A/N: Yup here it is! I hope you all are happy with it.

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Ch. 5 A Friendly Diplomatic Show of Fun

'That is it I have had enough of his pranks!' Sesshomaru thought as he grabbed his own obi and tied the kimono before going on his way to kill the other lord.

This is where Kagome and Kumiko came face to face with him.

Kagome didn't know if she should move aside or beg him not to eat her as his eyes locked onto her.

Sesshomaru stopped in the middle of his tirade, "It would seem that you have done as I wish so far. Thank you."

Kagome almost fell over is shock as he then quickly walked past her.

"What was that about?" Kumiko asked as she watched Sesshomaru disappear around a corner.

"I don't know but he thanked me. That was a first." Kagome said dazedly.

Kumiko shrugged and helped lead Kagome into the room.

After Kagome had finished processing what had happened she was able again to finish conversing with Kumiko about things.

"So Kago-chan, how long have you been with Sesshomaru-sama anyway?"

Kagome nonchalantly answered, "Just since the day before yesterday."

This surprised Kumiko, "Really?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Well I just thought it had been longer since you've known him longer than that."

"Oh, well my friends don't like him much so before then there wasn't an opportunity."

"So are you two closer then? I thought Sesshomaru-sama hated humans but I had heard differently in the last year."

Kagome lightly blushed at this, "No, I am just his servant and am here to help as much as I can."

"Hmm, sure you are." Kumiko said with a smile.

Kagome decided to ignore her though and went to the closet to find a kimono she would like to wear for the day.

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Sesshomaru had just reached Arisugawa's study when the lord himself opened its doors with a very pale (for a toad demon) Jaken.

"Lord Sesshomaru, how are you? I have just finished having the most intriguing conversation with Jaken here about your little Kagome."

Sesshomaru turned to his vassal, "Leave."

Jaken scrambled past the door and didn't look back.

Arisugawa raised an eyebrow inquisitively, "Is everything alright Lord Sesshomaru?"

Sesshomaru seethed, "No! This Sesshomaru is far from anything being alright! I have had enough of your mischief and your imprudence Cat!"

Arisugawa sniggered, "And what do you plan to do about it pup? Do you think you can face me?"

Sesshomaru slightly smirked before charging Arisugawa with his poison claws. The great cat youkai blocked Sesshomaru's swipes and punches occasionally redirecting some from the furniture and books within the study.

Sesshomaru was quickly becoming agitated with Arisugawa's lack of interest in fighting him instead of dodging and broke away from the lord.

Arisugawa assessed the situation from across the room as Sesshomaru stared him down, blood seeping into his eyes. He then realized that his only chance to make Sesshomaru not angry any more would be with his death or his fighting him off.

Sesshomaru drew tokijin then and waited for Arisugawa to react. Arisugawa then in response reached into his kimono pulling out a small black bottle.

Sesshomaru smirked, "What do you plan to do with that Arisugawa? Are you going to throw it at me?"

Arisugawa laughed, "If I did that it just might be the worst mistake of my life."

"No you already made that when you choose to make this Sesshomaru into a fool."

Arisugawa then smiled as he pressed a button on the side of the black tube causing it to elongate from both sides transforming into a golden studded staff.

Sesshomaru was slightly impressed with the power of the aura emitting from the weapon and how it somehow managed to glow like the sun in the fire lit room.

"This shall be interesting." Sesshomaru comments before charging the other lord this time with his sword.

After a long series of hits, misses, and several last minute dodges Arisugawa started to find it easier to avoid Sesshomaru's blows. In turn Sesshomaru was starting to become bored with the pathetic excuses of a fight he was in and realized that they were evenly matched and neither would win at their current rate.

Arisugawa in hopes of possibly resolving the fight side steps the incoming blow for it to only hit the book shelf behind him and destroying a good amount of them.

"NO! Not my books!"

Sesshomaru stopped at this outburst, "What?"

"OK stop! I yield! Just leave the rest of the books alone!"

Sesshomaru smirked at the idiotic display before him but accepted and sheathed his sword.

Arisugawa then turned to try and salvage a few of the books when someone opened the door.

Standing in the door way was Kagome dressed in an elegant deep blue kimono with a ripple pattern and a few green leaves here and there in it. Also beside her was the maid who was accompanying her this morning.

"My lords the Breakfast is ready and I was just escorting Kagome to the dining hall."

Sesshomaru walked towards them, "There is no need for that, I shall do it myself and you should help Lord Arisugawa."

Kagome looked at the room, "What happened in here?"

Sesshomaru simply replied, "Just a friendly diplomatic show of fun."

Kagome didn't know how to react to those words or the fact that they had just came from Sesshomaru but she just shook her head accepting that something's were just better off if she were not made aware of them.

Sesshomaru then escorted her out of the study and down the hall.

Arisugawa then motioned for Kumiko to come over.

"Yes my lord?"

"What did you find out about his servant?"

"She has known him long before she became his servant. Also she has prior experience with demons."

"Really, now how hard was it to get all that out of her?"

Kumiko smiled vindictively, "Not at all my lord."

"That means she is not well experienced as a servant. Did she happen to tell you what she did before being in his service?"

"No but I know that she did travel with demons before and was a surrogate for a kit. That was all that I got, besides her own assurance that something is going on between her and the lord Sesshomaru."

"That is all then Kumiko. Try to find out what she did before though."

"As you wish my lord."

