Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator Ride
Kagome took a very long nap and awoke around seven. Her muscles ached, so she decided on a bath. Not expecting Sesshomaru to return until later, she just took two towels and closed the door behind her, making a warm, bubbly bath in one of the many bathrooms. She soaked and washed, enjoying the warm water over some of her still bruised body parts and relaxed until her alarm went off. She should only stay in a bath for so long, or she would moisturize her skin too much. She wrapped a towel around her and exited the bathroom to find a wet Sesshomaru walking through the front doors. Kagome gripped the towel that covered her as a lifeline while Sesshomaru didn't even notice her.
"HEY, I'M home..." Sesshomaru started yelling until her saw her standing near him, a towel her only source of privacy, staring at him like some intruder. Like a deer caught in headlights. "Uh, have a nice bath?"
"TURN!" Echoed through the entire mansion, causing a stir in some of the floors by the servants and even Rin poked her head out of her room to find out the source of the commotion.
"Hey, hey. Look, it wasn't my fault," Sesshomaru said through a closed door. "You were the one who dropped the towel."
"Doesn't mean you had to gawk at me with your mouth wide open. Are you that perverted?" Kagome snapped behind the door.
"I was just shocked," Sesshomaru said truthfully. Something slammed inside, perhaps a drawer.
"What, I'm that ugly in your eyes?" Kagome snapped.
"No, the bruises. They still aren't healed?" Sesshomaru said almost softly. Kagome swung the door open with a shocked expression on her face.
"Was that what you were looking at?" Kagome asked softly.
"Yeah. I mean, maybe a glance-" He never finished that sentence, because Kagome slapped him across the face and stomped away. Even Rin, who was standing nearby, shook her head shamefully and walked on by without a word.
At supper, Kagome had to sit across from Sesshomaru, but never made eye contact. She was still angry about the towel incident.
"Look-" Sesshomaru was about to apologize, but Rin tapped his hand and shook her head no. "Why not?"
"Just look," Rin said in a whisper.
Sesshomaru looked at Kagome and then at her plate. She just stirred her food around, not a single bite taken. She looked up and excused herself from the table and left up to the second floor. But that wasn't where her room was.
"She didn't take a bite, Sesshomaru. What's going on?" Rin asked.
"She got fired today," Sesshomaru told Rin, sighing.
"Oh, poor girl," Rin said.
"Yeah, by Inuyasha," Sesshomaru added. Rin gasped.
"Did you beat the shit out of him?" Rin asked hopefully. She got a look that actually looked more depressed than angry or shameful, and shut up.
"No, actually. He was out before me," Sesshomaru told Rin. "Look, what am I supposed to do? I want to help, but she is so secluded recently, especially after everything with Inuyasha. But I overheard she was going to her mother's next week, so, should I go as well?"
"No," Rin simply said. "Leave her to some alone time. Time with family will definitely help. I mean, if you're around her 24/7, how will she have any time to think or just have some peaceful and relaxing time? When she wants to talk to you, she'll call. Just be ready to answer," Rin told Sesshomaru, standing up. "Now, if you don't mind, I have a guest to feed."
"A guest?" Sesshomaru asked. He didn't know about this. But before he could question anymore, Rin was out of the dining room, heading towards her room. Sesshomaru sighed and decided perhaps work needed to be done. He left with the car back to the office building and worked up in his office. Rin "fed" her guest, and Kagome spent the night curled up in a ball, crying, in a chair in the library.