AN: Yay, I finished another chapter. But I warn you there is a
cliffhanger, but review and I'll write the next chapter faster.
Pairing standings:
Sess/Kag: 51
Eiri/Kag: 14
Inu/Kag: 28
Wow Sesshoumaru is still majorly kicking butt.
CH: 5 Arrival
When the sun was rising and casting its rays into the clearing, Kagome decided it was time to sit up. She gently placed Rin and Shippou off of her and onto the ground. She looked around seeing Eiri was still in the same place seemingly lost in thought. Inu Yasha was still asleep on the other side of the now dead fire. She searched for Sesshoumaru, but didn't see him anywhere. She stood up and sniffed the air and found his scent.
"Good morning." Eiri said to Kagome. He had watched her most of the night and wondered what she thought about as she laid there awake at night. 'I doubt she was thinking about me.' Eiri thought dejectedly.
"Morning." Kagome said with a smile. Even though she didn't return his feelings, Kagome still thought of him as a great friend. Without any further words she followed Sesshoumaru's scent into the surrounding forest. Eiri just watched her go and a small frown appeared on his features.
Kagome covered up her scent with a simple spell and snuck up on the seemingly oblivious youkai lord. "Whatcha doing?" Kagome popped up next to him. Sesshoumaru covered his surprise behind his emotionless mask, but Kagome saw it and smiled. "So...?" Kagome said when he didn't answer.
Sesshoumaru held up the two dead rabbits that were in his hand. "You must be really hungry." Kagome said as they began to walk back to the clearing.
"I figured Inu Yasha and your two pups would be hungry as well." Sesshoumaru said in his normal bored voice. His breath caught though when he found himself on the receiving end of one of the purest smiles he'd ever seen.
Kagome couldn't believe it. Sesshoumaru was actually doing something for a hanyou and a ningen. 'Maybe he's not so bad. At least he's trying.' Kagome thought as she smiled at him.
'I should do things like this more often if that's my reward.' Sesshoumaru thought feeling warmed by her smile.
They got back to the clearing and Kagome took the rabbits from Sesshoumaru and skinned them. He was slightly surprised that being what she was she knew how to skin a rabbit. He let her take the rabbits away and instead started on lighting the fire.
When the rabbits were cooked Kagome woke Rin and Shippou. Inu Yasha had already woken when he smelt the food being cooked. He was incredibly surprised when he saw that there was enough food for everyone. "Did you go hunting, Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked knowing she was the only one thoughtful enough to hunt for everyone.
"Nope. Sesshoumaru caught the rabbits." She said with a smile in Sesshoumaru's direction. That greatly surprised Inu Yasha. Eiri just looked a bit jealous from the closeness that seemed to be growing between Kagome and the icy youkai lord.
"You mean to tell me that my conceited half-brother actually did something for others?" Inu Yasha said and received a growl from Sesshoumaru in return. Kagome just gave a small laugh.
"Yay food. I was hungry." Shippou said as he took the rabbit from Kagome.
"Rin was hungry too." The small girl said as she took her share from Kagome as well. "Thank you Kagome-neechan."
"You two should thank Sesshoumaru for catching breakfast." Kagome said.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru-sama." The two children said. Sesshoumaru nodded and acted like his normal self, but inside he was greatly confused. He never really did much for others, so he had never really been thanked before.
When the meal was finished they started walking again. They were a few hours away when all four of them stopped. The two children who were in Kagome's arms looked at everyone wondering what was going on. A giant boomerang went flying by and a guy came out of the trees seeming to be running for his life.
He ducked down as the boomerang swung back at him a second time. A girl came out of the trees and caught the projectile. "I swear Miroku if you touch me again I'll kill you!" The girl screamed, but then went silent as she saw the group looking at them she calmed down and blushed.
Kagome laughed a bit and walked up to the girl. "So what'd he do?" Kagome asked.
"He's nothing but a lecher." The girl responded. "Oh sorry, my name is Sango."
