(I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters…)

Cruel Gift

By PinkGrenade

Chapter Seven: The New Moon Bracelet

Sesshomaru leaned forward and captured her lips with his own. Kagome looked slightly shocked but then slowly closed her eyes as she was filled with a tingling sensation. He brought her up onto her feet and leaned her against the wall and nibbled slightly on the bottom of her lip asking for permission which she granted by opening her mouth. His tongue slid in and massaged hers with his own as she stifled a moan. 'What is going on, this feeling I have. I don't know why this feels so good.' He brushed her bangs away with his clawed hand as he deepened the kissed. She slowly rapped her arms around his neck and pressed her body against his.

"Sesshomaru," she moaned into his mouth. He looked down at her with his usually stoic face when he pulled away from her. 'She is so beautiful… She tastes so good.' Kagome looked up at him and asked, "Why did you kiss me?" He stood up straight as they had pulled a little ways away.

"You may say that I have grown very fond of you Kagome and would like to get to know you better. Would you like to come have dinner with the other Lord, his son, and I tomorrow night?" he asked softly. Kagome looked up at him and couldn't help but smile.

"I would love to Seshomaru-Sama," she whispered back. He looked down at her and leaned forward once again capturing her lips with his own. Sesshomaru rapped his one arm around her waist as he kissed her. Kagome then realized something, 'He doesn't have both arms because of Inuyasha…' She opened her eyes and looked at him with a sad look.

"Sesshomaru-Sama, I am very sorry about your other arm," she whispered lowly as he looked down at her. He shook his head as he held her closely to him.

"Do not be sorry, it was not your fault that I lost my arm," he whispered into her ear. She couldn't help but feel she was responsible though. 'I feel like it was my fault even though he said it was not… Sesshomaru.' She sighed and brought her hands down from his neck and placed them where the arm would have been.

"Trust me," she whispered soothingly as he closed his eyes. She leaned forward and rested her head against his chest so she could hear his heart beat. Kagome let her aura send calm waves into Sesshomaru's body as she began to chant softly to herself. There was a flash and then a blinding light and when she pulled away he opened his eyes. Sesshomaru looked to his left and was shocked to see his arms there even though he did not show it. Kagome smiled softly and he took her into an embrace.

"You gave my arm back to me and for that I am truly grateful," he whispered into her ear before kissing her on the lips. She smiled softly as he pulled away form her.

"Unfortunately I have business to attend to with the other Lord whom is staying here right now… I will see you later Kagome," he said once again in is cold and emotionless voice. She nodded as he walked away form her leaving her slightly dazed. 'Sesshomaru… He has already kissed me a few times now! This is just so strange, but when I am around him I feel something that I have never felt before. It was like a burning sensation in my heart that I have been longing for.' She sighed and shook her head as she walked down the halls. Kagome didn't seem to be watching where she was going as she was stuck in her own thoughts. She felt herself hit something as she fell down on her butt. She looked up to see Kanaye looking down at her with a smirk.

"Not paying much attention to where you were going, now were you?" he asked in a cocky voice. She laughed slightly as he pulled her up off of the ground. Kagome sighed slightly and put her hand behind her back and gave a nervous laugh.

"Yeah, I kind of wasn't really… Paying attention I guess as you said. I couldn't help but think of something else you know. Anyways, I thought you were doing something today," Kagome mumbled softly. He looked at her and shrugged his shoulders as they walked down the hallway side by side. A smirk played across his face as he looked down at her.

"I got done early with what I had to do… But what were you thinking about to make it so that you were not paying attention to where you were going?" Kanaye asked with a smug looking face. Kagome laughed nervously as she picked up her pace. 'This is embarrassing…' She fumbled with her hands slightly not noticing that he stopped to smell her scent and his smirk grew wider as he looked over at her with an even smugger looking face.

"What have you been up to Kagome dear?" Kanaye asked in an innocent voice. She laughed nervously as she turned her face away. She could feel the heat rising in her cheeks and could tell that she herself was blushing and badly. Kagome took in a deep breathe and let it out to calm down.

