InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Way Ice Can Turn Into Sun ❯ Forgive me... ( Chapter 17 )

Chapter 17: Forgive me...

 

Kumiko was cuddling in Sesshoumaru's arms. They were far away from Inuyasha's group now, in a little clearing in the forest.

“I'm sorry.” Came the demon lord's low voice.

“For what?” She asked, looking into his bright, yellow eyes.

“For everything.” He said holding her tighter. “I will never let you go again, you know that.” He added

She turned her eyes away from him. She knew she couldn't fit in back in her world now, too much had happened. Still she missed her family and didn't want them to worry.

He grabbed her chin and his beautiful eyes captured hers.

“I cannot let you go...I love you.”

She smiled and kissed him softly, replying:

“I will just go tell my family that I will be staying with you so they won't be worried.”

Happiness shined in his golden eyes when she said she would stay with him.

“Very well. But I will go with you.” He said.

Kumiko started to laugh, thinking about the demon lord sitting down on the sofa talking to her mother.

She reminded him teasingly:
”Only I, Kagome and Inuyasha can go through the well.”

“If the hanyou can do it, it should be a simple task for one such as myself.” He replied with superiority.

She started laughing again and hugged him tightly. She loved his arrogance, as she loved everything about him.

“Don't you trust me?” She asked, gazing at him innocently.

He sighed and responded in a defeated tone:

“I do.”

She smiled and kissed his chin, then got up and jumped inside the well.

Sesshoumaru's eyes followed her until she was out of sight. His first impulse was to go in there after her, but he didn't listen to it. He always kept his word.

 

Kumiko popped out of the well holding a very large bag with somewhat of a sad expression on her face. She noticed the taiyoukai leaning against the same tree he was when she had left. The body of a large centipede youkai laid on the ground, covered in blood, a few steps away from him.

The girl dropped the bag next to the well and approached the demon lord, giving him a questioning look.

“It made too much noise.” He said innocently.

Kumiko thought she should really talk to him about killing beings for such reasons, but the centipede youkai would probably hurt humans right know if it wasn't dead so she just let it drop.

“Have you...said goodbye?” He asked, trying to seem unworried by what her answer would be.

She shook her head in denial and added quickly seeing the look on his face:
”They...didn't remember me...”

“How is that possible?” He asked, knitting his brows.

“I don't know...The house was there, my family was the same, except they had another daughter...And they didn't remember me.”

Sesshoumaru gave some thought to her words and then spoke slowly:
”My opinion is that since Midoriko's soul has awoken and is now in peace, it couldn't be reincarnated 500 years later. Thus, in your world, you were never born.”

She listened to his explanation and found it to be the most probable. It still didn't take away the pain from seeing her own mother not recognize her.

She nodded weakly and tears filled her dark eyes and slipped on her pale cheeks.

“So that's what she meant when she told me to forgive her...”

She felt a strong arm wrapping tightly around her and another wiping her tears away. Sesshoumaru leaned and whispered softly in her ear:

“I'm with you.”

She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and let her tears drench his haori. He stroked her soft golden hair gently and thanked the gods that the events turned out so she would remain with him.

He held her like that until her sobs stopped and she looked at him with soaked eyes.

“What do you want to do now?” He surprised her.

She gave his question some thought and realized happily that there was almost nothing that he couldn't do.

“I want to...fly.” She decided.

“I didn't know humans could fly.” He responded with a grin. It was really a tactic to get her mind completely off the unfortunate event.

“OH! You're such a...” The words stopped in her throat as she found herself in Sesshoumaru's arms, while he took to the air. He grabbed her bag as they flew above the well.

She looked straight into his amused golden eyes and stated:

“You're insufferable.”

“Indeed, you keep telling me that.”

He held her tighter and smiled at the sight of her sulky expression.

“You are such a child.” He said as he kissed her forehead.

“Hmph.” She replied, mimicking his arrogant attitude.

He just looked down at her with the most amused expression and tried to refrain from bursting into laughs. Her effect on him was truly amazing.

“Where are we going?” She asked.

“To Jaken and Ah-Un. I want you to meet someone.” He answered.

She was burning with curiosity and felt happy when he descended to the ground a few feet away from the two-headed dragon.

“Ah-Un!” She shouted happily and broke free from his arms, running to hug both the dragon's heads.

“Sesshoumaru-sama! Where have you been all this time? I've looked everywhere for you!” Came his loyal servant's voice.

“Naraku is dead.” He replied as if that would explain everything.

“Oooooh! So Sesshoumaru-sama has finished off the measly hanyou! But then...what's the human doing here?”

