Almost Twelve Roses
Chappie 2: How did I?
Author: Funnyfan
last time
"Sesshomaru, something…happened, to Kagome." Sesshomaru looked at his father. It had been the first time he heard his father's voice since he had arrived.
"What do you mean? What happened?" Sesshomaru was starting to get impatient. He was not getting any answers. Only more questions itched at him.
"Kagome was in an accident."
Now
"An accident?" Sesshomaru repeated. He didn't know how to react. Kagome was right in front of him, perfectly fine. Obviously they weren't telling him everything. He would not be denied answers to questions. Especially not those about Kagome, his Kagome. "What kind of accident?" Sesshomaru asked his voice void of every emotion except for anger. And he could not hide the anger he felt right now.
"Kagome doesn't remember some things," Souta answer, well half answered. That told him nothing. He wanted answers and he wanted them now. His gaze stayed on Souta, waiting for him to continue answering his question.
"We were playing ball with this little kid, and the ball bounced into the middle of the street. The kid was going to go get the ball but Kagome stopped him and went to get it herself. She had looked both ways and there weren't any vehicles, but she took to long getting the ball, and a vehicle started to come down the street. We tried to get her attention, but we didn't get it in time. Lucky for her the little boy threw the ball at Kagome's legs and she fell on her back. If he hadn't thrown the ball, she would have been killed. All that was hit was her head and well..." Sango wouldn't finish the rest, she wasn't even sure if she could explain it. She looked at the doctor standing beside Kagome and silently asked him to continue.
Taking the hint the doctor cleared his throat. Once all eyes were on him he began to explain. "Kagome was extremely lucky to only be hit on the head. But, when she got hit in the head she damaged a certain part of her brain. The part of her brain that held her memories was damaged. Luckily, she did not lose all her memories. We've learnt that from when she was nine years old and younger she can remember. She still remembers some things like what she learnt in school but she won't remember how to get to places she's visited millions of times, or where things in your house are suppose to go. Any friends she had after she was nine she won't remember. She will need to be taken to the hospital and given tests at least twice a week. There will need to be someone with her at all times, in case she remembers something. When she does remember something, which we are sure she will, she will feel a pain in her head. Some of things she's forgotten she won't remember ever again. It will take a while for her to remember some things, maybe three months at minimum." The doctor finished his speech and looked at the faces around him.
Ms. Higurashi, Souta, Sango and Kagome's grandfather all had looks of worry on their faces, but since it wasn't the first time they had heard of Kagome's condition, their faces hardly compared to that of everyone else. Sesshomaru's brother's face was masked with worry, but this had been the second time he had heard it, but the first time it was far less detailed. InuTaishio's face did not hide his sorrow, but he was still happy she lived. It was obvious everyone felt that way. What had surprised the doctor the most though; the face expression that shook him was that of Sesshomaru. He had been told that this man was Kagome's boyfriend. So why was it, that he out of all the people there, showed the least amount of sorrow on his face. In fact, his face looked void of any emotion. If the doctor hadn't been use to trying to read other's emotions he would have never noticed the small bit of sorrow on his face. Not that it lasted long. Sesshomaru quickly averted his eyes from the doctor and looked at Kagome.
Kagome hadn't said a thing the entire time. The doctor wasn't surprised though. She'd heard the story many times, just as her family had. But her reaction was different from that of others with her condition. Most would cry and say the world was against them, or asked why this was happening to them, or some sort of complaint. Kagome had been a different story, the first things that came from her mouth were 'thank goodness I'm still alive,' no whys no complaints.
"What kind of things will she forget?" Sesshomaru asked his eyes now back to the doctor. The doctor swung his head to look at Sesshomaru. "The things she will never remember," Sesshomaru added so his question became more specific. The doctor sighed. He'd known this was coming, others had asked him the same thing.
