As Kayva got herself cleaned up, she could not help but wonder what Sesshoumaru was thinking. He touched me, but there was something more, I could feel it. It was faint, but there was definitely something there. Kayva looked at herself in the mirror, she wanted to know more about Sesshoumaru, and she wanted to know what made him tick, what made him smile, what made him love. She wanted to know everything. There was something about him that made her want something she has never wanted before, and she needed to know what it was.
As Sesshoumaru walked down the halls of his palace, his mind wandered. He had no idea what was happening, he wanted to know everything about this woman that had entered into his life. She was mysterious to him and a challenge, he always liked a good challenge, and everyone knew that.
He was in his own thoughts so much that he had no idea that his general, Hako was right next to him. "Lord Sesshoumaru, I was wondering who those people are that you brought back with you?" Han was a tall man with short black hair; he had dark green eyes that were slits. He was a snake demon, and the best warrior that Sesshoumaru had. They have known each other since they were children; all they had left anymore was each other.
"They are assassins that the Council decided we should hire to kill Naraku." Sesshoumaru looked at his long time friend. Han was his only friend, and he always looked up to what he had to say. "Their names are Ravi, Silo, and Kayva. They are very good fighters, I believe that they can do it."
"I see, I have known you for a long time Sesshoumaru, and you are not acting yourself. Is there something else going on?" Sesshoumaru looked at Han, how could he know that? Is it so plainly written on my face? "There is nothing wrong with me. Are you going to join us for dinner?"
Han looked at his friend. He knew that he was lying, but he did not want to say anything about it. "Of course I will. I want to meet the people have this palace on its end."
Sesshoumaru smirked at his friend, "Fine then. I will see you there." With that, Sesshoumaru left his friend and walked down the hall to his room. He needed to clean himself up before dinner. As he sat in his bed, he knew that he wanted to share it with someone, but at that moment he thought about Kayva laying next to him, but quickly changed his mind, why do I think like that. I would never take a warrior to my bed. What am I thinking? Sesshoumaru looked at himself in the mirror, he knew there was something in side him that made him want her, but he had no idea what it was. It was completely new to him, something he had never experienced in his life before, and he did not know what to do about it.
Rin came running down the halls to where she knew Ravi, Silo, and Kayva were staying. She was so excited to have new playmates, and she hoped that they would never leave. Rin loved them so much. They were all so nice, and they played with her. As Rin got to the rooms that her new friends were at she stopped and noticed that Ravi was outside it looking out a window that was on the other side of the hallway. He turned around and smiled at Rin as he saw she was standing there. "Hello Rin. How are you doing?"
Rin smiled at Ravi and said, "Fine thanks. Are you ready for dinner?"
Ravi turned from the window and walked towards the human child. He and his sister have always been told that humans are good people, and that just because there are a few bad ones it does not mean that there all bad, and this little girl proved that. "Yes of course. Shall we get the girls?" The little girl smiled greatly at the demon male in front of her and nodded her head yes.
Within seconds Silo, Kayva, Ravi, and Rin were on their way to the dinning hall. Rin was talking and smiling to Silo. She was so happy to have someone to talk to, and Silo really liked playing with her, she reminded Silo of herself when she was younger. Kayva smiled at Rin and Silo, she loved to see her friend smile, and it made her happy to know that her friend and brother were happy.
Sesshoumaru watched and waited for Rin to bring their guests. Han walked up to Sesshoumaru and stood next to him, he wanted to see the people that everyone was talking about, and it did not take long for them to show up. They first heard Rin's happy voice followed by Silo. She was wearing a green kimono with silver flowers that matched her eyes. She had put in two silver earrings in each of her ears. Right behind her Ravi came in he was wearing a tan kimono, just like Sesshoumaru's, with green flowers on the trim. Next to him Kayva stood. She was wearing a dark red kimono with black and silver flowers going up on the sides and on the bottom. She had put in three silver earrings in her right ear, and two silver earrings in her left ear. She also pulled the top half of her hair into a red clip with her bangs sweeping the left side of her face. She looked beautiful; Han could not take his eyes off her, and Sesshoumaru looked on in amazement. At that moment, she did not look like a warrior, she looked like a princess, and she looked like royalty.
Sesshoumaru stared at the woman in front of him. He had no idea what to do, or what to even say. Han was the first to snap back to reality, he looked at Sesshoumaru knowing that he was not going to say anything he decided he would start everything. "Hello, my name is Han; I am the commanding general in Lord Sesshoumaru's army." Han bowed low to the people in front of him.
"Hello Han, I am Ravi, this is my sister Kayva, and our friend Silo." Ravi, Silo, and Kayva nodded their heads. At that time, Sesshoumaru finally woke up from his trance. He noticed that Kayva was staring at him, did she know. Did she know what I was feeling?
