InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Not All Love Hurts ❯ CHAPTER 2 – Compassion for the human miko ( Chapter 2 )

CHAPTER 2 - Compassion for the human miko

"Ow! Ow, ow! My body hurts!" Rin shriek in pain, she remembered that the youkai had vanished and she is falling towards the land when she saw a beautiful young lady's arms extended to catch her. `Where can that lady be? At least I should thank her for saving me, she is kind and beautiful too.' She sigh happily. `I hope I can get to see her again and introduce her to Sesshoumaru-sama; I fell like I wanted her to be my mommy. No one will ever do that kind of actions towards me except from my parents and Sesshoumaru, I really like to see her again!'

"How are you felling right now Rin? Does your body still hurts?" Jaken asked Rin worriedly, even if he doesn't like the child, he is still happy that a human like Rin would make Sesshoumaru's actions calm.

"Uh… a little…wait… where is the lady who save me? Where? Where?" she exclaim while grabbing Jaken's kimono with her small hands shaking him violently.

"She is in the other room, inside Sesshoumaru-sama's room!" he shouted, he hate it if Rin does that suddenly without letting him prepared for the sudden shaking.

"Why is she in Sesshoumaru-sama's room, Jaken-sama?" Rin asked curiously, `I want to know what they are doing so that I may not disturb them when I suddenly come in.'

"Sesshoumaru-sama is taking care of her, she is still unconscious for catching you, remember when she catch you? She fell from the impact and twisted her right ankle, I think she might not walk until her ankle heal perfectly." He answered wisely.