"Some parts of her brain, were severely damaged, and have no way of mending." He took his glasses off and began to clean them with his white over coat. He was silent for a moment, trying to choose how he would word what he was about to say. He stuck his glasses back on his nose and continued. "The most damaged part of her brain was the part where she held her…feelings, for lack of a better word. All the feelings she felt after the age of nine are…forgotten. The feelings she felt when she was younger are the only feelings she can feel right now." The doctor did not like the look Sesshomaru was giving him. "But, that doesn't mean she can't feel the feelings she felt after the age of nine again." he had added that for everyone, not just Sesshomaru, he knew everyone wanted to know.
Kagome had decided to leave everyone in the living room. She already knew about her condition, and it didn't bother her a bit. She may have lost her memory, but she would rather that, than to be dead. It was a small price to pay for her life. She'd been told it happened only a day ago and she had arrived from the hospital this morning. It had surprised her when the silver haired man gave her roses. Her surprise turned into fear when he admitted his love to her. She had actually thought he was some stalker for a while. But Sango had informed her that she was going out with the man. Was she still going out with him? Even with her 'condition'.
Kagome gasped when she realized where she was. She was standing by the big tree in her front yard. The one she remember the most. For some reason this tree made Kagome feel, special. Kagome looked at the ground and noticed she was standing in front of the roses the silver haired man had given her. She forgot she dropped them when she ran for the shop. Kagome subconsciously bent down and picked the flowers up. She brought them up to her face and smelt them. They really did smell wonderful. Kagome sighed, for some reason; she really loved the roses, more than any other flower at the moment.
She couldn't understand why. She liked roses that much was true, but she never felt this way about them before. Was it him? No the doctor had said she couldn't remember any of those emotions. So why did she like these roses so much? And why did they make her feel special? Whatever the reason, Kagome decided that the flowers were still beautiful and even though she didn't know the man who gave them to her anymore, she was still grateful that she was given a present.
Kagome wiped her feet on the mat and walked into the kitchen. She needed a vase, but, she didn't know where they were kept. Kagome randomly picked a cupboard and looked inside. No. She opened another. No vase in there either.
"They're by the sink." Kagome spun around and found her mother walking in the kitchen. She stopped by the counter where Kagome had left the roses. "The vases are by the sink, the one of the left," she repeated. Kagome nodded her head and opened the cupboard her mother had told her. Sure enough, there were a series of vases. Kagome picked out a light blue colored vase with no designs on it. Kagome's mother brought the roses to the sink and cut the stems so they would fit in the vase with ease. She carefully filled the vase with water and handed it to Kagome, a smile spread across her face the entire time. Kagome couldn't help but smile back at her mother.
"Thank you," Kagome said softly bringing the flowers to the table, and placing them in the middle.
Sesshomaru decided that he did not want to be in the room with everyone anymore and left to go outside. He decided he'd sit in a tree and think on what he was going to do. He loved Kagome, and only Kagome. He was going to ask her to marry him that night, but now, his plans were razed. Through out the entire time he had been in her house, she wouldn't look at him. She had done everything she could not to look at him. He felt a stab at his pride. It seemed she hated him, more so than she did when they had first met. If that was possible. Not that he could blame her, he did scare her.
Did he really look like a stalker? He'd asked himself the question already once when she shouted it at him, and another time in the house when she would not look at him. And now, he was thinking it again. He didn't think he resembled a stalker in any way. He couldn't believe he was even thinking about it. He knew for a fact that he did not resemble a stalker in anyway, shape, or form.
Sesshomaru was brought from his thoughts when he heard the opening and closing of a sliding door. He watched as Kagome exited her house. She sighed in relief. Did she not enjoy being in the company of others? Sesshomaru thought for a moment, he would not want people talking about his misfortune in front of him. His attention was once again turned back to Kagome. She had sighed again. He couldn't tell if she was sighing out of sadness or contentment. It puzzled him. Her scent was mixed with sadness and happiness. Was he the cause of her sadness? Her happiness? Both?
