Authors Note: Chapter two w00teh! Lots of mixed emotions…but mostly everyone except maybe one person…that has left a review….is disturbed…but is still very entertained. I love it. Thank you guys! I will continue to write. Oh oh oh! And can you guys check out my profile! I fixed it! YAY! Kisses! –muwah!-
It may get a bit uncomfortable when you find out Rin's role –cringes- but it has to be this way I'm sorry!
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Chapter 2: You boar me
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Kagome awoke sweating, her reoccurring nightmare of the past so real that she felt like vomiting. Thunder claps rend the air as Kagome listened to the rhythmic beating of the rain on the roof of the castle.
Kagome assumed it was nearly time for breakfast. Anytime now her two servants, Kyoko and Akoh, would come to help her get ready for the day.
As Kagome waited in her bed she reflected on the vivid images that she had seen in her dream. It was as though she was ten again. But that year had been a horrible year for Kagome. Kagome's father had died in battle a week after that so called dream. Those were her last words to him. Maybe it was unfinished goodbyes that kept Kagome recalling that moment in life. But now she was a fine young woman of 18. She believed in not dwelling on the past.
She had guessed correctly when the two conversing maids entered the room.
"Well, as I always say!...Oh Kagome dear! It looks as though you haven't slept a wink!" Kyoko said shaking her head.
"I'm fine my good friend." Kagome laughed nodding. "Just a nightmare…that's all."
"Well then Kagome-San, it's time to get dressed then?" Akoh exclaimed happily as she threw back Kagome's blankets. "You have yet another suitor coming today! The Lord of the Hikage village. I'm sure you will amuse yourself?"
"Oh Akoh-Chan, if God would rid me of these awful men! I only long for one man but he is out of reach!" Kagome sobbed dramatically. "Dress me in black then, for I mourn another wasted day."
The maids giggled as they helped Kagome disrobe and get into a freshly prepared bath in a room down the hall from Kagome's.
"Well then Kagome-Chan!" Kyoko started. "You have spoken of this great man since you were just the ripe age of five! Has your love really remained steadfast?"
"Oh yes, for this man I would give anything for!" Kagome sighed wistfully.
"Even giving up the chance to be Lady of the Lands?" Akoh asked, poking fun at her close friend.
"Oh yes! Anything!" Kagome replied quickly without thought.
"Now who is this man?" Kyoko asked as she began to wash Kagome's hair.
"Ah, but I cannot reveal his name to you!" Kagome said as she watched her hand move weightlessly in the water. "But I can tell you of why I adore him so!"
"Well then, go on!" Akoh urged.
"This man is paler then the whitest Lily. His eyes are to be more golden then the sun! He has hair of which his silvery strands must have been captured from the essence of the moon. He is strong and smart, and I would give my life to him if I had the chance." Kagome finished.
"Oh my! I never weary of your tale! This man seems perfect. I would search the ends of the earth for a man like that!" Kyoko replied smiling. Akoh nodded.
"If I didn't know better I would think you were speaking of Lord Sesshomaru!" Akoh joked.
Kagome's eyes faltered but did not reveal anything she did not wish to be known.
"How silly of you Akoh! Of course not!" Kagome laughed.
"I'm sorry Kagome-San! I know, I jest, of course." Akoh countered, laughing as well.
'If only I could trust someone with these secrets I hold deep in my heart…'
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"Princess, you are truly the most beautiful upon the land." The young Lord said, singing praises of Kagome.
Kagome inspected the man, for that was what he was… a human. He had black hair cut to his shoulders. His square jaw seemed the most attractive thing about him as his eyes were tiny and beady, his nose quite large, and his lips almost not seen.
"Princess, you have no comparison to Princess Kaguya! You with the pale soft skin, the silky long black hair, and the prettiest scarlet eyes!" He kept on singing.
"I grow weary of your presence." Kagome stated plainly.
The young Lord broke into tears. "But Princess, one day we will be married! I will fight for you as best of my ability! You will be well taken care of!"
"If you wish, you may explore the castle before your departure. Your efforts have been frivolous and a waste of my time on this wonderfully dreary day. Can you not hear the thunder above us? It is surely a sign of your failure!" Kagome said quickly, hoping his sobbing would stop soon before she picked up the chair to her left and threw it at him.
