Chapter 4:
Kagome was the first to wake up once again, 'I have a feeling today is not going to be one of our better days.' She thought jumping stiffly from the tree she had slept in. "uhh. I guess that's what I get for being in the wrong place at the wrong time last night." She said and stretched her muscles.
Kagome pulled a piece of paper from her bag and wrote:
Dear Sango and Shippo, I went to the hot springs about ten, twenty minutes away. You and Shippo are welcome to come if you want. If you do there is a pair of swimming trunks and a two pieces or one piece bathing suit you can use.preferably the one piece, it's more covering and won't make you feel as exposed. Be back soon.
Love,
Kagome
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Kagome relaxed in the warm waters of the hot spring oblivious to the fact InuYasha was no more than five miles away.
"When I get that bitch I'm going to kill her!!!" InuYasha yelled; as he followed the sent of Sango, Shippo, Kirara, the faint smell of Kagome and a female demon's sent. "I swear I will rip the bitch limb from limb!!!"
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Sesshoumaru was about 175 miles from his home when he picked up the sent of the two wenches the Kitsune and the neko demon that traveled with his baka half breed half brother, InuYasha; only he did not detect InuYasha's sent at all so decided to disregard them for now. 'InuYasha doesn't seem to care for the miko the demon huntress or the two small demons so they are useless to me'. Sesshoumaru thought. 'Maybe I'll hunt them down and scare them to death later; that would be interesting.'
An oddly familiar sent practically smacked Sesshoumaru in the face; he had been thinking about how Kita (lord of the north) had described his daughter and how he had her sent all over him; he had not been around many females so Sesshoumaru did not know he had gotten her sent on him.
His mind went back to the sent that had just struck his nose. 'Strawberries and cherries' he thought 'InuYasha's wench has about the same sent as the demoness I pinned in the forest, odd'.
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Kagome had just gotten dressed and was slipping her swords into her belt when InuYasha showed up.
"I knew I could track you down in less than a week; though I don't know how you got so far so quick." InuYasha said with an evil twang in his voice as though he had become Naraku.
"InuYasha you stay away from me!!!" Kagome yelled with a hint of fear in her voice. "I don't want to have to hurt you!!!" She grabbed the handle of the black katana in her belt.
InuYasha kept advancing. "You think you can hurt me with a stupid little katana that has no magical aspects at all; what are you nuts. I'll make you a deal Kagome, you be my mate and not complain when I'm with Kikyou and I'll spare your life." He said.
"No!!!" Kagome yelled as her grip tightened on her sword. "I will not be your mate InuYasha; not on any terms! You got that; I will never be your mate, ever!!!"
* * *
Sesshoumaru had just arrived when InuYasha and Kagome were about to engage in battle. Kagome had her hand gripped so tightly around her sword that her knuckles were ivory white.
He watched as InuYasha charged at her with his sword drawn and eyes glowing red. 'So my brother sacrificed his sanity to defeat this woman?' he thought sarcastically. 'How strong could she possibly be; she is a weak human; although quiet beautiful.' He smacked himself for thinking such a thing.
"You will pay for your betrayal Kagome!!!" InuYasha yelled at her and brought his sword down.
She disappeared into a grayish blue blur and reappeared behind of him; instead of slicing Kagome in half he hit a rather large rock and split it in two. "Why don't you just stay still or would you rather die slowly?" InuYasha growled.
"I will never die by the hands of a hanyou (I think that's right)" Kagome yelled and sheathed her sword.
Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome's sword transformed like he had seen InuYasha's do many times before. 'Her sword, it's familiar to me.' He thought curiously.
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The fight went on for quite a while; Kagome began to run out of breath. 'I need to drop this disguise!!!' she thought. 'But if InuYasha knows he might become more upset and try to hurt the others.'
Sesshoumaru sensed her distress; although he could feel she had enough power to kill the hanyou, he still had found a desperate urge to go down there and take her from him; and so he did.
With a white blur Sesshoumaru had swooped Kagome up in his arms and took to the sky. 'I may have a use for this girl after all' he thought although not quite sure what it would be.
"Put me down Sesshoumaru!!!" she yelled in his ear just to watch him wince; she frowned that he ignored her. "Put me down, I have to go back to Sango, Shippo and Kirara."
He glanced down at her and sighed. "I will have them escorted to my palace 'un harmed' if that makes you feel better." He said; she didn't like the way he had said 'un harmed' 'but as long as they're alright I guess I have no choice except to trust him.' She thought some what disappointed.
