InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Price of Freedom ❯ Romantic nights, and the joys of shoppinng ( Chapter 6 )

 

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Chapter Six romantic nights and the joys of shopping

 

 

Miroku took Sango on a picnic down by the pond. He laid a deep purple blanket on the ground and surrounded it with candles. He remembered that she liked fresh fruit the best, so he had made a fresh fruit couscous salad that had been sweetened with orange juice. He chose a white wine to accompany it, along with bottled water. He was laying on his side while he sipped his wine and watched Sango enjoy his creation.

 

“Oh Miroku! This is without a doubt, the most delicious thing I have ever had. All the different fruits, it's amazing!” She picked a piece of red plum out with her chop sticks and offered it to him. He opened his mouth and accepted the fruit.

 

Once she had finished the fruit salad, she laid down next to him. He wrapped his arm around her waist and brought her close to him. At first she tensed. All she could think of was him trying to rub her bottom, but she soon realized he didn't intend to do anything lecherous. They laid there in silence, surrounded by candle light. The field across the pond was alive with fireflies. Lying silently in the protection of Mirokus' arms, Sango drifted into sleep.

 

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Across the pond InuYasha and Kagome walked hand in hand deeper into the forest. They emerged into a clearing near a creek, with a hot spring and waterfall. The light from the moon was dim, but InuYasha had thought ahead. Walking over to the rocks that lined the hot spring, he knelt and lit the candles. Once they were lit, Kagome saw the blanket lying on the grass near the hot spring. InuYasha stood and walked towards her. Lifting her head so she was looking into his eyes, he lowered his lips to hers. Her arms laced around his neck and he deepened the kiss. His tongue asked permission for entrance and she accepted.

 

The ground shook at her feet as his tongue danced with hers as he explored her mouth. A moan escaped her lips and he captured it before it could be heard. A low growl came from InuYasha as he picked her up in his arms and carried her towards the blanket. Lying down beside her he found her mouth once again.

 

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“Where are we going?” Rin asked as Sesshomaru led her past the gardens and into the forest.

 

“Miroku is down by the pond with Sango, and InuYasha and Kagome are near the hot spring. I figured we would go in the opposite direction from them so we wouldn't interrupt them in any way.” He looked at her and she smiled.

 

“How far away from the house are we?” She asked as she nearly tripped on a rock.

 

Sesshomaru heard her foot hit the rock and decided that it might be easier if he carried her. “We're about a mile away. The spot I'm thinking of is still about another mile. Here,” He stopped and scooped her into his arms, “I'll carry you the rest of the way.”

 

With speed that amazed her they made it through the forest and into a field overlooking the grounds of the house, it felt as if they were floating. “Wow. It looks so small from here.”

 

He set her down on a blanket that he had already laid out earlier in the evening. He walked to the edge of the trees and produced a picnic basket. Setting the basket on the blanket, he sat down and opened it. He got two wine glasses out and handed Rin one of the glasses. “What would you like?” He asked as he reached into the basket.

 

“What are you having?” Rin asked, unsure of what he had brought.

 

Sesshomaru smiled as he lifted three bottles out of the basket. “I brought three things, because I didn't know what you would want. I have a nice blush sparkling wine, some fruit juice, and water.”

 

“I've never had wine before, and honestly, I'm kind of tired of water.” She said with a smile as she lowered her head.

 

“Would you like to try a sip of the wine then?” Sesshomaru poured a small amount of wine into her glass and offered it to her. He made sure to choose a semi-sweet wine. He had figured that she had never had it before, and a dry wine might be a little much for her. “If you like, I can add some of the juice to it as well. They mix quite nice actually.”

 

After she had taken a sip she smiled. “I like it. Can I try it with some of the juice?”

 

He smiled. He was going to add the juice whether she asked or not. Never having wine before, he figured after one glass she would be asleep. He didn't want her sleeping just yet. “Of course Rin.” He poured the juice in, and then added the wine to it. Rin giggled as the juice and wine mixed and bubbles started rising to the top of her glass.

