Chapter 6 – Time after Time
Days became weeks and weeks became months. It was winter again, Inuyasha had became a proud father of a little boy who she had the honor to hold during his welcome party, the same honor she got when she had to attend the official engagement of Sesshoumaru and Kagura only a few weeks later.
Her proud demeanor the only reason that had not allowed the tears to freely fall. So it was clear that she felt something akin to love. This awful hurt in her chest that neither Hojo nor Kouga had been able to mend. So why did he show in her café, why did he impose his presence on her, then, to break her spirit again, or was he not aware of her feelings?
She politely greet, and run out, the Christmas decorative motives mingled with the snow outside.
"Do you need help going home, Kagome?" a sweet velvety voice, a gentle warm hand on her arm
"Touga-sama" his golden eyes kindly smiling triggered the first tear that silently fell on her cheek, cold as a snowflake.
"I don't think you should go away" she gestured to toward the big hall where the party took place
"Your guest would be disappointed." somehow she managed to keep her voice in check.
But then the great dog general hugged her, his body impossibly warm
"You know I have always thought of you as my daughter, little one, and I love you as such. I selfishly wanted to see how were you doing, if you needed any kind of help." he barely whispered inside her hair "I know Kagome, I can feel it in your eyes and in your smile when you look at him."
She tensed inside his arms
"I understand his choices" she replied weakly
"So do I" he kissed her lightly on the forehead, before going inside.
When she managed to get home, everything was white, pristine and pure under a cold blanked of soft ice.
She rested her hands on the wheel before stepping out and reaching unsteadily for her apartment.
Goodbye Sesshoumaru
She had not the chance to see him again till new years' first day, when he came to greet her again, thanking her for her participation, assuring that she was safe and sound after the snow.
She politely smiled and nodded serving him. Eyes hard, smile fading.
He was sorry, back in his mind, he just wanted to hold her and kiss her senseless, that was the main reason he got there in the first place.
This will be the end of it, he saw her, ok, his feelings was still there, love disguised as friendship, and they better stay locked, for he was the heir of the west, he was expected to marry a powerful demoness to begin a new line of great youkai.
He stood paying and walking toward the exit.
His eyes full of little, pestering hanyous with cute dog ears and blue eyes.