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"Speaking"

(Thinking)

What's written in the letter

What happened in chapter 10:

Kaede started scratching her head. "I remembered there was a certain ritual couples do together. I just forgot, damn my old age."

"Don't worry Kaede you don't need to tell me" Kagura chuckled "well thanks anyway, now I know why people can't wait for this, it's quite exciting"

Kagura left the room and headed out to help her friends with the preparations.

"So Kagura were your questions answered?" Sango asked

"Yeah, there was just one thing Kaede couldn't remember"

"What was it?" Kagome peeved

"A ritual thing that happens every year" Kagura pointed out

The two humans tried not to blush; they were squirming, trying to hide something from her.

"Okay guys maybe all this work is making you stressed out. I'll get you something to eat okay?"

Kagura walked away from her friends and smirked

"I know they're trying to hide something from me"



Chapter 11: Courting the wind

Sesshomarus long absence worried Kagura more. Her mind was always in a blank, she would stare at anything for no reason, and she is sometimes caught sneaking into Sesshomarus' room. Even Rin noticed that she wasn't paying attention.

"Kagura, what do you think will look better on my dolly? Short hair or just tie the hair?" The little girl asked Kagura. Rin did not hear a reply; the little girl sulked and stuck her tongue. Still Kaguras' eyes were looking at a different direction.

"Kagura?" the little girl asked but still received the same treatment. She was irritated when Kagura.

"Rin maybe you should leave her alone" the little fox demon held his friends' shoulders. When Rin faced him Shippo was terrified, Rins' face changed. From her usual bubbly personality and became enraged princess. Her grip intensified and started to shake.

"Shippo, let us have fun with Lady Kagura" she smirked

The children did their best to snap Kagura out of her daze. A few minutes passed and still nothing. Rin was at the verge of crying.

"Rin what's the matter? I thought we were having fun? " the little fox demon comforted his friend.

"Shippo, we failed to make her smile. I mean we did everything, from pinching her cheeks to messing up her hair. I give up" the little girl curled up at the corner of her room. Shippo did not like to see his friend cry, he held his head high and looked at Kagura.

"Not everything" he told Rin. The little girl wiped the tears off her eyes and looked at her friend. Shippo climbed next to Kaguras should, held her ear and let in a big breath

"KAGURA WAKE UP" Shippo screamed to the top of his lungs. Kagura yelped and jumped of the chair she was sitting on and slipped on one of Rins' toys. The children started laughing.

"Okay I'm up what seems to be the problem?" Kagura tried to stand up with grace

"See Rin, I told you it would work" the fox demon placed his hands on his waist as a sign of victory. The little girl started to giggle.

"Thank you Shippo" the little girl ran and gave her friend a big hug.

"It was nothing, really" Shippo started to blush. The little girl lets go of Shippo and placed her palm on Kaguras' forehead.

"Kagura are you sick?"

"No I feel fine" She took Rins' palm off her forehead and gave her a smile

"Why do you ask?"

"Well, it's just that.." Rin started to play with her fingers

"What Rin is trying to say is that, after Lord Sesshomaru left you do not smile as often." Shippo butted in.

Kaguras' smile faded when she heard his name. She looked at the children's expressions.

"Is it something I said?' Shippo asked

"Oh no dear" she gave them a fake smile

"Did you fight with Daddy?" Rin quietly asked. Hearing this question broke Kaguras' heart.

(I should not be sad when I'm around the children. It might rub off on them)

She crouched down to Rins' level and rubbed her palm on her head.

"No Rin, I would never be mad at Sesshomaru" she smiled.

The little girl started to giggle "You called Daddy by his name"

Kagura turned Red when Rin noticed that she didn't put lord before his name.

"No I did not" Kagura tried to deny it but her face turned red every second

"Oh look Rin, Kagura is blushing" Shippo pointed out

"I am not" the more Kagura denies the redder her face gets

"Liar liar pants on fire" the two children teased.

"Oh wait she can't be on fire, coz she's flaming red already" Rin giggled

"You take that back!" Kagura threw a soft pillow at Rin and hit her face. Shippo stopped laughing and hid behind Kagura.