 

Sesshomaru had never heard a sound as lovely as her laugh. Her whole face lit up when she laughed. Even her eyes shined brighter. He realized that he had loved her from the moment she ran into his arms for protection in the woods. When he had decided to give her his mother's necklace, he knew his fate had been sealed. The woman sitting before him is his mate, his destiny as his father had put it. Sure he had dated other women before, but he never even thought about the necklace that sat on his dresser. Not until Rin had he thought about it.

 

That's when he new for certain that Rin was his. He had pictured her wearing the necklace and it was right. Looking at her now, with the moon shining down upon her, a smile on her face and in her eyes, the necklace lying against her breast, he knew. The necklace was once meant for his mother, but now, it belonged to Rin.

 

Rin looked up from the glass catching his eyes with hers. She wondered what he was thinking as he watched her. She realized that in the short period of mere hours, she had come to trust him with her life. Talking with him in the garden last night helped, but holding her while she cried was what won him her trust. Then today when Naraku showed up, she saw how he had shielded her in more ways then one.

 

“Can I ask you a question?” She said as the smile slowly crept away from her face. When he nodded, she asked her question. “Why did your hand glow green earlier?”

 

Setting his glass aside, he laid down on his back with his hands under his head. “You know that I am a dog demon right?” She nodded and he continued. “Well one of the things I have because of demon blood is poisonous claws. Now, its not all the time, just when I need it. I can control it.”

 

Rin sat her glass next to his and laid down on her stomach. She propped her head on her hands and bent her knees so her feet were sticking up in the air. “What else can you do because you're a demon?”

 

She hadn't inched away from him when he told her, and he was a little surprised. She seemed as though she wasn't afraid of him in the least. He smiled at the thought and continued. “Well, I think one of the biggest things would be my age. I'm over 300 years old.” He looked over to her face for a reaction and laughed. Her mouth was hanging open as she stared at him. “That's in dog demon years. If you were to compare me to human, I would only be in my early twenties.”

 

He saw Rin's smile fade from her face. “Do you think that I am too old for you Rin?” He sat up to look into here eyes and wait for an answer. He prayed that she wasn't concerned with his age.

 

“No, it's not that, it's just… well, I don't know how old I am. We told Naraku I was 17 so I wouldn't be sold off as a wife to someone, but I don't know truthfully.” She looked at him with worry in her eyes. She hoped he didn't think she was too young.

 

Leaning down to kiss her he whispered, “I don't think you are too young Rin.” Kissing her, he pulled her into his lap. Her arms wrapped around his neck and he took it as a sign to deepen the kiss. They stayed that way, wrapped in each others arms, just tasting each other. The moon rose higher in the sky. When they finally released each other he realized that it had cooled down some. He removed his sweatshirt and placed it over Rin's head and onto her body. He smiled as she hugged herself. He knew she was breathing in his scent and it warmed his soul to know that she loved his scent as much as he loved hers.

 

Lying back down onto the blanket, he pulled her close to him. She rested her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her. They watched to stars blink as lightning bugs shone and dimmed above their heads. He eventually heard her breathing even as she fell asleep. He wondered when he should tell her about his demon form and decided that he would show her another time. For now, he would enjoy the quiet of the night. He closed his eyes and let sleep take him over as well.

 

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If I don't stop, I'm going take her right here and now. InuYasha slowed the kiss and let his hand touch her face. Not tonight, he thought to himself, not yet. With all the strength he had left, he slowly released her lips from his. Looking down at her, he ran his hand through her hair. She smiled up at him with glassy eyes. He lowered his lips and kissed her forehead. “Remember what I said last night Kagome?”

 

Slowly her eyes lost the misty look as she remembered what he had said. “Yes. I remember.”

 

“Good, I'm glad.” InuYasha sat up, but continued to look at Kagome. “I'm sure there are some things that you should know about me before you make a decision. I think that we should take these next two weeks slow until we learn more about each other. I don't want you doing something in the moment, and then regretting it sometime down the road. I know that two weeks isn't a long time, but we'll at least get to know each other better.”

