New World New People
The Party
Caitlin looked around from a balcony in the Great Hall where all parties were held. Sesshomaru was missing in action, she had no clue where he was.
"What are you so anxious about?" Sesshomaru asked as he came up behind Caitlin, Caitlin nearly jumped over the balcony, but Sesshomaru grabbed her arm just in time.
"For one, I hate crowds, and for two, look at all those people! This like...my family 15 times over! I thought it was bad before, and now it's even worse! I don't even get presents!" Caitlin explained.
"You'll be fine, you were while meeting the other Lords." Sesshomaru said.
"Yeah, THREE people and there's like over 100 here!"
"Those THREE people were the ones that were the most important to this." Sesshomaru said. "Any one else you don't need to worry about, be yourself." Sesshomaru added.
"Then give me my clothes." Caitlin said as she held out her hand.
"Not quiet yourself." Sesshomaru corrected.
"Oh fine. When are we going out there?" Caitlin asked.
"Now." Sesshomaru said, he grabbed Caitlin around the waist and then jumped over to their table where the other Lords were seated as well. The table seating went like this.
Azer and Amaya (Lord and Lady of the South), Tyr and Lyall (Lord and Lady of the East), Sesshomaru and Caitlin (Lord and Lady of the West), Kouga and Erin (Son and daugher-in-law of Tyr), and Shin and Shela (Lord and Lady of the North).
Sesshomaru and Caitlin sat down, people started coming up to them.
"Uh...what are they doing?" Caitlin asked.
"They are giving us gifts for a long and peaceful rule." Sesshomaru answered.
"Oh."
Caitlin was getting awfully bored, and quick too. After about an hour the gifts stopped coming and then music started, people were taking their mates to the dance floor to dance.
"Would you like to dance?" Sesshomaru asked as he held out his hand. Caitlin took it.
"I'd love to." she answered, Kouga and Erin were out on the dance floor but Erin was having a hard time dancing in her kimono.
"You're not very good at this." Kouga said with a laugh.
"Hey, cut me some slack! I'm not from this Era." Erin added in a whisper. "I just learned this and I still haven't mastered walking in this kimono yet."
Caitlin was letting Sesshomaru lead, she didn't have any trouble in a kimono because she had put her pants on underneath so she didn't have to worry about the skirts as much as she did before.
"Lord Sesshomaru, may I cut in?" Azer asked. Sesshomaru stepped back and took Caitlin in his arms to dance. Sesshomaru was asked by Amaya to dance. "Well, for a whore you sure know how to act like royalty." Azer said.
"Well, I'm sure you would know all about whores, the way that your mate is dancing, she seems to want to get some where with Lord Sesshomaru." Caitlin said as she looked over his shoulder to Amaya and Sesshomaru.
"What are you saying?" Azer asked.
"Okay, since your pea-brain can't comprehend it, I'll tell you flat out. You're mate is a whore that came to your door asking for money, you not wanting to just give it out had her come in and entertain you, she was so good that you wanted to make her yours so you marked her." Caitlin explained. "Since she is still a whore at heart and doesn't know any better than to screw any one that wants to be screwed, I think you should get a better mate, or do you pay her to stay by your side and screw you when you tell her? That'd require no effort at all, I can see you doing something as pitiful." Caitlin added.
"At least I have honor, unlike that Sesshomaru." Azer said, Caitlin growled, her hands were in the right posistions so that her claws would peirce his skin. Slowly her claws came out and just before they penetrated his skin she stopped them.
"Do you want to take that back or shall I make your blood stain this beautiful dance floor?" Caitlin asked.
"My blood will stain this floor before I take that back." Caitlin smiled evilly at him.
"Fortunatly for you, that can be arranged." Caitlin continued to let her claws out and slowly sink into his skin. Azer growled, but other than that he showed no sign of pain. "Looks like you've got better endurance than I though. I'll just have to make it even more painful." Caitlin angled her arm and hand so that her claws cut through more of his flesh, they were making a big, bloody gash in his shoulder. The song ended and Caitlin yanked her claws from him. "Thank you for the lovely dance Lord Azer, it was quiet...interesting." Caitlin said with a smile and walked away, she had retracted her claws before any one saw.
"What did you do to him?" Erin asked as Caitlin walked by, she looked at her friend, then showed Erin her claws.
"No one will get away with insulting Lord Sesshomaru." Caitlin said. Her claws retracted and turned to face her friend fully. "That also means you." Caitlin added. "So how are you and Kouga doing?" Caitlin asked, completly changing the subject.
"At first when he took me home his mother and father didn't approve because I didn't come from one of the noble's families. But after a while they got to know me and they said that they liked me so he could 'keep me'." Erin explained as her eyebrow twitched a little bit, Caitlin rolled her eyes.
"They live in a different Time Era, they do things differently, they also live in JAPAN, while we lived in the United States, or are you forgetting that?" Caitlin asked, before she got an answer she walked away.
Erin sighed, she was right. Erin walked off to find Kouga. Caitlin was scanning the crowds, looking for people to stay away from.
"Caitlin!" Kouga said as he ran up to her.
"Hi." Caitlin said.
