InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Midnight Priestess, mate-to-be of Sesshomaru!? Don't make me laugh! ❯ Chapter 10 Slowly Emerging Feelings ( Chapter 10 )

 

Chapter 10 Slowly Emerging Feelings

 

When Aowin awoke her head still hurt from yesterday. She tried to sit up but found it too painful and plopped back down. Memories of the night before flooded back to her. The problem, the rhyme, the yelling, the argument, the kiss. Oh my gosh the kiss, she had totally forgot! She was feeling way too many emotions at once. Fear that Sesshomaru thought she loved him, anger that she let him kiss her, confusion that he kissed her, and sadness of what her “friends” would think. She brushed her fingers against her lip and blushed. She didn't think she could stand to see him. Well she couldn't walk anyways, which meant she couldn't go down to breakfast which meant she wouldn't have to see him. Unless he came back to his room for some reason.

Aowin heard the door slowly creak open. Speak of the devil, she thought as Sesshomaru entered the room. She flushed a deep magenta as he stared at her. “Well what do you want?” She asked not in a rude way, but in a can't-you-see-I'm-uncomfortable-around-you way. “I was wondering why you hadn't come down for breakfast.” “Well in case you haven't noticed, I'm a little unable to.” Her wounds had reopened when she was arguing with Inuyasha. (Yes I know her wounds tend to never stay closed.) “I'm not hungry anyways.” Aowin quickly added in case he called some maids to help her to the dining room, which she hated.

A few more minutes went by, and they just sat there staring at each other. Aowin was getting redder each second and Sesshomaru was apparently trying to see how long she'd hold up before she turned into a cherry. Aowin wasn't going to lose and let him have that satisfaction. “If you have something to say, say it but if you don't, leave.” “Rin wants to accompany you today if you're feeling alright.” Why couldn't he say that before! He had to make things so difficult. She nodded her head. Sesshomaru shot her one last glance then exited. No sooner had he left than a blur of orange and black came catapulting into the room and onto Aowin. “Rin! I missed you!” Rin had not been allowed to see Aowin when she was injured, and she had missed the little girl so much.

“I missed you too Aowin-chan!” Aowin's body was screaming with pain but she ignored it and hugged the girl tighter. “What would you like to do today Aowin?” Rin asked in her adorable little voice. “Well it's snowing outside, so want to have a snowball fight?” Rin cheered happily. “Let's invite Sesshomaru to come with us too!” Aowin was bending over the bed to grab some clothes but when she heard Rin she halted in mid air. She went crashing to the floor, but luckily landed on a pile of clothes. “No no no no no! Bad idea!” But Rin was already out the door and down the hall. Aowin sighed. There was no telling her off now. She grabbed some winter clothes and changed into them.

Unfortunately for some reason, Sesshomaru had said yes. And unfortunately for some reason, Aowin's winter clothes somehow were so thick they supported her and she could walk, and therefore had no excuse to not play in the snow. Sesshomaru and Rin stared at her weirdly as she met them at the front door. They were only dressed in thick kimono's and thick shoes, while Aowin wore a thick winter coat, snow pants, boots, and a hat and gloves. “What? I don't wanna freeze!” They gave her strange looks but ignored her strange clothing.

Sesshomaru mostly watched the snowball fight. Aowin and Rin built forts then Aowin taught Rin how to make perfect round snowballs. They built a huge pile of them then launched them all into the air. The sky was so filled with snow you would think it was naturally white. Rin was a natural. She hit Aowin with almost every snowball, but the funny thing is that Aowin didn't seem to hit Rin once. Aowin laughed when she ran out of snowballs. “Jeez Rin, you're good at this! You win!” Rin laughed and plopped down in the snow. Aowin spread out her arms and legs and began to make a snow angel. “What are you doing Aowin-chan?” “I'm making a snow angel.” “What's a snow angel?” Aowin sat up and admired her snow angel. It was fairly good. “A snow angel is when you spread your arms and legs out and make the form of and angel by swishing them through the snow.” Aowin replied. “Like this?” Rin's snow angel was a little off, but still good.

