InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ His Past, Her Present, Their Future ❯ Beautiful ( Chapter 11 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Disclaimer: No own. No interweb. No life. *sob* This connection worked perfectly last week, but this week it won’t connect!!! WHY?! *weep* Oh well, more writing. Oh, question, is it wrong that I just watched movies 3 and 4 for the billionth times only to watch Sesshou twirl while attacking? Damn him and his pretty hair…((Stupid stupid pretty hair! >_> One of my favorite ongoing bits from ‘House of the Moon’, hehehe.))


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His Past, Her Present, Their Future
Chapter 11 - Beautiful

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Sesshoumaru was seething. The beautiful, pristine Taiyoukai was currently sopping wet, his long silken hair stuck to his clothing as he searched in a late spring thunderstorm for a girl who naturally smelt like a spring storm. He’d thought she was only going to run out and collect her bearings, so he’d let her go. But when the minutes passed without her return, his naturally protective nature had kicked in and he had to know where she’d gone.

So, tracking by scent was out. The heavy rain made his already hardly passable eyesight void, so all he had to go on was his extraordinary hearing. And between the raindrops and the thunder, it was becoming more and more clear to the demon lord that it was going to be a very long night.

Not very far from the annoyed Sesshoumaru, Kagome sat against the tree still awake. The clouds she was watching parted just slightly, allowing a peek at the waxing crescent moon and a few stars that surrounded it. She smiled, “Hey, InuYasha, the stars are still there. That means I still love you, doesn’t it?”

She glared at her traitorous ankle, which throbbed angrily and prevented her from trudging her way back to the cave. She wondered why Sesshoumaru hadn’t come to find her yet. Maybe he had realized how stupid he had been being in wanting her and decided to leave her to the elements? No. He was too noble for that. She looked around at the rain and realized he was probably just having a hard time finding her. Dogs weren’t known for their eyesight, though his was better than any humans’, so with both eyes and nose discounted all he had was aura and sound.

She extended her own senses outward, searching, only to find him rather close by. She sighed out loud and waited for him to find her. She couldn’t say she didn’t want him to, though she was still upset from earlier.

Sesshoumaru felt like hitting himself. Why hadn’t be thought to just look for her power? What was it about this damn onna that made him so frantic? He growled low in his chest and dashed off towards her, finding her even more dripping wet than he was and obviously in pain.

“What did you do?”

She laughed without humor, “Twisted my ankle.”

“Why did you run?”

“To get away.”

“From…me?”

“From myself, I think, but yes, you as well.”

Sesshoumaru said no more as he dipped himself down, pushing his right arm around her back and commanding his enchanted pelt to wrap around her knees. The weapon wasn’t very gentle, but it would be a lot better on her ankle to be carried this way.

Kagome leaned against his somehow dry haori and sighed, trying to ignore the painful constriction around her legs. Shivers jarred her from her dozing, and she was thankful that they were nearly back to the cave. She had run farther than she thought she had. When they arrived inside, Jaken glared at her disapprovingly before Sesshoumaru settled her next to her backpack and the small dwindling fire.

Kagome threw another log into the flames, hoping to make the heat increase to quell the violent shivers that were coursing through her. She dug through her bag for clean clothes, and swore at herself for not packing more warm clothing. She settled on a navy tank top and flannel sleeping pants, glaring at the two awake males, “Could you guys turn around so I can change?”

Jaken began to sputter his indignation, before his lord silenced him with an icy glare. The two obeyed, leaving Kagome to wrestle herself out of the dripping wet and clinging articles of clothing. It took twice as long as it usually would have, but she eventually was decent and told the men they could turn back around. She moved around the fire a bit to a dry spot, leaving her wet clothing to dry where she had been and hobbled along the cave wall to the entrance, where she wrung out her long hair.

She sighed again looking at the children; she had given them both blankets for the cold night, thinking she would have her sweater to keep her sufficiently warm. She cursed mentally and slowly limped her way back to the fire, curling up on the cold stone floor beside it and lulling herself into a fitful doze.

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When she awoke, Kagome was sore all over, her head was filled with cotton and large very mean hammers, and her body felt like it was suddenly made of bricks - but boy, was she warm! She sighed and snuggled into the buoyant source of said comfort, before her curiosity got the better of her. She cracked open one eye, which was a very painful endeavor, to find herself encased in a white furry hell. It took several moments of contemplation on her sleep-soaked mind to realize she was entangled rather happily in Sesshoumaru’s Mokomoko-sama.

She grinned despite the discomforts and buried her face in the fluff of the pelt, inhaling the scent that was distinctly Sesshoumaru. She couldn’t describe it as anything but masculine. It was incredibly alluring…she growled quietly at herself. Nope, she would not be going back to that thought train.