"My father would like to talk to you." Kouga added, Caitlin nodded and Kouga lead her to his father.
"Lady Caitlin, there's something that I'd like to talk to you about." Tyr said, Caitlin nodded. "Kouga, Lyall, you are free to do what you like." Tyr added. Lyall and Kouga left, Kouga to find Erin, and Lyall to do one she knows what.
"What you would like to talk to me about?" Caitlin asked.
"An alliance between our lands." he answered. Caitlin had no idea how to make these things.
"Shouldn't you talk to Lord Sesshomaru about that?" Caitlin asked.
"No, I'm asking you. Come with me, we will go to my room and draw up the contract now." Tyr said. Caitlin looked around frantically for someone to save her. What I wouldn't give for Erin to be mad at me and just want to explode! Caitlin said to herself.
"I'm sorry, Lord Tyr, but I can't. It would be rude to ignore my other guests. If you'll excuse me I'll go see them now." Caitlin said as she walked away. Tyr watched her go, they were hiding behind a pillar where no one could see them.
"Did it work?" Lyall asked as she walked over.
"No, she got away before I could look into her eyes." Tyr answered.
"Well, the war will be inevitible then." Azer said. Tyr turned to him and punched him in the face after grabbing his collar.
"You will not launch a single attack until I say so, do you understand you whore-loving bastard?" Tyr growled.
"Yes, Milord." Azer answered.
"Good, now shed that pitiful form and see if you can follow Lady Caitlin around without being noticed. When I call you back come back here and report to me everything she does. Understand?"
"Yes."
"If you fail me it will be worse than death. I garuntee that." The body of Azer melted away and showed a slender young demon with scared blue eyes, and he had dusty red hair. "Go." He ordered.
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"Are you sure that she'll be okay?" Kagome asked InuYasha.
"Yes, I'm sure. She's stronger than me and she's also Sesshomaru's mate, I know she'll be fine." InuYasha answered.
"I hope you're right, that wound was pretty bad." Kagome said.
"Don't worry Kagome, Caitlin will be fine, she's the kind of girl that can get out of everything that life throws at her." Sango said.
"You're right, thanks guys." Kagome said. "Sango, Miroku, can I ask a favor?"
"Anything Kagome." Miroku answered.
"Can you guys go back to Sesshomaru's castle and watch out for her, I'm worried that Naraku or someone will try to take a stab at her." Kagome said.
"We'll get right on it." Sango and Miroku said, Kirara transformed and they rode off back to the castle. Kagome and InuYasha jumped into the well.
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Caitlin sighed, this party was trying on her nerves. She also got the feeling that she was being watched. Every time she looked back there would be no one looking at her.
Okay, let's see how to get this guy off my ass... Caitlin thought. Oh! I know! I'll leave the party. Caitlin said, she slowly made her way over to the hallway, then walked down it. She felt them following her. Caitlin turned down a hall and she pressed herself up against the wall.
"Huh? Where'd she go?" a man asked as he looked around.
"Looking for me?" Caitlin asked, the man looked over at her. "Now, you're going to answer a few questions for me."
"I will do no such thing."
"Yes you will, or else I'll kill you. Now, why are you following me? Who told you to follow me?" Caitlin asked.
"I wouldn't tell you no matter what, your threat doesn't scare me."
"Then how about this threat!" Caitlin growled, her claws extended, in the blink of an eye he was pinned to the wall on the other side of the hall. One claw was on either side of his neck and the center one was just hovering above his throat. "Answer my questions or I'll give you a thrid way to breathe."
"You wont kill me. You need the information that I hold too much." he said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh, but I can easily kill you and not care, because there's sure to be another one that's bound to know all the stuff you do and more." Caitlin said. "So are you going to tell me?"
"Never." Then the man took his own claws and killed himself.
"Damn." Caitlin muttered, she cleaned the blood from her claws and muttered. After that she grabbed someone that was walking by. "Clean this up and tell no one of it." Caitlin ordered.
"Yes Milady." she answered. Caitlin left the hall way and walked back to the party. Damn, I want to know why I was being followed. I'm not going to find out because of that stupid jerk! He killed himself!
Caitlin looked around. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Then she noticed that Azer was gone. Sesshomaru walked over to her.
"You've noticed?" he asked.
"Noticed what?" Caitlin asked.
"Azer is gone, no one has seen him for a while." Sesshomaru answered.
"Yeah, I noticed that. Any ideas on where he went?" Caitlin asked.
"No. He's just disappeared. I can't even feel his aura. Something is going on here and it's not going to be good." Sesshomaru added.
"Yeah, I know. I was being followed earlier. I didn't find out who he was working for though. I didn't find out anything, he killed himself." Caitlin explained.
"For him to kill himself like that it takes a lot of loyalty, not something that someone would have for someone of low rank, that leaves two people. Shin, or Tyr."
"I don't think it'd be Tyr, he's Kouga's father and Kouga is a good man, or demon, either one. If Kouga was raised by him and turned out how he did, I don't think he's bad."
"You never know." Caitlin nodded.
"I don't think that we should separate, especially if I've been followed." Caitlin added. Sesshomaru nodded.
