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About this chapter, i know it's short, but i thought The things in here were necessary for future plot points.

And there is some Sesshomaru x Kaname Fluff (?) in here...I'm not sure if it counts as fluff, but it's definitely as fluff as it can get when it comes to Sesshomaru.

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Because...A Rumor.

"...Fiance?" a seven year old Kaname said questionably towards her father as he drove them to where ever she was being taken today. She had no idea why both her mother and father seemed to have fussed about what she wore today, it wasn't her birthday, and nothing special had happened so far as Kaname was concerned. So she didn't understand why she dressed in her blood red formal kimono today, don't get her wrong, she loved this kimono with the spider lily's stitched into it, along with the golden phoenix on her back. She also had her hair styled, half her hair up into a bun with beautifully crafted hair pins, the front bunch of her bangs pinned back, and the rest of her hair fell loosely around her.

"Yes, Fiance." Takeshi said in amusement, the left side of his hair was pinned back, while the rest of his unruly black hair was tamed (curtsey of his fussing wife). He was wearing a dark gray suite, a white dress shirt, and a blue tie that accented his blue eyes. He briefly flickered his eyes towards his unamused seven year-old. "...Your fiance to be exact."

"...You mean I have to marry some boy that I don't even know?" she stated dryly, before pursing her lips. "Can I kill him if I don't think Kagome will like him?" she questioned curiously.

"No." Takeshi deadpan, making Kaname frown. He sighed, his daughter really did take after him too much. "It was agreed between me and a very good friend of mine that, when we had children and If they were near the same age that they would marry each other." he explained as they pulled up and parked near a fairly big traditional mansion. "His son's name is Kuro, and he is the heir to the Honda fortune."

They then both got out of the car, Kaname automatically going to her fathers side and holding his hand. Kaname stared up at her father in surprise, she knew that name from somewhere, she just couldn't put her finger on it.

Then it clicked.

"I'm marrying the heir into the yakuza?" she more stated then questioned, "And not just any old Yakuza group, but the most influential and powerful one in Japan?" Takeshi just nodded. She blinked, "Oh, this just got interesting..." she said to herself as they reached the door.

They were greeted by a servant and lead towards the room Kaname would meet her future husband. As they walked, Kaname took in her surroundings, all the expensive paintings and artifacts, along with the occasional yakuza member glancing at them. Most of them seemed to instinctively know that Takeshi was a dangerous man to not be messed with, thus making them try and leave quickly. The others were at ease when they saw Kaname, that is, until they saw her eye's and became unnerved.

Kaname thought that was pretty pathetic, to be scared by a child, and if she was going to be married into this, then she would make sure none of the men cowered from something like a child of all things.

After all, if they were scared by such things, then how would they protect her dear little sister and mother? She would have to dispose of the weak willed men first.

"Ah, Takeshi, it's good to see you doing well." a young sounding voice greeted, tearing Kaname out of her musings and looking to see a handsome young looking man. He had chin length messy black hair, fair skin, heart shaped face, sharp red/brown eyes, and wearing a black suit with a red tie. Takeshi lead his daughter to the floor table, before nodding in greeting.

"It has been a while, Shinji. You also seem to be doing well."

The man only smirked at him, his eyes flashing towards Kaname, curious as to what type of daughter-in-law he will have in the future. He didn't seem at all surprised by how much Kaname resembled Takeshi, nor did he back down from her eyes.

"I had to admit, Takeshi, that I thought our agreement would have been void when I had a son. Especially after you explained to me how...rare...girls were born into your family." Shinji commented, picking up the tea he was sipping before they came in. He frowned at how cold it was already getting, and decided to leave it be until he could get freshly made tea. "But you have surprised me again my friend, with not only having a girl, but having two girls so far. That's a record in your family history, isn't it?"

Takeshi cracked a small smirk, "It is. And I am very glad that I have both Kaname and Kagome, and it's all thanks to Emiko." he said while patting Kaname's shoulder. Said girl would have beamed at the praise, but she was in front of someone outside her family and had to make a good impression for her father. So, she decided on a small grin.

"...She seems to have inherited those eyes." Shinji commented.

"Hn, it is not all she had inherited."

