InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Cloud Watching ❯ Too much fluff will rot your teeth. ( Chapter 9 )

Too much fluff will rot your teeth.

By Meilssa Spoula

Rin had been introduced to everyone in the house and with a quick explanation from Kagome about why she was here, everyone welcomed the girl with open arms. Rin stayed quiet at dinner only answering questions with a simple yes or no. After dinner Kagome asked her if she would like to stay up for the bedtime story she was going to read Shippo. Rin agreed and Kagome let her pick the story for the night. Once the story was done and Shippo was tucked in Kagome walked Rin across the hall. Rin had chosen a room that had a clear view of the forest. Kagome tucked her in just like she did Shippo. "Is there any thing you need before you go to bed Rin? Some water or an extra blanket?" Rin shook her head. " No sister Kagome, Rin is fine." Kagome stood up. " I'm just down the hall if you need me." Kagome walked to the door and turned down the oil lamp on the wall. "Good night Rin."

When Kagome left the room, Rin got out of bed and walked toward the window. The night was clear and the moon lit up the forest. This was the first night she had spent away from Sesshoumaru in three years. She was a little scared but knew she had to be brave. Looking out to the forest one last time she whispered into the darkness. "Good night ahh and umm good night Jaken. Good night Sesshoumaru." With that she crawled back into bed and went to sleep.

Out in the forest Sesshoumaru rested not far from the house. Close enough to keep an eye on Rin but far enough away so no one in the home could feel his presence. He had stretched his hearing to the limit and had been listening to Rin. He heard her bid her goodnights and though no one was around to hear him he softly whispered good night back to her.

Kagome stopped before entering her room. She knew who was waiting inside and really didn't want to deal with him tonight. After Sesshoumaru left Inuyasha had been vary quiet. Too quiet. She would glance at him every now and then and find him staring at her. She could almost hear the question and accusations he was going to throw at her. `Maybe he's already asleep' she wishfully thought. Taking a deep breath she slowly opened the door, only to find out just how wrong she was.

Inuyasha sat directly across from her, back to the wall, arms crossed and eyes burning with anger. He knew she had not just forgotten to tell him about Sesshoumaru, she had kept it from him on purpose. He could smell the lie in her scent when they were outside and he could smell the fear and worry now as she walked in the room. He had sorted out in his mind every possible reason she had for lying to him. In the end every reason made him furious, every excuse made his blood boil. And now here she stood before him and she had damn well better start talking.

Kagome quickly walked over to her nightstand. Turning her back to him she nervously began brushing her hair. She could still feel his eyes on her back boring into her. She could feel his rage flowing off him in great waves, and when he spoke her heart skipped a beat. "Start taking Kagome. This time I want the truth." She tried to steady her nerves but knew it was all in vein. He knew she had lied and now he wanted an answer.

Kagome placed her brush back on the table. She walked over to him and kneeled down in front of him.

She had to turn her eyes to the floor to escape the intensity of his glare. She took her time settling her self down, trying to think of where to begin. "When you found me, after Sesshoumaru had left. I tried to tell you about him. You didn't want to hear about it and you ran me back to camp." She posed there hoping it would be enough. His hand on her chin told her different. He lifted her face up to meet his. "Why didn't you tell me after we got back Kagome?" His voice still held a hard edge but his grip on her face was gentle. Not hard enough to hurt but just firm enough to keep her from looking anywhere but his eyes. " After we got back I thought about how you would react to knowing about the conversation I had with Sesshoumaru. I knew you would be angry and probably think it was all some trap. I was afraid you would go after him. I didn't want you to get into a fight with him when he seemed so willing not to fight with you. So I decided not to tell you."

His hand fell away but she kept her eyes locked with his. She knew he was studying her, trying to be sure there was nothing left to her story. "Is that it? There's nothing else you're leaving out?" Kagome thought for a moment and realized that there was something else. "When I met Rin there was something about her. I felt like I was connected to her somehow. I want to help her and get to know her. I was afraid that if you knew before she came here you would try to keep her form coming. So I just didn't tell you until she was here and you had no choice. I didn't want to give you a chance to send her away."

Inuyasha pulled Kagome into his lap. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck. "If you wanted her here I wouldn't have done anything to stop it. I still don't trust Sesshoumaru but the girl's harmless. Besides I can kick that pompous jackass all the way back to the western lands if he trys anything." Kagome leaned back and smiled at him. "You could take him any day of the week." He nipped her ear lightly. "Damn right I can." Giving him a quick kiss she rose and began to walk towards the door. "Where are you going?"

