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Cruel Gift

By PinkGrenade

Chapter Three: Commander

"Why would you want to come here and talk to me? I don't hold any interest in joining the army so just leave because you are wasting your precious time," Kagome said coolly. 'I just want to live a peaceful life here… Why cant people just leave Shippo and I alone?' The General narrowed his eyes at her and walked towards her. She looked at him and saw he had a very serious look.

"I do not think that I am wasting my time… You could prove to be a very powerful soldier and might go up in rank fast," he replied back. Kagome turned her back to him and began walking to the entrance of the temple. 'I don't like him… He seems a little too… Strange' She then turned around and narrowed her eyes.

"You are wasting your time. I live a peaceful life here and do not like to be disturbed. Good day you General," she said in a harsh voice. He looked at her with widened eyes but quickly narrowed them. She started walking quickly away and he followed her. She seemed to be getting annoyed with him following her. She quickly walked to the gardens and pressed her back up against a tree. He came over to her and frowned. She watched as he rubbed his thumb up and down the handle of his sword. 'What in the world is he thinking about?' He tilted his head to the side and gave a small smile.

"It is by Sesshomaru's orders that all who we want to recruit come with us when we ask of it," he said coolly. She narrowed her eyes and rested her hand on the handle of her sword and gently rubbed it. He slightly shrugged his shoulders and sighed, "At least think about it and if you would like to join then come to the castle of the western lands and I will help you get set up…" Kagome frowned slightly but then hid it.

"I have a kit, what would I do with him?" she asked irritably. He looked at her shocked that she had a kit. 'I wonder if she also has a mate… That would be rather disappointing…' He shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well you would bring him along to live with you along with your mate assuming you would want him to come with you." She nodded slightly in understanding but then stopped when she hear the mate part. 'Does he think I have a mate or something?' She stared at him strangely thin hid it.

"I do not have a mate… Nor do I need one," she said harshly while he looked at her with a slightly relieved face. 'Well then maybe I might have a chance with this lovely demoness…' Kagome groaned slightly and started to walk up to the door then turned and stopped.

"I will be going just let me get my thing and also so I can get my kit," she said softly then walked towards her room. He soon followed after following closely behind her steps. 'Why does he have to follow me…'

"Do you enjoy following me? Do you not have anything else you can do to keep yourself busy?" she asked in a cold voice that sent shivers down his back. 'I wonder what is wrong with her…' He smirked slightly as he stepped into her room.

"In fact I do enjoy following you so get your things so we can be on our way," he replied with sarcasm. 'Why is he acting like this…' Kagome ran a hand through her bangs and glared at the general.

"So general might you have a name?" she asked with a fake innocent voice. He laughed slightly as he looked at her. 'I wonder if he will answer or not… I wonder if Sesshomaru will recognize me or this sword since he has been wanting it.' He smiled slightly as he looked at her.

"The name is Kisho… It means," he was cut off by Kagome staring at him. She replied, "One who knows his own mind… Right?" he nodded and she smiled slightly but then hid it. She rolled up the sleeping bag and put it into the yellow bag. She also picked up Shippo's little toys and also packed them into the bag. He watched her as he leaned against the wall. Once in awhile she would looked up at him with a strange look in her eyes. 'She seems to have been through a lot… I wonder what had happened to her to make her eyes so depressing. I wonder what the others will think of me bringing a female into the army… We don't have any females in the army at all and she would be the first one if they accept her.' Kisho watched as she stood up and brushed the dust off of her kimono. Kagome turned to face him but then put her interest towards the door as she smiled slightly.

"Shippo come here sweetie," she said in a gentle soothing face. He was shocked when she used her face like that and no sooner did she say that did a red blur rush passed him and into Kagome's arms. She smiled brightly down at the innocent kit in her arms. 'I love him so much…'

"Momma where are we going to go?" asked an innocent voice. She looked down at him and patted his head. She put her finger to her lip as if in thought. She then looked down at him and gave him a goofy look.

"Well it looks like I will be joining Sesshomaru's army so we can go to the castle and live there and I will just be part of the forces… Unless you want to stay here," she began to say as his eyes widened. He shook his head really fast and clung onto her kimono. She laughed slightly as she petted the top of his head. 'He makes me so happy…'

"We should probably get going, it is going to be a very long trip… Gather your things. I will be waiting out by the horses," Kisho stated before walking outside. Kagome smiled slightly as he walked away and she looked down at Shippo and scooped him up into her arms. Shippo looked up at her with his innocent eyes that made her feel warm inside.

"Well I guess we are leaving now… We didn't even get to stay here that long and we are already on the move again. It kind of sucks you know. I wish for once we could stay still and maybe when we get there we will be able to finally stay in one spot and not have to go anywhere else anymore. So you have everything you need right Shippo?" she asked at that last part. He nodded and gave a big toothy grin. She said, "Right now lets get going so we can leave." Kagome slid open the door and walked towards Kisho rushing passed Maasaki.

"Need any help getting up?" he asked as she stopped by the horse. She stopped and gave him a strange looked and raised an eyebrow.

