Whisper
By: akemiryuu
Summary: Having been promised to one of the princes of the west, Kagome has finally been given the chance to meet her soon-to-be mate. The eastern lord gave her a choice of taking one other person with her. The person she had chosen was sure to make hell freeze over.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha characters!!! I own plot and made up characters!!
Chapter 1 As Promised
A pair of sapphire blue eyes looked out into the bright world she knew to be her home. The smell of fresh air, the kiss of the summer breeze upon her cream tanned skin, the sight of the most beautiful mountains and flower filled meadows she has ever seen. This was the land of the west, her new home.
Unlike other demons she wasn't simply just moving here. She was to meet her intended and learn of him before the mating ceremony. Not only that, but she was supposed to pass a test that was bestowed upon her by her intended and, as she had heard no later then early this morning, that her intended had a close elder half brother that also wanted to put her intelligence as the princess of the east to the test.
Little did they know she too had a surprise of her own. Had they thought her to come alone, was a big mistake. She would rather knock on death's door then to allow herself to waltz into the land of another lord and ask to be slaughtered like a mere pig. She was not taking any chances.
She, being a princess knew how protective a lord was over his lands, especially when the lord happens to be a full blooded dog demon. She too was a dog demon. Their world was filled with different species of them. Oddly enough, her intended was the same species as herself. Her companion, however, was a different breed. She too was a dog demon but one with great power and great wisdom.
She took in a deep breath, and then slowly let it slip through her lips in a sigh. It had been nearly seven years since she had come here. The last time she was here she was only about the age of sixteen. Although it was not here at the home of her intended but it was here within the western lands that she was. Now, she has return at the still young age of twenty-three only to see not a single change within the natural beauty of the west that she had fallen in love with the very first time she had stepped foot within the lands.
Her sapphire blue eyes roamed the land before her. She noticed a stone wall coming into view. She averted her gaze forward and stared ahead. She was about to meet her intended whether she wanted to or not. Taking a deep breath, she waited until the carriage came to a stop. She placed her hand into the outstretched hand of her demon companion when the door was opened.
Stepping down she had noticed the unusual tension within the air that was slowly seeping through the castle walls. She inwardly shuddered. This place was somewhat filled with emptiness. It was as if the life within was gone leaving the entire castle completely deserted.
Landing her eyes upon the main entrance of the castle, she noticed Lord Inutaisho, in all his glory, smiling upon her arrival and beside him stood his beautiful mate Lady Izayoi. Her beauty was most certainly unmatched. Somehow, she found herself liking the woman, perhaps evening loving her. In all her beauty, the one thing that drew her to the woman was the warm motherly smile that graced her wrinkleless face. She couldn't help but envy her.
She bowed to them with the utmost respect. "Good afternoon, Lord Inutaisho, Lady Izayoi," she said respectfully.
Inutaisho walked over to where she stood with Izayoi at his side. "Good afternoon and welcome to our humble home," he said.
Izayoi approached and embraced her slightly catching her off guard. She returned her embrace. "Welcome Kagome," she said.
She smiled. She bowed to them once again. She noticed two people standing behind them. She took two steps back and allowed her parents to step out in front of her.
"Lord Inutaisho, it's an honor to be graced by your presence," said Lady Yura, her mother.
Inutaisho nodded towards her giving her a smile. He bowed to her father and said, "Good to see you Hiten."
Hiten returned his smile. "Inutaisho, Lady Izayoi," he said inclining his head. He looked passed them to the men behind them. "Inuyasha, Sesshomaru."
The two men Kagome had seen earlier stepped forward passed their parents and stopped before them. The bowed politely to her parents then turned to bow to her. "How was your trip?" asked the man named Sesshomaru.
"Fine, thank you," she said smiling warmly. For a moment she had thought this man was her intended. Somehow, she knew she was wrong. Her gaze averted to the younger demon beside him. She smiled at him and then returned his bow.