"I have been up to nothing that you need to know about… What are you my father now Kanaye?" she asked playfully. He laughed slightly and smiled down at her. He took in a deep breathe then replied, "No, but you could say I now feel more like a brother to you." Kagome looked up and smiled brightly at him. 'I can't help but think of her as a sister now… She always is so kind to me…'

"Thank you… Thank you so much Kanaye!" she said with tears brimming her eyes as he looked at her in shock. She then whispered low but loud enough for him to hear, "I lost my family… But at least I know I have someone that considers themselves like family to me because that makes things a lot better for me." She looked up and smiled at him.

"Well I am glad I can make your every day life better for you," he said sarcastically as she hit him in the arm. He laughed slightly as he looked down into her eyes.

"I really mean it Kanaye… I do not really have any family left and here you are basically calling yourself my brother! It is so nice and kind hearted of your self to do so," she whispered under her breath. He nodded to her as they continued to walk down the hall. 'Something just doesn't feel right in the air though… Maybe something is going to happen but that is not very likely that it will.' She sighed slightly as they continued down.

A young woman sat in a chair of a dark lit room holding an old looking book. It had a black cover with a silver lining lock. On the front of the book was a full moon and had the name on it, 'Mika.' That meant new moon. The woman who was holding the book was wearing a blood red kimono and was known as Mistress Sakura. 'The book of Lady Mika, she was so powerful and beautiful. An all in one package is what she was.' She laughed slight as she opened the book to the first page and beg to red aloud to herself.

Mika the Goddess of the New Moon

The truth will soon be revealed as life goes on…

Two thousand years ago Mika was a Goddess of the new moon and often wore a bracelet that had given her the powers that she had. She had snow white hair and red eyes. She was an elegant fighter and stood for justice for those who could not protect themselves from other people. Not many people have seen her but only hear of her. It was said that if you got hold of her bracelet that it had double the power that the Sacred Jewel had. Yet one fateful night when patrolling the lands she fell pray to the four demon Lords who fought her. She had battled all she could and became weaker and weaker by the second. The demon Lords were about to strike the final blow when she soon began an enchantment and all of the begun to glow. They were then furious and tried to strike out at her. They all backed away as she turned to stone along with the bracelet. The bracelet is said to be hidden deep within the western lands never to be found again by anyone but to always rest there undisturbed.

Snap! Sakura shut the book loudly with a smirk across her face. 'The bracelet of Mika shall be mine and I shall have her powers… Then I will be ready to take over all of Japan and rule it.' She chuckled evilly to herself as she set the book down. She walked over to her bed where Inuyasha lay and he slowly opened his eyes and smiled when he saw her.

"What is it my love?" he asked her softly. She looked at him with a smirk and lay down next to him laying her head on his chest.

"I have a plan that will make my self powerful and very fast… The bracelet of Mika is said to give you powers that doubles the Sacred Jewels," she whispered evilly into his ear. He looked down at her and smirked as she went on. He stood up and held his hand out to her which she took and they waked down the hall together.

"So what is the deal Sakura?" he asked coolly. She smirked and tilted her head to the side.

"When I take the powers of Mika then I will become so strong that we will be able to take over Japan and I thought I had already told you that piece of information," she replied icily. He bowed his head down low.

"Yes you have… I am sorry for my mistake Sakura," he whispered lowly. Sakura laughed as she brought his face up to hers with a smirk. She then whispered into his ear, "It is okay…" They then continued to walk down the hallway to the library…

"She will need to be awakened soon… You do realize that do you not my love?" a rather pale woman asked her mate. He looked down at her and frowned as they watched Kagome through the water. 'I knew she would have had to be but this is way too soon.' He groaned slightly as he looked down at his mate.

"I know she will have to be awakened but I did not plan on for it to be so soon… But I guess we cannot help it for tonight we will complete her awakening," he whispered soothingly into her ear. She nodded as they continued to watch her walking down the hall.

