I do not own IY-Rumiko Takahashi or Rose Red-Stephen King, I do own Yume, who's full name means "Beloved Dream"
~*~Sweet Dreams~*~
Ch. 2 An Odd Sleeping Arrangement…
After they watched Rose Red, the scene was lit by just a blue screen that appears after the movie, Yume clinging to a pillow out of sheer fright, Sango strangling Miroku for groping her at the scariest places, Kagome burying her face in Inuyasha's shirt, and Sesshoumaru left blinking.
"Was that supposed to be a horror movie?" he turned to Yume, who was peeking out from the pillow and looked at him.
"I will never go out to a garden like that ever again." she said.
"Garden like that?" he asked.
"YES! WITH A BIG SPOOKY TREE! AND IT'S DEAD TILL IT HAS A VICTIM!" she shuttered and buried her face again.
'Amusing.' he thought and looked around. "Now what do we do?"
"Um…" Sango thought for a moment and let go of the blue Miroku.
"I need to clean my room…and paint it." Kagome said and sighed.
"So?" Inuyasha asked.
"Inuyasha…at least you could have offered to help her." Miroku said.
"Why should I?" he growled and crossed his arms.
"Because you are a great friend?" Yume asked, getting a strange look from Sesshoumaru. "What?"
After a silence passed, Inuyasha answered for him, "Because he doesn't have friends." he snarled.
"You won't have any friends if you don't help Kagome!" Sango muttered.
Yume sighed as Sesshoumaru stood, stretched his legs and walked to the door, grabbing his sword. "Where are you going?" Yume asked.
"I'm putting this back where it belongs." he growled and walked out.
Kagome hit Inuyasha over the head, "IDIOT!"
"What I do?!" Inuyasha was rubbing the welt on his head when they all looked over to where Yume had shut the front door behind her.
"Sesshoumaru?" she asked as he got into his truck and looked at her.
He gave her a blank stare and she sighed, "You weren't going to come back, were you?" she asked.
"I would not leave Rin behind." he said.
"Yes, I know. But you were going to leave and come back to get her, were you not?" she asked and he nodded, admitting that she was right. "Why don't you stay and help paint Kagome's room?" she asked.
He looked at her as though she grew a tail, which wouldn't be so strange since he knew what people, rather demons looked like with tails. "Why would I go into her room?" he asked as though repulsed by such an act.
"Well I know it's not what a gentleman would do but she said it while we were all there…so I figured she wouldn't mind."
"I do not care what that girl minds. I am not going to go into her room and help her clean it or paint it." he crossed his arms and glared.
"Sesshoumaru…" she hesitated and then glared, "Stop being such an asshole and help out!" she stomped her foot.
His face showed so much shock that she thought it would electrocute him. "What do you know, woman!" he growled.
"I know that you a stubborn jerk that doesn't have a social life and relies on your daddy to make you a man!" she growled.
She regretted her words when he put his keys in the ignition and pushed her aside, slamming the door. "My father is dead." was all he said as he drove away.
"…" Yume hung her head and placed it in her hand, "What an idiot…" she cursed herself and then walked back into the house and growled as Miroku was the first to greet her, apparently he was better.
His hand groped her and she punched him into a wall. "DAMN LECH!" she screamed and everyone looked at her as her face was fuming. Inuyasha ducked near to Kagome and then whispered, "She's scary like that…"
"Yea…"
Sango blinked and then helped 'peel' Miroku off the wall. "Yume, what is wrong?" she asked and then Yume looked over to Inuyasha and sighed.
"I made a huge mistake." she said and sat on the sofa that was previously occupied by her and Sesshoumaru. His imprint that he left was still there and so was his scent. It was a nice and delicate scent. New York Nights she assumed. (I do not own New York Nights but I love the scent ^_^)
Kagome decided it was best to change the subject, "Well…want to paint and clean? I have extra clothes if you don't want to get your clothes dirty…" she said to Yume and Sango.
Sango shrugged, "I'm fine. I'm wearing clothes that I always wear, oh well. It's called the mall." she smiled.
Yume smirked against her will, she didn't feel the real joy of it though. "I believe I'll just do it in these clothes." she said.
"Now I'm warning you, if you see any corpses in my closet, don't be frightened." Kagome sighed.
Sango whispered to Yume, "She's kidding."
"I wouldn't be very sure…" Inuyasha said, "I mean…ants!"
*SIGHS*
"Inuyasha, you are braindead." Kagome said.
"No! I gave you that title!"
"It fits you more!" Kagome yelled at Inuyasha.
"Inu…can we just stop this?" Miroku asked his friend.
"Sure." Inuyasha pointed to Kagome, "As long as she agrees that she had the nickname first!"
