Walking through the hallways of that great mansion I caught the eyes of many of the servants, and as I passed them by I heard snatches of their whispered conversations. Most of these snatches were along the lines of "Master Sesshomaru found her in the woods." I brushed them off as just being curious about the new person in the house. Some of them hit home at a bit more sensitive place though, such as "She's got a Wolf Mark on her forehead" or "She's that dog-wolf the others were talking about." Those hurt but I put them aside and continued my search.
It ended at a balcony on "my" floor overlooking an inner courtyard. The courtyard was a wide field encompassed by trees and bushes and in the middle of the courtyard, with sword drawn was Sesshomaru. Without a glance at what was under my feet I stupidly vaulted over the balcony rail calling out:
"Sesshomaru-sama!"
His head snapped around and the look in his eyes was that of anger. But then his eyes lost their fire and he dropped his sword and ran.
He reached his top speed quickly then jumped. He was coming straight for me; he was going to kill me! I squeezed my eyes shut and waited for the blows to come, but none came. Instead, a gentle bump and the slight pressure of his arms under my legs and behind my back. I opened one eye a crack and all I saw was the patterned white of Sesshomaru's haori. Following the overlap line up my eyes met with his neck. A wicked thought came into my mind, and indulging my impulse I kissed him there on his collarbone.
Unfortunately I chose a very bad time to yield to my whim. At that very moment Sesshomaru was just touching the ground and the touch of my lips threw him for a loop. He stumbled and fell forward, landing on top of me in the soft grass. Thankfully he didn't land on my arm.
He levered himself onto his hands and knees with a groan and stared down at me. His eyes flashed red and for a moment we seemed frozen in time, then he seemed to shake it off and stood quickly.
"Fool! Did you not even glance below you before you leapt off the balcony?"
He turned away quickly, but not before I saw the pink coloring his cheeks. Surprise rooted me to the spot. Sesshomaru was blushing.
"Well, what are you still doing there on the ground? Get lost."
Indignation overtook my curiosity and I stood.
"Fine, I'm going, just so you can return to practicing your little sword."
Having spoken my mind I stomped through the nearest door and up to my room. And sulked.
A/N: heh, Sesshy is a bit OOC in this one, and it'll only get worse from here on in. Thanks again SweetAnew, I really hope you liked this chap. Everyone else, if you didn't comment because the anonymous reviews were disabled, they are now enabled so please, if you would, tell me how I did!
Until next time then!
