InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bad Day ❯ Chapter 9
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
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Authors Notes: This chappy might suck, but my comp broke and so I lost the chappy. Forgive this poor dumbass who took so long. I beg of you. There might not be another chapter until sometime next week because of plans this weekend, but I will try my damndest to get one out as soon as I can, because my comp should be up sometime around Sunday or Monday. Thank you again for the reviews. Here we go.
Bad Day
Chapter 9-Stress Relief….Or A RABID YOUKAI ATTACK?
Kagome huffed slightly as she got into her room, wondering how she remembered the way back, thanking Kami she had. Her heart slammed in her ribcage, pounding like a war drum. Her adrenaline rushed through her veins, making her want to run farther away than she had. But she knew she couldn't. There was no place to run.
If she could even get out of this massive place, she couldn't go to the group without endangering all of her friends. And what of Shippou? She couldn't endanger the life of her son!
Kagome walked over to her bed and sat down, not caring if she wrinkled the beautiful kimono.
Her mind became confused and scared and angry as she dwelled upon her current predicament, not sure of what she should do. How was she supposed to leave her friends behind, and she was almost positive that they would not leave Inu Yasha behind.
And Kagome knew they had no chance of killing Sesshoumaru.
So she had no choice. No matter what, she had to help Sesshoumaru. She loved her friends. They were like a family, and she couldn't be the cause for their death. Not Sango, Miroku's, or Inu Yasha's. Especially not Inu Yasha's.
Which brought her to another dilemma.
How was she supposed to save Inu Yasha from dieing if she couldn't be around him? And if she teamed up with Sesshoumaru, Inu Yasha was bound to hate her.
And Kagome asked herself why Inu Yasha's opinion mattered so much to her after everything. It wasn't as if she hungered for him to love her or care about her anymore. Now all she wanted was to prove to him that she was just as good as Kikyo, if not better. How would he ever know if she wasn't around him?
Kagome admitted to herself that she still had a crush on Inu Yasha, but when she thought of him, the pain wasn't as great as before. She knew she was getting over it, and maybe it was because of Sesshoumaru. But not the Sesshoumaru in this castle. The Sesshoumaru she knew in the future. He seemed to care, even if he had gone a bit berserk for a few minutes.
Kagome's head began to ache after thinking about all of these things. They began to jumble within her mind, and she groaned and buried her face in the pillow and screamed.
Loud.
And she was startled when Shippou ran in, along with Sesshoumaru and Jaken.
“What's wrong mama?” Shippou asked, his voice shaking beneath a thin veil of bravery.
“Where is the attacker?” Sesshoumaru demanded, his eyes sharp, taking everything in.
“There is no attacker. I screamed into the pillow because of stress. Frustration, anger,” Kagome told them. She received nothing but blank stares.
“It keeps me from throwing something, and I can't exactly `sit' you like I do Inu Yasha. So I screamed into a pillow instead of screaming at someone else,” Kagome explained. Jaken grumbled and left, and Shippou was dragged off by Rin.
Sesshoumaru however, stayed where he was, eyeing her oddly.
“Mi-Kagome, I have many enemies. I can hear any scream, however muffled, anywhere in this palace. Please, refrain from screaming again, as I do not want to mistake an actual attack for nothing more than your childish antics,” He told her, almost sternly.
“Childish? I have been far from childish! I have tolerated Inu Yasha and his clay pot! I have been a mother to Shippou. I am going insane over whether I should just steer clear of my friends because I don't want you to kill them, and on top of it all, I'm supposed to finish three chapters of math! That is not childish! If anything, I have more responsibilities than most grown women!” Kagome yelled. Sesshoumaru winced, her piercing voice hurting his sensitive ears.
“You will refrain from screeching. And if you have so many responsibilities, why do you go home to your time? Or why come here? You're a human. Obviously your mind is too fragile for your duties. Get out before you go mad under the pressure,” Sesshoumaru told her, almost as a dismissal.
But Kagome saw red.
“You bastard! I have a duty, and I have to do it. It's not fun, but it has to be done and will be, if I drop dead doing it or end up shaming my family because I couldn't get into a good school. I had no clue what I was getting into when I started this. I had no idea I would end up splitting my life between two totally different eras! But I do it, because it's my duty. I take care of Shippou because I love him more than anything on this planet. And I'm here because if I don't do my duty those I love will die,” Kagome told him vehemently, breathing hard.
