Chapter 7

I couldn't believe that I was chosen, as the mate to the king. After the king let go of me he called for a maid by the name of Sango to come and get me out of the rags that I wore and to bath me. We were walking down a corridor that Sango had announced would be mine and my mates section of the castle. I couldn't believe that I had my own section that nobody but me, my mate and my personal maid Sango and a vampire by the name of Jaken could enter. She told me that she was hired for the mate of the king to be my personal maid, and to help me when the king wouldn't be able to. I was told that she is the only one other than my mate allowed in are bedroom chambers. The reason behind this Sango said is to insure that no harm comes to me. It made me sound like a prisoner and that idea wasn't a good one, I have been a prisoner all my life in this castle and now that I'm the mate, I can't deal with being one any longer. But the only thing that stopped me was the fact that though the king wouldn't harm me he would harm the Sango. I knew now that my plan of escaping would take much more work than it would have before. Sango opened the door that was trimmed in gold and I peaked in and the room was big just like I would have guessed the bed looked like it would be able to fit three people in it comfortably. The decoration is particularly rich, comprised not only of gilded woodwork but also with heavy brocade embroidered in gold. Then Sango lead me to another door that leads to the bathing quarters and when I step into the room I see that the water is already warm and ready for me. Sango then left the room and I traced the room with my eyes, then walk towards the warm water and seen that roses covered the top. Turning around after hearing the door open Sango placed a royal robe down for me to change into after I leave the bath. "Do you need anything else my lady?" Sango asked looking up at me. I smiled and said, "No that will be all and you can call me Kagome," not liking the formalities, Sango nodded and bowed to show her respects and then exited the room. I then after she left, stepped into the water then glided into the water letting the water sooth my skin and relax me. I reach over and grab one the soups that was laid out for me to use and it smelled like cherry blossoms. I scrub the soup into my skin making it into a nice lather then dunk under the water to rinse the suds away, getting all that caked on dirt and then I repeat the process on my long wavy black hair. After I am finished washing my hair I swim in the water for a while then I get out of the water to dry off. I pick up my robe that is lying on the bench. After I have dried I slowly put on the robe and return to my quarters.

I walked over and seat on the bed and it isn't much later when the door open and the king my mate walks in with all his grace and beauty. I started fidgeting, because I was nerves about being in a bedroom with alone with the king. "Did you find everything to your liking?" The king asked looking at me and not showing any emotion at all. "Yes my Lord" I said not liking that fact of calling him "Lord." The king walked over to me and said, "Please don't call me that I already have enough of that in the other part of the castle but in here I am just your mate just as you are mine so call me by my name Sesshoumaru but anywhere in public you are to call me " mate." I nod in agreement and wondering what would happen next. I was terrified of him and I hated to be in a room with just me and him in here. I wanted to be safe back in my cage; no I wanted to be free like I was before I was brought here. "What is your name?" The king asked and I looked up to see his goldish yellow orbs looking at me with interest. "My name my Lo….Sesshoumaru is Kagome" I didn't like saying the word "mate" so I called him by his name.

Sesshoumaru walked even closer to me and his eyes changed to a brighter gold. I wanted to move backwards but I was trapped by him and the bed. He gave me a look that made me feel like I was his prey and I realized then that I was just in a silk robe. I blushed at the thought and bowed my head down not wanting to look into his eyes. He was a predator and I was his prey. Sesshoumaru then grabbed my arms in a painful way and I dared not scream as he was making me stand up. He then cupped my chin raced my chin up so that I could look into them lust filled eyes. He let go of my arm and it was as though my legs grew heavy I landed on the floor and looked up at the king. For the first time in my life I was afraid of someone the man before me scared me.

"Get up, filthy human wench." He spits out stopping so that he is in front of her as she stands up, a little too slowly for his liking. The atmosphere in the room had changed and she wanted to run out the door but knowing that he would capture her before she made it even half way. His eyes where grown a shade of red as he kept looking at me, like he was having a battle with a beast. The beast before me let out a snarl and my heart pounded in my chest. He reached his hand up to my face and his long claws slid down from my temple down to my neck. I bent my head to the side not that I was willing to it just happened and gave him the sign that I have submitted to him. His long finger nail or claws if you want traced a circle on my neck and then there was a sting as he scratched his claw on my neck, I looked up into his eyes and saw they were no gold or yellow it was only red. Sesshoumaru then bend his head down to where the blood sprinkled down from my neck and down my shoulder as he licked the blood that came from the wound he made and the stinging stopped and all I could do after he left go of me is stand there like I was paralyzed, I knew he was walking away because I heard his retreating footsteps, but I dared not look at him keeping my eyes on the floor not looking to see where he had gone until I heard the door open and slam shut I looked up then and walked over to a mirror that was hanging on the wall to look at my neck, but there was no wound it was all healed up. I felt the tears building up and I fought to hold them back I refused to cry for the vampires and I promised that they wouldn't make me cry again.

I walked over to the bed and laid down and prayed that he wouldn't return, knowing that in two days she would be "his," and she knew she had to come up with a plan fast to get out of this place before it was too late and I was his "mate." Already the first of the ritual was completed and I needed to escape before my fate was sealed to forever belong to him.