Chapter 7 going back home pt 1

Kagome was up bright and early. She put on a sliver short kimono with a deep blue sash instead of an obi. She tied her hair in a low pony tail and threw it over her shoulder. She put on some light blue eye shadow and smiled at her appearance then frowned at her bare neck.

'I whish I had a necklace that would match.' The kimono had long sleeves that hid her hands well. At the bottom of her kimono held a blue dragon that wrapped it's from around her as if it was constricting her. There was a knock on her door. Com in. she expected Kasumi or Sango but the voice startled her.

"Hey kagome." She turned to see a very red cheeked Inuyasha.

"Hey Inuyasha."

"We're leaving now." She nodded. He walked up to her and hugged her.

"I'll miss you kagome, we will be at the village for a few days before continuing the journey." She smiled.

"Thanks Inuyasha. I'll miss you too and I'm sorry that my sent is driving everyone crazy. We are leaving as well back to the East today. It seems Sesshomaru has got it bad." Inuyasha nodded. He sighed. Kagome grabbed his wrist.

"Come on, I'll walk with you." She heard sango call for her. That's when she ran forgetting the Hanyou attached to her wrist. She stopped in front of Sango. She was on the verge of tears. Then launched herself into kagome's chest burring her face in her breast.

"Kagome! I'm going to miss you so much you are a sister to me and I don't want to part from you!" she pulled from her embrace.

"Well in that case I will ask you to accompany us." Everyone turned around to see Taki and Kasumi. Sango was ecstatic.

"Really? I can come!" kagome nodded.

"Of course Sango." Kirara jumped onto Sango's shoulder and purred. Inuyasha and miroku sighed.

"Well Inuyasha my friend we don't have our lovely female companions anymore must we replace them?" both women shot him a glare that could kill.

"Just kidding ladies besides no one could ever take the place of you two." Kagome smiled.

"Thanks miroku. You guys should get going." He nodded. Kagome gave Miroku a hug as well as Inuyasha for a second time. Kirara jumped from Sango to miroku mewing at Sango.

"What! You want to stay with miroku and Inuyasha?" she mewed.

"Well ok." She transformed and Inuyasha and Miroku got on. Sango Kagome waved good bye as they disappeared from sight. Kagome turned to sango.

"I've got the perfect kimono for you sango! Come on!" she dragged Sango into the castle.

"Taki we'll be back out in ten minutes flat!" kagome screamed.

"Lord Taki!" they turned to see Mitsu landing and running. She stopped.

"I made it! I got the stuff that Lord Sesshomaru asked of me for kagome!" she held up a sword sheath and a box wrapped in red silk and black ribbons falling from the top, And a smaller box that was encased with silver and blue velvet in the form of a crescent moon on the top of it and a letter. Taki took the items and notice the larger box held a slight weight to it.

"What's in these boxes?"

"That's explicit information! Just kidding I can't tell you though it's for the courting ceremony." They nodded.

"Kagome will receive these things upon our return to the castle." Mitsu nodded just as kagome and sango emerged. Sango sported the same kimono kagome did but where kagome's kimono was silver hers was a deep green, and her sash was a light grey to match her eye shadow on bottom was a grey dragon much like kagomes. Her Hiraikotsu was neatly being held behind her. A servant came up to her.

"Um…"

"Sango."

"Lady Sango would you like me to put your weapon with the rest of the things?"

"No thank you I'll keep it with me." She nodded. Sesshomaru emerged with Rin by his side. Shippo was still sleeping inside the castle.

"Go ahead kagome we'll be waiting ok? Don't forget shippo." She nodded as she walked to Sesshomaru. Rin latched herself onto her legs.

"Rin doesn't want kagome to leave! Rin will be sad and Sesshomaru-sama too!" she all but yelled with tears streaming down her face. Kagome hugged her tightly.

"I'm sorry for leaving Rin but it's required that I do but as soon as it passes I will return to you ok?"

"Promise?" kagome nodded. Rin yawned.

"You should get back to bed rin I will write to you ok? It will only be for two weeks at most." She nodded and went in to the castle. Sesshomaru walked in after Rin and motioned for kagome to follow. In the living room kagome stood by shippo.

"Sesshomaru I'm so sorry if I had known, really I had no idea of what was going on…I thought I've done something wrong." Sesshomaru looked down on her.

"You did nothing wrong kagome, I hope that you find your gifts suitable."

"Gifts!" her eyes widened.

"You've bought me gifts?" he nodded.

"I am courting you kagome don't forget that. Inform me of what you are doing when you can as I will do the same." She nodded.