Izayoi placed her hand on Inuyasha's shoulder and leaned forward. "Kagome, this is Inuyasha, your fiancé," she said. "This is Sesshomaru."
Kagome smiled at them brightly. "I am pleased to make you acquaintance, my lords," she said.
Sesshomaru returned her smile as did Inuyasha and Izayoi. Kagome looked at her parents as they began asking Inutaisho and Izayoi questions about the ceremonial plans that they had arranged.
Inuyasha was about to ask Kagome something when he saw her slightly sway as though she was about to fall. She placed her hand on the side of the carriage and looked behind her at the servants. She smiled at them.
He shook the thought from his mind. He came to the conclusion that she was merely shifting her weight to look at the servants that had come with them as to help with the unpacking of Kagome's things.
His thoughts however were pushed into the back of his mind when he looked at her again. As if in slow motion, he watched as she placed two fingers on her temple and fall back.
Before he could react, a demon dressed in a black cloak caught her before she hit the ground. Yura and Hiten were immediately at her side. Hiten placed his hand over his daughter's forehead and frowned. He turned to Inutaisho. "She has a fever. It would seem that her constant migraine has caused her to fall ill," he said.
Inutaisho nodded. "Jaken," he called. The toad ran from inside the castle to his side.
"Yes, Milord?" he asked.
"Prepare several rooms in the western wing for our guest," he said.
Without hesitation, Jaken complied and did what he was told. Inutaisho called for another servant to fetch the healer. He turned and waited for the cloaked demon to carry Kagome to his side before leading the way to the western wing.
xXxXx
Kagome slowly opened her eyes to stare into the worried brown orbs of her mother. She let a bright warm smile grace her face as she looked at her.
"Good morning Mother," she said.
Yura embraced her. "Oh Kagome, I was so worried," she sobbed.
Izayoi embraced her after Yura did. Kagome smiled reassuring them that she was fine. She pushed herself up into a sitting position and scanned the room. Hiten, Inutaisho and an elderly woman stood at the foot of the bed. She smiled at them.
"Kagome," Hiten started, "Sweet heart how are you feeling?"
Kagome swung her legs over the side of the bed slipping the covers off her. She held onto the night stand and pushed herself up until she felt it safe for her to stand on her own. She turned to her father. "I feel a somewhat dizzy from the lack of use in my legs. Either then that, I feel fine," she said, smiling.
Hiten and Inutaisho let out the breath they didn't know they were holding. Hiten walked over to her and embraced her. Inutaisho thanked the healer and allowed her to leave. He turned back to Kagome who had been surrounded by his mate, Yura and Hiten. He was about to join them when a soft knock was heard silencing the entire room.
Inutaisho turned the door. The aura that radiated from the person behind the door was rather weak. He couldn't tell who it was. The only way to find out was to open the door. So he did.
The cloaked demon stood there barely moving. The only sign that told them this demon was still alive was the small aura that was radiating off of it. It was creepy the way it just stood there as if nothing in the world could go wrong.
Inutaisho moved to the side letting the demon in. Somehow, Kagome found relief in seeing the demon. Inutaisho knew because he saw her face light up and she smiled brightly at the demon that was slowly approaching her.
Kagome turned to Inutaisho. "Where are Inuyasha and Sesshomaru?" she asked.
"They're in the dojo, training," he answered somewhat feeling more relaxed that the cloaked figure was within the room.
Kagome turned to the cloaked demon and smiled. "I want to go outside. Can you help me?" she asked.
It only nodded. Kagome reached over to the demon and it pulled her into its chest and lifted her bridal style. It walked towards the balcony that was connected to the window and leapt over the railing bringing them straight into the courtyard.
They heard Kagome scream they giggle at the demon's actions. Izayoi rushed over to the balcony worried for Kagome. Yura and Hiten only laughed. "I wouldn't worry too much about them. She wouldn't hurt Kagome," Yura said.
"She?" Inutaisho asked. "She who?"
"The demon in the cloak. She's an old friend of Kagome's. They grew up together," Yura said.