At this Shinji looked at Takeshi in shock, knowing exactly what the male had meant, before looking back at Kaname in fascination.

"She has spiritual power?" Shinji stated more then asked, a smiled working it's way up on his face. He was liking Kaname more and more already, she seemed good for the family so far, now all he needed was to see if her personality matched her father's, then she'd be perfect for his son. "What about your other one? Kagome, is it? Does she have the power as well?"

Kaname's eyes sharpened at the mention of her sister's name, glaring at the yakuza boss. "No, grandfather nor father have sensed any from kago-chan." she stated, a warning seeming to be in her voice. This was not lost on either of the men, "Why do you want to know?"

Takeshi sighed, but smiled at his daughters protective nature.

Shinji stared at her a bit more, before he right out laughed. "She's just like you!"

"Hn. There's nothing wrong with that, and I don't see what's so funny." Takeshi huffed out as he glared at his laughing friend, before facing his still glaring daughter. "Kaname, I have some things to discuss with Katsuo, so why don't you take this time and get to know your fiance."

"Gufu~ K-Kuro-chan is i-in the garden~" Shinji snorted, composing himself as he tried to muffle his laughter down since Takeshi was sending him that look. "it's straight down the hall, you can't miss it..." he snorted and started to giggle again when both of his guest's sent him that same damn look.

Kaname hummed and nodded, getting up and deciding that she should see who it is that she would marry in the future. She was hoping that this Kuro wasn't weak, she refused to listen to a man who couldn't stand up to her, or even fight for that matter.

"She's going to be quite the looker when she get's older, gonna have to kill a lot of boy's when they try and get near her." was what she heard as she closed the door.

How rude, she thought while walking down the hall. I can dispose of them myself.

"Hm? Are you my so called 'Fiance'?" a voice pipped in from behind her, making Kaname stop in her tracks and look back. She blinked, finding a chibi version of Katsuo a little way from her holding a box of pokey. The boy had black hair that was chin length and neatly cut, his bangs stopping just beneath his eyebrows, red sharp eyes, fair skin and wearing a dark blue formal kimono. He looked her up and down, then tilted his head to the side as he ate another of the pastry treats. "you have to be, you're the only girl around my age."

"Then you must be Kuro, the man I'm marrying in the future." she said, the boy nodding in confirmation. "Hn. My name is Higurashi, Kaname..." she bowed slightly, "future wife of yours, but know if you do anything to my sister then I wont hesitated to kill you." she informed him, deciding that he should know what he's getting into.

Kuro only raised a brow, before narrowing his eyes at her.

…

"Have you killed before?" he questioned.

"Yes. But I don't exactly remember how many, but I know around the number of people I've tortured. And only then it was because it was needed to educate the trouble makers, father taught me not to kill without reason." she answered easily with a small shrug, "Have you?"

He snorted, "I'm the heir to the family business, It'd be pretty stupid if I hadn't already. Are we going to talk to each other in such fucking formal ways? Or are you too damn lady like to cuss?" he questioned with an eye roll as he started to walk back towards the garden.

Kaname smirked, following him, "Mother get's distressed when I cuss, and it sets a bad example for Kagome..." she answered, gaining a frown from the boy. "But mother and Kagome aren't here, so stop making that goddamn face at me and fucking deal with it. I don't want a husband who will start bitching over something as small as me not cussing." she stated, amused at his gaping mouth. "But, don't expect more then that, I really don't like cussing much, makes me sound like an uneducated little shit."

"...I think I like you already," Kuro answered as he laughed slightly. "Now then, all I need to do is ask you something, and that'll determine if we're going to get along together while we're married." he stated seriously as he stopped both of them, he stared into her eyes. "Do you like Manga or Anime?"

"..."

"..."

"In my free time, or whenever I get the time to watch anything." she answered while opening the door leading to the garden. "I like gore manga, they have very interesting way's when it come to torture. And it's hilarious how some people die." she giggled.

Kuro grinned at her, "You, Kaname, are going to be the best fucking wife ever." he decided.

"Hn, as long as you help hunt down those who hurt my family, then you'll be 'the best husband'." she responded with a smile.