"I'm worried about Rin. I mean it's her first night in a strange place. I'm sure she's sacred. I just want to check on her, make sure she asleep." Inuyasha rose and sat in the middle of the futon. "Come here." He said and patted the spot in front of him. Kagome did as he asked and sat down. "It's time to teach you how to use some of those new senses of your." Inuyasha took her hands in his. "What are we going to do?" Kagome asked. "First we're going to work on your sense of hearing. Close your eyes." Kagome did as she was told. Inuyasha began to rub slow circles with his thumbs on the back of her hands. "First you need to focus on my voice. Tune out all other noises, and tune your hearing completely to picking up my voice."

While Inuyasha talked Kagome followed his instructions. She began to focus on his voice, and as she listened to him Inuyasha slowly began to talk softer. Soon his voice was barley above a whisper but Kagome could hear him clearly. She was completely focused on his voice and no other sound existed. "Now, I'm going to stop talking and I want you to switch your focus to the room around you. Pick up any sound you hear and whisper what you hear to me."

Kagome extended her hearing around the room. At first she heard nothing, and then all of a sudden everything became loud. She could hear everything. It was like she was deaf all her life and was hearing for the first time. The room, which a few minutes ago had seemed quite, was actually filled with sound. She could hear the oil lamp burning, the wind hitting the walls, the sound of night bugs. She also heard a thumping noise which she had a hard time placing. Listening closer she could tell it was two thumping noises one right after the other. "What's the thumping?" she whispered quietly to Inuyasha. Inuyasha smiled and whispered "That's the sound of our hearts beating." Kagome smiled and listened for a few minutes to the steady rhythm of their hearts. She wanted to open her eyes. She wanted to look at him. The only thing keeping her from doing so was the fear of losing her focus. "This is amazing."

"Now," Inuyasha whispered "Shift your focus to the other side of the house. Try to find Rin." Kagome tuned out the sounds around her, letting her hearing shift across the house. She stopped when she heard the sound of two people breathing. One, was Shippo lightly snoring, the other was Rin. Kagome could tell form her steady breathing she was sleeping soundly.

"She's sleeping just fine." Kagome opened her eyes to look at Inuyasha. As soon as she opened her eyes her heightened sense of hearing was gone leaving her with what she normally had. Inuyasha could see the disappointment on her face. "With practice you'll be able to see and hear at the same time. It will just take a while." Kagome smiled "Maybe one day I'll be as good as you." Inuyasha just shook his head. "With my help you'll be good but you'll never be as good as me."

Kagome smiled and got up. Inuyasha watched her as she walked over to her dresser and pulled out her nightgown. "Just remember Inuyasha" Kagome said as she began to undress. " You my be good but I still have a few tricks up my selves." Inuyasha was too busy mindlessly watching her undress to pay attention to the evil glint in her eye. " Sit boy." Finding himself once again face down in the futon didn't make him half as mad as having his eyes torn away form her almost naked body. `So close! She let me get so close! Damn this rosary and damn her modesty!'

Kagome finished dressing and hopped into bed just as the spell wore off. Inuyasha looked at a still smiling Kagome. "Tease." He snarled and rolled over on his side with his back facing her. "That was a dirty trick." Kagome couldn't help but laugh. "Well you should know better than to look. You deserved it." She lay down next to him and he scooted away from her. "Come on Inuyasha, let's not go to bed angry at each other." Inuyasha rolled onto his back and faced her. " Too late. We are in bed and I am angry at you and….." Kagome took that opportunity to wrap her arms around his neck and put her head on his chest. "And that's was another dirty trick." He snarled.

Kagome snuggled deeper into his chest. Inuyasha felt all of his anger fade away. He wrapped his arms around her. "You're still a tease." Kagome just smiled "and I love you." She whispered.

Inuyasha felt his heart melt. That was the first time she had said she loved him since the battle with Naraku. "I love you to." He hugged her closer and placed a kiss on the top of her forehead.

Author's notes

I just wanted one more fluff filled story before I have to get on to the more serous story line that Kikyo will bring.

Anyway, next chapter begins the Kikyo story, and will be posted soon.

Until then,

missy