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Chapter Thirteen
Kagome pushed herself to her feet, ignoring the splitting pain in her side. Of course Inuyasha and company told her to stay in bed while they looked for shards. Sesshoumaru was out checking his lands and the only people there besides herself was the servants. Corbin, Kada, Shaneen and Kagura had been reluctant to leave but decided to go help Inuyasha until she was better. She crossed the room, clutching her side as she reached the closet. Opening it, she pulled out a set of clothes. Stopping in the middle of changing, she gazed into the mirror and saw all the bandages covering her body. Shaking her head, she finished by pulling her shirt on. Kagome smiled at how comfortable it was. It was made of cotton and completely black. The top was a tank top and the pants were somewhat baggy, causing them to wrinkle (You know, when someone is wearing really baggy jeans, that around the feet is covered) at her feet. She knew if she put on boots, there that it would still be there, not enough to trip her. Limping across the room, she pulled on the boots that Shaneen had given her. A little exploring wouldn't hurt.
Kagome was amazed by the size of the castle. She came to the main hall to see all the servants gathering there. Lana, the head maid, came up to her. "Lady Kagome! The Lady Nina is coming, could you.um." Kagome smiled. "Welcome her?" Lana nodded and lead her through the crowd of servants. "Where is he?!" A shout came from the corridor. "Short temper?" Kagome asked and once again, Lana nodded. A woman stormed into the room and halted in front of Kagome. The woman was almost as tall as her, if not taller. She had long black hair to her knees, tied back of course and her eyes were an icy green that reminded Kagome too much of a cat. She's a cat demon all right. Kagome bowed lightly to show respect as the other servants fell to their knees. The woman glared at her. "Who are you?" Kagome looked up and straightened. "My name is Kagome. Pleased to meet you. Lady Nina I presume?" "Yes, that is I. What are you doing here?" She asked coldly and suspiciously. Kagome smiled at her even though she was getting annoyed with her rudeness. "I am a guest here. The Lord Sesshoumaru saved my life. I will leave here as soon as I am completely recovered." An evil smiled spread across Nina's lips. "So he hasn't taken a mate yet?" Kagome felt the shock full force. So that's why she's here, she wants to become Sesshoumaru's mate! Wonder why, but with her, I guess it's for self-gain. "Not that I know of." She answered. "Good." Turning, she signaled to her servant to bring something, which happened to be a bag. "Um.are you going to be staying?" Kagome asked politely. "Yes." Kagome took a step forward. "But do you have an invitation?" Nina turned and growled at her, forcing her to take a reluctant step back. "The demon lords and ladies need no invitation when visiting another lord." Kagome bowed. "I'm sorry. I did not know." Nina scoffed. "All demons know." Kagome looked up, surprised. "I am no demon." Nina turned. "So he's sheltering humans now? How unlike him." Kagome shook her head. "I am also not human." Nina turned slowly back to face her. "What are you?" Kagome gazed at her quietly while she sniffed the air around Kagome. "You are right but I can't tell what you are." Kagome nodded. "As I thought, my kind is rare and thought to be extinct." Now it was Nina's turn to take a reluctant step back. "A forbidden blood?" Kagome nodded. "I am an Immortal." Nina bowed quickly. "Forgive me for my rudeness." Kagome shook her head. "It's quite all right. Lana." Lana straightened beside her. "Why don't you show her a room?" Lana bowed. "Yes my lady." And hurried off with Nina following. Kagome tapped one of the servants on the shoulder. "Where is she from?" The servant answered quickly and quietly. "That is Lady Nina of the Southern lands." Kagome nodded. "Thank you." Kagome then limped off to continue her exploring as the servants scattered to do their chores.
She finally came across the garden and she lowered herself to the edge of the fountain. She looked at her right knee that now refused to bend and she rubbed it, easing the pain a bit. "Geez. I never want to go through this again." Sitting straight up and looking around, she relaxed. "What are you doing here Kagome?" She asked herself. "Well, I just don't know, now do I?" She answered her own question as she tried again to flex her knee. Her senses prickled and she pushed herself forward, dodging the blast. Pushing herself to her feet, she faced her attacker. "Who are you?" The man smirked. "And what do you want in these lands?" Kagome turned and saw Nina storming out. Kagome faced the man again and watched his every movement. "I was sent by my master to retrieve something of his." His eyes locked onto Kagome and she shuddered. "And your master?" The man smirked. "Draken." Kagome quickly glanced at Nina to see her expression, but that was her mistake. The man lunged and kicked her hard in the stomach. A scream escaped her lips as he slammed her into the wall; when his foot left, it was covered in blood. Kagome slumped against the wall for support as her hand on her left leg acted as a prop. Her right arm encircled her stomach as blood kept rushing out of the newly reopened wound. She felt liquid rush into her mouth and the terrible metallic taste told her what it was. She spit out the blood and tried to will the pain away. Turning her gaze, she saw Nina fighting the man with a rage filled style. I guess being an immortal has its advantages. She continued to rest against the wall until Nina flew back into the wall. Is that guy really that strong? Making up her mind, she pushed herself to her feet fully. Using her mind, she willed her sword to appear in her hand. "This is for you hell scum." She said as she cleared her mind and thrust the sword into the ground.