Kagome stopped in front of the giant tree. Her scent turned to happiness. It hurt his pride to know that a tree would have an effect like that on her with out trying, while he, Sesshomaru, would have no such effect on her any time soon. He knew she didn't remember him that was obvious. And he cursed his luck. He also cursed her. She had promised, and she forgot, not that it was her fault. It was not as if she had forgotten on purpose. Right? Sesshomaru waved the thought from his mind. Kagome would not jump in front of a vehicle so she would not forget him. But, had she loved him? He knew she cared, but did she care enough to love him? He loved her, and she knew it, but she had never told him that she loved him. Had she?
Sesshomaru heard the ruffling of leaves. He looked down and saw Kagome holding the flowers he had given to her. He had forgotten that she had dropped them in their encounter. Sesshomaru mentally flinched as he remembered her words. 'Get away from me you creepy stalker!' That had been the biggest stab at his pride, and a large chunk had managed to die. Kagome smelt the flowers in her hands. Sesshomaru could smell them from his spot in the tree. They did smell rather, nice. The scent of the roses was soon drowned out by Kagome's aroma. It took everything he had not to jump down from his spot and take her away. To kiss her, to tell her he loved her. To ask her to marry him. But he held himself back, it would only scare her more.
She retreated from her spot and made her way back to her home, still carrying the roses. So she was going to keep them? Was that a good idea? What did it matter, they were roses, and that's all they seemed to be to her at the time. He'd guessed she'd decided to keep them.
Sesshomaru sat and thought for a while longer. He still loved Kagome that was something that would never change. She didn't love him anymore, not that he knew if she ever had, that too was obvious. She almost seemed afraid of him, no, she was afraid of him. He had scared her and lost her trust, the trust he had worked so hard to gain, in only a second. One second, it took one second for him to be wiped from her memory. Just one and that was something Sesshomaru wasn't going to force feed her. He wasn't going to demand that she continue to love him. He wasn't cold hearted, well not that cold hearted. If she was going to love him again, he knew he had to win it from her once more. And that was a challenge he was going to take. He had decided it now. He would officially announce them no longer a couple, but he'd also announce that he would, once again, try to win her love back. He would not give up so easily. Sesshomaru got up from his perch; he needed to tell his father of his plans.
"I'm glad you decided this, but remember Sesshomaru, it won't be easy." Sesshomaru had just informed his father and Kagome's mother of what he was going to do. Ms. Higurashi didn't say anything but nodded her head in agreement. She had the same smile on her face that she always had. Sesshomaru only nodded his head in answer. He knew it wasn't going to be easy. He was up for the challenge.
"Are you going to tell her?" Sesshomaru hadn't planned on being the one to tell her. He didn't think she'd feel comfortable with him after the incident from earlier, and he didn't want to make her dislike him anymore than she already did. That would only make it harder for him. He was hoping his father or Kagome's mother would do it for him, even though he hated having to rely on someone else, but he did not want to ask them for help. That, he would not do. His pride had already been prodded all too much in that one day than he would normally have allowed in his life time. No, he would not ask.
"I'll tell her, I'm sure it's a better idea." Ms. Higurashi suggested. Sesshomaru merely nodded his head and left the room.
"Kagome," her mother said her name softly and with caution, like if she said it any other way something would happen. Something that she would never be able to fix. The thought scared her and the thought that she could do nothing about it frightened her even more.
"Hmmm?" Kagome did not even turn to face her mother. Her attention was more on the flowers she had just placed on the table, as its center decoration. She heard the caution in her mother's voice. She was scared, what she was scared of puzzled Kagome. All she knew was that her mother was frightened and that couldn't mean anything good for Kagome.
"Sesshomaru has decided he doesn't want to force you to remember the love you two felt." Kagome winced at the sound of his name. But her thoughts quickly turned into anger. What? So if I can't remember our love, he's going to just leave me? I don't see what I ever saw in him! Kagome growled inwardly. How dare he try to toss her aside like some sort of doll? Kagome Higurashi was no toy. "But," that word seemed to halt Kagome's thoughts. She looked to her mother. "He said that doesn't mean he won't try to make that love come back." When Kagome's mother had finished what she was saying Kagome was a little taken back. She wanted to say that was absurd, that she would not be won over so easily, that he was an idiot if he spent so much time on her just so she would fall in love with him again. She held no emotion for him. She loved another, and it was not him. She felt nothing but fear for him. Kagome frowned.
