chapter 25: Father knows best... part 3?

Hirohito sighed as he glanced around it would be awhile before his daughter finally came back to him. He felt like a bum for sitting around and waiting on her to come back to him, however, if his daughter was anything like him he knew that if he ever wanted to make amends he would have to sit and wait for her to come back to him. So he sat and waited, thinking of all the times he missed and what little he was there to see...

Kuroi rolled his shoulders as he sat Indian style in front of both his pupils. It had been what they perceived as being three days when truthfully on the outside world only a few hours had actually passed, which was a good thing when one was short on time and training took long hours.

"Kagome, we have been working on your concentration and focusing your energy on small and big objects, I want you to create a fog around us." asked Kuroi in a sweet voice as he looked at the young girl. She nodded as she began to nibble on her bottom lip, an action that wasn't lost on the demon lord as his back straightened. She then widened her stance minutely as she stuck out her hands palms down towards the water all around them. Then with a bit of flourish she raised them flipping her palms over. Suddenly a cloud of thick gray fog settled down over the small island within the mountain. Even Sesshomaru wasn't able to see two inches in front of his own noise let alone Kagome who stood only a foot or two to his left and Kuroi who sat 3 feet in front of him.

"Now Sesshomaru, I know you can sense Kagome but this exercise is more for her then you, now don't freak this smell your going to smell in a matter of seconds will not harm you." all of a sudden a sharp vinegar-ish smell assaulted his keen nose and as he tried to pull away from the scent his vision blurred and sounds became slightly harder to pick up.

"What. Did. You. Do?" growled Sesshomaru.

"Calm down, I merely dulled your senses slightly this particular substance only works on inuyoukai, all it does is dull your sense of sight and hearing, everything else is fine. Now Kagome is going to fight you, this will help the two of you know each others weaknesses and strengths in battle and if an enemy impairs you in this manner which is very common, then you will know how to handle your self."

Sesshomaru could feel a blurriness pulling at him, he barely listened to what the demon Kuroi said. Thats when he heard a soft whistle and moved his head just in time for an icicle to lodge itself into the cabin behind him. This was going to be a long day...

He only needed to wait a bit longer, he could see his plan coming to fruition. The traps were laid thanks to kagura, all he needed now was for his little mermaid to fall for the trap, and then she was all his.

Miroku relaxed his body as he settled in for another day of meditation. He had researched a lot that day and was now just laying in wait of the moment when the two love birds would show back up. Deep down in his soul he knew it would be awhile though. He listened as inuyasha and Shippo ran back and forth and doing what ever exercise they had to as they trained. He felt that the big day was coming sooner then any of them thought, he felt that they would see the kumo hanyou very soon. A sense of forboding over came him, he hoped they would reach him before the evil hanyou had a chance to get his paws on their little friend. What he had learned of the jewel of the four souls was very important and he felt that Kagome would be the bearer of said jewel.

many days passed as they trained. They slept some together curled up on the bed, they ate and they trained more. It was hard work for Kagome and some days it seemed as if the work was to much for her. The child like softness firmed out and her powers grew exponentially. Even her appearance began to alter. If Sesshomaru thought she was powerful before even able to rival himself, then she was a goddess now she was so powerful. As her powers grew her appearance began to change as well. They were mostly small things, her eyes getting lighter and almost crystal clear; the blue in her hair became lighter and almost faded away to white. Her arms and legs lost some of their baby fat and became more firms as well as the muscles of her stomach even though they were not defined they were obviously there underneath the skin. Her appearance literally caught Sesshomaru off guard as he looked at her and on one particularly hot night was enough to make him get up from his soft bed and the company of the girl he loved and leave the room in preference of the night air outside on the roof.

He thanked every kami there was that her stage of fertility had finally passed a couple of nights ago, because the sight before him made him think he was dreaming. Kagome could now officially control her transformation, as she had learned at this insufferable island, with Kuroi whom obviously knew a few things about mermaids. But the vision that stood before him was, simply put, enchanting. There she stood, after what he could assume as a hot bath as steam billowed out of the bathroom that connected to their room, wearing a pair of sagging shorts and a very thin top that was completely undone and open, billowing in the slight breeze that blew in from the open window. He caught the sight of her nipples hardening instantly as the cool breeze blew against her heated flesh, causing his mouth to instantly salivate. No it wasn't enough to open her shirt completely, but it didn't have to because of how thin it was, he saw everything. He traced the line of her creamy throat down to where her shirt parted, through the valley of her breasts, down to her navel and then where her pants covered her treasure barely hidden from his hungry eyes by how low the shorts sat on her hips. She walked over closer to him a sigh on her lips as she fell into a heap of clothes and sheets between his spread legs on her back. She looked up at him with half lidded eyes heavy with sleep. He looked down at her with half lidded eyes heavy with lust. She gasped softly and rolled over onto her hands. He leaned back as his jaw tightened. She moved closer to him until they were practically nose to nose, the shirt hiding nothing.

