RAWR!
So, I was talking to myself, and I said… "Self, why don't you write another chapter to Entertainment, since you got such great reviews!"
And so self answered. "Why, other self, that's a great idea! Let's do it!"
And so here I am, telling you about the conversation I had with my self, to come to the decision that I am going to write more for ya'll!
So, am I crazy yet? I THINK NOT. Not. Lol. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter and please be patient with me because I am still working with a fractured finger!
OH! THANKS TO THE PERSON WHO UNKNOWINGLY HELPED ME NAME THIS CHAPTER FROM THEIR REVIEW! THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE! YOU! YES YOU! WITH THE GOOFY HAIRDO AND FACIAL HAIR! THANK YOU! (That's just a joke… I've never seen the person so I couldn't really tell you if they have a goofy hairdo or facial hair… though I do wonder… LOL! J/K! Ok… I will start now…)
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Chapter Ten
The Battle's Beginning
Oh Goody. Supper time. Time to go get the princess. Wouldn't want to leave her royal pain in the butt waiting.
The sarcasm within Kagome's own head drips with venom. She is still dressed up like she was before, not a single string or lock of hair out of place, and she idly wonders why she had stayed this way.
Perhaps I am just waiting for her to try and kill me. Yes… that must be it. Dry humor laces her thoughts and she sighs, shaking her head a bit and running her tongue softly over her lush ruby lips.
Drawing to a stop at the door she pauses before giving a soft knock and then pushing open the door slowly. "My lady…" Her dull voice rings out, "It is time for us t-"
CRACK!
Kagome's head jerks to the left, her eyes wide in astonishment. She sits there a moment longer, just staring at the far wall to the left, her lips parting in absolute …. Be-wilderment.
With a slow blink the sensational stinging in her right cheek begins to register and she mechanically turns her eyes to the front before another…
CRACK!
This time she curiously finds herself looking to the right, her eyes stinging with those salty damn drops of hell. She blinks again, slowly still, before she feels herself stumbling backwards from a delayed force and she catches herself against the door.
The bruises are already forming on the skin of her cheeks, and she can feel it. She can feel, also, something akin to… water?... dripping down the flesh of her cheeks and neck.
Wet? She has not cried… so she brings a free hand up to her face, tenderly touching her cheek and then bringing it away to look at the offended appendage.
Her small palm and fingertips are covered in blood.
Blood?
With her mouth still slightly open and her body weight still being supported by the heavy door, she looks up to see a quite rigid Fox demoness, her bright eyes rimmed the slightest bit in red.
Kagome looks once more to her hand and without another word she stands straight, gives a jerky bow to Nakita, and moves back out the door with the Fox right behind her.
Kagome, still in a state of shock, begins leading the woman to the dining hall even as she feels the blood seeping from her cheeks, down her neck, and further still to soak into the collar of the beautiful white silk kimono.
Not that the red really is that bad on it… it already has red on it…
She blinks still as she draws up to the large double doors of the dining hall and the servants standing there peer at her wide eyed and then to Nakita, before rushing to open the doors for them both.
Kagome's voice cracks a bit as she speaks, as the pain truly starts to register. The burning sears into her cheeks and spreads to her head, giving her one killer headache. Then, as if the pain needs more room to rest, it begins spreading down the back of her neck and through her shoulders.
"Pre ..presenting… Lady… Na… kita…" Kagome takes in a deep breath and steps to the side as her vision blurs, black spots dancing in her eyes.
She hears a short gasp… a woman's gasp… and then she finds herself falling… but arms wrap around her body to keep her up and she does not even care who it is as she falls into a blissful unconciousness.
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Kagome awakes slowly to the sound of voices. Gurgling, deep voices… but soothing all the same, even if they seem to be arguing about something.
She does not have to fight to keep her eyes closed… they do not seem to want to open anyways. Instead she continues to lay there, attempting to make out what the comforting voices are saying.
"I mean no disrespect to you or your wishes, but you made it clear that Kagome was to only be punished by yourself or I. The Southern Princess clearly did not care for your authority when you expressed the rules of this house. She must be punished for her insubordination to you."
That voice… Kagome can't place it, so she does not try to. So she focuses on the other voice… a little deeper and much more fatherly sounding.
"Sesshomaru, I can not just punish Lady Nakita for this. She is not yet part of the Taisho house, so it is neither my right, nor is it yours. She will be reprimanded verbally for her uncharacterized attack, but there is only so much that I can do in this situation."
Ah, so it is Sesshomaru and… who? His father? Of course, who else would they be? Deciding she should perhaps make herself noticeable now that she is away she begins to sit up on the extremely comfortable futon she is on.
Yep, that did the trick…
Just as she forces her eyes open she watches as two pairs of intense golden eyes turn to her form and Inu Taisho is the first one to move her way. Out of fatherly instinct he settles beside her on the futon and places a claw underneath her chin to inspect her cheeks.
"No need to fret too much, my dear. You're wounds are nearly healed by now…" Inu Taisho's humble voice leaks out into Kagome's ears, making her instantly relax and lean into his hold.
Nearly healed? How long have I been out? It should not have had that great of an effect…
As if seeing the question in Kagome's eyes, Sesshomaru moves over as well, but refrains from settling on the futon with his father and Kagome.
"You have only been out for two hours. Sleeping, mostly. That is just a small side effect of the healing process. You shall be healed completely come morning." His voice lulls her into a sense of security and she falls back onto the futon, sighing.
"What healing process?" Her voice is dry… she guesses it is from not talking. Or taking medicine. Whichever one fitted the right way.
There is an extremely long pause in which Kagome become uncomfortable and she feels Inu Taisho slip from the futon. She listens as his heavy footsteps carry him from the room that she is in, and then a heavy door shuts softly.
Damn Inu's and their strength…
She peers to Sesshomaru who is scrutinizing her with a very odd expression on his face. And just as quickly, it is gone, replaced with that cold mask that he wears so often.
"This Sesshomaru's saliva acts as a healing salvent. It is faster than any human cures, and you will be left with no scars."
Oh Mr. High and Mighty, my saliva is… Wait…WHAT?
The surprise is not hidden on her face as she calculates his words. Saliva + Inu Demon + Injured person licking?
She bites down on her lip to keep her amusement to herself. Obviously it does not work because soon after she finds herself alone in a strange large room with no one to keep her company.
Ah well, the amusement was worth it. I wonder what Nakita dear will think of this…
And with this in mind, Kagome begins to allow plans to form into her head.
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Tell me what you think! Not as exciting as I originally planned, but it will pick up! Lovies! BloodyHues.