9 Months
Chapter 2: Sesshomaru's Confession
One month later…..
It had been one month since they had rid the world of Naraku. And they had all stayed together as if they were one big family now. Sesshomaru was still getting use to having emotions, but what his nephew had said to him still bothered him greatly. So now, his thought's plagued his mind daily.
Did he truly love Rin that much? Would he be able to always protect her from harm if she became his mate? Would they every have children? What kind of father would he be like if they did? Would their children suffer because, as it would be for them, they would be hanyou's. How did Rin really feel towards him? And-
"Hey Ses, you got a minute?" a male voice from behind said.
Turning around, Sesshomaru found his younger brother, eating a bowl of Ramen that obviously Kagome had made for him. He sighed and nodded his head, knowing that his brother was probably going to ask him about what he was thinking.
"So, what's on your mind now?" Inuyasha said taking a huge amount of noodles into his mouth. "You seem really out of it lately."
"What do you think?" he said in a bored voice. "Brother, she's all I've thought of since your idiotic son decided to open his mouth. Now I can't get the subject off of my mind."
Inuyasha laughed, causing Sesshomaru to send a little glare in his direction.
"What could possibly be so funny?" he said with a slight annoyance to his voice.
Inuyasha stopped laughing and decided to be serious for once. After all, they had been on good terms for a while now, the last thing he wanted to do was piss his older brother off.
"Look," he said setting his Ramen aside for once. "I know how you feel. I went through that for eight years with Kagome. But I fessed up last month about how I really felt for her, and now look at us."
Now he held his hands up, and with every claw, was a point he made.
"We barely fight anymore, we're happy, we're getting married and we'll be mating as soon as Miroku is fully healed and able to be a part of his own wedding, it's not awkward for us to be close to each other anymore, I get along with Koga now, I'm not a complete asshole anymore, and, I don't get sat everyday like I use to."
He had a point. Actually, he had a lot of points.
But that still didn't help him.
Rin was… the girl who had saved him from himself. She never fought with him, unless he was being callus and cruel for no reason, she always kept her distance, even when he wanted her to be close, and, he had no idea how she truly felt. So all in all, he was really lost.
"Look, I don't see why you just won't confront her? I managed to do it, and now look at me, I'm happy. Which as you know, is not normal for me."
Sesshomaru sat there and thought about that for a moment before answering his kid brother.
"I guess," he sighed. "I guess you're right Inuyasha, maybe I should just ask her."
Inuyasha blinked at his older brother in a slight shock. Sesshomaru usually never said his name. well, unless he was pissed at him that is. But he pushed that aside for now, right now, he had to get his brother to talk and work out his feelings.
"I know I am. So just go ahead and tell her. To be honest, I think she wants to be with you too, she's just scared to be the first one to say it is all."
Sesshomaru's head whipped around to look at his brother. Could that really be it? Was she afraid that he might reject her? He never would, she was the woman of his dreams. And all he wanted for the rest of eternity. But why was he so scared to say anything? He was never scared.
"It's because you're in love with her you moron," Inuyasha said reading his eyes with a cocky grin. "Now look, I know how big your ego is. Do you want me to look like the stronger out of the two of us because I confessed and you didn't?"
Now that made Sesshomaru jump up, and head towards the village. Set to find Rin as soon as possible, he quickly walked away from his brother.
Inuyasha smirked as he picked up his half finished bowl of Ramen and started eating again. Then, all of the sudden, to encased in his food, Kagome snuck up behind him and started to rub his ears. The hanyou's eyes rolled into the back of his head as the noodles fell out of his mouth, and into his lap.
Kagome pulled back and laughed as his purr of satisfaction turned into a growl. Slowly, she got very close to his right ear, and started gently scrapping his neck with her nails, which she had come to find was another weakness he possessed.
"Aww," she cooed in his ear, making him shiver. "Did my baby spill his food all over himself because of me?"
That did it, for some reason anytime she called him that, it set off his need to claim her. Throwing the Styrofoam cup over his shoulder, he quickly pulled her down into his arms, and slammed his lips into hers.
For a second, Kagome was startled, but she slowly melted into the kiss of her fiancé's lips. As they started to become incased in their own little world, Inuyasha started stroking her thighs through her jeans, causing little ripples of electricity to course threw her body. Slowly, as he continued the assault on her lips, his hands found their way under her skin tight orange tank top, and to her breast. As carefully as he could, Inuyasha pulled the cup of her bra down with his claws, and gently found his way to her nipple. Upon finding it, Kagome gasped.