When they locked eyes Kayva smiled, something that she did not mean to do, but she did it. She could not think of a reason as to why she smiled, but she did and it felt like the most normal thing in the world.
"Dinner is ready M'lord," Jaken said running up to Sesshoumaru.
"Thank you Jaken. Shall we go?" Sesshoumaru looked at the group of people in front of him. Rin ran up to Sesshoumaru and hugged his leg, she smiled at him, and Sesshoumaru patted the top of her head to let her know that he cared. Everyone followed Sesshoumaru sitting accordingly with Sesshoumaru at the head of the table. Servants came in and out with plates and tea, dinner went well, not a lot was said, but there was enough so that there would not be any acquired silences.
When everyone was done eating, Sesshoumaru asked Rin if she would excuse them and had Jaken watch after her. When Rin and Jaken left, Sesshoumaru looked at the group in front of him and said, "I would like it if the rest of you would follow me in to my office. There are many things that we must talk about."
"Would you like me to come as well Lord Sesshoumaru?" Han asked looking at his lord.
Sesshoumaru looked at him and said, "I would think that it would be best. Between the two of us, I think that we could help them to understand what is really going on." Han nodded and followed Sesshoumaru, Kayva, Ravi, and Silo followed suit as well.
They walked down the halls Han talking to Ravi about something, Kayva did not really care, she was wondering in her own thoughts only brought out of them when Silo started talking to her. "What do you think this is all going to be like?"
Kayva looked at her long time friend, she knew that this was going to be the fight of their lives, that this demon Naraku was a horrible guy and if he were not stopped here then he would take over whatever he could, but she had no idea what was in store for her. "I have no idea what we are walking into, but we are walking into this blind, but it's not the first time I guess." Kayva tried to smile for her friend, but she knew that it was hopeless. It really scared her that she had no idea what was going to happened. It was the same feeling she got whenever she was sold to another owner.
Silo wanted nothing more then to ease her friends mind, but she knew that she could not. She had the same fear running though her head the same time. She only wondered how much worse Kayva was worrying.
As they entered Sesshoumaru's office, Kayva watched as Sesshoumaru took the set behind the desk, Han sat next to him, and Ravi and Silo sat on the other side, Kayva took a set next to Han. Sesshoumaru looked at them and started to tell them about Naraku. He told them that his half brother Inuyasha and his group of friends were looking for the Sacred Jewel Shards, and that Naraku had most of them. He also said that Naraku was the result of hundreds of demons that a human by the name of Onigumo joined with. Sesshoumaru also told them that Naraku had many detachments that came from his body, Kagura being one of them. He also said that Naraku can regenerate body parts, make weapons with his body, control demons, fly, form a miasmas, and he can also hide his demon scent and energy using very powerful barriers. Sesshoumaru also told them that Naraku uses puppets to attach people.
Kayva, Silo, and Ravi looked at each other when Sesshoumaru had finished what he was saying. They had no idea what to say. They left lost, and trapped with nowhere to go. Kayva wanted to run, but she knew that she could not. She looked up at Sesshoumaru and she felt a ping of sadness coming from him. She did not know if he was sad because he was talking about Naraku, or if he felt bad about what was about to happen to them. Looking at him made her feel better some how. She didn't know why but knowing that even a man like him had some kind of feeling about what was going on made her better about what was about to happen to her.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kayva, she looked very sad to him. Everything that he had just said to them is very had to take in all at once he guessed. He understood what they must be thinking, but they were the ones that said they were going to do it, so now they must.
Without warning Kayva got up and walked out of the room. Silo and Ravi watched as she left, they knew what she was thinking; they were thinking the same thing. Nether Silo or Ravi followed her, but they did leave the room. Sesshoumaru and Han looked at each other, they both knew that what was said is very hard to take in, and these three people were the people that were going to destroy Naraku, and Sesshoumaru knew that.
A few hours later Kayva was by a lake that was not to far from the palace. She was in her fighting uniform practicing with many different knives. Sesshoumaru came into the clearing that was across the lake from Kayva. He watched her workout. Her moves were smooth, and fluid. Everything she did was perfect. He could not believe that someone could move like that.
Before Sesshoumaru knew it, Kayva was looking at him. She sensed that he was there. Looking at him, trying to get any emotions from him were hard. He always had the same look in his eyes, but on the inside, there was always something different. They locked eyes for what seemed like a lifetime. Sesshoumaru wanted nothing more then to go over there and grab her, Kayva wanted nothing more then for Sesshoumaru to take her, but nothing happened. Sesshoumaru turned around and left her standing at the lake. Walking back to his palace, he thought about what was going on his in mind, and in his heart. He could not think of anything that he wanted more then her at this moment. She is becoming my weakness. I cannot have that. I must stop this. In his mind he wanted nothing more then to stop his feeling for her, but in his heart he could not, and he knew that deep down inside.