Disclaim: I do not own any of the Inu Yasha characters.
Author's Note: Kouga is 19 years old. Forgot to mention that. On with the story!
Last Time:
"Who is this woman?" asked Kouga.
"You idiot! Kouga, its me Kagome!"
"KAGOME?!! What happened to you?!!" said a shocked Kouga.
Chapter 8
"Kouga, you never told me your were the Eastern Lord." Said Kagome.
"Kagome, how did you turn into a demon? Do you still have your miko powers, and if so...wait a minute...that would make you an...IMMORTAL?!!" exclaimed Kouga.
"Yes, Kouga, I just learned of my true self just a couple days ago." Explained Kagome.
"This is great! Now you can become my mate! And you're a demon too so I won't have to worry about you aging! Come Kagome, let us leave to the Eastern Lands and prepare for the mating ceremony..." rambled Kouga.
"Kagome, what this wolf says, is it true? Are you to become his mate?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"No...sigh Kouga seems to have it stuck in his head that he is in love with me and that I'm going to be his mate, which I never agreed to." Said an annoyed Kagome.
"Wolf, she will not be going anywhere with you. She shall stay in the Western Castle with this Sesshoumaru. Do not try to take her with you if you value your life. You may be the Lord of the Eastern Lands, but I can expand my land in just a fraction of a second." Threatened Sesshoumaru with ice in his voice that could freeze a volcano.
Kouga shivered with feeling the iciness and the threat that Sesshoumaru had just proclaimed to him and said to Kagome,
"I'm sorry Kagome, but I can't mate with you. My father left me my lands and I must hold up that honor. I would give anything to protect you, but I cannot forfeit my land when I can stop this from happening. I hope you can forgive me."
"Kouga, this shows that you never did love me. I can't forgive you when you have done nothing wrong. I think the fates only meant us to be friends, and I'm sorry, but I've never been in love with you and I didn't know how to tell you without hurting your feelings." Kagome said, a little ashamed.
"Now let's put this aside and continue with what we are going to do about Naraku." Said Kouga, glad that him and Kagome where okay now.
"This Sesshoumaru shall deal with him in due time. He shall receive what he had deserved in the near future. For now, I shall accompany Kagome in looking for the jewel shards after I have trained her more in the ways of demons. She has her prophecy to fulfill anyways..."
"Wait. Are you saying that she's the legendary?!! Incredulous! I never would have thought...Kagome, I shall travel with you as well. I took over my father's promise after he passed away to protect the legendary immortal and the Western Land's prince." Said Kouga with a princely attitude.
"This Sesshoumaru does not need protecting you insolent wolf. What you can do is check up on Naraku and find out any information that you can. Kisha has been busy with other things to do her spying job." Stated Sesshoumaru.
"Kouga, Sesshoumaru is right. We don't need protecting. We could use your help and your clans to gather as much information about Naraku and his whereabouts, then you wasting time protecting us when it is not needed. Besides, I'm taking a little vacation here. The shards are safe with me, so Naraku can't complete the jewel without going through me. I need a little stress reliever. Also, I can learn demon tactics and diplomacy while I am here. Surely I shall need that when I take my place as Lady of the Immortals." Said Kagome with the elegance that she was born with.
"As you wish, My Lady. I shall do as you say and gather my clan to search for Naraku. Lord Sesshoumaru, you better take of Kagome or else I will not be the only one that comes after you." Threatened Kouga with a smirk.
"Was that a threat, you mangy wolf?" questioned Sesshoumaru with a raised eyebrow.
"Damn straight, dog breath." Smirked Kouga as he ran out of the Western Castle like a whirlwind.
Kaede's hut the next morning
"Lady Kaede, I think Inu Yasha wants us to head to the Southern Lands. He said that Kikyo sensed a shard there." Said Miroku.