He pulled away long enough to see the look on her face. God, she was so beautiful lying there almost beneath him. Her hair was sprawled out like a dark, ebony colored blanket, shining in the suns warm rays. Her cheeks were flushed, and her lips swollen from their kisses. And her eyes, those beautiful eyes of hers were sparkling. It was an image he would remember forever.
Quickly, as not to have her make him stop, he kissed her again, but more passionately this time. As she melted into him, he began to trail kisses down her neck. As he made it to her collar bone, he tensed slightly. In a few weeks, he would be biting her there. Marking her as his mate for the rest of his life. Luckily, since he was the one in control this time around, he could hold it off. So instead of biting her, he gently ran his fangs along her neck, making her moan his name.
Her desire for him was growing by the second, almost to the point where even the villagers should feel her lust. Her head was spinning from the things he was doing to her. And he was in complete control of her right now. Thankfully, they had decided to wait until their joint wedding with Sango and Miroku to mate, but damn, he was really making that harder to do.
Inuyasha could smell her arousal now, and it was complete bliss to his nose. It smell of vanilla and roses to him, and he wished that he could just taste her once before they mated.
Stopping the lustful assault on her now, taught, tight nipple, he moved his hand to the hem of her shirt and pulled it up, now exposing her white, creamy flesh to the suns light. What he saw was beautiful. Her nipple was pink, and rather swollen from him rubbing and teasing it as much as he had. Slowly, he stopped kissing her neck, and brought his lips down to her tiny peak, and gently began to suck on it.
"Inuyasha," she moaned again, this time her voice was husky as she said it.
Now that his hand was free, it slowly trailed down her stomach. Teasing her skin with his claws as he went further, he slowly un-buttoned and zipped her jeans, finding what he wanted so badly to touch. But that's when the moment was completely ruined.
By no other than their son.
"Hey, what are you two doing n-"
Kagome snapped out of her trance that moment and looked in front of her, finding Shippo with his eyes popping out of his head and blushing in embarrassment. Inuyasha slightly turned his head to look at him, but his mouth never left Kagome's breast. And he was there now, frozen in place, with his mouth on one thing, and his hand down her pant's.
Total. Utter. Silence.
That's when Shippo decided to turn around and scream, running away, he shouted at the both of them.
"For the love of god! Get a frickin' room!"
"Watch your mouth!" Inuyasha shouted, finally pulling away from Kagome's exposed breast.
"Hey dad, do me a favor and watch yours!!!" he shouted back, finally disappearing over the hill and back into the village.
Inuyasha growled, now, he really wanted to beat the kitsune.
Kagome burst out laughing after a second, and started to rearrange herself. Inuyasha looked at her at first wit a glare. But that instantly turned into a pout as he realized that playtime was over. Kagome stared at him, very amused.
"You know we had a deal," she said buttoning up her pants. "Only two more weeks to go."
Inuyasha sighed.
"I know," he said still pouting. "But did he have to do that? That's the third time already that he's interrupted us. I'm starting to get pissed at him."
She laughed again, knowing how her hanyou's temper was. He'd be fine in about a minute. So, she decided to change the subject as she nestled into his arms.
"So," she said looking up at him. "How did things go with your brother?"
Now Inuyasha had a reason to smile.
"I won the bet. His pride got to him just like I said it would," he said kissing her forehead. "So, don't forget to pay up."
Now Kagome was sighing, only for different reasons.
"Fine, I'll buy you some more Ramen tomorrow. Now tell me what happened."
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"Miroku, don't even think about it," Sango's voice rang out in the silence of the hut. "You're still too weak to be picking things up. Now, put that wood down. Now."
Miroku shrugged as he dropped the wood that he had grabbed from outside to help start the fire for dinner. He hated to admit it, but he was getting tired of being babied by his fiancé. And he missed her slapping him too. But she said that would only start again as soon as he started to act like a pervert again.
His arms were no longer broken, but still very weak. Lifting them both above his head was a task all in it's self. Sango had been worried when Kaede had told them that he might not be able to use them both again, depending on the damage, but it seemed as though fate was on their side now. As Miroku healed, everything else seemed to as well.
