Time Heals All

Chapter : 9

I give you chapter nine, I warn you. Sesshoumaru will be majorly out of character in this chapter... and I'm not sure, but perhaps in many chapters to come. But don't let me stop you, go on ahead and read lol. I hope you enjoy it.

Kagome smiled as Rin played with the pup, Sesshoumaru and the girl would be leaving in a few minutes and she couldn't help but feel sad about it. She had just gotten used to the fact that Sesshoumaru held the same feelings for her. With a sigh she looked to the sky and wondered when she would see him again, weeks? Months? A year or two?

"Kagome?"

She turned around and looked at her mother, giving a sad smile, "yes mama?"

"Kagome, go with him... I see how happy he makes you. You haven't been this happy since you first met... Inuyasha."

"But, ma..."

"Kagome, just follow your heart. Go with what it tells you."

Kagome stood there for a few minutes and she found her mother was right, she then jumped as Sesshoumaru came up behind her and told her he was going. She turned around and watched as he walked away from her, she was still contemplating in her mind whether or not she wanted to go with he and Rin.

"No! Wait, I'm coming." Kagome said as she looked over her shoulder and back at her mother, who was smiling and giving an approving nod.

She turned her head back to see Sesshoumaru smile one of his rare smiles. He had reserved that smile for Rin, but sometime during the two years that they become friends, he had started to save that same smile for her as well as the girl, Rin. Her heart fluttered and she gave him a small smile as well.

He nodded and she smiled at him, turning on her heel she then bounded into the house to pack. After about ten minutes of packing she ran back out of the house to see Kanna, Souta, Jii-san, and her mother waiting for her.

She walked up to Kanna and hugged her, this girl had become a good friend and she would miss her. She then whirled around and did the same with her brother, after him her mother and jii-san. After she had hugged all of them she looked over at her puppy and decided to leave her with her mother, Kanna, Souta and jii-san.

Waving she got into the car and heard Rin get into the back seat. Sesshoumaru soon got into the drivers side and they were off back to the city and to Sesshoumaru's house. It would be a long drive, but one she wouldn't mind at all. After all, Sesshoumaru and Rin were both with her, and that was all she really needed for now.

After an hour of talking, Rin finally fell asleep, she had told Kagome about her schooling and how much she hated it. Kagome had laughed and went on to explain that almost every child hated the work part of school. Kagome looked into the back seat, a smile placed on her lips as the little girl slept, she loved this little girl and was glad to be so close to her. In a way...she saw herself as Rin's mother like figure, raising her brow she looked over to Sesshoumaru and wondered what she had thought about him all those years. She blushed as she noticed he had caught her watching him from the corner of his eye. He merely gave a grin and continued to drive down the road towards their destination.

It was going to be a long drive back into the city. She wasn't sure if she could face going back into the city...of course she could! It would be different this time around, she wouldn't be heart-broken, she would have Sesshoumaru by her side as well as the little girl Rin.

By late afternoon they got back to the big estate and the three of them got out of the car. Many servents walked out of the house to grab all the luggage that was in the trunk of Sesshoumaru's car. Walking into the house, Sesshoumaru walked straight in and then up to his office where he closed the door and stayed. Kagome sighed and looked down at Rin who was smiling up at her, Kagome smiled back down at the overly active girl.

"Wanna go to the gardens?" asked the little girl.

Kagome laughed with a nod of her head and offered her hand to the little girl, Rin took it and lead her out of the house and into the vast expanse of land known as the Taisho garden. Kagome looked at the garden and sighed, she had only been in this garden once, and yet it was her favourite place of all.

Rin let her hand go and she watched as the girl ran into the field of many flowers, the small girl picked flowers here and there and just seemed to be enjoying life. Walking over to a bench she sat down and just watched nature and let the time pass, soon the little girl was in front of her with a bouquet of flowers.

Kagome smiled at the little girl and took a few of the many flowers and started to weave them together. The little girl's eyes widened in sheer joy as the flowers turned into a beautiful wreath. Rin then asked Kagome to teach her how to make them and after a few failed attempts the little girl got it. As the two of them were making flower wreaths, a lady came to them and told Rin she was to go Jaken for her lessons. The girl got up off the ground and hugged Kagome before walking off with the woman, a sullen mood about her.

