The next morning as everyone was eating breakfast, everyone was getting ready to head to their day.
The doors to the hall opened, and a bloodied and exhausted girl came into the room, her weapon hanging on her back, her eyes grave as she looked at the Lord and Lady. "Done."
"Excellent " was all Sesshomaru said, the twins were just pale , while Harry and Remus was in shock.
The Girl turned and left the room.
"Well that was interesting, So master Harry I'll meet you in my office in one hour ." Remus said after he recovered and left the room after a nod from Maria and Sesshomaru.
Two hours later, the same girl who was freshly bathed and had a nap, went and joined Harry and Remus, "I must apologize for my appearance earlier."
"Oh don't worry I've heard of slayers before I just never thought I ever meet one."
"And I bet you never met a reincarnation of one either." the girl states "I am Sara."
'Definitely not, I'm Remus, Master Harry's new tutor."
"Slayer Sara, how come i never noticed you before?" Harry asked
"First its just Sara, Slayer is my job not my title. And as to how you never noticed me, I have been taught from a young age to keep hidden from demons, or humans with enhanced senses." Sara answers
"Enhance senses?"
"Yep, enhanced senses, but mostly sense of smell." Sara replies
"But I don't have thats the twins and mothers and fathers thing." Harry points out still not knowing the full truth.
"So blind, and its him too." Sara states
"Yes, my senses are better than most but not that much but i must ask are you here to learn as well or was there something you need?"
"Nope, I serve as the youngest master's bodyguard. When I am not serving my duty as a Slayer." Sara states
"Very well so long as you don't interfere i don't care."
Sara didn't reply, only joined the shadows, the only thing could be heard was her shallow breathing.
Remus sighed and turns to Harry and began his lessons starting with math.
A servant came into the room, "Mistress Sara, we need your aide!"
Sara left the room and went to see what going on.
Sesshomaru and Maria were fighting the wolf pack that wanted to take over territory in the thunder demon tribe. And they were outnumbered.
Sara jumps in throwing her bone boomerang killing three of them in one shot. She slashed at another with her sword, kicked one back in the gut. The fight went on till only the leader of the pack was left.
Maria stepped up and snarled a challenge, since it was her Council, that this upstart was mocking. "You messed up my manicure! YOU insolent whelp."
"Oh sorry, my lady." The insolent leader smirked through blood soaked lips. "if i knew that, i would have timed it better ."
Sara smacked him across the face. "Shut your mouth keep talking and you fate will be worst. "
"I happen to agree." another voice states, as another wolf appeared on the gate post. "Sorry, I got here to late to help with the disowned band of curs."
"Well if it isn't Lord Koga finally coming out of you den."
"You were taught better and I am ashamed." Koga states, as he leap down from the gate post. He walked silently surveying the damage. "Such a shame to waste so much wolf blood, but that just leaves the females for the ones who think with the head on their shoulders instead of their glands."
"So your just gonna let a dog judge me your the alpha." The wolf accused.
"You are sadly mistaken, I am not the alpha. I am the Leader of the Demon Wolf Tribe, You were a member, but you decided to try and be a idiot and attack other tribes for land, when your elders agreed to the new way of things, You weren't born in the fedual times, if Sesshomaru and Maria hadn't rallied us, we would not be alive." Koga explains
The leader just huffed and just spat at the ground.
"each group of demons wanted them to lead us into the new age. We have thrived and why are you being a prick? Because you do not want live under my rules? All this blood shed is your fault." Koga growled
"And left with the weaklings and human?"
"You are calling wanting to raise a family, wanting a future for our kind weak?" Koga states as he stalked closer, to the wolf cub.
"We could have done it in the old way."
"Killing for no reason, is dishonorable." Koga replies, as his hand moved faster then the younger wolf could dodge, his hand came out the other side of the demon's gut.
"And i was just getting in Harry's lesson that new tutor pretty good. " Sara states
"Well at least he didn't see this, and koga next time i have to clean up one of you mistakes you pelt is gonna be my new house robe." Maria threatens
Koga turned away allowing the demon to fall down the ground dead. "I had no idea that he was planning on this, he never came to me." he then looked at the two, "Ayame, will be here soon for the Leaders' Summit."
Sesshomaru nods then turns back to the manor since it was close to lunch and he wanted to check the scent. he found off of Maria.
Maria smiled at thought of seeing her friend.
Harry and Remus came downstairs since it was break time.
"Tea time, Masters." a servant states with a curtsy to Harry. She went off to tend to lunch service.
"Thank Kami for the break" then he remembered the afternoon was "gym" with mother or one of his aunts.
Maria sat in a chair, unable to look at the males in the drawing room, where tea service was served.
Harry being young as he was finally spoke "Mother, did you change your perfume?"
"I don't wear perfume." Maria states, as her thoughts fluttered to another direction. One where she wouldn't be able to lead the council, and Sesshomaru would have too in her stead.
"I always thought you did?"
"no, our sense of smell cannot stand the scent of perfume." Maria murmured
Harry looks down thinking about what Maria said and slowly beings to piece together the clues he had and then Koga and Ayame walks into the room.
"So it is true." Sesshomaru murmured "The scent of life."
