I'll be there for you
It is an unexpected wedding for Kagome Higurashi to a Taiyoukai. She was separated from Inuyasha by force when things are well for them. Would she have the guts to like or even love the cold-hearted Taiyoukai???? SXK pairing
I don't own Inuyasha and its characters (what a shame *pouts*)
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CHAPTER 4: THE PALACE
They travelled for hours, now, Kagome and Rin are both sleeping with Rin resting on Kagome's lap. Jacken sat on the most corner of the carriage and he silently cursed the filthy smell of the humans.
"Pardon me Sesshoumaru-sama, but why is it that the filthy hanyou's girl is with us?" Jacken asked Sesshoumaru but as always, he never answered his question. Jacken examined Kagome carefully, trying to figure out why the mighty lord would bring such a human girl. Just then, he noticed the golden bracelet locked on Kagome's left wrist. Jacken escaped a loud gasp but Sesshoumaru hit him on the head before he wakes up the sleeping humans.
"But my Lord, forgive me for being nosy but she's a lowly hu-"before Jacken finish his sentence, Sesshoumaru gave him a death glare which made Jacken shiver in fear.
"Do you think I don't know that Jacken? Do you want to die?" Sesshoumaru said then Jacken silenced. Sesshoumaru then woke Kagome up. "Miko, wake up now, we will be arriving any minute." Kagome then rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up without waking Rin that was sleeping on her lap. She saw from afar an ancient castle. It is surrounded by trees and flowers like it was personal garden. The castle was old and ancient yet it is very beautiful. It was partly covered by vines climbing up the walls; the towers were so high that no one would survive if you try to escape. Kagome was awed by the beauty she was seeing. Don't tell me that I will be living here?! She thought to herself. Sesshoumaru was entertained seeing that the miko is overwhelmed by the beauty of his lands. Of course it's beautiful, it's his lands anyways. They landed on gracefully on the front of the caste where the huge, unwelcoming steel doors are standing. It opened the moment Sesshoumaru stepped towards it. He carried the sleeping Rin in his arms while Kagome and Jacken together with Ah-Un followed close behind.
"Welcome back, my Lord." A youkai greeted him. Kagome suspected him to be a tiger youkai but with white fur.
"Take Rin to her room, but make sure her clothes will be changed at once." Sesshoumaru ordered then two demonesses appeared out of nowhere and took Rin from his hands. "Also, prepare a room for the miko, and some dinner." He ordered and again, two demonesses appeared beside Kagome. "Rest for now, we will meet the elders tomorrow after breakfast" he said then he disappeared. Kagome simply obeyed because she knew that she won't survive even of she fights. They took her to her room; it was big, bigger than her own house in the shrine. There's a king size bed covered with fine silk and fluffy pillows. The bed post is made with wood that she believed is oak. There is a receiving area with a coffee table and stuffs, one of the youkais lit up the fire place while the other went to the bathroom. Kagome continued to study the whole room. There is also a dresser and a closet. She opened the closet and found the expensive looking kimonos hanging inside.
"Your dinner will be served in a while, and the bath is prepared, if you need anything else, please call our attention. We will take our leave now my lady, please relax yourself." After that, they left the room. Kagome then entered the bathroom. And again, she was awed by the beauty.
"Gosh, if my room is this beautiful how much more if I see the whole castle?" she said then she studied her bathroom this time. There's a built in hot spring inside of the bathroom, there are bamboo leaves scattered around and in the water which made a very soothing aroma. She took off her clothes and folded them neatly on the side and she took a dip.