The smoke cleared and Kagome dropped to her knees. The man was gone and Nina was coming up behind her. Kagome felt her weak state over ride her as she fell forward into a puddle of her own blood. Nina gasped and shouted for some servants and started to pick Kagome up as the servants arrived. With a group of servants carrying her, they reached Kagome's room quickly and laid her on the bed. Nina ordered for the healer and new clothes for Kagome. Nina placed the sword she had picked up beside her as the healer came running in.
Sango gasped as they arrived back at the castle. The one wall was completely wrecked as were a lot of other things. "Blood!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru calmly headed to the castle at a quick pace. "Kagome's blood!" Everyone darted into the castle and quickly headed for Kagome's room. They threw open the door only to be hissed at. Nina was standing and hissing at them, her eyes glowing slightly pick. Inuyasha held his breath. He hated cats but he knew when not to mess with one, especially if it was Nina, Lady of the Southern lands. Sesshoumaru walked into the room and shot a warning glare and Nina backed off. Crossing the room, he saw the healer finish her excellent work. He knew that her wound on her stomach was the one reopened, that was the only one that could produce that much blood. "What happened?" Nina stepped forward. "Someone serving Draken appeared, she defeated him but at a price." Sesshoumaru nodded and ordered everyone out of the room. Once alone in the room with her, he gazed at her pale face. "You stupid girl." A faint smile crossed her face. "I know."
Here we go! I hope you like it! Anyway, sorry for not updating for so long. (Stupid school!) You see, chapters like this come from listening to rock videos like Voices by Disturbed and Time and Time Again by Papa Roach. But I still hope you like it! Please review and tell me what you think. Here's my email for anyone who's interested:
genysis2002@yahoo.com
And once again, sorry for not updating in so long! Chao!
Chapter Thirteen
Kagome pushed herself to her feet, ignoring the splitting pain in her side. Of course Inuyasha and company told her to stay in bed while they looked for shards. Sesshoumaru was out checking his lands and the only people there besides herself was the servants. Corbin, Kada, Shaneen and Kagura had been reluctant to leave but decided to go help Inuyasha until she was better. She crossed the room, clutching her side as she reached the closet. Opening it, she pulled out a set of clothes. Stopping in the middle of changing, she gazed into the mirror and saw all the bandages covering her body. Shaking her head, she finished by pulling her shirt on. Kagome smiled at how comfortable it was. It was made of cotton and completely black. The top was a tank top and the pants were somewhat baggy, causing them to wrinkle (You know, when someone is wearing really baggy jeans, that around the feet is covered) at her feet. She knew if she put on boots, there that it would still be there, not enough to trip her. Limping across the room, she pulled on the boots that Shaneen had given her. A little exploring wouldn't hurt.
Kagome was amazed by the size of the castle. She came to the main hall to see all the servants gathering there. Lana, the head maid, came up to her. "Lady Kagome! The Lady Nina is coming, could you.um." Kagome smiled. "Welcome her?" Lana nodded and lead her through the crowd of servants. "Where is he?!" A shout came from the corridor. "Short temper?" Kagome asked and once again, Lana nodded. A woman stormed into the room and halted in front of Kagome. The woman was almost as tall as her, if not taller. She had long black hair to her knees, tied back of course and her eyes were an icy green that reminded Kagome too much of a cat. She's a cat demon all right. Kagome bowed lightly to show respect as the other servants fell to their knees. The woman glared at her. "Who are you?" Kagome looked up and straightened. "My name is Kagome. Pleased to meet you. Lady Nina I presume?" "Yes, that is I. What are you doing here?" She asked coldly and suspiciously. Kagome smiled at her even though she was getting annoyed with her rudeness. "I am a guest here. The Lord Sesshoumaru saved my life. I will leave here as soon as I am completely recovered." An evil smiled spread across Nina's lips. "So he hasn't taken a mate yet?" Kagome felt the shock full force. So that's why she's here, she wants to become Sesshoumaru's mate! Wonder why, but with her, I guess it's for self-gain. "Not that I know of." She answered. "Good." Turning, she signaled to her servant to bring something, which happened to be a bag. "Um.are you going to be staying?" Kagome asked politely. "Yes." Kagome took a step forward. "But do you have an invitation?" Nina turned and growled at her, forcing her to take a reluctant step back. "The demon lords and ladies need no invitation when visiting another lord." Kagome bowed. "I'm sorry. I did not know." Nina scoffed. "All demons know." Kagome looked up, surprised. "I am no demon." Nina turned. "So he's sheltering humans now? How unlike him." Kagome shook her head. "I am also not human." Nina turned slowly back to face her. "What are you?" Kagome gazed at her quietly while she sniffed the air around Kagome. "You are right but I can't tell what you are." Kagome nodded. "As I thought, my kind is rare and thought to be extinct." Now it was Nina's turn to take a reluctant step back. "A forbidden blood?" Kagome nodded. "I am an Immortal." Nina bowed quickly. "Forgive me for my rudeness." Kagome shook her head. "It's quite all right. Lana." Lana straightened beside her. "Why don't you show her a room?" Lana bowed. "Yes my lady." And hurried off with Nina following. Kagome tapped one of the servants on the shoulder. "Where is she from?" The servant answered quickly and quietly. "That is Lady Nina of the Southern lands." Kagome nodded. "Thank you." Kagome then limped off to continue her exploring as the servants scattered to do their chores.
