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better and my mom hasn't really gotten onto my bad side that much lately.
The worst of it is being grounded for a couple of weeks.
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Her Fuedal Life: Lady Kagome Higurashi - Chapter 7: The History of Unkown Cloaked in Mystery
The demoness looked very pleased at Jaken's act towards Kagome. The only thing that was going through Kagome's head was confussion. Th eother thing was Koko's snickering. Kagome looked tot he demoness with confusing eyes. The demoness saw this and slightly bowed. "I'm sorry about this, but Jaken has tot his to you. After all, Amarante-sama told us about you."
"Amarante-sama? Who is that?" Kagome gave her another curious look. In Kagome's mind, questions were getting answered with more question. Nothing was making since, and once more, Kagome wanted them to. She wanted them to desperately.
"Amarante-sama is Sesshoumaru-sama's mother." Kagome's mouth nearly dropped to the floor. Amarante was Sesshoumaru's mother? So, this woman told the servents AND Sesshoumaru about her. But how would they know about her? How would they know about a village girl named Kagome whose parents weren't even there at the birth of her? How could this Amarante know anything about her? How could she even know me name, Kagome thought.
"Just like Sesshoumaru said..." Kagome mumbled to herself and looked to the ground. Again, nothing was making sence. And, again, damnit, she wanted it to know!!!
"What did Sesshoumaru-sama say?" The demoness asked advancing toward Kagome slowly as can be.
"He speaks in riddles, so my mind is at loss..." Kagome rolled her eyes and then looked down to the toad. "Like I said, Jaken, my clothes are kinda wet. So can I please have another kimono?" She asked sarcasticly.
"Hai, milady!" Jaken scurried quickly, leaving Kagome clueless to if he actually could run like that 24/7.
"Ano... There is something terrible wrong that toadboy..." Kagome mumbled to herself, standing back up and looking to the demoness. Kagome studied the demoness for a moment and saw that she was quite beatiful. He golden- blond hair spilled over shoulders in heaps and her piercing green eyes and felt as if they were looking into her soul. "I'm just curious, but what kind of youkai are you?"
"Lightning demon, Kagome-sama And my name is Leileiko. Follow me so we can find you something to wear." Leileiko pulled her through a hallway and then under a great dome. Kagome was then with Rin to the a very long corridor with many rooms in all of the sides. At the end of the corridor on the left was a very beautifully made room with decorations by many. "Now, please choose one of the kimonos in this room and when you find them, come to the end of the hallway. If you want, I can help you dress?"
"No, thank you. I can do it myself." Kagome smiled and then turned to an armoire and gasped. Some of the kimonos in there were made of golden threads and were completely see-through. Some where midnight blue with little golden moons to light up the nightward sky. Another was blood red with black flowers and a black obi. In the end, Kagome chose a black kimono with white orchids scattered all over and a white obi across her waist.
Kagome closed the armoire and looked to the dresser. Just to be curious, Kagome openned it and then saw herself picking up a choker with a sapphire cresant in the middle. Every other inch there was a rubys surrounded by emeralds. Kagome's eyes sparkled and and then put it down on top of dresser.
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She smoothed out her kimono and then openned the door and walked down to the end of the hallways. There she found Rin and Leileiko waiting for her. Leileiko was holding hands with Rin and twirling around in circles. When Rin saw Kagome, she let go of Leileiko and immediatly ran to her.
"Kagome nee-chan! Rin wants to play with Kagome nee-chan!" Rin shouted running around in circles around Kagome. Kagome followed Rin around and soon became extremly dizzy.
"Come on, Rin-chan. I'm getting dizzy from you running do much. Now, stop running." Kagome grabbed onto Rin's hand and both of them fell to the ground. kagome laughed an then sat back up. She swung Rin onto her shoulders ans looked to Leileiko. "How 'bout I look after Rin for a while. I love children!"
"That'll come in use in later terms." Lieleiko smirked and then began to walk off. When Kagome just openned her mouth to ask what she meant, she disappeared. Kagome gave a weird expression and began to walk forward. She then was under the great dome and walked foward to the door she came into before. She openned the doors and smelled the outdoors.
"Come on, Rin. Let's go pick some flowers for your hair. We can make you the queen of the flowers! Flower power, Rin-chan!" Kagome ran around in curcles and then fell to the ground, rolling around.
Rin picked up a flower and weaved it with another. Soon, she made a whole crown. "Look, Kagome nee-chan! I made a crown!" Rin giggled and waved in the air. Kagome lightly took it from her hand placed it on Rin's head.
"I deem you Queen Rin of the flowers!" Kagome laughed as hard as she could and kneeled down to Rin. She whispered something in Rin's ear and Rin giggled.
"Mind telling me how you got here?" A voice asked from behind them. Kagome turned around and smiled brightly. Rin the shot up and hugged his leg.
"Rin missed Sesshoumaru-sama very, very much!" Rin snuggled closer into Sesshoumaru's leg even more and giggled. Sesshoumaru patted Rin's head and she let go. Sesshoumaru moved closer to Kagome and kneeled to be eye level.
"I asked you a question." He said simpley.
"I swam here. Just like Koko did." Kagome said and looked down to the flowers. "And just know that if you do something Rin is right next to you grinning to point where she cheeks are turning red." Kagome looked up to Sesshoumaru and looked to Rin. "Here you go, Rin-chan!" Kagome then put the flower behind Rin's ear. "See, Rin-chan! It's so pretty!"
"Rin thinks so, too!" Rin immediatly shot up and ran around in the flowers. She laughed and plopped down in a whole bunch of them and began to make a flower necklace.
"Like I said, I swam here. Are you happy now?" Kagome asked standding up and beginning to walk away. Sesshoumaru's hand gripped her forearm, making her kneel down to him. "Anything else you need, Sesshoumaru?"
"Who is this Koko you speak of?" He asked as his grip loosened just by the slightest.
"She's a woman I've known for all my life. Koko was the midwife of the village I lived in, and cared for me ever since I was very young. She's also the one that told me about you." Kagome said winceing at the pain from her rist. It tightened and her eyes squeezed even tighter.
"Why would she tell you about myself? What did this woman tell you?" Sesshoumaru asked, demandedly.
"I don't know why he told me, and all she told me was to trick him his own games. I didn't understand most of it anyway! So let go!" Kagome placed her other hand on top of Sesshoumaru's with desperation. Within seconds, his hand twisted off of her's as he took a step back from her. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like some privacy at the moment. I'm not that acostumed to have a demon grip onto me like a lifeline, and as he is the man that my second mother told me to stay near." Kagome turned away from him and heard Rin coming to her. She stopped, turned around, and gave a smile. "Rin? What is it?"
