InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A New Life ❯ Melting A Heart of Ice ( Chapter 11 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: FranklinBe 
Tora teaches Kagome. Kagome tells Tora how she was betrayed and Sesshomaru comes to comfort her. And Sesshomaru asks her a question. R & R.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.01.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 1.5K | Status: Completed
Tora teaches Kagome. Kagome tells Tora how she was betrayed and Sesshomaru comes to comfort her. And Sesshomaru asks her a question. R & R.
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Action | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.01.2005 | Updated On: 07.14.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 1.5K | Status: Completed
Melting A Heart of Ice
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Lady Kagome” Tora greeted as he bowed elegantly towards Kagome.
“I thought that I wasn’t supposed to be called Lady?” Kagome said as looking at Sesshomaru quizzically and then back again at Tora.
“I shall call you Lady Kagome whether Sesshomaru says so or not,” Tora said smirking at Sesshomaru and taking Kagome’s hands in his own.
‘Oh no I think there’s another Miroku at Sesshomaru’s castle’ Kagome thought as Tora stroked her hand and grinned at Sesshomaru.
“Ano, arigatou Tora but you don’t have to flatter me,” said Kagome as pulling her hands from Tora’s. If anyone didn’t know any better than the look on Sesshomaru’s face would say that he was jealous of Tora for flirting with Kagome.
‘That mangy tiger better get his hands off of my Kagome!’
‘So you admit that your jealous of someone with Kagome?’
‘This Sesshomaru does not get jealous over a mere ningen wench.’
‘Than why are you so possessive over her?’
‘Iie! I will not succumb to my father’s status!’
‘You already have.’ His youkai said before leaving.
Sesshomaru looked up to see both Kagome and Tora looking at him like he had grown a second head.
“I asked you a question,” Tora said smirking at Sesshomaru as he once again took up Kagome’s hand from her side. Sesshomaru remained silent waiting on Tora to repeat his question being the stubborn Taiyoukai that he is.
“May Lady Kagome and I be excused?” Tora repeated locking his fingers with Kagome’s.
“Hai” Sesshomaru watched with fury as Tora led Kagome out of the dining hall, telling her about how he loved her beauty and wisdom while still holding her hand. Following behind them silently he masked his demonic aura while walking behind them to the gardens where Tora would give Kagome her first lesson.
“What have you learned so far about your Miko powers?” Tora asked as he seated himself on a white marble bench in the flower garden while pulling Kagome down beside him.
Kagome blushed at the way Tora kept holding her hand and told him what Kaeda had taught her. Once Kagome had told Tora what she had learned so far he carefully pulled her up from the bench as if she were made of porcelain glass. He then strolled once again deeper into the garden until he came to a small clearing with a pond in it’s mists where koi were swimming in it’s depths.
“Wow it’s beautiful here” Kagome whispered as she took in the scene of the water shimmering in the afternoon light like gems on a diamond ring.
“Hai, just like you my Lady” Tora seated himself cross-legged a small distance from the pond and bid Kagome do the same beside him.
“Now, close your eyes and place your hands palm down on your knees” he instructed. Kagome followed his instructions until she was in a mediating stance.
“Breathe in deep and clear your mind of everything except your miko powers.” Kagome did as told then began wondering how a demon could have Miko powers.
“Tora?”
“Hai?”
“I thought demons could not have Miko powers,” she asked as still in the mediation pose.
“Iie, demon’s cannot.”
“Then why are you teaching me?”
“Miko powers and tiger or kitsune magic is very similar if not identical in some aspects.”
“Oh...”
“Now once your mind is clear find your Miko powers and grasp a hold of them.”
Kagome cleared her mind of everything except her Miko powers. In her mind she saw a pink ball of energy flashing brilliantly with pureness.
“Now grasp that power and picture a ball of pink Miko power in your hand” Tora instructed as he himself formed an orange ball of demon magic in his palm. Kagome tried reaching for her power but once she got close enough to touch it the energy would move farther from her. Sighing in frustration she kept on trying.
Tora sensing Kagome’s frustration said, “Your mind is not empty of all thoughts.”
Kagome started over trying to clear her thoughts, when she thought she had it she again reached for the pink energy in her mind. Quickly grabbing a hold of it she pictured a pink ball forming in her palm. Wanting to see if it was working she opened her eyes slightly to see a small golf ball size of Miko energy flickering in her palm. Dropping her hand back down on her knee she looked over to Tora who had shaped his orange energy into a tiger.
“I’ll never get that good” Kagome sighed feeling like a loser.
“Do not fret, with practice and patience you will master the art of your Miko powers. How do you use your Miko powers now?” the magic tiger flickered then disappeared from his hand.
