Puppy Love Side2-Note

Lori sat in the glade again. Her thoughts mellow and her spirit happy. It had been a few weeks after the dogs had become their boyfriends.

Once again Lori had awaken before anyone. She had slipped out of Sesshomaru's arms and went down to the meadow to let her friends sleep in.

The glade was being stirred by a calming wind and Lori sat there in the middle letting the breeze whip her hair all around her. How she loved to let the wind sweep her mind away. She felt as if she was in another time. Almost another life.

One gust shook her very core. Her emerald eyes looked up into the slightly darkened sky. Rain was coming and she really didn't care. She was happy for once in a very long time. Parents were calm and she had a boyfriend that she had always dreamed about.

She let her eyes close slowly as the wind brought the mix scent of the flowers that surrounded her. The scents, though very rich and full of life, were almost to much and the blonde let out a slight sneeze.

"May the gods bless you."

A rich baritone voice rang through the air. The sound made goosebumps rise to the surface of her skin.

She turned to look over shoulder and her eyes went wide.

There standing half nude was Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands. A deadly demon in anyone else's eyes but to Lori, he was perfection.

Standing there looking at her with half-lidded eyes from sleep, he watched her look over his form. He was wearing his jeans that fit him perfectly. His chest was bare for her viewing. His taut muscles and abs flexed slightly making her blush but Lori never stopped looking. His silver hair danced in the morning wind. The wind seemed to make him more dangerous. His bare feet padded silently as he walked toward her more.

He sat beside her with a sleep laced smile "What are you doing up so early?"

She sighed and let her head drop back, her eyes closing "You know I cant sleep past 8 am Sesshomaru."

He watched her hair dance around her face before he spoke "But you didn't wake me up."

"I never do. Everyone up there, including you have been through quite a lot and need sleep."

"What about you?"

Lori sighed and looked at him "As self deemed protector of my friends, I get up early to make sure they'll be safe in the early mornings. If they start to whimper or have a bad dream, I'm there to soothe them. That's what I am, and that's why I get up so early."

"They have each other as well as Inuyasha and Koga."

"And that scares me."

Sesshomaru looked at the blonde girl with a question in his eyes. She didn't reply nor did she continue. She sat there curled up into herself.

He pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her shoulders. The gesture was all she need before the tears began to fall.

"I wont be need anymore! No one will want my protection nor my advice! They just won't ever need me!"

Her sobs shook her body as she cried into his chest. Sesshomaru let her cry. She need to and he knew it. He held onto her and waited to speak.

"Look to the future. One day you'll have children who will need your protection and advice. And Tara as well as Becca wont ever stop needing you. And you'll never stop needing them. No matter if you grow apart or if you stay as close as you are now. They'll ask for your advice when they want it as they do now. You're always needed Lori, always."

Her tears had dried as she looked up at Sesshomaru's face. A small smile was on her lips as she wiped the dampness on her skin away. A gust of wind whipped their hair and the clouds let loose their moisture.

Soon the pair was soaked and laughed at the other.

They heard a voice over the downpour "ARE YOU TWO CRAZY?"

Lori looked to Tara leaning over the railing staring at them "What?"

Tara smiled and yelled again "Are you crazy? Its pouring! Get inside before you catch your deaths!"

"Yes mother!"

The friends laughed and the pair started walking to the dry tree-house.

Lori looked at Sesshomaru and he smiled down at her as she asked "Promise I'll be needed?"

He looked into her eyes and seriously said "I promise because from here on out, I will always need you."

He kissed her tenderly in the pouring rain, each had a smile on their face.