"Thank you Jaken-sama for letting me know right away!" Rin gave Jaken a big bear hug; Jaken almost lost his balance but luckily stopped by his staff.

~~~~~* SESSHOUMARU'S ROOM *~~~~~

`She is a really brave woman, she rescue Rin from serious injuries, hope her ankle doesn't have serious damage' he said to himself while brushing her bangs from her forehead, `She is rather a beautiful woman and a powerful miko, I sense her spiritual powers even when the time that I was thrown out of the place where she fired her purifying arrows, her braveness is unbelievable, no human dares to attack a huge youkai like that.' He smiled `and she also saved Rin, Jaken told me what happen, you impress me human.' He said to himself. The door make a low squeaking sound which indicate that someone had enter the room, Sesshoumaru turn his head to see who is it, surprisingly, he didn't expect it to be Rin.

"Rin, are you felling alright now? Does your body still hurts?" Sesshoumaru asked worriedly, because the time when he carried Rin in his tail and Kagome in his right arm also supported by his tail, the two didn't move even once, at that time he is afraid that they might have died but the shallow breathing they were giving off made him relax. They aren't dead, they are just unconscious.

"No, my body doesn't hurt anymore Sesshoumaru-sama, how is she, does her ankle still hurts?" Rin asked nervously, she is so worried about her.

"She's alright but I don't know if her ankle still hurts, why?" Sesshoumaru asked, he never saw her like this before, she is always so happy, but now her face is full of sorrow.

"I wanted to thank her for saving me, I think I want her to be my friend, she is kind and loving. I can feel that she has a kind heart, I don't know but I feel like I now what she is like." Rin replied, her tone is a bit happy and a bit sad. `I would not yet tell Sesshoumaru-sama that I want her to be mommy, I'll love her like my own mommy and see if she would one day love me as a daughter.' She thought happily. Suddenly they heard a groan, Sesshoumaru look down to see Kagome waking up.

"Uhhh… where am I?" Kagome said silently that Rin could barely hear, only Sesshoumaru heard it clearly.

"You are in my castle, inside my room." Sesshoumaru answered coldly, he didn't want to speak to his half brother's wench, but something inside him that relaxed a bit to hear her speak again. Kagome was about to rise up to see who had just replied but failed rather painfully.

"Ow!! What happen to my ankle? It hurts!" she said with a groan, she look up to see Sesshoumaru and Rin both staring at her.

"Nani? What are you looking at?!" she asked nervously, she felt uncomfortable being stared by someone she barely even know. She observe the surroundings, `this place is gorgeous!' she notice the balcony on the right side of the room, she can smell the scent of roses overwhelming her senses.

"What is your name neechan? I'm Rin and this is Sesshoumaru-sama." She asked with a friendly smile.

"Uhh… Kagome, Higurashi Kagome, why do you ask Rin-chan?" Kagome asks curiously, she doesn't know why Rin would ask her name.

Rin tells Kagome, "Kagome-neechan! Thank you very much for saving from that fall, anyways, can I ask you a question Kagome-sama?"

"Sure Rin! What are you going to ask?" Kagome answered, somehow she felt she likes the child. But it is only a few minutes ago when she met the girl.

Before Rin could ask her question, she turns her head to Sesshoumaru to see if he allows her, he just nodded approvingly.

"Kagome-neechan, can you be my playmate? Please… I miss playing with humans because I traveled with Sesshoumaru-sama, and he hates humans, please…" Rin beg repeatedly.

"But Rin-chan, I'm a human too; of course Sesshoumaru-`SAMA' won't like me." She said carefully the `Sama' word so that Sesshoumaru will not be angry; he likes himself to be respected by everyone.

"No! He likes you. Why would he carry you with him in here if he doesn't like you, and he doesn't hate humans that much from now on. Right Sesshoumaru-sama?" Rin reply happily, jumping with joy.

"Rin you talk too much, let her rest for a while okay? I accept her to be your playmate but let her heal her ankle completely before you play with her." Sesshoumaru answered softly.

`Since when did Sesshoumaru been this kind to humans, he acts so kind towards Rin.' Kagome thought silently.

"But her ankle will heal for a long time Sesshoumaru-sama! And what if she leave this place when she recovered? What will happen to Rin!" Rin exclaim, her eyes began to water. Sesshoumaru and Kagome stiffen, they don't want to let Rin cry.

"Don't worry Rin-chan, you can come back later to play with me, I'll try to walk to the garden to play with you, I promise." Kagome reassure her, to her relief, Rin began to smile.

"Thank you Kagome-neechan, I'll come back later. Bye! Rest well Kagome-neechan." Rin waved back before leaving the room.

The two were silent; they didn't want to talk to each other either. `Well, no words can be said in this situation, might as well take a nap before I play with Rin later.' Kagome whisper in her mind. On the other hand Sesshoumaru was thinking, `what would have cause this wench to cry when she looked at my eyes, the time where I pinned her in the tree, she look so sad and lonely…shit! Why am I acting like I care for this bitch! This is the 2nd time already!' he curse himself but he is still curious why she cried.

