I have regrettfully come to the conclusion that I will never be able to update this story every week, or every two weeks.
I just have too many things going on. It's always one thing, or another, and I end up postponing writing the next chapter for months. My appologies...

So, for all those of you who review and tell me to "update soon"...your efforts are in vain. And that thought alone saddens me greatly. I do so hate to keep those of you who adore my story waiting.

On that note...disclaimer anyone?

Disclaimer:
 I have told you once, I have told you twice,

It is my duty, to tell you thrice.

All I ask is for you to read my story, If I may,

But don't forget, I don't own Inuyasha the manga/anime.

...pity

But, I do have the pleasure of owning Sakakiiee, which brightens up my mood considerably.

Broken Promise

By: Mr.CuriosityBunny

Chapter 3: Playmates

'Oh…my…god.'

This was the only coherent thought running through Kagome's head as she regarded the stoic, soaking wet Taiyoukai before her. Kagome could feel her heart beating faster and faster with each passing second of the tense silence. She had only been in the castle for not even a day's time, and she was pretty sure that she was going to wake up dead in the morning…if she even survived 'til then. And to think, it all started off with such a simple, innocent game…

Flashback

After Kagome had finished cleansing herself in the hot springs, she followed Sakakiiee as he led the way to the gardens outside, which is where Rin was patiently awaiting her arrival.

Yet again, Sakakiiee had led her through confusing corridors that included many different twists and turns, all of which that she had no intention on remembering. So, by the time that they had reached their destination, Kagome had a massive headache. But, all thoughts on her pounding head quickly vanished when Kagome surveyed her surroundings.

Sakakiiee had led them outside to one of Sesshomaru's many beautiful gardens. This particular garden contained small square concrete stones that served as a pathway to walk around on, a small pound off towards the side, lily pads scattered on top of its shining clear blue water, and healthy green grass that seemed to be growing everywhere. Actually, to Kagome, it didn't look too much like a garden, because once you walked down the pathway and turned left at the looming sakura tree, you were met with a huge field of green grass and flowers. They seemed to be growing everywhere as well, and they were all pansy's in stunning shades and colours of different sorts. To Kagome, it was absolutely gorgeous.

"Kagome-nee-san!"

Kagome was quickly brought out of her state of awe when a very enthusiastic Rin came flying and collided with her, knocking the wind right out of her. She made a small "oof!" sound as she hit the soft grass beneath her, while Rin clutched her abdomen affectionately. She heard a soft chuckle from behind and turning her head around slightly, she saw a very amused Sakakiiee grinning down at her. She merely shot him a half-hearted glare, but couldn't contain the smile that slowly spread across her lips. Her attention snapped back to Rin when she felt a slight tugging motion on the obi of her kimono.

"What do you want to do with Rin, Kagome-nee-san? Rin thinks it's a beautiful day to run around in the grass! Does Kagome-nee-san think so too?" Rin asked her, with what could only be seen as pure admiration and affection shining in her chocolate-brown eyes. Kagome couldn't help but soften her eyes towards the energetic child. Remembering what she asked, Kagome let her eyes trail up towards the bright, cloudless blue sky.

She idly wondered when the rain had decided to stop it's depressing shower to make room for the sun and its solo appearance while she replied to Rin's question, saying, "Yes, I think it's a beautiful day to run around in the grass…a beautiful day indeed." She heard Rin softly giggle and start to talk about all the possible thing's that they could do together while she, in turn, gazed up at the spotless sky, oblivious to Sakakiiee's curious gaze on her form.

'Oh Kagome…what are you doing here?" She thought to herself. 'Whatever you do, you're never going to be able to just run away and hide from all your problem's…nothing is ever going to be that simple'. She could feel her eye's start to water and tear up, and she immediately felt disgusted with herself.