"inu." she whispered.

"Hn?" he tensely muttered

"I love you," she whispered as she kissed his cheek "i need you." she breathed across his skin. And then he was gone. Kagome pouted and laid down in the spot he had vacated and after a few minutes exhaustion over came her and she promptly fell asleep.

Sesshomaru however, spent the rest of the night awake, attempting to overcome the extreme need to go back and pound into his tiny little slip of a soon to be mated, mate.

Dawn was coming soon and he had just managed to squash his need for her by attempting to meditate. Kuroi came outside followed by a fully dressed Kagome a few minutes later. Sesshomaru jumped down from the roof to join them.

"Well, its time you guys got out of here, I have held you away from things you need to do, and I feel it is time you rejoin the real world. Even though it has felt like two months has passed its only really been three days."

"i have had a great time here Kuroi." chirped Kagome as she smiled and held onto an impassive Sesshomaru's arm. "there was much learning to go on here, about myself and my inu." beamed Kagome.

Sesshomaru spoke as well. "indeed there was much to learn here. I wish you well."

"Yeah same here now get on wit yuh young selves and come back soon to visit yuh hear!" spoke Kuroi going back to hi southern drawl, a goofy smile plastered on to his face.

Kagome and Sesshomaru nodded and began to walk into the water. The walked over to the whole that had brought them there and Sesshomaru went down first. Kagome sat down in the water letting her tail form and snaked her way down the passage as well. they swam easily enough through it and made it into the cavern meeting a very worried and excited to see them Ren. The girls laughed and cried and hugged as they reunited and together with Sesshomaru made their way back to the palace.

They made it back in one days time. When they had left the mountain it was dawn of the third day, but now it was night of the third day and the lights of the palace and underwater kingdom were ablaze giving everything an ethereal glow. Ren was still gushing over Kagome's new look and Kagome was telling her all about her time there training. Ren decided that she would go sleep in her bed for a night and that she had enough excitement for one life time. Kagome had merely laughed and waved bye as they made it to the door of the palace. Once Ren was completely out of sight Kagome turned around and saw Sesshomaru leaning against the door frame.

" Sesshomaru, are you ok?" he was giving her a weird look.

"no."

Kagome leaned closer placing her hand on his forehead, a look of concern plastered on her face. She frowned, he blinked. She then replaced her hand with her forehead as she began chewing on her bottom lip. He growled deep and low causing a shiver to ripple up her spine as his arms wrapped around her pulling her closer.

"You dont have a temperature." she whispered looking into his heated eyes.

"your checking the wrong place." he whispered silkily in her ear. She shivered again as she felt heat pass over her navel, her cheeks taking on a pinkish glow and her scent spiking. She vehemently began to chew on her bottom lip until Sesshomaru spoke again.

"stop. Your abusing it, here let me." he then began to nibble lightly on the abused piece of flesh, pulling it into his mouth and quickly letting it go. He then pressed his lips to hers, gently and waited for her to return his kiss. He didn't have to wait long, the surge of passion that washed over him from his little mermaid was almost enough to bring the dai to his knees. There mouths met heatedly, ferverently as passion began to build. Then the door opened and they pulled apart, Sesshomaru with a growl that died before it got a chance to leave and Kagome who pouted with red puffy lips and cheeks. One look at her made him want to sweep her off to her room, for some alone time.

"I see that I have interrupted something of importance here." said Hirohito frowning and glaring at sesshomaru. Kagome frowned she was tired of her fathers attitude towards her intended. She strolled up a bit grabbed a lock of Sesshomaru's hair and pulled his stunned face down into another heated kiss. The groan left him before he had a chance to repress it, and then it was over, leaving him in need of much more contact.

"Father." said Kagome as she walked past the stunned face of her father.

Sesshomaru simply followed behind her. He was not going to be left hanging like this.

Hirohito repressed a shudder at what he just witnessed. Sesshomaru had smiled.

thats it for this chapter, now on with the next which I must now write, so see you guys next time with AMTS or A Mermaids Tear and Song chapter 26 father knows best... still?

Ja ne

KAR