After such a long evening, Sesshomaru sank himself into the water relaxing himself. Letting out a sigh, before touching his crescent moon mark on his forehead, he felt he was in peace in his own world. His mind still wondered, Lord Hitoshi was a problem indeed. Sesshomaru want anything to happen to Kagome, the same with the children. For once in his life, he felt weak on his own power. He opened his eyes, staring down at the water of his own reflection. He notice something else looking at him, a reflection of his own father was in as well. He could of sworn it was talking to him, but his face change when he saw Kagome's face. Sesshomaru looked back seeing Kagome, wrapped in a towel. She was nervous, because she thought she had ruin his moment or train of thought, but when Sesshomaru looked back at the water, he noted his hand, telling her she could come in. Kagome smiled a little to herself, removing the towel from her waist, letting it drop to the floor. She dip her toe in the water, before finally sinking into the water. She moved closer to Sesshomaru, setting her hand on his shoulder. He never move from his spot, which cause Kagome to wonder.
"Is something the matter, Sesshomaru?" she asked, Sesshomaru looked at her, before wrapping his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him. Kagome looked into his gold eye, she felt like they were dancing against her blue ones. Sesshomaru leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on her lips, before breaking it. Kagome placed her head against his chest, hearing his heartbeat she had grown to love. Sesshomaru brushed his fingers through her hair, letting the effects of the water creating ripples, before she looked at him, once more.
"Kagome, I just keep thinking about my father. Why would he send you away? I could of protected you, you are my mate to be. This Sesshomaru doesn't know and wants the answers to it." Kagome knew he was trouble, considering the fact that, she was his mate to be, and having the courting mark on her shoulder. She herself was confused as he was. Kagome thought about it and suddenly thought of an idea.
"Why don't we just do what you did to me?" Sesshomaru thought about it, before closing his eyes.
"The healing room is something not to be messed with. What I did to you was something I didn't know I could do."
"So you're saying that we cant do it?" she pouted, causing Sesshomaru to chuckle.
"I'm saying is that, if we do this, we must have someone be there. These things can cause a person to lose themselves if not careful." he held onto her tighter, never wanting to lose her. Kagome knew what he was saying, but she broke his thought when he reach up to his lips and gave him a peck.
"Just hold my hand, Sesshomaru. I wont let go." that cause him to smile, one he rarely shows to people. Kagome smiled back at him, before lifting himself off of her and heading out. Reaching a towel he wrapped it around his waist, looking back at the girl.
"If you need anything, I will be in my study, the library is opened to you, but don't touch the book, unless you want to get burn again." she nodded to him. Once he left, Kagome finally relax no problems in the world for her, just her own self. She wasn't afraid anymore, she didn't have fear sticking by her side, causing her emotions to rampage through her miko powers. She felt free and she like it. The only thing that concern her was her memories and her relationship with Sesshomaru. She closed her eyes just waiting for a simple answer to come through.
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"Jaken."
"Yes, mi lord?"
"Did you find more information about Lord Hitoshi, how he came into power?"
"No, my lord. It seems from what records show, he was the next heir to the throne. Yet he had gotten more powerful in the last two days." Sesshomaru looked back at the records, trying to see a loop hole in any way, shape or form in finding the true answer. If he was going to, he would have Kagome to drive out his memories and reopening the ones that his father made him forget.
"That will be all, Jaken." Jaken bowed, but before he left he stood there, looking up at his lord. Sesshomaru notice and looked down on him. "What is it?" he asked, in his cold voice.
"Its just, the mik-, I mean Kagome."
"What about her?" he indeed wasn't pleased with what was coming.
"I'm just worried about her. She is your mate to be and all, but Lord Hitoshi-"
"Let me tell you something Jaken. Lord Hitoshi will never have Kagome, I will kill him, before he touches her in any way or form. You understand me?" Jaken nodded, feeling his lord rage was overpowering his own.
"I understand my lord. Please forgive me." he bowed one more time to him.
"Oh, before you leave Jaken, have Nurse Yuri to be in the healing room."
"Yes, my lord." he fled, finding the nurse. Sesshomaru looked back at the records that has been in his study for who knows how long. One thing for sure, the answers he was going to her it from would be Kagome.
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No matter how many times, Kagome looked into the book, she couldn't stop looking at her parents. Her 'real' parents, her father was indeed an Inu, just like Sesshomaru and his father. Her father had two stripes that were blue, reminded her of Sesshomaru's magenta ones on his side of his face. A flower the look of a cherry blossom, a symbol on his forehead, she thought it was silly to have a man, wearing it, but still he was beautiful in her eyes. Flower or not. Her mother, a royal miko, she must have been powerful and beautiful as well. She looked like her and she was amazed. She lowered her eyes to her younger self, she has the pointy ears, the cherry blossom symbol on her forehead, along the lines, she had one blue stripe on each of her cheek. Mostly it was a combination of her fathers markings and her mothers looks. She wondered if her mother was still alive, she knew her father passed, from the memory she had. Kagome closed her eyes, feeling the wetness of her tears falling down her face.