"I won't be won over with any cheap tricks he may try to use," Kagome almost growled out the words. Did he really think this was going to be easy? She may have loved him before, but her feelings for him right now were far from that of love. Kagome's mother made no attempt at responding to Kagome. She just pulled out a bag of potatoes and started to peel.
Kagome didn't know what to make of what her mother's reaction to. She gave no advice, no good luck like she usually did. Did her mother think she was going to succeed or fail? She didn't give any sign of what she thought of Kagome's comment. Kagome herself didn't know what to think of it. She had mentally complained that he was going to leave her, for reasons she didn't know, and now she was complaining he was going to try and win her love back. She didn't know what to feel, it confused her. And she didn't like it.
Kagome sighed and started to leave the room. She needed to think, and the best place she liked to think was in her favorite tree. Kagome walked towards the door and towards the giant tree living in front of her house. It seemed she wasn't the only one who wanted to think. Kagome walked up to the tree unnoticed by its other occupant. Kagome looked up the tree and felt a small breeze wash by her face. Silver hair danced in the wind. Kagome smiled and started climbed the fence behind the tree. After making it on the fence with ease Kagome carefully stepped on a branch from another tree. Boosting herself up, she grabbed another branch and pulled her self to hang on it. Carefully choosing her footing Kagome stepped on a branch and pushed. She climbed up another branch until she was as high as the other occupant was. She chose a thick branch to sit on and leaned against the trunk.
"Need to think?" the voice asked from the other side of the tree. Kagome smiled, he always knew when she wanted to think. Not that it was hard, she always sat in the tree when she wanted to think, or just be alone.
"How'd you guess?" Kagome asked jokingly. Even though this was a time she probably should have been sad, or thoughtful, she couldn't help but smile. "Why are you up here InuYasha?" Kagome asked finally, breaking the short silence that had swept over them. She heard ruffling clothes and the sound of branches moving. Kagome moved forward on her branch and scooted herself farther down the branch. She felt him move behind her and sit down. Kagome moved herself back and leaned into his chest.
"Just to think, get some fresh air, I guess." He answered. Kagome could see a few strands of his silver hair break free from their spot against the tree and dance in the wind. Kagome smiled again and leaned farther back into InuYasha for warmth.
"You guess?" Kagome questioned. She didn't really wonder why he was up there, she already knew he just wanted to think, but she didn't want to think about the day. She did her best to avoid the silver haired man that resembled InuYasha physically, and she was going to try and do that mentally. She didn't want to think about him right now. She wanted to relax. Enjoy her time. But InuYasha caught on to her plan.
"What are you trying to avoid Kagome?" It felt weird to talk to InuYasha like this. He was normally so brash, so outspoken, but right now he held nothing but patience, a quality Kagome didn't think InuYasha had. Kagome didn't want to think about it.
"I don't know," Kagome whispered holding one of InuYasha's hands and playing with it, using it as a distraction. She really didn't want to think about this, she didn't want to talk about it. Not that that mattered. InuYasha may not have been known for his patience but he was as stubborn as a mule. If not worse. He took his hand from Kagome and wrapped his arms around her waist bringing her closer. Kagome sighed. She wasn't going to get out of this.
"No one is going to force you to remember, we'll be here on the sidelines for you, if you need help." InuYasha had decided to change the subject a little. He didn't want to talk about his brother and Kagome's relationship. That wasn't his subject to approach. That was between Kagome and Sesshomaru, and he was sure Sesshomaru was going to try to get her to fall in love with him again. InuYasha wasn't sure if he wanted that. The last time he made Kagome fall in love with him, she got hurt, pretty badly. He didn't want that to happen to her again. She was his friend, one of the only people that had accepted him. The first to show him compassion, the first to be his friend. And he owed her everything for that. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if she hadn't been there with him. She had helped him, and now it was his turn to help her.
