"The battle went well!" Jaken said happily as he walked into the meeting
tent.
"Do you have the count?" Sesshoumaru asked working on some paper work. Kouga was standing across the tent working with the caretakers of all the weapons.
"Yes! All 350 men of Sakura's men are dead, while as only twenty of our own men are dead with only 10 in the hospital tent. Oh, and 50 men of Sakura's men have been captured. They are very sickly and more then half of them are in the hospital tent as well," Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Very well. Jaken, tell the prisoners they have a chose to make. They can join our own forces, and given fresh clothing, weapons, and food...Oh, and medical treatment whenever they wish, and fare wages. Or they will be hanged, and forever remembered as dishonored rebels, that most likely never to be remembered in the first place," Jaken nodded.
"My lord is very kind to our prisoners," Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at Jaken's words.
"Jaken. Before you go, has Akira's reports on Kagome and Rin came through?" behind Rin and Kagome's back, as well as every one else, Akira was ordered to write weekly reports sense Kanzaburo was kidnapped.
"No, Milord. Not yet," Sesshoumaru nodded slowly dismissing Jaken before returning to his paper work, to take away his thoughts over his family. But Kami wouldn't have it, and Sesshoumaru are found himself finished.
"Missing Kagome?" Kouga asked, as he watched Sesshoumaru glare at the finished work. Sesshoumaru looked up to him.
"Would you miss Ayami if he was sent away?" Kouga nodded.
"Every second that we where apart,"
"Well there's your answer," Kouga grinned.
"I never thought I'd see the day when the mighty Sesshoumaru fell,"
"You make it sound like I'm dead," Sesshoumaru glared at him, but Kouga caught the slight twinkle in his eyes.
"A woman can kill a man, just with emotions," Kouga grinned at Sesshoumaru death glare.
~~
A messenger stopped his horse late at night at Sesshoumaru's camp. Jaken walked calmly out to meet the messenger.
"Akira's report," Jaken nodded taking the scrolls walking into the tent once more.
Sesshoumaru sat on his futon, with his armor, haori, obi, and boots off, leaving him only in his baggy pants. Sesshoumaru dipped a dirty rag into a small pail of water, then returning to a wash and polish his boots.
"Who was that?" Sesshoumaru said, not even looking up.
"Akira's report has come," Jaken handing him the scrolls. Jaken watched his master's eyes carefully. AT first Sesshoumaru seemed pleased with something, confused, slight anger, then worry cast over his lords eyes.
"My Lord?" "Every one is healthy and strong...Though Akira feels that both Kagome and Ron are hiding something of great importance. Ron has turned into a full youkai. Inu of course..."
"Something else is bothering you?" Jaken asked.
"Akira feelings like Kagome and Ron are hiding something from him and me. And Akira has seen Kagome 'sick' in the bushes,"
"Does she run a fever?" Jaken asked as Sesshoumaru placed the scroll in the drawer.
"No...I don't thing that's it,"
"Do you wish you return to her?"
"No...No time. I will wait to the end of the month to return,"
"But sire! Today is the first of the new month."
"I know Jaken. I know...But I'm going back and forth. I don't want Sakura or Hirotksu to learn on where she is,"
"Yes sire. Shall I tell the messenger to tell Akira to keep a careful eye on Kagome?" Sesshoumaru's eyes widened, as his brain suddenly hit a dead end.
"Yes. Most in the mornings,"
"My lord?"
"Jaken! Don't question my intentions!" Sesshoumaru said suddenly loud. Jaken nodded before rushing out of the tent.
~~
"Rin!" Akira jogged up to Rin softly.
"Akira," Rin said pleasantly, smiling brightly. "Aren't you supposed to be working?"
"It's my break. Where are you going?"
"I need to go to the market in the next village to get some supplies for mother," Akira frowned at her.
"You planned on going by your self?" Rin smiled softly.
"It's only a mile. Any thing could happen to you," Akira led her away from the path.
"Akira! I need to go get the supplies!" Rin said looking over her shoulder at the path.
"Oh, I know you do lass, I just need to do something first before we go,"
"We?"
"You don't want me to come?" he faked shock.
"Akira," Rin glared at him, making him laugh.
"Besides! It's snowing lass! Where is your winter cape?"