"Hey wench, why did you cried the time you looked at my eyes, did I remind you of something?" he hate it if he is the one who is asking, the Lord of the Western Lands never asked anyone except for Rin, and right now, he is asking a human miko.

"Please…I don't want to talk about it… just leave me for a moment, please?" She answered softly, her voice sounded soft but Sesshoumaru knows, it sounded hurt.

"I won't leave because this is my room and I want to know what happen to you, did that half breed do something?" Sesshoumaru asked curiously, he walk beside where Kagome lay and sat beside her.

"Why would I tell you? This is none of your business, just ignore why I cried. It's no big deal." Kagome glared at him. `Why is he being so curious of everything?!' they just glared each other, or rather stared at each other long enough that Kagome's eyes are beginning to hurt because she hasn't blink for at least 3 minutes. Lucky for Sesshoumaru that his eyes don't hurt that much because of his youkai abilities.

"It hurts already? Such pathetic human." Sesshoumaru mock her, he enjoy watching her eyes twitch, `So, this human doesn't give up so easily eh? How challenging. I hope her eyes would give up now, because I can't also stand this, my beautiful eyes is itching to blink again! I'm not use to stare this long at anyone!' he thought angrily.

So they just stared.

And stared…

And stared…

"Shit! I give up!" Kagome cried, her eyes now watering from the irritation. She kept rubbing her eyes so she could see more clearly.

"So, you finally give up. Now tell me." He mumbled, his eyes only twitch a little. `It's about time the wench gave up.'

"Okay you win. I saw them kissing in the forest where I ran off. But why do you ask?" Kagome ask suspiciously. `He act like he was worried about me… no! He was only curious about it, no worries.' Kagome sigh, `no one ever worried about what I feel except my family, even Inuyasha doesn't worry, he only worries about that Kikyou and the Shikon no Tama.' Her face fell at the thoughts about Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru notice this and began to panic, he didn't know what to do, `perhaps I should change the subject so that she would not be so depress.'

"I have my reasons, human. Call my attention if you need something, and I'll assist you." He said calmly, he took Kagome's small hands and squeeze it. "You needed warmth, I happen to have some." The warmth felt comfortable to Kagome, she needed the warmth of a person because she was alone. She shivered a little when a cool breeze blown in her direction, Sesshoumaru become aware of the coldness that Kagome felt and laid her back on the bed, he covered her body with a warm blanket.

`Wait! When did Sesshoumaru been this nice to a human mortals, am I dreaming or does he really has his different side, maybe he wasn't so bad as everybody says about him, he had been nice to me since I woke up and he even offer me his help if I need something.' Kagome was shock at his kindness, never had she thought that a powerful youkai like him would be nice, he was known as the powerful youkai in the west, why would he be so kind to humans all of a sudden? He again took the small hand of Kagome and placed it in the middle of his warm palms, "If you feel that you can't take the emotions inside you and you need to be comforted by someone, don't hesitate to come to me, maybe I can make your burden lighter." He said with a soft smile.

"Can I ask you a question? Why are you being so kind to me all of a sudden? You weren't this kind when we were in the forest earlier. Are you all right? What happen to you when I told you to catch Rin and you didn't do it?" she asked, she was so curious that she unconsciously sat up again and face Sesshoumaru, Kagome closed the gap between their noses, her nose almost touch his, luckily at the last second, she realize what she was doing and began to blush hard.

"Ummm… sorry…I didn't mean to do that… I'm just too curious why you are being so kind to lately…I'm-…" before she could apologize again, a warm finger brush her lips, it stayed there for a few second before the man reply again. "Don't be sorry, you didn't mean to do it anyway. Thank you for your concern, I'm all right. I'll answer your questions. First, you asked why I'm being kind to you, well I don't know, maybe because Rin wanted you to be her playmate. Second, you asked why I didn't catch Rin when you told me to, that is because I was thrown out of my forest, when you land on Jaken's head, you didn't notice that I was punch by the youkai we fought earlier, you understand now?" Sesshoumaru explained.

"Uhhh… yeah I understand…umm…may I ask? Where did the youkai hit you? Can I see it?" Kagome asked worriedly, even if she feels she shouldn't have asked, something inside her was being worried.

