~Twists of Love
Author: Sam Kline, aka Thesamislame
Editor: Angelica Andres, aka luckylyra827
Copyright for editing: © January 2010

We got home from the playground to find a very unmoved Mom. She was tapping her foot when we had entered and demanded what the hell happened to her wall and half of the ceiling.

Sesshoumaru was the one who had spoken first, saying it was his fault and he plans on fixing it, if we showed him how. I didn't expect him to say he'd fix it or even speak up first at all.

He was out of breath and his color had disappeared out of his face again. So my mother told him she'll fix the wall, and he should go relax and let his wound heal before he hurts himself even more.

I followed Sesshoumaru up to the bathroom with new clothes for him. You could see his blood trying to escape the fabric of his shirt. He was still losing too much blood. Maybe staying in the house would be better for him for a few more days. If he was this tired and exhausted from walking only for ten minutes, then he needs to stay in and make sure his wounds are well-treated.

"Will you be alright in here alone? I could leave the door cracked open if you'd like." I asked, turning on the water for him so he wouldn't have to bend down himself and do it.

"Why are you concerned about my health?"

"Because she cares about everyone else before she considers her own personal needs." Came a very familiar voice from the door entry. I turned around to see my mother, "When you're done, I need you to unload the dishwasher, okay?"

I nodded in response. She smiled at me, then looked at Sesshoumaru, putting a hand on his shoulder, "Next time, if someone calls, please don't tear up the house, okay?" She was still smiling as she said this, then turned around and left us.

I entered the living room to see my mother's sad attempt to fix the wall. There was duct tape along the ripples in the wall where Sesshoumaru had viciously pulled the wires out.

"Duct tape, mother?" I asked, entering the kitchen where she was teaching Rin how to make cookies.

"It's only to keep the wire out of everyone's way. I called some guy to come and fix it tomorrow morning while I'm at work, so be kind to him."

"No mother, I'm going to tell him how bad of a carpenter he is and criticize him on his hair and tell him my grandmother can work faster than him." I joked, getting a cup from the cabinet. "How are the cookies coming along?"

"Great!" Souta said with flour all over his face and clothes.

"We had… a bit of a mess up in here. But, other than that, it's going 'great!' As Souta puts it." My mother laughed.

"Can we make Sesshoumaru some?" Rin asked, looking up towards my mother, also covered in flour.

"Of course we can! We can make some for everybody, how's that?"

I watched them have fun and laugh as I unloaded the dishwasher.

He could smell her, but no matter how hard he looked, or how fast he ran, he could never get to her. Her screams of agonizing pain riffled the air around him. If he can't get to her in time, she will be lost forever. Even Tenseiga won't save her this time.

Her scent started fading into the snowy mountains, making it hard to keep following her. There was barely any light; the moon cast its only light onto the snow, reflecting its natural beauty. But he could see perfectly fine in this dim lighting.

The winds started to speed up, washing her scent away from him forever. He could not sense her, but he had to keep running, had to keep trying. The weight in his chest began to get heavier and heavier, telling him what he already knew, but will never admit. She was gone.

He will never shed a tear for her, but his heart will never be able to beat as it once did. He knew ever since he had revived her with Tenseiga the first time that this day will come. He did not care back then, though. To him, she was just another human, a low-class soul that meant nothing to him.

But in time, he began to enjoy her company, even enjoyed saving her. He liked the way she had always yelled out his name when she needed help. Someone had finally cared for him, even if it was just a human. So he kept her around, thinking, but not wanting, this day to come.

Sesshoumaru woke up, startled at the dream he had just had. It was the same dream he had before. But this time, he could remember what it was about. The weight in his chest was still there, but soon vanished once he realized he was in a tub of hot water.

He didn't remember drifting off to sleep. Perhaps he needed it after today, even though it seemed as if he didn't do anything today, it felt like he had just gotten out of a three-year battle.

He let himself relax again, but kept his mind from going back to his dream. Leaning his head back on the wall behind him, he started thinking about Kagome, not realizing it at first. He tried to distract himself from his dream, and the first thing that had come up was in fact, Kagome?

"I'm spending too much time with these humans." He said to himself under his breath. I'm going to end up like my father if I don't watch it.

What's so wrong with that? Came a voice from the back of his head.

They're gross creatures. They're weak-minded and easily fooled. He responded, feeling a bit dumb talking to his self.

You don't think that way about Kagome, do you? You actually think she smells good, don't you?

"Shut up already," He said aloud before getting out of the bath to dry himself off.

Souta helped Rin put the cookie sheet into the oven so she wouldn't burn herself. They've made a dozen cookies. If not, then more. Some of them were cut into the shapes of a gingerbread man, some were snowflakes, and some were just blobs of nothing, which were Rin's. At first, she didn't know what the cookie stencils where, so she tried making them by hand. She even tried making Sesshoumaru when he was in his dog form. It didn't turn out too well, but she insisted to keep it, cook it, then give it to Sesshoumaru herself.

They looked like they were having fun. I didn't want to intrude, so I took my glass of Dr. Pepper and sat down to watch TV. Of course, after you buy the 900 or so channels, nothing ever seems to be on. So I turned it to the channel everyone else watches when nothing is on, Nickelodeon.

What kind of name is that? Nickelodeon? Sounds gibberish or something. I thought to myself, taking a sip of my now almost watered down pop.

I heard the door to the bathroom open, heavy footsteps approached the staircase and, slowly but surely, Sesshoumaru came into view. He rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index finger before he sat down on the couch next to me. Well, more like plopped down next to me.

He wore a white, long sleeved shirt with the other pair of sweats. This shirt seemed to fit him better than the last. Though it still showed his perfect reflection and curves of his muscled torso.

"You alright? You seem exhausted." I said, trying to keep my eyes off of his perfect body. His hair was still dripping with water, some drops splashing onto my face as he plopped down.

"Hmm." He mumbled, his head resting on the back of the couch, eyes sewn shut.

"You're going to get a cold if you keep your hair dripping wet." I said, getting up from my spot and into the laundry room to look for a clean, dry towel.

I returned shortly with a towel in hand. "Here," I reached the towel out with my right hand, waiting for him to grab it. He made no movement. His eyes didn't even open.

Is he asleep already? What about the whole "I'm too awesome to have to sleep." thing he had told me about?

I smiled to myself as I bent over him to grab the remote that was next to his hand. I heard him moan and stopped. Did I wake him? I looked over my right shoulder, but his eyes were still shut. What was that all about?

I reached the remote and gripped it in my hands. Turning off the TV, I headed up to my bedroom, but not after I took a quick glance at the Demon Lord fast asleep on my couch.

-There it is. Chapter seven! At... 3:20 in the morning. Ha.

-I think Rin and Souta are cute together :3.

-And yes, Sesshoumaru's dream he had, I actually had a few nights ago, so I thought it would do well in the future of the story. How you ask? Wait and see!

-Well I'm off to bed. Guten Abend! errr... Guten Morgon? Since its 3:30 am :P