Chapter 12 | Question

- KYOKO POV -

The day was cold. As the snow fell in flurries it looked beautiful. The tress and ground were covered in it from the overnight fall. Putting on my mino coat and straw hat, I exhaled seeing my breath in front of me from the cold.

Trudging through the snow I stepped out of the barrier seeing my footprints marked in the snow behind me.

As I passed the trees around me, I glanced around for ... him. It was a foolish idea. As the snow fell, I noticed that it was rather quiet today.

Now near where what used to be the Cherry Blossom trees, I stopped looking in the distance. His hair shone beautifully, making the snow around him pale in comparison. There he stood, alone, as usual.

Walking up to him I went by his side still keeping my distance partially. I admit, I ... wanted to see him.

"You cried."

Catching me off guard I stiffened. The first thing he says to me,after all this time ... is that I cried? How ... did he know?

"How ... did you know?" I asked.

Waiting for an answer I was met with silence as the snow flurry became softer and slower. Again with this. Taking off my straw hat, snow fell off revealing loose hair strands in front of my face. As I went to move them I felt a hand brush them back instead. Sesshomaru? ...

Stopping his hand , I grasped it. Surprisingly he didn't pull back. Realizing what I done I felt my face flush and quickly let go. There was no reaction from him.

Calming down my heart, I put my straw hat back on and asked him again but more sternly this time, " How did you know I cried?"

Now annoyed I said it louder, " HOW - DID - YOU - KNOW?"

Looking almost ... disgusted, Sesshomaru then glared at me which I repeated back to him. Giving up I looked away irritated. He asks me a question and when I reply he doesn't say anything back. The nerve of this ... demon.

As the snow started coming down more, I shivered glancing over at Sesshomaru. I suppose he doesn't get cold?

As my body became colder, I abandoned Sesshomaru walking back to the shrine, while also looking around for demons.

Hearing the patter of footsteps I took out my bow aiming it to my right. Waiting to release it, I suddenly sensed a familiar presence. Waiting to see who it was, I put my bow down seeing Jaken on the back of a two headed horse dragon demon.

Coming up to me, I spoke to him, " Hello. Did you have a fun trip?"

Angry he scrunched his eyebrows. " No!, Weak Priestess, My Lord Sesshomaru wasted time on that foolish Rin!"

Rin? Is that perhaps ... Sesshomaru's lover? I don't think someone like him has many friends. Wait ... what am I thinking?

Looking back at Jaken I gave him a blank expression. " Great. Well, Goodbye."

Pausing, I picked up a pebble and threw it at his forehead and he fell over into the snow, cursing at me. It was strange to me how I found that amusing.

As I left Jaken and the horse dragon demon, the snowfall became violent and no longer a clam flurry. Brining my arm up in front of me, I shielded my face to prevent snow from getting in my eyes. As I walked on through the tall snow I frowned. Why do I feel... angry? What is this feeling that has me so ... annoyed?