My Only One by FatalSeduction

The Battle, and Letter

(A/N: Most of this will be in Sesshoumaru's point of view. A very little section at the end will be in Kagome's POV. The song in this fic is Only One by Yellowcard. Sesshoumaru will be OOC, but it is my fic and I will do what I want. This is a one-shot, however, if you guys want a sequel I will write one. Oh, and I do not own any of these characters. At all. Thanks for reading!)

~Sesshoumaru's POV~

[Broken this fragile thing now]

My control, the one I am renowned for, is slipping, breaking. Slowly it drops away, melting like ice in the summer's heat. And it's all because of her. My youkai wants her, needs her, and...loves her. Maybe I have turned weak, nothing more than my despised half brother. And I blame her for it.

[And I can't, I can't pick up the pieces]

Have you ever tried to pick up water? It's impossible. That's what I feel like. As if I'm trying to hold water in my hands, only to have its evasive substance slip through my fingers. She's the water, the ever-evasive water. Something I need to hold, but can't. I remember seeing her for the first time, her arrow drawn pointing at me with such fury in those ocean blue eyes. Now, I love her for that spirit, that fire. Human she may be, but weak she is not. If only my half brother would realize that instead of hanging onto the memory of his dead lover.

[I've thrown my words all around, but I can't, I can't give you a reason]

A couple of months ago, I joined my half brother's group to wait for the final battle. I used my revenge as an excuse, but it was my curiosity, my desire to be near her that made me do it. That night, in return for my promise of help, she gave me my arm back. The one cut off by the very hanyou she traveled with. She took me into the surrounding woods, away from camp and without a word, laid her hands on the stump that was once my arm. Luminous pink light came from her palms, and a tingle passed through my entire body. Just as soon as it happened it was over, and her hands were no longer resting on my skin. I had my arm back. It was just as perfect as it was before I lost it. Just then, Inuyasha's perpetually loud voice rang among the forest, battering my overly sensitive eardrums. "Oi, wench! Are you done yet?! I want my ramen!" The miko's blue eyes filled up with unshed tears, before she turned to walk back to camp. My youkai was growling angrily at my half brother, who dared to call its intended mate "wench".

[I feel so broken up, and I give up. I just want to tell you so you know. Here I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you. You are my only one. I let go, but there's no one that gets me like you do, you are my only, my only one]

I knew I had to stop her. I could not bear for her to walk away from me, to leave me. Wait. How could she leave me if she was never with me in the first place...but I had to stop her anyways. "Kagome," I called out, just loud enough for her to hear. She spun abruptly, disbelief written in her eyes and face. "Nani?" She whispered. "Say that again, onegai Sesshoumaru." I blinked, trying not to let my confusion show outwardly. "Kagome." I repeated, this time a little louder than before. My little miko closed her eyes, as if content. "Arigato, Sesshoumaru." She was thanking me. For what? For what did I deserve this angel's thanks? "For what Kagome?" She smiled a sad soft smile that I have never seen on her always-cheerful countenance. "For seeing me, not someone else. For not calling me "wench" "bitch" or any other name you should choose to "grace" me with. For-" I cut her off with a finger to her lips. "Iie, it is I who should be thanking you. For my arm...for things you have yet to be aware of." I whispered to her. I took out something from my haori that I knew would serve me well. "Kagome, this shall be the last time you see me until the final battle. I will be here to help, to protect you. After, we have things to discuss, things I wish to tell you. Use this should you ever need me." I pressed the rose quartz into her hand, and leaned close to kiss her forehead. I couldn't stop myself. But I knew I had to leave before my youkai came out to play. "Until then, koishii." Gathering my youki cloud below my feet, I rose up into the air and made my way back to my castle in the western lands.

[Made my mistakes, let you down. And I can't, I can't hold on for too long. Ran my whole life in the ground and I can't, I can't get up when you're gone]

It had been two weeks. Two very long, very tedious weeks. I tried to forget her face, her scent, her smile. To no avail. Nothing worked. I threw myself into my work, patrol, and taking care of Rin. Still, I dreamed about her, saw her everywhere. One night, a little over 2 and a half weeks since I left her in that clearing, I felt a painful twinge in my head. The stone. I headed off in the direction I knew them to be. Scouts were carefully mapping the group's movements for me, for I didn't trust myself to do it. I couldn't without losing control. Quickly, I flew to her side, only to find her and the rest asleep next to the dimming fire. Kagome was in what she called a sleeping bag. I know all about her life and the well. As I turned to leave, a whimper held me in place. Kagome, it seemed, was having a nightmare. I laid a kiss on her forehead, and again turned to leave but this time it was her words that halted me. "Sesshou....please...don't leave me...No...You can't...Aishiteru Sesshoumaru..." Tears coursed down her angelic face, twisting the once calm visage into a terrified mask. I finally gave into my youkai's pleading, just for the night, and lay next to her. She turned towards me, snuggling into me. I believe that exact moment was the happiest of my life. When daylight hit my eyes, I looked down on her still sleeping form and left back to my castle.

