MG: Okay everybody, I'm back. You guys'll forgive me for the long wait right? gets pummeled by tomatoes and other flying fruit.
Kagome: Inu-Yasha, cut that out!
Inu-Yasha: puts down fruit Fine, meannie!
MG: Since I'm in such a good mood today, I'll let that slide, but only if you do the disclaimer.
Inu-Yasha: Fine. MG doesn't own Inu-Yasha. She does however own vol. 1 of the manga in which her 16 year old daughter got her for Christmas...wait, 16 year old daughter?! I thought you were 16?
MG: I am.
Inu-Yasha: So how did you have a—
MG: Don't ask, cause I'm not telling.
Inu-Yasha: Whatever, just start the damn fic.
MG: Okay!
Chapter 6 11th Gift—Fine Silk Scarves
Kagome awoke the next morning to Shippo shaking her. "Mommy, I wanna go play outside," he said as he continued to shake her. The little kitsune had started to call her mommy about a month ago.
Kagome, who was so tired from the confusion of yesterday, rolled over and said, "ask Giru or Nadesca to play with you."
"But they aren't here," Shippo said. "The only one left is Yumi. All the others left early this morning.
Kagome, who was wide-awake by then, went towards the front entrance and indeed saw that the only one left was Yumi. At this, she got curious. "Where did everybody go?" she asked him.
Yumi spun around out of surprise. He thought Lady Kagome was still fast asleep. "They have gone to see our lord for his next present to you mi lady," he told her as he came to stand near her. "I have been left in charge to take care of you in case of an attack."
"Oh, okay," she said as she went back to Shippo. "Alright my little kitsune, how about we go pick some wild flowers in the field?"
"Yay," Shippo yelled as he dashed outside.
Kagome was about to follow him when Yumi stopped her in her steps.
"Mi lady, I must not permit you to wander outside alone. If someone, or more importantly something, injures you, my lord would have my head on a silver platter," Yumi said as he tried to cover a yawn. He failed.
"Listen, I'll be less than 60 yard away from you Yumi. Don't worry about it. Nothing will happen." Kagome took him and lead him to a cot. "Now you look sleepy, so why don't you take a nap?"
Yumi was shocked that his lady would even suggest such a thing. To go to sleep while he was to be guarding her. The very thought of it was appalling to him. Although, after he sat down, he did feel surprisingly good. The soft cot under him slowly lulled him to sleep.
Kagome slowly crept out the house to leave Yumi asleep. 'He's been up ever since before he got here. He must be tired.
"Mommy hurry up!" Shippo yelled as he headed off in the direction of the field.
"I'm coming." And she gave chase after him.
"Mi lord, we have returned as you asked," Yuri called from the front entrance.
The house seemed to be bustling with people. Almost all were women. Shin- Ryu looked around and noticed that these women, both humans and demons, were the best weavers and fabric makers of the western lands.
"My word, this place is alive today," Ny said as a woman almost knocked him over.
"Of course. Only the finest of silk scarves are to be worn by my Kagome. So naturally only the best weavers and fabric makers of the land are required to do so."
All of the servants immediately turned around. "Lord Sesshomaru," they said as they bowed to him.
"How is she?" he asked.
"She was doing well the last time we were there," Nadesca said as she and the others stood up again.
"How did she take to you guys?"
"She took it much better than we thought she would," Sugi said to his master. "She said that we were making her life easier already after just one night."
"Good, that is what you are there to do." Sesshomaru made a gesture for them to follow him and so they did.
Sesshomaru lead them to a backroom where he stayed making plans for Kagome's gifts. The room was dark, but soon he lit some candles and they had light.
Sugi, Sagi, Yuki, Ny, Takiendo1 and 2, and Giru didn't change the expressions on their faces. Yumi, Shin-Ryu, Shinta, and Nadesca, on the other hand, stared in amazement at the sight before them.
