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The first few days waiting for news of Kagome's health, torture to him. He had never felt such guilt before it was strange as he sat in the new room he had been given. Before he had been right next to Kagome's, he had been her intended, but now that right stripped of him. Strange how as soon as he was relieved of the position he had this strange feeling of wanting it back. Sitting at the desk as he tried hard to work on the paperwork, sent to him, from his own Castle of treaties and other important documents that could not wait for his return. However, no matter how much he tried he could not keep his mind on the work at hand. This truly something new to Sesshoumaru, things usually went along with whatever he wanted of them. Here however, he had forgotten his station and went to do things he would have never allowed before. Something changed in him he knew that now but as he thought that he had to figure how to change them back.
On that, thought the words Kagome had given him when he held her in his arms. 'Look to the mirror what does that do with anything?' he thought though as he came to wonder what she wanted him to look at he felt something pulling at him. Finally looking up from his desk, he saw the mirror he had given Kagome there on his bed. He was a little more than shocked as he stood up walking towards the mirror. He looked around wondering just how it had gotten there he had not allowed anyone in his room. He had not even allowed the servants in only allowing them to come to the door and he would take it from there. He thought hard using his noise to try to find a scent on the mirror only to find none. If he were anyone else, he would have given a sigh as he took a seat picking the mirror up. Instantly he felt the power surging within the mirror looking to the surface at first he only saw himself then it changed. As the swirl of the mirror settled, he was shocked to see Kouga pushing his way into the room after Kagome told him he should not be there. Shocked he watched on as the scene showed him how he had taken all the signs in the wrong way. She had been telling the truth and yet he had been wrong. Cursing in his head, he felt worse than before as the mirror finally cleared and showed his reflection he actually felt that he wasn't worthy of Kagome. This feeling being new to him he was not sure what he should do now. He was going to have to do some serious thinking on just what these new emotions were doing to him. He had been pushing them off only going on urges and that had not worked. He needed to pull back and think, as the mating and courting all together was new for him. He might have just ruined the most important thing in his life, he had acted like a pup, and now he was not sure how to correct it. As he was thinking this over, he heard a knock on his door. He stood willing himself to the door, as he felt ready to tell the servant off seeing, as he knew he had not sent for one. Only to find himself staring right at Lady Noriko, he had not thought she would want to be anywhere nears him.
"It seems you do have the mirror," Noriko stated, as Sesshoumaru had actually been so out of it he had forgot about the mirror in his hands. Taking a step back to allowing, Noriko to come into the room afterwards shuts the door behind them. "Well kagome had told you to look to it. I'm guessing the mirror knew of its mistress's wishes," she said to him as he went back to his desk she followed to take a seat in front of the desk.
"Yes, it had appeared just a few minutes ago" Sesshoumaru gave a quick answer his mind still trying to grasp all that it had just learned.
Picking up quickly on what Sesshoumaru had seen and was feeling she chuckled. Confusing Sesshoumaru even more now as he wondered just what she found so funny about all this.
"Can you blame me Sesshoumaru? You had a good thing going and now that it's gone you want it back do you not?" she asked as Sesshoumaru's eyes just widen a fraction but that was the only difference in his mask but as he thought about it he knew the woman already saw past it.
"Yes" he admitted to her his mask actually slipping completely. For now his mind seemed only think that he had done too much damage to repair what he had with Kagome. "Kouga will be a good mate for her," he said as his eyes closed trying to calm himself as his beast cried and whined for what was theirs. Noriko herself was shocked when she heard what he said seeing him all but had Kagome over to Kouga she gave a growl and stood up slamming her hands down on the desk. Sesshoumaru's eyes instantly opened to look over to the woman.
"Look you've messed up trust me I'll tell when and anyone else who messes up the way you did but damn it if you won't fight for her she might as well be better off with the wolf. Think Sesshoumaru just think for one moment on Kagome. When she was between Kouga and yourself who was she ready to fight against?" she asked him ask Sesshoumaru thought it over his eyes widen once more as he realize that she had been facing Kouga ready to take him on. "Meaning that she had been protecting the one she truly cared about" Noriko stated as she gave a groan sitting back down. "While I don't know why she's picked you but if you truly want to hurt her then do nothing and let Kouga have her. However, you're actually feeling something I suggest that maybe doing something to make up for your behavior…though if you ask me she should just forget you," she said the last part to see just what his reaction would be. Just like expected she heard a hushed growl coming from Sesshoumaru. Within moments, he was standing and moving towards the door. He had just enough with her grilling into him now.
"This Sesshoumaru will do what he likes in the way that pleases only this Sesshoumaru" he said as he opened his door just glaring at her with his eyes as his mask was once more back in place.
