Disclaimer: How many times do I have to say this? Can you not get it through your thick skull that I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR ANY OF THE OTHER CHARACTERS, but I do own Lord Yatsu, and Lord Tsuki. I also own Ikaza and Ramina and any other characters that I decide to add. :D

Chapter 3: Arrival

Kagome was fuming! She couldn't believe her father! She had no time to deal with a jerk like the young Lord of the West. 'Does my father want to get rid of me the THIS bad?'

"Ikaza, please tell me you can help me? I really don't want to do this! How can Father suggest this? Do I really need a male figure in my life right now!" Kagome's voice rose with every question that came out of her petite mouth. Her striking blue eyes had fires in them that could melt the coldest of ice at that moment. Her hair stuck to her face and neck because of the heat created in the room, from her yelling and mad walking. 'Looks like I need another shower today' she grimly thought.

"My Lady, as much as I would like to help you, I can't. This is not a problem that I can fix. It all depends on you. Though I am starting to think that maybe this new Lord that is coming to my Lord's house won't be as bad as people are making him sound. Maybe, just maybe you two can connect something together." Ikaza, tried to again suggest to Kagome.

Kagome's eyes grew wide in shock and disbelief. 'How can she possibly take my father's side? What have I done to deserve this?'

"Ikaza, I can't believe you're suggesting this! How can you possibly say that me and this Lord can be friends? What if he finds out the real me? Then what? If something does happen between us, it will end just as quickly as it began because of my true form!" By now Kagome was terrified. She had forgotten to tell her father that maybe this would not be a good idea since her change would shock and make the young Lord think otherwise of her and her family.

Kagome never liked rejection. The one male she had thought had loved her, had left her only a few days after she told him who she really was, because she thought she could trust him. He had hurt her deeply and made her a little bit scared of who she chose to be her friends and companions from then on. Since then Kagome hadn't had any trouble with males, but as she matured more and more every year, more requests from all the Lands came to her father, for Kagome to mate with one of the Lord's sons. Lord Tsuki, accepted all the letters, but when he did not reply, the Lords usually understood, that it meant that Kagome was not a prize to be won. Plus, Lord Tsuki wasn't sure if he was ready to give her up yet, after all, she was his precious diamond, and his only one. She was all that kept him continuing in this life.

"My Lady, do not worry. I have a feeling that you two will have a good relationship in the long run. This is not up to either of you to decide, but it's in the Gods' hands, so do not stress about it too much. Though I will recommend that you do not let the young Lord get the best of you. As much as you would like to flare up in front of him, try and intimidate him. I have seen the young lord when he was younger and I will tell you that, no emotion escapes his masculine features. Do not be intimidated by him my Lady Kagome. He will test your patience and your wit. My lady, you are smart and you have patience. But now, you must put your good features at use, and surprise the young Lord with your magic ways." The twenty five year old servant awaited her Lady's and friend's answer with a holding breath. Kagome's answer surprised her. But then again, Kagome never ceased to amaze not just her, but all of those around her.

'I think Lord Sesshoumaru, may just be surprised of who I really am. I might just quite find the other side of this stoic young Lord. I will do it! I will do whatever it takes to find the real Lord that is bottled inside the cold and unreal Lord! I will do whatever it takes, and nothing will stop me!' Kagome smiled. Her amazing white teeth showing underneath those strawberry colored lips were glad to reveal themselves once again and make the young woman look like Aphrodite herself. Ikaza was confused. Her brows furrowed in thought. Why would Kagome be smiling? O yes, she does have the thing with going to the other world once in a while. Ikaza smiled herself as well. It looked like her Lady had found the answers to her questions.

"Thank you so much Ikaza, I don't know what I would do without you! I still have to tell father about what to do if this new Lord finds out about me and my true form." Said a frightened Kagome. Ikaza went to hug her friend. "Kagome, do not worry at all. Everything will be fine. You worry too much darling." She gave Kagome a warm smile that made Kagome giggle in happiness. "Ikaza, you always make things so easy. I'm glad you're my friend Ikaza. I think you're the second person that I really trust the most in this chaos of a world we have."

