Sesshomaru and Kagome: An Elevator Ride
Kagome sighed as her eyes opened to blinding sunlight. She smiled when she saw Sesshomaru's eyes closed. Her first time seeing him soundly asleep. She caressed his cheek just the slightest and he softly rubbed back. Kagome smiled wider. He was so beautiful when he slept.
He mumbled something and then suddenly his eyes snapped open, red as blood. He first looked at her face and then her hand, grasping it firmly. She cried out, not of pain but of shock and tried to back away. Sesshomaru blinked a few times before releasing her hand and sitting up suddenly. Kagome was shocked and looked at her hand and then Sesshomaru.
"Are you all right?" Kagome asked. "What happened?"
"I'm sorry. I never wished for you to see that," Sesshomaru told her, rubbing his forehead.
"What was that?" Kagome asked, sitting up as well and titling her head to see his face.
"My demon," he told her. "Usually surfaces when I just had a night of excitement." He paused and looked at her just with a tilt of his head. "Did we-"
"No," Kagome instantly told him. "Just fell asleep kissing," she told him. "Does that even surface it?"
"Whenever I fall asleep. And I usually only do after a session or some excitement, even just falling asleep kissing. I'm sorry. Did I frighten you?" Sesshomaru asked, sitting up straight and looking at Kagome straight.
"Yes, but I thought it was nice. Just, um, try not to be so, well, dark. You kind of freaked me out," Kagome told him, rubbing his shoulder with a comforting smile.
"I'll warn you next time," he told her, kissing her briefly. "Now, I'm going to the bathroom. You can have it when I'm done."
He stood and walked to the bathroom. Kagome got her clothes out and waited for Sesshomaru to be done before she went in. He came out and, with a wave up his hand to signify she could have it, Kagome was in the washroom, changing into the clothes she planned to wear to the Eiffel Tower. Sesshomaru also planned to dress while Kagome was in the bathroom. He got a sweater and jeans out. He stripped down to nothing and, as he unzipped his jeans to get them on, he heard the lock on the door turn. Thinking fast, he grabbed his jeans and covered his waist and below, turning his back to Kagome. She walked out, organizing her dirty clothes.
"I dressed early this-" Kagome suddenly dropped her clothes.
"Yeah, I see that," Sesshomaru told Kagome with a nervous laugh. He always thought he'd be doing the walking in, not the other way around.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Sesshomaru!" Kagome exclaimed kneeling down to pick up the clothes she dropped. "Should have signified I was leaving the bathroom before I did. I'll just turn or return to the bathroom or just close my eyes or whatever you desire. Oh, I'm such an idiot!"
"No, you aren't," Sesshomaru told her, quickly slipping his jeans on. "Plus, I should have dressed quicker. Hey, it's no big."
"Hey, what's that?" Kagome asked as Sesshomaru began to put his shirt on. Kagome walked over, staring at his lower back. He smirked, lowering his shirt and bending over, leaning on the bed for Kagome to have a better view.
"My tat," he told her.
"What is it of?" Kagome asked.
"Well, it's supposed to look like me. I tried my best to find a dog that looked like me. Does it?" Sesshomaru asked, Kagome nodded, touching it lightly.
"What's underneath it?" Kagome asked, pulling at the waistband for a better view, but didn't get a view of anything.
"Just the tail," he told her. She smiled and traced the dog with her finger.
"Very nice," she complimented, taking her hand back as Sesshomaru put his shirt on.
"Thank you. You know, I actually was planning on putting Kagura's name underneath. So glad I decided against it. But, if this works out, perhaps I'll put yours," he told her, slipping his watch on.
"Don't get too ahead of yourself. We're just dating, remember?" Kagome told him, putting her dirty clothes in a pile. "But, um, did it hurt?"
"My tattoo?" Sesshomaru asked. She nodded. "For me, it was only a prick. But humans, it's much more. It's painful. I saw so many freak before even getting into the chair and some even faint just seeing the needle. I do not recommend it for you. You wouldn't survive it."
"Excuse me?" Kagome asked, crossing her arms to the insult. "I'm not weak."
"But not as strong as a demon. Trust me on this one. Do not get a tattoo," he told her. She huffed and walked out the door after getting the tanned winter coat on.
"But Sango is human, and you are afraid of her," Kagome pointed out as Sesshomaru locked the door after him.
"One person," Sesshomaru quickly said.
"Yes, but that one person is my friend. You don't think I got away untouched, do you?" Kagome asked. Sesshomaru smirked.
"You have a point there," he told her, riding the elevator with her. "Now shush. I don't want the public knowing I have a tat."
Kagome's mouth hung down as she followed Sesshomaru out of the elevator and into the lobby. She almost made it outside, but a woman tapped her shoulder. She spun around to see an elderly woman squinting at Kagome.
"Um, miss, are you associated with Mr. Youkai?" The woman asked. Kagome nodded. "Are you a devil?"
"Um, I don't understand the question," Kagome told the woman with a confused expression. Sesshomaru was outside, looking for a cab to hail, but didn't see any and looked behind him to Kagome. She was talking to some lady.
"You are a devil, aren't you? You are associated with one, as you said!" The woman exclaimed. Kagome took a step back.
"Um, you are crazy," Kagome told the woman truthfully.
"Kagome, come here!" Sesshomaru demanded as the lady took a pouch out just the slightest.
"No, no. I did not mean to scare you. Let me give you a token of my sincerest apology. Powder," the woman told Kagome and she was suddenly interested.
"Powder?" Kagome asked, tilting her head in question. "What does it do?"
"Kagome, get over here! NOW!" Sesshomaru demanded. The sign he had just saw on that bag was bad. "Death" in Japanese was not a good sign.
"BE GONE DEVIL!" The woman exclaimed and powder was thrown into Kagome's eyes. She screamed when the powder impacted with her eyes, causing a commotion. Kagome's eyes were clenched closed as her arm was pulled somewhere away from the commotion. She heard a chime and then the hum of the elevator as the commotion was drone out.
"Who's there?" Kagome demanded, scared and worried.
"Kagome, open your eyes. Come on," the person told her.
"How do you know my name!" Kagome demanded.
"It's me, Sesshomaru," the person told her. Kagome was finally relaxed. "Now, come on. I need you to open your eyes to see if it's infected."
"It hurts though," Kagome whined, stepping away from his voice. "No."
"Kagome, please. It'll be all better if you open it," Sesshomaru told her, pulling her eyelid up. But Kagome was stubborn. Eventually he opened both eyes. And Kagome looked around franticly.
"Sesshomaru? Where are you?" Kagome's eyes darted around.
And Sesshomaru instantly knew she had been blinded.