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Learning to Love	By : Ikaru Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 22062 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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It had been five days since they had kissed, and he was no closer to finding any answers than he was the day he had meditated as she trained. It irritated him that he was not able to understand these feelings in him. Every morning he would wake up with her beside him, even though they would both fall asleep on opposite sides of the cave. Though he should have been disgusted by the thought of being so close to her, holding her even, he wasn't. His body enjoyed holding her, and his beast was very content being in her presence, and his mind was at peace while she slept peacefully in his arms, but when she would awaken, his mind would once again begin to ponder the reasons for his actions. She was an enigma to him, one he wasn't sure he would ever figure out. This morning she had awakened before the sun had risen, and walked out of the cave, he presumed to relieve herself, but she had not returned yet and the sun was nearly at its peak. He wasn't worried about her, he knew she was safe because he would feel her pain if she was hurt, but still it was unlike the bond to give them this much space for this long, he decided to go and check on her, and when he confirmed her wellbeing, he would take advantage of the space and go hunt. With that decided, he rose from his position of meditation, and started to follow her scent.

Several hours earlier...

Kagome had once again woken up in the arms of Sesshoumaru. She should have been disturbed at how comfortable she felt in his arms, but she didn't, she had woken up early this morning to meditate under the waterfall, she needed some quiet time to think. She walked out of the cave and over to the waterfall. She took a few swallows of the cool water, and then swished some around her mouth to clean out the morning breath taste. She then went behind a tree to change into the outfit she had made the day before from a set of sleeves from one of her tops. One sleeve was fashioned into a wrap that would cover her chest, but it left her stomach exposed, the other sleeve she fashioned into a pair of bottoms for the outfit, the way it wrapped around her lower half, made it look like an extremely short kimono skirt. It just barely covered the swell of her bottom. She had fashioned it to be small to make swimming easier, she planned to go swimming for those sponges later when the sun was high in the sky so the visibility would be best, and the water would be warmer.

She finally emerged from behind the tree in her tiny outfit and walked around the pond toward the side nearer the waterfall. She paused for a moment to admire the mist gently floating across the rippling surface of the pond. She finally found a rock under a portion of the waterfall that looked large enough for her to sit on, and then she quickly stepped under the water. It was very cold to begin with and it took everything in her power not to cry out, but her body soon became numb to the cold and she sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes and focused on the beat of the water over her body. Soon she was completely relaxed and focused on her troubles. No matter how long she focused on them however, no answers came to her.

When she finally opened her eyes the sun was at its peak, and her eyes met with a pair of intense golden ones on the opposite side of the pond. She sat very still as the water continued to cascade down her body.

He didn't have to look very far for her; she was under the waterfall, in what appeared to be meditation. What captured his attention though were the slips of clothing that barely covered her body, and left nothing to the imagination, not that he didn't already know what she looked like without clothing, but still was she trying to be seductive, the look in her eyes was one of shock, so he quickly ruled that one out. It appeared she created this outfit for being in the water, and if his new assumption was right, she never meant for him to see her in it.

She finally got over her initial shock and stood up on wobbly legs, the combination of time sitting in the same position and the cold water had numbed her legs to the point that when she stood up she stumbled forward face first toward the pond. She braced herself for the impact, but it never came, instead she was being held to a very warm chest. When she opened her eyes, she was staring into those same intense golden eyes she had before she fell. There was a hint of concern swimming in his eyes, but it was quickly replace by amusement.

"Tell me little one, do you often fall for the men around you, or am I just that special." He said with a little chuckle.

She stared open mouthed at him for a moment. That was the first time she had heard him come close to a laugh, and she found she liked it.

He watched as she open and closed her mouth a few times trying to find an answer, or retort for his remark, but he found he rather liked her silence, and her open mouth was so inviting, so he decided to capitalize on the situation and let his mouth fall down upon hers. She went ridged at the initial contact but quickly responded, and soon a battle for dominance was in full swing. Again, Sesshoumaru won easily, but Kagome never gave up and continued to try to gain the upper hand after a few moments of submission. This little show of continually fighting for dominance aroused Sesshoumaru rather quickly, and as it was only a week before mating season started he was having a harder time controlling the urge to mate the woman in his arms. If he didn't stop soon he would do something they would both regret. He pulled away from her warm mouth, and put his cheek on hers so that his mouth was next to her ear.

"Woman I have pondered long and hard on these feelings that only you have ever caused to course through me, but I have come no closer to understanding them, but I do know that you are unlike any woman I have ever met, and I would find it very hard to go back to my normal life without you there, but if we don't stop now I won't be able to, and I believe we will both regret it later." He said in a deep husky voice that caused shivers to run down her spine.

She was shocked by his confession, though not one of love, it was still a show of greater affection. He respected her enough to stop and warn her about the inevitable outcome, and that he had reached his limit, but she did feel a little put off that he thought she didn't want what would come next. So she put her now swollen lips next to his ear to say how she felt about the situation.