As the little girl disappeared from sight, Kagome sighed and lifted herself from the ground. She looked around the garden and wondered just how far it went, she then started to walk deeper into the garden. Soon she came apon a beautiful scene, there was a small natural lake, and from the rocks, water spilled into the lake, she smiled and walked over to the edge and took off her shoes and sat down.

She dipped her feet into the cool lake and smiled as little minnows swam around her feet, she dipped her fingers into the cool water. For hours she sat there, feet submerged in the lake. Once every so often she would pull her feet out to give them a rest from the water, making sure the didn't wrinkle up a whole lot. After a few more hours she had enough she stood. Putting her shoes back on, she headed back to the mansion.

Although she was supposedly here with Sesshoumaru she couldn't help but feel lonely, she realized that he would be in his office most of the day and night and would hardly see him. The same would go for Rin, although it only meant she had lessons during the day and was sent to bed early after supper. Perhaps it wasn't such a good idea to come with them after all, she would hardly see any of them and would be on her own more than she liked.

A tear slid down her cheek as she entered the house. Closing the door behind her, she walked over to a wall and slid down it. She held her head in her hands and let the tears flow down her cheeks, would she every find happiness? She was then pulled into someone's lap, she looked up to meet the golden eyes of Sesshoumaru. How had he sat down beside her without her even noticing? How was it that he was so quiet?

"Why are you crying?" he asked as his hand came up to her face and wiped the tears away with the back of his hand. He pulled her closer to his body and held her there waiting for an answer.

"I...Was it such a good idea to come back with you? Rin has her classes, you have your work...I will be alone as I was when I was with Inuyasha," she said as a tear slid down her cheek. Sesshoumaru once again wiped away the tear, he looked into her eyes and then stood up with her still in his arms.

"If this is what you were worried about, why didn't you just come and see me?" he asked as he walked up the stairs and into a room. She looked around and noticed it was actually his room, she blushed and hid her face in his chest, knowing it was childish, but not caring.

He set her down and looked at her, she was an angel, and yet...she was not his...yet. If he treated her the way he was...leaving her hours at a time. Perhaps it would push her away from him just as Inuyasha pushed her away from himself by ignoring her, and going behind her back and seeing that wench.

He smiled down at her and turned to leave but felt a tug on his sleeve. He turned around and once again looked down at her and smiled, "what is it Kagome?"

He watched as she got a thoughtful look on her face then her hand moved back to her side and she blushed as she looked down at her lap. He stood there waiting for her to speak, but time stretched on and he didn't know whether or not to leave.

"Sessh...Sesshoumaru...stay here with me tonight...please?" she whispered as she played with her sleeve.

He smiled and nodded although he knew she wouldn't have seen him nod. He then sat on the bed and pulled the blanket over him, not caring about his suit as he covered his angel as well. His heart started to pound as he felt her snuggle up against him, her small hand on his chest and resting there as her breathing steadied. He lay there for a couple hours before she finally fell asleep, he looked at her angelic face and traced her jawline with his finger.

He stayed there for hours, one, two, three and soon it was morning. He shifted and then got out of the bed, he smiled down at her sleeping form, then turned and walked over to his closet. Getting out a new suit he then made his way into the bathroom, the water could be heard as he started it for a shower.

Kagome yawned as she lazily opened her eyes, looking around she blushed as she remembered she was in Sesshoumaru's room and had asked him to stay. She looked over at the empty spot and her heart fluttered, so he had moved during the night, perhaps to a spare room or something. But she was brought out of her thoughts as the washroom door opened and out stepped Sesshoumaru. Showered and in a fresh suit, she blushed but managed to give him a smile.

"Good morning Sesshoumaru," she watched as he gave a small smile, barely there but there indeed.

"Good morning, Kagome."

She smiled and started to get out of the bed when Sesshoumaru spoke up.

"No, stay. I shall send up someone with your belongings, you may shower if you like."

She blushed and nodded and with that he left. Once he was gone, she got out of the bed and walked over to the washroom, it was huge. She looked around and saw that there was a clean towel set on the counter for her, she gave a slight smile, turned and started the shower. It hadn't taken her long to strip down and hop into the shower.

Reaching out she grabbed the shampoo bottle and then shampooed her hair, as she lathered her hair she wondered what she would do for the day. She didn't want to bother Sesshoumaru in his office, nor did she want to pull selfish and pull Rin out of her daily classes. The only choice was to be alone...once more, giving a sigh she started to rinse the shampoo out of her hair. Once she got all the shampoo out she put conditioner in her hair and once that was done she soaped her body. Happy with herself she shut off the water she stepped out and wrapped a towel around her body.