“Well the first time I used them was when a centipede demon was trying to take the Shikon Jewel from my body and when she was almost upon me I held out my hands and a pink energy shot out from them. Now I channel my Miko powers into my arrows when I fire them when I search for the Jewel shards with my companions.”
“The Shikon no Tama? Do you mean that you’re the famous Miko, Kagome?” Tora turned to her surprised that he had not known otherwise.
“Hai the Shikon no Tama but I am not famous, Inuyasha is” at saying his name she dropped her gaze to the soft green grass below her and began pulling up blades of it.
“What’s wrong Lady Kagome?” Tora asked worried for the way she was acting.
Looking up with tears at the rim of her eyes she told him how Inuyasha had betrayed her leaving out some of the parts that she only kept to herself.
“I am sorry Lady Kagome I did not mean to bring those memories back to you” Tora said not knowing what to do as the tears slipped from her eyes after she had finished.
“It’s ok Tora-chan” Kagome said as she tried wiping the tears from her eyes but more just trickled down her cheeks.
‘What should I do?’ Tora thought to himself not knowing how to comfort a human. Sensing a presence behind him Tora turned around to see Lord Sesshomaru looking pass him at Kagome.
“Leave us.”
“Hai Sesshomaru-sama” Tora bowed then exited the garden showing Sesshomaru the proper respect this time.
Sesshomaru had been in his study when he heard Kagome talking to Tora with sadness in her voice; he could also smell the faint scent of tears on the wind. Setting down a scroll on an alliance with the southern lands he walked out on his large balcony and looked towards the source of Tora and Kagome. Seeing them in one of his most favorite spots in the garden he listened as Kagome told Tora how she had come to know and travel with Inuyasha then how he had betrayed her with the dead priestess, Kikyo.
After Kagome finished telling her story he could smell the scent of her tears become stronger. Seeing that Tora didn’t know what to do with the distraught Miko, Sesshomaru jumped off his balcony and landed behind Tora. Keeping his cold mask in place he told Tora to leave and was slightly surprised that he had used his proper title, which he hadn’t used before now.
Once Tora had left Sesshomaru looked down at the crying Miko. She was rocking back and forth on her heels with sobs racking her body making her shake with the strain. Being able to feel the sadness and grief breaking from her in waves his heart clenched in some emotion that he couldn’t quite place.
“Why do you cry Miko?” Sesshomaru asked knowing the answer.
“In-Inuyasha” her crying became more erratic and she rocked herself harder clasping her hands around her middle.
“Why waste your tears over that worthless hanyou?” he took a step closer.
“I..I loved him” she said with tears starting to lessen.
“He did not love you,” he said stating the obvious and taking a step closer.
“I know!”
Sesshomaru took a step closer and knelled in front of her, hooking his finger under her chin and tilting her head up until he could see her face.
“Look at me” he commanded gently since Kagome had her eyes downcast not wanting to look into his eyes. Feeling the slight pressure on her chin she slowly brought her eyes up to look into his.
‘His eyes are so much different than Inuyasha’s’ she thought as she watched the golden eyes with something akin to sadness in their depths. Without thinking she brought her hand up and traced his maroon stripes on the right side of his cheek. Grabbing her wrist in his hand he brought her hand down to his lips where he placed a light kiss on the back of it.
“Inuyasha does not deserve your tears, he was a fool to choose the dead miko over you” he said before releasing her hand and caressing her cheek the same way she had his a moment ago. Her tears returned anew. “What is it?” he asked at a loss for her new outburst.
“N-No one could l-love me, I’m just a tool” she said clutching her head with her hands and resuming rocking back and forth on her knees.
“Listen to me” once he stopped her from rocking he continued; “You are no tool, you are a caring, loving woman who cares for anything no matter how evil they are. You Kagome have even began melting the cold exterior that I have possessed for so long. You have more power than just your Miko powers, you have the power of the heart, and you would care for any living thing that possessed any good in their being, be it demon or human. You are no tool, you are a tennyo who has beauty and strength that is far more than any demoness I have encountered. You Kagome have done a deed that no one has done since I was a pup, you have melted my cold heart.”
Sesshomaru watched as Kagome’s tears slowly dried from her face then without expecting it she launched herself at him and hugged him in a hug that would bruise any human around his waist. Reaching into her mind she found her miko powers and formed a picture of Sesshomaru’s left arm. Looking down Sesshomaru saw his new arm back to the way it once was with the two maroon stripes on his wrist. For once in his life Sesshomaru was at a loss for words.
“Arigatou Kagome” Sesshomaru said gratefully as he pulled Kagome back with his two arms and noticed that she was blushing.
“Iie, Arigatou Sesshomaru” Kagome said hanging her head to keep Sesshomaru from seeing her blush.
