A/N: Takahashi Sesshoumaru: 27
Harada Rin: 21
Kaze Kagura: 24
Takahashi Inuyasha: 23
Higurashi Kagome: 22
Houshi Miroku: 23
Taijiya Sango: 22
'Italics': Thoughts
Bold: Emphasis
'Bold Italics': Flashback
Finally I've come up with something for this story! So sorry for taking so long to get it updated!
Chapter Seven: It's too late…or not?
"Why the hell do you want to meet me?", Kagura asked me, agitation clearly written on her face. 'Is she always in a bad mood?', I mused. Each time I encountered with her, she always seemed to be in a fiery mood, which surprisingly I like about her. If it had been someone else, I would have made sure he suffered hell.
"This Sesshoumaru wants to say something".
"And what the heck would there be?".
I drew a smirk on my face and walked towards her, stopping in front of her. Instead of fearing me, she stood her ground and glared at me, defiance burning in her eyes. Just watching her stand before me stubbornly, made my insides burn with desire. I wondered how she would be in bed. Would she be aggressive like her nature or would she yield to me? 'I'll make sure she will yield to me', the darker side of me assured. I pulled her to me, causing her to collide with my chest.
"Sesshoumaru what the heck—", I cut whatever she had wanted to say by crashing my lips down to hers. I literally ravished her mouth; nipping on her lower lips, sucking onto her tongue…
However before I could take it to a new level, she pushed me away.
"What the hell do you think you're doing bastard?!", she demanded, the tone of her voice was harsh due to the earlier kiss.
"Isn't it obvious Kagura? I want you in my life. I want you to be my life partner".
"Have you gone nuts or something Sesshoumaru?! You're already married dammit! You're married to Rin!".
I huffed and drew her closer to me again. "I can always divorce her, you know", I hissed.
She pushed me away again and shook her head, "You can't do that to Rin! She loves you, you know!".
"I don't care about her. I've always had eyes on you even before I married Rin".
She looked at me quizzically. "I met you before in a restaurant. This Sesshoumaru tried to find you, but was not able to", I explained to her not losing contact of her eyes.
"We can never be together Sesshoumaru. I don't date married man".
"I'll leave Rin for you! I'll do anything for you!"
"It's too late now Sesshoumaru… I would have considered if you were still single, but not now… Besides I don't even love you!".
'She doesn't love me!', I felt my world crumbling down. How could it be that she hadn't got feelings for me? How could it be that I didn't see this coming?
"Sorry Sesshoumaru…so sorry", I heard her mutter. I looked at her again and this time I realised she was moving away from me. I chased her but I couldn't catch her. Suddenly my whole surrounding turned from homely to black.
"Kagura!! You can't leave this Sesshoumaru!! KAGURA!!!!", I yelled.
"Sesshoumaru?", I heard a sweet innocent voice, which belonged to Rin, called to me from behind me. I spun around almost immediately after I heard her voice.
'It's ok… At least I have Rin with me', I thought comfortingly. I trudged towards my wife but, the closer I got, the further she got from me.
"Rin! Why…why can't I reach you?!?!", I asked her panicky. I was now running towards her, but I still couldn't reach her. Why couldn't I reach her?! No I couldn't let her leave my side too!
"Sesshoumaru, I know you love Kagura and I shall grant your wish. I'll give you the divorce. Besides… I've met my better half", she said smiling to the man next to her whose face I couldn't clearly see due the darkness.
'What?! No…she can't be leaving me too!'. "No…I'm your better half, not him! Come back to me Rin! PLEASE RIN!!!", I bellowed as she got further away from my grasp. I was still chasing her, but I couldn't get to her! What the fuck was going on?!!
"Sorry Sesshoumaru, you're too late. You should've realised that two months ago. We can never be together now", she said, her voice getting distant.
In less than ten second time, Rin disappeared. "Rin!! Kagura!!! You can't leave me like this!!", I yelled like an insane man as my head shot from one side to the finding for any signs of Kagura or Rin. All of a sudden, the surrounding got nearer to me as if it was closing on me.
"What the fuck is happening?! Why is everyone leaving me?!", I asked myself. And then when the surrounding was about to have me, I……
"THUNK!", was the last thing I heard as I sat up in my bed with a jolt. I was panting frantically and perspiring profusely. I looked around; taking in my surrounding to make sure it was all a dream.
"Thank God… it was only a dream", I said once reality sank into my head. No…it wasn't any dream, it was nightmare! I comforted myself and gulped noisily, still in the state of shock. Thank Goodness I had my lamp switched on or I would have yelled just the way I did in my nightmare. I grabbed my mobile phone from the nightstand and looked at the time: 0428hrs.
I laid my head on the bedrail and closed my tired eyes. What was that dream all about? Why did I dream it? Hell, was I in such a difficult situation that I dreamt about it? Yes, that was it. I must have thought too much about it before I fell asleep. That should be it, nothing else.
"THUNK!". I heard the noise again; the noise which saved my life. I know you may think I was being too dramatic, but it was true. I didn't want to know what would happen to me if I hadn't heard the noise. 'But who the heck is making such noise in the middle of the night?', the question crept into my mind. My eyes widened when another thought came into my mind, 'Only Rin and I live here… don't tell me Rin is running away from home! She had been upset with me after all!'.
