There Is Nothing

Jessa was now on her third day straight of barely any sleep. She was sure there was ten hours of total sleep in those three days, the rest of the time she was studying, reading, highlighting, typing, researching, anything to make sure she knew what she needed to know for her exams. On the fourth day, which was Sunday, Jessa finally collapsed on her new bed in her new room upstairs. Her parents moved downstairs and she moved up into her sister's old room, getting a king-sized bed with it.

"So soft…so tired." She moaned hopelessly, eyes immediately shutting and almost instantly falling asleep. It was noon now, so she knew she would be sleeping for the longest time. The next day was her history exam, Wednesday was her psychology and Friday was her English and from then on, she was basically done with her junior year of high school. It had been a few weeks since Spring Break and Jessa just (silently) dubbed herself bonkers. No proof of any of that happening. Ali refused to speak about any of it with Jessa. She just looked at Jessa with wide eyes of disbelief whenever Jessa mentioned it.

The next day, Jessa was sitting in the testing room, softly chewing on her bottom lip as she organized the information for her essay. She felt her thoughts flowing out nicely onto the paper, but she still felt tired, even though she slept all day and did nothing the previous day. Jessa began the terrifying adventure into her essay, starting off the introduction paragraph nicely.

"Haha, oh God, this is lame," she whispered under her breath with a smile.

When Jessa got home that next day, she collapsed in the recliner chair in her living room, letting out a long breath. She propped her feet up and pushed the chair out with her feet so she was in a laying position. She let her arm hang over the side and felt a cold nose sniff it inquisitively.

"Hey Milo," Jessa said, petting the dog gently and seeing his yellow tail wagging happily.

"Hi honey, how was your test?" Her mother asked soothingly.

"Uh, it was ok. I think I did ok." Jessa replied tiredly as she yawned.

"Well that's good. Come on, Milo, let's go outside."

After the week of hard testing and studying was over with, Jessa decided to celebrate on her own terms. Eat. Her parents went out of town for the weekend and she was once again left alone. It immediately brought back repressed memories that made her choke up and brought an immense ache in her chest. She wished it had been real. When he first arrived, Jessa remembered wanting it all to be false, but now she wanted it to be real. She wanted him to be real.

"I wish there was an explanation to give me some fucking closure." Jessa exhaled as she placed a few strips of chicken in a pan as she turned the stove on to cook them. She had a few tortillas on another pan, slowly heating up and getting ready for the chicken.

"Hello?" Jessa answered her BlackBerry while slicing her chicken into pieces.

"Hey Jessa, are you busy? It's Kat." Her friend said, who was in Florida all throughout the break a few weeks back.

"Hey, no I'm not. You coming over?" Jessa asked.

"Yeah, me and Ali are, is that ok?"

"Uh huh, I'll make more food while it's out."

"Yay! I love your cooking! See you in a few!" Kat cheered. Jessa began cooking more chicken and tortillas as she pocketed her phone. She wasn't too excited for Ali, who would treat her like she was a delicate, broken person and would avoid talking with Jessa about anything dealing with InuYasha.

A few minutes later, Kat, who was a tall girl with bright blue eyes and golden blonde hair walked in with Ali behind her. They both smiled widely when Jessa handed them their cheesy chicken fajitas and a few cans of Pepsi.

"Oh my God, dude, you're the best!" Kat chirped as she bit into the wonderful food.

"Yeah, thanks Jes." Ali said with a smile, biting into hers and giggling when she realized there were peppers in her food.

"So, how do you think you did on your exams?" Kat asked Jessa, who nodded in reply and swallowed her food with a drink.

"I think I did ok. History will probably be my lowest score, but I felt good about it. What about you guys?" Jessa asked back.

"Terrible." Ali groaned as she hung her head.

"I'm sure I didn't pass history, but psychology was easy for me." Kat said with a shrug, her silky blonde hair grazing her shoulders as it fell forward.

"It was easy." Jessa agreed, nodding her head.

"Ok, so, Ali was telling me about this crazy dream you had over Spring Break about my husband-to-be! Haha, no Naraku?" Kat asked, hearing Ali's protests to the conversation, but she ignored them, staring at Jessa eagerly. Jessa smiled slightly as she exhaled, looking down at her empty plate, seeing a few crumbs left from her fajita.

"Nah, he turned out to be a pussy," Jessa giggled, deciding to go along with the conversation and agree that it was, indeed, a dream of extremes. It still hurt, though.

"Haha, ok, so does that mean you like Sesshomaru now or what?" Kat asked, grunting when Ali hit her with her elbow.

"I said not to talk about this with her!" Ali hissed angrily.

"What? She's fine with it. You are, aren't you?" Kat asked Jessa, who smiled calmly, nodding slightly.

"Yeah, it's cool, Ali. It was just a dream anyway. He's not real." Jessa said, resting her chin on her hand.

"Jessa…I…told her not to." Ali insisted.

"It's fine, I'm fine. I think it was pre-test nerves." Jessa explained, waving her hand while smiling.

"I think it's funny! Haha, you said you hated him and then you have a week-long dreaming session about him! Irony, satire, whatever you call it," Kat giggled.

