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Chapter 27: A Message.


"So? Which one?" Kags asked as she held out two kimono's, I smiled. "Either, they are lovely." Kagome turnt back around the mirror and began holding each one in front of her. Sesshomaru let them stay because he knew Inuyasha was still Prince of the West.

He also let Sango and Miroku stay, but they where to help punish demons who stepped out of line and slay demons who ran wild in the villages in the western land.

Shippo of coursed stayed and he along with Rin attend classes and are trained and Inuyasha, well, I didn't know where he was and he was being quite. I might go talk to him.

"Mai." I looked up at Kagome, "Yeah?" I asked and she grinned, "This one?" I looked at the kimono she had put on and I nodded my head fast. "That one looks amazing."

Kagome smiled and toddled back into the bathroom. Today was all about me and Kagome, it has been so long. I straightened the kimono I wore, just a plain light blue one with Sakura petals along the bottom with a light pink obi.

Kagome came back out in a simple yellow one as well and we sat on her and Inuyasha bed. "So, Mai, this mating thing? Is it okay?" she asked. I smiled, "Yeah, its tough in a way, because I have to submit to Sesshomaru, he is the Alpha after all, but, I love him Kagome. I really do."

She gave me a small smile, "So, the pups, will they be hanyou or full demon?" she asked. My smile dropped and I looked down at my hands. "I don't know, I'm a hanyou and Sesshomaru a full demon so it could be both, I... if the pup is hanyou, I don't want him to reject them."

Kagome patted my shoulder, "He won't." I looked up, "I don't know." she pulled me into a hug as I let a few tears fall. "Mai, you'll be fine, you have me know." I grinned up at her through my tears. "I sure do."

~\/~

The man watched as they set to work, making weapons. He chuckled and looked behind him. "Kagura, gather your sister, I want you to check up on Sesshomaru, and give him a message from me."

He paused to tap the arm chair. "Tell him, 'Naraku has taken over the northern lands and the northern lord is no longer alive, but, the war is still on, see you in battle."

He began to laugh and the woman, Kagura, stared in disgust. She nodded though and then turnt down the hall to find her sister.

~\/~

Sesshomaru signed off another requested for a treaty and sighed. A wave of sadness fell upon him and he opened, his closed eyes.

Mate-to-be upset.

Indeed, what about?

Find out.

Sesshomaru sighed again and stood from his seat when Jaken came barging through the door. "Sir, Lord Sesshomaru, Rin and Shippo had disappeared, they ran out of lesson." Jaken exclaimed.

Sesshomaru suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, it was about time. He knew they would get bored eventually and with a baby sitter like Jaken, well, he knew they would leave.

"This Sesshomaru will find them, Jaken, go back to the tutor and say they will be back tomorrow." Jaken nodded fast and left.

Sesshomaru sighed and sniffed and found the fox kit and Rin in the secret gardens. He sighed and walked out his office to tell those too off.

~\/~

Inuyasha sat up a tree. One knee up and his arm resting on it and his head dipped forward. He was thinking about Kagome and a way of asking to court her. Even if she still loved him.

He was so confused. He knew the love he had for Kikyo was gone and he loved Kagome, he didn't know how to say it. He needed help.

"So, you could just come out and say it our be the idiot you are a mop about it."

Inuyasha shot up and had Tetsusagia out. "Mai." he growled and the girl said laughed. "What?, I was right though." Inuyasha grumbled as he sheathed his sword.

"Yeah." he mumbled and looked down. Mai rolled her eyes with sigh and jumped down next to him. "You know, Kagome loves you, so much. I know, I don't know much about your love with Kikyo but, she is your past and I know its hard to give up on past love."

I paused, and looked up at the sky, "Believe me, I know. Especially when its your first love, but, I love Sesshomaru and know I wouldn't change anything. Ask her Inuyasha, at dinner tonight. I'll speak with Sesshomaru, to be honest, I think he would love the idea."

Inuyasha snorted slash laughed and I grinned and bumped his shoulder. "We are the same you know, both love and miss our past loves and dwell on it. But, I don't love him now. Also we are hanyou." he smiled at me.

"Who was he?" Inuyasha asked. I looked over at him, and then looked up at the sky again. "Kazuaya Shibuya, well, his fake name. His real name was Oliver Davis and he is a famous person. He used Kazuaya Shibuya as a fake name so people wouldn't know it was him. He was really well known. He only came over to Japan to search for his dead brothers body but in the process he made a company, SPR. Shibuya Physic Research. We investigated haunted places. Anyway, I met him one day when he was investigating my school. I knocked over one of his camera's and had to work for him to 'Pay it off'." I growled.

"Obviously he was lying, but, I didn't know. Then at some point during the investigation a book shelf fell on me. I had a dream, I met his brother, Eugene Davis and thought it was him, but, it wasn't. Then I realised I had fallen in love with him. Before that I had given him a nick name. That being Naru. Because he was the biggest Narcissist I ever knew. In the end, I loved him and I followed it on. Until I came to the feudal era that is. I realised my love for him was a petty crush and I found my mate, my soul mate. Sesshomaru."