She finally came across the garden and she lowered herself to the edge of the fountain. She looked at her right knee that now refused to bend and she rubbed it, easing the pain a bit. "Geez. I never want to go through this again." Sitting straight up and looking around, she relaxed. "What are you doing here Kagome?" She asked herself. "Well, I just don't know, now do I?" She answered her own question as she tried again to flex her knee. Her senses prickled and she pushed herself forward, dodging the blast. Pushing herself to her feet, she faced her attacker. "Who are you?" The man smirked. "And what do you want in these lands?" Kagome turned and saw Nina storming out. Kagome faced the man again and watched his every movement. "I was sent by my master to retrieve something of his." His eyes locked onto Kagome and she shuddered. "And your master?" The man smirked. "Draken." Kagome quickly glanced at Nina to see her expression, but that was her mistake. The man lunged and kicked her hard in the stomach. A scream escaped her lips as he slammed her into the wall; when his foot left, it was covered in blood. Kagome slumped against the wall for support as her hand on her left leg acted as a prop. Her right arm encircled her stomach as blood kept rushing out of the newly reopened wound. She felt liquid rush into her mouth and the terrible metallic taste told her what it was. She spit out the blood and tried to will the pain away. Turning her gaze, she saw Nina fighting the man with a rage filled style. I guess being an immortal has its advantages. She continued to rest against the wall until Nina flew back into the wall. Is that guy really that strong? Making up her mind, she pushed herself to her feet fully. Using her mind, she willed her sword to appear in her hand. "This is for you hell scum." She said as she cleared her mind and thrust the sword into the ground.
The smoke cleared and Kagome dropped to her knees. The man was gone and Nina was coming up behind her. Kagome felt her weak state over ride her as she fell forward into a puddle of her own blood. Nina gasped and shouted for some servants and started to pick Kagome up as the servants arrived. With a group of servants carrying her, they reached Kagome's room quickly and laid her on the bed. Nina ordered for the healer and new clothes for Kagome. Nina placed the sword she had picked up beside her as the healer came running in.
Sango gasped as they arrived back at the castle. The one wall was completely wrecked as were a lot of other things. "Blood!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru calmly headed to the castle at a quick pace. "Kagome's blood!" Everyone darted into the castle and quickly headed for Kagome's room. They threw open the door only to be hissed at. Nina was standing and hissing at them, her eyes glowing slightly pick. Inuyasha held his breath. He hated cats but he knew when not to mess with one, especially if it was Nina, Lady of the Southern lands. Sesshoumaru walked into the room and shot a warning glare and Nina backed off. Crossing the room, he saw the healer finish her excellent work. He knew that her wound on her stomach was the one reopened, that was the only one that could produce that much blood. "What happened?" Nina stepped forward. "Someone serving Draken appeared, she defeated him but at a price." Sesshoumaru nodded and ordered everyone out of the room. Once alone in the room with her, he gazed at her pale face. "You stupid girl." A faint smile crossed her face. "I know."
Here we go! I hope you like it! Anyway, sorry for not updating for so long. (Stupid school!) You see, chapters like this come from listening to rock videos like Voices by Disturbed and Time and Time Again by Papa Roach. But I still hope you like it! Please review and tell me what you think. Here's my email for anyone who's interested:
genysis2002@yahoo.com
And once again, sorry for not updating in so long! Chao!