"Friends?" Sesshomaru nodded. Suddenly a deep, booming laugh sounded behind them. "Sesshomaru, it's nice to see you again! However I cannot sit back and watch as you make friends with a...half-demon." Kagome and Sesshomaru whipped around and came face to face with a tall man with tan skin and long black hair that was braided down his back. "Lord Ikkoku." Sesshomaru said as he bowed respectively. Kagome turned back around and started walking away. He stood and look at her in disbelief. "Uh, Kagome. Please do not be disrespectful-" "Oh, don't worry about it Sesshomaru-sama! Humans do not know our customs-nor do they have manners- so it is rude to assume half-demons could even comprehend simple respective gestures." Lord Ikkoku laughed. "But-" "No, no. He's right." Kagome stopped walking, yet hadn't turned around. "Half-demons just wouldn't understand." She turned, folded her hands in front of her and bowed her head to him. "Sorry for the intrusion." She whipped back around and quickly disappeared out of sight.
Kagome was lying on the soft grass of a small clearing she had found in the forest where she had met Sesshomaru. She gazed up at the pale, cloudy sky as a small clap of thunder penetrated her thoughts. "It's going to rain." she whispered to no one. She softly smiled. Rain...
Flashback
"Kagome-chan! Let's go play!" a warm voice called from outside of the small hut she dwelled in. "Mother, it is raining. You'll catch a cold." Kagome reasoned as she gazed outside at her mother, dripping, yet smiling widely. "I'm not coming in until you play with me." her mother pouted. She's actually pouting. At me. She sighed. "We couldn't wait until it stops raining?" Her mother laughed and spread her arms wide, raising her head to the sky. "Kagome-chan, the rain is refreshing. And although you have to weather the storm, the quiet peace that follows is worth it..."
End Flashback
Kagome opened her eyes as the rain slowly fell, slowly at first, and then in sheets. She smirked and stared blankly into the darkening sky. "I've handled this much, haven't I? What else do you plan on throwing at me?" "-gome." "Kagome?" She snapped back to reality. Someone was calling her. Suddenly the bushes to her right started rustling. She turned her head and watched blankly, waiting for whatever was going to pop out. So, is this what you're throwing at me? Sesshomaru rushed out, soaking and panting. "Kagome!" he huffed. Her eyes widened. Why. Why? "Kagome, it's raining. You'll catch a cold." Her eyes widened even more as she slowly sat up. "Why're you look at me like that?" he asked. She looked up to the sky with a small smile. "You're soaking wet." she said quietly. "Yeah, I guess. But you have been out her much longer than I have. Let's go dry off!" Sesshomaru urged as he reached his hand down to her. Without removing her gaze from the gray sky she grabbed his hand and pulled him to the ground next to her. Shocked, he stared at her. "The rain is refreshing..."
Sorry it took me sooo long to update. School, ya know? I'll try to post another tomorrow, since it's Friday! (sorry it's sooo short)