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I don't own the characters of Inuyasha.

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"Enter." Lord Taro said.

Kagome was the first to enter followed by Sesshomaru and then his guard.

Lord Taro was sitting behind his desk. There were two seats in front of the desk sitting about five foot from each other facing the desk. Katsumi was in the one on the left. Kagome moved so she stood behind her lady. Her hands were behind her back as she stood there calmly.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I ask that you take the other seat so we can discuss business." Taro said

"Very well I will not take to much of your time." Sesshomaru said as he stepped forward and sat in the seat next to Katsumi.

"Alright, what did you want to discuss?" Lord Taro asked.

"I would like to form a treaty of peace with you and your lands. If you accept I intend to offer my brother as a potential mate to your daughter. I know he is half demon but he is powerful." Sesshomaru said.

Kagome felt a small pang in her chest.

'Inuyasha' Kagome thought in sadness.

Taro gave Sesshomaru a stern look.

"I thought he mated the Shinkon Miko?" Taro asked knowing full well she stood behind his daughter.

"They did not mate. The Miko showed a sort of weakness to him but when he felt the same way she disappeared. Either going back to her own village or dying. No one is quite sure." Sesshomaru said.

"Interesting. I will enter a peace treaty with you. You do not need to offer anyone. In all bluntness, you would be a great Allie." Taro said.

Sesshomaru nodded.

"Guard if you and my daughter don't care to step out. Go enjoy your party daughter. I have to talk with Lord Sesshomaru." Katsumi nodded as she walked out with Kagome following behind.

After they left Sesshomaru told his general to leave too. But where do you think he went?

To follow Kagome and Katsumi...

Katsumi walked back into the ball room. Kagome was close behind. Katsumi turned back towards her. "I'm getting a bad feeling about someone K-Uhh, guard. Please stick with me for the time being." Katsumi asked.

Kagome nodded. "Yes milady."

Katsumi was a naive girl. Didn't understand the cruelty of the world outside of the castle. But it was good that she got bad feeling about stuff.

Her mentality was that of a fourteen year old human from her time. Her fathers needs to warn her about the evils of the world but since she lost her mother twenty years ago he just cares about his daughters happiness.

Of course he trained her to fight but no matter how much he stressed it he knew that she would never fully understand. Especially since she didn't know how her own mother died.

Twenty minutes later.

Katsumi was getting tired of the crowd. So she told Kagome to go get her a drink which Kagome did. Kagome couldn't tell her no.

Katsumi snuck outside of the castle not realizing she was being followed until it was too late.

Katsumi sat on a bench and was faced with Sesshomaru's general.

He stood before her not realizing he was being watched by two other sets of eyes.

Katsumi looked up at him with a smile. She sat ten foot from him.

"Hello! Your Lord Sesshomaru's general right? I hope you are enjoying the ball." She said kindly.

"You look so much like your mother." The general said with a smirk.

"Really? I get that all the time." Katsumi said.

"I remember when Naraku captured her twenty years ago. Do you know what he did to her?" The general asked.

Katsumi quickly stood.

Something was off about this guy.

"Please leave me alone. I don't want to hurt you. My father trained me well." She said getting nervous.

The general smiled menacingly. "He broke her. Just because it was fun. Only because she was at the wrong place at the wrong time. Naraku had so much fun with her. As he tortured her and took her. She then died slowly." The general said.

"I should know I helped with the torture." The general finished as he stepped toward Katsumi. He reached out to grab her.

"I will finish what Lord Naraku started. With you."

In that instant a cold mist formed in front of Katsumi. Suddenly her guard which was Kagome appeared on front of her.

In the blink of an eye his hand was cut off as he jumped back.

What a better opportunity to kill the general.

"Stay away from Lady Katsumi lest you lose your head next." Kagome said in pure bitterness and anger.

The general cried out in pain as he held his wrist. The bitch cut off his hand!

He could not stop the bleeding.

"You bitch!" He yelled as he went at Kagome this time.

He drew his sword and swung at Kagome.

She pushed her lady back as she dodged.

Kagome acted quickly ice formed on her blade as she infused the ice with her holy powers. Though it was a regular katana, she formed the blade to shape like Inuyasha's Tetsaiga.

She swung her sword one time.

His head hit the ground as soon as the ice faded from the blade.

Kagome sighed in slight annoyance. What was Katsumi thinking?!

In the blink of an eye Kagome was faced with Taro and Sesshomaru. Kagome did not bow. She got in a stance to protect her lady from Sesshomaru if needed.

Taro looked angry.

Kagome still held her sword in case Lord Sesshomaru attacked.

He would have a talk with Kagome and not one she enjoyed.

"Father it was my fault! I told my guard to get me a drink and since she's a servant she can't deny. I walked off after wanting to be alone. She came to me as soon as she realized I was in trouble. She tried to warn him to stop." Katsumi said.

"We know we watched. Katsumi you need to stop being so reckless..." Taro continued on berating his daughter as Sesshomaru looked at Kagome.

He noticed her blue eyes as she looked at her Lord. Something was familiar about her. He couldn't put his claw on it.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I wish to apologize for killing your general." Kagome said with a bow the rose. As she finally turned to him.

"I knew he was a traitor. I was just waiting until he annoyed me enough to slaughter him. You did me a favor human." Sesshomaru said.

With that, Kagome sheathed her sword.

Kagome nodded as she looked back at her Lord.

Sesshomaru continued to look at Kagome. He would understand where he knew her from.

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