Dear my Readers,
I just wanted to thank you all for you patients, this story has been long in coming. I am working on editing the next chapters but have no fear they are written! Any how I don't own these characters, and I know that some of it might not make a lot of sence to you if you know anything about fairy's but I changes somethings to fit the story. Any how here it is, I hope you like it, and when reading please keep in mind that I am currently using NOTE PAD! And don't have another word program, so I want to dedicate this chapter to my friend Kay, for editing spelling and grammer, and my friend Alicia for editing format. Thank you all again for waiting and I hope you enjoy!
Love and Light
Lilly Of The Fall
Two hours, fifteen people and 25 wrong turns later she made it to school only to discover that she only lived three blocks away. She was late, agitated and stressed; this was going to be fun! She walked down the walk way to school and stopped just that the door. She was only a little nervous because she was in a new place farther from home then she had been since she was a child, she took a deep breath and steeled her self her heart slowing and her face going blank. She was a clear smooth pool of water. With that thought in mind she opened the door and followed her school map to the office walking in she gave a large smile to the student aid.
"Hello I'm Kagome Higurashi, I am new and need my schedule please," she said evenly. The girl smiled and said
" Hi there welcome to Tokyo high, I'm Ayame, Mrs. Kihare is not in but I can get you a schedule!" Straightening her long red ponytail she opened a cabinet and rummaged around.
"Hmmm Kagome A Higurashi, here you go hun." she handed the paper to her and smiled. "Do you need help around or do you just want to use your map?" she asked.
Kagome thought a moment before replying, "Actually if you could show me to my first class I'm sure I can find my way from there."
Ayame wrinkled her nose and smiled. "Ok lets go!" she said taking her schedule and heading out the door.
"Hmm, looks like you have calculus first period with Mr. Inoushi, he is really nice but on your first day he always makes you do the problems on the board. They are easy to hard and only one person has ever gotten the third one right so don't worry." With that she smiled promising to find her at lunch and returned to her post in the office.
Taking a deep breath she walked in to the classroom. The class that had been in discussion a moment before went dead silent, and the instructor turned to her. "And you are miss?" he asked. He was a rather short man with brown hair and mischievous black eyes. She told him her name.
"Well Miss Higurashi care to explain why you are late?" he said looking at her questioningly. She was tempted to blush but instead grimaced. This class was going to be fun.
"I'm sorry I've never been to Japan before and have only been here three weeks. I'm sorry to say I got very, very lost," she answered evenly.
"Very well then why don't you tell the class about yourself while I draw a few things up for you"
She nodded and turned to face the class and bowed.
"If you all don't mind rather then rambling on about myself would you mind asking me questions to answer instead?" she asked.
There was a slight moment of silence and then someone raised their hand. It was a girl a year younger then her with brown hair and gray eyes. Nodding to her the girl stood and bowed.
"Hi I'm Rin Tatome, I was wondering where you came from and why you're here?"
"Well, I was born in Ireland and moved to the United States when I was ten. I've been there ever since up until I moved out of my fathers home this summer and moved here to live closer to my mother's father. And to be somewhere new." She answered with a small smile playing on her lips.
Suddenly there where three hands in the air at once. Deciding she would chose a boy this time she pointed to a young man in the back.
He stood "Hello I'm Hojo Kinshane, why where you born in Ireland if you are clearly Japanese?" she smiled wide at that. "You see my father was an Irish Businessman at the time he was living in Ireland he met my mother on a trip to Japan and fell in love with her, my mother became pregnant and married my father and moved to Ireland, after she had me they split up and I now choose to take my mothers maiden name. I had it changed last year."
Nodding to the girl behind him she stood and said "Hello I'm Shina Atakazi, how did you get the red in your hair?" "It has always been like this even when I was a baby. No one knows why." the girl nodded looking disappointed and sat down. There where two more raised hands and so she picked a boy at the front remembering that was the second time he had raised it.
He stood and smiled "Hi I'm Nalu Tenyeki I wanted to ask about your hobbies." That was a question she was not expecting.
She didn't miss a beat as she answered, " I love to sing, belly dance, dance in general, play pc games, mess with battle tactics and strategies, paint, cook, and read, write poetry, archery, and though I don't look it I love fencing and all fighting styles and practice them daily. Above all though I love to learn" she said all of this with a smile, when she finished one more person raised their hand. She nodded and he stood.
"Miroku Hineku, at your service," walking to the front of the room he took her hand and smiled. Somewhere someone growled, and someone groaned." Would you the honor of bearing my children?"
Without skipping a beat she said. "Of course I would. When and where?" she had to stop her self from giggling as his jaw hit the floor. You could hear the surprise in most peoples voice as they gasped. Miroku recovered quickly and opened his mouth to respond but he never got the chance as a book came sailing across the room to hit him square in the back of his head knocking him out cold. With out thinking she knelt down to make sure he was ok.
"I wouldn't do that if I where you." a girl said from the side of the room "He'll grab your ass the minute he comes to." the girl was around Kagome's height but thin and muscular, she had long black hair and cinnamon brown eyes and a slight smirk. A few seconds later she saw shifting, the girl that had warned her stood but before she could get there Kagome reacted first.
She growled low in her throat and looked him squarely in the eye. "Move another inch and I'll gut you like a fish using nothing but a plastic spoon and a straw." she said in a sweet voice. Quickly he stood and gulped as she stood. The girl from before took the chance to look at the boy.
"Sit hentai!" she barked. Then bowed to Kagome "I'm Sango Rioukishi" she said grinning.
"You've got style I like that." she added before sitting. Just then the teacher spoke up "Well I think it is time." Kagome looked at him.
"Time sir?" He smiled "Everyone of my students demonstrates their knowledge by contemplating three problems on the board the rest of the class has done this so it is now your turn." Walking to the bored he wrote down three problems down and Ayame said they ranged in hardness.
Smirking she nodded and approached the bored taking the dry erase pen from his hand. He walked to the front and started talking to the students. She glanced at the first problem and wrote the answer doing the same to the second problem she paused at the third and smiled 'clever man' she thought and walked over to him tapping him on the shoulder. He jumped slightly and looked at her.
"Where am I to sit please?" she asked with a straight face. His eyes bulged slightly.
"You finished already?" he asked surprised. At her nod he looked at the bored and grinned.
"Well it seems Ms. Higurashi, that you are an extremely intelligent young lady. Tell me how you managed to get the answers with out showing the work?" she smiled at that so many had asked that question before and she gives the same answer every time.
"I guess that's my secret, now is it not sensei?" he laughed out right at that.
"Well class it seems we have two extremely intelligent student's in our class this year. Kagome you may sit there behind Sango." she smiled and nodded and walked to the seat he had indicated, and placed her books on the table and simply glanced that the boy sitting next to her. Said hello and turned her attention to the front of the room...
