Chapter 10
Goodbye's ...
Soft fur brushed my cheek immediately filling me with warmth and safety I hummed my pleasure snaking my fingers in the lush white fur of Sesshomaru's tail. Loved waking up with my fluffy pillow it wiggled around me brushing itself over me like a cat I giggled into the soft fur sitting up bringing it with me it wrapped around my shoulders like a scarf ends swaying curling and uncurling from my wrist. I sat up and looked around Sota and Sesshomaru were gone just me and the tail remained. I peaked at the clock said 6 am it was Sunday man I slept thru the entire afternoon dinner and night i must have been working my brain to hard. I walked into the kitchen to find my mom sitting at the table drinking coffee.
"Morning mom I'm sorry i missed dinner last night. I must have been tired didn't mean to abandon you guy's" I said smiling at her.
"Morning sweetie don't worrie about it you had so much work to
get done before your tests it does not surprise me I know how much you want to get your high school diploma but don't push yourself to much i don't want you making yourself sick." She replied smiling
"Yes Mama I'll watch my health don't worrie about me you take care of yourself Sota and Jii-chan I have Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Rin, And Kaede. Okay so don't worrie mama nothing will stop us from our goal not Naraku and not school I can do both I'm use to juggling the feudal era and this one I can at least make sure that when I ketch up to you guys here and maybe make a place for myself here in this time. I have to do this I will not let the future fall to the hands of Naraku." I said sitting with my mother pouring myself some tea that sat on the table in front of me.
"I know its just that I'm your mother I'm going to worrie about you no matter how many people who'd give their life for you come around not that I don't trust those two Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would both gladly lay down their lives for you. But you are still my baby I will always worrie." She smiled
"Kaede found the spell Mom" I said knowing she'd understand what I meant. She looked at me in surprise sighed and nodded.
"So your going to seal the well when you leave after your final tests?" She asked.
"Yes its not safe for you guys to keep the well open as it is I mean look Sesshomaru a powerful full-blood daiyoukai can travel here whenever he pleases. If he wasn't on our side I'd be afraid of the damage he could do here you have no idea what he is capable of Mama." I replied.
"He's a warrior honey I think I can guess what he's capable of I've seen what Inuyasha can do I can imagine quite easily what a full demon is capable of doing." She smiled a knowing smile on her lips.
"Speak of the devil were is he?" I asked shrugging my shoulders the tail over me then shifted so that it wasn't as tight my mother eyed it not believing her eye's.
"He's outside training Sota. Did that thing just move?" she eyed the tail wearily.
"Yes it moves mom no it wont hurt anyone It's Sesshomaru's tail It is under his control thou i think it has a mind of it's own." I said demonstrating I slid the tail from off around me it hung in my hand for a half second it shivered in my hands and slid itself around my arm to wrap around my shoulders and body once more.
My mother started laughing as the tail rubbed its silky fur along my sat there finishing our drinks we chatted normally before long the boys came back in one sweating one fresh as a daisy I leave it to you to figure out which was sweating and which was pristine as normal. If you guessed Sesshomaru was perfect you would be rite. My mother rose as soon as the boys entered the kitchen and walked to the fridge and started pulling out food to make breakfast I poured the boys tea then I rose and pulled on my apron from behind the cupboard door tieing it on i slipped to take the food from her.
"Mama sit down I'll handle breakfast." I told her setting the eggs down on the counter slid the big frying pan from the hook it hung on over the sink. Pressed the rice cooker button, I hummed as i cracked eggs into the large mixing bowel the rice cooker beeped at me i opened it and added the rice. I then set to chopping some green onions slid them into the eggs. Greasing the pan and scooping the eggs into the pan shaking some salt and pepper in to the eggs. The rice cooker dinged again i pooped it open again and dished out portions for every one I finished the omelets cut them and arranged them on top of the rice. Then served everyone setting a bowel in front of each of them.
"Thank you sweetie this look's good. Itadakimasu!" she said picking up her chopsticks the boys followed her lead intoning after her. I sat following them and began to eat. We finished breakfast and went our separate ways for the day Sesshomaru and Sota returned out side I picked up the dishes and began washing up from breakfast my mother went outside to hunt for Jii-chan I made him some rice balls for her to take with them. Jii-chan was hiding he didn't want to go to the doctor for his routine check up. Sesshomaru normally would do anything for my mother until he saw a special program on the history of medicine and had been hiding Jii-chan every time my mom even mentioned the word doctor. We had tried to reason with him that not all doctors were evil and our family doctor was very trustworthy he stubbornly continued hiding Jii-chan out of spite Jii-chan was enjoying every second of it. I sighed washing the skillet drying and putting it away. This was going to be a log week putting the dirty bowls and chopsticks in the dish washer loading it closing the lid washing the sink and counters and table till they gleamed. Then walked to my room to compile my notes for tomorrow test. I had my first mid term test to pass damn this was going to be hard to pull off my tests then sealing the well forever. Yes I was going to seal it after my tests my family would be so mad at me but they needed to be safe I was not willing to risk Naraku's ignorance of the well if Sesshomaru could get thru who knew what else or who else it'd let pass and without a strong protector around all the time it was getting more and more dangerous to leave it open. This was to be my last trip home i had to look out for their well being while i had the power to do it.
