"Sesshoumaru!!"
Golden eyes bored down upon Kagome, and he frowned, before spitting out, "No. Your mom."
He promptly turned back to his car and drove off, leaving a gaping Kagome.
Alright alright. I'm just kidding xD Now back to the real story.
"Sesshoumaru!!"
Kagome only stared at him with her mouth opened.
Said taiyoukai immediately snapped his attention from his leather shoes to her. "Kagome..." he breathed out. It had been too long since he last saw her. Sesshoumaru took two steps towards her, intent on embracing her before coming to a sudden stop. His tawny eyes narrowed at the slender fingers on her waist. 'Who was this male to act so familiar with my woman.' he viciously thought. He cracked a knuckle when the hand slid up onto her arms, shaking Kagome out of her shocked stupor.
Kagome took a hesitant step out of Tamaki's arms, and towards a face from the past. 'It's really him!' Without warning, Kagome pounced. "Sesshouumaruu", she cried in mid-leap. The world turned all rainbows and pink hearts for Sesshoumaru as he watched Kagome fly to him with big teary eyes. His eyes were glazed, and he opened his arms to catch her. Abruptly, his fantasy came to an end when strong arms wrapped themselves too tightly around his neck.
"Sesshoumaru! Where have you been!? I missed you so so so so so..." Kagome continued ranting in his ears, as she unknowingly strangled the powerful demon. She rubbed the side of her face against his, messing up his usually perfect hair, sucessfully making the stoic demon cringe. He was a proud strong demon dammit! His arms came up to wringe her arms off his neck. "C-chotto Kagome!"
It was sight to behold, a tall man with a girl leached onto him, stumbling around the front of the school. While doing so, students scattered home in fear of being knocked over.
"K-kagome." All action halted. Tamaki was crouching in a corner (yes... a corner just popped out of no where xD) and there was a dark cloud hanging over his head. "Don't you love me anymore?", he asked as he drew circles in the dirt. Inwardly, Kagome squealed at how cute her Tamaki was as she hopped off Sesshoumaru, allowing him the ability to breathe again.
"Of course I love you. Come here.", she cooed, opening her arms as invitation. With no further ado, Tamaki flailed his arms as he made his way to her wailing, "Kagoommeeee!"
Sesshoumaru could feel his eyebrow twitch as he watched the scene. 'Was this a straight man...?'
When he felt that the hug was too long, Sesshoumaru cleared his throat in front of the duo, raising a eyebrow when both looked up at him. "We need to talk Kagome."
Tamaki immediately stood straight, looking intently at him.
Giving him a dry look, Sesshoumaru added, "Alone." Tamaki deflated and started sulking.
Sesshoumaru felt his heart clench when Kagome pecked the blond on his cheek, and ushered him out towards his ride home. "I'll call you when I get home" she shouted. Giggling when he blew a kiss at her, both her and the demon stood together watching him leave.
When the car was out of sight, Kagome smiled and turned to the silver haired lord. She blinked, just noticing he wasn't donning his usual silk outfit, and looked him over. He was wearing a pair of jeans, a black turtleneck, and a beige trenchcoat. To complete the look, on his neck was a white scarf. 'Wow... he has great taste.', she thought, before blushing and shaking the thought out. 'At least he kept his markings and hair the same way...' "We should find somewhere to sit down."
Sesshoumaru nodded his head before heading to his sleek car. Opening the car door, he inclined his head towards the passenger seat and starting the car. "Get in." was the only thing he said as closed his door.
Kagome could only smile at his 'gentleman' behavior. 'Some things just never change...'
With a cup of coffee in each gloved hand, Sesshoumaru turned to the bench Kagome was occupying. They were both at a park next to an elementary school, and were preparing themselves for a long talk.
Handing a cup to Kagome, she took it graciously before patting the empty space besides her. Sesshoumaru nodded, sitting down on her right his knees barely grazing hers. Kagome took a careful sip from her cup, putting it back down when she felt a little warmer.
