Sesshomaru didn't have a bit of luck going back to sleep after he left the pack's room. This time unlike many of his other sleepless nights it was not solely his beast's fault that he couldn't sleep. The reoccurring thoughts of the miko's softness and scent kept going through his mind. His hand still tingled from the warmth of her skin and try as he might no amount of blocking out his beast's thoughts were making it stop. The thoughts of her loveliness were his own not his beats.
"Will you stop this business of finding a mate now fool?" his beast asked.
Sesshomaru sighed "No I need a full demoness mate not whatever that miko has become" he stated back coldly.
"Kagome is stronger and more beautiful than any demoness in this palace, hell you would be hard pressed to find any that would suit us better than our mate already does."
Sesshomaru growled in his mind "She would give us half breed pups, the west cannot have a half breed for an heir."
His beast laughed at him "Is that the only reason left as to why you will not take her as a mate?" it asked in a sing song voice.
Closing his eyes Sesshomaru spoke again to his beast "No it is simply the most logical reason I have left" his tone held a defeated note to it.
"And how do you know that she will not breed full demon pups, you yourself said she is not even human anymore. Nothing about her other than her softness is human and you know it."
Sesshomaru shook his head at his beast's words "I will not let some unknown force such as kamis or fate decide my hand in life."
His beast shook his head back at his logical side "Than you will wait till she is mated to our father or the fox and gives them full blooded pups to pull your head out of your ass" it sneered back.
"Silence" Sesshomaru growled dangerously at his beast.
"One more mistake fool and I will make you see another side of life I swear" with that his beast walked back to the back of his mind again.
Sesshomaru turned his head to the side looking out as dawn broke the lands, he didn't want to admit that his beast was right. It was too much for him to try and change in one day, what would others around him think if they saw this new weakness in him. He could no longer deny that he wanted Kagome not after laying with her curled in his arms for most of the night. There was a rightness to her being there that he had only ever felt when he had brought Rin back to life.
This was different though now if he were to act on such whims he would be exposing himself to not only the female he wanted but the rest of her pack as well, and that he couldn't do. No it was best to pick one of the other females in his home and forget about Kagome and what she could offer to him.
Fully rolling to his side he made to get out of bed quickly he dressed as he heard movement and chatter in the room next to him. After last night's events he wished to speak with his father and Aoihi about controlling their alpha female. The last thing he needed was her killing one of the demoness here and starting a war with some other noble for injustices.
As soon as he was dressed he approached the door and heard his pup praise Aoihi for something he did for her. He didn't like that one bit he was Rin's true alpha anything she needed or wanted it was his job to provide it to her.
Knocking a little harder on the door than he intended in his anger he waited for someone to open it. The sight of Kagome dressed in the style of a noble however took his breath away and he was unable to greet her properly. She looked stunning and perfectly in place standing in the grandeur around her, the sweetest smile on her face and eyes sparkling brightly. "Sesshomaru "she bowed slightly not a bow permitted for his station simply one of acknowledgement.
Still speechless he chose to ignore her and walk past her in to the room to see his pup. As his eyes set on her standing proudly by the fox he was torn between growling and giving the fox his own praise. She looked like the little lady she was to be now as his daughter. "Rin you look lovely this morning" he said softly holding a hand out to her.
Rin ran over to her father and hugged him "Thank you daddy, Aoihi- sama did my hair and mommy pick out the flowers aren't they pretty." Sesshomaru looked down at his daughters hair once more carefully placing a hand on top of her head "Indeed pup" he said with a soft smile on his face.
After greeting her father Rin ran back over to Shippo and Kohaku taking their hands and walking back to her father "May we go to breakfast daddy Rin is very hungry?" she asked.
Sesshomaru only nodded but noticed that the two male pups did not move as she tried to pull them pass him. Shippo looked to his father and Kohaku looked to Toga when both gave an approving nod they walked with Rin to the door that led to the hall to leave the room.
Kagome stopped them before they stepped out the door "Behave my pups, and no torturing the toad before I get there" she said with a smirk. Her comment made all the pups giggle and give agreement than proceeded to walk out the room. When the door softly shut Kagome turned her piercing gaze to Sesshomaru who still stood in the room.
"What can we do for you Sesshomaru?" she asked in a calm tone. She didn't miss the way he ignored her when he came in or how he was continuing to do so.
Sesshomaru didn't spare her a glance instead addressing his father and Aoihi. "I wish to speak about last night's events with the alphas of the pack" he sent a small glance to Kagome making it clear to all in the room he wished for her to leave.
Kagome saw red "I am as much an alpha of this pack as they are, you can be as subtle as you'd like you coward but I will not be leaving this room" she hissed to him.
Sesshomaru almost stared at her in shock she had just called his honor in to question with her little remark. Once more focusing on the alpha males of the pack he spoke "Perhaps one of you should remind your female that there are consequences to such remarks" he growled out.
Toga simply shrugged his shoulders at his eldest he saw it the same way Kagome had Sesshomaru was being a coward by not addressing her if he wished her to leave. Aoihi still sitting on the bed curled his fist to restrain his anger at Sesshomaru's statement. "She has a right to hear anything you may say about her or the events of last night Sesshomaru" Aoihi said calmly. "As for any consequences, I do not believe it is wise to threaten an alpha female when both of her alphas are sitting here do you?" he growled out to the young inu.
