Many months had passed since their reunion, the murders and Kitty's disappearance taking top priority on the now daily meetings of the lords and queens. Kitty had since then seemed to disappear off the face of the lands, leaving Fushigi and Kagome to do nothing but worry. The estate was still crowded with the royal families, as with the Inu Yasha trio, Shippou and Kirara. The other lands had been ravaged with murder and rape, and plenty of missing persons cases. As for now, the Western lands were the safest option for Royalty.

"As we know, everything has been seeming to look hopeless for now," Sesshoumaru began, looking out towards the Lords, the Queens out to go for charity runs through the village.

"Tell us something we don't know, Sesshoumaru! Nothing is getting better, I say we just attack the attackers head on!" yelled out Embyr, slamming his scaled fist down onto the mahogany table. "We're being all slaughtered one by one, and we're just sitting here, letting all of us fall into disrepair! We need to protect our lands, and we're doing nothing! This is all your fault! Let us leave, protect our people!"

Embyr had worked himself into a rage, gripping the table with his claws. Splinters of wood erupted into the air, falling back into the table with a clatter. Sesshoumaru stared passively back at Embyr, ignoring the gaping looks of Koga and Fushigi.

"If you want to get out of here and get killed for your 'noble' cause, be my guest. I'm not forcing you to stay. I'm allowing you to stay. Do not mix those two up." Sesshoumaru said monotonously, his honey yellow eyes glinting from the sunlight filtering through the windows. "It would also prove to be possible if we actually KNEW where the assassins were, wouldn't it?"

Embyr bit his lip, becoming embarrassed with his emotional outburst. "My apologies." He then glanced out the window, silently deciding to stay out of the rest of the meeting.

Koga smirked, 'It was about time for that dragon to learn his place.'

Fushigi sighed, "Sesshoumaru, Embyr, this is a time for discussion, we're not here to fight. Sesshoumaru has graciously invited us into his home, and, I must think, trusted us to not destroy his furniture. Please, keep your temper in check, and Sesshoumaru, don't toss him out, we know we can't afford to have him killed."

Sesshoumaru began talking, disregarding Fushigi's import. "I say we just end this early today, we are apparently getting no where, and I'd very much appreciate it if certain lizards wouldn't destroy my personal belongings. For now, good day. "

A couple hours later, Sesshoumaru's chambers

Kagome sat once more at the vanity, brushing her hair. She had just come back from her bath, the moisture sticking to her skin, giving her an almost glowing look in the moonlight. Sesshoumaru was standing out on the balcony, the swift summer breeze tossing his hair and clothes around lightly.

Kagome glanced at Sesshoumaru in her mirror, biting her lip. Something was horribly wrong with him, and she had no idea what. Needless to say, she was beyond worried. Putting her brush down, she moved over to where Sesshoumaru was. When she reached him she placed her hands on his hips from behind, resting her shoulder on his back.

"Sesshoumaru…" she whispered, closing her eyes. His hair caressed her face, the soft cloth of his uniform pressing against her skin. She was in total bliss, surrounded by her love.

Sesshoumaru glanced down at her, used to the behavior by now. He returned his gaze to the Western lands, and beyond. The murderers have been moving around the lands with strange efficiency, and no one had seemed to even spot them. If they had, they were probably dead by now.

It was all baffling really, and it irked Sesshoumaru that he couldn't figure it out. As he felt Kagome's weight press against him even more, he knew she had probably fallen asleep. Turning around slowly, he let her limp body fall into his arms. Holding her up bridal-style he made his way to his bed, intent on just dropping her on and leaving to his study.

But of course, Kagome never let that happen, did she?

As soon as she had made contact with the bed, her hands shot out to grab his Kimono. Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes, inwardly sighing. 'What is with humans and their damned clinginess?' He used his tail to grab the nearest chair, pulling it up towards the bed. He then stared at the bed, and Kagome. 'I could use some sleep..especially for the meeting tomorrow.'

He rubbed his tail against Kagome's hand, provoking her to grab it in her sleepy state. She took the bait, gripping the tail tightly with her hands. Sesshoumaru used his new found freedom to pull off the top of his Kimono, leaving him only in his pants. Moving in next to Kagome, he closed his eyes. Kagome's arms found their way around his waist, pulling herself closer to his torso. Snuggling together, they both fell into a deep slumber.

Ende. I know, I know, my writing skills aren't as good as they used to be, but hell, they'll get better wont they? Er, atleast I hope they will. I expect atleast SOME positive feed back, if not, I'll just abandon writing the sequel. Well I hope you enjoyed it, I'll leave the rest of my ranting for the next chapter. Whenever that'll get posted.. Oh yeah, sorry for the retarded title, I just couldn't think of anything XD;; my bad TenshiKorosu out!