A/N: So. Chapter 8. More Bally (yes, that sounds really wrong lol) goodness. No guarantees, but possible kisseness in this chappie. Maybe. I think. At any rate, I was kinda hoping for more comments but I'm extremely thankful for all the reviews that I have gotten from my loyal readers. It is greatly appreciated, so again I say a big thank you to Angel-Of-Life1990, Spectre8, and Stuff2Eat who have commented on my story so far. Also a very very VERY big thank you to all the followers/favoriters that have liked my story, and an even bigger thank you to all those who have commented on it. It makes my day, especially that I got like three reviews in like an hour. Which was awesome. Like seriously. Love you guys. For cereal. Lol. Anyway, on with the story! Muah!
Previously: Lynn turned towards the bed before they had finished and climbed in. Luckily, they had already gotten their sleep pants on so she didn't see anything but silver hair and bare backs. She snuggled under the blankets and let out a contented sigh as moments later, the bed dipped on either side of her and two warm bodies cuddled up close to her, holding her close. She snuggled closer to the chest she happened to be facing, which happened to be her fathers. Kurama snuggled close to her back and kissed the back of her neck in affection before allowing himself to drift off to sleep as well. Fury also kissed her goodnight, except he kissed her forehead instead. Moments later he drifted off as well. He hoped the rest of the time that they were here that they didn't have any problems. Especially not with Lord Kazuya. He had a feeling that there was going to be problems there, given the way that he had looked at her when he and Sesshomaru had walked over to her. It was going to be a long two weeks…
The rest of the week seemed to drag on, or at least in Lynn's opinion. She was rather growing tired of all the dancing. She even went to the trouble of changing her dress and accessories from day to day just to keep things interesting. Certainly things with Sesshomaru were getting interesting. Every day this week he had asked to dance with her, and blushing profusely she accepted. They talked a lot this past week, mostly about her and where she had grown up. Of course, since he knew about Kagome and where she came from, she really didn't see the need to hold it back from him. "Do you not miss your family?" he had asked. "Of course," she had said. Of course she missed them. How could she not. But at the same time, she had a family here that had missed her long before they had. That didn't make things better, of course. She just wished she could let her family know she was ok.
Of course, if she considered the pack of males in the Palace itself panting after her, she could say that that was interesting. But then again, she really only cared about the one, other than her family and the few friends that she had made since then. The worst was Lord Kazuya. He had been trying pretty damn hard to get her into his bed. Even Sesshomaru was rather tired of it, whether or not it was for the same reason, she wasn't sure. To make things even more interesting, her third day there, she was exploring the Palace and came across, to her horror, a mating couple. And they weren't the only ones she came across. She came across at a least a dozen, one of which she knew for a fact were two males. The others she could only guess at. But the most interesting thing that week was when she was told the day before about there being a talent show of sorts for all the single females that were wanting to mate. Showing off their wares so to speak.
Of course you could choose whatever you liked to show off which was a plus. She didn't really care for dancing and she damn sure couldn't sing worth a shit. Well, she sung well enough for herself anyway, cause really, who else had she let hear her sing? Her father had asked her if she wanted to participate, and until he told her about picking whatever she liked, she had been rather hesitant. Grinning, she knew exactly what she wanted to do. She wanted to fight. Of course she couldn't kill whoever was chosen to face her, but she would damn near get as close to it as possible. Maybe Sesshomaru would let her fight Lou. He deserved a good ass kicking, as he was still in the dungeons. Or maybe Lord Kazuya. He seemed to be of the opinion that he was head honcho around the Palace since he could seduce pretty much whoever he wanted, noble or otherwise, female or male, into his bed.
So when the day of the "talent show" came around, she was literally rubbing her hands with glee all day. She, her father, and Kurama had spent a majority of the day visiting the other markets before returning a couple of hours after the mid-day meal to rest up for the Ball and talent show. She actually found herself so excited that it took quite a bit of effort from Fury to put her to sleep for a bit. He literally had to lace his scent with as much relaxation pheromones as possible just to calm her down enough to sleep. Kurama had chuckled at that and Fury was rather amused as well.
Soon enough, the time of the Ball was drawing near and Lynn excitedly got ready. She merely morphed her sleeping clothes into her white fighting clothes and located her brand new sword and attached it to her hip via her sash. She hadn't had much practice with an actual sword other than when she practiced with her father and she definitely hadn't a clue as to what, if any, powers her new sword had. She was aware that some demon swords had powers imbued in them when they were forged. But as far as she knew, there wasn't any, though she was sure that she could channel her own Youkai into it if she wanted. Finding a red ribbon to add some color to her outfit-other than her sword of course-she tied her hair up into a high ponytail and observed her reflection in the stand up mirror. She twirled, grinning at the fact that she would be more comfortable as well as less worried about too much skin showing.
When it was near time for the Ball to start, she nearly skipped to the door, her excitement bubbling over. She wasn't at all surprised when she opened the door to find Takai with his hand raised mid-air as if he had been about to knock on the door. Over the last week, she and Takai had become good friends and she had been told to call him just Takai. "Hi, Takai!" she chirped, bouncing in place as she waited for her father and Kurama to catch up. Takai arched a brow at her appearance and eagerness to get going. "I think I can take a guess at what you'll be doing for the talent show in a bit," he laughed out. She laughed a bit at that. "That obvious?" she asked playfully. "I should say so, my dear. If the outfit didn't give it away, the sword certainly did," he said, offering her his arm. Taking it, they headed off to the Ceremony Hall, Kurama and Fury trailing behind, talking quietly to themselves. They weren't worried about Takai. He, after all, was Lord Sesshomarus' best friend and ally, and had also looked out for Lynn with Lord Kazuya.
Lynn herself was rather shocked when they walked into the Hall to find most every female dressed as provocatively as possible. Or at least all the single ones were dressed that way. The ones who were mated or just didn't care about trying to look like a trollop were dressed in their Ball gowns. Lynn looked around her, and even though she knew she herself was rather pretty, she felt rather self-conscious. She scowled a bit when a wave of dizziness hit her, alarming Takai who was holding her arm. "You alright, dear?" he asked softly. She shook off her dizziness and smiled brightly. "I'm quiet alright. Just a bit dizzy is all. I'm good. Thank you," she soothed the concerned demon beside her.
They walked further into the room and Takai deposited her with the other demonness' standing in line, waiting for the show to begin. She ignored the scathing looks the other demonness' sent her way, imagining that they figured she was under-or rather overly dressed compared to them- dressed and figured her to be rather stupid to think that she could possibly get anywhere with her powers let alone her blade. Granted she hadn't fought much with it, but she was confident enough in herself and her skills with blades that she didn't fear harm or much of it from whoever was chosen to fight her. Not to mention she had good practice with her control over her plants, since she trained with and without Kuramas' help.
