A/N: I had to remove the song that goes after the first line. If you would like to know what that song was it was 'Love is a Battlefield' by Pat Benatar. Due to recent complaint from I've removed the song. Hopefully they don't close my account. I typed all the other lyrics used throughout my story. I don't really know why it's such a problem but oh well I don't want to have to stop using
Chapter Seven
By: Mirei
Sesshomaru made his way down the halls of his home. He could hear something coming from one of the rooms. As he stepped closer and opened the sliding door a little he found Sango, Rin, a servant of his, and a woman with short hair.
(Song would have gone here sorry)
"Hey Kagome that was great, singing is so fun, do you know any other songs?" Rin stated excitedly the others agreed. The woman that he couldn't recognize before said something that he couldn't understand. But then they all laughed and then told them that maybe they should be getting to the meeting.
"Hey bro what are you doing?" Sesshomaru almost jumped out of his own skin. InuYasha stood there looking at his strangely.
"Nothing, the females inside were acting strangely."
"They aren't acting strange its singing." InuYasha rolled his eyes. They left the area and Sesshomaru couldn't help but remember the parts that Kagome was singing. It was as if she were singing them to him. Feh, yeah right! He shook his head and tried to forget how sensual she looked while she sang. He growled, which earned his a glance from his brother and a few servants passing by.
Kagome could sense him just outside the door but thought it was funny that he'd resort to spying. Her face turned into a scowl at the memory of their argument. But before she could relive it she felt someone pulling her by the arm. Sango was talking to her with joy on her face, but she was too distracted to actually understand a word she was saying. All she knew was that she was being led somewhere down a few halls, through many doors. Then they stop in front of a pair of double doors.
Inside the room was dim. Kagome could feel many others in the room already but she wasn't sure exactly why she had to go. Sango left her and took her seat next to Miroku. A man with long black hair approached her and pulled her toward a seat in the front. He looked familiar. Like the guy from her dream only his hair was longer. Wait hold on a minute! It's InuYasha! Duh I've seen him enough times in human form to know that it's him. Why is he in human for anyways? Its daylight out and there was a crescent moon last night, it hasn't even hit the first quarter. He seats her and then goes up to the front with his brother.
"Good evening everyone. My brother and I thank you for being here. As most of you know we have a new threat on the rise." May whispers carried through the room. "Now if all of you would silence yourselves we can continue." He turned to InuYasha.
"Sesshomaru asks all of the leaders of your lands to join him in this fight. It has not been declared a war as of yet but it can not be ignored for too long. The enemy is moving toward the wolf demon tribe's sector and as Lord Koga has informed us many of his men have been defeated." Koga came up to the front after InuYasha made a hand motion.
"My men were scouting the area, looking for food, when something killed the m all. One of my men managed to survive. He told me that no one was actually there, but all he could remember was seeing a pair of large grey eyes and a mist. Then the mist swept over the group and killed them instantly." Koga went back to his seat. Kagome wondered what they were all talking about. She could people next to her whispering a few names but she should make out what names.
"Nyami, daughter of the Lord from the hawk demon tribe, please come up and tell us of your experience with this new enemy." InuYasha asked. A young demon stood and came to the front. Her hair was really short, not even long enough to put in a ponytail.
"About three weeks ago my half of my village was pillaged by this mist and my father was killed also. That is why I stand before all of you today and ask that you help Lord Sesshomaru and Lord InuYasha, we don't want anymore death to come to this world. If we don't investigate this everyone breathing at this moment will be dead." Some people shouted out their agreements. Sesshomaru dismissed her and stood up.
"Now as you all know, there are rumors that the warrior that defeated Naraku has appeared. She sits among us tonight but might wish to remain anonymous. When I think about the wish that my brother made almost ten years ago I remember my reaction. At first I disapproved of this form I'm in now, but as I think about it more I can see that decision was perfect. This mist doesn't attack humans. For some reason it only comes for demons and so I asked that every priestess in the area and even outside of my borders help us with our problem." Someone raised their hand in the air. "Yes, Taio?"
"What will the priestesses do? What do you plan to do?"
"Good question." He started to pace back and forth. "What my brother has informed me of priestesses is that they have the ability to do illusions and that is what we need."
"Sesshomaru, didn't you say that the reason for this meeting was to ask that all of the lands come here so that the priestesses could build a border of protection around the lands?" This time it was Sango who spoke, only she wasn't as formal as everyone else. She came up to the front.
"As always Sango you don't disappoint. You are correct, that is what I'm asking of all of you. The Western lands are the largest and it would be much safer if we knew that everyone were here and then anything out there couldn't harm us."
"Wait hold on Sesshomaru." Kagome stood and came to the front. She had her hair tied up with chop sticks and her voice sounded different. Sesshomaru noticed it earlier when he had heard the girls in the room. "If everyone came here wouldn't that give whatever is attacking a larger target and possibly wipe out the population as we know it?" He looked down at her for a moment and thought this over. She did have a point.