-Later-

"Heh? So we're going to the same middle school then?" Kuro asked as they laid in the grass. They had been discussing anything and everything, from who they killed and the reason, to what manga's they had read so far and which they should read next. They had gotten to the topics of school when Kuro mentioned he was going to go to a middle school that had a manga club. When he had said the school name, Kaname was pleasantly surprised that it was the school she was going to as well.

"It would seem so." she answered with a small smile, lazily watching a cloud overhead pass them by. "...You do realize that I wont take any shit from you once we're married, right?"

"Like I want a pushover wife?" he scoffed, grabbing another one of his treats and nibbling on it. "I'm glad I'm apparently marrying you, you weren't what I was expecting at all. And thats a good thing."

"Oya? And what were you expecting?" she questioned curiously.

"A delicate little spoiled brat, who's submissive and can't fight. A girl doesn't speak unless spoken to, who just stays at home and cooks and get's 'concerned' about my hobbies. Someone who can't stand the sight of blood and would probably faint." he answered with a scowl. He glanced over and saw a thoughtful Kaname staring down at him. "...Nani?"

"Hm, well, isn't that suppose to be the ideal wife?" she questioned, rubbing her chin.

"Well, yeah to others, but not to me." Kuro answered as he sat up. "I don't want a wife that could easily be taken hostage if shit hits the fan. I want someone who will pull their fucking weight around here and help out with interrogations, who'd make an example out of people, who can do shit." he then looked over at Kaname, who had also gotten up from her laid position and was smiling.

"So, someone like me?" she giggled.

"Yeah, someone like you." he confirmed, "It also doesn't hurt that your really fucking pretty and have long hair to boot. Can't wait to see what you look like when your older." he said with a wink, causing Kaname to snort.

"I'm marrying a pervert, aren't I?"

"Nope. You're marrying an outaku."

"yeah, a perverted outaku."

"I'm not a pervert!"

"I bet you have hentai in your room."

"...fuck, you win."

"Always do."

"My lord, May I go into the next village we come near?" I questioned as we traveled. It had been a few weeks since Sesshomaru had come back from his fight with Inuyasha, he had gotten his armor fix fairly quickly. He apparently did it when I was asleep, because one day, his armor is destroyed and cracked with filth, the next morning it's as good as new.

Not even a speck of dirt on it.

He looked at me from the corner of his eye, a thin silver eyebrow raised up in question at my request.

"I am running out of supplies, some of the herbs I carry can only be bought in town, and seeing as we move so much I do not have the time to go and fetch some myself." I stated, "And the a village is an excellent source of information. It may give us a lead on a powerful demon that you could take the arm of and use." I paused, then tilted my head tot he side an smiled teasingly up at him. "Not to mention you seem to have hit a snag in your search for the baboon."

He glared at me, it wasn't with any malice or hate, just irritation and a slight warning about even daring to hint that he had no idea where to go and kill naraku.

"Kaname..." he sighed.

I giggled, giving a small apology, before looking forward. "Oh, come now my lord, you must admit that it may help you in locating the hanyou faster, no matter how small the chance." he grudgingly agreed with me.

And thus, my current browsing through herbs from a vendor that was staring at me in amazement for some odd reason. I ignored him as I inspected the herbs, half of my attention on the surrounding new's and rumors.

"Did you hear? That village of demon hunters was overrun and destroyed!"

"Oh, thats terrible! How on earth did that happen?"

"I did not think that such a village could be felled by the demons they hunted, especially with all their talented warriors."

"Apparently they were away on a mission commissioned by the lord, but rumor has it that one of the slayers were possessed and killed all of his kin!"

"Oh, how dreadful!"

"I also heard that a demon had possessed the lord as well, but the young lord had figured it out and slew the demon before anything could happen."

"Do you think it was also a demon who made the castle disappear?"

Oh? I thought, purchasing what I needed and looked at the group of villagers who were huddled together. A disappearing castle? I mused, that could be interesting to investigate.

"No one is sure." The man who spoke said, he cocked his head to the side in thought. "But I heard that there was a group looking for our lord."

"Oh, do you mean the one that has the miko who came from the bone eaters well?"

What? I thought in shock, quickly walking over towards the group. "Excuse me! Whats this about a well that I hear?" I questioned, because could it possibly be the well from home? I know it was an old well, but I didn't expect it to be that old. I thought as they gave me their attention.

