InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Ice Prince and Princess ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )
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By: Twilight dawn 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.01.2011 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 287 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Drama / Romance | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 01.01.2011 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.3K | Visits: 287 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters.
The day before Nationals, I was a nervous wreck. The only thing I could think about was Sesshoumaru and practice suffered because of it. Everyone was getting frustrated with me. Even Sesshoumaru. He didn’t make a big deal of out it like Kagura did.
“Snap out of it, Kagome,” Kagura yelled at me for what seemed like the millionth time, after watching me fall, yet again. “You have to do better than this if you want to win.”
My body was already feeling the effects of falling onto the ice. My fingers were beginning to numb, and I could already feel the areas of my body where bruises would appear from the aches and pains.
“Leave her be, Kagura,” Jakotsu said, coming to my defense. “Yelling at her is not going to make things better.”
Kagura scowled as she said, “Well, it makes me feel better.”
I tried to listen to her but it didn’t make a difference. My thoughts were not focused on practicing.
She let out a frustrated breath. “Let’s take a break. Maybe then, little miss head in the clouds, can focus on the routine.” She started to walk away and I heard Jakotsu calling for her to wait up.
“Don’t worry about her,” Sesshoumaru tried to assure me. “She will be fine once Jakotsu talks to her. She didn’t mean anything she said. She’s just-”
“Disappointed in me,” I interrupted him.
He gave me a quizzical look. “That’s not what I meant and you know it,” he told me. “I was going to say she’s stressed out.”
I shrugged. “I guess.”
Sesshoumaru led me off the ice and onto one of the benches. He took my hands in his and began to rub them together, trying to get some warmth back in them. It was starting to work. I could already feel the hot sensation in my palms.
“Kagome, what’s wrong?” Sesshoumaru asked me. “You haven’t been the same since the press conference. Is something Inuyasha said bothering you?”
I shook my head. “It’s not about him.”
“Then what is it?”
“Trust me. There is nothing you can help me with.” I attempted to lift myself off the bench and walk away, but he pulled me back down. His arm stayed on mine, just in case I decided to make another break for it.
He wasn‘t about to let the matter drop. “I’m your partner. What affects you also affects me. Why are you being so difficult?”
“You wouldn’t understand,” I mumbled. “It’s something I have to deal with on my own.”
“So you’re just going to sit here and lie to my face?” he demanded, folding his arms, his eyebrows drawn into a straight line. “I lived with you for years and I know when you’re lying.”
I took a deep breath and willed myself to say the words he wanted to hear. “I fallen in love with you, alright?” I said, my voice catching. “I didn’t mean for it to happen. It just did.”
I looked down at the ground, unwilling to meet his eyes. I didn’t want to see the expression I knew would be there. Hearing nothing from him, I figured he was angry or upset with me. I knew he was still beside me because I could see him out of the corner of my eye.
“Why is it so wrong?” He suddenly asked me.
Feeling myself blush, I continued to look down at my feet. At least, he didn’t think the idea of me loving him was disgusting.
“Because,” I whispered, licking my lips. “of our contract. We promised not to fall in love with each other or date one another. I’m starting to curse myself for even suggesting such a thing.”
Sesshoumaru moved back, stunned. “You wouldn‘t have told me of your feelings because of a verbal contract?”
This is why I didn’t want to tell him. I knew it would make things between us awkward and it was already starting. I wanted to run away from the situation, but he deserved to have his question answered, since I brought it upon him.
I glanced towards the exit where Kagura and Jakotsu went, hoping they would come and save me.
“Yes,” I admitted.
Suddenly I was caught up in his arms and his lips crashed down on mine. His tongue sought refuge in my mouth and I let him in. I moaned softly as his tongue touched mine, sending pleasurable shocks through me, and I found myself pressing closer against him.
When he released his mouth from mine, he traced his finger across my lips, feeling the swollen effects from his kiss. “I also have a confession to make,” he said with a low, husky voice. “I’ve fallen in love with you, too.”
My eyes widened. I stared at him for a long moment. “Does our feelings for each other change anything?”
I had played this scenario in my head a million times and each time they have the same ending. He’s always telling me he only sees me as a little sister and nothing more. But this is so much better.
“Of course, it does,” he said, holding me away from him by my arms so that he could look down into my eyes. “It means we can start dating, move in with each other, get married, have kids, and grow old together.”
I looked up at him, tears of relief in my eyes. “There’s only one slight problem with your plan,” I teased him.
He cocked his head to the side. I could see him replay his words in his head, trying to figure out what he said wrong. When he couldn’t think of anything, he turned back to me. “And what’s that?”
I smiled at him. “I already live with you.”
“Well, not officially,” he said, returning my smile. “We still have to collect your belongings from the apartment and put it up for sale or rent it out.”
“Aren’t you forgetting something important?”