"Kagome I will always be here for you. But right now I have to go. I have many other things to attend to, but if you need anything, ask one of the guards to send for me and I will attend you." With that the quick and beautiful servant left Kagome on her own. Suddenly the room became peaceful. Kagome sighed. Maybe, just maybe she can help this lonely Lord…

The golden hallway of the Western Palace had a white glow to it. The young Lord of the West walked down the hallways clenching and unclenching his hands. His short white pants whiter than snow clung to his skin. The sticky hot weather wasn't really helping calm the furious Inuyoukai. 'This is the last thing that I agree with my father! Never again will I waste my time and 'visit' my father's friends!'

"Ramina come here!" Not thirty seconds later a petite woman dressed in yellow walked in the room and bowed to her Lord. She had warm chocolate eyes and beautiful golden hair that shined like crazy under the sun's heat.

"Yes my Lord?" Sesshoumaru watched as his servant walked up to him and waited for his command.

"I want you pack clothes that will last two to three weeks time. I want all of silver and washing supplies in there as well. I will come back in two hours time to collect my belongings. Are we understood?"

Ramina never understood her Lords coldness and it always frightened her when he was angry.

"Yes my Lord, everything will be ready for you in two hours." She bowed to Sesshoumaru, and she felt his footsteps fading away from her. She heard the golden doors open and close. That very moment, the golden haired servant started to accomplish her Lord's request.

Sesshoumaru left his chambers somewhat calmer. He still didn't see the point in having a mate. It wasn't like he wasn't strong enough to rule his lands. He trained everyday and had skills that very few young Lords even knew of, yet his father insisted that he have a mate before he goes to Hades. 'Maybe I will just take this 'Kagome' and get it over with. It's not like I have to love her. As long as she bares me a healthy son to be heir of the West, she will be good enough for me.' With that thought he headed towards the open fighting arena and started to train, to kill the two hours before he departed to the North.

Kagome had just had word from her Father that Inutashio and his son Sesshoumaru would be arriving in less than an hour. Not that she cared, but she felt kind of excited and scared. Kagome hadn't had a chance to talk to her father about her true form, but if the accident would occur, she would have to either tell him the truth, if she grew to trust him, or knock him out and make him think that it was just his illusion.

Sesshoumaru saw red in front of him. Lots of red. As he and his father neared the castle, he could see more clearly that the red was actually the castle itself. 'Interesting, the whole outside of the castle seems to be made out of copper.´ It was beautiful. The suns light made it look magnificent. The hot day was very weary and the wind barely sang that day. Sesshoumaru had his hair down and it cascaded neatly behind his back. Some strands clung to face and his bangs were getting a little wet. The wind picked up a little and it dried some of the sweat off his body. His chiseled chest glistened from the sun's rays. His father, Lord Inutashio had his hair in a high ponytail. Both Father and son had metallic silver hair. Inutashio's chest was just as bare as Sesshoumaru's and pretty well toned, but not quite as good as his son's. But then again, age had its ways of wearing the body down.

"We should arrive there shortly," said Inutashio still facing the Northern Castle. He could see that the guards had seen them coming and were preparing the opening of the doors.

As they came closer to contact with ground, Inutashio could see his friend Lord Tsuki and his beautiful daughter approaching the entrance doors. The massive red doors had the yellow star engraved on it and it was a sign of power and royalty. The statue of Ares stood tall at the gates showing that the North worshiped this God greatly. Ares was the god of war and the North was grateful for Ares help during the time of war.

Kagome saw two people descend down to earth. For a moment she had thought that she had seen the God's herself.

"That is Lord Inutashio and his son Sesshoumaru." Her father had leaned over and told Kagome of who was approaching.

As Inutashio and Sesshoumaru descended to ground lever, Sesshoumaru fixed his gaze in front of him. He saw Lord of the North, Lord Tsuki smiling and happy to see his visitors arrive safely. Beside him stood a beautiful creature. She was the most striking woman Sesshoumaru had ever seen. And if Sesshoumaru though that a woman was beautiful, then she really was.

The two men started walking towards the castle gates in front of them.

Kagome was left speechless. There was no way to describe the amazing beautiful male that was walking towards them. He had striking golden eyes and his hair swooshed wildly behind his back. His brad shoulders moved with grace, as did the rest of his body. His tanned and toned body wasn't like anything that she had ever seen before. His legs had the most beautiful shape and the muscles moved accordingly with every step this man made, yet his face remained cold and his eyes had caught hers at that moment, and even from that distance, Kagome felt as if he had caged her in with his eyes.

'No! I will not fall for him! I cannot take the pain that happened to me before. But I will help him find his real self. That much I will do for this Lord.'