"So then what do you suggest?" He smirked at her confused expression.
"Good question. Let's see, mist killing demons like a plague, priestesses. Well why don't we have a few priestesses go out to the different lands and have them set up borders so that it blocks off anything from getting in. Then we could gave a few generals take there men out and scout the area for anyone and bring them back here. Afterward you could agrenize a search party to find this mist." Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment and seemed to take in everything she had just said.
"I agree with the human!" someone from the back yelled.
"I second it!" someone from the left side.
"It seems that you've won over the Lord's messengers and counsel members." He looked down at her.
"It seems that I have Sesshomaru, by the way it's so great to be back." She grinned at him. He raised an eyebrow at her. "It's really amazing how my first week back has been filled with so much adventure and excitement."
"It's good to see you again Kagome." Said InuYasha coming up and pulling her into a hug. She blushed and reluctantly pulled away. Sesshomaru dismissed the people in the room and left the friends there. Koga was next to pull her into a hug. He twirled her around and around. She laughed like a child until he placed her back on the ground.
"It's good to see you both too." She blushed and fixed her hair.
"What happened to you?"
"What do you mean? Am I hideous or something?" She looked down at herself then touched her face. They both laughed.
"No, but it seems that time has been really kind to you." Koga grinned as she blushed.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm twenty six and a total workaholic."
"What's a workaholic?" Asked InuYasha.
"It means that I spend more time at work then I do at home."
"What do you do at your job?"
"I run a corporation that deals with trading computers and computer equipment. And then there's my record label. I spend so much time away from my house. I'd say that I spend about sixteen hours at work."
"Computer? Record label?" Koga and InuYasha were now more confused than ever.
"Let's just say that computers make the world go round. As of record labels; they are what make people famous, mostly singers. I help singers make albums and sell them to the general public. Um how about we forget about this since it has nothing to will you at this moment." They agreed.
"So how did you get here in the first place?"
"That's what I'd like to know. I was at my house, alone as usual; I was asleep when I woke from a dream. For some reason I needed to go to my dad's house to the well house. I looked over the rim of the well and didn't see anything. I sat there for a bit when something pulled me in. I went to Kaede's old home to find she wasn't there. Kasson gave me this kimono and then told me to come here. I met Azulu and he decided he'd travel with me. Hey where is Azulu anyway?"
"He returned to his post for a while." Stated Sesshomaru. He then saw that she was crestfallen. Does she like this my general? Maybe it was best that he left. He growled deep in his throat. The others looked at him strangely.
"To bad I wanted to thank him for his help. He was really fun to travel with."
"Ah…does our little Kagome have a crush?" teased Miroku, making Kagome's face light up like a flame.
"No, but if I did I wouldn't be standing here would I?"
"He was kind of cute Kagome. He did came into my house as I remember." Chimed in Sango. Kagome glared at her. "What, I didn't say you were in love with him are anything I just said he was cute." Miroku gave her a disapproving look. "Hey why are you mad at me for? You used to practically chase women down asking them to bare your child. Stop that pouting Miroku." He left the room followed by a yelling Sango.
"I can see that they haven't changed." She nervously laughed. She looked around her and found that she was alone with Sesshomaru, Koga and InuYasha. The three all had passed interests in her and now standing there she thought about that. There was Koga who used to be crazy about her and then she shut him down. He wasn't a bad guy or anything, and he looked good. InuYasha couldn't ever meet her to that point of forming a standing relationship so that just rules him out completely. Then Sesshomaru who though he may love her, can never bring himself to say the words, which was why she couldn't place herself in a position that subjected her to becoming emotionally unstable. She sighed. Why did she bother with the opposite sex anyway? She folded her arms over her chest and huffed at the thought of possibly being alone, known as a spinster at the tender age of just twenty seven, in which she'd be turning within a few days.
The others around her looked at her as if she'd suddenly appeared from nowhere.
"Kagome are you okay? Is something wrong?" asked Koga.
"Just had a flashback of my life in the past minute and realized that I'm going to become one of those women who has fifty cats and lives with herself in a big house yelling at the kids to get off her porch. It's not the best thoughts in the world but I figure that maybe if I secrete myself in my work then maybe I could avoid it all together. How about we forget that I just said any of that." She turned and started for the door. She half expected them to follow but they didn't and she just went back to her room. The guys looked at each other.
"So Sesshomaru you've spent ten years away from her, why don't you go after her?" his brother asked.
"What are you talking about dog boy? Why would Sesshomaru want to go after her for?"
"Are you being serious?"
"What?" Sesshomaru looked between the two and started to growl deep in his throat.
"Sesshomaru and Kagome were on the verge of having some sort of relationship, but for some reason they're acting like they're mad at each other."