She hugged him. To her surprise he returned the hug inhaling deeply. Her sent had died down a bit but it was still strong enough for him to loose it again.

"Kagome…" he couldn't get the words out as shippo began to stir and kagome picked him up and cradled him in her arms. For a brief moment jealousy flashed through the TaiYoukai. He wanted to be the one in her arms. He pushed the matter aside as kagome was already at the front waiting for him. He stood in the front of the castle as she walked up to Sango and Kasumi. She turned and waved smiling.

"Be safe." She nodded.

"You ready?" kagome nodded. Kasumi formed her pink demonic cloud and both Kagome and Sango got on. Taki was already in the sky floating. Shippo awoke completely and screamed.

"Kagome!" he stopped when his senses returned to him.

"Where are we going?"

"To my home for a while." He nodded.

"I'll miss rin though."

"Don't worry we'll be back before you know It." he nodded as they rising into the air. Kagome waved at Sesshomaru as he became a speck on the ground. Sango sat on the cloud as did the other two women.

"So Kasumi how long will it be?"

"About three to four hours." They nodded. Taki had gone ahead to make sure the castle was still in tack. When they arrived every one greeted kagome with

'My… lady kagome you've grown' or 'it's been a while though you where dead!' mostly from the males in the castle. Kagome had yet to see the person whom she was looking for.

"Ta-san! Where is Souta?" her father turned around.

"He is still on the other side of the well."

"What happened to your precious heir that was supposed to be watching the castle?" Taki laughed.

"He's on the other side doing business for me." Kagome laughed as well.

"Can't imagine that! His ego is almost exactly like Inuyasha!" Sango was in turn to laugh. Kagome turned to Sango.

"We can share my room it's huge and roomy so we shouldn't be sandwiched in." Sango nodded and followed kagome to her room. The room was indeed huge. It looked as though three walls had to be bashed out to make it.

"It's three separate rooms just put together."

"In your case three living rooms?" both females laughed. They where to enjoy these two weeks. Kasumi knocked on the door.

"Kagome it's me may I enter."

"Of course Sumi! You don't have to ask any more." She nodded as she handed kagome the gifts Sesshomaru spoke of. Kagome opened the small box. Inside glistened the most beautiful pendant kagome has ever seen. It was a blue crescent moon outlined in silver attached to a beautiful silver chain. Her breathing stopped all together. Sango and Kasumi gasped, after what seemed like an eternity Sango spoke up.

"That's the mark of the west…the official mark. All who where this mark is deemed the reputation of a high demon of even a god. But there are only a few who wear it Sesshomaru and Inu-no-Tashio being two and the only two that I know of." Kagome gasped again.

"Why would he want me to have it? I mean I'm already considered his mate but I shouldn't hold so much power if I'm in a lower position even if I am a house wife. Why though I'm not an equal to him. He could have me killed, replaced, tortured, or worse so why give me equal power as him? Does he love me as much?" Those words hit both women hard with questions of their own creating another long unbearable silence. Kasumi broke it this time.

"Kagome I'm sure he has a perfect reason for this." Kagome closed the box.

"I think I'll leave it in the box I don't want to sully something that I'm not even sure belongs to me." Another silence before she added something else. This brought more questions from five simple words.

"Does my father own one?" Sango spoke up.

"I'm not sure kags. Maybe he does maybe he doesn't all that I know is that those two possess one; I'm not the only one who knows this knowledge. Maybe we can ask Sesshomaru when we return, or your father himself." Kagome nodded as she pulled the ribbon from the second larger box. Mews where heard.

"He got me a cat?" all the girls laughed hysterically. All having the same thought.

'A dog purchasing a cat? For another dog?'

"Why a cat?" she opened the top of the box and gasped again. Inside was a hell cat similar to kirara. Where kirara's fur was Tan his black and the markings around the foot was blue. The mane around the neck was a mixture of black and blue swirls. The eyes where the most amazing shade of blue kagome had ever seen peering into her soul. She gasped again when the animal spoke.

"Lady Kagome I assume? I'm Myra" all the females where stunned. The cat was speaking with moving the lips. But that would be expected if a four legged animal processed the power of speech.

"Hello Myra."

"Lord Sesshomaru purchased me as a companion and that I will be." Kagome nodded thinking that sesshomaru paid a fortune for such perfect breeding. A custom breed especially for his standards.

"The guy sure knows perfect." The girls giggled. Myra gently found her way to kagome's shoulder and sat.

"You know kagome Kirara would love Myra as a friend also."

