(ReCap: Kiki just came back to the past with Cody. Her mother was now dead thanks to Shadto and her sisters are in a deep coma that seemed in impossible for them to wake up out of.)
That night Kiki was alone in the forest by the same river that lead to the ocean where Con found her. She sat down thinking of her mother. Everyone knew why she was quiet she told them everything of what Shadto did. How her mother was killed and how her sisters were now in a coma, Kiki hit the ground hating Shadto even more, in the moonlight the Moon Sega gave off a light glow it laid were Kiki had put it by the tree. Her thoughts were on her family, on Luna,,and even her father who was Naraku's incarnation. She thought of the choice she had made back in her own world before, and tonight was the night she would give it. The one son she would protect from the darkness in his own heart, and the other son she would be loyal to until her dying days. "So this is my fate once I do this there is no going back once I chose. My life will no longer be my own." Kiki thought looking up at the stars.
"She sure is taking a long time." InuYasha said sitting in a tree. "Be patient InuYasha this is a hard choice for Kiki. Once she does this her life will never be the same, either she will be became a servant to you like Myoga is, or a servant to Sesshomaru." Miroku said. "To be honest I kind of feel sorry for her. Here she lost her mother a second time, and now she had to through her life into being a servant just in order to beat Shadto." Sango said. Kagome just thought on that, "That is why we have decided to travel to find answers to Shadto and find out his true reasons for Kiki. Even Sesshomaru is willing to travel since he has a part in this now." Miroku said. "I wonder if the choice Kiki does make will she be happy with it?" Kagome asked. Everyone looked at her, and no one could answer that question, that is when everyone saw Kiki coming out of the woods. "Okay, I'm ready let's go to Lord Sesshomaru's palace he needs to hear what I have to say as well. I'm sorry for keeping you all waiting." Kiki said softly. "Don't worry about it Kiki you needed time." Sango said smiling. Kagome got up and went to her cousin. "Kiki…" Kagome spoke, "Yes, Kagome?" Kiki asked. "Don't do this…." Kagome said. Kiki looked at her cousin, and smiled abit. "I was wondering when I would hear that from you." Kiki said. Kagome just looked down. "This is not fair to you.." Kagome said. "Kagome, life is not fair. You play with the hand life gives you, when you run out you pick up a new hand and play it all over again until you get a hand that works for you." Kiki said with that she walked passed Kagome to the path that lead to Sesshomaru's palace. Kagome looked behind her as she watched her cousin walk. Everyone started to follow.
"Kiki, you always play the tough girl act since we were kids, You always put your feelings and thoughts aside always willing to do whatever you had to do to make others stop worrying and help them with their problems until they no longer need you and then you are left alone. I'm no different then those that used you. I always wanted to be with you so Uncle Jack would buy me stuff I was a kid back then that did not no any better, but you knew and yet always just smiled and let me…..Kiki…." Kagome thought to herself. Kiki looked back behind her and saw Kagome in deep thought, that is when she stopped and let everyone walk ahead of her expect Kagome. "It is okay.." Kiki said. Kagome looked up at her cousin, "I'm scared abit, but I'm okay." Kiki said looking at Kagome, "I got to see you again Kagome my baby sister." Kiki said smiling. "I know this time I can see you whenever I want." Kiki said as she started to walk again. Kagome just smiled abit and walked beside her cousin.
When the got the palace it was shimmering in the moonlight, "So this is Sesshomaru's palace? To think your father had tasted InuYasha." Miroku said looking at the palace. Sango and Kagome where just taking away by it. "Yeah so." InuYasha said. "Kiki, have you been here before?" Sango asked. "No, this is my first time too. Stara pointed me to Sea Side Village before I got a chance to look at this place. So I just went to Sea Side." Kiki said walking up to the gates when she did two guards came to her. "State your business here wretch." One of the guards order. "Watch your tongue that is Luna's daughter you are speaking to." Said a female voice coming from behind the gates. " Miss Stara we are sorry we will let her in at once." The guards both said when the gates open Stara was standing there in a light green kimono with flowers all over it. "Hello again Kiki." Stara said going up to hug her. "Stara good to see you again." Kiki said smiling. Kagome and others looked at each other expect InuYasha he knew who Stara was. "Hello Prince InuYasha." Stara said going over to him too and hugging him as well. InuYasha just kind shurged it off. Kagome shook her head. "So why have you all come?" Stara asked. Everyone looked in different directions, "I have made my choice Stara." Kiki spoke. Stara looked at her, and knowing it was late at night something had to happen to Kiki for her to make the choice and want to tell Sesshomaru now. Stara was now concerned, "Why don't you all spend the night and tomorrow you can tell Lord Sesshomaru your choice it is late, and time for resting not making choices yet." Stara said looking at Kiki. "Really you don't think Sesshomaru would mind?" Kagome said. "No, he spends most of his time in his study anyway, besides it being Kiki's choice of what she is going to do I think he will let it slide this once." Stara said inviting them all in. She showed them to the guest hut/house which had about different 100 rooms in it. "Wow we will be sleeping like royals tonight." Kagome said happily going to into each room to check them out. InuYasha looked into one of the rooms. "This will do for us Kagome." InuYasha said. "I want this one InuYasha." Kagome said pointing to the last one down the hall. "Kagome they are all the same." InuYasha pointed out. "InuYasha.." Kagome glared. InuYasha had the freak look on his face as if saying no she is going to say sit. "Fine you can have it I'm sleeping in here." Kagome said sidling the door opening it and then sliding it shut. InuYasha just blinked, as everyone laughed expect Kiki she just smiled abit.
