Chapter 35: Sozen Arrives and Serenissima's Plan.
Kira graoned as she woke up the next morning, seeing nothing but orange. She soon realized that she was under the warm blankets and pulled the covers off her head and whinced at the light in the room. It seemed to be dimly lit today before of the fact that it was still snowing outside. She then jumped as she felt movement around her waist. She pulled up the blankets and realized that it was Sesshomaru's arm wrapped around her. She looked over her shoulder and smiled at him.
She had never seen him look so relaxed when he was awake. The stern emotionless face he usually kept on was gone and he looked in peace. She smiled as she sat up carefully, making sure his arm was across her lap.. She then ran her claws gently over his stomach muscles with a smirk on her face.
He soon twitched at the feel of her claws on his bare stomach. After a few minutes, he soon opened his eyes and looked at her sleepily. "Why must you torment me?"
She giggled. "Because it's fun?"
He graoned and then pulled her back down onto the bed. He then got on top of her and held her down with his body. "No. This is fun." He said before kissing her.
Kira giggled in the kiss and kissed him back. She soon found herself moaning as the kiss went deeper. His tongue was soon fighting for dominence over hers as they started french kissing, an art that she had taught him a while ago that he seemed to have mastered.
She squirmed under him which resulted in a graoned from the demon lord. With her scent, the french kissing and her squriming, Sesshomaru was starting to get very turned on. Kira soon gasped as she felt something poking her between her legs. She soon stopped the kissing and looked up at him scared. "Sesshomaru?"
The demon lord looked at her confused at first and then realized what was happening. "I'm sorry Kira. You are still not ready for this are you?"
Kira shook her head slowly in a no.
Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment and then moved off of her, laying on his stomach to try and control himself.
Kira sat up and looked at him hurt. "You're not angry with me are you?"
"No Kira. I'm disapointed with myself for being so easily pulled into my desires to mate with you." He said as he looked at her.
Kira blushed and then looked away embarressed and ashamed. "I'm sorry too. I'm sorry that i'm not ready for something like this yet."
She soon felt a strong arm wrap around her and pull her towards Sesshomaru. She obayed and layed down close to him.
"Do not be ashamed my mate. You are just not ready. I will wait for the day that you truely are ready for me to take you." He said as he kissed her on her shoulder.
Kira smiled softly and kissed him on his cresent moon mark. "That's what i love about you. You are patient enough to wait for me until i'm ready."
He smiled softly and kissed her shoulder again. "I will always wait for you and only you my mate, my Kira.
And hour later, the two were soon dressed and heading down stairs to the dining hall for breakfast. They were walking arm in arm as they entered the hall.
Ishiyama looked up and smiled at the two as he fed Ichiru. Hoku waved as he looked up from his food. Kai greeted them with a smiled while Serenissima huffed and looked away from the two. Which earned her a disapproving glare from her father.
Kira and Sesshomaru sat at the head of the table and were served the minute they sat down by the servents.
"So Lord Sesshomaru? When is Lord Sozen expected to arrive?" Kai asked as he went back to reading his scroll.
"I believe he said later this after noon in his message." Sesshomaru said before he started eating.
Kira ignored Serenissima as she ate. She could sense waves of hatred radiating off the eastern lady and smirked knowing that there was nothing she could do to seperate her and Sesshomaru from being mated.
Serenissima is planing something. Sesshomaru said as he ate his breakfast.
How can you tell? She asked as she looked at him through the corner of her eyes.
It's that look on her face. I've seen that look before. I witnessed her turn a servent into a horse and she had that very same look on her face. He sounded worried as he spoke but didn't show it on his face.
You witnessed her use her magic?
She was trying to impress me. Her magic is about as impressive as my little brother trying to use the Tetsusaiga. It bored me.
Kira smiled slightly but it wasn't noticed by anyone.
Kira. Just please be careful around her. I have a bad feeling that she's going to use her magic.
Don't worry. She can't harm me. I can just put up a barrier to protect me from her spells. But i will try and be careful, for your sake. She then gently reached her hand over and took his hand. He obliged and held hers.
She smiled softly as she ate, a barely noticeable blush appearing on her cheeks.
This made Serenissima even more mad when she noticed Kira blushing. I swear Kira. I will make sure that you and my Fluffy-kun are together no longer.
Several hours later, the lords and Kira were waiting by the doorway. It was snowing heavily outside and was freezing as well. Serenissima said she was going to be in the study reading which gave Kira peace of mind. She was also beginning to wonder if her friends were okay since they were out in this weather. She decided to visit them later that night and bring them some food from the castle.
Sozen's sphere of light soon landed in the courtyard and he rushed foreward into the castle. "It's snowing heavier this year then the last time this meeting was called." He stated as shook off the snow on his robes.
"Yes it does seem to be that way doesn't it?" Ishiyama said as he helped close the doors with Hoku.
