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Cruel Gift

By PinkGrenade

Chapter Six: Problems Arising

She groaned as she lay softly against her bed closing her eyes. 'Sango and Miroku are married, I got my visiting done for now… I wonder what had happened to Sesshomaru to make him so cold. His eyes are like bottomless pits with no emotions at all.' She sighed and buried her head into the silk sheets as her thoughts wondered. She looked up when there was a soft knock at the door and she turned her head and smiled.

"Come in sweetheart," she said in a soft motherly voice. The door opened and Shippo came running up to her and pounced on her. She frowned slightly as she looked down at him and cradled him softly in her arms like a mother would do to a newborn child.

"I had a bad dream… You had died and left me all alone to defend for myself and I couldn't survive. Mommy," he cried silently into her sleeping kimono. 'It was so scary…' Kagome brushed his bangs away with her delicate fingers and smiled reassuringly at him.

"Do not fret my little one… I would never die and leave you alone so go to sleep now and do not worry about such things that should not have plagued your mind in the first place," Kagome whispered soothingly into Shippo's ear. Quickly he fell asleep in her comforting arms. Her smile widened when she looked down at him… His little heart beating every minute… He looked so innocent in her eyes and that was something that she had to make sure he kept. 'Shippo you have seen things you shouldn't have at your age and have gone through so much that others would not have expected of yourself, goodnight my little one.' She silently stood up and walked out of the room and down the hall. Kagome walked down the hall as her feet softly padded against the flooring. She opened the door quietly and walked in setting Shippo down on the silk red sheet. Kagome turned and walked down the hall to go to her room for a nights well deserved rest…

A little girl was running as fast as she could down the sidewalk as the rain poured down onto her small body soaking her clothes. She was wearing a small blue uniform that was now soaked to the bone but she didn't seem to mind or care about that. Her brown eyes shined as her brown hair became soaked in her pony tail. She came to a street and rounded the corner coming to a set of shrine steps. She smiled brightly as she ran up the long steps and running to a house and sliding the door open. She ran into a kitchen and smiled brightly.

"Mommy, I'm home from school! I got an A+ on my test! Isn't that great momma?" the little girl asked the young woman who looked down at her with a bright smile. She nodded as her daughter kept going on and on about what went on that day at school.

"Well Kagome that is great! I am very proud of my young little princess that I am," the woman said as she poked Kagome on the noise and she giggled and hugged her mother.

"Momma is Daddy going to be coming home from work late again today?" Kagome asked with a frown. Mrs. Hirugashi sighed as she looked down at her daughter and put on her happiest smile she could.

"Well he has work so yes he will be coming home late from work tonight… Your birthday is tomorrow so he will be there for that! Do not worry about your father so much Kagome. He can handle himself he is a big boy. Now why don't you go to bed and I will be up soon to tuck you in," she said in a gentle voice. Kagome grinned and nodded as she ran flying out of the room and towards her bedroom. Mrs. Hirugashi sighed as she cleaned up and walked upstairs to her daughter's bedroom with Souta in her arms. She opened the door to find Kagome staring out of the window.

"You really love looking out at the stars, don't you?" she asked her daughter as she sat down beside her bed. Kagome nodded quickly as she continued to stare out at the stars. Mrs. Hirugashi laughed at her daughters antics and gave her a quick kiss good night.

"Now go to sleep, tomorrow is your birthday so be prepared my sweet little daughter," she whispered soothingly as Kagome fell asleep. She then walked out of her daughter's room carrying Souta in her arms.

The next day

Wide brown eyes opened and a girl pranced out of her bedroom and downstairs. She ran over to the arm chair and jumped into an older mans lap. He looked at her with a bright smile and kissed her softly on the forehead and whispered into her ear, "Happy birthday my young princess." He had jet black hair and brown eyes. He smiled at his daughter like he was her pride and joy in the world.

"Thank you Daddy," she replied with a toothy grin. He laughed and hugged her and smiled down at her brown eyes. She watched as he pulled out a small black box and was confused as to why he was doing that. Mr. Hirugashi put the box into his daughter's small fragile hands and smiled softly.

"What is this Daddy," she asked in a confused expression. He chuckled softly and gave her a heartfelt hug.

"A gift from me to a princess," he whispered in her ear as she opened the box. Her eyes widened when she looked to see a gold necklace with a diamond crescent moon that hung from it. He took it out of the box as she lifted her hair up for him to clasp the necklace around her neck. She looked up at him with bright eyes and a smile he could never forget.

