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Peace&Love,
Kara
Chapter 14: Good Luck Kyame
The first rays of morning shone through the trees of the western lands. Sesshoumaru paced outside of Kya's door. He knew it was wrong of him not to tell Kya outright of the trials she must undergo to be his mate . But he was worried she would say no. Her saying no wasn't an option for him at this point. In less than a week he had to marry her and become true mates by demon standards or else he would be stuck with Lady Yuma. He shuddered at the thought. 'She's been after me for almost 200 years now.' he sighed ' I'm so close to being forced to mate with her.' he cringed at the thought.
'If Kya can't pass these tests then .....' he didn't even want to finish that thought. He prayed to every god he'd ever heard of, that she would pass. It bothered him that he didn't even know the extent of her abilities. Was she intelligent enough to pass Kuma's trials, or well read in magic enough to pass Neko's. He wasn't really worried about her fighting Ogita. Although he could become quite tricky if he used his shape shifting powers. For once in his life he felt extreme nervousness. But as usual he never showed it. He could only imagine what she felt like.
The door in front of him creaked open and out steeped Kya. She looked very refreshed and not a line of worry graced her features. She wore some of his old clothes that hadn't fit him for years. Her hair was pulled back with a white ribbon that matched the clothing she wore. She looked at him calmly. 'This may be the last time I see her alive.' He hung his head sadly for a moment then looked back at her. ' She looks beautiful like that .' he tried to save a mental picture of how she looked in that moment just in case the worst should happen.
"Is it time yet?" she asked in a calm tone.
"Hai . They are assembled down stairs." he replied
"Well then, let's not keep them waiting." She turned to walk towards the dojo. Sesshoumaru grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"Kya. I wanted to say that I am....I'm...."
"You're sorry" she finished for him with a small smile
"Hai. I am.....sorry" he had never in all his days said that to anyone. This girls presence alone had changed him. He continued. "I should have told you all the details before.. but I didn't. That was very.." " Selfish., self-serving, inconsiderate. Please stop me when I reach the right word" she interjected
Sesshoumaru cleared his throat "Yes that was very selfish of me."
" Why are you suddenly apologizing Sesshoumaru ?" she asked
He was silent and looked away.
"I see. You're afraid you'll never see me again. You loooooovvvvvveeeee me." she said jokingly.
Sesshoumru growled in anger and frustration " How can you jest woman when you face death !?"
Kya said nothing as she reached up and touched his cheek tracing the stripes there. He was breathing heavily from the anger that surged through him. He was angry with himself for putting her through this. She might die because of him. He was pulled out of his guilty thoughts by the feeling of her hand caressing his cheek. She was tracing his markings again. He would never admit it but he liked it when he did that. It reminded him of his mother.
He reached up to grab hold of her hand. "Kya you can still back out from the trials. Its not too late. Just announce that you don't want to be my mate and you can walk away from this."
"Sesshoumaru I cannot back down from a challenge. I won't walk out of here with my tail tucked between my legs......um no offense." she laughed nervously.
He nodded but remained silent. She spoke once again. " Well I guess we must be going." she turned to walk down the hall but stopped herself. She walked back towards the still-standing Sesshoumaru and took his hand in hers. They walked hand in hand to meet the other lords.
They walked down the halls in silence until they got to two huge doors. Kya spoke as they turned to face each other. " This may be the last time we see each other. Its been very......interesting knowing you.." Kya was nervous she know that by being immortal that she could never truly be killed. If a blow was struck that would normally kill a human she would just keep reviving. If that happened she would then have to explain herself to Sesshoumaru. 'I must win ' she thought with determination.
Sesshoumaru knew there was something he should say but he couldn't find the words to express it. He looked into her eyes and to his surprise found pure determination in their depths. In his mind she could not win. She was only a human facing three demon lords and a powerful demoness. He sighed. It would take one heck of a miracle for her to pull this off. he was pulled out of his thoughts by the sound of her voice saying his name.
"Sesshoumaru......." he looked, his attention completely focused on her. "Um..could you move so I could get inside the dojo." He blinked he hadn't realized he'd just been standing there for about 5 minutes.
His next action surprised her. In one quick motion she was in his tight embrace. Her head was pressed against his hard chest. Through the soft silk he wore she could hear his heart beat. It was beating at a faster pace that it should have been. ' Is he .......nervous?' She had no time to think on this , for as quickly as he embraced her, he let her go.