I guess the dream really affected me a lot that I came up with wild imaginations. But whatever it was, I rather check it out than regretting later, if what my thoughts were, were true.
I swung my legs over my bed and immediately got onto my feet. Taking big strides, I quickly made to the source where I heard the noise for; which was from Rin's room. Rin's room was only three rooms away and for that I thanked God. Whatever she was planning for would be ruined by me. At that thought I grinned maliciously.
I halted outside her room and turned the door knob open, in the attempt to keep my presence on low profile. Unfortunately the door gave me away as it creaked causing to attract Rin's attention. So much for keeping it on low profile.
"Sesshoumaru? Did I disturb you from your sleep?", she asked me in an embarrassed voice.
'No, you saved my life from hell', would have been more appropriate as an answer. However, being a heartless sucker, as my lovable half brother would have put it, I did not give her that as answer. Instead, I merely grunted and looked around her bedroom.
Frankly speaking, we'd been leaving under one roof for two months, but up until today I'd never stepped into her room before. This was the first time I was looking around the room. True, it was in my house she was living in, but who knows she might have made a makeover to the room. After all she was an artist and she would definitely have a better taste for a room rather than letting it be as plain as it was before she shifted in.
This Sesshoumaru had never been wrong in anything including what I had said earlier. Yes she had made some changes to the room. I wouldn't say it was ugly or disgusting or too overly decorated. It was just nice and it suited my taste. The room, which was painted white before I gave her the room, was now creamy in colour. It may look dull and darken the whole room, but Rin was smart enough to have changed the lightings of the bedroom. The lamps used to give out bronze light, but now it gave out white light, contrasting to the walls.
Well, I guess that was why she was known as an artist. Her bed was covered in a white silk sheet which gave the whole room a royal look. I was in fact impressed the way she had brought the beauty out of the room.
"Why don't you come in Sess?", she offered. I scowled at her the moment she gave me the nickname, 'Sess'.
Somehow she seemed to notice my distaste by the name she had given me and explained, "Well your name is long, you see. So I thought of cutting your name short and call you Sess…if you don't mind that is". She looked at me hopefully, probably praying that I wouldn't snap back at her.
"This Sesshoumaru minds and I hope you would stop calling me by that dumb name", I retorted. You could say that I'm a sadist. I just loved to see the other party getting offended, insulted or hurt, and it wasn't different this time either. I smirked scornfully at her when I saw the happiness on her face drained out.
"Sorry for me using it then. You can come in if you want to", she whispered as she faced her back to me. I felt something tugging onto my heart when I had heard the tone she had used on me. 'I have made her sad. She's sad because of me', was the only thing going through my mind. I resisted the urge to apologize to her and permit her to call by the nickname she had made up for me.
I moved into the room and realised that there was a painting which was halfway done. I gazed at it for a while and I had to admit, though not aloud, that she was a talented woman. It was actually a painting of the gates of hell which was done halfway. I didn't need it to be completed to know that it would scare the living daylight of whoever who saw this painting. The colours she had used to do this painting and the emotions she had put on the painting were impressive. Even I, Takahashi Sesshoumaru, was lost for words.
Rin had turned around, just to have caught me gazing at her painting because I was brought back to her attention when she explained about the painting to me.
"The client I met last night wanted me to draw the gates of hell. So here I am doing it. I'm intending to complete this first before I go to sleep".
"It's impressive", I complimented, keeping my voice indifferent. But it was hard to keep my voice indifferent when the painting before me was more than impressive.
"Hontou no? Well I hope the client likes it too".
"Hn".
Both of us didn't talk for five minutes or so, causing the awkwardness between the both of us to increase.
"Anou…Sesshoumaru I need your approval regarding something", Rin started breaking the thick atmosphere. I turned to look at her and realised that she was fiddling with her fingers in nervousness.
"And what would that be?", I asked stoically with one brow arched up.
"Erm…can…can Kagura stay with us for time being?".
My heart skipped a bit, hearing her request. "What?", I asked her again, making sure if I had heard the right thing.
"I was just wondering…if Kagura could stay with us for the time being?".
'Kagura staying with us?'. A part of me jumped for joy at the simple request while another part of me was hesitant. This was what I'd wanted, getting to know Kagura better and make her my lover. But…that would be known as adultery right? It would be disgraceful…and it would hurt Rin. 'Why the hell do I bother about Rin when I only want Kagura?!'.
"Why? Doesn't she have an accommodation?", I questioned her, wanting to know the reason being for Kagura to seek shelter from us, or rather from me.
"Well, she did. But she had a fight with her landlady and she chased her out. She's now staying in a hotel… I feel sorry for her and…I thought we could help".
'Give her the green light Sesshoumaru! You'll get Kagura faster and easier!', the darker side of my soul exclaimed. 'No don't Sesshoumaru! You're married remember! Think of the nightmare you had! It might turn out like that!!', the better side of my soul said.
"Sesshoumaru? What's your decision?", I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Rin's voice.
"Hn… She can stay here only for the time being", I replied. I didn't know why I decided to take the risk and made such a decision. But one thing I knew was I needed to know Kagura well, even if I wouldn't have any intention to take her in the near future.
"Oh Sesshoumaru! Thank you so much!!", Rin cried out excitedly. I nodded my head in response and then left her room for mine, praying that I would get some sleep and wouldn't get the same nightmare again.