"I too have pondered these foreign feelings that only you have ever made me feel, and I too have come no closer to understanding them. I know it would be impossible for me to ever forget you after we leave this place, and just as hard to be forced away from you. For I have this strange feeling that we will be separated once we return. I...I...I think I'm falling in love with you." She stuttered the last bit and pulled back to look into his eyes. She saw confusion there, along with understanding.

He looked back into her eyes and saw her fear of rejection; it shined so clearly in her strange blue eyes that it almost made his own heart hurt. He placed a gentile kiss to her forehead, and then cradled her head under his chin as he held her tighter to him.

"Don't worry so much over the future little one. That is something only the kami know for certain, there is no use in us worrying about it. For the moment let us live for what is happening now, we'll worry about what happens when we return when it happens. I do not know what love is, but in less than a week you have wormed your way into my life, and now you have a firm hold on it, so much so that I do not believe living without you will be possible." He felt her shoulders shake and smelt the salty scent of her tears, he told her all he knew about his feelings, he was tired of fighting it, he felt a very strong connection to this girl and he'd be damned before he hurt her just to cover that fact up. He wanted to comfort her when she cried, hold her through her fears, and protect her with his life. It was like what his father had one time described the male does for his mate, so he stroked her hair gently until her tears dried and her shivers were no longer from her emotions but from the cold water that they were still standing in. When he realized that they were still standing in the water, he cursed himself for not noticing it sooner, and jumped out with her held securely in his arms.

"Thank you Sesshoumaru, for telling me that is. I know it must be hard for you; hey do you want to come swimming with me? I think some fish would be nice for dinner tonight, and I want to see if I can get some sponges from the reef." She said in a rush, eager to change the subject, she wasn't emotionally strong enough to continue it at the moment.

"Very well, let us go." Sesshoumaru said realizing her discomfort; he decided to drop the subject for the time being.

It didn't take them long to reach the beach. Along the way Sesshoumaru had plucked a large white blossom from a bush that they passed, he grabbed her wrist gently and turned her towards him and tucked the loose damp strands of Kagome's hair on the left side behind her ear then placed the fragrant blossom behind her ear also. She touched the blossom with a look of mild shock on her face then a light blush colored her cheeks as she averted her face from him. No words passed between them, her blush was all the reward he could have asked for. They continued on their walk after that, walking a little closer than before. Soon they had reached the beach, and he stripped of everything but his loincloth. She kept her eyes averted as he removed his clothing; she was still trying to get over how sweet his little gift had been. He snapped her out of her little daydream with a pat on the shoulder.

"I believe we should get to work, we're losing the daylight." He said with a little chuckle at her startled expression.

"What?...Oh, yes, yes...we better get started." She said as she gently removed the blossom from her hair, and laid it next to his discarded pants and shoes; he hadn't worn his shirts since they had arrived.

After that was done, she turned and walked toward the surf. The water was very calm and the waves were small today, she adjusted her knife in the waist of her bottoms, and made sure her sac was secured to her waist. Then she walked a few steps into the water to test it, she had been right, it was warm and pleasant, and she quickly dove in. Sesshoumaru had been watching this whole time, and when she disappeared beneath the surf, he decided it was time to join her. He dove into the water after her, and watched her surface from under the water, then surfaced next to her.

"Alright, the reef is only a little farther out, would you care to join me, there are all kinds of fish there, it shouldn't take too long to finish up here, uuummmm, Sesshoumaru, do you think there are sharks in these waters?" she said with a little hesitation in her voice.

"We are in the ocean so I would assume that there are sharks in these waters, but I doubt that they will bother us, and if they do I suppose we'll be having shark fin soup for the evening meal." He said with some humor in his voice to alleviate her worries.

"Oh I see, well we had better go and get this done with then, shall we?" she asked

"After you little one." He said with a sweep of his hand in the direction that they were to be going.

She chuckled at his attempt at humor, and once again dove beneath the waves. The water was crystal clear, and the reef was aglow with the bright colors of the coral and fish. She saw something large move out of the corner of her eye, and turned to see Sesshoumaru swimming quickly and gracefully toward a large school of fish, seeing that he was already getting to work she decided to get to work also, quickly looking around she soon found the kind of sponges she was looking for. She harvested three before her lungs started to protest and she had to surface for air. She gulped in a few lung fulls of air before taking a large breath and diving down again. She harvested three more before she decided that she had enough to do them for a while, she looked around for Sesshoumaru, and found that he was swimming toward her, his sac full of live fish.

He pointed toward the surface, and she nodded and pushed toward the surface. When they had both sufficiently restored their oxygen levels, they decided it was time to return to shore

They swam back to shore; he had admired her grace and agility in the water, she was almost like a water sprite in her skills in the water. Another trait to admire about her, he was finding quite a bit he liked about her lately, it was a strange sensation to him, finding so many things that they had in common and their differences. He found he liked that, he also realized he would probably never figure this woman out completely, and he found he really didn't mind that either.

