Night of Healing by Faith

I Just Found You...

kagome had seen inu yasha with kikyo. and she was hurt by his actions.

a hurt of heart-break and a slight sting of irony flooded her. she had loved him. he had loved kikyo. kikyo loathes him.

she felt nothing can take it away. so she ran. she ran fast trying to escape her memory of what she saw. her heart ached so much. she ran to the well as fast as she can. she couldn't hold back her tears. her sobs small yet able to be heard. little droplets of glittery tears flew in the air as she rain with grace. even though she didn't know she could run with grace.

'it hurts so much! inu-yasha...' that was all she could think of at the moment.

nothing else... nothing else had mattered...

she was about 7 feet to the well but stopped to see a bloody figure lying by the well. she walked to the figure and realized that she was merely inches away from sesshumaru. the blood thirsty lord of the western lands.

the half brother of the one who broke her heart, inu-yasha. the one who loathed inu-yasha and had always tried to take it from them. at first she wondered why he was unconscious and bloody by the well. who could've been strong enough to do this.

and why was he by the well? all these things ran through her head as she watched the yokai lord. but as the night's dark colors flooded them, she noticed how beautiful he was. silver hair framing the perfect face. he was all out beautiful. sometimes she just envied his beauty.

wonder what shampoo he uses.

'no, kagome! bad kagome! he's trying to kill you, remember? enemy number 2 is sesshumaru!' she thought to herself still staring at the wounded youkai. 'but i can't just leave him here' she thought back. and she pondered for a while...

~*~*~*~

it was the middle of the night, and his eyes had finally opened.

revealing beautiful amber eyes in the night. he lifted his head to see where he was. the last thing he remembered was a fatal mistake rin had made. she had let 1 gigantic youkai come into the castle.

he fought the monster.

he saved rin and jaken but he couldn't kill it easily. it had 3 shards.

when he defeated the monster finally, he took the shards and wondered what he was gonna do with it. but then the monster had gathered some strength to cast a spell. he cast a spell on sesshumaru to send him away. the monster was surely gonna die being so close to him.

he observed his surroundings. he saw he was on some thick vines. the vines almost reached the ground. he looked further and found out he was ot wearing his armor and the top of his kimono was dangling by his hips.

but he was wearing some bandages over his wounds. who did this? none would care enough to heal him but rin. but rin wasn't anywhere near. the only person he saw there was a woman with black hair. she was in a ball.

she was asleep. but wait! that's inu-yasha's miko! what was her name? ka... kagome?

he stood from his position and walked gracefully to her. he knelt down and inched closer. and smelled her scent. so intoxicating! Jasmine and...

what's this? tears? why would a miko cry? why would a beautifu---WAIT!!! what was he thinking? she was a human! lowly and weak! but... it was true... she was beautiful... but why was she crying?

~*~*~*~

that night, she had already fallen asleep beside a rock in front of the healed sesshumaru after she took of his armor and the top of his kimono to heal his wounds.

she couldn't help but get distracted by his built body. (just like kenshin's body except bigger. Not too bulky, not too Skinny.) but she managed to heal his wounds. then she felt her eyelids getting heavier.

it was late and she was tired. so she walked to the rock opposite from her patient's whereabouts and unwillingly cried to sleep.

but that night was cold. and she had remembered the whole reason why she was going to the well.

her heart ached so much. it hurt too much. she rolled in a ball in an attempt to comfort herself but to no avail. all she felt was the same feeling all over again. she had cried herself to sleep.

but then she had a dream. no more like a nightmare! it was kikyo and inu-yasha again. and even while in her dreams, her heart still ached because of that moment. and a tear fell down her cheeks.

~*~*~*~

he was shocked. even in her beautiful sleep, she was crying. but even while crying she was beautiful. something bad must've happened to make her cry even in her sleep.

it must've hurt her. it must've had something to do with his idiot of a half-brother. he felt her shiver. and something had popped up into his mind to try to comfort her. it would serve her as payback for the healing. but he hesitated. she was a human and she was inu-yasha's miko no less. but he just couldn't let her cry and be cold. he owed her for healing him! didn't he? yes! yes he did! that's the only reason he hasn't killed her yet! yes! that was why! was it? he was debating with himself.

'she's a human!' 'but she helped me!' 'she travels with the hanyou!' 'and why is that a reason that i shouldn't help?' 'grrrr.....' 'admit it! your jealous of inu-yasha! first he had the tetsusaiga. and now, kagome!' 'what do i care? she's a human!' 'she's a human who had not cowered or feared you. she's a human who's as beautiful and kind as a goddess! but most of all...' '...' 'she's a human who caught your eyes.' 'feh!' (sound like inu-yasha. i know. sorrry.) and with this he admitted defeat.

he put her on his lap. he wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on top of her head. he inhaled her scent. it was intoxicating... truly... he felt like he was addicted to her sent. but he learned to restrain himself. and shrugged it off.

and then he added the warmth of his tail. he wrapped it around her body. he closed his eyes. even with knowing that she was not his, he was content having her in his arms. it all felt too right. she stopped shivering. thankfully.

'see... i told you.' 'shut up!' 'oh you are so not sulking. instead you're enjoying this.' '...'

~*~*~*~

suddenly she felt a warmth engulf her. it was comforting and felt nice.

she snuggled closer to the giver of the warmth. a smile creeped on her face. whatever it was, it was definitely fluffy.

~*~*~*~

sesshumaru felt her snuggle to him. and a small smile appeared on his lips. and he tightened his embrace on her. he fell asleep and felt secure for some reason.

they stayed like that until the sun's rays shone on them. kagome was curious to know who the warmth was from. she slowly opened her eyes and looked up.

"ses...sessh....sesshumaru?" she said in slight shock. but then she realized she had to get back. she struggled gently to release herself from his warm embrace so she doesn't wake him up. but to no avail. he hugged her tighter everytime.

finally, she gave up. how was she gonna get away? when he wakes up, he might just try to kill her again. but, he was so warm. she wanted to go to sleep again. she snuggled to him again in utter defeat. his grip on her lightened.

she knew he was the one that comforted her when she was having that nightmare. she rested her head on his shoulder and finally said,

"arigatou gozaimasu, sesshumaru sama." she added the 'sama' word for he had gained her respect.

he didn't kill her while she was sleeping. instead he comforted her without a reward in mind.

but then a thought had crossed her mind. 'can ever i fall in love with sesshumaru? is it possible?' and at that precise moment, he slowly opened his eyes to the most beautiful morning he had ever woken up in.

it was just plain beautiful. but he didn't forget the beautiful miko in his arms. that's why he leaned down and planted a kiss on the top of her head. kagome's eyes opened wide in shock! 'did what i thought happened just happen?!!!!'

"kagome..." he whispered softly. kagome pretended to be still asleep awaiting for him to continue. "arigatou for letting me have a beautiful morning to wake up to." 'when had hell frozen?! am i dreaming?! O.k., who are you and where'd you put the REAL sesshumaru?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!!! DID THE WORLD JUST GO TOPSEY-TURVEY?!!!!!!'

she needed to look up! to see his eyes! to see if he was sincere! she had to see how he feels...

she gave in and looked up only to be locked in his golden gaze.