"What's the matter Shippo?" she felt the child shiver

"Kagura what have you done? I know Rin does not run fast but when it comes to accuracy she is unbeatable"

Rin grabbed the pillow and stared angrily at the two.

"Kagura! You will pay for doing that" Rin grabbed as many pillows as she can and threw them all on their direction. The pillows were quick as lightning and did not miss Kagura or Shippo. The two tried to duck for cover but was too late, Rin took all of her pillows and buried them. Rin stopped throwing when she couldn't see her targets anymore. Suddenly a white flag popped out from the mountain of pillows.

"We surrender" Shippo cried. Rin just smiled and fell to the ground. Kagura rushed to see if anything wrong has happened to Rin. But as she was closing in on her she heard Rin snore.

"Well that was quick" She turned around to see if Shippo was going to attack back. But she was surprised to see him fast asleep as well.

"Kids, they pack a punch but still need their sleep" She carried Shippo and carried him to his room. Then she carried Rin and laid her on her bed, she tucked her in and gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"Thank you Mommy" she sleepily said.

(Mommy?) Kagura was shocked when she heard Rin (She must be dreaming) She was about to leave the bed when she felt Rin grasping her arm.

"Mommy, don't leave yet" she quietly murmured

Kagura looked at Rin and couldn't resist her cute expression. She lay next to her and caressed her head. She hummed a soft tune to bring Rin back to sleep. When she heard Rins' deep breathing she stood up and walked out of Rins' room. She closed the doors behind her and started to walk towards her room.

"She called me mommy" she quietly uttered.

She stopped walking when she passed by Sesshomarus' room, she slowly turned the knob and peeked to see if he ever returned. To her dismay the bed was still empty, she entered the room and walked around. She missed his scent, she missed his touch, she missed his voice, and she missed his secret smile. She fell on Sesshomarus' bed and grabbed a pillow. She held it close to her, she breathed in deeply to search for his scent.

( I hope he's alright) She cried herself to sleep that night. But in the middle of the night she heard footsteps nearing the door. She was too tired, too sad to wake up. All of a sudden warm lips pecked her cheek, she felt his palm dance on her body. She didn't want to twitch so that he won't find out she was still aware. All of a sudden she heard the door close and it fell silent again.


A silver haired demon walked away from the door with a smile on his face. He exited his palace and was about to set out again.

"Jaken" Sesshomaru howled

"Yes Lord Sesshomaru –sama"

"Remember what I've planned. If you fail I will end your life" he proclaimed

The imp gulped heavily and started to sweat. "Y-yes my lord"

Sesshomaru handed him a letter, "Give her this letter immediately"

"Yes My Lord"

"And remember, do not wake her up" He glared at Jaken.

"Of course My Lord" the imp ran as quietly as possible to his masters' room.

Sesshomaru looked at his palace and, and set off to a secret location. Meanwhile the imp crept in the room and slid the parcel next to Kagura. He excited the room and sighed.

"Why would Sesshomaru –sama fall for this girl? I mean, there are better demons out there. And prettier to be in fact"

"Heard that you toad" An angry voice came within the room.

Jaken flinched when he heard Kaguras' voice.

(If you fail I will end your life) Sesshomarus earlier order ran through his mind.

(Ohh I just hope she opens the letter tomorrow) The imp pleaded.

Kagura felt the parcel but was too lazy to open it.

(There is still a tomorrow) she thought


The next day Kagura opened the letter and read through it,

Good morning my beautiful Queen, I hope you slept well.

For the whole week you will experience being pampered by yours truly.

This will only part one, so hurry up and get dressed you carriage awaits.

P.S

The only catch is that you have to listen to Jaken until you get to the secret location. You don't have to be nice to him.

Yours truly

Sesshomaru

Kagura started blushing when she finished reading the letter.

(He may not be the great romantic type. But he's catching up) She happily thought

"But why do I have to listen to that annoying toad!" She screamed.

The doors from the room flung open and dozens of maids came in. Kagura was in shock seeing this many people early in the morning.

"Wake up Lady Kagura" A voice croaked. It was Jaken with a smile on his face.