She pulled her head out of her personal cloud to gaze around at the morning activities. She tried to sit up but only succeeded in releasing a loud moan of pain as her body revolted. The very mean hammers in her head suddenly picked up the beat, making her temples and the backs of her eyes throb. She glimpsed silver hanging over her through mostly shut eyes.

“Do not try to move, your foolishness of last night acquired you a fever. Rest, we will be departing for the House of the Moon soon.”

“How will I travel?” she croaked out, her throat burning with the effort.

“This Sesshoumaru will carry you and will put a barrier around ourselves and Ah-Uh to keep dry. I was planning to wait until the rain lessened before we left, but now we will leave immediately.”

“Thank you Sesshou. I’m…I’m sorry for running off…“ she knew better than to question him, and she trusted him completely with her, so she dozed back off without another thought, lost in the amazing scent surrounding her.

Sesshoumaru watched as her breathing regulated with a silent sigh. ‘Foolish ningen, getting ill…’ he admitted he was worried. Humans were so…fragile. Sickness killed so many every year. He knew that in Kagome’s time this was not the case with simple fevers, but this was not her time. He wondered if she had any of the ‘antibiotics’ she had told him helped with healing illness. When she awoke next he would ask.

For now he settled the children on Ah-Un, ignoring their cries about Kagome’s welfare, and gathered the fevered woman into his arm gently, and took off for his home, his odd pack in tow.

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When Kagome woke up, it was dark. She groaned at the feeling in her head, but otherwise felt much better. She remembered at some point having woken to Sesshoumaru asking her if she had any antibiotics, which she did, and she had taken a few. Thank Kami for modern medicine.

She stretched out her sore muscles and looked to her right, seeing the beautiful white form of her friend beside her bed, slumped, obviously asleep. She giggled silently; she had yet to ever see him sleep. She was glimpsing his face truly relaxed for the first time. His head was drooped, his lips parted slightly as he breathed, “Beautiful,“ she whispered in awe, reaching out to push a few long liquid silk locks back behind his ear.

As soon as her fingers brushed the pointed appendage his clawed hand had a vice grip on her wrist; she hadn’t even seen him move! His eyelids fluttered open and golden eyes focused on the sapphire ones that were smiling at him gently.

“You are awake,” he said more softly than usual.

“As are you.”

If he was not who he was, he would have blushed, “Hai. I apologize.”

‘He‘s…saying sorry?’ she thought with wonder, “Don’t apologize for sleeping, its only natural.”

“But I should not have.”

Kagome rolled her eyes and pulled her hand out of his grip, settling back on the bed. A loud rumble announced her stomach’s current thoughts and she laughed, “I think I am hungry.”

“I’ll go find a servant.”

He left the room in a swish of his robes, leaving Kagome to stare out at the starlit night. It looked to be barely dark, so it was still rather early. She tried to sit up, and in her struggles didn’t hear the shoji door knock open.

“Kagome-chan!”

“Momma!”

Kagome’s eyes softened and locked on the two children with a grin, “Hi sweeties, how are you?”

“Good!” they cooed in unison as they climbed up onto the bed to snuggle against her. Shippou perched on her lap and Rin stood behind her, her arms locked round her neck.

“You were asleep so long!” Shippou cried, his voice muffled in her yakuta.

“Yes you were! Rin was afraid you weren’t going to wake up, and Sesshoumaru-sama would not let Rin and Shippou come see you!”

Kagome looked back at the little girl, “How long was I sleeping?”

“Ten days, Kagome-chan! Sesshoumaru-sama did not leave your side the whole time, so Rin knew when Rin saw him that you must be awake!”

Kagome blushed furiously. ‘No wonder he was sleeping…he stayed with me all that time?’ she hugged the children again and pushed herself up to stand, her legs stiff but useable. The children dashed from the room, informing her that they had made drawings for her with Shippou’s crayons while she was unconscious. Kagome plopped back onto her futon, ‘Why did he stay with me? Surely a servant could have sat with me if he was concerned…he was concerned! Wow…’

She smiled a little at that thought, and was still staring at the floor with a smile when Sesshoumaru returned, tray of food in hand. Her head snapped up to him, wonder in her eyes, “You…you stayed with me? And now you’re bringing me food?”

Sesshoumaru sniffed and looked away, setting the food on a small bedside table. He wasn’t going to tell her how glad he was she had awoken; that would be unseemly. He snorted silently and turned to the door, “If you are well enough, breakfast will be announced in the morning. You should eat and sleep.”