Eleven of what had to be the finest silk scarves in all the land lay in a neat pile across a small worktable. They ranged from regular solid colors to beautiful and intricate patterns. Even in the dull light of the flames, you could see golden glitter sparkle and dance a wonderful dance of colors. All and all, Kagome was a very lucky girl.
Sesshomaru looked at the girls' face and made a small half smile that vanished as quickly as it appeared. "I take it by the looks on you girls' faces that Kagome will like these gifts?"
"Of course she will," Nadesca said with a twinkle in her eye. She glanced at one that was blue with golden angels on it and said, "she would look exceptionally lovely in that one."
"Good. Now you guys are to deliver these to Kagome, and you are to let me know exactly how she reacts to them okay?" he asked more than commanded.
"Of course my lord," Yuki said, startled that their master sounded calm towards them and he actually asked them.
"Alright. Now go and bring the gifts to her." He dismissed them with a wave of his had and off they went.
He sat there, in the room, for a few minutes after they left. What Nadesca said kept coming to his mind.
'She would look exceptionally lovely in that one.'
He tried to picture Kagome in the scarf, Unfortunately for him, that was all he pictured her in.
'Can't you keep your mind out of the gutter for two minutes?' he asked himself.
'Not when it comes to Kagome,' his mind answered back.
'Oh shut up you...wait. Why am I arguing with myself again?' Sesshomaru half expected a response and half didn't. When he got none, he shrugged it off and was about to leave when...
"Lord Sesshomaru, Lord Sesshomaru," Ikkyla screamed as she ran into him. She got up after being knocked down and looked up into her master's gleaming yellow eyes.
"I thought I told you to be more careful around the castle," Sesshomaru said calmly as so not to make the girl anxious. She was a nervous new addition to the castle and, unfortunately, she was a klutz too.
"I'm sorry my lord, forgive me," she said bowing to him. "I came to inform you that Lord Nichindu of the Southern Lands has arrived to see you."
"And you ran for that?"
"No. I also came to tell you he's trying to eat Rin again," Ikkyla said nonchalantly. She didn't particularly like Rin so she couldn't care less what happened to the girl.
Sesshomaru growled as he heard his daughter scream outside the door somewhere. "When I get back, we shall talk about your lack of enthusiasm when it comes to my daughter's safety."
"Ahh, get away form Rin!" Rin screamed as she tried to shove Lord Nichindu away from her.
"Oh come on dear child. I just want a small bite," he said as he licked her. He was just about to bite into her delectable skin when suddenly his mouth clamped down on a piece of metal. He opened his eyes to find that he had bitten a sword...the Tokijin to be exact.
"Put my daughter down or I'll force it through your neck old man," Sesshomaru said calmly as he stood in a ready position to kill the demon lord.
"Oh fine you old fuddy-duddy," Nichindu said as he put Rin down. The girl quickly ran to her father's side. "She's quite tasty though. Why don't you try a taste?"
"You have about 2 seconds to explain why you're here and if that reason involves my daughter, I'll kill you."
"Relax Sess. It's got nothing to do with Rin. It does, however, have everything to do with this," as he said the last part, he waved his hand around the room. "You are the youngest of us lords and as much as I hate to admit it, the most handsome. You have demon women throwing themselves at your feet and you choose to do all of this for a mere human? Our collegues are beginning to speak ill of you."
Sesshomaru did not waver from his position. "Then let them. I do not care nor do I wish to concern myself with their words. I have a land to run and a daughter to take care of." He instinctively pulled Rin closer to him as he saw Nichindu watching her hungrily. "Now if you'll kindly remove yourself form my home, I can go about my regular day. Ikkyla, please show lord Nichindu out."
"Yes my lord."
As she was about to show him out, Nichindu turned back around and said, "Sesshomaru, I didn't come here as a lord to another lord, I came here as a friend to a friend. Humans are more trouble than they're worth. They are always getting into trouble and need protecting."
"She won't need it. She can take care of herself. She is a miko after all."
