Sesshomaru's Choices
Sesshomaru turned when another guard entered the room after the miko left.
"My Lord there is a hanyou and a wolf at the gates accompanied by a monk they are demanding to see you."
"Let them in and show them to the hall. I will be there shortly." Sesshomaru turned and left the room. He would make them wait a little while then he would deal with them. He waited for a while then entered his hall. He was not surprised that his brother tried to draw his sword. "Have you forgotten about the spell father had placed on the castle brother?"
Inuyasha jumped as his brother entered the room and walked to the throne at the head of the room. He put his hand on Tetsusaiga and went to draw it. He pulled on the hilt of the sword and nothing happened. Then he heard his brother speak. He had forgotten about that spell.
"You know that only the Lord and his guards are allowed to draw weapons in this castle unless allowed other wise by me and do you really think that I will grant you that right. I may have lost my arm but I still retain my brain and my arm has been regenerated. So do not think I will hold that against you brother." Sesshomaru watched his irate brother stalk up to his throne. When he reached a certain spot he was thrown back. I guess he had forgotten about the barrier too.
Koga watched the Western Lord and his brother then walked up the isle and bowed before Sesshomaru. "Lord Sesshomaru I request that you return my mate to me along with her friends."
Sesshomaru watched the wolf. "I didn't know that you were mated Prince Koga."
"That's because he isn't." Inuyasha walked to Koga's side and then glared at his brother.
"I have proclaimed her my mate and she didn't deny it." Koga stood and glared at Inuyasha. Mutt face wasn't helping anything. If it wasn't for his loud mouth he might have been granted permission to take the girls but no he had to open his mouth.
"Prince Koga the ladies are now my legal wards and as such shall not leave my castle unless they are accompanied by a mate." He saw the two frown at this statement. "In one week I will be holding court to accept suitors for the ladies."
Koga glared at Sesshomaru. "I petition you here and now for Kagome to be my mate by right of first claim."
"Prince Koga you have one week to verify your claim. At that time if you can't verify it then she will be held to the open courting." Sesshomaru nodded to the wolf as he bowed before him.
Inuyasha watched as Koga bowed to his brother again. "She is not going to be your mate you wimpy wolf." Inuyasha turned to his brother "I petition to be her mate."
"By what right do you petition?" Sesshomaru glared at his brother.
"By the right that she loves me." Inuyasha smirked at the irritated wolf beside him.
"You can't mate her you already have a mate. What do you think your doing?" Koga growled at Inuyasha.
"I do not have a mate already." Inuyasha swung his fist at the wolf.
Koga jumped away from the hanyou "What about that dead miko Kikyou that resembles Kagome. I have seen you with her. Are you going to deny she is your mate."
"I just did." Inuyasha turned to face his brother. "There is stuff you don't know about Kagome. You can't treat her like this Sesshomaru."
"I can and am." Sesshomaru looked at the trio in front of him. "You may all return in one week. I will let you know my decisions then." He watched as Koga bowed to him then turned and left followed shortly by the monk.
"You can't do this Sesshomaru. One way or the other I will rescue the girls. Kagome and Sango are needed to help us find the remaining jewel shards. Kagome is the only one who can purify it and wish on it. I will not allow you to delay it's completion." Inuyasha stalked out of the room and then out of the castle.
"Jaken have the taijiya and the miko to meet me in the east wing study." Sesshomaru went to make sure that the trio left his castle.
Jaken watched his lord leave then turned and left to do his bidding.