"No thank you, I can do this by myself thank you very much… Now I believe you said we needed to get going right?" Kagome stated with coldness in her voice. He nodded slightly dumbfounded she once again had the coldness that was in her voice. She hopped up and swung her foot over the horses saddle. She was shocked when she sensed something. 'These are not normal horses… They hold demon blood so that means they will go faster… Strange I never heard of them before.' Shippo fell asleep fast as they rode into the woods. She breathed in the clean air and smiled slightly careful to hide it as her hair fell in front of her face. He turned his face to look at her from the side and saw her long raven-silvery hair flow down waving as it hit the wind. 'Beautiful…'

"Is there something wrong?" Kagome asked coolly as she looked at him. He shook his head and looked forward. 'She is hiding things that she never wants to remember.

"In which lands were you born in?" he asked with interest. She looked over at him and shrugged slightly. 'I can't tell him I was born in the future so I don't know… Well I could say the Eastern Lands… Yeah I should just say that.' She smiled as she looked over at him and lowered her eyes.

"I was born in the Eastern Lands… Though my parents were born in the Western Lands. I think I like it here a lot better though. So how much longer until we stop?" Kagome asked seriously. He just smirked slightly as they rode on.

"Not much longer then you can take a rest. You know you are acting like a human. Only humans need to take these many breaks and I is kind of strange…" he said in a low voice. Kagome looked at him then looked away. 'Well maybe I was human at one point in time and just am use to resting all the time…' She brushed the horses white locks as they rode through the woods.

"We can stop here for the night so get your possessions and settle down. If you travel a little farther into the woods east you should see a hot spring there," Kisho said quietly as he swung his leg off of the horse. He walked over and leaned up against the tree. Kagome nodded to him and walked down the dirt path. She saw the small hot spring and smiled. She looked down at Shippo and whispered, "Sweetie wake up we are here…" Shippo slowly opened his eyes and looked to see they were at the hot spring. He looked up and smiled at his mother. They both took off their things and got in.

"Momma, why did you agree to join Sesshomaru's army?" Shippo asked with a curious voice. She looked down with him and frowned slightly… 'That is a good question. Why did I join Sesshomaru's army?'

"Well I needed to join the army for different purposes you know… Okay here is the truth, I do not know why I am joining it for it would not do me any good," she said quickly. Shippo looked at his mother and laughed at her. She frowned and started tickling him and he laughed.

"Well I think we should head back to camp now…" she said in a sweet voice as she scooped him up and dried him off. He smiled up at her and they both got dressed and headed back to camp. They walked through the woods until they got to the small clearing. She laid down the two person sleeping bag and got into it with Shippo following soon after. Kagome pulled Shippo close to her chest as she fell asleep listening to his small heart beat. Kisho looked down and saw this with curious eyes. 'I wonder what is troubling her so much to do that…'

"Good night Kagome," Kisho murmured before he jumped into a tree so he could go to sleep.

"Sesshomaru-Sama… We have news that Kisho is bringing back a new recruit that seems to have a strange aura around her," Jaken mumbled under his breathe as he looked up to Sesshomaru. Sesshomau looked at him with his cold stoic face that sent shiver down Jakens spine. Jaken eyed Sesshomaru waiting for an answer.

"Well then, we will have to see this new recruit…" he said in a cold emotionless voice as his eyes pierced Jakens very soul. Jaken nodded and scurried away.

It had already been a couple hours of riding on the horses for Kisho Kagome, and Shippo. The sun was blaring around them lighting the way through the forest. 'I wonder how much longer we will have to wait to get there… God this is extremely dull.' Just then Kisho stopped his horse and turned his head towards Kagome.

"We are here, now stay close. There is some things I will need to tell you. First thing is never go against Sesshomaru-Sama's orders for it may be your last moment in life. Second thing do not speak rudely to your superior officers. Thirdly in order to see what your rank will be you have to face off against the different ranks. If you beat all the people in one rank you move up to the next rank. Usually they only beat one rank and go up slowly when they are here. I am not sure if you are able to but I think you might be able to make it to commander which is just below my rank and I am top rank. Also watch your back while living here… Since you are considered beautiful, some demon males might try to force themselves on you. Not that you couldn't take care of yourself or anything," Kisho said with a reassuring smile as they entered the gates. Kagome's grip slightly tightened on Shippo as they passed through the demon village and headed up on the path to the castle.

"Loosen up and don't be so worried," he said with a sadistic smile. She looked at him then turned her face back to the road. She mumbled under her breathe, "I am not…" He laughed slightly when he heard this. Kagome sent him a cold look that could challenge Sesshomaru and it sent shivers down his spine. Kisho turned his attention to the front of the castle as he saw his group of men waiting for him. He swung his leg off of his horse and walked over to Kagome and held out his hand to help her down. She ignored it and jumped off with Shippo in her arms. He cocked an eyebrow at her as she brushed passed him.

