InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Voices at Midnight ❯ Understanding... ( Chapter 10 )

~*Voices at Midnight*~

Meamiko

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Chapter Ten: Understanding…

Kagome dipped deeper into the hot spring to wash off the excess shampoo. When she came up for air she was greeted by a familiar voice.

"You can try all you want to get his smell off of you Kagome, but it'll never go away." Kagome jumped then sank into the water.

"Osuwari!" This time she was greeted by a loud bang.

"Damnit Kagome!"

"Inuyasha no hentai!! Get out!"

"Well I can't do that when you sit me dumb ass." Kagome glared at the mound of Inu hanyou.

"Well you shouldn't be in here anyway and what did I tell you about calling me names?!"

"I came to make sure Miroku didn't come here. He left us a few minutes ago and this was the first place I could think of for him to go." He gave his typical smirk. Kagome felt her heart jump at the thought that he was acting normal to her.

"So you thought you'd come help him spy?"

"Keh!" He assumed his trademark stance. "Excuse me Great Lady Kagome of the Western Lands but I was making sure your royal ass wasn't being spied on." Again she frowned.

"There you go with the name calling again." Inuyasha plopped down with his back to her.

"I'm calling you by your proper title Kagome. Like it or not you're Sesshoumaru's mate now and you get the titles that come with that." She gaped at the back of his head.

"I'm not-"

"Kagome…" She blinked at him as he interrupted her in a solemn voice. "There's no use lying about it. I can smell him all over you." She opened her mouth to protest but shut it. Of course he could smell it, why try to deny it?

"Is that what you mean about not being able to get his smell off of me?" His head turned slightly towards her.

"Sort of…" He started hesitantly. "It works for Sesshoumaru too." Kagome blinked at him again and decided to get out. She quickly dried herself off, donned a robe then walked around to look him in the face.

"Who else would it be for?" He looked uneasy for a moment then looked down.

"I mean Naraku." He said quietly. Kagome's eyes widened suddenly.

"What…?"

"His scent is on you too. Not all over like Sesshoumaru's." He paused slightly with that thought. Sure it bothered him but there were more important things right now. "I can smell him on certain parts of you. Your shoulder, your thigh…" He trailed off as she looked at him with half horror.

"You…can? I mean…" She paused and looked away when his eyes met hers. "He was trying to kill me." She didn't sound convincing even to herself.

"No Kagome, you know he wasn't." Her hands shot up over her ears suddenly.

"Yes! That's all he wanted! He just wanted to kill me!" She bent over and buried her head in her lap. Inuyasha tried to touch her but he hesitated. She knew he was only stating the truth but she didn't want to hear it. She sat back up and looked at him with tear streaked cheeks. "He touched me Inuyasha. Oh Gods he touched me. He…he wanted to…Oh Gods." She suddenly fell into his chest and sobbed quietly.

Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her and gently stroked her drying hair.

"Kagome…" He buried his face in her hair, not caring that it was still wet. "I'm sorry."

Kagome sniffled then looked up at him. "For what?"

"For driving you away." She blinked at him. "I never knew I'd be the one to break your heart and that it would lead you to the most unlikely person to ever love you." He moved her to cradle her in his arms.

"I would never have thought Sesshoumaru would be the one to heal your heart. I never thought he was capable of love." She leaned against his chest and sighed.

"But he is. More than you think. I know he'll protect me." She looked up at him. "Don't ever think that this will change things between us. I still love you Inuyasha just not the way I love Sesshoumaru."

'But you'll never know…' He thought as he looked down at the girl in his arms.

"Know what?" She asked quietly. His eyes widened and he gaped down at her.

"What do you mean?" She frowned at him.

"You said 'But you'll never know' and I was asking what wont I know?" She was starting to get a little tired of explaining why she said things.

"Kagome I thought that I didn't say it." He said, trying to sound level. She looked thoughtful for a second.

"Yeah, I've been able to hear some thoughts of people lately." She smiled suddenly. "By the way, we were right. Sango and Miroku really are in love with each other. I caught a glimpse of Sango's daydream earlier today and Miroku was thinking that if he stopped groping he'd be able to get Sango. It's so sweet."

"Kagome." He cut her babbling off. She looked at him. "How can you read minds?"

She gave a graceful shrug. "I dunno. Ever since the incident with Naraku I've been able to hea-" She stopped suddenly. 'Naraku could read thoughts…He read mine in the forest. Could I have absorbed his power when I attacked him?'

"Kagome?" She turned dread filled eyes toward him.

"It's one of Naraku's powers." She said quietly.

"What?" He asked, frowning at her.

"Reading minds…he used it on me. I must have…absorbed some of his power when I attacked him, when I got the Shikon no Tama back." His face went slack as he stared at her. He couldn't believe it. That's why he could still smell him on her. She had part of him still in her.

"Exactly. Scary, isn't it?" She said blankly. She had heard his thoughts again.

"Kagome…could you please…well I mean…try not to read my thoughts? It's kinda disturbing."

"Oh, sorry." Again that blank voice. It was as if she wasn't really hearing him. She frowned at him suddenly and scrunched her nose. "geez Inuyasha you need a bath." She climbed off him suddenly and resituated the robe. With one final grin she headed for the door. "You stink." She threw over her shoulder then walked out the door leaving a very stunned hanyou.

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Kagome smiled slightly as she shut the door behind her and turned to the hall. She stopped dead in her tracks when she spotted Sesshoumaru staring at her strangely.

"Sesshoumaru?" He blinked as if coming out of a trance at the sound of her voice. She padded closer to him with a worried look. "Are you alright?"

He blinked again and closed the distance between them, gathering her into his strong arms. "Kagome…" He sighed on her neck as she relaxed against him.

"What's wrong love?" She whispered to him. He pulled back and graced her with that rare smile. The smile that was only for her.

"I like that." He whispered into her ear sending shivers down her spine. She didn't have to ask him what he meant, she knew. She knew he liked it when she called him love. But there was something more important on his mind. She could feel it.

"Sesshoumaru what is it?" He pulled away again and studied her face.

"He's coming." He said after a few heartbeats. "Naraku is coming. I can smell him getting nearer." Kagome looked down sadly for a moment then looked back up.

"He is mine." She said. Her voice held the determination that was present in her dream that night. Sesshoumaru knew it was futile to argue with her so he gave her a slight nod. "How long?" She asked.

"A few days at most. He's angry." She gave a slight nod at his last words.

"He's discovered that I have the Shikon no tama." She looked down again, her eyes covered by her bangs. "There's only one left…and it's in Naraku's grasp. He'll use it as a bargaining chip."

Sesshoumaru frowned. "What do you mean?" She looked up with tears glittering in her eyes.

"Sango's brother, Kohaku. He has the last shard in him. It will kill him to take it back." A single tear fell down her cheek at the thought. She'd have to kill Kohaku to get it and complete the jewel. She wasn't sure if she could…

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TBC…

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Ja!

Meamiko