InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ At First Sight ❯ Chapter 5: Having To Choose ( Chapter 5 )

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At First Sight

A/N- Hey! Long time no see huh? Sorry about the long wait on this one...I hope it turned out okay, this is you guys' Christmas present from me...so enjoy!

Also, I don't own InuYasha, Rumiko Takahashi does...but she doesn't mind if I borrow them...right?

Plus...' Inu Youkai is like this' I made them use a language humans can't understand...but Kagome isn't you're average human...

Read on!

Chapter 5: Having To Choose

Kagome felt her face turn redder than InuYasha's haori as she darted behind Sesshoumaru, attempting to hide herself from her mother's shocked and worried eyes.

Sesshoumaru couldn't decide between growling at the interruption or smirking at Kagome's reaction to being caught in such a compromising position in front of her own mother. So in the end, he settled with a neutral glare instead.

“Umm…Kagome, you're uh…cocas ready and…In…InuYasha's asleep on the couch. Uh…when your ready, we really need you to come down so that we can talk…” a blush was clearly shown across Asami's cheeks as she whirled about and shut the door roughly behind her, leaving a rather intrigued Sesshoumaru and an embarrassed Kagome behind.

Falling backwards onto her bed, Kagome slapped a hand over her face as she started laughing, `I can't believe it! My own mother walked in while I was making out with the Lord of the Western lands...god must really hate me.'

Having taken note of Kagome's reaction, Sesshoumaru turned around and looked down at her, an idea struck him and a steady smirk appeared upon his lips. Sesshoumaru shifted his position silently to where he was hovering over Kagome, he then ran his tail up Kagome's arm to get her attention.

As Kagome moved her hand out of the way and was about to get up to face Sesshoumaru, she was shocked out of her mind when she found him right above her and if the look in his eyes was anything to go by, he wasn't going to move anytime soon.

“Sesshoumaru please mo…mph!”

Before Kagome could even finish telling him to move, Sesshoumaru dove forewords and locked his lips to Kagome's, her lips were still soft from the kiss from before and they molded perfectly to his.

`This Sesshoumaru has really sunken low…I like Kagome, but my inner Inu wishes for her to become my mate…do I want the same? Could I possibly love her?'

Confused by the new emotions that were starting to fill his once cold and emotionless heart, Sesshoumaru broke the kiss and looked down into Kagome's glazed over eyes. Her cheeks were pink from the exertion of kissing him and her lips had remained parted slightly, they were soft and rosy from his kisses which made Sesshoumaru's pride swell. As far as he knew, he had given Kagome her first real kiss and if the expression on her face was anything to go by, Kagome wouldn't be forgetting it anytime soon.

Coming out of her daze, Kagome saw that Sesshoumaru was giving her a very open look, she could see several emotions waging within his liquid amber gaze. This was a great surprise to Kagome and she raised her hand to cup Sesshoumaru's cheek, he was showing her a side of him that no one else ever had seen before and for this Kagome was eternally grateful.

`He trusts me this much? I haven't let my powers overwhelm him since we entered the house and I haven't commanded him to do anything…but he still is showing me such tenderness. He must really care for me…do…do I feel the same way? At any rate…I owe him my trust, after all, it must really be a shock to him…to openly express such things to a former enemy. Yes…I must at least give him a chance...'

“L…let's go downstairs…th…then, I want to have a word with you…” Sesshoumaru merely nodded his head as he stood and reached down a hand for Kagome, which she readily took.

Once on her feet, Kagome smoothed her clothes and hair before she gripped Sesshoumaru's hand tightly as she made her way to the door, taking a deep and calming breath, Kagome lead a surprisingly obedient Sesshoumaru down the stairs and into the kitchen.

As she crossed the threshold and entered the kitchen fully, Kagome took note of two things, one all her family members were staring at her like she was under a microscope and second, InuYasha had apparently woken up but he was rubbing the back of his neck and sending Sesshoumaru a much stronger glare than usual.

“Uh…hi?”

InuYasha slammed his hand upon the table as his eyes narrowed more, “what do you mean hi? What the hell were you up to just now, his disgusting scent is all over you Kagome…did…did he do something to you?” Suddenly worried, InuYasha reached for the hilt of the Tetsusaiga as he bared his fangs at his brother, voicing his demands in the Inu Youkai language one that only he and Sesshoumaru could understand…or so he thought.

