This fiction is going to be a little different than my other ones. I'm sure you can already see that. It definitely started different.
I don't know how long I plan on making this fiction. I'm actually thinking about making it as long as An Unbreakable Love, maybe longer. What do you think about that?
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters associated with the series.
Chapter 5: In The Castle
Inuyasha looked in awe. The castle was as beautiful as the outside. When you entered there was a pathway lined with red. The walls were the same clue brick as the outside of the castle. The walls were decorated with sketches of generations of dog generals.
"If you will follow me." Shijin led the was to the first room. Inuyasha and him entered. The room had blue brick walls. Against the far wall was what looked like a modern fire place, of course it wasn't as modern. On the floor was a circular red carpet. It was really just died animal fur. The room had a table in the middle and cushions surrounding it.
"A sitting room?" Inuyasha asked. He liked this room. It gave off a warm feeling. It smelt nice to. An incense burned on the table.
"Yes. This is the main sitting room. You can add whatever you like if you decided to take the lands for your own." Shijin explained. Inuyasha nodded and they moved on. They passed a couple rooms to go straight ahead.
They stopped at a sliding bamboo door. Shijin opened it and Inuyasha was immediately overwhelmed with a wonderful scent of food. They entered.
The room was very large. It had steam and feudal cooking supplies. With a place for food storage. There was bags of rice on a shelf.
"This way." Shijin led Inuyasha past the cooking supplies to another table with cushions surrounding it. The table was a beautiful oak and larger than the one in the sitting room. The cushions around it were purple with gold lining. "This it the dining room and over there is where the food is cooked. You won't have to cook your own foods, we have cooks here, as we do maids." Shijin began to leave the room and came to a stair way. "If you'll come this way." Shijin led Inuyasha up the stairs. There were rooms on both sides of the hall way. "That bedrooms are located here. Come." He led Inuyasha past some rooms to one on the end. It had a larger door than the others. Shijin opened the door and Inuyasha looked in admiration. The room had a large sleeping place in the middle. It looked modern. It had what looked like two matrices, but really they were very large cushions filled with feathers. The blanket over the bed was a royal purple with gold lining, like the cushions in the dining room. The room had cloth curtains that matched the blankets. The curtains were currently pulled to the side of the windows. Currently you could see a beautiful, colorful sunset.
Inuyasha walked to the window. Kagome would definitely love this. Out the window you could also see a view of a clear lake. It sparkled, but as night fell the gleam dimmed.
On the floor of the room was a rectangular carpet that was gold. The walls were the same blue brick as the rest of the castle. The room had a sitting table in the corner with only on cushion and a candle on it. 'Kagome would probably want to study there.' Inuyasha grunted in annoyance. He hated when she studied. He thought it was a waist of time.
Inuyasha moved his gaze to another wall. There was another door there. Inuyasha walked towards it and slid it open. It was just a plain small room.
"What's this for?" Inuyasha asked. Shijin came closer.
"This if for your wardrobe Lord Inuyasha. We will have it brought here if you decided to stay."
"I like what I'm wearing."
"Yes, sir, but it would be better if you wore more formal clothing at times. Such as meetings with the generals and just around the castle. The clothing you wear now is more for battle, is it not?"
"Whatever. What's this room for?"
"This is the master bedroom. It is for you and your mate... if you were to get one that is. Many female demons would be glad to be your mate. It is after all spring."
"Tell me.. what would the generals here think of me taking a human mate?"
"They wouldn't mind at all. Everything is fine as long as she can bare you many strong children." Shijin smiled. "Do you have a mate in mind?"
"I do." Inuyasha said no more. "If I choose to stay here she will stay here with me."
"Of course." Shijin bowed a little. Now the only question for Inuyasha was 'Will Kagome want all this?'
"What are the other rooms for?"
"They are spare room and rooms for your pups." Shijin began to walk out, Inuyasha followed him. "Speaking of pups the generals will be expecting them to be conceived by the end of this mating season." Inuyasha stopped walked and stared at Shijin. "Something wrong."
"As in within the next two months?"
"Yes."
"No, that's not going to happen."
"But..."
"I'm not going to just have pups because the generals want them. If they end up being conceived than congratulations, but I'm not going to force it."
"As you wish." Shijin bowed. "Please.. come this way." Shijin led Inuyasha downstairs and to a door. "Please come in." He opened the door. There was a small room with a brick floor. The walls were a gray brick and ahead was a screen. Shijin opened the screen to reveal a hot spring. Inuyasha sighed. Yet another aspect Kagome would love.
Stream floated up from the hot spring.
"The water is pumped into here since it is an inner hot spring and a fire is under it that keeps it burning. Every time anyone baths in here people must add more firewood. "This way please." There was a door on the side of the hot spring. Inuyasha followed Shijin as he opened the door. It led to another door. Out the door were two steps to get down on the ground. "There." Shijin pointed to a whole in the wall with fire wood there. the fire was dim and about to light out. "That's where you restore the fire wood. I believe that's all."
"What about the rooms we passed in the hall downstairs?"
"Oh, one room leads outside to a gated garden. That is where we grow our rice and other foods, and the other door leads to room filled with books and scrolls filled with information only the occupiers of the castle will ever see. The final room is a room for meetings... So, will you be staying the night?"
"I will." Inuyasha said. He'd like to get to know the place better before decided if he should live there. Kagome would wait for him anyway.
Meanwhile
Kagome rolled over in her bed. She was tired. She had just finished studying her head off. She was surprised Inuyasha hadn't come for her. She was late after all. She was supposed to be back hours ago. Inuyasha usually came is she was so much as a minute late. She was beginning to get worried.
She knew this would be another sleepless night. She missed her lover and she was worried about him.
"If he doesn't come back sometime tonight I'm going back to the feudal era to find him, test or no test." She told herself and rolled over again to try and fall asleep. It was useless. She whimpered once and stood up. 'Maybe a late night bath will do me some good.' She walked over to the door and peaked out it. Everyone was asleep already. That was good. She didn't feel like talking to anyone right now.
She went and grabbed all the stuff she would need for a bath.
Later
In the bath Kagome sighed. The warm water felt good on her tense muscles. It calmed her and made her tired. She dipped her head under the water for a moment and came back up and took in some air. She felt a little depressed Inuyasha didn't come for her. 'Maybe he doesn't want me there.' She got up and wrapped a towel around her body. 'Maybe.. he used me.' She thought with a frown and then furiously shook her head. 'No, Inuyasha wouldn't do that.' She pulled on her clothes and brushed her hair.
She than decided she still wasn't any more tired. She walked downstairs quietly and went straight to the freezer. She looked around for something.
"Yes, here is it." She pulled out a jug of ice cream. 'Nothing soothes depression like ice cream.' She walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch. She turned on the television to some movie and ate her food.
After a few moments into the movie she felt tired.
That chapter was shorter than the others so far, but I hope you don't mind. Tell me what you think? What can I fix?