atraSpei: Since I'm sick right now and, oh, so dying, I decided to spend some time on writing this. Yah. New chapter :D And it' longer than most of them, too.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Takahashi Rumiko, lyrics belong to Blackmore's Night.

So many nights I sat here waiting
There were times I couldn't go on
Still my heart was anticipating
It made me be strong
Made me hold on…

He knew he left it in one of guest's rooms, because it hadn't been found in any other room. So it had to be in one of guest's rooms, but which one? There were so many.

As he walked down the hall, he listened to small conversations held by servants . Of course he decided to ignore them, after all he had to find a very important scroll he lost earlier. But some words, that left servant demoness' lips, caught his attention.

"You heard?" Started servant girl with a floor cloth in her hand. Another girl, who was watering flowers, turned her head towards her.

"Heard what?" She asked curiously and gave her full attention.

"Inu no Taishou-sama returned home…"

"So?" The girl narrowed her eyes. "What's so special about it?"

"He returned home with a human girl." She giggled. "And I must say she's a nice one."

The second girl poured some water into flowerpot and put a jug of water on the floor. With a sigh, she closed her eyes.

"Have you seen her?" She asked finally. The other girl shook her head, but the smile never left her face.

"No, but Arata described her really nicely"

"Milena-san, you're such a gossip-monger." She stated and turned back to her flowers.

"Oh, come on, Haru. It does not happen every day." With that said, she went back to her work.

Haru rolled her eyes and almost screamed, when she noticed Sesshoumaru standing a few meters away from their spot and staring at them. She straightened her back and said nervously.

"Milena-san, I'm going to bring more water. I'll be back soon." She turned her head towards her friend, but she wasn't there anymore. Instead, she was at the far end of hall, telling the news to another servant.

"Shit." She whispered to herself, gripped jug in her hand and quickly disappeared behind some doors.

Sesshoumaru just stood there and tilted his head to the side.

'Father's home? Why am I always the last one to know?' He thought and sighed. With that, he turned on his heel and started towards his father's chambers. 'The scroll can wait.'

As he walked, he ignored everyone around him – this time successfully. He was happy to see his father, and yet sad.

'Girl?' He kept thinking. 'Just because of a human girl father couldn't arrive in time?' This saddened him greatly.

Finally, when he arrived to his father' doors, he wasn't so sure anymore if he wanted to see him.

'Maybe he really couldn't come? Maybe something bad happened?'

He shook his head. Too many thoughts. Oh, and it would be so much simpler to just ask him.

Slowly, he knocked on the door and without waiting for response pushed them open.

The room was quite dark. Only paper lamp sitting next to mattress gave out some light. The atmosphere in the room was enchanting, even romantic. But it didn't really matter to her. Her attention on something else. Kagome opened wardrobe and looked inside. Quickly, she took a step back to have a better look. It seemed like they somehow managed to close rainbow itself in this wardrobe. Never in her life she has seen finer and more beautiful kimonos.

She closed her eyes and pushed her hand inside wardrobe, and then she pulled random kimono out. She opened her eyes and mouth. Quiet "wow" left her lips.

Here, in her hand she held gorgeous periwinkle furisode decorated with white water lilies painted on its wide sleeves and chest.

Not believing her eyes, she placed furisode carefully on her mattress. Then, Kagome started disrobing. When all she had on herself was underwear, she folded the rest of her clothes and put them beside paper lamp.

Next, she lifted up the furisode and put it on. Soft silk felt extremely good against her skin and she squealed in joy. 'If only Inuyasha could see me now…' She thought, as she held furisode closed.

She still needed obi, though. She turned on her heels and started towards wardrobe. She opened big drawer and looked inside. There shone with all their might various ribbons, obis and hair-ties.

Kagome grabbed white silky obi and returned to her spot beside lamp – where at least she could see anything - to put it on. Actually, Kagome had no idea how to tie and obi, but she tried.

She wanted to look good. That's really all. All. But who would have thought, that she would knock over that damn lamp with this long obi?

Kagome screamed and took a step back, but tripped over furisode. Now, she watched in terror as flames from the lamp set it on fire.

"F-fire! Help, fire!" She cried.