'Look at you sitting here and crying your eyes out like a baby! What is wrong with you? All you ever seem to do now is cry, cry, and cry! Don't forget, crying is what got you into this mess in the first place. If you hadn't have sat there in the pouring rain, then Sesshomaru wouldn't have found you and made you Rin's personal babysitter, not that I don't like spending time with her…'

Kagome sighed dejectedly. What was the point of crying anymore when you didn't have a shoulder to cry on?

'That's right…I'm at Sesshomaru's castle now, all the way in the Western lands…there's no Sango to bathe with, no comforting Miroku to talk to, when he's not groping me, and there's no innocent little Shippo to spoil rotten. There's no shoulder to cry on…there's no one…'

This heart-breaking conclusion made Kagome finally go over the edge and lose all self-control. The tears that she was holding back leaked from her eyes and spilled down her cheeks furiously. Through her tears, she noticed the absence of warmth on her body and subconsciously realized that Rin must have left to go pick flowers or something of the sort. 'I wouldn't want her to see me cry anyways.' She thought as her shoulders shook from her tears. Kagome knew full well what she was doing to herself, but she couldn't help the depressing thoughts that over-took and corrupted her mind. She couldn't seem to stop; it was almost like she didn't have control over anything that happened to her anymore.

She was faintly aware of the presence that made itself situated by her side, but she chose not to lift her head up and acknowledge it. She did, however, tense when she felt the person's arm go around her shoulder and squeeze it, almost reassuringly. She then lifted up her head and looked into the eyes of non-other that Sakakiiee when she heard his soft-spoken, but heart-filled words.

"I would be honoured if you used my shoulder to cry on…my Lady."

It seemed like they sat there for eternity, staring into each other's eyes before Kagome finally collapsed into Sakakiiee's unsuspecting arms. She was so busy crying with all her might, that she did not even notice Sakakiiee tense, then hesitate, before wrapping his arms around her petite figure in a warm, friendly embrace. She didn't seem to notice anything, like the fact that Rin was standing next to her practically in tears of worry, or the fact that Jaken was looking down at her in total disgust (where the little toad had come from was beyond her). In that small amount of time, nothing seemed to matter, for all Kagome knew was that she had a shoulder to cry on, she could finally lean on someone else for a change, someone she knew that she could trust with all her heart.

This new realization made Kagome tears slowly start to fade away as she pulled back from Sakakiiee with a content little smile on her face, a smile that held all her gratitude towards his act of kindness, showing him how much she truly needed the simple gesture.

Sakakiiee gave a slight nod of his head. "It was my pleasure, my Lady." He happily replied. Kagome's smile only grew bigger.

"Is Kagome-nee-san alright? Did Rin do something to make her cry?" Asked a quivering voice from her side.

Kagome immediately separated herself from Sakaiiee and turned towards the crestfallen child. Kagome looked down at Rin's innocent face and felt her chest tighten with guilt.

"No no no Rin! You didn't do anything to make me cry, see, I'm alright now!" She quickly said while giving Rin a reassuring hug. Rin looked up at her and gave her a big grin, which exposed the big gap in her teeth. As quick as the grin had come, it had gone, and instead a frown took its place.

"Then if Rin didn't make Kagome-nee-san cry, why was Kagome-nee-san crying?"

Kagome looked down at Rin, her face completely blank, as her mind reeled for possible excuses. 'Now what am I exactly going to tell her? That I was crying from depression and the fact that my life is never going to be the same ever again, no matter what I do to try to make it better!' Kagome mentally sighed. 'Enough with the depressing thoughts already, get a hold of yourself! Now think, Kagome, think!' But, no matter how hard she tried; nothing seemed to come to mind. She was totally and utterly…brain-dead. That is, until an idea suddenly popped into her head…well, it wasn't exactly her idea…it was more like Sakakiiee's idea.

'If I could be so bold to ask, my Lady, why not just tell the child that you had a stomach ache?'

Kagome slowly turned her head towards Sakaiiee and stared at him with eyes the size of saucers. She opened her mouth to say something to him, but thought better of it. Instead, she thought it.

