CHAPTER SEVEN: Lost Without Reason
(AN: Oh my God, do you guys love me or what? Two chapters in one day, that's almost impossible for me to do! But I did! Oh yeah, go me, It's my birthday...Wait, never mind, just go ahead and read...)
"You see, milady, this will be very difficult to explain." Sakati said. "As not all details of what happened are known. When you were very young, your father, Lord Ryo was very busy. We believe was his way of coping with your mother, the late Lady Sari's (Sa-ree) death. He thought that you needed more love and attention then he was able to give you. So he sent you to live in the western lands in Lord Inutaisho's palace with your mentor, Aki.
"Aki was a demon priest, and your teacher. He was a very happy person, but was very paranoid about your well being. After Lord Ryo sent you away, he began to slack on his duties as Lord of the eastern lands. Unfortunately, many youkai believed him unfit to fulfill the tasks of a Demon Lord. So the most powerful youkai fought over who should take Lord Ryo's place on the throne. There are few rules for taking over a ruler's position. The present Lord must either step down themselves, or have died. Another rule is that the position always must go to next blood-kin, unless there are no more of the family.
"Your father was murdered, poisoned at his evening meal. Fortunately, no one knew of your location. Otherwise you would have been killed as well." Sakati paused, took a deep breath and drank some water that Kagome passed to him. By then everyone was eating, or had finished. Kagome hadn't had ramen. She just didn't feel hungry at the moment. Shiho continued in his place, giving the grateful Sakati time to relax and get his breath.
"Aki feared for the worse, and decided to take you somewhere safe. Where you could stay until you were old enough to take up the responsibility your father left for you. That was the well. Aki put a spell on you to make you human until you were eighteen. By then destiny would have brought you here, and you would be prepared enough to know and choose your path.
"You were given your miko powers to protect yourself in case anyone recognized you. Thank Kami no one has. Now about that ring of yours. That's a youkai promise ring. Whoever owns the other one is meant to be your mate." Shiho said, as she leaned over to look at it.
"Yes, I am quite aware of that. I am also aware of the demon who wears the other." Kagome said blandly.
"You have already met him?" Sakati exclaimed. "Why isn't he here with you? Who is it?" He questioned excitedly.
"That's none of your business." Kagome spit out harshly. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo looked at her, all surprised. Kagome never rose her voice to anyone but Inuyasha.
"Yes milady. Sorry to intrude on your personal doings." Sakati said, bowing his head respectively.
"No, I'm the one who should be apologizing Sakati. I'm guess I'm just a little riled up." Kagome said, sadly. She looked down at her hands, a bit embarrassed for raising her voice like that. A few moments passed by, and then Kagome heard a twig snap in the forest. Inuyasha's voice could be heard, as he swore, "Damn stick. Shouldn't have been there in the first place...getting in my way like that, could've gone right through my foot..."
Then she could smell Kikyo, who replied to his comment, "Inuyasha, this is a forest, there are things like that all over. Trees you know?" She said bluntly. Kagome smiled inwardly. Even though she hated Kikyo, she still had her moments of human like comments.
The two appeared a moment later. And Inuyasha froze as he saw Shiho and Sakati sitting near the fire. He stormed over to them, and pulled out Tetsuseiga. Which didn't transform, as there wasn't any threat. He shook his sword, and muttered curses and he sheathed it. "Who're these creeps? And what are they doing here?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, waving his hand in Sakati and Shiho's direction absently.
"They are demons sent from the western lands..." Kagome started, but was interrupted as the two stood and bowed deeply.
"Who're leaving. Good night milady, we shall meet again soon. Thank you for your hostility." Shiho said. Soon they were both gone, and Kagome stood as well. "The left over ramen should still be warm Inuyasha."
"Wait, where are you going Kagome? I just got back, and plus, I have a hole in my foot!" Inuyasha griped loudly.
"I, Inuyasha, am going for a walk. I honestly don't care if you just got back, and the first aid kit is in my backpack. I'm quite sure you can manage it your self." Kagome said calmly.
