Here's another one, working on more
He was tall, sitting on a bench by the picnic area in the demon village, his shoulders were broad and rippling with muscles. There was a pretty little blonde sitting on his lap, his blue eyes grinning as did his plum lips, his long black hair down his back the tips green. Kai was your typical average teenage demon heartthrob. Entering his second year of puberty, the young wolf was around the age of 17-18 in human years. His best friends were at his side as usual, Jay to his right and Pina to his left.
All the girls in the village knew about the infamous trio and loved them all the more. Pina was a good looking raven demon, his deep, dark black irises picked up on everything and had the power to make any girl melt with the way they pulled you in. His long black hair always down his back in a simple braid, bangs always being pushed out his face. He looked rugged, sexy, and he had a dazzling smile that could make any girls heart sink. Though he was the youngest of the group by mere months, he was always the voice of reason.
Jay was the inspiring chef of the group, he was not a demon at all, he was actually a descendant of a forest spirit. Much like an earth elemental but his powers differ entirely from what they could do. His light green hair was always up in a high ponytail the tips blond. His stunning honey colored eyes always attracting him attention.
The girl in Kai's lap was smiling bright, thrilled to be the one getting attention from the most popular and attractive boy in the village, " So you promise to come by my room later?"
Kai just grinned, a hand running up her thigh, he was sure her mother didn't let her leave her home in such short clothing but he was use to girls revealing more to try to impress him, " As long as you do that thing I like."
Jay laughed, staying from the bench he was sitting on, his friends were such players, " I got to get to work."
Pina stood as well, " We'll walk with you, come on Kai."
Kai looked over to his friends and nodded, " Okay, I'll see you later Menso."
The blonde raised a brow, " It's Cesco."
He just stood, shooing the girl off his lap, " Right."
Pina just shook his head as they walked down the path through the village, " These girls get dumber and dumber."
Jay nodded, " Its that or Kai got a new love spell we don't know about."
Kai grinned, " Hey don't hate me because I'm sexy."
The three best friends laughed as they started the trek up the hill towards the gates of the palace, it was all three of their dreams to work for the great Lord Sesshomaru. Though Jay was actually living the dream it was a temp job right now until his mother gets over the flu. Kai wanted to be second in command to the cool general Hampton he sees walking through the village on occasion. Pina wanted to be a spy in the royal army, like his father and his father before him.
Jay glanced over to his friends as they trooped forward, " So guess who came into the kitchen yesterday? Lord Sesshomaru's intended mate."
Kai grinned, " I heard she was drop dead gorgeous."
Pina agreed, " I heard she was a powerful priestess."
Jay shrugged a shoulder, " All I know is that she was really nice."
Kai shoved his friend, " Aww you got a crush on her!"
His face lit red, " Shut up, I do not."
Pina laughed with Kai, " Don't let Lord Sesshomaru find out, he'll have your head."
Kai laughed, " And then fire you."
Jay shook his head as his two friends laughed at him, " You both are idiots." he suddenly frowned, looking over his friends shoulder.
Kai wiped a tear from his eye and blinked, " What? What is it?"
Pina turned, trying to see what Jay was staring at, but even with his sharp eyes, all he seen was trees. " What's wrong Jay?"
The young boy continued to frown, his senses on alert, his vibes picking up on the distress call, " Some one is watching us from behind the treeline in a bamboo cloak." he mumbled.
The two teens turned towards their friend, they both knew what Jay was and though they didn't completely understand how, they knew somehow the forest spoke to him, his premonitions were never wrong.
Kai kept his eyes on his friend, " Threat level?"
Jay smiled, the three teens looking like there were just standing around having friendly conversation, " Minimum."
Pina grinned, " So let's take him down."
Jay glanced to his friend, " The jump and slice?"
Kai and Pina nodded together, smiling, " The jump and slice."
Jay just nodded, " On three." The two friends agreed, in sync they counted to three in their head, Jay suddenly dropped to a knee, slamming his hands into the ground. Using their friend shoulder as a spring board, Kai and Pina leaped high into the air.
Naraku was in his borrowed manor, in his room with the most annoying human he ever had the pleasure to know. Yutomushi has yet to leave his manor, and though he was never opposed to working with others to get what he wanted, Yutomushi had to be the most conceited, smart mouthed human he met. Everything he said was something sarcastic and insulting. Like right know, Naraku had one of his puppets in the western lands doing some recon and this self preclaimed lord was over his shoulder putting in his two cents every step of the way.
Kanna held the mirror up for the two men to see through the eyes of the puppet. Yutomushi frowned, crossing strong arms over his broad chest. " You can't get any closer?"
Naraku frowned, this was third time he asked that question, " This is the closest I've gotten into the western lands without being spotted or the vision going blurry."
