-1"Yes, this Sesshomaru has found that last part correct in your learned knowledge." Surprised by the wisdom that came from the young priestess. Turning towards the castle manor, "Lady Kagome, not to embarrass you, but this Sesshomaru noticed that you are not as pure as you were when we first met. This Sesshomaru is sorry about the lost of your intended." With that he walked away.

Chapter 7

Sad Memories

Sighing at Sesshomaru's last comment Kagome stood up and went to her room. She picked up her bathing supplies and went into the private hot spring. There she laid her head back and closed her eyes. The room filled with steam. Opening her eyes, Kagome blinked and started to rub her eyes, "Inuyasha, is that you?"

The hanyo smiled and laughed climbing into the hot spring leaving his robes on the floor near the door. "Yeah, are you blind or something?" Slipping his hand around her waist and leaning down to kiss her on her head. "Kagome, you still smell amazing… I wish we could have finished the mating ceremony." He raked his clawed hand threw her midnight black tresses, "You are still amazing… I wanted to tell you that I just found out that kami's are letting me come back to you in your time. You will have to find me. I miss you so much. Oh, you know I heard that whole conversation you had with that baka of a brother of mine… I'm already to meet you in my next life. Please hurry home and find me… I don't know if I can live much longer with out you to be there."

Kagome sighed, "Inuyasha, we really be soul mates to have reincarnation wonder my time of you. I hope that the Kami's let our souls be at rest the next time around. I almost feel like I need to be here for a little while longer… One reason, I hear that there is inu yokia that suppose to be visiting as certain taiyokia and if I am right it will be very interesting to what happens here." Her eyes start to twinkle.

Inuyasha threw back his head and laughed. "Kagome, stay and see if this yokia will be a good mate for Sesshomaru. Wouldn't that be something my brother mated after all these years? Oh, he will kill me over again to know that his dead brother and the miko in his home are planning to set him up with some random female!"

Kagome started to chuckle, "You are right. Can you stay with me a little longer? I want to feel you against my body. I ache for your touch. Inuyasha, will you stay for little while?"

The hanyo smiled grew wider, "Any thing for you, Kagome." Reaching over taking her chin in his hand he lifted it so he could met her lips with his. His other hand wandered down her body glancing over her breast to tight stomach and further down to her nether regions. His stopped among her curls where he softly grazed his claws over the carpet of curls. Her body reacting to his touch. Her scent filled the room with the spicy tang of arousal. The hand that held her chin glanced down following the curve of her neck and collarbone to her breast where he cupped her rounded globe in his hand massaging it with his hand. She sighed into the kiss with pleasure. He smirked. "Even being dead turns you on, koi." He slowly faded away, "Kagome, I will always love you. Remember that."

Kagome blinked and realized that Inuyasha wasn't there with her any more. Her saddened expressions drooped making her a sadder looking specimen. "I must spend as little time as I can. I need to get home. I miss him to much and need to find someone to take the pain away." With that Kagome took a deep breathe sitting up straighter and willed herself to continue on. "Of course, I want to met this guest and get to know her a little before I leave." Kagome's expression turned mischievous. She wondered what the guest would be like. At she finished her bath and went to dress in her room.

Tap tap tap. Came from her door and the screen door slide open Ana stood there for a moment. "Lady Kagome, may I assist you and take you to the dinning area? Our new guest is here and Lord Sesshomaru has asked for to bring you down so that you can make her acquaintance." Chuckling, "You should have seen if when she arrived she is going to turn this place upside down. I do not think the Lord will have a quiet day with you, Rin, and the Lady all here."

"Ana, what is the Lady's name?"

Ana's eyes started to twinkle, "Lady Kagome, she is named Lady Ai Inu. But she prefers to be called just Ai. You must see her. She has thick dark hair almost like yours and sparkling ice blues and she's not much taller than you. She is very femine compared to most of the female demons that have come here to be the Lords guest. I think she will be the one he ends up mating."

Kagome laughed, "Sounds like she has a little more human than most demons I know."

"I know for fact she does, but that just adds to her beauty. See her great grandmother on her mother's side was human, and so you can imagine where she gets her dark hair from. Most Inu's like our Lord have lighter tone hair color. She's got one feisty spirit and she was excited to here that a miko was staying here. I think the Lord half way planned it."

"I'm glad he did." With that the two females left Kagome's room and wandered to the dinning facility with excitement to met the new guest.

Kagome entered the dinning room to see a dark haired figure sitting with her back to her and Sesshomaru at the head of a table. "Ah, Lady Ai, this Sesshomaru sees this Sesshomaru's other guest arriving. Please, this Lady Kagome, a miko and this Sesshomaru's deceased hanyo's intended. Lady Kagome, this is Lady Ai Inu she will be staying here until almost winter."

Bowing Kagome responded to that introduction. "Lady Ai Inu, it is nice to met your acquaintance. Please, Kagome is fine. I can't seem to get Sesshomaru to call me this as of yet, but I guess it's better than that women and the wench and any other name I've been called by my friends, family, and by Inuyasha." Chuckling at the last thought.

"Then I insist be called Ai. I would love to have your attention in the gardens later or in the morning."

"I would love to join you."

Sesshomaru nodded his head at his guests making plans. He really found Lady Ai a beautiful creature and some attraction to her was better than all the others that had visited his castle trying to get his attention. Maybe he could get Kagome to find out more to help him in his slight interest in this beautiful creature before him. She had a slight resemblance he noticed to Kagome. Their heart shaped faces and dark almost blackish blue hair and wide eyes were almost too much for one being to have their table.

At the closing of dinner Lady Ai and Lady Kagome stood and bowed dismissing themselves from the room. Leaving together they made their way down one of the halls chatting like old friends.

Sesshomaru put his palms against his forehead rubbing in a circular manner trying to fight the coming headache.

"Always fighting something, aren't you Sesshomaru?" a voiced chuckled

Sesshomaru blinked and stared in the direction where the voice came from. His eyes widened in surprise.

"Alpha, I have something I want for you to do for me. I want you to watch Kagome for me. She is planning on going home five hundred years in the future. I will tell you now, but the kami's have told me that you will get a chance be the father to my reincarnation. Kagome can not know about this until its time. I will come to you more time with the name they want you to give to the child. By the way, you lucky dog, nice mate. She's lovely, she's no Kagome to me, but I believe she will be good for you." Grinning at Sesshomaru the hanyo's eyes danced in his sockets.

"Why do you torture me so, even when you're dead? And why would I be interested in that woman?" Trying to hide the slight color that came to the ever stoic demon.

"Because you are so much more fun to tease. If it were not me it would be dad. Which by the way, he said to make sure to torture you a little more than usual because he couldn't join me."

"I can not believe spirits are trying to torture this Sesshomaru." Aggravated Sesshomaru sat back in seat closing his eyes trying to gain control and ignore the spirit in his office.

"Believe it, but I will leave you be for now. Next time I might just bring dad with me." With that Inuyasha nonchantly waved and disappeared through the screen door.