She looked down and saw that her sword was still transformed; she lifted it just up enough to slide it slowly back into the sheath. "How do I always, always, always get into trouble like this?" she thought aloud. "What did I do to deserve this???"
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They were not even six miles from Sesshoumaru's palace when Kagome had realized that she had left some of her stuff at the camp. "Oh great." she moaned. "Sesshoumaru you'd better let me down so I have a chance to get away because you're going to kill me ten times over." He raised an eyebrow. "I left every thing at my camp sight. All of my clothes are in my bag and I don't want to wear the same clothes day after day. that'd be disgusting."
"I have to agree that would be very disturbing." He said and sat her down as soon as they reached his palace. "That is why while you are here you will be provided with clothing, food and use of the hot springs. except mine." He added.
He showed her to the room she would be staying in and explained it was to the right of his and across from Rin's. "A servant will be ready if you need anything; you will take a bath, change clothes and meet Rin and me in the dinning hall in two hours." He said.
Kagome turned around to ask him a question but he had already left. In the doorway stood and young demoness no older than Kagome. "Lady Kagome the baths are this way. please follow me." She gestured for her to go right.
"Thank you. um. what is your name?" Kagome asked.
"My name is Kaze, Lady Kagome." The servant said as they arrived at the bathes. "Here we are My Lady. the robes are to the left and the hot springs are through those doors; there will be an outfit on this table for when you get dressed, My Lady."
"You don't have to call me Lady Kagome or my Lady.Kagome is just fine." She told Kaze.
"Ok, Kagome." Kaze smiled and walked away.
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Kagome submerged her self in the hot spring and extended her senses so that she would know if someone were coming. She sighed and leaned back. "I hope Sango, Shippo and Kirara are alright." Kagome said to herself. "If some thing has happened to them I'll never forgive myself." 'I hope InuYasha hasn't found them.'
Kagome heard someone walk into the first room and sit something down. 'Must've been Kaze; time for me to get dressed I suppose.' Kagome thought; she slipped out of the water and went to dry off.
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When Kagome was dressed and had her hair brushed Kaze led her to the dinning hall. "Lord Sesshoumaru is waiting for you in here." Kaze opened the door for her and escorted her to the table.
"Thank you."Kagome said trying to stay cheerful. She sat down next to Sesshoumaru and Rin and frowned at her plate.
"Do you not like this kind of food?" Sesshoumaru asked emotionlessly.
"No it's not that I do like the food." Kagome answered quietly. "I'm worried about my friends."
"They will be here by morning." He replied. 'Why am I being so nice to InuYasha's wench, why do I feel the need to protect her?' He thought. 'She looks human but there's something about her sent. She's not in heat, so what could it be???' he was very curious to know though he didn't show it.
Sesshoumaru was snapped back to reality when Rin started bombarding Kagome with questions like. 'Are you really a miko?' and 'what kind of weapons do you use?'
With that question Kagome turned to glare at Sesshoumaru and mouthed. 'Why does she want to know about miko weapons?'
Sesshoumaru shrugged his shoulders; he could feel Kagome's temper rising.
Kagome turned back to Rin who was still asking questions. "Kagome Sama, are you going to be Rin's new mommy, because Rin doesn't have one???" Rin said cheerfully.
"Would you like me to be your mommy Rin?" Kagome asked; Rin nodded quickly. "Ok Rin; I'll be your mommy."
Rin jumped up and started running around; "Sesshoumaru Sama, Sesshoumaru Sama, Rin has a mommy!!!" She yelled jumping up and down.
"Settle down Rin." Sesshoumaru said. "It is time for you to take your bath."
Rin gave him a pout like look; "Go on Rin, the sooner you take your bath the sooner you'll be done." Kagome said.
Rin looked at her and smiled. "Ok, Rin will go take bath." She said and began to skip away; she turned back around for a moment. "Mommy, has marks on her face like Sesshoumaru Sama's; neat." She said and began to skip away again.
'What!!!' Kagome thought with a look of shock on her face. She had only just realized her energy was very low and getting lower by the minute because of her disguise.
"What had Rin meant by that?" Sesshoumaru asked Kagome who was frozen were she sat. "Well?"
"I.got to go." Kagome said and ran to her room to retrieve her swords and the shard that normally hung around her neck.
He followed her sent out of the palace and onto the grounds; it was night now and even the grounds were dangerous.
He got a glance of her as she ran; picking her sent back up he began to chase her.
(Where have we seen this before? (
'She's faster than normal humans' he thought. 'She's faster than normal demons.' A smirk graced his normally emotionless face. "I should still have no problem catching her." He said to himself and began to run faster.
