The Mutt

Japanese

Onna-woman

Chapter 15

Kagome traveled onward towards Sesshomaru's study, again. She was nearly there when she captured a wiff of not a real scent but more like an unusual sense , like a pure, but not pure, aura. It was most annoying, not being able to recognize this strange appearance. She brushed it off and headed back to Sesshomaru's study room.

She didn't need to knock because she was the only one in the palace with four scents at the same time.

"Come." she heard Sesshomaru's vioce.

Kagome entered the room to see Sesshomaru standing at his balcony window, only, it was closed. Whatever, she just wanted to get this over with.

"You wanted to see me, Sesshomaru?"

"Hai." he said bluntly without even a glance at her presence. 'How rude' she thought.

"You have some damn nerve putting my own ally against me as a spy, like that." she told him angrily.

"Hold your tounge onna." She gave him an attitude look. "I had my reasons." he finished looking out of the balcony.

"Any ways, I have made some progress but that problem is..." she stooped

"Go on." Sesshomaru urged wlaking over to her.

"There all in yokai language." Kagome handed him one of the books looking down as she does when she was embarrassed. And he could tell also.

"You can not read." He took the book and raise a graceful eyebrow at her.

Kagome growled. He was taking advantage of her humiliation. It's just that, she seems so powerful, and yet can't even read simple yokai language. It would come to, sort of, appealing.

"Look, can you help me or not. Becasue if I do remember, you were the one who wanted this information."

"I am not uneducated as some in this room.I will assist you, however." Sesshomaru told her.

"Nani, why?" Kagome was confused. He wanted the books in the first place.

"I spent all that time hunting down these, and you wont even help?" She was angry as Kami knows what, but her tone remained low enough.

"That is correct." Sesshomaru ahnded the book back to Kagome. She just wanted to snuff him so bad.

"Fine. I'll find assistance from another lord, my father" Kagome stated. Her lips were pierced together.

"Iie, you will not. Instead you will learn on your own." he walked over to the window again.

"And how the hell do you expect me to do that?" she exclaimed.

"You will be trained physically and mentally."

"Why do I need training? I perfectly fine" her tone lowered some.

"No, you are not. Don't think I have not seen you in battle, Kagome" he took all of the books from her and put them on the shelf behind his furnished desk.

"Why would you give me training? Your the one trying to kill me." She stated.

"True. But if there was ever a time when you, your companions, or even Rin were in dire trouble, and I was not present, you and the other lords need to know how to defend yourselves, ne?"

"Hai." Sesshomaru walked over to the door.

"Good, you start tomorrow at dawn." he left the room.

'Not dawn again' Kagome complained in her head. She let out a sigh. Kagome went over to the same window Sesshomaru was staring out of. There she saw what he was staring at. There she saw one of the most vile parts of her childhood here. There she saw Eyoto standing there, speaking to on of the guards with his hands folded and a disgusting grin spoiling his features.

FLASHBACK

Kagome was playing with Casemi, Tontanu, and Siyora in the front court. Siyora suggested s new game she made up. She calls it "Hit, hit, your it." So they all agrred to play. You have to pick a spot that is called "No zone" and that way the person can't hit you. Once the person hits you, it's your turn to hit another person. The game goes on and on ans it involves plenty of running around. (in other words, the game is TAG). And this was Casemi's break until lunch time, so they had time to enjoy themselves.

"Your turn, Kagome" Tontanu called and ran to on of the walls with the others. Kagome thought that this game was sort of unfair. He used his demonic speed to catch her. She shook her finger at Tontanu with her hand on her hip.

He laughed. Tontanu, Casemi, and even Siyora discovered that Lady Niokay was right. You will learn Kagome's signs if you spent good time with her. And this sign meant "NO FAIR, NO FAIR."

"Sorry Kagome, but it is fair when your playing with demons." Tontanu chuckled

"Go easy on Kagome, Tontanu. Ya know she ain't gots powers like us." Casemi said.

Normally servants can't EVER speak to upper hands like Tontanu and Siyora. But as far as they're considered, Casemi isn't a servant but a friend and Kagome is the daughter of a Lord.

"Yah, Tontanu. Play fair." Siyora said nudging him in the elbow.

"Alright" he replied blushing a bit. "But it's still her turn."

Kagome yanked her head back and gave up. Then she cocked her head to one side quickly which indicated that she agreed.

They tried to run to one side of the court when the gates of the palace opened full heartedly. All four halted, roughly bumping into each other. Tontanu, then Casemi, Siyora, followed by Kagome, only Kagome fell to the ground.

One of the servant adults came to pick her up and clear the children out from that area. They were rushed into the palace. When the the servant man left them,Kagome gestured them to follow her up to herparents chambers. They all ran up four flights and scammpered out to her balcony. From there thay could see the front court. Kagome's balcony ony showed the back view of the gardens.

"Look." Siyora pointed. There were all sorts of guards with high, pointed flags with all kinds of colors of white and grey. There up in the Front was a tall strapping demon with high General clothing on. He had black hair down to his waistand grayish red eyes. The demon carried a sword and everyone accept Kagome (because she was human) could see the yellow and purple diamond marks in bunches of small dots on either end of his eyes. He was the Great General of the Central side. His tropps represented spirit.

Behind him was a small boy with his short white and grey hair was swishing all around him and his dark black eyes would scare the hell out of you. He had yellow and purple diamond marks in bunches of small dots on either end of his eyes also. That was the General's son and Heir to the troops. You could plainly see that he was very proud to be himself.

"Sumthing sup" Casemi said.They all were huddled up on that balcony wactching as the General's troops came into the court.