"Happy birthday princess," he whispered into her ear as she giggled in joy. Her eyes shone like no other on that very day. There was a soft knock at the door and Mrs. Hirugashi walked over to the door and put on a happy smile to greet who ever had just come that day.

"Do not worry dear I have got the door," she said in a cheery voice as he nodded. She opened the door shocked to see five men dressed in all back holding guns. She backed up against the wall and screamed as loud as she could. Mr. Hirugashi bolted for the door as soon as he heard the scream. Kagome took Souta and hid behind the coach. She watched the seen unfold before her very eyes.

"It has been awhile hasn't it?" one of the men asked him with an evil smirk. His face paled as he saw them coming closer and closer. He knew he had to do something to protect his family.

"You were the former assassin of the government and you killed our boss. For that you and your family will now die," he said in a cold voice as he pulled out his gun and was about to shoot Mrs. Hirugashi when the gun was knocked out of his hands and Mr. Hirugashi tackled him to the ground and twisted his neck dropping him dead. He turned to the other guys who came after him and he had managed to shoot three more dead. It was just him and the other guy left who ran forward with a knife. Mr. Hirugashi shot him just as he got real close to him and watched as he dropped dead. He then turned to his family with mournful eyes.

"I never attended for you guys t-t-t-o f-f-f-i-n-d out," he whispered and looked down slightly shocked to see the knife stuck in him as he started to bleed to death. He looked up to see his daughters shocked eyes as she covered his brothers and he then looked to his wife. Blood dripped from his body as he looked at them with sad eyes.

"I am sorry I could not protect you all from the danger… I failed you all and now I am failing you e-e-e-v-e-n m-m-m-o-r-e," he stuttered as he stumbled down to the floor. Mrs. Hirugashi let out a cry as she ran forward and cradled his head in her lap.

"You did not fail us my love! I love you so much and you protected us all you could and I am very grateful to have had a husband like you," she whispered into his ear. He smiled sadly and sighed.

"I-I-I n-n-n-e-v-e-r thought I would d-i-e like this," he stuttered under his breather. Mrs. Hirugashi began to cry along with Kagome but Souta didn't because he didn't understand what was going on. He closed his eyes and sighed.

"I l-l-l-o-v-e you… A-a-l-l so very much," he whispered taking his last breath falling into an eternal sleep. Mrs. Hirugashi cried wildly as she buried her face into his chest. Kagome's eyes widened as she back up against the wall only seeing darkness… Her father… was dead.

Her eyes shot open widely as she gasped for air. Kagome took in a deep breathe and started to calm down some. 'That dream was the night… The night my father died.' Tears blurred her vision as she stared down at her hands. 'He is gone and all I could do is watch…' She got up and threw on a black and silver kimono taking her swords with her. Kagome opened the door to the main hall and walked down the pathway. She made her way to the courtyard and walked over to a tree and sat down. She turned her head towards the sky and remembered what her mother use to tell her every night when she would stare out of her window. 'You really like to look out at the stars, don't you my little princess?' A small smile graced her lips as she looked back down at the grass.

"Clear night isn't it, Kagome?" asked a calm and soft voice. She smiled when she looked up to see Kisho looking down at her with a soft smile.

"Yes a very clear and beautiful night… I didn't take you one for star gazing Kisho," she said in a teasing voice. He laughed slightly and sat down next to her.

"Well you always learn new things every day and I guess this must be one of them for you," he replied in an amused voice. She laughed softly and looked back towards the skies. 'It is such a beautiful night…' Kisho looked at her and frowned.

"You may act like nothing is wrong but I can sense that you are slightly sad about something… What is it that plagues your mind?" he asked in a kind voice. She looked at him as a single tear slid down her cheek.

"I had a dream of the night my father died," she whispered under her breathe as he looked at her with remorse.

"It is a very sad thing to lose a loved one… I need to get going though so keep your self safe Kagome," he whispered before fading into the dark shadows. She looked up at the half crescent moon and pulled a necklace out from under her kimono and looked at it with sad eyes.

"Kagome… Why are you so different from others?" a cold and emotionless voice asked from behind her. She was startled by the voice and snapped her head back to see Sesshomaru standing there looking at her.

"I do not know…" she whispered under her breathe. He walked next to her and sat down. 'What is he getting at?' He looked at her then towards where the sun was setting.