"Ye must be careful of my sister, Miroku. She is not who she used to be. I have been having dreams of her and of what she may do. Ye must protect Inu Yasha. Give him advice. Help ye with what he is going through. Inu Yasha has been putting up ye front to his friends to show his strength, when that could truly be his downfall. Kikyo will betray him, but perhaps not in the way he thinks. Beware of my warnings. And keep ye watchful." Warned Kaede.
"I shall do everything in my power to protect Inu Yasha and Sango. May Kami be on our side." Prayed Miroku.
"Hey Miroku! Did you get the supplies we need? You ready to go yet or what?" yelled Inu Yasha.
"I will be there shortly." Answered Miroku.
"I must take my leave now, Lady Kaede. Thank you for the warning." Bowed Miroku.
Inu Yasha and his group left Kaede's village all having different thoughts, but with the same person on their minds.
'I hope Kagome is fairing well. I miss her so much. We used to go to hot springs and talk about everything. She'd tell me all about her time and I'd tell her all about demon slaying. I hope she comes to visit us soon. Gosh Sango, it's only been a few days and you're talking like she's been gone for years...shows how much I really do miss her...' thought Sango.
'I wish Kagome was here. She'd be walking in front of me with that cute, little, green skirt of hers...oh well, Sango is here and that's more than enough for me' thought a grinning Miroku
RUB RUB
"Hentai!"
SMACK
THUMP!
'Kagome, where are you? Why did you leave me? You said you would stay with me forever...I'm sorry for making you angry and making you feel like you were nothing but a shard detector. You're my best friend. My first friend. I never showed you how much I really appreciated you. Please come back to me my Kagome...' sighed Kagome.
'Kagome. I will find you and kill you for taking my Inu Yasha away from me! He's not the same anymore. All he does is sulk and talk about Kagome. How Kagome used to do this, how Kagome used to do that, it's sickening! You my reincarnation shall die!' thought Kikyo evilly.
Back at the Western Castle the next morning
Kagome was just waking up. Last night after Kouga left, She and Sesshoumaru headed to their rooms exhausted from the days events. They didn't even say 'good night' to each other. Just walked in their rooms and passed out. Kagome got out of her wonderfully soft bed and went to the door that held the hot springs. She jumped in and washed up quickly so no one knew she was in this secret spring. She chose a red fighting gi knowing that Sesshoumaru would want to start her training today. The red gi was designed like Sango's with all the durability and flexibility in it. The only difference was that it had a skirt that had two slits all the way up the sides to her hips. It was suppose to be part gi and part kimono. She went to breakfast where she found the children and Sesshoumaru eating.
"Morning Momma!" said her kit.
"Morning Kagome!" spoke Rin the same time Shippou spoke.
"I hope you slept well last night, Kagome" said Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, quite. I passed out as soon as I hit the bed. Kouga takes a lot out of me whenever I see him." Joked Kagome.
They made small conversation and ate their breakfast. Jaken left to keep watch of the children. Sesshoumaru had Kagome follow him to the dojo.
'Time for the torture to begin.' Thought Kagome.
"I am pleased that you figured I would want to train you today. We will be working on all skills. From shooting arrows to forming weapons with your energy to hand-to-hand combat. When I feel you are ready I will teach you the process of meditative sparring, which is when our minds connect and spar there, thus making our thought process more sharp." Explained Sesshoumaru.
"Let's begin with your archery since you are more familiar with that. Grab a bow, but no arrows. See that range over there with the targets. Use your miko ki to create an arrow and hit the target." Instructed Sesshoumaru.
Kagome did as she was told. She grabbed the bow that she was given from the cursed village. That's what caught Sesshoumaru's eye.
"Where did you get that from?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"I got it from the cursed village that I set free, why?" questioned Kagome.
"It's magnificent. I have seen something like it once before, but it can't be the same one. Let's continue." Stated Sesshoumaru.
Kagome felt her ki gathering so she used her mind to form it into an arrow. She aimed it at her target and thought 'strike' before she let go.