"Ever since they became friends, they were inseparable. Even a mating wouldn't separate them. She would give her demonic life to make sure that Kagome was happy, always smiling and still breathing," Hiten said.
At that Izayoi smiled. She watched as Kagome walked around in the gardens with the demon's help. She laughed as Kagome squealed at seeing the roses that Inutaisho had hand planted for her. She felt warm arms around her and leaned into them. Turning, she lightly kissed her mate and followed him to the dinning room for lunch.
xXxXx
Kagome sighed. She loved the smell of the flowers. They made her feel at peace. She felt relaxed and refreshed. She opened her eyes suddenly remembering what she had been meaning to ask her parents. Since they weren't there with them, she turned to her friend.
"Hashin?" she asked.
The demon looked down at her when her pet name was called. "Yes, Milady?" she asked.
"What happened to me?" she asked.
The demon sighed. "I do not know. I was going to find out but your mother asked me to stay and wait until you awoke," she said.
Kagome nodded. She closed her eyes and leaned further into the tree trunk that she was pressed against. Worry washed over the demon. "Milady, are you well?" she asked
Kagome looked up at her. "We are alone, you stop with the formalities, Hashin," she said.
"We can never be too sure, Kags," she said.
Kagome smiled. She was the only one who had ever called her that. She knows her friend better then anyone. Kagome closed her eyes again. She took in a deep breath and stopped. Her eyes flashed opened. She looked up at Hashin and found her gone.
Kagome slowly eased herself up using the trunk of the tree as support. She looked towards the castle wall and found Hashin standing at the very top. Kagome was about to walk over to her when she heard her name being called. She turned and found Inuyasha and Sesshomaru running towards her.
"Inuyasha!" she called. He reached her and she held onto him as if her life depended on it. Her head was turned to watch Hashin.
Inuyasha turned to Sesshomaru. "See what's going on," he said.
Sesshomaru nodded. He ran over to Hashin and joined her on the wall. Just as quickly as he arrived, he was knocked back to where Inuyasha was.
"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.
Sesshomaru sighed, the pain shooting through his body as blood gushed out of his injured shoulder. "I don't know. It looked oddly similar to Naraku though," he said.
A loud shriek was heard from Hashin's direction. They snapped their heads to watch what was going on. Kagome became worried. Hashin was no longer standing on the wall. "H-Hashin!!" Kagome called. She stumbled forward.
Hashin leapt over the wall and rushed to her, catching her before she fell over. Kagome embraced her saying her name over and over.
Inuyasha felt ice cold jealousy shoot through his body. Someone else was holding his Kagome and he wasn't happy about it.
"Get your hands off my woman," Inuyasha hissed.
Kagome turned towards him. "Inuyasha, I can explain," she said. Before she could continue, Hashin lifted her into her arms ticking Inuyasha off even more.
"What are you doing?" Kagome whispered so only Hashin could hear.
"Seeing if he really cares," she replied. Kagome gasped as Hashin placed her hand on her butt. She blushed crimson and hid her face in the crook of her neck.
"Let go of Kagome!!" he hissed. Without thinking he lunged forward. Hashin pushed Kagome behind her just as Inuyasha came into range.
"Don't hurt him too bad," Kagome whispered.
She nodded, though unseen by Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. She grabbed Inuyasha's out stretched arm and pulled him closer towards her. She grabbed his neck and slammed him to the ground.
Sesshomaru's poison whip shot towards her. She grabbed Kagome and jumped a good yard or two away from them. Kagome gripped Hashin's cloak. Sesshomaru sent his whip at them again as Inuyasha charged.
From inside her cloak, Hashin sent her whip out surprising them. Her whip was red with a black poison outline making them deadly. What caught them off guard was that the whip split, one headed towards Inuyasha and the other towards Sesshomaru.
The whip smashed into the ground in front of Inuyasha. Confused, he looked up at her only to feel a sharp pain grip the back of his neck. Sesshomaru jumped to avoid the whip. His eyes widened when it followed him. It grabbed onto Sesshomaru's ankle and pulled onto the ground pinning him.