He tapped a finger against his chin. “I don’t think so. I already got the girl.”
I laughed. “We have to tell Rin,” I reminded him.
“Oh that. I don’t think she’ll have a problem with it. She already thinks were together.”
I slapped him playfully in the shoulder. “And who’s fault is that? You’re always kissing me when she’s around.”
“I liked to see your reaction when I kiss you. It’s quite entertaining, really.”
I slapped him again. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Nothing,” he murmured, leaning in closer and pressing his lips to mine once more. I didn’t mind the distraction. In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
If he thinks he can solve all of our problems with a kiss, he has another thing coming. Although, I wouldn’t mind his attempts.
But all good things must come to an end, and this time was no exception.
We heard a high pitched squeal. “See, Kagura. I told you those two would get together. It was only a matter of time.”
“Would you calm down and don’t run across the ice, moron. They can skate out towards us.”
Breaking apart, we could only grin at each other.
After getting our feelings out of the way, practice went much better. Soon after, Kagura called it a night. She didn’t want us to tire out the day before Nationals and ordered us to go to bed early.
She made sure to mention that we go to our bedrooms separately.
Sesshoumaru gave me a knowing smirk and later in the night, when he made sure Kagura was sleeping, he snuck into my bed. I curled into him and instantly fell asleep, with his arms wrapped around me.
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We decided to leave for the competition early, so Sesshoumaru and I would have enough time to practice our routine before the other competitors arrived. Then, we would hide in the dressing room until our time to perform came.
A knock sounded on the door and I looked at Sesshoumaru, to see if he was expecting anybody. He shrugged his shoulders and I hinted for him to hide somewhere. Even though we managed to keep his identity safe so far, it doesn’t mean we’re in the clear.
“Just a minute,” I called to the person on the other side. I looked around the room to see if I could see Sesshoumaru and when I didn’t, I opened the door slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of the person.
I gasped and stepped back as the person opened the door all the way, and stepped over the threshold.
Without any warning I was caught up in an extremely tight hug. “You have no idea how glad I am to see you,” he said, putting me down.
“Maybe a little,” I replied, grinning at him.
“Do you know how worried I was when I couldn’t get a hold of you?” He said in a serious tone, even though his eyes were still kind. He could never get mad at me. “I even called Sango to see if she knew, but she didn’t know anything either.”
“I’m sorry I didn’t call you or let you know I was okay, but I do have a good reason,” I told him, hoping my explanation will let me off the hook.
He folded his arms across his chest. “I’m listening.”
Looking behind him, I made sure the door to the dressing room was closed before continuing on. “You can come out now,” I said to Sesshoumaru, who was hiding in the bathroom.
“Hello, father,” he said, emerging.
Papa Inutashio looked confused and stared at the two of us. “What is the meaning of this, Sesshoumaru? I thought you were at the office. Isn’t that what you told me?”
He shrugged. “I had to tell you something to keep you away from my home.”
“What he meant to say,” I said, elbowing him in the ribs. “Is that I’m staying with him for the time being. We decided to be partners.”
Papa Inutashio raised his eyebrows in similar fashion to Sesshoumaru. The two of them are more alike than they think. “So, let me get this straight. You’re sleeping with Sesshoumaru to get revenge on Inuyasha?”
I didn’t think he would come up with that scenario, even though most of it was true. “It’s true Sesshoumaru and I are now a couple. But, I meant we’re ice skating partners.”
He looked back and forth between us in disbelief. “You’re coming out of retirement?” He paused to see Sesshoumaru nod his head. “What about Kagura? What does she have to say about all this?”
“Actually, she’s our coach.”
He stayed silent for some time, absorbing all the facts in his head. He walked over to us and grabbed us both in a hug. “I am so happy for the both of you. I knew you two would make the perfect couple.”
“You’re not angry with me?” I asked.
He shook his head. “Why would I be?”
“Because I dated one of your sons and now, I’m dating the other.”
He released Sesshoumaru and drew me closer. “I always knew you and Inuyasha weren’t meant to be.”
“Then why didn’t you say anything?” I interrupted him.
He gave me a look and I wisely shut my mouth. “You wouldn’t have listened to me otherwise. You had to experience it for yourself. But, I knew Sesshoumaru was perfect for you.”
Kagura walked into the dressing room at that moment. “Hello, sir.” Papa Inutashio just waved at her, once he released me. “It’s time to put on the costumes,” she told us, moving to the side, so Jakotsu could enter. “You’re on in fifteen minutes.”
“I’ll take my leave then and find a seat,” he told us. “But if I know my little Rin, she would’ve already saved me a seat.”
When he left Kagura lead me to the bathroom and helped me get dressed, while Sesshoumaru got dressed in the main area with Jakotsu’s help.
I began to feel butterflies in my stomach and my hands shook slightly. This was it. There is no going back. It’s time to find out whose better. Me or Inuyasha.