The two men watched as the puppet creeped closer, so far it was just the regular goings of the demon village, nothing out of ordinary as people took care of regular chores. Now they stood just inside the tree line of the gates to the western palace contemplating a way inside.
Yutomushi looked closer, " How close to the gates can you get?"
Naraku glanced to the man beside him, " The gates are guarded at all times. It's near impossible to sneak inside."
" Well is there a back way?"
" Possibly but the closer I get my puppet to the palace its seems to come to a barrier of sorts where I can not see anything."
Yutomushi frowned, " Interesting." he blinked watching three boys trek up the hill towards the gate, " Look at that."
Naraku always watched the trio of teens head towards the palace, " They must be kids from the village."
" Well this may be our way in, you're a shape shifter right, take one of there places."
Naraku made a face, it wasn't a bad idea, but the risk factor was high, he could not shift a puppet into someone else, he would have to do it in person. But the risk might be worth it to get Kagome back in his arms and away from the dog. " I will need a strand of one of their hair."
Yutomushi smirked, " Well stroll up to them and ask."
Naraku was tempted to roll his eyes when suddenly, vines from the oak tree he was hiding his puppet behind life, tangling around him. He forced the puppet to fight back, but it struggled against the thick constricting vines spreading around him and squeezing, forcing air out of its lungs. He cut through the vines that was holding him with his claws, only to find more vines taking there place until he was securely tied to the trunk of the tree.
Two sets of eyes blinked, seeing two faces in front of puppet's sharp claws raised, ready to do some hacking. Yutomushi snorted, " Guess the kids were on to you."
Naraku frowned as Jay joined his friends, " Who are you?" he asked the puppet.
Yutomushi glanced to the half breed, " Should you answer that or shall I?"
Naraku glared at the human, " Shut up, this is perfect for getting information." He turned, staring into the mirror Kanna held, " I am just a lonely traveler looking for a place to spend the night."
The two men watched the boys glanced between each other, doubt on all of their faces, Jay crossed his arms, " There is more to you than we see, you are disrupting the balance of the forest."
Kai nodded, " These are private lands, you are trespassing."
Yutomushi grinned, " Kids are smart."
Naraku ignored him, " You are right young one, I am actually looking for someone, perhaps you have seen her. She is a power priestess."
Pina raised a brow, " Are you talking about Lord Sesshomaru's intended mate?"
Crimson eyes went wide, his reaction a reflex, " His what?!" he shook his head, " how is that even possible?"
Pina frowned, what did he mean how was it possible? Did he not know how mating worked, " Well, when a male and a female start to have certain feelings for each other..." he recited from the lecture his parents gave him once he hit puberty.
Yutomushi burst into laughter, hearing the birds and the bees talk from the young boy, suddenly the eyes of the puppet went black. Yutomushi blinked, " What happened?"
Naraku turned to him fuming, " The puppet was beheaded." he turned punching the wall next to him to let out some of his pent up anger, " I can not believe this!"
Yutomushi shook his head, " It seems your assassin is doing the opposite job she was paid for huh."
Naraku turned to the human, crimson eye darker with anger, " No, she is far too much like me to settle for a domestic life. It must be a spell of some sort, he is controlling her somehow."
Yutomushi crossed his arms, " And how do you suppose you are going to break that spell?"
Naraku stared into the black reflection of the mirror the silent Kanna was still holding, " All she needs is to see me and she will break it herself."
Yutomushi raised a brow, " That is some confidence you have. Exactly who is this assassin of yours?"
Naraku turned to the human, " She is the Grey Ghost." And she is to be my future mate. Not his. He thought. Mine.
The trio turned as the head of the supposed traveler plopped to the ground, the puppet returning to its original form. One of the guards of the main gate stood before them, the crow demon crossing his strong arms, " What do you three think you were doing?"
Kai blinked, he didn't even sense the demon coming, " Um we were talking to that guy before you killed him."
The crow simply shook his head, kids, " That was an imposter, an illusion. It's a good thing I saw you kids, you don't know what type of danger you were in."
Jay glanced behind him then back to the royal guard, " It seems we had him effeciently subdued."
The gaurd frowned, " For a demon to have the power to conjure a double means he is either very strong or knows very strong spells. He may have been trapped because he allowed you to trap him."
Pina frowned, now a bit confused, " Well he did say he was looking for someone."
A brow raised on the crow demon's face, interesting, " Come you three, you will talk to Lord Sesshomaru."
There faces lit up like christmas day, neither of them ever got to actually speak with the great lord that rules these lands. Excitedly all three head nodded, agreeing, yes they would talk to the lord about what just happened. The crow demon smirked at the enuthism in the faces of the young boys, it reminded him of when he and his brother was younger, looking up to the Great Inu No Tashio and his prodigy son.