They only had to wait for a little bit before Sesshomaru situated himself at the forefront of the podium, and spoke after the crowd hushed. "This Sesshomaru thanks you all for coming to the Mating Ball for this season in my home. We shall now begin this evenings Ball with a talent show of sorts, allowing all single females to show off their respective talents to try to gain the attention of any of the single males. This one shouldn't need to remind any of you of this, but I will anyway. This one reminds you that there will be no sabotaging of any of the performances, whether they are good or bad, even if it attracts the attention of the one that you are trying to gain the attention of. Whatever happens, happens, and will not be messed with in my home. If you have a problem, take it out of my lands. With that said, please begin," he said, gesturing to the ladies to the left of the stage.
'And so the horror show begins,' Lynn mused as she watched the first demonness take the stage. She was quiet far down the line of demonness', so it would be a while before she was to go up. She sighed in boredom as the line slowly shrunk, most of the demons who called themselves females showed off by dancing provocatively or by singing. She had to admit, most of their dancing, those who weren't downright slutty looking, danced pretty well. The ones that sung had rather beautiful voices and the words to the sometimes music-less songs seemed pretty good. All in all, she was rather glad that she was going to demonstrate her fighting skills, as she was nowhere near their level of dancing or singing. Especially considering she didn't dance like that or want to sing for that matter. She sang, but only to herself and most times only when she was bathing. After what seemed like forever but was really only hours, Lynn was finally next. Taking a deep breath, she slowly made her way onto the stage, ignoring the glares from the unmated females that were snickering behind her back on either side of the stage.
Steeling herself, she took a deep breath and said loudly so everyone could hear her, "My name is Youko Feara, daughter of Lord Youko Fury and cousin of Lord Youko Kurama. I do not like to dance and I certainly do not sing unless it's to myself or to young children, so that is not what I will be doing today. I am aware it is rather unorthodox, but I request to fight the strongest that the Lord Sesshomaru chooses as my talent. In case you didn't catch it, my talent that I wish to show off is fighting."
Fury and Kurama grinned proudly and Sesshomaru and Takai merely smirked at the rather odd request. "Sebastian!" Sesshomaru called out, not even flinching when said demon appeared out of nowhere as per usual, though it did startle Takai a bit. "Yes, My Lord?" the demon purred. "The Lady Feara wishes to spar to show off her talent. She has asked that I chose someone to fight with her. Will you comply?" Sesshomaru said without pause. "But of course, My Lord. It would be an honor," the crow demon said, bowing at the waist and lightly hopping up onto the stage. He bowed to Lynn and grinned cheekily as she returned the gesture.
Lynn herself felt rather excited. She was itching for something more interesting than dancing and singing. Dancing around lightly on her feet, she pulled out her sword as Sebastian did as well. She smiled as Sebastian fell into a pose that she assumed all of Sesshomarus' guards learned going through training. She fell into her own stance, though it wasn't traditional, she was used to it. And really it wasn't a stance at all, as any seasoned warrior could see, but was rather effective for her. Moments later, Sesshomaru roared out loudly enough for everyone to hear, "Begin!".
She smiled and darted forward, momentarily startling Sebastian as he hadn't expected her to be so fast. But he quickly compensated and brought his sword up to par off her blade that was making its way to his side, batting it aside quickly before darting into her personal space grinning, bringing up a closed fist, aiming for her face. She quickly ducked and shoved away. She smirked as she flared out her Youkai as she danced away out of his range, using it to call forth some vines which shot up from the ground beneath Sebastian and wrapped around his legs, holding him in place as she darted forward again. This time, as she neared him, she didn't use her sword, but did a roundhouse kick mere inches from him, her foot connecting solidly into his chest and sending him backwards as the vines released him on her command.
Sebastian landed hard on his back, the wind momentarily being knocked out of him. He managed to roll away at the last second as she came up, blade in hand, going to strike the killing blow. Seeing him roll away, she changed her blow at the last second to keep herself protected as she followed after him, growling a bit when she attempted to swipe at him again and he again rolled out of the way of her blade as he rolled deftly to his feet, his breath returned to him. Sebastian grinned and bowed a bit. "That was rather impressive, My Lady. But unfortunately, it will take much more than that for you to bring me down, My Lady." "So I see," she said lightly, but darted forward as she did so.
She again used her Youkai to talk with the plants and vines erupted near his feet again, but unfortunately, Sebastian was better prepared for that and simply danced out of the way. But he failed to watch his back and had been concentrated on his feet, so he failed to see that there was some thorny vines behind him and he was instantly wrapped in them, the tiny thorns digging into his skin as Lynn smirked. "Failure to concentrate on only one thing makes for a bad turn in fights," she murmured and stalked around her trapped prey, more and more vines erupting from the ground to wrap around him.
Sebastian growled at himself for underestimating the girl again as the thorns dug into his skin, but grinned to himself as he waited for the killing blow to come again, having one more trick up his sleeve. Right as she went to "impale" him, as she didn't want to kill him of course, the second her blade almost pierced his skin, he burst into dark black feathers, surprising her. The vines retracted as she looked around for Sebastian, frowning when she couldn't find him. "Really, My Lady. That was rather unfair of you to trap me like that," a silky voice murmured in her ear behind her but before she could do anything he sent her flying through the air to land hard on the ground.
Gasping for breath, Lynn tried to sit up, only to have Sebastians' blade keep her from sitting up as it was sitting on her neck. She growled, her Youkai coming to the forefront a bit, not liking the position that seemed to be a dominating one from one it didn't consider its mate, and without her thought or consent, vines erupted around Sebastian, wrapping around his hand that held his blade and ripped it away from her neck as she bounced to her feet. Unconsciously, her Youkai called forth one of her most deadly plants, ordering it to wrap around the demon. She growled, her eyes flashing red when it didn't obey her and she flashed a look to Kurama, who she knew was the only other that could control plants.
"Why are you interfering?" she snarled, her eyes red and powers bristling. "You were going to kill him, dear. I couldn't allow that. This is merely a show of your powers, not an all out death match," Kurama said soothingly, noticing her eye color. She growled and stalked towards Kurama only to jump back as a blade aimed for her body yet again. Her tail twitched and swished back and forth in her anger as Sebastian smiled at her. "It would seem that this fight is not yet finished for you, My Lady. Shall we continue?" She snarled and darted forward, her mind no longer thinking before she acted and raised her blade above her head. Sebastian reacted immediately and sent his foot into her stomach sending her flying back to skid across the stage. He darted forward to deal the killing blow but stopped short when he saw that she was unconscious.