"I don't have on. You know that. Wolf's got to it two weeks ago," Akira grinned as he walk into her home, seconds later draped a feminine cloak version of his over her shoulder.
"You where saying?" he whispered close to her ear.
"Akira," Rin breathed speechlessly. "Where did you get this?"
"I made it for you...Oh, InuYasha!" he called out.
"What?! What the hell do you want?!"
"Good day to you too!" Akira laughed as he walked up to him. "I need you to watch Kagome while I'm gone,"
"Yeah, whatever. Just don't soil Rin on the way. Ice burg won't be to happy," Akira glared at him. "It's true!" InuYasha yelled as Akira walked back to Rin.
"What's true?"
"Don't ask," Akira said, shaking his head softly.
~~
"Sesshoumaru is so proud of you little one," Kagome whispered to Kanzaburo late that night. "Gods above I miss him," she whispered as she gently laid the blanket over him. "And to thing. If me and Sesshoumaru hadn't made that deal, our love wouldn't have happened, and I wouldn't have you or your little brother or sister,"
~~
Akira was walking to Shippo's room, when he heard Kagome talking. He stopped to listen. Akira smiled softly as he listened to Kagome's words. His eyes widened as he continued to listen to Kagome. {She's pregnant?!} he thought.
"You can't tell," Kagome said opening the door, and staring him right in the face.
"Kagome, he needs to know!" Akira whispered urgently.
"Why? That way he can worry about me even more then he's doing currently? No. I won't allow it,"
"Kagome...This is wrong. It's going to end in disaster! He's going to find out in the most horrible of ways! I just know it,"
"It won't! I promise you. But you must swear not to tell Sesshoumaru. Do not think that I don't know what you two are doing behind me and Rin's back! Writing those idiotic reports like we're cattle!" Kagome hissed at him. Akira looked at the ground sadly.
"On my own blood, I swear to I won't tell a soul. But heed my words. Sesshoumaru going to find out, and he'll be anything but happy," Akira turned on his head forgetting about Shippo and marching off.
Kagome slowly walking back to her and stared out he window. "I am doing the right thing...right?" she whispered to her self.
Akira stopped around the corner, face to face to InuYasha. "You heard?" InuYasha nodded solemnly. There was an unspoken promise that InuYasha wouldn't tell either. Both men went to the kitchen, to talk about anything, and drink saki. Rin met them there, minutes later Shippo. Slightly agitated that Akira didn't come get him like he said he would.
~~
"Battle tomorrow. Hirotksu is going to try and do a sneak attack on this troop," Kouga said to Sesshoumaru.
"The first time we will see the damn pussy," Sesshoumaru said. "He's all ways attacked the other troops. Is there a certain reason why he's attacking now?"
"Our spies say that he things he's now powerful enough now,"
"And how is his troops?"
"About in the same condition that Sakura's was. Don't forget. This is the north we are talking about. They aren't the wealthiest people in there,"
"This will be a push over," Sesshoumaru said. "The war is basically won," Suddenly a lion youkai burst into the tent smiling. Kouga grinned when he saw him.
"Sesshoumaru, this is one of our spies that words side by side by Hirotksu," Kouga said. The lion youkai bowed deeply, as Sesshoumaru curtly nodded once. A lord as high as him self never bowed to a servant as the lion youkai.
"I have good news!" the lion said. "Hirotksu is badly ill. It's like his skin is rotting of his bones when even he's still alive, and slowly his bones are refusing to work, and slowly his bones are refusing to work. They snap like twigs under your feet!" Kouga and Sesshoumaru stared at each other.
"The plague?" Kouga said slowly.
"Sounds like it...JAKEN!" Sesshoumaru jumped to his feet. Jaken rushed to his feet.
"Yes Milord?" he said ready for orders.
"Send messengers to every troop! Tell them that the north is effected with the plague known as 'leprosy'. There is no cure so to try and fix patients that might have it is a waste of time. List with full detail the signs and symptoms of the plague, and add that if a soldier has been found it with it, it is killed with out further notice, and burned right away. And Jaken! Make sure Akira is warned!"
"Yes Milord!" Jaken rushed out of the tent.
"Is our lands in danger?" Kouga asked.
"The plague stop's for noone. We can only try to stop it from entering our lands, but if it does..." Sesshoumaru stopped looking down at his feet. Looking up again he said in a quieter voice. "Let's just hope that Kami, saves us from such a day," Kouga nodded solemnly.
