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As he looked around. He noticed that he was now in a semi huge bedchamber. He looked around in awe. Not only was it big it was richly decorated. With brand new tatami mats, usually tatami mats would have just a border edged in fabric. Just a strip of dark cotton or linen, but in stead it was bordered in some of the finest silk he had ever seen. It had a white and gold flowing pattern along it, making each mat stand out. Even with his father being as rich as he was he didn't have these, not even in his bed chamber.parhapes it isn't that he wasn't as rich just that he lacked the creative mind for such a project.

His bed also struck him as odd being that it stood above the ground on pegs. It was even fluffy he wasn't sure of how to explain it though. To him it felt very odd being as high up as he was but it was much more comfortable than his bed that was flat on the ground.

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She stood before the shoji. Watching "his" son through the slightly slid back screen. She dared not to call the thing hers. But being in the situation that she was in she couldn't afford to be choosey about what to refer to him as. After all he would soon be recognized not only as her son but also as her heir.

He didn't even notice her as she opened it wider as so she could take her first step inside.

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Upon hearing some one, he turned his head in a flash hoping not to see the face of meijin. But he just stood there in shock as his long lost mother's image came through his sharp honey glazed eyes.

"Now, is that any way to greet one's mother? Don't tell me you've lost your manners in the past three days." she said trying to sound as sweet and motherly as she could. After she left her husbands castle she obviously didn't want to go back to playing mother as she had done in square 1 for 7 years.

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Out side of the room was a long hall way and you could only guess who was looking down that very hallway devising a plan as we speak. " So she's already started charming the snake. As she had put it."

He watched as Tatsue came rushing down the opposite side of the hall into the guest bedroom with a bundle in her arms. "I'm running out of time. I need to find out how to get him away from her, but how? She's going to be inseparable from that boy. And that trick I used in the forest will only buy so much time from the dog general."

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"Mother why do you have such odd furnisher?"

"Oh yes, I traded for some western furnishings. Much more expensive than what I would thought but it truly does beat sleeping on wood and as you know I only buy the best. The foreigners certainly have better, greater minds to come up with such."

"Why would you pay so much for something so unfamiliar, and odd." She gasped.

"Look at you, you're as dirty as a piglet. You've ruined the kimono I bought for you." She said as she lifted his kimono sleeve. Sesshomaru was still in shock and kept as quite as ever. He was afraid to ask her after what bokuseno had told him. Maybe he didn't have to know maybe he should just enjoy this moment while it lasts.

'But I have to know' he thought to him self 'I have to know why'

" Milady?" came a voice from the out side of the room.

"Oh yes come. Come on in tatsue." His mother said as she waved a hand signaling her to come in. Doing so, she got on her knees and presented something wrapped in wax paper. His mother picked it up and began to untie the string holding every thing together.

"Mother?"

"Hmm?" she answered as she started to unfold the paper.

"May I ask a question?"

"Yes, I suppose."

"Why? Why did you leave?"

'Yes' was all that ringed in her head 'may the games begin" she started her act by drooping her head just a bit for a dramatic affect." Your father didn't treat your mother kindly."

"What did he do?" Sesshomaru really could never picture his father doing wrong. But then again he hardly ever saw his father.

"Oh nothing a child should ever know of" his imagination started to run wild

"Why didn't you take me with you?"

"He would never allow it. He said he would kill me if I even dared to say a good bye. Listen to me Sesshomaru. All you are to him is the heir to his thrown that's all your purpose is to him and I'm just the eyelash in his eye, now I'm giving you the choice right now. Do you wish to be returned to your father or do you want to stay here with me, your loving mother?"

Tatsue started to get up to leave. "Where are you going? I have yet to dismiss you."

"Milady I.."

"Oh never mind. Your dismissed I suppose you have duties else where, as you were trying to tell me." She glared deeply into Tatsue's eyes, as if she was drawing the information right out of her mind. Tatsue looked away, and took one deeper bow before taking her leave.

"Are you sure that's what father thinks?"

"Why would I lie about such a thing, besides your father never treated you all too kindly even I could tell his true nature was leaking through. Now put this kimono I bought, on." In Sesshomaru's mind he felt unsteady. It didn't sound right, but could he honestly doubt his mother?


Ok here is how you say the characters names

Tatsue-Tat soo

Meijin- Me jean

Thing

ta·ta·mi- Straw matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house.

sho·ji - A translucent screen consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used as a sliding door or partition in a Japanese house.