"Thank you InuYasha." Kagome nearly whispered the words out so quiet that InuYasha almost didn't hear. She had loved him once, she remembered that. And she wasn't sure if she still did or not. Did she love him like you love a brother or did she love him like you would someone you wished to marry? She didn't know the answer, but she had a feeling she would. Kagome leaned into InuYasha, taking in his warmth.
Sesshomaru watched Kagome snuggling into InuYasha's chest. He fought a growl that was itching to come out. He would not lose his control over the half-breed. It irked him that Kagome would cuddle with the fool. Though, if memory served him, before she fell in love with him, she had fallen for his idiotic half brother. This would prove to be a problem for him. A small one that could easily be cut down in size. He would make sure of it. Sesshomaru let out a small growl as Kagome snuggled closer into InuYasha's arms.
Sango was looking for Kagome. She wanted to tell her that she would help the girl in any way she could. She passed by the dining room Kagome's mother used when guests ate there. She heard a small growl and stopped. Who was it that was growling? Why were they growling? Did she do something? Her thoughts were pushed away when she saw Sesshomaru glaring out the window. She wondered if he knew he was glaring. It hadn't struck her that he would actually be glaring at something. She just assumed it was because of the previous incidents. Her thoughts were changed when she heard him growl the name of his brother. It was a quiet sound, and was filled with maliciousness, promising deathly hurt. Sango shuddered.
Sesshomaru could smell someone's fear. He turned his head to the door way and saw a stalk still Sango. He raised his eyebrow at her. Why was she afraid? Then it struck him. He had growled out his brother's name. He had shown an emotion that he didn't think he even had.
As soon as his eyes were on her Sango's body stiffened. She knew he wouldn't hurt her, but the stare he gave her sent chills down her spine. She watched as he gave her a questioning look, raising a silver brow. She watched as a series of emotions flash across his face, only to last a moment. He went from anger, to confused, shocked and then baffled. Sango didn't think he even had half of those emotions. Then again, she didn't think Sesshomaru could be jealous, but she was proven wrong when he had growled out InuYasha's name. Sango couldn't see what InuYasha and Kagome were doing but she could guess that Kagome was InuYasha's arms. Kagome had always found comfort in InuYasha's arms; she'd always lean against him when she was feeling sad or confused. Though she had never told Sesshomaru, and now Sango could see why.
"What is it that you want?" Sesshomaru said a hint of disapproval in his voice. He still did not want to believe that he had been jealous of his half brother.
"I was, uh, looking for Kagome." Sango answered. "Do you know where she is?" Sango realized her mistake after she finished her question. Why did she have to be so stupid? Of course he knew where she was. She had doubted he had taken his eyes off her for long.
"She is not here," Sesshomaru said, stating the obvious, and avoiding the question she had actually asked. He didn't want to tell her for more than one reason. The main being that she was with his brother and not him, the other being, it would make him sound like a stalker, something he still did not like the sound off.
Sango only nodded and left. She didn't feel comfortable around Sesshomaru when he was in the mood he was in now. A mood he almost always seemed to be in. Sango walked outside remembering she was looking for Kagome, and it was now obvious she was outside. It only took Sango a moment before she spotted Kagome sitting on a thick branch in InuYasha's arms. This only confirmed her previous thoughts. Sesshomaru was indeed angry that Kagome was in his arms. Sango sighed; she'd have to have a talk with the two.
Sesshomaru watched as Sango left, he could smell her uncomfortable ness. Not that he cared whether she was comfortable around him or not. He was glad she feared him. He should be feared. He held more power in his pinky than most people had in their entire body. Sesshomaru grinned as he watched what happened out side. As soon as Sango had called up to the two they tore apart. InuYasha went one way and Kagome and Sango another. He was glad he didn't have to continue to watch the stupid scene. Not that anyone was forcing him, but he refused to be the one who would move.
