Here is the update! I wrote it yesterday since I was sick and still am. I also started a new story that I'm debating posting because it was just kind of a boredom thing and I don't know if I'd finish it. Well, thank you to all my reviewers and I hope you enjoy!
Oh I suppose an explaination is in order. A reviewer brought it to my attention that Kagome was a powerful miko and could easily go to her time to cool off a bit, then come back. I promise i have a good reason for her not going back, one being that if she does go back home she won't be able to return to the Feudal Era since InuYasha took her shards of the jewel. Hope that explains it a bit better!
Chapter Eleven
As they arrived at the castle the whole party could feel the traces of the evil aura left behind. Kagome gasped at the site of demon bodies spread across the courtyard. As soon as they entered the castle she was rushed to a room and locked in. She looked around her room, it certaintly didn't look like some place you would put a prisoner, it wasn't dark and moldy, there were no chains and torture devices. Isn't that how they treated people in these days? Looking at her room she felt more like an honored guest of the Lord. The bed was the biggest she'd ever seen and had silk baby blue sheets and a quitl that was just a shade darker than the sheets. There was a couch that looked overstuffed that was blue with gold trim and legs. On the wall opposite the door was a sliding glass door that led out to a balcony. The walls were wood and the ceiling had pictures of ancient demons carved into it. The carpet was a plush white and looked like it was rarely, if ever, used. As she wondered around and started heading toward the balcony another door caught her eye. She walked over and opened it and gasped. Inside was her own personal hotspring/bathroom with a connecting walk in closet. The closet was filled with the most beautiful kimonos she'd ever seen and they were made of the finest silk. In a daze she walked back into her bedroom and bumped into something. She shook her head and looked up then bowed quickly when she realized who it was she bumped into. "I apologize Lord Sesshoumaru," she said standing back up. She may not want to submit to him, but she wouldn't forget her manners either.
Sesshoumaru smirked, he'd been watching her for quite some time while she wondered around the room. No doubt trying to figure out why you gave her the guest room reserved for your intended. By the way, why did you give her this room? The other guest rooms are being cleaned for the conference I've scheduled. Whatever you say Lord Sesshoumaru. "Do you find your room satisfactory?" he asked in his coldest voice.
"Yes, it's beautiful, but I don't understand. The way you spoke I would be treated as a prisoner, this seems like a room reserved for royalty."
"Would you rather I move you into the dungeon?"
Her eyes widened. "N-no, of course not, I just wondered why I was given such a nice room."
"Not that I have to explain myself to you, but you were given this room because I am holding a conference with the other Lords and their generals so I need the guest rooms free. This room is not used." Tell her why, please tell her why! Why? She has not asked.
"So, um... Why is this room not used?"
HA! We knew she'd ask. "It is simple. You see that door over there?" He pointed toward a door beside her bed and she nodded. "That connects your room to mine. This room is reserved for the intended mate of the Lord of the castle."
A deep red spread across her face and although he would not show it Sesshoumaru was very amused by this. "So, wait, your bedroom is attached to mine? And this is the room reserved for your intended!? How will you explain THIS to your guests?"
Sesshoumaru smirked again which frightened Kagome. "It is really rather simple. You will act as my intended until the conference is over."
Kagome's jaw dropped to the floor. Sesshoumaru let out a stifled chuckle and left her room as quietly as he had entered. Well, she took that pretty well don't you think? Yes, I think she'll do fine as soon as she picks her jaw up of the carpet. We didn't know you had such a sense of humor.
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"Lord Sesshoumaru," the general of Sesshoumaru's personal army said and saluted as they met in the hallway. "You requested my presence sir?"
"Yes, come to my office, I want to know as much as you can tell me about this demon who dared attack in my absence." Sesshoumaru led the man into a large office and shut the door. "Please have a seat," he said as he walked behind his desk and sat. After the man took a seat Sesshoumaru looked over at him. "Now, I want to know everything you know."
"My lord, the demon came out of nowhere. Not one of my men sensed his presence until the attack. As you know only the best of the best are permitted to work the front gates so I am still at a loss as to how the demon kept himself from being noticed."
"What kind of demon was it? What did he look like?"
"We-well my lord, h-he was a..." the general looked away in shame.
"He was a what?" Sesshoumaru was growing tired of games.
"My lord, he was a hanyou." The man hung his head. "I do not know how he managed to do this, as a hanyou he should have easily been taken down, but he was too strong. I will not argue your decision if you should chose to terminate my position."
Sesshoumaru had stopped listening after the general said it was a hanyou that had attacked. Naraku... Do you really think he would be brave enough to attack the castle? Of course not, it was most likely a puppet of his. He was sneaky, attacking when we were not here. Yes, but how did he know this Sesshoumaru was not here. Good question... Sesshoumaru looked up at the now trembling general. "You are dismissed, rest and we will talk of our retaliation when the Lords arrive."
"Yes sir," the general said saluting and leaving the office.
Do you think he'll hurt our Kagome? He has gone after her before. I will have her watched closely and if anything should happen to her... Is that concern we hear in your voice Lord Sesshoumaru?