"I'm Kagome, and this is Rin and Shippou." Kagome said.
"That was really cool." Shippou said referring to Sango's boomerang.
"Oh, my hiraikotsu." Sango said. Miroku finally regained his senses and went to meet the beautiful woman who Sango was speaking with.
"Hello, I'm Miroku." He introduced himself his hand began to slide down to Kagome's back side, but he stopped when he heard three growls. He looked up and saw Sesshoumaru, Eiri, and Inu Yasha watching him closely. "Heh heh, it's nice to meet you all." He said and sweat dropped.
"It's nice to meet you too, Miroku, but if you try that again, you'll lose your hand." Kagome said in a sweet voice making her threat sound strangely more threatening. "Maybe we should stop for lunch and you two can tell us what you're doing all the way out here." Kagome suggested. "Oh, I'm being rude. This is Sesshoumaru, Eiri, and Inu Yasha." Miroku and Sango nodded.
Kagome handed the two humans some fruit that they had picked up on their journey for everyone. "Sango and I met while we were both tracking down the same youkai. His name is Naraku..." Miroku continued the story about his curse and how Sango's entire village had been destroyed.
"He apparently is now in league with a great evil called Itami. We were on our way to the land of the kami to help them in the war that seems to be brewing." Sango finished for Miroku.
"You two seem really brave, but I doubt the kami would have accepted your offer." Kagome said. Everyone that had been eating had finished by the end of the Sango and Miroku's tale. "You're welcome to join us though." Kagome said with a smile.
"I don't know if that would be best." Eiri said.
"If anything they can watch Shippou and Rin for me." Kagome said.
"I'd rather fight, but if I really will be of no help, then I will watch the children." Sango said and Miroku nodded.
"It'll be good practice for when we have our children." Miroku said and his hand slid to Sango's rear.
"Baka hentai houshi!" Sango yelled and slapped him. Miroku fell to the ground with glowing red handprint on his cheek.
"Always well worth it." He said as he looked at the blushing Sango. "Well shall we go?" Miroku said as he pulled himself off the ground.
The group stood. Eiri offered his hand to help Kagome stand though he knew she didn't need it, but she took it all the same. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at Eiri. 'He may be a kami, but I will not just sit back while he tries to take Kagome.' Sesshoumaru thought. He knew that he had little chance at defeating Eiri, about as much as Sango or Miroku had of defeating him, but for Kagome he would fight if he had to.
The now grown group traveled till they got to the barrier protecting the kami lands. Sango and Miroku would periodically ride on Sango's fire cat, Kirara, when they got tired. That just showed Sango and Miroku that they had no chance in this battle if they couldn't even keep up with the travel pace of the others.
"Okay, we're here." Inu Yasha said. "So how do we get in?" Eiri said a small chant and an opening in the barrier appeared and they all walked through.
"Ahh, yes, home sweet home." Kagome said in a sarcastic tone.
"No one wanted you here to begin with." A voice was heard to their left and everyone turned.
"Trust me I don't want to be here either." Kagome spat out. "But by the way it's nice to see you brother dear."
"To think I actually share blood with a pathetic creature like you."
Everyone seemed to wince. Inu Yasha now knew what Eiri had been talking about. Sesshoumaru at least tolerated him, but it seemed as if Kamui wanted nothing more than to be fully rid of Kagome. Kagome was just trying to keep herself from having another flashback.
"It would seem you brought more pathetic creatures than you were supposed to Eiri." Kamui said looking at the two children with Kagome and Sango and Miroku.
Eiri sighed. "Come on Kamui, I'm sure Shorin would like to see us." Kamui let Eiri distract him for the moment and turned leading the way the castle they would all be gathering at. Kagome stayed in the back of the group.
"Rin sees why Kagome-neechan didn't miss her niisan." The little girl in Kagome's arms said. Kagome just nodded seemingly lost in thought.
"Don't let him get to you Kagome. I think you're great." Shippou said.
"Thanks you guys." Kagome said and gave them a small smile.
