InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Just friends ❯ step two ( Chapter 3 )

Just friends

Chapter 3 Step two

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,,Where?" her shaky croaky voice asked into the night.

,,Shh, little panther. Don't talk too much." A far voice told her gently.

,,Sess …Sesshoumaru?" Her voice prodded, her eyes still closed.

,,Yes. Drink this." She heard his voice command, still using a soft tone, bringing a cup of water to her dry lips.

,,Hurts." She whispered again, feeling how liquid fire started going down her throat, burning her.

,,I know. "He whispered back, watching her, as she again drifted into the land of sleep.

Two days.

She had been sleeping for two days, and the doctors already told him it was a miracle she was alive, but after he had spent two nights watching over her, he didn't care why anymore.

Not that he had any idea why he had watched over her, but the words she said had come back to haunt him every time he had tried to sleep.

Finally , he decided to stay, it was not like he needed the sleep anyway. But the staying made him wonder, what exactly was it that made her run like that?

A strong desire to kill anyone who could have provoked her to go out and get hurt overtook him, but he calmed down immediately. Why the hell had he gotten that mad? She was just a girl.

Just a …. A friend.

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Ahhh…. She had a terrible headache. And where the hell was she?

Groaning , she opened her eyes, only meeting the darkness . She could tell the bed she was in was king sized. She could see the black sky of the night , outside , stretching to it's limits.

Getting up, she felt the world spin around her, but upon closing her eyes for one more minute she finally was able to open her eyes again, scanning her surroundings.

The room was fairly big, like her own, but it had no homey air.

Sitting up from the bed, she winced upon feeling some of her bones cry out at the action. Steadying herself against the bed post , she slowly made her way to the door, opening it and looking out into what seemed to be the kitchen.

To her right there was a door leading to the bathroom as she supposed, and to her left she saw another door, probably leading to Sesshoumaru's room.

Hearing a small typing sound, she turned to it, recognizing that Sesshoumaru's door actually faced the living room. And there on the couch her savior sat Indian stile wearing nothing more but a unbuttoned shirt and black pants.

Moving out of her door, she suddenly found she had no halt, and letting out a small eep, was ready to face the nice floor, if two strong arms hadn't caught her.

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The third day now. He was beginning to get worried, she didn't eat after all, but humans always were strange.

Sitting himself on the couch, with a laptop in his lap, he started to overview contract after contract. He truly needed a new secretary. The other one had cried and cried, and cried again. Such foolish act, only his brother got impressed by tears.

Suddenly he heard a small eep, and seeing as Kagome waas about to fall he was there in an instant catching her.

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,,What are you doing up?" He scolded her gently, sitting her down on the couch the next minute.

,,I…" she began to stammer, more by the way his arms had felt around her, than the question or tone he had used. She felt her cheeks light up in embarrassment for such thoughts, and couldn't help but hide her face.

,,You are sure you receive high marks? It doesn't seem so if you can't finish a sentence." He asked her chuckling when he noticed a blush taint her cheeks.

,,Are you sure you're not some cold oil magnate who just wanted a woman?" She fought back, her hand clapping over her lips after her accusation left her mouth.

,,I'm so…" She tried to say, but she started as she felt him take her hand away, bringing it to her lap.

,,You shouldn't be. " He told her gently, something which he even questioned.

,,The first impulse is usually the one we mean. And you, my little black panther, surely are a very beautiful woman, but I could have thousands, and I don't wish you to be one of them."

Lifting her eyes to his, she could see their usual coldness, but still this time, they were amused, gentle.

Smiling to him, she nodded her head. Still the prospect of him having thousands of women she didn't like. Not at all.

,,Thank you for saving me." She whispered softly.

,,So you do speak in full sentences." He concluded, the amusement in his voice only growing when he saw her eyes sparkle in anger.

,,Calm down little panther. It's not good to get angry under such conditions."

,,I wouldn't if a stubborn tiger would shut his trap!" She snapped at him, regretting moving up as she did so when she felt a pain in the stomach.

,,You should listen." Sesshoumaru told her with a growl.

She felt his hands at her stomach, gliding over it and the pain left, went away, the only thing remaining chills of electricity.

Lying back, she still felt his hands on her stomach, traveling up and down, left and right. Lifting her eyes to his, she couldn't help but get lost at the molten look she saw.

His jaw wasn't tight, his muscles relaxed, as she could very well see, flexing with each of his movements.

He had great muscles, she noted, not an ounce of fat.

And that look, nothing at all like the man she had met in the park, he almost seemed… yes , what did he seem … human.

She was truly beautiful. A woman and yet a child in her actions. Her hair fanned around her, her eyes trained on his, her lips slightly parted…

He suddenly realized that this was not the Kagome he had met in the park, the one with a lost tormented look, this one seemed relaxed, trusting even a little happy.

He couldn't help but feel grateful that he had achieved that, but as well he couldn't ignore the way her eyes scanned his body, the way his hands felt on hers.

,,Why did you run?" He prodded gently, continuing with his ministrations as he saw her eyes widen, and then turn to the side.

,,Tell me." He whispered again, knowing she truly had no reason to honor his request. Hell, what was wrong with him, he was beginning to get… attached, but strangely he didn't mind.

,,I . . . went home. " She started, not knowing why he wanted to know, not knowing why she even told.

The only thing she knew is that tears already were in her eyes, threatening to spill.

,,Shh, my little panther." He told her gently, his hands stopping their ministrations, making her look up in confusion, when he brought her near, bedding her head into the crook of his neck, one of his hands around her shoulders, the other stroking her stomach again.

,,My mother gave me her usual welcome. And then I went up the stairs, and saw her there. Inuyasha truly is a fool for marrying her. " She continued, her mind never registering the way his body tensed.

,,Kikyo told me…she said it was my fault, that he left, and I…she fell down the stairs, and mom didn't let me help, and I…I ran. " Tears ran from her eyes, but she never felt his hand stop, never felt his tone get chilled.

,,What did Inuyasha tell you? To fool his brother?" Sesshoumaru snapped at her, getting up instantly, leaving her there, confused and crying.

,,You're his … his brother?" She asked him, her eyes looking at his back.

,,Don't act as you " but here he was cut short, as he heard her yell.

,,You fucking bastard!!! " she screamed at him, wanting to leave, only to loose her balance again, but even this time his arms caught her again, bringing her to his chest , ignoring the way her fists hammered against it.

,,I'm…" he started, for the first time aware that what he was about to say, was something he never had before.

But feeling her cry into his chest, he couldn't help but say it.

,,I'm sorry, my friend."