Panic overwhelmed her as she took in the scene. She knew that this would not be good if the king of her lands were to know that it was she who had caused Inuyasha to disobey his father's orders to marry Princess Kikyo and that it was she who was Inuyasha's true mate.
Inuyasha caught Kagome's scent as she walked into the room. He turned towards her and spoke.
"Kagome! I want to meet someone! Come here!" he said cheerfully.
Kagome calmed down a bit once Inuyasha spoke. If he seemed to be okay with his father meeting her, then she really didn't have anything to worry about right?
Once she reached Inuyasha, he pulled her close to him. She once again began to feel the fear rise up in her.
"Kagome, I would like for you to meet my father. Father, this is my bride, Kagome. I intend to take her as my queen and as my true mate." Inuyasha said calmly.
Lord Inutaishou looked at Kagome. He could smell the fear rising from her as they stood there in silence.
"She is a commoner, Inuyasha… and not only that, she is an owner of a pub. How do you expect to have my servents teach her the ways of royalty?" Inutaishou finally said.
Kagome began to feel the fear leave and anger replacing it. But she stayed where she was. Inuyasha took a step forward, bringing Kagome behind him.
"Father, she is my mate. She bears my mark, she has bared my mark for the past seven years. Is that not enough for you?!"
"Inuyasha, she is not of royal blood! Do you really think that a lowly commoner has what it takes to rule this kingdom?!"
Kagome could no longer take it. She stood in front of Inuyasha.
"Milord! I believe that you are in way over your head here." She spoke. "I am a commoner, yes. But that only proves that I know more about these people than you. I can tell you the names of all of these people here and the names of those who live in the villages nearby. I can tell you their life stories, their troubles, their hardships, the pain and suffering that each person has went through as well as the most memorable moments in their lives. I know what these people have been through, and I believe that your son has as much right as any other person here to choose who he marries. You have no right, coming in here to my pub and disrespect me and my friends and most importantly, my family."
Inutaishou stood silent. Inuyasha put a hand on Kagome's shoulder and stood beside her. He looked over at his father, a quiet growl escaping his lips.
Kagome was not sure if this was a territorial growl or a comforting growl. Her attention was then taken off track as a bunch of children came into the pub.
The children stopped as soon as they saw Inutaishou and bowed. Inutaishou immediately caught Tsuki's scent.
"Show yourself, half demon." He said.
Tsuki walked out from the crowd of children. Kagome instinctively ran over to her and placed herself between Tsuki and Inutaishou.
"What do you want with her?"
Inutaishou looked over at Inuyasha and then at Tsuki. "Inuyasha… I cannot believe that you would disgrace your own family like this…"