The crow took the lead as he walked towards the gates of palace, the excitement in the three behind him making him chuckle lightly. Approaching the gates the demon gaurd saw his brother talking to a soldier of the palace. He can tell by the laid back yet sturdy stance of the demon that it was Kanyto, if he remembered correctly the Earth Natural was on a recon assignment for the past week. He must have just returned he thought, walking closer, able to hear what the two were talking about.
Kanyto crossed his arms over his chest, his brown eyes sparkling with certain light. He wore the colors of the west, his kimono was black with a blue cresent moon on his shoulder and smaller white cresent moons on his sleeves and shoulder. He was wearing black sashinuki hakama, black boots and armor which covers his entire midsection and one sword under his red obi.
He smirked as he was caught up on the happenings of the palace, " So the maid is now the intended to Lord Sesshomaru huh, how did that happen?"
The crow demon just shrugged, " Apparently they've been secretly seeing each other for some time now."
Kanyto chuckled, after meeting Kagome he knew that couldn't be true, something big was definitely up if they were using courting as a cover up. The demon turned and saw the brother to the guard he was talking to approaching the gates with three kids in tow.
He stepped forward and grabbed the man's forearm, the crow demon smiled at the formal show of respect the younger demon presented to him. He was definitely raised right, " How was your assignment Kanyto?"
" Long and boring." the earth demon answered with a grin, he glanced over the crow's shoulder at the boys behind him, " What they do?"
The crow glanced behind him, then turned back to the soldier, " They may have witnessed a spy, I was bringing them to Lord Sesshomaru for debriefing."
Kanyto raised a brow, a spy huh, now that was interesting, " I am on my way to see the Lord now to hand in my report, would you like for me to bring them?"
He nodded with a grin, like his brother he did not like to leave his post at the gates for too long, " If you would do me the favor."
Kanyto just grinned, " Of course." he bowed his head in respect for a moment, then glanced to the kids, " Follow me." The trio stepped forward, bowing their heads as the passed the gaurds and into the palace grounds.
Sesshomaru stood in his dungeon simply watching the cell he placed Kagome in. She has been sitting on the floor her eyes still glowing black, still as a statue. Her aura was amitting such anger and malevolence it was sending tingles down in his arms. He crossed them to stop from pushing back with his own aura. Something had to be done, the girl was losing it all over again.
Hampton stepped out of the hall and entered the dungeon, walking passed the cells you keep prisoners in, you could feel the onimous aura cloaking the walls. It made the tiger demon's hair stand up on end, it made green eyes glance over his shoulder more than once as he moved forward. Seeing Lord Sesshomaru leaning against the wall, he rolled his shoulders to relax the tension that was building because of the dark aura. Reaching his lord side, he crossed his own arms, " Kanyto brings news from his assignment and some kids. He says they may have witnessed a spy in the village, their all outside your study."
Sesshomaru remained silent, shoulder leaning against the walls, staring at the cell before him. Hampton frowned, glancing at Kagome, " She hasn't changed back yet huh."
" She is not in control."
Hampton turned to his best friend, an eyebrow raised, " What?"
Sesshomaru just stared at the cell, " Her shadow."
Hamtpton blinked and looked over, following his friend eyesight. Though Kagome was sitting on the floor indian style, her shadow showed something standing. Something large, clawed, with the frame of a man. Green eyes went wide for a moment, his mouthi opening, confusion on his face, he turned back to his friend, then glanced back to the man in the shadow. " Who is that?" he whispered, not knowing if the thing could hear him or not.
Sesshomaru just continued to stare at the girl, " Midoriko called him Magatsuhi, the demon of all demons. It was who she was fighting when she made the jewel."
Hampton frowned, " He must be the source of her anger."
Sesshomaru nodded, not speaking. Hampton glanced again to the girl, feeling a ping of petty for her, who knew she had such demons. " How can we help her?"
" I need to get back to her core."
Hampton turned, " What? That was by accident, how are you going to do it again?"
Sesshomaru just shrugged, Hampton sighed softly, knowing that shrug meant he was going to do to something potentially dangerous. " Be safe. I will seek out priestess Kaede to see if she can find out more about this Magatsuhi."
Sesshomaru nodded, not watching as his general turned and left the way he came. Stepping forward, he noticed Kagome did not follow his movements. Unlocking the cage with a glowing green hand, he stepped inside. She did not turn towards him or acknowledge his presence, she just continued to stare straight ahead. He wasn't even sure if she was actually seeing anything. Carefully he bent in front of her, sitting indian style like she was. Hands rested on his knees, he took a calming breath, releasing his aura.
