Truth and Training

By: TrueLoverKagome

Susume was shocked when she heard her daughter speak of it like they were speaking of the weather. She looked her over as to check if this was really her daughter. She hadn't thought her to figure something like that out on her own. She had made sure to do well in hiding that fact from her daughter.

"How kagome? I mean what really made you think that before?" she asked kagome as kagome sat back and thought about it before speaking.

"Well it was strange how all these dog demons would just somehow make their way into my life. If the male's weren't dog they were rather close to it" she said to susume as it was the truth. Most of the males in the past that want her as a mate were demon or half demon of or near that race. It had always made her stop and thinking about it from time to time.

"Well I guess that's true. I'm not going to lie to you. Female Inu's are becoming rare for that time. Any that are about they are often fought over. Though the males at the time didn't know it might have been your scent that affected them." her mother stated to kagome as she sat there and took it all in as much as she could.

"So you mean after tonight they might really fight over me?" she asked her mother as kagome really didn't like that idea at all.

Though it was then her mother paled. As kagome watched her began to grow worried. Her mother stood brining kagome up with her as she turned walking into the kitchen. She didn't speak as she pulled out two cups while starting to boil water as to make them some tea.

"Mother what's going on?" kagome asked her as her mother had yet to answer. Susume stilled as she turned to look at her daughter.

"it's a long story and I believe you'll be needing tea while I tell you" she answer her as kagome nodded her head to watch as her mother worked with the tea once more. Kagome kept quiet as she could only wait for her mother to calm down enough to tell her of this story. As her mother finished and poured the drinks kagome picked her own cup up blowing on it to cool before taking a few sips.

"Kagome over the next week we'll be training of both your powers and emotions. Along with behavior and etiquettes you'll even start to learn Inu writing. "her mother said as kagome was about to say something her mother raised her hand to silence her. "I understand you don't know what good us doing this but as Heir to the Northern Lands you be able to be presentable as reality before the Demon Council. Though they will know of your absence I'm sure they will still want to test if you are a suitable heir. As a female they will no doubt test you harder. You will be able to hold your head high when that time come" Susume stated to her as kagome wasn't sure what to think.

"But mother what does that have to do with wither or not they guys will fight over me?" she asked her mother as she had yet to speak of anything near that subject. Susume took a few sips of her tea before looking to her daughter not fully sure how to say this to her.

"Well this does have something to do with it. As the guys might fight over you. If Sesshoumaru doesn't bring to attention his claim you would be open for other suitors" her mother stated as she watched her daughter become confused. Kagome didn't even have time to ask before her mother was answering. "When you and Sesshoumaru were young long before his father even met inuyasha's mother. You were arranged to marry Lord sesshoumaru. It was arranged for the two lands to be joined as one" her mother stated this as her daughter started to go sheet white.

"You've got to be kidding me!" kagome cried out as she couldn't believe that. "Sesshoumaru would never!" she cried once more as it was just a little more than shocked at the fact that she was suppose to marry the Ice Prince. "Yeah like he would want someone like me" she said as she shook her head. Her mother watched as it started to hit her that maybe just maybe kagome had started to feel something there.

"Do you want him to take his Claim?" Susume asked her daughter as kagome turned to look to her in shock.

"Why would I his so cold and never really speak of emotions or anything really its sad" kagome stated though she knew that she would love to be the one to pull him out of that shell he had built around himself.

Susume saw that look in her daughters eye that told her she had something there for the young lord. "Well is that all I mean from what I remember he was rather cute while growing up and plus you two use to be so close back as a child." she stated as kagome looked to her mother.

"Well I mean his nicer than…Inuyasha I know he has a heart I mean he takes great care for Rin" she stated to susume as she looked down to her cup. "Its just this past two weeks his been avoiding me like the plague" she stated to Susume.

"Well did he get close to you before that happened. Did something happen to change that?" she asked her daughter as kagome sat there thinking it over for a little while.

