A/N: Thank you those who chose, gave me ideas, and reviewed. During this chapter things will not be as they seem.
Disclaimer: Takeshi No Tosai belongs to Twilight's messenger, I don't own Black Beauty and Inuyasha of course is something I don't own.
"Talking"
'Thoughts/ Sesshomaru's demon'
"Kagome's demon"
Ch. 10 : I thought I could but I couldn't...
Sesshomaru woke up again from his now usual nightmare. Growling he got up and started getting ready for the day. He knew Heion was coming and just when he dozed off there was a knock on the door from Jaken letting him know his cousin would be coming. So Sesshomaru gave up on sleep after Jaken woke him and then went through his routine of went ready he went to his study and saw Heion.
"Just the person I wanted to see when I first wake for the day," calmly spoke Sesshomaru, but had a glint in his eye that Heion recognized to let him he was joking.
"Yeah, hello to you to Fluffy," remarked Heion with a small smile.
"What is it that you need Heion," asked Sesshomaru?
"Ah yes the reason that I am here. The South needs two of your guards to help with a disaster Naraku caused," spoke Heion with a tone seriousness in his voice.
"Very well I will gather the two. Also there is a matter I wish to discuss with you," answered Sesshomaru.
"Thank you. What is the matter you wish to discuss with me," inquired Heion.
"It is more on the order of a request, but I was hoping you will let me court Kagome. I know that I don't know the phoenix ways that you have taught her, but I wish to learn them if you allow her to be courted by me," spoke Sesshomaru slowly trying gage his words.
"Answer these two questions and heed the warning I will give as her guardian phoenix. The questions are: Why do you wish to court her and would you ever hurt her? Now before you answer think carefully and heed this warning. If you hurt her she lives with the South and by are rules she has the right undo all claims, but remember this is just for courting. Mating worse," spoke Heion with deadly seriousness.
"I know and my answers are this : first of all the reason I wish to court her is because I care for her immensely, and I wish for to be by side for as long as I live. Secondly if I wanted to hurt her don't you think I would have by now. As for your warning I know these are the rules for courting a phoenix when you are not one, and if I hurt her then wish the rules would go into effect because I would be no better than the damn half breed. Alas I don't care if the mating regulations are worse that wouldn't stop me," stated Sesshomaru seeming calm. Which he was far from at the moment.
"I sense no lies from you, so I give you my permission to court Kagome," spoke Heion with a small smile gracing his features.
"You must be tired and you probably want to see how far Kagome has gotten in her training, so how about you stay for a couple of days," questioned Sesshomaru lightly?
"Yes, and thank you for your ki- hospitality and I will get the book of Phoenix customs from my satchel in my room," thanked Heion as he bowed and head toward the door.
"Anytime and thank you," replied Sesshomaru before Heion was out the door.
When he Heion shut the door Sesshomaru let out a sigh of relief and let a smile grace his lips.
(Kagome)
Kagome awoke in her bed still fully dressed from the previous night. In fact that was the only thing that proved to her that last night wasn't one of her many dreams concerning the demon lord.
Kagome changed out of that attire and into a pale yellow silk robe and then went to her armoire picked out a fire colored kimono that had a Phoenix on the back flying toward a crescent moon, a red obi with orange flames, and red slippers. She took her clothes except the shoes into the hot springs adjoined to her room. She sat her clothes next to her towels on a long wooden bench. Kagome then discarded the robe and got into to water and waded over to where her shampoo and other bath things were. As she bathed Kagome thought about last night and how things were between them.
"I wonder if he really meant it," wondered Kagome
"Of course he did. Even if he didn't say it he showed it; you just couldn't read it," reasoned Kagome's demon.
"Should we see him when we are done here," inquired Kagome?
"Not till we see the children, and eat breakfast," replied the demon.
"Very well," spoke Kagome finishing her bath. Kagome got out of the spring, dried off with a towel, and then put on her clothes.
As Kagome walked down the halls of castle she spotted Heion in front of her seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. Deciding to play a joke on her guardian she quietly snuck up on him and said in a loud but not yelling voice, "Hello Heion-san."
