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Kagome opened her eyes to the sun shining through the window onto her face. "Ugh, what time is it?" she whispered to herself. "It is just after dawn, young one. The demon

Lord seems very anxious to go. Let's get you dressed and ready so you don't anger him any further." an older woman said who was bent down stoking the fire. It wasn't

really cold outside, but it was fall, so the heat felt good to Kagome's skin. "I don't think he would be that upset, but I suppose I've slept long enough." she said as she began

to sit up, only to groan in pain, forgetting her wound on her chest. "Careful, child. You shouldn't stress your body too much, or you won't heal fast." the older woman said,

coming over and putting a kimono on the bed next to her. "The demon Lord bought you this at the village market. He said that blue would suit you, and considering the color

of your eyes, I would say he has good taste." she said smiling as she helped Kagome up off of the futon she was laying on. Kagome stood, swaying a little from having laid

down for so long. Just as the older woman was about to help her put on the kimono, Kagome lost her balance and began to fall forward, until two arms reached forward and

caught her. Kagome lifted her head to look into golden eyes that secretly held amusement. "Still hardheaded, it seems." Sesshomaru said looking into her wide blue eyes.

Steadying her, he took the kimono from the older woman and began to put it on Kagome as she looked at the floor, blushing as his arms came around her waist to tie her

obi. The floor all of a sudden became very interesting as Kagome's face became four shades darker. Sesshomaru just smirked as he finished tying the obi. The older woman

eyed them curiously, noticing the attraction they both held for each other. A powerful demon Lord and a powerful Miko? Now that was a curious thing, indeed. Never before

had such a couple existed. However, such a couple could prove to be the ones to break the barrier between demons and humans. "Come, let us be going." Sesshomaru said

as he began to pick up Kagome and proceed out the door carrying her bridal style. "W...Wait, what are you doing? I'm capable of walking, you know." Kagome said very

flustered. "Hn, this Sesshomaru thinks not. You have not recovered, and it is apparent that you can't stand on your own two feet without falling over. I will be carrying you

until we get to the palace, then you will be put on bed rest until you are healed." he said as he continued to carry a blushing Miko. Gathering his cloud beneath his feet,

Sesshomaru took to the sky as Kagome waved down at the older woman. "Thank you!" she yelled to her below, forgetting how sensitive demon ears were. "Oops, sorry..."

she said stifling a small laugh. Sesshomaru raised his eyebrow at her odd behavior and continued on his way.


Kagome had fallen asleep half way through their flight to the palace. Sesshomaru, oddly enough, didn't feel so alone with her in his arms. Mate, she is ours. We must protect

her! We must mark her as ours, so other demons will know! His beast yelled as it rattled its cage. 'Not yet. She is not ready. We must not interfere with her destiny or her

mission.' Sesshomaru mentally answered his beast who in turn just growled and sat back down, obviously not pleased. He had waited so long and wanted her as soon as they

spotted her in the woods.


"Excuse me, my Lady, but the Lord wishes for you to eat something." a feminine voice said as Kagome was shaken from her sleep. "Wh...What? Where am I?" Kagome said

yawning and rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "You're in the Western Palace, of course. The Lord brought you here. He has issued me to keep you in bed until you heal." the

young woman stated. Kagome frowned at this. Keep her in bed? How long did he plan to keep her stuck in one single room! She started to sit up when the young woman

began to help her. "My Lady, you must be careful." Kagome sighed. "Please, call me Kagome." she said as she noticed the woman smile. "Yes my...Kagome." Kagome smiled

at this and adjusted herself to make sure she was more comfortable. "Now, where is his highness? I need to speak with him." Kagome said while taking the bowl of soup the

young woman offered her. "Oh, and I never got your name." she said smiling kindly. The young woman gasped. "Kagome, you shouldn't speak of the Lord in that way. He

would be angry if he heard you. As for my name, call me Shizuki." Kagome just snorted at her response. "He'll be okay. I doubt he'd be angry at a simple joke. He probably

has too much on his mind at the moment to be worried about such "petty" things." Kagome said laughing. "Be that as it may, you should respect him. He did save you."

Shizuki said simply. "Hm, only because I lost my powers..." Kagome whispered forgetting that Shizuki was a demon. "You lost your powers? How can that be? Surely you

haven't. Kagome, you reek of power! That is impossible." Shizuki said laughing loudly at Kagome's wide eyes. "So, I do have my power still? But, why wasn't I able to conjure

it when I needed it most?" she said softly. It was probably due to the fact that she was not only scared, but she hadn't used them in a very long time. She had forgotten how

to. But Sesshomaru did say he would help her. 'That dog better help me, if I am the "prophesied one" and all.' she thought to herself as she continued to eat. She would need

all the strength she could get.


It had been two weeks, and a part from feeling restless and bored, Kagome felt much better. Sesshomaru had come in, very rarely, to check up on her. He said something

about "business that needed tending to", so she left it at that. "Ugh! I'm so bored. That's it. I'm not sitting in here one more day or I'll go insane!" Kagome said throwing her

hands in the air. Getting up, she gently placed her feet on the floor and began to stand, noticing that she had more strength than she did two weeks ago. Looking in front of

her, she noticed a closet of sorts. Walking carefully over to it, she opened the door to see many colorful kimono's hanging in it. Gingerly thumbing through one, she came to a

nice dark green one with pink petals printed on it. Pulling it out, she began to dress herself. Walking around her large room, she noticed that it was rather elegant for a guest

room. The walls were painted a cream color and the ceiling was a cherry red color. Walking over to what looked to be a vanity, she noticed a mirror in the center of it.

Looking at her reflection she gasped. "I look terrible. I look like I haven't bathed in weeks!" Kagome said horridly. Noticing that she still had a hair tie on her right wrist, she

pulled her hair up into a high pony tail and glanced once more around the room, her eyes coming to a rest on a door that led to outside. Walking up to the door she peered

out. Outside the door was a huge garden. Opening the glass door, she stepped outside and smiled as she felt her skin warm under the rays of the sun. She looked down to

see stairs that descended to the bottom where the garden lay in expanse before her. "I don't think he'll be too upset if I just take a look around." she said idly to herself as

she began to walk down the stairs, gripping on to the rail, making sure she didn't fall. She was still rather weak from not having walked in a while. Coming to a stop at the

bottom, she looked around to notice beautiful trees and colorful blossoms of ever kind around her. "Wow, this was a great idea." she said laughing to herself. Walking to a

nearby tree, she sat down at the base of it and decided to relax in the heat of the day. Leaning back she rested and allowed the sun to warm her skin as she breathed in the

fragrance of the flowers around her. After what seemed like an hour, Kagome had fallen into a light sleep. Black boots walked up to her and narrowed golden eyes stared at

her slumbering form. "Silly Miko." he said as he sat down next to her, also wanting to feel the sun on his skin. He had worked way too long and it was nice to be in her

presence. Letting a small smile touch his face, he stared at the woman who he, unknowingly to her, cared for so deeply.