rin pointed towards the direction of the hot spring.
Sesshomaru's expression became grave and serious.
"What's that?" Rin said, hearing the movement of something running towards her.
A loud scream echoed throughout the forest.
"JAKEN!"
Running swiftly away from the scream, Jaken held his staff over his head and bumped into Rin, but he continued to run as large rocks were being thrown at him from a distance. Jaken was hit twice, yet he still ran around trying to seek shelter from being hit by Kagome's fury. Knowing where the safest place was, Jaken cowered behind one of Sesshomaru's legs and hid himself, clutching his staff as he waited for the moment Kagome would appear.
"JAKEN! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, LITTLE GREEN PERVERT!"
Sesshomaru was repelled by what he knew Jaken had done, and he felt disgusted by the demon's very touch, for now he was clutching at his pants as he trembled. At the same time, Rin had a puzzled look on her face, not understanding what was happening.
"Protect me, Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken pleaded. "Don't let her harm me!"
"It sounds like you're giving me orders, Jaken," Sesshomaru said coolly.
Jaken trembled more. "Oh, no, my lord! What I meant to say was please protect me, please don't let her harm me!"
Sesshomaru moved away from Jaken and left him unprotected. "Whatever you did to cause that girl's anger is not my business. Handle it on your own."
Jaken was hurt by Sesshomaru's words but another rock hit him right in the face, and his lord hurting him was not as painful as what he had just felt.
"I'm going to get you, Jaken!"
Kagome appeared from the darkness, however she was better left concealed behind the blackness, for not a single part of her body was clothed, standing naked in front of those who could see her.
Sesshomaru's protective instinct emerged, and he jumped in front of Rin to block her view of Kagome.
"Close your eyes, Rin!" Sesshomaru said almost worriedly. "Do not open them until I tell you to."
"But why, my lord?"
"Do as I say!"
Rin did not argue, and she had not seen what it was that the demon lord was protecting her from. It was all a blur, seeing only Jaken running, hiding, rocks being thrown and Kagome's face.
Kagome was confused herself as to what was happening. She did not understand why Sesshomaru was protecting Rin from seeing her and why he told her to close her eyes. For some reason, Sesshomaru also had his eyes closed, and his face looked slightly pale with a touch of pink in his cheeks.
"You stupid, foolish woman!" Sesshomaru said in the cruelest tone he had ever used on her.
"Don't call me names!" Kagome retorted.
"Clothe yourself at once!"
"What!"
Kagome blushed when she realized she was naked in front of Sesshomaru, something she had never dreamed of doing, despite what she was beginning to feel for him. She was so angry at Jaken that she did not remember to dress herself before she began battering him.
Embarrassed and shocked beyond words, Kagome looked around frantically for something to cover her body with, not liking the way she felt being exposed to everyone, her skin turning to ice as the cold wind chilled her wet body.
"Towel! Towel! Where's my towel!" Kagome shouted, as she placed her arms over her chest to cover at least part of her nakedness. "It's so c-c-cold!"
After looking through her stuff, she did not find what she was looking for, but she then looked up and saw a piece of clothing hanging on a tree branch. It was Sesshomaru's white boa, and although she knew it was not a good idea, she had no choice but to use it in place of her missing towel. Wrapping the mass of fluffiness around her body, Kagome relished in the comfort and warmth the boa gave her, feeling the softness of it brush against her skin, wishing its owner was the one enwrapping her in his arms instead.
"Are you clothed now?" Sesshomaru asked coldly.
Kagome was nervous, imagining how Sesshomaru would react to her once he opened his eyes.
"I'm dressed," she said in a low, meek voice.
As she had expected and dreaded, Sesshomaru lifted his lids, but his amber orbs were quickly losing their golden color and vibrance.
"You may open your eyes, Rin," he said as he stared steadily at Kagome.
Kagome knew he was constraining himself from mauling her to death, and she could see a raging wildness trying to push itself through his eyes.
"What have you done?" Jaken said without fear. "You are wearing Lord Sesshomaru's most favored part of his regal attire! Take it off at once!"
"I can't!" Kagome said. "I don't know where my towel is, and I left my kimono at the hot spring. What else do I have to cover my body with?"
"Speaking of body, yours is the most disgusting I have ever seen!"
"No one asked for your opinion!"
"The best thing you can do is keep your body covered up forever."
