Chapter 14 – The Priestess I Once Met

The storm continued and everyone already shook off the shock from Sesshoumaru's answer. It was late, but nobody was sleeping or talking. The noises from the storm were too loud to sleep, but they were all tired so they at least tried to relax. Shippo yawned and Kagome looked at him.

"Cannot sleep?" She asked.

"The storm is too loud to sleep." He admitted and she smiled kindly.

"I'll sing a lullaby for you, maybe it will help you to fall asleep." She looked around and added with chuckle. "And not only you." Someone just smiled at her statement, someone growled and someone didn't react at all, but everyone inside the cave found a comfortable position and closed their eyes. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes too, but not because he was tired. He just wanted to focus only at her voice. He still had his doubts, but there was too much similarities to be it just coincidence.

Kagome started to sing the same song as that priestess sang to him, but it weren't the words what made him to shoot his eyes open. It was the voice when she was singing. He would recognize it anytime, that sweet calming voice of hers.

He was sure now, there was no mistake about it. Even though he still didn't understand how could she be back there and now here, when there was such a long time gap, it was her. The priestess who was with him during that storm and who then talked with his father at the castle.

Kagome stopped singing in the middle of the verse and everyone opened their eyes to find out what happened. But even seeing the scene didn't help them to figure out what's going on. Sesshoumaru was standing in front of Kagome and they stared at each other. Kagome didn't know what to expect. Didn't he like her singing or was there another reason? She was surprised when he stretched his arm towards her and dropped something into her lap.

"I'm returning this to you, I don't need it anymore." He stated and returned back to the entrance of the cave. Kagome stared at him for a while. She didn't remember that she would give him something, especially something what he could need. She snapped out of the staring when Shippo asked her what is that thing in her lap.

She picked up the pendant and gasped. Even though it was old and it had even some scratches on it, she was sure it was the same pendant she once gave to the scared little boy in similar cave during similar storm. She looked towards Sesshoumaru still not quite believing to what she just found out. Could it be him? She thought staring at him. He was standing in the entrance of the cave as if nothing happened and she almost doubted that there was some interaction between them just seconds ago, but the pendant in her palm proved her that it wasn't just her imagination and she smiled. He kept it all this time, maybe there is still something left from that child inside him.

"What is it?" Shippo demanded. Kagome chuckled and ruffled his hair.

"It's nothing you should be concerned about." She answered with smile. She gave one last look to Sesshoumaru and then turned back to Shippo.

"Let's go try to sleep again." She suggested and for the second time this night she started to sing.

This is the last chapter of this story. I know I left some loose ends here but that's because I'm already planning sequel for this story and I needed some space for the flashbacks XD. So, if you are specifically interested in some event which I didn't mention here, please tell me and if it will be possible I will add it to the sequel too. I have some planned on my own but maybe you are interested in something which wouldn't even cross my mind and if you tell me, I will be able to at least think about it. ;)

The sequel will have the title 'Living Memory Of The Past' and the first chapter of it should be posted right away, but the progress of the story will be probably slower than how it was here. I have too many ideas for that and I can use just a few of them so I don't even know what it will be like and how it will turn out XD. It should be more about Kag/Sess, but because of the reasons mentioned before, even that could change as I will be writing it XD.

I must also confess that most of this story was written in one day XD. I did quite a lot changes after that and even added some chapters, but the first version was done at once XD. I started to write it around noon and stopped around two am. My friend told me that I am crazy and he's probably right XD. Well, stop babbling around and get to the point.

I would like to thank to everyone who read this story, especially to those who reviewed. It was always so nice to read what you think about it. I also hope that you enjoyed reading this story at least as much as I enjoyed writing it and that we will meet at the sequel too XD.