Hashin was about to throw Inuyasha to join his brother when Kagome's grip on her cloak loosened. She quickly called her whip back and turned to Kagome. Lifting her bridal style she started to walk towards the castle. Hashin suddenly stopped. She turned towards the castle wall and narrowed her eyes even though Inuyasha and Sesshomaru couldn't see.
She walked over to them instead and placed Kagome in Inuyasha's arms. In a low voice, she said, "She hasn't eaten anything all day. She needs food in order to gain her energy back," she said in a rather masculine tone. With that said, she leapt into the tree above them and over the wall. Where she was, they had no idea.
Inuyasha stood with Kagome in his arms and walked into the castle, heading straight for the dinning room.
xXxXx
Kagome happily ate the last scrap of food on her plate. It was already dark when she had woken up. Luckily, dinner was just about to be served. She gulped down her glass of water and wiped her lips clean.
Inuyasha was amazed at how much she ate. She was so light, he knew because he carried her, but she ate a lot. She cleaned her plate four times and gulped down six glasses of water. The way she did it was even more fascinating. Not once since she started eating had she shoved food down her throat. She ate like the princess that she was, complete with manners, light conversation and the highest respect.
Inuyasha inwardly shivered. 'To think she hasn't even gained one pound,' he thought. He looked over at her suddenly saddened face. Immediately, he was worried. "Kagome, what's wrong?" he asked.
Everyone turned to look at her. She looked at them, and then sighed. "Nothing, I'm just worried about Hashin," she said.
Inuyasha felt his blood boil. The mere thought of that bastard touching Kagome made his demon stir. He didn't say anything though.
Hiten chuckled. "Don't worry sweet heart, Hashin will be back. You know Hashin," he said.
Kagome smiled weakly at her father. "Yeah I know Hashin," she said.
As if on cue, Hashin walked right into the dinning room. She went to Hiten who stiffened. She whispered something into his ear as to not alert anyone. She walked to the other side of the table to Inutaisho and did the same thing.
Inutaisho nodded. "Excuse us, we have something to do. Hiten," he said. Hiten rose and followed him out. Hashin patted Kagome's head, earning a giggle, before leaving with the two men.
Yura suddenly stood. She walked over to Kagome and sat right beside her. "Well now Kagome, tomorrow, you will be spending time with Inuyasha. Since Sesshomaru has nothing else to do besides train, he will be accompanying you," Yura said happily.
Kagome blinked. "What are you two doing? Why isn't Hashin coming too?"
"Lady Izayoi and I have to arrange the mating ceremony for you and Inuyasha. There are lots of things that we have to do," Yura said.
"Hashin told me earlier that she had to talk to your father and Lord Inutaisho about something. She won't be joining you 'till later in the afternoon," Izayoi said.
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "What, Hashin's a girl?" he asked.
Kagome, Izayoi and Yura looked at him. "Yes, haven't you noticed?" Izayoi said.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru shook their heads simultaneously. Kagome giggled. "She has a habit of hiding her scent. Old habits die hard. You'll get used to it," she said giggling.
Inuyasha smiled. Seeing her smile brightened his day. For some reason, he felt right about mating her. At first, he hated what his parents were doing to him. But once he met her, he was more then happy to take her.
"Oh yes, Kagome, I had sent word back home telling the tailor to come here as quickly as possible. He'll be arriving to take your measurements and design a new kimono for you for the ceremony," Yura said.
Kagome sighed. "Not another kimono. Mother, you know I hate wearing fancy kimonos. I prefer plain ones," she said.
"Nonsense. A lady must dress like a lady," Yura said.
Izayoi brought her hand up to her chin. "What do you think Inuyasha?"
Everyone looked at him. "I think she'll look beautiful in practically anything," he said.
Kagome blushed. She put her head down out of embarrassment. Sesshomaru snorted. Inuyasha smiled. 'Oh yeah, this is going to be fun,' he inwardly chuckled.