At Night Like This

I look at his face; so serene and calm. His golden eyes practically glowed in this dim garden. I'm not one to be poetic, but his beauty outshined the moon. And the way his face lit up, it's like the stars leaned down to kiss him. A tug at his lips makes me happy as I could see the faintest smile on his face. He's the epitome of splendor; so beautiful, so majestic.


As the moonlight shine at us, my eyes catches the royal blue crescent moon on his forehead and the two magenta stripes on his cheeks, marking him as a noble-above the low-life, above all things.


I wonder if he's above me as well, seeing as I am one kind with the lowly peasant he despised. Nevertheless, all of those dreadful thoughts evaporate as his eyes shifted to me, smoldering, burning my cheeks as it turned into a deep shed of red. I couldn't help but to look away, avoiding his intense gaze.


His rich and deep baritone voice startled me, "Kagome,"


Butterflies flutter inside my stomach as I turn my head slowly-hoping that my blush have gone somewhere faraway-but when I see his golden gaze settled upon me, I couldn't help the heat that rise to my cheeks.


I felt a glimpse of confidence and decided to reply, "Yes, Sesshomaru?"


Ignoring the lack of suffix, his eyes flutter close as he inhales the warm breeze before he speaks, "Would you have the honor to accompany me tonight?"


Blinking owlishly, I raised a brow, "Accompany you? To where, may I ask?"


He opened his topaz eyes and just stare ahead; above the clouds, above the stars, above the sky into faraway place. Just then, he stands up, moving elegantly from the grasses below-standing proud and tall as his silver locks dance with the wind.


Offering me his hand, he speaks in a deep, calm tone. "Come, I will show you how I take pleasure in a beautiful night as this."


Taking his offer-I couldn't refuse, can I…?-I stand; my deep green forest kimono sways and the end touches the dew on the grasses. For a moment, I could feel his gaze on me.


"Hurry," He said. "The moon would be full in a moment, we must hurry."


"Yes, of course," I reply in a haste.


"Stay," He said, or more like command. I stop and look as I feel an aura so powerful that it almost made me falter. Slowly his eyes changes into a deep hue of red before becoming red completely. The gold I adore so much are missing but still, his beauty are true as the skin became fur and his body grew ten size fold. Hands became paws, nose became muzzle, and his beauty remains intact.


My sapphire eyes look up and spotted the crescent moon, bigger and bolder. And his aura; it screamed of power and authority. Everyone who sees him would always, and I mean always, recognize him as the king, the leader, the Lord.


He inclined his head and say directly into my mind; We must hurry, come, get into my back.


I stutter, "B-but… are you sure…"


Now.


No more room for argue after that, so I walk towards the white majestic creature, stopping at his paws-it's almost as big as me!-and he lowered his muzzle; Climb, this is much easier.


Licking my lips, I pull my kimono to make the climbing easier. But alas, I'm not good a sport, and thus it's still hard to climb. He helped me by nudging my body and then I'm on top of his head, sliding down to stay on his back near his neck. It feels so warm back here, so fluffy and comfortable.


His voice rang into my thoughts; Are you ready?


I hold on to his long fur, nodding my head with a 'humph' and then he say; Hold on tight.


Suddenly, he sprang through the woods, up into the sky as I buried my head into his fur, muffling my scream. His jumps are so high and I could feel the wind caressing my neck. Then my stomach plummeted as gravity brought us back to the ground. I feel sick, not used to the high but felt relief when he landed safely on the ground, marching through the woods with speed that no one could match.


The big thumping sound of his paws against the ground somehow relaxed me as my eyes closed slowly, the wind flew through my hair as I almost drifted to dreamland, but his voice startled me.


Look. Look to your right.


Lazily opening my eyes, slowly I move my neck to adjust around his fur before I could see the view on my right.


I gaped.


Grasses, lands, the big and wide night sky, the moon, everything fits perfectly; like a puzzle. You could clearly see the moon from here, so clear that it feels like you could touch it with your own bare hands. So beautiful, so magnificent, just like this daiyoukai I knew so well.


My eyes spotted the big tree in the middle of the grasses, and some other small ones circling the big one. It feels like heaven.


Just then, he stopped, look into my eyes before motioning for me to go down. I jump from his back onto the ground, feeling the soft soil beneath my feet. It reassured me, somehow.


"Beautiful, isn't it?" A deep voice reverberated from my back. I turn around only to be met by two golden orbs, smoldering me once more with its depth. I turn back into the view before smiling, "Yes, it's beautiful. Just like you."


Then I felt his body goes rigid-or is it just my imagination?-before it relaxed once more.


He covered my small form with his tall one, holding me tight and nuzzles my neck. I heard him sigh in contentment before I look up again to the moon-that's when I noticed the grassy cliff somewhere nearby. My eyes sparkles before I turn back and hold his hand gently, "Sesshomaru, will it trouble you if you brought me up there?" I point to the cliff.


He sniffs the air before he nods, "Of course,"


Once again, he changed into his dog form and told me to hold on before he starts to run again.


Somewhere underneath my heart, I know that he likes to run; I know that he enjoys running, because I do too. It feels as if you're free-truly free-from everything. When the breeze caresses your back, the way your hair dance around with the wind, the feeling of almost flying, it taste like true freedom.


I couldn't close my eyes anymore because the view is too beautiful to be missed. I might never get the chance to see it again. It's almost like once-a-lifetime experience.


After arriving at the top of the cliff, Sesshomaru inclined his head to let me down but I stay on his back before moving closer to rest on top of his head. It's higher here, and its as if you could grab the moon. Not forgetting my manners, I look at his eyes, "Sesshomaru, if it doesn't bother you, I prefer to be up here." I gave him the look.


He snorts before lay down to the ground, yawning before putting his head on his paws, eyes watching me and the moon.


We both were drown deep in silence before I start to scratch the back of his ear and a purr reverberated from the dog demon. I couldn't help but smirk-the back of his ear are still his weak points. As if sensing my smirk, the purr stopped but I could almost feel his feet thumping. Or maybe it's just my imagination, because, well, Sesshomaru and thumping feet are not a good combination. I can't even imagine it.


As I was deep in thought, I noticed that there's a low and light purring sound from the demon below me. I look down and see that his eyes are closed, breath deep and even-oh, I guess he must've been so tired to fall asleep like this.


I smile, the wind blows once more before I lay down on top of his head and close my eyes too, slipping into slumber.