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Sesshomaru was walking beside Kagome when she decided to break the silence, "Sesshomaru-sama.

He looked at her, his silent acknowledgement for her to continue.

"What happened in Lord Arisugawa's study?"

"I found his weakness and made sure that he would no longer aggravate us."

"Oh. So that's all."

He looked at her inquisitively, "What else could there be?"

"Well from how disheveled the room was I am surprised that the two of you were not in the middle of a fight."

"Yes there was that too."

"Ok, I thought so. Have you seen Jaken today?"

"Yes."

Kagome nodded not knowing what to say.

"The Lord from the Northern Lands will be arriving today."

"Yes, Lord Kazuki. May I ask what type of demon is he?"

"He is a dragon youkai."

"Would you like me to be there when he arrives? I can be a sort of spy for you."

Sesshomaru stopped and looked at her, "Would you be able to not mention me?"

"Of course, they won't talk to me anyways. I'll just stand in the corner of the room and pretend to be one of Arisugawa-sama's servants."

"Then that is what you shall do to help me, Kagome."

She smiled and he was confused but she then explained, "Thank you for using my name Sesshomaru-sama."

He was taken aback but then she started to walk down the hall again so he too continued on.

When they got to the dining hall Jaken was waiting for them.

"Me Lord! I am so sorry Sesshomaru-sama I could not get away from Arisugawa-sama and I had no choice. Please forgive your lowly servant his error."

Sesshomaru picked Jaken up, "Stop your groveling Jaken. Now what did you tell him exactly?"

"Jaken looked at Kagome and then to his lord, "I told him that she was your brothers companion before and that she is very intelligent and a great asset to us as an allie but he wanted to know how and why. So I told him that she is a skilled archer and has skills with medicine."

"Did you tell him anything else Jaken?"

"No, he was trying to find out what I was supposedly hiding when you came me lord."

"Then he doesn't know?" Kagome asked.

"What do I not know?" Arisugawa's voice came from the still open door.

Kagome jumped and stepped back to be beside Sesshomaru.

"Nothing that is necessary." Sesshomaru replied.

Arisugawa raised an eyebrow, "Now what information about this companion of yours could you be guarding so closely? I can clearly tell she is human, I know that she is not from this area and that she traveled with your brother since his release. But none of those facts explain how she could be an asset. Hmm she couldn't be as skilled with the bow as a demon so I know that is not it, but your vassal is very clever to try and use that."

Sesshomaru stood his ground ready to take the lord on again as he allowed his aura to fill the room. Sesshomaru was unfazed but he could tell that Jaken and Kagome were being affected quite a bit by the overpowering aura.

Kagome couldn't hold back anymore she took a step closer to Arisugawa staring him down and said, "You are either Lord Sesshomaru's ally and will disregard who I am for now until you prove yourself or you are an enemy and I will dispatch you if you do not back down."

Sesshomaru was a bit surprised by Kagome's bravery, 'or perhaps stupidity' he thought, to stand up to the cat.

Arisugawa laughed at her and released more of his aura into the room to the point that it was starting to irritate Sesshomaru.

"Then you are our foe and I will disperse of you now."

"Try it human. Give me your best shot."

Jaken backed away afraid of what would happen next. Sesshomaru stood and watched, this was the mikos chance to prove her worth when going against a demon.

Kagome released her miko that had been tightly pent up and allowed it to push off Arisugawa's.

His eyes grew wide with the realization of what she was and how powerful she was.

Kagome then used her miko to form a bow and arrow, "I am very skilled with my bow and I promise you will not feel a thing."

She then pulled it taught to fire at the lord but Sesshomaru placed a hand on her shoulder, "He is our ally Kagome so there is no need to kill him."

She didn't back down though, "Do you agree with my lord in that you are our ally?"

Arisugawa pulled out of his daze, "Yes. I only wish to help your lord as his ally."

Kagome then allowed her miko to fade back to a dormant state within her and the bow and arrow that had been before her disappeared.

Arisugawa then walked forward with a big smile on his face, "Now why didn't you tell me you had a miko to assist us? This changes things considerably, those fools will never see it coming and we are almost guaranteed success!"

"Naraku knows of her though so as soon as he knows she is with us they will be prepared."

Arisugawa's smile didn't falter though, "But as a part of our first wave she could do a lot of damage and clear more than half of our adversaries still!"

"No she will only be used as a healer then when the time is right we can use her to finish off the bigger threat."

"Ha! That's an even better plan! Oh I can't wait to tell Kazuki! He will roll over when he hears this and then he will be a definite ally of ours."

"You are not to tell him about her until I am sure that he can be trusted."

"Oh of coarse but I assure you that he is an ally and will be glad that you are still alive."

"Still I rather be certain than give him the chance to betray us. Kagome will accompany you as one of your servants when he arrives. She will asses if he is to be trusted or not."

"That is fine, but she will have to dress more convincingly then."

"That will be no problem."

Arisugawa nodded his head then he motioned for everyone to sit, "Well I believe we have delayed our meal long enough."

Everyone then sat and Sesshomaru and Arisugawa continued to discuss what was to happen when Kazuki arrived.

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A/N: Thank you all who have reviewed my story thus far. It really helps me to know that there are people reading who want me to update soon and enjoy the story. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to post a new chapter once a week yet but I hope that I will be able to just pour out the chapters as I get more into it. Thank you all again and please review.

-Vamp