Chapter 4: Maddening Truth

Different emotions boiled inside the demon prince and for the first time in his life, he's not sure how to approach the predicament laid upon him. The woman that weighed down his mentality for years had returned and was standing right in front of him. He fought the urge to leave as everything changed into an endless confusing blurred lines but her face stayed focus and clear in his eyes.

His mind shifted back to reality when he felt his mother's gentle hand on his arm. Her faint voice calling him back from his fantasy and perplexed state of being. He noticed the girl whom his mother introduced to be his future partner. She stood with a child like presence as she smiled shyly to him.

"It is my honor to finally meet you, Sesshomaru-sama," she bowed nervously.

He acknowledged her respect by slightly nodding his head. His mind drifting once more to the woman that stood behind his princess. Her sweet familiar scent assaulted his nose and he titled his head away from her to avoid the pleasing scent.

"Kagura," the lady of the house called and Sesshomaru froze from his spot when he met the woman's piercing red eyes with his cold amber eyes. The woman smiled and walked towards them and stood by his mother.

The feast flashed through Sesshomaru's eyes as his thoughts kept drifting to the woman sitting beside his mother across of him. He studied her carefully and he noted that almost nothing had changed. She still held that charismatic aura and the sarcastic tone every now and then. Though one thing has changed and that was her memory of him. She doesn't seem to remember who he was or that they knew each other. His eyes drifted on the meido stone around his mother's neck. He puzzled that she must've brought Kagura back to life using the stone that had once brought Rin back from the dead. The reason behind his mother bringing Kagura back was still a mystery and he wonders if confronting her about it would arise unnecessary and unwanted questions.

"Sesshomaru-sama, would you like me to pour you sake?" Asami offered with a shy smile. Sesshomaru let her pour him a cup. Matsuhime noticed Sesshomaru's sudden interest in the beverage and inwardly smirk for she knew the reason behind his indifference.

Kagura watched the handsome prince drink his fourth cup of sake. His eyes caught hers and her face hot all of a sudden. The first time she had seen him, a swarm of strange nostalgic feeling washed over her and she wasn't sure why she felt the strange emotion towards the prince when it was the first time she had seen him. There was also the feeling of guilt when she admitted to herself that the prince was really handsome. She watched as Asami drool over the prince as she service him with another sake, a wave of jealousy washed over Kagura then she excused herself from the table.

"Is everything alright?" Matsuhime voiced her concern in a slight whisper.

"I just need some fresh air, and besides all these wedding talks is getting to me, I'm just not fitting in."

Matsuhime nodded in understanding and watched her son grimace as Kagura left the room.

Kagura caught her breath as soon as she found herself outside of the palace. She felt like a fool running away for something that probably don't mean a thing to anyone in the room. She felt foolish for feeling jealous and succumbing to such irrational behavior. After all, no one else knew how she felt with the sight of Asami and Sesshomaru together.

"Damn, what the hell was that about?" she let her element calm her flustered nerves. She reached for her flying feather but felt a strong grip on her wrist.

"Wind sorceress, Kagura."

Her eyes caught a burning amber orb that shone brightly in contrast of the night sky. It was Sesshomaru's eyes she was looking into, and it was Sesshomaru's strong grip on her trembling wrist. She tried to keep her cool by ignoring her strange feelings towards the man. She flicked her fan open to hide her face. "I don't think we've met properly, Sesshomaru-sama."

Sesshomaru smirked at the familiar woman before him. Her sardonic tirades were unchanging and she was still the same.

"Ridiculous," he scoffed.

Kagura raised her brows at the ice prince. He was hard to read and his reason for following her outside was a mystery as well.

"What are you doing here, Kagura?"

Kagura stepped back and studied the prince, it was strange that he spoke as if he knew her and it doesn't help that she felt as though she knew him as well. She looked the opposite way towards the ocean. "Your mother had taken me in."

His face was blank for he knew that much. "I figured that much, wind sorceress,"

She smirked. "Look, I have no memories of who I am and it would seem like you knew me from before, but my past is something I don't like to speak about for I know nothing of it."

Sesshomaru closed his eyes and he tried to recollect his last memories of her. She was fragile the last time he had seen her yet her eyes projected an image of happiness for the first time. She even welcomed death with a smile on her face. Now she stood before him with a second chance in life and a second chance with everything she could've had before. She is free.

"Fine." he muttered before turning away.