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Kagome struggled to keep her human disguise; every minute that past it became harder to keep up.
Kagome could sense it; Sesshoumaru was getting closer and running faster and faster by the second. "Oh no," She moaned. "I can't be out of breath yet; I'm not even out of the grounds." She turned around to see if he was near her yet.
Suddenly a force that seemed to come out of no where hit her and pinned her to the ground; Kagome looked up and just as expected her eye's met a pair of angry golden ones.
"You do not come out this far onto the grounds at night." Sesshoumaru growled not able to keep the anger out of his voice. "It's dangerous for a human to be out here."
"And why would you care what happens to me, especially sense I'm nothing more in your eye's than a weak human!!!" Kagome said; in know that it for some reason hurt her.
Kagome's words had felt like a razor cutting deep into his gut; although he didn't know why. "You have agreed to be Rin's mother and she needs another female human around to teacher her about things we demons can not." He said.
"Then I'm afraid I will not be all that much help. I've been to school and learned about things a female human will go through but..." Kagome turned her head to the side hoping to avoid his harsh gaze.
Sesshoumaru reached out and gently took hold of he chin forcing her to look him in the eyes. "But what," He said all too nicely which was very odd considering who he was.
"I.I.I just didn't want anyone too know that." Kagome was cut off when Sesshoumaru's lips lightly brushed against hers; her eyes widened in shock. 'Why did he do that?' she thought. 'Why on earth would he do that; especially sense he still thanks I'm a human.
'Why did I do that?' Sesshoumaru thought lifting his lips off of hers. 'What compelled me to do such a thing?' He looked down at her; her face showed nothing but shock and question.
Kagome was completely shocked and very confused, though she kind of wished he'd do it again; "I was trying to tell you that." he cut her off again with another kiss which was a bit more wanting than the last.
'Why am I doing this?' he thought breaking their kiss. 'She tastes like vanilla and strawberries.' "We must go back to the palace; it is late and not safe for someone such as yourself." he said and got up pulling her up with him.
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When they arrived back at the palace Sesshoumaru helped her find her way back to her room. "There will be other guest besides you friends here tomorrow; the other three demon lords will be here by morning as well. I suggest you bath after you wake up to take a bath and put on a new kimono, I had Kaze put some new ones in your dresser." He said and walked away to his own room.
Kagome closed the door and decided it would be best to go to bed.
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Kagome woke the next morning with a knock on her door.
"Kagome its Kaze. time for you to get up." She said opening the door quietly.
"You can come in." Kagome said. "I need help on picking out a kimono any how." She said and pulled open the door on the dresser.
"How about the light blue one with blossoms around the collar?" Kaze said cheerfully.
Kagome nodded and took it out. "Kaze," She said. "Why are the demon lords here?" Kagome asked turning to her.
"They're finalizing the peace treaty; I'm afraid it will take about three day to finish though." Kaze said sort of grimly.
"Oh well." Kagome said. "I have to go take a bath. would you like to come I haven't really talked to anyone in what seems to be forever."
"Sure." She said and led Kagome to the bathes once again.
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They spent about 30 minutes in the springs relaxing; Kagome began to feel Sesshoumaru's rising frustration because of her being late.
"We'd better go Kaze. Sesshoumaru's probably furious at me for not being at breakfast yet." Kagome said.
"Yes. maybe. I must be returning to my other duties any how." Kaze was getting kind of nervous herself.
As soon as they were dressed Kagome jolted out of the room. 'I man. I hope he won't kill me for being late today; it was bad enough that I thought he was going to kill me last night.' She thought.
When Kagome arrived in the dinning hall; as soon as she did she felt its inhabitance gazes drift to her. She made her way across the room to where Rin and Jaken were.
"Mamma," Rin yelled and ran to Kagome. "Mamma look, Rin picked flowers for Sesshoumaru-Sama."
"That's very nice Rin, I'm sure he will love them." Kagome smiled and watched Rin's face glow with joy.
"Lord Sesshoumaru does not want weeds." Jaken said and stuck up his nose. "Why do you bother; those are plants that animals eat." Jaken caught Kagome's eyes just as they flashed savagely; he gulped and stepped back a few steps.
"I have an idea Jaken how about I shove these flowers down your throat and then take Rin to pick some more." Kagome grinned evilly at him making him take another step back.
"Can we go pick some more, Mamma?" Rin said hopefully. "Can we, can we please?" She said making a sad little face.
"Go and ask Sesshoumaru, if he says ok then I'll go with you." before she could say anything else Rin was already tugging on Sesshoumaru's pants leg.