“Kagome?”
“Hai?” she looked up at him seeing happiness in his eyes.
“Lady Kagome, I would like to have the honor of courting you?” he asked going against his better judgement as he looked deep into her blue-gray eyes.
Tennyo-Celestial Maiden
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Lady Kagome” Tora greeted as he bowed elegantly towards Kagome.
“I thought that I wasn’t supposed to be called Lady?” Kagome said as looking at Sesshomaru quizzically and then back again at Tora.
“I shall call you Lady Kagome whether Sesshomaru says so or not,” Tora said smirking at Sesshomaru and taking Kagome’s hands in his own.
‘Oh no I think there’s another Miroku at Sesshomaru’s castle’ Kagome thought as Tora stroked her hand and grinned at Sesshomaru.
“Ano, arigatou Tora but you don’t have to flatter me,” said Kagome as pulling her hands from Tora’s. If anyone didn’t know any better than the look on Sesshomaru’s face would say that he was jealous of Tora for flirting with Kagome.
‘That mangy tiger better get his hands off of my Kagome!’
‘So you admit that your jealous of someone with Kagome?’
‘This Sesshomaru does not get jealous over a mere ningen wench.’
‘Than why are you so possessive over her?’
‘Iie! I will not succumb to my father’s status!’
‘You already have.’ His youkai said before leaving.
Sesshomaru looked up to see both Kagome and Tora looking at him like he had grown a second head.
“I asked you a question,” Tora said smirking at Sesshomaru as he once again took up Kagome’s hand from her side. Sesshomaru remained silent waiting on Tora to repeat his question being the stubborn Taiyoukai that he is.
“May Lady Kagome and I be excused?” Tora repeated locking his fingers with Kagome’s.
“Hai” Sesshomaru watched with fury as Tora led Kagome out of the dining hall, telling her about how he loved her beauty and wisdom while still holding her hand. Following behind them silently he masked his demonic aura while walking behind them to the gardens where Tora would give Kagome her first lesson.
“What have you learned so far about your Miko powers?” Tora asked as he seated himself on a white marble bench in the flower garden while pulling Kagome down beside him.
Kagome blushed at the way Tora kept holding her hand and told him what Kaeda had taught her. Once Kagome had told Tora what she had learned so far he carefully pulled her up from the bench as if she were made of porcelain glass. He then strolled once again deeper into the garden until he came to a small clearing with a pond in it’s mists where koi were swimming in it’s depths.
“Wow it’s beautiful here” Kagome whispered as she took in the scene of the water shimmering in the afternoon light like gems on a diamond ring.
“Hai, just like you my Lady” Tora seated himself cross-legged a small distance from the pond and bid Kagome do the same beside him.
“Now, close your eyes and place your hands palm down on your knees” he instructed. Kagome followed his instructions until she was in a mediating stance.
“Breathe in deep and clear your mind of everything except your miko powers.” Kagome did as told then began wondering how a demon could have Miko powers.
“Tora?”
“Hai?”
“I thought demons could not have Miko powers,” she asked as still in the mediation pose.
“Iie, demon’s cannot.”
“Then why are you teaching me?”
“Miko powers and tiger or kitsune magic is very similar if not identical in some aspects.”
“Oh...”
“Now once your mind is clear find your Miko powers and grasp a hold of them.”
Kagome cleared her mind of everything except her Miko powers. In her mind she saw a pink ball of energy flashing brilliantly with pureness.
“Now grasp that power and picture a ball of pink Miko power in your hand” Tora instructed as he himself formed an orange ball of demon magic in his palm. Kagome tried reaching for her power but once she got close enough to touch it the energy would move farther from her. Sighing in frustration she kept on trying.
Tora sensing Kagome’s frustration said, “Your mind is not empty of all thoughts.”
Kagome started over trying to clear her thoughts, when she thought she had it she again reached for the pink energy in her mind. Quickly grabbing a hold of it she pictured a pink ball forming in her palm. Wanting to see if it was working she opened her eyes slightly to see a small golf ball size of Miko energy flickering in her palm. Dropping her hand back down on her knee she looked over to Tora who had shaped his orange energy into a tiger.
“I’ll never get that good” Kagome sighed feeling like a loser.
“Do not fret, with practice and patience you will master the art of your Miko powers. How do you use your Miko powers now?” the magic tiger flickered then disappeared from his hand.
“Well the first time I used them was when a centipede demon was trying to take the Shikon Jewel from my body and when she was almost upon me I held out my hands and a pink energy shot out from them. Now I channel my Miko powers into my arrows when I fire them when I search for the Jewel shards with my companions.”