She didn't push back, just letting his aura coat the entire cell, he frowned staring at the girl before him. She seemed dead to the world, hearing nor seeing nothing. Sesshomaru glanced to the shadow behind the girl and seen no movement in the man that stood in the dark. Shifting slightly the demon lord closed his eyes and began pressing his aura against her. When he had bit her during the binding spell, her powers had pulled him into her. Softly Sesshomaru probed Kagome's aura with his youki, looking for a way in. It seemed like her aura recongized him because surprisingly he was allowed easy access. He followed her drift of power that funneled to her core, blinking when he felt a light he opened his eyes.
He was immediately tackled from the side, " Get down." Midoriko hissed, pushing him to the ground. They rolled for a moment down a small hill and right into a ditch. Sesshomaru pushed the crazy girl off of him, " What is wrong with you?"
Midoriko pulled on his arm as he tried to stand, " Stay down!" keeping him crouched beside her, " What the hell happened, Kagome lost her damn mind."
Sesshomaru stayed bent beside the priestess warrior, he stared at her with a raised brow, did she really just say that? Midoriko rolled her eyes at the look the demon lord was giving him, " You know what I mean, we were making such progress. And after that kiss I almost had her in my arms and then she exploded."
Sesshomaru blinked, " She was attacked by a demon in my palace and snapped."
Midoriko frowned, " Well, Magatsuhi has his claws deep in her now." she mumbled, " Look."
Carefully they both edged forward, taking a peek over the ditch they were currently hiding in. There was flames everywhere, there was about 20 tents on fire, burning to the ground. Bodies littered the ground, blood painting the grass red, Sesshomaru's head tilted ever so slightly, " What is this?"
" The platoon that destroyed her village. She followed them and killed them all."
Amber eyes turned to the woman beside him, " Kagome did this?" it took him by surprise, the girl was just a child to cause so much destrustion. First she witnessed a massacre and then caused a massacre? The girl was brought up around so much violence, no wonder her first outlet is anger.
" Look." Midoriko said, making Sesshomaru turn back to the tents, he saw a little girl step out a tent far to the left, covered head to toe in blood. Her pale blue eyes hard and unfeeling, the set to her jaw angry yet impassive. She gave one sweep to the mayhem she just caused, just to make sure everyone was dead. A shadow crept along the ground before forming the shape of a man, a clawed hand touched her shoulder, Kagome glanced at it, took its hand and stepped into the treeline, disappearing.
Midoriko shook her head, leaning back, " We have to get her away from him."
Sesshomaru agreed, the shadow was causing some serious problems, " How?"
Midoriko frowned, " Magatsuhi doesn't know I'm out of the well yet, we can use that to our advantage."
She looked to the demon lord, a plan forming in her head, " I'll be the distraction and draw him away from her as long as possible. While you talk to her and bring her back to her senses and lessen the grip this monster has on her."
" And what of you when Magatsuhi finds out you have escaped?"
Midoriko just waved a hand, " Its fine, we've been fighting each other for decades. We can't die in here, we can only trap each other."
Sesshomaru just nodded, odd but okay, " Where is he taking her?"
Midoriko frowned, " He will travel back to her village and make her watch again as her family is butchtered, then he will take her back her to get her revenge."
Sesshomaru raised a brow, " Why does he make her repeat it over?"
Midoriko just shrugged, " It keeps her hard, more so it keeps her angry. When I distract him, take her to the pond I showed you before. I will try to buy as much time as possible but if Magatsuhi sees you, you have to leave immediately."
" Why?"
Mirdoriko put a hand on his chest, he glanced down, raised a brow confused for a moment. A frown crossed his lips as he understood, though he was still transparent and blue, she could touch him. Which means if she can touch him so can Magatsuhi. Fighting the demon of all demons on his own turf is a very bad idea. He nodded, " Understood."
Mirdoriko nodded, " Follow me, I know a shortcut, we can cut him off on the path." leaping out of the ditch.
Sesshomaru followed after her, she was pretty quick he thought as she ran into the forest, nimbly dodging trees. He could see where Kagome got her speed from, the girl had skills, he watched as she skidded on one knee to a stop, sliding behind a tree.
She stayed crouched as he came up behind her and bent, she just glanced to him, " They should be coming around that bend, Magatsuhi always takes the same path."
It was after a few minutes of waiting that Sesshomaru heard someone coming down the path. His senses were dulled in this place but it seems everything else seemed to be working. Behind the tree they watched as a small Kagome walked down the path alone, following the shadow that crept along the floor.
Midoriko nodded to Sesshomaru, signalling she was ready, repostioning herself, she slid from behind the tree. Standing she cupped her hands over her mouth, " Kagome remember peace!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
The shadow immediately turned, it seemed to have hissed for a moment before taking off after the now running priestess. Sesshomaru took the moment to step forward, Kagome turned and simply stared at the demon lord in front of him. For a second Sesshomaru wondered if she would even recognize him until she spoke.
" What are you doing here?"
Her voice was high pitched even though she whispered, it was adorably cute, he simply held out his hand, " Come."
