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A/N: I'm sorry, I know I'm late, forgive me? I hope you enjoy this chapter.


"Take her back to her cell, inform me when she wakes up." He ordered the guards, then he took a seat on his throne, glancing down at the wound she had inflicted. Why couldn't he touch her, she easily overtook him in battle. He stared out a window and into the sky, now he'd wait for the girl to awaken.

Kikyo shot up, once again finding herself in strange surroundings, then the events of recent flooded back to her.

Hayate spoke first to her. "Why did the Great Lord Sesshomaru request an audience with you?"

Kikyo moved towards the cell door. "He wanted to fight." She closed her eyes and tried to catch her breath, the choker felt as though it was cutting off her air supply.

"He wanted to fight you?" Daiti asked.

Kikyo opened her eyes. "I would have won, but I didn't have the strength. I passed out mid-battle."

"And he didn't kill you?" Hayate asked.

"If I dint know any betta I'd say he's in love." Ren cracked a smile, but the other guys didn't seem to find it amusing.

"Sesshomaru couldn't love a human, not even if he tried." Hayate turned a hurt look towards the wall.

"He probably needs you for something." Daiti said.

"I'm not going to help him." Kikyo turned her head away and rested her eyes, she was so tired.

"Get up." A demon opened her cell and kicked her, she glared up at him. "The Lord requested your presence the minute you awoke." He reached down and grabbed her roughly by the arm.

Kikyo was led out of the cells, but instead of going to the throne room, she was led into a brightly lit room and several women sat to work washing and dressing her. Then the demons reappeared and led her to what appeared to be the dining hall. She was sat next to the head of the table and plates were brought from the kitchen and sat before her.

"The Lord will be with you soon." The woman who brought out the food seemed to have a permanent frown etched on her face, she also didn't seem to be a demon.

After the woman disappeared, instead of eating, Kikyo stood up and walked around the room, looked for something to fight with, something to remove the collar with.

"Miko," Sesshomaru's voice spoke next to her. Kikyo turned and took a few steps back, he was standing right next to her. Sesshomaru sat at the head of the table and motioned to the seat next to him. "Sit."

Kikyo sat down but didn't touch anything. "I have to say, I was a little surprised you had a human here in your castle."

"My advisor suggested that I bring a human here to cook food that would be appealing to you." Sesshomaru dismissed it with a flick of his wrist.

"I'm not hungry." Kikyo said.

Sesshomaru gave her side glance. "You should take advantage, you won't be served like this in the dungeons."

"What do you want Sesshomaru?" Kikyo shot out.

"I want you to eat."

"You brought a human into your palace." Kikyo ignored what he had previously said. "One of the humans you are supposed to hate. Instead of executing or exiling me, you offer me food. I, a miko, a demon's greatest enemy. What do you want? Get to the point!"

Sesshomaru glared at her and his hand shot out and struck her. She turned right back around, not holding her face, she simply glared at him.

"You should learn to be more thankful for my kindness." His voice rung coolly throughout the dining hall.

"I'd like to go back to my cell." Kikyo stood up and walked to the door, just as she was going to open it, Sesshomaru appeared before her.

"We haven't finished our chat." He grabbed her arm and sat her back down in the chair. "You're going to help defend my title as King, by controlling all of the humans."

"What?"

"You are going to rule over the humans and keep them in check, and if they disobey, you will kill them."

"I will not."

"You will if you value your life and that of your sister." Sesshomaru challenged her.

Kikyo glared back. "I won't help you, and I'll save Kaede without your help."

Sesshomaru scowled, then turned away, snapping his fingers. Several demons reentered and led her back to the room she'd been dressed in, she was put in a ratty kimono and taken back to her cell.

Kikyo leaned against the wall of the cell, the rest of the prisoners were quiet, probably asleep. She let her mind drift back to when she lived happily with Kaede, to when she practiced her archery each night. She didn't regret what she had done, she and Kaede weren't happy. She was constantly scared and worried for herself and for her sister.

Suddenly she remembered something, her miko clothing, the clothes passed down through her family, she no longer had them. She felt tears beginning to form in her eyes, never had she let this happen, but suddenly it seemed to all crash down on her, she had failed Kaede, failed her village, and she had failed herself. She bowed her head and let the tears fall, those forbidden tears that had built up for so long. The tears she could never shed.

She awoke the next day, in the same position as she had fallen asleep in, her knees pulled up to her chest and her head bowed.

"Prisoners," A demon entered and opened the cell, fastening everyone to a chain. "the day of execution has come."

Kikyo was left in her cell. "Wait," She called. "Take me!"

One of the demons glanced back at her. "You wish for your death?"

Kikyo paused. "I don't want to stay here alone."

The demon opened the cell and pulled her along with the prisoners, she stood in her own chains to the side as her friends lined up on the platform where they would be beheaded. Soon Shin came up

"Do you have anything you wish to say?" The executioner asked.

Shin looked out at the crowd. "I wish that someday you return to the peaceful times I lived in under the rule of the Inu Taoshi!" He was forced in the guillotine and the executioner stood prepared to let the blade fall.

Kikyo glanced over to see Sesshomaru's face unchanged, he turned his head to meet her gaze, a puzzled look on his face. He seemed quite bored and suddenly she felt her chains loosen, and the choker fell from her neck. She slipped out of her chains and grabbed the sword the guard next to her carried.

Kikyo ran up on stage and cut the prisoners free, she glanced over looking for Shin, but his head had already been taken off. She gritted her teeth, then turned around and began to fight the advancing demons.

Sesshomaru watched from his seat as she easily killed the guards, the crowd moved away as she turned her gaze towards them. Sesshomaru landed next to her and she immediately moved away, turning to point her sword towards him, however, he didn't draw his weapon, instead, he moved his hand slightly and the choker came back around her neck. Her legs went weak and she began to fall, Sesshomaru caught her arm and tossed her towards the guards.

"Take them back to their cells, and don't allow this to happen again." His voice boomed, the demons nodded hurriedly and took the prisoners back to their cells. Sesshomaru turned to the crowd. "The execution will be rescheduled, and the incompetent guards dealt with."

The demons looked back at Sesshomaru, something seemed to have changed in their expressions, a new glint was hidden deep in their eyes. Sesshomaru took to the skies, back towards the palace, smiling at his subjects new found hope, a hope he would soon destroy.


A/N: Hope you enjoyed it, sorry about being late.