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Pearl Knight

Sesshomaru glared at the door in silence for one moment longer then looked at the women under him. He pressed his face into the curve of her neck nuzzling and licking searching for his essence on the mark…

Jeekashu looked down at the women in his arms closely waiting for a reply.

"Jeekashu-Sama, I believe what is in your arms belongs to me." Miyazaki grinned leaning against the wall to his right Miroku and Sango finally joined them fumbling up the stairs to his left out of breath from their attempts to keep up with the lord knelt before them. "Release her to my care. Now." Miyazaki slithered forward ready to take his prey from the foolish lord. He had waited much to long to let her slip away now. Intense grey eyes of the youkai lord landed squarely on Miyazaki. She was like family to him… Sesshomaru was by far the best leader they had had in centuries… he would not ruin this, he would not take this women from the palace.

"I believe I know what you have done. No, I do know what you have done. Your life is forfeit for your duplicity." The women was dropped to the floor gently as Jeekashu disappeared from his spot knelt before the solemn door. That door which was currently baring mute witness to a bodily combination that should never take place. An out of tune dance on a bed meant for lovers of the same song. Sango dropped to the girls' side as Miroku pulled her up into his arms.

"I am not sure how but I believe Jeekashu is right. That woman in there isn't Kagome."

Miyazaki howled as Jeekashu met hard against his chest landing a blow the lord couldn't have seen coming. Jeekashu's eyes bled red as all his markings began to light. his ki exploded throughout his body in a calculated manor so that he wouldn't risk loosing control and jeopardize the fight in Miyazaki's favor. If Sesshomaru wouldn't fight for the women, he would fight for his comrade himself. Miyazaki instantly fell into a defensive stance their blows were exchanged faster then Miroku and Sango could ever hope to follow.

On the other side of a thick stone door Sesshomaru hovered over the tiny women before him looking at her taken aback… His essence wasn't on her… The mark was exactly as his should be her essence screamed she belonged to him… but her soul was not entwined with his… his essence wasn't within her tiny form…

"Sesshomaru-Kun?" she tried uncertainly. His lips moved to answer but a battle outside the room broke out and interrupted whatever it was he was going to say… he left her there on the bed…

"Miroku we have to get Sesshomaru's…" The door opened in a show of ferocity and there, standing in the wake of the now broken door was the western lord himself tired of the interruption and sent into a fury due to youkai perplexity and the waves of acrimony flooding his home. The sound that escaped his throat was like nothing ever heard before. His red rimmed eyes landed on the two lords ready to spill each others blood his speed was tremendous his anger immeasurable and his strength un matched as he placed himself between them his ki flaring out in the form of his whip knocking both lords to their rears in seconds. His mate didn't show signs of him in her mark. The impressions were perfect to his teeth but his scent and his essence was lacking… it was something very hard to detect… his eyes landed on Miyazaki as he spoke.

"What is the meaning of this?" his claw was pointed at his room as he moved to the side of Jeekashu. "Do you think me a fool?"

'Kagome' Leaned off the bed and walked stealthily to the door as she tied a small robe to find Sango leaning over the 'attacker'. Sesshomaru left her abruptly after his attention to her mark she was sure he was going to bite that's all she needs is one little bit and this women laying in the arms of the houshii would be virtually dead to the world.

"Sango get away from her, she is dangerous." Kagome tried out her pull with the Slayer

"I think you're the one whom is dangerous." Sango stood slowly locking eyes with the creature before her as Miroku spoke. Everything fell into place in her mind. Jeekashu a powerful Kitsune, his personal vendetta in all this, the familiar out of place scent he kept getting, all his feelings about it all, Jeekashu was following and fighting his instincts all at once. Jeekashu finally understood and in his actions so did Sango now, this creature was a high level kitsune whom specializes in spy tactics. How could she have missed it? As a slayer she should have noticed something. Many Kitsune are trained and develop their abilities to perfectly imitate other beings or people. Jeekashu was not one of them feeling that if he were to do such a thing it would be seen as… dishonorable to his station. But Sango was trained on how to detect and… decimate such youkai…

"I'm sure Kagome knew exactly what you were, I'll bet that's why she had gone to the door. She was getting away from you wasn't she? Tell me Kitsune," Sango spat the term with venom, "Did you think I wouldn't figure it out." Sango lunged at the same time the youkai did starting a fight that Sango had been itching for sense before she knew in her mind anything was wrong. Sango was strengthened in her anger both towards herself for being to close to the issue to have noticed sooner, and at the women for realizing the problem Sango would have.