Sesshoumaru said nothing, he merely stared at her as if she was some sort of insect under a magnifying glass.
Then, finally; “You are odd, even for a human.”
“Coming from you, I'll take that as a compliment,” She shot at him. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened just a bit, barely even visible. But Kagome was so focused on him that she noticed.
“You're a lot nicer in the future,” Kagome told him and then turned away.
“You will not turn your back on the Lord of the Western Lands!” He snarled suddenly. Kagome felt herself violently whipped around to face the inu youkai.
“Now human, do you know me in the future?” Sesshoumaru growled.
“Yes.”
“Well?”
“I'm not supposed to tell you,” Kagome lied. She didn't want this Sesshoumaru to know that his future self was a great guy who happened to like her, a lot if his words were any indication.
Kagome blushed as she remembered how Sesshoumaru had held her after he had scared her. How he had saved her.
Sesshoumaru noticed her blush and wondered why she would be turning so red.
“Sesshoumaru, you would never believe it anyway. So don't try. One day you'll know,” Kagome told him. Sesshoumaru growled because of the withheld information, but said nothing. He believed in the fates, and he believed that tampering with time was taboo.
“Sesshoumaru, why did you listen to me that night?” Kagome asked. Sesshoumaru whuffed.
“Because I require your help,” Sesshoumaru told her. Kagome felt herself blush furiously. So much for romantic notions! And he said `required'! He couldn't even admit he needed help.
Sesshoumaru felt her body heat flare and stepped back a step, and saw her eyes flash a stormy grey.
“You bastard! I will help you when you admit you need my help, not when you require it. Until then I will not move from this spot,” Kagome said as she thumped down onto the bed like a child throwing a tantrum.
Sesshoumaru looked indignant and almost… Horrified?
Kagome smiled slightly. He knew he needed her help, and she would not move no matter what, until he admitted it.
And he sat in a chair across the room and watched her, his eyes narrow. Kagome smiled cheerily.
She began to go over history facts in her head, quizzing herself silently.
Over two hours later, Kagome began to fidget, then squirm frantically.
Sesshoumaru smiled.
“Do you need to relieve yourself girl?” Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome glared at him through narrowed eyes, then nodded. Sesshoumaru pointed to a separate room and Kagome went running.
A few seconds later Kagome went and sat back in her spot on the bed. Sesshoumaru raised a brow and Kagome smiled.
“I'm sorry I have a bladder unlike you oh great one, but that little break isn't included. I am dead serious Sesshoumaru. You will not get my help until you admit you need it,” Kagome said. Sesshoumaru gritted his teeth.
“Fine then Miko. I need your help.”
Simple right? Not really. Kagome grinned, ran over and hugged him, forgetting this was not the guy she had seen in the future.
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened at her move. Was she insane? To touch him, Lord of the Western Lands?
He let out a growl and Kagome moved back, looking somewhat perplexed. She had forgotten for a moment that this Sesshoumaru had only allowed her to touch him when he wanted. She had never hugged him out of happiness before.
“You are much like Rin,” Sesshoumaru told her simply. Kagome nodded, wondering how he meant it.
Did he mean that she was allowed to be as close to him as Rin, or were she and Rin alike by personality?
Kagome's head hurt from thinking far too much on matters that had no easy answers, so she let it go and went back to the bed.
“Dinner is soon. Change since you have wrinkled that kimono. Some of the minor lords and their wives are here for a season, and will be joining us. Do not disgrace me Miko, as you are a personal guest of mine. I do not have the time to teach you proper etiquette, but if you keep silent, and bow and nod at the right times, I suppose all will go well,” He told her. Before she had a chance to tell him that she wouldn't disgrace him, he was gone.
Kagome sat on the bed for a few minutes, scared of the coming few hours. Minor lords? Kagome prayed with all her heart that she wouldn't anger Sesshoumaru. He'd never forgive her.
And then the kitsune servant walked into her room, clearing her throat.
“My Lady, I am here to help you bath and prepare for the dinner. Would My Lady like to bath in the hot spring or would you like a bath?”
“A bath. I have a feeling it will take a long time to get me ready,” Kagome muttered.
The kitsune servant nodded and almost smiled. The castle had not been in this much of an upheaval since the daughter of Lord Hi had snuck into Sesshoumaru's room and been naked in the bed when he arrived.