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Recap:

Sesshoumaru nearly flinched. He hated the sound of his name so formally on the young lady's lips. He bent down and whispered into her ear before turning into his room;

"Two things princess. One, I would like to find out your name sometime soon. And two, just Sesshoumaru."

Betrayal, Friendship, Lust and Love

Chapter 6-The Training Dojo

Kagome sat down on her bed, the dull ache in her shoulder barely noticeable. She had explored her set of rooms, and was now thinking about the two brothers she had met today.

One, she did not know the name of. He had silver puppy ears and amber eyes. Whoever he was, he was a complete jerk.

The other, nice, and kind of sweet. He had golden eyes similar to his brother, only his were brighter and a lot more golden. He had two magenta stripes on either side of his face, and his silver hair was longer than his brothers'. Kagome had an idea suddenly. Walking over to her desk, she grabbed a slip of parchment and a quill, and wrote a short note on it. She then folded it up, walked over to the other side of the room, and slid the parchment underneath the door connecting her and Sesshoumaru's rooms. That done, she went to go take a bath.

.:.With Sesshoumaru.:.

Sesshoumaru was in his rooms, trying to figure out what was wrong with him. He had told a girl, a HUMAN girl, that she could call him Sesshoumaru. Just, Sesshoumaru.

Putting his cold, emotionless facade back in place, he decided that some practice with his swords was in order to clear his thoughts. About to exit his rooms, he watched as a shadow fell at the bottom part of the door connecting his and the human girl's rooms.

He watched as a piece of parchment was slid through the space between the door and the floor. Watching as the shadow disappeared, and listening as light footsteps, barely audible, walked away, he picked up the piece of parchment. Unfolding it, he looked at the writing and almost smiled.

My name is Kagome.

He caught himself just in time. Frowning, he absent-mindedly dropped the piece of parchment onto the table beside the door, and left for the training dojo.

.:.With Kagome.:.

Kagome finished her bath, and dried herself off. Wondering what she could do now, she decided that maybe she should see if her shoulder was healed. Dressing in a plain, black silk male kimono she had brought with her, she grabbed her twin swords and tied them to her waist. She decided against taking anything else; she didn't feel like practicing with any other weapon anyway.

She was about to leave her rooms when she spotted a bowl of fruit. Remembering how hard she had pushed Botond, she grabbed two apples. He deserved a treat.

As she walked down the hallway, she realized she had no idea where she was, where the stables were, or where the training dojo was. She stopped a servant to ask for directions, but he seemed very reluctant to talk to her. He was flat out scared. Kagome was shocked; she wasn't THAT scary!

After trying to get directions out of six different servants who all ran away from her in the end, Kagome was frustrated, and pissed off. You NEVER want to see a young lady practiced in several weapons, carrying two which she is an expert with, pissed off. The next servant Kagome saw, she drew her swords, and pinned the servant against the wall in between them.

"I want to know where the stables and training dojo is, and you're not leaving until you tell Me." she said dangerously, emerald eyes flashing.

After much stuttering, the girl gave Kagome a complete set of directions, even a few shortcuts. Kagome thanked the servant, gave her a gold crown, and sheathed her swords. The girl curtsied and fled.

Kagome found the stables, and marched up to the stable hand. She demanded to know where Botond was, and was pointed towards the middle of the stables. She found her stallion, rearing and stamping, refusing to let the groomers get near.

Emitting a high-pitched whistle, the horse immediately calmed. Panting heavily, the groomers, three of them, looked at her curiously. The approached Botond, and received an icy look from Kagome.

"No one touches my horse." she said, dangerously quiet. The groomers fled. Kagome turned her attention to her black Arabian stallion that was coming to the front of his stall to greet her.

"Damn groomers. They never treat you just right." she told her horse. The horse snorted, and found the apples she had brought for him. Kagome smiled, put the apples in his feeding dish, and found her brushes. She murmured compliments as she groomed him. A little while later, she stood back and admired her work. His matte coat was now smooth and glossy. Satisfied, she put her brushes away, said good-bye to Botond, and headed for the dojo.

.:.With Sesshoumaru.:.