I knew i could Sesshomaru's arm was my test. While i did it to restore something he lost it was also a test for me to see if i had the power to pull off something that hard i could seal off the wells power to seal my family here were they belonged and they wouldn't even realize till it was to late. They would be mad but they would understand eventually not that i was in any hurry to be yelled at for it i had 500 years to avoid it and i was going to enjoy every second of it.
It'd be nice for a change to get away with something for 500 years. There was also the possibility of me dieing way before that being human and all. And even by the off chance (not that off with Sesshomaru intently courting me in front of my family and friends) I'd marry a demon i would just live with the consequences when they'd come. I paused in my thoughts was i really considering Sesshomaru as a candidate to marry? How did i get so comfortable with the demon? And how the hell did i fall for him and him for me? My head hurts now i sighed standing up from my desk and walking to the boxes on my night stand picking them up i set them on my bed and slid out my good packing cloth I slid the kimono boxes open and folded the kimonos tight so they wouldn't wrinkle. Laid them on the cloth folded them inside it tight and put them back on the dresser. I touched Tenseiga picking it up and holding it to my chest. It pulsed inquiringly at me i just sat there fingers curled around the hilt . Tears plucked at the corner of my eyes. I sighed and wept for everything I was about to lose.
In just a short week i was going to abandon my present for the past and make my future. Tenseiga pulsed trying to comfort me trying to tell me that it was ok that i was doing the rite thing that they'd be safer here sealed safely from all harm. I knew the sword in my hands was rite but it was still hard everything i knew was here. My life started here in this time it was all it took everything in me to not brake down in front of my family i didn't want them to know. I sighed running my fingers along the metal of the hilt feeling the cold metal was comforting under my fingers. I shifted my other hand so i could move the tail tighter around my shoulders to it took the hint and wrapped around me. Sitting on my bed i let myself fall back to lay on the bed. I laid on my pillow holding the fluffy tail and powerful sword to my chest my companions in my sorry state both trying to comfort me in their own way. The warm tail offering a soft place to cry the swords witty and comforting pulses spoke to me as if it could speak words. I drifted between waking and sleep thoughts pouring thru my head. I laid there with my thoughts slightly chilled at the thoughts running thru my head in a week my life would no longer have the luxury i was use to. It would be bloody and filled with war a war that was necessary for the future to exist. I knew this it is what had kept me going I had to protect this place for the people I loved. I didn't even notice the demon enter my room until he picked me up i squealed at the sudden movement he shifted sitting on the bed me in his arms and looked up at his beautiful face.
"Trying to gain comfort from my belongings Miko why not simply seek me out?" His deep voice rumbled.
"Because i needed time to myself to gather my thoughts and I knew that you were training Sota thus i could wait his situation is more dire then my tears. But I'm glad your here now your presence helps drive away the bad thoughts." I said turning my face into his shirt the tail unwrapped itself from me and slid to its masters shoulders. I fluffed the fur and muttered."Traitor." The end snaked back to me and rubbed my cheek. And its master growled pulled me closer to him and grumbled under his breath so low i couldn't hear it.
"Stop being so jealous over your own tail" I said moving one of my hands to the silky strands of his hair letting my fingers tangle into it I ran them softly thru the length of it. He stoped growling and looked into my eyes his beautiful golden eyes smoldering his eyes stared at me as if he could see into my very heart which had started beating fast my palms started sweating and my breath hitched and came out breathily. I knew there would be no way in hell I'd be able to slip from his grip I was stuck were I was and normally I'd be trying to get away but damn me for all eternity i wanted to kiss him again. Well fuck it all if I was going to die and burn mite as well do something to deserve it.
I leaned in towards him and brushed his lips with mine He growled low and captured my lips in his fangs the tiny prick made my heart pound harder and my breath leave my body I pulled back to gasp in a breath. He let me breath then captured my lips again this time pressing a hand to my head to keep me in the kiss. I followed suit wrapped my arms around his shoulders tangling my fingers in his smooth soft hair brushing my fingers thru it. I brought one of my hands to brush his cheek I pulled out of the kiss looking up at his face so beautiful even without his marking's. Tears plucked at my eyes again this time with love I had fallen so in love with the demon who took pains to take care of everyone in the house. He treated my human mother with affection and respect much like he would treat his own mother she had passed away not long ago according to him she finally allowed herself to let go of all her hate and pain. Sota he treasured like he treasured Inuyasha the difference was that he had no idea how to interact with Inuyasha the way he did with Sota idolized the full grown man who had been the only male father like figure the boy ever had other then the old man. And Jii-chan Sesshomaru was the son-in-law he had hardly known someone to talk of demons and war and the other things men talk about. And to me he was becoming a constant presence in my life one of comfort and safety and every second I was falling deeper and deeper into those golden orbs that saw everything and never let anyone know the thoughts that were inside the head. I pulled myself off the demon, tears streaming down my face I turned away sword still in hand I set it back on the dresser it pulsed shouting at me to stop running away from him. I didn't listen and turned to flee the room when a voice came.