"Sesshoumaru-Sama, can Mamma and me go pick more flowers?" Rin said grinning happily.
"Wait until after breakfast Rin then you can go pick flowers." Sesshoumaru patted her on the head and sent her away.
"So Sesshoumaru, where did you find the girls mother?" Aku asked with an evil smirk on his face.
"Don't be so naive Aku. She is obviously the girls' adoptive mother." Kita said looking to his daughter (Kagome) and Rin. "Don't be so sure of yourself all the time or that will be your undoing." He smiled.
"Ha. Whatever old man, you don't even have a daughter any more to offer Sesshoumaru for peace in your lands."
"Huh, I'm sorry I wasn't listening; did you say something?" Kita said turning up his nose. 'A lot he knows. If he ever paid attention to what went on he would know my daughter is fine.' He thought. 'I wouldn't force her to come here any how, like these bozos did.'
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After breakfast Rin immediately grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her outside onto the grounds.
'I thought Sango, Shippo and Kirara were coming this morning.' Kagome thought. 'I swear if anything has happened to them both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru will pay!!!'
Kagome was pulled out of her thoughts when a strangely familiar sent came to her; she turned around to see her father and Sesshoumaru strolling and talking. Kita (her father) smiled at Sesshoumaru and nodded about something.
"Mamma," Rin yelled. "I found a pretty pink flower.What kind is it?"
Kagome took the flower from Rin and looked at it for a moment. 'It hasn't even bloomed yet.' Kagome thought; she studied it a moment longer then handed it back to Rin and put her hand just over the flower.
Rin starred in amazement as the flower she held before her began to bloom into a beautiful pink and yellow day lily. Kagome held a finger over her lips telling Rin not to tell anyone what she had just done.
Rin nodded and grinned and began to skip around happily. "Thank you mamma." Rin yelled and skipped back into the palace.
Kagome was trying to catch up with Rin and was not looking where she was going; Kagome once again ran into something and fell; but before she could hit the ground she was being lifted up. She opened her eyes; her father had caught her and lifted her to her feet. "Arigato." she said politely bowing.
"You're welcome. How are you?" Kita asked. "I see you have adopted another child."
Sesshoumaru had gotten very confused though he did not show it, Kagome had certainly sensed it. "Um. Yea.I kind of did." She said rubbing the back of her head.
'Does she know Lord Kita?' Sesshoumaru thought. 'How dare he catch her before I could.... Ah, what the. what am I thinking?!' He mentally smacked himself.
"I'm sorry I ran into you Sesshoumaru-Sama. I have to go catch up to Rin; bye." she said and waved to Sesshoumaru and Kita.
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"Do you know her?" Sesshoumaru asked. "It's obvious that you have met before."
'She hasn't told him yet.' Kita smiled. "Yes I have met her before. Why do you ask?" He said suspiciously.
"I don't know but I seem to have taken a liking to her." Sesshoumaru said. "Like I have, Rin,"
(Ok sense Kita is oldest of the lords Sesshoumaru has known him longer and has became good friends with him.)
"You think of Kagome-chan as a daughter?" Kita asked some what confused; Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at him. "Oh.You have taken an interest in Kagome-chan." Kita said in realization. 'Imagine that, Sesshoumaru might be in love with my daughter.' That thought maid Kita smirk widely.
"Now who's the one speaking as though Kagome- Sama is his daughter.?" A small barely notice able smile graced Sesshoumaru's lips.
Kita looked away for a moment then glanced at him out the corner of his eye. "Well." he said. "Maybe.maybe not; you never know with these types of situations.Do you now..." Kita smirked slightly.
'What the hell is he talking about?' Sesshoumaru asked himself. 'What does he mean by "these types of situations?" What the.'; he was quickly brought out of his thoughts when he heard Rin scream.
Sesshoumaru and Kita ran quickly into the castle; upon their arrival they both spotted Kagome unconscious on the stone floor with Rin standing over top of her crying.
"What happened Rin?" Kita asked with a worried expression plastered to his face; Rin stood there not answering, just crying. "What happened?" he asked again.
"Mamma j.just fell and wouldn't get up." Rin cried. "I want mamma to wake back up."
Kita held his hand up to Kagome's forehead. 'My god; her temperature must be over 106* degrees.' He thought. 'Her normal temperature is at the most 103.' "Sesshoumaru, take her to the bathes; she has a high temperature even for a demon." Kita said.
