InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Voices at Midnight ❯ In Action, How Like An Angel... ( Chapter 8 )

~*Voices at Midnight*~

Meamiko

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Chapter Eight: In Action How Like an Angel…

'Damnit.' Not only was the silly human girl invading his thoughts again but now her friends were making too much noise. Inuyasha had just told him that he was taking Kagome back to his village and when Sesshoumaru said no he threw a conniption fit. Now the monk was holding him down with his staff and whining about not having Kagome's Osuwari when you need it.

"Damnit Sesshoumaru! Kagome it mine and she's coming back with me! Damnit bouzou let me go! I'm gonna kill him! I'm gonna kill that bastard!"

"Calm down Inuyasha. This wont get you anywhere." Miroku's usual calm voice was replaced by mild irritation and the beginnings of anger.

Now, the damnedest thing happened next. The door to Sesshoumaru's study went flying open and a rather perturbed looking Kagome stood there glaring at the hanyou.

"Osuwari!" Wham. "Geez, Inuyasha! I was trying to sleep! Leave Sesshoumaru alone." All the youkai's (and hanyou's) in the vicinity felt an almost undeniable urge to cover their ears. Kagome was screaming at an inhumanly level.

"But he wont let you go! I was going to take you back to Kaede's but he wont let me!" He defended quickly, peeling himself off the ground.

"Maybe I don't want to go, ever think of that?!" Her voice came down a few notches, thankfully. Sesshoumaru kept quiet, Inuyasha gaped, Miroku grinned, and Kagome glanced down.

"AH!" Her hands flew up to the loose robe, closing it and glared at the no-so-innocent monk. Sesshoumaru was suddenly standing in front of her, blocking the other's view.

"You should be in bed." He placed a hand on her shoulder and she winced slightly in mild pain then frowned.

"I'm fine." She didn't like that look in his eyes. It said he wasn't happy with her and she wasn't entirely sure it was because she was out of bed. But…he wasn't really in her dream last night was he? Wouldn't he have asked to talk? Or wouldn't he have let Inuyasha take me? So it's settled. He wasn't really in her dream last night. …. Right?

Before she could think anymore, Sesshoumaru picked her up, draping her over his arms and headed back toward his room.

"Oi, asshole-" The hanyou started.

"Osuwari." Kagome interrupted. "Sesshoumaru, really, I'm fine." But her protests fell on deaf ears as he continued toward his room.

'Why do I keep taking her to my room? I gave her a room of her own.' He wandered idly with a slight frown. And again he was taking her to HIS room.

"You what?" Kagome asked suddenly. He blinked down at her.

"Excuse me?"

"You said, and I quote, 'Why do I keep taking her to my room? I gave her a room of her own.' I thought it was weird, cuz…well, who the hell were you talking to?" He visibly frowned and that slightly frightened her.

"I was talking to myself." She quirked a brow at him.

"That can't be healthy." She said slowly. He quirked a brow at her.

"It seems that you are able to hear my thoughts." Kagome frowned at that then her eyebrows lifted as if she understood.

"Oh, so that's why you were talking to yourself! Ok so that is healthy, sorry." She smiled sheepishly then looked stunned. "I…you…I…what?" It was his turn to frown as he opened the door to his room and padded in.

"Gather your thoughts, silly girl, as I am not the one who can read thoughts, then ask me your questions." With that he gently placed her on the futon and walked out, sliding the door shut. She stared at the door for a moment then frowned.

"Well now I know what I wanna ask." She sighed then climbed off the futon. 'I have absolutely no intention of staying put.' She grinned and stood still for a few minutes; giving the taiyoukai time enough to get back to his study, then got dressed and headed out.

When she reached the garden Rin and Shippou were playing with Sango watching and occasionally laughing. Rin noticed her within a few moments.

"Ah! Kagome-neesan!"

"Kagome!" Shippou bounded toward her then jumped in her arms. She gave the young kitsune cub a tight hug.

"Kagome-chan! We thought you were in bed." Sango took her arm and helped her sit on the fountain edge. Kagome blushed slightly at her memory of the dream.

"I'm fine Sango-chan really. Mou how many more people do I have to say that to?" She smiled sweetly as a red-haired woman came walking up.

"Kagome-sama! You should be in bed." 'Shouldn't have asked.' She thought idly. 'Wait I recognize that voice…she was the one that told us Inuyasha-that is, Naraku was posing as Inuyasha-was at the gates calling for me.'

"Ano, who are you?" Kagome asked. Then woman bowed deeply to her, which made her nervous.

"I am Soramiru. I serve Sesshoumaru-sama, Kagome-sama, and see to their guests." Kagome's eye twitched. 'Their…as in our?'

"I'm Sesshoumaru's guest too." At this a frown covered the pretty tsubasa youkai's face.

"But…you cannot be a guest in your own home." Kagome, Sango and Shippou almost face-faulted.

"What?!" Kagome asked in shock.

"Kagome-neesan…" She looked down at the girl who was tugging on her kimono.

"Hai, Rin?"

"Rin wants Kagome-neesan and Sango-neesan and Shippou-chan to stay. Rin's happy Kagome-neesan's better." She smiled sweetly at the older woman. "Rin thinks Sesshoumaru-sama should…" Her face scrunched up with concentration. "Mat…ma…" She huffed.

"Mate?" Shippou offered and immediately Rin's face brightened.

"Hai! Sesshoumaru-sama should mate Kagome-neesan and that would make Kagome-neesan Rin's mother!" Kagome swayed with sudden dizziness.

"Kagome-chan!" Sango caught her before she hit the ground.

