atraSpei: Hello Today I noticed that Avantasia had new CD, so I downloaded it and to celebrate I decided to skip school today and write this chapter :D I hope you like it. Keep reviewing, please ;p You make me sooo happy.

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No one around to hear your cries
No one there to even realize you grit your teeth
What are you afraid to lose when you're left alone?
I'm the one to make you anything you wanna be

Kagome stood in the dark room, her eyes darted to the woman kneeling before her. She watched as woman's finger skillfully tied her obi. Finally, Haru stood up and took a step back to look at Kagome. She earlier insisted on wearing different kimono by Kagome and Miko obeyed her wishes. The destoryed one now sat nicely folded on human girl's mattress.

Kagome glanced back at her previous clothes, then looked back at demoness. "Is there really nothing I can do?" She asked sadly. Haru shrugged her shoulders.

"Even I don't know how to fix it." She stated simply. Kagome wanted to cry, but tried to hold back her tears. Seeing this, Haru quickly added "But my neighbors are a dressmaker and a tailor. They will know how to fix it." Kagome tilted her head to the side and blinked. Haru lifted an eyebrow. "What?" She asked.

"Neighbors? But... Are you not a servant?" She asked curiously. All sadness forgotten.

"Well, yes. I am. So what?" She narrowed her eyes. Kagome blinked confused and started thinking intensively.

Kagome had something on her mind and demoness wasn't sure if she wanted to know what it is. Haru knew the girl was different and it scared her greatly. She took a step back and leaned against the wall.

Finally, Kagome spoke. "But servants can't have neighbors." Haru wide eyed at this. She opened her lips to say something, but no words came out, so Kagome continued. "Servants live in castle, so they can serve any time they're needed." She stated.

Demoness scowled at Miko. "That's what slaves do. And I am not a slave." She spoke darkly. Kagome flinched at the coldness of her voice.

"I... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. My mistake." She stuttered. "So..." She tried to change the subject. "You live in that village near the palace?"

"Yes. And now please forgive me. I mut leave, for my daughter is waiting for me at home. We can talk tomorrow." Haru said spitefully and move to the doors.

When she opened them, Kagome yelled "Wait .I" Haru glanced at her. "Can you take this furisode with you?" Kagome lifted destroyed clothes form the mattress and held it out for Haru.

"No. I mustn't take anything that doesn't belong to me outside the palace... Goodnight." With that said, Haru left Kagome alone in her room.

Kagome sighed, then took a big breath. "I really didn't mean to insult her. Ooh." She sat heavily on the mattress. "I'm such a burden. Actually, what am I doing here? I shouldn't have left my home at all."

Kagome rolled on her stomach and buried her face in the last saved-from-the-fire pillow. She couldn't take it anymore. One tear rolled down her cheek and sinked in the velvet fabric. Then came another one.

"I want to go home..."

Sesshoumaru leaned against the wall away from his father's room. All he had wanted to hear was a simple exlantation. It would make him feel so much better, but after the small conversation he felt horrible. His father knew how to turn the tables. Inu no Taishou should have felt bad, not Sesshoumaru.

He took a shaky breath and tried to calm down. Maybe the long awaited meeting with his father didn't go as he planned, and maybe he was just being selfish.

The boy shook his head, dismissing all saddening thoughts. He had still some rooms to check, after all. He had to read that scroll before dawn. He pushed away from the wall and slowly started towards guests' section. After 10 minutes of his very slow pace, Sesshoumaru stood in corridor with many doors and did not know where to start searching.

He would probably just stand there for next 10 minutes, if he had nott caught a scent of smoke. Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder, but didn't see anybody, though he could smell Haru and very faint scent of Arata, but he knew they weren't here anymore.

Sesshoumaru cocked his head to the side. 'Has no one really noticed this smoke?' He thought. He looked at the room, that supposedly was the source of the problem and decided to investigate it himself.

Sighing, he walked up to the door and opened them quietly. The moment he did it, a very obnoxious scent hit his nostrils. But there was more than this. Something like ground after the rain. And tears.

Sesshoumaru could hear a soft sobbing. He looked at the mattress, where a human woman was lying.

'So the rumor was true.' He thought and looked away from blackhaired girl. His eyes instantly fell on a light silky furisode, that did not look as good as before.

