A/N: So it's almost the end. Hm… what should I do with this chappie? Oh well, I'll try my best to entertain you all.
Chappie # 19
ReunionIt has been three days since Sesshomaru and Kagome traveled east, the kingdom of Bonkotsu and Lady Haru Yokatsu. They were traveling there; Kagome can feel the Shikon no Kakkera calling to her. They were going to collect the shards and then go look for Naraku and finally have that final Battle with them. It will be the last time that Naraku rains terror in this world.
Kagome thought back to last night. She shivered and her arousal scent spiked a little. She finally did the deed with Sesshomaru. Now she is his and he is hers. They will be together forever. She has never felt more complete in her whole entire life. If her childhood friend Sango could see her right now she would be proud.
They walked for hours not stopping for water or food. The scenery passed by them with out notice. It was a shame they did not notice, the fields were green and lush with flowers, and the forests were full of life and song filled noises. Who wouldn't want to stop and admire this?
Sesshomaru stared at Kagome's back as she walked further ahead of him knowing full well that she can feel his burning gaze. Sesshomaru went over his thoughts again about them mating. His inner youkai has calmed knowing that she is his and him hers. All the males should stay away now with his scent almost engulfing her owns. He would never have thought even once about having a mate just a month ago but now he was full blown in love with Kagome. For a love like this that he felt towards Kagome he knew many have waited a lifetime for such a thing and now he is lucky enough to have that kind of love come back to him.
Love… it can walk in and out of your life. Only true love leaves footprints in your heart.
"Why are you staring at my back Sesshomaru, I can feel it so don't avoid the question."
"…"
"You're avoiding the question."
"Am I?"
"Yes."
"You have a nice ass, what can I say?"
"What!"
"…"
"Argh! Sometimes I feel like beating your head with a club, you are so silent. When was the last time we had a civilized conversation?"
"Never."
"Yeah about that, every time we talk it always leads to sex which I plan on not having with you since your so unresponsive."
Sesshomaru walked up fast; behind her he grabbed her waist and dragged her towards him. He tightened his grip when she tried to wriggle away.
"I can do what ever I want with your body…" He whispered into her ear. Kagome blushed a dozen shades of red and smacked him and walked away. Sesshomaru, she guessed, was feeling frisky and pounced on her making her tumble onto her back.
"Sesshomaru we are traveling to find the shards, not to fool around so get off!"
"…" He let his full weight settle down on her and she wheezed. She was struggling now to breathe and Sesshomaru smirked. He was actually laughing his butt off inside his head.
"Get your obese ass off of me!"
"Cough, cough, am I interrupting something here?" asked an unfamiliar voice. Both Kagome and Sesshomaru whipped their heads around. Sesshomaru jumped off of Kagome and helped her up. Sesshomaru looked up to see a man slightly shorter then him, he was a celestial demon. He had the typical kimono that Sesshomaru had on but his portrayed an ocean like wave one his right shoulder and a green sash. He had a long black braid coming down to the middle of his back with a green ribbon tying it, his eyes were blue and he had a small smile on his face. Witnessing this must have been amusing to him. With him was a woman, most likely his mate; she had glossy purple hair with large almond green eyes. She slightly pouty pale pink lips and she also wore battle armor over a form fitting male kimono. She looked to the man beside her and then back to the couple.
"Kanna you may leave now."
"Hai Naraku sama." The small pale child left Naraku to his evil thinking as he watched what was going on between Sesshomaru and Kagome.
So she has a mating mark does she? Well I guess I'll just have to erases it from her skin… the painful way. Sesshomaru and his sibling have been interfering with my plans long enough. Once I have Kohaku's body they will all die by my own hands and then Kagome will be mine.
"Kagura!" he called to her loudly.
