The Third Family
Author's Note- Gotta love 3 day
weekends. Plenty of free time to write! Kuruzena is just an
annoying old fart. Misuki knows about Kyo because she was able to
see the future, the only miko ability she got from her mom. She
explaines that. Misuki is cool, isn't she? Why are you upset Youkai
Goddess? Does it have to do with a certain site? I changed the name to
Raidon so people won't get confused. Why do people have things
against Shippo! He's a cute little guy! Thanks for the compliment!
"So what did you do today?" Makoto asked. We were walking through the gardens. The sun was setting and it was pretty warm for a winter evening.
"Nothing much." I replied, "There isn't much left to do with the ball so I decided to take a break. I read some in my library."
"That's good." Mikoto said absently, "It's good take a break every once in a while. You've worked hard on this ball, it will be great!" I grinned, leaning my head against his shoulder. We watched the sun go down, walking through the gardens peacefully while doing it.
My hearing started to become less sharp. My sight did too. Grinning a little I gave a tug on my human ears. "New moon." I commented."
Mikoto looked down at me. "It appears that way." he replied, "I don't know, I think I like you as a half demon better."
I frowned. "Why?"
"Because when you're a human you don't have your adorable cute ears!" he explained.
I laughed and tugged on his ears. "And you've got your adorable cute ears twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, three hundred and sixty five days a year!"
He rolled his eyes. "My ears aren't cute." He told me, "Only your ears are."
"I beg to differ." I said grinning, "Your ears are just as cute as mine, maybe even cuter!"
"If you think so." Mikoto answered, "It's getting dark out and I want you back in the castle before you fall or trip over something. Don't try telling me you can see."
"But I can." I answered innocently, "The sun's still there, just barely."
Rolling his eyes, Mikoto picked me up and headed back towards the castle.
When we arrived there, a servant was waiting. "There are guests here." she told us.
My mate sighed. "Kyo, go wait in your library. I'll make this as quick as possible."
"The visitors requested to see Lady Kyo as well." The servant put in quickly, "They're in the Northern Reception Room.
"Okay." Mikoto replied, "Thank you for telling us."
"You're welcome."
He and I walked down hall after hall, finally reaching a decorated door. "They're in here." Mikoto told me quietly, "This is the first time you've acted as hostess, right?" I nodded. "Be on your best manors. Offer them drinks, call servants. Create small talk if it is a social visit. If not, sit next to me quietly, I'll see if I can get you out soon."
He pushed open the door.
"Kyo!" Kagome exclaimed, jumping up from her seat, "It's great to see you!"
"Kagome!" I greeted, "Inuyasha! Sango! Miroku! Shippo! What brings you here?"
"Your celebration ball of course." Miroku replied.
"I can't believe you're going to have a baby!" Sango said excitedly, "I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!"
"Thank you!" I said hugging each of them. Except Miroku. I somehow managed to get out of that hug.
We all sat down again. "You got here awful late." I commented, "The sun's gone down."
"Yeah." Inuyasha grumbled.
"About an hour ago Inuyasha commented that we were almost at your castle so we decided to keep on going instead of stopping and waiting till tomorrow. It was probably safer that way anyway." Sango explained.
"Yes." Mikoto said nodding, "There haven't been many reports of humans being attacked by demons around my castle, but it's always better to be safe."
Nodding too, I felt something brush against my neck. Looking down I saw the jewel shard Mikoto and I had collected on our travels. "Before I forget," I said pulling it off of its necklace and handing it to Kagome, "We found it on the way to the castle. It was too late to turn back by then."
"Thanks." Kagome replied, adding it to her jar of shards.
"No problem." I said, "How's mom?"
"Just as good as ever." she admitted, "Last time I visited, Sota was head of his class, Grandpa was still trying to get his charms to work, and Mom was just the same."
"That's good." I replied sighing contently, "I'd love to come back with you to visit, but someone won't let me leave the castle." I rolled my eyes at Mikoto.
"Not until you have your baby." he told me, "After that I'll bring you everywhere with me and you can visit your mother."
"Promise?" I asked him.
"Promise." he replied.
"So what have you been doing around here?" Kagome asked, "It's an awfully large castle."
Mikoto shrugged. "I've got work to do most of the time." he replied.
"I like to walk in the gardens." I explained, "They're really pretty. They even bloom in the winter! Isn't that amazing!"
"Yeah!" Kagome said excitedly, "We'll have to take a walk some time."
I nodded. "You'll like it. I spend a lot of time in my library too. But I've been spending the most time in my office lately getting ready for the ball."
"Sounds boring." Inuyasha commented.
"I is sometimes." I said, "But not often. I enjoy it."
"That's good to hear." Sango replied, "It's always nice to enjoy your work."
A servant walked into the room bowing. "My lords, ladies, dinner is served."
"Shall we go to dinner?" I asked them.
"Sounds good to me." Miroku replied getting up. We headed towards the dining room.
Inuyasha: Finally! It's about time you brought us back into the story!
Clear Waters: Yes, I suppose it is.
Kagome: It's nice to see Kyo again.
Miroku: And she gave us a new shard!
Kagome: She's so nice!
Inuyasha: Well even if she didn't give it to us I would have taken it from her.
Kagome: Inuyasha!
Inuyasha: What!
Clear Waters: Never mind. R and R everyone!