When class was over she tapped Sango on the shoulder the girl turned and smiled. "Um I feel silly for asking but could you maybe show me to my next class? Or point me in the right direction please?" her smile widened.
"Of course let me see your classes." taking the paper her eyes became wide "Well you're in luck cause you have every class with me! So your next class is advanced archery and swordsmanship" grabbing Kagome's hand she towed her to the door and down the hall. They reached the changing rooms and went inside.
"You're really going to like Tatosai, he is the swords master. Then we have Kaede for archery." Kagome nodded and started changing. As soon as she removed her shirt how ever Sango stopped her.
"Oh Kami you have a lot of tattoos!" she said turning Kagome to see her back better. She had tribal work across her shoulders and her lower back the middle was a dragon curling up her back and two fairies on either side, if one looked closely at her skin you could see green banding that went all over her arms and torso, that looked like they where under her skin.
"These are amazing!" Sango exclaimed.
Kagome smiled "Thanks I love them and I'm still not done!" finishing dressing they walked to the court and stood in line. Once everyone had arrived roll was called. They went through all of the names and she realized this was a co-ed class. Tatosai reached Kagome's and looked her in the eye deciding something.
Then he said "Higurashi step up and introduce your self to the class then state your sword efficiency level" she nodded firmly and then walked to stand next to him and bowed first to him and then turned to the class.
"Hello my name is Kagome Higurashi, 18 and I'm a black master." she placed her hands on her thighs and bowed. The class was suddenly silent.
Tatosai cleared his throat said "Black Master?" she nodded "We shall see then. I wish for you to spar with the other master in the class. Sesshoumaru, step forward please." She turned and scanned the line and saw some one step forward, and was surprised to discover that he was quite good looking. He was tall around 6'3. She would guess, and had waist length thick silky white blue hair; he was porcelain pale and held molten gold eyes. He looked royal.
He looked at her then looked at Tatosai " I will not spar with her" he said coldly.
"Why not?"
"She is a wench for one and for two she could not keep up with this Sesshomaru, it would be a joke to even suggest it." he replied. Kagome saw red. This ass would learn his place.
Just as Tatosai was going to argue the beat him to it walking up to him she growled deep and loud in her throat "Listen here you over grown retriever, with a stick up his ass, I'm gonna teach you how well this Fat wench can keep up and then I'm gonna make you apologize, consider this a challenge." She finished by stepping back and crossing her arms.
She was calling him out and everyone knew it. You could hear gasps through the students and Tatosai chuckled, there was no backing out, she had set the stakes and he knew it. He stepped forward and walked to the center of the room, and drew his sword. She winced, there was evil in that sword. She could feel it and her sword would purify if she was not careful.
She stepped away from the teacher and bowed to Sesshomaru as he smiled. "You expect to fight me with no sword?" She smiled at that, an evil and playful smile that made the men in the class gulp, including the instructor. It would be fun making this one whimper like the puppy he was.
"Ah ye of little patience." With that she closed her eyes and clapped her hands. Holding one above the floor she drew her hand up and with it came the hilt of the steel of her blade. She heard gasps and saw his eyes widen only slightly but enough to know he knew that she was not a human.
She also had heard Tatosai grunt then chuckle "Nice trick young one." as he stepped off the floor they eyed each other waiting for the other to make the fist strike.
She didn't have long to wait as he thrust his sword forward in a butterfly sweep, which she easily blocked hone handed. And switched hands in a reverse crescent then back up in a complex weave move, pushing him back.
"Well can we stop with the child's attacks please or do I need to knock you on your high and mighty ass to take me seriously?" she growled out.
"I'd like to see you try human." he spat.
"Oh I'm about to prove you wrong on both accounts." she replied going at him in a series of attacks then ending in an attack she had come up with on her own, called lotus opens. Stunned as a flash of light exited the sword she was holding he took a step away only barely blocking her attacks, taking the opening he provided she dropped down and swept her foot out hard catching him off guard and successfully landing him on his ass.
She laughed, " I told ya! Now will you stop being a pansy and attack me for real, or am I gonna have to keep putting you on your ass?" he growled and stood then started attacking her, this time with force. She just smirked and kept blocking looking for an opening. There it was but apparently as soon as she saw his he saw hers both taking the openings their swords slithered like snakes up to rest one inch from each others neck. Flipping backwards she took an assassin's crouch waiting for another attack. Tatosai clapped and she smirked. "About time" nodding then bowing low hands on thighs she put her sword on her hip then bowed to Tatosai.
"Was that sufficient?" At this he out right laughed. "More then, you and Sesshomaru shall be paired for the year so get to know one another well. On Friday I expect you to be flowing like silk." her eyes got wide then she scowled.
"What did I ever do to you!" she retorted vehemently. He gulped.
"Nothing my dear but I already have all the assistance that I can use and I can't honestly teach you more then you already know. This will give you both something to keep you busy."
"He better get a pad for his but cause he's gonna spend a lot of time on It." the threw over her shoulder walking to the changing rooms. All she heard was the instructor bark with laughter.
"Well she's got spirit, and fire." turning to Sesshomaru he asked, " well do you have any objections?" Sesshomaru simply looked at him, "if I said yes would you listen? Or would it make a difference?"
Tatosai grinned, " You've known me long enough that you know I'll listen but will not oblige." turning to the class he started them on their warm ups. As Sesshomaru wandered to the changing rooms thinking.
This girl wasn't normal that much he could tell. But how she was different was the question he really wanted to know the answer to. She was big, not sickeningly so but enough some would call her fat. But she wore it well, and moved with a grace women half her size could never hope to master. She also had an unusual look about her. One of strength but not one that wishes one harm. There where her eyes.
He was almost positive those where contacts but on instinct he knew that they where not brown. Her hair was different though he smelled no chemicals, and last there was her fighting style. It was not one of he'd come against in a very long time. Definitely not one he knew. This entire he stored away, he was an inquisitive person by nature, but one that always gets what he wants.
The next class came and went and Kagome had her equipment inspected and she had to show her skill. To her surprise they also allowed an hour of preferred weapons practice to which Kagome got to drool over Sango's large Hirikostu. And Sang did like wise for Kagome's twin Sthyes. They all went and changed and Sango showed her to her next class. The girls where getting along wonderfully and had quickly taken to on another.
Walking into the choir room she suddenly became nervous. She loved to sing but never by her self. She always started to shake and though it made her sound like she simply carried vibrato it was her being just plane scared. She knew that. Walking up to the teacher she smiled.
"Hello I'm Kagome, I'm new and am not sure how to begin." the women smiled and turned to her. Her eyes widened slightly.
"My dear you're beautiful! That face and oh that hair. Now can you sing as beautifully? I'm Madam Midoriko Valkiri by the way. I'm your instructor, if you can truly sing. Now what octave do you prefer?" Kagome opened her mouth to respond letting all that had been said trickle through her mind. But she was soon interrupted again.
