Ch.15- Confessions
"Easy girl, we mean no harm." Kuronue draws Rin's attention away from Youko. "I would never do anything to harm Lady Kagome. I love her."
"She belongs with my Tou-san."
"And why is that?"
"Because she's my Okaa-san. Duh."
"…Are you their daughter by blood?"
"No. They both adopted me. My human parents were slaughtered by wolves when I was around the age of 9. Lord Sesshomaru found me in the woods. He was injured so I took care of him in turn, he adopted me."
"What about Kagome?"
"Sesshomaru-sama decided that I needed a mother to help care for me in ways he could not. He secretly began to court her when Inuyasha let her out of his sight. She adopted me before the Shikon No Tama took her away. Before she left she used the Shikon jewel to grant me the same immortality she had so my Tou-san would not turn me into a demon. My Tou-san truly loves Lady Kagome and I'm not about to let you ruin my family."
"I have loved Lady Kagome since she saved me from death. I have stayed with her for almost 5 centuries. Even with all of that time spent together, she has never let me love her and barely allows me to show her my affections. It is not fair to me if your father takes her away if I have spent more time with her."
"…I will not lose my Okaa-san. If you really care for her you will let her go."
"Says you, a child who has never been in love. True devotion to a loved one is rare to find."
"Then appeal to Lord Sesshomaru and maybe he'll let Lady Kagome keep you as a pet." Rin leaves.
"I'd like to thank you all for coming." Sesshomaru stands at the bottom of a grand staircase. "As you should be aware of, this is not just a party. I'd like you all to welcome a certain miko who has finally returned to us, Lady Kagome." Everyone watches as Kagome slowly descends the steps in an elegant blue Chinese dress, hair half pinned up with chopsticks as the rest falls softly on her shoulders and a delicate mask showing off her dark brown eyes. Sesshomaru offers her a hand and helps her down the last few steps as applause goes up among the crowd.
"Thank you all for waiting so patiently for my return. I'm sorry I took so long, but I'm so glad you came to see me. Please enjoy yourselves tonight." Kagome smiles as she walks with Sesshomaru over to the dance floor as music fills the air.
"…You look nice…" Sesshomaru mumbles as they slowly move around the dance floor.
"You look quite nice yourself." Kagome smiles. "Do you like how we decorated for the party?"
"…you did well."
"Then loosen up a little and have fun. This is a party after all, don't be so serious."
"Doing so would put me out of character. No one believes that I can be more than a regal Lord."
"Then prove them wrong Sesshy. Show me you fun side, impress me."
"Will you reconsider my offer?"
"I will definitely put it on the top of my list."
"Very well then. You have a deal." Sesshomaru smirks as he moves her faster around the dance floor and the music picks up, drawing attention. Applause fills the air as Sesshomaru lets Kagome fall back slowly before pulling her ever-so-much closer as the current song ends.
The rest of the night is filled with more dancing with a brief pause as Sesshomaru goes to talk with some Lords as Kagome takes a moment to step out onto the balcony overlooking the garden.
A pair of arms wrap around Kagome from behind. "To think that I may be able to catch you away from your keeper."