"We are running late ladies, Lady Kagura needs to look spotless for Lord Sesshomaru –Sama. So please make her shine"

The imp exited the room and heard all sorts of sounds.

"Oh please don't do that." "Wait that hurts" "Don't touch that" Are the screams Jaken can hear from the outside. And after five minutes the maids were done with Kagura.

"Lady Kagura you may come out now"

Kagura slowly walked out of the room. She was wearing a red Kimono with beautiful flowers on them, her obi was a darker shade of red and was complemented with black outlines.

"Ack! Where are your shoes?" the imp yelped

"I don't feel comfortable wearing shoes, you got a problem with that?"

Kagura glared at Jaken to scare him, but Jaken still had his smiled plastered on his face.

"Okay Lady Kagura I do not want any trouble"

(Hmm the letter said I should listen to the Toad. But it seems like things are going my way)

"Lady Kagura please follow me" the imp marched out of the palace and led her to a simple carriage waiting for her. The imp opened the door and with a kind gesture invited Kagura in the carriage.

"Where are we going?" Kagura asked

"I'm sorry My Lady but Lord Sesshomaru –Sama specifically told me not to tell you"

Kagura did not want to spoil Jakens' efforts and entered the carriage.

"Thank you Jaken"

The imp gleamed with joy when he closed the door behind Kagura.

(She said thank you, to me! I guess Lord Sesshomaru –Sama made a nice choice with this one)

Jaken sat on the drivers' seat, took Ah-Un's reins and headed out.

Kagura sat comfortably in the carriage. She admired its interior and ran her fingers through its soft cushion.

(Well it seems like it's looking good so far) She smiled. The silence broke when Kaguras' stomach started gurgling.

"Sorry, I haven't eaten" an embarrassed Kagura said

"Don't worry Lady Kagura, Lord Sesshomaru prepared everything in advance. Just lift the seat across you"

Kagura listened to the imp and lifted the seat. Her eyes widened when she saw another letter hidden under the seat. She grabbed the letter and opened it.

For my dearest Queen,

I hope you like the Kimono I picked for you. I feel like red is a beautiful colour for you, I see you have opened my second letter. I am honoured to tell you that the food that is sitting in the chair is all made by yours truly. I hope you will enjoy this humble feast, and I'm sure the location is not that far away.

Yours Truly

Sesshomaru

Kagura slowly lifted the seat, she didn't know what to expect from Sesshomaru. She doesn't even know if he even cooks. To her surprise she saw an appetizing feast in front of her; she took a piece of fried tempura and popped it in her mouth.

"That tasted…weird" She took another piece and ended up with the same reaction.

"Well I do not want all this food to go to waste, and I am pretty hungry" She took a deep breath and ate.

After A few minutes

"Okay that was a bad idea" Kagura stopped eating and rubbed her tongue vigorously.

She looked out at the window and appreciated the scenery. It was midday, the white clouds rolled over the sky. She started to imagine his soft mokomoko wrapped around her body. Oh how she missed him so, she closed her eyes and imagined him sitting right next to her. She imagined Sesshomaru resting his arm around her, hearing his deep breath next to her ear. Kagura became tired, she rested her head on the window and fell into a deep sleep.

Kagura woke up when the carriage fell into a complete stop. The imp got off the drivers' seat and opened the door for Kagura.

"We are here Lady Kagura"

Kagura got off the carriage and noticed that it was already dark. The stars shone brightly above her head, she could feel the cold breeze touch her skin. She stretched her hands and yawned.

"It's a good thing we arrived, coz I was starting to get bored in there" She looked at her surroundings realized where they were. She was dropped off in the middle of the forest. She grabbed Jakens' collar and shook him.

"Okay toad explain yourself" she screamed

The imp handed her another letter and pleaded "I'm sorry Lady Kagura, Lord Sesshomaru –Sama just told me to leave you here."

Kagura lets go of Jaken and opens the letter.

To my dearest Queen

This will be the last letter you will e receiving for the day. All you have to do is to follow your inner demon.

Yours Truly

Sesshomaru

Kagura looked puzzled after reading the letter. She tried to get information from the imp.

"Hey Jaken do you know where the –" but the imp already left her.