Boom!
Her arrow hit the target and diminished it. There was a little part of the target left stating that her aim was about a couple inches to the left off the middle.
"When you aim, aim a couple inches to the right of your target. You should be able to hit it straight on. Aim at that one over there." Spoke Sesshoumaru.
Kagome pivoted her foot to aim at the next target she did the same thing as before except aiming a couple inches to the right.
Boom!
"I did it! I hit it straight on! There's nothing left of it! I've never been able to hit my target more perfectly! Thank you Sesshoumaru!" said an excited Kagome as she hugged Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru pushed Kagome off of him stating,
"Do not get to excited. There is much more that we must do. I must show you what all you can do with your demon powers. I know of Midoriko giving you her knowledge, training and powers, but that was many years ago. Times have changed and so have demons' powers. So shoot fifty more targets perfectly and then we shall move on. I shall leave you to do this task. I have other matters to attend to." Said Sesshoumaru as he walked back into the castle.
"I have other matters to attend to." Spoke Kagome in a mocking Sesshoumaru voice, "Can't let me be happy for just one damn minute. What a jerk! Why I oughta..."
And Kagome continued shooting her ki arrows perfectly at her targets.
About an hour later
After Kagome shot her fifty shots, Sesshoumaru came out right as she shot her last one. He had been watching her from his study and was impressed with how she was able to train herself to keep aiming a couple inches to the right. He knew she would be a formidable opponent if she was his enemy.
"Put your bow away. Let us continue. We are going to spar hand-to-hand combat. I want you to come at me. I want to see what you already know." Said Sesshoumaru as he got in a battle stance.
Kagome got into her battle stance and used her back foot to push off of. She headed straight for Sesshoumaru then seemed to phase out and tried to hit him from behind. Sesshoumaru saw this coming and grabbed her arm, twisting it to put her arm behind her back. Kagome flipped over the twisted arm so that it was now in front of her. She then flipped again over Sesshoumaru's shoulder so that she had a choke hold on him. He broke away and they stood apart staring at each other. Sesshoumaru attacked, now on the offense, seeing how Kagome did on the defense. Kagome raised her arms to block his attack, but made her worst mistake. When she did this she left her legs unprotected. Sesshoumaru swooped down and tripped Kagome. She landed on her back where Sesshoumaru attacked leaving his claws inches away from Kagome's throat.
"Not bad, Kagome. You have great durability, but your defense needs some work. You also need to learn to not hold back. Don't be afraid to hurt me. I will either heal fast or you could probably heal me." Spoke Sesshoumaru.
They continued to spar for the rest of the morning until a servant announced that lunch was ready. Kagome and Sesshoumaru met with Rin and Shippou in the dining room. The children were laughing with childlike glee enjoying each other's company. Sesshoumaru and Kagome both took their seats as lunch was brought out. While everyone ate, the only two that were speaking were the children. Sesshoumaru was too busy thinking about all the things he would have to do today and about what Kouga had said about taking a mate. Kagome was thinking about her family, suddenly becoming home sick. She missed her mother and grandfather and even her little annoying brother, Souta. The children were dismissed and went to the garden to play with Jaken chasing after them.
"Kagome, we shall continue training tomorrow. This shall be your new schedule. You shall eat breakfast and then train until lunch. You may do whatever you wish with the rest of your day. Come, I wish to show you something." Commanded Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru got up from his chair and walked to the door. Kagome followed him through the door into the halls of the castle. He led her around so many corners that she forgot where she was and how to get back. Sesshoumaru stopped at a carved door with transformed inu-demons on it. They entered what appeared to be a huge library.