"No way. There just here same reason why my otou and his troops are here. To form an alliance with the lord here." Tontanu explained.

"Who is the lord here?" Siyora asked.

"I don't know, aske Kagome." Tontanu and Siyora turned to Kagome. She shook her head. The whols time she's been here, Kagome's never seen his face. She then pointed to Casemi. After all, she did work here before Kagome came.

"I no know" Casmei said."I've never seen him either." They all turned back to see a differentcrowd of guardsand another General.The flags were red and orange. They represented fire.

There at the gate stood awoman. She had a fine figure with gorgeous brown hair flowing down to her back. It had red and orange streaks in it. Her eyes were light yellow with a hint of blue. (fire can be blue also).

There, standing with pride, behind her was a little yokai girl. She also like the woman, had brown hair only with yellow streaks in it and her eyes were orange with a hint of blue. And they both had the General's mark on their eyes with the colors of blue and black.

"Wow" Tontanu said. Siyora gave him an evil glare (like the one Sango gives Miroku).

"Oh, um. Woulda look at her. She must be the general's daughter,hehe." he said grinning wildly at Siyora.

"Ya mean Generalness" Casemi noted.

"Nani?" Yes, the general was indeed a woman.

"Yup. Serves you right Tontanu. Not all men are Generals." Siyora said.

Kagome nodded. "Her otou must have died and her mother took over."

All of a sudden, Kagome got up on the blacony edge. "Kagome, are you crazy? Get down from there." Casemi told her.

She jumped of the edge. Every one was about to scream her name when they saw that she had landed safely.

"That girl frightens me in a way that I have no feeling left in me." Siyora said.

Everyone else nodded absent mindedly.

Kagome gestured for them to come on. "Well, lets go." Casmei said and jumped off the edged too. The rest followed. They all ran back to the gardens to fine the girl and boy demons talking casually.

They ran up to them except for Kagome and Casemi. Casemi is a servant and can't associate with General kids. She only plays with Siyora and Tontanu because Kagome introduced them to her and they like her. Kagome just didn't want to see them period.

"Hey" Tontanu greeted with a bow

"Konichi-wa" Siyora bowed.

"Hello" The girl spoke first."My name is Zirona-Tego. But you can just call me Zirona for short." She had a sly smile on her face as if she were the most superior of them all.

"Konichi-wa. I am Eyoto. Son of General Hantesuga. We rule Spirit and belong to the Central side."

"I am Tontanu. Son of General Utrani and rule the waters of the North side."

"I rule the fires of the West." said Zirona."And what do you rule dear." She asked Siyora, speaking as though she were grown.

"Oh, ano. I am really just part of the water tribe." Siyora answered blushing.

"Nice to meet you." Eyoto kissed her hand and bowed again.

Tontanu felt sort of jealous and Eyoto felt it too. "May be you can show me around Tontanu." Eyoto said.

"Alright then, sumimasen." He said to the girls and went off with Eyoto.

"Come darling, you can show me around." Zirona said and turned to go the other way. Then Siyora noticed something she had not noticed before. Zirona had a tail. A long. slender, wavy brown tail.

"Y-you have a tail?"Siyora asked catching up to Zirona.

"Oh, why yes. My father was an inu demon. He died with honor in battle some decades ago." Zirona answered. She showed no sorrow but still pride.

"Oh. Hey, there's Kagome and Casemi. Do you want to meet them?" Siyora asked.

"Oh, please." she said sarcastically. "They're servants. Why would you even consider speaking to them?"

"Oh, well. They are my friends." Siyora said.

"Friends? We need to talk." Zirona said putting a hand on Siyora's shoulder.

"Hey, I felt how jealous you got when I kissed that girls hand." Eyoto tols Tontanu

"Oh, you felt that huh?" He was now blushing beet.

"Don't worry about it. What's up with you and her anyhows?" They stopped under a bending tree.

"Well, Kagome over there got me and Casemi together. Four moons later, My oka and otou got together with her parents and decided that we be betrothed." Tontanu said leaning on the trunk.

"And you have no problems with this?" Eyoto asked leaning on the trunk also.

"Well, I sort of like Siyora." He was blushing all day.

"Yah, she's cute, I quess." Eyoto rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, why do you associate with servants like that Kagome over there." Eyoto pointed to Kagome and Casemi with his head.

"Well, there my friends." he answered.

"Friends? You need to leave your "friends"alone. It'll ruin your future reputation. Stick with the royals." Eyoto said.

"But Kagome isn't a peasent. She is the duaghter of ..." Tontanu was cut off.

"Yeah, yeah. I happen to know that she isn't the daughter of Lady Niokay and Lord Docani. Obviously." Eyoto said rolling his eyes again.

"But she is still adopted." Tontanu was getting angry

"Listen" Eyoto flung his arm around Tontanu's neck. "You need to stay away from them. Except the purple one. She's mine." he said with a dirty smile eyeing Casemi

"Tontanu may have gotten the wrong idea about Eyoto and he can hear that Zirona is telling Siyora the same thing. Siyora gave Tontanu a worried look. He returned to look.

Kagome and Casemi were talking on the same kissy log from when Kagome had met Tontanu for the first time a month ago when Casemi's mother had called her back in for luch servings.

"Sayonara Kagome." Casemi yelled and ran to the palace.

Then Kagome heard Eyoto. "You need to stay away from them. Except the purple one. She's mine."

Kagome smiled sweetly at Casemi but then turned with a creepy warning stare to Eyoto.

"Ahhg" Tontanu flinched back at Kagome's evil stare.

"I think she heard you." He told Eyoto.

"So what. It's not like she's going to do anything."

END FLASHBACK

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