InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Sweetest Tears ❯ Proposal ( Chapter 2 )

Yay I finally got chapter one up! Sorry if it took awhile. And I really want to say thank you to all those who reviewed. I got 24 reviews on just the prologue!! Thank you so much!! I love all of you guys who read my fics!! You are great!! Well I'll stop talking now. Hope ya like the chappy!

 

Disclaimer- Wow I really hate saying this :( But I don't own Inuyasha or any character in it!!

 

Chapter 1- Proposal

 

Kagome whirled around, nearly falling off the edge of the well, but catching herself in time. Two amber golden eyes were staring straight at her, but they weren't the ones she was used to, the ones that warmed her up inside and gave her comfort. They were the ones who inflicted fear upon her.

“Did you not hear me ningen?” Sesshomaru asked harshly. Kagome wished that she could be anywhere but there at that moment.

“I don't know why that's any of your business.” Kagome snapped, immediately regretting it.

Sesshomaru growled. “You dare to speak to me like that? I asked you a question wench. Why were you about to jump into that well?” Sesshomaru was growing angry. No one spoke to him like that without suffering. He was the Lord of the Western Lands.

“I'll speak to you in any way I like.” Kagome said. She knew she was pushing it, but considering what had happened to her, she didn't exactly care. She hated when people tried to control her, or make her seem weak.

“You're testing my tolerance you filthy ningen. I'll ask you one more time. Why were you going to jump down that well?” Sesshomaru demanded, getting angrier.

“And I'll tell you one more time, it's none of your business.” Kagome mocked. Within five seconds Sesshomaru had Kagome pinned up against a tree by her throat.

“Do not ever speak to me like that! Now answer my question!” Sesshomaru yelled. Kagome said nothing, she didn't even try to get free of Sesshomaru's grasp. “I won't hesitate to kill you.” Sesshomaru said threateningly.

“Do it! Go ahead and kill me! I don't care!” Kagome cried. Tears began welling up in her chocolate brown eyes.

`This girl wishes to die? What did my idiot half-brother do to make her like this?' Sesshomaru thought. He loosened his grip on Kagome, and she fell back against the tree.

“Was it my fool of a half brother who has made you wish for death?” Sesshomaru asked.

“Your “fool of a half brother” is dead.” Kagome said quietly while tears continued streaming from her eyes.

“What do you mean dead?” Sesshomaru said as if he thought he had not heard her correctly.

“I mean he's gone, dead, deceased! Along with all my friends and family!” Kagome yelled.

“Who did this?” Sesshomaru asked.

As he looked down upon the crying Kagome, he felt the sudden urge to pull the distraught girl into his arms and comfort her. Sesshomaru shook his head, feeling disgusted with himself for thinking that.

“Who did this?” He repeated.

“Naraku.” Kagome said quietly.

Sesshomaru growled. “That piece of filth.”

Kagome's eyes widened. Was Sesshomaru, the usual cold- hearted, human hating person, actually angry that Naraku had killed Inuyasha? Sesshomaru sensed the confusion in Kagome's scent.

“Don't think that I'm sad because of Inuyasha's death, girl.” Sesshomaru said. “I am merely angry that someone dared to destroy him before me.”

Kagome suddenly had the feeling that that wasn't the only think he was angry about. She wasn't about to say anything though.

“I… I wasn't going to kill myself by jumping down that well.” Kagome said, catching Sesshomaru by surprise. He turned to face her. “That well leads to my home.”

“What do you mean it leads to your home?” Sesshomaru questioned.

“I'm not from this era. I'm from the future.” Kagome tried shortening it up a bit. She wasn't about to tell Sesshomaru the entire story of how she had wound up in the feudal era with Inuyasha.

“How can you be from the future?” Sesshomaru asked, very confused, but trying not to show it.

“I'm a miko, and I guess somehow that connects me to time, and one time, when I was standing by the well in my era, a demon from this era pulled me through the well.” Kagome explained as best as she could, but she wasn't exactly sure why she was telling Sesshomaru all of this.

“I see.” He said thoughtfully. “Why were you going home? You said you're family was dead. What's left there?”

“There's nothing left here either.” Kagome said, a little snappishly.

“You do not wish to seek vengeance for your friends and family?” Sesshomaru asked.

The truth was, Kagome had never given that a single thought. Killing Naraku would be a very difficult task, which she already knew obviously. It took months just to find him for heaven's sake. But even if she did find him, she would never be able to defeat him alone.

