The Secrets that We Hold by TheFallenAngel

Vibrant

It was still raining when they awoke the next morning. Kagome was becoming fidgety as where the children. They had been stuck in one place for far too long. Inuyasha was becoming far more annoyed with having to be stuck in the cave with his half-brother for so long. Miroku was bound to have a permanent bruise on his cheek in the shape of a hand print if the rain did not stop so they could move on soon. All in all everyone was becoming quite antsy and annoyed with everyone else in their small cave.

Perhaps it was all the prayers they sent to the Kami for the rain to stop or maybe it was something else but just after sunset the rain had stopped. The children had already gone to bed but the adults where still awake. After they noticed that the rain had stopped Inuyasha darted out of the cave quickly saying he would return for them in the morning. Sesshomaru on the other hand simply stepped out of the cave to the outside siting by the entrance until morning.

The others remained in the cave to rest and prepare for the morn when they would set out once more on their journey. Sango and Miroku had fallen asleep a few hours before Kagome on the other hand was still wide awake. She laid there and just let her mind wonder to other things. She considered going out to release her true self for a little while but then decided against it. If she did that there was a chance she would get caught with Inuyasha out in the woods somewhere and Sesshomaru so near she decided not to chance it.

As she was finally about to drift off she heard the lightest whisper of “Miko come here.”

At first she thought she was imagining things until she heard it once more. She let out a sigh it appeared that Sesshomaru wanted to have a word with her so she got up from her sleeping bag and made her way to the entrance where he was.

She poked her head out and spoke in a quiet whisper so as not to wake the others, “Did you call for me Lord Sesshomaru?”

He gave her a nod of his head so she made her way closer to him and sat beside him but not so close that she was in his personal space. She looked at him curiously wondering why he even called her out here in the first place. After a few moments he spoke, “This Sesshomaru wants to know why you have the exact same scent as a demoness that I scented before the rains started.”

She gawked at him she knew she had been caught but was not quite sure how to precede. She could tell him the truth or she could find a way to hide it a little longer. She continued to ponder her options until she heard a light growl reminding her that he was still waiting for her answer. She let out another sigh she had no choice if she lied he would be able to tell with his sense of smell. She decided that she would give him the best answer that she could without revealing the truth.

She looked at him in the eye and with the most serious voice he had ever heard come from the small woman said, “That is something I cannot tell you Lord Sesshomaru. When the time is right everything will be revealed. That is the only answer I can give you at the moment.”

He continued to stare at her for a few moments then spoke, “Hn, you may go to sleep now Miko but know that this Sesshomaru will have his answers.”

She nodded her head, “I understand Lord Sesshomaru but you may have to be patient for a while longer. Good night.” After having said that she went to go to sleep for some reason she felt exhausted now. She did not even hear when he whispered good night Kagome.

When they awoke the next morning the sun was finally shining. After breakfast the children darted out of the cave into the warm sunshine with vibrant smiles on their faces. Kagome smiled at them as they played. Once good byes had been said they went their separate ways, Kagome and the children with a vibrant smile on their faces that could light up the night.

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