Chapter 3: The conclusion
Kagome woke to a knocking at the door. "Come in mom!" Kagome shouted sleepily. The door opened but the person said, "Ma'am..." Kagome woke up completely at the sound of the unfamiliar voice. "Oh, I'm sorry," Kagome said, with a sad smile, "I thought I was at home..." The servants bowed and said, "We came to get you dressed for today."
Kagome nodded and got up as the servants, came into the room. They dressed her and left her alone, saying that one of them would be staying outside the door when she was ready to play with Rin in the garden.
She walked outside the door, and the servant bowed before walking off. Kagome followed the girl until they reached a garden. Rin was playing around inside and jumped up and down excitedly when she saw Kagome. "What games shall we play before breakfast?" Rin asked her. "Let's play hide-and-go-seek," Kagome said exuberantly. Rin laughed and said, "You're it!" and ran off.
When the game ended, they sat in the middle of the garden, which was an open glade with soft grass. "Lord Sesshomaru's birthday is two days away from now," Rin said, looking up at her expectantly, "I've already got him a present butttt you on the other hand..." "Well, maybe I'll make him a card," Kagome said with a smile.
"Oh come on!" Rin said, "try something big!" "A big card?" Kagome asked, staring at the little girl in amusement. "I know you'll come up with something!" Rin said, breaking out into a big smile, "Tag you're it!"
They played for a while when Sesshomaru himself came out and sat down. All of a sudden Rin tugged on her kimono. Kagome leaned down and Rin whispered into her ear, "I think Lord Sesshomaru would be much better than that Inuyasha guy, at least you wouldn't have to fight for him."
Kagome made a face, and was about to tell Rin she didn't think so, when Rin grabbed her hand.
"I'll show you!" Rin said, and began to walk towards Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru spotted them coming towards him before Kagome could pull her hand away from Rin. "Hi Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin said a bright smile on her face. "Hello Rin, Kagome," Sesshomaru said. He could sense Kagome did not want to talk to him, but once again didn't comment. "Hi," Kagome said, blushing as she remembered yesterday.
"Well," Rin said, sitting down, and Kagome sat with her, "I guess I'll be off then Lord Sesshomaru." She sprang back up, leaving Kagome with Sesshomaru. "She's trickier then my friends back home," Kagome thought, slumping when she realized what Rin was doing.
"So Rin tells me your birthday is two days from now," Kagome said, trying to start up a conversation. "Yes, it is," Sesshomaru said, and didn't say anything else. "I was wondering if I might be able to go home for three days after your birthday," Kagome said, "there's some tests I have to do and..." "You can go, if you take me with you," Sesshomaru said, his voice toneless, "I do not want you to think you can just run away that easily. Rin comes along as well." Kagome nodded, they sat in silence.
They left to go eat breakfast a little while later. Rin looked at her expectantly when she saw her and Sesshomaru. Kagome looked at Rin accusingly and shook her head, and Rin shook her head in disappointment. They were then granted some time alone when they were done eating, and Rin said she needed to map out a new idea. Before Kagome could ask what about, Rin ran off to her room.
Kagome went into the library and looked through the scrolls. "This library is so extensive," Kagome said, after going down only one of the shelves. "Miko healing," Kagome read, pulling out the scroll. She went and sat down the table and began to read it. "A miko, or priestess, can heal with her powers, if they possess a large amount of it," The scroll read, "but the person healing must feel a true urge and need to heal the other, or it doesn't work. Although be warned, if the wound is too extensive or the person does not feel enough compassion for the person being healed, the healer could be placed into a coma or die from overuse of powers."
"Wow, this move most certainly is high-risk," Kagome thought, rolling the scroll back up. She put the scroll back, and went to her room. She walked over to her yellow bag and took out a math textbook. "Okay, so I'll study math, then history, and polish off Language Arts last!" Kagome thought pulling three books out. "Oh, there's still a bunch of snacks in here..." Kagome thought, "Well, I suppose I can share them with Rin and Sesshomaru. Don't need them to go to waste!"
She picked up three bags of chips and, balancing them on her textbooks, walked out her room. She went toward the garden to find Sesshomaru there reading a scroll, and Rin running around, chasing after a butterfly. "Hey you guys, I found some snacks you might enjoy!" Kagome said, running over. Rin ran towards her and took the bag of chips from her and then gazed at it in confusion.
"How do you eat this?" Rin finally asked. "You open it like this," Kagome said, dropping her stuff and opening the bag of chips for Rin, "and you eat what's inside." Rin grabbed a chip and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly at first and then starting to eat it hurriedly. "I like chips!" Rin said, after eating half of the bag. Kagome walked over to Sesshomaru and offered him a bag.
"Are you mocking me?" Sesshomaru said, after staring at the bag. "I'm trying to be nice," Kagome said, forcing a smile. "How am I supposed to open that?" Sesshomaru asked, his eyes flashing dangerously. "The same way I showed Rin," Kagome said the smile starting to fade. "Well in case you haven't noticed, Rin isn't lacking an arm," Sesshomaru growled. "Well you could've asked me to open it for you, you know!" Kagome yelled, staring daggers at Sesshomaru.
An angry staring contest ensued. Rin watched the whole thing, and was beginning to become unsure of the match. Then she noticed how close they were, how precariously off balance Kagome was. Rin smiled and picked up the textbook Kagome had put on the ground. "Sorry Kagome," Rin thought before throwing the text book, and running off behind a bush. The front of the textbook hit Kagome's back with perfect accuracy, and Kagome was pushed forward from the impact.