Stara looked at Kiki as everyone else got a room leaving a confused InuYasha banging on Kagome's door. "Kiki, would you come with me for abit?" Stara asked. "Sure Stara." Kiki said walking out behind Stara. When they got out a little ways they stopped on the bridge that was over the small stream that went through out the palace. "Kiki, you have a different scent and aura around you tonight. You seem much sadder then the last time we talked." Stara said. Kiki just went to the side of the bridge and leaned into the side of it abit. "Shadto, killed my mother, and put my sisters into a deep coma." Kiki said flat out. Stara turned to look at Kiki, she saw Kiki staring into the water. "I'm sorry for your lose." Stara said bowing. "Don't be it was not as if my sisters & I were close, and my mother made me to be the black sleep of the family. Only my father and my uncle besides his sons loved me." Kiki said Cody whimpered abit. "And course you to Cody." Kiki said petting Cody's head. Cody wagged his tail, "So that is why you wanted to tell Lord Sesshomaru your choice tonight." Stara said standing next to Kiki. "Yes, that true. I will not be able to expect what happen to my mother, or my sisters until I know more. Right now killing Shadto is the only thing on my mind. I want his blood to be all over Moon Sega, but I know as Luna's daughter my thoughts should be pure, but.." Kiki just looked down. Stara put her hand on Kiki's left shoulder. "It is okay dear, no one is perfect not even Luna was." Stara said trying to comfort Kiki. "I will be okay Stara you should go rest." Kiki said softly. "Good Night Kiki. If you need something my hut is right over there." Stara said pointing to it. Kiki nodded as she watched Stara leave.
Kiki sighed finally she was alone again, and feeling she was starting to hate. She looked around the area the only light was the moonlight of the night sky. When she looked up she saw a single light from a candle in the upper floor of the main house she wondered abit, and shook her head. She was about to turn her back until she saw a shadow up by the window. She thought maybe it was a demon of Shadto's so she went to go check it out as she went into the main house it was dark only a few candles still lit to show the way some. She saw a bigger room then the one she was in, as she went into the bigger room she saw no on there only a big table with pillows to sit on. "I found the dinning room." She giggled to herself. That is when she heard someone coming from the kitchen. She hide herself in the shadows that is when she saw Jaken coming out with a plate of food. "Talk about light night time snack." Kiki said trying her best not to giggle. Jaken thought he heard something, but when he looked around he did not see anyone at all so he went back to carrying the food to his room. When Kiki saw him turn the corner she came out of hiding and sighed abit. "That was close." Kiki thought, that she when she heard a other noise on the same floor. "Please Miss Rin it is time for bed." Said a young demon maid. "No, I want to see Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said pouting. "You can see him tomorrow you know he will not be pleased if you are not sleeping." The maid spoke. Rin finally gave in as her tired eyes were winning the battle. The maid covered up Rin and walked out of the room leaving the light of the candle on for Rin for it to help put her to sleep. Kiki went into the shadow again as the maid walked past her. Kiki slid the door open to Rin's room and watched a peaceful Rin sleep. "She sure is a cutie." Kiki said quietly.