"I will not!" Kagome screamed.
"But…Lady of Song…" Miroku said quietly, "He did give it to you first." he said.
(For you all who don't know, Kagome is actually a song sung by kids when they were young. It's a childhood song in Japan…hehe)
"Shut up Monk!" Kagome glared.
"Monk?" he asked and then remembered charades, "OH!" he hit himself in the forehead.
"You know, if you keep bashing yourself in the head like that, you'll have brain damage…" Yume said, hoping.
"Let's pray!" Sango said and then looked away towards Kagome, "Let's get down to work!" she said and then they started to walk up the stairs.
~*~ In Kagome's Room ~*~
"HOLY SHIT KAGOME!" Inuyasha was the first to say anything and looked around her room. "Where's the way to get to your bed?!" he asked.
*WHACK*
"Pervert! And I thought Miroku was bad!" Kagome put her hands on her hips and looked down at the ground where Inuyasha had a lump on his head.
He muttered a few curses and then got up, "You know…you better be glad I'm helping you." he said.
"Why?" Yume asked, confused.
"Because if he wasn't, he'd kill her." Miroku sighed.
*grope*
"ARGH!" When Yume was done, she had Miroku strung up outside Kagome's window, hanging.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" a squirrel came up out of nowhere and attacked him.
"Serves you right!" Yume said and left him there. "Let's get started." she said and then picked up a few things in Kagome's room and sorted through them.
"Phew…" Sango said after a while and looked down, "Kagome…you have too much stuff." Sango said and peered out the window to see that the squirrel now had company of another two.
"I know." Kagome said and took the remaining laundry out of her room and into the washer.
Inuyasha had plopped down on the carpet and growled, "I can't believe this shit." he growled.
"Now we have to paint." Yume sighed and looked at the dull walls. "what color though?" she asked.
Kagome walked in and smiled as she had a few paint brushes and different color paint.
"I am so afraid." Sango said.
"Me too…" Yume said.
"I AM PLAIN SCARED SHITLESS!" Inuyasha ran to the window, "MIROKU! STOP 'HANGING' AROUND AND HELP US!"
"How in the world do you think I can get out of this?" Miroku yelled back up through the squirrels' furs. There was about 50 now.
Yume sighed, "You can get him now."
"I was planning on that." Inuyasha muttered and picked Miroku up with one hand, slammed him against the wall and watched the squirrels scatter. "Stupid squirrels…" he said pulling Miroku up inside.
He then untied Miroku and helped him up, patting him on the back, "It's nice to see you again…I was thinking you were getting a bit crazy." he said.
Miroku paled as Inuyasha slapped his back. "Inu--" he said as a squirrel crawled out from the bottom of his pant leg and jumped out the window.
The whole group just blinked for a moment and then laughed hysterically. "Oh no…." Miroku said and then paled more as another ran out the other leg.
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"
Miroku looked around and saw everyone falling over. "Now Miroku…I knew you were popular with everyone, but this is ridiculous!" Inuyasha laughed.
"That was too great!" Yume cackled and held her sides.
Sango was clutching her sides and crying at the same time, "You know, Miroku…I was going to accept if you ever asked me out, but that just…no!"
Kagome dropped her paint and snorted and then gave a whole hearted laugh. "I do believe the squirrels like 'monks'!" she coughed as she tried to regain her breath.
"What is going on?" a stoic voice said behind them and they all turned to see Sesshoumaru.
Yume was the first to stop laughing and then looked down.
"Miroku was being ridiculed again." Kagome smiled and then glared at Miroku, "He was attacked by squirrels…"
"And I think they did more than attack just 'him.'" Sango smiled.
"I think they like him in that way…" Inuyasha cracked up laughing again.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes upward in annoyance, "Idiots." he said and walked out, heading towards Souta's room where he knew Shippou and Rin would be. He opened the door and saw the cutest little scene.
Rin was sleeping, curled up in a ball as Shippou was laying a blanket over her and lifting her head ever so slightly to put it on the pillow he had. He looked up, "Oh…Sesshoumaru." he said, a bit scared.
Kagome walked in and smiled, "Aw! You guys gotta see this!" she whispered excitedly and they all looked in at the picture.
A series of 'aws' were said and then they urged Sesshoumaru out of the room. "Let her sleep." Kagome said and closed the door. "It's not hurting no one." she smiled.
Sango said, "Besides, we have to paint her room…"
"Kagome…" Yume said quietly and they looked to her, "What's with all the colors?" she spoke for the first time since Sesshoumaru had came back.
"We're gonna use them." she said and then gave everyone one paintbrush."
"It would be wise if you cover your things." Sesshoumaru said and sighed as she grabbed a few sheets.