Apparently Sesshomaru had noticed this as well as he snarled and jumped onto the stage, standing in front of the unconscious girl. Sebastian immediately dropped his weapon and bared his neck to his Lord, not wanting him to think that he was being aggressive. He saw the blood seeping into his Lords' eyes as Sesshomaru ordered him to leave. He quickly left, deciding to wait until his Lord was calmer before coming back for his blade. Sesshomaru turned and checked on Lynn, the red fading from his eyes as he carefully accessed Lynn to see if she was injured. It hit him then, the reason she was unconscious as he took her into his arms. His eyes bled red again as he fought with his beast, trying to control it. 'Mate is in heat,' it growled out.
Sesshomaru quickly jumped off the stage before his beast could get out of hand and shoved Lynn into her fathers' arms. "Get her out of here," he growled in a guttery voice. Fury started to ask what the problem was when Lynns' scent hit his nose. "Oh, Kami," he said and immediately backed away, a confused Kurama moving to stand in front of them. "Kurama, we are returning to our room. Let us go quickly," Fury said hurriedly. Takai had a restraining hand on Sesshomarus' arm as Fury and Kurama retreated with an unconscious Lynn, waiting until they disappeared to ask what was on his mind. "Is she…?" he asked, and Sesshomaru merely growled, giving Takai his answer as Sesshomaru continued to fight his beast.
Seeing that Sesshomarus' mind was elsewhere but that he wasn't going anywhere, Takai jumped on stage and gathered up Sebastians' sword and sheathing it on his sash, before turning to the crowd and clapping his hands. "It would seem our dear Lady Feara has abruptly come into her heat, and as such, has caused her to pass out. The victory by default goes to Lord Sesshomaru's guard, Sebastian. With that said, let us continue with the presentation of the singles Ladies. My dear Ladies, do continue, please," he said before jumping off the stage, ignoring the lustful looks and snickers of the Ladies presenting themselves, knowing they were hoping to get him into their beds this last week.
Meanwhile, Fury and Kurama hurried to their room. "Uncle, her scent…" Kurama started only to be cut off with a growled out, "Yes, I know." Apparently, his uncle hadn't expected her to go into heat so soon either. The moment that they walked in the room, Fury handed Lynn to Kurama and immediately turned to start making wards to keep anyone other than themselves, children, and the servants out of their room. Kurama let his uncle go about setting up protection wards as he took Lynn and laid her down on the bed, frowning at the temperature of her skin. Though, of course, that came with any heat, especially the very first. So he could only imagine how intense it was for her, as it was her very first heat, not to mention it seemed to have hit rather hard.
Kurama hurried to the bathroom, grabbing a hand washing basin on the way there, and filled it with cool water and grabbed a rag, tossing it into the bowl before returning to the room, setting it on the night stand between the two beds. Carefully wringing out the rag, he gently brushed Lynns' hair from her face and placed it on her forehead. Fury came in a few moments later sighing. "I can't believe this. I knew her heat would be hitting her soon, but I thought we had a few months at least," Fury said in exasperation. "If I may venture a guess, Uncle, I think her heat was brought on sooner than it would have because she chose fighting as her talent." "Fighting? What makes you think that?" Fury asked confused.
"Well, it was when the crow demon had her pinned, his blade on her neck. Her Youkai came forward then. I think she, or rather her Youkai, has already chosen its mate. Someone that evidently wasn't the crow. She felt dominated, therefore her demon took control of her before she could think or even give it permission and reacted. It was why she tried to kill him. Her demon was in control and her instincts where at the forefront. She was rather pissed that I stopped the death plant from consuming the crow. She was beyond thinking at that point. Needless to say, I think her Youkai fully coming out because it wasn't her mate that was trying to dominate her, in battle at least, was what jumpstarted her heat."
"That would make sense. But then, while it explains hers, it doesn't explain Lord Sesshomarus' reaction to it, unless…" "His Youkai considers her its mate…" Kurama finished and they looked at each other. "That is not good. With her in heat, and if her Youkai already has chosen its mate, then her being here is going to make it harder on her. She's going to want to go to Lord Sesshomaru. She has no control over her Youkais' urgings, regardless of how much she has been practicing with it. I have no idea what his intentions are either." "Either way, we need to keep her bound here," Kurama agreed.
A groan brought their attention back to the girl in the bed as she came to. "What…the fuck…?" she groaned out, holding a hand to her head, knocking off the rag, which Kurama picked up. "Are you alright, Feara love?" Fury asked, sitting next to her and brushing his fingers against her cheek. "Head hurts…where am I…?" "Our room," Kurama said softly, replacing the rag on her head. "Do you remember anything?" Fury asked gently. Lynn blinked and tried to concentrate. "I…remember…fighting with the crow demon…Sebastian?...and then I remember him pinning me to the floor. After that it was like something hot just slammed right into me and then…I don't know…it was like something took over me…and I could see what was going on but I couldn't control it and then blackness…" she said softly.
Fury nodded. "The wall of heat you felt was your heat coming on dear. We believe that it was brought on by the crow pinning you and trying to dominate you in the fight. Your Youkai came forth at that time, and tried to kill the crow. Kurama stopped you of course, but shortly after that you passed out. The first heats are always the worst. I had thought that we had more time to get you adjusted to it…but unfortunately not…" Fury said, growling to himself at his lack of thought. Lynn frowned, trying to absorb all the information just given to her. "Why would Sebastians' pinning me have brought my Youkai out?" she asked confused. Kurama and Fury looked at each other. "It's…" Kurama said, not sure how to best go about it that wouldn't upset her. Fury on the other hand, didn't want to bring it up but knew she would only pester them until she finally got an answer and decided to answer as truthfully as possible. "It's complicated, love," he said, not really answering but answering all the same.
She realized this and gave him a look. "You're holding something back from me, Father. What is it?" When he didn't answer and looked away, she growled, frustrated. "Feara…" Fury sighed out. "What is it?" she asked, growing more frustrated. "Your Youkai came out because you were being pinned and dominated by someone who your Youkai didn't consider its mate…" "My mate?" Fury merely nodded. "Well, that's…odd…so who is my mate?" Fury frowned and got up. "We have a theory, but I'm not telling that to you. End of story. So don't think to drag it out of me, Feara love. What I am concerned with right now is keeping you safe."
"But it's only a heat cycle isn't it? How can I not be safe?" "Feara, dear. In your heat…you might try to go after someone you normally wouldn't…even females…to satisfy your heat. The more sex you have, the quicker your heat goes. Though usually one has more control and forewarning when their heats come upon them. However, we haven't had a chance to talk to you about that, let alone instruct you on how to control it when it did come up, so its caught us by surprise. We had thought that we had more time…but it would seem not…the fight seems to have jumpstarted your heat." "So…what? What do we have to do?"
