A/N: Hey guys!! It's towards the end of the summer, so I may be slow on the updating, but I'll try to put as many chapters on before school starts. Alright, here's chapter 4.

Chapter 4: Remaining Feelings

Soledad sat down in the dining room table, alone because she was the first one there. She was supposed to be with Shinto, but she persuaded him into leaving her be for a meal because there was a very good chance that she wouldn't be attacked by anyone while the kitchen nearby was filled with servants and guards. The next two people that came into the room were Sesshomaru and Kagura, who glared at her through her fan. Soledad rolled her eyes. It seemed like a daily ritual: Kagura would see her come into the room and she would glare at her. Besides, Soledad would not ruin Sesshomaru and her own reputation. Sesshomaru was seated next to Kagura at the end of the table, while there was a huge gap between Soledad and Kagura.

Sol walked into the room a few minutes later. Sesshomaru stood up from his chair.

"Why are you late?"

"I'm sorry father, I --" Soledad stood up.

"Sesshomaru, please leave her alone. It was only one time, and besides, you knew how late I was all of the time. I would be in for dinner if I was lucky." Soledad pleaded with Sesshomaru, defending Sol. Sesshomaru just stared at Soledad and finally sat back down as food was being served.

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Kagura's POV

I got up from the table first and began walking down the hallway furiously, not noticing the people scurrying away, not even trying to get her even more upset. I knew it! He would never say anything back to Soledad. If I had said it myself, Sesshomaru would have said I needed t be quiet or worse, hit me while we were alone. I have to do something to distract Sesshomaru from Soledad, so I don't need to have this stress. Kagura said, returning to her bedroom.

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"So, Shinto, how long have you been a general for? I'm guessing not very long." Soledad said as they were walking over to Soledad's room. This had sort of been their routine for a few weeks, but Soledad seemed to always look foward to their conversations, ranging from the army to the beautiful scenery in the gardens. It just seemed to take her mind off of things, or people.

"About forty years. Why would you say I haven't been a general for long, anyway? Do I seem unprofessional?" Shinto said, his eyes gleaming.

"Oh, it's not that you don't look professional. I just sort of...guessed." Soledad said quickly. Soledad smiled at him.

"How do you know Lord Sesshomaru anyway?" Shinto asked her. Soledad had to think of something quick, and that was something she wasn't very good at.

"...We were...training buddies. We had been for a few years." Soledad said. She didn't really lie, they did fight every once in a while. Besides, Shinto didn't need to know what really happened between them.

"So you fight? That is a rarity that a woman is allowed to fight here."

"My father taught me. He was a general in Spain, so he taught me everything he knew." Soledad shrugged. "I guess I was good enough to take Sesshomaru on." Shinto chuckled.

"Well..."Shinto started as they reached the door.

"Here we are..." Soledad finished. All of a sudden it got very akward. "Well, thank you so much for taking me back to my room...I guess I'll see you at dinner?" Soledad saw dissapointment in Shinto's eyes. "Well, maybe I'll just go to the garden. Will you come with me? We can continue out conversation there?"

"Sure." Shinto said enthusiastically.

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He was thinking about something. Something he shouldn't be, because as always, there was a large stack of papers on his desk. He looked up at them. Why did it seem that no matter how much he did, it would always end up being ridicously high?

He growled softly in frustration. He was supposed to be over her. After a century, he was supposed to be over her. He had Kagura, his mate. But he hadn't touched her in years. He tried convincing himself that was he felt for her was just intense lust, and not that foolish emotion humans described as love. So why the hell didn't a hundred years make that the truth?

Damn it, this was supposed to be easy. It seemed that way: Just get rid of the feelings and nothing would be different, and he could get on with his life. She obviously didn't see him the way, the other day she just wanted to talk to him. Besides, he wouldn't even be able to touch her because if anyone found out, it would be a scandal not only in the Western Lands, but in all of Japan.

And a Taiyoukai like himself would not be a disgrace in any way like his own father was.

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Kami, he wanted him back.

Soledad scolded herslef for being so immature. She had a wonderful day with Shinto in the gardens, and yet she couldn't get her thoughts away from the Taiyoukai. His golden eyes, his long silver hair, his amazing chest and abs... she scolded herself again because she knew it might get a little dirty if she thought about any more. She knew it wasn't right, since she paired the two up anyway, but who knew that she would come back to life a hundred years later and she him again? She sighed as she paced back and forth across the room. This problem was getting very annoying and she needed something else to think about. But how could she do that if her mind said no, but her heart said yes?

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"Goodnight." Kagura whispered softly. She felt like a failure, as she didn't get an answer back. It was a pretty sucky day and that just put the icing on a crappy cake. She looked at the door as she saw Sesshomaru leave the room. She sat up and waited for a few minutes, and finally sighed as she fell back on the bed. Even if it reopened, it would probably be a maid late at night making sure nothing was out of order. Sesshomaru always came into the room late at night and left hours before she even woke up. She barely saw him anymore, and every time he left she suspected him of trying to see if Soledad was awake. She knew it wasn't true, because she couldn't smell anything on him, but one night it might just happen. And she couldn't say anything, because his response would be a red mark on her face that she would have to put pounds of makup on to cover it up.

She rolled over to the other side of the bed. Where was the attitude she had before? It just seemed to languish away as the years went by. She used to be so strong, and now she was just a meek woman waiting on Sesshomaru's every command. She wouldn't even argue with him that much anymore, afraid of getting hurt. She did all she could to please him, but all she got was a cold stare from Sesshomaru. Maybe...just maybe...she could get Soledad out of the castle, and make sure she would never be welcome to her castle ever again.

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Hey, end of Chapter 4! I know,short, but hey, it's a chapter right? See ya!