~~
Akira crumbled the scroll angrily. "Akira? What's wrong?" Rin and Kagome walked up to him. It had been Kagome that had spoken.
"In the north the plaque has broken out,"
"The plague?" Rin asked.
"It first came about a 2 hundred years ago. It effected youkai and humans alike. The flesh rots off your body while your bones slowly die then snap and your whole body falls apart slowly,"
"Leprosy," Kagome whispered as she held Kanzaburo closer to her. Akira nodded slowly.
"How long does it take for the person to die?" Rin asked fearfully.
"Years. They're in constant pain. It start with a simple cough...It hoarse like a simple cold," Akira took Rin's hands, staring in her eyes for a few seconds.
"I'm gong to go talk to the elder of the village, along with Keade," Akira said. "We'll try and close down the village. InuYasha, with proper protection, and me will go one a month to the bordering villages to get supplies and check up on news on the war and such. But we will only be getting the necessities and their going to have to last," Kagome nodded.
"I'll be in my room,"
"Rin," Akira asked. "Please stay close to your mother. For your safety and for hers. Keep an eye out for anything strange. She's the one in the most danger with her baby and all," Rin gasped.
"How did you find out?"
"Don't worry about that," he kissed her forehead lovingly. "Go and help your mother with supper. I shall be there shortly," he swatted her backside softly making her squeal out a little "eep," making him laugh softly. He laughed harder slight as she stuck out her tongue at him, and walked off. Akira shook his head softly as he walked toward Keade's hut.
~~
"Word from Akira, Milord," Jaken said.
"What is it?" Sesshoumaru looked up from his paper work. The soldiers had never came the day before, leaving Sesshoumaru and Kouga and their own forces wondering possibly when they where on attack, though constantly aware, for and sudden attacks.
"He's closing off the village, and taking special precautions on getting supplies. Is their any thing particular you wish for him to do?"
"No. But order Akira to tell me what is going on with Kagome. I feel like he is hiding something from me,"
"Yes, Milord," Jaken bowed deeply and disappeared, leaving Sesshoumaru to ponder in his own thoughts.
~~
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"Do you have the count?" Sesshoumaru asked working on some paper work. Kouga was standing across the tent working with the caretakers of all the weapons.
"Yes! All 350 men of Sakura's men are dead, while as only twenty of our own men are dead with only 10 in the hospital tent. Oh, and 50 men of Sakura's men have been captured. They are very sickly and more then half of them are in the hospital tent as well," Sesshoumaru nodded.
"Very well. Jaken, tell the prisoners they have a chose to make. They can join our own forces, and given fresh clothing, weapons, and food...Oh, and medical treatment whenever they wish, and fare wages. Or they will be hanged, and forever remembered as dishonored rebels, that most likely never to be remembered in the first place," Jaken nodded.
"My lord is very kind to our prisoners," Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at Jaken's words.
"Jaken. Before you go, has Akira's reports on Kagome and Rin came through?" behind Rin and Kagome's back, as well as every one else, Akira was ordered to write weekly reports sense Kanzaburo was kidnapped.
"No, Milord. Not yet," Sesshoumaru nodded slowly dismissing Jaken before returning to his paper work, to take away his thoughts over his family. But Kami wouldn't have it, and Sesshoumaru are found himself finished.
"Missing Kagome?" Kouga asked, as he watched Sesshoumaru glare at the finished work. Sesshoumaru looked up to him.
"Would you miss Ayami if he was sent away?" Kouga nodded.
"Every second that we where apart,"
"Well there's your answer," Kouga grinned.
"I never thought I'd see the day when the mighty Sesshoumaru fell,"
"You make it sound like I'm dead," Sesshoumaru glared at him, but Kouga caught the slight twinkle in his eyes.
"A woman can kill a man, just with emotions," Kouga grinned at Sesshoumaru death glare.
~~
A messenger stopped his horse late at night at Sesshoumaru's camp. Jaken walked calmly out to meet the messenger.
"Akira's report," Jaken nodded taking the scrolls walking into the tent once more.
Sesshoumaru sat on his futon, with his armor, haori, obi, and boots off, leaving him only in his baggy pants. Sesshoumaru dipped a dirty rag into a small pail of water, then returning to a wash and polish his boots.
