Sorry I haven't written in a while, I've been struggling with writers block. And boy does it suck! I finally thought this up (again I'm writing at like, 10:28 pm) and I hope you like it. Oh and dudes! I just started reading Death Note! Man that is a good story! I can't put the thing down- well except for now cuz my best friends borrowing them til' tommorow!

Disclaimer: I DO own Inuyasha! Psyche!

Summary: (Gawd, you people should know this by now. It's not like I change it) Kagome's different, and was banished from her home because of it. Now when she runs into trouble away from home, a great lord unexpectedly saves her! Sesshomaru and Kagome story! I suck at summaries so just read the story!

Part 6

Chapter Six

The young woman stared cautiously at the servant. "How do you know?" Kagome asked suspiciously.

"Your dress." The woman stated simply. "It's water silk isn't it? I knew it!" She added when Kagome nodded numbly at her. "Now go get in! I want to see the color of your tail!" The woman exclaimed.

"Now hold on just a minute, …um…"Kagome stopped. What was this woman's name?

"Shirika, Princess, it really has no meaning, my parents were too stupid to give me a real name." Shirika pouted for a moment and returned to shoving Kagome into the water. "Now get in there princess! I haven't seen another of my kind in ages!"

Kagome's mind was reeling with questions. "Whoa, wait. What do you mean 'another of my kind' and how did you know who I was? Were you banished too? How long have you been here? Is it nice here?" The words flew from her mouth quicker than a cat out of water.

Shirika stared at Kagome for a minute, her eye twitching. "Well, um…I'm a siren like yourself, with a little disfigurement," she indicated her legs. "And I knew who you were because of your dress and legs. That's a royals dress that is, and you're the only royal that has legs." She paused for a moment to think, then continued. "A century, and yes it's nice here." She stopped to think again. "Well, yes, I guess you could say I was banished. But I kind of left without anyone forcing me to go."

"Huh?" Kagome started. "Why did you leave if they didn't force you to?" She slipped slowly into the water, and stood there waiting for an answer. Shirika looked at Kagome for a moment before answering quietly.

"I fell in love…" The servant girl stared into space as a dreamy expression passed over her face for a moment. Then she looked to Kagome. The girl was looking down, and her face was blank but you could see sadness in her eyes. "Princess?"

Kagome's head snapped up. "Oh, right, you wanted to see." She shifted into her true form and looked at Shirika expectantly. "Well?"

"Oh Princess, you're so beautiful, how could anyone banish you!?" Shirika cried running to touch the soft white fish-like tail.

"Ahh! Shirika don't shout that! What if Sesshomaru hears?" Kagome cried.

"Oh don't mind him; he's doing paperwork right now so he won't be paying attention to us." Shirika reassured her. Of course, Kagome was still uneasy since the title brought up bad memories.

"Shirika?" Kagome looked up at the woman. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Princess, you don't have to ask me if you can voice an inquiry. Go ahead." The servant girl stepped back and watched Kagome with an 'I'm ready' type of look.

Kagome looked down and asked, "What's love like?"

Shirika found herself thrown off guard. "Umm… well… it's a wonderful feeling of being complete, and wanting to be in the presence of the one you love. It's the best feeling in the world Kagome; I wish you could know what it felt like to be in love."

"I wish I could too…" Mumbled Kagome with a heartfelt sigh. 'Wonderful feeling of being complete…' Suddenly her expression became downcast. "Um, actually… could I have some time alone for awhile? You could go tell Sesshomaru that I'm comfortable or something. Please?"

Shirika looked at Kagome strangely for a moment before bowing then turning and exiting the room.

Kagome fell into the water, sinking to the bottom and closing her eyes. Her black hair spread around her and made her seem like a ghost. Her pretty blue eyes were clouded over with past memories and her expression became pained.

In tall reeds of seaweed a group of children swam around a little girl with black hair and blue eyes. "So you'll really let me play with you?" The girl asked.

The children looked at each other with mischievous eyes. "Sure," Said a boy. "You can play with us."

"Yeah, have you ever played 'Mummy'?" asked another little girl in a teasing tone. This went unnoticed by the girl in the center.

"How do you play?" She asked in a confused voice but was excited all the same. They were going to let her play with them!

"First, we take this seaweed," Said a boy with long dark hair. "And we wrap it around you like this." The children began to circle the little girl, all the while wrapping her up in more and more seaweed. They began to laugh when she got a frightened expression on her face.

"Hey, I don't like this game guys. Can we stop, please?" She asked as the seaweed came just under her chin.

"But we're almost done." Said the dark haired boy. His smile was cruel and it scared the little girl more so that she began to cry.

"Mommy! Help! I'm scared! Please help me mommy! I don't want to play this game anymore!" she cried.

"Oh quit being a baby, your mommy wouldn't save you even if you were going to die!" Yelled the same dark haired boy.

The little girl screamed in fright and bright lights suddenly shone around her. They each in turn began to fly after a child, scaring away the children until the girl was alone.

She sniffled. "Mommy!" She yelled. "Mommy!" She cried again. She struggled against her bonds but they wouldn't budge. "Mommy…" She whispered. "I'm scared…"

Far from the little girl a woman who was very pretty, sat upon a large throne made of the most beautiful coral. Her black hair flowed about her head in a circular shape, and her piercing blue eyes suddenly shifted to a large elegant window overlooking the forest of seaweed.

"Mommy! Help! I'm scared! Please help me mommy!" The woman's eyes narrowed a bit in irritation, and she turned to the servant in front of her.

"What?"

"Um… Milady, it's the Princess, she… is gone again." Said the servant nervously.

The woman looked back to the window and scowled. "I should have never fallen in love." She whispered. "I did not want such an abomination for an heir!" She turned back to the servant. "What now?"

"Um… the Princess, what shall we do?" His eyes shifted nervously, and he gulped.

"I don't care, she got herself into that mess she can get out of it. Now leave me alone."

Kagome's eyes filled with tears that merely blended in with the water. Then she held her face in her hands and wept. 'What did I do to deserve a life like mine?'

Sesshomaru sat in his study gazing out the window, the large stack of legal papers that normally sat on his desk were gone. He had finished with them earlier than usual today and now had nothing to do. The sky outside was cloudy and smelled of rain; the trees swayed in a slight breeze.

Suddenly his thoughts turned to Kagome and he unconsciously he sought out her aura. He found her in her room talking to a servant. Then her aura shifted for a moment; just like that night in the woods, and the servant left the room a few minutes later.

Sesshomaru's brows came together for a moment. 'She's up to something.' He thought. Standing up, he made his way toward Kagome's room, sweeping gracefully through the hallways towards the third floor.

Kagome was finally exiting the large bath in her room when she sensed Sesshomaru coming her way. She grabbed her towel and had just wrapped herself up in it when a wave of dizziness passed over her. Her vision became blurry and she began to feel sick.

She faintly registered Sesshomaru entering the room as she began to fall to the floor. Nor did she notice the strong arms that wrapped around her torso before she could fall to the floor. Kagome's world soon faded into darkness and she went limp in her captor's grasp.

Sorry for the short chappie! Couldn't think of much to write!

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