"Yeah, it was weird…really weird…felt so real, though." Jessa said, her voice going softer as the memories flooded her mind.

"Was the sex good at least? Haha, I'm such a slut sometimes, I'm sorry Jessa, I'm not making fun of you, buddy." Kat laughed, clapping her hands slightly.

"It's cool and the sex was mind-blowing…better than Florida, you hoe." Jessa shot back as Ali laughed warmly.

"Haha, nice, dude." Ali said, fist-bumping Jessa from across the table. Jessa stood up and exhaled slowly.

"I'm off to the bathroom, be right back," she said, walking to the bathroom and closing the door. She leaned against the door and covered her mouth, closing her eyes and feeling the warm tears flowing down her face. She couldn't help it. She couldn't tell what was real and what was fake during that whole week. Was she asleep for three whole days? Or was she asleep the entire week? And why did Ali have to mention her dream, hallucination, whatever the fuck it was, to Kat, who was a hardcore Sesshomaru fanatic and would do anything to tease Jessa even when she would mention the slightest respect for his character.

"Damn it, I still didn't even like him that much, but he seemed to like me a little bit…who am I kidding? Why am I talking about a cartoon? Why am I talking to myself? Because I keep replying. Duh." She said quietly, wiping her remaining tears away.

Later on, after her two friends left, Jessa swam a few laps in the pool before the storm rolled in. She took a shower and dried her hair, almost stumbling up to her room because her headache was so intense. It came from nowhere and was pounding her head intensely. She realized it was really warm in her room and decided to open her windows, regardless of the storm. At least it brought a nice, cool breeze into her room.

"Bed." She mumbled, climbing onto her bed and falling asleep without the covers. She heard padded paws jogging up the steps and prowling into her room and the scared whining of a dog.

"Come on, Milo," Jessa said, patting the bed and watching the yellow lab leap up and snuggle beside her warmly. She stroked his thick, soft coat and looked him in his brown eyes with her green ones, taking her glasses off and setting them on her nightstand.

"Milo, if only you could talk, buddy." She whispered to him. Milo licked his lips and wagged his tail lazily, making a slow rhythm with each strike to the bed. He soon stopped, falling asleep quickly. Jessa followed his lead and closed her own eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

A few hours later, the storm was no longer raging, but there were spurts of rain, thunder and the wind was still howling. Jessa felt Milo sit up and look around. He gave a low growl, pawing at Jessa's arm.

"Mmm…go get the kitty, go get it." Jessa said, hearing the dog leap off the bed, growling at the word "kitty" and sprinting downstairs. She could still hear him growling, but no barking, meaning he wasn't really sure himself what he was growling at. He was growling just to growl. Typical dumb dog tactics.

"Stupid ass," she yawned, returning to her slumber to sleep off the headache. She heard slow steps returning to her room. She assumed it was Milo, who decided there was no danger or cats. She felt the shift of weight on the bed when the dog crawled onto it.

"Mmm…my stupid ass doggie," Jessa giggled, reaching over and petting the soft, fluffy coat of what she thought was her dog.

"I assume you are speaking of Milo and not me." A familiarly smooth voice asked calmly. It took a minute for Jessa's brain to fit face with voice and when it did, her eyes snapped open as she turned her head and saw the demon lord laying on his back beside her, his golden eyes staring her down. Jessa's mouth hung open with disbelief as she slowly sat up. She looked away and blinked a few times, pinching herself to make sure she was still awake. She looked back at Sesshomaru and pointed.

"N-no! You're not real!" Jessa insisted loudly as she stood up, backing away from the bed. Sesshomaru folded his arms behind his head and looked at Jessa down his armor-less body.

"Are we back to the whole, "You're not real" matter again?" he asked her with boredom, closing his eyes and exhaling slowly.

"You're not real! Not real! Not real!" Jessa chanted to herself.

"How do you explain that week you and I spent together?" he asked her tonelessly, but Jessa could hear the slightest hint of amusement.

"Drugs! Lack of sleep! Mental problems! Like now, I have a bad headache and I'm sleepy! It's triggering my mental problems!"

"Something must be wrong, you've yet to call me bitch."

"I am crazy…where's my dog?" Jessa asked, ignoring Sesshomaru smirking in answer to her question.

"Milo!" Jessa called out, hearing the dog jogging upstairs. He trotted into her room with the remote in his mouth, some of the buttons chewed off by him. She snatched the remote and rolled her eyes.

"Stupid dog. Stupid mental problems. Stupid drugs." Jessa grumbled irritably as she crawled back on her bed, avoiding looking at Sesshomaru entirely. The demon lord cocked an eyebrow, but said nothing. He had the slightest idea that she would be somewhat happy to see him, considering how visibly upset she was at leaving him behind. He frowned as he stared up at the ceiling. Maybe he misinterpreted her true feelings. Maybe she just didn't want to go back to her boring life. It had nothing to do with him.