"Kagome nee-chan's hair is a different color!" Rin laughed and ran up to her, pointing at her head.
"Aw, damn it all..." She mumbled to herself. "What is wrong with me these days? First, I see my Sesshoumaru's reflection in the water, then I get total new powers from a stupid jewel that talks to me. Who knows who that stupid voice belongs to! Maybe it's that Kikyo woman everyone's been talking about. After that, look at me people! My hair's changed black to silver to..." She took a fistful of hair and looked at it. "...gray-blue!?" She took Rin's hand and gave a fustrated sigh. "All in all, it's been a hell of week!"
"Why is Kagome nee-chan talking to herself?" Rin asked skipping. She waved her flower necklace in the hair and handed it to Kagome. "For Kagome nee- chan!"
"Thank you, Rin-chan. And the reason I'm talking to myself is because I'm going completely insane from a woman who has to many secrets to count." Kagome shook her head, but then smiled at Rin. "Oh, and Sesshoumaru, if you see a woman with chocolate brown hair and eyes, please tell. Koko's going to regret ever telling me that stupid riddle to me and Inuyasha about taking what's precious and forgiving family. God! What is wrong with that woman, anyway!?" Kagome yelled over her shoulder.
Both Rin and Kagome soon entered the castle with Rin smiling and Kagome plastering a fake smile on her face. Kagome knew that being here, the forest, her village, or just anywhere near this place would make her unhappy. Everything was making unhappy. But she just had to move on. Even if did kill her.
"Leileiko, is there a dojo here?" Kagome asked as she saw Lielieko come to get Rin. She smiled and nodded. "I can show you the way, if you like. Just give me a few minutes to put up Queen Rin of the flowers." Kagome lauhged and nodded.
"Will you meet me in the forest, near the stream? I have to go and get some things." Kagome raced to the room where her clothes and changed quickly. She then looked to the choker again and put in her pocket with the rock. Her clothes were still a bit wet, but they were wearable.
Kagome ran out of the castle to the stream. Running, she thought. Running from my problems or my future?
As soon as Kagome reached the water's edge, she rolled up her pant legs. When she was done, she jumped into the water and into the tunnel from before. Kagome swore that she was under the water for several minutes, but didn't and couldn't tell. After the eternity of the century, she reached the chamber with chest. She openned the same box from before and dug through all the jewels and small boxes.
Kagome then noticed a rectangular box off the the very side and openned quickly openned it. As the jewel came into view, she gasped. and pulld out the chocker from her pocket. They were the same. Just the ring. Just like everything else in the box. Everything was almost mirrored from everything else. Slowly, things were starting to connect.
Koko's ring was identicle to the one in here.
The chocker from Sesshoumaru's castle was identicle to the one in here.
This stuff was most likely Sesshoumaru's.
Either Koko stole some of these thing, or...
Koko's part of the royal family.
This chocker was most likely from Amarante's room.
Could Koko be...?
NO!!!!
Kagome furiously thrusted the chocker into the box, not bothering to close it. She shoved the other chocker into her pocket and shook her while swimming to the other side of the tunnel: Inuyasha's Forest.
As soon as she reached there, she saw Inuyasha sitting there. Her eyes widened and smiled nervously. "H-h-hi, Inuyasha." She laughed nervously and waved her hand slowly.
Inuyasha quickly snatched one of her arms and put his nose to it. Kagome tried to pull her arm away, but it was held fast by Inuyasha's hand. Inuyasha lifted his head with a look of confusion then slight anger. "You smell like Sesshoumaru!"
"Well, I needed answers, so I asked my questions otherwise!" Kagome yelled while getting out of the water and pulling away her arm. "And now, I have a question for you. The only question you can answer: What is truely precious to you that no one in the world you would want to take away? Tell my truthfully; NOW!"
Inuyasha jumped back with surprise. He looked down to the ground with guilt. "You were right. I did lie."
"And...?" Kagome was growing impatient by the minutes. But somewhere in her heart, she knew this was tearing Inuyasha from limb to limb deep his his soul. She felt sorry for a brief second, but then turned angry remembering the situation at hand: Inuyaha lieing. "So, tell me Inuyasha, has everything else been a lie as well? Was your mother really killed because you're a hanyou? Does Koko really know you as much as she claims? ANSWER ME!"
"Koko talks like someone I knew. The person I knew...was Sesshoumaru's mother." Kagome froze at Inuyasha's words.
"Amarante-sama... What is it with these people I'm hearing about!? Amarante is Sesshoumaru's mother; Koko is some person I'm starting to doubt I even know as much as I thought; Kikyo is a voice that echoes in my head; the jewel I found in Koko's hut possesses me on a regular basis and now I'm findind weapons and jewelery in Koko's hut! What's next!?" Kagome shrugged and began walking on a path in the forest. "Which reminds me, I have to go and get some weapons. I'm going to Sesshoumaru's dojo. Leileiko is waiting for me."
"You." Inuyasha said in a short voice, following slowly. "You are."
Kagome stopped with a start. What did he just say? "Come again? I didn't catch that..." Inuyasha shook his head and took off running. Kagome sighed and looked at the ground as she walked to the village as soon as she was near, she put up a barrier around herself to block out things that were probably going to be pelted at herself. "The last person Inuyasha ever cared for died. The last person before that probably died, too. Everyone that cared for Inuyasha died. No wonder he doesn't want to admit he likes me: Inuyasha cares for me so much to not want me to get hurt, so he never tells me how he feels." Kagome shook her head and felt up to her hair. "My hair better not have changed to a different color..." Kagome took a glance at her hair and shrugged. "Well, it's a white canary yellow. How convienant..."
Kagome looked to her side and saw a rock her barrier. She stopped and looked to the person who through it. Kagome saw that a preson was hiding behind a hut. Most likely the culprit, she thought. As she looked harder, Kagome saw that it was her ex-friend: Hoshiko. Kagome smiled at her direct and walked to her. "Hey, Hoshiko-chan. Guess where I'm going once I leave?"
Hoshiko didn't say anything, but just stared. "I'm going to fight a demon in Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands', dojo. To think, one of the most powerful demons is taking a look at plain old me. The same guy who most demonesses all over the country are trying to mate. The same one. So, what am I now, Hoshiko? Am I lower than you?" Kagome 'hmphed' and turned her back to walk to Koko's hut.
When she walked in, Kagome darted to Koko's chest full of fine silks and weapons of all kinds. "Come on!! Where's the damn stuff I had a couple of days ago!?"
"You mean this stuff?" Asked a gruff voice from behind her. She spun around to meat Inuyasha. She smiled as she saw him with a quiver of arrows, a dagger, and a sword. "Nice stuff you have here." His fingered the sword on the edge, and his finger drew blood. "Ouch!"