"Yea she would!" Myra mewed. Well let's get to bed. Kasumi smiled and left the two girls. They changed into sleeping gowns and sat in their beds. Sango was asleep before kagome could get a chance to turn. She had saved the letter for last. She opened it.

Kagome,

I trust you received your gifts. I will only explain slightly. The pendant you own marks you as a mate, leader, loyal, regal, brash, and bold. These things are what I've found in you and why you deserve such a gift. I have no doubt in my mind that you are anything less. But you are more. The hell cat is a gift from me and Inuyasha he said that you loved that other hell cat so I had one especially made for you it holds a very special power that only it can use when you or I is in danger. There will be more to come in the future for now take care koi.

-Maru-sama

She smiled tears came to her eyes. She hurried and put on the necklace. It sparkled in the night. That's when she caught the signature.

"Maru-sama…" she smiled. He used the name she'd given him. And she already loved him more.

In the morning kagome and Sango awoke.

"I see you have it on so I'm guessing it was for you."

"Yea he said in the letter that I deserved It." she nodded.

"Hot springs?"

"Right, there's on down stairs some on." They got their fresh kimonos and headed for the wash room. Little did they know that out side the castle guards were assembling together weapons in hand. Kagome sighed and sunk into the water as did Sango. A long silence filled the room just as kagome opened her mouth a loud crash was heard followed by screams. Both girls looked at their attacker. Both eyes widened. Red eyes meat the Grey and brown shocked ones.

"Naraku." He smiled.

"Princess Kagome, what a dirty little secret you've kept from me all these years. You are very beautiful even though that is a mere human shell, are you taking the roll of kikyo now? A body holding the wrong soul?"

"Shove it!" yelled Sango as she and kagome held their arms over their chest.

'Where is my father?' Naraku's fingers form into long jagged ones and pierced both females.

"You will do well to not scream." With that he lunged one finger into kagome and Sango's sides. Then his fingers molded into something of rubber as it engulfed both women's unconscious bodies. He mentioned to kagura.

"Go to the west. Tell Sesshomaru I have his mate and her friend also tell him to bring Inuyasha and the monk to my newest castle for the deaths of these two women." He smirked.

"Kill them all, and inform them in one week." He disappeared into his miasma. Kagura actually felt bad for the two, they where in a world of pain to be, especially if he planned to hurt them for one week straight. Kagura sighed. She decided that she would leave one guard alive and the rest she would kill. Lord Taki and Lady Kasumi left early this morning leaving the two females unguarded. A perfect day to kill since Naraku only found out about kagome's true form yesterday. She sighed as she released the dance of blades and sliced through every guard and left only one in which she severed his arms and one leg as well as a deep gash in his neck making speech impossible. She smirked. She said that she would leave one alive she never said that no harm would come to him.

One week later

Jaken burst through his study door. Sesshomaru stood instantly.

"Jaken…"

"forgive me milord but I bring news of the East!" somewhere inside Sesshomaru's head he thought that the news would just be a simple delivery of a letter for Rin from Kagome but the sound of distress in Jaken's voice was pushing that theory further away.

"What is it?"

"A high ranking guard has just arrived at the castle milord."

"High ranking?"

"Yes, he in particular was assigned to protect kagome and the female companion and brings new of the two but he will say nothing else of the matter milord he whishes for you only." Sesshomaru nodded still quite confused.

'A guard assigned to kagome is here? Why?' that's when something struck him. They where walking to the healers hall.

"Jaken why are we here?" he seemed hesitant.

"Jaken!"

"Milord… the guard came here with both his arms and one leg severed and a very nasty gash in his neck." Sesshomaru stopped dead in his tracks. For the first time he allowed Jaken to see his expression utter shock.

"M-milord." He walked one step then ran to the room in which held the guard. He slammed the door open. Startling everyone but the guard he seemed to smile.

Sesshomaru walked up to the demon.

"What happened?"

"A demon attacked the castle…" blood running down the side of his mouth.

"Just one?" he shook his head.

"Two I'm sorry…" he continued.

"They where very strong, the strongest ever since you milord…but one was dressed in a baboon pelt the other a female with the same deadly red eyes…" he trailed off. Sesshomaru was shocked once again.

'Naraku and Kagura…how did they know of kagome's secret?' what the guard said next stunned Sesshomaru.

"I'm sorry for being slow milord but she stripped me of my limbs to slow me down leaving me with only one……but it has been a week since the attack milord, Naraku has both females in his grasp…his final planes where to kill the female companion and make kagome-sama his…" he died. Sesshomaru's shock startled everyone in the room even Jaken. His eyes where wide as he let the information sink in.

'One week?'