Then, the fire took Kagome's clothes, green satin covers on her mattress and even soft pillows. Shakily, she got to her feet and quickly took of furisode, because fire caught on its sleeve.

She hit the floor with furisode, till the fire died out, then she wanted to use it to beat back the flames. She lifted it above her head, when suddenly the doors to her room opened.

There, in the doorframe stood wide eyed girl with a jug in her hand. She looked at Kagome.

"Put it down!" She cried and ran up to the fire. She poured some water on the lamp and suddenly all the fire died down.

After this, she turned her head towards semi-naked Kagome, who was staring back at her, furisode still above her head.

"I'm not asking." Said Haru shakily. "But… Uh." She turned her face away and walked up to the door, when they suddenly opened once again.

"What happened! Haru, move away!"

Kagome couldn't see who was standing at the door, but she knew that voice. Quickly, she put on destroyed furisode and wrapped it tightly around her body.

"Please, don't let him in." She begged silently.

Haru closed her eyes.

"Nothing happened. Arata, go away." She said and closed the door loudly. Then, she turned her face towards Kagome.

"I'm sorry." Muttered Kagome. "I just wanted to try on this furisode and I destroyed everything." Started Kagome.

Haru wanted to move back, but she couldn't.

"Yeah, you did…?" She said. She wasn't good at comforting others.

"Inu no Taishou-sama was so good to me to let me stay here. And what I did? I burned down everything!" Continued Kagome in her misery.

"True…"

Kagome stared at Haru like she grown a second head.

"But I will fix everything. I won't just sit there and watch everyone work because of my fault!"

"Hmm?"

Kagome walked up to demoness with a smile on her face.

"Just tell me what to do!"

Haru wide eyed.

"What?"

Touga paced around his room. He had lots of work to do and didn't even know where to begin. And there comes his 'dearest' wife to tell him what an idiot he was. Hmph. She knew nothing!

First, he knew Ryuukotsusei is up to something. But Touga didn't know what' going on, yet.

"Maybe I should send a spy or two…" He thought aloud. "For Kenta seems really quiet. I wonder if everything' alright with him…"

Touga walked up to the mirror. 'Funny. I swear I can smell smoke.' He thought, but dismissed it when he heard knocking on the door. Once second later they opened, revealing small silver-haired boy standing in doorframe. He could see him in mirror's reflection.

"Father." Sesshoumaru bowed his head, then looked up at Touga, who turned around to better face his son. He hadn't seen his boy for a while, and even though he was happy to see him, he had no idea what to tell him.

But he smiled softly at him and walked up to table surrounded by pillows. He sat on one of them, urging Sesshoumaru to do the same.

Sesshoumaru sat cross-legged on the pillow next to his father.

"How are your studies?" He asked. Sesshoumaru looked at the wall.

"Good, I guess. Though practice lessons would sound nice." He stated. Touga raised an eyebrow.

"I gave you dojo teacher. What's wrong with him?"

"He's all about theory. It's boring. I know this all already. Kenta was better teacher." He said quickly. "And how was your journey?"

Somehow Touga knew Sesshoumaru is asking about that one day delay, but he decided to ignore it.

"Could be better. I still have lots of work to do."

"And that girl?" He asked curiously. Touga eyed him.

"How do you know about her, may I know?" Asked Touga. Sesshoumaru locked his eyes with his father's.

"People whisper."

Touga got angry. He just got home and people have already started gossiping about him.

"What people?" He asked through gritted teeth.

"I'm not telling." He said simply.

"Sesshoumaru…" Touga narrowed his eyes.

"Say, Father. Is this because of that girl you couldn't arrive on time?"

Touga stood up and turned away from his son, because he felt like losing control any time now.

"Why does it matter? Tell me, Sesshoumaru. Was that festival, oh, so important? Would all hell break loose, if I didn't attend it? Because everything looks fine to me." He almost yelled it.

He turned his head to look at his son, who also stood up. But the boy looked not angry, but hurt.

Sesshoumaru turned his golden eyes towards floor and fisted his shaky hands.

"N-no. Not that important, b-but…" He turned towards doors. "You promised…" He whispered and left.

atraSpei: that's all for now. I wonder if you know what kind of festival this could be? ;) And finally Sesshy came out XD If you're wondering - he's like 10 years old, 'kay?

Now, review :P