They had already talked about children, and Sango had asked, if they had a boy, could they name him after her brother. Miroku smiled at the time as she gently cleaned the gashes in his arms, that were finally beginning to heal, and told her she could name any children they had anything she wanted to. As long as one son was named after him and his father, he would be all set.
Miroku slowly pulled himself up, trying not to put too much strain on his arms, and walked over to her. She held a nasty scar over her chest from the battle which seemed so long ago, and Miroku felt his inner pain return everytime he saw it. Walking up behind her, he slid his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder. He nuzzled her neck with his nose, a form of affection he only saved for her, and whispered.
"Sango, I'm not a child. I can help you now that I can use my arms again. So please, don't worry so much."
Sango turned around in his embrace, gently resting her arms around his neck. Looking into his vibrant, deep violet eyes, she smiled.
"I can't help it," she said resting her chin on his shoulder in return. "I still have nightmares about what happened. How Kohaku died in my arms, and how I felt when I thought I'd lost you. I think about it all the time."
Miroku sighed. He knew about the nightmares, she would always wake up screaming and clutching at her scar, crying. Since they had decided to wait until there wedding night, and everyone knew how much of a letch he was, he slept in the room next to hers. When he had finally found the strength to pull himself out of bed a few days ago, he ran into her room and wrapped his arms around her. Stroking her hair and shushing her softly, he finally managed to get her to fall asleep. Thing was, he couldn't move her, nor did he have the heart to. She actually looked peaceful in his arms as she slept. So, kicking the blanket up over them, he went to sleep there.
That morning, when he woke up, Sango was playing with a string on his robes. When she looked up at him with a small smile on her face and a blush.
"Thank you for staying with me last night," she had said in a small voice.
He had kissed her forehead, since it was all he could reach at the time, and told her not to worry, that he wasn't going anywhere.
But now, she seemed like the one who was far away.
"Sango," he said having her look in his eyes. "My darling Sango, now that I have you all to myself, do you really think I'm going anywhere?"
She could feel her tears in the back of her eyes, she really had been scared to death that day for many reasons. And she had luckily only made it out with one, large battle scar across her chest. But, if she had lost him to, she would have most likely killed herself.
Miroku's fingers gently brushed against the rather thin scar. He found himself wondering what he would have done had he lost her too. He probably wouldn't have been able to find the will to live that day. She truly meant the world to him. And now, he finally had her love, all to himself.
He suddenly chuckled as he thought about something, which made her look up at him confused.
"What?" she asked.
"Oh nothing, I was just thinking that-"
"Aw man! Not you guys too!" a voice in the doorway said.
They both looked towards the front opening in the hut and found Shippo there. His face was completely red, and it was obvious that he had seen something he really wished he hadn't. Miroku sighed, knowing it was most likely something to do with his parents.
"What's wrong now Shippo?" he sighed again talking to the kitsune in a bored voice. "Did you walk in on Inuyasha and Kagome making out again?"
"Worse," he said, sounding like he was going to be sick.
Now, this had both of their interests.
"Well," Sango said slightly moving out of Miroku's arms. "What did you see that was so bad?"
He looked at them then, with his eyes wide. And figured that being suttle was not worth the time today. He put it out as bluntly as he could, making there eyes pop, and their jaws nearly reach the ground.
"They were pretty much about to make me a little brother or sister."
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Sesshomaru had been all around the village by now, looking for Rin. He found her scent everywhere, but no Rin.
He was now starting to get worried, she had been gone all day long, and she hadn't said where she would be. Something he had become accustomed to over the past few months. Whenever she had left his side, she always told him where she was going, maybe to relax him, or something more.
Following her scent of Lily's and rain water, Sesshomaru found himself heading to the remnants of the battlefield. He had no idea why she kept coming here, because it only made her sad to look at the graves. Jaken's especially. The little toad had been a very good companion when she was a child, and had saved her many times over the years. But, he wanted to be a part of the last battle so badly, wanting to help as best he could in his old age, that Sesshomaru had allowed him to go. Looking back now, it had been a very foolish decision on his part. But if it hadn't been for Jaken, Rin would most likely be gone.
Naraku had thrown a large, electric sword at Rin, trying to distract him from striking. But Jaken had seen it coming, and jumped in front of it. Rin's left cheek had been slashed open in the process, by her face catching the very tip of the blade. Jaken had been thrown a few feet back, and slashed in half. Dying instantly.