"Keh, don't listen to that jerk. I never listen to Sesshoumaru when he says anything." Inu Yasha surprisingly said to her.
"And that's why you're so useless to the Western Lands." Sesshoumaru said and Inu Yasha glared at him.
'They make good brothers.' Kagome thought to herself. 'They seem to dislike each other, but I bet if one of them was in dire trouble the other would fight with all they had to help.' Kagome got a bit dejected by this thought. She didn't have a sibling that would do anything like that for her. She was sure that had Ryuuichi still been alive he would have been there for her. If she knew where her other brother was then maybe they could be close also.
***flashback***
A soaking wet young Kagome ran in the dark a precious bundle in her arms. She didn't know what to do. She had blood staining her clothes and was getting weary, not really physically, but mentally and emotionally.
She found a small hut and knocked on the wall near the door. 'Please answer.' Kagome pleaded in her mind. A lamp was lit and an old woman came to the door.
"You poor child, come in out of the rain." The old woman said and led Kagome inside. She then noticed the bundle in Kagome's arms. "Perhaps you'd like to rest and I'll check on your sibling." She said. Kagome was a bit hesitant to let him go though. "Don't worry, I'm a miko. My name is Kaede."
Kagome didn't say anything, but handed over her brother. "He seems to be fine." Kaede said and set him down on some bedding in the corner. "You are welcome to stay here." Kaede offered and Kagome gave a nod. 'The child must be traumatized to not speak. There's blood all over her clothes, but she doesn't seem physically hurt other than that bruise on her cheek.' Kaede thought to herself as she settled Kagome next to her brother.
Kagome didn't sleep and when the night was its darkest she got out of the blankets Kaede had given her and looked down at her sleeping brother. "I'm sorry, but I just can't stay." Kagome whispered to him.
She got up and went silently to the door. She was thankful that it was no longer raining. She walked out and ran to the woods. She would rest at the next village and hopefully figure out what to do. 'I'll never forget you.'
***end flashback***
'Why should I expect someone to be there for me? I wasn't there for Kane, my little brother.' Kagome thought to herself as the group continued walking.
Sesshoumaru watched her the entire time. He wondered what she was thinking about since sometimes she just looked like she was not all there. He then remembered what Eiri had said about the flashbacks and wondered if she was having one. She suddenly seemed to pull herself back together, but also seemed to be holding back tears. 'A person like her should never have to be sad.' Sesshoumaru thought.
Sango looked at the kami leading them. At first she had thought he was incredibly handsome, but once he opened his mouth the perfect picture was shattered. Kamui was as tall as Sesshoumaru, but with short hair the same midnight black color as Kagome's. He had a dark blue insignia on his forehead of a six point star with three smaller stars on the left side. He also had the same big white wings that Eiri had.
Kagome had noticed that nothing about Kamui had changed either, especially his attitude. He also still had the same piercing dark green eyes that always made Kagome want to run and hide, though she knew that she could probably still match him in strength.
They finally reached the castle and all the humans and Shippou were in awe. A man stood at the door. In human years he looked about forty-five. He had short gray hair and shining icy blue eyes. On his forehead was an insignia of a golden diamond. He smiled when he saw the travelers. "I thank you for your help in our time of need." He said and gave a sideways glare at Kamui when he heard him scoff. "It is also good to have you back Kagome."
"It's good to see you again Shorin, but I'm really not too happy to be back here." Kagome said.
"I suppose that's understandable." Shorin said with a sympathetic smile. "What happened to your insignia?" He asked seeing that her forehead was blank.
"Oh I forgot about that." Kagome said. She wiped her forehead of the makeup she used to cover up the marking on her forehead that looked exactly the same as Kamui's.
"You should leave the makeup on, so that I have less association with you." Kamui said as he turned and walked into the castle.
"Kamui is on edge with the coming battle and with the death of Ryuuichi." Shorin said.
"Don't apologize for him." Kagome sighed. "It seems some things just don't change."
"Well, I will have some servants show you all to your rooms." Shorin said and walked into the castle.