 

Kagome sat up and nodded in agreement. “You're right. We should slow things down a little.” She lowered her head to hide the blush she knew was making its way into her cheeks. “Does that mean we can't kiss anymore?”

 

InuYasha let a laugh escape as he pulled her into his lap. He lowered his lips to hers. “Does that answer your question?” He said as he pulled his lips from hers.

 

“Good.” Kagome said with a smile. “I like when you kiss me.”

 

She giggled as he pulled her towards him for another kiss.

 

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Sango woke in the arms of a sleeping Miroku. He hadn't tried a thing, she remembered. Maybe he's not so bad. After all, he had stood against Naraku for her. She nuzzled against him and his arm wrapped possessively around her. She smiled and let a sigh of contentment escape.

 

Miroku woke as Sango nuzzled against him. He heard her sigh of contentment and thought about saying something to her. What he should say, he didn't know, so he decided that this intimate silence was all that he needed.

 

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Izayoi stood on the balcony looking into the distance. The moon was bright, but she couldn't see where her sons were. If only I were a youkai she thought to herself. That was one of the things she didn't mention to the girls. She had chosen against it and instead decided that the binding spell would be best for her.

 

“Come back to bed Izayoi.” Inutaisho said groggily as he walked onto the balcony. “Let them be. Our boys wouldn't do anything that would dishonor those girls, even Miroku.” He wrapped his arms around his wife and kissed the top of her head. “They'll be back. They fell asleep is all. I can hear InuYasha snoring from here.” He chuckled.

 

“Everything will work out ok won't it?” Izayoi knew that her husband had been blessed with sight. He could see parts of the future, and she hoped he had seen nothing but good things.

 

Turning her around to face him, he looked into her eyes. “It will be a hard battle. People will be hurt, but no one will perish. Things will all work out in the end. I promise you that. Our sons will not let that thing hurt anyone else ever again.” With that he led her back to bed, wrapping her in the comfort of his arms.

 

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“Rise and Shine girls.” Izayoi said as she pulled the blinds up on the windows. “Today, we shop!”

 

The girls lifted their heads groggily from their pillows and looked at each other. Sango was the first to speak. “I'm sorry Izayoi, but why are you so excited about going to the market?”

 

Stopping dead in her tracks, Izayoi turned to the girls. “Oh, you poor things! It's worse than I ever thought possible. You've never been shopping!”

 

 

An hour later, Izayoi walked into the mall with the girls following behind her. “This, my dears, is truly heaven on earth. Now, let's get you girls some clothes.”

 

Izayoi led them into a department store. Their eyes grew to the size of dinner plates when they saw all the clothes. They were completely overwhelmed with the different styles of clothing, as well as the many colors everything came in. “I don't know where to start.” Kagome said looking around her.

 

“Well, why don't we start in this section over here?” Leading the girls through the store, she came upon the miss section. There was everything from the newest jeans, to the trendiest shoes. “Now, if we get separated, I want you to go to the closest cash register and have them page me ok?” The girls nodded and all went off in opposite directions. Kagome went straight for the skirts, Sango went to the sports wear, and Rin went to the jeans.

 

An hour had passed and Izayoi began to worry. The girls had looked at many things and seemed very excited, however they hadn't chose anything yet. Walking over to them she decided to ask why. “Girls, why haven't you picked anything out yet?”

 

The girls blushed slightly and lowered their heads. Rin was the first to speak. “It's very overwhelming. There are so many things I like. I don't know which one to choose.”

 

Understanding dawned on Izayoi. It was my own fault, she thought, I never told them they could have whatever they wanted. “Girls, you don't have to choose just one thing. I want you to choose many. Whatever you want, you can have. That's what shopping is all about. You find as many things as you like, you try them on, and then you pick what you want. We're here to get you girls a whole new wardrobe. Let's start spending some of that money my husband makes!” Turning she walked to the nearest clothes rack talking to herself. The girls looked at each other and giggled. Following Izayoi's lead they found many, many things they liked.