"Who was that?" Sesshoumaru said, not even looking up.
"Akira's report has come," Jaken handing him the scrolls. Jaken watched his master's eyes carefully. AT first Sesshoumaru seemed pleased with something, confused, slight anger, then worry cast over his lords eyes.
"My Lord?" "Every one is healthy and strong...Though Akira feels that both Kagome and Ron are hiding something of great importance. Ron has turned into a full youkai. Inu of course..."
"Something else is bothering you?" Jaken asked.
"Akira feelings like Kagome and Ron are hiding something from him and me. And Akira has seen Kagome 'sick' in the bushes,"
"Does she run a fever?" Jaken asked as Sesshoumaru placed the scroll in the drawer.
"No...I don't thing that's it,"
"Do you wish you return to her?"
"No...No time. I will wait to the end of the month to return,"
"But sire! Today is the first of the new month."
"I know Jaken. I know...But I'm going back and forth. I don't want Sakura or Hirotksu to learn on where she is,"
"Yes sire. Shall I tell the messenger to tell Akira to keep a careful eye on Kagome?" Sesshoumaru's eyes widened, as his brain suddenly hit a dead end.
"Yes. Most in the mornings,"
"My lord?"
"Jaken! Don't question my intentions!" Sesshoumaru said suddenly loud. Jaken nodded before rushing out of the tent.
~~
"Rin!" Akira jogged up to Rin softly.
"Akira," Rin said pleasantly, smiling brightly. "Aren't you supposed to be working?"
"It's my break. Where are you going?"
"I need to go to the market in the next village to get some supplies for mother," Akira frowned at her.
"You planned on going by your self?" Rin smiled softly.
"It's only a mile. Any thing could happen to you," Akira led her away from the path.
"Akira! I need to go get the supplies!" Rin said looking over her shoulder at the path.
"Oh, I know you do lass, I just need to do something first before we go,"
"We?"
"You don't want me to come?" he faked shock.
"Akira," Rin glared at him, making him laugh.
"Besides! It's snowing lass! Where is your winter cape?"
"I don't have on. You know that. Wolf's got to it two weeks ago," Akira grinned as he walk into her home, seconds later draped a feminine cloak version of his over her shoulder.
"You where saying?" he whispered close to her ear.
"Akira," Rin breathed speechlessly. "Where did you get this?"
"I made it for you...Oh, InuYasha!" he called out.
"What?! What the hell do you want?!"
"Good day to you too!" Akira laughed as he walked up to him. "I need you to watch Kagome while I'm gone,"
"Yeah, whatever. Just don't soil Rin on the way. Ice burg won't be to happy," Akira glared at him. "It's true!" InuYasha yelled as Akira walked back to Rin.
"What's true?"
"Don't ask," Akira said, shaking his head softly.
~~
"Sesshoumaru is so proud of you little one," Kagome whispered to Kanzaburo late that night. "Gods above I miss him," she whispered as she gently laid the blanket over him. "And to thing. If me and Sesshoumaru hadn't made that deal, our love wouldn't have happened, and I wouldn't have you or your little brother or sister,"
~~
Akira was walking to Shippo's room, when he heard Kagome talking. He stopped to listen. Akira smiled softly as he listened to Kagome's words. His eyes widened as he continued to listen to Kagome. {She's pregnant?!} he thought.
"You can't tell," Kagome said opening the door, and staring him right in the face.
"Kagome, he needs to know!" Akira whispered urgently.
"Why? That way he can worry about me even more then he's doing currently? No. I won't allow it,"
"Kagome...This is wrong. It's going to end in disaster! He's going to find out in the most horrible of ways! I just know it,"
"It won't! I promise you. But you must swear not to tell Sesshoumaru. Do not think that I don't know what you two are doing behind me and Rin's back! Writing those idiotic reports like we're cattle!" Kagome hissed at him. Akira looked at the ground sadly.
"On my own blood, I swear to I won't tell a soul. But heed my words. Sesshoumaru going to find out, and he'll be anything but happy," Akira turned on his head forgetting about Shippo and marching off.
Kagome slowly walking back to her and stared out he window. "I am doing the right thing...right?" she whispered to her self.