"Curiousity killed the cat, Inuyasha. Generousity brought it back." Kagome sniggered as Inuyasha gave her a glare. She looked through Koko's trunk and fingered the silks and jewelery. "Hey, Inuyasha, did you know Sesshoumaru's mother? Personally, I mean."
Inuyasha seemed to wince at Sesshoumaru's name. Kagome still looked at him with curious eyes. He took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on Koko's futon. "I met her, maybe a couple of times. In the times I did, she was usually depressed. The only times I saw her happy were spent with Sesshoumaru when he was very young. I almost never saw her with my father, Inu-Taisho. Amarante, Sesshoumaru's mother, I think killed herself. I'm not that sure of she did, but one day, she just disappeared from the castle. I think Sesshoumaru knows how she disappeared, but, once again, I'm not that sure. All I know about her is that she was a woman who use to push my mother around a lot. Sometimes my father would be forced to hurt her to seperate them a lot. Soon, Amarante was really agitated with my father. Sometimes, she would even start to cry when she just even glanced at him." Inuyasha said in a quiet voice. He sighed. "It all happened when I was young, so I don't know a lot about it." Inuyasha then turned around with curious eyes. "Why do you want to know about Amarante?"
"Because I have a theory that sounds crazy, but for some reason, every clue I some upon, they point to it." Inuyasha gave her an annoyed look, and Kagome sweatdropped. "I think Amarante might be alive. I think she was, and still is, somewhere near me. I have a feeling she might be Koko." Inuyasha started to laugh and Kagome threw a dagger at him. He caught it, and Kagome still glared at him. "Oh ya! Then you explain to me why all of these riches are in here. Tell me why I found all of things in here that Koko, a mere midwife, if she really even is one, would own!? Tell me that genius!"
"The idea is crazy because Koko is a ningen, not youkai." Inuyasha said simply. Kagome rolled her eys and then stared at her hair. It was now a bright orange color.
"Well, if my hair can change colors, corisponding to my emotions, then I'm sure as hell going to believe that demons can change into humans, and visa- versa." Kagome said, nocking on Inuyasha's head. She snatched the weapons from him and stuck her tongue out. "Now, if you don't mind, a servent from Sesshoumaru's castle is awaiting me. Leileiko has voluteered to--" Kagome started.
"Leileiko!?" Inuyasha shouted, following her out the door. He was about to touch her shoulder, but was blasted back by a sheild. "Damnit, I felt a force that hard since Kikyo..." He muttered as he rubbed his head. He then notcied all of the people stng at him. Kagome looked around as well.
Her eyebrow twitched. "If anyone happens to say a word about me or Inuyasha behind my back, you might as well say 'bye to your hair." She smirked when she saw people give her scared glances. "Now, Inuyasha, what is the deal with Kikyo? I still have no clue who she is. The only thing I know about her is that she's a voice in my head. Well, technically the voice in the jewel, but I won't get into that."
"The reason Kikyo's voice is in the jewel, I might know at least. That jewel was once given to her." Kagome then stopped and turned to Inuyasha. She picked him by the collar and and brought him to eye level.
"Who gave the jewel to Kikyo?" Kagome asked coldly. When Inuyasha didn't answer right away, she shook him and her face gave a grim look. "Who gave the damned jewel to her, dog boy!?"
"Amarante! She said it was supposed to be given to the pure one, but a few days after she recieved the gift, she all of a sudden disappeared. After that, we found her in her bed one day, with her eyes blackened and the jewel clutched within her grasp. No one in the whole castle could actually the jewel away from her, but Amarante. My mother even blamed Amarante for putting a curse on the jewel to kill Kikyo, my mother accused her because she liked Kikyo and she didn't like Amarante. Of course, my father took her side and left Amarante even more heart broken." Inuyasha said. Kagome let him go and started to cry.
"Amarante was heart broken. And if she really is Koko, she must have pitied me greatly after everyone started to hate me. She must have showed very much impathy for me. Very much..." Kagome then shot her head up, looking at all of the people staring at her. Their eyes were boreing holes into her tattered heart and she growled. "What are you people staring at!?" She then started running towards the forest, everyone watching her leave. "You damned people from hell!" Kagome yelled, before she jumped into the stream.
Kicking her legs furiously, she reached the tunnel entrance. Before long, she reached the little chamber with the riches of Amarante, and possibly Koko. She took a deep breath and immediatly began swimming towards Sesshoumaru's castle. Kagome almost sometimes breathed in the water, but she then repeled herself. No sooner then she had started, she reached the end and swam to the surface of the water. There, she found Lielieiko staring at her. Kagome smiled, a tear running down her face. But since she was covered in water, Lieleiko didn't even notice.
"Oi, Leileiko-san. Can I go and change into something before we go to the dojo? And I brought my own weapons, too. They were a gift from someone I know." She tossed herself onto the bank and threw the weapons at Leileiko's direction.
"These weapons are nicely made. Do you know the name of the maker? They look as good as the swordsmith's, Toutousai's, makings." Leileiko stated as she fingered everything. She even looked at the bow that had the word 'Miko' on it. She gave it a curious look and shook her head. "May I ask you a question?"
"Shoot. I don't mind." Kagome said, wringing out her pants. She had forgotten to roll them up when she jumped into the water. Damn.
"Do you know of Kikyo?" Lieleiko asked in a quiet voice. Kagome shrugged loudly and half glared at the demoness in front of her.
"What of her? The most I know of her is from Inuyasha. The damned moron doesn't tell me anything anymore since I got the stupid jewel." Kagome said. She looked Leileiko, who had stunned look. Leileiko immediatly stood, and grabbed Kagome's hand. Kagome yelped as Leileiko ran into the castle. Soon, they were Amarante's old room.
Leileiko put Kagome onto Amarante's westernized bed and Kagome gave her a questioning look. "What do you know of this family. Tell me everything. What do you know of Inuyasha? Of Sesshoumaru? Of Kikyo? Of the jewel?"
"The midwife of my village, Koko, but I'm starting to thing is Amarante, once gave me a jewel. The next day, I found Inuyasha almost dead, and I somehow healed him. He looked very startled when I showed him my jewel, and only told me that it is the Shikon Jewel. Later, Koko told me a very, very weird riddle--" Kagome started.
"What was the riddle?" Leileiko asked, sitting down right in front of her.
"I don't remember the exact words, but it was something about the blood curses of families, to forgive and forget, and that what is most precious will be taken. Of course, Inuyasha lied to me that about everything he knew of the riddle. He lied of having family, and he lied of what's most precious to him. Anyway, I found these weapons in Koko's hut, and I got here. You know the story from there. That should be the whole story, at least the most important parts." Kagome said, fingering her arrows once more.