Heion had done some half way spinning jump when he heard Kagome. When Kagome caught the look on his face she couldn't help but laugh. Heion's face had paled considerably and his eyes were widened from the shock. He turned the rest of the way toward Kagome with a look of payback but then it changed to a look happiness.
"Kagome-Chan it is good to see you. I see by your little joke that your training in the way of our kind has progressed immensely since my last visit if you could sneak up on me," spoke Heion with a beta authority with an underlining tone of joking.
"It is wonderful to see you too," spoke Kagome respectfully.
"I was just on way to breakfast, are going too Heion-san," asked Kagome hoping she could talk to him about recent events?
"Actually no. I was on my way to my room," replied Heion.
"Oh, OK, may we talk later on," asked Kagome?
"Yes. Is everything ok," inquired Heion?
"Yes, I just have some question regarding are ways," spoke Kagome with a light blush.
"Very well, bye Kagome-Chan," spoke Heion as he turned and walked toward his room.
Kagome walked into the dinner room and sat in her usual chair and ate her breakfast. She was seeming alone except for Rin and Shippo. It was silent for about ten minutes before Kagome spoke.
"Do you know where Akumu or Hatara are," asked Kagome?
"They went to there castle for a little bit but they will be back by the afternoon," answered Rin finishing of a part of her breakfast.
"Thank you Rin," thanked Kagome.
"After Breakfast do you two want to go to the library or gardens to study," asked Kagome finishing her breakfast and seeing the kids had almost finished theirs.
"The gardens," spoke Rin and Shippo at the same time after they finished the last bite of there meal.
"The lets go," smiled Kagome standing and walked over and out the door with Rin and Shippo beside her.
They stopped by Kagome's room and got a math book that in the present would be equivalent to fourth grade math book, a few pieces of paper, a thick book, and two small chapter books and then went to the gardens.
"Ok Rin I want you to read the first two chapters of the Black Beauty and Shippo I want you to do the first two pages out of this math book," instructed Kagome sitting down under a willow tree that she had found in the gardens as sat down the other things in front of her. Rin sat to the left of Kagome and Shippo sat the right and they both got to work on what Kagome gave them. Once Kagome saw them start to work she grabbed her book The Dragon Prince and The Princess and began to read from where she left off. Kagome had just finished chapter four of her book when she heard Rin finish her assigned chapters.
"I finished Kagome-Chan," stated a very calm Rin.
"Very good, now we wait til Shippo finishes," spoke Kagome.
Once Shippo finished she checked over their work they did and then had them switch assignments except Shippo did not read Black Beauty he read The Deep Jungle.The kids work assignments had gone off with out a hitch as the time they had been outside until they got ready to go to lunch. A sound had triggered Kagome's senses but were calmed when Rin saw the shadow of a demon she saw and was no scared. In fact she seemed to ecstatic.
" Takeshi-San! How are you. I'm very glad to see you," squealed an exited Rin.
Takeshi looked to be about seventeen in human years, he had short blonde hair, dark blue eyes, and was about the same height of Sesshomaru. He also carried the sword Sounga.
"I am well and who my I ask is this lovely lady, Rin," smiled Takeshi looking kindly at Kagome.
"She is Kagome. She is my teacher and Sesshomaru and the others train her so she can beat Naraku," spoke Rin proudly.
"It is very nice to meet you. I am Takeshi No Tosai cousin of Sesshomaru and son of Ryu No Tosai," spoke Takeshi.
"Very nice to meet you. We are were just going in for lunch would you care to accompany us," asked Kagome politely.
"No thank you, I must see my cousin," declined Takeshi with a small of parting before he turned and walked toward his cousin's study.
'So that is the famous Kagome my cousin was talking about. The protector of the Shikon No Tama and the person who melt Sesshomaru's heart,' thought Takeshi.
(Dining Room)
Kagome and the kids sat down in there place after bidding Hatara and Akumu a good afternoon as they entered.
"How has your day been Kagome," asked a smiling Hatara.
"It has been good. I met Sesshomaru's cousin today," spoke Kagome after she took a bite of her lunch.
"Ah, Takeshi. How did you like him," asked Akumu.
"He was nice and he gave me the impression you could trust him," said Kagome finishing her meal.