Sesshomaru's thoughts were brought to more puzzling matters. He had had a dream about her accident. Did that make it his fault? No, he was not the one at fault here. This was not his fault. Then whose was it? Kagome's? No. He didn't know who to blame. Did he even have to blame anyone? Yes, he would blame the thick fool of a driver who had hit her. Yes, that was who he was going to blame. But that still didn't explain the reason why he had a dream about her accident, and from what Sango had told, it was exactly like his dream, plus or minus a few words, not that Sango had been exact in her story. What ever the reason for the dream was, Sesshomaru did not care. It was behind him. What he needed to focus his attention on now, was getting Kagome to fall in love with him again. But how? How, indeed was the question.
Sesshomaru stood and walked towards the entrance of the door. He had an idea. A brilliant idea. Of course, it had come from him, so it had to be brilliant. Sesshomaru stopped at the door and lifted his nose to the air and sniffed. He needed to find his father, and he'd be damned if he had to ask someone where his father was. He was above asking for help. Once he found what he was looking for he turned in the direction of his father's scent.
When Sesshomaru found his father he was appalled at the sight before him. His father was sitting on the couch pushing Souta with his arm as he clicked the buttons of a controller. Souta didn't seem phased by the pushing and continued to beat his father. Sesshomaru couldn't believe he was playing such a brainless game, a man of his business title. The fact that he was losing only made it worse. Sesshomaru shook his head. On the sidelines a small boy with orange brown hair was shouting for Souta to 'finish him off'. Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly at the realization of who he was. That was the boy who had been in his dream, the one who had put Kagome's life in danger by pretending not to know how to play ball. Not only was it the truck drivers fault, but this stupid little boy's as well. Anger flashed in Sesshomaru's eyes as his aura flared.
InuTaishio had heard and smelt, his son enter the room, but decided his game needed more attention and just stared at the screen. He couldn't believe that Souta was beating him, and so badly. He was sure Sesshomaru wouldn't let go that he was playing video games, let alone that he was losing, badly I might add. He sighed and started to push Souta more, trying to bump him and make him mess up. The boy was good. He hadn't messed up once, which was more than he could say for himself. InuTaishio's attention was drawn to Sesshomaru when he felt his son's aura flare with anger. InuTaishio put his controller down and stood up. Was his son mad at him? No, he didn't feel the ill will was aimed for him.
"Sesshomaru?" InuTaishio asked. Sesshomaru's eyes were shining with anger and hatred and before InuTaishio knew it Sesshomaru had moved past him and had the small kid that had been rooting for Souta in his grasp. His large hand wrapped around the child's tiny throat. He watched as the he tried to free himself from Sesshomaru's grasp, clawing and biting at his hand. Nothing worked; Sesshomaru was far to angered to notice. What had gotten him so riled up in the first place? "Sesshomaru put the kid down!" InuTaishio growled. If he didn't do something, Sesshomaru was sure to kill the child.
"It is his fault." Sesshomaru said in a flat tone. His voice held no emotion, and his face held its same statue like pose.
"Put the boy down Sesshomaru, before you kill him!" InuTaishio demanded. His son never acted so brash. That was normally InuYasha's department, and he excelled in that fully.
"The fool could have done something other than throw a ball at her," Sesshomaru said. Realization struck InuTaishio. This was the kid that had been playing ball with Kagome and Sango. He was blaming it on the kid, and if he didn't stop him soon, he'd kill him in a matter of minutes.
"Sesshomaru, don't blame him. Kagome's alive right? She's fine," InuTaishio decided he'd try persuasion if demanding didn't work. He that didn't work he'd have to go for brute force and make him drop the child. He would take a stab at his pride, something he was sure had happened to him many times that day.
