Sakura entered the room not long after Kagome had returned form the forth trip to find the garden entrance. Sakura noted the frustration on her ladies face and asked "Lady Kagome what has gotten you upset?"
Kagome wasn't going to answer, but she lifted her slender finger up to show that she was pointing to the garden that was locked away on the other side of the window.
"Oh, the garden. It was once a very lovely place, but that, as you can see, has changed. It was ever since the Lady of this house died."
"Who?" Kagome had forgotten her manners and with out thinking she asked a stupid question. Even though Kagome really wanted to know about this 'Lady'.
"Sesshomaru's mother. Look there on your wall, that is his mother. That picture used to be hanging in his room, but not long ago he asked it to be moved. He loved that portrait of her and no one really know why he wanted gone. Anyway I'm rambling, would you like to go to the garden Lady Kagome?"
"Yes please." Sakura motion for her to fallow her, witch she did. As they headed down the hallway they past the young Rin, who was overjoyed to see Kagome walking around by herself.
"Kagome look at you, your getting stronger. Where are you off too?"
"We are headed off to the garden. Would you like to come with?"
The eyes of the young girl that stood before Kagome got so big and bright she thought at any moment that she would be blinded by them. "Rin would greatly like that. Are we going to do some work in the garden? Rin has tried very hard to fix it, but it doesn't seem to be working. So I just water them."
"If that would make you happy, then yes."
They walked off down the hall and soon found them selves in the garden. Rin went off to find tools they would need. When she returned Kagome and Rin got hard at work and where there for the rest of the day.
Sesshomaru was wondering about his home seeing if things were going well and as they always did. Nothing much changes in this home that had housed many generations of the dog demon family 'and never will'. Or so his thought.
He had also been looking for Rin. She had skipped two of her lessons and was going to miss a third. She was never late or missed any lesson. It may have killed her other wise, but now what was going on. Rin loved her studies and was doing very well in them, even though most were for young demon children.
Sesshomaru had asked every servant where he could find her. All he got in return was "Lord I was going to ask you the same question." That was until he saw the servant that was looking after Kagome. "Sakura do you have a moment?"
"What is it Lord?"
"Have you seen Rin? No one seems to know were she has gotten too."
"Oh, young lady Rin is was in the garden with Kagome for most of the day. Should I go get them? It is almost supper time."
"No I will go. Tell her teacher that she will not come for anymore lessons today." With that he went off to find Rin and her lovely companion Kagome.
When he got there he couldn't be leave what he saw. The garden had been turned around. Flower were not struggling to get though thick brush. The weeds were all gone along with the dead plants, that where now replaced with new ones. Many plants that needed a good trim and been tamed. As he looked around at the transformed garden he spotted to women sitting together by a fire, that was being fueled by the evils of the garden, weeds and brush.
The women were covered in dirt and mud. They had twigs and weeds in their hair. He was trying not to laugh at the way they looked. Even though Kagome, to him still held beauty that no one else could poses, even when they looked like that.
He didn't want to stop them form there fun, but Rin needed to be told of what she had missed that day. "Rin." getting her stanchion he went on. "you have missed your studies today. May I ask why."
"I'm so sorry mi Lord. I was working in the garden. You know how much I like this place and that I have been trying to save it, but I have been failing. Kagome helped me though. For my lessons I just forgot. I know that is very bad and I will tell my apologies to my teacher."
"Very well. Now dinner will be ready soon you two should go get ready. Rin that means clean up." With that he walked off.
The girls got of the ground and headed off towards the bath house. When they where already to get in and soak for a time. Kagome soon asked Rin what Sesshomaru had meant by "Rin that means clean up."
"Well you see one day, when Rin was younger, Sesshomaru came looking for Rin and he found her in the mud playing with Jaken. We were covered in mud head to toe and Sesshomaru told Rin to get ready for lunch. So I went and washed my hands and went to lunch. I didn't know any better and Jaken doesn't like me so he said nothing. When I got to the table and sat down, most of the servants were trying no to laugh at me. I didn't really under stand what was going on and I wanted to find out, but before I could ask Sesshomaru walked in. The look on his face I will never forget and what he did next will haunt everyone who saw it. He started laughing."
"I can see how that would scare someone." Kagome giggled.
"When he then tried to speak he told me that I needed to bath and get on clean cloths. When I asked why he started laughing again and walked out of the room. I was happy that he seemed happy, but everyone was scared half to death."
"I would like to see him laugh."
"Why?"
"I want to know what is so scary about it." With that both girls started to laugh.
Soon after they left for lunch and when Sesshomaru entered the two started to giggle.
"What?" Sesshomaru simply asked.
"Oh nothing." The girls said together and started giggling again.
'I think I have grown to like this place, but how long will this happiness last. For all I know is that I will be here till I'm not weak. What ever that may mean.'
This is a bit longer then the other one, but more will happen soon. I thought a little humor would help out this sad story and Kagome will soon have many problems that will come to haunt her and open up old wounds. And a guest is coming to visit. Hope you like this chapter. I know nothing much happened, but there is much more to come. You will find out soon why everyone is "dead." (hint)
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