"You don't know dear? Then we'll just have to find out. Come here please." she said hurriedly, tugging Kagome toward the piano. Kagome knew this was going to happen. She started to shake. The women hushed the classed "We've a new student with us today she is going to be tested for her proper octave and knowledge. Please listen as I will also ask your opinion as well, now dear please turn to face me and show me your stance."
Kagome did as she was told placing her self into perfect posture. "Ass very good. Can anyone tell me what kind of singer uses this stance please?" Ayame raised her hand "yes dear?"
"One that sings folk music?" she said.
Midoriko shook her head. "No I'm sorry but that's close." several more answered getting it wrong until there was a silence as she herd Midoriko say "yes dear?"
A very familiar voice said evenly, "That stance is usually used by opera or enchantment singers."
"And can you tell me why?" she asked.
"Because the placement of the hands and feed and shoulders helps aid in the proper breath support needed to carry out the high pitch ranges for longer amounts of time."
Yes she knew that voice. Her head whipped around to face him quickly. Only to catch his smirk. "Madam Midoriko clapped her hands. "Very good Sesshomaru, now Kagome we must first determine your range, now if you please." the class started to chatter quietly 'all the better' Kagome thought. Madam started to run her through a series of vocal warm ups by the end she had found her center and had not noticed that the class had gone completely quiet.
The women started at the minor notes picking a more feminine tone then asked if she was comfortable with that pitch, when she nodded she pressed on right below it. Every time Kagome nodded. She matched the next pitch with ease. Once they had run out of low notes they started at the higher ones. Again the same thing happened the eventually ran out of keys to match. Madame was glowing "Now that is impressive but let's see what you can do with these notes, you where instructed to bring a song with you to sing for me. Do you have it?"
Kagome's eyes widened slightly. That's what she'd forgotten. She resisted the urge to slap her head but instead bowed and shook her head. "I'm sorry Madam but I seem to have forgotten my piece."
"Well dear that just-" she was cut off as someone behind her handed her a sheet of music.
"Madam, she may use mine." Sesshomaru said.
"But she does not know this piece dear" at that Kagome stepped forward and took the music from her hands she was in luck it was a piece from her favorite opera. Rigoletto.
"Madam if I may, I know this piece quite well." Midoriko stopped her protests and nodded. Kagome turned to the already seated Sesshomaru and smiled and bowed. "Thank you" he did not say a word but nodded once. Kagome turned to face Kaede.
"Dear please face the class." her breath hitched in the throat and shakily she turned. Looking through the crowed of students she found a focal point and when the music started she opened her mouth and sang. She matched pitch verse for verse when the piano stopped half way through the second stanza Kagome simply continued like nothing was amiss. Her eyes had locked with gold and she sang as though she was truly Gabriella singing to her love. Every word in French flowing from her mouth like mingled silk and water. She held the last note out allowing it to grow then fade in a 16 count. Then simply stood there. She grinned at him and turned to see Madam and a good portion of the class crying. The ones that weren't where awe struck. Sango and Ayame where grinning like fools.
"Was it really that bad?" she asked quietly disappointed. Midoriko laughed merrily.
"No dear. I've just not herd a voice like yours in ages!"
"Thank you Madam Midoriko you're to kind, where may I sit please?" Kagome asked bowing. After she was seated in her section class finished and the students where released for lunch.
Ayame approached her and launched her self at her "Oh Kami Kagome you've such a beautiful voice!" she squealed. Kagome winced but smiled just the same. The girl wasn't so bad she at least was enthusiastic. Sago approached them and helped pry the giggling red head off Kagome.
"All right you tow lets go I'm starved." Sango said. At the growl emitted from Kagome's stomach the two girls laughed and readily agreed.
The girls walked into the cafeteria and chose a table to sit at and where soon joined by three boys. Kagome knew one to be Miroku who sat next to Sango and next to Kagome Ayame had chosen to sit across from the girls as far away from he hentai as possible. On her left and right two boys took a seat and their round table was full. Kagome pulled out her lunch and opened the thermos she had brought. Inside was her favorite tea, moon flower and chamomile. She has also packed jasmine pilaf [AW2rice and some sliced raw bell pepper along with strawberries.
She looked up from her meal and noticed the two boys that had seated them selves next to Ayame where looking at her strangely. She turned to look at Sango because Miroku had gone to get his lunch. "Where's your lunch hon?" she asked quietly.
"I forgot mine to day!" she said blushing slightly. Kagome nodded and reached in her pack and pulled out a paper plate and a cup and an extra set of chopsticks she always kept with her. She had a friend in the states that did the same thing a lot so it was habit. She divided the meal evenly and slid it all in front of Sango and with out a word started to eat. Sango gasped and started to protest, with out hesitating
Kagome shook her head saying firmly, "Sango you'll learn two things about me quickly if we're to be friends. One no one goes with out if I can help it. And the other is its best not to argue with me I always win!" she finished with a large smile showing small even white teeth to her new friend and giggled at her sigh.
"pfft.. Keh like that would happen" one of the boys she had not met said. Grunting and looking at her. Kagome looked at him her face unreadable.
"Excuse me?" she said flatly.
" You said you always win an argument. I don't think you do." he replied loftily. Before Kagome could respond he was hit upside his head by the other boy sitting at the table.
"Well it looks like she'll win every argument with you dog breath" he said with a grin.
"Shut it wolf." the other said.
The boy responded to him with a grin "If you hadn't noticed Inuyasha out new lady friend here's not a normal human. It would take but one or two words from her to have your half breed ass on the floor."
"What do you mean?" he asked looking at Kagome.
"He means I'm more then I seem to be you moron." Kagome responded
"Who you calling a moron you stupid wench?" he snapped. Kagome looked at him and just smiled as an idea came to mind. Reaching out with her senses she discovered that he was indeed a hanyo Inu yokai, which helped her plan along nicely. Reaching out swiftly she snatched the black cap off his silvery hair and giggled. She knew it!
On top of his head where tow very soft looking puppy ears! Swiftly she grabbed his head, as he yelped, and felt them with her fingertips. Calling forth a bit of power to her fingers she forced it to become solid, and ignoring his yells she held firm and glided it painlessly through the edge of his left ear, and turned it into a hoop of white gold, then whispered "so mote it be" and every thing was back to normal. She smiled and released his head satisfied and sat back down. Instantly he
felt his ear to see if she had done anything.
"Three, two, one" she counted. Sure enough his explosion came in a flurry of curse words and questions and angry remarks about her intelligence all of which she became quite tired of in no more then five minuets. Finally she looked up at Sango.
"What's his name?""Inuyasha Michijima" she said her eyes wide. Kagome nodded and looked back at him.
"Inuyasha" she said. Stunned he looked at her.
"OSWARI!" she said with force the next thing you saw was him making good friends with the floor, the hard, up close and personal way. Sango burst out laughing, and so the other boy, Kagome just smiled and continued with her lunch. Miroku returned to see Inuyasha getting up off of the floor. He looked at Sango who was still laughing then looked at Kagome.
