~Poor guy, he has been gone so long his brother has taken over, I suspect that he does not get along with his brother for some reason.~ Kagome thought. There was a knock at the door,
"Come in," Kagome called out, a young male of some sort, with puppy ears on top of his head came in.
"You must be the miko that bastard picked up along the way, my name is Lord Inuyasha, so where has that bastard been all this time?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome groaned a bit from the pain in her side as she tried to sit up and lean against the headboard of the bed,
"The only bastard I see here is you, you probably couldn't wait to jump at the chance of becoming a lord could you? And Lord Sesshomaru is not a bastard, I would have thought he would have told you where he might have been but it is not my place to tell you his business," Kagome almost growling at him.
"You know nothing of him, he isn't called 'killing perfection' for nothing, I should have your head for talking to me like that but you will see, you stay around him long enough and you will lose your life, he detests humans," Inuyasha growled out.
"I know enough, I know all about you and Lord Sesshomaru, you are a half breed, Lord Sesshomaru's father a great dog demon, I know that Sesshomaru had a human child he saved not long after you tore his arm off with your sword, I feel sorry for you, not only because your father died when you were born but because you are a half breed, half human and half Inu, but in my opinion you are not capable of being Lord of the West, it's a lot of responsibility and frankly, you are too immature to run this household properly," Kagome huffed.
"Why you little…" Inuyasha about to grab her by the throat and throw her out of the window,
"You will not harm her, not one hair on her," Sesshomaru standing in the doorway.
"Both of you out of this castle, now!" Inuyasha growled,
"The council has spoken, they will let us remain here for a night and I shall be allowed to collect my belongings, till then half breed, I suggest you get back to that paperwork before you wait too long and cause war to break out," Sesshomaru walking over to stand in between Inuyasha and Kagome,
"Hang on just a minute, she carries the jewel, Shikon No Tama, she can wish me to be a full demon and I'll gladly return your precious home to you," Inuyasha trying to strike a fair deal.
"No deal, we shall be leaving today," Sesshomaru spat in his brother's face,
"Out of this Sesshomaru's chambers now, do not make me repeat myself again," Sesshomaru taking a step toward his little brother, Inuyasha glared at him,
"Cold hearted bastard," Inuyasha growled low as he stomped out of Sesshomaru's room, slamming the door. Kagome was stunned,
"You know, it doesn't sound that bad of a deal, I wouldn't mind making a wish like that for you," Kagome softly.
"Lady Kagome, I would not have you make such a wish, it has to be a pure and selfless wish if you were to wish on it, if you choose to be selfish, the jewel will taint you, I do not wish for your pure soul to be tainted," Sesshomaru trying to make her more comfortable in his old bed.
"Rest, I shall send food," Sesshomaru explained,
"Um, Lord Sesshomaru?" Kagome groaning as she sat up a little more,
"Yes Lady Kagome," Sesshomaru a bit irritated,
"I was wondering if there was a place to take a bath, I like to be clean and I need to wash my wound," Kagome explained.
"Your wound is sealed, but there is my private hot spring, I shall send a servant to clean you, the healers will also be sent to inspect the area that has been sealed," Sesshomaru stoically.
"Um, no, I wouldn't want to use your personal hot spring, I wouldn't want it to stink like human," Kagome wanting to be respectful.
"Your scent does not bother this Sesshomaru as does the rest of the humans," Sesshomaru explained,
"Lord Sesshomaru, I rather not have a maid to clean me, I am very self conscious about my looks," Kagome explained as she blushed.
"Of course, although you will require help in removing that shirt, your wound is not fully healed, just sealed till your own powers can fully heal yourself," Sesshomaru picking her up and taking her to the adjacent room where the hot spring was. Gently he sat her down and slowly helped her out of the clothes she wore, he grabbed a cloth and shelled his clothing down to his undergarments and walked into the hot spring,
"Thank you Lord Sesshomaru," Kagome nodding,
"Lady Kagome, after we leave this place, you will address me as Sesshomaru, I am no longer a lord," Sesshomaru a tad testy. Kagome gasped,
"You are Lord Sesshomaru, you are your father's son, surely there is some way you can take over your bastard of a half brother," Kagome explained, determined to save his home. Sesshomaru have her a tiny smirk,
"Why do you seem to care?" Sesshomaru narrowing his eyes at her as he put some handmade soap on the cloth and began to wash her,
"Because I do care, yes, you have been gone for so long and without a lord your people wouldn't know what to do, of course its not your fault because you were….away, and with everything that you have been through you shouldn't have to lose your home, I mean you are a lord, that's your job, to take care of your land and making sure war doesn't break out, if you lose your position you wont have anything to do," Kagome softly. Sesshomaru raised a brow,
~I never knew she would talk this much, nor did I expect her to be so upset over it.~ Sesshomaru thought.
