DN Angel crossover Inuyasha
Chpt18: Well Deserved Break
Kagome POV
Groaning as I turned on my feather soft bed, everything was an icy blue, even my bed and with a canopy on it. The snow fell down softly all around my room, yet I still lay there on the bed, eyes closed, and my head turned sideways to sink into the comfort of the feather pillow.
Even when in sleep, I could smell the sweet scent of those winter flowers that are always scattered on my bed, small and delicate looking, yet they give off a heavenly scent. The flowers around me, made me look even softer than ever and more fragile too. Groaning in pain, I slowly opened my eyes to see myself in the familiar surroundings of my room in Sesshy's castle.
Letting a small groan escaping from my lips, I shut my eyes for a while to clear my mind. When I next opened my eyes, I felt the watchful eyes of my animal guardians watching me. Looking at them, they were all there watching me with concern shining in their eyes. They voiced out to me what happened last night after the battle.
"So it was Dark and Sesshy who came in the check on me most of the time? Including Lord Kazuo?" I asked them.
Seeing that they all replied as a voice, I could not help but feel guilty at the amount of power that I had shot at him, causing him to be injured, though I am not sure how badly he was injured. Sighing, I heard the sound of my room's door slide open to reveal Lord Kazuo there, as he closed the door behind him softly, he turned to walk towards me.
"Lady Kagome, are you feeling better now?" he asked voice concerned.
I could still see the few wounds I had inflicted on him in the battle, and the bandage that he had around his chest, most probably from one of the attacks that I had made towards him, yet unknowingly where it injured him. He drew a nearby chair, and sat next to me not far.
I was starting to heal up pretty nicely, yet at the same time still weak. When I tried to sit up properly, Kazuo despite his own injuries helped me with that action. He was nice, and even though he loses in that little fight last night, was being a good sport about it. We chatted for a while about the various things that most of us would face in our own lands, the problems caused by some of the demons there and such.
In fact, Kazuo he was nice company, perhaps better than Dark in certain aspects. The sound of the door once again being slowly opened, brought to the attention of both Kazuo and I. When the person was made known to be Dark, he had this weird expression on his face upon seeing Kazuo, yet when he saw me in bed still, he gave another sort of expression. One mixed with concern and something else. Dark, started to walk towards me to, and sat by the end of my bed, not far from Kazuo and asked if I was alright. He stayed there for a few minutes before leaving my room, in a rather sulky manner too.
It was rather amusing to him in such a mood, however it did concern me slightly as to what is making him behave like this. Nonetheless, I masked my own thoughts and emotions from my face, so as to not let Kazuo know what I was thinking about. At about mid afternoon, I was already feeling much better and could get out of bed.
Kazuo has been spending a lot of time with me when I was in my room resting. He is nice, and even though he did made it known that he would like me as his mate very much, but he would rather win me over fair and square rather than forcing me into mating with him. And that he joined in the fight was just for the fun of it not to really mean much harm, though he did enjoy the fight they had and did admit that I was the better one among us.
Going to the library where I know Sesshy would usually be, upon walking into the library, I saw Sesshy's neat library and on the mahogany table, it has the pile of paperwork that needs to be done.
"Sesshoumaru, I need to be off now." I said lightly while walking out of the room, though it may seem rude to behave like this in front of a fellow demon lord, but he already knew that I would behave like this.
"This Sesshoumaru don't approve of you going off so soon." He stated not bothering to look up at me.
"You know me Sesshy, I will take good care of myself, see you another time then, bye cousin dear." I said to him in a rather stubborn manner, on my way out of his room.
Walking in the direction of my room, I saw Dark who just exited his room and by the looks of it was about to go to my room, no doubt to check and see if Kazuo was still with me.
"Ahem, Dark you wanted to see me?" I asked, not standing far from him, only about feet apart.
At first he gave me a sheepish smile that turned into one of his many smirks though this one is different from the rest, one that has a genuine smile mixed in it. When it comes to smirking, I would say that Alucard would be the only one whom I know so far, who has this capability to smirk so much that it is a miracle that his face had not crack up yet.
"Well, I was about to go in and check on your condition, though since you are up and about, I am right to say that you are feeling much more better right?" he asked with a smile on his face, though in his eyes they show worry and concern for me. It was really nice of him to show me emotion, though it is dangerous here to show emotions most of the time.
Yes, even in the castle of Sesshy, it is still dangerous as we are to treat everyone as an enemy yet at the same time showing them the proper amount of respect and such. Sometimes when the lesser Lord or Ladies tried to take advantage of the way we are treating them, it is necessary that we put them in place and letting them know their own position in this society even though it meant gaining a new enemy. Whether or not we like it or want it to be, this is the only means of survival in this world where demons still walk on the Earth.
Shaking my head in amusement yet hiding my motions at the same time, "Dark get ready in about five minutes, we are going to go to another place to visit some of my other friends." Was all I said to him before heading into my own room and changing into a more fitting set of clothes for traveling.
