Please note that all previous chapters have been revised and edited. Yes even all the way back to chapter one.
Sesshomaru was standing over the four captives with a deadly glare while Kurama and Hiei cleaned and put away their weapons of choice. Sesshomaru watched silently as guards came into the room and removed the four prisoners before turning and walking over to the bookcase. After glancing around the room once more, he quickly pulled a book out slightly and Yusuke and Kuwabara were shocked to see two quivering children, a boy and a girl, inside the hiding place.
"Go to Naoru. Ha is waiting for you out in the hall," was all that Sesshomaru said to the two. The boy simply nodded to him as he glanced into another corner of the room with fear. He then quickly pulled in his emotions and hurried his girl companion out of the room to the guard waiting in the hallway. As the children walked into the hallway they heard the girl whisper, "but what about mama?"
Sesshomaru silently turned once again and went to the corner where the boy had been looking. It was then that Yusuke and Kuwabara saw what exactly was there. They also found the answer to their question regarding whose blood was on the desk and books. Slowly rising from the corner of the room was none other than Kagome. She had an injury to her stomach and her left shoulder was bleeding badly from an inch above her heart to the top. The blood from the wound was slowly dripping down her arm.
As she began to stand she pitched slightly forward, but Sesshomaru was there to catch her. "I'm sorry Sess, I…I wasn't on guard. I was looking for Shippo and Rin and heard them in here. I had just entered the room when something came flying through the window. I barely had time to look up before I was attacked," Kagome wheezed as she bowed her head in shame.
"It's alright love," Sesshomaru soothed as he picked her up bridal style. "The children are with Ha. He will take them to Naoru to be checked."
Kagome nodded in acknowledgement before looking up at Sesshomaru and sighing, "We need to tend to your wounds and Kurama's before the other lords and ladies arrive. It would not do well to allow them to see you wounded."
"Nor would it be wise for them to see my mate wounded. We will all go to Naoru," and with that Sesshomaru headed out of the damaged office. The four remaining individuals quickly finished looking around the room and followed.
Healer's Room
As the six neared their final destination they passed Ha and the children.
"Mama you're okay!" squealed the girl as the boy simply grinned and hugged his sister.
"Yes, I am fine little ones. Now you need to go back to your rooms and get dressed for the arrival of the lords and ladies. Okay?" Once the two children had nodded they continued on their way. Ha simply nodded to Kagome and Sesshomaru before following after them.
"Come, now it is your turn to be healed," and with that Sesshomaru stepped through the open door to his right with the others following.
"My, my, it seems as if I will just have a steady flow of patients today," they heard a sweet, weathered voice tut as they walked into the room.
Kagome offered a warm smile before greeting the old demon standing before her. "Hello Naoru, it seems I have gotten into a bit of trouble again."
"A bit of trouble indeed," the woman responded with amusement in her voice. "You simply love to add to your collection of scars. Now come, come Sesshomaru. Place her down on the table and I'll fix her up as best I can."
Sesshomaru simply nodded and placed Kagome onto the medicine demon's healing table. He stood on the other side of the table from Naoru and held lightly onto Kagome's hand.
"Now, you know this will sting dear, but remember it will only last for a bit. And I hope that you don't break Sesshomaru's hand once again," the woman replied with a wink before cleaning Kagome's wound and placing a balm on it.
Kagome scrunched up her face in discomfort and the boys watched with mild discomfort as well when her skin started to turn black and bubble around the wound. The woman once again tutted, "See this is what you get when you get poisoned my dear."
Kagome could simply nod as sweat accumulation on her brow.
"Now, you with the red hair, get over here so that I can see what damage you have done to yourself."
Kurama complied and walked over, showing her the gash on his leg and the light scratches on his face. "They are nothing really."
"Yes, well why don't you let me be the judge of that," the Nauro stated as she poked Kurama in the chest and he fell into the chair behind him. "You were at least lucky enough not to get the poison. But still it won't do to have one of our guards injured with the lords and ladies coming, now will it?" She cleaned out Kurama's wounds and then grabbed onto another bottle and poured a light pink balm onto her hands. She rubbed the balm into the wound on Kurama's leg and the boys watched as the wound quickly disappeared. "Now that's more like it."
Turn onto the demon lord himself, Nauro chuckled, "Now you Lord Sesshomaru. Don't think that simply because I'm old I would forget you. Now what damage have you done to yourself?"
"It is nothing," came the monotone reply.
Nauro scoffed, "well then what was it when it was something?"
Sesshomaru held up his left arm to show a tear in the sleeve. "A simple scratch, it is already gone."
"Very well. Now how are you doing Kagome?" Nauro questioned as she leaned over the girl once more. "I see that your miko powers have helped along the balm. Excellent, now all that is left to do is heal it." With that Nauro leaned over Kagome with her hands above Kagome's stomach wound. As Yusuke and the others watch, Nauro's hands turned a light lilac color and Kagome's skin began to regrow and knit together. After the wound was successfully healed Nauro allowed Kagome to get up.
They saw Kagome wince, for the area was still sore and slightly tender. "Thank you Nauro, you truly are one of a kind."
The demoness smirked, "and you and I both know we wouldn't have it any other way."
"But of course," Kagome replied as she waved over her shoulder and followed the other men out.
"Excuse me, umm…Lady Kag-"
"Kurama, I told you that you and your friends are friends of my cousin. There is no need for such formalities."
"Ah yes, of course. Well then Kagome, I was curious. How is that you are a miko? I thought that all the mikos had vanished with the creation of the three realms?" Kurama questioned the girl.
"Well you see…that is a story for another time, for it is long and our time is short. But I will tell you this. I was a human, completely human, many years ago. But while I was human, I was also a miko. After I mated with Sesshomaru and because of other various reasons I became a demon. To be completely honest I became a fox demon, they say it fits my nature. But while I was a demon, I was also some how able to retain my miko abilities."
"I see, thank you for sharing with me Kagome," Kurama replied with a bow.
"No problem," was his only response. "Now, we should all head back to our rooms and get cleaned up and changed, the lords and ladies will be arriving with in the next two hours." With that Sesshomaru suddenly picked up Kagome bridal style before disappearing down the hallway in a silver blur, with Kagome's laughter being the only evidence that they had been there.
"Well you heard her, might as well get cleaned up you two," Yusuke replied as he shoved his hands into his pockets and pouted about missing a fight.
"Cheer up Yusuke, I'm sure there will be plenty to do tonight," Kurama stated as he placed a hand on the boy's shoulder and walked off to the room. Hiei had already vanished and Kuwabara and Yusuke headed out as well.
Sorry it took forever to update, I just kind of felt in a writing mood today, so I figured what the heck. Maybe I'll get to my other stories too -.