( Ha, ha. Gotcha there don't I. Just keep reading. If you get lucky I'll post another chapter. *; p )
Kagome was the first to wake up once again, 'I have a feeling today is not going to be one of our better days.' She thought jumping stiffly from the tree she had slept in. "uhh. I guess that's what I get for being in the wrong place at the wrong time last night." She said and stretched her muscles.
Kagome pulled a piece of paper from her bag and wrote:
Dear Sango and Shippo, I went to the hot springs about ten, twenty minutes away. You and Shippo are welcome to come if you want. If you do there is a pair of swimming trunks and a two pieces or one piece bathing suit you can use.preferably the one piece, it's more covering and won't make you feel as exposed. Be back soon.
Love,
Kagome
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Kagome relaxed in the warm waters of the hot spring oblivious to the fact InuYasha was no more than five miles away.
"When I get that bitch I'm going to kill her!!!" InuYasha yelled; as he followed the sent of Sango, Shippo, Kirara, the faint smell of Kagome and a female demon's sent. "I swear I will rip the bitch limb from limb!!!"
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Sesshoumaru was about 175 miles from his home when he picked up the sent of the two wenches the Kitsune and the neko demon that traveled with his baka half breed half brother, InuYasha; only he did not detect InuYasha's sent at all so decided to disregard them for now. 'InuYasha doesn't seem to care for the miko the demon huntress or the two small demons so they are useless to me'. Sesshoumaru thought. 'Maybe I'll hunt them down and scare them to death later; that would be interesting.'
An oddly familiar sent practically smacked Sesshoumaru in the face; he had been thinking about how Kita (lord of the north) had described his daughter and how he had her sent all over him; he had not been around many females so Sesshoumaru did not know he had gotten her sent on him.
His mind went back to the sent that had just struck his nose. 'Strawberries and cherries' he thought 'InuYasha's wench has about the same sent as the demoness I pinned in the forest, odd'.
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Kagome had just gotten dressed and was slipping her swords into her belt when InuYasha showed up.
"I knew I could track you down in less than a week; though I don't know how you got so far so quick." InuYasha said with an evil twang in his voice as though he had become Naraku.
"InuYasha you stay away from me!!!" Kagome yelled with a hint of fear in her voice. "I don't want to have to hurt you!!!" She grabbed the handle of the black katana in her belt.
InuYasha kept advancing. "You think you can hurt me with a stupid little katana that has no magical aspects at all; what are you nuts. I'll make you a deal Kagome, you be my mate and not complain when I'm with Kikyou and I'll spare your life." He said.
"No!!!" Kagome yelled as her grip tightened on her sword. "I will not be your mate InuYasha; not on any terms! You got that; I will never be your mate, ever!!!"
* * *
Sesshoumaru had just arrived when InuYasha and Kagome were about to engage in battle. Kagome had her hand gripped so tightly around her sword that her knuckles were ivory white.
He watched as InuYasha charged at her with his sword drawn and eyes glowing red. 'So my brother sacrificed his sanity to defeat this woman?' he thought sarcastically. 'How strong could she possibly be; she is a weak human; although quiet beautiful.' He smacked himself for thinking such a thing.
"You will pay for your betrayal Kagome!!!" InuYasha yelled at her and brought his sword down.
She disappeared into a grayish blue blur and reappeared behind of him; instead of slicing Kagome in half he hit a rather large rock and split it in two. "Why don't you just stay still or would you rather die slowly?" InuYasha growled.
"I will never die by the hands of a hanyou (I think that's right)" Kagome yelled and sheathed her sword.
Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome's sword transformed like he had seen InuYasha's do many times before. 'Her sword, it's familiar to me.' He thought curiously.
* * *
The fight went on for quite a while; Kagome began to run out of breath. 'I need to drop this disguise!!!' she thought. 'But if InuYasha knows he might become more upset and try to hurt the others.'
Sesshoumaru sensed her distress; although he could feel she had enough power to kill the hanyou, he still had found a desperate urge to go down there and take her from him; and so he did.
With a white blur Sesshoumaru had swooped Kagome up in his arms and took to the sky. 'I may have a use for this girl after all' he thought although not quite sure what it would be.
"Put me down Sesshoumaru!!!" she yelled in his ear just to watch him wince; she frowned that he ignored her. "Put me down, I have to go back to Sango, Shippo and Kirara."
He glanced down at her and sighed. "I will have them escorted to my palace 'un harmed' if that makes you feel better." He said; she didn't like the way he had said 'un harmed' 'but as long as they're alright I guess I have no choice except to trust him.' She thought some what disappointed.
She looked down and saw that her sword was still transformed; she lifted it just up enough to slide it slowly back into the sheath. "How do I always, always, always get into trouble like this?" she thought aloud. "What did I do to deserve this???"
