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I do not own the characters of Inuyasha.
Kagome was face to face with one demon she did not expect.
Inutaisho.
She looked at him with what he noticed as a shocked expression.
Since her mask only had eye holes. It was hard to read the girl's expressions. The rest of her mask was plain.
"May I come in?" He asked calmly.
She bowed quickly and rose.
She was shocked to see him there in person.
"Yes, Lord Inutashio, Please forgive my rudeness." Kagome begged as she stepped out of the way.
He stepped in as she stayed by the door. He took a step forward with his back still to her. There were five mask laying on the shelves in front of him. They were all silver.
He picked up the top mask and studied it. They all were the same.
He spoke before she could.
"It is Lord Taisho. I believe you know exactly why I am here, so whether you want the door closed or not, is up to you." He stated.
Kagome slowly slid the door closed.
"Lord Taisho, I must say I cannot find a reason for your visit." Kagome said.
Taisho turned and faced her with the mask still in his hand.
"Save it." He said a little annoyed.
"Do not play dumb with me. Remember, I was dead when you put on the mask." He stated.
Kagome's eyes widened. "You know who I am?" She asked.
Taisho tossed the mask on the bed to his right.
"Of course I do." He stated.
"The threat from Hidou should not have been enough for you to leave your friends. You made a bad decision." He said.
Kagome got slightly aggravated,
"With all due respect, Lord Taisho, but my reasons are my own. I pose no threat to the West. I did not ask to come here, I was sent by Lord Taro as a peace offering." She stated.
Taisho looked at Kagome in her eyes.
"I hope you hide who you are for the right reasons. I wouldn't make you a guard of someone dear to me if I knew who gave you that curse." He said.
"Yes, Hidou cursed me, and I'll find him and kill him so it will be lifted. Who do you think you are, my father?!" Kagome said in slight anger.
Taisho scoffed.
He knew that he was making her mad. But it was something he needed to talk about for the safety of the West.
"I have a question for you. I want you to take a few days before you answer. Do you hide behind the mask because of Hidou or do you hide because you don't have the nerve to face your friends?" He paused.
He smiled at her.
"Also, I know your father."
Kagome froze for a moment.
"What? You can't, he died a long time ago." Kagome said in shock. Her eyes widened.
"We will cross that bridge at a later date. I will tell you now that Hidou is one powerful demon, he knows where you are because of the curse. It's like a tracker. Your alive now because he wants you to be." Taisho said.
Kagome smirked under her mask.
"He tried to kill me while I was in the East. The curse started to raise up my arm. But I froze it. So he came to me to kill me. I burned him pretty good with my spiritual powers." Kagome said.
Taisho was shocked.
"I will not tell them who you are. It is your secret to tell. But, remember the sooner You tell them the easier it will on you." He said as he stepped forward and towards the door. He paused with his back to her.
"Come to me before you tell them. I will help all I can." He said as he turned and walked out closing the door behind him.
Kagome turned her back towards her bed as she fell back on it. She let out a sigh.
'My fathers alive? Is that who my mother was with?' Kagome wondered.
Kagome looked up at the ceiling. 'One month, then I can leave and Sesshomaru will get tired of me.' Kagome thought as she got off the bed and put away the mask that Lord Taisho picked up.
Kagome took off her mask and sat it next to the pillow. She pulled back the covers. She got in bed and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning Kagome stood with Rin in the gardens as she saw Taisho and Sesshomaru talking at some distance away.
Kagome wore her hair in a braid with her mask on and red and white miko garbs.
Of course the idea of the two talking made Kagome alittle nervous but she still held Taisho's word. She trusted him not to say anything.
Both demons looked her way for a moment and then went back to talking. Yep, she was definitely nervous.
Kagome suddenly saw an all to familiar fox kit run passed her.
'Oh Shippo, how I've missed you.' She thought.
The fox kit was definitely like a son to her. She missed him.
In the year she had been gone he hadn't really changed though his aura seemed saddened. Well to be honest, everyone's slightly did. Was it because of her?
She felt a hand on her butt as she slightly twitched in anger. She had a feeling she knew who that was.
"Monk!" She heard Sango yell as Miroku released Kagome's butt and was hit in the head with Sango's Hiraikotsu.
Miroku limply fell over as Sango stomped off to stand with the children about fifteen feet away.
Miroku slowly stood. Regaining himself.
Miroku looked at the masked girl with curiousity.
"Say, haven't I groped you before? I can't forget that ass If my life depended on it. But I can't put who it belongs to." Miroku said.
Kagome lightly smirked under her mask.
"I promise you that you haven't, because if so, you would've been dead. The slayer has punished you though. So I have no need to unless you do so again." Kagome said as she placed her hand on the hilt of her sword.
It was a threat.
Of course she didn't mean it.
Miroku was shocked to hear her threats and was a little nervous.
Kagome heard a light chuckle behind her.
She turned her head to the side not completely facing their new visitor.
Inuyasha stood behind with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face.
Kagome felt her heart flutter.
"Lord Inuyasha." She greeted.
"Just Inuyasha. I don't like that 'Lord' bullshit. I ain't got a stick up my ass like asshole over there." Inuyasha paused looking at Sesshomaru then back to Kagome.
Kagome smirked.
"It's nice to see someone threaten Miroku besides Sango and... Never mind.."
Kagome knew he was talking about her. She turned around to face the kids.
"So what's your name?" Inuyasha asked as he came to stand beside her with Miroku on the other side.
Inuyasha's arms were still crossed as he too faced the running children and Sango.
"Hana." Kagome said.
Inuyasha nodded.
Kagome smiled under her mask.
"Human, I need to speak with you." Sesshomaru said from a about thirty feet behind her.
The three standing together turned their heads to see Sesshomaru standing with Taisho.
"You know she has a name Asshole?" Inuyasha asked.
Kagome glanced at Inuyasha briefly and then back at Sesshomaru. 'Inuyasha's changed a lot. He seems kinda nicer.'
"Shut it half breed." Sesshomaru said calmly.
"You wanna go Sesshomaru?! I ain't I, the mood for you today!" Inuyasha yelled as he held his fist up in front of him.
'Well, never mind.' Kagome thought.
She looked at Taisho.
He better not have told.
"Yes Lord Sesshomaru." Kagome said as she saw Jaken running up to take her place.
She walked towards the two demons.
What did he want?