"Oh, hello lady priestess." The man greeted, "You have a question about the well?"

"Yes. What is this about a miko appearing from the well?"

"Oh, well you see my lady, rumor has it that the a Miko in strange clothing climbed out of the well near Inuyasha's forest. She spoke of strange things and was surprisingly ill mannered, the priestess of the village thought she was a demon for she was not from the village, and there is nothing but demon corpses at the bottom of that well, not to mention she was found near a sealed demon. Dangerously close to freeing it I hear." he explained, a frown on his face and he crossed his arms.

A young looking girl piped in, adjusting the child she carried, "I hear she is very beautiful, and without a husband as well when she is already fifteen-years of age!" she said, a scandalized tone in her voice as she spoke. The others shook their heads slightly and tittered.

"I hear her the kimono she wears shows the skin of her leg's."

My eyebrows shot up as the woman of the group looked mortified. How strange. I thought at what I was hearing. No mortal woman of this era would dare to show any skin from their leg's, it would shame them and have the risk of them being thrown out of their family for such a scandal tainting their name. I didn't think 'female' because female demoness's have no such qualms about using their body as a weapon.

They are rather shameless.

…

Then again, so am I. I thought as I remembered all the times I pranced around the shrine in the nude.

"Is she not also the reincarnation of the priestess who guarded the shikon no tama?"

Oh?

"Yes, but is she not also the same one who shattered the Jewel with an arrow?"

…

…

What.

…

…

"She shattered the Jewel?" I asked in bewilderment. Why would she do that? What possible reason would one have to shatter the Shikon no Tama?

"It was not intentional, she was apparently trying to retrieve it, but instead of hitting the demon she accidentally hit the Jewel."

….

….

WHAT.

What kind of idiot manages to accidentally shatter the Shikon no Tama? I thought in irritation.

-Elsewhere at the same time-

Kagome felt a cold chill run up her spine all of a sudden, a sense of dread and surprisingly shame overcame her. Pausing her steps, wondering where in the world that came from, she furrowed her brows in though as the rest of the group also paused to stare at her in question.

"Kagome?" Sango questioned.

"Kagome? What is it?" Miroku asked as the teenager stared off into the distance.

Inuyasha stared at her, "What is it? Do you sense a shard?"

"...Ah...uh...No..." She said slowly as she snapped out of it. The others blinked, waiting for her to answer as to why she stopped if it wasn't for a jewel shard. "I...feel like I did something...incredibly stupid that my sister would be ashamed of." she answered as an image of her sister came to mind, her black eyes staring down at Kagome in disappointment, shame, and- dare she think it- a little bit of annoyance. It made her gulp.

Her sister rarely got made at her or Souta, no matter what they did. Kagome would really have to work at it if she wanted to anger her sister. And honestly she would never want to.

Her glare was scary.

Her glare reminded her of their dad's.

She had dad's glare.

She now felt like she had disappointed both her sister and dad.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha said as Kagome suddenly became depressed, crouching down and drawing circles in the dirt. "Kagome, what the fuck are you doing? Get up!" she mumbled something and continued what she was doing, irritating the hanyou as he marched over and glared. "What? Kagome, come on! We don't have time for this shit! What the hell got you so depressed anyway?!"

"I don't want to disappoint Ame-nee-chan or daddy..." She mumbled, small tears gathering at the corner of her eyes.

"What the hell does your sister have anything to do with this?!" he raged, only to pause as he saw something shiny and wet roll down Kagome's cheeks.

As Inuyasha froze- not knowing what to do with the suddenly emotional girl in front of him- Sango, Miroku, Kirara and shippo stared at the two.

"...Kagome has an older sister?" sango questioned in surprise, she knew she had a younger brother and a mother, but she's never heard anything about a sister before.

Miroku rubbed his chin in thought, "This is a first I am hearing of it." he said, before a gleam entered his eyes "An elder sister is it? I wonder if she is as attractive as Kagome is?"

Shippo deadpanned him.