"I'll see you later, right?" Eiri asked Kagome as he followed Shorin. Kagome gave a small nod. A little later bunch of little lights that looked like fireflies came out of the castle.
"What are they?" Shippou asked Kagome.
"Those are servants. They have invisibility spells on them and show only as little flashes of light. Just further showing the arrogance of the kami." Kagome said and followed the lights.
"What do you mean by they show the arrogance of the kami, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked.
"Well, the servants aren't kami and are therefore made invisible as if they aren't worthy of being seen by the kami." Kagome explained.
They were taken up stairs and down a bunch of halls till the lights stopped signaling this was their stop. They were each taken to different rooms. Kagome sat on the bed of her room. 'I don't know if I'm ready for this.' Kagome thought to herself. Rin and Shippou were taking a nap on the bed and didn't even hear the knock that came from the door.
Kagome stood and opened the door to see Sesshoumaru on the other side. "They said dinner will be ready in half an hour. I thought you might want to take Rin and Shippou." Sesshoumaru explained since he knew that Kagome had no need to eat.
"Okay, thanks Sesshoumaru." Kagome said trying to smile. Sesshoumaru wasn't fooled however and for the first time in his life felt rather helpless since he couldn't think of a way to help her. Kagome noticed what was going on in Sesshoumaru's mind. Though his expression and stance gave nothing away his eyes told everything. She felt strangely happy by his concern.
"Will you be going to dinner as well?" Kagome asked and Sesshoumaru gave a small nod. "You want to know what's going on, don't you?" Kagome said knowing that though he would never say it Sesshoumaru was greatly curious of all the conflict that seemed to be going on. Sesshoumaru didn't give a response and Kagome let out a small sigh. "Come on, have a seat and I'll tell you what you wanna know."
Sesshoumaru was surprised at how well she was able to read him. He nodded and stepped inside. They sat across from each other. Sesshoumaru watched Kagome fidget for a few minutes and then she took a deep breath. "Okay well, most of the conflict started when my real father found me..."
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Pairing standings:
Sess/Kag: 51
Eiri/Kag: 14
Inu/Kag: 28
Wow Sesshoumaru is still majorly kicking butt.
CH: 5 Arrival
When the sun was rising and casting its rays into the clearing, Kagome decided it was time to sit up. She gently placed Rin and Shippou off of her and onto the ground. She looked around seeing Eiri was still in the same place seemingly lost in thought. Inu Yasha was still asleep on the other side of the now dead fire. She searched for Sesshoumaru, but didn't see him anywhere. She stood up and sniffed the air and found his scent.
"Good morning." Eiri said to Kagome. He had watched her most of the night and wondered what she thought about as she laid there awake at night. 'I doubt she was thinking about me.' Eiri thought dejectedly.
"Morning." Kagome said with a smile. Even though she didn't return his feelings, Kagome still thought of him as a great friend. Without any further words she followed Sesshoumaru's scent into the surrounding forest. Eiri just watched her go and a small frown appeared on his features.
Kagome covered up her scent with a simple spell and snuck up on the seemingly oblivious youkai lord. "Whatcha doing?" Kagome popped up next to him. Sesshoumaru covered his surprise behind his emotionless mask, but Kagome saw it and smiled. "So...?" Kagome said when he didn't answer.
Sesshoumaru held up the two dead rabbits that were in his hand. "You must be really hungry." Kagome said as they began to walk back to the clearing.
"I figured Inu Yasha and your two pups would be hungry as well." Sesshoumaru said in his normal bored voice. His breath caught though when he found himself on the receiving end of one of the purest smiles he'd ever seen.
Kagome couldn't believe it. Sesshoumaru was actually doing something for a hanyou and a ningen. 'Maybe he's not so bad. At least he's trying.' Kagome thought as she smiled at him.
'I should do things like this more often if that's my reward.' Sesshoumaru thought feeling warmed by her smile.