To be continued…
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The day before Nationals, I was a nervous wreck. The only thing I could think about was Sesshoumaru and practice suffered because of it. Everyone was getting frustrated with me. Even Sesshoumaru. He didn’t make a big deal of out it like Kagura did.
“Snap out of it, Kagome,” Kagura yelled at me for what seemed like the millionth time, after watching me fall, yet again. “You have to do better than this if you want to win.”
My body was already feeling the effects of falling onto the ice. My fingers were beginning to numb, and I could already feel the areas of my body where bruises would appear from the aches and pains.
“Leave her be, Kagura,” Jakotsu said, coming to my defense. “Yelling at her is not going to make things better.”
Kagura scowled as she said, “Well, it makes me feel better.”
I tried to listen to her but it didn’t make a difference. My thoughts were not focused on practicing.
She let out a frustrated breath. “Let’s take a break. Maybe then, little miss head in the clouds, can focus on the routine.” She started to walk away and I heard Jakotsu calling for her to wait up.
“Don’t worry about her,” Sesshoumaru tried to assure me. “She will be fine once Jakotsu talks to her. She didn’t mean anything she said. She’s just-”
“Disappointed in me,” I interrupted him.
He gave me a quizzical look. “That’s not what I meant and you know it,” he told me. “I was going to say she’s stressed out.”
I shrugged. “I guess.”
Sesshoumaru led me off the ice and onto one of the benches. He took my hands in his and began to rub them together, trying to get some warmth back in them. It was starting to work. I could already feel the hot sensation in my palms.
“Kagome, what’s wrong?” Sesshoumaru asked me. “You haven’t been the same since the press conference. Is something Inuyasha said bothering you?”
I shook my head. “It’s not about him.”
“Then what is it?”
“Trust me. There is nothing you can help me with.” I attempted to lift myself off the bench and walk away, but he pulled me back down. His arm stayed on mine, just in case I decided to make another break for it.
He wasn‘t about to let the matter drop. “I’m your partner. What affects you also affects me. Why are you being so difficult?”
“You wouldn’t understand,” I mumbled. “It’s something I have to deal with on my own.”
“So you’re just going to sit here and lie to my face?” he demanded, folding his arms, his eyebrows drawn into a straight line. “I lived with you for years and I know when you’re lying.”
I took a deep breath and willed myself to say the words he wanted to hear. “I fallen in love with you, alright?” I said, my voice catching. “I didn’t mean for it to happen. It just did.”
I looked down at the ground, unwilling to meet his eyes. I didn’t want to see the expression I knew would be there. Hearing nothing from him, I figured he was angry or upset with me. I knew he was still beside me because I could see him out of the corner of my eye.
“Why is it so wrong?” He suddenly asked me.
Feeling myself blush, I continued to look down at my feet. At least, he didn’t think the idea of me loving him was disgusting.
“Because,” I whispered, licking my lips. “of our contract. We promised not to fall in love with each other or date one another. I’m starting to curse myself for even suggesting such a thing.”
Sesshoumaru moved back, stunned. “You wouldn‘t have told me of your feelings because of a verbal contract?”
This is why I didn’t want to tell him. I knew it would make things between us awkward and it was already starting. I wanted to run away from the situation, but he deserved to have his question answered, since I brought it upon him.
I glanced towards the exit where Kagura and Jakotsu went, hoping they would come and save me.
“Yes,” I admitted.
Suddenly I was caught up in his arms and his lips crashed down on mine. His tongue sought refuge in my mouth and I let him in. I moaned softly as his tongue touched mine, sending pleasurable shocks through me, and I found myself pressing closer against him.
When he released his mouth from mine, he traced his finger across my lips, feeling the swollen effects from his kiss. “I also have a confession to make,” he said with a low, husky voice. “I’ve fallen in love with you, too.”
My eyes widened. I stared at him for a long moment. “Does our feelings for each other change anything?”
I had played this scenario in my head a million times and each time they have the same ending. He’s always telling me he only sees me as a little sister and nothing more. But this is so much better.
“Of course, it does,” he said, holding me away from him by my arms so that he could look down into my eyes. “It means we can start dating, move in with each other, get married, have kids, and grow old together.”
I looked up at him, tears of relief in my eyes. “There’s only one slight problem with your plan,” I teased him.
He cocked his head to the side. I could see him replay his words in his head, trying to figure out what he said wrong. When he couldn’t think of anything, he turned back to me. “And what’s that?”
I smiled at him. “I already live with you.”
“Well, not officially,” he said, returning my smile. “We still have to collect your belongings from the apartment and put it up for sale or rent it out.”
“Aren’t you forgetting something important?”
He tapped a finger against his chin. “I don’t think so. I already got the girl.”
I laughed. “We have to tell Rin,” I reminded him.