"Wait, Sesshomaru!" she called sounding a little hesitant. He stopped in his tracks waiting for her without turning around. "I have this strange feeling… that we knew each other before…"

This time he turned to face her and stepped two steps towards her. Kagura's confident stance faltered as soon as she realized he was really close to her face. "Well I was just…I just was wondering… if my return… is… is it a good thing?"

He reached for her face and let himself caress her milky skin and inhale her sweet crisp wind scent. His mind spun and his inner demon screamed and begged to give in to the pleasure of kissing the wind sorceress. Before he could give in he caught a familiar scent and he pulled away. "You got what you wanted. You're free now."

"Ah, good, you're both here." Matsuhime's sultry voice interrupted the air.

Kagura blushed furiously as her mind wracked images of what could've happened if Matsuhime didn't come in. She watched as Sesshomaru walked past his mother without any acknowledgement and disappeared behind the doors.

Matsuhime let the cold sheets calm her tired body as she sit on her bed ready to retire. It has been a long night of feasting and planning of the upcoming nuptials. The royal kin of the east had proved to be a royal pain in the ass with their extravagant requests and lavish needs. They wanted a wedding to remember and it was a painful task specially since her son paid no interest on such " unnecessary festivities"

She held the meido stone entrusted to her by her late husband. The meido stone gave Matsuhime the power to control the world of the living dead, she could bring the dead back to life with a flick of a finger and with that made her a strong demoness and a rather fashionable competent demoness. The stone also gave the dog mistress the power to contact the dead which was becoming rather useful.

"Your son is still a hard nut to crack," she muttered under her voice. A thick silence filled the air just before the lady grunted in dismay. "Tashio, you damned dog! I know you can hear me."

Just then a familiar voice filled the lady's head and she smirked for she knew this certain deceased being hated to be disturbed from his resting place. "A trait from his mother I presume,"

Matsuhime scoffed. "That is better than his love of humans coming from your side."

"Hime, there is nothing wrong with that, that little trait of his had saved his ass many times in battles,"

"I guess I can agree with that," Matsuhime sighed. "Although, your previous comment about that hard headed son of yours about falling in love…I don't think that's ever bound to happen,"

"Matsuhime, are you blind? Our son had fallen in love with the wind sorceress. This act alone had triggered tenseiga to be forged into a sword."

"Yes, I know. Kagura is a beautiful woman indeed, a seductress, and far more beautiful than that air head Asami girl you had signed my poor son with but he hasn't shown any interest, he still agreed to marry Asami after meeting Kagura." Matsuhime pouted.

The voice chucked. "You and I both know Sesshomaru as a stubborn kid. He would never admit out loud his feelings let alone proclaim love promises in one night. Have faith in him,"

"Let's just hope. I would hate to be part of that eastern clan." Matsuhime sighed.

Sesshomaru stood on an edge of a cliff overlooking his mother's palace and star sheathed sky. There were no clouds and so the starlight sky highlighted the demon lord's shiny hair that flowed endlessly with the wind. The wind felt relaxing once more as it's mistress had returned to life.

Ah, the wind mistress. She really was a beauty to behold, with her wavy black hair and wine colored eyes. Something about the way she moved too, graceful and seductive. It was something Sesshomaru kept playing in his mind. She was born an ally to his sworn enemy and died with nothing but a tiny sip of the freedom she sought and now she was given a second chance. Never in a million years would he have thought of feeling as foolish as he does now that he had let a woman plague his mind the way the wind sorceress have. He could neither hide nor run away from truth, for the truth is inevitable and the truth burned deep scars within his soul that he could not lie to himself any longer and loosing his second chance would be a torture even he couldn't survive. It was a ridiculous thought, and it bothered him to no end and everything seems to make no sense at all but there is one thing he is certain and for the first time, he admitted to himself that he is in love with Kagura the Wind sorceress.

Author's note: Well there you go, chapter 4. I hope you guys liked it! And i'm sorry this post was a little later than usual. Classes started this week and I'm already stressed out with all these nursing stuff T.T but I really do enjoy writing this fanfiction so I will try stick it out I will finish this! haha I would like to thank my awesome reviewers: iMiniRedCupCake, devi no kaze and of course the anonymous readers/reviewers that I can't thank personally because idk who you are -_- but yes thank you sooo much! :D Oh and my story followers! I would also like to thank, Ultranostalgia,she is helping me with this, and I would also like to take the time to "advertise" her fiction Get-lucky, please check it out!THANKS AGAIN YOU GUYS PLEASE REVIEW AND UNTIL NEXT TIME!