Ultimate Sacrifice by miwa03
A flowery confession
Disclaimer: Yup, I don’t own Inuyasha!
Beta-ed by the magnificent Ceferadel. *huggles*
Chapter 26 – A flowery confession
Tendrils of hair that tickled her delicate nose and the sweet scent of fuyuzakura called Kagome from her snooze. She blinked open her eyes slowly and yawned, but she was forced to shut her eyes back rapidly when a ray of afternoon sun broke through the thick foliage. Sun? Leaves? Huh? Where am I?
She adjusted her sight to her bright surroundings while replaying back her last memory. Oh yes. I was walking in the garden to see the fuyuzakura blossoms with Sesshoumaru. Then I got tired and we rested beneath the tree… Wait, where is he? Did he leave me to sleep alone out here?? How could he! Kagome was fuming in disbelieve.
She then moved her body to stand up, but a heavy weight on her lap stopped her. She frowned and looked down.
Kagome gasped at what she saw. Sesshoumaru, the mighty lord of the Western Land, was sleeping soundly with his head on her lap. His back was on the grass and both of his hands rested on top of his stomach. He looked so calm and at peace.
Kagome was amazed at what she saw. Sesshoumaru looked so innocent sleeping like that. She idly wondered how a ‘killing perfection’ could have such an innocent face. He appeared to be as vulnerable as any man she knew. He looked so approachable, so unlike the deadly, imposing, and heartless powerful youkai lord that she used to know in her days with Inuyasha.
Kagome bit her lip unsure of what she should do. Should she wake him? Probably yes; considering his closed personality Kagome doubted that he would like it if his subordinates saw him in this position with her. But seeing him so at peace, she did not have the heart to wake him. Maybe I should let him sleep for awhile more. So she leaned back at the tree trunk.
Kagome closed her eyes and relaxed herself; intent to enjoy this little time of peace she had with Sesshoumaru. She smiled when her baby kicked her to make himself known. She rubbed her abdomen slowly to soothe him. She sighed happily. Here she was, laying beneath the ocean of fuyuzakura with the father of her beloved baby. She glanced at Sesshoumaru’s sleeping face. I wonder if you’re going to look like your father or if you’re a girl, look like me. She smiled in her imagination. But I won’t mind to have a girl with Sesshoumaru’s face. She’ll be beautiful!
Kagome gasped when a gust of chilly autumnal wind blew pass her hair and the trees; making the soft-pink flower petals fell from the branches. Kagome looked up and smiled in amazement. It was raining flower. Some of the petals fell on Sesshoumaru’s face. She chuckled and used her hand to pick the petals slowly so not to bother him.
While doing it, Kagome could not help but to admire her mate’s face. He was angelically handsome. Not that she never realized it, but maybe she was too busy focusing in his negative aspects. I’ve always realized that he is good looking, even much more than Inuyasha. But his icy attitude and cruel heart blurred it all away. Her thought wondered. But here, I learnt that cruel is actually only a matter of perspective. He was not cruel according to his and his people’s belief. His mind works in a different way then a human does. She stroked Sesshoumaru’s mark on his chin; making him frowned in his sleep. Kagome smiled softly. And now, he had changed. He became more… human. I think it started since I agree to become his temporary mate, and even more when the baby was conceived.
He’s so attentive to my and my baby’s needs. He was patient in dealing with me and my sudden mood changing. He does things I’ve never imagined a lord would do, going far to understand more about human. He becomes more reasonable and advisable, generous and kind. And he did what Inuyasha never did; he made me feel treasured and cherished. He has become everything I never thought he could be. He has became more… loveable?
Kagome took a deep intake of breath. She had ignored this growing feeling for so very long. There was no use denying it now. As lunatic as it sounded, Kagome had fallen for the mighty lord of the West. Everything he did for her had left an inerasable mark on her heart. She could not go back to the village and pretend that nothing had ever happened between her and Sesshoumaru now. She wondered if they actually have a chance; if only circumstances had let her; if only there was no one between them.
She stared at Sesshoumaru’s face with sad longing and traced his jaw slowly with her finger. She then bent down and whispered to her sleeping youkai, “May I love you, Sesshoumaru? Am I allowed to do so?”
Bright golden eyes opened in an instant in hearing her confession; and Kagome gasped in surprise.
He’s awake? Does he hear what I just said?