Changing in less than 5, I headed down to the entrance of the castle in wait of Dark. When I was walking down the stairs towards the entrance, I saw Kazuo coming up the stairs and meet me halfway down.
"Lady Kagome, you are feeling much better now I see. Would you like to take a stroll with me to the gardens?" he said with politeness and respect.
"Yes, I am feeling much better Lord Kazuo, thank you for your concern. I do apologize for the inconvenience that I have caused you during the period when I was out cold. And I am sorry, but I am going off now to another place to visit a few friends of mine." I told him in a stoic tone.
"It is alright Lady Kagome, and please just call me Kazuo. Till next time fair Lady of the South." He said with such elegance while bowing to me and picking my hand up to brush a soft kiss on it.
Former exchange of farewells were said, though it would seemed like his interest in me is still the same, and by the looks of it he would fight till the end to get me. Walking down the stairs, I let out a mental sigh, I usually did not give much of a care over such issues. However, ever since staying with Daisuke and Family, including Dark, I guess the side of me which has been hurting since the time Inuyasha betray me in a way or another, was slowly starting to heal. Yet during that time, I was oblivious towards it until now. Hell, even thinking about the past between Inuyasha, Kikyo and I did not hurt as badly as I had expected it to be, like in the past.
Waiting not more than a minute or so, Dark made his appearance known. We both set out to the nearest waterfall, where I followed the same procedure that I did the first time I went through to the Makai. This time, no one was there to escort me back to the castle of Youko and Kuronue or to my own castle there. Well guess that is perhaps one of the good points. Since Yuki and the rest of my animal guardians know where to go, they flew in the direction of my castle, knowing that I am still weakened from the fight and would not regain my full strength till a few days later.
When we arrived in my castle in Makai, it was of course as grand as my other castle in the Feudal Era. Both my castles equally magnificent and through the architecture of the building one can judge that a lot of time and effort has been put into its design and building it.
The first I did when in the castle was to go to my room and take a rest before I even start to move about Makai. And things might not go as smoothly as it seemed most of the time. Heck, I do not even know whether or not Youko and Kuronue are even going to be in their castle. Seeing the both of them might even do me good this time. And perhaps Youko know some herbs that might help me regain my strength in no time.
By the time we are all rested well, and I regained a bit of my energy, I went to the vault where only I could access into. The checking of my inventory went rather quick, and making sure that they are still in the best of condition. It was a pity to see those items that I stole to grow with age and their appearance to deteriorate with time. By the time I got out of the vault, I was near collapsing already since I had use some of my purifying spells to give them the appearance of being new and not in pieces or process of erosion and such.
Walking in a rather unsteady manner, I forced myself to walk down the hallway towards my own room. As for Dark, his room is in the guest wing. There is of course someone within my household tending to him and like my other castle in the Feudal Era, I also have guards and armies at my disposal. These demons and humans that joined in my household here are peaceful and so dead loyal.
Feeling light-headed, I barely made to my room door before feeling the fainting spell on me once more. Lucky for me my animals they appeared just in time as I collapsed onto one of them. Feeling myself being put onto my bed in a rather rough but still gentle manner, I did not mind it much. I am just thankful that my animals are there to help me into my bed. About half a few hours has pass before one of my staff alerted me of lunch being served soon. Thanking that at least now I can walk without feeling that fainting spell pouncing upon me.
When I was leaving the room, my animals followed me and Yuki would be in her medium size form just in case I were to collapse, then she would be there to help carry me. Though I told them that this was not necessary, they did not bother listening to me and just did things their way. Knowing that their stubbornness could match mine at an equal level, I did not bother to persuade them seeing that their determination is set. Rather than being annoyed at them, I was grateful towards them and more. Indeed my animal guardians they are the most precious to me.
Walking down to the smaller dinning area, I saw that Dark was already there. Seeing that Dark was there and he took the chance to examine the portrait that I had hung up in the smaller dinning room. It portrays the picture of the waterfall where Midoriko and I first meet in my dream. At the same time, he turned just in time to see me walking towards the dinning area. When I was nearing there and was about to pull out the chair and sit myself, he draw the chair out and helped me to my seat. Looking at him with mock suspicion, he just gave me a smile in return and seated himself on the left side of me.
"Nice to see you well Princess." He stated as the food came.
"Much better, thank you." I lied to him casually.
Silence then fell upon the two of us, while the sound of us eating, including my animals, it was a comfortable but there hang something like too much of a silence that is rather weird.
"We are going to visit a few friends of mine soon. If you are alright to leaving for their place now." I asked out breaking the silence between us.
"Sure Princess, I will follow you anywhere." He stated gallantly. Ignoring what he just said, we set off to Youko's and Kuronue's castle.
Sitting on the back of Ryuu together with my other animal guardian, we floated in mid-air for a while, while I did a spell to call off Youko's deadly plant that are trying to stretching out their roots towards us in a deadly manner. When finally the plants are called off, I felt about as weak as I was just know. Even though I am a miko and a demon by nature, does not mean that I could recover as fast as I did with the wounds that I had received. It was a good thing that I am on the back of Ryuu.