 

Rin found that she liked casual and comfortable. She chose so many different pairs of jeans, from faded and flared, to black and boot cut. She loved the baby doll t-shirts, along with the old school baseball jersey shirts. She tried on a hoodie, but decided that she liked the men's selection and fit better. Must have been sleeping in Sesshomaru's hoodie the past two nights that did it, she thought as she picked up a dark blue Adidas hoodie with yellow writing on it. She really liked the Adidas shoes, and picked out six different pairs. After piling the clothes she picked out on a chair in front of the dressing room, she sat down Indian style on the floor.

 

Izayoi was pushing Kagome into a dressing room while shoving clothes at her. Rin smiled up at her and suppressed a giggle. Kagome looked like a sheep being herded into a cage. Once Kagome was inside, Izayoi set down in the chair beside Rin. “Whew. I'm about worn out. But I do love shopping. I'm so happy I have girls to shop with now. Boys are no fun.” She looked down on a smiling Rin. It did her heart good to see the girls smiling. Their eyes were very sad when they had arrived, but now, she could see that their eyes were full of joy. She'd like to think she had a small part in that. Turning to the pile of clothes beside her, she spoke. “So, are these the clothes you picked out Rin?”

 

Rin moved so she was sitting on the floor in front of the chair that held her clothes, beside Izayoi's feet. “Yep. I really liked a lot of the stuff. I can't believe all the different choices there are. I really had to control myself.” She said with a laugh.

 

Izayoi leaned forward and started playing with Rin's hair. She had always wanted a daughter so she could play with her hair, braid it and make it look cute. “Don't worry Rin. We still have a lot of shopping to do. You'll find even more things you like at the next store.”

 

Rin's eyes grew big as she turned her head. “You mean there's more?”

 

Izayoi chuckled as Kagome walked out of the dressing room with clothes in her arms. “That's it. I'm in love.” Rin and Izayoi looked at each other. Kagome smiled as she walked towards them. “I LOVE SHOPPING!” She said very loudly. Izayoi chuckled, “Come girls, let's find Sango and checkout.”

 

“You're total is $1492.43 Lady Izayoi.” The cashier took the credit card Izayoi handed her and slid it through the card reader. The girls were stunned.

 

“I don't think Naraku paid that much for the three of us put together.” Sango said as she looked at the bags of clothing they had bought.

 

“Naraku is a fool.” Izayoi said as she signed the credit slip. “Now, I shall call Jaken to come collect these bags and we will be on our way. I know of two more clothing stores we must hit before we leave here today. Thank you Aya,” She said, smiling at the cashier. “I will have Jaken stop by to pick up the bags.”

 

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Aya looked over the counter to see a little green imp staring up at her. “May I help you?” She asked while looking at the little guy.

 

“Yes, Lady Izayoi sent me for her bags.” Jaken only saw three bags sitting on the counter and was grateful. I'm glad Lady Izayoi and the girls didn't over indulge. I still haven't fully recovered from her last shopping trip. THONK! “Ugh!”

 

Jaken fell to the ground as a bag of clothes landed on his head. He lay under the bag, eyes crossed, and he could have sworn he saw little blue birdies flying around his head. He lifted his head slowly. “Hi pretty birdie. What are you doing here? Ugh” His head fell back to the floor.

 

“Oh! I'm so sorry. Here, let me help you.” Aya kneeled down next to Jaken and lifted the bag off of him. Helping him to his feet she smiled.

 

“Thank you.” Jaken said as he looked at the women. Then he saw the bags behind her. “WHAH!” There must be 30 bags there! “They're trying to kill me. Yes, that's it. Between Lord Sesshomaru nearly slicing me in two with his sword earlier, and Lady Izayoi making me carry bags bigger and heavier than I, I'm gonna have a stroke and die!” Jaken fell to his knees, with tears flowing down his face he asked everyone in the store, “Lord Sesshomaru! Why do ye wish to kill me, your faithful servant Jaken?!”

 

Aya shook her head and walked away.

 

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After buying the girls each a soft pretzel and lemonade, Izayoi stopped in front of their next destination. “Here we are girls,” Their jaws dropped in awe, “time to buy you girls some formal wear.”