"He also said to bring Inuyasha and the monk." Came a female voice. Sesshomaru lashed out and caught Kagura's neck.

"Where are they?"

"At the castle that borders the West southern border."

"And the females?"

"Alive, as for one she has suffered mostly for her friend."

"Why did he send you?"

"He didn't I did I hate Naraku remember? I only kept my word in killing the guards apparently one slipped. I bring news of what he plans to do and the whereabouts of Inuyasha." Sesshomaru's hand eased but never let go.

"Continue."

"Naraku plans on killing the demon slayer and mortally wounding kagome enough to take her and mark her as his. He plans to undo her seal and have her as another one of us with the exception of being his play thing." something hit Sesshomaru yet again.

"And the kit?"

"Kit? I saw no kit."

"The lord and lady?"

"Apparently they were absent or else this would have turned out fruitless."

"And Inuyasha?"

"On the way there." He dropped her and disappeared. Jaken quickly got Ah-Un and followed. Sesshomaru reached the eastern cast in a mere thirty minutes creating a new record that could probably never be broken. The bodies of the guards where everywhere. The sent of Old blood hung loosely in the air. He picked up shippo's sent and followed it to a small closet and opened it. Inside on the floor sat a cowering shippo tears streaked down his face.

"Shippo." He looked up.

"Sesshomaru! You came!" he nodded. He caught kagome's and Sango's sent and raced to it. It was lingering in the bath house. He found their untouched kimono's in the corner. Blood filled the hot spring that was currently no longer steaming. Naraku's stench was everywhere.

'Then what are they clothed in?' he also noticed the towels which where also discarded.

'Certainly they cannot be…'

"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha's voice rang through the castle. Inuyasha found his brother in the bath house where kagome's sent was strongest.

"Naraku paid us a visit."

"Was she with him?"

"No."

"Let's go." They nodded. In a blink of blue aura they where there.

"Learned a new trick?"

"No Inuyasha that was not I, nor you or the monk it was the hell cat I gave kagome." He looked down upon seeing Myra.

"They are behind the shoji screen doors." He nodded as the doors opened revealing Naraku. To his left was Kagome and to the right was Sango. Both draped with a very wet shirt that was dripping with blood. He could no longer suppress his growl and realized he was growling along side his brother who already had tetsuiga in front of him. His hand on the hilt of Tokijin.

"Release them now." Naraku laughed.

"And spoil my flawless plan?"

"The lord and lady of the east have returned and will go mad upon seeing their castle disarray." Kagome was opening her eyes as was Sango. When they where bombarded with memories of the pass weeks torment and their current situation both girls struggled.

"Let me go!" yelled kagome. Chains suddenly appeared out of nowhere around their necks. Naraku stepped away and toward Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. Sesshomaru saw the glimmer of kagome's mark around her neck. The blue of the stone was tinted red. Kagome struggled but instead the chains dragged Sango into the castle.

"Sango."

"Kagome!" she disappeared completely from sight before kagome did the same screaming all the way out of ear range. Sesshomaru saw red from the edges of his eyes. He was going to loose it if any more damage would come to either women. A guard yelled.

"Naraku the females have escaped!" Naraku turned so quickly you thought his neck would be broken.

"Kagura helped them…she has also stolen her heart back." Naraku eye's widened then he smirked as he snapped his fingers and laughed as Kagome dropped to the ground with a loud thud followed by Sango who landed on kagome's stomach and Kagura who landed a few ways back.

"That feather she has belongs to me. I control it not her." He laughed as she stretched out his ands to wrap around the two girls and squeezing the life from them kagome screamed her voice hoarse which provoked Naraku even more.

"Yes my dear kagome scream as you did when I dragged my daggers across your delicate pale skin." Sango joined kagome in her screams.

"Yes Sango I know you remember how I stabbed you after every time I suckled upon your breast?" Sesshomaru stood stunned.

"Why lord Sesshomaru, I have never seen such a show of emotion on your face before." He smirked.

"Every day I dealt with both of them differently and every time they defied me they got it tens time worse. I love their voices. Their screams sung a song in my head." Sesshomaru dropped his Tokijin as the sound of cracking bones filled his ears. He allowed his youkai to take over turning his eyes ruby red. For the first time in his life Sesshomaru charged blindly into battle.

A/n: woooooooooooo! I love this chap so far in the next chap maru looses his cool even more upon seeing something else through his last struggle for dominance with himself. Inuyasha upon this leaves his brother to Naraku as he takes the girls back to the west. But once there the lord and lady of the east are a little bit mad or should I say angered beyond the gods!

-marufan