Chapter 25: A Life Full of Secrets
"Asil….," Kagome muttered, a shiver going through her body. Almost sixteen years had passed since she had last seen him in person, but his name still made her sick to her stomach. In Turkish that name meant 'noble' but she knew that man to be anything but. His was as dishonorable as the Inu no Taisho. The man had been so ashamed of her he had even changed her last name to her mother's, he hadn't so much as even signed her birth certificate!
Sesshomaru stared at the tight-jawed woman for a moment, letting it all soak in. Asil the noble was a well-known member of the Imperial Council. Many considered him to be one of the more popular members as well as the craziest. 'Now I know where she gets it from,' Glancing at the inu demoness he really couldn't see much of the high standing figure in her. The only thing they could have in common was those bright cerulean eyes she possessed. Definitely a rare trait in any country. Interesting, she didn't have the olive skin tone or hair texture of the Turks either. Nosy, off the wall personality, however, was present. Did she know how to dance? Thinking of the stereotypes he had learned about as a child one more thing popped into his mind that he just had to investigate, "Kagome, is this why you don't read newspapers?"
"Huh?," the demoness stared at him wide eyed, "Uh yea. I had a seizure once after seeing him an article of him at a party next to his mate. The fact that he lives life without thinking about what he did to me makes me angry."
"You seem really obsessed with wanting people to feel guilty for how they mistreat you," the inu demon observed.
"Well, they should! What kind of man abandons their child or threatens a female and doesn't think twice about it! " she reiterated.
"A prick," Teruo answered before Sesshomaru had a chance to say anything, "Kagome you have a soft heart, not a non-caring attitude most of the society possess. Unfortunately to make it through life somewhat peaceful you learn to let things go and justify your wrongdoings. We've talked about this hundreds of times."
"Hn, people have been telling you the same thing I have…," the young demon said a little annoyed now. Did she really believe the entire world had to like and treat her with kindness?
"Its just, why don't they know they're pricks like you say?," Kagome inquired.
"Because they put you down to lift themselves up. You wanting them to realize their mistakes and apologize is your way of trying to do to them what they did to you."
The inu demoness huffed at Sesshomaru's assumption. He was right, but she was afraid to admit it. Life sucked, nobody knew it more than the two of them. Half of her mental conflicts would be solved if she could just let go. She hadn't had peace of mind in years.
"The same things I have told you for years the heir of the province has repeated," Teruo told his patient.
"Yes," Kagome agreed.
"If a doctor and a Taiyoukai are telling you the same thing, can you believe that it isn't dismissal of your feelings or us letting people get away with their actions?"
"I'm not promising anything, but I can try," the inu demoness resolved.
"That's all I'm asking you to do. Remember this is a growth opportunity. I want to see you two again in a week once more only, this time, we're going to try something different."
"What's that?" the demoness asked.
"For the next seven days, I want you both to stay way from one another. It's safe to conclude that your instincts rise when around one another intimately. You two didn't even know each other a week ago. I'm pretty sure your auras are going to rise attempting to locate each other, but I think by this point you can handle the separation."
"What!," Kagome shouted. A week ago he told them they needed to be around each other. Now he wanted to risk her having another seizure by having her stay away from him?
"Kagome-san please stay calm," the owl tried to appease his panicking patient.
"No! do you have any idea what you're asking me to do? We finally found an answer to my condition, and now you want to throw me back into the pit of agony. I felt like I was dying when I left Sesshomaru-sama alone,"
"I feel the same way," the inu demon admitted. He hated, to say it but she was right. That entire time she had refused to see him his body had been on edge. His body ached, and he could feel his instincts surging in an attempt to locate and get back to her. Using that driver as bait had been an act of desperation, if he had waited any longer he was positive he would have lost his mind.
"As much as I would like you two to stay completely away from one another, I can make some leigh way," Teruo offered, "I understand your fears Kagome. But your vitals have yet to rise to the levels required to set off a seizure. You were lashing out because you were trying to find him. This is against the law of ethics but if you two are willing to get in full contact with your baser urges, this is the perfect way to do so."
"I do not understand where the compromise is" Sesshomaru conceded.
"Simple, stay together until midnight, then do not see each other for a week, but if the moment requires it you may call one another."
"That's it?," Kagome didn't know if that was the best solution. Her body was pretty much drained of its priestess powers for the moment. In theory, unless she thought about Naraku, Asil, or any other person who caused her a disservice in life, she should be fine. She rarely reflected on them because they caused her spiritual powers to rise, most of her releases actually happened in her sleep. Tainted purity at its finest, "Let's do it," she finally said, returning Sesshomaru's look of disbelief.
"Are you sure?," Sesshomaru asked. Trying to sound concerned, he didn't want to admit he feared the consequences of this exercise. He still had some dignity left.
"Yes. Midnight tonight we start."
"Excellent!," Teruo declared.
"Hn."
A bright smile came over Kagome's face at seeing her doctor's enthusiasm. Letting it drop she peeked at Sesshomaru who was staring at the doctor stone-faced. This was gonna be a long week.