Sesshomaru seemed to get bored watching them play games so he started off for the entrance. “Where are you going?” Aowin called after him. He turned his head but kept walking. “Hey I'm talking here! Hey!” When he still did not stop she pouted. She grabbed a bunch of snow and patted it in her hand until she had a snowball. Sesshomaru froze when the snowball hit him square in the back of his head. Ok…maybe not a good idea…Aowin watched warily to see his reaction. He pulled the snowball from his head and packed it into a better snowball. “You shouldn't have done that.” Aowin turned and ran as fast as she could. “Run Rin, run for your life!” They took off running but it was quite useless, as he was right behind them.

A dozen snowballs hit Aowin in the back of her head and the back of her legs. All snowballs seemed aimed at her and not Rin though. He probably doesn't want to hurt her. “Inside Rin, run!” Aowin laughed and shoved Rin towards the door. Rin made it inside, but unfortunately Aowin did not. A humongous snowball came pelting towards her. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!” The impact from the snowball caused her to fly backwards. She was about to land roughly on her back when she fell into a pair of warm, strong arms. Who else could it be? “No word of thanks?” Aowin snorted. “Why should I thank you for catching me, when you threw the huge snowball at me in the first place?” Aowin smirked and picked a huge clump of snow from the ground when he wasn't looking. “Sesshomaru, think fast.” She shoved the snow into his face before he could say anything. As soon she he dropped her she took off running.

Aowin had made her and Rin some hot chocolate, and then tucked her into bed. “Goodnight Rin.” She kissed her on the forehead then quietly left to her room. She stripped down to a loose black sweatshirt and patched up jeans, and took her hot chocolate and sat on the windowsill. The scene was so beautiful. The whole landscape covered with a blanket of glittering snow as far as the eye could see. Aowin sighed, she missed her home. It was even more beautiful there. And she also missed her friends, although she didn't want to admit it. They would always have so much fun together. Inuyasha and the gang were her best friends, and she wanted to see them again. Even if she was very angry with them, at least she was comfortable with them.

Once again the door creaked open, and Aowin already knew who it was. Sesshomaru sat by her and stared deep into her eyes. “Why are you sad?” “Just a little homesick I guess.” The Blood of Impurity tightened its hold on her heart and she bit her lip to stop from crying out. “Sesshomaru can I confide in you?” Sesshomaru looked startled but nodded his head. “I'm not really who people think I am. They think I'm this great fearless person who can solve all their problems, but I'm not! It's so frustrating keeping it all bottled up inside! I hate pretending to be something I'm not.” She took a wavering breath. “I pretend to be fearless, but I am very afraid of many things. I pretend I can help everyone, but I also destroy! I pretend I am brave, but I have no bravery.”

“Aowin, you do not know what you say. You have much bravery. You risk your life for your friends, and you fight to protect people you don't know.” “That is not bravery. Bravery is when you do something your afraid to do, but you do it anyways even though you could lose your life or something important, because you're determined to do that thing. You know I can not die unless this necklace is shattered. So therefore I can protect my friends and risk my life without fear, fore I can't die easily. If I did not have the necklace, I do not think I could do that. I would probably flee with fear.” Sesshomaru looked at Aowin thoughtfully. “What do you fear?” “I fear my friends and family being hurt or killed, and me not being able to do anything, to have to stand there and watch them in pain.”

Sesshomaru turned her around and embraced her. “I do not think you will have to face that fear. I think you will find bravery, and will not allow your friends to get hurt.” Ok, this is officially weird. Sesshomaru is acting really strange….but I think I like it. “Thank you.” Aowin leaned into Sesshomaru chest. He pulled her over to the bed and laid her down. He then pulled the covers over them both and embraced her again. Half of her wanted to stay like this forever with Sesshomaru, but another half of her was screaming to be released. The first half took over her, and she drifted to sleep in Sesshomaru's arms.