~Sesshomaru's Study & Room~
He was looking at a other sleepless night not that he needed the sleep that much. He had just came home a few days ago after looking for the Moon Sega to no luck, but he had heard that Kiki had returned this morning. He knew she would come back, to him she did not seem like the type to stay away when there was trouble, or when she had something to do. Sesshomaru shook his head when he found himself thinking of her again. Even since this Luna business came up his found himself thinking back to that day when Luna put that charm on him, or good luck spell whatever you want to call it. "Two gems?" He asked himself getting up and going to the window of his room. He smelt the food that Jaken always got himself to eat in the middle of the night, he overheard Rin's wish to see him before she fell asleep like always all the sounds of the palace and grounds were normal expect for the smell of his half-brother InuYasha. He had smelt his scent a few hours ago, but figured Stara put them in the guest house for the night since it was so late. He had smelt Kiki among them as well honey and roses which was pleasing to his nose normal must humans smelt the same just abit of a different smell to each one expect Kagome's since she was Kikyo's incarnation, and then there was Kiki's scent one of not a demon or human just of honey and roses something he had never smelt before, that is when he realized it was in the main house now. He closed his eyes, "She is in the main house not to far from Rin's room. Why would she be in here?" Sesshomaru thought. That is when Tetseiga glowed softly Sesshomaru turned around to see it. "I see. I will see if she comes all the way or not." Sesshomaru said.
~Back With Kiki~
Kiki found herself at the bottom of wonding stair case. "The second floor of the main house." Kiki said. She put her hand on the side for support as she started to go up the stairs slowly. Kiki started to feel like she was no longer doing this on her own, but being pulled to whoever was up here. When she got to the top step she looked around the whole hall was dark expect for a few candles that lit the dark hallway. Kiki looked down to see the wooden tile had diamond between them. "Back then they did not know what diamond was so it was not a shocker to see them use it this way." Kiki thought. Kiki walked along the hall until she got to two large doors that is when she stepped back abit. She had the feeling maybe it was not a good idea to be here. Like she was waiting for someone to tell her it was okay, "Maybe, I better go this is not right me moving about the main house like this." Kiki thought that is when she turned to go back, but when she did that is when the same cold tone of voice she knew spoke to her. "I already know you are there Kiki." Sesshomaru said. Kiki stopped in her tracks, that is when she realized she was in Sesshomaru's Den. "I'm in Lord Sesshomaru's Den." Kiki thought standing there, "What on earth would lead me here?" She asked herself. She took a deep breath and went to the doors as she knocked. "Come." Sesshomaru said, that is when Kiki walked in opening the door softly. There was Sesshomaru topless only wearing his pants, and different kind of boots on his feet since he was in the house. His tail/boa was still over his shoulder like always, the room was covered in scroll after scroll that seemed endless. "I'm sorry Lord Sesshomaru I did not know that this was your den if I did I would not have come up here." Kiki said bowing to Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru studied her this was the first time since by the lake he had been alone with her, however, she was different this time not the same female he met before. That is when he smelt dry blood and Shadto's scent on her. His eyes narrowed the scent was so small and faint, but still there enough to let him know once again trouble found it's way to Kiki. "Where did you get the scar on your cheek?" Sesshomaru asked breaking the silence in the room. Kiki looked at him, as she did not know what to say to him. He could tell she was not the same either just as Stara did. Sesshomaru just looked at her with his cold eyes waiting for her answer, Kiki's soft eyes looked back at him. "What can I tell him? What am I suppose to say?" She asked herself turning her head away from his gaze. Sesshomaru found it abit annoying that she turned away from his gaze he just went back to looking over scrolls, "You don't have to answer, not that it is my concern." Sesshomaru spoke calmly. Kiki turned her head back towards Sesshomaru to see him signing scrolls. That is when the first time she understood what Rin saw in Sesshomaru, that is when she smiled abit out of all the pain she had felt and confusion since she got here and then back home. She found herself smiling for real. Before she knew it she sat across from Sesshomaru at his desk. "My mother.." Kiki said looking down. Sesshomaru looked up at her from his papers, "She is not quite the angel I make her out to be Lord Sesshomaru.." Kiki went out before Kiki knew it she was telling Sesshomaru everything that happen to her mother and sisters. Sesshomaru listened to every word that came from Kiki's lips, yet with all this she was not crying like most females would. "Does she not feel pain?" He wondered about her. That is when he found himself concerned about a other female.