"We're staying in the room for the rest of our stay here," Fury said, bracing himself for the outrage that he knew was coming. "WHAT?!" she screeched. "You mean to tell me, that I'm going to have to stay in this room, for another six days?! What in the name of holy hell am I supposed to do in here for six days?! Do you have any idea how stir crazy I'm going to get, staying cooped up in here?!" "It is what is best for you, and I will have no arguments from you, have I made myself clear?" Fury ground out. "But Father…" "You will stay here!" Fury said, finality in his voice as he stalked out of the room, slamming the bed room door behind himself. She screeched and threw a pillow at the door. Kurama himself only sighed, knowing his Uncle would want him to stay with her.
"Fuck this, I'm not staying in here," Lynn growled out, tossing the covers back and moving to get up. Kurama pushed her back. "Lynn dear, Uncle is right. You need to stay here for your heat." "No! I'm not going to be confined here!" she growled and shoved up, only to be shoved back down and held her in place with some vines that would only listen to him. "Kurama!" "I'm sorry, Feara love. This is for the best," he said gently, ignoring her screams at him and her struggles. Kurama sighed, not liking having to restrain his baby cousin. "Can't you just fucking tell me who it is, so I know to avoid them? I mean, come on! I can avoid the men! And you and Father will be around me all the time we're here, so what's the problem?"
"The problem is, dear, is that if you haven't figured it out and your Youkai hasn't told you yet who it wants, that the moment we tell you, you will be drawn to him. And given how little control you have over your Youkai when you're upset, you will go to him regardless of what you try to NOT do. As far as the other males go, the single ones, especially if they've figured it out by now, will more than likely try to seduce your Youkai into their bed, and you won't be able to resist. And I imagine you'll have to worry about the females as well. As long as they don't try to dominate you, you'll be more accepting of their advances. The only one you'll ever allow to dominate you, is the one that your Youkai has chosen as its mate," Kurama said softly. A loud screech was his only answer to his calm reply.
Several days later found a fuming Lynn sitting in a chair by the open balcony windows, pouting. The only people she had seen other than her Father, who was still angry with her, and Kurama, who still had to restrain her from time to time, was the little ones, Shippo and Rin. When they came in, they managed to distract her for a time. Later that day, Kurama left her on her own, warning her to stay within their chambers for her protection as he went to a meeting with the other Lords. She stayed…for a while.
After half an hour of waiting, she carefully snuck out of her rooms and made her way around to the gardens. She could have gone to the ones outside of her room, but she wanted to look at a different one. Sniffing around a bit, she found one that smelled as if it had some pretty smelling flowers and followed the scent. She gasped softly as she opened a door leading to this garden to find flowers of all colors and types surrounding her. While they were many different ones, they didn't clash with each other at all. There were many different types, from roses, to pansies, to daisies and on and on. She laughed and ran into the garden, spinning around a couple of times, listening to all the many voices of the plants around her.
She walked around and lightly touched each and every flower, feeding it some of her Youkai and listening to them sing for her. She did that for quite a while before the flowers warned her of the approaching demon. Sniffing carefully, she realized that it was Sesshomarus' scent and she shuddered, feeling her Youkai come to the surface a bit. "Are you enjoying the gardens, Lady Feara?" Lynn fought down her Youkai and turned to him smiling. "They're beautiful. All of them are very pretty, and they all sing good as well." "Sing?" Sesshomaru questioned. "Oh, yes. I can hear them singing because I'm able to control them. I can also talk to them. Matter of fact, they were the ones that told me you had entered the garden."
"Is that so?" Sesshomaru said softly. Lynn merely smiled and nodded, shuddering a bit as a wave of heat hit her. "Lady Feara, at the risk of possibly sounding like your father, but you really shouldn't be out here. There are many who would take advantage of your…condition." Lynn frowned and growled out. "I can damn well do what I want. I may be his daughter but I'm not a damn child. I'm twenty-three fucking years old, and I've been able to take care of myself for quite a while. I appreciate my Father and cousin worrying for me, and I appreciate your concern as well, but it's not as if it's the first time that I've had sex. Though I have yet to have sex as a demon, I'm not a virgin. Nor am I stupid. I know how many males here, especially that Lord Kazuya, want to get into my bed, but while I've had sex, I don't do random people. I do have a little more standards than that to just allow anyone into my bed." At that, she stalked off back towards the door, completely unaware of said demon Lord watching the little tiff between them.
Moments before she reached the door, it slammed open and Kurama and Fury fell through the door, obviously panicking and looking for her. They stood there for a moment stunned before Fury growled and grabbed Lynn, pulling her tightly into his arms. "Do you have any idea how much trouble you could have gotten yourself into, wondering around in heat around all these vapid males that are panting after you?" he nearly snarled out, more out of concern than true anger at her. Lynn merely shoved him away, growling out "I am not a child!" before stalking back into the Palace and running to their room, tears in her eyes at the way she was being treated. Fury watched as Kurama ran after her to make sure she made it to her room ok, and ran a hand through his hair in frustration.
"I feel I must apologize, Lord Fury. I think I may have stirred her up with my comment. Though she did go about telling me off rather rudely. Though I understand," Sesshomaru said softly. Fury looked at him in horror. "I am sorry, My Lord. She didn't mean to be rude. She's just been cooped up in the room for several days because of her heat, not to mention she is rather irate at me for keeping her there. It is no excuse but please accept my apologies on her behalf, My Lord." Sesshomaru merely shook his head, alarming Fury for a moment. "No need to apologize, Lord Fury. I understand the issue. I take no offense with her outburst. But do please excuse me. I merely came out here to make sure that she was well and not being taken advantage of in her current state. I must return to deal with the other guests." Bowing, Sesshomaru left Fury there in shock.
"I'll be damned. There must be something between those two. Any other person would be dead, or in the dungeons for her behavior." Fury rubbed his face vigorously, trying to deal with everything. "Kami, give me strength," he whispered to himself as he went back to his rooms to check on Lynn. She was furious, throwing things, mostly pillows, across the room and stalking in circles as Kurama tried talking her down. "Feara, dear, I know you are angry about being locked in your room, but you know that it's for your own safety. You know we care about you," Kurama said, exasperation in his voice. "I can take care of myself! I've been doing so for several years when I wasn't here, so what's the difference? I even took care of myself when I first got here!" "Other than Lord Sesshomaru," Kurama muttered.
