I agree with Tempest 78 lol she is a ball of fire! I am not sure where this story is going but I have a small idea.
Youko gave her one last glare and felt her release his arm as she then turned and grabbed the tray from the maid with her left hand and put her right arm around her shoulders and escorted her away, softly reassuring the female that she isn't in any trouble or danger anymore. He could hear her ask the female to join her for a relaxing dip in the hot springs.
Kagome continued to walk with the maid Anya and started a gentle conversation with her as they dropped off the tray and then brought her with her to the hot springs saying to the girl she never has a female around to talk to with all these men and the ones that bed Youko.
After a while the girl relaxed and they happily chatted as they left their burdens for another time as they enjoyed soaking in the hot water as it soothed their muscles. Once they were done they played with each others hair. Kagome's end result turned out to be a French braid and she gave Anya a bun with the ends of the hair formed into tiny braids.
The next day she invited all of the female servants with her for a soak in the hot springs but sat closest to Anya. They let the males go after them and once again they did the others hair, the other females joined in too. Kagome could care less about Youko at this point and is happy to have the female company. It became a part of the schedule as they would all soak in the springs every night telling stories or interesting things that happened through out their daily activities.
Youko soon recovered from his anger although it took a few more days to do so. He learned to just forget the fact that he even has a mate until he feels like confronting her again. For now he would rather get back to business and go bug the surrounding lords and see if they have gained anything interesting among their treasures.
Kuronue balanced himself between Youko and Kagome, never speaking about one with the other. He began going on raids with Youko and Yomi to help pass time while he continued to read in the library with Kagome.
A month went by without incident between Youko and Kagome. Youko and Kuronue had been ambushed a few times by demons wishing to have Kagome for their own. That would be the only time he would acknowledge his mate just so he can rub it in the faces of other demons who desire her. It became a game to him and he soon found it to be a good stress relief.
Kagome would tend to everyone but Youko's wounds, she want to even waste her breathe on him so she ignored him entirely and never referred to him in any conversations. Life continued like this for several months. One of the main reasons she stayed is because she is waiting to return to the human realm and live the life of an ordinary girl. She still had a little over a century to go until she can return. She started to make plans to leave and travel to see all of her kits and spend lots of time with them and inform them of where she plans to go in the future.
Kuronue began to spend even more time with her so he has more memories to reflect on until he can see her again. One thing he noticed is that Kagome is right, her mating mark is fading. She has been slowly purifying it away, little by little every day, weakening its pull to Youko. Youko, as it is, hardly ever paid any attention to it since he never felt anything from it, it was just there. It had been a couple years or more since he last felt anything from it, now it just seemed like a scar from distant past.
The night finally came when Kagome would leave. She met Kuronue in the forest and shared a long good bye with him as they embraced each other. She promised to come by from time to time and let him know her plans of seeing her children and roughing it for the next century. After a few minutes they finally pulled from their embrace and Kagome walked off into the darkness with her all of things minus anything Youko had given her. She left all of that in her room.
He watched her form slip into the darkness and then fade into the shadows, knowing she will never return to the fortress again. He would have to go search out the different kits in order to see her and make sure she is doing okay. He also wanted to make sure she always had money and other goods so she can buy anything she might need. He felt his heart crack a little bit as he stood out in the forest staring at where he had last seen her.
He couldn't make himself leave, it was well past sunrise when he finally left and had swallowed his grief enough to go through the day like normal. Everyone but Youko knew she left and had received a farewell from her. Youko remained oblivious and never noticed the well hidden grief of their mistresses secret departure.
A few stormy days went by as it projected the grief they dare not show because none of them wanted to go back their promise to let her departure remain secret until Youko finds out for himself. Youko found himself in a meeting with a few of the headsmen of different villages.
"I think I would like to hear Kagome-sama's opinion on this matter Youko-sama. I mean no disrespect but she had helped us with similar issues in the past." He bowed to him.
"I am sure she can put in her own opinion if she has any. This is an open discussion after all." He replied.
"Uhh Youko-sama, she isn't here and she wasn't at the last discussions either." As he gestured to her empty spot behind Youko.
"Sir she hasn't been at any of the meetings that I have been to in over a month." Another informed him.
Youko looked behind himself and found her spot empty and her scent gone. He looked at one of his men and signaled for him to go get her. The demon acted like he was searching and came back. "She is nowhere on the premises."
Yomi smirked as he watched Youko get irritated. He found it funny that everyone knew more about Kagome than her own mate, the king of thieves.
"Then get me Kuronue, the damn bat should at least be here." He growled.
Kuronue returned with the demon and acted like he had no idea as to why Youko needed him. "Something you need Youko?"
"I need you to go get Kagome and bring her here." He looked at his partner expectantly.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. Kagome is not on your territory." Kuronue studied the flash of rage in his partner's eyes.
"What!" His outburst had been unexpected since he normally is calm and collected.
"Your mating mark has faded a lot. She began purifying her mark slowly, day by day since you woke her up at the Witch Doctors. She left you and her title over a month ago with instructions to let you figure it out for your self." He contained his smirk. He may be Youko's best friend but he still could not understand how Youko could be so inattentive to his mate.
Youko left the meeting and with the help of Yomi, Kuronue took over and tried his best to think of what Kagome would say to answer their problems. Youko had disappeared for an entire week and found truth in what Kuronue had said. Kagome has been gone for a long time and he once again failed to notice her departure just like the last one nearly got her killed or in an endless sleep.