I asked a few more questions about the well before leaving the village, and heading back to Sesshomaru. All the while, I was thinking about that well, along with the strange miko who came out of it. Theory's about the miko played through my mind, the miko was found in the forest of Inuyasha, Sesshomaru's younger brother. I thought as signatures pinged my senses. They were human so I ignored it. And Sesshomaru did say that Inuyasha had a miko with him, is it the same miko? And what was she doing with the bone eaters well? If so, then maybe I should go with lord Sesshomaru next time when he confronts his brother so I can question the girl myself. I decided when a group of bandits that were waiting out side the village emerged and surrounded me.

"Well, well, well, look at what we got here boys." a filthy man, who I assumed was the leader of this...ambush...said as he ran his eyes up and down my body. "Whats a lovely little thing like you doing traveling all alone? Thats dangerous it is." he grinned while the other men chuckled.

I gave a slow blink at him.

"Yeah, didn't you know bandits and demons could get ya?" another said from behind me.

"Be ashamed if something happened to that face of yours."

I sighed, silently debating if it was worth my time to eliminate them or not. The leader stepped closer, the men following him as they drew out their swords and pointed them at me. I cocked a brow at this, is this suppose to be intimidating? I mused, examining the rusted, chipped, and poorly cared for katanas. These men do not deserve to handle such noble weapons. My attention was drawn from the poor swords, back to the leader who stood confidently in front of me, causing me to scrunch up my nose at how foul he smelt. Nothing at all like Lord Sesshomaru. I thought in distaste towards the men.

"Don't worry, My men and I will make sure your protected and-" he lifted his hand and gripped my chin. "Make sure your bed is nice and warm for a long time."

The little shit had the actual nerve to touch me, I quickly grasped his wrist and squeezed, causing the man to wince and let go of me. I looked past him, down the path with interest, before effortlessly snapping his wrist. His agonizing scream was music to my ears. The men looked surprised at what just happened, while their leader stumbled back a few steps, clutching his arm to himself. He looked furious, but I paid him no mind, watching the figure that was coming closer and closer.

"YOU BITCH!"

"I am no female dog." I replied without missing a beat. "But, it seems an uneducated low-life such as yourself couldn't possibly know that, now could you?"

And just as he was about to retort, that smooth velvety voice froze them in their tracks.

"Vermin." and suddenly the leaders body fell to the ground in pieces. The bandits around me panicked, quickly adjusting their stances to face the new threat. Said threat didn't even glance at them,"Kaname, you are late."

I chuckled, "My apologies, lord Sesshomaru." I said, observing how his amber eye's roamed over the men with disinterest. "I had found some...Interesting news down in the village. I was also preoccupied by these things getting in my way, and was debating if I should test one of my experiments onto them."

"Hn." he hummed before quickly turning on his heel and making his way back towards where he left Jaken and A-Un. "Come, we have wasted enough time here." I didn't bother resisting, and walked alongside him. I could hear the relieved sighs from the bandits, and it seemed Sesshomaru could as well since he thrust his arm out, summoning his poison whip, and slaughtered the remaining bandits. "Hmp, they should have though twice before trying to take what's mine." he muttered, causing me to look at him questionably.

"...'What is yours' my lord?" I asked, because was that irritation I sensed in his youkai? Why would he be irritated?

He seemed to debate with himself, probably wondering if he should lie or not, before answering "You are pack, my pack specifically, thus making you mine." he stated simply. "And you will continue to be until I say otherwise," he stopped, two clawed fingers grasping a lock of my hair and fiddled with it. His amber eyes staring into my own black. "And I have no intention of doing so." he finished, something flashed through those eye's and his youkai became...possessive.

I was, truthfully, trying to calm down my heart beat and tame the heat that flushed my face. He was surprisingly close. I am reading too much into it, I am reading too much into it, I am reading too much into it- I chanted in my mind when the though of the gesture meaning so much more then it did popped into my mind. Understandable since he was acting strange.

And just like that, he let go of my hair and returned to normal.

Like he didn't just do something that made me question his preference in a mate.

As he walked ahead, I stared at him for a moment, before letting out a sigh and tilting my head to the side. "Oh dear, what a troublesome youkai to make my heart beat like that..." I followed after him. "...How am I suppose to rid myself of these feelings if he does things like that?"