Although he had gotten the woman down to dinner, she still refused to eat anything put in front of her. However, this time, he did not push her. In his mind, if she didn't want to eat, then she didn't have to. It was her empty belly, not his. And since he did not push her, she did not leave, allowing him some time to observe her more. This time in public.
At first she seemed to just be sitting there on her cushion, staring a hole in the wall opposite her. But on further investigation, she was staring into a mirror. Why? Why was she always staring into a mirror? It confused him to no end. And it was grating on the other demons' nerves as well. So the Lord decided to put an end to her one-person staring contest.
"Woman, tell me, where do you come from?"
The other nobles jumped slightly at being broken from their silence and turned toward the woman. She continued to stare at the mirror for a few more seconds, and then turned towards the Lord, a small smile on her ruby lips.
"I come from a place very different from here," she replied, a touch of authority at the tip of her tongue. The Lord gave a small smile at this and decided he'd like to know more.
"Tell me, what is your name?"
The woman looked at him with wide eyes, now realizing that neither she nor the man beside her had properly introduced themselves. With a small bow of her head she told him.
"Where I come from I am called Kashananara, Kidei de Mikos. In your language, my name would be Kinmotsu-Jemu," she said, and raised her eyes to meet his. He in turn understood that he himself had not said his name.
"I am Lord Sesshou-Maru of the Western Lands, and all that lies within it. Now tell me, what province do you rule over?"
The woman remained quiet for a moment, not quite understanding what he meant. However, their conversation from when they had first met came to mind and she smiled at him.
"I am sorry, I had forgotten to translate. I rule over Miko Hitar, the Land of Dragons," she said, causing many eyebrows to raise in question.
"I have never heard of this, Miko Hitar. Tell me, where is it?"
"You have never heard of it? Hmmmm… Well, maybe you would know of it by a different name, for there are many names it is referred by. Have you ever read of the books of a land called Greece?"
"I believe I have."
"Then have you ever read of books by a mortal man named Plato?"
"Yes, I have. I will have say, his writings are rather interesting for a mortal's."
"Yes, I'd agree as well. Now then, since you know of his writings, does the name Atlantis, sound familiar?" she asked, a hint of amusement in her voice.
Sesshou-Maru's eyes filled with excitement at this interesting bit of information.
"Yes, yes I have. Is this, Miko Hitar, also known as Atlantis?"
"Hai, it is. However, the mortals are wrong in saying that Miko Hitar and Atlantis are one in the same. Atlantis is actually only one of Miko Hitar's many islands."
"Many Islands?"
"Hai, very many," she said, quite proud of actually raising interest in her homeland. "Miko Hitar consists of seven small islands, five middle islands, and the mainland, which contains the capitol. Atlantis was only one of its smaller islands."
Sesshou-Maru was even more intrigued now. So Atlantis was only a smaller island? And there were more islands that were part of an obviously larger kingdom? Perhaps it was even larger then the West? He was exceedingly curious now.
"So, tell me, is this Miko Hitar, relatively speaking, greater, lesser or equal to that of the West?" Sesshou-Maru asked, a small smirk forming on his face.
"In comparison to Miko Hitar, the West is but an insect. The entire Island of Japan, encompassing the North, East, South, and West, is only a small creature waiting to be slaughtered compared to the sheer power that Miko Hitar holds in but one of its mighty fists," she told him, leaning back against the wall, with her arms crossed in the manner of a challenge. However, her smile lowered into a slight frown of concern when she saw and felt him smirk at her words. It wasn't comfortable to be around him anymore.
She quickly rose to her feet and looked at the top of his head, her eyes boring into his skull.
"I wish to excused," she said, her voice collective of her emotions, not allowing any to show.
The lord looked up at her, and as he did, her ears began to flutter madly on either side of her head. He smirked at this, and only smirked more as he watched her futile attempts at trying to calm the madness in her ears.
"Hai, you may leave," he said and turned back to his forgotten meal.
Kinmotsu-Jemu quickly left through the door behind her and stormed up the many stairs to her room. When she got to her door, she threw it open and slammed it shut, making the hinges shutter. She fell face first into the soft sheets of her bed and closed her eyes. But her eyes quickly opened when she caught the slightest whiff of the Lord on them. This confused her, for he hadn't been in this room the entire time she had been here.
