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Someone to Call My Own	By : Animecrazygirl Category: InuYasha > General Views: 2211 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Someone to Call My Own
- 2-2
- 3-3
- 4-4
- 5-5
- 6-6
- 7-7
- 8-8
- 9-9
- 10-10
- 11-11
- 12-Twelfth
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Chapter 10 -
Tenth
Dawn arrived
and Kagome had lain awake all night afraid of going back to sleep and dreaming
again. She got up and dressed in her wrapper, it was going to be a very long
day. She wanted to go out for a ride and clear her head. She had come to a
decision that she still wasn�t sure about. She was attracted to her best
friend�s future husband and it had to stop. She was linked to another man in an
engagement she didn�t want. If she denied it she would be ruined socially. If
she agreed, she would be tied to a complete stranger for the rest of her life.
She couldn�t
wait until Sango woke up, so she raided her wardrobe and borrowed a riding
habit. Sango was an indifferent rider so she only had one austere riding habit,
all black with a very formal matching hat. They were about the same size,
except Sango was a little taller, but it would do. She couldn�t wait until
midmorning when she woke up.
She rang for
her maid and asked for her horse to be brought around and to have a groom
along. After 20 minutes she was dressed and ready. Her mare Lucy was brought
around and a very sleepy looking Sh was was riding a sad looking palfrey.
Kagome hoped he could keep up. This wouldn�t be like her usual morning rides.
She was helped onto her horse by another footman. Everyone looked tired she
felt a little guilty for waking them up at this early hour. But her guilt
vanished the minute she urged her horse into a canter. After a while she
reached the outskirts of town. She never rode this far but she wanted to do more
than just sedately canter around the park like usual. The minute she was on
open land her canter turned into a full fledged run. The wind whipped all
around her, some tendrils of hair came free from beneath the hat. This was when
she felt the most free. She lly lly rode sidesaddle but since it was so early
in the morning and she couldn�t possibly encounter anyone else, she was ridding
astride, not very lady like but much more comfortable. She kept picking up
speed and she turned to look and see where Shippo was. The fog made it hard for
her to find him; he was a speck in the distance. She thought she should stop
and wait for him but the wind and the speed just felt too glorious. She was
very far away now and stopped and waited for him. She heard the sound of hoof
beats and turned her mare in the direction of the sound. Kagome expected
to see Shippo appear from the fog. She noticed that the sound was getting
closer at a great speed. To her, Shippo�s horse didn�t seem like it could stand
let alone travel at great speed. Out of the mist came a figure riding a horse
the color of night. A man dressed all in black. She wasn�t sure if she was
seeing things or what. The man�s black greatcoat flapped in the wind like a
great wing. He was getting closer and a sudden feeling of dread crawled up her
spine. She felt an incredible urge to bolt but when he was close enough to see
his features she noticed the great mass of white hair beneath the rider�s
beaver hat. She would have recognized that hair anywhere and then she did want
to run.
He came
to a halt a few feet from her. His stallion made her mare skittish. She tried
to settle her down and at the same time settle her own heartbeat. It seemed
like eons before he spoke, he had an amused look on his face.
�Well, Miss
Higurashi� He said finally. �It seems you are in need of rescuing again.� He
said mockingly.
�Whatever do
you mean sir?�
�Well here you
are in the middle of nowhere, alone at this ungodly hour. I would say you are
in a very dangerous situation. Wouldn�t you?�
He was
scolding her again. �As a matter of fact I have a groom with me. He is just a
few feet away. So you see I don�t need any rescuing.�
She was being
rude and defensive but she couldn�t help herself. The combination of her dream
and his mocking tone were making her mad. It wasn�t his fault she had dreamt
about him, but she didn�t care.
�I came upon
your groom. His horse was lame and since you had ridden away I offered to
escort you back home. He should be on his way back. So you see I�m afraid I will
be rescuing you, again.� He couldn�t help himself, he knew he was being too
gruff, but she courted disaster. If he hadn�t decided to take a ride today she
would have been out here alone.
�There is no
need for that. I am very capable of riding back to the house alone. You should
go on about your business.� She had to get rid of him. The idea of being alone
with him made her very uneasy. �I�m afraid I can�t do that my lady. Sesshomaru
would be very angry with me if I let anything happen to his fianc�e.�
�I am not his
fianc�e.� She said between gritted teeth. This was the limit. He was telling
people they were engaged.
�You
will be. One thing I know about Sesshomaru is that he always gets what he
wants, and he definitely wants you.�
She didn�t
know what to say to that. She turned her horse and began the ride back to town.
The faster she got there the sooner she�d be rid of him. He followed and she
thought the best remedy would be to ignore him. After a few minutes she
realized that would be practically impossible.
�There is no
need to return to the house. I could accompany you for the rest of your ride. I
wouldn�t mind.� He said in a tone of voice that sent shivers up her spine. She
shouldn�t read anything into it.
�I am afraid
that wouldn�t be proper. Shippo would have arrived by now and alerted everyone
about what happened and I would be expected to return soon.�
He smiled, she
saw him out of the corner of her eye, boy what a smile. A combination of
arrogance and mischievousness.
�Why would he
inform anyone if I asked him not to?�
�What?! Why
would you do that?� She asked shock coloring her voice.
�There is a
debt you need to repay.� He said. Her heart felt like it was about to
burst through her chest.
She brought
her horse to a halt. Big mistake. This brought him to a halt by her side. She
turned and looked at him. She couldn�t figure the man out. He scolded her for
her lack of escort. And yet he offered to take a ride with her, which is even
more improper than anything.
�You want
me�to repay you for rescuing me the other night?�
�No, but I did
spare the Count�s life for you. All I ask in return is for you to take a ride
with me.�
She was torn.
Half of her wanted to get away from him. The other half felt honor bound to
repay him even though it wasn�t much of a payment he was asking for. Deep down
she wanted to be in his company. The opportunity of being alone with him was
overwhelmingly tempting.
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