Chapter 5- Departure

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In the Northern castle

"Naraku!" Bellowed the shadow demon. "The Inu youkai's forces are getting stronger and stronger." He glared at Naraku and slammed his fist into the table, causing it to split into two.

Naraku chuckled. "Do not fear my friend." He turned to face the shadow demon, his eyes glowing an eerie red. "My plan is being set into motion." He turned around and motioned for the hikage demon to follow.

They walked down a series of hallways until they reached a garden in the center of the castle. "Many have sought out to find this garden, for it is said that it will contain whatever you desire." He smirked and walked to the center of it. He stopped as he came to the center and before was a large fountain.

Its surface was eerily still. He gazed at it with wonder and respect. No water shot up from it nor did any water leave fountain. The hikage demon leaned over to get a better view of it. He was shocked that he could see neither his reflection nor Naraku's. The water suddenly rippled and shot forward to grab the demon. He jumped back and barely dogged the water-like appendages.

"What is the meaning of this Naraku!" He went into a defensive stance ready to fight.

"Calm yourself General Sorahiko. The fountain will only respond to its master." He spread his arms out in an embracing stance and a strong wind surrounded his body. He sighed in content and the surface of the pool rippled and swirled. "Find me the one I seek" He closed his eyes in concentration and the water began to swirl in a counter clock-wise direction. The surface suddenly stilled and Naraku opened his eyes. "Yes… There she is…" There in the pond was Kagome standing confused before Sesshomaru's army.

"The Inu youkai plans to use his son in the war?" He chuckled evilly. "Tashio has gotten soft." He glared as he saw Inu Tashio's human wife step into the picture and gave her mate a kiss goodbye. "Izayoi." His voice full of hatred. "How could such a powerful youkai fall for a ningen." His claws had dug to far into his palms, and drawing black blood. He stared at his claws and began to lick them clean. "I will enjoy eating the flesh off her bones."

Naraku chuckled at Sorahiko's egerness. "Soon… Very soon my plan will be set into motion."

"You had better be right about this Naraku." Sorahiko sunk into the shadows and was gone.

Naraku only smirked and walked to a table where two books were placed, and an assortment of ingredients. He opened the first one. Its cover was a bright red and made of leather. He flipped through the pages in the book. His eyes scanned over its contents until he came to the section he desired. Taking up some of the strange powder ingredients and sprinkled them around the book in a circle. While creating the circle he began to mumble words under his breathe. The book began to glow and a strange black aura surrounded the book. Naraku closed his eyes and placed his hands on the book and closed his eyes in concentration. He could feel the strong enchantment they had placed over the book. "You can not hide the truth from her forever." The book suddenly gave off a bright flash of light and Naraku felt himself thrown from the book. He growled in frustration, for he had never suspected the spell to be so strong. His hands had been singed and he frowned at them. "So they wished to protect the truth so badly-"

He stared at his hands as they slowly they began to heal themselves and pondered how to break the enchantment. He walked over to the book and this time poured more off his power into the book. It shook and gave off a weak white glow as if trying to repel his magic. Finally the glow around the book was no longer white but Naraku's dark black aura filled the book. The pages went blank and began to rewrite themselves, showing Naraku that his theories were indeed true about her past. "-Unfortunately for them I have no intention of letting them do so." He then repeated this process with the other book.

It was a dark forest green with a velvet cover, and its title was written in a strange foreign languague, the letters sparkled in under the star filled sky and gave off a faint glow as it was touched by the moonlight. He once again placed his hands upon it and found that the spell on this one was not as hard as the other one. There was only a light enchantment that would only keep it hidden from other people. After he had broken its hiding spell he placed his own upon it. The book now glowed a faint red color and he smiled. 'This will attract Kagome to the book and when she reads it she find out who she really is.' He laughed wickedly and held both books in his arms and strode over to the fountain.

Placing both books upon its surface and then placing his hands on its surface, he closed his eyes in concentration. The books were slowly were dragged into the depths of the fountain as its watery appendages grabbed them.

"Return to from hence you came." He mumbled and waved his hand over the books.

A small figure rose from the water. It seemed almost human had it not been for its pointy ears, and the fact that it mostly resembled that of a mermaid. It nodded its head and dove back into the water, the books disappearing with it.

In the court yard

Kagome's eyes scanned the courtyard frantically searching for Sesshomaru's form. Her eyes landed on a group of soldiers that were surrounding what seemed to be their general. 'Sesshomaru a general?' She shook her head. Why would he become a general and never tell her about it? She jogged over to where he was standing. The soldiers recognized her and made way for her.

Without even turning to her Sesshomaru released some of his ki. Allowing Kagome to see how angry he was to see her here. Kagome stumbled back a few steps. Why would he be unhappy to see me?

"Kagome," He turned to face her. "Why are you here?"

Kagome was startled at the harshness in his voice, but nonetheless she smiled and walked with him to the stables where it was less crowded. "I couldn't sleep and so I went to your room…" She lowered her head. "But you weren't there…" She looked up at him, her eyes beginning to fill with tears. "Why didn't you tell me you were leaving!"

"Gomen-nasai Kagome, but you were to never find out about my departure." Something in his mind clicked. "Kagome."

She was startled as his gaze increased upon her and looked away. "Yes Sessho-kun?"

"How did you find out where I was." The way he said it made it sound like a command more than a question.

"I asked a maid and she told me." She smiled sweetly up at Sesshomaru. But gasped as she felt him place his hand around her throat.

"No Kagome. I can tell when you are lying. Now tell me how you really found out." He applied pressure to her throat.

"That's the truth! I swear!" She began to claw at his hand as he applied more pressure to her throat. He was beginning to cut off her air, and she began to struggle. "Kagome tell me the truth!" He slapped her and she fell to the ground stunned.

"You slapped me!" She cried out indignantly. "How dare you!"

"Tell me the truth Kagome." His eyes pierced into her soul and she felt bare before his gaze.

"I tortured the maid to get the information…"

His eyes widened at this. Kagome torture someone? "What do you mean?"

"I asked her where you were and she lied to me… So I had to use and alternate method to get the information from her…" Her eyes filled with tears but she refused to let them fall. "I don't know what happened. Sometimes I was there and then it was like something else took over my body." She looked up at Sesshomaru. "Is there something wrong with me?" She shuddered as she recalled licking the maid's blood from her fingers. "What's worse was that I even felt myself enjoy it."

Sesshomaru was about to comfort Kagome when one of his soldiers ran into the stable. "Sesshomaru-sama it is time for us to leave." Sesshomaru nodded in understanding and dismissed the soldier.

"So you're just going to leave?"

"Yes." He turned around and walked out of the stables.

"Wait!" She ran towards him and with drew the pendant. "Here, something to remind you of home." She smiled and began to walk back.

"Arigato Kagome…" He nodded his head in her direction and placed the pendant around his neck. He mounted his horse and led his troops out of the gates and headed north towards the oncoming war.

Vocabulary

Gomen-nasai- Sorry

Arigato- Thank you

Oooooh, what will happen to Kagome and Sesshomaru? What does Naraku have in mind for Kagome? So what did you think? Good, bad? Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Thank you for reading and please review!