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Chapter 9: This One Strange Place
Kagome looked around the forest and she had felt that this was a very familiar place. She looked towards the hot springs and saw bright light flash right in front of her.
'What was that...?' Kagome thought as she looked at Sesshomaru's wounded head. Kagome placed her hand above the demon lord's head and a black light appeared and soon the bleeding had stopped and the wound had healed in an instant.
She rested his head on her lap and leaned against a tree.
"Hmm... this place is so familiar... but I can't seem to remember... some things... in my past..." She drew back her hair and put it up in a ponytail. She suddenly felt the demon lord stir awake.
"W-what? W-where am I?"
"I don't know, you're the one that caused all of this, if you hadn't made a hole in your cloud than none of this would never had happen and we would have been at your castle by now I presume." Kagome replied annoyed as she watched the demon.
Sesshomaru looked at the girl coldly as he sat up from the position he was in previously.
Kagome was suddenly pinned on the ground with the demon lord on top of her.
"Do not talk to me in that kind of manner. You will learn to respect me."
Kagome looked into his eyes and was lost in a trance.
"Sesshomaru! Where are you? This isn't funny!" The girl yelled as she running through the forest with a pail of food.
Sesshomaru watched the girl and smiled... as he became to love this girl, he jumped down right in front of her and she startled out of her thoughts.
"Sesshou!"
Kagome instantly woke up and out of her thoughts. She looked up and there was no sign of the demon lord.
"What just happened... this place..."
"It's about time you woke up."
"How long have I been sleeping?"
"About three hours. Here eat up." Sesshomaru threw a piece of cooked meat towards and Kagome caught it.
'Why am I being so nice to this stupid girl?!'
Kagome faintly smiled and looked down at her food, she started to eat slowly as she was feeling uncomfortable that Sesshomaru was staring at her.
"Umm... let me ask you a question..."
"What is it now?"
"Are you nineteen in demon years...? Well of course not in human... for you would just be five, but what am I mumbling about? You're not going to answer..." Kagome looked back down at her food and turned red as Sesshomaru came closer to her.
"How... did you know?"
"Just a wild guess!" Kagome said as she flung her arm back and smacked the lord in the face sending him flying towards the nearest tree. He closed his eyes and a strange picture came to him.
"Sesshomaru! Don't you do that ever again!" The little girl laughed as she set her little pail of food down.
"You father... said that you shouldn't be here..."
"Forget him! I don't care... as long as I am with you..." The girl smiled as she set the little blanket on the ground.
"You know what... the consequences are if he finds you here... with me..."
"Don't worry! I am the prin-."
Kagome yelled the lord's name again.
"Sesshomaru! Are you all right?! I am so sorry about that!"
"What's you name again?"
"What's my name! After all of this time you still don't know my name?!"
"Heh. I was just asking I don't need to know anyway." Kagome calmed down and sat back down and faced the opposite way.
"My name is Kagome."
Sesshomaru just looked away from her as he caught her name, it was so familiar.
"You know... I am getting tired... I am going to sleep..." Kagome lay on the cold grass and slowly closed her eyes and drifted off into her dreamland.
"NO! Father! I won't allow you to kill him! He... hasn't done anything to you!"
"He hasn't done anything to me? What about his idiotic father, Inutashio?!"
"That is different! Lord Inutashio is another person and he is another person!"
"Heh, you dare call his father a Lord!"
"He does own the Western Lands!"
Sesshomaru looked at the girl and tried to calm her down so the three of them could have a peaceful agreement.
"You are my daughter and you live under my roof! You will obey what I say!"
"NO!"
The Lord raised his hand and was about to hit his daughter in the face for talking back to him.
"You will stop this nonsense, Hikaru." The Lady walked out from her seat and stood before her husband/mate.
"Tsunami! Stay out of this!"
"I am the Lady of this land and I have a right to speak when I want to."
"Father! Why do you have to do this?! Lord Inutashio is your problem, not mine!"
Sesshomaru noticed Kagome kept on tossing and turning in her sleep. He had felt bad for just leaving the girl on just leaving her to sleep on the cold grass.
He went over to her and took off the top part of his kimono and folded it up to make a pillow for her. She had responded to the warmth of the kimono and clutched onto it for more of its warmth. Sesshomaru felt the cold breeze and shivered a bit. He walked to the nearest tree and pretended to sleep.
As the morning rays were starting to shine, Kagome woke up slowly and opened her beautiful eyes. The first thing that she saw was a half naked demon lord sitting against a tree seemingly to be sleeping. Kagome blushed red as she looked at his muscular chest.