"Sorry, I'm just a little tired." And her heart hurt but she wasn't going to tell them that. "Sango-chan could you go ask Inuyasha to go get some things from my time?" Sango gave her a quick nod and headed off.

"I'll go too!" Shippou caught up with her. Soramiru and Rin helped Kagome back to her room then Soramiru excused herself. She had been told that if anything happened to Kagome she was to tell him immediately.

Kagome settled down on the futon and patted next to her for Rin. Rin curled up next to her smiling brightly.

"Daijoubou desu-ka Kagome-neesan?" Her bright smile was replaced with concern. Kagome smiled.

"Mou! I'm fine, really!" With a glimmer of mischief she grabbed one of the sheets and jumped out of the bed. She wrapped the sheet around herself and draped it over her head. She bounded toward the door and sent one mischievous smile Rin's way. "Catch me if you can!"

Rin giggled suddenly as Kagome ran out of the room. Kagome ducked from room to room, hiding from Rin until she was back in her room. She hid behind the table as she heard Rin getting closer to the room.

"Kagome-neechan? Doko?" Kagome bit back a giggle and waited until Rin was closer to the table. She moved the sheet over her head, covering up then popped out from behind.

"Boo!" She giggled as Rin squealed then tackled the unsuspecting girl. She started tickling the poor girl.

"Kagome-okasan!! Stop…stop ahehehehehehe!" Someone cleared their throat, making Kagome stop and both girls look toward the door. Sesshoumaru with his trademark blank mask was standing in the door as if he'd been there for a while with Kagome's bag in his hand.

"How long have you been there?" Kagome asked, slightly out of breath.

"Since you jumped out from behind the table." She blushed. 'God I must seem like an idiot to him now.' "How many times do I have to tell you that you should be in bed?" He took a step into the room as Rin wiggled free and attached herself to his leg.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, Arigatou! Kagome-okasan was gonna tickle Rin to death!" He absently patted the girl's head.

"Rin, go find Soramiru and have her find Jaken." Rin gave a quick nod then bounded off calling "Sora-san!"

Sesshoumaru closed the door after Rin then walked toward Kagome. "You are bleeding." She frowned.

"Eh?" She followed his gaze to her shoulder and saw that it was, in fact, bleeding. "Oops. I must have re-opened it when I tackled her." She gave a graceful shrug but he didn't buy it. He started pushing her toward the bed, closer to the vanity where the medicines were.

"Sit." She immediately sat on the bed then frowned. 'Since when do I answer to that? Geez I'm worse than Inuyasha. At least he has rosary's.' "Remove your kimono." This time she glared.

"Excuse me?" His eyes swerved to hers and again she didn't like what she saw there.

"Remove it or I will remove it for you." She couldn't help but blush. Sesshoumaru knew what he was doing. In fact, he was doing it on purpose. He could have found a better way to tell her to undress to dress her wounds but he liked egging her on.

She still made no move to take it off. He quirked a brow at her then reached for her. She went bright red and batted his hands away muttering "Fine, fine." She only removed enough to expose her collarbone to him, which caused him some disappointment.

He kneeled down and proceeded to clean her wound, pressing lighter when he heard her wince. "We need to talk, Kagome." Her heart dropped.

"About…"

"About what you said last night." She was starting to feel dizzy again. Hadn't we already decided that he wasn't really in that dream? Maybe it's about Naraku…

"What did I say?"

"That you loved me." Nope scratch that idea. Now she was really dizzy.

"Oh. That." It was all she could say. He frowned up at her as he started applying medicine.

"Yes, that." He paused momentarily to grab the bandages. "Did you mean it?"

She blinked. "I thought I was dreaming." Again he frowned. It was becoming somewhat of a bad habit.

"We covered that already. I was really there and you really said that. Now did you mean it?" Gods, she felt like she was going to pass out. Where was that courage she had last night in her dream? Why couldn't it be there now?

"Yes…" His eyes locked with hers but she swayed.

"Kagome?" He put a hand behind her back to steady her. She smiled weakly at him.

"Gomen." He helped her lay down on the bed.

"For what?" He dropped the bandages he had been holding to cup her face, which was turning an unhealthy shade of white.

"For falling for you. For being a nuisance. Gomen." He eyes fluttered somewhat then creeped back open.

"Kagome…" His voice was a hushed whisper by now as he watched her slip in and out of consciousness. 'Don't leave me…'

Her hand crept toward his face but almost fell from lack of strength. He covered her hand with his to keep it on his face.

"I won't, Sesshoumaru. I promise." He smiled slightly at that.

"You read my thoughts again?" Her weak but sly smile came back momentarily.

"You can't keep anything from me now."

"Then you know how I feel about you?" Her eyes saddened slightly.

"No." She smiled, sadly but it was quickly replaced by a wince.

"You should sleep." She scoffed.

"If I hear that one more time today I'm gonna scream. I'm fine but I should rest. Sesshoumaru…"

"Yes?"

"Stay. Until I fall asleep. I need you to stay." He gave a quick nod then settled next to her.

"You do know," He began teasingly. "That you have taken over my room and bed?" She grinned slightly.

"And hopefully your heart." He paused, thoughtfully.

"Yes. That too." But she was already asleep.

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I don't know exactly what I'm feelin'

I'm kinda scared but I'm then kinda willin'

Will you promise me just one thing?

Thing…no matter what you're gonna stay...

Stay…

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TBC…

Chapter Nine: Kagome starts to wonder where her new powers are coming from and why they scare her.

Btw: I don't own Stay that's Destiny's child's and of course I don't own Inuyasha. I guess I own Soramiru since I made her up.