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Chapter 7 - Bastard's Son

"Wake child, there is much to be done." Hidenka lifted her tear-stained upwards to find her uncle standing over her and Kuromeru.

"What do you mean uncle?"

"Step away girl and let me help." Hidenka slowly stood and stretched her aching muscles. Taking a few steps backwards, she turned her head to avoid looking at her love. Once she turned a flash of light filled the clearing, she turned back quickly and found Kuromeru sitting up, and her uncle re-sheathing his sword.

"Kuromeru!" the surprised girl yelled as she threw herself towards him. The startled prince wrapped his arms around the girl in his lap. He looked upwards into the eyes of his savior, a silver dog.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble. I know who you are, but I feel you might be able to help me. Hidenka, allow the lad to get up, I'm sure you're not helping by smothering him." Hidenka blushed and got off of Kuromeru, allowing him to stand up as well.

"Why am I not with my ancestors?" he asked Sesshomaru.

"I revived you plain and simple. Do you know why you were attacked?"

"That Kagura woman said I was needed or something uncle," Hidenka threw in.

"I can't prove it, but I feel she is connected to Naraku. Hidenka, you must return to your home and not speak of these events to anyone. If Shippo asks, say your mate left you when he heard of your marriage. No one is to know that he was killed, or was revived. Understand?"

"But Uncle, where will he go?"

"Kuromeru will join me in the West until we can decipher all these events." Kuromeru looked like he was about to say something when Sesshomaru cut him off. "I'm not asking you to join me, I'm commanding it. Remember black prince, you are indebted to me. If you want me to remember our feud, I will be more than willing to oblige and kill you once more." Hidenka gasped and Kuromeru shut his mouth. "Good. Say goodbye, we're leaving." Sesshomaru turned and left the clearing allowing the couple a moment of privacy.

Hidenka threw herself into his arms again and began to cry. Instinctively his arms went around her and comforted her as she wept.

"I thought I had lost you. I don't know what I would have done…"

"Shh…it's alright. I told you I would always be with you. I'll be safe with your uncle…I think. You must do as he asks. We will figure out what to do, and then I'll come for you. We were mated before your marriage, any demon lord will recognize that later."

"I understand." Kuromeru tilted her face up towards his and kissed her passionately. Breaking the kiss before he completely lost himself in it, he hugged her and stepped away into the shadows of the trees, leaving her alone in the moonlight.


Hidenka silently crept down the hallway towards her chambers, trying not to alert any of the servants that she was awake and covered in blood. She made it to her door and slowly pulled open the heavy oak. Once inside she shut the doors behind her. Walking less stealthily, she walked towards her bathing chamber, only to be interrupted by a voice in the darkness.

"Out late Lady Kitsune? One would think that a new bride would be with her husband on their wedding night." Hidenka turned around to find Naraku sitting on the edge of her bed, grinning at her. "Or have you been with your mate tonight? You know that lying with anyone besides your husband is forbidden, right?"

"My mate has left me Naraku, now I wish you would do the same."

"Touchy aren't we. I suppose you argued with him, I can smell his blood from here. I'm guessing your temper must have been one of the reasons he…left…you." Naraku stood and walked over to her side pulling her hair away from her ear. "Listen to me, my lady, things are changing. One thing for example, is my relationship to you."

"What do you mean?" she asked angrily stepping away from Naraku's touch.

"I see you haven't heard of the engagement. Your mother has agreed to marry me."

"She what!" Hidenka rushed towards her door and went searching for her mother in her chambers. Hidenka threw open the doors to Kagome's rooms and stepped inside, finding her mother sitting in the moonlight beneath her window. Kagome turned towards the intrusion and screamed.

"I killed you! I knew you would try to come back for me!" She slipped into a dead faint and collapsed onto the floor. Hidenka rushed over and tried to rouse her.

"Mother what are you talking about? You didn't kill me! Mama wake up! You can't marry him, you just can't!"

"Now look what you've done. Use some sense girl. All your life you've been told you resemble your father, and then you run into your mother's chambers bloody and in his clothes. Of course she's going to think you're his spirit coming back for her." Naraku coldly shoved her aside and lifted Kagome off the floor and placed her into her bed. After making sure she was alright he turned on Hidenka. "She will marry me and give me an heir. Once that is done, you and your whelp of a brother will be named bastards, just like the father who wasn't worthy of Kikyo." Finishing his tirade, Naraku stormed out of the room slamming the doors behind him.


"Hidenka wake up. Hidenka we must get ready to go…" Hidenka slowly opened her eyes and found herself back in her room, being awakened by Shippo.

"Shippo? How did I…"

"A servant found you in your mother's chambers this morning and alerted me. I brought you back here to get more rest before we left."

"Before we left? What are you talking about?"

"Well since Naraku will me made Lord of the South, we are no longer needed to act as regents. We are going home today."

"What! But this is my home!"

Shippo sadly shook his head. "I was hoping you'd be more open to our marriage by now. But the point is, I'm needed back East to take care of my lands and people. You as my wife will join me. Remember, once we have an heir, you may return to your mate, as may I."

"My mate left me."

"O. Well I'm sorry to hear that, but that doesn't change anything. Our party will be leaving in an hour, I suggest you get ready." He excused himself and then left. Hidenka, screaming, threw a vase towards his exit where it promptly shattered against the wooden door. Sinking to her knees, she tried to contain her tears, saving them for another time. She needed to be strong now. She changed into clothing more befitting for a lady, and quickly wrote messages to Lady Sango and Lady Rin. They were her only hope now. Hopefully they would be able to convince their husbands to act against Naraku and prevent the marriage. She also quickly wrote another letter to Kuromeru and slipped it into the note to Lady Rin. He needed to know where she was heading in case he needed her, or vice-versa.