“You bastard! Why are you doing this Sesshoumaru…Kagome is mine, I claimed her first, she's mine to do with as I please. Now back off, it's the rules Sesshoumaru.”

Sesshoumaru merely narrowed his eyes a fraction as he turned his whole attention upon InuYasha, he let his hand tighten about Kagome's in a sign of possession, “Silence InuYasha! You dare disrespect that which our father died for? How dare you call yourself worthy of our father's blood, you do not deserve Kagome's kindness or her presence, you're scent dirties her! You say that she belongs to you…that you're claim was first, but you still reek of that dead woman's scent?”

InuYasha was stammering for an answer as his eyes grew wide in shock, “th…that isn't the point here Sesshoumaru…a...and you know it!”

A low growl began to roll from Sesshoumaru's chest as he found his new emotions taking over, but somehow he still kept his cool reason, he knew that Kagome was listening to every word they had said. It was one of her powers as an Inu Priestess after all, `This will be a good time to see how my feelings will effect Kagome's choice, This Sesshoumaru knows everything there is about Inu Priestesses, but Kagome doesn't know this…I can use this to my advantage…'

“If you seek to court Kagome, then why have you disregarded that which you say I am, the rules say that you must devote yourself to your chosen one to earn her affections and prove that you would make her truly happy. When have you done this InuYasha?”

His face paling, InuYasha sank back into the chair that he had previously occupied, “What do you mean…she…she's just my jewel detector, I won't let you have her, I need her…at least until Naraku is gone and the jewel has been completely restored. My feelings for Kikyou have nothing to do with Kagome…there's no contest, but still I won't let you take her, she is still of some use to me.”

Kagome's eyes began to water as her heart started to ache, she still couldn't believe that InuYasha was saying such things, she knew that he didn't like her that way and that he only was around her for the jewel but that didn't ease the pain any.

Feeling something snap inside of him at InuYasha's hurtful words and how they had made Kagome start to cry, Sesshoumaru released Kagome's hand and stomped forewords not caring that the occupants of the room had grown still, gripping the front of InuYasha's haori he snarled in InuYasha's face as he lifted him from the ground and his chair.

“How dare you! Kagome is the kindest and gentlest human that I have ever met, yet you hurt her so without a second thought! How could you stoop so low InuYasha? You may not care what happens after she has outlived her usefulness, but I do! I care what happens to her, she has opened my heart and my eyes. Even though at the start I only came to her because of her claim upon me and the power that she possesses, I now feel differently. Since we have entered her home, Kagome hasn't commanded me around…not even once, she is allowing me to make my own decisions and after hearing what you just said…I have made my choice!”

Dropping InuYasha to the floor, Sesshoumaru turned from him and walked towards Kagome, her eyes were wide and several tears were flooding down her face as she gazed up at him in shock, his words had enveloped her and Sesshoumaru was determined to finish what he had started.

Gripping Kagome's chin gently in his hand, Sesshoumaru looked deep into her eyes, “I don't care what you do InuYasha, but I refuse to let you hurt Kagome anymore, she means more to me than any human or female ever has and I know that this is not part of her powers. Kagome is a kind, gentle and beautiful soul…I will stay by her, that is my choice. I know that she may never return my feelings but I do not care, as long as she is happy I don't care. So InuYasha, I would step carefully if I were you, for if you attempt to harm her in anyway…I swear I will kill you! This I promise you, on my title as Lord of the West and on my honor as a demon, so be forewarned InuYasha.”

Having voiced his feelings in full, Sesshoumaru gently brushed Kagome's tears off of her face with the pad of his thumb, careful not to cut her with his claws. “Kagome…why do you cry?”

Unable to just stand there after what Sesshoumaru had just said and how he was acting towards her now, Kagome felt more tears begin to flow down her cheeks, tears of sadness, joy, and pain. “Sesshoumaru!”

Burying her face in Sesshoumaru's chest, Kagome gripped his haori tightly in both of her hands, `I…I can't believe he just said that to me! He...he really does care about me…I never knew that he would ever devote himself to me of his own free will, he's the Lord of the West, but now…he has given that all up just to stay with me and protect me. I choose him…I choose you, Sesshoumaru, you are the only man or demon that I will ever allow to love me…I have decided.'