"Let us complete it now darling," she whispered and he nodded. The both put their hands together and started chanting until they formed a ball with both black and pink mixed in it and they shot it forward. They watched as Kagome shrank to the floor as a ball once again entered her chest.

"It is said to be a rather painful process to receive these kind of powers," he whispered under his breathe. His mate looked at him with sad eyes and nodded softly.

"It should be a very painful process… Just think of what kind of pain she goes through once that thing hits her!" she said raising her voice. He took her into his arms calming her down…

She could feel it… The pain and suffering consumed her body once more but this time it was a much greater pain that she almost could not handle herself. Kagome gasped for air as she fell forward clutching her chest. Tears welled up in her eyes as she lay there against the cold floor. 'Am I having a heart attack? That cannot happen now because I am a demon… But what is it that is happening to me? This pain is like no pain I have ever felt before.' She struggled to her feet and leaned against the wall for support.

"Sesshomaru!" she cried out as she fell unconscious to the cold hard floor. Her breathing slowed down as she gasped for air in her sleeping state…

"So Sesshomaru my dear boy what is it you are planning to do anyways?" Lord Masahiro asked with a delicately raised eyebrow. Sesshomaru inwardly groaned but did not show any signs of hate. 'This man always seems to try my patience…'

"Plans for what Masahiro?" he replied coolly. He shrugged his shoulders as he leaned against the chair for support. 'I know he knows what I am talking about.' He sighed and rubbed his forehead. 'If he wants to play this game then I guess I will have to play his little game for now…' A smirk slowly placed itself across Masahiro's face.

"Well you know I told you about a new enemy Sesshomaru… So what do you plan on doing? We both cannot afford any for any unfortunate events to happen can we? I have gotten some more information on my sources and it is said that she is planning something but this something is rather big… The question is though will we be able to face this?" Masahiro stated calmly. Sesshomaru turned his head to him and looked out the window.

"Sesshomaru!" a scream came. His ears twitched and in a flash he was gone running down the hallways. 'Kagome… She is in trouble!' He ran down the halls as he saw her fall to the cold hard floor. His heart sunk for he did not like seeing her like this. He slowly approached her and delicately picked her up off of the cold hard ground. 'I wonder what could have happened to her… I must get her back to her rooms though.' Sesshomaru then walked down the halls to the direction of Kagome's rooms and he met Kanaye halfway.

"I do not have time for you right now Kanaye… Something has happened to Kagome and I need to find out what," he stated more coolly then ever which had brought a shock to Kanaye. He shrugged his shoulders and took a few steps forward towards him.

"I believe I can help you on this, for this has happened once before to Kagome… Why don't we get her into her rooms first before we begin talking about this subject," Kanaye said softly as he looked down at Kagome's fragile body. Sesshomaru nodded and they entered her rooms to see a worried looked Shippo sitting in the main room. He looked up and his big blue eyes widened in shock.

"Is my momma going to be okay?" he asked urgently. Kanaye sighed and leaned down to Shippo as Sesshomaru walked with Kagome in his arms to her room. 'I should probably tell him the truth…'

"Well uh… You see here… And well… I uh… Your mother is going to be just fine kid! Why don't you go to bed and you will be able to see your mother in the morning," he suggested to Shippo. Shippo nodded sadly and walked to his room to go to bed. Kanaye sighed in relief and walked to Kagome's room. When he looked over he saw Sesshomaru leaning against the wall.

"What can you tell me about this? You said it had happened before to her but why did she not tell me about it?" Sesshomaru asked coldly. Kanaye sighed before sitting down onto a chair. Sesshomaru eyed him dangerously which made Kanaye even more nervous.