"This Sesshomaru will make do, the half breed will cause problems and he will seek this Sesshomaru out," Sesshomaru explained. He gave her the cloth,
"You shall finish, this Sesshomaru will have food prepared for you," Sesshomaru getting out, she gave him a nervous look,
"You will be fine, no one will bother you," Sesshomaru walking out. Slowly she slipped further into the water and moaned,
"This feels good," Kagome closing her eyes. When Sesshomaru returned from getting Kagome a beautiful kimono made from the finest material and had told the maids to send a tray of human food up in twenty minutes, he made his way back to the spring and found her under the water, he swiftly jumped into the spring and grabbed her out and laid her on the floor. He hovered over her body. ~She doesn't have a heartbeat.~ Sesshomaru thought, he got on top of her body and straddled her body, he tilted her head back and started pumping her chest and then without a second thought he held her nose and opened her mouth and pressed his lips over hers giving her breath.
"Come on Kagome, breath," Sesshomaru again giving her breathe, he pumped her chest harder and put his mouth over hers again, and sudden she coughed up water, he turned her over on her side and let the water come out so she wouldn't choke. He got up and wrapped her in a nice fur robe,
"What happened?" Kagome hoarsely,
"This Sesshomaru found you under the water, he does not smell any other scent except his and yours," Sesshomaru explained as he rubbed her arms through the robe.
"I must have fallen asleep," Kagome thought out loud,
"Your heart stopped beating," Sesshomaru informed her.
"How did you…" Kagome being interrupted,
"I gave you breath, this Sesshomaru saw it in your era," Sesshomaru still holding her, Kagome stared in his eyes.
"Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru," Kagome softly as she touched his silver silk hair, still staring at him, slowly they leaned in toward each other and Kagome gently touched his cheek as their lips feathery touched. Sesshomaru wrapped his arm around her waist and slowly pulled her so close to him their waists were touching. He leaned down and placed his silky soft lips touch hers, Kagome slowly opened her mouth to let their tongues clash together. Kagome wrapped her hands in his silvery silky strands of hair, her fingers getting lost in the thousands of silky strands, she moaned, he returned with a lowly rumble in his chest. Suddenly he heard a gasp, he jerked away gently,
"Milord, I'm sorry, I…" the maid running out, Kagome opened her eyes and glanced at Sesshomaru and turned and closed her eyes, she touched her lips, trying to savor the last kiss she assumed she would ever have with him and her heart broke. A single tear ran down her cheek,
"Lady Kagome, did this Sesshomaru hurt you?" Sesshomaru raising a brow.
"I'm fine, no you didn't hurt me," Kagome trying to put on a happy face,
"Miko, if you respect this Sesshomaru as you have, you will tell him the truth," Sesshomaru smelling the lie pour off her.
"I am the one that is always putting myself in situations like these, I always have hope and it always never there, I'm sorry, I just got so caught up in you, and I understand, I'm too weak for you, I get it, demon live forever, humans die, they have a short, time span," Kagome shaking from all her ranting. Sesshomaru understood now, he had broke her heart,
"You would want to be this Sesshomaru's mate but he does not understand why," Sesshomaru strongly.
"I would, I don't know either, I feel close to you and I mean you are a lord, but I don't care about what nice things you could give me, it's the little things," Kagome being carried into his room again.
"Explain," Sesshomaru interested in how she perceived him,
"In the stories I read about you, you battle so gracefully you have never lost your honor or pride, you have such passion, and I mean look at this home, look at your lands, you have protected these lands since your great father was killed, you protected these lands very well, it takes determination and a lot of responsibility to maintain all of this, and that's why it pisses me off that Inuyasha is lord, he doesn't have that kind of strength or any of those qualities to take care of these lands, and I just wanted to be loved by the lord who cares so passionately for his lands and his home, I know you are capable of loving, every living creature is," Kagome explained in a shaky voice.
"This Sesshomaru did care for someone but he does not understand what love is, or what it entails," Sesshomaru explained.
"You cared a lot for Rin didn't you?" Kagome knowing he did,
"Yes," Sesshomaru balling his fist up. A knock at the door interrupted their thoughts,
"Enter," Sesshomaru commanded only after he made sure Kagome was covered, a young lady with black and blue tipped long hair that was braided down her back and standing 5'8 came in and shut the door. Kagome smirked, she knew who the lady was. Sesshomaru roared, he smelt her, he smelt his Rin that he knew for a fact had perished.