"Kagome was that your handy work? Because I know it wasn't Sango?" before she could answer however she was cut off by the other boy. "Dude it was a thing of beauty, she put a subjutification ring on him, then sat him like a puppy!" he laughed again.
"My names Koga by the way" he said holding out his hand. Kagome took it intending to shake it, and instead was pulled against the table as he kissed her hands.
"You've got such beautiful hands," he said almost to himself.
"Pfft... No I don't I have man hands. Thank you very much." She said tugging her hand back. The lunch bell rang as he was going to respond but instead he just shook his head and followed the group out. The rest of the day went by almost with out hitch. Kagome discovered that she had every other class with Inuyasha and Koga and every class between with Sesshomaru, except for choir and weapons. And of course she had every class with Ayame and Sango except Ayame had a different first period.
By the end of the day Sango and Kagome and become fast friends. When the bell rang Sango walked Kagome outside. "So what are you doing today?" Sango asked her.
"Unpack. Most all of my things are still in boxes and I really want to arrange my living room and bedroom for the weekend. But that doesn't look like it's going to happen with all my school work."
Kagome said dejectedly "how about you?"
"Well Inuyasha, Koga, Ayame and the hentai, always go to the mall or something to hang out but, hmmm... would you like me to come help you unpack? I'm sure with the two of us we could get a good majority of it done, and we could get in come studying as well." she said.
Kagome thought about doing all of that stuff by her self then shook her head.
She looked at Sango "Are you sure you don't' mind?" she asked.
"No not at all! I love stuff like that it's like Christmas!" Sango said excitedly.
"Ok tell you what then I'll make dinner, bring and appetite cause I love to cook!" she jotted down her address and cell number then they agreed on a time. Sango didn't live far from the school so she would go home and change and meet her there.
With that they split. When Kagome got home she put her things away and looked for something to wear. She chose a pair of layered wrap around pants that where black a very deep red halter-top. She put her long hair in an intricate bun then went to start unpacking her kitchen. About half an hour later there was a knock at the door. She put down the box she was holding and answered it.
Standing there was Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha and Koga. Sango smiled "So I thought that if two people could work quickly then five could be even faster. Plus Inuyasha needs help with his math and Miroku with his sword work."
Kagome blinked then grinned, "Well if you guys don't mind then great! The more the merrier!" she stepped in and opened the door wider.
"Welcome to my storage unit!" she directed them on what to start unpacking and Sango and Kagome finished unpacking the kitchen.
"Kagome you have so much kitchen stuff do you really use it all?" Sango asked,
Kagome nodded "just wait till I make dinner." finishing the last of the kitchen they went to the living room to help the boys and Kagome stopped. All of the furniture had been set up and hey had pulled out the lamps and the pictures and hung them along with the wall sconces.
"Wow you guys are quick!" Sango said, just as Inuyasha was lifting another box to unpack it Kagome saw the box labeled "Altar-living room" she had started forward but Miroku caught it first. "Inuyasha you might want to let Kagome set that up."
"Huh, why?" Inuyasha said.
"Because that's my central altar, usually you want things for a magical altar untainted by the energies of others. However I prefer that people feel free to help with this altar, because you're my friends and my home must adapt to your energies as well." Kagome informed them.
"Kagome, why must your home adapt to us might I ask?" Miroku asked. "Because the protection spells that have been placed here are powerful but there is a particularly strong one and is used as a failsafe if you ever come to me to escape something and I am not here, if the spell recognizes you it will protect you with any means necessary, I usually prefer some one add something of them to the altar but I didn't know how you would feel about it. So by handling these objects it will still protect you but not as strongly." she explained.
Miroku nodded and smiled "You're truly not an ordinary Miko are you Kagome?" She shook her head.
"No I'm not I am a Miko pagan, there is more to it then that but I'm positive that you as well as the others have sensed that already."
Sango chose to speak up." well what would you need from me Kagome?" she asked.
"Well anything that you feel has a strong amount of energy one it. It could be anything really. I've even used a lock of hair," she said while unpacking the box and placing the cloth on the table that faced the east.
"Keh like I need protection from anything." Inuyasha said smugly.
"Well true that may be but if the item that is place has enough energy in it, it will mingle with mine and make the spell stronger. And will help protect more then just you. I spent six years of my life making this spell as flexible and strong as possible." Kagome said.
He nodded. Koga looked at her and smiled. "I've gotta protect my women don't I?" he reached in his pocket and pulled out a medicine pouch on a leather thong.
"Here I have five of these but this is the oldest." he said placing it where she pointed.
"Who's your women Koga?" Kagome asked curious if Sango was dating him.
"You are of course!" he said like it was plain as day.
Kagome coughed "Me! Why? When? How? Did my Japanese slip and I agreed to something I didn't know about?" she asked in a flurry. She didn't remember ever agreeing to date him in fact the ookami had hardly said more then 100 words to her at all!
Koga looked at her and smiled. "Because I decided that's what I wanted. And I always get what I want!" at that Kagome laughed and stood.
"You must be at least 6 feet tall to ride this ride. You're about 4 inches too short." Koga's and Inuyasha's mouth dropped and Sango giggled while Miroku chuckled.
"If I may I could give you a warding sutra for your altar, they are empowered with my energy alone so that might help." Miroku said writing one and handing it to her to place on the altar. Sango stepped forward and handed her a small breast dagger with a purple jewel on it. "It was my first dagger I have a few others but this one is the one I think should go on there," she said.
Kagome smiled "Then that is the one that shall place your mark on my home." Everyone was silent for a moment she finally sighed "Well I guess its time I make dinner if you guys want to get the stuff out to study." Everyone nodded. "Inuyasha if you need help with your math come sit at the bar and I'll help you while I cook." he just nodded unusually silent and went to get his things. While Kagome decided on what to make.
Inuyasha's point of view
He'd been thinking which despite what people had said or thought was something he did quite often. Kagome was different for all that her physical appearance, there was more her tattoo for one it wasn't just on her back it seemed to travel all over her body down her arms and across her chest in pale green that looked as though it was beneath her skin.
She was tough though he'd never admit it, and she did carry her self like a girl older then her age, with a sort of wisdom he didn't recognize. She always looked ready for a battle though he didn't know why.
Watching her cook he noticed how everything she did was in a deft movement like she'd been doing it for hundreds of years. And she didn't move ad though she was a big girl, she moved like she was made of silk or air. She made him curious, about her, her knowledge, heritage and about the power that she so obviously carried with in her. And though he would lie to anyone who asked him, he did find her quite attractive.
She turned to place something in the sink and noticed him looking at her. Quickly he asked help on a math problem. Which she readily helped him with even explaining the process that he understood better and could use on his other problems in the future.
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She returned to her cooking only to be interrupted by Sango and Miroku a few minutes later. "What are you making Kagome? It smells wonderful!" the girl said excitedly. Miroku nodded.
"Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and fruit salad" she said still chopping away.
"It will be done in about fifteen minuets or so. The chicken just needs to finish and I need to make gravy." Sango offered to set the table since she knew where everything was and Miroku was commissioned to help.
Sure enough fifteen minuets later she was done once everyone had washed up and sat down she placed the food on the table and smiled "Dig in guys!"
Every one started eating and Sango exclaimed, "This is amazing! Where did you learn to cook like this?"
" That will be my secret foe now I think." Sango simply chuckled and glanced at her friend...
"I didn't think you would give me a straight answer but I had to try. I'll tell you this though if you make breakfast as well as you make dinner, I'm moving in!" she warned.
Kagome gave a lopsided grin "Well I've got a spare room with a bed anytime you want to spend the night. That goes for all of you my door is always open and you are all more then welcome to join me for breakfast in the mornings, if you'd like. It is certainly no fun eating by ones self." Kagome replied. Sango's eyes went wide.
"Really?" Kagome nodded.
"Of course I'm used to cooking for groups of people all the time so I tend to make to much." The rest of dinner flew by. Inuyasha helped Koga with the dishes while Kagome helped Miroku with his sword work. Soon it was time for everyone to go home.
Koga who had kept silent most of the time hugged her and thanked her for the meal and promised to take her out sometime. Inuyasha was the last to leave. He stopped at the door and looked at her almost deciding something. Looking as though he had decided he pulled a group of his silvery hair and clipped if off with a sharp claw, holding it out to her he smirked.
"This is all I've got but it holds a lot of power. I gotta protect my pack I guess." Before she could reply he left. She just shook her head and closed the door. Looks like she wouldn't be alone this year after all.
The next few days passed quickly and Kagome settled into her new routine. She would wake every morning, practice, shower make breakfast and change while they where eating. The group became regulars to her home. Sango would often show up with pastries and such to accompany breakfast and Kagome always made Sango a lunch for the day because she had the habit of forgetting hers.
Kagome and Sango became nearly inseparable and Miroku and Inuyasha where never far behind as was Koga. During school Kagome became quite known for many things and people seemed to take to her quite well. Her and Sesshomaru practiced swords together every day during class, they had not come to really like each other, but to tolerate one another apparently deciding that it was not worth their time to argue. So instead they not with words but with swords.
They started to get into a kind of rhythm while sparring. Where each other's attack fluidly opened way for the others move. They where fluid motion like a dance. When Friday rolled around they dueled in front of the class. They were all spell bound, Kagome's blue steel intertwining with Sesshomaru's was like watching the sun glint on a pond.
Everyone clapped when again their match ended in a tie neither one had been able to beat the other so far. But to some it was more like they where dancing then
actually fighting, more of an art from then a simple show of skill. In choir they where told of a festival that would be occurring in a month and a half and they where all expected to prepare a solo piece and a duet. Kagome smiled sounded like fun. At lunched Kagome talked it over with Sango and Ayame the boys pretty much stayed quiet and listened.
By the end of school Kagome was ready to explore. She needed to go job hunting and had asked Sango if she could help her. Taking her briefcase she straightened her blazer and headed for Sango's.
When she got there she knocked on the maroon door. It came flying open with a hollered "WHAT!" not even fazed Kagome asked for Sango. She eyed the guy that answered the door just as it seems he was doing to her. He was taller then her with deeply tanned skin. He had emerald green eyes and long black hair. He was not wearing a shirt and she could see he was quite toned.
He still had a boyish look to him for all that he was probably in his 20's. "Who are you?" he asked. 'Rather to the point huh?' she thought out loud she said "I'm Kagome Higurashi, I'm a friend of Sango's from school." she said still trying to be polite.
He looked to be thinking again then suddenly a wide grin split his face revealing even straight white teeth, "Hey you're the girl that sent home that awesome leftovers plate for me!" he said. Suddenly very excited.
Her eyes widened "You're Kohoku!?" she asked shocked.
"Well yeah" he said bobbing his head.
"But she said you where a junior and a year younger." she said confused.
"One he's my little brother all right just a big pain in my ass." Sango chuckled from behind him poking him in the side.
"Hey I resent that!" he yelped.
"No you represent that my dear," Kagome responded.
Sango barked with laughter. "I'm just about ready, Kag's give me a few. Kohoku let the girl in yeash!" she said shoving him out of the way.
"So how long do you think we'll be gone?" Sango asked.
"Well I was going to see if you wanted to spend the night and do a movie night maybe call the guys and make and event of it. Kohoku your welcome as well if you wanted to." Kagome said.
"Will you be cooking?" Kohoku asked.
"No I'll let you starve! Of course I am. I wouldn't ever not feed my guests and you would get breakfast and dinner and dessert!" she said smiling now.
"We'll be there!" he volunteered; Sango just nodded her head roughly and rolled her eyes. "Yeah what he said. I'll call the guys while we're out. Kohoku are you coming with us?" Sango asked.
"Of course he is he gets to carry groceries for us!" Kagome said grinning Sango burst out laughing and Kohoku just went to get a shirt on and they where off. They stopped at a lot of places through town and she turned applications and resumes but there was little hope of her getting the jobs and she knew it. A little put out and kinda sad they decided to head to the store then head back to her house to meet the rest of the group.
They where at the store when Sango's phone rang she answered it and looked at Kagome "its Inuyasha he wants to know if he can bring his brother."
Kagome nodded "The more the merrier just make sure that they bring sleeping bags." Sango relayed the message and headed to her apartment. Koga and Miroku where at the door when they got there Koga ran up to Kagome who rolled her eyes as he took her hands in his and asked about his women.
"Koga I've told you before you must be at least 6 feet to ride this ride and your 4 inches to short."
"So that means I've got a chance!" Kohoku said from behind her. Her eyes went wide and her mouth dropped open. Sango burst out laughing as Miroku wheezed with laughter. Koga looked at him and glared.
"Back off child Kagome's my women!"
"I believe she just set a height limit for you wolf that you don't meet and lucky for me I'm 6'1" he said triumphantly. Kagome wanted to crawl in a hole.
"Well you see there lies a problem here. Because besides the fact I'm not interested in either of you in that way I don't' date guys that are younger then me." With that said she walked to her front door and unlocked it. Kohoku and Koga's eyes went wide and just before they could say a word a voice cut them off.
"Not another word out of you tow. She has told you no accept that and leave it be, she is not a possession." Kagome stopped dead in her tracts, she knew that voice it was distinctively very cold but firm and the bass pitch to it only belonged to one person. She whirled around and sure enough there stood Sesshomaru holding a black sleeping back and two pillows. Walking up behind him was Inuyasha holding a red bag and a pillow. With them standing next to each other it hit her! They where brothers! And he was going to be spending the night at her house. 'Oh Kami' she thought
He smirked. "You again?" he said. She wanted to scream but instead smiled
"Are you sure you can handle me all night?" he just smirked and held out his arm.
