Chapter Two

When I woke up I was still in Sesshomaru's arms. The Fire had gone out and he had wrapped his tail around me. I snapped my fingers and the fire started up again.

"Good morning." He smirked and I got a little suspicious.

"Do you know that you talk in your sleep?"

"Oh no! What did I say?" I started to panic. Did I say something embarrassing? He smirked again and I got really worried.

"Nothing much. You said my name a couple times. But my favorite was when you said that you loved me." He answered, not taking his eyes off me.

"Oh crap." I whispered. He laughed and he glared at me

"You're lying." I said quickly. He can't know how I feel. He just can't.

"Oh yeah. You should really learn how to say your spells quietly so that others don't hear." My eyes narrowed.

"What do you mean?" I asked and he smiled innocently.

"I mean that I put the same spell on you that you put on me. Now tell me how you feel about me." He said. I felt the tug of magic inside of me. I fought it as hard as I could, but it was no use. I was defenseless against my own spell.

"I love you." I whispered. I looked away quickly. A tear went down my face as I wondered if what he said last night was true. I wondered if he would reject me even if he loved me. I felt his hand travel up my body and come to my chin. He gently forced me to look up at him. As I met his beautiful golden eyes I noticed the confusion in them as he saw my tears. I tried to pull away but he held me there. I started to cry harder and he winced.

"Are you crying because you didn't want me to know?" He said, brushing away a couple of my tears.

"No." I said quickly.

"Tell me why you're crying then." He commanded. I felt the familiar tug again and gave in to the magic.

"I didn't want you to know because I was afraid that you would reject me and I'm afraid of what you'll do." I said. He pulled away a bit, startled. I tried to pull away again because I knew he thought I was ridicules. But he held me tighter and I couldn't move. I looked up into his eyes, which were filled with more confusion.

"Why would you think that I would reject you? I love you. I told you that last night. Why would I reject you, Christina?" He said. Instead of correcting his use of my name I allowed him to use it. I welcomed it with opened arms. He leaned forward and I turned my head, not knowing what he was trying to do.

"Christina, you say you're afraid of me rejecting you then you go and reject me." I realized what he was trying to do and I turned back to him. I put my hand on his cheek and smiled.

"You can try again if you want. I won't reject you again." He leaned in close then stopped.

"You sure that this is what you want? That you want me? I haven't been too kind to you." He said, his lips brushing against mine. What did he expect me to do? Said that I hate him and I don't want him to kiss me? He was waiting for an answer, so I gave him one. I closed the space between us and closed my eyes. He held me tighter and I turned my body, wrapping my legs around his waist. I pulled away for air and looked into his eyes.

"Christina I-" He stopped and leaned close to my ear. "I love you." I pulled back and looked into his eyes. He was telling the truth.

"I love you too." I said. For the first time since I met him, he smiled. I smiled back and snapped my fingers. I was wearing a black tube top and black jeans.

"We really should get going, Flame. If we're going to make it to my castle before night fall." He said. I unwrapped myself and got up. I grabbed my backpack and turned to face him.

"Let's go then." I said. I turned around and started walking. I blinked and he was beside me.

"You know, I can get us there faster. Meet Au – un." He said. Suddenly a two headed dragon landed beside us. He helped me up and then got up beside me. He put his arm around me then pulled me onto his lap.
"Iay eleaseray ouyay romfay ouryay pellsay. Iay eleaseray ouyay romfay ymay ommandcay. Sesshomaru you are no longer in my command." I said, taking off my spell. He repeated me then started laughing. I looked at him questionly and he smiled.

"For a minute I thought that that spell was permanent." He said. I laughed and shook my head.

"I only use permanent spells when someone either pays me to, hurts me, or makes me really mad. So yeah." I said, clarifying it for him. He laughed then winced when he accidentally reopened his wound. I cursed under my breathe and turned around to deal with it.

"Take off your shirt." I said quickly.

"You really like saying that, don't you?" He said, laughing softly. I rolled my eyes and blushed. He took it off and I blushed again.

"Shut up. This might hurt." I muttered. I put my hands on his chest and opened my energy centers. But before he could do anything he I leaned up and kissed him. His hands were on my upper arms and his nails dug into my skin. I winced in pain but ignored it. His pain was much worse than mine. When the wound finally healed I pulled away for air. He looked at my blood covered arms and started to apologize.

"Flame I'm so-"

"Forget it. I should have warned you and told you what I was about to do. I should be the one apologizing."

"No need. Teach me that spell." I laughed at his command.

"That wasn't a spell, love. That was me channeling my energy into you to heal your wound." I said. He put his hands on my arms and kissed me. I felt the pain as his energy flowed through me. What was he thinking? If he gave me too much energy then he could kill us both. I felt my wounds heal and the energy stop flowing. But he still didn't let go and for a split second I thought he was dead. Then his arms slipped down my arms and around my waist. He pulled me on to his lap again, not breaking the kiss, and pressed me against his chest. I pulled away for air, but only about an inch. I looked into his eyes that held such love. I waited a couple seconds then started kissing him passionately. I felt his tongue against my lips, asking for entrance. I allowed it and I felt his tongue searching my mouth. I had never kissed anyone like this before. Not anyone who I loved and knew loved me back. Then my thoughts turned to that night. The night I almost got raped. That night that happened so long ago. I fearfully pulled away from Sesshomaru. I saw the hurt and the pain in his eyes. Then I realized that I had begun to cry. I buried my head in his chest and started to cry harder than ever. I felt his head on mine and his arms around my waist.

"Flame? Tell me why you're crying?" I pulled away and looked into his concerned eyes. Then I put my head on his shoulder and prepared to tell him the truth about that fateful night.