Nichindu stopped dead in his tracks. 'A miko?! What is he thinking?! "That just makes her even more dangerous—even to you."
What the lord said held much truth to it, but he was never going to admit that. "I will just have to take that chance. Now again I ask you to leave me." Sesshomaru began to walk away when he stopped and said, "And get one thing straight. We have never been and will never be friends. Got it?!" Sesshomaru left with Rin before Nichindu verbalized his answer.
'One day, this miko is gonna get him in a whole lot of trouble.' He paused in his thinking and decided, 'Then again, she may just be the one to bring him out of his shell.' He began to walk to the door. As he left, he said outloud, "Sesshomaru, I change what I said. She will be good for you. Maybe, just maybe, she can even change you."
Sesshomaru, as he heard this from his window, said mentally, 'thank you my colleague. Even though you won't ever be considered my friend, I value your opinion.'
"Mi lady, we have returned," Takiendo1 said as they all brought back the scarves. When they got in the house, however, all they saw was a sleeping Yumi.
His older brother, Sugi, was furious with him. "Wake up you dunce," he screamed as he bonked his brother upside the head.
"What?" he said groggily and he looked up to see 10 angry people and 1 furiously furious older brother. "Oh, hi," he said nervously
"Where is our lady?" Shin-Ryu asked.
"Oh, she was playing out front with Shippo."
"But we didn't see her and we came through the front," Yumi said nervously. Everybody ran out of the house.
All 12 of them ran around out front looking for her and calling out her name.
After a good half-hour, they all gave up. They had searched high and wide for her and they couldn't find her. The 12 servants trudged back towards the house in order to collect themselves. They would have to tell Sesshomaru that they had lost lady Kagome. He would not be pleased.
As they reached the hut, however they were quite shocked.
"Mi lady!!" they all screamed excitedly and ran to her.
"Uh, hi guys. What's up?" Kagome asked calmly as she stood there just a little surprised as to why they were clinging onto her.
"We thought you were gone," Giru said.
"We searched out front for you, but we couldn't find you," Takiendo2 said.
"Did you scatter brains ever think to check out back too?" Inu-Yasha asked from his position against the back wall. Everyone was in the hut, even a sleeping Shippo and Kikiyo.
"Out back?" Shintu asked.
"You guys may be your lords most faithful servants, but you aren't his smartest, now are you?" Miroku asked from his and Sango's spot by the fire.
"Oh stop making fun of them you guys. Besides, I don't mind it, so neither should you," Kagome said pointing fingers towards Miroku and Inu-Yasha.
"Yeah and besides those scarves more than make up for it," Kikiyo said as she woke up and pointed to them.
"Oh yes, they must be made from the finest silk in the land." That was Sango.
"Of course. Nothing less than perfection from out lord," Yuri said as she beamed.
"Okay everybody, enough," Kagome said as she noticed her stomach rumble. "Shintu, Ny, do you mind preparing dinner?"
"Of course we'll prepare the dinner mi lady," Ny said as he and Shintu got fresh vegetables to prepare dinner.
Kagome looked at the scarves and said, "they're so beautiful. How could I possibly wear these?"
"Don't worry mi lady. They shall go very lovely with your other gift for tomorrow," Takiendo1 said.
"Wow, all these gifts could spoil a girl," Kagome said as she pondered what her next gift would be.
"Oh no my lovely Kagome. I would give you the world if I could. Nothing is ever too good for you my kokoro," Sesshomaru said from his perch on a tree above the hut. He glanced at Kagome's figure on last time before fleeting into the night sky."
Sesshomaru: "My KOKORO?!" How could you make me say something so sappy?
MG: If you think that's bad, then what are you gonna do when chapter 7 rolls around?
Sesshomaru: What's in chapter 7?
MG: See for yourself. tosses chapter 7 to him.
Sesshomaru: mutters to himself Sap, more sap, more sap. pauses WHAT?!!!! passes out.
MG: Oh well, maybe this gives a hint to you guys what's in chapter 7. I'll even give you more of a hint. Think flavors people, think flavors. Until next time.
