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Chapter Fourteen: Well Known and Unwanted Visit
The priestess now known by the name of Suyuri, told Sesshomaru the only thing that he could do was talk to Kagome. He was apparently going to have to force his way through to her mind and he would have to meditate.
She gave him instructions on what he should do to clear his mind and to start the process. She also explained that it was somewhat like blocking off his mind against him enemy, except that he would now have to include Kagome in his thoughts and block everything off.
It sounded easy enough, but when Sesshomaru went to try it, nothing happened. His emotions inside were to tangled and too much. He couldn't be around Kagome and not feel. She was still unconscious and getting colder every day. She would sweat and be in a state of unrest. Sesshomaru tried to give her comfort, but nothing seemed to work. He would press his body next to hers and she would seem to calm, but Sesshomaru couldn't be near her doing nothing.
She was in pain and he couldn't help her.
A knock sounded at the door and the face of Suyuri appeared. She had paper in hand as she hastily wrote something down.
'The servants informed me that your brother and his companions are here.'
A growl was ripped from Sesshomaru's throat. He knew that his half-brother would show up eventually, but now was not the time for unnecessary fights with Kagome laid sick in her bed. Knowing his half-brother, Inuyasha would yell and cause an unrest in his home. He had enough on his mind at the moment then trying to worry about something more.
"Stay with my mate and let no one pass, but myself."
Sesshomaru looked at her until she nodded her head, then left the room. It was no time like the present with Inuyasha and he would get this over with now. It was no point in wasting time.
"Inuyasha, why are we on Sesshomaru's lands?" Shippo was the brave one to speak up. The group had figured out days ago where they were. They were only waiting to break the silence. Inuyasha still seemed out of himself. They had stopped for three days before continuing on until they could see Sesshomaru's castle where they are now.
Inuyasha seemed reluctant to go near, but he did so anyway. The atmosphere around him was very oppressive and the group strayed away from him.
"We'll let Sesshomaru explain it all Shippo."
Those were the first words spoken from Inuyasha's mouth in a while and it surprised the group that he had spoken Sesshomaru's name. They wanted to ask him a ton of questions, but refrained themselves. They all noticed how Inuyasha's attitude seemed to worsen right before their eyes.
"Come on you guys. I can smell him now."
They walked into the field in front of Sesshomaru's castle and waited. Sure enough Sesshomaru came out from the main doors and walked towards them. Everyone was on guard, but it seemed to be out of place since Inuyasha didn't pull out Tetsusaiga and wasn't yelling his head off. They didn't know if this was a peaceful meeting or a fight.
Inuyasha didn't seen to be opening his mouth to tell them.
Sesshomaru stopped a few yards from Sesshomaru. The wind was blowing towards Sesshomaru, but for one moment it blew in the direction of the group. Sango and Miroku were oblivious to the scent, but Inuyasha, Shippo, and Kirara were not. Shippo yelled out the first thing that crossed his mind.
"I Smell Kagome On Sesshomaru! What did you do with her?" He yelled to the demon lord, but Sesshomaru acted as if he were not there at all.
"We came to see Kagome, Sesshomaru. I already know what you did so cut the crap."
Sesshomaru stared at his younger half brother. It surprised Sesshomaru that Inuyasha had come and not wanted to fight, even though he still did not know manners, but he caught what he had said also. 'They had come to see her,' not come and try to take her. It would not happen of course, but it surprised Sesshomaru non-the-less.
He nodded his head in compliance and began to walk away. When Inuyasha started to follow, it still took a little while for Miroku and Sango to catch on to what was happening before they followed.
Inuyasha had some explaining to do and they would force him to tell them if they had to. They all were friends and whatever was going on couldn't be that bad.
They all followed Sesshomaru into his home, walking behind him in awe. Inuyasha was the only one that did not care. Obviously Sesshomaru lived in wealth as the ruler of the west, but they never knew to what extent he lived. Everything inside was impeccably flawless. Nothing was out of order. They continued to follow until Sesshomaru brought them to something that resembled a tea room.
It was decorated in light blue colors all around with white as the dominant color.
Sesshomaru gestured for them to sit and then he followed. "Kagome is ill as of now so you may not see her."