"Do you hate me that much that you cry when I kiss you if I'm that much of a bother say the word and I will leave." A rustle of movement made me turn around to find the demon on his knees in front of me. "Say the words and i will leave your time and return to where I belong. But allow me to at the very least to share something with you I do not lie remember this as I confide this to you never." He paused and looked up at me I nodded startled by this turn of events He continued his voice deep and full of something i couldn't place.
"Kagome you have brought my life color and emotion i never thought i was capable of ever feeling ever. But you pulled it out of the depths of my soul and you became a friend. Someone who is a irreplaceable presence in my life. I found my heart warm and thaw around you I came to love you despite everything in the past despite everything I love you heart and soul I can not imagine a life were you didn't exist with me. I will never find someone ever who understands and accepts me for who and what I am I came here to you place to try and understand how you were raised and what I found here blew everything i ever expected out the window. I came here and expected to be shunned but found myself with something i never thought I'd ever find a family love acceptance. This happened all because I fell for you and I thank every god in existence every day for the rest of my life for whatever good deed I did to have a woman like you come into my life. I will never be able to pay them back for you. And if you would consent it I would forever be in your debt if you would consent to marry me if you would spend the rest of your life with me i will place your well being before everything else?" He asked eyes sparkling hopefully into mine I gasped looking down at the man kneeling at my feet he had laid everything out he wasn't lieing to me he never lied he loved me he loved me that was the only thing that flowed thru my mind the man I had come to love loved me a man i never thought capable of it loved me.
"You love me?"I asked voice wobbled tears flowing.
"More than anything heart body and soul I love you Kagome please tell me what you want.?"He asked.
I was stunned by this turn of events he loved me nothing surprised me more then this demon actually loving me tears rolling down my face i knew i had to face my own feelings and give him the same. I slid to the floor unable to stand anymore I looked at the demon still on his knees slightly confused look on his face.
"Please don't say things like i hate you the reason I cry when you kiss me is because I love it and i don't want it to end. Because no matter how much i try to fight it and deny it I have fallen for you Sesshomaru I've fallen in love with you! this past week you have proven your affection for me you treat my family like they were your own you treasure my brother and my grandfather and treat my mother like your own. I brings tears to my eyes because there's always a voice inside my head telling me that I shouldn't believe that you care about me because you are you and have always been known for your hatred of humans so to protect my self from feeling for you I've been hiding but I cannot hide it any more I can't stand the ache anymore." I said tears falling free. "I can not fight it, it is to soon for me to fall again I wont be able to stand it if I got my heart broken again."
"Kagome you love me?" He replied voice raspy
"Yes and its tormenting me." I cried there was another rustle of clothing this time i didn't look over I stayed were I was and prepared for the worst instead I was pulled into strong arms and held to the shaking frame of the demon.
"Thank you love my Kagome please become my mate make me the happiest demon in the world please my love?" He had proposed twice in the span of five minutes it was unbelievable his whole frame shook as if afraid of my answer. I allowed my arms to slip around his waist and hug him to me.
"Are you sure you want me Sesshomaru I love you but I don't want you to regret having a human mate I will not live as long as you" I said smashing myself into him.
"I'm sure Kagome, Feh Miko quit lying I know you are aware that when a demon takes a human for a mate they share the demons life energy and thus their life span you'll live as long as I do as you well know. Miss I'll mate Koga comment." he replied a little annoyed.
"It was a joke my mother knows the chances of me mating Koga are the same as me mating Naraku. None whatsoever." I laughed looking up at the demon i was now really my fiancee. He had a bright boyish smile of his beautiful face.
"Your avoiding my question thou Miko and I'm loosing patients with you I'm about ready to take what I want." He growled licking his lips. I had the sense to be a tiny bit afraid of the threat.
"I wasn't avoiding Its that I'm not even 19 yet I hadn't even thought marriage would be something I'd have to go thru yet and to have you ask is a little strange to say the least. I would never thought you would ever ask me to be your mate. And well this is all going so quick my brain hasn't even had time to catch up with the whole you love me revelation first. And I really want to talk with Sango before I do anything as life altering as this." I blushed my face going completely red.
"Feh woman your delaying the inevitable again I think you enjoy keeping me on a tight leash as your brother says." He growled again and pulled me into his shoulder and held me tighter. "Not that I mind you will be well worth the wait my dear Miko well worth the wait. " his voice full of dark promises he tipped my head up with a single finger pressed his lips fully on mine i parted my lips slightly his tounge slipped in and dominated mine i moaned slightly. He took control of every aspect of his life it only figured that he'd control this as well. If he wanted to marry her then he'd have to earn her hand with his patients...