They got back to the clearing and Kagome took the rabbits from Sesshoumaru and skinned them. He was slightly surprised that being what she was she knew how to skin a rabbit. He let her take the rabbits away and instead started on lighting the fire.
When the rabbits were cooked Kagome woke Rin and Shippou. Inu Yasha had already woken when he smelt the food being cooked. He was incredibly surprised when he saw that there was enough food for everyone. "Did you go hunting, Kagome?" Inu Yasha asked knowing she was the only one thoughtful enough to hunt for everyone.
"Nope. Sesshoumaru caught the rabbits." She said with a smile in Sesshoumaru's direction. That greatly surprised Inu Yasha. Eiri just looked a bit jealous from the closeness that seemed to be growing between Kagome and the icy youkai lord.
"You mean to tell me that my conceited half-brother actually did something for others?" Inu Yasha said and received a growl from Sesshoumaru in return. Kagome just gave a small laugh.
"Yay food. I was hungry." Shippou said as he took the rabbit from Kagome.
"Rin was hungry too." The small girl said as she took her share from Kagome as well. "Thank you Kagome-neechan."
"You two should thank Sesshoumaru for catching breakfast." Kagome said.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru-sama." The two children said. Sesshoumaru nodded and acted like his normal self, but inside he was greatly confused. He never really did much for others, so he had never really been thanked before.
When the meal was finished they started walking again. They were a few hours away when all four of them stopped. The two children who were in Kagome's arms looked at everyone wondering what was going on. A giant boomerang went flying by and a guy came out of the trees seeming to be running for his life.
He ducked down as the boomerang swung back at him a second time. A girl came out of the trees and caught the projectile. "I swear Miroku if you touch me again I'll kill you!" The girl screamed, but then went silent as she saw the group looking at them she calmed down and blushed.
Kagome laughed a bit and walked up to the girl. "So what'd he do?" Kagome asked.
"He's nothing but a lecher." The girl responded. "Oh sorry, my name is Sango."
"I'm Kagome, and this is Rin and Shippou." Kagome said.
"That was really cool." Shippou said referring to Sango's boomerang.
"Oh, my hiraikotsu." Sango said. Miroku finally regained his senses and went to meet the beautiful woman who Sango was speaking with.
"Hello, I'm Miroku." He introduced himself his hand began to slide down to Kagome's back side, but he stopped when he heard three growls. He looked up and saw Sesshoumaru, Eiri, and Inu Yasha watching him closely. "Heh heh, it's nice to meet you all." He said and sweat dropped.
"It's nice to meet you too, Miroku, but if you try that again, you'll lose your hand." Kagome said in a sweet voice making her threat sound strangely more threatening. "Maybe we should stop for lunch and you two can tell us what you're doing all the way out here." Kagome suggested. "Oh, I'm being rude. This is Sesshoumaru, Eiri, and Inu Yasha." Miroku and Sango nodded.
Kagome handed the two humans some fruit that they had picked up on their journey for everyone. "Sango and I met while we were both tracking down the same youkai. His name is Naraku..." Miroku continued the story about his curse and how Sango's entire village had been destroyed.
"He apparently is now in league with a great evil called Itami. We were on our way to the land of the kami to help them in the war that seems to be brewing." Sango finished for Miroku.
"You two seem really brave, but I doubt the kami would have accepted your offer." Kagome said. Everyone that had been eating had finished by the end of the Sango and Miroku's tale. "You're welcome to join us though." Kagome said with a smile.
"I don't know if that would be best." Eiri said.
"If anything they can watch Shippou and Rin for me." Kagome said.
"I'd rather fight, but if I really will be of no help, then I will watch the children." Sango said and Miroku nodded.
"It'll be good practice for when we have our children." Miroku said and his hand slid to Sango's rear.
"Baka hentai houshi!" Sango yelled and slapped him. Miroku fell to the ground with glowing red handprint on his cheek.
"Always well worth it." He said as he looked at the blushing Sango. "Well shall we go?" Miroku said as he pulled himself off the ground.