"Fine? You call forgetting almost everything fine father?" Sesshomaru asked, somehow through all his anger, he still managed to hold his voice in the same flat tone it always was. Though his face showed no sign of anger, his eyes told all. His eyes flashed back and forth between anger and sorrow. InuTaishio was about to jump at Sesshomaru before the child's air supply became non-existent.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" InuTaishio turned his head towards the source of the voice just in time to see Kagome jump at Sesshomaru, tackling him to the ground. Shippo fell from his grasp and tumbled against the wall. Kagome and Sesshomaru's landing was far from as nice. Kagome landed on her back with a thud and Sesshomaru fell on top of her. Sesshomaru and Kagome skidded along the floor and slid to a stop when their heads were met with the couch.
Sesshomaru's head hurt and surprisingly that was all that did. He'd been tackled to the ground and the only thing that had been wounded was his head. Who had put the couch there in the first place? Stupid fool. Sesshomaru opened his eyes, he hadn't realized he closed them, and was met with a pair of chocolate brown orbs. He was wrong; his head wasn't the only thing that had been wounded. His pride seemed to be prodded at many times that day, and now was no exception. Sesshomaru almost shuddered under her gaze, but refused to succumb to such a meager action.
"Kagome are you alright?" someone asked, but Kagome's attention was controlled by anger, and anger that was aimed at the man that had confessed his love to her early that morning.
"What the hell were you doing! You idiot! What the hell did he do to you! Did he annoy you so you decided to choke him! What the hell!" Kagome screamed. Sesshomaru didn't bother to listen, his attention was on the fact that he was laying on top of her. A smirk appeared on Sesshomaru's face. "Answer me you idiot!" Kagome shouted again, she was about to slap him in the face when he grabbed her hand and pinned it down. When she went to slap him with the other hand he pinned that down too, in a matter of seconds. Sesshomaru inched his face towards Kagome. His nose touching hers, Kagome's face turned from anger, to shock, back to anger.
"I knew you couldn't resist," Sesshomaru said moving his face down by her left ear. "No one can resist this Sesshomaru," he whispered. Kagome shivered against him. Sesshomaru smirked at the effect her had on her. He pulled his face back to hers, and held his nose inches from her own. Kagome's anger flared. How dare he think so fully of himself, and how dare he try and seduce her. Especially at a time like this.
InuTaishio shook his head at his son. He had always thought of him as the intellectual type. Someone who would think before they did something. Right now though, he wasn't even sure if Sesshomaru was in his right mind. This was completely out of character for Sesshomaru. Or at least it was in public. He didn't know, or wish to know for that matter, how Sesshomaru acted around Kagome. But if this was how he did, this was not the time to be doing it. Not when she still couldn't remember who he was. He took a step back when he felt her anger flare.
"You idiot, you arrogant, selfish, self-centered, sick, twisted, bastard!" Kagome shouted. "What the hell makes you think your so big, so, high and mighty? What gives you the right to think of yourself as irresistible for even a second! What is wrong with you? No, what was wrong with me? How could I have ever fallen in love with someone as pig-headed as you? How did I fall in love with such an arrogant bastard? I can't see what I ever saw in you! Maybe it's a good thing I can't remember you!" Kagome spat out, she would have walked out if he hadn't had her pinned to he ground. But Kagome thought of a solution for that too and brought her leg between his and hit him hard. Sesshomaru's body scrunched up and he fell off Kagome's body. Kagome took her chance and jumped up, stomping loudly out of the room. The sound of breaking glass shattering against the floor could be heard, followed by the door slamming.
Sesshomaru wasn't sure if he even had any pride left to say got hurt. He'd just been tackled, insulted, and then assaulted by the woman he loved. If that wasn't a pride destroyer, the fact that he was a demon and she was human girl was. He could feel everyone's eyes on him. It seemed that everyone had witnessed the event. Everyone was there and the small boy he had lost control over was still unconscious. He cursed his control. What had gotten into him? Both times; when he had attack the young demon, and when he had hit on Kagome. Though, Kagome he could see why, but choking the weak demon?