"Well he did for a moment I thought that……maybe there was something there but then…. I don't know he just stopped even being around me. I really don't know why though I don't think I had done anything" she said to susume as her mother took this all into mind she looked to her daughter and knew that she wished he wasn't like that with her.

"Alright well if there is one thing I know about sesshoumaru and its is defiance against his fathers will. If anything he is fighting within himself over you but hey I'm just saying things right" she joked with her daughter only making kagome more and more frustrated.

"Fine then don't tell me anything!" she cried out as she turned and just went stomping out. Of the kitchen as she went up to her room. Susume just chuckled a little before cleaning up the mess. She couldn't give kagome all the answers she had to figure them out on her own that much was for sure. She just wasn't sure how long sesshoumaru would be like that. He still had his memories of their friendship while kagome did not. She wished that she could give them back to her but she can not take back what has been done in the past.

~Upstairs With Kagome~

Kagome wasn't all that sure what to think as she walked up the stairs to her room. She was so confused as to all her mother said. Sesshoumaru supposedly knew what she was now and knew that they were to be wed yet said nothing. Was he really just going to give her up. She wasn't sure if she was relieved by that thought or hurt. Though no doubt in her mind it was one or the other she just couldn't tell right now. Her mind was just so filled with everything that was going on she wasn't sure.

She went towards the bathroom as she grabbed some towels and a fresh set of clothes on her way. She pulled the door open and gentle shut it behind her. She needed a good soaking in all truth she wanted to relax as she bent over turning the water on and got it to the right temperature. Before turning and starting to undress. She laid her dirty clothes off to the side as she finally started to get into the tub she couldn't stop the sigh of relief that came from it as she turned the water off before leaning back and relaxing. Her hair swayed with the water as she dipped down a little more so. Tonight would be one to remember she knew that much she just wasn't sure what to think with that in mind. She gave a sigh as she let her eyes drift close. Her mind started to wonder as she found her mind going back to sesshoumaru. She really didn't know what to think at that moment. Was she really starting to feel something for the Lord?

Kagome finished her bath getting out dressing in some black jeans and a white tank top as she walked into her room she wasn't sure what to think. She gave a sigh as she took a seat on her bed. She had a feeling that this was going to be the last time she was going to be in this time. Though her mother hasn't said anything they both knew that after she turned demon she wouldn't be able to use to well again. Kagome didn't like that thought as she started down the stairs. As the smell of food hit her nose she started to wonder just how long she had been in the bath. Though as she got down to the kitchen she found souta there already waiting with grandpa beside him.

"Hey sis I didn't know you were back" he said to her with a smile as he knew what this meant his mother had told him the tale so that when the time came he didn't ask any questions in front of kagome. Her mother really wanted this to go over easy and smooth.

"What's for dinner Mom" she asked susume as she was starting to put the food in the bowls. So kagome could only hope that it was her favorite meal.

"Oden" her mother answered with a smile as she gave her bowl a little more before placing it in front of kagome. Kagome couldn't help but smile and pick up her spoon as she started to eat a little more.

As she did this she could tell there was something going on about the family. "What is it?" she asked as they all looked up to her and it was her mother that spoke.

"Kagome….after this…..we'll you won't be coming back through the well again" she stated as they all waited in pause to see what her reaction would be though kagome didn't get upset like they thought she would.

"I had thought that too" she said to her mother as her grandfather was the one most shock by such a calm reaction. "But with that I want to make my last week or so here as happy as I can to make it last through the years til I see you guys again" she said to them with a smile as they couldn't help but enjoy that reaction. They all nodded and started to eat like they normally one with small talk here and there. She wasn't going to be leaving the shrine all that much as she stayed her through the next week. Though she was thinking of going shopping just once to get rin and shippo a few gifts.

As dinner finished she helped her mother clean up as she knew that later at the stroke of midnight she was turn full demon. She wasn't sure how it was going to be for her but she had a feeling that with her mother there she could make it work. Though as she thought about it she couldn't wait to meet her father. It was really something she was looking forward to after all these years of thinking him dead only to find him to be alive in the past made things that much happier for her.