"Youko Feara! That will be enough! It is not a question about you being able to take care of yourself. However, your Youkai will be persistent, and you haven't much control over it. Once your other half decides it wants something, it won't stop until it gets it. It's not only your honor we are trying to protect here, but your virtue as well," Fury said, trying to get Lynn to understand. Of course, she only growled at him. "Father, apparently your nose isn't working well, because if it was, you would smell that I am NOT a virgin. Well, I would think that you could smell that." At the furious look on Fury's face, because apparently he hadn't noticed that, she gave a small laugh. "Really Father. That look doesn't suit you. It was done when I was human, as well as in a different place. The people that I've been with won't be born for at least 500 or so years. Besides that, in my time, it is not uncommon to have sex before marriage. Or mating for that matter. Course I've lost count of how many I've slept with, though I'm usually with one for a period of time in what I thought was a relationship only to find out how wrong I was. At any rate, there's no need to worry about my honor. It's not like I have any to protect, and I'm sure that anyone with a good nose knows this, and has likely told others if they have. I appreciate your attempt, Father, but I am not a child. And I am not a virgin whose honor you need to protect."
Fury sighed and rubbed his head. She was right of course, he had just thought that his nose wasn't working properly and had dismissed it. He looked to Kurama, narrowing his eyes at him. "Did you know?" he asked, voice low. "I suspected, but I never asked or looked into it," came Kuramas' quiet reply. Fury sighed and shook his head. "Fine, Feara. Tomorrow you will be free to do as you like. But I ask that you have one of us with you at all times, please, for my sake of mind. You may not be a virgin anymore, due to circumstances outside my control, but there is still your honor to protect. It is not common here, at least not for the females, to sleep around with whoever they choose unless they are part of a brothel or are personal concubines that are allowed to sleep with guests or staff as well as whomever they serve. And I don't think you'd want to be considered either."
An "Oof!" left Furys' lips as Lynn came out of nowhere and slammed into him, hugging him tightly. "Thank you, Father. And I'm sorry for my behavior. I just don't like being cooped up in one place for days on end," Lynn said softly, reaching up and rubbing her cheek against her Fathers in apology. Fury sighed and hugged Lynn to him. "Yes, I understand, but that doesn't excuse your behavior. But I will forgive it this one time, do you understand?" "Yes, Father," Lynn said quietly, well aware of how her attitude could be construed in this time frame if anyone else had seen it. "I hate to interrupt, Uncle, but does this mean I can stop trying to restrain her…? I don't like having to do so," Kurama asked. "Yes, Kurama, you may stop. And I'm sorry for asking you to do so." Kurama sighed and ungracefully flopped on the bed, much to Fury and Lynn's amusement. "Thank Kami. I don't know how much more of that I could take," Kurama yawned out. "I'm taking a nap now," he muttered and snuggled into the bed.
Fury grinned at Kurama and looked down to Lynn. "How about me and you take a nap as well? It's been a stressful few days and we could use it. Not to mention Kurama and I will be awake and aware for the meeting later." "You've been having a lot of meetings this week, Father. Am I to assume at least some of them are about me?" Lynn asked quietly as she crawled into the bed next to Kurama. "No, dear. The meetings are about various different things having to do with the lands and incomes. Nothing at all to concern yourself with. I'd ask if you'd like to come, but as you know nothing, as of yet, about any of it, it would only serve to bore you." Lynn nodded and snuggled between him and Kurama, the day's events helping her to sleep fairly quick.
It was later after supper that Kurama and Fury left for the last meeting of the week. Lynn stayed up as late as her body would let her as she waited for them to return. She didn't know what they were talking about that would possibly take so long, but she found herself falling asleep in the chair she was sitting in. After the supper that they had taken in their room, Rin and Shippo had come by to check on her and she played with them for quite a bit as she had nothing else to do. Now she was by herself as a servant had come by to put the little ones to bed. She had even gotten so bored that she decided to take another bath even though she hadn't done anything all day and had taken one this morning. But when she began to fall asleep in the chair, she decided it was probably best to lay down before she fell on the floor and possibly hurt herself in the process.
She changed into her sleeping clothes and lay down in the bed that the three of them had taken to sharing, as it held her Father's and Kuramas' scent and it soothed her and helped her sleep. It was shortly after she fell asleep that her Youkai stirred, sensing something that she didn't as she was out like a light. Her Youkai didn't reveal itself as of yet, trying to access what was off with its' senses. When the familiar scent of a pheromone laden peacock reached her nose, her nose wrinkled. It didn't smell bad, but it was out of place considering where she was. Youko took a moment to access the situation before deciding that the peacock wasn't to be trusted and woke Lynn up, but warned her not to move yet and to take in her surroundings.
Lynn woke with a start but kept her eyes closed at her Youkais' insistence, though she wasn't sure why. It wasn't until the scent hit her nose that she found out why her Youkai woke her. She laid absolutely still, going out on a limb, which she normally wouldn't do, to allow Lord Kazuya to show that he wasn't try to harm her, even as his scent hit her system and caused her to get the tiniest bit aroused. She stiffened when Lord Kazuya placed a hand on her arm, and really hoped he didn't notice. Apparently he didn't as he moved his hand down over her arm and over her stomach. She felt her anger at his audacity boiling under her skin, but apparently he either couldn't smell her change in attitude or didn't care as he slid his hand up over her stomach to her breasts.
Unfortunately for him, she was unable to contain her anger and his hand slid over her breast and squeezed it lightly, nearly purring in the back of his throat. With a blast of her Youkai, she blew him off of her and sent him flying. He would have stopped flying when he hit the wall separating the sitting area from the bed chambers, but she flew after him and allowed as much of her Youkai into her closed right fist as possible and slammed it into his chest, causing Lord Kazuya not only to cough up blood, but send him flying through three walls as well. The noise undoubtedly caused a stir as she could vaguely hear voices, but whether it was because they were far off or her anger was making her deaf to much else, she wasn't sure. All she knew was that the bastard who dared to molest her in her own chambers where she was supposed to be safe pissed her the hell off.
She snarled after the fallen peacock and stalked after him, not even bothering with the doors, just using the holes she had created to make her way to him. Kazuya himself was trying to pick himself up from his place on the floor in an empty room, surprised that she was that strong, or that she would even react that way towards his advances, as forward as they were. "You dare?" she seethed out, no longer in her right state of mind. Her Youkai had come to the forefront in her anger, her eyes a blood red and angry vines surging up through the floors around her and Kazuya in her anger. With a silent command to her pets, she sent the vines after Kazuya, wrapping them around his shocked form and ordered them to grow deadly sharp thorns, much like the ones she had used on Sebastian.