My other animals seeing my face paled slightly, started to nudge me. Petting one of their head wearily, I lay down on the back of Ryuu for a while and rested while she landed herself in the courtyard of Youko's and Kuronue's castle. The sound of someone else feet touching the ground lightly was heard before the scent of blood was smelt. Though my mind is whirling in a swirl, I knew what was going on.
"Youko, he is a friend of mine from the future." I told him a soft and weak voice.
"Kag are you alright? You look very pale." He asked with concern and I could feel the aura of Dark's spiked with jealousy. While Youko helped me up, the sound of Kuronue coming towards us was seen, and his face was filled with concern as to what was going on and is waiting for an explanation as to why I was looking pale.
Nodding my head with an effort, I felt myself carried by Youko bridal style as he asked my animals what happened to me, while at the same time bring me to the room in which I would always occupy. He laid me onto the feather soft bed while tucking me in, and I just drifted off to sleep not long after that.
Dark who was not introduced yet, took the initiative to introduce himself to them while at the same time keep throwing my pale form in the bed worried glances. Youko seeing the glance Dark keeps throwing me and the scent of his jealousy, was vastly amused at this, yet at the same time worried about my condition.
Their conversations were light and yet their signs of worry for me was ever so obvious. Kuronue on the other hand, had gone to get the herbs that Youko needed to help me with the condition. When Youko prepared the herb, he feed me the drink which he had made out of the herbs by using his mouth. Though Dark was extremely jealous by this act, and Youko who knew that this is making him irritated, enjoyed it a lot and continued what he was doing till I drank up all the drink.
When I next woke up, no one was in my room. At the same time remembering the drink that Youko feed me, made me feel so much better than usual. When checking the skies, it was all dark out there. Sniffing the sky, it carried the scent of fresh dew and the freshness of the morning air. Never doubting my nose, I estimated the time to be about a few hours before the sun began to rise. If it had not been for the weakness of my powers being low and causing it to affect myself, I might been out stealing some things with Youko and the rest.
It did not come into my sense that anyone had entered my room till Dark stood beside my bed and asked about my condition. I could smell the scent of jealousy from him, and his aura confirmed it. When I told him that we are to leave in an hour or so, I could see his eyes flashing with signs of relieve that seemed to have disappeared and his mood was lighter. The aura of jealousy was slightly tuned down, and a coat of relieve surrounds them. Pretending to not notice them, I got out of bed, and this time I feel more assure and confident that I would not collapse any moment sooner or later.
After getting Dark out of my room, I changed into a more comfortable set of clothes. At the kitchen already, I could see that Youko and Kuronue were just walking in from one of the entrances. It is usually their usual habit to train and discipline their mind in the early morning. If it weren't for my strength and health, I would have gladly joined them like in the past.
"Kagome, I see that the drink has made you much better. Your skin color looks so much better now." Kuronue said out. Youko on the other hand was watching Dark closely with amusement flickering in his golden orbs.
"Kagome, you should not scare us like that, we were all so worried about you last night." Youko drawled out as he slinked closer to me, putting his arms around my shoulders. Looking up at him with a raised eyebrow, I saw it in his eyes and knew it straight that he was just playing around with Dark. Though using me to get to him was a rather interesting way.
Rolling my eyes heaven-wards, I smelt the jealousy coming over Dark at full throttle and it was rather amusing in a way to see him getting jealous. I had expected him to be more of a lady's man and not get jealous nor pulled into one of those old tricks that many would know.
And Dark, who I think knows, simply is not thinking straight with that amount of jealousy clouding his mind. Breakfast was fast. Asking for Youko is he was able to give me more the medical drink he gave me last night, he denied me saying that it is not a good choice to drink it regularly, for one could get addicted to it and the power that absorbed its properties, would then start depending on it more often than what the body has to offer. Without the regular intake of the drink, one would just go insane trying to be back to normal. And in that stage it would be far from possible to revert back to the normal balance of power within a body.
Understanding to the power that that drink could contain to change a person's life, it would be wise to take Youko's advice. Saying the last goodbyes to them, I opened up the passage back to the house safely, and just in time to see the sun rising from the sea. It was a spectacular view and one that I would not often rise early enough to see it. Knowing that we demons only require 2hours of sleep is more than sufficient, yet I am to used to the lifestyle of a human for about 16years of my life or so, that it has become a habit for me.
This time, when the portal was closed, I felt dizzy only by a small little prick, yet still able to standing straight without swaying in any way. The clock now showed the early time of 7am and I was so worried that I flung my room door open to call up the cab that will be taking me over to the island that I owned. After rushing the now wide awake Daisuke and Dark into the cab, taking the few essentials that are needed, we headed off to the terminal where my private water jet planes will be waiting for our arrival to signal of my approval.
A/N: After a week worth of exams, and finishing this chapter today, all i want now is my comfortable bed. And I shall go sleep now! Lol. Enjoy. Tune in next time for more. Good Night world! ZzzzZzzz...