Sesshomaru found himself fighting long side Jeekashu as Miyazaki continued his attacks followed shortly by random servants in the western palace placed there by Miyazaki himself. How long, Sesshomaru wondered, had they been planted in his home… and if they were there then… Kagome! Sesshomaru felt the snap like a tether finally being cut and a whole sea flooding into a empty cavern as his youkai spilled out into his body his mind completely shut off but the power torrent. Red eyes of rage took over his body snapped and popped and contorted into odd misshapen shapes till he pushed forward teeth sinking deeply into Miyazaki's body and jumping out a window. Jeekashu took in a deep breath unsure if this was a good thing or a bad thing… he lunged out after then knowing the end result of this turn of events wouldn't be good.

Sesshomaru jumped back howling and snapping his teeth jumping around in insane fury as his body rippled before giving way to an explosion of body his size growing and changing till before Miyazaki was the Inu form that laid dormant most of the time in all InuYoukai. Jeekashu watched with a look of awe. Miyazaki stood and ran at the large creature as he let out a controlled transformation making it much faster and more bearable before the inu was a serpent like dragon cross creature. Miyazaki's snake like long body moved quickly to dodge attacks while his ruby red eyes glowed in calculating fury looking for his opening. Jeekashu struggled down below to get servants and guests out.

Kouga burst into the room just in time to have Sango thrown into his face. Unsure of what had taken place during his time in the far wing a sonic bomb made him aware that two strong youkai were fighting somewhere on the other side of the castle… damn Ayame for taking his full attention… He had told her to stay put… he didn't want his heir to be harmed…

"What the hell is going on!?" Kouga let Sango fall into his arms and opened his eyes just in time to dodge a sphere of energy meant to purify the hell out of him. "Kagome!?" Miroku moved the youkai women now known to be Kagome out of the way of the falling youkai.

"No, she isn't Kagome she is a youkai!" Miroku pulled the real Kagome up to his view. "This is Kagome!" a large explosion from outside made the castle quiver under their feet.

Kouga looked around with wide eyes. "I take it that rumble means Sesshomaru knows?" So that's what caused that bomb that brought him out here…

Kouga set Sango down and dodged another attack as the fraud made a move for the window. Kouga was before her in the blink of an eye.

"Yes, he and Miyazaki are having it out as we speak."

"Where do you think you're going darling?" Kouga snatched her up and darn near broke her back in doing so the women screamed in agony. "You can drop the façade or we can kill you and hope it goes away. Pick one." She struggled a bit more.

"You're going to just believe this Kouga-Kun? It's all a lie Miyazaki set it up to seem this way to cause all this trouble I really am Kagome! Please Kouga your hurting me!" Kouga only had to look at Sango for a moment to know the creature in his arms was lying and gave her a nice little hug to punish her for it. Cracks air escaped her as she whimpered. Would this be how she dies?

"I think not women." Kouga grinned. "Put things back they way they should be and live long enough to explain or die now." She hesitated for only a moment before she burst into light she was to weak at this point to hold it in anyways. The women on the floor answered the glow her essence returning to her, her skin rippled and stretched back into Kagome's appearance. The use of spiritual powers wasn't something her fraudulent form was meant to attempt… it was all ending because she was too cocky she should have known better then to think she could handle it... The women in his arms released a pink smoke sort of water vapor then and the entire room was filled with Kagome's natural scent the vapor moved swiftly back to the women laying in front of Miroku's knelt form. The mark pulsed with a brilliant light on the youkai then reappeared in a answering pulse upon Kagome's neck, last but not least she demanded to be let go.

"Kouga without her essence I can't hold the pure power of a Miko! Let me go it's burning me I need to return it! PLEASE LET ME GOOOO" it was too late a blue flame starting in the youkais' eyes and moving down her body engulfed her in its heat and ate away her body… two sapphire tear shaped gems floated for a moment in the exact spot where the youkais' eyes, open and fearful of her impending death, had just been fell suddenly to the ground at Kouga's feet… Kouga stared a moment with wide eyes then let his arms drop.

"Well, that was… different." Kouga stared for a moment at the dusty remains of the youkai.

"The Gems Kouga bring them here." Miroku held out his hand for the Gems he had asked for. Kouga blinked away the shock and scooped up the gems easily. He moved to kneel along side Sango and Miroku. He handed them off to the male as he eyed her form worriedly.

"How do you suppose we give them back? I mean those are her powers right?" Kouga asked as he checked her over for wounds… why was her clothing ripped so? She looked as though… she had been… defiled.