Wrapping her hair into yet another towel, she stepped out of the bathroom and froze. Inuyasha stood there staring unbelievingly at her. Sesshoumaru seemed enraged, but merely stood there looking on at her with an appologetic look in his eyes. Moving her gaze from Sesshoumaru to Inuyasha her heart stopped, he was looking at her in a way she had never seen before. There was pure hate in them, they held a look of betrayment but only for a split second.

"I... Inu..." she tried to speak but was cut off by his words immediately.

"You whore! How dare you! What the hell are you doing here!"

Tears came to her eyes as she continued to stare straight into his eyes. After all that he came back again, and to make it worse he had come into Sesshoumaru's house and caught her in Sesshoumaru's room... in merely a towel!

"You will not speak of Kagome in that way!" Boomed Sesshoumaru's voice as he took a hold of Inuyasha by the neck and held him there.

Kagome rushed over and took a hold of Sesshoumaru's arm and looked into his eyes. Of course she still had tears and was hurt by what Inuyasha had said but she didn't want any harm to come to anyone. She only wanted Inuyasha to leave and Sesshoumaru to calm down, she wanted nothing more than to be alone...with Sesshoumaru for the time being.

"No... please Sesshoumaru."

She looked into his eyes and he into hers, soon he let Inuyasha go, "leave."

Kagome shivered from the cold tone, but it didn't seem to phase Inuyasha. However he did leave, and she stood there alone in Sesshoumaru's room with only Sesshoumaru there with her. She winced as he stepped forward and she saw the hurt in his eyes.

"I... I'm sorry Sesshoumaru..."

She felt him wrap his arms around her and pull her against his body and once again her heart was racing. She stood there in his embrace, not wanting to move at all, she just wanted to stay there in his arms for as long as she could. She knew she was in merely a towel but she felt so safe in his arms, a blush crept to her cheeks and she spoke to him.

"I... I need to change."

She watched as a slight tint of red graced his features, he nodded to her and walked out of the room silently. She stood there for a moment then walked over to the bags of stuff that must have been moved into the room while she was in the shower. She dug through her bags and then settled for wearing a plain pair of snug jeans and a snug t-shirt as well. She walked over to the mirror in Sesshoumaru's room and looked at her reflection, her hand came up to her cheek and caressed her bruise before she gave a sigh and headed out of the room.

Walking out of the room she walked down the stairs and out to the kitchen where she was served breakfast at once. It was just a few more mintues later before Sesshoumaru walked in as well and gave a nod to her and a few more minutes after him before Rin walked in with a big smile on her face.

She always seemed so happy, such a cheerful child. They ate breakfast, Sesshoumaru silent as ever while she and Rin talked about the stay at her place and why she had left the puppy. She really didn't know why she left the puppy, but she had left it anyhow.

After breakfast Rin and Kagome headed out to the gardens once again. It would be a good hour or so until Rin was to go back in and start on her lessons. In the meantime they had an hour to do as they pleased, whether that be picking flowers or laying lazily about in the vast gardens somewhere, anywhere.

The latter had been the choice and they were laying on the grass when Jaken had come for her. Rin smiled at her and left by saying she would see her at supper. Smiling Kagome nodded, staying there laying on the grass. She looked up to the clear sky and yawned closing her eyes for a bit, she started to nod off to sleep. She opened her eyes when a shadow seemed to block the warm sun, a smile appeared on her face as Sesshoumaru looked down at her with an amused expression plastered on his face.

She giggled at the mere way he looked, dressed in a business suit which was probably a few hundred dollars and his long silver hair blowing gently in the wind. He looked sexy to say the least. Sitting up she reached out and pulled him down onto the ground with her, silence was all that was needed between the two. The day had started off so wrong, with Inuyasha bursting in and all. Now it seemed as if this one moment in time were all they would ever spend together.

Gathering her courage she moved closer to Sesshoumaru and rested her head on his shoulder. She felt his gaze upon her and a smile appeared on her face as his arm wrapped around her slender shoulders and pulled her a bit closer to him. She knew it was hard for him to accept these feelings, it was even hard for her to do so. But in time he would get used to it just as she would.

Okay and there you have it chapter nine. I am sooo sorry I had both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru... especially Sesshoumaru, out of character. I hope you enjoyed it and I will do my best in updating my stories.