InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Bring Me to Life ❯ Heading to the Garden ( Chapter 9 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Crystalline Twine 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.09.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 979 | Visits: 405 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.09.2006 | Pages: 1 | Words: 979 | Visits: 405 | Status: Completed
Chapter 9 : Heading to the Garden
Kagome had been wandering for about five minutes before Sen found her, and luckily, she had chosen the right path to get back to her room.
"How was your bath, Kagome?" She asked politely. "I thought you were going to sit and relax in them for a while, or I would've come back sooner."
"I would have, but I wasn't the only one in there. Though, it was empty when I went in." Her checks were lightly tinted with red. No matter how much conditioning, she could not help feel embarassed after that.
"But the only other ones who use the hot springs are Rin, and Lord Sesshoumaru, and Rin is in bed sick."
"Mmhm." It was the only response Kagome could form at the moment.
"Then who else was in there?"
"Sesshoumaru. He came in a little after you left. I'm not talking minutes, either. Do you know how incredibly uncomfortable it is to be completely naked in front of a demon lord?" Kagome said in a quick and quiet whisper.
"No. I've never been in such a situation. I always keep a look out for any sign of such a thing."
"Well, I was a bit distracted, and I believe he was, too."
"You were already in the hot spring when he came in, weren't you? You shouldn't let it bother you so much."
"I wish I had already got into the hot spring when he came in. He saw me naked. I can't help letting it bother me. That's why I always have Shippou keep an eye on Miroku and Inuyasha."
"He saw you naked? Who's Shippou, and why'd he have to watch the other two?"
Kagome sighed. "Yes, and Shippou is the kitsune cub that I take care of. He was orphaned when the thunder brothers killed his parents, and we kind of just attatched to each other. He's like a son to me, and I have him watch Miroku, because he's a big, er, lecher. I do not know how or why he become a monk with the things that are constantly in his head. I have him watch Inuyasha because even though he denies he wants to look, he probably does. Guys will be guys if given the chance."
"I thought you loved him?"
"Inuyasha? Perhaps I did, but it is more likely to have been a schoolgirl crush. He made me cry many times, then would blame me for crying. 'Tears are human weakness, blah, blah, blah.'" She imitated him. "He has likeness confused with love. I do not believe it is possible to be in love with more than one person, because if you are in love with a person, they are your world and when you look at others you think about how great they are in comparison. You can overlook their faults and cherish them, and your greatest treasure is to just be with them, to want to be with them. If you love them, you cannot classify them or put them in a group with others. That is the explaination I believe in. I have heard that if you can explain love, then your not in it, so that leads me to believe that it was just a crush, but on the contrary, if something draws to an end, and you shed tears, then in some way it meant something to you."
Sen nodded. For some reason, she loved to hear Kagome talk. She was passionate about several things, and when she spoke, Sen just felt the need to listen.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Sen. I talk too much or too less. I didn't mean to bore you."
"You didn't. Your bath appearantly wasn't that relaxing, but you seem more so after you talk a bit."
Kagome smiled. "Yeah, I feel a bit more relaxed. Thank you. I've heard only a million times that humans have a distinctive scent, and it's not pleasant, so I hope my company isn't bothering you."
"Oh, it's not, Lady Kagome. I hadn't even thought about it, but now that I have, you don't even have the scent other humans do. I don't know what it is, but it's different from a human scent. It's not bad, though.. It smells sort of like magic, but I can't imagine why."
"Hmm. That's odd. Maybe it's because of the Shikon no Tama."
Soon they had reached Rin's room, and she was feeling much better. Kagome smiled and gave her some more medicine, before requesting that some food be brought to Rin's room. Surprisingly, the little girl had great energy after she ate. That was when Sesshoumaru decided to join them. He slid the door open, entered, and closed it back without Kagome noticing.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Came the excited squeal from the nine-year-old girl.
Kagome turned, and once more got caught in his gaze. She smiled slightly and greeted him. "Good morning, Lord Sesshoumaru." She had already decided to try and act like what happened earlier, had not happened at all.
He nodded with his same emotionless face. Rin clinged to the demon lord's legs, a fistfull of pants in each hand. "Can we go pick flowers, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin smiled brightly, and Sesshoumaru wondered how he could turn her down.
"If you are well enough, then you may." He looked to Kagome in turn.
Kagome nodded. "She is well enough, but if she gets tired or sleepy, she'll have to come back in and rest."