"Hai." She stepped out of the darkness knowing full well that he wants her to pay a little visit to Sesshomaru and Kagome. 'Probably wants me to try and kidnap Kagome again, your so predictable Naraku…'
"Go find that meddling taiyoukai and then kill him. I'm through with playing with him. I'll be watching." He told Kagura as he sank into the darkness around him. Melding into it as if it were his own skin, as if it were his place.
"Hai." Kagura leapt off into the night intent on not having herself killed by Sesshomaru. She has to got tell him that Naraku plans on stealing Kagome away and have her bear him his heirs. When she was reincarnated she had brief lapses of telepathy that connected her to Naraku's mind. Every now and then she would hear what he thought. Now that she knew what was going on, she would know what to do. She would use this against him; he had no idea his own creation would successfully aid in killing him.
"What do you want Bonkotsu?"
"Why Sesshomaru, would you be so gracious as to introduce me to the one who bares your mark. After all those years of wondering where you went off to… The first time we meet again and this is how you greet me? I bet the other lords don't even know you are back huh?" asked the so-called Bonkotsu.
"This is Lady Kagome, she is the queen to the western lands."
"Ah I see… while you have been gone, probably dilly dallying, I have also acquired a mate, she is Lady Haru Yokatsu." Kagome bowed as the other lady bowed to her also. They smiled at each other and the two men began to stare at each other.
"Do you two know each other?" Kagome asked loudly breaking the silent staring contest that the two had held for more than a minute already. Man are they really patient when it came to staring at each other.
"Why yes we do Lady Kagome," Bonkotsu kneeled down and took her hand placing a small kiss on it, "Sesshomaru and I have known each other when we were younger, I and the other two lords of the south and northern lands, we use to, shall we say, play together."
"I don't play." Sesshomaru growled. This was untrue. Before Sesshomaru had become the icy man he was he use to be a care free child and he use to play with the other heirs of the different thrones. The only reason why the Lords and Ladies tolerated this was because they wanted to form stronger alliances when they grew up and took the throne. Unfortunately Sesshomaru never had the chance of challenging his father for the throne so the others probably thought that he was weak. He'll show them if they ever challenged him for his throne.
"What are you doing here in my land Sesshomaru?" Bonkotsu asked all the while his mate stayed quiet.
"Gomen nasai if you felt threatened by our presence on your land but we are here to collect the Shikon no Kakkera that resides on this part of the land."
"And how would you know that the shards are here?"
"I am the guardian of the jewel, I know where my shards are."
"Ah so you are the one that broke the jewel. I have heard about you and the shattering of the sacred jewel of four souls."
"Yeah, and what's it to you?" Kagome huffed while crossing her arms. The breeze blew through her hair slightly lifting it.
"Sesshomaru, now I know why you chose her as your mate. Feisty isn't she?" he chuckled loudly and his mate smirked and apologetically glanced over at Kagome. Bonkotsu looked at his wife and Kagome and realized he hadn't told them yet.
"My wife is mute if you were wondering why she isn't speaking." Kagome gave an 'oh' and Sesshomaru mumbled something that sounded like 'I thought it was something to good to be true.' Kagome heard him and smacked him hard in the arm. Sesshomaru didn't flinch.
"So then if we can excuse our selves, I will let you go back to your shard hunting, and we back to our patrolling. If you need anything you only need to call my name once in the wind and I will come. Remember that. Nice to meet you Kagome… Ja ne."
The lord and lady rushed off to their patrolling and Kagome resumed her hunting with Sesshomaru in tow. Another hour has gone by as Kagome felt herself being pulled further east. Where could those shards be? I thought they were around here…
Kagome stopped in a green clearing that was surrounded by forest. The shards were somewhere there. She could feel it.
"Looking for these?" asked Kagura as she flipped the shards around in her hand. She looked down at them with a bored expression. She sniffed and yawned annoying Sesshomaru as much as possible. She knew he didn't like her because she was Naraku reincarnation. Kagome knew this was an act Kagura was putting on. Maybe she was ordered to come back and kidnap her again.