She looked up to Leileiko and saw her looking through the armoire, picking out a sprawled out dark blue kimono, an almost black in color. Kagome stared at it, and studied it more carefully. The bottom of he kimono was designed to look like the Fuedal Japanese landscape, but it was all in a silver thread. Kagome's eyes sparkled as she looked at the thin obi. It tied right below the breast, and spread out so that the legs showed. A small skirt was under, but her belly showed. Her thin obi was silver like the landscape and had little fan designs scattered, and little flowers also. She smiled and looked to Leileiko. "That's so beautiful... I think it's the most beautiful kimono I've ever seen..."
"Well then good. Becauce you'll be wearing it." Kagome looked almost appalled. Her wear something so beautiful!? "Don't worry; I think Amarante- sama would perfer for you to wear it. It was her favorite of her's; even Sesshoumaru-sama favors it." Lieleiko said, stepping foward. Kagome's cheeks almost burned at Sesshoumaru's name.
"He liked that kimono? It was Amarante-sama's favorite?" Kagome asked, while standing up. Her hand ran over the fine silk of the fabric. She sighed as she reached the ending of the kimono.
"Sure was Amarante-sama's favorite. And Sesshoumaru-sama still likes it, too. This is what Amarante-sama wore when she and Sesshoumaru would be alone. Almost no one ever saw her wear it, unless you were serving her that day. Many youkai would lust over her when they saw her in this outfit." Kagome then blushed at the thought. "Well, try it on. Let me see you wear it." Kagome nodded wryly.
She slowly took off her wet pants and shirt and put on the skirt first. It fit her perfectly and hugged her hips. Kagome then slipped on Amarante's kimono. She marvelled at the landscape that ran around her feet, and rubbed the silk around her hips. She took the obi and the tied it under her bust. In seconds, she was done with her outfit. "So, do you think it fits? Do you like it?"
"It looks so nice you!" Leileiko said, nodding. "Now, since you're done with that, lets go out for a while. After all, you're hair color has changed again. It's a silver now, to match your kimono. It's a pretty silver; just like Sesshoumaru-sama's and Amarante-sama's hair. You're kimono looks so nice..."
"Amarante-sama's kimono, not mine." Kagome snapped.
"Not for long." Leileiko muttered, exiting the room with Kagome right behind her. Kagome looked in the open doors as they passed them and Leileiko took a secret turn, making Kagome not notice her disappearance. In just a few minutes, Kagome, finally, looked up to find Leileiko not there.
"What the hell? Where did you go, Leileiko!?" Kagome screamed. After several minutes of wondering, she finally reduced down to a simple walk around the castle. Once she was under the done again, she looked around in circles. No one could be seen, and Kagome was totally lost.
Kagome began to walk towards where she thought Amarante's room was. She didn't know where it was, but, of course, Leileiko did. "Demons have very high sences, so come here and help me, damnit..." Muttered Kagome. She looked arouns and saw no one in site. Not even a damn servent was walking in the halls. "Sesshoumaru must enjoy his peace." Kagome said outloud to no one.
She looked to another hall and heard faint voices. She grinned and began to walk towards the voices. The more she walked, the louder voices became. Finally, she came to an open door where voices could be heard. She was sure Sesshoumaru was one, but the other was a total oblivious. She hid right by the frame of the door, hiding from their view. Suddenly, their voices stopped. "Why don't you some on, Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome silently cursed and walked to the center of the doorway, her whole body in view.
Kagome could now see the other man. He had along blavk hair tied into a high ponytail, and bright blue eyes, just like her own. He had fur skin for clothing, and a sword at his side. Kagome bowed to Sesshoumaru and the other man. Kagome was slightly nervous. What would Sesshoumaru say with her wearing his mother's favorite outfit? What he thing of her wearing the kimono he loved so much that was worn on the body of the woman he called 'mother.' She looked back up and smiled slightly, seeing Sesshoumaru's slight frown. Wow, emotion invading his ~*[PERFECT AND EMOTIONLESS]*~ facade...
"Why are you wearing that?" He asked, advancing. Kagome stood and held her hands in front of her small skirt.
Kagome looked behind Sesshoumaru for a moment to see the other man staring at her with lust in his eyes. She snapped back to Sesshoumaru and smiled. "Lets just say when someone swims, they get a little to wet. I needed a new set of clothes."
"That still doesn't explain why you're wearing that kimono why not another?" Sesshoumaru asked, returning to his cold facade.
"Damn you, Leileiko..." Kagome muttered. "One of the servents told me to wear this, MILORD." Kagome said with a stretch of sarcasum on the last word. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.
"Are you mocking me?" The Lord asked.
"Would I really do that to you? After all, little old Kagome could hurt if she mocked a Lord, wouldn't she?" By then, Sesshoumaru was steaming and Kagome was grinning. The other one stepped forward and grinned, too.
"You know she's doing this on purpose don't you, Sesshoumaru-sama?" He asked.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and gave him a look that said "does it look like I'm dumb enough to not know?" He stepped forward to come right in front of Kagome. He looked to her neck and gasped. "The Shikon!"
"How many people know about this damn thing!?" Kagome asked, stepping back. Sesshoumaru also stepped forward, looking at the jewel. He grabbed it from her and studied it.
"It's the real one." He muttered, Kagome trying to take it back.
"Give it back, Sesshoumaru! Give it back! I mean it!" Kagome kept yelling, stomping her feet.
"Where did you get this?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome gave him a confused looked. His temper rised. "I didn't didn't stutter, so answer me."
Kagome looked down to the ground. "Koko-sama... She sort of gave it me..." Sesshoumaru wasn't convinsed, so she looked up to him. "I got it the day that Koko disappeared. She disappeared into the lake, I go home, I find the jewel at night, next day I find Inuyasha injured and almost dead, I heal him, boom! Satisfied?"
"Enough." He muttered.
Kagome rolled her eyes and snatched it from him. "Now, if you two don't mind, I'm going to change and go to the dojo." Kagome snatched the jewel from his hand and headed into the hallway before either could argue. As soon as she was under the dome, and her eye twitched. "LEILEIKO! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!" Soon, Leileiko came back with a shocked look.
"Kagome-sama! I knew you disappeared to somewhere!" Kagome sweatdropped and dragged her into Amarante's room. She soon changed into a traveling kimono with tattered sleeves and pants big enough to go down to her ankles.
"I knwo you tricked me, now cut the crap. Show me where the dojo is so I can take my anger out on something." Kagome said, pulling her hair into a bun. Leileiko gave a nervous nod and leaded her to the dojo.