They quickly reached the shore and pulled their catches along with them. Sesshoumaru had caught quite a few fish, and the sponges Kagome had harvested were quite large. The sponges would have to be cleaned thoroughly before they could be used, and the fish had to be cleaned and gutted before they were cooked. Kagome had seen so much in the water that she wanted to explore some more that she was itching to go back in the water and explore it without anything getting in her way, like work. She looked to Sesshoumaru with a little pleading look, hoping that he would agree without too much protest.

"Sesshoumaru, can we please go back, I want to explore the reef some more, it was so beautiful, please." She said.

He really couldn't say no to her when she gave him that look, but he wouldn't let on that look did him in.

"It did look rather interesting, I think the fish can wait, come let us go." He said already walking toward the water. What he hadn't expected was for Kagome to come running up behind him and throw her arms around his neck and place a quick kiss on his cheek, before letting go and running toward the ocean.

"Oh thank you Sesshoumaru!! Come on, let's go I can't wait!!" She said while laughing out her joy as she ran into the waves. He stood there in shock for a moment before rushing after her. In no time they were back at the reef exploring it's wonders, surfacing when they needed air and to discuss something interesting that they had found. Time slipped by quickly for the pair, and the sun was getting ready to set by the time they two walked back onto the beach and over toward their things. Kagome sat down thoroughly exhausted from their adventures throughout the day.

"Oh that was so much fun, and there were so many interesting things down there, it was like it was a completely different world down there." She said as Sesshoumaru sat down beside her.

"Yes it was most definitely an enjoyable experience, tell me where did you learn to swim like that, I have never seen the like in all my years." He question

"My instructor always said I took to water like a fish, she said while laughing, when I was still very young I fell into the pond on my parent's property and nearly drowned; they brought in an instructor from an ocean town in our province to teach me how to swim so it would never happen again. It turned out to be a blessing on several of the demons I had to dispose of, as they were clumsy in the water, and I could move though it with ease." She explained.

"I see. I was taught because it was a requirement in my training, I had to be a skilled fighter in all environments." He said.

"Interesting, we were taught for two entirely different reasons, yet the end result is about the same." She commented on the irony she saw in it.

They sat there in a comfortable silence after that, watching as the sun slowly sank into the ocean. Kagome had started to fall asleep, her head bobbing slightly as she tried to stay awake. Sesshoumaru saw this and wrapped his arm around her; she stiffened at the initial contact, but quickly relaxed and rested her head on his shoulder, and soon sleep had claimed her in its calming embrace. He watched as the sun finished it's decent into the ocean, then looked at her peacefully sleeping on his shoulder. She hadn't eaten all day, he realized after he heard her stomach growl, but she was too far-gone to wake up anytime soon. He decided to take her back to the cave then come back and retrieve their belongings. He would take care of the fish after that. He picked her up gently bridal style and quickly ran back to the cave. The embers needed to be stoked in order to get to fire going again, so he gently laid her down on her mat that was still next to his. When he let her go he noticed her shiver, so he grabbed one of his shirts and draped it over her, she quickly curled up into his shirt and sighed contently. He smirked at the sight, and then turned to the fire to stoke it back to life. After he was satisfied it would last until he returned, he ran back to the beach to retrieve their belongings.

Once he got back to the cave, he threw a few more logs onto the fire and started to work on the fish, doing to them much like he had done to the deer their first night there. He smoked most of the twenty he had caught, and stuck sharpened sticks into the last of them to cook regularly. Unlike the first night, however, sleep didn't loosen its hold on the princess. His task complete, he decided to retire for the night, then a thought occurred to him, this was the first night that he would knowingly start the night sleeping beside her. A pleasantly warm feeling spread through him at the thought of sleeping beside her without interference from the kami, Ericka or whoever was doing it. It was now his choice, but it slightly disturbed him that just seven days ago he would have killed anyone who would have told him that all of this would be happening to him, and that a human woman would be worming her way into his life, so much so that he couldn't imagine life without her. Though the thought disturbed him that just a week ago he would have, and possibly could have, killed this little enigma of a woman that he had grown so fond of, he decided that the past was better left where it belonged, in the past. They were here now and that was all that mattered, with his mind at ease, he slowly lowered himself to his mat, and pulled his little princess to him, resting her back to his chest and her head under his chin. Sleep quickly claimed him as well.

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Well there it is people. Ch 6, I think things are moving along quite nicely. One more week before mating season starts, and it seems that our favorite pair are starting to fall for each other, but will this have an effect on how Sesshoumaru's beast will treat her? Well you'll just have to read and find out. Lol I know I'm evil. I am on summer break, so chapters should be easier for me to get to and post. I apologize to thoughs of you who were looking forward to my next chapter and had to wait for so long to get it, I was so swamped with work and college classes that I just didn't have the time to think for myself let alone write a chapter. So for that I apologize. Well reviews make me happy, and they give my ego and self esteem a nice boost, and when they are in the green I tend to come up with ideas faster, and updates should be more frequent, so please I beg of you feed my ego just a little bit and review, I promise you all won't regret it.
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