In the weeks that followed slowly but surely Kagura had begun to get a few members of the demons to listen to her which quickly snowballed in to most of the compound.
There were only a few that had been alive long enough to recall some vestiges of what it was to possess and manage their demonic energy which is where Sesshomaru stepped in to train them as more seals were broken every day by Kagome, Miroku, and Kikyo.
With every seal that shattered someone else came to Kagura or Sesshomaru wary of the power they felt ready to come forth and surge.
With assurance they taught them not only how to harness their new abilities but also how to hide it for the time being.
In the meantime Koga relayed information to Kohaku whom informed Miroku. Both he and Kikyo were in contact with the monastery keeping communication open to let master Mushin know of their progress.
Thinking of all of these things Sesshomaru walked past Kagura as she stood in her doorframe not acknowledging her.
"Yo." She greeted smirking behind a hand fan.
"Kagura." Sesshomaru returned.
"Good news. I'm expecting." She said snapping the fan shut.
"Then I will offer you protection." Sesshomaru replied before walking towards his domicile.
"That's it? No congratulations?"
"We will save it for a later date." He called back to her. Coming in to the hut he shut the door and went to the table. On the underside was correspondence from Miroku.
While he and Kagome 'spoke' regularly Miroku still kept him informed of their progress from a more objective point of view which he appreciated to receive.
They were ahead of schedule given Kikyo and Kagomes extreme spiritual awareness, they both possessed great power and were able to work in tangent thoroughly dismantling the seals.
As Miroku predicted there were only a small handful left counting the main one that belonged to the Kimuyra compound. He wondered what made it so much stronger, furthermore he had been wracking his brain for any mention of the human clan before but came up with nothing.
Not that that meant anything. Over time households had dismantled, merged together and took on different surnames. From what he understood most of the demons had come from other compounds, he had yet to meet one who had been on with the Kimuyra compound.
At the realization he became suddenly uneasy. Glancing down at Mirokus note he decided to seek out Kagura to inform her of his thought process's and to request Kohaku to question him on the matter.
Burning the note in his hand with his acid he made his way back out stopping half way at Kaguras seeing the human Bankotsu going inside.
Narrowing his eyes he moved quickly but quietly to stand outside the hut to listen.
"You know what I want Kagura." Bankotsu said. Hearing silence in response he suddenly had a bad feeling. Opening the door he saw the human had her pinned down on to her futon with her kimono open.
He himself was in a state of undress getting ready to take advantage of her. "Get the hell out demon. You had your fun with her. My turn."
In a flash Sesshomaru had the human by the neck his eyes bleeding red and his claws sharpening as they elongated. Growling he bared his fangs to the would be rapist. "You will regret this demon. When my master hears about this, you'll be sorry."
"No one will hear of this. This will not ever leave this hut and neither will you." Sesshomaru growled. Calling upon his poison he put everything he had in to the humans delicate flesh.
It was only a moment for it to spread disintegrating the man where he held him above the floor into nothing. Kagura had sat up fixing her clothes and stared with wide eyes.
"Shit. You don't mess around." She said in awe.
"I may have overreacted." Sesshomaru stated wiping his hands clean on a rag Kagura handed to him. "Don't worry. No one else saw him enter."
"Thank you. That bastards been doing that for years, waiting until I'm pregnant then fucking me." Disgust was clear in her voice as she took a steadying breath.
"That part of your life is over."
"Obviously." Kagura retorted. "If I may say, you took that personally. Are you getting sweet on me Sesshomaru?"
"No." Understanding that her way of speaking was a defense mechanism to shield herself from outside forces she couldn't control he let her comment go. "I am not. I simply despise rapists. All they want is to take and harm. Greedy, vile creatures."
Kagura stared at the spot where Bankotsu had dissolved and appeared in thought. As to what that was he hadn't a clue.
"Kagura, what compound were all of you from?" Sesshomaru questioned after a moment had passed.
"Itagaki. We have all been here for a year. Why?"
"Have you met any other demons from the Kimuyra compound?"
"Come to think of it, no. I haven't." Looking at him she became curious. "In fact I don't think I ever heard of this human clan before coming here. Have you?"
"No." Sesshomaru said becoming more uneasy. "I have a feeling this is a trap. By whom I cannot say."
"So what do we do?"
"Continue as we have. Gather information. Train the others, just be aware of your surroundings and wary of your trust."
"Hm, sure." Kagura agreed with a nod.