"When did that happen?"
"I don't know; Sesshomaru doesn't talk about it."
"Would you two stop this talking? Do act as if I'm not standing before you!" He stormed from the room leaving Koga and InuYasha laughing.
Kagome spent the night watching the sky. The demon blood in her wouldn't allow her to sleep and she knew this. The soft kisses from the wind left trails of a sweet scent of cherry blossoms. From a distance she could see many cherry blossom trees. She wanted to reflect on when she became such an uptight workaholic, but couldn't find when. Then there was the conversation she heard after she left the room. It wasn't nice to eavesdrop but she couldn't help but hear. Did everyone know now that she and Sesshomaru; wait they weren't anything! Why am I allowing him to hold onto me? Why am I wasting my time? Look at me waiting around that guy! He and I don't need each other and I certainly don't need to wait for hundreds of years before he grows up! I could waste away before he actually realizes anything.
"Look at me I'm not getting any younger and I refuse to waste away." She stated out loud. She could hear something rustling at her window. She went over to it and found nothing at first but could faintly sense something, or rather someone. "Is someone out there?"
"Kagome." Came a whisper. It sounded like Azulu.
"Azulu, what are you doing here? I thought that Sesshomaru sent you back to your post?"
"He did but I snuck back to see you." He came into view; he took a seat on her window sill looking casual.
"What are your motives for wanting to see me again?" she smirked at his embarrassed expression. "Calm down. I don't want you to fall over yourself trying to figure out what to say."
"You are a strange girl."
"I've heard that many times. So tell me there must be some reason that you're sitting on my window sill at this time of night."
"I've come to kidnap you for a while."
"Is there a ransom involved or are you doing it because you love me?" she laughed at the last part. He blushed again. "You know I've never seen a demon become so red before. I don't think it's healthy."
"Come Kagome allow me to whisk you off into the night." He held his hand out and she took it laughing still. As soon as they were out of the window he held her by the waist and started to dart around the building.
"You know Azulu that this might actually be the most romantic thing that a guy has ever done for me."
"But?"
"Am I that obvious?"
"Yes, I don't mind that your heart resides somewhere else. Tonight we will see what the night has to offer us. I do care for you Kagome and if whoever it is that is fool enough to not fully return your affection is an idiot." She blushes a little. Maybe Sango was right. Damn her! She looked at Azulu, not that she had a choice since she had to hold onto him by wrapping her arms around his neck. He was deadly handsome and kind hearted. But yet she held back because her heart wouldn't allow her to move on. Damn that treacherous heart!
"So then you aren't mad at me?"
"No I couldn't hate you even if I tried." He gave her a side glance and smiled. She gave him a grinned and hugged him.
"InuYasha have you seen Kagome?"
"Isn't she in her room?"
"I didn't see her go there." They both went to her room. As we all know it was empty. Stepping in they could catch her scent and someone else's. They looked at each other.
"I wonder who she's with. Do you think that someone kidnapped her?"
"That would be impossible. There wasn't a struggle anyway, she went willingly." He glared at the window as if she were there to feel it.
"Who does she know? There's Koga, but he's got a mate and cubs. Oh hey it could be that Azulu guy. Not that it really matters though, she doesn't have anyone to tie her down." He knew just what he was doing to his brother. Sesshomaru gave him a glare that could kill thousands and then he growled for the millionth time that day. It seems that a lot of them are all growling over something. Go figure! "Why do you care so much Sesshomaru? It's not like you even like her or love her for that matter. She's free to do whatever she pleases, even if I don't like it either." He folded his arms over his chest and huffed after realizing that it did matter what they were doing.
"So are you done then? Obviously it does matter to you also so what are we doing standing here chatting about it."
"Are you suggesting that we go and spy?" Sesshomaru didn't say anything; he jumped out the window and followed their scent. They found them in a field of flowers sitting on two separate rocks. It seemed like they were meditating.
"Thanks for coming back Azulu. I just wonder though why you weren't at the meeting." She opened one eyes to look at him. He saw her do this and laughed.
"Why are we doing this again? You are truly an odd woman." He shook his head.
"I don't think that it's because I'm different, maybe it's because everyone else in the world is the same." He laughed at this.
"Go logic as always. Tell me Kagome, do you always have an answer to every solution?"
"No I don't. In fact most of the time I'm wrong but then sometimes I get lucky and do something right."
"What haven't you done right?"
"Life itself. Where I come from what I do isn't considered a woman's job. I'm not supposed to be in charge of a company, or running other small businesses. My father feels that I should have been married years ago. I've dated mildly, nothing serious. But in each male that I'd been with I couldn't find that special something. I sound ridiculous don't I?"
"I may not understand what you just said about companies and businesses. Your father is only looking out for you. Around here fathers don't give their daughters options or free will. If a father makes a deal with another nation or arranges a married between their kids it has to be done. The girl has no choice in the matter."