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"So he killed himself to keep the information secret did he?" Tyr asked.
"Yes."
"Damn fool. He was supposed to tell her. This messes everything up. We're leaving." Tyr added.
"How are we going to fool that Sesshomaru and his mate?" Lyall asked.
"We're taking the girl with us, and we'll say that something happened and it needs our attention, Kouga and his mate will take over so we don't have to worry about it." Tyr answered.
"Why bother taking her?"
"She's the one that's supposed to have the time powers, if we can get them back to her, and then make her think that she's on our side she will be a great asset."
"Ah, I see what you're saying. I will get her myself." Lyall said. Then she walked off to find Caitlin. Tyr walked off to see Sesshomaru and tell him that he had to leave.
"Tyr! Where have you been hiding dear old friend?!" Shin asked as he slapped Tyr on the back.
"Shin! It's been a while hasn't it? Unfortunatly I have to go. Something needs my attention and I have to see to it." Tyr said. Tyr walked away, and saw Sesshomaru and Caitlin sitting down at the table. Damn, they're together. Tyr thought. "Lord Sesshomaru, Lady Caitlin, I'm sorry to leave this wonderful party, but I must go. Something has occured in my lands and I must see to it as soon as possible."
"Have a safe trip." Caitlin said. Sesshomaru was silent.
"With your blessings I will. It was a great pleasure to meet you Lady Caitlin." Tyr said, he turned and walked to the door.
Caitlin and Sesshomaru watched him go and once he was out of sight Caitlin turned to Sesshomaru.
"Don't you think it's a little strange that he had to go suddenly, and I didn't see any messengers come and give him a message." Caitlin said.
"Yes, it seems that something is going on here. I don't know what it is, but you're definatly going no where without someone." Sesshomaru added.
"When is this party going to be over? It's becoming a bore."
"It should be over soon." Sesshomaru answered.
"How soon is soon?"
"When everyone is gone."
"That's gonna be forever unless we get rid of the food and drinks." Caitlin said with a sigh. Suddenly Caitlin was being thrown into a wall. She looked at who had tackled her, it was Erin. "Hi..." Caitlin wheezed out.
"I've got GREAT news!" Erin said, she had this big grin on her face, her smile took up about 90 of her face at the moment.
"Yeah, I've got news for you two...I think you broke a rib or two, or all of them..." Caitlin said.
"That's nice, but I just found something out! If you still have some of your time powers then we can get back through the well!"
"What do you mean?" Caitlin asked, completly forgetting about her ribs for the moment.
"I mean that- Oh m y god you're bleeding!" Erin said, the hole in her chest had opened up again and was bleeing onto her kimono.
"Forget about that! Now what about going home?!" Caitlin growled at her friend.
"Oh! Right! Anyways like I said if you have some of your Time Powers left, shouldn't it activate the well so that we can get to Kagome's time, even if we aren't usually able to pass through?" Erin asked.
"The problem is, how are we going to get to the USA?" Caitlin asked.
"You've got a point there..." Erin said as she thought about it.
"Yeah, I know."
"Well, isn't it worth it to get to our time, we can figure it out from there."
"Erin, we'd have to get jobs, we don't speak the language, and they're going to want to see our passports, but we don't have them, so how the hell are we going to get home, let alone avoid the police?" Caitlin asked.
"Well, it was a good plan just a second ago." Erin muttered. She sighed. "For now we'll just have to look for a demon with the power to transport us to the USA, when we get to our time." Erin said in a determined tone. Caitlin sweatdropped and rolled her eyes.
"You're just detirmened to get back there aren't you?" Caitlin asked with a small laugh.
"I am aren't I?" Erin asked with a chuckle. "Ah! You're bleeding!" Erin said, Caitlin's blood had totally soaked the front of her kimono.
"Yeah, I know." Caitlin said. "When you tackled me my wound opened up again." Caitlin turned to Sesshomaru. "Hey! Isn't this a good excuse to get rid of them?!" Caitlin asked excitedly.
"It's a good reason for us to leave, but not for them to leave." Sesshomaru said.
"Damn." Caitlin muttered. "Ah well,us leaving is better than nothing." Caitlin added.
"I'll get Kouga and we'll go to his father's room. That's where Kouga said that we'll be staying." Erin added.
"Yes, it's supposed to be that way." Sesshomaru looked at Caitlin as he spoke. "You're definetly going to need a new bandage." Sesshomaru said.
"And a new kimono, since this one is stained with blood." Caitlin added.
"The kimono is replaceable, while you are not."
"You sure, there's a lot of women out there that are just DYING to have a go at you." Caitlin said sarcasticlly.
"I'm sure." Sesshomaru answered. Caitlin and Sesshomaru walked off and Erin went to find Kouga.
"I wonder if he knows any demons with the ability to transport people from point A to point B. I'll ask!" Erin said. "Kouga!" she yelled as she ran up to him.
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Disclaimer- I don't own InuYasha.
Aki- Well, there's the party. Not much going on at the moment, but I'll get to the good stuff and the action later on, probably in the next chapter...(thinks) Yeah, I can add in action in the next chapter if you want me to, let me know please!