Kagome: Inu-Yasha, cut that out!
Inu-Yasha: puts down fruit Fine, meannie!
MG: Since I'm in such a good mood today, I'll let that slide, but only if you do the disclaimer.
Inu-Yasha: Fine. MG doesn't own Inu-Yasha. She does however own vol. 1 of the manga in which her 16 year old daughter got her for Christmas...wait, 16 year old daughter?! I thought you were 16?
MG: I am.
Inu-Yasha: So how did you have a—
MG: Don't ask, cause I'm not telling.
Inu-Yasha: Whatever, just start the damn fic.
MG: Okay!
Chapter 6 11th Gift—Fine Silk Scarves
Kagome awoke the next morning to Shippo shaking her. "Mommy, I wanna go play outside," he said as he continued to shake her. The little kitsune had started to call her mommy about a month ago.
Kagome, who was so tired from the confusion of yesterday, rolled over and said, "ask Giru or Nadesca to play with you."
"But they aren't here," Shippo said. "The only one left is Yumi. All the others left early this morning.
Kagome, who was wide-awake by then, went towards the front entrance and indeed saw that the only one left was Yumi. At this, she got curious. "Where did everybody go?" she asked him.
Yumi spun around out of surprise. He thought Lady Kagome was still fast asleep. "They have gone to see our lord for his next present to you mi lady," he told her as he came to stand near her. "I have been left in charge to take care of you in case of an attack."
"Oh, okay," she said as she went back to Shippo. "Alright my little kitsune, how about we go pick some wild flowers in the field?"
"Yay," Shippo yelled as he dashed outside.
Kagome was about to follow him when Yumi stopped her in her steps.
"Mi lady, I must not permit you to wander outside alone. If someone, or more importantly something, injures you, my lord would have my head on a silver platter," Yumi said as he tried to cover a yawn. He failed.
"Listen, I'll be less than 60 yard away from you Yumi. Don't worry about it. Nothing will happen." Kagome took him and lead him to a cot. "Now you look sleepy, so why don't you take a nap?"
Yumi was shocked that his lady would even suggest such a thing. To go to sleep while he was to be guarding her. The very thought of it was appalling to him. Although, after he sat down, he did feel surprisingly good. The soft cot under him slowly lulled him to sleep.
Kagome slowly crept out the house to leave Yumi asleep. 'He's been up ever since before he got here. He must be tired.
"Mommy hurry up!" Shippo yelled as he headed off in the direction of the field.
"I'm coming." And she gave chase after him.
"Mi lord, we have returned as you asked," Yuri called from the front entrance.
The house seemed to be bustling with people. Almost all were women. Shin- Ryu looked around and noticed that these women, both humans and demons, were the best weavers and fabric makers of the western lands.
"My word, this place is alive today," Ny said as a woman almost knocked him over.
"Of course. Only the finest of silk scarves are to be worn by my Kagome. So naturally only the best weavers and fabric makers of the land are required to do so."
All of the servants immediately turned around. "Lord Sesshomaru," they said as they bowed to him.
"How is she?" he asked.
"She was doing well the last time we were there," Nadesca said as she and the others stood up again.
"How did she take to you guys?"
"She took it much better than we thought she would," Sugi said to his master. "She said that we were making her life easier already after just one night."
"Good, that is what you are there to do." Sesshomaru made a gesture for them to follow him and so they did.
Sesshomaru lead them to a backroom where he stayed making plans for Kagome's gifts. The room was dark, but soon he lit some candles and they had light.
Sugi, Sagi, Yuki, Ny, Takiendo1 and 2, and Giru didn't change the expressions on their faces. Yumi, Shin-Ryu, Shinta, and Nadesca, on the other hand, stared in amazement at the sight before them.
Eleven of what had to be the finest silk scarves in all the land lay in a neat pile across a small worktable. They ranged from regular solid colors to beautiful and intricate patterns. Even in the dull light of the flames, you could see golden glitter sparkle and dance a wonderful dance of colors. All and all, Kagome was a very lucky girl.