She stood dazed for a moment. The sound of a door being opened brought her out of her confused state. Sesshoumaru had already stepped inside the doors. After taking a deep calming breath she followed.
She shivered slightly as she stepped into the dojo. The chilled morning air caressed her warm skin sending involuntary shivers through her body. Shadows of the night still lingered since the sun had not fully risen yet.
She looked around the room. In the center stood a table at which all the lords sat. Kuma-sama sat at the center of the table. Ogita sat at his left , Sesshoumaru to his right and Neko- sama and Yume-san sat on the ends. About twenty feet in front of this table stood a smaller table with one chair. 'I guess this is where I shall sit.'
"Kami help me" she whispered quietly.
Her silent prayers were interrupted by Kuma's booming voice.
"Please approach us child."
Kyame gathered herself and walked towards the table with her head high. She made her way to the front of the table and bowed to the lords and lady in front of her.
Kuma looked at the girl. He felt sorry that she really didn't stand a chance of surviving.He was beginning to like her, plus she seemed like a good match for Sesshoumaru. 'When Sesshoumaru is with her he seems less tense.' he observed. But unfortunately she was only human. He doubted she would even make it through the first test. He shook his head and then spoke. "Kyame-san have you accepted to challenge of the lord to become the mate of Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Yes , Kuma-sama , I have." She stood regally and spoke clearly. Neither her voice nor her stance showed any hint of nervousness.
Kuma nodded "Very well. Before we begin you must choose your executioner. If you fail one of these trials then you pay with your life and one of us must kill you. You must choose one of us to do the task."
It took barely a moment before Kya answered surely. "If I fail I want Sesshoumaru -sama to be my executioner."
Sesshoumaru's eyes went wide. ' What did she say?!?!? he frantically thought . 'She wants me to kill her if she fails...Is she trying to punish me for not telling her of these trials as I should have.'
His thoughts were interrupted by Kuma's voice. "Very well then. Sesshoumaru-sama will be the one to perform the task if need be. Now let us begin. I will be the first to test you.In this trial of intelligence I will ask you five riddles. You will be allotted two minutes to answer each.Do you understand this?"
She nodded.
"Alright then take your seat and let us begin. We wish you good luck Kyame"
Peace&Love,
Kara
Chapter 14: Good Luck Kyame
The first rays of morning shone through the trees of the western lands. Sesshoumaru paced outside of Kya's door. He knew it was wrong of him not to tell Kya outright of the trials she must undergo to be his mate . But he was worried she would say no. Her saying no wasn't an option for him at this point. In less than a week he had to marry her and become true mates by demon standards or else he would be stuck with Lady Yuma. He shuddered at the thought. 'She's been after me for almost 200 years now.' he sighed ' I'm so close to being forced to mate with her.' he cringed at the thought.
'If Kya can't pass these tests then .....' he didn't even want to finish that thought. He prayed to every god he'd ever heard of, that she would pass. It bothered him that he didn't even know the extent of her abilities. Was she intelligent enough to pass Kuma's trials, or well read in magic enough to pass Neko's. He wasn't really worried about her fighting Ogita. Although he could become quite tricky if he used his shape shifting powers. For once in his life he felt extreme nervousness. But as usual he never showed it. He could only imagine what she felt like.
The door in front of him creaked open and out steeped Kya. She looked very refreshed and not a line of worry graced her features. She wore some of his old clothes that hadn't fit him for years. Her hair was pulled back with a white ribbon that matched the clothing she wore. She looked at him calmly. 'This may be the last time I see her alive.' He hung his head sadly for a moment then looked back at her. ' She looks beautiful like that .' he tried to save a mental picture of how she looked in that moment just in case the worst should happen.
"Is it time yet?" she asked in a calm tone.
"Hai . They are assembled down stairs." he replied
"Well then, let's not keep them waiting." She turned to walk towards the dojo. Sesshoumaru grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"Kya. I wanted to say that I am....I'm...."
"You're sorry" she finished for him with a small smile
"Hai. I am.....sorry" he had never in all his days said that to anyone. This girls presence alone had changed him. He continued. "I should have told you all the details before.. but I didn't. That was very.." " Selfish., self-serving, inconsiderate. Please stop me when I reach the right word" she interjected
Sesshoumaru cleared his throat "Yes that was very selfish of me."
" Why are you suddenly apologizing Sesshoumaru ?" she asked
He was silent and looked away.