'What was that?' she asked him in her mind.

'What was what, my Lady?' he replied.

'That thing you just did! What was it!' she asked yet again.

'What thing would that be, my Lady?' he replied again.

'You know, that thing where you went into my mind and talked to me thing! That thing! What was that thing? How'd you do that?'

'I am a mind reader, my Lady, which also entitles me to my opinion to other people's thoughts.'

Kagome looked at Sakakiiee blankly, while he, in turn, sighed.

'I am able to reply to you or your thoughts in your mind.' He stated.

Kagome made an 'o' shape with her mouth and gave Sakakiiee a quick 'Thanks' before turning back to Rin.

"I had a tummy ache, and Sakakiiee hugged me to make me better." She told the child with a smile on her face. Rin seemed to think for a moment before accepting Kagome's excuse and also gave her a hug to make her feel better. Kagome hugged Rin back before standing up and dusting off her kimono, followed by Sakakiiee. They were about to follow Rin who was about to run off and play before they were rudely interrupted by a croaky, snide voice.

"What do you think you are doing wench! Master Lord Sesshomaru-sama was kind enough to shelter you into his castle, and only asked for one simple thing, and that was for you to mind the pathetic human child. But here I come out and fine you slacking already! Lord Sesshomaru-sama didn't ask you to cry and whine about your pathetic human life, he asked you to keep the wretched human child busy, and out of his hair! Just wait until I report this to Sesshomaru-sama, you'll be out of here in no time, wench!"

Everyone halted in their tracks and turned to look down at Jaken in shock. Kagome seemed to finally comprehend what he had said and quickly pleaded for him not to.

"There's no need to tell Sesshomaru about this, we don't need to get him involved! Just calm down!" Kagome begged. Jaken lifted his nose in the air and glared up at her defiantly.

"That's Lord Sesshomaru-sama to you wench! You had better learn your place you vile human. That's just another thing to report to Lord Sesshomaru-sama about! Lord Sesshomar-sama! Lord Sesshomaru-sama!" Jaken screeched as he went running towards the castle. Panic immediately started to seep in as Kagome bit her lip, a nasty habit she had when she was nervous or scared, and her eyes darted from left to right, trying to find something, anything that would stop the toad from reaching Sesshomaru's study.

Kagome sighed and decided it was no use before her eyes landed on a very confused Rin. A grin made its way onto Kagome's face, one that would rival the devil's himself, as she thought over her idea. But there was no time to lose…actually, looking back at Jaken, there was plenty of time to lose…the toad had really short, stubby legs…he couldn't run very fast at all, in fact, he was only about ten feet away from them…

Kagome quickly shook the amusing image out of her head as she turned to Rin.

"How about we play a little game Rin?" She asked sweetly. She giggled as she saw how Rin's eyes instantly brightened and how she gave her a big gap-toothed smile.

"Rin loves to play games! What game are we going to play Kagome-nee-san? Is it a fun game? Onegai, Kagome-nee-san, tell Rin what game we're going to play!" Rin yipped excitedly.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll tell you what game we're going to play. The game we are going to play is called…" She trailed off for suspense purposes, and she watched amusedly as Rin leaned in towards her as if trying to hear what she wasn't saying. Even Saskakiiee started to lean in curiously.

"It's called," She began again. "'How many rocks we can hit Jaken with until he goes unconscious!'" She announced. She looked down into Rin's worried face and frowned. "What's wrong Rin, you don't like that game?" 'Come on Rin, just play along!' Kagome mentally pleaded.

"Won't Jaken-sama get hurt?" Rin asked worriedly. Kagome couldn't help but smile at the innocence of the child before; so caring and selfless. 'Even though he obviously doesn't care much about her, the stupid toad.'

"No, Jaken is a demon, nothing can really hurt him." Kagome knew it was a lie, but she was desperate, and she only lied when she truly needed to.