"I want to go home." He heard a whisper and looked at the girl.

'So, is she being held here against her will?' He wanted to voice his question, but decided against it.

"Even if you burn down whole wardrobe you won't gain freedom." He spoke quietly, though he did not notice that he said it aload. Kagome nearly jumped up. She looked at the door with tear stained face and wide eyes.

"Sesshoumaru..." She whispered surprised.

Even if Sesshoumaru did not show it, he was surprised. "How do you know my name... Miko?"

Kagome sat up and wiped her face with the sleeve of kimono. She sniffed. "I guess your father mentioned it." She lied. "And it's not Miko. It's Kagome."

Sesshoumaru left the safety of doorframe and entered the room. "The bird in a cage? Your name suits you very well."

Kagome wanted to say that his own name suited him, too. But she wasn't sure if calling him Killing Perfection would insult him right now, so she decided against it.

Instead she decided to go on defense. "I did not mean to destroy that kimono. Or covers and pillows. It was an accident."

Seshoumaru walked up to the window, which was above the mattress, and pushed it open. After that, he turned his head to face Kagome. "Father won't be happy when he hears about that."

Kagome sighed and buried her face in her hands. "I know. He was so good to me and how I repay him? I destroy everything around me."

They were quiet for a moment, when Sesshoumaru broke the silence. "Actually who are you to my father?" He asked.

Kagome lifted up her face and looked at Sesshoumaru's golden eyes. They looked so different than the eyes of Sesshoumaru she knew. They were much less cold, like Inuyaha's. Kagome shook her head. It was not the right time to think about that hanyou.

'I don't know yet. But I wish I could be his friend, because I think he really needs one. You see..." She looked at the scenery behind the window. "He saved me from Ryuukotsusei and his people."

"And just took you to our castle?"

"Well... He did not want to, but I forced him to take me with him." Kagome stood up and walked up to the window. The sun was setting.

Sesshoumaru glanced at her, then looked at the sun. "Why?" He asked quietly.

"Why? I think it's my destiny. Fate made me meet him. It has to have a deeper meaning." She stated. Seshoumaru didn't really understand her, but he decided to not ask any further questions.

Sesshoumaru sighed. He turned away from the window and looked at burned covers. "Call your servant, whoever they are, to get rid of these covers and get new ones. Father won't notice."

Kagome looked at him wide eyed, surprised at his kindness. "T-thank you." She muttered. "I'll call Arata in a second. Oh, an um. There was a scroll in this room. He took it with him. Did he give it back to you?"

'Scroll. I forgot.' He thought and narrowed his eyes. "I told him not to touch my stuff." He muttered to himself.

Kagome smiled softly at this. She ran up to the door and opened them. "Arata!" She yelled. After a few seconds he appeared in the corridor and walked up to Kagome.

"You called, my lady?" He asked with a deep bow and a grin on his face. Kagome took a step back, so he could enter the room. But when he saw Seshoumaru, smile disappeared from his face.

"Scroll." Said Sesshoumaru angrily. Arata sighed and pulled out the desired object from under his haori, and then handed it to demon prince.

"I hope you did not read it."

Arata started laughing nervously. "Ahahah... Well... It was sealed with wax, and if I broke the seal you would notice, my lord." He stated. Before Sesshoumaru could argue some more, demon turned to Kagome.

"Why did you call me? Did something happen? I had come earlier, but Haru did not want to let me in. So how can I help you now, my lady?"

Kagome pointed at destroyed covers. "Get rid of these and get me new ones." she ordered. Arata lifted an eyebrow, then a smile returned to his face. He bowed. "As you wish."

With that said he grabbed covers and pillows and left.

Kagome closed the door after him and turned to Sesshoumaru, who was staring at periwinkle furisode. "This can be fixed at village." He stated.

Kagome nodded her head. "I know. Haru told me, but she said she can't take it with herself." Said Kagome. But Sesshoumaru didn't seem to listen.

"I'll be meeting with my friend in the morning and she's neighbours with a dressmaker. You can come with me. They will fix kimono and you'll see the village."

Kagome smiled brightly. "You have no idea how much it means to me, Sesshoumaru. Thank you again."

The day didn't belong to the best days in Kagome's life, but tomorrow will be better. Surely.

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