"To be honest I don't know how I should feel. I mean she was mean to me, but she was my mother. I never knew Luna so Maya was the only mother I had….yet I don't know what to feel for her death." Kiki said fighting back tears. That is when Sesshomaru smelt the salt in her tears, it was very heavy salt tears that seemed to be held in for a long time. "I'm sorry Lord Sesshomaru, you don't need to hear my worries." Kiki said wiping her tears away fast before they fell down her cheek. Kiki put a fake smile on her face, Sesshomaru could see right passed it, "Thank you for listening and I promise not to come up here again until I have your answer on other or not I can." Kiki said getting up to leave. "Kiki.."Sesshomaru spoke, when Kiki looked up she saw Sesshomaru blocking her way to the door. The tears were coming down her face still no matter how hard Kiki tired to fight them. "Yes, Lord Sesshomaru?" Kiki asked looking down not wanting to show weakness or her tears. That is when she felt someone touch under her chin, and bring her face back up to the light of the candle. The touch was soft, gentle, and warm she looked up to see Sesshomaru's hand was under her chin his thumb went softly across her cheek wiping the tear that came down it. "Lord Sesshomaru.." Kiki said softly. Sesshomaru's eyes were still cold and did not show any emotion much still, yet he was showing compassion, and concern for a other. Sesshomaru did not know why himself he was doing this. Did he feel pity for her, maybe even sorry for he knew how evil a mother could be. Kiki's soft blue eyes looked back into Sesshomaru's cold stare, that is when Kiki put her hand on Sesshomaru's hand that was under her chin. She put his hand on her cheek as she closed her eyes and looked down abit as more tears fell. She held on to his hand tightly as she cried harder.
He did not try to comfort her more, but he did not pull his hand away either. That is when he heard someone small behind them. "Lord Sesshomaru." Said a small voice. "Yes, Rin?" Sesshomaru asked looking back at Rin. When Kiki heard Rin's voice she pushed Sesshomaru's hand away and turned around as she wiped her tears away. "I can't sleep I keep having the same dream about the wolves eating me." Rin said. Even after four years Rin still had a hard time with wolves thanks to what Koga's pack had did. "I see Rin." Sesshomaru said walking pasted Kiki to sit back at his desk, that is when Rin followed, and saw Kiki. "Kiki, you came I knew you would. Come on you look tired too." Rin said taking Kiki's hand. Before to long Sesshomaru did not have one female, but two sleeping females wiped in his tail/boa he looked to the two of them. Rin cuddled between his fur and Kiki's chest, as Kiki was cuddled next to Rin, and kept warm from Sesshomaru's tail/boa. Sesshomaru made it go around them more to only were their heads could be seen Kiki's arms went around Rin as they both slept. Sesshomaru went back to signing papers as he did before with his sleeping ward beside him, and a new female as well.
The morning sun came up over the east mountains that is when everyone heard Kagome scream. "Where is KIKI!" Kagome shouted. Everyone came to were Kiki should have been sleeping. "She is gone." Sango said in worry. "I don't know I know her and Stara went to talk last night, but I was sure she came back in with Cody." InuYasha said. "No, she did not come back in with me. She needed time alone." Cody said in his wolf form still. Everyone went out and stared to look around for Kiki, unknown to them Kiki was in on a large mat with pillows all over it as a blanket was laid over her. Kiki woke up to hearing voices call her name when she did she saw she was in a room filled with small children toys. "Good Morning Kiki." Said a happy voice. "You too Rin." Kiki said smiling back at the 11 year old. "Are you hungry? Howcome you were with Lord Sesshomaru last night? Do you feel better? Did you like Sesshomaru's fur?" Rin asked million other questions as Kiki just laughed. That is when Jaken came in the room and saw Kiki sitting up on Rin's bed with Rin next to her. "Good Morning Master Jaken." Rin said happily. "What on earth is Kiki doing here?" Jaken thought. "Master Jaken are you okay? You look more green then normal." Kiki said. That is when Jaken shook his head. "Breakfast is ready and Kiki your friends are going around Lord Sesshomaru's palace like a pack of wild hogs looking for you." Jaken said. "I'm sorry Master Jaken I will go to them at once." Kiki said getting up. That is when she realized her shoes were gone. "My boots." Kiki said. "Stara probably took them to clean them Kiki come on let's go see Kagome and Shippo." Rin said pulling Kiki down the hall. When they got out side Kiki yelled for them.
