Okay, I'm sorry that this is so short, but the last chapter was a bit of a cliffe, and I felt like I should post this. I promise the next chapter will be longer, and will come sooner. Personally, I dislike slow updating stories, so I'll do my best to get this one updated as quickly as my muse and horrid spelling will allow. Here it is, I hope you like it.
You're all that I Need
Chapter Three
Sesshoumaru's golden depths widened, letting slip an obvious moment of surprise. She was beautifully perfect, yet entirely human. Was it possible for those two qualities to exist together? Obviously so.
He stared, transfixed by the depth of her brilliant sapphire eyes. They reminded him of the jewel whose color they so dearly shared; her eyes appeared to be riddled with tiny mirrors. Each reflecting a different crevice of her heart.
"Se-Sesshoumaru…" she eyed him for a moment, and turned her head back to her house. She looked as if she would run farther, but he took a step in her path.
"Are you alright Kagome?" he questioned. Her face was flushed, though it could have been from the running. She had bent over, hands on her knees.
She didn't answer for a moment, merely held his gaze, "No." she whispered, voice strained.
He stepped closer, tilting his head at her. She showed such raw emotion. Unlike himself, or even his brother to an extent.
All the times she'd seen Sesshoumaru, he'd usually worn black, but today, he was wearing a plain white t-shirt. An innocent, kind white. She was suspicious as to what he was doing out here, but put her ill thoughts of him aside.
"Did you see Souta, Sesshoumaru?" she stood up straight, one hand on her hip, the other running through her hair, "My little brother? He was on his bike. I need to find him, before he gets lost. He's only eleven, he shouldn't be alone, and it looks like it's going to storm –"
"Do not fret Kagome."
"He's on his bike – I don't think I'll be able to catch up with him!" She looked frantic, her voice growing hysterical.
Thinking quickly, he came to a decision, "Stay here, I will return with my truck. He went south down the road. We will find him."
"Thank you Sesshoumaru." She looked clearly relieved. Sesshoumaru was glad he had been the one to provide her with that relief.
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The windows of the old truck were down, filling the cab with early Summer air. Carried in on the wind came the smell of a coming rain.
Even Kagome could catch the scent, like dust in the air.
"I think I know where he went." Kagome said, fidgeting in the torn passenger seat.
"Where?" Sesshoumaru kept his eyes on the road, pushing the truck well above the speed limit.
"My grandfather's. We used to live there too…" her voice trailed off, and she rubbed her forehead thoughtfully.
"Where does he live?" he clicked his claws on the steering wheel. Kagome's anxiety was wearing his patience thin.
No more had she said the street name, and the fact the Bone Eater's well was there, than he knew exactly where she was talking about. It was the address of the home where that damned well that had thrown him into this time period was located.
Kagome had probably lived there when they'd gone through it. When it had sealed itself off. When he had become stranded in her time.
"There's the house." Kagome yanked off her seatbelt and pointed out the window, "and his bike is there."
Throwing open the door, Kagome turned her head to Sesshoumaru for a moment, "Thank you so much Sesshoumaru. I owe you big time." She jumped to the ground and ran for the house.
Turning off the truck, he sighed. Should he go in? Probably not, but he wasn't waiting out here for her. Closing the passenger door, he walked, steps slow, to the front door of the house. It appeared a nice home. Though it was much too large for just one old man. Kagome said they'd lived here at one time, why didn't they now?
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Sesshoumaru nodded farewell as Kagome stepped from the truck. Golden eyes were watchful, as always.
Kagome helped her – emotional – brother to the ground, and then thanked Sesshoumaru for everything. The seventh time that day she had thanked him.
It had grown rather annoying.
She had been so kind to her younger brother though. Personally, Sesshoumaru would have told Inuyasha to not be such a wimp if he had been crying at all. And Kagome's younger brother had been crying quite profusely.
Looking up, Sesshoumaru watched Kagome walk to her battered screen door, holding her brother's hand. The skimpy garment she was wearing as a shirt was quite flattering to her figure. And he liked the way her long hair brushed across her bare skin. Her faded jeans hugged her hips perfectly.
Shaking his head, he threw the truck into reverse and backed up to the main road. How had he allowed his thoughts to wonder so? He had sunk to an all new low.
But he enjoyed Kagome's presence. And enjoyment was not beneath him, was it?
Clicking his claws on the steering wheel, he sighed. If Kagome could distract him from his constant boredom, then he would continue to seek her out.
She was quite distracting. And that outfit she had been wearing…
He narrowed his eyes. Those were the kind of thoughts he needed to keep at bay.
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Stripping off her clothes and pulling on some comfortable shorts and a t-shirt, Kagome sighed deeply. It was nearly eleven, and she'd just gotten Souta asleep.
She had gone over the day repeatedly in her head, but she was so confused about it all. When Sesshoumaru had first offered her a ride, and helped her, she hadn't taken a second thought about it. Souta had desperately needed help. And Sesshoumaru was offering it to her.
But what was he doing in the field behind their house?
The golden eyed brother struck her as odd, but she couldn't see him peeping on her.
Then again…
The cry of her cell phone jerked her from her thoughts. Snatching it up, she flipped it open.
"Hello?"
"Kagome?"
Kagome recognized Sango's voice on the other side.
"Yeah."
Perhaps she should tell Sango about what happened. She would understand.
"You wouldn't believe how our date went!" Sango's voice sounded so cheerful it made Kagome feel like crying.
Date? Oh! With Miroku! She'd completely forgotten.
"Tell me everything."
Kagome listened half-heartedly while Sango told her everything. From the perfectly romantic lighting at the restaurant, to Miroku holding her hand during the movie. Kagome was sure to ooh and ah at all the right places. She was truly happy for Sango, but honestly, just wasn't in the mood to here about her date. Sango normally wasn't a girl to chat about every aspect of something like this, but she was now. So Kagome listened.
Once Sango had finished, Kagome considered telling her at least about being with Sesshoumaru, but decided not to.
She would keep him to herself for now.
Closing the phone, she glanced to the clock as she climbed into bed. 11:45pm. Perhaps she'd get to sleep in tomorrow Morning…
Dropping to sit in the grass, I looked to the sky. I had on jeans and a tank top, my normal Summer attire. The grass was so green. And it danced about in the wind like a wave, making her smile,
The Sun was crawling its way down the sky. Not dusk yet, but getting close.
Black clouds rolled in. They took no more than a moment to fill the sky, completely blocking out the Sun. The air became tense, the clouds spun. The entire sky grew angry; the wind whipped my hair behind me.
A tornado.
Jumping to my feet, I ran into the house, into a closet. All the junk was gone, and I fell to my knees in the corner, hanging on to the wooden beam in front of me.
Scared, so scared. Fear grew in my heart, pounding through my veins. I didn't want to die. I was so alone…
An arm wrapped itself around me, warm on my side. The hand grabbed onto the board, and another came from the other side. The arms were pale, very muscular, and belonged to a guy. He was holding me, his chest warm against my back. The fear was gone. I was safe in these arms.
Everything went black, and I could hear bells in the distance. Church bells. I was safe.
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