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Chapter 7

Dragon

Pulled from my thoughts, I see him coming from the other side of the clearing. He was dressed in again in a custom suit only this one was charcoal gray that contrasted to make the silver-white hair seem to glow. Stopping a few feet away, I receive a small nod and a hard look. The look reminds me of Father sometimes gave me when I was a child, waiting to receive my latest report form the Dr., always thinking he would be displeased with my progress. Then suddenly he speaks, "Dragon, I will ask again, what can this Sesshoumaru do to repay you for the life of one under my protection. Honor demands that a life-debt be repaid by giving you that which is the same value of the one saved, but cannot. Her value to the world is great for she will save it from darkness, and without her I would create a sweep of blood and destruction the likes of which this world has never seen even with two World Wars, before my existence will end. Her value to me is beyond understanding. I choose her over 550 years ago as mine and have waited alone all this time to finally claim her, the wait has taxed my patience, my blood-beast, and my sanity, but these are not things that I can give you. So, I give you the chose. Now choose."

I was stunned, a hundred questions running across my mind, the biggest being the issue of him knowing her 550 years ago, the things he said were unbelievable, but true none the less. Nervous now that my request may have seemed the perfect answer before now, seemed too small in comparison with what he had revealed. Giving him a searching look before I answer, I get the feeling that may be my request wouldn't be that small after all. "Lord Demon, in payment of the life-debt owned me I request an alliance of both sword and mind." I see a flash of surprise and pleasure before he says, " state the extent of such an agreement." "I request your sword for the protection of those of my family by blood or heart. In the event that I am unable to see to it through injury, absence and/or death." "Done. Although I will need to meet each new member as added along with a complete file for my private records." "You will have all files tomorrow and meet the first of my family then also." Pausing to take a deep breath, then jumping in with both feet. "I also request that I be given access to your knowledge and leave to ask questions of all but a personal nature. A kind of friendship of sorts if possible, but that would be your chose, Lord"

Exhaling slowly after finishing the statement, I was nervous about his reaction to such a demand and so I stood waiting. Heartbeats passed before I see a change, his lips lifting not in a snarl of disgust as expected, but a smile, a small one, but a real smile nonetheless. The look on his face resembling that of a proud parent on report card day, amazed at all their child had learned.

Before I could overcome my amazement at the show of emotion the cold mask fell back in place and I receive a regal nod as he says, "Hai, Dragon. So shall the alliance be made and our pact sealed by the word of the Demon Lord of the Western Land. As for the choice you have stated, such is not given lightly or without great cause. Know now that you have earned the respect of this Sesshoumaru and that is given to few." With that statement I receive a farewell bow then turns, walking back across the clearing. Stopping after only a few steps I hear him say, "Next eve, I look forward to meeting your Heart. Until then, good hunting Dragon Lord" Again walking to the tree line to fad away for sight. Leaving me with the feeling that although I wasn't given an answer to the offer of friendship, the beginnings of one had already begun and peace with the knowledge that no matter what the future brings that my Beloved will never be without protection even after my death.

'Dragon', he has called me that form that start, I need to find out how much of my past he knows of to keeps referring to the Black Dragons. But that's for another time; right now I had a major problem on his hands. How the Hell was he going to get Sara to come with him to the middle of the woods in Central Park, to meet a stranger, in the middle of the night? I could feel a headache starting all things that could and probably would go wrong with that encounter. Maybe I should have thought about asking for a lunch appointment at his office?

Will? Was it O.K.?

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