She was so far out of it that she hadn't realized that she had gathered and audience, though none of them dared to approach her. The few guards that there were, were trying to keep back servants and nobles alike to lessen the chances of anyone else getting hurt. The only one who dared approach her was Sebastian. "My Lady, what may I ask is the problem?" he said softly, baring his neck submissively when she turned feral eyes on him. Apparently appeased by his submissive attitude, she growled out "That…that…thing…dared to try to molest me in my sleep knowing my current state," pointing a very sharp looking claw to the "thing" in question. Sebastian chanced a look to see to whom she was referring and gasped. 'This isn't likely to end well,' he thought to himself.
"My Lady, I understand your anger, but perhaps it would be more prudent to let My Lord Sesshomaru handle it?" Sebastian said lightly, trying not to piss her off more. She snarled at him but before she could do anything, Kurama and Fury pushed through the throng of people calling her. "Feara! What is going on?" Fury said once he reached the front and knew she'd hear him over the many voices in the corridor. Lynn turned her feral gaze on him, backing down slightly as she saw that it was her sire. "Uncle, I have to say she must be pretty pissed," Kurama said lightly, trying to keep the situation from escalating as he eyed the holes in the wall. "Pissed isn't the word for it, Kurama," she growled out gutturally. "Youko Feara," Fury said, gaining her attention as well as Kuramas'. "What is going on?" he asked slowly and with authority lining his voice, demanding an answer.
Lynn was so pissed that she didn't think she could answer coherently so she merely pointed again at the trapped peacock, who was rather close to passing out from lack of air at the moment. Fury followed the direction she pointed and gasped. "Feara! Release him this instant!" "No," she managed to growl out. "Youko Feara," Fury growled back in warning, authority lining his voice again. Lynn fought against it, unable to tell her Father fully what had happened. Sebastian, being the clever demon he was, realized this and interjected. "If I may, My Lord, before you punish her for this, I believe your daughter has a valid excuse for her…manhandling…of the Lord Kazuya," Sebastian called out, gaining the attention he hoped from Fury.
"Explain," he growled out, keeping one eye on the furious Feara who was still not submitting to him and one eye on the now passed out Lord Kazuya while Kurama coaxed the plants into releasing the Cardinal Lord. "What is going on?" a voice thundered over all the noise as a body pressed closer to the scene. Sesshomaru stepped out from behind all of the people gathered and looked around in shock. The first thing he saw was a livid Feara visibly trying to fight off her Fathers' authority. The next thing he saw where the holes in his Palace walls. Following the direction they seemed to be going, his eyes widened a bit at seeing Lord Kazuya on the floor in the next room with deadly looking vines around him and Kurama trying to talk them down and making slow progress with them.
Sesshomaru looked back to Feara. "What. Is. Going. On?" he said slowly, his anger at the situation seeping into his voice. If she didn't have a valid reason for attacking a Cardinal Lord…he didn't even want to think of the consequences of such an action. "My Lord," Sebastian called, garnering Sesshomarus' attention. "If I may, I was just about to explain to the Lord Fury what this one was told before he arrived." Sesshomaru nodded at him, unable to talk at the moment, and Sebastian thankfully knew him well enough to take that as consent to speak. "The Lady Feara has told me that the Lord Kazuya was attempting to molest her in her sleep and possibly take advantage of her condition…whatever that may be…but I must assume it to mean her heat, My Lords."
"What?" Sesshomaru and Fury snarled out at the same time, Fury dropping his Youkai to focus on the unconscious peacock. "Lady Feara, release him please," Sesshomaru growled out, barely managing to be polite as his anger and his beast hit the roof, nearly quiet literally. Lynn stared at him a moment, debating on whether she wanted to release the molesting bastard or not, but calmed down enough to realize it wasn't her place to punish the bastard and called back her pets. "Feara, is this true," Fury asked quietly and the anger that flashed in her eyes when she placed them back on him was enough to tell him that it was. He held up a hand to stall any outbursts from her and Kurama pulled her away from the area a bit and kept her close. Moments later, Lord Kazuya, now able to breath, coughed and writhed on the floor, trying to get as much air into his abused lungs as possible.
Sesshomaru nodded towards Kazuya, and a couple of guards went forward to both help the peacock to sit up as well as to restrain him. "Lord Kazuya," Sesshomaru said, his voice ice, when Kazuya managed to gather enough air to speak. Of course he didn't, but he looked at Sesshomaru giving him his attention. "Why are you at the Lady Fearas' chambers? When you left the meeting, it was to relieve yourself. Correct me if this one is wrong, but as this IS my home, I know I'm not; there are no facilities other than personal ones in this area." "I w-was going to the bathroom…and this…harlot…attacked me for no reas-reason," he said, his voice breaking from lack of air. Of course, Sesshomaru scented the lie on the peacock but before he could say anything, Fearas' Youkai flared and she attempted to get at Kazuya. He quickly placed himself between the two, facing Kazuya. He smiled a bit when he felt Feara at his back, trying to get through him without hurting him to get to Kazuya.
"Lord Kazuya, perhaps you would like to try again," Sesshomaru said icily, shooting out an arm when Feara made to move around him. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed her look up at him before attaching herself to his arm. He smirked internally and his Youkai purred at her holding onto him to hold herself back from hurting the peacock. "Are you accusing me of lying, Lord Sesshomaru?" Kazuya growled out, which was rather impressive given that he was a bird Youkai. "This Sesshomaru isn't accusing you of lying. I know you are. One, I can smell the lie on you and two, and I say again, this is my home, so I know there is no reason for you to be on this side of the Palace, far away from the meeting room where we were gathered to talk about the financial status of all of our lands. Where there is only private chambers and bathrooms."
"My Lord," a kitsune guard said, if he remembered correctly, went by the name of Kaname (if you can come up with more original names be my guest, but until then, I'ma borrow names that I like from anime-if it wasn't obvious, Kaname is from Vampire Knight), his bright red eyes looking up at Sesshomaru. "What is it, Kaname?" Sesshomaru asked, not taking his eyes off of Kazuya. "If I may, My Lord, I took the liberty of scenting the room," Kaname said, bravely locking stares with his Lord as Sesshomaru jerked around to look at him. "And?" Sesshomaru asked, obviously trying to hold on to some type of sanity. "Lord Kazuya's scent is indeed in the room, as well as on the bed she seemed to have been occupying at the time," Kaname said, to which Sesshomaru snarled and turned now red eyes on Kazuya.