Sesshoumaru was amazed, and this didn't happen very often with the young Lord. She was something alright. She had hair blacker that ink, that fell to just below her shoulders. Her face was heart shaped and had a pale pink glow to it. Her beautiful shaped eyebrows matched her striking blue eyes that glowed with warmth and happiness. Her mouth was petite, and her lips had a strawberry color and were very full. She had good looking shoulders that fit her petite form. Her arms were very slim and glistened in the sun, probably of the body oil applied because she did not smell of sweat. Her scent was very intriguing. It contained rose water and crisp apple. She had beautiful full breasts and a nice slim waist. Her hips were not too wide, but not too small either. Her long slim legs were straight and flawless. Her silky milky colored dress that fell all the way down to her legs clung to her body nicely, yet loosely. It matched her skin color perfectly.

'She may not be as bad as I thought…'

Lord Tsuki's laughter broke the silence.

"Lord Inutashio, so nice to see you again my old friend."

Inutashio smiled warmly, "I could say the same for you my friend. I will enjoy myself greatly here, I can feel it."

"Very well my friend," Tsuki looked over to the young man standing beside his friend. He truly was the younger version of Inutashio. He was staring at the castle's structure and seeing how it was built.

"Ah, young Lord Sesshoumaru, it's so nice to see you again! The last time I saw you was when you were a youngster. "

Sesshoumaru bowed fully to the Northern Lord, his stoic mask never slipping. "It's a pleasure to see you as well Lord Tsuki."

"And this must be the young Kagome. My, my you are as beautiful as your father said you are." Inutashio complimented the young woman beside Tsuki. He reached for her head and cupped it with his massive hands, and kissed Kagome on the forehead, just as her father did. This was a sign of respect from both ways, because Kagome accepted the kiss from the Western Lord.

Kagome blushed. "It's so nice to see you again Lord Inutashio, I hope that we will have a tremendous time here together for the next little while. Inutashio smiled. The girl never lost her humor.

"Kagome I would like you to meet, my son Sesshoumaru, and heir of the West. I brought him along so you two could get to know each other, and I believe this is the first time you have met him, since I never had a chance to bring him along on other trips.

Sesshoumaru, this is Kagome heir of the Northern Lands."

Sesshoumaru waited for his father to finish. He nodded and bowed his head ever so slightly for the young woman in front of him, yet the movement was sign enough that he had acknowledged her there.

He didn't do the full respectful bow because being Sesshoumaru he thought that she was not worthy enough for one.

Kagome did the same thing. She nodded in response and ever so slightly she tilted her head downwards.

'How dare she? I am above her!'

"You should show respect to those who are royalty." Said a cold voice in front of Kagome. She smirked inwardly. She countered his response back at him.

"As should you. I am at the same lever that you are Sesshoumaru—"

Sesshoumaru cut her off.

"That is Lord Sesshoumaru to you" Kagome didn't acknowledge his correction, but continued to finish her sentence.

"And I deserve the same level of respect that you deserve. When I get respect, I give respect. And if you wish to call me. My name is Kagome. Lady Kagome to you." She awaited his response. Yet it never came since Lord Tsuki interrupted them.

"Now now, you're young adults now, and please try to act as ones as well. Let us all go inside and cool off, the heated sun, will do us no good!"

Kagome felt victorious. It looked like she had won the first argument. Ikaza was right. She would not let him intimidate her.

'The nerve of her! By Athena I swear! She will not get the best of me! I never lose.'

Welll? What did you guys think? Do you like it? PLZ Revieww! U'll make me a very happy writer :D

Okay! Now for some review responses:D

Huntress19 : thnx for the review, but actually this is set in Ancient Greece and the Land is divided in four, the North, The South, The East, The West. Um, I kinda chose to do it with this setting because I had just read a book based on Ancient Greece, and I kinda decied to do something different besides the normal Japan based story. I'm glad you like the Inutashio character, I kinda like him this way, than cold like Sesshy (tho it suits Sesshoumaru :P) Anyway I hope this answered your question and thnx 4 reviewing!

Ajax: How did you know I was a 'dudette'? (female i mean)

To all my other reviewers , I love you all for taking your time and reviewing my story! Keep the reviews coming!

P.S.S If you guys want to go check out what the costumes of the characters, what they wear, I based them on a book, so you have an idea of what I am talking about.

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If any of you have seen Troy Kagome looks like Helen of Troy, or some thing like that.

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