Sesshoumaru stood at one end of the dojo, preparing. He closed his eyes, and stood stock still. For this exercise, he used all other senses than sight to find his enemies. In this case, his enemies were six fighting manikins, but they would do just well for the exercise.

The manikins top halves swung in a circle periodically, making just enough noise that Sesshoumaru could pin point their locations. Finally ready, Sesshoumaru drew his swords, and ran straight at the closest one.

Cutting the manikin cleanly in half, he charged at the second one. Then the third, then the fourth. Five, six. He charged at the seventh one without thinking. 'Wait, seven?'

The thought crossed his mind as he swung his swords down and metal met metal. The sound it made was sharp, and Sesshoumaru was unprepared for it. He landed gracefully, and stood stock still, listening for the seventh target.

.:.With Kagome.:.

Kagome made her way to the dojo, only to hear noises inside. Quietly, she slipped into the dojo, to see Sesshoumaru, extremely hot in a silver male kimono. There were a few differences between Kagome's kimono and his, though.

On his, there were no sleeves, leaving his arms completely bare. He wore no armor, as he was only fighting against manikins. Kagome watched as he chopped the last one down and headed straight for her. It was then that she realized he had his eyes closed.

'Wow.' was the only thing Kagome had time to think as she drew her swords and blocked his attack. Startled, Sesshoumaru landed on the balls of his feet right behind her, and stood completely still. Kagome, who had crouched in order to take the shock of the impact and not be knocked on her back, rolled across the floor and prepared herself to take him again.

.:.With Sesshoumaru.:.

Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and turned around. The last person he expected to be there was bent forward slightly, swords drawn, prepared for him to come at her. She looked mildly surprised when he turned around with his eyes open and did not charge her down. She stood up straight and sheathed her swords.

"Hi." she said, smiling at him.

"Hi." was all Sesshoumaru could say. He was partially stunned. She could use weapons? It was then that he remembered what his father had said when he told him to go check on her. She had been injured by several arrows, and had collapsed after trying to teach Inuyasha a lesson when he had called her a wench.

"What are you doing here?" he asked suddenly. Wasn't she supposed to be in her rooms, getting better?

She shrugged. "I wanted to see if my shoulder was healed, that's all." she said, gesturing to her left shoulder, the one that had been punctured by an arrow.

Sesshoumaru said nothing, just nodded. He motioned for the helpers to take away the manikins, and clear the floor. They did so quickly, and Sesshoumaru walked over to the far side of the dojo. "Then do so, I won't stop you." he told her shortly, and began his own set of exercises, without the manikins.

Kagome said nothing, just walked into the middle of the opposite part of the dojo from Sesshoumaru, and concentrated. She drew her swords, and crossed them in front of her.

A messenger came running into the dojo, and, spotting Kagome, ran up to her from behind. He was two steps away from her when she suddenly swung around, crossed her swords horizontally in front of her, the servant's neck in between the two swords' blades.

Kagome stared at the man in front of her through her bangs. Her raven hair blew around her from the breeze that filtered in from the open door. With her jaw set, emerald eyes flashing, arms locked in front of her with swords in her hands, she looked the very definition of dangerous.

"What." it wasn't a question; it was a demand.

The servant gulped. "Princess Gin-Hitomi sent me to tell you that she will be arriving soon." he whispered nervously. Quicker than light travels, Kagome was at the door, sheathing her swords. She yelled out a name that neither Sesshoumaru nor the servant recognized.

"Botond!"

A black stallion came galloping towards her for all he was worth. She swung onto his back just as Sesshoumaru came to the dojo door. Kagome held out a hand.

"Fancy coming with me to go see your sister?" she asked with a grin. Although he could probably outrun the horse, Sesshoumaru accepted the hand and got the shock of his life when Kagome hauled him up behind her.

"I'm going to need directions." she told him. Instead of saying anything, two bare, muscular arms slid around Kagome's and took the reins from her hands. Normally Kagome would have killed on the spot anyone other than her who tried to take Botond reins, but she made an exception for Sesshoumaru. Besides, she told herself. She liked his arms around her.

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Alright, I don't know if I will, update this story again before I go camping, but I will try. If not, then you'll have to wait till I get back! I go from the 17th to the 25th, so no updates during that time. I'm trying to update every story before I go right now, so bear with me please!