AN: I will not be going into great detail about what people wear, just know that they are wearing clothes… also I will not be going through each new arrival at the palace… I will only address a few here and there… as they would take up way too much time and way too much effort on my part.
Also the next few Chapter will be bouncing a bit as the meeting is about to start, as well as some plots coming together… it is time to get them out of the way… so please be patient with me… lots going on...(story wise)...
I am on a roll… I am now working of Chapter 57… and will let you all know that the challenges will start in that chapter… so much is happening within the story I just can't seem to stop… whatever was blocking me seems to be gone… so you are all in luck…. :) :) :)
Chapter 52
Last Time…
"Otou~san!" A young male screamed, making a mad dash towards his father, whom was talking to a pretty dark haired ningen. A scowl replaced his happy smile.
Now…
Kagome looked down at the young male now standing beside Kouga, he had black hair with red highlights and his eyes were a bluish green in color. If she were to guess his age, she would say he was about six or seven in human appearance, but knowing youkai and seeing Shippo, she would have to guess that he is about forty-seven to forty-nine years old. He was a perfect blend between Kouga and Ayame. He was wearing the familiar wolf tribe clothing or furs.
Kagome looked back up at Kouga, then back to the young male, a question clear on her smiling face asking for introductions.
"This is my son. Kenta. Kenta this is Lady Kagome." Kouga blushed. He had never really liked using honorifics, but Kagome was different, she deserved the titles.
"Hey papa, is she the one you've been ranting about all the way here?" The boy asked and Kouga blushed madly.
"Yeah, she is." Kouga answered.
The boy looked up at the pretty lady, then back at his father, then back at the female. "You better not try to take him away from my momma." Kenta growled out.
Kagome knelt down to be more on the boys level, so that she had his full attention. "I have no intentions of stealing your father from your mother. If anything I think it is wonderful and I am very happy for the both of them." She watched as the boy blushed with her nearness, and as he took in her scent.
"You smell good. Do you want to be my woman." The child asked, causing Kagome to blush and Kouga to turn bright red, while Ginta and Hakkaku snickered in the background.
"I'm sorry, but I can't be your woman."
"Oh alright." The boy said crestfallen, as Kagome stood.
"I have to go. I will see you at the meeting." Kagome said, as all expression left her face once again.
"But..." Kouga started, but Kagome walked away from him and everyone else still in the gardens.
Kouga looked over at the monk, that still didn't look good, as he was guiding his still distraught wife to stand.
"Care to tell me what the hell is going on. What is wrong with Kagome and why the hell do you look so sick and why didn't she help you guys. You're supposed to be her friends."
Miroku looked up at the wolf youkai, causing said wolf to take an involuntary step back at the horror in the other males eyes.
"Now is not a good time, Kouga. I need to get Sango back to our room." Miroku choked out. He was still having a hard time processing everything that Kagome showed them. He didn't want to believe, but he had no choice. He wanted to get Sango back to their room, so that he could run and bathe and maybe even throw-up again.
With everything that he was shown, he may never have another perverted thought again. He felt so disgusted with himself, along with the others. How could they do that to someone so innocent, that didn't include all the other lives that had been effected, their own families and all those unknown people, to Kagome's own family, after they had all sworn to protect her, so that her family wouldn't have to worry about her being with them and helping them.
Their betrayal was biting deeper and deeper and he didn't know if it could ever be fixed. He at least understood why she treated them the way she did. He shuddered at the shear power that she had unleashed. He didn't know a person could hold that much power, without it killing them.
He also didn't think that Naraku would do all that he did to the poor girl, he like the others thought that he would either just kill her out right or that Kagome would have purified him and gone back home to live out her life, but what she went through was even more than he could have comprehended.
~TBaM~
Kagome walked away from the group, she needed to get away, too many questions were being asked and she was in no mood to answer any of them. That and she really wanted to go and take a nice long hot bath. She hated reliving those memories and hopefully now she could finally put them to rest. As now there was no one left to share those horrid memories with. A tear leaked from her eye unnoticed as she thought of her mother. "I miss you momma." She whispered into the wind as it caressed her face, drying her tear.
She didn't get far in her walk, when she heard more voices in the garden. She wasn't trying to spy, but their voices carried to her ears easily, in the quiet of the garden.
"I'm alright, Akahana. The miko did a great job fixing me up." A male voice was heard.
"I could have lost you." The chocked female voice of Akahana drifted to Kagome, pulling at her to listen even more closely.
"But you didn't." The male stated sternly, trying to make his mate understand that he was fine.
"Don't you understand. If I lost you and with no cubs of our own, there would be nothing for me to live for." Akahana's muffled sobs reached Kagome's ears and her heart broke for the couple. The hopelessness in Akahana's voice spoke volumes to Kagome.