* * *
They were not even six miles from Sesshoumaru's palace when Kagome had realized that she had left some of her stuff at the camp. "Oh great." she moaned. "Sesshoumaru you'd better let me down so I have a chance to get away because you're going to kill me ten times over." He raised an eyebrow. "I left every thing at my camp sight. All of my clothes are in my bag and I don't want to wear the same clothes day after day. that'd be disgusting."
"I have to agree that would be very disturbing." He said and sat her down as soon as they reached his palace. "That is why while you are here you will be provided with clothing, food and use of the hot springs. except mine." He added.
He showed her to the room she would be staying in and explained it was to the right of his and across from Rin's. "A servant will be ready if you need anything; you will take a bath, change clothes and meet Rin and me in the dinning hall in two hours." He said.
Kagome turned around to ask him a question but he had already left. In the doorway stood and young demoness no older than Kagome. "Lady Kagome the baths are this way. please follow me." She gestured for her to go right.
"Thank you. um. what is your name?" Kagome asked.
"My name is Kaze, Lady Kagome." The servant said as they arrived at the bathes. "Here we are My Lady. the robes are to the left and the hot springs are through those doors; there will be an outfit on this table for when you get dressed, My Lady."
"You don't have to call me Lady Kagome or my Lady.Kagome is just fine." She told Kaze.
"Ok, Kagome." Kaze smiled and walked away.
* * *
Kagome submerged her self in the hot spring and extended her senses so that she would know if someone were coming. She sighed and leaned back. "I hope Sango, Shippo and Kirara are alright." Kagome said to herself. "If some thing has happened to them I'll never forgive myself." 'I hope InuYasha hasn't found them.'
Kagome heard someone walk into the first room and sit something down. 'Must've been Kaze; time for me to get dressed I suppose.' Kagome thought; she slipped out of the water and went to dry off.
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When Kagome was dressed and had her hair brushed Kaze led her to the dinning hall. "Lord Sesshoumaru is waiting for you in here." Kaze opened the door for her and escorted her to the table.
"Thank you."Kagome said trying to stay cheerful. She sat down next to Sesshoumaru and Rin and frowned at her plate.
"Do you not like this kind of food?" Sesshoumaru asked emotionlessly.
"No it's not that I do like the food." Kagome answered quietly. "I'm worried about my friends."
"They will be here by morning." He replied. 'Why am I being so nice to InuYasha's wench, why do I feel the need to protect her?' He thought. 'She looks human but there's something about her sent. She's not in heat, so what could it be???' he was very curious to know though he didn't show it.
Sesshoumaru was snapped back to reality when Rin started bombarding Kagome with questions like. 'Are you really a miko?' and 'what kind of weapons do you use?'
With that question Kagome turned to glare at Sesshoumaru and mouthed. 'Why does she want to know about miko weapons?'
Sesshoumaru shrugged his shoulders; he could feel Kagome's temper rising.
Kagome turned back to Rin who was still asking questions. "Kagome Sama, are you going to be Rin's new mommy, because Rin doesn't have one???" Rin said cheerfully.
"Would you like me to be your mommy Rin?" Kagome asked; Rin nodded quickly. "Ok Rin; I'll be your mommy."
Rin jumped up and started running around; "Sesshoumaru Sama, Sesshoumaru Sama, Rin has a mommy!!!" She yelled jumping up and down.
"Settle down Rin." Sesshoumaru said. "It is time for you to take your bath."
Rin gave him a pout like look; "Go on Rin, the sooner you take your bath the sooner you'll be done." Kagome said.
Rin looked at her and smiled. "Ok, Rin will go take bath." She said and began to skip away; she turned back around for a moment. "Mommy, has marks on her face like Sesshoumaru Sama's; neat." She said and began to skip away again.
'What!!!' Kagome thought with a look of shock on her face. She had only just realized her energy was very low and getting lower by the minute because of her disguise.
"What had Rin meant by that?" Sesshoumaru asked Kagome who was frozen were she sat. "Well?"
"I.got to go." Kagome said and ran to her room to retrieve her swords and the shard that normally hung around her neck.
He followed her sent out of the palace and onto the grounds; it was night now and even the grounds were dangerous.
He got a glance of her as she ran; picking her sent back up he began to chase her.
(Where have we seen this before? (
'She's faster than normal humans' he thought. 'She's faster than normal demons.' A smirk graced his normally emotionless face. "I should still have no problem catching her." He said to himself and began to run faster.