Rin had cried for days over the loss, and it had taken her the entire month to be able to sleep though the night again. Sesshomaru had been there for her as best he could, holding her and rocking her gently in his arms as she cried into the night. But she still felt grief, and as he rounded the corner, he found her over Jaken's gravesite.
She had come here everyday, placing flowers on his grave. All of the flowers in fact were the only one's he had ever liked. Yellow daisies. And all of them were laid gently on the mound of dirt, some were flattened to fit the surface, and others were scattered about. But Rin had done all of this, and she was sad again. Something that even Sesshomaru knew Jaken wouldn't have been happy about.
Slowly and quietly, he walked up to her. Smelling her silent tears as they fell on the flowers bellow her.
"Rin," he whispered.
She turned around in that instant and glared at him, making him a little nervous.
"Why did you let him go?" she asked harshly.
He was a little stunned by her change in attitude, but answered her anyways.
"Because he wanted to go."
"You knew how old he was Sesshomaru! You knew he couldn't fight any longer! So why did you let him kill himself?! Why?!" she yelled at him.
Now he was cringing. He hated when she yelled at him and made him feel so weak. But he understood why she was mad. At least that he did know about her.
"Because, it was what he wanted Rin," he said back in a quiet voice.
"I wish it had been me instead," she mumbled under her breath.
But Sesshomaru had heard her, and instantly went to her side. Gabbing her arms, he turned her to him roughly, making her see his angry gaze.
"Don't ever say that again!" he growled at her. "Jaken sacrificed his life for you! How can you be so disrespectful?! And don't ever think I would wish to see you dead. I've seen that once before, I can't handle it happening again!"
But she didn't back down. She loved this man, this monster, this beast. But she sure as hell wasn't scared of his wrath.
"Why do you care if I die? Like my loss would have affected you at all! You haven't even paid your respects to Jaken! So why would it have bothered you so much if it had been me?" she hissed, giving him a look of death and hurt at the same time.
He pulled his hands away from her and looked at the ground. This wasn't going well, not in the least. She was angry at him, and hurt by something he didn't understand.
"Because…."
Now Rin was getting frustrated with him. She hated being so cold to this man, but it seemed to be the only way her inner pain would come out.
"Because why? What is so special about me still being here that makes any difference? And why do you care all of the-"
In that instant, his head shot up. His eyes were angry and glowing red now, and it was almost the reason she stopped her rant on him. But what he said to her next, had her speechless.
"Because I love you! That's why I care so much! If it had been you that died, I would be lost! You're the reason I wanted to feel again Rin! You're the reason I learned how to feel true emotions without feeling weak or afraid! You changed me, from the callus, cold bastard that I was into the man I am today! Can't you see that! I-LOVE-YOU!!!" he practically shouted in her face.
Rin sat there for a moment in shock, not knowing what to say.
'He loves me? Is this for real?'
"S-Sesshomaru???"
His eyes became normal in an instant, and they widened. 'Did I really just say all of that?' he wondered stupidly. But by the look of complete shock on her face, he had. Sighing, he knew he had to find a way to make her believe him, even if it meant saying it again.
But as he went to take a deep breath and begin again, Rin's lips pressed into his, creating a warm feeling in his chest. This was his first kiss, ever, and it was with her. He could smell her fresh set of tears as they rolled down her face. But these tears didn't reek of sadness of grief, these tears smelled of pure joy.
And that's when he smiled against her lips and kissed her back. Pulling her closer, which his instincts had told him to do, he slightly deepened it. Gently brushing his lips against hers again, he took in her scent. It seemed a lot warmer now and more noticeable on her skin. Like this kiss had awakened something inside of her.
His lips were softer than she had even imagined. They tasted like the rain almost, and his fangs were tickling the sides of her mouth playfully. She never though that Sesshomaru would feel anything close to this for her. But he had, and he had actually told her. She felt blessed beyond belief.
As they pulled away for air, Sesshomaru smiled a rare, beautiful smile at her, that made her melt into his arms again. And now her head was resting in his lap comfortably. But she looked back up at her youkai, and smiled as well.
"I love you too, Sesshomaru," she whispered stroking his chin with her nails gently. "I always have, and always will."
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Yay! Chapter two is done!
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I worked my butt off on this one all day, so I hope it came out all right.
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