Chapter 12

Everyone was so happy when she was 'awoke'. The happiness did not last long though, when she still could not move her left hand on the third day.

"It is paralyzed due to the deep cut of glass pieces of your car, Miss Kagome." Her doctor explained, "But rest assured that it will heal if you do the therapy. I will arrange the sessions for you."

"Thank you very much." She nodded half heartedly.

Bankotsu convinced her to leave the brothers in his care so that she could do the therapy in peace, accompanied by Sesshoumaru, her now official boyfriend. Sango was not very happy at the news either, for she had to quit her job, though she promised that she would go back when she is better.

She herself was not in better mood after she left the hospital a week later. She absolutely needed help in everything, for she was used to do everything with both hands. Sesshoumaru found out some days later that she had thrown a glass cup in rage after she unsuccessfully tried to hold it properly when he saw the remained pieces on the trash can.

He kissed her gently, pulling her into his laps and whispered softly to her. "You know what, Kagome? If you do the therapy, you will heal. Be patient, my love. The doctor say that you will, everyone say that you will." He looked into her eyes, placing their hands on his chest where his heart lies beneath. "And I absolutely believe that you will heal. So, in order for you to heal even faster," he moved their hands to her chest, "you have to have faith in yourself that you will heal, understand? You do not want to lose your ability to that useless insane pervert, do you?"

"Yes," a tear flew down her silky cheek. "Yes. I want my ability back, Sesshoumaru. I will heal. I want to do my massage job again, I want to massage your stresses and worries away, and I want to touch you with my both hands."

"That's the spirit, Kagome." He smiled.

She laughed and wiped her tears away. "And you know what, Sesshoumaru? You're breathtakingly beautiful when you smile. You should do that more often."

He smirked. "Anything for you, my beloved."

So she no longer complained as she did the therapy everyday, with Sesshoumaru encouraging her with the smile she loved so much. Every session will be rewarded by his kisses, which she deemed quite worthy for her efforts.

Three months later, on their first meeting anniversary, he got a message from her.

I will be waiting for you at Shikon Massage at 09.00 P.M. tonight.

His heart raced as he raced even faster to his destination. Sango greeted him, he felt the nostalgia of being led to the room he met his lover for the first time. Sango knocked and entered.

"Kagome-chan, Sesshoumaru-sama is here." She stepped aside to let him in. The therapist, dressed in her usual uniform greeted them with a bright smile. "And here's the key, girl. I'll be going now."

She accepted the keys and blushed slightly. "Thanks, Sango."

"I do want the details tomorrow, by the way!" Sango called out loudly before she closed the door.

"'Details'?" He arched an amused brow at her flushed face.

"Well, Sesshoumaru-sama, the changing room over there and there's the bed, the towels are over there—I'll be there after you're ready."

He nodded and disappeared into the changing room like he always did.

Just like the first time she performed her service, she entered with two bottles of oils. "When I first saw you, Sesshoumaru-sama," she said softly as she started to massage his back, "I thought that I was dreaming. There was no way such a beautiful man like you would visit for my service. But then I realized that I was not dreaming. So I looked out for every collection of scented oils I had—even the ones with the rarest scents—and no matter how I compared them, I always thought that sandalwood suits you best. You smelled good… and tempting in the scent."

He turned to see her crimson face at her confession. "That was the actual answer for my question back then, is it? 'Why do you choose sandalwood?'?"

"Yes," she gave him a tiny nod before working on his back again.

He smirked and relaxed again, saying nothing until she finally stopped moving.

"I'm done, Sesshoumaru-sama," she said. "It's thanks to you that I am able to perform this massage on you again," she leaned in and kissed him deeply. "Thank you very much, Sesshoumaru. You don't know how your presence and smiles and kisses encouraged me."

He sat up on the bed, indifferent at his nakedness and pulled her into his laps. "Well then," he whispered seductively. "Every session is rewarded by a kiss. Now that you have fully recovered, I wonder what I should reward you with."

Her breath hitched in anticipation when he licked her ear and planted small kisses along her jaw. "W-Whatever you wish, Sesshoumaru."

His slender fingers removed the buttons of her shirt and slowly stripped her out of her clothes. "As a reward, I shall perform my massaging skills on you tonight."

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