Sesshomaru studied the fox for a moment while he was not as strong as he or his father Sesshomaru was sure that the fox could hold his own if challenged. He didn't miss the way that his aura now flared in anger towards him either. "Very well" Sesshomaru said turning back to his father.
"I believe it would be best for all involved if we were to keep the miko away from the other females in the palace at the moment, I do not want to face a needless war because she loses her temper and kills one of them" he said in a bored voice.
Kagome had made it over to the bed and was sitting near Aoihi when Sesshomaru spoke his little speech she stood up quickly. "It was not me that was the issue perhaps you should better control the bitches you have under your roof. If one of them acts against any of my pack you cannot expect me to sit back and allow it to happen." She hissed at him.
"I expect you to know your place bitch" Sesshomaru growled back sending a glare at her.
Faster than he could blink she was standing in front of him "Oh I know my place Sesshomaru, and it is between those bitches and any member of my pack" she glared right back at him. "Maybe it is you who don't know your place in the scheme of things, or you would not have let them talk about our pup the way you did" her eyes began to glow slightly as she finished her sentence.
Toga moved forward quickly laying a calming hand on her shoulder and pushing his aura to hers to try and calm her slightly. "Easy Kagome we don't need to be fighting right now" Toga spoke softly to her.
Aoihi from the bed had seen enough it was obvious all Sesshomaru wanted to do was insult his female and he was going to put an end to it. Standing he too approached the three in the middle of the room, "This will not be an issue as of now the pack wishes to leave, we have agreed that it would be best for our pack as well as your house" he said looking Sesshomaru right in the eyes.
Sesshomaru growled lowly "You will not take my pup I just bonded with her."
Toga than tried to lighten the mood "We will be at my villa Sesshomaru it is only a few hours run from here should you wish to see Rin she will still be close but it is not safe for us to stay any longer and you know it."
Sesshomaru turned his glare to his father his eyes flashing red for a moment, as much as he didn't like the idea he was leaning towards agreeing with them. Removing the pack from his palace would solve the issue with a less likely chance of bloodshed, and if they were only to be a few hours away he could visit Rin anytime he wished. It was close enough he could even stay to sleep with her at night and return to his palace in the mornings if he chose to.
The three males were suddenly shocked as they saw Kagome's head shoot to the door and then she was gone the soft whisper of Rin's name left in her wake. The door was flung open so fast and hard that it had come off its rails slightly.
Suddenly All three males felt a pull much like they did when Kagome was in trouble only this one was not for her they knew. One if not all of the pups were in trouble. Just as fast as Kagome had left, so did the males running full speed down the halls to the dining hall where they could now hear Rin crying and Shippo's deep growl.
When they arrived at the dining room they were greeted with a very scary scene, sitting against the wall was Rin holding her knees to her chest the comb and flowers missing from her hair, Shippo was crouched down in front of her growling his eyes ruby red as he glared across the room, Kohaku was kneeling next to Rin trying to calm her down. The males at the door let their eyes drift to the other side of the room where they saw all but one of the four demoness' in a barrier the purity of it making their exposed skin smoke slightly. At the end of the table stood Kagome the markings all over her body glowing as brightly as her blue eyes with a demoness pinned to the wall half way up to the ceiling.
When they crossed the thresh hold in to the room they finally felt the pressure and purity of Kagome's aura, Toga and Aoihi didn't seemed bother by it at all Sesshomaru however felt like he was weighted down and the purity of the air was stinging his skin much like it was the other demons in the room that were not her pack.
As they stepped closer they could hear growling but it was to Sesshomaru's shock that he realized she was not just growling she was speaking Inu to the bitch she had pinned to the wall with nothing more than her power. "How dare you do such a thing to my pup" Kagome growled out to the inu on the wall.
The bitch that was pinned was whining and begging for her life. The males got about five feet from Kagome and Sesshomaru found that he could not take another step towards her, he didn't sense any barriers but try as he might he could not get any closer to her. Aoihi and Toga moved unhindered to their alpha female both pushing their auras to link to hers trying to calm her as much as they could.
Once their auras were connect however they both found themselves fighting off a blood rage. The anger in Kagome was so great that it was flowing in to them as an outlet.
Toga was the first to reach her grabbing and lacing their hands together "Kagome love you need to calm down" he spoke his voice deep with the voice of his beast.
Aoihi stepped to her other side doing the same as Toga had "Dear one justice cannot be seen to if you kill her" his voice like Toga's deep with his beast. The glow around Kagome dimmed slightly but did not completely leave. She allowed the woman to drop to the floor in a sad looking lump of limbs and hair. As the glow diminished Sesshomaru found that he could take a few more steps in the direction of the trio and did so.
Kagome was squeezing tightly to both of her alphas hands tears now marring her face, "She defiled our pup what kind of thing does that to a pup such as Rin" she spoke in a gravelly voice.
Neither of the males at her side knew what to say to that. Sesshomaru chanced a glance back to his pup where she still sat crying, he noticed than that at one of the seats were the flowers and comb from Rin's hair. He shot his head back to the demoness that was laying on the floor what did the bitch do to his pup.