* * *
Kagome struggled to keep her human disguise; every minute that past it became harder to keep up.
Kagome could sense it; Sesshoumaru was getting closer and running faster and faster by the second. "Oh no," She moaned. "I can't be out of breath yet; I'm not even out of the grounds." She turned around to see if he was near her yet.
Suddenly a force that seemed to come out of no where hit her and pinned her to the ground; Kagome looked up and just as expected her eye's met a pair of angry golden ones.
"You do not come out this far onto the grounds at night." Sesshoumaru growled not able to keep the anger out of his voice. "It's dangerous for a human to be out here."
"And why would you care what happens to me, especially sense I'm nothing more in your eye's than a weak human!!!" Kagome said; in know that it for some reason hurt her.
Kagome's words had felt like a razor cutting deep into his gut; although he didn't know why. "You have agreed to be Rin's mother and she needs another female human around to teacher her about things we demons can not." He said.
"Then I'm afraid I will not be all that much help. I've been to school and learned about things a female human will go through but..." Kagome turned her head to the side hoping to avoid his harsh gaze.
Sesshoumaru reached out and gently took hold of he chin forcing her to look him in the eyes. "But what," He said all too nicely which was very odd considering who he was.
"I.I.I just didn't want anyone too know that." Kagome was cut off when Sesshoumaru's lips lightly brushed against hers; her eyes widened in shock. 'Why did he do that?' she thought. 'Why on earth would he do that; especially sense he still thanks I'm a human.
'Why did I do that?' Sesshoumaru thought lifting his lips off of hers. 'What compelled me to do such a thing?' He looked down at her; her face showed nothing but shock and question.
Kagome was completely shocked and very confused, though she kind of wished he'd do it again; "I was trying to tell you that." he cut her off again with another kiss which was a bit more wanting than the last.
'Why am I doing this?' he thought breaking their kiss. 'She tastes like vanilla and strawberries.' "We must go back to the palace; it is late and not safe for someone such as yourself." he said and got up pulling her up with him.
* * *
When they arrived back at the palace Sesshoumaru helped her find her way back to her room. "There will be other guest besides you friends here tomorrow; the other three demon lords will be here by morning as well. I suggest you bath after you wake up to take a bath and put on a new kimono, I had Kaze put some new ones in your dresser." He said and walked away to his own room.
Kagome closed the door and decided it would be best to go to bed.
* * *
Kagome woke the next morning with a knock on her door.
"Kagome its Kaze. time for you to get up." She said opening the door quietly.
"You can come in." Kagome said. "I need help on picking out a kimono any how." She said and pulled open the door on the dresser.
"How about the light blue one with blossoms around the collar?" Kaze said cheerfully.
Kagome nodded and took it out. "Kaze," She said. "Why are the demon lords here?" Kagome asked turning to her.
"They're finalizing the peace treaty; I'm afraid it will take about three day to finish though." Kaze said sort of grimly.
"Oh well." Kagome said. "I have to go take a bath. would you like to come I haven't really talked to anyone in what seems to be forever."
"Sure." She said and led Kagome to the bathes once again.
* * *
They spent about 30 minutes in the springs relaxing; Kagome began to feel Sesshoumaru's rising frustration because of her being late.
"We'd better go Kaze. Sesshoumaru's probably furious at me for not being at breakfast yet." Kagome said.
"Yes. maybe. I must be returning to my other duties any how." Kaze was getting kind of nervous herself.
As soon as they were dressed Kagome jolted out of the room. 'I man. I hope he won't kill me for being late today; it was bad enough that I thought he was going to kill me last night.' She thought.
When Kagome arrived in the dinning hall; as soon as she did she felt its inhabitance gazes drift to her. She made her way across the room to where Rin and Jaken were.
"Mamma," Rin yelled and ran to Kagome. "Mamma look, Rin picked flowers for Sesshoumaru-Sama."
"That's very nice Rin, I'm sure he will love them." Kagome smiled and watched Rin's face glow with joy.
"Lord Sesshoumaru does not want weeds." Jaken said and stuck up his nose. "Why do you bother; those are plants that animals eat." Jaken caught Kagome's eyes just as they flashed savagely; he gulped and stepped back a few steps.
"I have an idea Jaken how about I shove these flowers down your throat and then take Rin to pick some more." Kagome grinned evilly at him making him take another step back.
"Can we go pick some more, Mamma?" Rin said hopefully. "Can we, can we please?" She said making a sad little face.
"Go and ask Sesshoumaru, if he says ok then I'll go with you." before she could say anything else Rin was already tugging on Sesshoumaru's pants leg.