~*~End of Chapter~*~
Anyway, I just had a review from ff.net that started out as a flame. I was thinking it was my first my flame, but then I realized she was telling me off because I wasn't updating. -.- Anyway, this is the review:
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It absolutely scared me... Anyway, here's the chapter for all you out there.
Her Fuedal Life: Lady Kagome Higurashi - Chapter 7: The History of Unkown Cloaked in Mystery
The demoness looked very pleased at Jaken's act towards Kagome. The only thing that was going through Kagome's head was confussion. Th eother thing was Koko's snickering. Kagome looked tot he demoness with confusing eyes. The demoness saw this and slightly bowed. "I'm sorry about this, but Jaken has tot his to you. After all, Amarante-sama told us about you."
"Amarante-sama? Who is that?" Kagome gave her another curious look. In Kagome's mind, questions were getting answered with more question. Nothing was making since, and once more, Kagome wanted them to. She wanted them to desperately.
"Amarante-sama is Sesshoumaru-sama's mother." Kagome's mouth nearly dropped to the floor. Amarante was Sesshoumaru's mother? So, this woman told the servents AND Sesshoumaru about her. But how would they know about her? How would they know about a village girl named Kagome whose parents weren't even there at the birth of her? How could this Amarante know anything about her? How could she even know me name, Kagome thought.
"Just like Sesshoumaru said..." Kagome mumbled to herself and looked to the ground. Again, nothing was making sence. And, again, damnit, she wanted it to know!!!
"What did Sesshoumaru-sama say?" The demoness asked advancing toward Kagome slowly as can be.
"He speaks in riddles, so my mind is at loss..." Kagome rolled her eyes and then looked down to the toad. "Like I said, Jaken, my clothes are kinda wet. So can I please have another kimono?" She asked sarcasticly.
"Hai, milady!" Jaken scurried quickly, leaving Kagome clueless to if he actually could run like that 24/7.
"Ano... There is something terrible wrong that toadboy..." Kagome mumbled to herself, standing back up and looking to the demoness. Kagome studied the demoness for a moment and saw that she was quite beatiful. He golden- blond hair spilled over shoulders in heaps and her piercing green eyes and felt as if they were looking into her soul. "I'm just curious, but what kind of youkai are you?"
"Lightning demon, Kagome-sama And my name is Leileiko. Follow me so we can find you something to wear." Leileiko pulled her through a hallway and then under a great dome. Kagome was then with Rin to the a very long corridor with many rooms in all of the sides. At the end of the corridor on the left was a very beautifully made room with decorations by many. "Now, please choose one of the kimonos in this room and when you find them, come to the end of the hallway. If you want, I can help you dress?"
"No, thank you. I can do it myself." Kagome smiled and then turned to an armoire and gasped. Some of the kimonos in there were made of golden threads and were completely see-through. Some where midnight blue with little golden moons to light up the nightward sky. Another was blood red with black flowers and a black obi. In the end, Kagome chose a black kimono with white orchids scattered all over and a white obi across her waist.
Kagome closed the armoire and looked to the dresser. Just to be curious, Kagome openned it and then saw herself picking up a choker with a sapphire cresant in the middle. Every other inch there was a rubys surrounded by emeralds. Kagome's eyes sparkled and and then put it down on top of dresser.
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She smoothed out her kimono and then openned the door and walked down to the end of the hallways. There she found Rin and Leileiko waiting for her. Leileiko was holding hands with Rin and twirling around in circles. When Rin saw Kagome, she let go of Leileiko and immediatly ran to her.
"Kagome nee-chan! Rin wants to play with Kagome nee-chan!" Rin shouted running around in circles around Kagome. Kagome followed Rin around and soon became extremly dizzy.
"Come on, Rin-chan. I'm getting dizzy from you running do much. Now, stop running." Kagome grabbed onto Rin's hand and both of them fell to the ground. kagome laughed an then sat back up. She swung Rin onto her shoulders ans looked to Leileiko. "How 'bout I look after Rin for a while. I love children!"
"That'll come in use in later terms." Lieleiko smirked and then began to walk off. When Kagome just openned her mouth to ask what she meant, she disappeared. Kagome gave a weird expression and began to walk forward. She then was under the great dome and walked foward to the door she came into before. She openned the doors and smelled the outdoors.
"Come on, Rin. Let's go pick some flowers for your hair. We can make you the queen of the flowers! Flower power, Rin-chan!" Kagome ran around in curcles and then fell to the ground, rolling around.
Rin picked up a flower and weaved it with another. Soon, she made a whole crown. "Look, Kagome nee-chan! I made a crown!" Rin giggled and waved in the air. Kagome lightly took it from her hand placed it on Rin's head.
"I deem you Queen Rin of the flowers!" Kagome laughed as hard as she could and kneeled down to Rin. She whispered something in Rin's ear and Rin giggled.
"Mind telling me how you got here?" A voice asked from behind them. Kagome turned around and smiled brightly. Rin the shot up and hugged his leg.
"Rin missed Sesshoumaru-sama very, very much!" Rin snuggled closer into Sesshoumaru's leg even more and giggled. Sesshoumaru patted Rin's head and she let go. Sesshoumaru moved closer to Kagome and kneeled to be eye level.
"I asked you a question." He said simpley.
"I swam here. Just like Koko did." Kagome said and looked down to the flowers. "And just know that if you do something Rin is right next to you grinning to point where she cheeks are turning red." Kagome looked up to Sesshoumaru and looked to Rin. "Here you go, Rin-chan!" Kagome then put the flower behind Rin's ear. "See, Rin-chan! It's so pretty!"
"Rin thinks so, too!" Rin immediatly shot up and ran around in the flowers. She laughed and plopped down in a whole bunch of them and began to make a flower necklace.
"Like I said, I swam here. Are you happy now?" Kagome asked standding up and beginning to walk away. Sesshoumaru's hand gripped her forearm, making her kneel down to him. "Anything else you need, Sesshoumaru?"
"Who is this Koko you speak of?" He asked as his grip loosened just by the slightest.
"She's a woman I've known for all my life. Koko was the midwife of the village I lived in, and cared for me ever since I was very young. She's also the one that told me about you." Kagome said winceing at the pain from her rist. It tightened and her eyes squeezed even tighter.
"Why would she tell you about myself? What did this woman tell you?" Sesshoumaru asked, demandedly.
"I don't know why he told me, and all she told me was to trick him his own games. I didn't understand most of it anyway! So let go!" Kagome placed her other hand on top of Sesshoumaru's with desperation. Within seconds, his hand twisted off of her's as he took a step back from her. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like some privacy at the moment. I'm not that acostumed to have a demon grip onto me like a lifeline, and as he is the man that my second mother told me to stay near." Kagome turned away from him and heard Rin coming to her. She stopped, turned around, and gave a smile. "Rin? What is it?"