“The human is the one that has finished off Naraku.” He said grabbing the toad youkai by the neck and lifting him up to meet his full stare.

“From now on you will no longer show the slightest sign of disrespect towards my mate.” He added calmly and dropped the dumbstruck youkai to the ground.

“She killed Naraku? Then she must be a truly powerful Miko!” Jaken said to himself, thinking he now understood his master's choice.

“She is very beautiful too. Nothing less expected from Sesshoumaru-sama.” He thought, observing the girl that was playing around with the dragon, having heard nothing of their conversation.

“Jaken.” Came Sesshoumaru's low voice.

“Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama!” The servant came running to his master's side.

“Go get Rin.” He ordered.

Jaken nodded and ran towards the dragon stopping to ask Kumiko:

“Please excuse me, Kumiko-sama, I require Ah-Un for a short while.”

The girl stepped away from the dragon looking dumbstruck. Did Jaken just call her Kumiko-sama?

She went towards Sesshoumaru as Jaken lifted up into the air, riding on Ah-Un.

“That's his doing...” She thought with amusement, looking into the taiyoukai's eyes.

“Where did Jaken go?” She asked as he took her into his lap.

“To get someone that's going to stay with us.” He answered.

“Really? Who?” She asked with curiosity.

“You will see.” He answered and leaned so close that she could feel his warm breath on her skin.

“Now that we're alone...” His words were merely whispers as his mouth captured hers.

She responded to the kiss and felt his tongue touching hers, while his arm was making it's way from her neck to her shoulder and then lower, undoing her kimono.

Her heart was racing, trying to brake out of her chest and she surrendered to him as his hand touched her breasts. His claws touched her skin gently, giving her sensations she had never felt before. It was obvious he knew what he was doing and it made her slightly wonder how many women he had been with. None human of course...

His lips left her mouth and descended on her neck and then to her collar bone and then he suddenly stopped. His hands slid her kimono back into place and he spoke somewhat irritated:

“They are coming. Jaken has completed his errand faster than I had assumed.”

Kumiko got up from his lap searching the sky.

Confirming his words, Ah-Un showed up, holding Jaken and a little girl on his back.

A little girl? Kumiko couldn't believe her eyes.

When Ah-Un descended, the little girl ran towards the taiyoukai shouting happily:
”Sesshoumaru-sama!”

She stopped in front of him, apparently not daring to hug him.

“Sesshoumaru-sama! Rin is so happy she is with you once again! Will Rin remain with you and Jaken and Ah-Un now?” She asked.

“Yes Rin. Naraku is gone.” He answered, happy to see the large smile on the little girl's face.

“Rin. This is Kumiko.” He said slowly.

The little girl looked at her as if she had seen her there for the first time.

“Wooow, you're so beautiful!” She exclaimed, looking with wide eyes at Kumiko.

Not giving her time to answer, the little girl asked:
”Rin has never seen someone with golden hair before, are you a youkai, like Sesshoumaru-sama?”

“No, I'm human” Kumiko answered smiling.

“Really? Are you going to stay with us? How old are you? I'm six. What food do you like?”

Kumiko smiled at the little girl's enthusiasm:

“Yes, Rin-chan, I'm going to stay with you.”

Before she could answer all the other questions, the little girl grabbed her hand and pulled her towards the dragon:

“Have you met Ah-Un? I like him very much. Do you like him?”
”I like him just as much as you do.” Kumiko responded, smiling.

“Do you want to go pick flowers with Rin?” The little girl asked again.

Sesshoumaru's low voice came before she could answer:
”Rin. It is late now. You must sleep.”

“Can I sleep with Kumiko-nee-chan?” She asked pleadingly.

Sesshoumaru sighed and responded:

“Yes.”

“Yay!” The little girl laughed and hugged Kumiko. They both cuddled up next to the dragon and fell asleep in no time with Ah-Un wrapping protectively around them.

 

A/N:
The next chapter will end this story, but don't think this will be the last you see of me :)

Reviewer response:

Mian: Thanks for being my most faithful reviewer, in a time when this story got almost none. You were my biggest support!

Sesshy's Girl: I've never read a Sesshoumaru/Kagura...I mean in the anime and manga, she's obviously attracted to him and well...as always no one can tell what his feelings are. I guess the pairing just never appealed to me. I'm not a fan of Sess/Rin either. And I can't say I approve of Sess/Kagome, although I've read some really great ones. Maybe I'm just too picky when it comes to him :) Anyway, about the Sess/Kikyou, I'm thinking about writing it, but now I've got a new project and I have to finish that first. It will be bigger then this one and it involves the same pairing, with a slightly different approach, more characters and an improved style of writing. Thanks for the review! :)