Chapter 6: The Yearly Ball
She smiled as she looked out at everyone. She had been told to stay out of sight until he had everyone's attention. Of course he had to make several greetings first before it started, but she didn't mind. She just wanted to look at her work. She had planned it all over two weeks and it all looked marvelous in her opinion, but she wanted to know if everyone else liked it.
"It looks so marvelous. Who knew lord Sesshomaru had it in him?" A few women asked each other. "He seems different too. He hasn't yelled at a single person so far."
"I know. I heard his relatives are here too. Usually he is in a foul mood whenever they are near." The other woman nodded. Rumor to them was that they always asked him if he had a mate and of course everyone figured he didn't. He was seen as still eligible.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he called to get everyone's attention. "I have an announcement to make." Everyone looked at him, wondering what it could be that was so important to the demon lord of the west. "If you will come out." And she walked out in her white and silver yukata, head slightly tilted forward so that her pearl bangs would hide her face from all. This was her grand appearance in the royal life and she didn't want to mess up.
"I present to you the lady of the west and the guardian of the Shikon no tama, my mate, Kagome." Everyone was shocked, especially the lords and ladies. They never expected him to make such an announcement.
"Hello everyone." She smiled and bowed her head slightly, pearl hair cascading down her back.
"She is the one that planned this year's ball." They were shocked again that a woman was the one that made this all possible. "I have another announcement to make."
"Can I do it koishi?" She asked softly and he nodded, causing her smile to soften. "Sesshomaru's heir will be born in a matter of months. I am very glad to have conceived his child." This shocked everybody. Not only did he find a mate but he was also expecting a child by winter. It was spring now.
"Congratulations, brother," Inuyasha scoffed as he made his appearance. "You weren't going to tell them that you stole her from me, were you?"
"I didn't steal anything from you, Inuyasha," he replied. "We met when she was alone on the path, far from you and your companions. She traveled with me and I found out that you tried to kill her, more than twice at that, but Shippo and Kirara wouldn't let you. They protected her from you." He glared at his brother. "Besides, I can't steal something that was never yours."
"You bastard! I'll kill you for this." He leapt forward to attack Sesshomaru but he was deflected by a light silver barrier.
"I cannot allow you to hurt him, Inuyasha," Kagome said as she stepped forward.
"Like hell you can't." He growled low, a glare directed at her. "You need to stop protecting that low-life."
"He is my mate, Inuyasha. He is the father of my child and there is nothing you can do about it." She smiled back at Sesshomaru. "I love him and nothing will ever change that."
"He'll hurt you Kagome. He doesn't love you."
"If he didn't love me then why would he have taken me in? Why would he make love to me every night? Why would he go through so much to make sure I was happy? Could you answer me that?" She looked him dead in the eye but he turned away. "Exactly, you can't."
"No need to look so glum, Inuyasha," Kikyo said as she approached him. "She's just a whore anyways." She looked at the kimono Kagome wore. It was a nice silver kimono with white sakura blossoms. It hung slightly off the shoulder, showing the mark that was present. "She's just here to tempt every man in the room."
"That is not true, Kikyo, and you know that," Kagome growled out. "I am faithful to my mate and will always remain that way." She glared at Kikyo but she relaxed when Sesshomaru placed a hand on her shoulder. "I did return his arm to him after all. He never asked for it back. He never asked for anything from me but I did it because I love him, because I am loyal to him." She smiled. "He need not ask me to do anything and he would still be happy with me and I ask of nothing from him."
"You're a liar!" Hana cried out, not wanting to believe that her dearest Sesshomaru could be taken by this woman.
"Am I?" Kagome raised an eyebrow. "Have I done anything to you?"
"You stole Sesshomaru from me."
"I highly doubt that," Kagome replied. "He belongs to no one, not me or you or anyone at that. Only he can give himself to someone. I would never ask it of him to do so, that is solely up to him."
"And Kagome belongs to no one," Sesshomaru added. "It is completely up to her."
"Ah, but I have given my heart to you, and my body, and everything I have become," she replied. "Our souls are one now Sesshomaru."