“The Shikon no Tama? Do you mean that you’re the famous Miko, Kagome?” Tora turned to her surprised that he had not known otherwise.
“Hai the Shikon no Tama but I am not famous, Inuyasha is” at saying his name she dropped her gaze to the soft green grass below her and began pulling up blades of it.
“What’s wrong Lady Kagome?” Tora asked worried for the way she was acting.
Looking up with tears at the rim of her eyes she told him how Inuyasha had betrayed her leaving out some of the parts that she only kept to herself.
“I am sorry Lady Kagome I did not mean to bring those memories back to you” Tora said not knowing what to do as the tears slipped from her eyes after she had finished.
“It’s ok Tora-chan” Kagome said as she tried wiping the tears from her eyes but more just trickled down her cheeks.
‘What should I do?’ Tora thought to himself not knowing how to comfort a human. Sensing a presence behind him Tora turned around to see Lord Sesshomaru looking pass him at Kagome.
“Leave us.”
“Hai Sesshomaru-sama” Tora bowed then exited the garden showing Sesshomaru the proper respect this time.
Sesshomaru had been in his study when he heard Kagome talking to Tora with sadness in her voice; he could also smell the faint scent of tears on the wind. Setting down a scroll on an alliance with the southern lands he walked out on his large balcony and looked towards the source of Tora and Kagome. Seeing them in one of his most favorite spots in the garden he listened as Kagome told Tora how she had come to know and travel with Inuyasha then how he had betrayed her with the dead priestess, Kikyo.
After Kagome finished telling her story he could smell the scent of her tears become stronger. Seeing that Tora didn’t know what to do with the distraught Miko, Sesshomaru jumped off his balcony and landed behind Tora. Keeping his cold mask in place he told Tora to leave and was slightly surprised that he had used his proper title, which he hadn’t used before now.
Once Tora had left Sesshomaru looked down at the crying Miko. She was rocking back and forth on her heels with sobs racking her body making her shake with the strain. Being able to feel the sadness and grief breaking from her in waves his heart clenched in some emotion that he couldn’t quite place.
“Why do you cry Miko?” Sesshomaru asked knowing the answer.
“In-Inuyasha” her crying became more erratic and she rocked herself harder clasping her hands around her middle.
“Why waste your tears over that worthless hanyou?” he took a step closer.
“I..I loved him” she said with tears starting to lessen.
“He did not love you,” he said stating the obvious and taking a step closer.
“I know!”
Sesshomaru took a step closer and knelled in front of her, hooking his finger under her chin and tilting her head up until he could see her face.
“Look at me” he commanded gently since Kagome had her eyes downcast not wanting to look into his eyes. Feeling the slight pressure on her chin she slowly brought her eyes up to look into his.
‘His eyes are so much different than Inuyasha’s’ she thought as she watched the golden eyes with something akin to sadness in their depths. Without thinking she brought her hand up and traced his maroon stripes on the right side of his cheek. Grabbing her wrist in his hand he brought her hand down to his lips where he placed a light kiss on the back of it.
“Inuyasha does not deserve your tears, he was a fool to choose the dead miko over you” he said before releasing her hand and caressing her cheek the same way she had his a moment ago. Her tears returned anew. “What is it?” he asked at a loss for her new outburst.
“N-No one could l-love me, I’m just a tool” she said clutching her head with her hands and resuming rocking back and forth on her knees.
“Listen to me” once he stopped her from rocking he continued; “You are no tool, you are a caring, loving woman who cares for anything no matter how evil they are. You Kagome have even began melting the cold exterior that I have possessed for so long. You have more power than just your Miko powers, you have the power of the heart, and you would care for any living thing that possessed any good in their being, be it demon or human. You are no tool, you are a tennyo who has beauty and strength that is far more than any demoness I have encountered. You Kagome have done a deed that no one has done since I was a pup, you have melted my cold heart.”
Sesshomaru watched as Kagome’s tears slowly dried from her face then without expecting it she launched herself at him and hugged him in a hug that would bruise any human around his waist. Reaching into her mind she found her miko powers and formed a picture of Sesshomaru’s left arm. Looking down Sesshomaru saw his new arm back to the way it once was with the two maroon stripes on his wrist. For once in his life Sesshomaru was at a loss for words.
“Arigatou Kagome” Sesshomaru said gratefully as he pulled Kagome back with his two arms and noticed that she was blushing.
“Iie, Arigatou Sesshomaru” Kagome said hanging her head to keep Sesshomaru from seeing her blush.
“Kagome?”
“Hai?” she looked up at him seeing happiness in his eyes.
“Lady Kagome, I would like to have the honor of courting you?” he asked going against his better judgement as he looked deep into her blue-gray eyes.
Tennyo-Celestial Maiden