"Ok." Kagome smiled, "You're so smart!"
"…" Yume looked away and then looked at the colors: Indigo, Red, Green, Pink, and Gold. 'Gold…like the color of Inuyasha's eyes…and Sesshoumaru's…' she thought.
"Yume?" Kagome looked at her and she blinked. "What color would you like to use?"
"Gold." she said and then gasped, "Unless someone else would like to--"
"I would." Sesshoumaru said and then they looked at him.
"I thought you weren't going to help." Inuyasha crossed his arms.
"Shut up, half." Sesshoumaru walked over with his paint brush and dipped it in the pail. "Kagome…do you want us to just paint a particular part?" he asked.
"No…" Kagome shook her head, "Flick it." she said.
"What?" Yume asked and then Sesshoumaru set the paintbrush down, walking out. They figured that he was leaving but when he walked back in with a tank top (I don't use the term wife beater, sorry) and his pants, Yume almost fell over in shock.
"Let's get started." he said as he grabbed the paintbrush and Kagome handed Yume another one.
"Thank you." Yume said and watched as Sesshoumaru flung the paint at the wall, producing a streak of gold. Then she found out what Kagome had meant and did the same. Her streak was about a foot and a half lower than his but that was expected because of her height.
She sighed as he looked at hers. "I have an idea." he said and she looked up to him. "You get the lower part of the wall and I will get the higher." he said and she looked confused for a moment and then nodded.
She bent down on her knees and flung the paint at the wall, all over actually. Thankful that a sheet was right below her, none of it got on Kagome's floor.
Kagome had taken a wall next to Inuyasha, "Hey…I think Yume likes Sesshoumaru." she whispered and Inuyasha's gaze locked with hers as she nodded. "We gotta get them together."
"Are you nuts?" he asked in a scowl and then lowered his voice, "Like my brother has a social life."
"Ah…so you do consider him your brother." Kagome smiled and Inuyasha looked taken aback.
"Feh." he said and flung some red paint up as she flung green up.
Shippou walked in and blinked, "Miroku?" he asked and the boy looked over with his indigo paint brush in hand.
"Yea?" he asked.
"Rin is crying." he said, sadly.
Yume looked over as Sesshoumaru's hand stopped in mid fling as he heard the news.
"Why is she crying?" Miroku asked, Sango walking up beside Miroku.
"I don't know. She's crying in her sleep…" Shippou said and Yume put her brush down and walked out and into the room where Rin was. She knelt down and brushed the girl's hair.
"Rin? Rin?" she said over and over and then listened as the girl started to speak in her dream. Sesshoumaru hovered in the doorway.
"Should we go in too?" Miroku asked.
"No." Kagome said and then turned to the others, "Let them be." she turned to Shippou, "You too."
"K." Shippou said and then looked up at the walls. "Whatcha doing?"
~*~
"Rin?" Yume asked again.
"Don't---" Rin whispered and sweated.
"Don't what?" Yume asked and then picked the girl up in her arms, laying her cheek against the girl's forehead. She whispered something that seemed to relax Rin. Sesshoumaru stayed silent.
"Don't leave…" Rin said and then clung to Yume's hand.
"I won't." she said and then rocked back and forth, holding Rin. "What's wrong, Rin?" she asked again.
"Rin scared."
"Why?" Yume looked up and saw a shadow in the window. She would have been terrified but then she saw Sesshoumaru's golden orbs shine on her and then look out the window.
"Rin is alone." Rin whimpered and sniffed.
"No you're not." Yume whispered and clung to the girl more, "You're not gonna be alone. I'm here." she said.
"Momma and Papa…" Rin trailed off.
"What about them?" she asked, trying her best to comfort the girl.
It was the most that Sesshoumaru had ever heard the girl speak. He had told Yume that he babysat the girl but the truth was far from it. His father, before he died, had adopted Rin. When his father died, he felt it was his job to be a father like figure to her. Rin had been through so much in her younger years that he couldn't turn the girl away. Besides, he had grown attached to her, but he wouldn't admit it, however it was clear to everyone.
"Momma and Papa…died…"
Yume brushed her hand along Rin's cheek and felt a tear. "Rin…what do you mean they died?" she asked and Sesshoumaru's head fell against the window as he thought. The coolness of the glass helped him with his thoughts somehow.
"Papa…kill…" she said in a choked sob.
"What do you mean?" Yume was more confused than she could remember.
"Papa killed Momma…and then killed…him…Rin is alone." she sobbed and unconsciously buried her face in Yume's shirt.
Yume's eyes softened even more as she rocked the girl more. "It's ok Rin…I'm here."
