Damsel on Display by SunsetMiko

Not Quite Anonymous

I do not own Inuyasha and I make no money from writing these stories.

Chapter 5 - Not Quite Anonymous

Sesshoumaru stared at his screen, unsure of how to respond. She wanted to know who he was! He couldn't tell her that, not without confessing that he often happened to look into her bedroom. He couldn't believe how stupid he'd been. He should have just stayed out of it! He couldn't explain himself to her, and yet he couldn't ignore her question either.

Poisonous @PoisonClaws -  'Someone who sees how he betrays you and believes you deserve better. I have witnessed his cheating on several occasions.'

There, that answered her questions, at least partially, while letting on that he cared about her in some way. Perhaps she would let it go. She had to be distraught, having learned that her trust in Inuyasha was misplaced. She had been in love with the hanyou for a number of years, and this information had to have come as a shock. Again, a wave of guilt washed over him. There must have been a more compassionate way of telling her she was being cheated on.

Kagome @ShikonMiko -  'How have you seen? How did you get these photos? How do I know they're not fake and photo-shopped?'

Sesshoumaru growled in frustration. Things just couldn't be easy, could they?

Poisonous @PoisonClaws -  'My apartment faces yours and from time to time I have walked past my window and noticed what was happening inside.'

There. No reason to tell her he sat in a chair purposely placed in a way to give him the best line of sight into her bedroom. Make it sound casual.

Kagome @ShikonMiko -  'You creep! I bet you spend all day peeping in other people's windows. Enjoying the show?'

Crap. This was not working out the way that he'd hoped, not at all.

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Kagome couldn't help but giggle through her tear-filled eyes. If only he knew that she had known about his hobby for months.

Poisonous @PoisonClaws -  'She is nothing compared to you.'

The miko's eyes widened and she laughed aloud. Apparently, Sesshoumaru was like any other male, completely oblivious to what was going on around him. She'd always wondered how long it would take for him to realize she was purposely putting on a show just for him. Obviously, it would have taken a very long time.

She decided not to reply to his last message. She had plans to make. First she would deal with Inuyasha, but once she was finished with the hanyou, Sesshoumaru was next.

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Sesshoumaru ran his hand over his face; the stress was eating him alive. He had never intended to send that last message. He'd typed it with every intention of deleting it and saying something else, but he'd accidentally hit send instead of delete! The worst part was she didn't respond, leaving him to cast about wildly for how she might have reacted to his declaration. None of his imagined possibilities were good.