“Oh that. I don’t think she’ll have a problem with it. She already thinks were together.”
I slapped him playfully in the shoulder. “And who’s fault is that? You’re always kissing me when she’s around.”
“I liked to see your reaction when I kiss you. It’s quite entertaining, really.”
I slapped him again. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Nothing,” he murmured, leaning in closer and pressing his lips to mine once more. I didn’t mind the distraction. In fact, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
If he thinks he can solve all of our problems with a kiss, he has another thing coming. Although, I wouldn’t mind his attempts.
But all good things must come to an end, and this time was no exception.
We heard a high pitched squeal. “See, Kagura. I told you those two would get together. It was only a matter of time.”
“Would you calm down and don’t run across the ice, moron. They can skate out towards us.”
Breaking apart, we could only grin at each other.
After getting our feelings out of the way, practice went much better. Soon after, Kagura called it a night. She didn’t want us to tire out the day before Nationals and ordered us to go to bed early.
She made sure to mention that we go to our bedrooms separately.
Sesshoumaru gave me a knowing smirk and later in the night, when he made sure Kagura was sleeping, he snuck into my bed. I curled into him and instantly fell asleep, with his arms wrapped around me.
----
We decided to leave for the competition early, so Sesshoumaru and I would have enough time to practice our routine before the other competitors arrived. Then, we would hide in the dressing room until our time to perform came.
A knock sounded on the door and I looked at Sesshoumaru, to see if he was expecting anybody. He shrugged his shoulders and I hinted for him to hide somewhere. Even though we managed to keep his identity safe so far, it doesn’t mean we’re in the clear.
“Just a minute,” I called to the person on the other side. I looked around the room to see if I could see Sesshoumaru and when I didn’t, I opened the door slightly, trying to catch a glimpse of the person.
I gasped and stepped back as the person opened the door all the way, and stepped over the threshold.
Without any warning I was caught up in an extremely tight hug. “You have no idea how glad I am to see you,” he said, putting me down.
“Maybe a little,” I replied, grinning at him.
“Do you know how worried I was when I couldn’t get a hold of you?” He said in a serious tone, even though his eyes were still kind. He could never get mad at me. “I even called Sango to see if she knew, but she didn’t know anything either.”
“I’m sorry I didn’t call you or let you know I was okay, but I do have a good reason,” I told him, hoping my explanation will let me off the hook.
He folded his arms across his chest. “I’m listening.”
Looking behind him, I made sure the door to the dressing room was closed before continuing on. “You can come out now,” I said to Sesshoumaru, who was hiding in the bathroom.
“Hello, father,” he said, emerging.
Papa Inutashio looked confused and stared at the two of us. “What is the meaning of this, Sesshoumaru? I thought you were at the office. Isn’t that what you told me?”
He shrugged. “I had to tell you something to keep you away from my home.”
“What he meant to say,” I said, elbowing him in the ribs. “Is that I’m staying with him for the time being. We decided to be partners.”
Papa Inutashio raised his eyebrows in similar fashion to Sesshoumaru. The two of them are more alike than they think. “So, let me get this straight. You’re sleeping with Sesshoumaru to get revenge on Inuyasha?”
I didn’t think he would come up with that scenario, even though most of it was true. “It’s true Sesshoumaru and I are now a couple. But, I meant we’re ice skating partners.”
He looked back and forth between us in disbelief. “You’re coming out of retirement?” He paused to see Sesshoumaru nod his head. “What about Kagura? What does she have to say about all this?”
“Actually, she’s our coach.”
He stayed silent for some time, absorbing all the facts in his head. He walked over to us and grabbed us both in a hug. “I am so happy for the both of you. I knew you two would make the perfect couple.”
“You’re not angry with me?” I asked.
He shook his head. “Why would I be?”
“Because I dated one of your sons and now, I’m dating the other.”
He released Sesshoumaru and drew me closer. “I always knew you and Inuyasha weren’t meant to be.”
“Then why didn’t you say anything?” I interrupted him.
He gave me a look and I wisely shut my mouth. “You wouldn’t have listened to me otherwise. You had to experience it for yourself. But, I knew Sesshoumaru was perfect for you.”
Kagura walked into the dressing room at that moment. “Hello, sir.” Papa Inutashio just waved at her, once he released me. “It’s time to put on the costumes,” she told us, moving to the side, so Jakotsu could enter. “You’re on in fifteen minutes.”
“I’ll take my leave then and find a seat,” he told us. “But if I know my little Rin, she would’ve already saved me a seat.”
When he left Kagura lead me to the bathroom and helped me get dressed, while Sesshoumaru got dressed in the main area with Jakotsu’s help.
I began to feel butterflies in my stomach and my hands shook slightly. This was it. There is no going back. It’s time to find out whose better. Me or Inuyasha.
To be continued…
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