"Is my body so repulsive to you? Well, what about Lord Sesshomaru's? His body doesn't disgust you, does it, even if he's missing an arm? At least all my limbs are intact."
Kagome's retort to Jaken's remarks did not suit well with Sesshomaru, and his patience was hanging by a thread, the cold wind picking up speed as it swarmed around him, his silver hair blowing wildly about him. His eyes turned fiery red, and his purple scars were darker and more lined. He was at the edge of transforming into something Kagome did not desire to witness.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said desperately. "Please stop!"
While Rin was pleading for her lord's mercy, Jaken was laughing uncontrollably.
"Destroy her, my lord!" Jaken said, hopping on his tiny feet. "Bite her head off! Rip her flesh! Chew her to pieces!"
"That's enough of you!" Kagome yelled, gathering the courage to pick up another rock and hit Jaken with it, this time throwing it at his stomach with perfect aim.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" said Rin, her demure body bending to the ground, bowing as low as she could in front of the youkai.
From what he could see, Kagome was frightened enough by his near transformation, but Rin's fear was one he had not intended. His body adjusted itself back to its original form, and his face was no longer creased with anger.
"Get up, Rin," Sesshomaru said softly to the child bowed in front of him, a sense of pity rousing inside him. "It is not necessary for you to bow to me."
Thanking him with her eyes, Rin stood up and gave him the same smile that always made him want to return it with his own but never did. It was common for the girl to have this affect on him, and he knew the woman who was wearing a part of his attire was also affecting him though not as easily.
His attention returning to Kagome, Sesshomaru walked towards her, the human woman's expression full of courage and defiance.
"Forgive me for using this to cover myself with," Kagome said as she struggled not to snuggle so deeply into the boa's softness. "I wouldn't have done it had I not been foolish in forgetting to dress myself. It is my fault, and I'm sorry."
"You are human, therefore you have an inferior mind," Sesshomaru said in his normal voice. "Blame your foolishness on that."
"Don't start insulting me again! I said I was sorry! What do I have to do to make you not say one foul thing to me! Do I have to bow at your feet and worship you? If that's what you want me to do, then forget it! There's no way I'm kissing up to you!"
"Even if you did bow and worship me, you'd be inferior in doing that as well."
Kagome's temper was now the source of heat for her body rather than the fluffiness covering her.
"Ugh! I can't stand it anymore! Just because you're a powerful demon doesn't mean you're better than me. In my eyes, you're just a little puppy-dog looking for a fresh garden to dig through and make a mess of, not caring for the hurt and harm you caused those who own it. Too bad you're not adorable like a puppy. You're anything but that! You're a freakin' bull dog!"
Sesshomaru did not respond to Kagome's insults ill-manneredly, understanding that her flaming temper was part of her personality, but he also did not want her to continue speaking anymore than she had to, perceiving the entire quarrel as a waste of time and energy, something they both had to save for the next day.
"If you are going to compare me to a specific type of dog," Sesshomaru said. "then I would like to be familiar with its traits first. Comparing me to a puppy, though, is an extremely perilous action. You have witnessed me transform into my true form, and if you decide to tread on forbidden ground, then I will become the creature I am, heeding Jaken's words and biting your head off."
"Hey, it's Jaken's fault all of this happened in the first place! If he hadn't been spying on me, we wouldn't be arguing right now. We'd probably be fast asleep already. Why doesn't he get punished for what he did? Aren't you supposed to be the ruling lord and master?"
Sesshomaru knew Kagome's words were true. Jaken had been the one to disturb Kagome and had caused her to react as any woman would if someone was watching her bathe. Taking this into consideration, Sesshomaru took Jaken by the neck and suspended him in the air, keeping him there until Rin brought the towel Kagome could not find along with her kimono. Without anyone looking at her, Kagome gave Sesshomaru's boa to Rin and wrapped her body with the towel, her kimono unable to be worn since it was wet by the splashing water she created when getting out of the hot spring.
Rin held Sesshomaru's boa in her hands and walked over to him, extending her hands so that he could retrieve it from her. However, the youkai's attention was still focused on Jaken.
"You will not sleep tonight, Jaken, until you complete the tasks I'm about to give you," said Sesshomaru while still holding the green imp with his hand.
"What is it that you desire me to do for you, my lord?" Jaken said breathlessly.