"I know koishi, why do you think I have offered all I have to you? You asked for none of it and all you accept is my love and my body as your own." He walked up to her. "You allow me to do as I wish to you and I do the same for you. You are all I could ever want." His eyes clouded over at her scent. He knew it was lust but he held his beast in check. He could wait to make love to her again and again and again until they were both tired and exhausted but they would continue on, neither would get any sleep when he got his hands on her.
They were shocked at such a display from the western lord. He was holding her to him, ignoring all in the room as he nuzzled his mark on her. But they had to admit, she was beautiful and quite powerful from the way she easily deflected Inuyasha but they needed more proof to her power, at least his uncle and aunt did. What she said, however, was the truth. They could see that she would gladly give up her life to protect him and he would do the same. They could see the bond the two shared and it had spread over Rin and Shippo. They could feel the power that radiated off of Kagome and her womb. They knew she was not one to be messed with.
"So sweet, Kagome, spending your mate's last moments alive with him," a voice mocked as another figure entered the room, his evil aura coming off of him in waves.
"Naraku," she growled as she pulled away from Sesshomaru. "Leave this place at once or die. I will not hesitate to finish you off."
"Is that any way to talk to the one that will kill your mate and take all that he owns?" He approached again and the others shrunk back in fear. "Honestly, you didn't think it would be that easy to deter me."
"Bastard!" She roared out as two wings ripped through the flesh on her back, tearing the kimono she was wearing, but only slightly. "DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE ME!" She drew a katana from thin air. "That is what annoys me the most, when people underestimate me, when people think I'm weak and defenseless, but mostly when people think they could threaten me or the lives of others." Her aura flared out around her, a giant silver and blue flame.
They looked at her. They hadn't expected this from her. She seemed so docile and innocent, but now she appeared angry and vengeful for what the man said. They could understand the protectiveness she had over her mate but they felt that he should have been fighting this battle. Surely she couldn't take on this man on her own. They knew he was powerful but they couldn't exactly tell how powerful she was. Just the look she had scared them. They were sure that they didn't want to mess with her or dare threaten her mate, which in its self was signing their own death warrant. Sesshomaru alone was a force not to be messed with, and few ever tried his patients.
"Calm down Kagome," Sesshomaru growled out behind her. "You might hurt our child." He stepped closer to her, sensing that if someone did not intervene it would not be good.
"He has to die Sesshomaru." Her glare was directed at Naraku, but the look in her eyes softened when she heard a whisper in the pit of her soul. She recognized it as… "Midoriko-sama." It was a whisper but he heard it.
'Child, do not be consumed by your rage. You are not the only dog demon of purity for nothing. Do not let this vile man get to you,' she scolded. 'You are far better than that.'
"I understand," she whispered, eyes closed as she marveled at the power she could feel pulsing through her body. A smile touched her lips and she opened her eyes, completely calm. "You waste so much time, Naraku. I lost my senses for a while but I see it now." Her eyes held wisdom that wasn't there before and she patted her stomach softly. "You are such a fear-filled being. You fear my unity with Sesshomaru, you fear the child I carry and you fear me and the power I posses. It is understandable because the dark does fear the light." Her wings twitched but remained closed.
"What are you talking about?" He growled, not liking how her rage was gone, replaced with contentment and understanding.
"Let me put Onigumo's soul to rest now. He's been suffering for far too long over a love he will never have." She approached, hand outstretched and a light glowing around it. The demons backed away, not liking the look of it, especially since she approached Naraku with it, and he seemed to fear it a lot. "You and him both need peace. Even now he begs that his tainted soul be cleansed and free of its sins." He ran into a wall, now being trapped. "Fear no longer, Onigumo." And she closed her eyes as she cleansed the soul of the lost man, the hanyou before her turning to ash as shock filled his eyes. He could not even scream. When she opened her eyes all that was left was a pile of ash where he had once been.
"Rest in peace now, Onigumo." And she said a silent pray for his soul.
"Kagome," Sesshomaru called out, gaining her attention. She just turned and smiled at him, a brilliant light in her eyes.
"Yes?" Her head tilted slightly.