The more she thought about it, the greater he desire came to kill Naraku. After a few moments silence, Kagome said, “Even if I did want to kill Naraku, I'd never be able to do it by myself.”

“But what if you weren't alone?” Sesshomaru said. Kagome gave Sesshomaru a very confused look. “It's obvious that you want to kill him, and true, you probably wouldn't be able to do it alone. Naraku has been one of my greatest enemies for a long time now, and I also desire to see him dead. I could help you kill him.” Sesshomaru proposed.

Kagome had to cover her mouth to keep the laugh in. “The great Lord Sesshomaru-sama is offering a ningen help? Are you feeling alright?” Kagome asked, bewildered.

“You do not want my help then?” Sesshomaru said as he started walking away.

“No! I do! I just… well… you're acting really weird.” Kagome said hastily. Sesshomaru stopped and turned again to face her.

“Very well. You shall stay at my castle, and I will train you until you are ready to fight.”

“What? Train me?”

“I will not deny that you have acceptional miko powers, but I highly doubt that you have ever fought with a sword, or in hand-to-hand combat.”

“Listen, I fight fine. I don't need any training, especially from you.” Kagome snapped.

“If I am to help you fight Naraku, then we will prepare for it the way that I want. You will be trained by me.” Sesshomaru repeated firmly. Kagome mumbled something that Sesshomaru couldn't quite make out, but took it as an agreement. “Very well, it's settled then. We will return to my castle tonight and begin your training tomorrow. Come here.” Sesshomaru said.

Kagome walked over to Sesshomaru hesitantly. “Hang on.” Sesshomaru said, offering his arm. Kagome was slightly confused, but still took his arm, unsure of what was going to happen.

White mist began to form beneath their feet, which formed into a puffy cloud. They rose into the air so quickly, that Kagome nearly slipped off. She now knew why Sesshomaru had said, “hang on”. Being wet made the cold air worse for Kagome. She was frozen within minutes and began to wish that she had gone back to her house to gather some more clothing before leaving.

Within a half-hour, a giant castle came into view. Kagome didn't know that Sesshomaru's castle would be so close, but was thankful that the freezing ride was over. They slowly began descending to the ground below. As they came closer, Kagome could see the castle more clearly.

It was absolutely beautiful. The grounds outside were huge, and there were numerous flower gardens full of beautiful flowers, some of which Kagome had never seen before. Various plants and trees surrounded the vast grounds. Kagome was so absorbed in the scenery, that before she knew it, they were standing in front of giant double doors.

Sesshomaru opened the doors and walked in. Kagome followed. As she walked inside, her jaw almost dropped in awe. The entryway was gorgeous, even more so than outside. The ceiling was at least three stories high, and at the very top, a cerulean crescent moon lay exactly in the center. Silver stars lined the walls along with portraits of men that Kagome guessed were former Lords of the Western Lands.

“This is amazing.” Said Kagome in awe, just barely above a whisper. Kagome could have sworn that she saw Sesshomaru grin, but was seriously doubting it.

“Come, I will show you to your room.” Sesshomaru said. He began heading towards a huge staircase that looked as if it would never end. Kagome hurriedly followed, still staring at the ceiling. The beauty of the castle continued as Sesshomaru led Kagome through many corridors. After what seemed like an hour, Sesshomaru finally stopped outside of a room.

“I will have one of my servants bring you some proper clothing in the morning. You will be waking up very early, so you should get a good nights sleep.” He said. Without saying anything more, he began heading back the way they had came.

Once he was out of sight, Kagome opened the door of the bedroom that they had stopped in front of. The walls were bluish silver, and there was another crescent moon placed in the middle of the ceiling. There was a large king size bed with a night table sitting next to it. Along to the right there was another door. Kagome walked curiously over to it and turned the knob.

Inside was a giant walk-in closet full of hundreds of gorgeous kimonos. Kagome's jaw dropped. There was every single color you could imagine. There were very formal looking ones, then more casual ones. Some were made out of the finest silk, while others were made out of very fine cloth. Kagome couldn't wait until she could wear them.

Suddenly feeling very tired, Kagome stepped out of the closet. She shed her outer clothes before slipping under the covers of the very comfortable bed. Kagome quickly fell into an exhausted sleep as images of Inuyasha, her friends, and her family began to reel around her mind.

 

End of Chapter

 

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