"Its not fair, who could do something like this?" she screamed. She held herself, focusing her mind on something else. "Why would someone do this, ruin my life. It was lie, a complete LIE!"
"Kagome, enough." she paused herself, looking at the door, seeing Sesshomaru with opened arms. She ran to him, clinging onto his haori, letting the tears roll down her face. Sesshomaru held her, rubbing her back to calm her down, before kissing her forehead making it easier for her to be calm. "I know your upset-"
"Upset, upset! I AM ANGRY!" he could see the fire in her eyes, truly she wanted to find the answers more than he was. "My life was a lie," she sniffled, before Sesshomaru picked her up, bride style, letting her head, rest on his moko boa. He started heading for the healing room.
"Soon, Kagome. We will find the answers."
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They started undressing themselves, before settling into the water, both nude it had to be done. Nurse Yuri looked at her lord and her future lady,
"Just calm down and relax, the mind will do everything else." she spoke softly, Sesshomaru took Kagome's hand, giving it a small squeeze. Kagome looked at him with the corner of her eye, he saw as well, nodding his head. Kagome breath in and out, before closing her eyes, Sesshomaru did the same thing. Relaxing and waited, Yuri placed her hand in the water, seeing them both shining. Pulling her hand out of the water, she waited for them to return.
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"Sesshomaru, where are you?" Kagome was frighten, nervously she couldn't see him.
"I'm right here, Kagome." she turned herself around, seeing Sesshomaru holding her hand, tightly as he was without hurting her.
"Don't ever do that to me again." she shouted, causing his ears to ring over and over. He nodded to her. Holding her close, they both drifted down. Everything was dark, until a light shine through. They flinched barely able to see the light, until once they opened, all they saw was them. Surrounding their past selves was the East castle, backyard was field of white camellias along with red camellias. Sesshomaru and Kagome reached up to them listening and watching.
"Sesshomaru, what does this mean?" the younger Kagome picked up a white camellia from the ground and holding it out to him. Sesshomaru picked up the young girl placing her in his lap. "That my dear, means waiting. The white camellia may be beautiful, but the red camellia shows the side of love." he plucked one placing it behind her ear, before she did the same to him. "Does this mean, Sesshomaru likes Kagome?" Sesshomaru knew in his heart he loved Kagome, even if she was young, he would wait for her. Sesshomaru kissed her forehead, causing the child to giggle like crazy. "I like you, Kagome. Though, I have a proposition for you?" "What's that?" she asked, Sesshomaru wondered what to say, but was afraid of her rejecting. "Ever since your father and my father bonded together, I keep finding myself to spend more time with you than ever. Being with you, change me Kagome. I don't feel like I can hide anything from you." "That's why I am always a good friend to Sesshomaru." she gave him a smile, causing Sesshomaru to chuckle at her words. "A good friend indeed, but that's not all. I find myself being with you, forever. I ask you this, Kagome. Do you like me?" "Of course I do, Sesshomaru." "May this Sesshomaru court you?" Kagome thought about it, she knew what it meant. Her father told her that courting was a symbol that she was already claim and no one could have her, the male's scent would be on it, along with the courting mark. Kagome did like Sesshomaru, but why would he ask her this, even though she was small, she wasn't stupid. "Because this Sesshomaru would want to be with you, forever." Kagome broke the hug from him. Sesshomaru let her go, but she still stayed on his lap. Kagome moved her kimono off her shoulder, Sesshomaru looked at her. "I want you to court me, Sesshomaru." "Are you sure?" he asked. Kagome nodded, before poking his nose with her clawed finger. "Of course. Besides, I like you and so does my father and mother. Just promise me one thing?" "Anything." "Just wait til I grow boobs before you try and mate with me." he understood, Sesshomaru leaned down to her shoulder, licking the spot where he would bite his mark for courting. Sesshomaru held her hands, squeezing them. "This will hurt a little, just squeeze my hands to let the pain go." she nodded. Waiting for it to come, Sesshomaru licked the spot once more, before letting his fangs sink into her shoulder, not too deep for he didn't mate with her yet. Kagome whimper from the pain, squeezing his hand as tight as she can. She smelled blood and so did he, he let go of her and lick the blood off her shoulder. He pulled away, seeing the courting mark, turn into a tiny crescent moon. Kagome look at it and smiled. "Its so cute, I always loved the crescent moon." Sesshomaru smiled back at her, before kissing her forehead as she giggled. "Should we announce to them that you are claim?" he asked, before Kagome got off his lap and started giggling. "Of course, it is proper after all." she bowed to him, before he picked her up and let her snuggle against his moko boa.
"Why would you want to court me? I'm just a child after all." he spoke, trying to figure out his true purpose. Sesshomaru held her close, until he felt her arms wrapped around her neck.