Kira noticed that Sozen had green cloud patterns on the shoulder. He also had his silver hair down, bringing out the emerald green eyes he had. She would have found him a bit handsome if it weren't for the fact that he hated humans with a passion.
"Come come. Let's all head to the fireplace in the living room and got out of this cold." Kai said as he escorted Sozen into the castle.
Sesshomaru wraped his arm around Kira as he and the other lords followed.
They soon reached the living room and Kira started growling. Sitting in front of the fire was Serenissima with a scroll rolled out in front of her. She then noticed the rabbit that was hoping around her. There was something about the mix of brown and black fur that seemed to remind her of someone.
The rabbit looked over at the people entering to room and hopped over to Kira, clawing at her leg. Kira bent down and picked up the rabbit carefully.
"Looks like you found a friend Lady Kira." Ishiyama said as he smiled at her.
Kira stared at the rabbit's eyes and then it hit her. "Kamoku?! Is that you?"
She was surprized with the rabbit nodded.
"Who's Kamoku?" Kai asked as he looked at the rabbit. He had a dreadful feeling his daughter did something she shouldn't have.
"He's one of the servents i first met when i came here." She said as she held Kamoku close to her to comfort him. She then glared at Serenissima, who didn't seem to be listening.
"Daughter! What have i told you about doing this while we were here?" Kai said as he went over to his daughter.
"But daddy! He was annoying me! He kept studdering and slouching." She whined as she looked up at her father.
"It's not his falt! You were probably scaring him." Kira said as she kept Kamoku close to her. "I've noticed that he isn't comfortable around high ranking people like Sesshomaru and yourself. And when he gets really uncomfortable he starts studdering. Now change him back!"
Sesshomaru remained silent but agreed that he too noticed how nervous Kamoku was around him.
Serenissima yawned and then sighed, "Fine have it your way." She snapped her fingers and Kamoku started glowing.
Kira quickly him on the floor a second before he transformed back into his humaniod state. "Oh...Oh th...thank you Lady Kira." He said as he stood before her, bowing his head.
Kira went over to him and just hugged him to calm him down. She knew what she was doing was wrong but she felt like Kamoku was her friend since they had gotten to know each other. She soon broke the hug and looked at him. "I'm just glad she didn't do anything else to you. Now you go and get back to work. And try not to be turned into a rabbit again alright?"
Kamoku nodded and left the room, leaving three very surprized lords.
"Well Lord Sesshomaru. Looks like you indeed found a good mate in this girl." Sozen said as he went over to the fireplace to get warm.
Sesshomaru smiled seeing that Sozen approved of his mate.
"She isn't his mate! I am!" Serenissima whined as she sat on the floor.
"Do i have to keep reminding you that i have the mark and you don't?" Kira said as she revealed her mark again.
Serenissima growled as stood and she glared at Kira. "I think it's time i put you in your place wench!"
"Serenissima no!" Kai yelled but he was too late.
Serenissima released the spell and sent it toward Kira. Kira hastitated for a second but quickly summoned a barrier to ward off the spell. "You're spells can't effect me!"
Unfortunatly, the spell was still in the air, bouncing off the wall.
"Take cover!" Hoku yelled as he ducked the spell before it could hit him.
Kai grabbed his daughter and pulled her down to the ground as the spell kept bouncing around the walls. Ishiyama ducked behind the couch as it almost hit him in the shoulder. The spell then aimed itself toward Sesshomaru, who quickly side steped it. And to everyone's shock and surprize, the spell hit the door, bounced and hit the western lord right in the back.
"Sesshomaru!" Kira watched in fear as her mate fell to his knees in pain.
He screamed as a bright light engulfed his form, changing the scream into a painful howl. The light then exploded and let his cloths and armor fall to the floor.
Kira dismissed her barrier and ran over the pile of cloths on the floor. "Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru can you hear me?
Everyone was in silence, Serenissima was in shock of what had just happened.
After what felt like an eturnity of silence, his voice finally resonated in her mind. Kira? I feel odd. And i'm trapped in my clothing.
Kira quickly moved the armor and noticed a large lump in the haorie. She pulled the cloth aside and gasped at what she saw.
Laying in the fabric of the white and red robes, was a white dog about the size of a great dane with a purple cresent mark on it's forhead and two pink stripes on each cheek and floppy dog ears. She was even more shocked that the dog had Sesshomaru's golden eyes.
Kira? What's wrong? What's happened to me? He asked as he looked at her with his puppy eyes.
You...You've been turned into a dog.
Sesshomaru looked over himself and saw the tail coming off his backend. He also noticed that it looked like he was in his full dog demon form but surprizingly smaller.
"Serenissima! What have you done? Change him back immediately!" Kai said as he yelled at his daughter.
Serenissima whinced as her father yelled. "I can't daddy. That spell is suppose to remain until the next new moon."
Kira thought about this for a moment. The moon was a perfect cresent moon last night. "If my math is right, the next new moon will be in about a week."