A servant walking into the garden immediately dropped what he was holding, and was so shocked he forgot to bow. The girl Sesshomaru had gotten just yesterday was...kissing him! Sesshomaru was surprised at first but then he placed a firm hold on her waist to steady her, and slid his tongue into her mouth. He could feel Kagome's shock, but was pleased when she hesitantly began to kiss him back.
Sesshomaru ended the kiss, standing her back up with a push. He then got up himself and walked off. The shocked servant quickly gathered the scrolls he had dropped and followed Sesshomaru. Kagome fell back onto the ground, unable to gain the balance she needed to stand. "What just happened?" Kagome thought, putting her hand to her head.
She sat, dazed until she saw her math textbook lying on the ground next to her. "That's what pushed me over but who..." Kagome thought, when the answer hit her. "RINNNNN!" Kagome yelled, jumping to her feet. Immediately something made a beeline for the door, and was gone. "Oh you wait till I catch you...," Kagome thought, grinding her teeth together.
Kagome ran for the door, forgetting her textbooks, and dashed down the hallway to Rin's room. The little girl wasn't there. Kagome sighed, and decided to take a bath to soothe her. She went into the room with the indoor springs and undressed, slipping into the warm water.
Rin had run into the library, the feeling of victory heavy on her chest. "Lord Sesshomaru kissed her," Rin thought, a big smile, on her face, "he kissed her instead of pushing her off or killing her even." Rin smiled even brighter and got the ten scrolls describing Youkai mating. "I think I can do this," Rin said, re-reading back over them.
"Lord Sesshomaru," The servant said putting the scrolls down on his desk, "I'm terribly sorry for dropping..." "Stop talking," Sesshomaru said, sitting down in his chair. The servant bowed, and was about to walk out when Sesshomaru stopped him. "Do you...have a family?" Sesshomaru asked, "One you've...made with a significant other?" The servant turned around, shocked eyes meeting searching ones.
"Yes sir," The servant said, "my wife works here as well, and we have a little girl." Sesshomaru didn't say anything, and the servant took a deep breath before saying, "If this concerns the girl I saw you...kissing today, I can tell you this. Even though you walked away after it happened, to symbolize it didn't faze you perhaps, I could see you cared for her in your eyes."
Sesshomaru remained silent and the servant, encouraged by this went on to say, "I don't think you brought her here just because Rin wanted you to. I think you liked her before that, and had found the perfect excuse to have her around. I think you brought her because being away from her was starting to hurt you."
"Servant," Sesshomaru said, narrowing his eyes, "that is an interesting conclusion you've drawn...but it seems to me like you're forgetting your place." The servant bowed fearfully, afraid he had gone too far. "But if that conclusion was true, what would I do about that," Sesshomaru said, his eyes returning to its non-caring state, "she is infatuated with the half-breed."
"If she felt obligated to the half-breed sir, she would've pushed you away instead of kissing you," The servant muttered, breaking his bow, "she may have feelings for this half-breed, true, but if she were to meet someone who was making up for what the half-breed isn't giving to her right now..." "Then you think she would choose the latter?" Sesshomaru asked, interrupting the servant. "Yes sir," The servant said.
"What's your name?" Sesshomaru asked, after thinking about the servant's words. "Lloyd sir," Lloyd said. "Hmmmmmmmm," Sesshomaru said, and with a wave of his hand, dismissed the servant.
"Rin?" Lord Sesshomaru asked as the girl ran up to her chair sitting in it. It was the dinner time, and the food was being served. "Yes Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin said smiling. "Do you know what Inuyasha doesn't give Kagome," Sesshomaru asked. Rin smiled even brighter, but was confused by the question. "Did Kagome tell you anything about Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked, realizing the girl didn't understand.
"She told me every time she thinks Inuyasha really likes her, he goes to a Kik...Kik...," Rin said, trying her hardest to remember the name. "Kikyo?" Sesshomaru asked. "Yeah!" Rin said, nodding her head. "Do you know where Kagome is?" Sesshomaru asked, as the food was served. "She was reading out of those strange books," Rin said, "I saw her in the garden as I was walking by."
Sesshomaru got up and walked towards the garden. When he came into it, he saw Kagome reading out of the book with a look of intensity. "Kagome," Sesshomaru said when he was right behind her. Kagome jumped and turned around. "You're missing dinner," He said, and then taking a deep breath added, "I wouldn't want you to starve by not eating properly." "Right," Kagome said, standing up.
They walked to the dining room, an awkward silence between them. They sat down, and begin to eat. "I'm sorry about hitting you Kagome," Rin said, hoping her friend wasn't mad at her. "Its alright, I'm not mad anymore," Kagome said, smiling at the little girl. "Pack your things," Sesshomaru said to Kagome, once they had finished eating. "Why is Inuyasha close?" Kagome asked.
"No, I figured I'd take you home, you haven't been back in a while," Sesshomaru said, "and I'm sure your family is worried about you." "Thank you," Kagome said, wondering at how nice he was being. "Rin and I will still come though," Sesshomaru added, and Kagome nodded. Rin was excited. "We're going to Kagome's house tomorrow?" Rin asked, looking back and forth between Kagome and Sesshomaru. "Whenever she gets done packing," Sesshomaru said, and felt a strange thrill when Kagome smiled at him.
*****No I do not own Inuyasha, who would want to? :D J/K This is my third one, and yes it is shorter. D: Sesshomaru is finally starting to own up to his feelings but... I wonder how Kagome feels about him... Review please, and if you spot any mistakes (being the perfectionist I am I just have to say this XD ) tell me so I can fix it.**********