InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Afraid to Love ❯ The First Step is Admitting It ( Chapter 17 )

17: The First Step is Admitting It

By night, Kagome was asleep on the futon with Rin while Jaken slept outside with Ah and Un. Sango, being the elder, protective friend, sat across from Sesshomaru with an angry look upon her face. "Lord Sesshomaru, I cannot allow Kagome to return to the Western Lands with you." she declared, her glare threatening him to agree. Sesshomaru frowned and looked down at Sango. "She is well fed, dressed, and has a place to live." Sango scowled at his words. "Do you actually think that I, a demon exterminator, did NOT notice the marks on her wrists?" she spat disgustedly. Sesshomaru seemed indifferent as he bore holes through Sango's menacing glare with a glare to match.

"Human, you are in no place to tell this Sesshomaru what to do. This Sesshomaru should kill you." "I don't care! I am the only family that Kagome has left in this world and I will not let you hurt her! She's been through enough and she's unhappy there! Give me a good reason to let her leave with you!" Sesshomaru raised a clawed hand before letting it fall back into his lap. He released a sigh as he looked away. He owed her no reply, but what he would say…he just needed to see if the words falling from his lips were indeed the truth. Thinking that Sesshomaru would make no reply, Sango gathered the clay bowls that had dried from dinner to store them back in the basket. "This Sesshomaru…this Sesshomaru finds himself in love with Kagome."

A loud crash could be heard from Kaede's hut as Sango released her hold on the bowls. The bowls hit the floor, a few of them cracking in the process. "Wh-What?!" Sango exclaimed. It would be beneath Sesshomaru to lie, so why would he say that? Sesshomaru being in love with Kagome was impossible…right? "C-Could you please repeat that?" Sango asked dumbly. "I am in love with Kagome." he repeated, surprised that the words sounded so right coming from him. "Don't play around like this, Lord Sesshomaru. I'm sure you could always find another servant…" Sesshomaru could feel his anger boiling. "Do you not understand? I love Kagome." he snarled. "She's human…" "She is human, but she is Kagome."

Sango shook her head. "No, you've hurt her before. Is that how you express your love?" Sesshomaru felt guilt overcome him at the thought of what he had done. "I-I fell in love with her a-after that…" Sesshomaru stuttered. Since when did he stutter? Truthfully, it was kind of funny how he had been so against it, yet he had fallen for Kagome… `I love her… I love a human… I love Kagome… It sounds so…right.' Sango cocked her head from side to side. "You…you fell in love with her…" Sesshomaru nodded. He wasn't supposed to love the bearer of that soul. He wasn't supposed to love humans. He wasn't supposed to love Kagome. In fact, he wasn't supposed to love at all…but he did.

How did it feel to know that a lord was in love with your friend? Truthfully, Sango had no clue. "Does she know?" Sesshomaru shook his head as Sango thought out the questions that she deemed important. "How did she end up with you? Why did you hurt her?" "I was unwilling to love. I didn't want `that' to happen again." he whispered as he walked out of the hut to go hunt. "The other should be answered by Kagome when she sees the time fit."

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"Well, they seem to be doing better…" "Oh, yeah. It's just too bad that Kagome is not in love." Miroku mumbled. "What?" "You told me that they have to love one another and mate. What if Kagome doesn't know that they have to mate? What is Sesshomaru decides to have a demon queen and make her a concubine?" Miroku. The girls growled and Fate looked ready to smash another crystal ball. They could do nothing except watch. "This is SERIOUSLY complicated." Fate muttered, frustrated.

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