"It was after training and when I had come around the corner she started to glow a dark color and then she fell to the ground knocked out cold… I do not know what has been causing it and I don't know if it will happen again but for now I suggest we only watch her," Kanaye stated. Sesshomaru nodded in agreement as Kanaye stood up and walked towards the door…

"There will be a meeting tomorrow morning… I suggest you make sure that you are there," Sesshomaru stated bluntly.

"I will be there," Kanaye replied and then disappeared into the shadows. Sesshomaru looked down at Kagome with a sad look on his face.

"Kagome I will protect you, now and always," he promised her softly. He then leaned against the wall and watched her sleep.

Her eyes fluttered open and she sat up straight staring out of the window… She smiled softly to herself as she let the covers drop down when she stood up. 'I guess I should get dressed now and see what is going on for today.' She walked over to the sliding closet and opened it. She took out a red kimono with pink cherry blossoms all over it. She smiled as she tied her hair back into a bun and put on a pink obi.

"I actually look very nice right now," she smiled as she talked to herself. Shippo opened the door and frowned thinking his mother had gone insane standing there while talking when there clearly wasn't a person around.

"Momma, are you okay?" he asked softly. She spun around and smiled brightly down at him and swayed her hips from side to side as she walked over to him and gave the most cheerful look she could.

"OF COURSE I A-M S-W-E-E-T-I-E!" she sang loudly. Shippo stared at her like she was crazy and started walking away muttering something that she has gone and lost her mind. Kagome laughed as she spun around the whole room. There was a knock at the main room's door and she stopped her cheerfulness that she used to convince Shippo and walked over to the door. When she opened the door she saw Kanaye standing there and raised an eyebrow. 'I wonder what he is doing here…'

"It is time to go to the meeting so come on now," he said softly as he dragged her along with him. She groaned slightly as they walked down the hall. 'I wonder what had happened to me yesterday… I was in so much pain that I couldn't really even bear.' She sighed slightly as he looked down at her with worried eyes.

"What is the matter Kagome?" he asked her softly. She looked up at him and shook her head slightly as they continued down the hall.

"Oh nothing really… Just being my normal self and letting my thoughts wonder you know," she replied softly and he nodded. They came to the main doors and waited for the guards to let them in and they soon opened the doors. They were shocked to see the generals and commanders of both Lords in there. Kagome nervously walked in and leaned against on of the walls. Sesshomaru then looked back at the other Lord.

"As I was saying Sesshomaru… She is growing stronger and stronger everyday, it seems that she is also searching for something that is double the power of the Shikon," Masahiro stated with a worried voice. Sesshomaru eyed him slightly.

"What is it that she is looking for?" Sesshomaru asked seriously. The other Lord sighed and then leaned forward slightly to tell him.

"Mika's bracelet of the new moon," he said lowly. Kagome's eyes widened when she heard those words. 'The bracelet of the new moon… It just cannot be. From what I had heard if it falls into the wrong hands everything is doomed…' She closed her eyes slightly as she let her memories wonder around her mind.

A young energetic girl bounced onto her grand fathers lap and laughed loudly. He looked down at her and laughed while pulling out a bracelet…

"What is this grandpa?" she asked curiously as she looked at it.

"That my dear is a replica of the Bracelet of the New Moon," he said proudly. She laughed at him and then looked down at the bracelet with great wonder at what it did.

"So what does it do the?" She asked with a grin. He looked down at her and laughed slightly and then took it back in his hands.

"This as a replica can do nothing but the real thing is a totally different story…" he said slowly. Kagome looked annoyed so she lightly tapped her grandfather on the shoulder.

"Are you going to tell me or what grandpa?" she asked slightly annoyed. He looked down at her and laughed slightly nodding his head.

"Yes I guess I will tell you," he said softly. She laughed and clapped her hands together as she stared intently at him.

"It had belonged to Mika whom was a beautiful goddess who loves nothing but peace… She cared very much for all living creatures around. But one day she was attacked by four demon lords and in order to keep the bracelet out of their hands she turned herself into stone," he said with a dreamy look he got in his eyes when ever he told his granddaughter one of the legends.

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