"Kagome nee-chan's hair is a different color!" Rin laughed and ran up to her, pointing at her head.
"Aw, damn it all..." She mumbled to herself. "What is wrong with me these days? First, I see my Sesshoumaru's reflection in the water, then I get total new powers from a stupid jewel that talks to me. Who knows who that stupid voice belongs to! Maybe it's that Kikyo woman everyone's been talking about. After that, look at me people! My hair's changed black to silver to..." She took a fistful of hair and looked at it. "...gray-blue!?" She took Rin's hand and gave a fustrated sigh. "All in all, it's been a hell of week!"
"Why is Kagome nee-chan talking to herself?" Rin asked skipping. She waved her flower necklace in the hair and handed it to Kagome. "For Kagome nee- chan!"
"Thank you, Rin-chan. And the reason I'm talking to myself is because I'm going completely insane from a woman who has to many secrets to count." Kagome shook her head, but then smiled at Rin. "Oh, and Sesshoumaru, if you see a woman with chocolate brown hair and eyes, please tell. Koko's going to regret ever telling me that stupid riddle to me and Inuyasha about taking what's precious and forgiving family. God! What is wrong with that woman, anyway!?" Kagome yelled over her shoulder.
Both Rin and Kagome soon entered the castle with Rin smiling and Kagome plastering a fake smile on her face. Kagome knew that being here, the forest, her village, or just anywhere near this place would make her unhappy. Everything was making unhappy. But she just had to move on. Even if did kill her.
"Leileiko, is there a dojo here?" Kagome asked as she saw Lielieko come to get Rin. She smiled and nodded. "I can show you the way, if you like. Just give me a few minutes to put up Queen Rin of the flowers." Kagome lauhged and nodded.
"Will you meet me in the forest, near the stream? I have to go and get some things." Kagome raced to the room where her clothes and changed quickly. She then looked to the choker again and put in her pocket with the rock. Her clothes were still a bit wet, but they were wearable.
Kagome ran out of the castle to the stream. Running, she thought. Running from my problems or my future?
As soon as Kagome reached the water's edge, she rolled up her pant legs. When she was done, she jumped into the water and into the tunnel from before. Kagome swore that she was under the water for several minutes, but didn't and couldn't tell. After the eternity of the century, she reached the chamber with chest. She openned the same box from before and dug through all the jewels and small boxes.
Kagome then noticed a rectangular box off the the very side and openned quickly openned it. As the jewel came into view, she gasped. and pulld out the chocker from her pocket. They were the same. Just the ring. Just like everything else in the box. Everything was almost mirrored from everything else. Slowly, things were starting to connect.
Koko's ring was identicle to the one in here.
The chocker from Sesshoumaru's castle was identicle to the one in here.
This stuff was most likely Sesshoumaru's.
Either Koko stole some of these thing, or...
Koko's part of the royal family.
This chocker was most likely from Amarante's room.
Could Koko be...?
NO!!!!
Kagome furiously thrusted the chocker into the box, not bothering to close it. She shoved the other chocker into her pocket and shook her while swimming to the other side of the tunnel: Inuyasha's Forest.
As soon as she reached there, she saw Inuyasha sitting there. Her eyes widened and smiled nervously. "H-h-hi, Inuyasha." She laughed nervously and waved her hand slowly.
Inuyasha quickly snatched one of her arms and put his nose to it. Kagome tried to pull her arm away, but it was held fast by Inuyasha's hand. Inuyasha lifted his head with a look of confusion then slight anger. "You smell like Sesshoumaru!"
"Well, I needed answers, so I asked my questions otherwise!" Kagome yelled while getting out of the water and pulling away her arm. "And now, I have a question for you. The only question you can answer: What is truely precious to you that no one in the world you would want to take away? Tell my truthfully; NOW!"
Inuyasha jumped back with surprise. He looked down to the ground with guilt. "You were right. I did lie."
"And...?" Kagome was growing impatient by the minutes. But somewhere in her heart, she knew this was tearing Inuyasha from limb to limb deep his his soul. She felt sorry for a brief second, but then turned angry remembering the situation at hand: Inuyaha lieing. "So, tell me Inuyasha, has everything else been a lie as well? Was your mother really killed because you're a hanyou? Does Koko really know you as much as she claims? ANSWER ME!"
"Koko talks like someone I knew. The person I knew...was Sesshoumaru's mother." Kagome froze at Inuyasha's words.
"Amarante-sama... What is it with these people I'm hearing about!? Amarante is Sesshoumaru's mother; Koko is some person I'm starting to doubt I even know as much as I thought; Kikyo is a voice that echoes in my head; the jewel I found in Koko's hut possesses me on a regular basis and now I'm findind weapons and jewelery in Koko's hut! What's next!?" Kagome shrugged and began walking on a path in the forest. "Which reminds me, I have to go and get some weapons. I'm going to Sesshoumaru's dojo. Leileiko is waiting for me."
"You." Inuyasha said in a short voice, following slowly. "You are."
Kagome stopped with a start. What did he just say? "Come again? I didn't catch that..." Inuyasha shook his head and took off running. Kagome sighed and looked at the ground as she walked to the village as soon as she was near, she put up a barrier around herself to block out things that were probably going to be pelted at herself. "The last person Inuyasha ever cared for died. The last person before that probably died, too. Everyone that cared for Inuyasha died. No wonder he doesn't want to admit he likes me: Inuyasha cares for me so much to not want me to get hurt, so he never tells me how he feels." Kagome shook her head and felt up to her hair. "My hair better not have changed to a different color..." Kagome took a glance at her hair and shrugged. "Well, it's a white canary yellow. How convienant..."
Kagome looked to her side and saw a rock her barrier. She stopped and looked to the person who through it. Kagome saw that a preson was hiding behind a hut. Most likely the culprit, she thought. As she looked harder, Kagome saw that it was her ex-friend: Hoshiko. Kagome smiled at her direct and walked to her. "Hey, Hoshiko-chan. Guess where I'm going once I leave?"
Hoshiko didn't say anything, but just stared. "I'm going to fight a demon in Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands', dojo. To think, one of the most powerful demons is taking a look at plain old me. The same guy who most demonesses all over the country are trying to mate. The same one. So, what am I now, Hoshiko? Am I lower than you?" Kagome 'hmphed' and turned her back to walk to Koko's hut.
When she walked in, Kagome darted to Koko's chest full of fine silks and weapons of all kinds. "Come on!! Where's the damn stuff I had a couple of days ago!?"
"You mean this stuff?" Asked a gruff voice from behind her. She spun around to meat Inuyasha. She smiled as she saw him with a quiver of arrows, a dagger, and a sword. "Nice stuff you have here." His fingered the sword on the edge, and his finger drew blood. "Ouch!"