"Will you leave Rin?" she asked, muffled by sobs in Yume's shirt.
"No. I will never leave." Yume wished she could believe those words but this was not her place. She wasn't supposed to comfort this girl. She hadn't gotten comforted much in her past and she didn't really know how to do it.
When Rin had calmed, Yume got up and walked to the bed. Setting the girl down and covering her up, she sighed and started to walk off but a tiny hand clung to hers. She looked back and then looked at Sesshoumaru who shrugged.
"Don't…leave…" Rin sniffed and then Yume knelt by the bed and laid her head down.
"Alright, Rin." she said quietly and closed her eyes, thinking of all the things that she has hated in her life but yet, Rin's was much worse. How selfish she was to think her life was awful…
"Yume…" Sesshoumaru said and walked up to her. She opened her eyes and looked at him.
"I'm sorry…I shouldn't have said that earlier…" she said.
"It's alright. You didn't know." he replied.
"But I still should not have said such cruel things." she retorted with a snort, "I can't believe I have become so rude…"
"It is fine." he said a bit irritated.
"No it's not." she said and he knelt by her and glared.
"I said it's fine."
"Just because you say it's fine doesn't mean it isn't." she said and closed her eyes again, not wanting to stare into his orbs of gold. Then she realized something, "Sesshoumaru?" she said as she opened her eyes again.
"Yes?" he asked, a bit annoyed.
"Why are your eyes glowing?" she asked.
"Because of my heritage." he said, clipping it short.
"And what is that?" she probed.
"Demon." he said and her jaw dropped.
"No. It can't be true…" she said.
"Why can't it be?" he asked, annoyed even more.
"Because…demons are cruel and terrible…" she said and he rolled his eyes.
"Thanks." he said dryly. "Why do you think all demons are the same?"
"Because…my stepfather was a demon and…his friends…and they were all so terrible…" she said.
He had enough of the 'demon bashing' so he said with great wisdom, "Just because you are human, do you think you are all good?" he asked. When she shook her head, meaning that you can't judge someone because of how someone else is, he went on. "Then how can you say that just because I am a demon, I'm cruel and terrible?"
"Oh…I never thought of it that way…" she said sadly and looked at Rin. "And Rin is…"
"Human."
"Ah…." she nodded.
"Just because of myths and legends that tell you that demons are terrible, it doesn't mean it's true. You cannot say that all humans are good because you only know good ones. There are terrible ones and some are even worse than demons." he said.
"Yes…I'm sorry for judging you so unfairly." she said.
"It's alright." he said and then sat down against the side of the bed, closing his eyes which cut off the glow but the moon still shone in and she saw his face in the light.
"It's odd…"
"Hmm?" he made a sound and stretched some.
"The way that your eyes shine…does that mean Inuyasha is a demon too?" she asked.
"Half." he spat.
"Sesshoumaru?" she asked, wanting to ask why they didn't get along. Was Inuyasha like some stepchild?
"Hmmm?" he asked, quite annoyed.
"Never mind." she said and closed her eyes again.
~*~ After Painting the Room~*~
Kagome looked in and saw Yume grasping Rin's hand as she knelt by the bed. Then she looked at Sesshoumaru whose arm had somehow wrapped around Yume's waist as he was turned and facing Yume's face.
"Aw…" Kagome closed the door and went to the others downstairs.
"What are they doing?" Inuyasha growled and crossed his arms.
"Shush! They're sleeping." Kagome glared at Inuyasha.
"Ooohh…so they did get to home base?" Miroku asked.
"I don't think they would have gotten to 1st." Sango said and smiled.
"Why do you say that?" Miroku asked, covering Shippou's sleeping form up on the couch.
"Because…it's Sesshoumaru." Sango smiled more, "He's so…mean."
"Sesshoumaru isn't as bad as you all think." Inuyasha said quietly and looked away.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome looked over to the halfling.
"Feh." he brought up the sleeping bag around him and laid his head on his elbow and closed his eyes.
Kagome took a sleeping bag and knelt by him, rearranging it so she could sleep facing the opposite way and laid down, closing her eyes.
Sango on the other hand, ordered Miroku to go to the other side of the room if not another room. And of course he had his comments but in the end, he obeyed and slept on the far side of the room.
In the middle of the night, Inuyasha's arm clung to Kagome's small delicate frame and Miroku had not moved an inch but rather Sango went to his side as he tossed in his sleep. She laid a hand on his bicep and he relaxed as she laid there and clung to his hand with a scar on it and slept.
*******
Well…that's an odd thing. Sango going to Miroku? Who knew…and Sesshoumaru does not know that he's holding Yume…none of them do accept for Sango holding Miroku's hand.
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