Kagome frowned, but stepped forward none the less use to him and the jesture. Taking the small hand into his, he picked the girl up and leaped into the sky. She held on tight to him, arms wrapping around his neck, closing her eyes tight. She never liked heights, but they were only in the air for a moment. When he landed he let her go, pale eyes glanced around realizing they were at her favorite spot, her pond.
She watched the dog demon walk over to the edge of the water and take a seat on the grass. Slowly she followed suit, carefully sitting beside him, " What are you doing here?" she asked again.
Sesshomaru stared at the water, seeing the small sprout from before has grown a few inches in size, he wondered for a moment what it meant but ignored that thought process. " You are not well." he finally answered.
Kagome made a face, that was an understatement, " How are you here? Let me guess, Midoriko."
He glanced over to the small child, " No, you let me in."
" Why would I do that?"
" You are not well." he simply repeated.
Kagome looked up, then to the water, she also have noticed the sprout in her pond, " I know I'm sick, I am angry." she stated outloud, " And I hold a lot of it in. Here, I can express how I feel."
Sesshomaru looked to the small girl, " And what of Magatsuhi using you?"
She simply shrugged, " Everybody wants to use me."
He frowned at the statement, " Do you like being angry?"
She made a face, " No."
" Then stop."
She couldn't help the smile that came across her face, " Of course you would think its that easy."
He just raised a brow, " Is it not."
" No its not, you can't just let go of something you've been holding on to for years."
" Why not?"
" Because."
" Because what?"
Kagome frowned, " You don't understand."
Sesshomaru looked at her, " Help me understand."
Her face dropped, she stared hard at something in her lap. She wasn't going to answer, he knew she wasn't. He leaned over, touching her shoulder, supportive. Kagome looked up, his sun kissed eyes stared at her filled with the trust and concern he didn't spoke of. Trust him, her mind thought for her, you know you can. She took a breath, " I like killing." she blurted out.
Sesshomaru raised a brow, she kept her head down, waiting for judgement, he simply turned back to the pond, " I suppose that is Magatsuhi's fault."
She glanced up, " What?"
" The blood lust. It's a demon thing, we all have it."
She made a face, never was she told demon's had a blood lust like her, she always thought it was her anger that drove her need to kill. " Is it like mines? I mean the need, is it as strong as mines?"
Sesshomaru glanced to the sprout in the pond for a moment, " It depends on how strong the demon is, some can't control it."
" How do you control yours?"
He turned to her, " Are you asking for help?"
Small arms crossed, " I don't ask for anything."
The smirk was quick as it played acrossed his face for a moment, even as a child the girl was as stubborn as a mule, " This Sesshomaru services does not come free. If I help you I want payment in return."
That caught Kagome of guard, curiosity got the best of her, " What type of payment?"
" I recall you once saying you never break a promise correct."
She nodded, " That is true."
He looked at her, " My payment is a promise. The next time you feel your anger turning into blood lust, instead of withdrawing, you come to me. Deal?"
Kagome nodded, a smile on her face, he had a way with words, with a one bet he was able to offer his assistance with controlling her blood lust without her having to ask. She glanced up to him, " Deal." raising a hand for him to shake.
Sesshomaru stared at the small appendage, before taking it in his hand, shaking it. She smiled up at him, he couldn't help the smirk realizing the seven year old before him was missing a tooth. She was a cute kid.
Kagome continued to smile, " So, you want to talk about that kiss now?"
Sesshomaru raised a brow, " I will not discuss that with a child."
Kagome snickered, then turned as an explosion was heard in the distance, Sesshomaru turned as well just as another went off in the forest. Definitely closer. He stood, they were coming this way, " I have to go." He looked at the small girl that barely reached his thigh, " You better wake up."
Kagome smiled at the threat, watching as he jumped into the sky and faded into the air. Feeling a shift in the wind, she ducked just as Midoriko went flying over her head and crashed into a tree. A shadow crept forward, the clawed hand rested on her shoulder. Immediately she felt his want for destruction and blood, and for the first time in her life she didn't feel the need in return.
Gently she removed the hand from her shoulder, glanced over to Midoriko and just shook her head and walked into the forest, right now she just wanted to be alone. Midoriko stood with a smile, " Seems your hold isn't as strong as you think."
A man stepped from the shadow, he was tall, covered in a dark set of armor. His grey hair long and shaggy, skin pale and deathly. A blue strip under each eye making his blue lips, crimson eyes glaring at his arch enemy. He smirked at the priestess, " You're hold is nonexistence. She will always come back to the side of dark."
Midoriko watched the demon step back into his shadowy home and crept into the forest, the female just turned looking into the pond to her left. The sprout grew a few more inches under the water, healthy, sturdy and strong. She smirked to herself, " Not this time."