"Curiousity killed the cat, Inuyasha. Generousity brought it back." Kagome sniggered as Inuyasha gave her a glare. She looked through Koko's trunk and fingered the silks and jewelery. "Hey, Inuyasha, did you know Sesshoumaru's mother? Personally, I mean."
Inuyasha seemed to wince at Sesshoumaru's name. Kagome still looked at him with curious eyes. He took a deep breath and sat cross-legged on Koko's futon. "I met her, maybe a couple of times. In the times I did, she was usually depressed. The only times I saw her happy were spent with Sesshoumaru when he was very young. I almost never saw her with my father, Inu-Taisho. Amarante, Sesshoumaru's mother, I think killed herself. I'm not that sure of she did, but one day, she just disappeared from the castle. I think Sesshoumaru knows how she disappeared, but, once again, I'm not that sure. All I know about her is that she was a woman who use to push my mother around a lot. Sometimes my father would be forced to hurt her to seperate them a lot. Soon, Amarante was really agitated with my father. Sometimes, she would even start to cry when she just even glanced at him." Inuyasha said in a quiet voice. He sighed. "It all happened when I was young, so I don't know a lot about it." Inuyasha then turned around with curious eyes. "Why do you want to know about Amarante?"
"Because I have a theory that sounds crazy, but for some reason, every clue I some upon, they point to it." Inuyasha gave her an annoyed look, and Kagome sweatdropped. "I think Amarante might be alive. I think she was, and still is, somewhere near me. I have a feeling she might be Koko." Inuyasha started to laugh and Kagome threw a dagger at him. He caught it, and Kagome still glared at him. "Oh ya! Then you explain to me why all of these riches are in here. Tell me why I found all of things in here that Koko, a mere midwife, if she really even is one, would own!? Tell me that genius!"
"The idea is crazy because Koko is a ningen, not youkai." Inuyasha said simply. Kagome rolled her eys and then stared at her hair. It was now a bright orange color.
"Well, if my hair can change colors, corisponding to my emotions, then I'm sure as hell going to believe that demons can change into humans, and visa- versa." Kagome said, nocking on Inuyasha's head. She snatched the weapons from him and stuck her tongue out. "Now, if you don't mind, a servent from Sesshoumaru's castle is awaiting me. Leileiko has voluteered to--" Kagome started.
"Leileiko!?" Inuyasha shouted, following her out the door. He was about to touch her shoulder, but was blasted back by a sheild. "Damnit, I felt a force that hard since Kikyo..." He muttered as he rubbed his head. He then notcied all of the people stng at him. Kagome looked around as well.
Her eyebrow twitched. "If anyone happens to say a word about me or Inuyasha behind my back, you might as well say 'bye to your hair." She smirked when she saw people give her scared glances. "Now, Inuyasha, what is the deal with Kikyo? I still have no clue who she is. The only thing I know about her is that she's a voice in my head. Well, technically the voice in the jewel, but I won't get into that."
"The reason Kikyo's voice is in the jewel, I might know at least. That jewel was once given to her." Kagome then stopped and turned to Inuyasha. She picked him by the collar and and brought him to eye level.
"Who gave the jewel to Kikyo?" Kagome asked coldly. When Inuyasha didn't answer right away, she shook him and her face gave a grim look. "Who gave the damned jewel to her, dog boy!?"
"Amarante! She said it was supposed to be given to the pure one, but a few days after she recieved the gift, she all of a sudden disappeared. After that, we found her in her bed one day, with her eyes blackened and the jewel clutched within her grasp. No one in the whole castle could actually the jewel away from her, but Amarante. My mother even blamed Amarante for putting a curse on the jewel to kill Kikyo, my mother accused her because she liked Kikyo and she didn't like Amarante. Of course, my father took her side and left Amarante even more heart broken." Inuyasha said. Kagome let him go and started to cry.
"Amarante was heart broken. And if she really is Koko, she must have pitied me greatly after everyone started to hate me. She must have showed very much impathy for me. Very much..." Kagome then shot her head up, looking at all of the people staring at her. Their eyes were boreing holes into her tattered heart and she growled. "What are you people staring at!?" She then started running towards the forest, everyone watching her leave. "You damned people from hell!" Kagome yelled, before she jumped into the stream.
Kicking her legs furiously, she reached the tunnel entrance. Before long, she reached the little chamber with the riches of Amarante, and possibly Koko. She took a deep breath and immediatly began swimming towards Sesshoumaru's castle. Kagome almost sometimes breathed in the water, but she then repeled herself. No sooner then she had started, she reached the end and swam to the surface of the water. There, she found Lielieiko staring at her. Kagome smiled, a tear running down her face. But since she was covered in water, Lieleiko didn't even notice.
"Oi, Leileiko-san. Can I go and change into something before we go to the dojo? And I brought my own weapons, too. They were a gift from someone I know." She tossed herself onto the bank and threw the weapons at Leileiko's direction.
"These weapons are nicely made. Do you know the name of the maker? They look as good as the swordsmith's, Toutousai's, makings." Leileiko stated as she fingered everything. She even looked at the bow that had the word 'Miko' on it. She gave it a curious look and shook her head. "May I ask you a question?"
"Shoot. I don't mind." Kagome said, wringing out her pants. She had forgotten to roll them up when she jumped into the water. Damn.
"Do you know of Kikyo?" Lieleiko asked in a quiet voice. Kagome shrugged loudly and half glared at the demoness in front of her.
"What of her? The most I know of her is from Inuyasha. The damned moron doesn't tell me anything anymore since I got the stupid jewel." Kagome said. She looked Leileiko, who had stunned look. Leileiko immediatly stood, and grabbed Kagome's hand. Kagome yelped as Leileiko ran into the castle. Soon, they were Amarante's old room.
Leileiko put Kagome onto Amarante's westernized bed and Kagome gave her a questioning look. "What do you know of this family. Tell me everything. What do you know of Inuyasha? Of Sesshoumaru? Of Kikyo? Of the jewel?"
"The midwife of my village, Koko, but I'm starting to thing is Amarante, once gave me a jewel. The next day, I found Inuyasha almost dead, and I somehow healed him. He looked very startled when I showed him my jewel, and only told me that it is the Shikon Jewel. Later, Koko told me a very, very weird riddle--" Kagome started.
"What was the riddle?" Leileiko asked, sitting down right in front of her.
"I don't remember the exact words, but it was something about the blood curses of families, to forgive and forget, and that what is most precious will be taken. Of course, Inuyasha lied to me that about everything he knew of the riddle. He lied of having family, and he lied of what's most precious to him. Anyway, I found these weapons in Koko's hut, and I got here. You know the story from there. That should be the whole story, at least the most important parts." Kagome said, fingering her arrows once more.