Sesshomaru looked at the girls' face and made a small half smile that vanished as quickly as it appeared. "I take it by the looks on you girls' faces that Kagome will like these gifts?"
"Of course she will," Nadesca said with a twinkle in her eye. She glanced at one that was blue with golden angels on it and said, "she would look exceptionally lovely in that one."
"Good. Now you guys are to deliver these to Kagome, and you are to let me know exactly how she reacts to them okay?" he asked more than commanded.
"Of course my lord," Yuki said, startled that their master sounded calm towards them and he actually asked them.
"Alright. Now go and bring the gifts to her." He dismissed them with a wave of his had and off they went.
He sat there, in the room, for a few minutes after they left. What Nadesca said kept coming to his mind.
'She would look exceptionally lovely in that one.'
He tried to picture Kagome in the scarf, Unfortunately for him, that was all he pictured her in.
'Can't you keep your mind out of the gutter for two minutes?' he asked himself.
'Not when it comes to Kagome,' his mind answered back.
'Oh shut up you...wait. Why am I arguing with myself again?' Sesshomaru half expected a response and half didn't. When he got none, he shrugged it off and was about to leave when...
"Lord Sesshomaru, Lord Sesshomaru," Ikkyla screamed as she ran into him. She got up after being knocked down and looked up into her master's gleaming yellow eyes.
"I thought I told you to be more careful around the castle," Sesshomaru said calmly as so not to make the girl anxious. She was a nervous new addition to the castle and, unfortunately, she was a klutz too.
"I'm sorry my lord, forgive me," she said bowing to him. "I came to inform you that Lord Nichindu of the Southern Lands has arrived to see you."
"And you ran for that?"
"No. I also came to tell you he's trying to eat Rin again," Ikkyla said nonchalantly. She didn't particularly like Rin so she couldn't care less what happened to the girl.
Sesshomaru growled as he heard his daughter scream outside the door somewhere. "When I get back, we shall talk about your lack of enthusiasm when it comes to my daughter's safety."
"Ahh, get away form Rin!" Rin screamed as she tried to shove Lord Nichindu away from her.
"Oh come on dear child. I just want a small bite," he said as he licked her. He was just about to bite into her delectable skin when suddenly his mouth clamped down on a piece of metal. He opened his eyes to find that he had bitten a sword...the Tokijin to be exact.
"Put my daughter down or I'll force it through your neck old man," Sesshomaru said calmly as he stood in a ready position to kill the demon lord.
"Oh fine you old fuddy-duddy," Nichindu said as he put Rin down. The girl quickly ran to her father's side. "She's quite tasty though. Why don't you try a taste?"
"You have about 2 seconds to explain why you're here and if that reason involves my daughter, I'll kill you."
"Relax Sess. It's got nothing to do with Rin. It does, however, have everything to do with this," as he said the last part, he waved his hand around the room. "You are the youngest of us lords and as much as I hate to admit it, the most handsome. You have demon women throwing themselves at your feet and you choose to do all of this for a mere human? Our collegues are beginning to speak ill of you."
Sesshomaru did not waver from his position. "Then let them. I do not care nor do I wish to concern myself with their words. I have a land to run and a daughter to take care of." He instinctively pulled Rin closer to him as he saw Nichindu watching her hungrily. "Now if you'll kindly remove yourself form my home, I can go about my regular day. Ikkyla, please show lord Nichindu out."
"Yes my lord."
As she was about to show him out, Nichindu turned back around and said, "Sesshomaru, I didn't come here as a lord to another lord, I came here as a friend to a friend. Humans are more trouble than they're worth. They are always getting into trouble and need protecting."
"She won't need it. She can take care of herself. She is a miko after all."
Nichindu stopped dead in his tracks. 'A miko?! What is he thinking?! "That just makes her even more dangerous—even to you."