'Wow he is so handsome... WAIT HOLD IT! Did I just say that?' Kagome was shattered from her thoughts when she heard a loud crash. Kagome looked around and their she saw a woman lying on the ground almost on her deathbed. Kagome looked up to the sky and saw a girl laughing her head off. She ran over to the woman who had suddenly fallen from the sky.
The woman's face was messed up; it had a whole bunch of bruises. The woman opened her eyes and turned as she thought that was the girl that was trying to kill her.
"P-please... don't hurt me anymore..."
"I am not going to hurt you, I am here to help you." Kagome said gently as the woman started to face her.
The girl that was laughing her head off observed what was happening and she slowly flew down.
"You! What are you doing? You are interfering!"
"What has this young woman done to you that has infuriated you?"
"That is not of your business." The girl said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
"Aren't you that demon, Kasami?"
"How the hell do you know?"
"I have heard stories of how you just pick on lowly demons and you try to kill them when they have done nothing wrong... such as the demon lord right here." Kagome said pointing to Sesshomaru who was now wide-awake.
"Hmp. Well now you know, so now it is your time to die!" Kasami ran towards Kagome who was ready to fight. She pulled back her arm and her weapon appeared.
"W-what is this?! Who are you, no one can do that but an elite demon!"
"My name is Kagome Higurashi!"
"Shut up! I didn't ask what your name was! I asked what you were!"
"You know I can't really answer that question of yours..." Kagome fired the arrow and it went straight towards Kasami's heart.
"Y-you I know who you are! That face! Y-you are-." Kasami was cut off instantly as she struck in the heart by the arrow.
"Awe, shit! I could have known who I was! Damnmit! I always have to kill the ones that know who I really am! Shit!" Kagome threw her bow on the ground, which disappeared when it hit the grass.
"Good move, stupid ass." Sesshomaru said as he put on his kimono.
"Oh shut up, dumb ass! You could have helped me and help me realize that she could have known who I was!"
"Shut up, it was your own fault anyway."
"Whatever." Kagome turned around and kneeled on one knee to help the wounded woman.
"Are you okay...?"
"Yeah... I think I will be fine." The woman tried to sit up by Kagome wouldn't allow her to.
"So...what is your name?"
"Taki... the sorcerer that works for Lady Mina...and yours...?"
"Kagome and this is the jackass Sesshomaru."
"Nice to meet you two. Are you two bounded to each other...?"
"What are you talking about?!"
"I mean... are you two in love and are mates...?"
"NO!" Kagome and Sesshomaru said together.
"Really?! Then why are you here in this land?"
"What do you mean, wench?"
"I mean... this is the land of Lord Shimisu and Lady Mina. They have the power of love. This is the land where demons that are already mated come this land to reveal their true feelings of love to each other. And if one of them are lying to each other and just wanted to get into the other's pants... then surely their mating mark will disappear. But since... you two are not mated or anything... you two can not leave these lands... until you two have fallen for each other... but of course I will tell you a secret since you did save my life... the Lord and Lady can never really tell if two demons that come to this land by accident are in love... so you can just pretend to be in love and you can leave!"
Kagome just looked dumbfounded at Taki.
"We will not pretend to be in love with each other." Sesshomaru said.
"Then, Miss Kagome, try to jump up to the sky and try to leave." Kagome did as she was told and when she got to the top, a barrier formed and threw her back down.
"What?" Kagome caught herself and landed on the ground.
"See... I told you, you are two are not mated... this land knows... it revolves around the true power of love... its kind of scary..." Taki said as she chuckled.
"What are you doing out here, out of the Lord and Lady's quarters? You are their sorcerer, right?" Sesshomaru asked, as he didn't want to hear anything about love anymore.
"I... was going to see... Lady Mina's sister... for she was sick... and soon as I knew it I was attacked by that Kasami!"
Kagome stayed quiet and was in a train of thought. Thinking how she would get herself out of this mess. She got out of Kouga and his brother Hisaki's plot to make her their mate, so there must be a way to get out of this mess too, right?
'How did we get summoned to this land... if Sesshomaru... was suppose to know his way around this part of Lord Shimisu... then why did we stumble across this land...? There must be a reason why we came here... could this be a clue to my past?' Kagome was so deep in thought that she had not noticed that Taki and Sesshomaru were leaving to the Lord and Lady's castle.
"So, anyway... you are the Lord of the Western Lands? Yes?"
"Correct..."
"Oh... well I thank you for escorting me back to Lord Shimisu."
