Sesshoumaru Claim, Set 2, Theme # 79 It Ceases
Title: Promise
Theme: Set #2, Theme #79, It Ceases
Genre(s): Romance, Angst
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Kagome
Word Count: 300
Rating: G
Summary: Sesshoumaru knows just what to do when the miko joins his pack.
Somewhere deep down, Kagome had always known that he would choose Kikyo. He had, after all, loved her first. Selfishly, she’d hoped that, somehow, Inuyasha would change his mind. She’d held onto that fleeting hope… until they were betrothed.
The taiyoukai watched contemplatively, as the miko drifted into an uneasy sleep. By some twist of fate, Sesshoumaru had been the one to find the miko; lost and alone and grief-sickened.
Beneath her sorrow and pain, Sesshoumaru’s sharp senses detected an unjust emotion from the human girl: guilt. As he watched her sleep, he caught snatches of her inner thoughts that she gasped out between soft hiccups and sobs. She’s broken a promise, he gathered, to his useless half-brother. A promise to remain by his side. She was constantly tormented by it, berating herself every moment, even in sleep.
Moonlight peeked out from behind the clouds, filtering through the trees above and illuminating Kagome’s face. A stream of tears glistened there, trickling silently down her face. Sesshoumaru turned his head skyward to gaze at the moon.
A broken heart, in exchange for a broken promise. Humans were such fragile creatures.
He allowed a portion of his youki to pool around him, invisible energy bathing his surroundings. In it, he enveloped Kagome, swathing her in his demon energy like a blanket. Her hitching, uneven gasps calmed into a steady pattern of breathing. Her rigid limbs, the stiffness in her shoulders that was always present, even in sleep, melted away, and she rested soundly.
He was satisfied - he’d invented the technique shortly after adopting Rin into his pack, when she’d been afflicted by similar nightmares. His watchful eyes slid shut, and he too, allowed himself to sleep.
Perhaps her broken heart could be mended, and Sesshoumaru would be the one to repair it.
Theme: Set #2, Theme #79, It Ceases
Genre(s): Romance, Angst
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Kagome
Word Count: 300
Rating: G
Summary: Sesshoumaru knows just what to do when the miko joins his pack.
Somewhere deep down, Kagome had always known that he would choose Kikyo. He had, after all, loved her first. Selfishly, she’d hoped that, somehow, Inuyasha would change his mind. She’d held onto that fleeting hope… until they were betrothed.
The taiyoukai watched contemplatively, as the miko drifted into an uneasy sleep. By some twist of fate, Sesshoumaru had been the one to find the miko; lost and alone and grief-sickened.
Beneath her sorrow and pain, Sesshoumaru’s sharp senses detected an unjust emotion from the human girl: guilt. As he watched her sleep, he caught snatches of her inner thoughts that she gasped out between soft hiccups and sobs. She’s broken a promise, he gathered, to his useless half-brother. A promise to remain by his side. She was constantly tormented by it, berating herself every moment, even in sleep.
Moonlight peeked out from behind the clouds, filtering through the trees above and illuminating Kagome’s face. A stream of tears glistened there, trickling silently down her face. Sesshoumaru turned his head skyward to gaze at the moon.
A broken heart, in exchange for a broken promise. Humans were such fragile creatures.
He allowed a portion of his youki to pool around him, invisible energy bathing his surroundings. In it, he enveloped Kagome, swathing her in his demon energy like a blanket. Her hitching, uneven gasps calmed into a steady pattern of breathing. Her rigid limbs, the stiffness in her shoulders that was always present, even in sleep, melted away, and she rested soundly.
He was satisfied - he’d invented the technique shortly after adopting Rin into his pack, when she’d been afflicted by similar nightmares. His watchful eyes slid shut, and he too, allowed himself to sleep.
Perhaps her broken heart could be mended, and Sesshoumaru would be the one to repair it.