"Her Miko abilities…The youkai carried them in her eyes right? Perhaps they sit the same way in Kagome?" Miroku saw the anger flash in Kouga eyes. "Don't worry Kouga… we stopped him"

"We shouldn't risk being unsure…" Sango changed the subject back as she helped a shifting Kagome to sit up. Chocolate brown eyes met her three friends at the same time that tears spilled down her cheeks and her body began to quake.

"I felt like I was dead… But I couldn't die." Sango felt her heart wrench. "I heard everything… I felt and understood everything… but I couldn't get away… I couldn't talk or move or… or…" Sango hugged her sister to her.

"Kagome it's alright your safe now I promise. I'm so sorry." Kagome felt her concern and smiled slightly. If it hadn't been for them… Miyazaki would have…

"I knew you would figure it out I tried to call out to you." Kagome leaned back pushing the what if's away "In my mind whenever I was awake I screamed for Sesshomaru."

"He heard you Kagome he damn near went insane!" Miroku exclaimed finally understanding why he was acting the way he was. Sango's eyes widened in understanding

"He even attacked the fake at one point but we didn't realize… we thought something was seriously wrong with him…"

"He really heard me… Sango I feel wrong... off balance... My skin is crawling..." Kagome smiled weakly.

"She needs her ki..." the call was masculin and calm. "The gems don't go in her eyes." Jeekashu smiled from the doorway having gotten the castles occupants to safety he returned to them and watched the seen unfold. "Rest them over her heart. Her power resides there." Sango and Miroku sighed in relief at it being him and let Kouga hold her up as the each took a Gem and held them over her heart off to the left slightly of her sternum. A wind lifted into the room and a very gentle soothing glow erupted from her as the proper owner of the ki bringing peace to its surroundings and accepted her abilities back into herself. She sighed happily feeling at peace within herself. Kagome enjoyed that moment for simply that. A moment. The castle quivered once more dust from the rocks of the ceiling falling onto her.

"Sesshomaru." Kagome pushed herself up with the help of her friends and turned to the TaiYoukai. "I think its time we join the battle don't you Jeekashu-Sama." He nodded his expression turning serious. Kagome in a show of strength shot a sphere of her ki at the wall. Finally being properly used the sphere exploded in strength and took out the wall revealing to them the battle ground… and to the occupants of the battle ground so too were they revealed. "Sesshomaru, I think we can lend a hand." Lesser youkai halted waiting to hear from Miyazaki what the next move should be. Sesshomaru breathed deeply red eyes flashed gold in understanding as they landed on Kagome. His mate. His true mate was before him… and offering to fight by his side. He howled in passionate joy as well as renewed strength and all hell broke loose and priestess, slayer, monk, taiyoukai, and hundreds of lesser youkai met in battle.

Ayame moved out of the room trying to make it out of the castle something happened between the servants they were battling some chanting in hope of Miyazaki's triumph but most rooting for Sesshomaru the whole place was in chaos…This must have been moved into play as far back as when Naraku had just been defeated…

"When did you have the time to do this Miyazaki without the other lords noticing…" Ayame moved her eyes across the grounds wondering how long it would take her to reach the border where hundreds of the wolf tribe awaited… they were to be summoned in case of something like this… could she make it before being detected my Miyazaki's men? Her hand moved slowly along her lower abdomen… her scent had just changed less then a day ago… was she willing to put the unborn child at risk… she closed her eyes and searched for her mate… was he in battle?

Kouga slashed his claws through the throat of a tiger demon. His wounds oozed blood some of Miyazaki's men were much stronger then he anticipated… Kagome shot off arrows left and right as the two giant youkai battled over head… it was as if it were raining blood… Kouga felt his heart speed as his mate caressed his ki. Kouga faltered only for a second and as a result a claw racked down his back… a uncertain mate was the worst thing for a youkai…normally a freshly mated youkai would avoid battle and strengthen their bonds before such things… but the meetings came so quick… Kouga had had to go…

Ayame retracted from him as soon as she felt the sting of claws and that's all she needed. Her feet pounded against the ground as she moved through the warring beings around her determined to give her love the back up he needed. She would never leave him alone to battle. Past claws past blood past screams of agony she fought her way straight through the middle and right into the arms of her men.

"Kouga-Sama is in trouble!" with those words said she crumbled into the awaiting arms of one of their attendants the battle was about to take a turn… in favor of a warm Westerly wind.

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Pearl Knight