"It's been five hundred years for you hasn't it.", she started. Sesshoumaru inclined his head. "It has."
"How is every-" Kagome stopped and corrected herself. "How was everyone?"
Sesshoumaru was quiet for a few seconds, content on watching the children play in the snow. Finally, he took a deep breath, and let out a puff of warm air. "The pervert and the demon slayer eventually got married, and had a child... A short time after, the three of them traveled north. What happened to them remains unknown to me.
"The wolf prince continued to watch over the east, whereas your kit trained hard to survive and see you again. Both are still well and alive, running their own lives." Sesshoumaru paused, letting the girl by his side a moment of silence. Kagome smiled, knowing both Sango and Miroku lived happy. Her smile widened when she realized she was going to see Kouga and Shippo again.
Sesshoumaru began again. "About three decades after you left, Inuyasha disappeared after the death of his mate, the priestess. His whereabouts are still a mystery. I am unsure as to whether he is still alive or not."
Kagome's eyes turned misty. 'Poor Inuyasha' she thought. 'After waiting years for her, he lost her again. But, he can't be dead... Inuyasha is stronger than that. He won't die just because of her death.' Inwardly, she shook her head in denial 'There's still hope that he's out there somewhere!' Getting a grip of her emotions, Kagome glanced at Sesshoumaru. He was looking at his coffee, waiting for her to soak in everything. She wondered...
"What happened to... Rin?" Kagome watched the grip on his cup tighten as his eyes clenched shut. Once again, it was quiet, the only thing heard were the childish laughter of the kids in the park. Mentally smacking herself for bringing up this topic, Kagome was about to change the subject when Sesshoumaru suddenly spoke. "Rin was married to a human lord. They were happy together." Inhaling, he continued. "It was spring when a group of demons trampled their village." A pained expression crossed his face. "They were lying together in their blood... I wasn't there to help." A horrified expression crossed Kagome's face, letting out a soft gasp. Even though she hardly saw the young girl much, she brought so much joy when they did cross paths. She could feel the prickling of tears behind her eyes at the thought of the cheerful girl lying in a pool of red. If she felt horrible right now, she could only imagine how Sesshoumaru was feeling.
A gloved hand closed around his own, a touch of comfort. "I'm sorry I brought it up, However, if anything, I know Rin wouldn't have blamed you. She must have been glad to had have her last moments with someone she loved." Sesshoumaru didn't say anything, and if it wasn't for the tightening of his fingers around hers, she would have thought he never heard what she had said.
Turning to the sky, Kagome sighed. "I'll miss her... I'll miss everyone."
And both sat in the cold for the next few hours with their cup of coffee, lost in the past.
When Kagome arrived home, it was about one in the morning. Walking to the top of the stairs, she waved a tired 'good bye' to Sesshoumaru, and watched as he drove off. Yawning, she turned around and began her trek across the shrine grounds. Stopping in between the front door and her bedroom window, she was suddenly struck with a sense of nervousness. Biting her lip, she wondered if she should go through the front door, or crawl through the window to her room. Glancing at the front door, she could almost see her future...
-Inner theater of Kagome-
As quietly as possible, a chibi Kagome tried sneaking up the stairs, but suddenly, she felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand. 'Youkai!' her mind screamed. Whipping around, she bit back the urge to scream as she saw her mother materialize from the shadows. She watched as her mom jerkily twisted her neck in a complete 360 circle. The last straw was when she saw glowing red eyes under her mother's hair. "Where... were... you...? Coming home to your dear mother at nearly two in the morning?" She could amost see the razor sharp teeth her mother was going to chew her ears off with.
-Inner theater of Kagome-
Rubbing the goosebumps on her arm, she shook her head at the horror of it. Her mom could be so sweet and supportive at times, but when she was mad... Kagome shivered. She didn't even want to think about it. Kagome then looked to the window all the way on top. She could imagine herself falling off the tree when she would try jumping on the ledge of the window. Wincing at the image of her bruised body on the ground, Kagome stayed indecisive. 'The door... or the window...? The legendary temper of my mom, or a bruised ass... it wouldn't hurt too much since there was snow right?'