The next morning, Jessa turned on her side and snuggled the furry softness. She opened her eyes and saw the demon lord's fluffy boa, but no demon. Jessa yawned as she sat up, commenting on how hardcore her mental disease was. She walked downstairs, still wearing her blue shirt and blue pants with little fish on them. She walked into the living room and saw Sesshomaru backed into the corner, his sword out and pointing at the rabid fangirl. Jessa recognized the soft blonde hair anywhere. It was Kat and Ali was on the couch, reading a book.

"Ali, bitch, was it real or not?" Jessa asked through gritted teeth. Ali closed the book and exhaled.

"Look, you missed a few days of school and when you came back, you looked so confused, hurt and disoriented. I decided that since you had doubt of it all being real, that I'd play along and it'd all be better…eventually. I was just trying to look out for your well-being." Ali explained.

"It didn't work, stupid!" Jessa barked, feeling a breeze brush behind her and Sesshomaru placing his hand on her shoulder and aiming his sword around her body at Kat.

"Get her away from me…now." Sesshomaru ordered Jessa, who turned her head and glared at him.

"You say while holding me as a shield? I think not." Jessa growled at him. Sesshomaru glared back and pouted a bit.

"I thought you would respect me a little more after I saved your life multiple times." He said to her icily.

"Bitch, I saved myself." Jessa retorted.

"Yes, yes, by summoning someone worse than Naraku and the second time you summoned two rapists in cloaks…you would've died without me."

"I would've died because of you! You hung me over a cliff and you made me almost suffocate to death!" Jessa barked back. She saw his eyes avert from hers and for once, she actually saw something in them. Remorse.

"Jessa! Quit being a bitch to him! Damn!" Kat shouted defensively as she ran to the bathroom hastily.

"I'm going to give you guys some space to catch up…doo, dah, doo, doo." Ali chirped as she ran to a random bedroom and closed the door.

"That was an accident. You act as if I tried to kill you." Sesshomaru said in a low voice.

"No, no, I know. I get really dirty and low when it comes to winning arguments. I didn't mean it, ok?" Jessa asked. She saw him make a face of disgust as he looked at her.

"I don't need an apology. You act as if you hurt me or something of the sort." He growled.

"I did, didn't I?"

"Ridiculous."

"Bullshit, I saw it in your eyes. You felt bad."

"Hmph."

"Haha, yeah, that's what I thought." Jessa giggled victoriously. Sesshomaru's eyes caught hers before he shoved her to the floor, staring down with boredom.

"Do not taunt me." He warned tonelessly.

"Blah, blah, blah," Jessa mocked as she stood up. Sesshomaru looked away, trying his hardest not to roll his eyes and give her any satisfaction, but he froze up and flinched when he felt her latch onto him and wrap her arms around him tightly. Jessa rested her face on his chest and exhaled.

"I missed you, buddy." She said to him, a few tears running down her cheeks. Now Sesshomaru was starting to fidget in her embrace, trying to break loose and run away before she began crying and blaming things on him. He finally gave up and patted her head twice.

"Get off me." He growled harmlessly, almost in a whining way. Jessa let go and wiped away her tears.

"You're such a jerk." She said with a smile.

"And you're a crying, complaining, blunt bitch." Sesshomaru retorted so quickly it almost frightened himself.

"You said bitch! Yes! I win!" Jessa celebrated as she danced to the kitchen.

"You win nothing! There was no gamble or rule on me saying that word!" Sesshomaru challenged angrily, pointing his clawed finger at her.

"Dude, I have worked that word into your vocabulary! I win, get over yourself!"

"I've said it before. Twice, if I remember correctly."

"Yeah, but you just said it, you never called me or anyone else one. So, did you and Naraku finally have sex? Did you marry Kagome?" Jessa asked spitefully.

"Excuse me?" He growled as he flew into the kitchen, sword at the ready. Jessa looked at him and nodded her head.

"Yeh." She responded simply. Sesshomaru gritted his teeth, but sheathed his sword, seeing as he knew he wasn't going to kill her and unfortunately, she knew that too.

"Hungry?" Jessa asked him, hearing her two friends slowly enter the kitchen.

"Why are you not fat?" Sesshomaru asked her back, no tone to his voice except the twinge of disbelief.

"Hahahahaha!" Ali laughed in agreement.

"God you are hot…please fuck me." Kat said to Sesshomaru, who immediately moved to the other side of the kitchen, putting Jessa between him and the crazy fan girl.

"Pussy." Jessa stated as she turned the oven on.

"I would sooner sleep with Jessa and she's hideous." Sesshomaru said to Kat seriously, who began laughing loudly.

"Haha, so you guys did have sex?" she asked humorously and with slight jealousy. Ali giggled and Jessa groaned, looking at Sesshomaru, who was about to protest.

"The more you say, the worse it will get. Just shut the fuck up." Jessa said to him. Sesshomaru glared back and in one swift movement, he picked the entire oven up, walked outside with it and hurled it far, far away. Kat and Ali immediately quieted down as Jessa ran outside after him.

"You mother fucker! How the fuck am I supposed to replace that in one day? Asshoooooooooooole!" Jessa howled at Sesshomaru, who was flying away to ignore her.

AN- Sadly, this is the last chapter. I only had planned it out for ten chapters. Sorry, but I'm glad so many people liked it. Thanks a lot.