A/N: Hey guys!! I have noticed that not only have alerts and hits been for this story, but for the one where it all began, 'Almost Perfect!' I've gotten over 1,500 hits for it ever since I published this sequel! Crazy, huh? Well, I just want to thank you guys for reading, but it would be even better if I could just get some reviews in, just to see what you guys might want to happen next. I am a few chapters ahead,but I've kind of gotten into a rut, so maybe you could give predictions of what is going to happen next. Who knows, maybe you'll be right! ;) Alright, enought blabbing, to the story!!
Chapter 3: I Understand
Soledad eyes fluttered open as the golden rays of the sun splattered her face through the balcony window. She slowy got up. Even though she thought after a week she'd feel like she had been alive for years, she sometimes had difficulty walking and had found herself on the floor quite a few times since she had been at the castle. She then touched her chest, finding the beating of her heart calming, while her lips tugged into a smile. She listened to her heart beat for a few minutes before deciding to get ready for breakfast. She opened up the large oak closet to reveal a few dozen kimonos just waiting to be worn. Her eye instantly caught an amythest kimono, with a large swan embriodered on her back. Once she put it on, she noticed it was perfect for her, showing off her curves and hiding some of the imperfections she had as well. She quickly brushed her hair and placed it in a bun as she quickly walked out of the room and into the hallway.
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Kagura groaned as she began waking up. 'Ugh, why can't the night last a few hours longer?' she thought. She placed her hand towards the other side of the bed, expecting her hand to lay on a chest. Instead, her hand was only greeted by sheets, and she groaned again. She always got her hopes up, hoping that today was the day that Sesshomaru was actually going to be laying beside her.
She sighed as she sat upright in the bed and stared down at the empty space beside her. She knew that he didn't love her, and never did. In the beginning, it was alright, he was sort of kind to her, and even though he was usually in his study for the whole day, every once in a while he laid with her. She thought maybe she could make him happy. She brought some lingerie, she wore skimpier kimonos, all to make him happier. But it ended up in failure one night. While they were in bed together, he moaned Soledad's name. And all Kagura could do was snap. She had loved him ever since she laid eyes on him, and she tried being everything she thought he wanted her to be, at least physically. But she could never be good enough for him...she couldn't compare to Soledad, no matter how hard she tried. A few months later she gave birth to Sesshomaru's daughter, and he insisted her being named after her Soledad. For the first few years, she could barely even look at her daughter. It wasn't her daughter's fault, she knew, but every time she looked at her, she saw someone that she thought gave her everything that she wanted, and yet Soledad had taken the most vital thing that Kagura needed to feel happy: Sesshomaru's love. And even when they got into fights, and he would never say anything hurtful to her, she could see in his mysterious eyes that he didn't want her, he never did, and he was only doing Soledad a favor.
Kagura got up and began getting dressed. She couldn't mope around and think about the past. She needed to make sure her daughter's wedding was perfect, and she also needed to make sure that nothing would ever happen between Soledad and Sesshomaru while she was here.
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"Enter." Sesshomaru called out as he heard a knock on the door of his study. Shinto entered the room and bowed to Sesshomaru. "Well, you've been coming pretty often. What is it now?"
"My lord, you had actually called me over a few hours ago, but I was training the new soliders." 'Hmmph, it's not like me to forget things like this.' Sesshomaru thought.
"Well, I was mistaken. I needed to actually talk to you about our new guest--"
"Oh yes, you mean Soledad?" Sesshomaru glared at him.
"You know I do not like to be interrupted." Sesshomaru said coldly, his eyes penetrating Shinto. Shinto tensed up a bit before answering.
"I am sorry my lord--"
"Well, since it seems that you have already met our guest. She will be here for a few months, and I want you to make sure nothing will happen to her. You will be her full time guard." Sesshomaru saw Shinto's eyes brighten up as he said this. Sesshomaru smirked.
"Well, I guess it seems you are fond of her already?" Shinto blushed slightly.
"Well, my lord, she is very exotic, I have never seen anyone like her. May I ask where she is from?"
"She is of two countries: Egypt and Spain. We had...met a few years before." Sesshomaru said cooly. Shinto nodded.
"Well, I will be her guard, my lord. It is my pleasure." Shinto said as he walked out the door.
"I bet it will be." Sesshomaru said under his breath.
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"Good morning, Sol!" Soledad said happily as she walked into the dining room. The young woman sighed and placed her head on the table. Sol sighed. "It seems like you are definetly not a morning person. Neither am I." Soledad said as she took a bite of her food. Sol looked at her.
"Well, you sure do look like a morning person." Soledad shook her head.
"Well, I'm not. It's only because it's the first two weeks. Within a few more days, I might get out of the bed for dinner." Sol laughed.
"Well, you obviously enjoy the bed. Have you met anyone else in the castle." Soledad nodded.
"Well, I've known most of the people still here, but I met this solider."
"Well, who is it?!" Sol said excitedly.
"Okay calm down! You're acting like I'm engaged or something!! I think the guy's name is Shinto?" Sol gasped. "What?" Soledad asked her.
"Shinto?! He actually spoke to you?! He doesn't talk to anyone! He rarely talks to me, and the only one that can say he's had a decent conversation with him is my father." Sol explained.
"Hmm, I guess I must be kind of special." Soledad said, laughing.
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After breakfast, Soledad went to Sesshomaru's study and opened the door, not thinking about knocking at all.
"How dare you ent--" Sesshomaru growled. Soledad stepped in.
"Sesshomaru it's me, Soledad." Sesshomaru did not look up from his papers. "I just wanted to talk to you. I wanted to see what has happened to you the last century. I mean, how are you with Kagura?" she began, trying to make a conversation out of nothing. Suddenly the door opened up again.
"Sesshomaru-- oh hello, Soledad." Kagura said as she entered the room. Soledad moved over akwardly to make room. The tension in the room was so thick even the biggest fool could tell something was up. Soledad smiled at her.
"Hi." she said softly.
"Excuse me Soledad, but I need to talk to Sesshomaru for a minute. Is that fine with you?" Kagura said with venom.
"Oh, yeah, that's fine." Soledad said, quickly getting out of the room. It wasn't the hardest thing for her to do after what has happened the past few days. Kagura made sure that Soledad was gone before she spoke.
"Well, Sesshomaru I need to ask you a question. And be honest." Sesshomaru glanced at her.
"Go on, I hope you know I really don't have time for your questions." Kagura ignored his comment and sighed deeply.
"Do...do you love her?" Sesshomaru froze. He didn't really expect that question at all, but she obviously was thinking about it for a while.
"...No." He looked at her, and she didn't seem convinced.
"I remember the way you looked at her when you left with her a hundred years ago, and it seems that every once in a while I see it again when you look at her."
"I don't need to repeat myself. I told you no and you got your answer." Sesshomaru said standing up. He opened the door for her. "Now will you leave?" Kagura was about to say something back, but she knew it would cause an arguement and it would not be best after what happened the past few days. But as she walked into the hallway, she knew the both of them did not believe his answer at all.
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