Dedicated to lakeya2700! And guys, I'm giving until the end of this week to finish the poll for the story plot. Its somewhere on my profile. :D so please do vote and tell me what you want. The poll should be closing Sunday or Saturday.
Later that night Shippo was hopping on kagome's bed excitedly while telling her about the riding that they had gone on. Sesshomaru was relaxing on a cushioned chair with Rin on his lap. The child was playing with his hair and braiding it. He sat back completely relaxed and had a hand on the girl's waist so that she would not fall.
Kagome smiled and laughed as Shippo described how he kept control of his horse. Finally the boy ran out of things to tell about the ride and Sesshomaru watched as kagome started tickling the boy mercilessly.
The Kitsun's loud shrieks of laughter assaulted his ears but it was pleasant enough to listen to. He watched with a strange emotion as the boy was thrown onto the bed with kagome leaning over him as she moved her fingers deftly over the boy's ribcage. Her black hair fell off her shoulders and danced about with her movements. Her laughter was also pleasant. Her face happily flushed and a wide smile graced her lips.
She glanced at him and Sesshomaru quickly brought his attention to Rin. The girl's tongue poked out of the side of her mouth as she concentrated on braiding the silver strands together.
He was content. He felt like he had a family and it made him joyful to watch the mother and her children. Soon enough he could claim that mother as his mate, soon but not yet….first he would win her heart.
And of course the Great Lord Sesshomaru would do it with STYLE!
'Yes, mate her. Make the miko our mate…already the bonds are forming.' The beast tried urging.
'Soon. Patience.'
As if sensing his eyes on her again, kagome turned and faced him from on her bed. The boy gasped for air and giggled.
She was beautiful.
"Sesshomaru…." Her soft voice called him out of his trance. Her cheeks were stained red with a very pretty blush.
"Hn?"
"Are you alright?" she asked.
"Hai, this one is content." He replied. The corner of his mouth upturned.
Ayumu stalked into the room at that moment.
"My Lord, Lady." He bowed before sitting on the ground with his legs folded like an Indian. Rin smiled happily at the guard before clambering off Sesshomaru lap and tackling the soldier. Her small arms wrapped around his neck.
"OFFF! Miss Rin!" Ayumu chuckled and tipped backwards as if he was going to fall flat on his back from the girl's impact. Instinctively the young solder wrapped an arm around the child's waist as he held her off the ground.
"Rin, Ladies do not 'tackle' their guards." Sesshomaru stated. The girl turned her large doe eyes on him.
"But Ayumu-kun is Rin's new friend!" the girl said.
"Hn."
"It is alright, milord. I do not mind." Ayumu said trying to get the girl out of trouble.
"This Sesshomaru does not doubt you do not mind. But Rin must be trained in the ways of being a lady. She cannot be a ward of the western lands and not act like a young lady of her station." Sesshomaru rested his chin on his fist and watched as Rin ran her fingers of Ayumu's armor.
"Is the armor very heavy?" she asked.
"Hai, young miss." Ayumu replied courteously.
"Is it hard to walk around like that?" her head tilted cutely.
"Not for me. I was trained to be able to bear the weight. As is Lord Sesshomaru and any other male in the military." Ayumu returned.
"Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin turned away from Ayumu and skipped up to him, placing her hands on his knee.
"Hn?" he gazed down at her. Kagome was back to tickling Shippo on the bed.
"What is your armor like? Is it also heavy? What do you need armor for?" the girl fired her questions off.
"This Sesshomaru needs the armor for when this one goes into battle. It is a polished silver like Ayumu-san's and just as heavy if not heavier." Sesshomaru replied. Just then Shippo launched himself off the bed and into Ssesshomaru's lap. Kagome gasped in shock and dove off the bed after him to catch him. She ended up on the floor with one hand on Ssesshomaru's foot.
"Kagome! Are you alright?" Sesshomaru deposited the guilty kitsun on the ground and knelt by kagome's side. Her eyes wide and her mouth open. She made small gasping noises then turned over coughing.
"Ayumu! Get the doctor!" Sesshomaru ordered.
"I'm Alright! I just got the air knocked out of me! I don't need Myoga, I promise!" kagome coughed and hacked covering her mouth, turning away from him.
"Shippo! There will be NO more of that! If you wanted to sit on this one's lap then walk over! Do Not Jump Off The Bed Like That!" Sesshomaru scolded.
The boy bowed his head, worry in his eyes and guilt. His small hands grasped behind his back.
"I'm sorry mommy, I'm sorry Sesshomaru-sama!" he cried, his eyes filled with tears but to his credit not one fell.
"It's alright, Shippo, baby…but you can't go doing that. What if you had missed? You could have hurt yourself on the chair or even ran smack into Sesshomaru-sama's knee. I'm sure that would hurt on your teeth." Kagome sat up slowly, Ssesshomaru's hand on her shoulder just in case she was hurt worse than it seemed.
Ayumu stood at attention in case he should ran after the doctor.
Kagome heaved a sigh looking between the two protective male's….
"I Promise! I am fine!"
