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In the Beginning
By Angel Kamiya

Chapter 25

The dog demoness sat there at her throne and listened to the ministers of her kingdom. The conference had been going on for hours now. She really wondered why she was there in the first place. It was supposed to be Sesshomaru's job, but he had given up his Lord duties to travel the land. She had been forced to replace him as the ruler of the Western Lands.

She really hated him sometimes.

When she finally decided that she had enough for the day, she stood up.

"That will be all for today. You are all dismissed," the mother uttered, walking down the steps.

The minister of war, who was quite fat for a demon, had been speaking, but he stopped when he heard this. The small crowd of officials bowed as she walked away from them.

The mother promised herself that she would make Sesshomaru attend one of these meetings someday as a way to punish him. As she walked through the courtyard she headed to where her son was resting. How was he doing?

Before she could think about anything else, she heard someone running up to her.

"Your Majesty!" Jaken yelled, rather loudly.

"What do you want, little demon?" she asked, tiredly. She really didn't want to speak with him.

"I must speak to you about an important matter! I believe that Lord Sesshomaru might ask Kagura for her hand in marriage."

"Why would that be a problem?" she asked, as he tried to keep up with her.

"Sesshomaru must not marry Kagura! There are laws. Only a Princess can marry a Lord! The Demon Emperor will not be pleased with this."

"Now that you mention it, I do have to set up a meeting with the Emperor. I hope the Emperor likes Kagura and is willing to make an exception," the mother answered, wondering what she was going to say.

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Kagura felt her head spinning. As she looked down at her hand that Sesshomaru was now holding, she thought about how to respond. When he had first told her what he wanted, she had been so unprepared. She had thought he was joking, then realized Sesshomaru didn't make jokes.

"Kagura?" Sesshomaru asked, still holding her hand. He was still waiting for an answer.

It took Kagura a moment to realize that she wasn't dreaming. It had seemed like she had been frozen for what seemed like hours. She hadn't been able to utter a single word because of how surprised she had been.

Kagura threw herself at him.

The two of them hit the bed hard.

"Yes! I'll marry you!" Kagura exclaimed, her hands on his face and already pressing her mouth against his.

It was such a remarkable feeling kissing him that she still hadn't gotten used to it yet. As her mouth moved against his, she felt all of her emotions erupt from out of her. Her body was pressed against his and for a moment she had forgotten where she was. Everything was so overwhelming.

Kagura didn't know how long she spent kissing him on the bed, but when she finally started getting up, she saw Sesshomaru mother already standing over them. Kagura looked at the other woman, feeling her face get warm. She was so embarrassed.

Before she could say a single word, the mother picked her up and almost crushed her with her arms.

"Finally! It has happened! After so much work!" the mother shouted, while embracing Kagura. "I will have the grandchildren that I deserve!"

"Can't breathe..." Kagura managed to get out. "Help!"

"What's going on?" Jaken screamed, rushing into the room.

"My son has finally asked Kagura to be his wife!"

"WHAT?" Jaken screamed in horror, his jaw dropping. The imp fainted and hit the ground hard.

"Mother! You must let Kagura go," Sesshomaru interrupted, a hand on the woman's shoulder

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"Oh! I'm sorry!" the mother apologized, finally letting go. The Lady dropped Kagura to the floor.

Kagura started gasping for air as she tried to get up from the ground. She had almost been killed! As she moved to hide behind Sesshomaru, she wondered if she had made the biggest mistake of her life. Sesshomaru's mother was quite frightening. Did she really want her for a mother in law?

"Now I must start planning for the wedding! Invitations must be sent to the other demon lords and princesses!" The dog demoness started, standing there. "We must also speak to the Emperor!"

Kagura helped Sesshomaru back into his bed. Now that the dog demoness was distracted, Kagura leaned forward so only he could hear what she was about to say. Kagura glanced back once.

"What the hell was that?" Kagura exclaimed.

"Kagura, are you mad about something?"

"Your mother almost killed me! Will she do this whenever she hears good news from us?" Kagura asked, worriedly.

"My mother is emotional. You must forgive her."

Kagura turned away from him.

"We have to look for Kagome, remember? I made a promise to Inuyasha."

Sesshomaru didn't seem to love hearing that, but he didn't argue. Without giving it a thought, she leaned over and kissed him lightly on the forehead. Kagura thought that would be enough excitement for the day.

Looking back once at him she left the room.

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It was almost an hour later until Jaken started waking up. Jaken rubbed his head and looked around, glad to see that the only person in the room was Sesshomaru. Quickly getting up, he rushed over to his master. The dog demon was resting in bed.

"Lord Sesshomaru, please don't marry Kagura! I beg you!"

"Jaken, I have something to say to you."

"What is it my Lord?"

"From now on you are to address Kagura as Lady Kagura."

"Wha... What?" Jaken uttered, shocked. "I..."

"Do you have a problem with this?"

"No! No of course not," Jaken said, lowering his head in defeat.

As Sesshomaru turned back to stare at the ceiling before closing his eyes again. His life was going start changing once he recovered. The most important part was that Kagura was never going to leave his side.
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Kagura stood there watching the stars in the night sky. The castle was on top of a cloud in the sky so they always had a clear view of the stars. It was something that she loved about the place. She thought about Sesshomaru's home. After they got married, did this mean they were going to have to stay at his place from now on instead of traveling wherever she wanted?

Kagura didn't think she would like that.

When she heard several demon soldiers marching not far away, she stared at them. They all seemed so busy even at that late hour.

"What are you doing?"

Kagura quickly turned her head and stared at the dog demoness.

"I was thinking about whether I would be traveling the world after I'm married."

"Sesshomaru has been traveling the world for ages. I was hoping he would settle down after he found his wife."

"Sesshomaru's wife. I still have a hard time hearing that."

"You'll get used to it. Sesshomaru looked for you for a long time after your death. I only helped him."

"What will happen after we get married?"

"I will have to introduce you to all the nearby demon lords and princess."

"That sounds like it will take a long time," Kagura sighed.

"Don't worry. They won't be here long. I'm sure most of them will like you," the mother answered.

"Thank you for everything."

"Don't thank me," the mother answered. "The only thing I want is for you to make my son happy. Please do your best.

After the dog demoness left, Kagura stayed there outside the gates. Being there was something she really enjoyed. As she thought about what she was going to do, she felt a small breeze.

Kagura turned and saw Kanna.

Kanna must have been there for a while now. Her long silver hair and white kimono fluttered in the wind. The small round mirror was clasped in her hands.

"What are you doing here?" Kagura demanded, opening the fan in her hand.

"I'm here to deliver a message from my master," Kanna explained.

"What kind of message?"

"You know that my master has Kagome."

"Just let her go! She doesn't have anything to do with this!" Kagura uttered, angrily.

"My master wants you to give yourself up to him. If you don't, Kagome will die."

Kagura stared at her sister and felt helpless. Was it really going to come down to this? Who was more important, Kagome or herself?

"What did that monk promise you? Why are you helping him?"

"He promised to give me my freedom."

"He has your heart?" Kagura said, surprised.

"We will be waiting at Sango's old village. Come alone or Kagome's life will be taken."

As Kanna began to disappear, Kagura ran towards her, but she was too late. Kanna was now gone.

Kagura stood there alone. The only sounds came from the soldiers marching not far away. What was she going to do? Could she let a friend die just because she wanted to live?

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