Kagome walked out of the camp. It was late, but Kagome was not tired. Her newfound information made her restless with thoughts flowing through her head. She jumped into the air, and flew from tree to tree silently. Not paying any attention to where she was going, she headed straight towards the western lands. Suddenly she stopped. Kagome sat on a large tree branch, and leaned her back against the trunk. Her eyes closed, as she hummed a song she had heard a long time ago. Not from the future, but from her young life here. She pictured herself sitting on the ground of a large room. Lost and crying, she heard someone come from behind. She gripped her stuffed animal tightly, and turned around. In front of her was Sesshoumaru. Smiling he wiped her tears that were trailing down her cheeks. "Are you lost?" He asked quietly. She didn't reply, but heard the question asked again, only not with the mystical echo. She opened her eyes, stopped humming and looked into gold eyes.
Sitting on the same branch as her, in front of her was the demon lord himself. An older version of the boy in her memory, more serious. Kagome glared at him, and began to stand, ready to leap into the air to get away from him. Only a hand that gently but firmly pushed her back into a seating position stopped her.
"What do you want Sesshoumaru?" Kagome spat angrily.
(AN: Yes, that's the end of Chapter 7. Kind of a bad way to end it...but that's what I wanted to do! I actually wasn't going to have Sesshoumaru appear like that. I was just going to have Kagome brood over everything. It was a last minute thing...
(Sesshoumaru storms in still shirtless)
"Yeah right! I practically had to BEAT you to put me in this chapter!"
(Atheraine huffs)
"Whatever! I put you in because I wanted to! You should feel honored!"
(Sesshoumaru laughs)
"Honored? I should feel honored for being in this crappy story? Yeah right."
(Atheraine throws a pillow at Sesshoumaru, who ducks)
"You almost hit my head! My hair can not be mussed up!"
"You malicious fiend, get over yourself! Your hair isn't that great anyways!!"
(Sesshoumaru's eyes turn reddish)
"WHAT????"
(Sesshoumaru tackles Atheraine to the ground)
"Eek! No! Your hair is BEAUTIFUL Sess-chan! I wish I had hair like yours!"
(Sesshoumaru drags Atheraine into another room)
"Review everyone! I love you guys! LET GO SESSHOUMARU!!!!!!"
(AN: Oh my God, do you guys love me or what? Two chapters in one day, that's almost impossible for me to do! But I did! Oh yeah, go me, It's my birthday...Wait, never mind, just go ahead and read...)
"You see, milady, this will be very difficult to explain." Sakati said. "As not all details of what happened are known. When you were very young, your father, Lord Ryo was very busy. We believe was his way of coping with your mother, the late Lady Sari's (Sa-ree) death. He thought that you needed more love and attention then he was able to give you. So he sent you to live in the western lands in Lord Inutaisho's palace with your mentor, Aki.
"Aki was a demon priest, and your teacher. He was a very happy person, but was very paranoid about your well being. After Lord Ryo sent you away, he began to slack on his duties as Lord of the eastern lands. Unfortunately, many youkai believed him unfit to fulfill the tasks of a Demon Lord. So the most powerful youkai fought over who should take Lord Ryo's place on the throne. There are few rules for taking over a ruler's position. The present Lord must either step down themselves, or have died. Another rule is that the position always must go to next blood-kin, unless there are no more of the family.
"Your father was murdered, poisoned at his evening meal. Fortunately, no one knew of your location. Otherwise you would have been killed as well." Sakati paused, took a deep breath and drank some water that Kagome passed to him. By then everyone was eating, or had finished. Kagome hadn't had ramen. She just didn't feel hungry at the moment. Shiho continued in his place, giving the grateful Sakati time to relax and get his breath.
"Aki feared for the worse, and decided to take you somewhere safe. Where you could stay until you were old enough to take up the responsibility your father left for you. That was the well. Aki put a spell on you to make you human until you were eighteen. By then destiny would have brought you here, and you would be prepared enough to know and choose your path.
"You were given your miko powers to protect yourself in case anyone recognized you. Thank Kami no one has. Now about that ring of yours. That's a youkai promise ring. Whoever owns the other one is meant to be your mate." Shiho said, as she leaned over to look at it.
"Yes, I am quite aware of that. I am also aware of the demon who wears the other." Kagome said blandly.