As she thought this, Kagome's body was bathed in the blue light of her powers, enveloping Sesshoumaru within their gentle glow. Sesshoumaru didn't struggle with the touch of Kagome's powers even though they could purify him easily, but he didn't understand why Kagome was infusing him with her powers and thus breaking the spell that enabled her to control him, she was fully accepting him as her future mate and placing him under her protection.

Feeling a wave of happiness surge throughout his being at what this meant, Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms about Kagome, bringing her form flush against his own. He began to purr deep in his throat it was meant to calm and soothe Kagome, something that he found strange himself, `I have now been accepted by Kagome, it feels so wonderful to hold her in my arms like this…I wonder what this will mean for us both now…does it mean that she cares about me as well? Does she love me?'

Knowing that her family would need an explanation, Kagome decided to try speaking like Sesshoumaru and InuYasha did, “Sess…Sesshoumaru, we need to explain this all to my family so please stay by my side…and InuYasha,” pulling back enough, Kagome glared at InuYasha.

His eyes were wide in shock and his face had lost all its color, “I'll deal with you later.” The effect of her words was immediate, InuYasha's ears flattened in fear as a look of complete guilt filled his eyes.

Knowing that he needed to keep up pretences, Sesshoumaru forced his body to stiffen in Kagome's embrace, “did you hear everything we said Kagome?”

Pulling out of Sesshoumaru's loose grip, Kagome smiled up at him and winked before she turned to face her family again, `this is going to be a challenge…but…' her eyes closed in contentment for a moment as she felt Sesshoumaru's tail wrap about her waist. `It doesn't matter…I can only do my best and with Sesshoumaru by my side, everything should turn out just fine.'

Kagome gazed over the looks that were upon the faces of her family and decided that she should just start from the beginning, “uh…mom, Grampa, Souta, this is Sesshoumaru…InuYasha's older half-brother, he is the Lord of th…”

“Wait, allow me Kagome.” Gripping Kagome's shoulder, Sesshoumaru stepped forewords as he stood at Kagome's side, “As Kagome was saying I am Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western lands. It is a pleasure to meet you all,” Kagome watched as her mother smiled and stood while her Grandfather's eyes blew wide in shock, she was sure that by that look he knew something about who Sesshoumaru was but at the moment there were more important things to worry about.

“You seem to be a very nice young man…I am Asami Higurashi, Kagome's mother, it is an honor to meet you Sesshoumaru-sama.” Asami bowed slightly before she continued, “this is my father, Kagome's grandfather and the young man at his side is Souta, my son and Kagome's younger brother. You are welcome in my home as long as you and your brother are here, Kagome…did you still want your coca and would you like me to get something for you're guests?”

A blush burned Kagome's cheeks as she looked up at Sesshoumaru, he was looking down at her with one of his eyebrows arched in questioning, “uh…she wants to know if you want anything to drink or eat.”

Now understanding, Sesshoumaru turned towards Kagome's family, “thank you Higurashi-san, but no…” Sesshoumaru jerked a moment later, looking down he saw that Kagome had elbowed him in the side and was now scowling up at him, this only served to confuse him.

Gritting her teeth, Kagome growled low, it was a deep and throaty sound. `If you don't eat or drink anything I will make you regret it Sesshy! Mark my words!'

Almost immediately off to her side, Kagome could hear InuYasha clear his throat, “um…I'll…I'll have some of that `coca' stuff you were talking about, if…if it's alright?” Apparently he was trying to get back into Kagome's good graces, Kagome smiled over at him and mouthed a silent thank you. InuYasha blushed lightly at that before he sat back down, his hands sitting in his lap as he seemed to drift into his thoughts.

Not one to be outdone by his own brother, Sesshoumaru looked down at Kagome and lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye. Rumbling purrs rolled out of his chest as he sought to apologize as well, `I am sorry Kagome…I didn't know that it meant so much to you, please…I will have the same that InuYasha mentioned, I won't do it again…I promise.'

Kagome saw InuYasha roll his eyes and she almost smiled at it, almost. As he moved in to nuzzle into her cheek, Kagome pushed him away, `okay…that is a little much, but it is funny seeing him like this…hmmm, maybe I can use this to my advantage…' feeling devious, Kagome moved away from Sesshoumaru without a word and walked over to her mother, who seemed to be rather amused with the goings on.

“Mom, I'll help…it seems that Sesshoumaru would like some coca as well, do you think you made enough?” Behind her, Kagome could hear a scrape and knew that it had to be Sesshoumaru sitting down, smiling she gave her mother a wink which her mother returned after glancing over Kagome's shoulder.