"This is the library of the Western Castle. You may go here whenever you wish. It is also on the northern side of the castle. The only side of the castle that is off limits is the eastern side. The bedrooms and guest rooms are on the western side, and the dining room and kitchen and other rooms are on the southern side. The playroom where the children play is next door. There are a few other quest rooms in this wing of the castle, but are hardly ever used." Explained Sesshoumaru.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru. I appreciate this greatly. I have never seen so many books in my life. I can't wait to start reading them. I plan to read them all. Maybe one day..." said Kagome with a far away look in her eyes.
"I shall leave you to enjoy then." Said Sesshoumaru as he left to attend to his lordly duties.
"Hmm...what should I read first? I think I'll start a fire and cuddle up with a good romance. There is obviously every kind of book here. What's this?" questioned Kagome as she opened a dusty book with the Western Land emblem on it.
"It's a photo album! Aww...look how cute Sesshoumaru was as a pup. Is that Inu Yasha? How CUTE!!! Wow! Sesshoumaru's mother was a beautiful woman. He gets her face shape from her and obviously that beauty. Inu Yasha looks more like Inutaisho. I wonder what happened to this happy little boy that Sesshoumaru used to be...maybe one day he will confide in me. I would like him to open to me." Said Kagome as she contemplated the picture of a young Sesshoumaru.
The picture showed Sesshoumaru in a white kimono similar to the one he wears now, holding his mother's hand with a smile on both their faces. He had a childlike innocence about him like Rin does now. Like not a thing could hurt this carefree boy. His mother looked serene and content with her life. She wore a beautiful midnight blue kimono that Kagome could have sworn she had seen before. That's when it hit her. SHE had worn that kimono before.
'Sesshoumaru wanted me to wear his mother's kimonos? Why would he do that? He obviously loved his mother very much...I'm honored that he would bestow that gift upon me.' Thought Kagome with tears in her eyes.
"What happened Sesshoumaru?" Questioned Kagome to the empty room with tears in her eyes for the happy boy that turned into a cold demon lord.
End Chappie! I hope that was an okay chapter. I think it seemed to run on a little, but I like how my story is turning out. I hope you enjoyed this chapter to a mikodemon.
R&R!
Dbzfan
Author's Note: Kouga is 19 years old. Forgot to mention that. On with the story!
Last Time:
"Who is this woman?" asked Kouga.
"You idiot! Kouga, its me Kagome!"
"KAGOME?!! What happened to you?!!" said a shocked Kouga.
Chapter 8
"Kouga, you never told me your were the Eastern Lord." Said Kagome.
"Kagome, how did you turn into a demon? Do you still have your miko powers, and if so...wait a minute...that would make you an...IMMORTAL?!!" exclaimed Kouga.
"Yes, Kouga, I just learned of my true self just a couple days ago." Explained Kagome.
"This is great! Now you can become my mate! And you're a demon too so I won't have to worry about you aging! Come Kagome, let us leave to the Eastern Lands and prepare for the mating ceremony..." rambled Kouga.
"Kagome, what this wolf says, is it true? Are you to become his mate?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"No...sigh Kouga seems to have it stuck in his head that he is in love with me and that I'm going to be his mate, which I never agreed to." Said an annoyed Kagome.
"Wolf, she will not be going anywhere with you. She shall stay in the Western Castle with this Sesshoumaru. Do not try to take her with you if you value your life. You may be the Lord of the Eastern Lands, but I can expand my land in just a fraction of a second." Threatened Sesshoumaru with ice in his voice that could freeze a volcano.
Kouga shivered with feeling the iciness and the threat that Sesshoumaru had just proclaimed to him and said to Kagome,
"I'm sorry Kagome, but I can't mate with you. My father left me my lands and I must hold up that honor. I would give anything to protect you, but I cannot forfeit my land when I can stop this from happening. I hope you can forgive me."
"Kouga, this shows that you never did love me. I can't forgive you when you have done nothing wrong. I think the fates only meant us to be friends, and I'm sorry, but I've never been in love with you and I didn't know how to tell you without hurting your feelings." Kagome said, a little ashamed.