"Listen wise Sesshoumaru. She will not be around all the time, show her a reason just why she should trust you with her life and heart. Do that and earn the love she'll give you the world no matter the price" Noriko stated as she stood up walking towards him as she spoke to him. "She has a soft spot for you wither or not you know it, even you deserve a little happiness" she said as she walked out the door only to have it slammed behind her as a roar was heard from behind the closed door. However, when the door closed she gave another sigh before speaking up again.
"The wound will not heal," she said to the door her back to it. "She's yet to even wake up" Noriko stated as Sesshoumaru was frozen on the other side of the door. "We've tried but something is wrong we're out of things to do for her," she said to before finally leaving the door and heading back to kagome's room where she was sleeping.
Sesshoumaru's mind was running wild as he thought over what told to him. What was stopping her from healing, she was full demon it she should be healing just fine. The fact that she was not healing had him pacing the room. Feeling helpless, he was about out of his mind when he finally left the room his aura flaring as he left the castle.
The entire castle felt the young lord's flaming aura even some of the lower lords were more than afraid of what Sesshoumaru might just do. He did have a reputation of killing anything that just crossed his path the wrong way when he was in such moods. Truly while some were scared, others were just happy that he had left the castle while he was in such a mood.
~Within Kagome's Room~
Taikan was not sure what to do as he looked to his daughter's body he knew enough of medicines and such things that told him that her wound should be healing by now but nothing seemed to help the wound to start closing. Strange enough was the fact that she was a demon it should close fast anyway but still it was slowly bleeding out they were having to change the bandages hourly now. Her aura as well seemed a little off but not being a man of much knowledge of holy powers that his daughter contained he just brushed it off to her demon and holy powers going at one another. Looking up to the window he saw the sun rising showing him just how another night had passed since the two had done this to his daughter. Sesshoumaru had left the night before but still no return. He was not sure what to think of it but as he heard a knock on the door behind him giving a sigh he told them to enter not even looking away from his daughter.
"Still nothing?" asked Noriko as she came to sit next to him looking over the girl with worry.
"How was the meeting?' he asked not wishing to talk on how his daughter had yet to recover. It was strange but still this was much more than he thought he could handle.
"We've decided that they will be placed below Kagome in rank it will be her choice and hers alone when it comes to who can take her side as her mate. While both must court her and protect her as well," Noriko stated as Tokaji walked in to take a seat across the bed to look down on Kagome. They had all been worried when her bleeding started again not only that but she never woke. It was strange to all but they could not seem to do anything.
"As well Tokaji will be taking Sesshoumaru's lands and Lordship until he had been giving the right back through his debt being repaid correctly to Kagome though only Tokaji and myself will be the one to make the decision when he had repaid his debt." Noriko continued hoping that maybe someone talking around her would wake the child. However, she and the human companions had tried that many times that kagome had. Nothing not even when Shippo allowed in seeing her. Just the thought of seeing that over again made Noriko wince the child's cries for his mother was so heart wrenching. "Further, Tokaji will be venturing out with the group to protect kagome from her two demons in case they decide to fight once more." She added on just for good measure.
Taikan only nodded and kept gazing at his daughter he had not left her side since that night that felt so long ego. They knew he might not leave his daughter but he needed the rest it had been a good week now and still nothing. Even Tokaji knew this would not last much longer the lord would need rest and time to think on other things. It took a lot of talking and pushing around it all before the group finally got Taikan to go lay down he needed the rest. His head was not even on the pillow before he was out cold.
However, while the houses was still and quiet all the lords there to celebrate long left and were already getting ready to mourn for their newly found hime. Along with sunset a figure came to appear slowly as it came near servants would see the shape of Sesshoumaru. While Kouga no longer there, sent back to the den by his parents, he would return as well to repay the debt that he owed to the north.
As Sesshoumaru walked into the building many just kept to the side of the halls to let him through, the castle was quiet and no one bothered to stop him when he had entered kagome's room. No one was there as they had made Taikan go to bed he was out cold a few rooms down. While there was a barrier to the room, it had allowed him in. As he came to kagome's side, a smirk came to his face as he lifted her off the bed gaining a whimper that brought a knock on the door. Sesshoumaru looked up just in time to see Noriko come in with fresh bandages as Kagome had once again bleed through the current ones.
"Sesshoumaru put her down your not allowed here" she screamed that is what brought Tokaji out of the room next to kagome. Within seconds, Sesshoumaru jumped out the window and was suddenly gone in a black mist; Tokaji and Noriko screamed after but could not see him or sense him.
A/N: So school has started so I'm hoping to keep the chapters coming but I don't know when they will come. I'm going for a Chapter every two weeks but please bare with me. I'm already in a english class so there will be times I'm just sick of writing . so i'm trying not to make any promises I can't keep.