"I see. You're afraid you'll never see me again. You loooooovvvvvveeeee me." she said jokingly.
Sesshoumru growled in anger and frustration " How can you jest woman when you face death !?"
Kya said nothing as she reached up and touched his cheek tracing the stripes there. He was breathing heavily from the anger that surged through him. He was angry with himself for putting her through this. She might die because of him. He was pulled out of his guilty thoughts by the feeling of her hand caressing his cheek. She was tracing his markings again. He would never admit it but he liked it when he did that. It reminded him of his mother.
He reached up to grab hold of her hand. "Kya you can still back out from the trials. Its not too late. Just announce that you don't want to be my mate and you can walk away from this."
"Sesshoumaru I cannot back down from a challenge. I won't walk out of here with my tail tucked between my legs......um no offense." she laughed nervously.
He nodded but remained silent. She spoke once again. " Well I guess we must be going." she turned to walk down the hall but stopped herself. She walked back towards the still-standing Sesshoumaru and took his hand in hers. They walked hand in hand to meet the other lords.
They walked down the halls in silence until they got to two huge doors. Kya spoke as they turned to face each other. " This may be the last time we see each other. Its been very......interesting knowing you.." Kya was nervous she know that by being immortal that she could never truly be killed. If a blow was struck that would normally kill a human she would just keep reviving. If that happened she would then have to explain herself to Sesshoumaru. 'I must win ' she thought with determination.
Sesshoumaru knew there was something he should say but he couldn't find the words to express it. He looked into her eyes and to his surprise found pure determination in their depths. In his mind she could not win. She was only a human facing three demon lords and a powerful demoness. He sighed. It would take one heck of a miracle for her to pull this off. he was pulled out of his thoughts by the sound of her voice saying his name.
"Sesshoumaru......." he looked, his attention completely focused on her. "Um..could you move so I could get inside the dojo." He blinked he hadn't realized he'd just been standing there for about 5 minutes.
His next action surprised her. In one quick motion she was in his tight embrace. Her head was pressed against his hard chest. Through the soft silk he wore she could hear his heart beat. It was beating at a faster pace that it should have been. ' Is he .......nervous?' She had no time to think on this , for as quickly as he embraced her, he let her go.
She stood dazed for a moment. The sound of a door being opened brought her out of her confused state. Sesshoumaru had already stepped inside the doors. After taking a deep calming breath she followed.
She shivered slightly as she stepped into the dojo. The chilled morning air caressed her warm skin sending involuntary shivers through her body. Shadows of the night still lingered since the sun had not fully risen yet.
She looked around the room. In the center stood a table at which all the lords sat. Kuma-sama sat at the center of the table. Ogita sat at his left , Sesshoumaru to his right and Neko- sama and Yume-san sat on the ends. About twenty feet in front of this table stood a smaller table with one chair. 'I guess this is where I shall sit.'
"Kami help me" she whispered quietly.
Her silent prayers were interrupted by Kuma's booming voice.
"Please approach us child."
Kyame gathered herself and walked towards the table with her head high. She made her way to the front of the table and bowed to the lords and lady in front of her.
Kuma looked at the girl. He felt sorry that she really didn't stand a chance of surviving.He was beginning to like her, plus she seemed like a good match for Sesshoumaru. 'When Sesshoumaru is with her he seems less tense.' he observed. But unfortunately she was only human. He doubted she would even make it through the first test. He shook his head and then spoke. "Kyame-san have you accepted to challenge of the lord to become the mate of Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Yes , Kuma-sama , I have." She stood regally and spoke clearly. Neither her voice nor her stance showed any hint of nervousness.
Kuma nodded "Very well. Before we begin you must choose your executioner. If you fail one of these trials then you pay with your life and one of us must kill you. You must choose one of us to do the task."
It took barely a moment before Kya answered surely. "If I fail I want Sesshoumaru -sama to be my executioner."
Sesshoumaru's eyes went wide. ' What did she say?!?!? he frantically thought . 'She wants me to kill her if she fails...Is she trying to punish me for not telling her of these trials as I should have.'
His thoughts were interrupted by Kuma's voice. "Very well then. Sesshoumaru-sama will be the one to perform the task if need be. Now let us begin. I will be the first to test you.In this trial of intelligence I will ask you five riddles. You will be allotted two minutes to answer each.Do you understand this?"
She nodded.
"Alright then take your seat and let us begin. We wish you good luck Kyame"