"Over here you guys." Kiki said. That is when they all sighed in relief that Kiki was okay, but confused to see her the main house with Rin behind her. "Where in the heck were you Kiki?" InuYasha asked. "I could not sleep so I kind of wondered the grounds until I found myself in Rin's room." Kiki said mostly telling half the truth. Rin giggled abit, as she knew that was not the whole truth. "Good cause if you went any further you would have been in Sesshomaru's den he does not take lightly to people going in there." InuYasha said. Kiki just looked at Rin and Rin looked at her. They both started to laugh hard as they could, "What is so funny?" InuYasha asked. "Nothing InuYasha nothing." Kiki said trying to control her laughter. That is when Stara came out. "Okay everyone let's eat then Kiki can tell us what she wanted to tell us last night." Stara said everyone nodded as they went into the main house to eat. As everyone eat Sesshomaru came in last due to a lot of paper work and scroll reading, everyone stopped eating except for Rin who was hungry this morning. "You don't got to stop eating Kiki when Lord Sesshomaru comes in he would not get mad." Rin said swallowing her food. Kiki just nodded at Rin's words, InuYasha did not like the idea of eating at the same table with Sesshomaru and Sesshomaru did not like the idea either. "Kiki, can you just say what you wanted to say so we can get on and leave." InuYasha said everyone else just looked at InuYasha. "InuYasha, be good let Kiki eat." Kagome said. "That is okay Kagome. He has a point." Kiki said.
Rin stopped eating as she looked at Kiki, Kiki looked down at first as she took a deep breath. "Business is no place for the breakfast table." Stara came out and spoke. Everyone looked at her, and Sesshomaru looked at her from the corner of his eyes and Stara just nodded. "If you want to talk go to the throne room." Stara said cleaning the table with some of the other sevants. "Fine by me." InuYasha said getting up, Sesshomaru got up as well and everyone followed him to the throne room. The room was kind of like Lady Inukimi's throne room expect instead of veils weapons hang on the wall and pillows for people to sit on, and in the front of the room a throne that Sesshomaru sat on when he would take business. "Well, little brother you wanted her to talk so now she can." Sesshomaru spoke as he sat down. Everyone else did and Kagome was about ready to tell InuYasha to sit. "I know who I am suppose to protect and the other I'm loyal to. It came clear to me when Shadto was attacking my family and I." Kiki said. Kagome was hoping Kiki would keep InuYasha to be loyal to so that way Kiki would always be close. Everyone knew if it was Sesshomaru there would be no way she could be happy with that choice, but either way they felt sorry for her. "InuYasha, the mark Luna gave you is above your left eye. Which is the mark of protection. Since your demon blood got out of hand before it could happen again if Shadto learns of it. So I got to keep you safe from him. The other you all should know by know who I'm meant to be loyal to, and that is Lord Sesshomaru for his mark is the mark of loyalty and it is on his hand." Kiki said. That is when everyone looked around one of the servants who worked in the house over heard and passed it on to a other, and before to long the whole palace ground was talking of it that Luna's daughter had made the choice. "Kiki are you sure about both marks?" Kagome asked her cousin. "Yes, Kagome I am." Kiki said looking at her cousin. "So this means that Kiki is going to be with us?" Rin asked to make sure. "Yes, Rin that is if Lord Sesshomaru will have it." Kiki said as she got up, and went over to were Sesshomaru sat. She bowed to him, "What will it be Mi'Lord will you let me serve under you as my mother Luna served under your father by her choice and own free will as I do on my own." Kiki said.
Everyone looked at Sesshomaru who stayed silent for abit, as he got up, and went to Kiki he stood beside her and closed his eyes. "If that is what you wish." Sesshomaru said leaving the throne room. Jaken's mouth dropped open and Rin smiled happily. Kiki smirked and looked back to see Rin happy and Jaken's shocked face. Everyone else was speechless, "Well, that was quick and easy." Stara said. "Sounds like my first date." Kiki said to make a joke. "A Date?" Stara asked. "Nevermind." Kiki said laughing it off. Kagome went over to Kiki, and did not know what to say. "Kiki, are you sure?" Kagome asked. She did not want to leave her cousin again. "Yes, Kagome for now this is the way it needs to be. I will travel with Lord Sesshomaru and you travel with InuYasha maybe somewhere along the way we can get the two of them to work together and expect each other as brothers." Kiki said in a low whisper. Kagome looked at Kiki and was starting to understand. She nodded at her cousin, and went over to InuYasha. "Come on InuYasha let's go we got things do before we go looking for Shadto." Kagome said dragging InuYasha out of the main house with everyone following. Sango and Miroku got their stuff some the guest house, and Kiki walked them all out. When she said her good byes the gates of the palace closed tightly, "I wonder where I go from here." Kiki thought to herself that is when she heard Stara call her name. "Kiki come in I will show you your room, and let's try that new kimono on that I had Shekelly make for you." Stara said. Kiki just smiled abit, and ran to Stara. "Okay, I'm coming." Kiki said.
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