"You will take my 'most favored piece of attire' and wash it with your own hands, but make sure it looks and feels the way it should. After that you will bathe Ah-Un thoroughly, since the two of them are beginning to smell, and I want you to wipe them dry and brush their manes. Their saddle also needs to be polished and readjusted. Once that is completed, you will go out into the forest and find some food for Rin to eat in the morning. You will also be responsible for sharpening and polishing my swords, but I warn you that if I find the tiniest scratch on either of the two blades or on Tenseiga's sheath…."
Sesshomaru did not need to complete his sentence for Jaken to understand the seriousness of the matter. His master released his grip on him and he fell to the ground, both relieved and depressed, unprepared for the long night ahead of him.
"One more thing, Jaken."
"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?"
"I need the blanket you sleep with."
Jaken's eyes beamed and for the moment he felt happy that his lord was asking for something personal of his and which was the most precious to him, the blanket helping him to dream endlessly about the one who had just given orders for him to obey.
"Why do you need my blanket, sire?" Jaken said excitedly, unfolding his blanket from the pouch hanging from Ah-Un's back. "Will you be sleeping with it? Do you need an extra covering to provide you with warmth from the night's cold?"
"Ekk!" Kagome said, plainly disgusted, her nose twisting itself tightly.
"Eeewww!" Rin said, covering her mouth as if ready to burp out her digested dinner.
"No, Jaken!" Sesshomaru said, tearing the blanket form Jaken's hands, aware of where his servant's thoughts may have led his mind to. "Now remove yourself from my presence and do what I instructed!"
Jaken bent his head sadly and walked away as if attending a funeral. Kagome watched the green demon with a small smirk on her face, not feeling sorry for him, believing he deserved what Sesshomaru had ordered of him. That in itself was satisfying for her, yet she pondered on the reason why Sesshomaru did actually give Jaken punishment for what he had done. She knew he did not do so because he listened to her, but whatever reasons he did it for, she did not particularly care. Jaken was paying the price for his perversion.
"Here!" Sesshomaru said to Kagome, throwing Jaken's blanket at her feet.
"Ick! There's no way I'm sleeping with that imp's blanket! I can't imagine what type of germs are stuck to it. Oh, and what about drool stains! I don't doubt the fact that he drools a lot, especially when he has his special wet dreams."
"Freeze to death then," Sesshomaru said plainly.
Rin looked at Kagome inquisitively. "Kagome, what are wet dreams?"
Kagome and Sesshomaru looked at each other at the exact moment, but the youkai's displeased expression made her look away first. She lightly slapped her face and smiled awkwardly at her little friend.
"Oh, Rin! Wet dreams are dreams that make you drool a lot. You know, like if you're dreaming about a delicious meal, that would make you drool, right? Or if you dream you're an animal like a tiger in the jungle that roars wildly, showing his fangs and drooling at the same time. Since you're a tiger in your dream, that would make you think you really were an animal, and that would cause you to drool like one."
"I think I understand now. So you mean anyone can have a wet dream? Like me or even Lord Sesshomaru?"
Kagome blushed at Rin's innocence. She was trying her best to not explain the real truth of what a wet dream was, and she blamed herself for mentioning it when talking about Jaken. The child's curiosity was a handful, and she could tell Sesshomaru was uncomfortable as well with the subject they were discussing.
"Well, yeah!" Kagome continued, making occasional glances at Sesshomaru, seeing that his eyes did not move from her face the entire time she was explaining, his fixed stare completely frozen. "It's even easier for him to have one. He's a dog demon, so naturally he drools all the time! I bet he does whenever he dreams about a juicy piece of meat or a large bone."
Rin giggled at Kagome's response, and she looked at Sesshomaru with a pure mind. Sesshomaru, however, was not in the mood to hear anything else that Kagome had to say.
"It's time for bed, Rin," Sesshomaru said strictly, his eyes still locked on Kagome's face.
"Stop staring at me like that!" Kagome said.
"Are you going to bed too?" Rin asked Kagome. "You don't have to use Jaken's blanket. I can lend you mine. I'm used to sleeping in the cold. It doesn't bother me."
Kagome smiled. "That's alright. I don't want you to get sick. I'll find a way to keep myself warm, not that I don't appreciate the considerate gesture that L—"
Before Kagome could complete her sentence, Sesshomaru had disappeared into the forest, and she was left alone with Rin again.
"Kagome?"
"Yes, Rin?"
"I wonder if I'll have a wet dream tonight."