"Hush, love. We will find a way. I promise. There has to be away for you to be able to have cubs. I want them as well."
"Excuse me." Kagome said in her soft voice, also choked with sobs. She felt really bad for the couple. Making herself known to them. She watched as both looked up at her and Akahana quickly wipe away her tears. "I didn't mean to spy, but I heard what was said and I think I can help."
"What do mean?" Amadeus asked, looking at the miko, whom saved his life. Hope shining in his eyes.
"The day when I treated Akahana for smoke inhalation, I found something wrong with her. I didn't fix it then, because I didn't know if you wanted cubs or not."
"You can fix me?" Akahana looked at Kagome, with awe and hope shining brightly in her eyes. Kagome nodded her head in the affirmative.
"Amadeus?" Akahana looked towards her mate hope in her eyes. Amadeus looked at his mate then to the little miko that saved his life. If she could grant them the ability to have cubs, he would forever be in her debt and he would be blessed with the offspring he and his mate had always wanted.
"Please." Was all he could get out.
Kagome smiled softly at the couple. "Lay your head on his lap." Kagome smiled at the female, as she quickly followed her directions, laying her head on her mates lap, as Kagome knelt beside her.
"Will it hurt?" Akahana asked. She wasn't afraid of pain, it came with the job, but she wanted to be prepared.
"It shouldn't, but I will need you to again restrain your youkai and allow me to repair you. Your youkai will naturally try to fight me. Though it may now see me as not a threat, as I helped you the other day. The same goes for you as well general." Kagome waited until she got nods from both, before laying her hands on Akahana's lower abdomen covering her ovaries and uterus, letting her healing powers gently flow into the ookami.
Kagome ignored the gasp from the female general, as she didn't want the distraction, while she was healing. She was right, her inner youkai didn't seem to want to fight with a much stronger opponent, but it was curious as to what she was doing. She allowed it to flow along with her own powers to help her in healing and repairing the defective parts of the female.
It didn't take long, before Kagome removed her hands and sat back. "All done." She said, a small smile on her lips, though she wasn't expecting to be tackled to the ground, by a very happy ookami female.
Amadeus sat there watching the miko worked on healing his mate. It didn't take long before the miko sat back and his mate tackle her to the ground. He was amused at his mates antics, as she never acted this way.
"Akahana!" He exclaimed, as he pried his mate off the small miko.
Straightening herself out, Kagome stood facing the generals, with a smile on her face. "When you go into your next heat, you should be able to conceive. At that time, I suggest you ask Sesshomaru for some time off." Kagome stated the smile still on her face. She knew that their would be a new addition to the castle in a few months time, as she watched both ookami blush madly.
"How can we ever repay you, for what you have done for us?" Amadeus asked, seriously. This little female has done so much for the both of them, that they could never repay her for.
"You don't owe me anything. I'm just glad that I was able to help. Now if you will excuse me, I would really like to go take a bath. I have had an unpleasant day." Kagome stated, as she turned and walked away from the happy couple, hearing the excited squeals of the female, at least helped Kagome with her own emotions and mood.
~TBaM~
Sesshomaru was bored out of his mind. He had greeted so many people. He hated being around so many. He was a very private individual. This next week was going to test his patients, more than anything has so far in his life.
His father stood off to his right and the place for his mate or intended was vacant, though his mother tried to argue, that it was Akemi's rightful place to stand. As it was the foul female was standing behind him, but much further back as well as his mother. He would not allow the disgusting female any closer. He wouldn't even introduce her or even his mother at this point in time. She wasn't worth his time.
His father had finally managed to talk to him in private, about what had happened while he was away and he was pissed that his council and advisers, would think to undermine him. He would be putting them in their places at the meeting. He would not stand any thinking of harming the miko. He would kill anyone that tried and acquire better advisers and council. It was high time for younger blood to step forward.
He was missing his mate, but understood why she couldn't be with him as of yet. He would inform everyone at the meeting of him wanting to take the miko as his. He knew their would be chaos, but he didn't care, he had things planned out and she was already his mate in all but marking.
He refused to have InuYasha present to the meet and greet. He would be at the meeting in three days time. Right now, he didn't want the omega opening his mouth. As it was they had learned since the fire, that InuYasha's mate was still alive and heading South. Where in the South, no one knew, but during the meeting it will be brought to attention, that something was doing on in that region. The Southern Lord seriously needed to keep a better watch on his lands.
He hoped that Kagome was having a better day than he was, though by the feel of her through their bond, she was feeling anger and upset. He wanted to go to her, but he couldn't, he had his duty to perform.