"Come here." He caught her eye and her smile softened to one filled with love. She came to him and stepped into his protective embrace. "You did good." She just nuzzled his chest.
"Our child will be so strong, I can feel it," she whispered to him. "No one will rival our child's powers and for that I have put a barrier around it so no spirit can enter the body of our child." He nodded and watched as Inuyasha approached.
"Do you still wish to challenge me, brother?" He asked, not stepping away from Kagome as the others looked on. Lord Juno and his son were looking for their chance to try and steal her from Sesshomaru.
"Keh, she's mine and you know that."
"I don't see your claim on her." He nuzzled his mark. "No, just my mark is present on her." He heard Inuyasha growl but did nothing as Kikyo approached Inuyasha.
"Come on Inuyasha, she isn't worth your time, especially if she chose that bastard."
Kagome's eyes narrowed on her. "Be careful what you say, Kikyo. I allowed you to live for this long, I can easily end your existence now." It was a warning but Kikyo glared at her, not taking her threat seriously.
"Is that so incarnate?"
"I am not your reincarnation. So far from it," Kagome said. "I am my own being, not a replica of you." She drew away from Sesshomaru but didn't move far from him. "You were just lucky that my soul had confused itself, thinking that the appearance of your clay body was similar to mine. Do not fool yourself."
Kikyo glared at her and notched an arrow on the bow before allowing it to be released. It was consumed by a dark aura as it sped towards Kagome but it stopped and turned to ash as it came inches from Kagome's heart. This surprised Kikyo but she didn't let it show on her face.
"You know Kikyo, there are advantages to being the guardian of the Shikon no tama." She took a slow graceful step. "And so many more advantages of being fused with the jewel. It can no longer be used and if I die then it goes poof. No more jewel." Kikyo stumbled back and the others drew back and towards the walls. "But you see, I do not use the jewel for evil. No, I use it to protect the world." She stopped. "You have two choices. You can either leave now or die where you stand. Which do you choose?"
Kikyo tripped and fell to the floor, scared of the being that was in front of her. She could see that this was her end. She would no longer be amongst the living. She wanted so much to just run away and cower in fear but she was too much of a composed being to do such. She would rather die then show fear.
"Goodbye then." And she shot a light towards Kikyo, engulfing her in the light and she cried out in pain as her soul was pulled out of her body. It went back to the pure light pink of Kagome's soul and rejoined the rest of it, causing her power to increase drastically. Kikyo's body fell to the floor, eyes empty and the souls of human women flew out of the corpse and towards heaven. Nothing was sustaining her anymore so her body cracked and soon crumbled back into grave soil and ash.
Inuyasha was shocked by this. Kagome had killed Kikyo, but Kikyo could have lived if she had just turned around and left but she chose death and left so easily. He had no one now. Sango and Miroku left when he had took off after Kagome in a demonic rage to claim her and Kagome was now Sesshomaru's. Kagome was carrying his brother's child. They had all abandoned him because he had tried to kill the woman that he loved. At least he thought he loved her.
Kagome turned away from him and walked back to Sesshomaru. She stepped to his side and smiled. She looked so ethereal to him but she was standing next to his brother. The sight of them together angered him but he had no right to challenge him any longer. Kagome was his and he had beat him fair and square. He could only give them his blessing and hope everything works out for the best. He wanted Kagome's happiness and apparently Sesshomaru was it.
"Kagome, Sesshomaru, I hope for the best for both of you. Good luck to the both of you. I give you my blessing." And he turned and left, a tear crawling slowly down his cheek. He truly lost her.
The End of This Story.
Author's note:
There you have it, the end of this story. Hope you all enjoyed. If you want a sequel then I will need some ideas. I have some clue as to what to do but I need to expand a bit on it. But I will come out with another crossover story soon. I have a few. One of which is a crossover with Kamui, and another is a crossover with Ouran High Host Club/ Vampire Knight/ Hellsing. I should also be coming up with a few more one shots. Well I have them hand written it is actually finding the time to type them and coming up with titles. I'll attempt to get the ten plus one shots up soon. Take care and be on the look out for more stories authored by yours truly!