Rin smiled and skipped around the room before taking Kagome's hand and leading her through the castle and happily out into the garden with Sesshoumaru following a little ways behind them, thinking once more.
Kagome had been wandering for about five minutes before Sen found her, and luckily, she had chosen the right path to get back to her room.
"How was your bath, Kagome?" She asked politely. "I thought you were going to sit and relax in them for a while, or I would've come back sooner."
"I would have, but I wasn't the only one in there. Though, it was empty when I went in." Her checks were lightly tinted with red. No matter how much conditioning, she could not help feel embarassed after that.
"But the only other ones who use the hot springs are Rin, and Lord Sesshoumaru, and Rin is in bed sick."
"Mmhm." It was the only response Kagome could form at the moment.
"Then who else was in there?"
"Sesshoumaru. He came in a little after you left. I'm not talking minutes, either. Do you know how incredibly uncomfortable it is to be completely naked in front of a demon lord?" Kagome said in a quick and quiet whisper.
"No. I've never been in such a situation. I always keep a look out for any sign of such a thing."
"Well, I was a bit distracted, and I believe he was, too."
"You were already in the hot spring when he came in, weren't you? You shouldn't let it bother you so much."
"I wish I had already got into the hot spring when he came in. He saw me naked. I can't help letting it bother me. That's why I always have Shippou keep an eye on Miroku and Inuyasha."
"He saw you naked? Who's Shippou, and why'd he have to watch the other two?"
Kagome sighed. "Yes, and Shippou is the kitsune cub that I take care of. He was orphaned when the thunder brothers killed his parents, and we kind of just attatched to each other. He's like a son to me, and I have him watch Miroku, because he's a big, er, lecher. I do not know how or why he become a monk with the things that are constantly in his head. I have him watch Inuyasha because even though he denies he wants to look, he probably does. Guys will be guys if given the chance."
"I thought you loved him?"
"Inuyasha? Perhaps I did, but it is more likely to have been a schoolgirl crush. He made me cry many times, then would blame me for crying. 'Tears are human weakness, blah, blah, blah.'" She imitated him. "He has likeness confused with love. I do not believe it is possible to be in love with more than one person, because if you are in love with a person, they are your world and when you look at others you think about how great they are in comparison. You can overlook their faults and cherish them, and your greatest treasure is to just be with them, to want to be with them. If you love them, you cannot classify them or put them in a group with others. That is the explaination I believe in. I have heard that if you can explain love, then your not in it, so that leads me to believe that it was just a crush, but on the contrary, if something draws to an end, and you shed tears, then in some way it meant something to you."
Sen nodded. For some reason, she loved to hear Kagome talk. She was passionate about several things, and when she spoke, Sen just felt the need to listen.
"Ah, I'm sorry, Sen. I talk too much or too less. I didn't mean to bore you."
"You didn't. Your bath appearantly wasn't that relaxing, but you seem more so after you talk a bit."
Kagome smiled. "Yeah, I feel a bit more relaxed. Thank you. I've heard only a million times that humans have a distinctive scent, and it's not pleasant, so I hope my company isn't bothering you."
"Oh, it's not, Lady Kagome. I hadn't even thought about it, but now that I have, you don't even have the scent other humans do. I don't know what it is, but it's different from a human scent. It's not bad, though.. It smells sort of like magic, but I can't imagine why."
"Hmm. That's odd. Maybe it's because of the Shikon no Tama."
Soon they had reached Rin's room, and she was feeling much better. Kagome smiled and gave her some more medicine, before requesting that some food be brought to Rin's room. Surprisingly, the little girl had great energy after she ate. That was when Sesshoumaru decided to join them. He slid the door open, entered, and closed it back without Kagome noticing.
"Lord Sesshoumaru!" Came the excited squeal from the nine-year-old girl.
Kagome turned, and once more got caught in his gaze. She smiled slightly and greeted him. "Good morning, Lord Sesshoumaru." She had already decided to try and act like what happened earlier, had not happened at all.
He nodded with his same emotionless face. Rin clinged to the demon lord's legs, a fistfull of pants in each hand. "Can we go pick flowers, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Rin smiled brightly, and Sesshoumaru wondered how he could turn her down.
"If you are well enough, then you may." He looked to Kagome in turn.
Kagome nodded. "She is well enough, but if she gets tired or sleepy, she'll have to come back in and rest."
Rin smiled and skipped around the room before taking Kagome's hand and leading her through the castle and happily out into the garden with Sesshoumaru following a little ways behind them, thinking once more.