"You are different but yet you are not different… I am not supposed to receive any shock at all but yet from you I receive so much. Why is it that I think I can relate myself to you when I feel I cannot? Why do you confuse me so? Why should you be different from the others," he whispered coldly. She looked at him with shock filling her eyes. 'I confuse him…' Kagome took in a deep breathe and turned to face the Lord.

"I do not know why I am different… I do not know why I must seem different to you but I guess that is how this has happened. I am sorry that I am different than the others but I cannot pretend to be something or somebody I am not," she whispered as Sesshomaru intently stared at her. He shook his head slightly and stood up. She sighed and stood up as well.

"Lord Masahiro will be here tomorrow with his son Hiromasa… You may want to stay alert for his son thinks he can get any woman and may try to get you in his bed," he said flatly. Kagome snorted but then covered her mouth shocked that she had. 'How embarrassing…' Her face flushed red as Sesshomaru stared at her wondering what was wrong with her.

"Yes… I understand, I am sorry Sesshomaru but I have to get back to bed… You understand," she laughed slightly as she ran back to her room to go back to bed. Sesshomaru walked the opposite way with the thought, 'So different indeed.'

Laughter filled a dark room as a woman in a blood red kimono lay against red silk sheets. She chuckled softly to herself as she whispered, "Soon I will awaken him and he will serve me and only me! What a great plan… Then I will take over all of Japan. Such fools they are thinking they will be able to hold onto their lands… Now that Naraku is destroyed I can commence my plan to take over everything!" She laughed evil as she sprawled herself against the bed.

"Mistress Sakura… The ceremony is almost prepared," a lowly servant said while bowing lowly. A smirk tugged her lips as she stepped into the light to reveal her whole body. She had perfect curves and black hair that went down to her ankles. Her red eyes looked humored. She had on red streak on the left side of her cheek. Her claws were about and inch long and were red.

"Perfect," she said with a sinister laugh. She walked down the dark hallway that was lit only by candle light. She smirked as she looked around the room. On a black bed lay someone with silver hair and a red outfit. She walked over to the body and lay down next to it.

"Soon you will be awake and ready to serve me in whatever I say," she whispered coldly into his ear. Sakura took a dagger and dragged it along his back leaving a very open large wound. She mixed different potions then rubbed it into the wound. She chanted a few words and his body began to glow a bright red. An evil look flashed through her eyes when she saw this happening.

"Are you awakened?" she asked coolly. A body rose off of the bed and he looked at her then bowed deeply to her. He looked at her in the eyes and smirked evilly.

"Yes, I am awakened and ready to serve you Mistress Sakura," he whispered coldly. She laughed and brought him to his feet linking arms with him. 'All is going according to my plan…' They walked down the long hallway until they reached a large door and she swung it open revealing a large army bowing their heads to her… Mistress Sakura.

"Our time is soon coming when we shall take over Japan and I will rule!" she shouted loudly as everyone around began to cheer and chant her name. She chuckled loudly as she looked up at Inuyasha who looked down at her with an evil smirk. 'All in due time and I will be Queen!'

"Shall I escort you back to your room Mistress?" he asked in a cold and heartless voice. She nodded as they began to walk back down the hall to her bedroom. He opened the large black doors as they stepped in. He sat in one of the chairs and watched her closely as she walked over and sat in his lap.

"Stay by my side and we shall take over and rule together, Inuyasha," she purred as she rubbed herself up against him. He seemed to be under her spell for his eyes were fogged up in mist.

"Yes… I will stay by your side and we shall rule together," he said evilly and she kissed him passionately. She jumped into his arms and rapped her legs around his waist as he brought her over to the bed and gently laid her down.

"Let us rest love," she whispered as he crawled in to the bed to go to sleep with her…

The Next morning

"That troublesome Lord and his brat are coming today… They always get so annoying when they are here," Kanaye mumbled to himself. Kisho chuckled softly when he heard this. They both looked up when they caught the scent of Kagome to see her walking towards them. She nodded to them and leaned against the wall.

"Good morning guys," she said unusually cheerfully. Kisho raised an eyebrow while Kanaye cocked his head slightly. They stared blankly at her as she stared back at them. 'I need to break this silence…' She laughed nervously and looked around.

