Chapter 8 – Guilty Storm
The end of may brought an early glimpse of summer. The warm air smelled of salt and sand, lazy, hot days and cold drinks.
The nights were awfully bright with stars shining and the moon milky as a kind mother.
Kagome sighed resting in the small veranda at the back of the café, the one they use during summer when the wild jasmine opened its whitish flowers scenting the air.
The last customer left a long time ago, and she had already cleaned up everything, in a few minutes she would just close the main door and go back home, alone again, her thoughts were full of white long hair and golden eyes
"His wedding must be quite close, now, he might be really happy" she mumbled to herself, chuckling when she realized that, probably her lord and happy in the same sentence would just collide!
"I have to be happy too" she concluded, jumping up as a loud thunder shook the sky.
Her eyes afraid, she didn't notice it coming, while the east part of the sky was cal and serene, the west one was full with dark ominous clouds that strong guts of wind were speeding toward the city.
"That's just my luck" she started to bring plastic chairs and tables next to the wall, securing them with little chains.
Sesshoumaru smelled the storm way before it was even visible, Kagura was a wind youkai, so she likes storm in general for the wild untamed winds the bring with them.
Kagome, on the other had, was positively terrified of loud thunders and striking lightning, especially if they were to occur at night.
He slightly smiled thinking for a moment if she had someone who would hug her, during this night, if she had someone's bed to crawl upon in case she would be too afraid to be alone.
I belong to someone else.
He checked his watch, 9 p.m., the small café was still open, then he felt sick, like his stomach was rolling in a washing machine, it was not the first nor the last storm she had to face alone, so what was the difference, why now?
He angrily grab his car key and stormed out of his office.
The first, big, drops of rain soaked her shirt, while she managed to bring everything in their respective place.
The thunder was loud as hell, the lightning made the night light as the day, and she froze a bit, remembering how she used to loathe storms, when she was younger, and seek refuge in the bed of Sesshoumaru, when in the Taisho mansion.
She laughed a bit to herself, no wonder that the young dog demon thought her to be a complete mess, but her mirth died soon on her lips, as a lightning hit the near electric central, leaving the whole neighbor pitch dark.
Rain pouring freely over her body, washing away the heat from the day.
"...shit" she whined a bit, just a little, try to adjust her eyes to the unexpected darkness, hearing the bells on the front door happily chirping.
"W..welcome?" she stuttered while standing in the rain, soaked in the completely black night.
"You stupid woman." she felt, more than heard his voice vibrating in her body, then his arms crushing her to his powerful chest, his heart resonating in her ears.
"Sesshoumaru, what are.. "
"Quit your questions" his command so demanding she just had to shut up, positively frightened by the slight shaking of his tone.
And then, as a thunder shook the very earth, his lips come crashing against hers.
She forgot how to breath as he kissed her, desperate, passionate, and she wondered if the warm drops landing on her cheeks were rain or tears.
His hands roamed her body as he deepened their contact, stopping for just a second to allow breathing.
"Sessh..." she tried, silenced by him, once again, her pent up emotions hot in her chest
He moved them inside the veranda, where the roof could repair them from the rain and kissed her agin and again, taking all she could offer.
"I love you"
she finally managed to mumble, after what he thought was an eternity.
Her hands then pushed the firm muscles of his chest
"I wish I can love you and you love me, but we both know it could not be"
He kissed her again, this time more deeply and demandingly
"I don't care, Kagome, I don't care anymore."
An then she wasn't able to do or say anything else, instead accepted his love, there, on the rough floor, lightning engulfed their vision, thunder their screams.