When he told them that she was ill it made them uneasy, but when he told them that they couldn't see her it made them visibly mad. Songo was the first to speak. "What is Kagome doing here in the first place? How long has she been here with you? Why cant we see her!" Her questions were more demands and Sesshomaru decided to ignore her. To him, she obviously did not posses any manners just like his half brother and he would not lower himself to her level of ignorance.
"What," the monk cut in, "My dear friend Sango meant to ask was what is so bad about Kagome's condition that she cannot be seen by her friends? Miroku always stepped in to save the day and now he did so again with an unusually uncomfortable situation. Sesshomaru thought that at least they did possess one with manners.
"I cannot say what ails her at the moment, but in her condition, she can not move from her position in her room. She in not in a conscience state."
Everyone was quiet at that. Their friend that they have been worrying over for the past weeks was safe and sound in the castle with Sesshomaru and now she was ill.
"If you do not mind me asking Lord Sesshomaru, but how did Kagome come to be with you?"
He did not hesitate to answer.
"She chose to come to me for her own reasons, I will tell you now that she is now my mate." That had everyone gasping except for Inuyasha who remained silent. "Kagome will want to explain to you when she is not ill anymore, until the time when she if not ill you are welcome to my hospitality and may stay here for the time being."
No one expected Sesshomaru to offer them accommodations for their stay, but it was not turned down. Sesshomaru stood, ready to dismiss himself after he ordered a servant to show them to their quaters, but Inuyasha stopped him from leaving.
"Sesshomaru, I would like a word with you."
It was a request and it sounded unlikely from Inuyasha's mouth, but he said it and Sesshomaru decided to let him have an audience with him.
"Very well. Follow me." And then he turned and walked out of his room and headed towards the library. He didn't have to turn around to know that he would follow. Inuyasha was in step behind him. Sesshomaru's guard was still up around him though. This behavior was very uncommon for Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would be wary.
Once in the library, Sesshomaru went to his seat behind his desk and Inuyasha remained standing by the shut door. They were in the same position for quite a moment before Inuyasha decided to break the heavy silence and speak.
"I know you married and mated Kagome. I just really want to know a couple of things. The first is why? Why did you mate her? Why did she go to you? My friends outside have nothing to do with why I'm asking you this, but I need to know."
Inuyasha remained standing, but his full attention did not waver from Sesshomaru. There was no way possible Sesshomaru could answer those questions for he did not know the answers himself. Everything just seemed to happen and he took it as it came. Nothing else could describe it. Kagome just seemed to appear and then she captivated him and his beast. What happened just did.
"I can not answer your questions. I don't have an sufficient answer. It would be best to ask Kagome, but you know her circumstances."
Inuyasha surprisingly just accepted the answer and nodded his head, still looking directly at Sesshomaru. "The second thing that I would like to know is, is she happy?"
That Inuyasha obviously harbored feelings for Kagome did not pass Sesshomaru's notice. "She is not unhappy."
Inuyasha nodded his head once again and the look in his eye reminded Sesshomaru of his father when he had first turned away from his mother and towards Inuyasha's mother. It was a look that spoke volumes of his feelings, but unlike Inutaisho, Inuyasha did not hide his feelings well.
He was an open book.
Somewhere deep inside, Sesshomaru was relieved that Inuyasha had given up on Kagome. It would not do to continue to fight. If Inuyasha had challenged Sesshomaru for her, he would have been forced to kill him. Deep inside, Sesshomaru knew that he would not kill Inuyasha. His father had given his life to protect his pup and his mistress. It would not be becoming to get rid of something that seemed so important to him in the end.
"I will not go after Kagome, but if you hurt her you bastard, I won't hesitate to take her from you." Inuyasha had finally started to sound like himself and Sesshomaru scoffed at his statement.
"As if a half breed could even think to take a powerful demon such as myself's mate. Ridiculous!"
And then they left the room, Inuyasha heading towards his friends with a lighter heart and Sesshomaru heading towards his mate.
Aren't you happy that I didn't leave you with a cliffy? I can't say about the next chapter though [Grins.] Now I must say that I am sorry that I didn't post another chapter as expected, but I had gotten sick and there was no was I was dragging my behind to a computer to type. I love you, but I can't write If my health is bad. I hope to get a lot of reviews and I would like to warn you all that I will be leaving soon and will not be near another computer again this upcoming weekend. [Aww, Sad Face.]
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