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Authors note: More or less a filler chapter for you guys, but hey what's not to love than good filler:wink:

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Chibineko192: wow, you're my only reviewer for this chapter :sad sigh: but im happy your faithful, makes me happy to keep on typing lol :anime sweat drop:

Yea, it kinda annoys me when writers don't update in like a year…don't ever want to do that lol I hope you enjoy my rther..well, short chapter lol.

Japanese Dictionary:

Chichi-ue: Father; formal

Oyasumi nasai: good night

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"A rather nice first evening if I do say so myself"

I smiled at Miaka obaa-chan's words and gently pulled the butterfly and other hair ornaments out of my hair, letting the length flow down my back. It was an enjoyable evening; I was able to talk to the young Lord Sesshoumaru and find that his age was about thirteen in human years and indeed I was surprised! He acted mature enough to be the age of his father, the way he talked amazed me. I was able to get a few little things out of him, like he had favoritism for battle tactics (a hereditary trait according to his eavesdropping father) and loved to practice kendo.

Mind you that was but little information, but it was nice that he was opening up to me. It was strange though… I mean, they captured me but nights ago and here they were welcoming me into their court and talking to me as a equal when I really was much a lower person to them as a captive.

But such hospitality….

It was kind of nice, I was rarely bothered by other members of court as I was at home and the Lord's InuTaisho and Sesshoumaru were the most enjoyable to talk to…

"Come, Come my lady, let this old woman undress ye and put thy head to rest"

I bit my lip and obliged my thoughts still on the evening. It felt rather weird, they kept calling me Lady Isami and I had trouble responding, I didn't feel like myself, but it couldn't be helped. If they indeed knew that I was the Lady Izayoi, heir to the lands of the east, I could just imagine the chaos… It was better this way I suppose….

I slipped into my tatami bed and pulled the light coverlet up to my chin and watched as Miaka obaa-chan moved about, preparing her own mat next to me and making sure my kimonos where folded in the proper order.

"Miaka obaa-chan?"

"Yes honey-child" she responded, not even looking at me from her task.

"What do you make of our situation?" I pondered to her. If I was facing this much inner turmoil, I was scared to know how Miaka obaa-chan was feeling at this moment.

"My ponders milady? Well, I confess this old woman is much confused on how thee are treated, definitely different from humans" she broke off from here, closing her wrinkled eyes and opened them again to give me a fond look, "but we must be strong honey child, we must follow this set path and wait out the six months we promised the Lord InuTaisho and keep calling ourselves what we named"

I nodded to the elder woman who was now slipping under her own coverlet.

"Honey child? I just want to tell ye now, that this old woman is most proud of ye and that this old woman is most sure that thy lady mother and thy lord father would be most proud of how ye are handling this situation"

How could this elder woman know what to say and when to say it?

"Thank-you Miaka obaa-chan…." My voice started to drift and I could feel the sleep coming to consume me…..

………

A heavy sigh could be heard throughout the dark halls of the palace along with two sets of footfalls echoed around the halls.

"Chichi-ue, are you sure about the Lady Isami?"

InuTaisho cast his son an inquisitive look with his amber eyes.

"What is there to doubt about this Miko?"

Sesshoumaru looked down to the passing lacquered floors under his stocking feet. How was he to go about his questions…?

"Is she not peculiar to you father?" Sesshoumaru asked once again looking up to his father.

InuTaisho rolled his neck a bit and contemplated on his only son's words.

"Peculiar such that woman is, but in a good way, didn't you enjoy your conversations during dinner with her?"

"Yes father…"

InuTaisho cast his son a smirk, "and yet you find her a bit unnerving?"

"Hai chichi-ue"

InuTaisho threw his head back and barked out a laugh, bringing his powerful hand to his son's shoulder and shake his head knowingly at him.

"Maybe this Lady Isami just talked to you as an equal, not a feared overlord or a possible mate to seduce, and that's what has you on nerve?"

Sesshoumaru looked up to glare at his father's relaxed state and his comments. InuTaisho felt the glare directed to his son and brought his smirking face to him, the fire on the torch glinting off a fang that peeked out of his mouth.

"Maybe you should get to know this woman my son, gods above knows that you need more companions than this old dog" InuTaisho winked at his son, "She's new and will hopefully bring some excitement to this bland court and will be a substantial fill-in at your ceremony…."

InuTaisho drifted off and removed his arm from his son, his eyes glazed over briefly and a small frown upon his face.

"I'm heading to my futon; I wish you sleep dreams…"

"Oyasumi nasai, Chichi-ue"

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Author's note: oh god I can't believe this is so short but its going to have to be this short for the next chapter coming up :sighs: hope this uneventful chapter will hold you over for another week…..

Until then