"I guess you're right. Say Azulu why did you decide to travel here with me? You could have gotten into trouble for leaving your post."
"That may be true but at this moment my men are watching the area. I didn't think that it was wise that you travel alone."
"I can take care of myself. I've done it for the past six years."
"That's not what I meant at all. I'm well aware of your capability to handle yourself. I think the actual reason I came with you was because you intrigued me. I don't really waste my time with women, no offence or anything, but for most men a woman is a weakness."
"I don't know what to say to that, I think it depends on the woman."
"Meaning?"
"Sometimes a woman can make a man stronger. Strange yes, but if you think about it, a man has to have something to protect. It fuels him and vise versa for the female. This is yet another one of my many theories."
"That makes sense I guess. It's always nice to have a beautiful image in your mind on the battle field." He smiled at her and she blushed a little.
"Say Azulu, why haven't you mated yet? How old are you like twenty-eight?"
"Close, I'm twenty seven actually. I don't really know why I haven't mated. I should have seven years ago but I'd rather not die and leave someone to mourn me. It's better that way." He looked down at his feet.
"So tell me about your family." She said this in the hopes of changing the subject.
"My father died thirteen years ago, my mother runs my father's lands. I have a sister who is about fifteen and I haven't been home since I was eighteen. How about you?"
"My mother died six years ago, my brother is going through school; he decided that he wants to be a doctor, so that when I trip and hurt myself he can make me feel better. He is so sweet sometimes. My father runs our shrine and lives in the house my mother used to live in. Since I work all the time I haven't really had time for friends. I have one male friend who I've known since hour high school days. He must be worried that I didn't show up, we eat lunch together everyday." She stopped talking when she realized that the whole time he was just staring at her. "Are you alright?"
"Oh sorry. I was just um…forget it." He started to blush. "How about we head back, they might notice you missing."
"I don't think they will. For some reason, though I feel right here, I don't think that everyone is happy to see me." She stood and her kimono fell to the ground. "But that really isn't important right now is it. Come on I'll race you." He looked at her confused.
"But I'll surely beat you." She giggled softly.
"I don't think you will." She darted off before he could respond. Sesshomaru and InuYasha started back for the castle when they heard them get up. They would be there before Kagome.
"Fine you won, I surrender to you." He said as he tried to catch his breath at her window.
"Oh you poor little general, I hope you don't hold this against me?"
"No fair maiden, for I concede to your whim and beauty. You Kagome are my only weakness." He bent down and kissed her lightly, then dashed out of the window and into the night. She watched him disappear through the woods like a stranger in the night. She sighed as if relieved.
"You know Kagome; you shouldn't lead him on like that." Came a voice from behind her. She didn't turn around.
"I'm not InuYasha. He knows that my heart lies somewhere else."
"But that won't stop him from changing your mind. Look Kagome I know that my brother isn't keen on his emotions but he does care about you."
"Yeah right, look he and I gave up our silly dreams a long time ago. He couldn't bring himself to say the words and I refuse to be the fool." She folded her arms over her chest and hugged herself.
"He doesn't understand himself. H e wasn't shown love before and at this point he just wants to push it all away. You are my friend and he is my brother and I don't like watching this freak show."
"Look InuYasha as much as I'd like to discuss what's going on in that jerks head I'd rather go to sleep."
"But you don't really sleep much. I thought that you might want to go train for a while."
"I don't think my body is used to training." She winked. "Only joking, I do find time for training. Usually when I'm not at work, or even when I am at work I train. I figured that I might end up meeting up with trouble either then or five thousand years into the future."
"So do you want me to show you where it is?"
"Sure"
He led her to a room that was connected to the castle but led out off into the yard. At first she thought that he was going to come in with her and train but he didn't. He opened the door and then closed it once she was in. What she found in the room made her energy flare up.
NEXT ON MIRROR:
"I don't really understand what just happened in there." Azulu said.
"You shouldn't concern yourself with history."
"I'd like to know what ails you." She sighed.
"Let's just say that caring for someone means having to deal with the parts of them that causes you pain. That over the six years you were gone you missed that person and yet are still angry that you've made an idiot of yourself."
A/N: Perfect place to leave it! When I was thinking about where this story would go I asked myself if I wanted something tragic to happen. Every good story has something horrible happen. Then I thought about all the bad things to happen in my family. My grandfather's death, losing my twins (Not really my actual kids but I raised them for nine months, they were only three weeks old when I got them.), my aunt going insane over her husbands death, spiraling through depression and having a mental break down at school in front of everyone and then being betrayed by my aunt Annette who had always been the one woman I could count on. She's twenty-three and I'm seventeen. She's the mother of the twins.
UM Sorry everyone for my rambling! I feel better now though.