"Sesshoumaru-Sama, can Mamma and me go pick more flowers?" Rin said grinning happily.
"Wait until after breakfast Rin then you can go pick flowers." Sesshoumaru patted her on the head and sent her away.
"So Sesshoumaru, where did you find the girls mother?" Aku asked with an evil smirk on his face.
"Don't be so naive Aku. She is obviously the girls' adoptive mother." Kita said looking to his daughter (Kagome) and Rin. "Don't be so sure of yourself all the time or that will be your undoing." He smiled.
"Ha. Whatever old man, you don't even have a daughter any more to offer Sesshoumaru for peace in your lands."
"Huh, I'm sorry I wasn't listening; did you say something?" Kita said turning up his nose. 'A lot he knows. If he ever paid attention to what went on he would know my daughter is fine.' He thought. 'I wouldn't force her to come here any how, like these bozos did.'
* * *
After breakfast Rin immediately grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her outside onto the grounds.
'I thought Sango, Shippo and Kirara were coming this morning.' Kagome thought. 'I swear if anything has happened to them both InuYasha and Sesshoumaru will pay!!!'
Kagome was pulled out of her thoughts when a strangely familiar sent came to her; she turned around to see her father and Sesshoumaru strolling and talking. Kita (her father) smiled at Sesshoumaru and nodded about something.
"Mamma," Rin yelled. "I found a pretty pink flower.What kind is it?"
Kagome took the flower from Rin and looked at it for a moment. 'It hasn't even bloomed yet.' Kagome thought; she studied it a moment longer then handed it back to Rin and put her hand just over the flower.
Rin starred in amazement as the flower she held before her began to bloom into a beautiful pink and yellow day lily. Kagome held a finger over her lips telling Rin not to tell anyone what she had just done.
Rin nodded and grinned and began to skip around happily. "Thank you mamma." Rin yelled and skipped back into the palace.
Kagome was trying to catch up with Rin and was not looking where she was going; Kagome once again ran into something and fell; but before she could hit the ground she was being lifted up. She opened her eyes; her father had caught her and lifted her to her feet. "Arigato." she said politely bowing.
"You're welcome. How are you?" Kita asked. "I see you have adopted another child."
Sesshoumaru had gotten very confused though he did not show it, Kagome had certainly sensed it. "Um. Yea.I kind of did." She said rubbing the back of her head.
'Does she know Lord Kita?' Sesshoumaru thought. 'How dare he catch her before I could.... Ah, what the. what am I thinking?!' He mentally smacked himself.
"I'm sorry I ran into you Sesshoumaru-Sama. I have to go catch up to Rin; bye." she said and waved to Sesshoumaru and Kita.
* * *
"Do you know her?" Sesshoumaru asked. "It's obvious that you have met before."
'She hasn't told him yet.' Kita smiled. "Yes I have met her before. Why do you ask?" He said suspiciously.
"I don't know but I seem to have taken a liking to her." Sesshoumaru said. "Like I have, Rin,"
(Ok sense Kita is oldest of the lords Sesshoumaru has known him longer and has became good friends with him.)
"You think of Kagome-chan as a daughter?" Kita asked some what confused; Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow at him. "Oh.You have taken an interest in Kagome-chan." Kita said in realization. 'Imagine that, Sesshoumaru might be in love with my daughter.' That thought maid Kita smirk widely.
"Now who's the one speaking as though Kagome- Sama is his daughter.?" A small barely notice able smile graced Sesshoumaru's lips.
Kita looked away for a moment then glanced at him out the corner of his eye. "Well." he said. "Maybe.maybe not; you never know with these types of situations.Do you now..." Kita smirked slightly.
'What the hell is he talking about?' Sesshoumaru asked himself. 'What does he mean by "these types of situations?" What the.'; he was quickly brought out of his thoughts when he heard Rin scream.
Sesshoumaru and Kita ran quickly into the castle; upon their arrival they both spotted Kagome unconscious on the stone floor with Rin standing over top of her crying.
"What happened Rin?" Kita asked with a worried expression plastered to his face; Rin stood there not answering, just crying. "What happened?" he asked again.
"Mamma j.just fell and wouldn't get up." Rin cried. "I want mamma to wake back up."
Kita held his hand up to Kagome's forehead. 'My god; her temperature must be over 106* degrees.' He thought. 'Her normal temperature is at the most 103.' "Sesshoumaru, take her to the bathes; she has a high temperature even for a demon." Kita said.
( Ha, ha. Gotcha there don't I. Just keep reading. If you get lucky I'll post another chapter. *; p )