"Sesshomaru koi, I have come back this time to get rid of you, you have been tangled in Naraku's hair long enough," she answered as if reading Kagome's mind, "and perhaps this time you'll die."
"…" Sesshomaru pulled out his sword and got into his defensive stance. Kagura smiled and slipped the two shards into her kimono. She pulled out her fan and whipped it. Kagome stood back and watched as the battle unfolded.
"Dance of the dragons!" the familiar slits of blue came crashing down towards Sesshomaru's figure but he dashed away just in time as the field was engulfed in a cloud of dust. When the dust settled Sesshomaru was nowhere in sight. Kagura came down from the sky to observe her surroundings. She came down there on purpose, she had to warn him about Naraku's plan for Kagome.
Suddenly Sesshomaru dashed out from behind a tree and knocked Kagura onto her stomach. As she tried to recover from the blow Sesshomaru jabbed his sword down ward missing her most important artery. Well at least he knows he's not suppose to kill me…
He pulled the sword out and flicked the blood off. Kagura turned over on her back and got up on one elbow. She saw that Sesshomaru was ready to bring down Tokijin onto her shoulder so she rolled out of the way as the sword smacked the ground. Sesshomaru quicker then the blink of an eye pinned her to the ground. This was it, her only chance to tell him with out her getting caught. Even Kanna was in on the plan to, she at least would angle the mirror to a position where Naraku couldn't see her speaking to Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru, Naraku plans on killing you. He wants to take Kagome away from you and have her bare him children. You have to protect Kagome, if he can't have her then he will most likely kill her." Sesshomaru grunted to answer her as anger washed over him.
"So Naraku wants my Kagome huh?" Sesshomaru thought. Sesshomaru now had a new reason why he should kill Naraku. Naraku planned on taking away what was his. His Kagome. He can't let that happen.
"Tell Naraku if he wants to kill me then come do it himself instead of having a woman come in his place." Sesshomaru growled. He cut Kagura numerous times until he remembered he couldn't kill her.
He pushed himself off of Kagura and she shakily got up and dropped herself onto the feather that awaited her. She flew away and only the scent of her blood remained.
She was most likely going to go tell Naraku what Sesshomaru said with a slight twist just to piss him off. She might have to suffer his wrath herself but it was worth seeing him angry when things don't go his way.
Kagome shook her head and still couldn't believe that Sesshomaru could be so cruel to an ally of his. She was helping them for Kami's sake and all he did in return was almost kill her. Twice!
Kagome breathed in a deep breath and walked up to Sesshomaru who didn't even have a scratch on his person.
"Sesshomaru? Need I remind you that you must not treat her so harshly."
"Naraku would have known what she was up to if she weren't treated that way as you put it. A battle is still a battle, if she was not willing to defend herself then it is not my fault that she could not defend herself, she is well able to."
"I still don't care."
Kagome went stiff and Sesshomaru walked up beside Kagome as they heard a rustling in the bushes that were near them. Out stumbled three people, a taijiya, a monk and a hanyou. Who are they?
"Ah fuck!" she heard the hanyou curse. She grimaced at his choice of words. She looked closely at the hanyou and he looked very much like her mate. That was odd. Then the monk who stood beside them saw her and smiled a lopsided grin. Hentai… and then came the taijiya.
"Inuyasha, I haven't seen you for a while little brother." She heard Sesshomaru say. She was shocked beyond compare. She remembers. That is the boy she freed form the tree, with out so much as a arigato, the one who chased her and cause her to break the Shikon no Tama in the first place. Kagome's anger rose.
"What the hell are you doing here?" yelled Inuyasha. Kagome looked at the taijiya and the taijiya looked back. They looked familiar to each other. Kagome squinted her eyes and the other woman did the same. They inched their way closer to each other until they almost were nose to nose. Then it hit both of them like a rock.
"K Kagome?"
"S Sango?"