With Kagome seeing their past selves head into the castle, she couldn't believe what she said. Sesshomaru on the other hand, found it a little funny.
"I was young, give me a break." she pouted. Sesshomaru on the other hand, leaned in and kiss her softly.
"This Sesshomaru finds this adorable." Kagome blushed, before they saw the next scene. Everything was dark, yet light was showing, they both looked seeing it was night time. Lots of people were heading the East castle, they both started walking inside. It looks like a feast, someone was celebrating something. Hearing the glasses cling, everyone sat down around the table. Sesshomaru held onto Kagome and watch the scene play out.
"It has come to my attention that my son, Sesshomaru has already claim a future mate." hearing all the demoness cry and anger on who would claim such a beast. Sesshomaru couldn't help, but chuckle of the reactions he was receiving, he didn't care at one bit. His father placed his hand on his shoulder, Sesshomaru just looked at him, the way he always did. "I'm so proud of you son." "Hn." his father sigh a little, but still was very happy. "Uncle Toga!" Sesshomaru looked back seeing his future mate to be. Kagome ran down to him, in her new kimono, the colors of reds and white, with a black slash. Cherry blossoms flowers in her hair, while the rest of it was flat on her back. Sesshomaru couldn't help, but smile at her, even for a young child she was beautiful in Sesshomaru's eyes. "There she is." he picked her up and twirled her around. She hugged him, before handing it off to Sesshomaru, who hold onto her. "She's a keeper son." "Hn." "Come on, Sesshomaru, dance with me." she jumped out of his arms, before being dragged on the dance floor. Toga looked at them, seeing their smiling faces. "Toga, could I talk to you for a minute." he looked over at the lord and lady, who seemed to be happy, yet worried at the same time. Toga saw this and headed over to them. "Is their something wrong, my lord." "Please don't be formal, Toga." "You're right, Riko. So what's troubling you?" "Its about Kagome…." Toga lean in closer, so that no one else heard them. Sakura placed a barrier around them. Having privacy was one of them and needed for to happen. "Sakura and I are in trouble, someone is out to get Kagome." "How do you know this?" "Sakura can see the future, even with the amount of miko powers she has, this one was a gift no less." "I see, is that why you ask me to come here?" they nodded. Sakura took a hold of Toga's hand. Feeling a tear coming down her face. "Toga, I don't know when the day will come, the East will be over throne. I don't know who, he masks his face. Fire, death, blood will be everywhere, Kagome in danger. If anything happens to either of us. Take Kagome to the Bone Eaters Well, change her demon form, make her human and erase her memories and remove her scent off of him" Toga couldn't believe what she was saying. "Their must be a way, my son has found happiness." "That's the thing, Toga." Riko spoke, "You must erase his memories of Kagome." "You cant do that to him." he voice went high, but Sakura placed her hand on his shoulder, "Please, for the sake of it all. I want our daughter to be safe and sound and away from the man that will over throne us. This is what he wants, please. Promise me, when that happens, and do not tell Sesshomaru about this. He will try and find a way our of it." Toga knew he couldn't disobey them, he was a friend to them, he sigh, looking back at his son and future daughter in law. "Sesshomaru will be cold and heartless, he will never feel love to anyone…" they knew, but what was he suppose to do. Sakura pulled the barrier down, like no one ever noticed. They watched their daughter, smiling away at them, hoping that day will never come soon.
"So that's why, my father erase my memories. He only obeyed what your parents told him to do." Kagome looked at him, holding him close, the darkness was filling in, everything went white.
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Nurse Yuri opened her eyes, seeing her lord and miko waking up, she handed them both towels. Sesshomaru wrapped his around his waist, before Kagome wrapped it around her body. She bowed to them, before leaving. Kagome sat on the ground, letting her feet soak in the water, Sesshomaru placed his hand on her shoulder, he looked at her, seeing her eyes being filled with water.
"Kagome-"
"They only did what was right,….. Sesshomaru did you keep your promise?" Sesshomaru in all his life, never was with a woman, sure he had a thing a two, but never in his bed.
"I have."
"So your pure?"
"More or less." she smiled a little to herself, seeing her own reflection in the water. "But I know you are pure and innocent, Kagome." she turned to look at him, only to have her lips capture into a sweet, tender kiss.
"It's getting late, Sesshomaru."
"You are right." he carried her and walked out of the healing room. Heading inside of their room, closing the door, Sesshomaru changed, leaving on his hakama while Kagome put on his haori. Climbing into bed with him, she cuddled next to him.
"Sesshomaru…"
"Yes, Kagome?" he looked into her eyes, as she did the same.
"I want to transform myself to my old self." Sesshomaru knew she wanted it, it was her right. He wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer and placing his lips onto hers for a small kiss.
"I will see what I can find, but I cant make any promises." she smiled, before shutting her eyes into a deep sleep. Sesshomaru stayed up a little longer, hoping for him to find answer to her question.