"I am only escorting you back to the castle... because I need to go back to my lands... I need to patrol them. Shimisu, of course will let me go... as for that girl..."
"Oh no! He will not let Miss Kagome go... he only can let one of you go... and it is most likely you... for you are the lord... I guess she must wait until... her true love comes and live with her for eternity..."
"Well, that sucks for her."
Taki looked back at the hot springs and noticed that Kagome was gone and nowhere in sight.
"Umm... Lord Sesshomaru... where is your companion... Miss Kagome?"
Sesshomaru looked back and he also did not see Kagome nor did he smell her scent.
"Miss Kagome! Where have you gone?"
The two of them walked back to the spot to see if she was still there. But there was no sign of her.
"Where do you think she could have gone...? I mean... her scent should be around here... but I can't seem to pick the scent up..." Taki sniffed around and sniffed but there was no sign of Kagome.
"Don't bother sniffing her scent out, she has the power to hide it... like I do."
"Really?! Only Lords, Ladies, and powerful demons can only do that... is she some sort of person that has great honor...?"
"I am not really sure... she is on a quest to find that out."
"Oh..." Taki turned around and right in front of her was a butterfly demon.
"Taki, what are you doing around here, in this part of the forest... you know how dangerous it is out here, especially if you are a demon who works for the Lord." The demon said as he grabbed Taki into a tight embrace.
"Please... Big Brother Kaijin... I am okay. The question is what are you doing around here?"
"I have come to find my wife little sister."
"Oh, well... Lady Mina had sent me out to go heal her sister... for she was really sick... WAIT one moment! What is your wife doing around here?"
"She ran away again... I don't know what her problem is." The two were suddenly interrupted by the sound of someone clearing their throat.
"OH! My apologies, big brother Kaijin, this is Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands..."
Kaijin instantly kneeled on one knee and bowed to Sesshomaru.
"Please, my Lord... my apologies for ignoring you."
"Don't worry about it."
"My question is... what are you doing here?" Kaijin asked.
Taki soon explained everything that had happened to her and how she met Kagome and Sesshomaru.
"I see... so where is this Miss Kagome...?"
"We are not sure... we want to find her so that I can try to talk the in letting them go..."
"Oh, well I am sorry Taki... but I cannot help you right now... I have to find my wife... she can be such a pain sometimes... I don't know why I chose her to be my mate..." Kaijin rubbed his head and soon took flight into the sky.
"Well... it's getting kind of late... do you want to look for her in the morning, Lord Sesshomaru." The two turned their heads when they heard a rustle in the bushes and Kagome stepped out, her hair was all wet and her clothes were all clean.
"Miss Kagome! Where have you been?"
"In the hot springs... well... I kind of fell in and my clothes got soaking wet... so I just decided to catch up to you two later... and I took a bath..."
"Oh... well come on Miss Kagome... I am going to try to talk the Lord and Lady to let you leave and that you two don't have to love each other! Come!" Taki grabbed a hold of Kagome's hand and the two were running towards the castle with Sesshomaru following in close range.
"Miss Taki, we did not expect you back so soon!" One of the guards said.
"Oh... well let's just say it was mission failed... but is Lady Mina and Lord Shimisu in or are they still at the meeting for the upcoming ball?"
"They will be returning shortly... the meeting is over in fifteen minutes."
"Okay, please send one of the servants up to my quarters when they have returned, I must speak to them, oh and can you send one of the guards to Lady Kiki's village and give this to her. This potion should surely cure her." Taki rose out her palm and a purple bottle appeared.
"Thank you, Taki." The guard ran off to the watchtower to give the potion to one of the other guards.
"Please, come on in, I will lead you two to my quarters... for all of the rest are being cleaned out for the upcoming ball for each of Lord and Ladies... their families... it is such a busy time. Well come on, shall we go?" Kagome nodded and Sesshomaru just followed, as he was really annoyed at this whole mess that he has got himself into.
As they reached Taki's doors, she turned around and had warned them how messy it was.
"Look, I have been working on a cure for Lady Kiki... and so... my room is a bit trashed... so please be careful where you step... and don't fall for there is a lot of broken glass everywhere... heh... I kind of got frustrated..." Taki opened the door and she was correct, her room was trashed with papers everywhere as well as broken glass.
"You really do live like a pig, it really fits your chararcter, you do dress sloppy.." Sesshomaru stated.
Taki pouted and walked off to her desk.
"I was in a hurry to get the potion to Lady Kiki!"
Kagome looked around the room and she noticed a picture that was tilted on one of the walls, she stepped over all of the papers and took the picture off of the wall. She was so mesmerized by the picture that something from her past came back to her that the picture held.