"Fine, I was in the room on the bed, but that doesn't prove that I molested her!" Kazuya snapped out. Kaname scoffed and grabbed Lynn's arm gently. "My Lady, if you would, where did he touch you?" Kaname asked gently. She looked over her shoulder at the tall kitsune with short black hair and eyed him warily. "Lady Feara, if you would, please answer the question," Sesshomaru urged her softly. Sighing, she muttered out, "My shoulder, down my arm, to my stomach and up to my breasts where he squeezed the left one." Sesshomaru growled at this but stayed put for the moment. Kaname pushed his hair back from his forehead as he leaned forward to sniff at said areas. After a moment, he pulled away and looked back at Sesshomaru. "His scent is still there, but barely. Your own and Lord Kuramas' have since been in contact with those areas in one way or another since then," Kaname confirmed.
At this, Kazuya freaked out when Sesshomarus' eyes turned a feral red and his pupils turned green as he snarled and made to leap at Lord Kazuya. Lynn instantly reacted and grabbed his arm again, shaking her head when he turned to look at her. "It's bad enough I attacked him, My Lord, reasonable excuse or not. If you do the same, it could cause a war, could it not? Just please, send him away," Lynn begged. Sesshomaru and his beast wanted to rip him to pieces, but at her request he held back. "Sebastian, see that this sad excuse for a bird finds its way out of my lands. I do not ever, unless it's a matter of an extreme emergency, want to see your face on my lands or in my Palace again. If you are seen, my soldiers will be given orders to kill you on the spot. However, that does not apply for your people or relatives. Just. You." Sesshomaru said, emphasizing the last two words.
Sesshomaru turned around and scooped Lynn up, smirking a bit when she squeaked, an adorable sound really, at the sudden movement, ignoring Lord Kazuyas' calls as Sebastian and a few other guards helped him to his feet and out of the Palace. "Lord Fury, I am taking Lady Feara to my personal chambers. I am aware of how unorthodox that is, however, I feel she needs some sleep in a place that I know that she will be safe in. I will have some servants escort you to a new chamber along with your things. She will be safe from any advances by any males. You have my word on that." Before Fury could say anything, Sesshomaru turned and walked down the hallway, ignoring the murmurs by the other nobles and took no notice of the looks thrown their way.
A soft "Thank you" reached his ears shortly after they left the others behind. "It is no problem. I am sorry that this occurred. It seems that people think it is alright to abuse my guests when I am not around to say anything to them about their behavior. Kazuya had no right to try to take advantage of you while you were sleeping or while you are in heat," Sesshomaru said softly, but before he could continue he glanced down and saw that she was sleeping. He smiled softly and opened the doors to his chambers, kicking the door closed behind him. He gently laid her in his bed, his Youkai content for the moment just watching over her sleep. 'Mate is tired,' his beast said quietly. "Given everything that's happened to her these last couple of months, it isn't surprising. Especially these last couple of weeks." His beast agreed and fell silent. Sesshomaru pulled a soft sitting chair up close to the bed and quietly kept watch over her until he too fell asleep.
By the time morning came around, Lynn stirred and rubbed her eyes. Looking around, she wondered where she was, having temporarily forgotten about the things that happened last night. Once she fully woke up, she remembered everything and growled softly. She looked around again and this time found Sesshomaru, sitting in a chair next to the bed, his elbow propped on the arm of the chair with his hand propping his head up, dead to the world. She smiled softly at that. "Lord Sesshomaru," she said softly, reaching forward and tugging on his arm, jerking him awake accidentally. He looked at her confused, and still half-asleep. "Your neck is going to hurt sleeping like that. I wouldn't be surprised if it's hurting already," she murmured, pulling on his arm to get him to lay down.
He complied, not really thinking about it, mostly because his beast was urging him to lay with his mate. Of course, he could deny the mate part, but he didn't last night before he fell asleep and didn't think of it now, so his beast was certain that Sesshomaru agreed with him, at least to a certain extent. Lynn pulled him close and snuggled into his arms, not really thinking about her actions herself. Though it felt as if her Youkai was urging her to do these things. But given that she was tired herself and was attracted to him anyway. Of course she didn't think much of it herself. Sesshomaru pulled her close and fell back into a light sleep, his neck thanking him for the softer support. Lynn fell into a light sleep as well.
A couple of hours later, Sesshomaru woke with a start, the most appetizing scent hitting his nose. He groaned when he realized what it was. He mentally smacked himself when he realized just who was in his arms, in his bed, and in his room. His beast immediately came to the surface and he fought it back. "Lady Feara," he growled out, startling the poor girl into awareness. "S'up?" she said sleepily, her words slurring together. Of course she meant to say "What's up?" instead of what came out. "Please, remove yourself from my bed and chambers," he said, trying to keep his Youkai under control.
Lynn didn't know why, but a pang of hurt flashed through her as those words left her mouth. She sat up, fully awake now and looked down at him. She started to get up when she saw his eyes and how they watched her. Then she noticed the red in them. "Your Youkai is trying to get out," she said softly, not really asking but stating. "Yes," he growled out. "Go!" he pushed him away from Lynn, trying to put space between them and control his body. "You're trying protect my honor, Lord Sesshomaru, and I understand that, but can you not smell that I've already been with someone before when I was human? There is nothing for you to protect," Lynn said gently, jumping when a feral growl left Sesshomarus' lips and she was suddenly pinned to the bed.
"There's nothing you can do about it now, Lord Sesshomaru!" she said frantically. "It was my choice then and it's my choice now! I'm only telling you this because I trust you, and because you have the right to know!" Sesshomaru tried to keep his snarl in even as he listened to her words, but couldn't contain it. Lynn, in a desperate attempt to calm him, cupped his face, and rubbed his cheeks, or more specifically his stripes and rubbed them gently, trying to calm him. "I don't know what I am to you, Lord Sesshomaru, but whatever it is, I'm not your betrothed, your mate, your sibling, child or ward. If you have feelings for me then I understand your anger, especially given the laws and rules of this time. However, I am not from here. I am not from this time. You know this. And I know you have a good nose, so I know you had to have known that I have been with other humans. It's been months, but there's nothing you can do about it. Like I told my father, they won't be born for another 500 years or so, so you can't kill them, you can't track them, and you can't hurt them."
Sesshomaru tried valiantly to calm his raging beast, knowing that she was right, but his beast would have none of it. He growled at her, shaking her hands off his face snapping his teeth in her face, more or less ordering her submission. She sighed and tilted her head back, knowing what he wanted and knowing that other than her father and her cousin, that he was the only other that she would submit to. "Lord Sesshomaru," she said softly, still keeping her neck bared. "Don't. Talk." he growled out. He leaned forward and lightly sunk his teeth into her neck. She stayed perfectly still beneath him until he got control over his beast. He was finally able to talk him down into seeing reason.