Akira stopped around the corner, face to face to InuYasha. "You heard?" InuYasha nodded solemnly. There was an unspoken promise that InuYasha wouldn't tell either. Both men went to the kitchen, to talk about anything, and drink saki. Rin met them there, minutes later Shippo. Slightly agitated that Akira didn't come get him like he said he would.
~~
"Battle tomorrow. Hirotksu is going to try and do a sneak attack on this troop," Kouga said to Sesshoumaru.
"The first time we will see the damn pussy," Sesshoumaru said. "He's all ways attacked the other troops. Is there a certain reason why he's attacking now?"
"Our spies say that he things he's now powerful enough now,"
"And how is his troops?"
"About in the same condition that Sakura's was. Don't forget. This is the north we are talking about. They aren't the wealthiest people in there,"
"This will be a push over," Sesshoumaru said. "The war is basically won," Suddenly a lion youkai burst into the tent smiling. Kouga grinned when he saw him.
"Sesshoumaru, this is one of our spies that words side by side by Hirotksu," Kouga said. The lion youkai bowed deeply, as Sesshoumaru curtly nodded once. A lord as high as him self never bowed to a servant as the lion youkai.
"I have good news!" the lion said. "Hirotksu is badly ill. It's like his skin is rotting of his bones when even he's still alive, and slowly his bones are refusing to work, and slowly his bones are refusing to work. They snap like twigs under your feet!" Kouga and Sesshoumaru stared at each other.
"The plague?" Kouga said slowly.
"Sounds like it...JAKEN!" Sesshoumaru jumped to his feet. Jaken rushed to his feet.
"Yes Milord?" he said ready for orders.
"Send messengers to every troop! Tell them that the north is effected with the plague known as 'leprosy'. There is no cure so to try and fix patients that might have it is a waste of time. List with full detail the signs and symptoms of the plague, and add that if a soldier has been found it with it, it is killed with out further notice, and burned right away. And Jaken! Make sure Akira is warned!"
"Yes Milord!" Jaken rushed out of the tent.
"Is our lands in danger?" Kouga asked.
"The plague stop's for noone. We can only try to stop it from entering our lands, but if it does..." Sesshoumaru stopped looking down at his feet. Looking up again he said in a quieter voice. "Let's just hope that Kami, saves us from such a day," Kouga nodded solemnly.
~~
Akira crumbled the scroll angrily. "Akira? What's wrong?" Rin and Kagome walked up to him. It had been Kagome that had spoken.
"In the north the plaque has broken out,"
"The plague?" Rin asked.
"It first came about a 2 hundred years ago. It effected youkai and humans alike. The flesh rots off your body while your bones slowly die then snap and your whole body falls apart slowly,"
"Leprosy," Kagome whispered as she held Kanzaburo closer to her. Akira nodded slowly.
"How long does it take for the person to die?" Rin asked fearfully.
"Years. They're in constant pain. It start with a simple cough...It hoarse like a simple cold," Akira took Rin's hands, staring in her eyes for a few seconds.
"I'm gong to go talk to the elder of the village, along with Keade," Akira said. "We'll try and close down the village. InuYasha, with proper protection, and me will go one a month to the bordering villages to get supplies and check up on news on the war and such. But we will only be getting the necessities and their going to have to last," Kagome nodded.
"I'll be in my room,"
"Rin," Akira asked. "Please stay close to your mother. For your safety and for hers. Keep an eye out for anything strange. She's the one in the most danger with her baby and all," Rin gasped.
"How did you find out?"
"Don't worry about that," he kissed her forehead lovingly. "Go and help your mother with supper. I shall be there shortly," he swatted her backside softly making her squeal out a little "eep," making him laugh softly. He laughed harder slight as she stuck out her tongue at him, and walked off. Akira shook his head softly as he walked toward Keade's hut.
~~
"Word from Akira, Milord," Jaken said.
"What is it?" Sesshoumaru looked up from his paper work. The soldiers had never came the day before, leaving Sesshoumaru and Kouga and their own forces wondering possibly when they where on attack, though constantly aware, for and sudden attacks.
"He's closing off the village, and taking special precautions on getting supplies. Is their any thing particular you wish for him to do?"
"No. But order Akira to tell me what is going on with Kagome. I feel like he is hiding something from me,"
"Yes, Milord," Jaken bowed deeply and disappeared, leaving Sesshoumaru to ponder in his own thoughts.
~~
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