"Okay! Rin trusts Kagome-nee-san!" Rin replied as she started gathering rocks from the ground. Kagome, yet again, could feel guilt start to tighten up her chest, but she quickly shook it off. This had to be done, if Jaken made it to Sesshomaru…well, let's just say this might just be a life of death situation…

"Ready,…aim,…fire!" Kagome shouted. As soon as Rin and Sakakiiee heard the command, they started to pelt Jaken with stones that were the size of, roughly about Rin's palm. Jaken had stopped running and turned around when he, too, her Kagome's command, only to screech and turn back around to continue running faster. But, it had been too late, and Jaken could only moan in agony as the stones collided with every part of his body, including his head.

Kagome and Rin both giggled hysterically while Sakakiiee chuckled and pointed at the injured toad. It was quite obvious that Sakakiiee held a great dislike for Jaken as well.

Kagome continued to giggle madly until Rin gave a dramatic gasp. All laughter was abruptly cut off as they all started at Jaken's wobbly form in shock. He had bruises and lumps all over his head and face, and that just made it all the more funnier, but, they couldn't even find their voices to laugh at the hilarious sight for they were too shocked at the fact that he was still…well, conscious.

"T-that's the last st-straw. Lord Se-sesshomaru-sama will d-d-definitely have your head's for t-this." Jaken croaked. It must've been really hard to talk with a big swollen lip…or beak…whatever.

Kagome stared at Jaken for a while longer before turning her eyes to Sakakiiee. Sakakiiee made eye contact with her, and then turned his eyes to Jaken, and after staring at him for a while longer, he turned his eyes to Rin. Rin looked up at Sakakiiee, then to Jaken, then back to Sakakiiee, then towards Kagome. Kagome looked down at Rin, then turned her eyes to Sakakiiee. They all stared at each other before returning their attention back to Jaken.

"Water." Kagome said as she broke the silence. Everyone turned to look back at her with curiosity, even Jaken.

'Sakakiiee, I need a bucket, or a pale, whatever, just get me something that can hold a lot of water in it.' She said. She then regarded everyone around her and looked back at Sakakiiee. 'Actually, get me three, please.' She asked. 'Will do, my Lady.' He replied, as he started to slowly inch his way away from the tense clearing.

Jaken didn't seem to notice Sakakiiee leave as he kept his eyes glued and trained to Kagome, watching for any sudden movement. Rin stood to the side of Kagome, her gaze flicking back and forth between Jaken and Kagome. It was safe to say that she was utterly confused of what was going on.

"Just what are you up to, wench?" Jaken spat, effortlessly breaking the tense silence. Kagome simply shrugged her shoulders and looked away, but you could not miss the victorious smirk on her face, or the mischievous glint in her eyes. Jaken's glare hardened, although it still did not faze her in the least. And yet again, they stood there, surrounded by the tense silence, while Jaken glared at Kagome, and she in turn stuck up her nose, all the while Rin stood there confused.

It seemed like eternity before Sakakiiee finally returned to Kagome's side carrying three buckets with him; one in each hand, and one balanced on his head, all filled with water.

Kagome grinned evilly as she took one of the buckets Sakakiiee handed her. "Excellent!" she cackled evilly. Comprehension finally dawned on Jaken as he realized what they were going to do to him next. He backed up as they all came in closer, each with a bucket full of water in their hands.

"Now this game is my personal favourite. I like to call it, 'soak the toad!'" In that split second, they all came charging full throttle at a very petrified Jaken. The war had only just begun…

It was a battlefield out there! Random screeches and squeals, (Rin was the only one squealing) and laughter and giggles were heard all across the garden. Water was flying everywhere! At some point during the game, Jaken had obtained possession of a bucket himself and seemed to be coming after them with a vengeance! Even some of the other maids and servants of the castle had come out and started to participate in the game. There had to be at least ten people out there all together. Overall, it was really wild!