"So how are you guys this morning?" she asked in a cheerful voice and they still stared blankly at her. She looked nervously at them and sighed slightly. 'This is really starting to freak me out…'

"Are you guys going to answer me or what," she grumbled waving her hand in their faces. They both snapped their heads to look right at her in the eyes while she laughed even more nervously.

"We are fine, thank you… But we have a slight problem that is here right now that comes once a year. Lord Masahiro and his son Hiromasa… They always come and then his son causes trouble with the servant ladies and it is very frustrating to have to deal with him," Kanaye mumbled under his breathe as Kagome sighed in relief.

"Well why is it such a big deal if this Lord Masahiro is coming? Just make the best out of it and try to stay out of his way the best that you can," she said with a smile. They looked at her and nodded agreeing that her idea was the best one. 'What would they do without me?' She smiled softly at them both.

"Generals Kisho, Kanaye, and Commander Kagome please come with me for Lord Sesshomaru wants you all present in the meeting room right this instant," the servant said quickly as she tried to rush them to go there. They followed her there and were about to open the doors…

"Seriously Lord Sesshomaru you should be more considerate of your alleys you know? You wouldn't want to lose any one of them now would you Sesshomaru?" Lord Masahiro asked with a loud laugh that sounded rather annoying. Sesshomaru slightly clenched his teeth which went unnoticed by the Lord. He had long black hair that went to his middle black and a rather large muscular build. He also had yellow eyes that seemed to hold much amusement in them right now.

"As long as we stay alleys I shouldn't have to explain myself to anyone or act any different then the way I want to Lord Masahiro," Sesshomaru stated with a death glare pointed at the other Lord who simply laughed at this. The door swung open and three demons walked in. Kagome went over and leaned against the wall while the other two went and leaned against the other wall…

"Yes well all is well… So in other cases have you heard of the rumors Sesshomaru?" Masahiro asked him with slight interest. Sesshomaru stared at him oddly.

"What rumors is it that you speak of Lord Masahiro?" Sesshomaru asked coolly. He looked at Sesshomaru with a raised eyebrow and a smug look on his face.

"They say that a young demoness is rising in power and that it may threaten us but of course it must just all be some nonsense, right?" Masahiro asked. Sesshomaru nodded and leaned against his chair staring at the other Lord.

"Of course it must just all be some nonsense… I mean we would have noticed if such a thing were indeed occurring," Sesshomaru spoke delicately. Masahiro sighed and looked at Sesshomaru with a glare.

"I do not think it is just a rumor Sesshomaru… I think someone or something wants to take over all four lands but only time will tell to convince the others on this," he said softly and Sesshomaru nodded in agreement. 'Interesting… We could have a new enemy.' Masahiro groaned slightly and stared straight at Sesshomaru.

"Do not worry about your servant girls for I have talked to my son about his previous behavior and have made sure he will not do something of the sort again," the other lord said with a slight laugh. Sesshomaru just shook his head slightly as he talked to the other Lord.

"Maybe you should be going to bed Lord Masahiro… You have had a long journey and will need the rest," Sesshomaru stated softly as the other Lord nodded. He walked out of the door and was led by a servant to his room. Kagome looked straight at him with fire in her eyes.

"A new enemy," she muttered.

"Indeed," Kisho mumbled.

"I guess we will just have to see," Kanaye grumbled.

"You are all now dismissed," Sesshomaru stated coldly as they left one by one except for Kagome who waited for Sesshomaru. When he was done they walked side by side down the long path. Kagome looked up at him and gave him an unsure look and sighed.

"What is it Kagome?" he asked in a slightly lighter voice that had surprised her.

"Nothing really… I am just wondering about what that Lord said about a new enemy arising against us," she whispered under her breathe as she looked at him. He nodded in understanding.

"Well if it comes to it we will have to deal with them then," he said with an unusual look. Kagome shrugged her shoulders and sighed.

"I still worry about it Sesshomaru because it makes me feel really uneasy about everything it has to do with," she stated flatly.

"I understand but do not worry about it too much," he told her.

"I know I shouldn't but I still do you know?" she asked with a slight smile as he nodded.

"Yes I guess I know what you mean," he said softly.

"So why do the Generals not like that Lord so much?" she asked curiously.

"Well it is not so much the Lord they do not like as it is the son," he said with slight disgust in his voice. Kagome nodded and walked forward but she suddenly tripped when Sesshomaru had then caught her like he had done before but this time he leaned forward slightly and…

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