"Yes , he is probably one the most trustworthy people here. He also has a mate to be that is a Phoenix as well," spoke Hatara as Rin added the last part.
"Rin it is rude to say something when another person is talking," scolded Kagome mildly.
"Sorry Kagome-Chan," whispered Rin.
"It is alright Rin," replied Kagome.
(Sesshomaru's Study)
Sesshomaru was reading a report from a lesser Lord when Takeshi knocked on the door and entered.
"Why do you knock if you are going to barge in any way," asked a semi- annoyed Sesshomaru.
"You know that's a good question," smiled Takeshi. "Care to tell me about why you are so annoyed?"
"That's none of your concern," snapped Sesshomaru.
"It is if you written 'Kagome' on a piece of paper that looks official," stated Takeshi with a smirk.
"I take it you like Rin's teacher then?"
"No I do not like her. She will become my mate to be as soon I as I see her," sighed Sesshomaru confidently, but was starting to already tire from his cousins tactics.
"Well then we'll have two Phoenixes in the family," grinned Takeshi then seeing his cousin's stoic face but confused I eyes he explained, "I asked Maynonaka to set a date for our mating."
"Congratulations my cousin," spoke Sesshomaru softly.
"Thank you. But you need to know the real reasons to why I am here," grimaced Takeshi at the last part.
"I ask you to be our child's guardian that is a non phoenix, and Kutsuu is back saying how much she misses her only love Sesshomaru," spoke Takeshi sneering the last part.
"I would be honored to be a guardian. As for her, she left and it hurt, but it will hurt her worse once I mate my beloved," spoke Sesshomaru calmly but with the underlining of worry.
"I know I was there. She was you first love, but you know as well as I that she will drive you and Kagome-San apart. And before you ask yes she does know you two are together thanks to our Eastern Prince and is know on her way here," spoke Takeshi a little less calmly.
"This is just what I need today of all days," complained Sesshomaru starting to loosen up a bit in his cousin's company.
"Yes, also I saw Heion on my here, so with Kutsuu on her way I would get to work reading the book" said Takeshi pointing at the book Heion had gave Sesshomaru.
"I will cousin and as for Kutsuu if she won't-" spoke Sesshomaru before he was interrupted by a loud knocking.
"Enter," commanded Sesshomaru while looking at Takeshi who was watching the door intently as it
opened.
When the door opened fully it revealed a small lizard demon guard.
"What is it that you want," demanded Sesshomaru.
"Lady Kutsuu is here my lord," whimpered guard.
"Very well, you are dismissed. Takeshi watch over Rin and Kagome for me," spoke Sesshomaru.
Right after Sesshomaru finished his statement Takeshi and the guard left the study.
The guard headed back to his post and Takeshi to the dining room.
(Kagome)
Kagome had left the dining room shortly after she finished eating and was now on her way to Sesshomaru. Kagome turned the corner and when she did she almost knocked over Rina.
"OH. I'm sorry Rina. I didn't see you there," said Kagome while she helped Rina steady herself.
"It is quite all right. No harm was done," smiled Rina.
"OK. Is Sesshomaru in his office," asked Kagome?
"Yes he is," grinned Rina.
"Thank you," said Kagome as she dashed toward Sesshomaru's study. Once she arrived she knocked three times and waited. After minute when she got no reply she opened the door and saw Sesshomaru "kissing" another demoness with long brown hair and a snow complexion. Sesshomaru broke the "kiss" and stared at Kagome who had tears in her eyes before she ran leaving the study door wide open.
(Sesshomaru)
"GET OFF ME WENCH," yelled the demon lord who's eyes had started to bleed red.
"But Sessho she is nothing but a pathetic human," spoke Kutsuu knowing why he was so mad.
"SHE IS NOT PATHETIC AND IF YOU HADN'T NOTICED SHE WAS FULL DAMNED DEMON," yelled Sesshomaru before his beast completely took over.
"Fine, but when she leaves or you get tired of her don't come back to me," huffed Kutsuu knowing she was loosing.