"Now let's put this aside and continue with what we are going to do about Naraku." Said Kouga, glad that him and Kagome where okay now.
"This Sesshoumaru shall deal with him in due time. He shall receive what he had deserved in the near future. For now, I shall accompany Kagome in looking for the jewel shards after I have trained her more in the ways of demons. She has her prophecy to fulfill anyways..."
"Wait. Are you saying that she's the legendary?!! Incredulous! I never would have thought...Kagome, I shall travel with you as well. I took over my father's promise after he passed away to protect the legendary immortal and the Western Land's prince." Said Kouga with a princely attitude.
"This Sesshoumaru does not need protecting you insolent wolf. What you can do is check up on Naraku and find out any information that you can. Kisha has been busy with other things to do her spying job." Stated Sesshoumaru.
"Kouga, Sesshoumaru is right. We don't need protecting. We could use your help and your clans to gather as much information about Naraku and his whereabouts, then you wasting time protecting us when it is not needed. Besides, I'm taking a little vacation here. The shards are safe with me, so Naraku can't complete the jewel without going through me. I need a little stress reliever. Also, I can learn demon tactics and diplomacy while I am here. Surely I shall need that when I take my place as Lady of the Immortals." Said Kagome with the elegance that she was born with.
"As you wish, My Lady. I shall do as you say and gather my clan to search for Naraku. Lord Sesshoumaru, you better take of Kagome or else I will not be the only one that comes after you." Threatened Kouga with a smirk.
"Was that a threat, you mangy wolf?" questioned Sesshoumaru with a raised eyebrow.
"Damn straight, dog breath." Smirked Kouga as he ran out of the Western Castle like a whirlwind.
Kaede's hut the next morning
"Lady Kaede, I think Inu Yasha wants us to head to the Southern Lands. He said that Kikyo sensed a shard there." Said Miroku.
"Ye must be careful of my sister, Miroku. She is not who she used to be. I have been having dreams of her and of what she may do. Ye must protect Inu Yasha. Give him advice. Help ye with what he is going through. Inu Yasha has been putting up ye front to his friends to show his strength, when that could truly be his downfall. Kikyo will betray him, but perhaps not in the way he thinks. Beware of my warnings. And keep ye watchful." Warned Kaede.
"I shall do everything in my power to protect Inu Yasha and Sango. May Kami be on our side." Prayed Miroku.
"Hey Miroku! Did you get the supplies we need? You ready to go yet or what?" yelled Inu Yasha.
"I will be there shortly." Answered Miroku.
"I must take my leave now, Lady Kaede. Thank you for the warning." Bowed Miroku.
Inu Yasha and his group left Kaede's village all having different thoughts, but with the same person on their minds.
'I hope Kagome is fairing well. I miss her so much. We used to go to hot springs and talk about everything. She'd tell me all about her time and I'd tell her all about demon slaying. I hope she comes to visit us soon. Gosh Sango, it's only been a few days and you're talking like she's been gone for years...shows how much I really do miss her...' thought Sango.
'I wish Kagome was here. She'd be walking in front of me with that cute, little, green skirt of hers...oh well, Sango is here and that's more than enough for me' thought a grinning Miroku
RUB RUB
"Hentai!"
SMACK
THUMP!
'Kagome, where are you? Why did you leave me? You said you would stay with me forever...I'm sorry for making you angry and making you feel like you were nothing but a shard detector. You're my best friend. My first friend. I never showed you how much I really appreciated you. Please come back to me my Kagome...' sighed Kagome.
'Kagome. I will find you and kill you for taking my Inu Yasha away from me! He's not the same anymore. All he does is sulk and talk about Kagome. How Kagome used to do this, how Kagome used to do that, it's sickening! You my reincarnation shall die!' thought Kikyo evilly.