She might be old, but she wasn't that old, she knew payback when she saw it…she just hoped that Kagome didn't go too far with it. “Yes…there should be…I'll get it ready, you can set the table dear,” nodding her head, Kagome and her mother split ways and within minutes the table was set and there were three identical cups of hot coca sitting before the two demons and Kagome.

After Kagome's mother saw that she had brought home more than InuYasha, she knew that she had to place another chair at the table. After some smart seating placements, she guaranteed it to where Kagome would sit next to her new guest while he sat between her and InuYasha, but it didn't seem to be going well on InuYasha's side.

“I am not sitting next to him! No way in hell!” InuYasha was standing before his chair and was pointing a finger into Sesshoumaru's calm but annoyed face.

Letting out a stressed sigh, Kagome leaned foreword across the table and looked at InuYasha around Sesshoumaru, “InuYasha, just shut up and SIT down!” Hearing the slam of InuYasha face planting into the floor, Kagome leaned back into her chair, at her side Sesshoumaru lifted the mug and took an experimental sip of the concoction inside.

To his surprise it was rather delicious, taking a deep swig, Sesshoumaru set the now half empty mug upon the table, “this is very delectable, thank you Higurashi-san.”

Kagome felt her jaw drop at that, it shocked her to know that Sesshoumaru actually was enjoying the coca, `oh my god! He actually likes it?! I think I might just bust a lung!'

Bending over, Kagome's hands wrapped about her waist as she started to giggle uncontrollably, all eyes in the room fell upon her but she didn't care all she could do was laugh.

Looking down at her, Sesshoumaru felt his lips twitch in slight amusement as well, `she is really this amused by the fact that some of her strange foods of this time may suit my tastes…I wish she could see herself, she is beautiful when she laughs…so happy and so gentle. If only she could be like this more often…I really do think that I love her…'

When it seemed that her laughter wasn't going to stop anytime soon, Sesshoumaru got an idea, taking another sip of the coca he let his tail slink around behind him and brush against Kagome's leg. Her reaction was immediate, letting out a squeal of surprise and laughter, Kagome jerked in her chair as her eyes zoned in on the source of her `attacker.'

Immediately InuYasha, Asami, and Souta burst to their feet, their eyes wide with shock and worry, all of them voicing the same statement. “What's wrong?! What happened Kagome?!”

Kagome felt her face burn with a blush yet again, `seriously…I don't think I've ever blushed this much in my life! God…Sesshoumaru is going to be the death of me,' “it's alright, I thought I felt something bite me…sorry if I worried you…”

InuYasha dropped back into his chair crossing his arms over his chest in anger, “Keh, stupid wench…scaring me like that…” a split second later, InuYasha was kissing the wall. Hissing in pain as he slid to the floor, InuYasha suddenly felt a murderous aura behind him, ignoring the blood that trickled from his freshly split lip he whirled to face the threat.

Saying that he was pissed was an understatement, unlike all the times before when he'd heard InuYasha call Kagome names he was angered but never like this, relishing the sight of his brother on his knees before him Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed as he focused all his fury upon the trembling hanyou before him.

`Shit! Shit! Shit!' As that mantra repeated within InuYasha's mind he started to get to his feet when he fell face first to the floor, clutching his shoulder in pain, he had expected Sesshoumaru to at least wait until he was on his feet before striking him but either way it played out to his advantage. `Heh! Now Kagome is going to get all in his face for breaking his promise to her, I am so going to enjoy this!'

Pulling up from the ground, InuYasha was petrified to the spot when his eyes locked with the raging blue ones of Kagome.

“InuYasha…urg! I can't take you anywhere without causing trouble, can I?” Turning away with a shake of her head, Kagome looked up at Sesshoumaru who was now standing behind her, “I'm not pleased with you either, but thanks for defending my honor, it means a lot but next time…please don't resort to violence.”

Sesshoumaru merely nodded his head before returning to his seat, Kagome soon followed but InuYasha decided that his life was more important than a chair so he leaned back against the wall, all the while glaring at Sesshoumaru.

Kagome could only sigh, `great, not only did I accept Sesshoumaru, but now I have InuYasha to thank for thoroughly pissing him off! My life just can't get any worse!'

A/N- And there it is...ah, I feel soooo much better now. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoied this and I hope you also have a great Christmas and New Year, See Yah next time! Ja Ne!