"How do you know that?" Sozen asked as he looked at her.
"You were all going to find this out tomorrow at the meeting but i guess i have no choice." She said as she stroked Sesshomaru's head. "I'm...I'm not from around here. I'm not even from this time. I'm from the future. 500 years in the future to be correct. And over the course of 500 years, people have studied the phases of the moon for astrological means. They even determined the best times for fishing by studying the moon. There are even people who practice witchcraft in my era and use the moon to receave it's powers. Or so i've read."
"She is also my future great grand daughter." Ishiyama said as he stood up from behind the couch.
"She is? I thought i felt an air of time flowing around her." Hoku said as he approuched her. "Tell me. Are there still demons around in your era?"
"I'm not entirely sure. I know my father is, and there's a hospital that's run by demons, but most of them are in hiding. My father told me all demons wear an emerald tailsman to conceal their true form. I didn't even know he was a demon unti he took the tailsman off." She said as she stood up from the ground. "In fact not even i knew i was a demon until he revealed himself. I thought i was a bizarre human with silver hair, sapphire eyes, and the gift of forsight for all of my life."
"I see. And is that what i think it is?" Sozen's eyes widened when he saw the Jewel of Elune.
"You mean this?" She asked as she touched it. "It's the Jewel of Elune alright."
"So that's what protected you from my spell. I thought i saw it glow when you put that barrier up." Serenissima said as she still had a shocked look on her face. She soon sat down on the couch and just stared at the floor.
"Yeah. It even saved me once from being crushed to death by a demon named Naraku." She shivered as she remember the way his tentical felt around her body.
"Naraku? That filth still lives?" Kai asked as he looked at Kira in surprize.
"Unfortunately yes. But i haven't seen or heard from him for a while now." She said as she looked down at Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru let out a soft whimper as he looked up at her. He then shakily stood up and went over to the fireplace to keep warm.
"Well we can discuse Naraku tomorrow at the meeting. I think Lord Sesshomaru needs his rest and needs to get used to being in a dog form for now." Ishiyama said as he looked over at the dog lord.
The other lords nodded and soon left the room, Serenissima following behind her father. Kira went over to Sesshomaru and sat next to him by the fire. Are you alright?
I've had worse. He said as he placed his lap on her lap.
She smiled softly as stroked him. Did you see the look on Serenissima's face? She's in total shock at what she did.
Yes. For once she knows that what she is doing is wrong. He said as he relaxed a bit from the warmth of the fire and Kira stroking him.
Guess it's about time huh?
Indeed.
She sighed softly as she looked at the fire. Oh yeah. I want to go out later tonight and see if the others are okay. I'm going to bring them some blankets and some warm food too.
Very well. I'm coming with you. I'm not to sure if i want to be seperated from you. No one can hear me while I'm in this form.
I guess it's because of the mark that allows us to speak to each other.
Most likely.
A knock came at the door and Kamoku entered. "Is...is it true? Is milord truely a dog?" Jaken came in behind him as the entered the room
"Unfortunatly yes." Kira said as she pointed at the dog form of Sesshomaru.
"Oh milord!" Jaken started balling. "I'm sorry i wasn't here to protect you. I always knew that Serenissima was no good."
Sesshomaru started growling at the toad which made Jaken stop his blabbering.
"Is there any way to change him back?" Kamoku asked as he looked at his lady.
"Yes. Serenissima said that the spell will be broken on the night of the new moon. Which is about a week from now." Kira said as she looked down at Sesshomaru. She then smiled as she looked at Kamoku. "Kamoku."
"Yes my lady?"
"Can you do me a favor and have the cooks prepare a meal for six people? I'm going to check and see if my friends are doing okay outside."
"Yes my lady. I'll see what i can do." He said as he bowed and left the room.
"And Jaken. I need you to find me some blankets as well. They might be freezing out there."
"And what makes you think i'll listen to you?" Jaken said as he glared at her.
"Because if you don't, i'll have Sesshomaru bite your head off. Liturally." She said as she pointed at her dog mate.
Sesshomaru started growling at the toad to get her point across and then Jaken gulped. "Right away. I'll go and get some blankets."
Kira smirked as she watched the toad demon hurry out of the room. She then sighed as she noticed Sesshomaru's clothes on the floor. I'd better take your cloths up to our room huh?
I think so. He said as he stood up and went over to his cloths. But i'll have to carry the Tokijin in my mouth. I'm the only one that's able to control it's powers without being overwhelmed. He said as he pushed his cloths aside to find the dark demon blade.
Kira stood and went over to help him uncover the Tokijin as she picked up his cloths. Once he found it, he bit down on the middle of the blade and held it as it it were a stick. Kira laughed at him for a bit and then picked up the Tensaiga and his armor. Once she gathered all his things, they left the room and headed up to their room, waiting until it was dark to venture out into the snow.