"Lead the way" shaking her head she opened the door to apartment. She motioned to everyone to enter. Inuyasha walked past her last looking at her he asked.
"Are you Ok with me bringing him?" she blinked.
"Of course I am! I really don't mind him all that much just don't tell him that his ego is big enough as it is!" she said secretively. He nodded and entered. She closed the door behind her and showed Kohoku where to place the groceries and Sango offered to put them away.
"I'm going to change Inuyasha will you show everyone to the guest room so that can place their things there for now?" he just nodded and she headed to her room. She changed to a pair of burgundy wrap around pants and a black halter-top and placed her hair in a high tail on her head leaving her room she collided with a very solid wall.
A rather warm solid wall. "Eep!" she exclaimed as she grabbed blindly for something to keep her standing instead someone grabbed her shoulders and steadied her. Looking up she found a pair of red eyes. Just as she opened her mouth to say something he was pulling her to him.
"Oh my darling little Kagome why ever did you leave me? Don't you know how I love you?"
"Let go of me and get out of my home!" she ground out.
"Your not allowed here!" he simply chuckled.
"But your mother misses you so much! And-"
"Get out!" she snapped quietly placing a muffling spell around him and her.
Pushing him off of her, "I think I'll stay."
"Oh no you wont, don't make us repeat last time stepfather or I'll kill you this time" she spat.
"You should know better then to threaten me my dear. I think I need to remind you why," he said raising his fist. Her aura flared but she couldn't move he hit her square below the eye and raised his hand again. She closed her eyes still not able to move waiting for the next blow but the blow never came. She opened her eyes.
She heard a deep growl and a flare of a demon aura embraced her calming her. Looking up she saw that Sesshomaru had Naraku pinned against the wall. He looked frightened for a moment then he laughed looking at Kagome he winked and she shuddered.
"I'll be back my dear, I love you to much to break my promise to you." with that he vanished leaving behind only a paper doll that disintegrated when Sesshomaru picked it up. Turning around quickly he eyed her. She was still shaking muttering to herself, seemingly not even noticing he was there until he lifted her chin. Her eyes where slightly glossy with tears that refused to fall.
He was surprised as she. Instead she shook her head and her moment of weakness was gone.
She looked at him squarely "Thank you" she said, "I would appreciate it if you would not tell the others of this."
"If you wish but what will you do about that sunrise?" he asked raising a clawed hand to the bruise quickly forming below her eye.
"Oh that. " she said after a second raising a hand deftly she whispered a word, there was a pale purple light and then it was gone and with it went the bruise. She smiled "I know that one by heart" she said "now shall we?" motioning for him to follow he reached out and grabbed her arm and pulled her back into the hall.
"He said he would be back, to fulfill a promise. What did he mean?" She simply looked at him.
"Don't tell me your worried for me? He'll be back as he said but I'll be ready for him." he simply nodded and released her arm "Thanks again" knowing she wouldn't receive an answer she walked to the kitchen and started dinner while they set up the living room for a night of movies and fun.
Sango had brought the game Twister and they where going to play that as well as watch movies. She was just going to place the casserole in the oven when Sesshomaru sauntered up and sat down on one of the three bar stools.
"What are you making?" he asked sniffing the air.
"Food" she said simply.
"what kind of food?" he asked.
"The kind you eat." She said placing the dish in the oven and pulling the salad out of the fridge.
"Why can you never answer a simple question human?"
"Why can you never remember my name demon? Or at least my actual species?" he opened his mouth to respond but she cut him off.
"Oh that's right you've never asked nor bothered to figure it out..." she asked placing the finished salad in the fridge and checked the food in the oven. Turning to him she allowed a bit of her aura to flare around him smiling when his eyes widened.
"There is your hint." He sat there thinking for a moment the power seemed familiar but he could not place it. She just laughed and called Miroku and Koga to set the table.
"Even on nights like this I will sit at the table to eat. Its my thing so indulge me please." she explained when Inuyasha asked about just eating in the living room. Sitting down Kagome placed the large casserole dish on the table it contained shepherds pie with mashed potatoes instead of biscuits. There was salad and peaches and green beans to go along with the meal. Sesshomaru looked at her for a second before filling his plate.
"This girl is different, we like her." his beast purred.
"You're wrong she is human" he replied to him self.
"You shall see in time but you will see." his beast replied. And with that it was gone again. He took a cautious bite of his food and though he would never say it out loud it was very, very good.
During dinner Inuyasha asked about her job hunting and her smile faded while Sango kicked him under the table and Kohoku glared at him as if to say "Put your foot in your mouth asshole!'" Kagome sighed and shook her head. "Not as good as I hoped. But I have to find something soon. So I'm sure that after a few more days I'll get a bite." she said with false positivity.
"Why no bites Kagome you have many marketable skills that would benefit any company greatly!" Miroku asked.
Sesshomaru listened intently. "I don't know really, they just kind of gave me this look, that said that they clearly didn't want me there. And I wont go where I'm not wanted no matter how bad I need to job."
Sesshomaru cleared his throat. "What skills are you putting out on the job market?"
She thought for a moment. "Well I'm a fully certified secretary, as well in child care, and I have lots of experience cooking and such. So I was hoping to be a part time personal assistant, its what I like to do I guess. I even put down my music and writing skills but they really didn't seem interested."
"Would you be willing to work weekends?" he asked. Slowly she nodded wondering where he was going with this. Inuyasha caught on "Isn't Shinko retiring on Monday?" he asked his brother and Sesshomaru nodded.
"Yes father spoke with me about it yesterday."
"Do you think?" he left the sentence hanging. Kagome was looking confused.
"Would you explain what's going on? Please?" she asked bewildered.
"My father's personal assistant of 30 years is retiring in a few days and he asked me to interview people for a new one. If you would like I think that you would be suitable for the job and of course it would not cut into your school time." he explained Sango whooped with joy and Miroku nodded. The other two boys just grinned.
"if your father agrees of course I will! I would be happy to!" he nodded and left the table to make a call. Conversation continued for about 15 minuets and then he returned. They quieted and he announced that his father would like to meet with her on Saturday, which he offered to drive her to and asked that she save a portion of the nights dinner to present as a sample of her cooking.
When she nodded they cleared the dishes and washed them. Then pilled into the living room to watch the movie. Everyone had piled onto her sectional or on to the other couch. She headed for her large black over stuffed chair only to find that Sesshomaru was already in it.
"Boy what are you doing in my chair?" she asked putting her hands on her hips.
"I'm sitting, that's what your supposed to do in a chair is it not?" he asked.
"Well yeah but its supposed to be my fat ass sitting in that chair not your skinny one!" she replied stubbornly.
Koga piped up "Your ass is not fat Kagome its beautiful and-" he was cut off by Kohoku and Inuyasha waking him on the back of the head Koga let out a yelp.
