Chapter 10: The awaken and a new/renewed pack bond
Sesshoumaru didn't know why he, Miroku and Shippo had been invited to his mother's home. He thought long and hard on this as he approached his mother 's throne room. They stilled as the servant opened the screen hearing music. As the screen opened they saw females dancing, but Sesshoumaru's eyes were drawn to Kagome. As she danced beside another female who was doing the same thing. He watch transfixed as Kagome's hips moved from side to side to the rhythm. Of course he knew this type of dance, having to deal with all types of Youkai from foreign lands. But to see Kagome doing it was so erotic, he had to stop himself before he did something to embarrass himself.
He sighed in regret when she stopped having spotted him. But he did smirk in pure pleasure as she blushed that beautiful shade of cranberry he loved to see on her.
"Lovely ladies would by any be willingly to –"
"Miroku"
"Brother," the Youkai females giggled as he smiled. Lady Mother clapped her hands and the giggling females left. Rin ran to Sesshoumaru, bounced on the balls of her feet and smiled.
"Rin has missed her Lord"
"Have you been well Rin?"
"Yes, Rin is good"
"Did you behave for this Sesshoumaru's mother?"
"Rin was good"
"Hn," he touched the top her head and nodded looking to his mother for answers. She rose from her throne and touched one of jewels on the arm. The throne slide back to reveal a set of stairs: that went down below the castle. As they, followed her down the torches on the wall lite as she past casting shadowed light on stonewalls.
Lady Mother sighed and frowned as she ushered everyone into the overly large room. Sesshoumaru and Miroku spotted him first.
"What is the mean of this?" his eyes taking a sight he hadn't seen in 200 years. Still the male was larger then life as he lay on the marble altar draped in silks. He lay as still as death yet you could see his chest rise and fall as if he was sleeping. But that couldn't be possible Sesshoumaru and everyone else thought as they gathered around. He final looked to his mother for answers.
He watched as his mother stared at his father's body, her eyes far away. She spoke softly as if in a trance. "Two nights before he went to that woman that –that whore- he came to us. You were sleeping my son or at least I thought you were. He was bruised and beaten. I have never seen my Toga in such bad shape. He told me how she tricked him into taking food from her. How he had to protect her because what she was. I tried to talk him out of it. But I knew because of our weakness as Inu's he would never let go. We-we made love that night," her voice caught in her throat as she chocked back a sob.
"I-I felt that piece of him dying inside me. That night I disappeared from the palace of the moon. I went to him, found him on his knees in the burning human palace. While that-that woman watched outside holding her bastard, smiling. I could not let him die. So I brought him here and cast a spell. One to put him in a sleep where he would heal from his wounds and awaken later. But the witch tricked me and he hasn't awaken yet."
"But we were in his tomb. And the inheriting of Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha swords."
"I had a hand in all of it. The tomb was a fake but his wishes were not. Upon his death he wanted the swords to go to his sons. Even if I hated that woman and her bastard he was still my mates child. I placed the fake tomb within the black pearl as he wished it to be along with the sword. Never did it think anyone would be able to remove it. But you did Kagome and I knew than that you could awaken my mate from his long sleep. "
"Me how?"
"You are the Shaman of legend, blessed by the Kami. Your will is undeniable. If anyone can you can do it."
"I don't know even with the past memories if I ever encountered such a spell before. It looks complicated and it will be dangerous if I fail to counter it. Are you really willing to take that risk?"
"All this one can see when she looks at him is him on his knees bleeding and battered. This Lady would give anything to see him once again in his glory standing proud in his own arrogant way. "
"Is it worth the risk for you as well Sesshoumaru as this will affect you too?"
"This Sesshoumaru believes in you Kagome." He crossed to his mother, stood at her side and placed his hand on his small shoulder. Son looked to mother and they both made a silent agreement. "Live or die we would be honored if you would at least try"
Kagome squared her shoulders and look at all hopeful eyes. She searched her very long memory and decided. "Rin will you help mama?"
"Rin will help," the little Inu stepped up on the platform next to Kagome who had even dared to approach the figure. Kagome whispered in her pointed ear the words she needed her to repeat.
"Can you do that for me?"
"Yup"
"Okay than lets get started."
"Your dream has ended and so to has the dreamer within it"
"No," came Lady Mother soft voice.
"Awaken dreamer and rejoin this reality"
"Please Dreamer"
"Awaken dreamer this life calls to you"
"Now dreamer"
"Awaken dreamer you are needed again," all were silent as seemingly nothing happened until Rin with the loudest voice she could muster.
"TOGA"
"Hn," He took a deep breath as his golden eyes flew open. For long minutes he just lay there staring at the vaulted ceiling above him. Trying to remember how he got there, when a voice stopped him cold.
He forced his body to respond as he sat up.
"Watashi no Benten," his voice a rough, deep, whisper.
They stared at one another golden meeting golden in a long awaited hush. Both, frozen in time, forgetting to breathe or blink they drunk in every inch of one another. But the moment was over when Kagome stepped between the two. She looked at the mighty Inu Youkai with a long hard stare. Toga stared back he watched as the clear blue of her eyes turned white, ringed by her sooty color lashes, she look every bit a goddess.
"This Shaman is pleased that the dreamer has awaken. But there is trouble that we most see too. Will you The Great General of Dogs- fight beside us in battle? Will you once again take up the sword in defense of those in need?"
The Great Inu Youkai dropped to his knees and bowed, one hand up turned palm up, causing a gasp from Sesshoumaru as his mother did the same.
"We would be honored," both his mother and father growled. Kagome touch both their up raised hands and smiled.
"The mated Generals of The West will once again show the true power of the White-Inu"
"But we are not – not – mated anymore Shaman," Lady Mother sighed disappointment clear in her voice as her eye once again met Toga's.
Kagome placed their hands together and pulled the red ribbon from her hair, wrapping it around their wrist she spoke again.
"What has been brought to together let no Man, Beast nor Youkai tare it asunder. Like ying to yang, Like Light to dark. Both sides of the same until time ends and begins again."
The glowed briefly feeling that little piece of each other settle inside them once again. They didn't know how it happened but the outcome made them very happy.
Rin didn't know what made her do it. But she reached up and pulled the cup charm from around her neck. In her hands it grew in size until it was just the right size. She handed it to Kagome who in turn told: the 2 Inu Youkai, 'to place droplets of blood into the cup.' She did the same and chanted from a moment. The cup glowed for a second then settled.
"Drink – drink and become one -never to be parted again. Forever you will live in the other. So say me, so say the Kami," they drank deeply and passed the cup back.
"Come Lord of the Dogs –drink deeply and become whole. Come Aristocratic Assassin Sesshoumaru and become pack once again" He came close and hesitated. Rin grabbed his hand and place it on top his parents with a smile.
"Pack is important My Lord"
"Will Rin have to drink too?"
"Of course though my daughter your still an Inu Youkai and ward to the Lord of the West. Drink both of you."
Sesshoumaru drank and surprised there was still enough for Rin, he past her the cup. Watching she drank and the cup became small enough to be clasped back around her neck. They all rush back up the stairs to prepare, Lady Mother growling orders as she stormed from the throne room. Twenty minutes later in the sky you could see three silver Inu's roaring through the sky, following a tiger and fire Neko - who were following a even larger tiger.