Sesshomaru was sitting staring at his food. He thought taking a break from his work and eating would help him but still all he wanted to do was check on Kagome. "There you are my lord." Sesshomaru looked up to find Mia pulling out the chair next to him. "I thought you and your father were to leave this morning back to your home." Mia smiled. "Yes my lord but then father wanted to see if that miko would be able to walk after what happened yesterday. (Mia starts to laugh) I mean that girl should have know better than to play with fire she'll be lucky if that scar doesn't fade to a light shade of blue." Sesshomaru looked up he had forgotten about that Kagome would scar and how would she feel about that scar. "That scar will show how strong a human she is. Kagome will walk away from my attack one that has killed demons twice as strong or so they thought." Mia was a little taken back her Sesshomaru never talked about humans like this. He was above them and used then why would she be any different. "I see but then again you didn't hit her with a full attack either." Sesshomaru wanted to get out of there away from Mia and closer to Kagome. "That is true." Was all he could say for he saw a flash of hate in Mia's eyes that made him worry."
Sango opened her door to find Kagome. She smiled and hugged her dear friend. "Sango I need your help." Sango lead Kagome in and Kagome pulled her hand from her neck. "This scar I need it be be gone." Kagome started to tear up as she spoke. Sango ran to her young dear friend and held her for a moment. "Scars happen nott..." "NO! This cannot be seen I will not be seen as a weak little girl. I am already seen that way and I will not add to that thought. Plus I don't want him to see it." Sango knew Kagome was going through a lot and was not going to push her in letting the scar being seen. "I have some powder that will work you just cannot get it wet." Kagome smiled as Sango went into a small bag and handed her a jar. "Thank you Sango your a great friend." Kagome then walked back to her room to cover the scars.
Sango sat in the garden waiting for the others to show for practice she was still thinking when Miroku walked up. "Hey have you seen my sister?" Sango looked up. "Yea she came by earlier to get some cover up powder. What happened yesterday is hitting her really hard." Miroku sat down next to his love. "I was worried about this. Kagome wants more than anything to be a strong miko and to show the world that she was meant to live." Sango placed a hand on top of Miroku's. "We are here for her." "Yes, but she needs someone else who she sees as above her to tell her she is worth being here." Miroku smiled as the sun was starting to come up through the clouds. Inuyasha and Kikyo walked up at the same time. They were about to walk to the practice area when they noticed Kagome walking towards a pond. "She looks sad." Kikyo said as the others turned to look. Kagome looked lost and for once her age. The group followed staying out of sight. "So that powder works well." Miroku said softly. The others nodded.
Kagome walked to the pond. She was going to go to the office see if Sesshomaru needed any help but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She felt lost and she just didn't know what to do anymore. "I can't be stupid." Kagome spoke into the water. "I can't die until I get him." Kagome let a tear run down her face she touched her neck she knew the makeup was hiding the marks but she could still see them. Kagome then looked back into the water and jumped. There he stood Sesshomaru he had come out of thin air. Kagome turned to face the demon. "Sorry I should have come to the office to make sure my work was in order." Kagome looked down and then she felt Sesshomaru kneel down and with one hand lifted her face so that she was looking him in his eyes. He then placed his other hand into the pond and in a moment he splashed the water against Kagome's neck. Kagome wanted to move but she couldn't and felt the water run down her neck taking with it the powder that covered the marks. "That is much better. Never hide those marks from me or the world Miko." Kagome was taken back. Sesshomaru moved closer and for that moment he let his demon pride drop. "This mark shows not only me but to the world what you can do. You are to be a great miko and I am glad I asked you to be mine even if it is just for research." Sesshomaru then pulled back and was standing. "You have thirty minutes we have work to do." Kagome bowed. "Yes my lord." Kagome spoke her words strong once more.
Once the two were gone Miroku and the others snuck off to practice they all speechless to what they just saw. In the dark corner of the castle stood Mia who watched the whole thing. "What does she have that draws him to her." Mia slammed her fist into the wall cracking the cement a little. "She will learn her place."