Here I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you. You are my only one. I let go, but there's just no one that gets me like you. You are my only my only one]

The final battle was finally here. Not one month had passed since I woke up next to her, it was around three and a half weeks. Naraku came at them full force, and I showed up in time to prevent anything drastic from happening. Although, I must say somewhat reluctantly, that Inuyasha was holding his own well enough. In the end, everyone had minor wounds, save Naraku. Ironically enough, it was my little miko that purified Naraku to hell where he belongs. (I apologize, battle scenes are not my forte, and the battle isn't the main focus in my story.) The jewel was purified, and Kagome made a wish on it. She wished to give Kikyo a soul of her own, so that Inuyasha and her might be happy together. I knew that long ago Kagome had loved my brother, and wondered how she could make such a wish. However, her self less wish had repercussions.

[Here I go so dishonestly. Leave a note for you my only one. And I know you can see right through me. So let me go and you will find someone]

The night before she made her wish, I gave her a letter from myself, to read when I left back to the western lands. It told her everything; how I felt about her and my hopes and dreams. How I wanted her to be near me forever. Inuyasha had advised me to tell her how I felt, but confrontations not being one of my strong points, I wrote a letter to her. If she loved me, or at least felt something for me, she could find me using her stone. The next morning, her traveling companions and I gathered with her so that Kagome could make her wish. As she did so, she looked at me and I was shocked at the love I saw in her cerulean depths. But when the Shikon no Tama disappeared in a flash of light, Kagome herself started to fade as well. She seemed to know what was happening, and bid farewell to her friends and her adopted son. Then she came to me. I reached out to her, unable to stop my arms from doing so. Watching as she slowly faded, Kagome stretched her hand out to mine and whispered, "Arigato for everything...koishii." With that, she disappeared from my sight. One lone tear traced its way down my cheek, dropping onto the cold unfeeling metal of my armor. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and looked to its owner only to find my half brother staring at me sympathetically. He saw the tear, I knew he did, but somehow I did not care. My soul and heart were being ripped from my body, making my pride the least of my worries. A shocked silence was left behind me as I took to the air again, away from the people who reminded me so much of my beloved Kagome.

[Here I go, scream my lungs out and try to get to you. You are my only one. I let go, but there's just no one, no one like you. You are my only, my only one]

~Kagome's POV~

I faded from sight, saying goodbyes to all of my friends in the Sengoku Jidai. Then I came to Sesshoumaru, the one I had come to love. The cold, uncaring demon lord. Who would have ever thought in a million years it would have been him to heal the wounds Inuyasha left behind. When my body finally solidified, I found myself looking at the familiar ceiling of the well house. The pang in my chest reminded me that my nightmares had come true; Sesshoumaru and I were separated by time. Time; an unmovable cruelty. It was then, in the midst of my tears, that I remembered Sesshoumaru's final letter to me. I took it out of my pocket and opened it to find delicate and elegant script that one would imagine the youkai lord to have.

Dearest Kagome,

I do not know what conditions this letter finds you in. I can only hope you are still in the Sengoku Jidai, with me. But should the Kamis decide to not hear my prayers, I want to tell you that I will wait for you, wait for your answer. Kagome, know that I love you, that I have loved you since I first met you. Hope is the only thing I have, hope that you love me as well, hope that you're still here, and hope that you'll never leave me. If time decides to separate us, I only ask that you wait until I can find you. I wish for you to be my mate, my love, my life, but only if you wish it as well. Should I not make it to your time, Kami forbid, then I ask that you move on. I will find you if I survive time. Know that you are and will always be my only one, my love. I love you, my little koibito.

Always,

Sesshoumaru

More tears rose unbidden to my already swollen eyes. He loved me...and now I might never see him again. What if he didn't survive the past five hundred years? What if he died in some battle, alone... I clutched his letter to my chest, the only thing I had from the one I love so dearly. A voice broke me out of my thoughts and worries. "Kagome?"

[My only one

My only one

My only one]

~Sesshoumaru's POV~

I waited 500 years for her. It was hope I clung to, hope that made me live. I wanted to see her again, and when the time came, I was nervous. I, Sesshoumaru Lord of the Western Lands, was nervous over a ningen onna. Oh how the mighty hath fallen. By now, I had acquired a large sum of money, being the owner of Taisho Enterprises. Every 50 years or so, I left my business to "my heir", in other words myself under a new identity. I had adapted to the times, hiding my markings and tail in order to blend in with the humans. However, I left my hair and eyes as they were, which ended up making me a bit more distinguished than I would have liked. The day came for me to meet her; the exact day she disappeared from my sight. I had watched her over the years. I saw her being born, her first step, her childhood, the birth of her brother, and the day she fell into the well. Now, she had come back. Driving to her house, I wondered what I was going to say to her. Did she read my letter? I was not one for words, and I still am not. All too soon, I arrived. I got out of my car and walked up the many stairs to the shrine. The scent of salt, her tears hit my nose. Where are they coming from? The well house. I ran there, only to find Kagome crying over the letter I had written her, the parchment held tightly to her chest. Unable to stop myself I said softly, "Kagome?" At the sound of my voice, she whipped around and stared at me, as if not wanting to believe I was here. "Sesshoumaru?" The pain in her voice and her tear stained face nearly killed me. I took her into my arms in a flash, wanting to feel her against me once more. "Hai, koibito. I'm here." She kissed me then, hungrily, passionately, as if I was her lifeline. "The answer to your question is yes Sesshoumaru. I'll be your mate." My Kagome whispered in my ear, the one sentence I had waited 500 years to hear.

[You are my only, my only one]

(That's it! I hope you all enjoyed it, it's my first fic, so all reviews would be deeply appreciated! Thank you!"