She looked up to Leileiko and saw her looking through the armoire, picking out a sprawled out dark blue kimono, an almost black in color. Kagome stared at it, and studied it more carefully. The bottom of he kimono was designed to look like the Fuedal Japanese landscape, but it was all in a silver thread. Kagome's eyes sparkled as she looked at the thin obi. It tied right below the breast, and spread out so that the legs showed. A small skirt was under, but her belly showed. Her thin obi was silver like the landscape and had little fan designs scattered, and little flowers also. She smiled and looked to Leileiko. "That's so beautiful... I think it's the most beautiful kimono I've ever seen..."
"Well then good. Becauce you'll be wearing it." Kagome looked almost appalled. Her wear something so beautiful!? "Don't worry; I think Amarante- sama would perfer for you to wear it. It was her favorite of her's; even Sesshoumaru-sama favors it." Lieleiko said, stepping foward. Kagome's cheeks almost burned at Sesshoumaru's name.
"He liked that kimono? It was Amarante-sama's favorite?" Kagome asked, while standing up. Her hand ran over the fine silk of the fabric. She sighed as she reached the ending of the kimono.
"Sure was Amarante-sama's favorite. And Sesshoumaru-sama still likes it, too. This is what Amarante-sama wore when she and Sesshoumaru would be alone. Almost no one ever saw her wear it, unless you were serving her that day. Many youkai would lust over her when they saw her in this outfit." Kagome then blushed at the thought. "Well, try it on. Let me see you wear it." Kagome nodded wryly.
She slowly took off her wet pants and shirt and put on the skirt first. It fit her perfectly and hugged her hips. Kagome then slipped on Amarante's kimono. She marvelled at the landscape that ran around her feet, and rubbed the silk around her hips. She took the obi and the tied it under her bust. In seconds, she was done with her outfit. "So, do you think it fits? Do you like it?"
"It looks so nice you!" Leileiko said, nodding. "Now, since you're done with that, lets go out for a while. After all, you're hair color has changed again. It's a silver now, to match your kimono. It's a pretty silver; just like Sesshoumaru-sama's and Amarante-sama's hair. You're kimono looks so nice..."
"Amarante-sama's kimono, not mine." Kagome snapped.
"Not for long." Leileiko muttered, exiting the room with Kagome right behind her. Kagome looked in the open doors as they passed them and Leileiko took a secret turn, making Kagome not notice her disappearance. In just a few minutes, Kagome, finally, looked up to find Leileiko not there.
"What the hell? Where did you go, Leileiko!?" Kagome screamed. After several minutes of wondering, she finally reduced down to a simple walk around the castle. Once she was under the done again, she looked around in circles. No one could be seen, and Kagome was totally lost.
Kagome began to walk towards where she thought Amarante's room was. She didn't know where it was, but, of course, Leileiko did. "Demons have very high sences, so come here and help me, damnit..." Muttered Kagome. She looked arouns and saw no one in site. Not even a damn servent was walking in the halls. "Sesshoumaru must enjoy his peace." Kagome said outloud to no one.
She looked to another hall and heard faint voices. She grinned and began to walk towards the voices. The more she walked, the louder voices became. Finally, she came to an open door where voices could be heard. She was sure Sesshoumaru was one, but the other was a total oblivious. She hid right by the frame of the door, hiding from their view. Suddenly, their voices stopped. "Why don't you some on, Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome silently cursed and walked to the center of the doorway, her whole body in view.
Kagome could now see the other man. He had along blavk hair tied into a high ponytail, and bright blue eyes, just like her own. He had fur skin for clothing, and a sword at his side. Kagome bowed to Sesshoumaru and the other man. Kagome was slightly nervous. What would Sesshoumaru say with her wearing his mother's favorite outfit? What he thing of her wearing the kimono he loved so much that was worn on the body of the woman he called 'mother.' She looked back up and smiled slightly, seeing Sesshoumaru's slight frown. Wow, emotion invading his ~*[PERFECT AND EMOTIONLESS]*~ facade...
"Why are you wearing that?" He asked, advancing. Kagome stood and held her hands in front of her small skirt.
Kagome looked behind Sesshoumaru for a moment to see the other man staring at her with lust in his eyes. She snapped back to Sesshoumaru and smiled. "Lets just say when someone swims, they get a little to wet. I needed a new set of clothes."
"That still doesn't explain why you're wearing that kimono why not another?" Sesshoumaru asked, returning to his cold facade.
"Damn you, Leileiko..." Kagome muttered. "One of the servents told me to wear this, MILORD." Kagome said with a stretch of sarcasum on the last word. Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.
"Are you mocking me?" The Lord asked.
"Would I really do that to you? After all, little old Kagome could hurt if she mocked a Lord, wouldn't she?" By then, Sesshoumaru was steaming and Kagome was grinning. The other one stepped forward and grinned, too.
"You know she's doing this on purpose don't you, Sesshoumaru-sama?" He asked.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes and gave him a look that said "does it look like I'm dumb enough to not know?" He stepped forward to come right in front of Kagome. He looked to her neck and gasped. "The Shikon!"
"How many people know about this damn thing!?" Kagome asked, stepping back. Sesshoumaru also stepped forward, looking at the jewel. He grabbed it from her and studied it.
"It's the real one." He muttered, Kagome trying to take it back.
"Give it back, Sesshoumaru! Give it back! I mean it!" Kagome kept yelling, stomping her feet.
"Where did you get this?" Sesshoumaru asked. Kagome gave him a confused looked. His temper rised. "I didn't didn't stutter, so answer me."
Kagome looked down to the ground. "Koko-sama... She sort of gave it me..." Sesshoumaru wasn't convinsed, so she looked up to him. "I got it the day that Koko disappeared. She disappeared into the lake, I go home, I find the jewel at night, next day I find Inuyasha injured and almost dead, I heal him, boom! Satisfied?"
"Enough." He muttered.
Kagome rolled her eyes and snatched it from him. "Now, if you two don't mind, I'm going to change and go to the dojo." Kagome snatched the jewel from his hand and headed into the hallway before either could argue. As soon as she was under the dome, and her eye twitched. "LEILEIKO! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME!" Soon, Leileiko came back with a shocked look.
"Kagome-sama! I knew you disappeared to somewhere!" Kagome sweatdropped and dragged her into Amarante's room. She soon changed into a traveling kimono with tattered sleeves and pants big enough to go down to her ankles.
"I knwo you tricked me, now cut the crap. Show me where the dojo is so I can take my anger out on something." Kagome said, pulling her hair into a bun. Leileiko gave a nervous nod and leaded her to the dojo.
~*~End of Chapter~*~