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Sesshoumaru loved her. Everything about her was amazing and supposed to be forbidden to his touch. It was thrilling to own her. Her wondrous pure reiki power, her intelligent and wise way of thinking, her compassionate heart, her bold and brave attitude, her lovely face, her understanding eyes, her silk-soft skin, her melodic voice, her beautiful body, and most of all her soothing and calming scent. Not even the scent of fuyuzakura around them could be compared to hers. So when she started to doze off beneath the tree, Sesshoumaru could not resist the urge to be close to her.
He sat beside her and sniffed at the crock of her neck. Her soothing scent was strongest there. He resisted the urge to kiss and lick her skin, not wanting to disturb her peaceful sleep. His pup’s youki sparked faintly by his nearness and the corner of his lips moved up slightly. What had made his pup so restless now? He moved down to her belly and rubbed it through her lapels of kimono; letting out some of his youki to calm his pup. Sessshoumaru growled low in contentment. Soon his long awaited heir would be born to the world.
He then settled his head on Kagome’s lap; wanting to be as close as he could to his soon-to-be heir and his beloved mate. Sleeping on her lap was so calming and he felt so content. He could not help but to surrender to his mate’s calming effect. Sleep always came easy when she was around.
He was aware when his mate woke up and moved slightly. But he stayed still; not wanting to give up this comfortable position yet. He frowned a bit when she felt her hands rubbing his chin slowly. Now sleep was getting harder to get. Should he wake up now? He actually prefer not to. He was just perfect being here. But her whispered confession alerted him and woke him up suddenly. He opened his eyes to see a pair of surprised deep chocolate eyes.
He quickly moved to a sitting position with his gaze locked intently on hers; trying to decipher the meaning of her whispered words. Sesshoumaru knew he had not heard wrong. He was never wrong. He heard that whispered words clearly. His mate was fidgeting and stuttering by the intensity of his gaze.
“I… erm… You’re awake?”
He only stared at her; looking for any deceit, but only found a trace of sincerity and now, apprehension. He saw her getting uneasy by his stare and a deep red blush was staining her cheeks. Pride and satisfaction filled his heart. Did his mate finally see and accept him?
“For how long? Erm… I mean, you looked so deep in your slumber, and I want to wake you because the scenery is so beautiful, and the flowers are…”
Sesshoumaru did not pay attention to her rambling, he was to busy trying to sort out the chaos that wreck inside his heart and mind by her words. He chose to watch the way her lips moved instead. She had accepted this Sesshoumaru? She wanted to love this Sesshoumaru? And without thinking, he sealed those beautiful lips that had uttered her the wonderful confession in a deep kiss.
He heard his mate gasped and he deepened the kiss. He hungrily and possessively dominated her. Mine. She is going to really be mine; her heart and soul and everything that this Sesshomaru wants. My Kagome. He was so pleased when she wound her hands to the back of his head and returned the kiss eagerly and fiercely. Sesshoumaru growled low on the back of his throat. His head was filled with her; her scent, her soft moans, the feel of her soft lips, and her words; her unexpected confession. So she was contemplating on loving him? He wondered what her reaction would be if he said his feeling towards her now.
But suddenly, Kagome abruptly withdrew from their kiss. “Oh! What was that?” She seemed anxious.
What was what? He frowned and smelt a strange odor that suddenly erupted from her.
“I feel like… Sesshoumaru, something has broken and I feel really wet down there.”
Sesshoumaru’s eyes widened slightly.
Her water had broken; his heir was coming.
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AN: Don’t you love to sleep on other’s people lap? Or letting the one you love to sleep on your lap? I know I do. ^_^
Well, the confession was not flowery actually. It was only a simple question, but had a great effect nonetheless. I made the title like that because the background of her confession was flower rain.
Now to get Sesshoumaru to confess his. I got some great inputs from my amazing friends. Thank you so much friends! Now to arrange them into a plot…
Fuyuzakura is a kind of sakura that blooms in autumn and last until winter. The spring had happened in her second month of pregnancy so I couldn’t use the usual spring sakura. I just love the idea of raining flower and really wanted to put it inside one of my story. So glad I could do it in this chapter!
Of course the next chapter will be the birth of their beloved heir that they had been waiting for so long. What will happen? Stay tuned for the next surprises! (Have I said this on the chapter before?)
Inputs and opinions will be great! Thank you for reading dear friends!
©miwa03 – 2009