"He hit me in my stomach, there is no need to worry about, I'm really all right, thank you for worrying about me, I really appreciate it." He said with a smile while removing his armor, he removed his upper kimono to let Kagome see it. Kagome gasp at the sight. Sesshoumaru's body was beautifully built. His chest was not so bulky, his muscles were slightly revealed in his chest. But one thing that bother Kagome most was the big dark bruise that was in the middle of his muscular front, which was surely hit by the youkai.

"Y-yo-your stomach! It has a large bruise in it, how could you say that I should not worry about it! I'll find herbs for you as soon as I get out of this bed." She cried. `Hey! What am I doing! Why would I help cure the bruise on his abdomen, it is not like I've never cure this kind of things before, I have learned many things from Kaede-baba about healing and finding certain herbs. But I acted like I was worrying so much, it is not like I care for that monster.' Don't lie to yourself Kagome, you know that you like him. * `No I do not!' *Come on, say it already! Okay may I ask? What do you like about him, huh? Or should I say what do you like about appearance, his acts towards you… and…* `Shut up already! All right I'll say it!' *Good girl Kagome, now tell me what do you like about him, huh? * `Ummm… I… uhhh…' *Spit it out already! I hate to wait for a long time you know?! * `Okay, I like his chest, very much and his acts towards me… he is kind to me, he even offers his help. He is not like the Sesshoumaru that I've known before, the youkai I've known before was cold-hearted and cruel to all humans. But this guy is different, he acted gentle to humans. Well earlier, he was not this kind towards me, but at least he was kind to Rin, and now he is also kind to me.' *anything else? You like him too much don't you? * "No! I don't like him; I only adore him, nothing more. He is just a friend to me. One more thing, I like his amber eyes, his eyes were soft and caring not like Inuyasha's, his eyes were always calm when he look at me.' * Well, gotta go! He is starring at you right now. Bye and good luck! * Kagome's conversation with her own mind was cut all of a sudden when Sesshoumaru lift her chin to stare at her directly, his eyes not leaving hers.

"You'll do it for me?" Sesshoumaru asked unbelievingly, even if he had threaten her life many times before, whenever they meet he tried to kill her, but still, she wanted to help him.

"Uhhh…y-yeah, you helped me when I'm injured, of course I'll help you back, it's the least I can do to repay your hospitality," she stammered, she felt tired all of a sudden and yawn softly. "If you'll excuse me, I wanted to get some rest before I play with Rin later." She mumbles trying to keep her self-awake for a moment. Sesshoumaru nodded and release her chin so that she can lie back comfortably.

"I guess I'll see you later, rest well, wench." He murmur while turning around to leave, he took a one last peek of the miko who had already fallen asleep. `Such pathetic humans, always tired.' He sigh and walk towards the miko, pulling the blanket that was on the foot of the bed and cover her sleeping figure. `She is a pretty woman whenever she is asleep or awake, my half-brother is so stupid, why would he exchange her for a corpse? I can't even stand that corpse smell whenever I encounter her, but her reincarnation is more purer than her, she smells nice… pretty too…' he kept staring at her unaware that the miko had whimpered in her sleep. Finally noticing that the whimper got a bit louder, he began to worry. `What could be causing that miko to whimper in her sleep?' He thought bitterly while remembering what the miko had said earlier.

~I saw them kissing in the forest where I ran off~

He caresses her cheeks softly, he wipe out the tear that had slipped down to her delicate cheeks with his thumb. `Why am I acting like this?' he asked himself confused, he never act like this before to humans except for Rin. Kagome stop whimpering and lean to his soft touch, he was just about to remove his hands away from her cheeks when she whisper silently, her words are barely heard by all humans but not for Sesshoumaru, he heard it clearly.

"Please don't go… stay with me for a while…" Kagome whispered, she place her soft hand on top of his to prevent him from leaving her. Sesshoumaru just sigh, he has no choice, her warm hand is so inescapable, and the softness of her touch is melting him.

"I'll stay with you. Now go to sleep." He place his other hand to hers. He pull her hand gently and rest it on the top of her stomach. He then got off the bed and walk towards the room's balcony. He began to think what he has done a while ago.

"Why am I acting like this? I just met her this morning and I'm being so kind to her and I even offer my assistance to a human miko, I'm being pathetic. I have promise myself that Rin is the only human whom I will take care. And now, I think that promise will be broken because of Rin. She's the one insisting that I let the wench live in my castle." Sesshoumaru sigh again, what would they say? Sesshoumaru, a powerful, most feared youkai in the Western Lands is taking care of humans. They will take advantage of the fact and try to get the Western Lands from him.

"No. I, Sesshoumaru, doesn't let any lowly youkai take my lands, and I'll take care of Rin only, not the human bitch." He promised himself.