"Shut up you perverted wolf, don't talk about Kagome like that!" Inuyasha growled.
"Now boys hush! And Koga don't tell me if my ass is fat or not, I'm the one that has to squeeze it into jeans everyday." When he opened his mouth to say more Miroku sighed and put his hand over his mouth muffling him sufficiently with a sutra stuck to it so the only thing you herd come out sounded like the oompa lumpa's from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on a really bad mushroom trip making them all erupt with laughter.
Looking back to the obstacle in her oh so comfy chair. "Now you mister! Have three seconds to do one of two things. Get out my chair, or scoot your bony ass over cause come hell or high water I'm sitting in that friggen chair." she counted in her head and just as she hit three he scooted over to one side. Yipping triumphantly Kagome plopped her self next to him.
Producing a large black fuzzy blanket from seemingly nowhere she snuggled down to one side of the chair and clicked the play button on the remote to watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Through the movie Kagome noticed that everyone except her and Sesshomaru had dozed off. She could feel that she was not far behind, but he looked fresh as a spring daisy. She started to doze and her head dropped a little and then raised up again. This continued for fifteen minuets until he noticed.
"Why do you not sleep if your tired?" he asked. Startled she looked at him.
"I'm not tired." she said firmly.
"Hmmm..." was all he said.
"Besides I can't sleep. If I do I'll get a kink in my neck because of laying in funny positions and I'll be damned if you're the last one standing." she finished with a firm nod.
"Did you over look that you're not standing?" he asked. She sweat dropped.
"Of course not it was a figure of speech," she said.
"Hmm then consider this, I'm a demon, I don't not require as much sleep as a human does. In this I shall always be the last to fall." he said coolly.
She blinked and chose not to dignify that comment with a response and settled for finishing the movie. About ten minutes till the end everyone had woken up, and had decided to play twister.
Sesshomaru opted to be the spinner instead of playing on the mat Sango and Kagome where on a team against the remaining guys. As the game progressed and because increasingly hard Koga was the first to fall, then went Kohoku, Inuyasha and then Sango somehow ended up with her rear over Miroku's hand, when he rubbed his index finger across it her face lit up like a red light and she fall. At last it was just Kagome and Miroku. So far she had yet to go to her full flexibility, the arrow was cast on a blue circle and it was Kagome's turn. And there was only one place she could put her foot. She looked at it then heard Sango groan.
"There's no way!" she grumped. Miroku chuckled.
"I will gladly accept a plate of cookies when you loose." he said. She eyed him
"if you put your hand anywhere near my body I will cut both arms off at the shoulder and shove one up your ass and beat you repeatedly with the other one." she said.
Sango cheered, Miroku gulped, the other three boys toppled over with laughter. Sesshomaru simply smirked at the visual. While she had been talking she had slid her leg cleanly through his and down doing a partial split and placing a foot on the circle. She chuckled as he fell.
She stood up with ease. " I like molasses cookies thanks." That made everyone chuckle. Except for lord fluffy he simply raised a brow. Grabbing beers out of the fridge the all settled down to watch another movie. Kagome grinned when Sesshomaru twitched the blanket over the both of them.
They decided to watch the Labyrinth and Alice in Wonderland. Everyone was close to passing out Kagome included. Sesshomaru was wide-awake. By the time Alice in Wonderland was over Kagome and Sesshomaru where the last awake, she eyed him determined to prove that he needed sleep.
Almost as though he knew what she was thinking he smirked. " You know its not nice to stare. And that I'm not even the littlest bit tired." he said. Huffing slightly she grumbled about arrogant dog demons and stupid people not making good cheesecake. If he had been anyone else he would have chucked instead he simply raised both brows. A strange women this one was for sure.
As the movie came to a close Kagome started to dozed her head getting heavier by the minuet and her eyelids dropping closed every few minuets. She of course had several reasons for not wanting to sleep that night, but she had settled on allowing Sesshomaru to believe that she was childish and didn't want to loose their little contest.
One of her biggest reasons was that she had nightmares, bad ones. She usually just slept a light sleep and would survive but this was different she didn't want to show weakness to any of them let along the demon currently bogarting her favorite chair. But she was unsure of how long her body would hold out.
The movies stopped and she looked around suppressing a giggle, Sango and Miroku where cuddled up next to one another on the floor, and Koga and Kohoku where intertwined on the end of the couch, Inuyasha was in the fetus position snoring away, with his head resting on is fist. With a shake of her head she pulled a length of string from her pocket and swiftly tying a knot she whispered a word and Sango and Miroku lifted into the air and floated into her room to land gently on her bed.
Next she tied another knot and Kohoku and Koga floated into the spare room to land on that bed and Inuyasha was lifted on to the air mattress on the floor in the spare room.
Sighing she turned to Sesshomaru, "There is a pullout in the couch you may sleep on." she offered. He turned to look at his golden orbs.
"And where will you sleep? You have given your beds to that of your friends," he said.
"The floor." she stated as though it where obvious. He was silent again as he stared at her.
"Do you snore?" he said at last she shook her head no, wondering where he was going with this. "Then the only suitable option is that you sleep on the pull out," he stated. Her eye widened with a look of confusion and then befuddled understanding.
"You're saying you'll sleep on the pull out with me?" she took his silence and his single raised brow for affirmation. she shook her head slightly with a small grin.
"You confuse me sometimes you know that? One minute you hate me and next your offering to share half of a bed with me. I don't get you." she stated matter of factly.
"I do not believe I ever said I hated you. And by right you are my host and this is your home I'm obligated by duty to allow you proper accommodations, don't feel bad not even my own father understands me." with that he stood.
"Where are the bed cloths for the mattress?" he turned at her for a response and almost chuckled at the look on her face. Her mouth was agape and her eyes showed something he didn't not recognize. But instead of answering she simply stood and approached a cedar trunk at the end of the couch opening it she retrieved a set of pale green Egyptian cotton sheets and a large down comforter that was black with a green Celtic knot work crescent moon and two large down pillows that matched.
With out a word she started pulling out the bed and making it with swift sure movements when she finished she looked up to see Sesshomaru approaching the living room and gulped. His hair had been braided in a tight French bread down his back and he wore only a pair of black, green and blue flannel pajama pants that hung on his hips.
When he looked at her he noted that she was blushing prettily. He raised a brow and inspected the bed. Everything was perfect, down to the hospital corners the sheets had been snapped tightly into. Recovering her shock she composed herself and gestured to the bed.
"Make your self comfortable I need to change," she said quietly and walked to the bathroom, she removed her cloths and bra noting with a grin that for the somewhat massive size of her breasts her chest did not move barely an inch. It was a small victory for such a large girl but one nonetheless. Removing a lavender cotton shift from her linen cupboard she placed it on and removed her blue contacts when she emerged a few moments later she was trying desperately to force her hair into a tidy French braid. Reaching the living room she noted that he was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting. When he saw her his eyes widened slightly and his brows raised. "I thought your eyes where blue?" he asked. She smiled sitting in the comfy chair.