Then man burst out of the room sobbing, almost knocking the unexpected Lord off kilter as he came through the door. Kagome stood up quickly, blushing as she bowed.
"Sesshomaru-Sama! Of what do I owe your presence? Is it my mother you seek?" Kagome asked imploringly.
"You may stand. You have frightened away yet another suitor?" He asked coolly as usual.
"Does this disappoint you my Lord?" Kagome inquired.
"No, no. But your mother seems to be extremely perplexed as to why you go through so many suitors in only a matter of days."
Kagome grinned as she approached Sesshomaru. "Why this man was but a human…I have only an eye for strong and handsome Youkai."
"I will suggest it to your mother." Another expressionless sentence. "But I came here wondering if you could watch Rin."
"I would be more then happy to apply myself to whichever task Sesshomaru-Sama gives me! I would be honored to care for your child and my sister…but may I inquire as to where her servant is?"
"She left due to the birth of her child. I'm letting her take leave for a few days."
Kagome's eyes narrowed. She had forgotten that Kyoka was married and pregnant. It was times like these though, that showed Sesshomaru cared for something other then himself. Not even her mother had a large standing in Sesshomaru's small world.
To all appearances, Sesshomaru cared about himself, his land, and sex. As vulgar it sounded, everyone was privy to his vast collection of females. Everyone knew this, because those women he slept with often had large mouths, bragging of their encounters with the beautiful Lord. All the while Kagome's mother turned her cheek, trying in vain to please her husband as best she could.
"Ah, yes. I would love to care for Rin…" Kagome nodded.
"Thank you." Sesshomaru said quickly before leaving Kagome in awe.
It didn't matter how many times Kagome came into encounter with him, every time she was left speechless. Her condition had only grown worse lately because suddenly Sesshomaru was hanging around the castle more. It probably had to do with her mothers nagging, telling him to spend more time with his children.
Kagome choked back a giggle. Oh yes, Kagome wanted some alone time with Sesshomaru, but nothing her mother would ever think of. Because no one knew her secret. One person did, but he took that secret to the grave, literally.
Kagome glided through the halls, pausing only once to admire a large portrait of Sesshomaru hanging in the main corridor. A warm feeling filled Kagome as she stared up longingly at the picture, this picture which she had adored in all the world since she was able to walk.
In this hall, hung pictures of all the great dog demons. Those pictures still hung there to keep in remembrance of what Taisho-Sama had left for the human family. So of course, there hung a portrait of Sesshomaru since as far back as Kagome could remember.
The picture brought warm memories to her heart, her longing, and her father. She would sit in front of that portrait for hours when she was three. She thought he was so pretty! It was around then that her father had questioned her actions. Kagome had easily admitted she thought that the man in the picture was 'pretty'. It was then that Kagome's father began to tell long stories of the great Youkai.
From there on, everything went basically down hill. Kagome was completely smitten. Even with her fathers death, she spent her time grieving in front of the portrait for comfort, seeking comfort from a man she thought she would never meet. But that wasn't true.
Kagome clearly remembered the dreary day that she met her dream man. The man from her childhood dreams had appeared on a day much like this one. Thunder claps sounded throughout the castle as Kagome opened the door to see a wet God.
Kagome could barely speak at that moment, she had been so surprised. She thought he had been dead! Or made up! Someone seriously from dreams and fairy tales, and yet…he stood before her that very day.
Maybe that was why Kagome loved rainy days so much. A possible answer to the thrill she got from the thunder over head, and lightning that lit up the sky. It made her heart race, and emptied her mind.
The more and more Kagome thought about it, Sesshomaru had become, not only a part of her life, but really a part of her. He influenced her in ways no one else could, in so many different ways.
"Kagome-Chan! Kagome-Chan!" A small voice called as the body it belonged to tugged at Kagome's kimono.
Kagome smiled down at the adorable little girl with black hair and brown eyes. Kagome picked her up in her arms and smiled at her.
"Rin-Chan! Guess what? I get to spend all day with you!" Kagome announced happily.
"How come you were starin' at Daddy?" Rin asked as she pointed to the portrait on the wall.
"Because it's my favorite picture in the whole world!" Kagome announced as she proceeded to carry the girl off to her room.
'Why must I proceed to keep my heart a secret?'