A little girl about the age of four, climbed onto one of the seats and she stood jumping up and down.
"Honey! Stop that! You are going to break father's favorite chair."
"Yes, mommy." The little girl climbed off the chair and into her mother's lap.
"Mommy, I love your hair so much, when can mine be like yours?"
"Soon, sweetie." The woman brushed her daughter's hair and pulled it back into a low ponytail.
"Mommy is it true... that you are the daughter of the Lord of the waters?"
"Yes... that is why my name is Tsunami... meaning water..."
"Do you miss it?"
"Of course I do... I miss being near the waters... but I still love it here, with your father and of course you, the one that brightens my day everyday."
"That's nice."
"Miss Kagome! Are you all right? The Lord and Lady have returned, don't you want to go see them?"
"W-what...?" Kagome rubbed her head and placed the picture back down, every time she had one of those visions... she would never be able to see the faces of the people, only their bodies... she could only hear them...
"I am sorry... I just... this picture... who is this...?"
"Oh! I thought I told Kaijin's wife to throw that away. That is Lady Mina's best friend... it was a while ago... well it was before I came to work here... so I really don't remember her name... but don't you want to go see the Lord and Lady?"
"Y-yes." Kagome and Sesshomaru followed Taki down the same halls and soon they were lead into a huge room, which was the ballroom. There stood a woman with long hair that fell to the floor with a very long red kimono and a man with black long hair who was in armor just like Sesshomaru.
"Greetings, milord and milady."
"Taki, I have heard that you have failed your mission to get your potion to my sister, I am very disappointed in you... if you can explain why you weren't able to, then I will reduce your punishment level." Mina said sternly to the young demon bowing in front of her.
"My apologies... milady... for as I was traveling through the forests to Lady Kiki's village when I was suddenly ambushed by a demon that goes by the name of Kasami... at first... she wanted to rob me of my potions and money, then soon as I knew it she was beating me up... I was on the verge of death, milady... but these two strangers helped me, mostly Miss Kagome here." Taki pointed to a figure that was now bowing low as well as the young demon lord. Mina and Shimisu looked at the two suspiciously for they were sure they had seen the two from somewhere before.
"What are you names." Shimisu stated as he walked over to Kagome first.
"My name... is Kagome Higurashi, milord." Shimisu took Kagome's chin and raised it up so that he could get a better look at her.
"Have I met you somewhere before?"
"No... I do not think so..."
"And you, what is your name."
"Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands."
"Is that you, Sesshomaru? Really?" Mina said as she ran over to him and captured him in a tight embrace.
'He's really good with the ladies.' Kagome thought as she just looked at the two.
"Yeah..."
"I haven't seen you in such a long time! Have you found a mate yet?!"
"No... I haven't found one yet..."
"So, Sesshomaru, where have you been lately? You have not attended any of our balls that we invited you to. We were disappointed that you didn't come..."
"I had some personal businesses, Shimisu... I am sorry."
"Oh, do not worry about it, we were just wondering why you haven't come to any of our balls." Mina explained as she lead Sesshomaru into another room so that the three of the could talk and catch up about things that were happening.
Kagome stepped back and whispered something in Taki's ear.
"I will be right back... I need air... something is wrong..."
"Would you like me to come with you?"
"Well, no thanks... but you can tell me where the garden is... I need to be by something that is beautiful to think things over..."
"Oh, sure. But it is a long way... from here, are you sure you don't want me to come with you? It is kind of a complicated place to find... because of all of these halls."
"No... just tell me and I will remember it."
"All right... go down this corridor turn to the right follow the path of pictures and find the one that has a picture of Lady Mina and then make a left, then you should follow the blue carpet, don't follow the red one or that will lead you to a dead end. Then you go straight down until you meet a scroll that is in the color of gold, then read the first spell on top and that should open a door that is on your right. Keep to your left and then you should meet a clear door and there is your destination. Are you sure you got all of that?"
"Yep." Taki looked at Kagome suspiciously, not believing that she got all of that.
"Don't worry I got it." Kagome touched her forehead where her crescent mark was and a purple light appeared and all of the directions that Taki had said appeared right in front of her, the corridors, pictures, and the big scroll. Taki's eyes widened in amazement.
"Is this correct?"
"Y-yeah... h-how did you do that?"
"Magic." Kagome simply said as she walked down the corridors to the garden.
'This palace is so complicated...' Kagome thought as she walked down the hall where a whole bunch of pictures were.
Well I hope that was long... not really sure... I am sorry... I couldn't update... But please review!