"Ooohh… this is very relaxing…" she said as she dip herself fully on the water. "Maybe I'll like this after all…" she said "but what will happen to me if Sesshoumaru really mates me? I mean, there is no love existing on the both of us, we don't even like each other. How could we coexist on one roof?" she wondered "what will happen to Inuyasha and the others? What will I tell mom, grandpa and Souta? I can't do this without their approval. And besides, I love Inuyasha. He's the one I want to marry and to live with after we beat Naraku and complete the Shikon no Tama." Then she noticed the golden bracelet that is stuck on her left wrist. "Why did you pick me? I'm a human and he's a demon. Don't you know that we're enemies? You're making our lives very complicated you know. I'm in love with his half-bother, he hates humans. Can't you understand that?" Kagome talked to the bracelet as if it would talk back to her. "Now I'm getting nuts talking to a bracelet like this like it would even talk back to me. Arghh..." she groaned and dipped lower in to the water. After she took her bath, she went to the closet to pick something to wear. It was difficult for her to pick so she just grab one and decided to wear it. Then a demoness entered the room.
"Excuse me my lady, your dinner is prepared." She said then she saw Kagome struggling with her obi.
"Uhh… I need help…" she said, very embarrassed. The demoness chuckled and approached her and helped her tie her obi."I'm not used on wearing these kinds of kimono, I'm sorry for the trouble." She said
"There is no trouble my lady, you are a guest of the Lord so we must attend you every need." She said calmly.
"What's with the 'my lady' stuff, there's no need to be formal. I know you just think of me as a 'lowly human' so just call me Kagome" Kagome said
"I'm so sorry that we gave you that idea, we didn't mean to…" the demoness started to get very defensive
"Oh no, no, no, I'm used to it, Sessh- I mean, Lord Sesshoumaru says that to me all the time. That's why it doesn't surprise me anymore." Kagome said
"But still, you're the future lady of this house, we are fully aware with that, so we must give you respect even though you're a human." The demoness said
"I never agreed to that, but your Lord mentioned about one of the consequences if I will not comply with the arrangements. By the way, what's your name?" Kagome asked
"I'm Kei, a kitsune demon, my lady" she said
"A kitsune demon, awl… now I miss my Shippou…" Kagome said
"Shippou? May I ask who is this Shippou you we're referring to?" Kei asked in curiosity
"Oh, Shippou is a friend of mine. He's very young, he lost his parents in the hand of the thunder brothers, and he was like an adopted son to me. He's a kitsune demon like you. And please, don't address me as 'lady' Kagome would do." Kagome said
"But my lady…" but Kei was interrupted by Kagome
"It's Kagome or nothing at all." She said then Kei was left to no choice
"Yes k-Kagome…" she said
"Yey! I just made my first friend in the castle. That is if you wanted me to" she said the Kei smiled and nodded
"Since, your obi is already tied; I'll take my leave Kagome. Have a nice night." After that, she left Kagome alone in the room. After Kei left the room, Kagome ate her dinner alone.
"Now that I'm not with the others, what are they eating? I'm sure Inuyasha knows how to cook those instant ramens that I brought with me. Ohh… I sure miss eating with them, I can't enjoy these delicious foods without them…" after that, she sighed. She then felt Sesshoumaru's presence; he was going to enter her room.
"Miko." Finally said when he entered the room without knocking.
"Where are your manners? Don't you know how to knock?" Kagome said coldly as she ate a piece of meat.
"I am perfectly aware that you felt my presence even if I was meters away from the door." He said calmly. "Have a good night's rest tomorrow after breakfast; you will be able to meet the elders. It will be a long travel so save your energy." After that, he intended to leave the room but Kagome stopped him.
"uhmm, will I be able to go back to my family? I mean, if we are going to push through this mating thingy might as well tell my parents about it. Not that I'm approving of the mating but…" but before she could finish her sentence, Sesshoumaru interrupted her.
"We will talk about that tomorrow with the elders, now rest." He ordered then he left the room.
"Man, that guy sure is bossy…" she said then finished her dinner and went to sleep.
TO BE CONTINUED…
AN: this chapter is long hahahah! Send reviews! No flames please! I'm open to all suggestions that will help me to improve my story! Thank you very much! Ja Ne!