The group stood. Eiri offered his hand to help Kagome stand though he knew she didn't need it, but she took it all the same. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at Eiri. 'He may be a kami, but I will not just sit back while he tries to take Kagome.' Sesshoumaru thought. He knew that he had little chance at defeating Eiri, about as much as Sango or Miroku had of defeating him, but for Kagome he would fight if he had to.
The now grown group traveled till they got to the barrier protecting the kami lands. Sango and Miroku would periodically ride on Sango's fire cat, Kirara, when they got tired. That just showed Sango and Miroku that they had no chance in this battle if they couldn't even keep up with the travel pace of the others.
"Okay, we're here." Inu Yasha said. "So how do we get in?" Eiri said a small chant and an opening in the barrier appeared and they all walked through.
"Ahh, yes, home sweet home." Kagome said in a sarcastic tone.
"No one wanted you here to begin with." A voice was heard to their left and everyone turned.
"Trust me I don't want to be here either." Kagome spat out. "But by the way it's nice to see you brother dear."
"To think I actually share blood with a pathetic creature like you."
Everyone seemed to wince. Inu Yasha now knew what Eiri had been talking about. Sesshoumaru at least tolerated him, but it seemed as if Kamui wanted nothing more than to be fully rid of Kagome. Kagome was just trying to keep herself from having another flashback.
"It would seem you brought more pathetic creatures than you were supposed to Eiri." Kamui said looking at the two children with Kagome and Sango and Miroku.
Eiri sighed. "Come on Kamui, I'm sure Shorin would like to see us." Kamui let Eiri distract him for the moment and turned leading the way the castle they would all be gathering at. Kagome stayed in the back of the group.
"Rin sees why Kagome-neechan didn't miss her niisan." The little girl in Kagome's arms said. Kagome just nodded seemingly lost in thought.
"Don't let him get to you Kagome. I think you're great." Shippou said.
"Thanks you guys." Kagome said and gave them a small smile.
"Keh, don't listen to that jerk. I never listen to Sesshoumaru when he says anything." Inu Yasha surprisingly said to her.
"And that's why you're so useless to the Western Lands." Sesshoumaru said and Inu Yasha glared at him.
'They make good brothers.' Kagome thought to herself. 'They seem to dislike each other, but I bet if one of them was in dire trouble the other would fight with all they had to help.' Kagome got a bit dejected by this thought. She didn't have a sibling that would do anything like that for her. She was sure that had Ryuuichi still been alive he would have been there for her. If she knew where her other brother was then maybe they could be close also.
***flashback***
A soaking wet young Kagome ran in the dark a precious bundle in her arms. She didn't know what to do. She had blood staining her clothes and was getting weary, not really physically, but mentally and emotionally.
She found a small hut and knocked on the wall near the door. 'Please answer.' Kagome pleaded in her mind. A lamp was lit and an old woman came to the door.
"You poor child, come in out of the rain." The old woman said and led Kagome inside. She then noticed the bundle in Kagome's arms. "Perhaps you'd like to rest and I'll check on your sibling." She said. Kagome was a bit hesitant to let him go though. "Don't worry, I'm a miko. My name is Kaede."
Kagome didn't say anything, but handed over her brother. "He seems to be fine." Kaede said and set him down on some bedding in the corner. "You are welcome to stay here." Kaede offered and Kagome gave a nod. 'The child must be traumatized to not speak. There's blood all over her clothes, but she doesn't seem physically hurt other than that bruise on her cheek.' Kaede thought to herself as she settled Kagome next to her brother.
Kagome didn't sleep and when the night was its darkest she got out of the blankets Kaede had given her and looked down at her sleeping brother. "I'm sorry, but I just can't stay." Kagome whispered to him.
She got up and went silently to the door. She was thankful that it was no longer raining. She walked out and ran to the woods. She would rest at the next village and hopefully figure out what to do. 'I'll never forget you.'
***end flashback***
'Why should I expect someone to be there for me? I wasn't there for Kane, my little brother.' Kagome thought to herself as the group continued walking.