Miroku was in the library talking with Kaede about what happened the other day, it was starting to worry him that Kagome has yet to turn back to normal yet. " The lords will be here in less than four days. We need Kagome's full cooperation to pull this performance off."
Kaede simply smiled, " Believe me child, all will be well, she just needs time."
Miroku shook his head, " We don't have time." he sighed and began to pacing the room. This entire fascade was stressing him out, he was doing it all on his own, the circle who knew the truth was very small. Even Sesshomaru's trusted advisors didn't know the truth. Just him, Kaede, Sango, Akino, Hampton and the infamous couple. How was he suppose to make everyone including three demon lords believe Kagome and Sesshomaru are in love when he didn't even have time to work with them.
" All they do is fight." he suddenly mumbled, deep inside his own thought. Yes every couple has a spat now and then but no, these two actually put they hands on each other, throw each other into walls, actually trying to hurt one another.
And then Sesshomaru with that Cease thing he got going, he shook his head, " There not going to buy it."
Sango watched the young monk pace the library, talking to himself while he had a panic attack, she rolled her eyes, " Would you just calm down, Kaede said all will be fine and it will."
Miroku stopped and turned, he raised a brow at the comment, " So you think they can pull it off?"
She crossed her arms, honestly she didn't care, she didn't even like this Kagome girl, " If it's important enough then they will make it work."
Miroku made a face, then nodded, the demon slayer made sense, he sighed, " I just wish I had more time to construct this. They need some serious work to look believable."
Kaede glanced up from the scroll she was reading, Kagome was the one that taught her to read in 3 other langages, " They just need some direction."
The door slid opened, all eyes turned, Hampton walked in the room with a slight frown on his face. Something that was unaccoustomed to the face of the handsome tiger demon, Miroku was the first to ask about the look, " What's wrong?"
Hampton turned, " Priestess Kaede, I need you to make finding out everything about a demon named Magatsuhi your priority from this point on, can you do that?"
She jumped to her feet, she knew the name well after growing up with a protector of the jewel, " Magatsuhi? Is Kagome okay?"
Hampton made a face, scratching his head, " We're working on it."
Miroku raised a brow, " Who's Magatsuhi?"
Sango also turned, " And what does it have to do with Kagome?"
Kaede was already replacing the scroll she was reading so she can look up more on that devil demon, " Magatsuhi is a demon from Kagome's past." she answered vaguely.
It was already clarified through Lord Sesshomaru that the only ones to know about Kagome's true powers are him, Hampton and herself. Letting others know she was the Grey Ghost was fine, letting others know she was the Shikon No Miko, the jewel itself, not a good idea. They only needed to know that she a powerful priestess, that's it.
Miroku turned, " Is she in danger?"
Hampton frowned, how can he answer that, " Not in the way you would think, but Lord Sesshomaru is taking care of that." I hope, he thought, matter of fact, it's been about an hour since he left his best friend in the dungeon with a female possessed by the demon of all demons. " I think I will go check and see how's that's going."
Miroku stepped forward, " Once Kagome is well again, please have them meet me in the gardens, there is still so much to go over before the deadline."
Hampton just nodded, " Will do." he glanced over to Kaede, silently seeing if she accepted the task to do the research for him. She nodded back to him, arms already full of scrolls she was pulling from their home.
Leaving the way he came, Hampton quickly returned to the dungeon, feeling a smidge of guilt for leaving his friend down here for so long. Anything could have happened, he doesn't know a single thing about this Magatsuhi demon. What he look like, how strong he was, what was his ablities and he just left his best friend to deal with him on his own.
Panic starting to pick up, Hampton took the steps 2 at a time down to the dungeon, his imagination was always his worst nightmare. Now he had the image of Sesshomaru laying on the ground gutted as a zombie possessed Kagome ate his inners with her bare hands.
He quickly rounded the bend, almost running past the other cells to check on his friend. He damn near skidded to a stop as the cell to hold the holy came up. He noticed the change in the air, the malice and darkness not gone but dropped to just subtly noticeable. He didn't know if that a good sign or a bad sign, he was almost frightened to look in the cell.
It took him a moment or two, he actually had to blink a few times to believe what he was seeing. Kagome and Sesshomaru sat on the floor of the cell, indian style, so close to each other their knees were touching. They seemed to be sleeping as their upper body was leant forward to the point their foreheads touched gently. What made Hampton stare was the softest yet warmest smile was across both of the sleeping faces.
Hampton raised a brow, " Guess he found a way in." he mumbled, seeing the pink barrier that protected the couple cackle for a moment. He knew from experience to just wait until the two woke up on their own, so he leaned against the outside the cell and waited.