Kagome's eyes were wide enough to fit a watermelon in.
"No, Rin," she said, shaking her head. "I don't think you want to have one tonight. Believe me, it's a bad idea."
"I'll try not to have one then. I'll just think about Lord Sesshomaru. It always works to make my bad dreams go away."
Kagome tucked Rin under her blanket and sat by her until she fell asleep. Soon she felt lonely and she was not sleepy, so she did not have the desire to go to sleep. The coldness of the night was getting to her, not having anything else to protect her than the towel she had on. She got her kimono to feel if it was dry, and even though it was, the material was cold to the touch. Putting it on, she was even more chilled than before.
"I wonder where Sesshomaru went off to," she said to herself. "He's always doing that."
Sensing Rin was safe enough where she was, Kagome decided to go and find Sesshomaru. She did not comprehend what it was that made her want to do this, but she felt drawn to seek him out, to discover him unawares and try to converse with him, though she knew the chances of having one was closer to none. However, she did not want to forsake her long held desire to befriend him, so she ran into the depths of the forest without holding back.
She ran a few times within the thickness of the trees and over the rocky ground, her feet bare and cold, but her breath was escaping her, the night's chill hardening her throat. Looking around her, Kagome was unsure whether she would be able to find Sesshomaru in the darkness, the moon's light barely visible through endless arches of leaves and branches. She did not know which way to turn, and she risked the chance of getting lost, all because her heart told her to do so.
Fortunately, from where she stood, she turned to the right and saw Sesshomaru sitting on the ground as majestically as if he were on a throne, resting his head against the trunk of a tree with the posture of one having a crown upon his head. Kagome walked ever so slowly, though she was tempted to run to him, and as she did, her heart began to beat at a rapid rhythm, either by ecstatic happiness to have found him or out of fear of what he might say or do when he saw her there.
When she finally approached him, Sesshomaru was already asleep, but Kagome was not thwarted from satisfying her longing to explore him more carefully. As she looked at his face, she recognized every part of it, the softness, the glow, the full beatitude of youth. He was as beautiful asleep as he was awake, but even more so, for the peacefulness of his slumber enhanced the physical attractiveness naturally gifted in him. For a few intakes of her breath, Sesshomaru's position reminded her of the first time she had met Inuyasha. He was bound to a tree in a deep sleep, and his own beauty was what first attracted her to him as well. Something inside her had compelled her to touch his ears, but in Sesshomaru's case, she felt enticed to touch his face instead.
Conjuring up as much bravery as she could muster, Kagome's hand gently pressed itself on Sesshomaru's cheek. She held it there for a few moments until the sight of his long, flowing hair lured her other hand to touch its silkiness. She touched the ends of his hair and then glided her fingers upward until she stopped at the roots of his head. His bangs were covering the moon he had on his forehead, and so she swept them away, revealing the crescent shaped mark which held such allure and added more to the youkai's mysteriousness. She traced the moon mark with the tip of her finger, and her eyes moved down to stare at his lips, but they suddenly moved and a whispered word was spoken:
"Kagome."
Did I just hear what I think I heard? Kagome thought, her mind in a daze. She removed her eyes from Sesshomaru's face, pinching her arm and biting her tongue, wanting to make sure whether she was dreaming or not. Her mind and body were both reacting to the same sensation she now experienced, and she was debating whether to leave immediately and forget what she had just done or to remain where she was and figure out the meaning of what it was she was undergoing.
When Kagome focused her eyes upon Sesshoamru's face again, he was awake….
This thing I have for perfectionism is going to kill me one of these days! I had to revise this piece a few times to get what I think I wanted for this chapter. I don't know why it was harder for me to write than the previous one. I think its because I constantly worry about whether or not my readers will like my new chapters just as much as they did the old ones. Maybe that's what's stressing me out. Well, what do you all think about the way things are shaping up between Sess and Kag? Do I have you on the edge of your seats now? I hope I do. Remember that Inuyasha and the gang are still involved in this story as well as Naraku. They will influence the events that are about to happen later on, but of course I don't want to spoil anything. Thanks for bearing the length of my paragraphs. I know they can get pretty annoying after a while, but I need to write them to explain stuff. After all, that is what makes a decent story, right? Okay, so tell me what you all think again, my faithful reviewers. Please be critical in a kind but unharsh way. I'm not fond of flaming, if you know what I mean.