Sesshoumaru watched her the entire time. He wondered what she was thinking about since sometimes she just looked like she was not all there. He then remembered what Eiri had said about the flashbacks and wondered if she was having one. She suddenly seemed to pull herself back together, but also seemed to be holding back tears. 'A person like her should never have to be sad.' Sesshoumaru thought.
Sango looked at the kami leading them. At first she had thought he was incredibly handsome, but once he opened his mouth the perfect picture was shattered. Kamui was as tall as Sesshoumaru, but with short hair the same midnight black color as Kagome's. He had a dark blue insignia on his forehead of a six point star with three smaller stars on the left side. He also had the same big white wings that Eiri had.
Kagome had noticed that nothing about Kamui had changed either, especially his attitude. He also still had the same piercing dark green eyes that always made Kagome want to run and hide, though she knew that she could probably still match him in strength.
They finally reached the castle and all the humans and Shippou were in awe. A man stood at the door. In human years he looked about forty-five. He had short gray hair and shining icy blue eyes. On his forehead was an insignia of a golden diamond. He smiled when he saw the travelers. "I thank you for your help in our time of need." He said and gave a sideways glare at Kamui when he heard him scoff. "It is also good to have you back Kagome."
"It's good to see you again Shorin, but I'm really not too happy to be back here." Kagome said.
"I suppose that's understandable." Shorin said with a sympathetic smile. "What happened to your insignia?" He asked seeing that her forehead was blank.
"Oh I forgot about that." Kagome said. She wiped her forehead of the makeup she used to cover up the marking on her forehead that looked exactly the same as Kamui's.
"You should leave the makeup on, so that I have less association with you." Kamui said as he turned and walked into the castle.
"Kamui is on edge with the coming battle and with the death of Ryuuichi." Shorin said.
"Don't apologize for him." Kagome sighed. "It seems some things just don't change."
"Well, I will have some servants show you all to your rooms." Shorin said and walked into the castle.
"I'll see you later, right?" Eiri asked Kagome as he followed Shorin. Kagome gave a small nod. A little later bunch of little lights that looked like fireflies came out of the castle.
"What are they?" Shippou asked Kagome.
"Those are servants. They have invisibility spells on them and show only as little flashes of light. Just further showing the arrogance of the kami." Kagome said and followed the lights.
"What do you mean by they show the arrogance of the kami, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked.
"Well, the servants aren't kami and are therefore made invisible as if they aren't worthy of being seen by the kami." Kagome explained.
They were taken up stairs and down a bunch of halls till the lights stopped signaling this was their stop. They were each taken to different rooms. Kagome sat on the bed of her room. 'I don't know if I'm ready for this.' Kagome thought to herself. Rin and Shippou were taking a nap on the bed and didn't even hear the knock that came from the door.
Kagome stood and opened the door to see Sesshoumaru on the other side. "They said dinner will be ready in half an hour. I thought you might want to take Rin and Shippou." Sesshoumaru explained since he knew that Kagome had no need to eat.
"Okay, thanks Sesshoumaru." Kagome said trying to smile. Sesshoumaru wasn't fooled however and for the first time in his life felt rather helpless since he couldn't think of a way to help her. Kagome noticed what was going on in Sesshoumaru's mind. Though his expression and stance gave nothing away his eyes told everything. She felt strangely happy by his concern.
"Will you be going to dinner as well?" Kagome asked and Sesshoumaru gave a small nod. "You want to know what's going on, don't you?" Kagome said knowing that though he would never say it Sesshoumaru was greatly curious of all the conflict that seemed to be going on. Sesshoumaru didn't give a response and Kagome let out a small sigh. "Come on, have a seat and I'll tell you what you wanna know."
Sesshoumaru was surprised at how well she was able to read him. He nodded and stepped inside. They sat across from each other. Sesshoumaru watched Kagome fidget for a few minutes and then she took a deep breath. "Okay well, most of the conflict started when my real father found me..."
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