"Contacts" she stated. He waited for her to explain.
"There are not enough girls with hair and body type like mine in Japan, and I can't bring my self to dye my hair so instead I got contacts to cover up the violet. When I was younger I was made fun of for how I looked and since I've never been to Japan before I was not sure if it would be the same. So I kept the change."
"Why not brown then?" he asked becoming amused by her fight with her unruly hair. She shook her head loosing the braid once more.
"Won't work. The purple shows through completely. I don't know why but it always does." he was silent a moment, and listened to her growls of frustration.
Grinning he beckoned her to him. Hesitating she stood. "I wish to help." was all he said. She nodded and complied. Sitting on the floor on her knees she handed him the hair tie. Placing it on his wrist he took the mass of hair from her, surprised at how thick and heavy it was, and running his fingers through it discovered how fine and silky each strand was. During his ministrations his ears picked up a slight purring sound coming from the girl on the floor. "You purr?" he asked, starting to weave the strands tightly together.
"Was I? Sorry its just been so long since someone touched my hair or braided it so tightly. I love it but no one has been bold enough to do so in many years." she explained quietly.
"Hmm." was all he said before tying the braid off at the end. "There you are. How is it that you have such oddly colored hair?" he asked as he stood and adjusted the shift properly so it hung to mid thigh.
"My mother as you know was Japanese and my father Irish, some how when I was born I had mainly black hair with a layer of red in the middle. It reminds me of my real father so I'm loath to dye it." she explained walking to the other side of the bed. He simply nodded standing up so they could pull the covers down, then sitting back down she laid on her back and him on his side facing her. Grinning she looked over at him.
"There is something I should tell you. I don't snore or hog the covers but sometimes I tend to cuddle up to things in my sleep." she said. He looked at her carefully.
"If you invade to much of my space I will simply move you. My ward tends to do the same thing though she has not for some years now, she is 15 in human years and is attending high school." Kagome smiled her eyes sad. He looked at her questioningly.
"I have an adoptive son in the states, he's 16 now in demon years, a kitsune demon I found when I was 16, I had to leave him behind when I cam and plan to send for him soon but I miss him dearly." he nodded understanding. To change the subject he asked, "Is there any other oddity I should know about before we sleep?" she thought about telling him about her night terrors but decided against it.
"I also hate being hot! So if you're a heater you might want to take the blanket." he nodded.
"That I'm aware of I do not produce an excessive amount of body heat but I understand your meaning I don't' like to over heat either." She nodded with that settled. She rolled on her side facing him.
"Good night fluffy."
"That's fluffy-sama to you kitten." she giggled.
"Kitten?" she asked.
"You purr and like to cuddle things in your sleep. Kitten is fitting for you," he stated looking at her in the eyes. She lay there a moment. Then sat up on her hands and knees wiggling her rear like a cat ready to pounce, she batted the end of is hair like a toy. Fast as light he had her by the wrists pinned beneath him.
"If I recall kitten you called me an over grown retriever before." leaning down to her cheek and snuffled her ear, then while leaning up licked her face leaving a large wet streak along her face. "Is that canine enough for you?" she smiled "I have a big brother and a wolf dog you think that bothers me?" she said giggling. He contemplated this for a moment looking at her face he noticed her eye make up was still on leaning down with out warning and licked each eyelid removing all traces of the make up. "Hey what did you do that for, I hate people seeing me with out my contacts let alone with out make up." she cried.
"Why much you hide the natural beauty that Kami gave you? You look a lot better with out it." he replied, suddenly he was on his back with her straddling his hips and her hands holding his wrists on either side of his head. "Why do you say those things when you know I don't believe you?" she asked. He looked in her eyes and saw something that disturbed him for some reason, he saw sadness and pain.
"You doubt me?" he asked at her slow nod he decided something. For all her bravado and strength she was very broken as though someone had shattered her spirit leaving her hurt and guarded.
"Then I will tell you something very important. I have never lied a day in my life not even about the little things but I also never give praise where it is not due, it is a waste of my time and I hate wasting time." he stated gently.
"There is a first time for everything she retorted and again she was pinned beneath him. "You are the most infuriating women I have ever met do you know that?" he asked suddenly. Her face showed plain shock.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"You show the world a wonderful front but few ever see what you really are. And you don't' accept compliments very well at all." she opened her mouth to respond but never got the chance. Swiftly he placed his mouth down upon hers in a gentle kiss, it was a simple kiss really but the feelings behind it where nowhere near simple.
Desperately needy, almost begging for her to return it, and she did, she wiggled her hands free and placed them gently on his neck runny her finger nails gently across the nap of it. She longed to grab that braid and yank his head back and explore the rest of him. And so with out a thought she did just that, trailing her teeth and soft lips down his jaw and neck licking and nipping as she went along, while he guided his hands over her shoulders and the planes of her stomach. When he reached to put his hands under her shirt she stiffened suddenly. He tilted his head down; looking into her violet orbs he saw something that disturbed him. She was afraid, of what he did not know but the beast inside of him, which had lay dormant for so long, now wanted desperately to make her feel better. "What's wrong Kagome?" he ask quietly, she closed her eyes for a moment, then looked at him square in the eye, "I've never let anyone see me in the light." she said almost whispering looking a little ashamed at the weakness. "Why?" he asked.
"I'm ashamed of how I'll look, and I don't' want them to see how ugly I really am." she admitted weakly. In that moment he promised himself to protect her. From the world if he had to but protect her he would. It was so obvious in that moment that no one had ever protected her before which is why she needed so badly to protect everyone else almost trying to make up for what she lacked for so long. He didn't know how he knew this but I did, and he wanted to be the on to show her the kindness that she had so obviously gone to long with out.
"I can not find you ugly Kagome but if you wish to stop I will not be angry or hurt, in fact I will respect you more then I already do." he told her honestly.
"And you never lie." she stated slowly. At his nod she smiled for the first time reaching her eye, a brilliant smile that showed an immeasurable amount of trust, in him and in her self that it seems she had forgotten she had. She nodded and leaned up and kissed him fully pulling him down to her embracing him fully and then leaned back and smiled.
"We should get some sleep, I have to meet your father
tomorrow," she said. He nodded and decided not to press any further instead he lay down next to her and pulled her close to him, instead of resisting as he thought that she might she simply cuddled softly next to him placing her head under his chin in an unconscious sign of submission.
He kept one arm firmly wrapped around her and used the other to run his claws across her scalp, as if on cue she purred quietly.
"Good night kitten" he said quietly as her eyes drifted closed. Just when he thought that she had fallen asleep and not heard him she said,
"Good night fluffy-sama." with a gentle smile. He smiled for the first time in a very, very long time and closed his eyes to sleep peacefully, for the first time in a hundred years.