"I am sorry," Sesshomaru said softly, releasing her neck and pulling back a bit. She carefully looked at him and smiled softly. "It's ok. I understand. My father reacted nearly the same way, but given that I'm not his mate, he didn't get nearly as mad as you. He just thought something was wrong with his nose. Are you ok, now?" she asked softly. He nodded and moved to get up, but stopped when Lynn again cupped his face in her hands. "Is your Youkai ok, too?" "It is rather upset, but will be fine. I managed to make him see sense, but he isn't happy about it. He…" he cut himself off, not wanting to reveal his Youkai's wishes. Lynn pulled his face down, unable to resist knowing what he was going to say, and kissed him softly.
Sesshomaru's breath caught in his throat, both surprised and pleased at the contact but knowing that he wouldn't be able to resist if she did that. He tried to pull away but Lynn only let him get so far. "My Lord," she said softly, rubbing her thumbs over his stripes, smiling a bit when she felt him shiver from the sensation. "I know what your Youkai wants. And I know what mine wants now. And what I want. I want to know what you want." Sesshomaru growled softly, trying to look away. "It doesn't matter what I want," he said, forced by her soft hands to look at her, "I cannot mate with a human or a half-breed. The problems it would cause…" Lynn scowled, cutting him off. "Is your nose stuffed up or something? You can smell me. Unless I am in my human form now, I no longer smell like a human. I no longer am a human. My Youkai is fully embedded with my human soul now, making me like Kurama, able to become like a human and smell like one when I wish, but no longer human at all."
"This Sesshomaru knows. However, the other nobles and the council members themselves will not see that," he said, pulling her hands away. "And you are the great Lord Sesshomaru I've heard so much about. You are not one to be dictated to by others. Especially when it comes to how you rule," she said, sitting up. "That being said, what difference does it make to them what you do? You'll do what you wish, as you wish. If you want to mate with me, then they can say nothing. If all you want from me is sex, they can say nothing. Isn't that right?" Sesshomaru and his beast growled at the implication of him only wanting her for sex. "If any of that is what I wish, yes. But it would diminish their belief in myself, and it would take a lot for me to regain that. I cannot afford…" "Afford to what, Lord Sesshomaru? Care? Correct me if I am wrong, My Lord, and I mean no insult with this, but your father ruled his people and loved a human woman at the same time. From what I understand, no one thought less of him because of it. Thought he was crazy, I'm sure. But no one thought less of him. Did you?" she asked softly.
Sesshomaru didn't answer. It was true. Originally, he had thought less of his father for falling in love with a human. That was until his half-brother showed his potential. His brother was weaker than he, inescapably so. But it was because of his human blood that he pushed forward as much as he did, and became stronger by doing so. So he didn't know what he thought of his father now. "I don't know much, Lord Sesshomaru, but I know that you wouldn't take forever to kill someone you didn't feel some sort of pride for. Your brother for example. I've heard stories about you and your brother. Most of them violent. But you've never killed him. Gotten close, I'm sure. But it seems you are somewhat proud of him. And Rin. You may have thought badly of your father before, but you have changed your thoughts I believe. So I know you don't care much for what the others or the council have to say, otherwise neither of them would be here in your Palace now."
Sesshomaru sat quietly as he absorbed her words. It was true, to an extent. Lynn shuffled forward and placed her lips on his cheek before wrapping her arms around his shoulders and laying her head in the crook of his neck. "You even stood up for me three times now. They already know something is up. So I ask again. What do you want?" she asked softly. Sesshomaru looked at her for a moment, trying to ignore her words. But his beast was having none of it and took over long enough for him to push her back into the sheets and kiss her senseless. By the time he regained control over his other half, he could no longer control himself and continued the kiss. Neither of them heard the knock on the door and neither heard the door opening.
Lynn was only aware there were something amiss when Sesshomaru was yanked off of her by his own personal guard. Sesshomaru growled as he was yanked away but made no attempt to attack, knowing by scent who was in his room and why. "What…?" Lynn got out before she was yanked to her feet by her furious Father and shoved into Kuramas' arms. Throwing a glare at the immobile Sesshomaru, they stalked out with Lynn in tow. Lynn didn't say a thing, knowing how furious her Father was at the moment. He took them to their rooms, furiously ranting under his breath. He didn't yell at her, or kick things, or throw them. He just paced and vented. Kurama was near about the same anger as his Uncle, but kept quiet.
"Kurama," Fury grit out. "Yes, Uncle?" he said softly, though no less angry. "Pack our things. We are leaving today. I am going to talk with Lord Sesshomaru," he sneered out Sesshomarus' name. Lynn said nothing as her Father stalked out of the room, not to him or Kurama. Instead she just quietly helped Kurama pack, knowing now why her father had wanted to keep her away from Sesshomaru. He was the Youkai that her own wanted as a mate. That was what they had discovered. And she understood why they hid it from her. Her Youkai told her why. But it still hurt to know. She and Kurama took their things out to a carriage that apparently Fury had called for. They waited silently for Fury to return outside.
Fury however, stalked back to Sesshomarus' rooms, only to be told that he was in his study and didn't wish to be disturbed. Of course, Fury ignored that, and knew Sesshomaru wouldn't say anything about it to him. So he knocked once to be polite but didn't give Sesshomaru time to answer before he pushed past the guards, who protested and tried to pull him back, into the room. Sesshomaru growled but waved a hand to dismiss them. He had breached the Foxes' trust, so he knew what was coming. Once they were alone, he spoke. "What can I-" he started, but was cut off by Fury. "What are your intentions for my daughter?" Fury said, cutting straight to the chase. Sesshomaru was quiet for a moment, trying to gather his thoughts. "My…Youkai…wants her as a mate. However, I…she is a half-breed, for all intents and purposes, and I cannot…"
"That is what I thought. I had thought you had changed, given the fact that there is some sort of truce between you and your half-brother, and the fact that there's a human child within your home. But it would seem that your priorities are still with worrying about trivial things such as pure blood and not. Half-breed she may have been at one time, but she is no longer one. Her Youkai has completely merged with her human soul, making her fully demon now. Not that it matters. We are leaving and will not be returning unless absolutely necessary. Thank you for the hospitality." Fury bowed before turning on his heel and leaving. Once the door was shut, Sesshomaru banged his head onto his desk for his stupidity. His beast howled and yelled at him for how stupid he was.
A/N: Wow…20 pages of MW. Heh, how'd you like my plot twist? It gets even better after this too. But I'm not telling you guys yet lol. Guess you'll just have to stick around to see eh? Lynn I loves you! Hope it makes you feel a bit better! MUAH!