InuTaishio looked shocked and amused at the same time. Shocked at what Sesshomaru had said and done, and amused that Kagome had just shot him down and the rest of the pride he had left, not that there was much left. He looked at everyone else faces.
Sango had a look of shock and sorrow on her face. He assumed she felt bad that Kagome had to go through that, and shock at what she'd done on Sesshomaru's advances. InuYasha's face was nothing but anger and annoyance. Annoyance that his brother would be as desperate as to try something so stupid, and anger that Sesshomaru had dared to make any advances towards Kagome, and that he had embarrassed her fully. Souta's face was plain amusement. He thought it was funny that Sesshomaru had just got his butt kicked by his sister. Sure he looked up to him, but he had just hurt his sister, and his sister just kicked his ass. That was beyond amusing. He assumed it was Souta that had went to go get his sister, and everyone else, when Sesshomaru had attacked the young boy. Ms. Higurashi's face expression was nothing like anyone else. He couldn't even read what her face held. She just had an understanding smile on her face. She wasn't angry that Sesshomaru had just made an attempt to seduce her daughter in an inappropriate way, or that her daughter had shouted obscurities, or that something glass had broken in the kitchen. Sesshomaru wouldn't look at any of them.
"Well, whose up for a game of Rummy?" InuTaishio asked trying to take everyone's attention off of the incident that had just happened. Sango had declined and said she was going to find Kagome. InuYasha feh'd and walked out of the room, probably to sit in a tree to complain. Souta had gladly agreed and Ms. Higurashi agreed too, but first she had to clean up the broken glass in the kitchen. Sesshomaru made no attempt to acknowledge is father's words, not that it mattered, the point was to draw attention away from him, not make everyone point and stare. Souta disappeared to find the cards, Ms. Higurashi left to clean up the mess in the kitchen and InuTaishio stood where he was.
"You know Sesshomaru, when you had first met Kagome I think she may have hated you more now than she did then." Sesshomaru could hear the amusement in his father's voice. He knew he had enjoyed the incident. That was just like his father. To enjoy something he had dreaded. And he indeed dreaded what had just happened. He made no attempt to acknowledge his father. He had heard, and he had no intention of responding. As if reading Sesshomaru's mind InuTaishio walked out of the room, laughing under his breathe.
He would tell his father of his plans later that night, right now, he needed to be alone. He had a lot of fixing up to do. And he had no idea how he was going to do it. Sesshomaru lifted himself off the ground and scanned the room. The child was still unconscious against the wall. Sesshomaru would have kicked him if he hadn't more self control, this time around that is. He almost laughed at the thought of everyone forgetting the stupid child. As if he read his son's mind, again, InuTaishio walked back in the room and picked the child up and left without a word, or even a glance, towards his son. Good, he was alone, he needed to think.
Ms. Higurashi walked into the kitchen and noticed water was spilt all over the table. Roses, water, and glass were scattered across the kitchen floor and table. She sighed. Of course she would knock the roses over. She bent over and started picking up the roses. There were twelve altogether. Well, almost twelve. She smiled at Sesshomaru's attempt. It really was a waste to throw them away, not that she would throw them away. They were fine, one or two had a few petals missing, but other than that, they looked like they had when they first arrived, a little wet, but perfectly fine. After placing the roses on the table she grabbed a broom and swept up the wet pieces of glass. After making sure she had all the glass and had thrown it away, she grabbed a dry towel and dried up all the water on the floor and table. After double checking to make sure she had, in fact, picked up all the glass and all the water was cleaned up she grabbed a fresh vase from the cupboard, one she knew Kagome would never break, and put the roses in it with fresh water. She wanted to see her daughter's reaction when the flowers died. She walked up to Kagome's room and slipped the vase on her dresser.
"I hope you see what everyone else can see so clearly soon, Kagome." she closed Kagome's bedroom door and walked downstairs to play Rummy with her son and InuTaishio.
End of Chappie 2