Back at the Western Castle the next morning
Kagome was just waking up. Last night after Kouga left, She and Sesshoumaru headed to their rooms exhausted from the days events. They didn't even say 'good night' to each other. Just walked in their rooms and passed out. Kagome got out of her wonderfully soft bed and went to the door that held the hot springs. She jumped in and washed up quickly so no one knew she was in this secret spring. She chose a red fighting gi knowing that Sesshoumaru would want to start her training today. The red gi was designed like Sango's with all the durability and flexibility in it. The only difference was that it had a skirt that had two slits all the way up the sides to her hips. It was suppose to be part gi and part kimono. She went to breakfast where she found the children and Sesshoumaru eating.
"Morning Momma!" said her kit.
"Morning Kagome!" spoke Rin the same time Shippou spoke.
"I hope you slept well last night, Kagome" said Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, quite. I passed out as soon as I hit the bed. Kouga takes a lot out of me whenever I see him." Joked Kagome.
They made small conversation and ate their breakfast. Jaken left to keep watch of the children. Sesshoumaru had Kagome follow him to the dojo.
'Time for the torture to begin.' Thought Kagome.
"I am pleased that you figured I would want to train you today. We will be working on all skills. From shooting arrows to forming weapons with your energy to hand-to-hand combat. When I feel you are ready I will teach you the process of meditative sparring, which is when our minds connect and spar there, thus making our thought process more sharp." Explained Sesshoumaru.
"Let's begin with your archery since you are more familiar with that. Grab a bow, but no arrows. See that range over there with the targets. Use your miko ki to create an arrow and hit the target." Instructed Sesshoumaru.
Kagome did as she was told. She grabbed the bow that she was given from the cursed village. That's what caught Sesshoumaru's eye.
"Where did you get that from?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"I got it from the cursed village that I set free, why?" questioned Kagome.
"It's magnificent. I have seen something like it once before, but it can't be the same one. Let's continue." Stated Sesshoumaru.
Kagome felt her ki gathering so she used her mind to form it into an arrow. She aimed it at her target and thought 'strike' before she let go.
Boom!
Her arrow hit the target and diminished it. There was a little part of the target left stating that her aim was about a couple inches to the left off the middle.
"When you aim, aim a couple inches to the right of your target. You should be able to hit it straight on. Aim at that one over there." Spoke Sesshoumaru.
Kagome pivoted her foot to aim at the next target she did the same thing as before except aiming a couple inches to the right.
Boom!
"I did it! I hit it straight on! There's nothing left of it! I've never been able to hit my target more perfectly! Thank you Sesshoumaru!" said an excited Kagome as she hugged Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru pushed Kagome off of him stating,
"Do not get to excited. There is much more that we must do. I must show you what all you can do with your demon powers. I know of Midoriko giving you her knowledge, training and powers, but that was many years ago. Times have changed and so have demons' powers. So shoot fifty more targets perfectly and then we shall move on. I shall leave you to do this task. I have other matters to attend to." Said Sesshoumaru as he walked back into the castle.
"I have other matters to attend to." Spoke Kagome in a mocking Sesshoumaru voice, "Can't let me be happy for just one damn minute. What a jerk! Why I oughta..."
And Kagome continued shooting her ki arrows perfectly at her targets.
About an hour later
After Kagome shot her fifty shots, Sesshoumaru came out right as she shot her last one. He had been watching her from his study and was impressed with how she was able to train herself to keep aiming a couple inches to the right. He knew she would be a formidable opponent if she was his enemy.
"Put your bow away. Let us continue. We are going to spar hand-to-hand combat. I want you to come at me. I want to see what you already know." Said Sesshoumaru as he got in a battle stance.