"Lord Ryumaru. Welcome to the Western Lands." Sesshomaru drawled, he really was bored, he really didn't like dragons, especially the Northern dragons. The males deep green hair and red eyes, didn't impress Sesshomaru and neither did the opulent clothing the other wore. Though he did give the customary minimal bow.
"Lord Sesshomaru. Thank you for the welcome." The deep burly masculine voice boomed out. The male was about the same height as Sesshomaru, but he sported long deep green hair, red eyes, and opulent clothing. He was one of the few dragons that still remained in power after the war and his father's first death. Sesshomaru noticed, as the other males eyes narrowed upon seeing his father.
"Welcome back to the land of the living Lord Touga." The male didn't bow. He wasn't sure how he felt at seeing the male, that caused the downfall of his people at the hands of his sons.
"Thank you, though I am not the lord of these lands, Lord Sesshomaru has won that title in fair combat."
"Truly." Ryumaru asked, amused, though he like the other cardinal lords had received the missive.
"Indeed." Sesshomaru stated, bored.
"And who are these lovely ladies, behind you Lord Sesshomaru?" Ryumaru asked curious, though he had as of yet introduced his own group.
"As you are aware of the Lady Mother, InuKimi, and that is her pet Lady Akemi of the North-Western territory of the Western Lands." Sesshomaru stated. He was not going to give the wench more than that. He wanted to smirk, when he heard his mother's growl.
"I see." Ryumaru stated. "I thought, that she was your intended, as I had received a missive just the day prior to your calling of this meeting, from the Lady InuKimi, stating that you were taking a make."
"Indeed." Sesshomaru was seething inside. His mother once again overstepped her bounds. He would not mate with the wench, if she was the last female on the planet.
"Well then." Ryumaru looked at Sesshomaru and knew that he still might have the chance to get a foothold within the lands of the West, but either way. It didn't really matter to him. He was in a way grateful to the former lords sons, if it wasn't for them he wouldn't be in power today, as he fell too far down the line of succession.
"This is my mate, Mayame." The female stepped forward, slightly bowing gently to the lords. She was a submissive mate, when needed, though she did breed strong whelps. She had floor length deep blue hair and sea green eyes. She as well was dressed as opulent.
"My heir, Diaval." A fledgling stepped forward and bowed politely, he looked about sixteen in human years, he was the spitting image of his father, but with softer features.
"My daughter, Alina." The female stepped forward and bowed demurely, before stepping back. Her hair was a mix of blue and green, though her eyes were the red of her father.
From their the Northern Lord introduced all those minor lords under him. Sesshomaru really did hate having all these people in his home.
He had already welcomed the East and now the North all that was left was the South and that was another thorn in his side, though he had to say that things had improved within the last fifty years.
~TBaM~
"Is everything ready?" A male voice called out within the darkened room.
"Yes." Two other males responded simultaneously, from different locations within the room.
"Good. Have the potion placed in her food and drink, tonight. The sooner it takes effect the better, also make sure you're prepared for the meeting, I will take no chances. During with meeting cast it."
"Understood." The males voiced back, before fading from the room.
~TBaM~
She stood behind her son, glaring at his back. Akemi should have been standing at his side, as his rightful intended. Then her son dared to call the girl her pet, well she was, but that was besides the point. She needed to get the girl in her sons bed.
She was running out time, but that blasted miko was rarely alone. Her spies did say that the girl trained every morning, so she would have to make sure that 'ran' into the girl.
As it was she was cutting things a bit too close. Her son may think that he is in charge, but he would soon find out that it is she, that has the pull. A female she may be, but she had a vested interest in the West. She would not allow things to get away from her.
Damn she hated acting the submissive. She was the Lady Mother and head of her clan and she should be treated as such. Everyone should be bowing to her whim, and that included her son. He had refused audience with her, since his return.
How was she supposed to enact her plans when nothing was going according to plan.
~TBaM~
Deep within a dark swamp, a witch was cackling maniacally, even the denizens of the swamp remained silent and fearful of the sound, they knew it would mean trouble.
"So that is her game. Well the dog will learn, that it isn't so easy to kill this old witch." Straightening her posture, what had appeared to an old decrepit hag, transformed into a young, beautiful female. Old she may be, but she was still young in appearance, that is unless she had unwanted company, then she was the hag, that everyone expected.
"Show me the miko." She said, waving her hand over the looking glass. She couldn't help the laughter that escaped from her, the sweet sounding melody didn't seem to fit, in such a dreary swamp, though the creatures of the swamp fled at the sound, knowing the witch and the chaos that would soon to follow.
AN: Young dragons: are called whelps, and are born in nests called roosts. When they reach adolescence, they are called fledglings.