"Well it looks like I'm alone"

She closed her eyes and concentrated. At first her senses did not pick up anything, so she tried to go deeper into the forest in order to try again.

"I can't pick up –" she sensed something. She smelled the scent of her lover and ran to that direction. She ran as fast as she could and did not care tearing up her new Kimono. His scent got stronger as she closed in the location, she could see a dim light right in front of her.

(Sesshomaru) She thought. She exited the forest and was disappointed when she did not see him there.

"Damn my inner demon, I am weak" she exclaimed. She clutched her hands and started to cry.

"I do not think so" a voice whispered in her ear. Kagura turned around and saw Sesshomaru. Her tears rolled down her cheeks as she hugged him.

"I missed you" she confessed.

Sesshomaru wrapped his arms around her, he placed his palm on her cheek and wiped her tears with his thumb.

"I knew you would find me" He looked deep into her trembling eyes and kissed her lips with so much passion Kagura felt like she was about to melt.

"Come with me" he twined his fingers into hers and guided her deeper into the forest.

He lead her into a hot spring, near that spring there stood a house that looked newly built.

"We will stay here for now" he opened the door and lead Kagura in the bed room. Kagura sat ob the bed and looked at Sesshomaru.

"How are you?" she asked

Sesshomaru gave her a soft smile and sat right next to her, held her hand.

"I'm fine now that you're here"

Kagura blushed when she heard this, she tried to cover her cheeks with her hands. But Sesshomaru was too quick for her, he held her palms to prevent them from covering her cheeks.

"I told you before, you don't have to cover them. You look beautiful when you blush"

She stopped fighting back. She knew that Sesshomaru was the only man for her, she felt secure whenever he's around.

"I got you something" Sesshomaru took out a small wooden box and gave it to Kagura. Kagura sat up shaking the box.

"What's this?" she asked

"Open it"

She took off the lid of the box, her eyes widened when she saw a new fan in her grasp. It was made out of pure metal but felt light, it had a red streak to compliment its beauty.

"It's beautiful, thank you" She kept it in the box and set it aside.

"Not as beautiful as you"

Sesshomaru kissed Kagura on the lips again. She did not hold back and passionately kissed him back. He separated himself from her and held her cheeks

"I want you" he silently told her. Kagura froze, she has never heard anything like this before. She looked deep into Sesshomarus' eyes.

"I love you. And I have never told any other woman. You are the only one that makes me feel this way. Each time I'm near you my heart starts to race, each time I see you smile it makes me want to smile, and for the past few days I couldn't concentrate because you were always on my mind. Kagura, I know this is a little sudden but I do not regret my decisions."

He held her hands and stared deep into her eyes

"Kagura, be mine"

Kagura was stunned when she realized Sesshomaru proposed to her. She gently lets go of his hands and held his cheek.

"Sesshomaru, I love you too but. You couldn't possibly fall in love with me"

"What are you saying? I am in love with you"

"But you do not know a single thing about me"

"I know that you are great with kids, my daughter tells me all sorts of things about her adventures with you. You know how to cook an amazing breakfast, you are a kind hearted person. I know that each time you laugh it wrinkles your nose, I even know that you are beautiful inside and out."

"I am not beautiful!" She screamed. Tears started appearing from her eyes. She fell into Sesshomarus' chest and cried.

"I've been lying to you Sesshomaru"

"Then tell me the truth" he said

"Will you believe me?" She asked

Sesshomaru held her shoulders and looked into her eyes

"Of course" he gave her a soft smile

Kagura wiped her tears and turned around. She started unravelling her clothes. She slid the Kimono off her back exposing a huge scar that is shaped like a spider. She turned around to face Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru was in shock that Kagura was hiding a load full of scars on her body.

"Who did this to you?" Sesshomaru angrily grabbed her by the shoulders

Kagura looked away to hide her shame

"My father, Naraku"


End of Chapter 11

To be continued…

Oh I feel Sorry for Kagura in this one. The next chapter will be entitled

Forgetting the past ~Ciao

P.S

I made an art for this couple, I'm having a hard time posting the links so If you are interested please search for Calling of the wind part 1 and part 2 in Deviant art