"Kagome?" susume asked her daughter as she seemed to be in deep thought. As she watched kagome look up to her and smile she shook her head. "What were you thinking about my child" she said to her with a smile as kagome seemed to think a little more before going to answer.

"I was thinking about father what he'll be like and how things with him will be. I mean doesn't father have the right to force sesshoumaru into the marriage?" she asked her mother as her mother was shocked that she seemed to understand something like arranged marriages like that.

"Well actually yes your father has ever right even with sesshoumaru father's death is was signed and forced upon by Demon Law." her mother stated as she wasn't to sure what to think.

"Will father force that on sesshoumaru?" she asked her as she was a little uneasy about that. She really didn't wish for anyone to be forced into something.

"Child in truth I'm not sure what your father will do it might be that he lets things play out" she stated to her as she was sure that her mate just might force sesshoumaru to keep to the western lands word. Though she knew that if her mate did that he would have kagome to deal with as she would approve of such things.

"Kagome you must remember that if sesshoumaru lets it go the fact that you were promised to one another then not only his he Tainting his own honor he would be tainting that of yours and any father would stop that from happening." she stated to kagome as she seemed to only nod and take in all she had been told.

Kagome finished what she was doing as she put everything away and then went to join her brother in the living room. She watched a little tv and enjoyed the last of her relation while she had it before it became around 11:30 as she stood and started outside. Her mother had been preparing the ceremony so that kagome could return to her true form.

Kagome stood there watching her mother place several candle about the chalk drawn circle as she seemed to know what she was doing kagome didn't have a clue. Kagome stood still while her brother and grandfather got on the line of the circle placing themselves in a triangle before kagome's mother turned to speak with her.

"Enter the circle and stand in the middle of us" Susume stated as she knew this was going to be rather exhausting for them but more so for kagome as it would take all her strength just to endure the pain of the transformation. Kagome nodded her head as she stepped into the circle as she stood there she saw the circle line start to glow as she was a little shocked as her family started to chant something as her body started to glow and lift off the ground. As that started there was a slight pain that started as she cringed as the light grew about her body as did the pain. It seemed to take her over with each wave of pain she gave a small cry but her family didn't stop it. They knew how important it was to finish what they started before looking after kagome to recover from this.

Though as they finished the chant and kagome's limp body started to dim and float to the ground. She was parallel to the ground as she hovered a good four feet from the ground and her black hair that now held red and gold streaks was touching the ground as it was as long as Sesshoumaru's hair now. As her body was gentle laid on the ground her eyes closed revealing her pink eye shadow that was similar to Sesshoumaru's. Though as she had three strips on her cheeks. The top and bottom strips were black while the middle were a glowing pink. She was taller now maybe a few inches shorter than sesshoumaru and as they looked her over her pink strips were the ones that were about her wrist and under her clothes it was on her hips as well. Her body was more so filled out as she had a black tail that wrapped around her shoulder like sesshoumaru had his own. ((Yes I made it a tail lol)) At the tip of her tail though one could once again spot the crimson red and gold streaked tips.

Her mother came up to her first as she looked over her daughter as she seemed to really be a sight to hold. She knelt down brushing her daughter's hair from her face and saw the black star on her forehead showing how she was indeed the daughter of the northern lands. She couldn't' believe how this seemed to finally come to an end. She could only hope that when her daughter left her she would be strong enough to make it through the years to come back to her.

Alright I'm leaving it at that this time I know its not as much as you guys are use to but I'm still working out all that will happen in the next chapter so it was either this or nothing til I finished it all lol I think you guys won't mind? Well anyway if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful to hear them. Plus I'm looking for beta readers as I know I'm having a lot of trouble with run on sentences so it would be nice to have someone help me. If you havn't figured out I took out the dreams of her memories and decided to keep that for another story while the sword was taken out but It'll be back before you know it *Wink*