"You have already met him?" Sakati exclaimed. "Why isn't he here with you? Who is it?" He questioned excitedly.
"That's none of your business." Kagome spit out harshly. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo looked at her, all surprised. Kagome never rose her voice to anyone but Inuyasha.
"Yes milady. Sorry to intrude on your personal doings." Sakati said, bowing his head respectively.
"No, I'm the one who should be apologizing Sakati. I'm guess I'm just a little riled up." Kagome said, sadly. She looked down at her hands, a bit embarrassed for raising her voice like that. A few moments passed by, and then Kagome heard a twig snap in the forest. Inuyasha's voice could be heard, as he swore, "Damn stick. Shouldn't have been there in the first place...getting in my way like that, could've gone right through my foot..."
Then she could smell Kikyo, who replied to his comment, "Inuyasha, this is a forest, there are things like that all over. Trees you know?" She said bluntly. Kagome smiled inwardly. Even though she hated Kikyo, she still had her moments of human like comments.
The two appeared a moment later. And Inuyasha froze as he saw Shiho and Sakati sitting near the fire. He stormed over to them, and pulled out Tetsuseiga. Which didn't transform, as there wasn't any threat. He shook his sword, and muttered curses and he sheathed it. "Who're these creeps? And what are they doing here?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, waving his hand in Sakati and Shiho's direction absently.
"They are demons sent from the western lands..." Kagome started, but was interrupted as the two stood and bowed deeply.
"Who're leaving. Good night milady, we shall meet again soon. Thank you for your hostility." Shiho said. Soon they were both gone, and Kagome stood as well. "The left over ramen should still be warm Inuyasha."
"Wait, where are you going Kagome? I just got back, and plus, I have a hole in my foot!" Inuyasha griped loudly.
"I, Inuyasha, am going for a walk. I honestly don't care if you just got back, and the first aid kit is in my backpack. I'm quite sure you can manage it your self." Kagome said calmly.
Kagome walked out of the camp. It was late, but Kagome was not tired. Her newfound information made her restless with thoughts flowing through her head. She jumped into the air, and flew from tree to tree silently. Not paying any attention to where she was going, she headed straight towards the western lands. Suddenly she stopped. Kagome sat on a large tree branch, and leaned her back against the trunk. Her eyes closed, as she hummed a song she had heard a long time ago. Not from the future, but from her young life here. She pictured herself sitting on the ground of a large room. Lost and crying, she heard someone come from behind. She gripped her stuffed animal tightly, and turned around. In front of her was Sesshoumaru. Smiling he wiped her tears that were trailing down her cheeks. "Are you lost?" He asked quietly. She didn't reply, but heard the question asked again, only not with the mystical echo. She opened her eyes, stopped humming and looked into gold eyes.
Sitting on the same branch as her, in front of her was the demon lord himself. An older version of the boy in her memory, more serious. Kagome glared at him, and began to stand, ready to leap into the air to get away from him. Only a hand that gently but firmly pushed her back into a seating position stopped her.
"What do you want Sesshoumaru?" Kagome spat angrily.
(AN: Yes, that's the end of Chapter 7. Kind of a bad way to end it...but that's what I wanted to do! I actually wasn't going to have Sesshoumaru appear like that. I was just going to have Kagome brood over everything. It was a last minute thing...
(Sesshoumaru storms in still shirtless)
"Yeah right! I practically had to BEAT you to put me in this chapter!"
(Atheraine huffs)
"Whatever! I put you in because I wanted to! You should feel honored!"
(Sesshoumaru laughs)
"Honored? I should feel honored for being in this crappy story? Yeah right."
(Atheraine throws a pillow at Sesshoumaru, who ducks)
"You almost hit my head! My hair can not be mussed up!"
"You malicious fiend, get over yourself! Your hair isn't that great anyways!!"
(Sesshoumaru's eyes turn reddish)
"WHAT????"
(Sesshoumaru tackles Atheraine to the ground)
"Eek! No! Your hair is BEAUTIFUL Sess-chan! I wish I had hair like yours!"
(Sesshoumaru drags Atheraine into another room)
"Review everyone! I love you guys! LET GO SESSHOUMARU!!!!!!"