Kagome got into her battle stance and used her back foot to push off of. She headed straight for Sesshoumaru then seemed to phase out and tried to hit him from behind. Sesshoumaru saw this coming and grabbed her arm, twisting it to put her arm behind her back. Kagome flipped over the twisted arm so that it was now in front of her. She then flipped again over Sesshoumaru's shoulder so that she had a choke hold on him. He broke away and they stood apart staring at each other. Sesshoumaru attacked, now on the offense, seeing how Kagome did on the defense. Kagome raised her arms to block his attack, but made her worst mistake. When she did this she left her legs unprotected. Sesshoumaru swooped down and tripped Kagome. She landed on her back where Sesshoumaru attacked leaving his claws inches away from Kagome's throat.
"Not bad, Kagome. You have great durability, but your defense needs some work. You also need to learn to not hold back. Don't be afraid to hurt me. I will either heal fast or you could probably heal me." Spoke Sesshoumaru.
They continued to spar for the rest of the morning until a servant announced that lunch was ready. Kagome and Sesshoumaru met with Rin and Shippou in the dining room. The children were laughing with childlike glee enjoying each other's company. Sesshoumaru and Kagome both took their seats as lunch was brought out. While everyone ate, the only two that were speaking were the children. Sesshoumaru was too busy thinking about all the things he would have to do today and about what Kouga had said about taking a mate. Kagome was thinking about her family, suddenly becoming home sick. She missed her mother and grandfather and even her little annoying brother, Souta. The children were dismissed and went to the garden to play with Jaken chasing after them.
"Kagome, we shall continue training tomorrow. This shall be your new schedule. You shall eat breakfast and then train until lunch. You may do whatever you wish with the rest of your day. Come, I wish to show you something." Commanded Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru got up from his chair and walked to the door. Kagome followed him through the door into the halls of the castle. He led her around so many corners that she forgot where she was and how to get back. Sesshoumaru stopped at a carved door with transformed inu-demons on it. They entered what appeared to be a huge library.
"This is the library of the Western Castle. You may go here whenever you wish. It is also on the northern side of the castle. The only side of the castle that is off limits is the eastern side. The bedrooms and guest rooms are on the western side, and the dining room and kitchen and other rooms are on the southern side. The playroom where the children play is next door. There are a few other quest rooms in this wing of the castle, but are hardly ever used." Explained Sesshoumaru.
"Thank you Sesshoumaru. I appreciate this greatly. I have never seen so many books in my life. I can't wait to start reading them. I plan to read them all. Maybe one day..." said Kagome with a far away look in her eyes.
"I shall leave you to enjoy then." Said Sesshoumaru as he left to attend to his lordly duties.
"Hmm...what should I read first? I think I'll start a fire and cuddle up with a good romance. There is obviously every kind of book here. What's this?" questioned Kagome as she opened a dusty book with the Western Land emblem on it.
"It's a photo album! Aww...look how cute Sesshoumaru was as a pup. Is that Inu Yasha? How CUTE!!! Wow! Sesshoumaru's mother was a beautiful woman. He gets her face shape from her and obviously that beauty. Inu Yasha looks more like Inutaisho. I wonder what happened to this happy little boy that Sesshoumaru used to be...maybe one day he will confide in me. I would like him to open to me." Said Kagome as she contemplated the picture of a young Sesshoumaru.
The picture showed Sesshoumaru in a white kimono similar to the one he wears now, holding his mother's hand with a smile on both their faces. He had a childlike innocence about him like Rin does now. Like not a thing could hurt this carefree boy. His mother looked serene and content with her life. She wore a beautiful midnight blue kimono that Kagome could have sworn she had seen before. That's when it hit her. SHE had worn that kimono before.
'Sesshoumaru wanted me to wear his mother's kimonos? Why would he do that? He obviously loved his mother very much...I'm honored that he would bestow that gift upon me.' Thought Kagome with tears in her eyes.
"What happened Sesshoumaru?" Questioned Kagome to the empty room with tears in her eyes for the happy boy that turned into a cold demon lord.
End Chappie! I hope that was an okay chapter. I think it seemed to run on a little, but I like how my story is turning out. I hope you enjoyed this chapter to a mikodemon.
R&R!
Dbzfan