It wasn't long before he felt the aura of his friend expand for a moment, he figured that meant he was again back in his own body. Sesshomaru was again the first to wake up after leaving the wild girl's core, straightening his back he caught the female that was still zoned out by reflex. He shook her gently to get her to wake up.
Kagome eyes fluttered for a moment before opening, pale blue eyes glanced around for a moment, realizing she was again in her cell. Leaning back, she frowned staring at the demon lord, " How long have I been in here?"
" 28 hours."
She made face and glanced down, she was still dressed in her fancy kimono, " I need a bath."
" Badly."
She snickered and glanced back up with a raise of her brow, amber eyes stared at her, there was the slightest hint of a smirk playing on his face. A playfulness in their aura's danced around them, a sense of calmness relaxing their shoulders. Kagome smiled, nothing needed to be said, they were truelly just sitting and enjoying each other's presence.
Hampton watched the two simply staring at each other, smiling. He never seen his friend with a glow like this before. He smirked, crossing his arms, " This is too cute."
Both adults turned, realizing they weren't alone, Sesshomaru was the first to stand, he offered Kagome his hand to aid her up as well. She has been sitting, non moving for over a day so her legs were pretty stiff.
Opening the door to the cell, Sesshomaru held a hand around her waist, helping her out. Hampton smiled, " I am glad you're okay Kagome."
She nodded, smiling back, " Thanks Hampton." she bent her knees, trying to get the blood pumping in her legs, " I really need a bath."
Hampton looked to his friend, " Kanyto and those kids are still waiting for you to do the debriefing."
Sesshomaru nodded, " Take Kagome to my chambers, I will see to the kids, meet me in my study once she is done."
Hampton nodded, taking Kagome's arm to help her stand straight, she watched as Sesshomaru headed out of the dungeon, " What kids?" she asked as they slowly made their way down the hall.
Hampton just shrugged a shoulder, " Three boys from the villiage, they may have witnessed a spy trying to enter the palace."
She raised a brow, " A spy? That's interesting."
Hampton helped Kagome up the steps, " Don't worry about it, Sesshomaru will handle the situation accordingly."
Kanyto leaned against the wall, arms crossed, watching the three boys in front of him chatter excitingly to each other. It made him grin, it reminded him of when he was younger, out with his friends doing everything under the sun. You could tell the three were close friends, just by the way they joked around with each other.
A powerful aura caught there attention, the demon lord was making his presence known. The Earth Natural watched as the three boys straighten up and began fidgeting, shoving at each other's shoulders. He shook his head, sensing the nervousness in their auras, they definitely reminded him of when he was younger.
Sesshomaru stopped outside of his study, he looked over the three boys as they bowed their heads in respect. They were young was his first thought, just hitting puberty, he slid back the door to his study, " Enter and seat yourselves."
The boys nodded, " Yes my lord." they said in union, walking into the room.
Sesshomaru closed the door behind them, he wanted a moment to talk to Kanyto, he turned to the Earth demon, his father served under his father. He remembered him being a good solider and a loyal friend, Inu No Tashio had a selected favorite and the earth demon was one of them. Because of that Kanyto and Sesshomaru spent alot of time together as kids, " The assignment went well I assume."
Kanyto bowed his head to his lord, reaching into his sleeve he pulled out a rolled scroll, " It did, all you wanted to know is in the report, plus more."
Sesshomaru took the parchment from him, Kanyto crossed his arms, " Passing through the east, I witnessed a rather large royal carriage heading this way. It seems the other lords plan to stop by for a visit soon."
Sesshomaru just shook his head, knowing what his friend is asking of him, " It's a long story."
Kanyto grinned, just like when he was young, Lord Sesshomaru always found himself in the strangest predicament. Sesshomaru saw the look on his old friends face and shook his head, he will have to fill his friend in later, " Wait here."
Kanyto bowed his head, " Yes, my lord." he watched as the lord stepped into the study, closing the door behind him.
Sesshomaru carefully sat at his desk, he stared at the three boys for a moment, letting his aura pulse strongly in the room. He was satisfied to see them began to fidget under the pressure, he took a moment to feel them out before speaking, " Explain."
Pina glanced up and blinked, looking to his three friends, the aura of the great demon lord was suffocating. " Um we were on our way to the palace, Jay works here and we were walking him to work."
Jay nodded, " As the cook, temperarly until my mother gets better. She's sick."
Kai agreed, " Jay realized we were being watched, he uh, he's a uh..."
Sesshomaru cut the boy off, " I know what he is."
Pina just nodded, of course he did, the lord knew everything, " So we confronted the demon, he was dressed in a baboon pelt. He said he was looking for someone, a powerful priestess."
Jay shrugged a shoulder, " We figured he was talking about your intended."
Kai shook his head, " He didn't seem to know about the courting and it really upset him."
Pina nodded, " Then the gate guard cut off his head, he said it was an illsuion."
