Our deal
It has been three weeks already since the beginning of the journey to Sango's and Miroku's place. During that time the group has ran into Koga and he told Kagome that he is now with Ayame and will no longer be after Kagome. Kagome was overjoyed but didn't show it until after they had left.
Now they are only a week away from their friends' home. Kagome stares at the road in front of them and sees smoking billowing off in the distance. A sigh escapes her mouth when she realizes it is probably another demon plaguing a village.
"Let's just get it over with." She mumbles to herself as InuYasha, and Seimei speed up.
"Hurry Kagome before they need our help." Shippo squeaks in her ear.
Kagome races after them and reaches the village in time to see who the demon is. Her face looses all of its color as she looks at a man with long silver hair and pointed ears. His amber eyes scan over the group and a slight smile appears on his face. A pair of purple stripes is on both of his cheeks and his white outfit looks almost out of place. Armor is strapped to him and his left sleeve hangs loosely at his side.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome mutters staring at him.
"What happened to your human wench, little brother?" Sesshomaru asks staring at Kagome.
"Wench? You'll pay for that!" Kagome hisses as she goes to charge though InuYasha grabs her.
"Kagome was changed into a demon, and you have no right to insult her." InuYasha snarls.
"Kagome, you have great power within you. Too bad you don't know how to use it. I'd be glad to teach you." Sesshomaru says looking at her.
"Only if you promise to leave this village alone and let me have one more week with my friends before I leave." Kagome shouts glaring at him.
"Agreed but you can't run away and no matter what you will come with me." Sesshomaru mutters staring at Kagome.
"Fine. I'll see you in a week then, Sesshomaru." Kagome says turning away from him.
Sesshomaru takes a final glance at the cat demon girl before leaving. InuYasha, Seimei, and Shippo stare at Kagome with concern burning in their eyes.
"Why did you do that Kagome?" InuYasha asks grabbing her shoulders and shaking her lightly.
"InuYasha, I need to learn more about my powers and it was the only thing I could think of to save the village." Kagome mumbles not looking at InuYasha.
"You know if we hurry we can be at their place tonight." Seimei chimes in looking at the pair.
"Really? That would be great if we could see them today." Kagome squeals removing herself from InuYasha's grip.
Seimei nods and grabs her wrist. Shippo hops onto her shoulder as Seimei begins to pull Kagome along. Soon though Kagome gets her footing and races along beside him. InuYasha quickly brings up the rear and glares at Seimei.
After only a few hours of running the group stops in front of a house that reads, 'The Miroku Household.' Kagome smiles and can't help, but squirm with delight. Seimei knocks on the door and footsteps can be heard coming to the door.
"Who is it?" Miroku asks peeking through a space between the doorframes.
"Who do you think it is you Lech?" Inuyasha snarls throwing open the door.
"Ah Kagome, Shippo, InuYasha and Seimei. I'm so glad that you could all make it. You're here sooner than we thought you would be. Don't worry though we still have your rooms all set up." Miroku says cheerfully leading them into the house.
"Kagome! I'm so glad you're here." Sango says sitting down at the table.
"Sango! Your stomach is huge!" Shippo squeaks jumping down to go and touch it.
"It's not that big Shippo. Besides your stomach is supposed to be big when you're having a baby." Sango explains letting the young fox demon touch her belly.
"You're having a baby? That's so exciting, Sango. When is it due?" Kagome squeals racing over to her.
"Not for a few more months but we're pretty excited about it." Sango says calmly rubbing her tummy.
"How long will you be staying with us?" Miroku asks walking in and sitting beside Sango.
"I'll only be here a week but I don't know about the others." Kagome mutters under her breath.
"Why are you only staying for a week?" Sango asks placing her hand on Kagome's shoulder.
"She made a deal with Sesshomaru. He's going to train her to use her powers." InuYasha explains looking at the cat girl.
"Why would you…" Sango begins to ask before she realizes that Kagome still knows nothing of her powers.
"I'm going to bed. Could you show me where it is Sango?" Kagome asks looking down at her.
"Sure Kagome right this way. You come too Shippo. I'll show you your room too." Sango says standing up and picking up Shippo.
Sango, Shippo, and Kagome disappear down the hall while the trio of men watches them leave. Seimei keeps his eyes on Kagome until she is no longer in sight. He then turns and sits at the table and the others follow his lead.
"So InuYasha, you and Kagome together now?" Miroku asks settling into his seat.
"No because Kagome agreed to go out with me." Seimei shouts out before InuYasha can even answer.
"Kagome always has a few suitors following her. Wish my luck was the same as hers." Miroku says wistfully.
"Suitors? You make it sound like she's a princess or something." InuYasha snarls digging his claws into the table.
"Please remove your claws from the furniture and I believe that Kagome is a princess. But Sango and I are content so only you and Seimei are left to fight over her." Miroku explains looking at the half-dog demon.
"Not unless Sesshomaru takes a liking to her." Seimei mumbles with concern heavy in his voice.
"Yeah like Sesshomaru would fall for Kagome. He probably can still smell human on her even though she's a full-fledged demon like him." InuYasha snaps removing his claws and crossing his arms inside his kimono sleeves.
"Kagome and Shippo are both asleep and I'm going to bed now too." Sango says appearing in the room for a moment before leaving again.
"We should all get some rest. We have a long day of catching up to do tomorrow." Miroku explains standing up and moving towards the hall of rooms.
InuYasha and Seimei both stand and follow after him. Miroku shows them their rooms and then leaves to go join Sango in theirs. InuYasha enters his room and sits down to rest but Seimei hurries over to Kagome's room and sneaks in.
Kagome lies on the floor fake sleeping when she hears someone enter. She continues to pretend sleep until whoever it is touches her face.
"Okay Shippo you can sleep in my…" Kagome stops mid-sentence to see that it is Seimei not Shippo.
"Continue! I'd be glad to join you." Seimei says looking at her with love burning in his eyes.
"Seimei why are you here? Go back to room and leave me alone." Kagome snaps quietly trying not to wake anyone.
"Kagome, you know that I can't just leave. At first I thought of you only as a friend but now I've grown to love you. Please give me a chance." Seimei pleads grabbing her arm.
"Look I might not be officially with InuYasha but I still love him. I know he feels the same but he's just too scared to show it." Kagome mumbles happily to herself.
"But you can still forget him and be with me." Seimei explains putting his face extremely close to Kagome's.
"Seimei I can't be with…" Kagome is stopped mid-sentence when Seimei kisses her.
Her eyes grow huge but she can't bring herself to pull away from him. Memories of their first kiss flood into her mind and she thinks about their time together. The image of InuYasha stays out of her mind until he opens the door to find them kissing.
Author's Note:
I'm sure you all saw that coming. Well the Seimei thing not the Sesshomaru deal. I'm trying to think of a new character to add but no luck. I could use some suggestions along with names. So enjoy and send in some ideas.