"So we have a new young one coming?" Ayame asked.
Maria nods, "I didn't know it for sure, i wanted to wait and see if it was a false scent."
"Momma, you're gonna have a baby?" Harry asked a smile spreading on his face
"Yes." Maria answers, unsure how to feel right now, she was content with three, but now to add a fourth.
The adults offer congratulations while Sesshomaru nods and squeezes her hand in support letting her know he will be there.
Maria stood up "Excuse me, please." she left the room.
The adults nod and her mate joins her to make sure she was okay.
"Leave me, You do not understand anything." Maria states as she walked off.
Sesshomaru stops he knew when to leave her be and returns to his seat .
Ayame stood up and followed Maria out of the door. She soon found her friend in the small indoor garden where she kept the men out.
"Do you want to talk about it with me?" Ayame questions, as she sat down beside Maria, who sat by a small pond.
Maria took a deep breath and began to explain her fears and her worries.
Ayame listened softly offering her support as she draped her arm across the shoulders of her friend.
Sesshomaru looked at the hidden Slayer in the room, "Sara, would you mind escorting Harry to the Order of Four Souls with our donation?"
"Father, you usually sent Yasha or Alison , not that I don't want to go but its just normally them" Harry asked confused.
"No, its usually, your mother that takes the donations to the Order." Sesshomaru answers, "Yasha and Alison just tag along, since they were to young to be away from your mother."
"So when d you want me to go and do i need to wear my formal wear?"
"No." Sara answers, "The Order of the Four souls never leave their compound except for one priestess that never made such vow."
"well then Sara when do we leave I can't wait to go."
"As soon as Kiyoko can be harnessed to carry the packages." Sara responds
"Yes ma'am ." Harry finished eating and ran out the room.
Sara watched before turning and leaving, she went outside and found her nekomatta outside, in kitten form. "Well my friend, we are needed to deliver donations to the Order. Would you mind hauling them, plus me and the boy?"
Kiyoko mewed and transformed into her larger form.
Harry met Sara outside dressed in normal clothes but they were still nicer than those he used at home.
The servants came with a carrying net, and with packages, and left Sara to secure them to Kiyoko's back. Which she did so, and climbed onto the neko's back.
As they flew through the air harry smiles enjoying the feeling the wind in his hair. "Sara, do you think mother and father will ever tell me why I'm so different from the others?"
"Different from other humans, you mean?" Sara questions "Being different isn't a bad thing, I should know about that part!"
"I know and I never said it was bad I just want to know why especially now that i found out tracking like ya-onii and ali-nee is not normal.
"I don't have your answers, Harry." Sara responds, as she leaned forward slightly, she watched for signs of danger as well.
Harry just sat and made sure not to get in the way remembering that Sara was more than just a guide but his guard as well. "Sara, is that the temple up ahead?" He points to a large courtyard and building in front of them.
"Yes. Kiyoko, land at the Gate." Sara ordered
As they land Harry tries to fix his clothes not wanting to look like a proper son of the demon lord.
They were met by an older monk that lead them to the Head priestess office.
The elderly priestess was sitting at her desk, awaiting the more personal items that she requested by way of donation to the Order. Kikyo was in the corner, mixing up some of her special ointment for arthritis.
"My Lady, the young master and his guard is here with this month's donations." the monk announces
"You do not know your place, Sesshomaru has no rule over us." Kikyo snapped
He just bows and walks out the room leave the four by themselves. Sara just stood to Harry's back while he looked around the room. He then remembers his manners and bow to the priestess. "Thank you for allowing us in to your temple, Lady Priestess." he said in a formal manner.
"Drop the formalities, All are welcome in the temple, just because we chose not to leave, that's our business." The Head priestess states
"Yes, ma'am sorry this is not my normal kind of thing." he then spots Kikyo and grins "Lady Kikyo, its good to see you once more and thank you for the save again."
"You do not have to thank me for doing my sacred duty. I am a natural enemy to demons." Kikyo replied as she finished her ointment. "Priestess, Your treatment is ready."
"thank you my child." the priestess that the ointment "Why dont you give our guess a brief tour before they leave?"
"As you command." Kikyo replied as she stood up, went over and washed her hands.
Harry and Sara bow to the Priestess and followed Kikyo out of the room. The young Priestess gave the two of them a tour showing them the parts to the temple.
Kikyo felt something, but she didn't why she sensed a dark aura.
Harry asked different questions about the temple and about her life here and what she does outside the temple.
"I do not leave the temple." Kikyo answers "Unless ordered to run errands in the village."
"Oh really." Harry followed her once more to the courtyard and the front gate.
"I was raised here, Why would I leave?" Kikyo questions
"I guess so but even I want to see more of the world I want to learn more of my birth parents someday."
"You shouldn't live in the past, learn from it yes, but not live in it." Kikyo replies, as she opened the gate.
"Mother say the same and i don't want to but to move forward I have to know where i came from don't you agree?"
"No. I was abandoned, the Temple is my Mother, and the residents within are my family. I need nothing else." Kikyo answers
Harry nod and steps through the gate turns and bows once more to Kikyo. "thank you for the tour and i hope we will meet once more under less hostile times." he tries to joke.
