A/N: You asked for it, and I answered! Here comes Chapter 2! Again, bold and italicized is beast speak...
The Arrival
Ah-Un landed softly in the Palace courtyard and Kagome slid of the dragon's back. "Thanks again Ah-Un, I really appreciated it." 'Now to find the Ice Prince and find out were he wants me to stay.'
A high pitched squeal had Kagome turning around swiftly to see a little girl about 8 years old barreling across the courtyard towards her. "Kagome - chan!"
Kagome giggled a little at the sight of the girl. 'He has been treating her well I see.'
"Rin." The one syllable had the little girl stopping in her tracks and spinning around to look at the taiyoukai. "You will cease this un-necessary squealing and running. Kagome is hurt. You will not go rolling into her as if she were this Sesshomaru." 'Rin has always taken a likening to the miko, perhaps her staying here at the palace would do well for Rin. The miko could tutor her, I have seen the miko reading and writing so I know that she knows such things.' 'I like your idea. She would be good for our ward.'
At Sesshomaru's mention of her wounds Rin spun back around and walked cautiously to Kagome. "Kagome - chan. Are you okay? This Rin will take care of you."
Kagome looked down at the little girl fondly. "I would like that Rin. I can tell you what to do."
"Jaken." Sesshomaru didn't need to look at his servant to know that he had heard him. "You will take Kagome to a room in the family wing. The one next to Rin's will do."
"Yes, my lord!" Jaken beamed at Sesshomaru then he turned to Kagome and Rin. "Come Kagome and Rin." With that the toad turned around and started walking back into the palace followed by the two females.
Sesshomaru returned to his study to do some much needed paper work.
'I will call her to my study after dinner and pose the request to her. I know that she loves children so she should accept my request quickly and I can inform her of the tasks she will need to do inside the palace.' With that thought the taiyoukai looked down at his paper work and started reading.
Jaken opened up a door off of a long corridor and pointed inside. "This will be you room for the duration of your stay." With that the toad waddled away.
"This Rin will help you get settled. Dinner will be soon so we better look at you wounds." Rin pulled Kagome into the room and had her sit on a very large canopy bed.
'A canopy bed! I always wanted one of these. Now I can dream about them later when I settle myself into a village. Perhaps Sesshomaru will allow me to come and visit his ward every once in a while and I will be able to stay in this bed again.'
"Okay Kagome - chan what must this Rin do?" The girl was studying the gash down Kagome's left arm.
"Bring me my yellow bag over there and we'll get started on these, okay Rin?" Kagome smiled as she watched the little girl drag the bag to the bed.
A/N: So there it is! I hope you like it. Once again, I want reviews in order to update. I'm uping the ante this time, I want 3 for this chappie!!