 

They were shocked at the price of their clothes from the department store, but they were completely flabbergasted when the clerk told them the total of their dresses. Rin almost fainted as she said, “Sesese..seven…thou, thou, thousand dollars!” She turned to Izayoi. “Please tell me we're done. I can't, I mean, I won't let you spend that much money on me. It's too much. You are being so wonderful to us just by letting us stay with you. I can't let you buy me all these things.”

 

Izayoi looked at Kagome and Sango who nodded their heads in agreement. Izayoi started tearing up.

 

The girls looked at each other afraid that they had hurt her feelings.

 

Through sniffles Izayoi managed to say. “I love you girls so much. You are so selfless. I want to do this for you, you deserve it. And because you feel bad about it, I'm buying you even more.” She had three pairs of very confused eyes looking at her. “Come on girls, Jaken will be by to pick up our bags. There is one more place that every girl needs to shop, the lingerie store.”

 

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Jaken made his last trip back to the department store for the last of the bags. Shuffling up to the counter he let out a sigh. He just knew that they where trying to kill him. Otherwise, they wouldn't be so rough on him. As he was picking up the last two bags, he heard the phone ring. Aya picked it up. Jaken paid no attention to her as he walked past.

 

“Um, Jaken?” Aya said after putting the phone back down.

 

Jaken stopped, turned around and looked at her.

 

“That was the clerk from Mitsu's Gowns. Um, it looks like you need to go there next to pick up some more packages.” She saw the little man's eyes grow. Then he let out with a cry. “WHAH!” and with that, he fainted.

 

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As they were following Izayoi out of the store Sango whispered, “What's lingerie?”

 

They stopped in front of a store called `Bedroom secrets'. There were black curtains hanging in the windows so the girls couldn't see any of the clothes until they stepped in. They thought they couldn't be shocked anymore, considering the amount of money Izayoi had spent on them today. They were wrong.

 

Sango looked at the mannequin beside her who left nothing to the imagination. “They consider these clothes? They're practically naked!”

 

“Relax Sango. I'm not buying it for you, I'm buying it for the boys.” She said with a giggle. She saw the expressions on the girls faces and laughed harder. “I didn't mean for them to wear it. I meant for them to see you in it. Once your guy sees you in this, it'll be all over. They will fall even deeper in love with you. They will worship the ground you walk on. Trust me on this. Besides, there's nothing like some sexy lingerie under an evening gown to make you feel confident and get those juices flowing.” She winked at the girls as a man approached. “Oh Francois, I haven't seen you in ages. How are you?” She kissed both of his cheeks as he took her hands.

 

“I'm absolutely fabulous Iza. Now, what can I do for you this time? Didn't that big old hunk of a husband like the red lacy number…” He let his voice fade as he saw three girls staring at him, and Izayoi blushing. “Oopsie,” escaped from his mouth as he brought a hand to cover it. “Me and my big mouth, anywho, what can I do for you ladies today?”

 

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Izayoi and the girls walked into the house with bags in their hands, as InuYasha and Miroku walked into the kitchen. “Well, looks like you had a fun day. Dad will be happy you didn't buy the whole mall.”

 

Miroku chuckled as he walked over to offer Sango a hand with her bags.

 

“I got them, it's ok. But you'd really be my hero if you could get the rest of my stuff out of the car.” She batted her eyelashes.

 

She's learning already Izayoi thought to herself. “InuYasha, would you and Miroku be dears and help with the rest of the bags in the car?”

 

“Sure mom.” He set his can of soda on the counter and kissed his mother on the cheek.

 

“Oh, where are your father and Sesshomaru?” She sat a bag on the counter as she went to get a bottle of water out of the fridge.

 

“He and Sesshomaru had a meeting with some guys. They should be back soon though.” Walking outside, he started towards the car. He opened the trunk and swore. “Sweet mother of god! They did buy the whole damn mall! Jaken, get out of the way!”

 

Jaken lay passed out on top of the bags. He felt something moving underneath him. He slowly opened his eyes to see InuYasha jerk the bag he was laying on.

 

“WHAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” He yelled as he flew through the air and landed on his head. Oh look! The birdie is back. “Ugh!”

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