'DON'T COME BACK TO YOU! IT IS YOU WHO SHOULD HAVE NEVER CAME BACK FOR ME NOW LEAVE ME BITCH. GET OFF MY LANDS FOR HERE ON OUT YOU ARE BANISHED FROM THESE LANDS FOREVER AND THAT INCLUDES ANY CHILDREN YOU MIGHT BARE,' yelled Sesshomaru's demon watching Kutsuu run for her life.
After sensing Kutsuu you was out of the castle Sesshomaru stormed out of the study in search of Kagome.
(Kagome)
Kagome ran and ran til legs gave out; she was in a older part of the castle. Kagome slowly slid to the ground sob as her demon was slowly trying to comfort her and encourage her because it knew it what was seen wasn't as it seemed.
"Calm down, breathe, and relax. Don't let your powers get of control," soothed Kagome's demon.
Kagome immediately did as her demon told her but she couldn't stop the sobs.
"Why...Why," whimpered Kagome.
"Why what little one," spoke the gentle voice of Heion truly showing his age through the way he talked.
Kagome startled at the presences of Heion started to lie.
"Now now don't lie to me," ordered Heion gently.
"I saw Sesshomaru kissing another demoness, when I foolishly thought he loved me," whispered Kagome.
"Describe this demoness," command Heion with a soft voice.
"She was semi-tall, long brown hair, and a snow complexion," grimaced Kagome as tears swelled in her eyes again.
Heion saw Kagome distress and gently guided her to sit by him with her head on his chest in a hug.
"Shhh. Kagome that was Kutsuu Sesshomaru's first love who turned him down when he was a mere pup. There is nothing between them, I guarantee it. He loves you and you love him," spoke Heion with a awe.
"How did you-, never mind I know how," whispered Kagome who starting to speak louder.
"Come let us go to Sesshomaru so you can talk to him," smiled Heion as he helped Kagome to her feet .
As she got to her feet Heion kissed her forehead gently to reassure her every will be ok.
At that moment Takeshi and Sesshomaru turned the corner to witness the scene of Heion kissing Kagome. To Sesshomaru it looked as though Heion was finishing a passionate kiss with Kagome, and because of that Sesshomaru's eyes started bleed back to red. When Sesshomaru growled Heion turned very quickly and paled.
"Sesshomaru calm down it is not what it looks like," spoke Takeshi and Heion at the same time.
"NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! HEION JUST KISSED KAGOME WHO HE KNEW I WAS GOING TO ASK TO COURT," yelled Sesshomaru.
Noticing what was going on Kagome walked to Sesshomaru and stopped about two feet from him bearing her neck and whispering, "Sesshomaru-san it is not what looks like. Heion-sama kissed my forehead in reassurance that everything would be ok since I had seen Kutsuu kiss you."
"Get up whore and remove yourself from my presence and my castle and take your kit with you," spoke Sesshomaru so calmly and with no emotion, but you could see the pain and hurt in his eyes and as he shook.
"Kagome looked at him in shock and with tears streaming down her face she said, "I thought that I loved you and you loved me but you turned out to be no better than Inuyasha." After she said that she took off running to get Shippo. None of the people who were left had noticed a pair blood red eyes leave and another step forward.
"Heion force your rules of courtship and mating into his mind. Force him to learn them. Takeshi I request that you, your friend, or both of you watch over Kagome and her kit even if she rejoins part of her group," spoke Hatara with a deadly tone and her eyes flashing causing Sesshomaru to whimper.
"Very well," spoke Heion and Takeshi.
Takeshi immediately went off to search for his friend while Heion concentrated on his palm then thrust it onto Sesshomaru's skull. Sesshomaru then collapsed from the information overload.
"Good, I will take him to his chambers. He will Not lose his soul mate due to his ignorance and stupidity," grounded out Hatara before teleporting to Sesshomaru's room.
(Kagome)
Once Kagome got Shippo she bade farewell to Rin (who was in tears) and Rina then ran out the gates of Western Lands only looking back once she thought she was far enough away, and all she could see was the tip of the castle.
A/N: I hope this chapter turned out good. It was very hard for me to write. Also the next chapter might be later then usual. I have write a 3 pg paper on something so instead of the Approx. 1-3 weeks for chapter there might 4 weeks or later. I promise I will have it up as soon as I can.