Immediately, the answer came easily as she nodded her head. Kagome turned to the tall tree next to the window, and started climbing up. Grunting and panting, she heaved herself on the branch she deemed sturdy enough. Sighing in disappointment when she found herself only half way to the room, she got up on wobbly feet to continue. If anything, Kagome should have known never to get up on shaky feet when she was sleep deprived on a high level of elevation. But that wasn't the case. Letting out a loud gasp when Kagome found herself slipping backwards, she bit her lips as an attempt to not scream, and closed her eyes, awaiting the harsh impact. However, the only thing she did feel were strong arms around her waist. Bewildered, Kagome's eyes snapped opened to clash with worried blue ones. Sighing in relief, she placed her head on his chest. "Arigato 'maki-kun...". Tamaki held her closer, and buried his nose into her hair. He had just got her back, he couldn't lose her yet... he couldn't lose at all.
Blinking up at Tamaki, Kagome was curious as to why he was at the shrine. "Ne Tamaki, why are you here so late at night?" She made sure to keep her voice low. Tamaki pouted and whispered, "You forgot to call me. Where were you? Were you with that... yakuza guy? He did have those weird tattoos..." he said to himself. 'Sesshoumaru... yakuza...?' An image of Sesshoumaru decked in his feudal era outfit with 100 or more so jakens screaming 'Sesshoumaru-samaaa' crossed her mind. Giggling a bit, "Hai, I was with him, but he isn't part of yakuza. He just... acts like it." Tamaki felt a bit insecure, what was his girlfriend doing with a man so late at night? As if sensing his inner tumoil, Kagome reassured him. "He's an old friend of mine. We only talked to catch up."
Comforted by her words, Tamaki hugged her. "I trust you." Kagome smiled and snuggled closer to him, trying to get as much heat as possible. She loved him so much. Only in his arms, she could feel so warm and content. Everything that use to scare her would be nothing, and would be floating somewhere in the back of her head. Almost like how he made her forget that demon-temper of her mom's.
Abruptly, Kagome sat up, her head close to colliding with Tamaki's jaw. She had to get back to her room! Panicking, she almost wailed out. "Tamaki, I need to get up there without waking anyone up! What do I dooo!?" Suddenly a low rumble caught both of their attention. It was steadily getting louder. Getting nervous, she stepped closer to Tamaki. "W-what is that..? An earthquake?" Stepping in front of Kagome, Tamaki couldn't shake the feeling that it sounded somewhat familiar.
A spotlight then appeared in front of them, and a platform slowly popped out. The rumbling was made out to be from a high-powered motor "OH-HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO..." Slowly the stage twisted itself to the height of the house, and a girl with auburn colored hair was seen.
Tamaki sighed. "I knew it." Kagome was close to hysterics... 'If she continues laughing, she'll wake the whole neighborhood up!' Suddenly her eyes brightened, and Kagome grinned. "Tamaki, I'll see you tomorrow morning." She pecked him on the lips before running over to where Renge was.
"If you want to get to the window, you'll be needing the VH-71 Kestrel. OHOHOHOHO! This helicopter can hold 14 troops, and can hold up t-" Renge's wise information was cut off by a loud whisper, "Thanks for coming Renge-chan. The platform is pretty useful." With that, Kagome blew a kiss to Tamaki and closed her window.
Everything was silent, save for the rumbling of the motor. Finally, Renge pouted before waving good night to the blond below her, and disappeared with another set of her laughter. Tamaki stayed five more minutes, waiting for the light from Kagome's room to shut off. When it did so, Tamaki turned around, and began to walk over to his car. Suddenly he stopped.
"Damn... I forgot to tell Kagome that her family's at her Aunt's home right now... "
Wahh... I'm done with the chapter xD Sorry about Renge's random appearance... Kagome needed to get up there one way or another ;D Don't worry... I don't think Sesshoumaru will be a student o.o; But remember to review XD