But then why did the sheets smell like him?
Getting up, she walked over the small table on the other side of her room and sat in front of it. She then picked up the cloth on the side of it and dipped it into the water within the bowl that sat in the middle of the table. She then proceeded to wash the makeup off of her face. When she was finished, she went out to the balcony, and picked up the instrument that she had made from a piece of wood from off of the tree that was just outside her window on the adjacent corner of the room. She sat down and put it in her lap, and began running her fingers down the many strings, making a rhythm of sounds.
However, she stopped when she heard the familiar sound of the lord coming into his own room, which was next to hers. As she looked to her right, she spotted him, leaning against the railing of his own balcony. Her eyes narrowed when she felt his eyes to her and she looked away, not the liking the almost predatory look in his eyes. One side of her felt like running away from this beast, but the other wished to show him the sight of a real predator; but neither was able to win and she simply sat there, unable to move from the spot. However, she could not be silent for very long, for the Lord standing across from her was seeking an answer at that moment.
"Tell me Kotan, might you sing?" he asked, his voice hinted at amusement, but she found none. She was angry, but remained silent, although her ears fluttered a bit, showing her irritation. Lord Sesshou-Maru became rather angry himself because of her silence.
"I asked you a question, and I expect an answer," he said, his eyes narrowing in warning. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye and decided that she at least owed him an explanation.
"I refuse to talk to you until you use my real name."
So that was how it was.
"Woman, if you have not noticed, you are in my castle, and I am the Lord. You are also under my care and protection at the moment, so I suggest you respond to whatever it is I wish to call you," he told, rather irritated about having explain these things to her. Usually he would have to tell them to stop groveling, but with this woman, he had to put forth effort to even get her to listen to him. Why must woman of other lands be so difficult?
"Very well, but only because you insist," she said, still looking at him from the corner of her eye. "Call me what you wish, but be decent enough to tell me what it is you are calling."
He raised a brow at her statement, not understanding what she meant.
"Whatever do you mean?"
She gave a heavy sigh and prepared herself for a lengthy explanation. And a mouth full of words she had yet to completely understand.
"Well, you see, I can't actually speak your language," she said, while stumbling over the words greatly. Sesshou-Maru noticed this immediately, and began to wonder.
"To make this short," she started off, still stumbling over her words, "I was just using my mind to talk to you before. That is why the nobles were looking at you oddly," she told him, and lowered her head in shame. However, she suddenly felt a small movement of the earth and felt as her was lifted to look right into the face of the Lord. Her eyes widened in shock and she stiffened, not used to being so close to another's face. She then blushed when he smiled at her, giving her an uneasy, yet comforting feeling compared to his smirk earlier. This was much more pleasing to the eye.
"You needn't blush, there is nothing wrong with how we are," he told her and smiled more when the blush became darker. "Now, tell me more, I wish to know more of this mind speaking ability of yours,' he said, and sat down cross-legged in front of her.
Now, unlike before in the dining hall, she actually felt comfortable around him, her two sides settling on the same conclusion for once, and she found no need for her usual mirror trick to calm herself.
As she sat down to tell him, she felt her darker side prying, and trying to imbed itself into her mind. But she quickly pushed it back, giving her lighter side more control. Although it made her darker side very angry, at least her lighter side had a better personality for showing than her other side did.
So? Is it good? Now you know her name. And in two languages! And yes I know, my name is like a really short version of hers. And yes, I go by names that are all derived from this one. Like Kash, Nara, Shana, ect… Also, do not try to translate her title, because you won't get anything. Her title and name are all part my language, which I am currently making and using in many of my original stories. And do not steal it! It has taken a long time for me to get what little have. So don't go screwing up my handy work by plagiarizing! I don't mind if you like it and want to use, but please tell me first, so you can get proper translations! Otherwise, you'll end up with something really fucked up looking! And I can read it, so you'll just make a fool of yourself! Anywho, you know the drill, R&R, opr I won't update, unless you're White Alchemist. Then I'll post it just for you, my only adoring fan!