"Alright men… You know what time it is so gather up the different ranking and we shall get started," Kisho said in a different voice that was cold, distant, and commanding. It had shocked Kagome because he had been so kind with her and she had somewhat liked it.

"Follow me and stay on guard… The only way you can move up in ranks here is too fight for the position," he said coolly. She nodded as they walked in. Kisho motioned for one of his personal servant to come over.

"This is my servant and she will take care of Shippo while you go through the trials," Kisho said in a softer voice. She nodded and Kagome handed Shippo to her. Kagome walked by his side as they walked to the dojo. He threw the doors open and her eyes scanned the room as she saw many different demon forms surrounding the area in a circle. She heard laughs and taunts.

"So this is our challenger?" one sneered.

"She is so pathetic," another laughed.

"She should go back to where she came from," another said as he cracked his knuckled.

"She would probably only be good for a fu-" the demon was cut off when Kagome rushed in a blinding speed and jammed her elbow into his back rendering him unconscious. She had a cold emotionless face on as she scanned her eyes around the room. They all looked shocked as they saw her. Even Kisho was slightly shocked. His eyes narrowed as he looked at her. 'She is hiding something and that I can tell…'

"Can we please get this started because I have been looking for a good fight all day," she said with a cold and emotionless voice that sent chills in the air of the room. 'I want to get this over with.' One man walked forward with a smirk plastered on his face.

"I will be your first match," he said with sarcasm. He rushed forward bringing his arm back ready to strike her face. Right when his face came within an inch of her face she ducked down and bright her arm back jamming her arm into his back making him fall to the ground. He couldn't even get up as blood dripped from the sides of his mouth.

"Was that even a real match up?" Kagome asked in a cold voice. 'I just want to get this over with so I can rest from the long trip and I want to see Shippo's happy face that lights up my world.' It went on like this for awhile as one man after another came up to Kagome for the challenge until finally one man stepped up and walked towards Kagome. He turned his head so his green eyes seemed to pierce through her very soul and mind. He had dark green hair that was up and he had a small muscular build but was rather tall for his size. 'This should prove to be an interesting fight…'

"That would have just been beginners luck and believe me I will not go so easy on you…" he said in a cold voice. She smiled slightly which shocked him. She rushed forward and grabbed him from behind. Kagome brushed her lips up against his ear and whispered, "I wasn't planning on you going easy…" He used this to his advantage and brought her over his head slamming her down onto her back.

"Don't worry I wont," he whispered back into her ear. She jumped up and landed behind him. She swung her legs from underneath him and knocked him down. She then brought her fingers to his neck and jammed them in as he fell into unconsciousness. She stood up and wiped the dirt off of her kimono and she received a lot of strange stares.

"What?" she snapped in a cold voice. Kisho simply chuckled as he walked up to her with a smirk. He looked down at her and smiled slightly. 'He smiles too much at me…'

"You are now a commander… One step below me and you cannot go any higher because only Sesshomaru appoints the generals which I am one of them and there can only be four, so congratulations Kagome," he said in a soothing voice into her ear. Shivers ran down her back as she stared into the generals eyes. He chuckled softly as he pulled away. Everyone around seemed to be unaware of the golden eyes that had been watching them.

"Well I believe I told you where your kit was before so maybe you should get going and get back to him," Kisho said lightly. Kagome nodded and started to walked off. Kagome opened the larger oak doors and walked through. 'I cannot believe I made it to commander that fast… Kisho said no one ever did that in two hours before. Oh well now where should I be going.'

"You are an extraordinary fighter," a cool emotionless voice said from behind her. She turned around to become fact to face with Sesshomaru. Her eyes widened slightly as she saw him with a smirk on his face.

"You are smiling!" Kagome pointed out and his face soon held its former emotionless look. He walked around as he looked at Kagome. He then stopped and his eyes narrowed slightly, "Have I met you from somewhere before?" Kagome shook her head signaling no. He nodded slightly. 'Could she be that human? Wait that is my brothers sword…' Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes as he looked at her.

"Where did you get that sword?" he asked coldly. She looked up at him in shock and found she had no other choice.

"I killed him and took it… As you know I use to be human but now due to a cruel wish that I did not intend to make I am now an inu youkai. I wish nothing more then to live my life here," she whispered. He nodded in understanding as she started to walk away. She felt her feet give away as she tripped on a rock. Kagome closer her eyes readying herself for the hard ground but instead opened her eyes to find some one holding her.

"Sesshomaru," she whispered as his face was mere inches from hers.

A/N: I am sorry it took longer than expected to update. For one my mouse crapped out on me and it would work for the longest time. My sister whom is really nice decided to get me a new one which I really thank her for! Anyways thank you to all who reviewed and please review! Also sorry if there are mistakes I am not feeling so well and am not really up to rereading the whole thing...

Jon C (Anon): Really? It was the most disturbing you have read? I though I have read worst but hey I guess I am on the other point of view. Well Inuyasha is just a jerk in my story because that is how I see it. I mean come on he always goes back to Kikyou and breaks Kagome's heart. Well I say no more! And thank you for your interesting review, I rather enjoyed reading it.

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