Sesshomaru nodded softly, " It seems you three have witnessed something important."
The three boys smiled, happy at the recognition, Kai smiled, " We are glad we were able to assist you."
Sesshomaru stood, the boys deserved some type of reward, that's what his father would do, he always said the youth was our future. He will think of something at a later time, " Follow me."
Kanyto was still standing in the hall as commanded, he had a feeling Lord Sesshomaru had a very interesting story to tell him and it more than likely had to do with this sercet relationship he supposedly had with Kagome. Carmel eyes glanced down the hall feeling the purity even from this distance, speaking of the devil.
Kagome was walking down the hall of the grand palace she was in. Bathed and dressed again in a spectacular kimono only fitting for the Lady of the West. The many airy colors she wore made her look like a walking portrait of the morning sunrise. She glided across the floor in complete silence, her soft steps not making any sounds. There was a smile on her face, a little pep to her step. Something was different about her, she knew it, felt it. She was in a mood, a good mood, a mood she haven't been in in a long time now.
Hampton and Akito watched her from behind, slightly confused there selves about the sudden change in attitude. Kagome felt the stares but ignored them, she was just in a mood where she wasn't angry, no big deal, and who knows how long it would last. She was turning the corner when she saw a familiar face. His long brown hair was pulled back in a high ponytail, the long tip curving around his neck and down his chest, bangs fanning across his forehead. Oscuring the view of the outline of a moutain on his forehead complimenting his tanned skin, no other markings on his face.
Kagome felt a shiver, his aura was gentle and soothing, reminding her of the sway of branches through a gentle breeze. Walking over to him she smiled, "Kanyto, where have you been?" she said grabbing the tail of his hair and bringing it to her face.
He just smiled at the intimancy, " I was on an assignment that took longer than expected."
She stepped closer, his aura's breeze so comforting, " I'm glad you're back."
Noticing the movement, he winked at her, " Are you? I've heard some very interesting stories since my return. Milady."
Kagome snickered, then outright laughed at the formality, swatting at his shoulder. Like before, Kanyto caught the hand before it can actually hit him, Kagome just smiled, lacing her fingers through his. Pallid eyes stared into carmel and she leaned in, his scent intoxicating to her nose. A throat cleared, Kagome stepped away from Kanyto as Hampton shook his head at them. They were far too friendly with each other.
The sliding door to the study opened, Sesshomaru stepped out followed by three young boys, He turned looking to Kagome dressed like a beautifully painted portrait, her hair cascading down her back in waves. She smiled as she looked at him, stepping closer, " My love, we need to talk about my wardrobe." wrapping her arms around his neck, she glared at him, " I don't like kimonos." she hissed through smiling lips.
Sesshomaru smirked for a moment, " Too bad."
Kagome was tempted to roll her eyes before stepping away as her stomach growled, " I haven't ate in a day." turning she grinned, " There's my favorite cook."
Jay blushed as Kagome appoarched him, immediately he bowed his head, " I'm at your service my lady."
Kagome smiled, patting his cheek to get him to rise, he swallowed, seeing as her soft palm stayed pressed against his face. She grinned, tossing an arm over his shoulder, " Can you make me my favorite meal of all time?"
Jay closed his eyes, viciously searching his brain, Kagome gave him a stack of recipes that was just for her and he knew that was the name of one of them, " Grilled steak, mashed potatoes with mixed peppers."
Kagome smiled wide, suprised he remembered, " Boy you sure know the way to a woman's heart."
Kai and Pina snickered behind their friends back as his face lit cherry to the tips of his ears. Hampton just grinned, crossing his arms, " Jay, how about you take your friends with you to help."
He nodded, pushing at his friends shoulder to follow him down the hall, Hampton watched them go, they reminded him of something. Pushing that thought to the side, he glanced to his best friend, " The monk is waiting for you two in the forest, the lords will be here in four days. He has a lot to go over."
Kagome rolled her eyes, she was starving, " Okay, just make sure Jay bring my food, I need to eat before I get cranky."
Sesshomaru raised a brow, when is she not cranky, he turned on his heel, " Come."
Kagome followed him, Akino following her, Hampton watched them, then glanced to Kanyto. He remembered when they were younger, dragging the Earth Natural along with him and Sesshomaru because he can break through the side of the mountain without raising any suspicions.
He raised a brow, " So you and Kagome are pretty friendly."
Kanyto smirked, " Beause we are friends."
" You are aware that she is Sesshomaru's intended mate right?"
Kanyto crossed strong arms, " Is that not all a rouse?"
Hampton nodded, " It is. Matter of fact, let me tell you the story." he stated, tossing an arm oveer his friend shoulder, walking down the hall. He had alot to catch his friend up on.
I know, I know, bad spot to stop SORRY! but I had to. It's about to get crazy