Kagome nodded at his back and watched him leave, sliding the door closed. She nibbled the rice and tea she was given, placating her rebellious stomach. The children returned after a while, giving her gifts of flowers and drawings before a servant came to tuck them into bed. Kagome stayed staring at the increasing night for a while before drifting back into the strong arms of slumber, surrounded by the beautiful room she had chosen during her original stay in the House of the Moon.

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Breakfast was pleasant the next morning, the children happy to have Kagome back to share their meals. After a filling meal, Kagome followed them out into the gardens to watch them play. They tried to coax her into a game of tag with them, but she declined. She was feeling much better, but she didn’t want to press her luck. She sat in the mid-morning sun and sighed happily as she watched them, a small smile drifting onto her face.

Sesshoumaru found her this way, and sat beside her to watch the children in silence. She looked… ‘…beautiful…’ his mind supplied. She was dressed in a dark violet kimono, that held a large crescent moon on its back. He liked to see her marked with the insignia of his house. He watched her in silence, the sunlight playing off her hair and cheeks. But, of course, any silence with Kagome is short-lived, “It’s a beautiful day.”

“Hn.” he agreed, not taking his eyes off her.

“When do you think we’ll start out again?”

Sesshoumaru looked at her from the corner of his eye, “When you are well enough.”

“And when will that be?” she asked, slightly exasperated.

“When this Sesshoumaru feels you are.”

Kagome scoffed, “So sorry, Sesshoumaru-sama.”

“No insult was meant. I just do not wish for you to become ill again.”

She had the good sense to look abashed and nodded, silence falling over them again. She was feeling antsy, and she wanted to do something other than just sit uselessly. Not for the first time, she missed the internet and said as much.

“Internet?”

“Mm. Remember computers?”

“Hn,” he replied, though he didn’t understand the concept in the slightest.

“Well, the internet is like, a database…like a library of information, ANY information you can imagine wanting to know, and you can access it all from a computer. If I had it right now, I would be entertained.”

“This Sesshoumaru is not entertaining?”

Kagome stifled a giggle, “No. No offense meant, of course, but no, you are not entertaining. You are rather anti-entertaining.”

Sesshoumaru sniffed, insulted, and looked away, making her giggles escalate, “Oh don’t be that way! I just mean, you know, you’re peaceful, quiet. Entertainment is meant to…well…entertain. Excite. Something I don’t think you are capable of.”

Sesshoumaru didn’t respond, he simply looked away in lieu of retort. She sighed and laid a hand on his shoulder, “Sesshou, don’t be mad at me. I don’t mean it in a bad way. Its just not who you are, is all. But hey, I like you this way anyway, most of the time, though you could stand to be more talkative.”

He chuckled soundlessly, “Hai, I suppose I could. But then, that would be unlike me as well, ne?”

“I suppose you’re right,” she was silent for many long minutes, and Sesshoumaru stood to return inside when her hand grabbing his stopped her, “Sesshou? Can I ask you a favor?”

“Cease calling me that and I will consider.”

“Oh poo! You like it and you know it.”

He smirked down at her, “Ask your favor.”

“When I…go…” she looked away, dropping his hand, “Would you…I mean, I know it’s a lot to ask but…would you watch after Shippou for me? I would ask Sango and Miroku, but they’ll; be gone in another forty years or so. I know you are a good protector and…a great father. I see you with Rin and I know you would be good to him.”

He looked down on her for a long moment before nodding to the top of her head, “Hai, I will.”

She smiled up at him and jumped to her feet, her arms wrapped around his middle in a hug, “Thank you, Sesshou.”

Sesshoumaru ignored her use of his name and wrapped his arm around her, returning the affection. They stayed that way for many long moments before someone cleared their throat.

“Sorry to…interrupt, but I just thought this might be of interest to you.”

Kagura stood behind them, an impatient look on her pretty face, and in her hand, nearly a third of the Shikon no Tama.


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A/N: Another chapter. Whee! Yes, the jewel collection is going quickly. Oh noes! >_> Now they have over half the jewel! Not long now….oh, in case I didn’t make it clear before, this story is going to be a monster. XD It seems like I’m rushing this part, to me at least, is it terrible?

My daughter is so cute. When we were watching Movie 4 today (yes, she watches InuYasha in Japanese with me. She knows who all the characters are and shouts and giggles while watching. She isn’t even three until late August, lol. She loves InuYasha, she‘s known who he was since she was about 13 months old, when I got an Inu book bag to use as her diaper bag. He was in-YASHAAA then. ^_^) and at one point when Sesshou appears she says, “Momma, see look! Is Sesshoumawu. He just like InuYasha, but with a fluffy thing on hims.” I had to pause the movie and get a tissue to wipe the tears, I was laughing so hard. Oh, my sweet little baby. XD

Ja ne, minna!