Inuyasha smiled and then "Feh, how girly and pathetic." I closed my eyes as I tick appeared on my head. "Inuyasha, shut UP." I shouted and hit him on the back of the head. "Ow, silly wench."

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME." I shouted. Inuyasha cursed and jumped of the tree as I fumed and then ran after him. "INUYASHA." I screamed. "GET BACK HERE AND FACE ME LIKE A MAN."

Inuyasha laughed and kept running as I chased him.

~\/~

Sesshomaru stood next to a tree as he watched the children run about in the garden. For a reason he couldn't wait until that was his pups. Rin, was already his pup, be he meant a pup by blood.

He let a rare smile grace his lips before he stepped forward. "Rin." he stated and the girl looked up at him. "Sesshomaru-sama." she greeted. Both of the kids looked scared and shocked and Sesshomaru resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

"Rin, Shippo, why did you ran away for Jaken." he stated. "Because Sesshomaru-sama, Jaken is boring and he always is horrible to me and Shippo-chan. Jaken always talks on and on and we try to stay awake honest."

Sesshomaru looked at Shippo and the kit nodded his head hastily. Smelling no lies he sighed and bent down to their level. "If This Sesshomaru promises to make the lesson more 'Fun' would you stay still."

Both children grinned and nodded and Sesshomaru smirked, "Good, then This Sesshomaru says for you to go to your rooms and if Jaken sees you This Sesshomaru gives you permission to laugh and shout at him."

Both children's grins increased and they ran off as Sesshomaru let out a chuckle.

~\/~

"INUYASHA, GET BACK HERE YOU-" I skidded to a stop and sniffed. "Kagura and Kaana?" I growled. Inuyasha stopped and sniffed and we both nodded and ran to the front gate.

"Why are they here?" Inuyasha asked, I looked at him and shrugged, "Beats me I ain't got a clue, why don't you ask them." He rolled his eyes as we skidded to the gate.

A guard, lay dead on the floor and other guards where stood around. One looked round at me and Inuyasha and bowed. Others followed suit and moved out of the way.

Kagura smirked when she saw me and Inuyasha. "The Miko Mai and Inuyasha, well, I never say I would see two hanyou together."

I growled and took a step closer. "You would want to watch your mouth Kagura, karma always hits hard." She rolled her eyes. "Mai, Mai, Mai, you don't know do you,"

I looked at her hard. She smirked and waved her fan. "Dance of the Dead" she shouted. I sprung for her dodging the blades as Inuyasha and the guards dodged on the ground.

I pulled out Hana no Mai but kept it in first form and swung at her. "Shiroi hakuchou no dansu." (AN- see at the bottom for what it means- oh and also for the others mentions in other chapters.) I shouted. White blades shot out the end, the came out in the forms of bird wings, more like swan wings as that was what the move was called.

Kagura dodge all except one which nipped her on the side of the face. She faltered and I went to strike when she spoke. "I didn't come here to fight." she muttered.

I lowered my sword slowly but kept it high enough so I could counter attack if she attacked. "Why did you come here then?" I asked and she sighed, "I am here to give Sesshomaru a message, from Naraku."

I laughed, "And that wasn't obvious, but before Sesshomaru gets here, tell Naraku, from me personally. 'I know your plan, and it won't work, over my dead body."

Kagura nodded as we both felt Sesshomaru approach. I shifted my feet a bit. Like Sesshomaru I could fly, but instead of the cloud like him I had what looked like a moon, crescent moon, which was red and it had blue sparkles on it which came off which made it fly.

"Sesshomaru." Kagura pronounced slowly as Sesshomaru appeared beside me, but slightly in front. "Kagura, What are you doing on my lands." he stated. Kagura glanced at me before she turnt to Sesshomaru.

"I have a message from Naraku."

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow and Kagura sighed, "He Said, 'I have taken over the northern lands and the northern lord is no longer alive, but, the war is still on, see you in battle'." Kagura replied.

Sesshomaru absorbed this information carefully before answering with, "Reply, very well, war it is." Kagura nodded looked at me, I gave a curt nod and she did so back and then look at Kaana behind her. "Lets go." and they left.

Sesshomaru turnt to me and was in front of me faster than I expected. "Are you hurt?" he asked. I shook my head and he pulled me too him. I snuggled closer into his embrace as he nuzzled my neck and kissed the courting mark.

"Sesshomaru?" I asked and he looked at me. "I need to speak to you." I watched him, "Yes Mate-to-be?" he asked. "Its about Inuyasha and Kagome, Inuyasha, he needs help."

Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "Inuyasha wants to mate Kagome, but, he doesn't know what to do and how to say it, and I kinda said he should ask you and I would get you to help."

I grinned, "Good, thanks." I replied before he could, then I twisted out of his grasp and flew down to the ground quickly to get away with a smirk.


These are the moves- or strikes that came out of Mai's Sword.

Dance of Snow: yuki no dansu.

Dance of the White Swan: shiroi hakuchou no dansu.

Dance of the Blue Moon: burū mūn no dansu

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