"Whoa!" Kagome breathed as she ducked back behind the tree that was protecting her just in time to avoid getting hit in the face with a bucket. Kagome looked to her left to see Sakakiiee let loose a splash of water to an unsuspecting maid before ducking back down to lean against the boulder he was hiding behind. She grinned as he started to chuckle when the maid squeaked in surprise. She gave him a thumbs-up when he turned to see how she was faring in the war.

Kagome was having the time of her life! The last time she had a water fight this big was at her 6th birthday party, and that was a long time ago. Just as Kagome was remembering the fond moment, she noticed everything go deadly silent. All screams of surprise, all war cries, and all delighted laugher stopped so abruptly that it was almost terrifying.

The silence was so ire, it made her stomach start to churn, and she started to bite her lip. 'What on earth could have happened out there?' Kagome thought. She was too afraid to actually leave her protecting spot from behind the tree because there was a possibility that everyone was plotting against her and someone was waiting for her to peak her head out from behind the tree and soak her. Kagome froze. That was it, that was why it was gone into such an ire silence…they were conspiring against her! 'Hn, they actually thought they could plan a sneak attack on me?' Let's see how they like a taste of their own medicine!'

As soon as that thought left her mind, Kagome bent down and picked up her emergency bucket of water, and, silently counting to three, whipped out from behind the tree, throwing the contents of the bucket on the unsuspecting victim…which just so happened to be non-other than Sesshomaru.

Kagome stood frozen in shock, the bucket still in position in her hands while she regarded the stoic, soaking wet Taiyoukai. She was idly aware of the fact that everyone else had left already; probably by the time they had sensed Sesshomaru's presence. There was only one rational thought going through her head as she brought her mind back to the silently enraged Taiyoukai towering over her.

'Oh…my…god.'

End of Flashback

And that was how it all happened. Actually, if you really think about it, everything was Jaken's fault. If the stupid toad hadn't had threatened her, then she wouldn't have thrown rocks at him, and if he had just stayed down and pretended to be unconscious, then she wouldn't have dumped buckets of water on him, therefore, she wouldn't have ended up soaking the very Taiyoukai before her. So, everything was Jaken's fault. 'And the toad gets away scott free… which is totally not fair!'

"Wench."

Kagome tensed when she heard the angered growl from the Taiyoukai. She looked up and midnight blue clashed with fiery gold. They stared at each other for what seemed like eternity before Kagome turned her eyes away from the intensity of his. She could feel his eyes bore angrily into her head as she kept her gaze down to the floor. He continued to stare at her before turning on his heels, whipping water at her face when she looked up from his hair, and causing her to flinch.

Kagome stood still in her spot as she watched him walk away with all the grace in the world, and couldn't help but envy him, even if it was just a bit…

"I had come here to tell you to prepare for dinner, so do so, wench." He added the last part to spite her as he continued to walk towards the castle. Kagome glared at his back and stuck out her tongue, but stopped after awhile, knowing that it was doing nothing but making her look stupid. She sighed as she started to follow Sesshomaru so that she could prepare for dinner. She was having so much fun that she didn't even notice that it had gotten dark outside. Shehurried up her pace, and quickly followed Sesshomaru into the castle, turning the opposite direction from him.

'Why'd he come all the way outside just to inform me that dinner was going to be served soon? Doesn't he get servants or maids to do that kind of stuff?' Kagome wondered. She turned around just in time to see Sesshomaru turning the corner and his eyes shift forward quickly. She furrowed her brows and scrunched up her nose.

Had Sesshomaru just been staring at her?

She shook her head and continued to walk down the corridor in search for her room. All the while thinking about what promising things dinner would bring and strange Taiyoukai's...

The whole rock throwing at Jaken game was actual an idea I got from someone who reviewed the previous chapter of this story. I found the idea quite amusing, and so I just had to stick it in there.

I have no real thoughts on this chapter, other than that though. I honestly think I'm getting better at this...

If you have any questions regarding this story, the vharacters in it, or anything at all, don't hesitate to ask them in your reviews. I'll answer all of your questions by replying to your reviews directly.