“I must depart for some time,” Sesshoumaru said to her, as he knotted the sash at his waist.
Kagome rolled to the other side of the futon, away from him. Still she could feel when his eyes settled on her naked back, lingering there. Irritation prickled through her.
“So? No one’s harping at you to stay.”
“No,” the demon lord said dryly. “Only for me to return.”
Kagome wrenched the thin blanket up to her chin. “Who?” she bit out. “Your demon mistress?”
Sesshoumaru chuckled. “Such slanderous words,” he said, “yet I wonder how much offense he would take.”
“Hirokin,” the miko guessed then, her tone growing silky as it fell. “Well he’s glamorous enough, that’s for certain.”
A chill descended upon the room. Turning over, Kagome suppressed a smile at Sesshoumaru’s flinty expression. Clearly, she’d hit on a sore point between them.
“What?” she teased. “You don’t like the fact that he’s prettier than you? You can’t really expect to be the best at everything, can you?”
“Hirokin is a viper,” Sesshoumaru said curtly. “A cold-blooded schemer. His strike comes when one least anticipates it; then he slithers away with a shimmer.”
Kagome’s lips twitched. “That’s not a very nice thing to say about him. And here I was, thinking the two of you were close.”
“One truth may exist, independent of another.” Settling the snowdrift of his fur upon his shoulder, Sesshoumaru flashed her a small dark smile of his own. “Hirokin is like a child; everything is a game to him. He moves lords and their armies about like pieces upon a board, with no regard for their fate beyond his plotting. This makes him uniquely dangerous. Yet I indulge him in these plots of his, because it pleases me to do so.”
Kagome frowned, disconcerted. As psychopathic as he made Hirokin sound, she could only wonder—what kind of psycho was he?
…And what did that make her for that matter, for having anything to do with either of them?
Intently, Sesshoumaru regarded her from across the room. Kagome’s spine stiffened in response.
“Well?” she said testily. “If you’re expecting a good-bye kiss or something, you can keep on dreaming, pal.”
When he took a few soundless steps toward her, she sat up warily against the wall behind her. Sesshoumaru paused, a shadow of a smile returning to his lips.
“Farewells are for mortals,” he said. “When I return, I will collect my due from you.”
Kagome clenched her jaw. “…We’ll see about that.”
Sesshoumaru’s eyes smoldered as he vanished from sight. The afterimage of that look burned into Kagome’s mind, haunted the dreams that thrust her out thrashing upon her sheets. Sprawled and sweaty and panting in the wake, she shucked off the thought of him along with the covers.
“Bastard,” she muttered savagely to herself.
With new vehemence she went about her duties in the following days. It was then that she noted, at long last, a conspicuous absence from her hall, and the temple grounds at large. As the usual rash of morning petitions came in, Kagome held up her hand for pause.
“Where is Rin-chan?” she wondered aloud.
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“As psychopathic as he made Hirokin sound, she could only wonder—what kind of psycho was he?
…And what did that make her for that matter, for having anything to do with either of them?”
That makes you HIS psychopath. You just don’t realize it yet! LOL
Heed the (foreboding) words of the Demon you know, then the Demon you’re familiar with. He’s no dummy. Sesshomaru is the type to let you run off at the mouth do your dirt just to see how ignorant you truly are. I gotta agree though Hirokin has mastered a lot of deceitful skills out of survival and ambition. Yet he’s not as crafty as he believes. He really knows his ‘friend’ very well.
Smoldering eyes….god, that’s such a panty dropper…
Where is Rin-chan?!! Oh now…NOW…you want to actually look around after you been giving the dog a bone and riding Sesh face for days on end?!! Really?! Sometimes I want to pop her one!
Oh man thia is so messed up. Oh Rin. You’re making me nervous Char. What are u gonna dooooooooo?!!!😱
At least there’s been less skulking around lately. Maybe I missed the part where you wrote in a goal post and she got punted? 🤔
Bahaha nope you didn’t miss the Kanako goal post, Pebbs 🤣
“ Smoldering eyes….god, that’s such a panty dropper…” YES love to hear it!! (And I agree 😂)
So love hearing your take, my friend! Thanks so much 😊 Sorry to leave ya on a cliffhanger here but hopefully I’ll have some more updates soon 💕
He’s so fucking confident- i love him XD
And hes got her so spun up. Shes a mess! But then again, he didnt notice rin was gone, either. And its been at least days, but sounds closer to weeks or even months. Uh oh…
You string me along all you like! Just keep pulling lol.
Haha thanks susie – it’s a delicate balance for sure but I’ll try not to be too much of a tease 😅
So glad you liked his confidence here!! 💕
Rin-Chan is out there shacking up with Ren. The real question though, is who’s the real side piece between the two? They are both using each other for something petty.
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Good question 💕
Man I hope Kagome pops off and blasts everyone lmao
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BAMF Kagome is the dream! 💕
I’ve missed about 20-30 chapters so but it’s comforting to see that Kagome’s still a hot mess and Sesshomaru is still hot in general lmfaooo
Hahahah 😂 you know it!
So great to hear from you & so glad you’re all caught up!! 💕
Oh God, I knew something like this was going to happen. I guess it might be lingering after-effects of dying, coming back, and having her memory erased, but Kagome really needs to get her shit together! It seems significant that as soon as Sesshoumaru leaves, she suddenly has enough clarity of mind to notice her supposed apprentice is AWOL. Is that just mind-numbing lust or something more sinister at work?
I am sad to hear Sesshoumaru is taking an extended leave again. But I hope there is a deeper, plot-related purpose behind it and that Kagome can finally make some progress while he is gone. Much as I enjoy the almost-sex-antagonism, I think it has gone on long enough. They are just going in circles. I want her to either come to some understanding of her suppressed memories (with Sango/Miroku) while he is gone or have some marriage-related revelation with Kohaku (or even Ren). Whatever happens, I’d like to see Kagome with the advantage/power for once (rather than the illusion of it, as has often been the case with Sesshoumaru). I want to see him jealous/possessive and her as the calm, cool one. I want his unfairly sexy, arrogant ass to come back to “collect his due” only to find it is no longer there for the taking. Please? 😢
I’ll see what I can do for ya, Alex 😉
Ahh seriously love how your mind works! So glad you’ve enjoyed the “almost-sex-antagonism” lol, but going in circles is spot-on alright 😊Hope you enjoy how things play out in light of Sesshoumaru’s latest departure…! 💕