What the lord said held much truth to it, but he was never going to admit that. "I will just have to take that chance. Now again I ask you to leave me." Sesshomaru began to walk away when he stopped and said, "And get one thing straight. We have never been and will never be friends. Got it?!" Sesshomaru left with Rin before Nichindu verbalized his answer.
'One day, this miko is gonna get him in a whole lot of trouble.' He paused in his thinking and decided, 'Then again, she may just be the one to bring him out of his shell.' He began to walk to the door. As he left, he said outloud, "Sesshomaru, I change what I said. She will be good for you. Maybe, just maybe, she can even change you."
Sesshomaru, as he heard this from his window, said mentally, 'thank you my colleague. Even though you won't ever be considered my friend, I value your opinion.'
"Mi lady, we have returned," Takiendo1 said as they all brought back the scarves. When they got in the house, however, all they saw was a sleeping Yumi.
His older brother, Sugi, was furious with him. "Wake up you dunce," he screamed as he bonked his brother upside the head.
"What?" he said groggily and he looked up to see 10 angry people and 1 furiously furious older brother. "Oh, hi," he said nervously
"Where is our lady?" Shin-Ryu asked.
"Oh, she was playing out front with Shippo."
"But we didn't see her and we came through the front," Yumi said nervously. Everybody ran out of the house.
All 12 of them ran around out front looking for her and calling out her name.
After a good half-hour, they all gave up. They had searched high and wide for her and they couldn't find her. The 12 servants trudged back towards the house in order to collect themselves. They would have to tell Sesshomaru that they had lost lady Kagome. He would not be pleased.
As they reached the hut, however they were quite shocked.
"Mi lady!!" they all screamed excitedly and ran to her.
"Uh, hi guys. What's up?" Kagome asked calmly as she stood there just a little surprised as to why they were clinging onto her.
"We thought you were gone," Giru said.
"We searched out front for you, but we couldn't find you," Takiendo2 said.
"Did you scatter brains ever think to check out back too?" Inu-Yasha asked from his position against the back wall. Everyone was in the hut, even a sleeping Shippo and Kikiyo.
"Out back?" Shintu asked.
"You guys may be your lords most faithful servants, but you aren't his smartest, now are you?" Miroku asked from his and Sango's spot by the fire.
"Oh stop making fun of them you guys. Besides, I don't mind it, so neither should you," Kagome said pointing fingers towards Miroku and Inu-Yasha.
"Yeah and besides those scarves more than make up for it," Kikiyo said as she woke up and pointed to them.
"Oh yes, they must be made from the finest silk in the land." That was Sango.
"Of course. Nothing less than perfection from out lord," Yuri said as she beamed.
"Okay everybody, enough," Kagome said as she noticed her stomach rumble. "Shintu, Ny, do you mind preparing dinner?"
"Of course we'll prepare the dinner mi lady," Ny said as he and Shintu got fresh vegetables to prepare dinner.
Kagome looked at the scarves and said, "they're so beautiful. How could I possibly wear these?"
"Don't worry mi lady. They shall go very lovely with your other gift for tomorrow," Takiendo1 said.
"Wow, all these gifts could spoil a girl," Kagome said as she pondered what her next gift would be.
"Oh no my lovely Kagome. I would give you the world if I could. Nothing is ever too good for you my kokoro," Sesshomaru said from his perch on a tree above the hut. He glanced at Kagome's figure on last time before fleeting into the night sky."
Sesshomaru: "My KOKORO?!" How could you make me say something so sappy?
MG: If you think that's bad, then what are you gonna do when chapter 7 rolls around?
Sesshomaru: What's in chapter 7?
MG: See for yourself. tosses chapter 7 to him.
Sesshomaru: mutters to himself Sap, more sap, more sap. pauses WHAT?!!!! passes out.
MG: Oh well, maybe this gives a hint to you guys what's in chapter 7. I'll even give you more of a hint. Think flavors people, think flavors. Until next time.