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I'm gonna edit it a little bit when I wake up but other than that...

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UPDATE: Hey everyone! Burr~ It's cold here. I'm not feeling so good again today and kind of tired but I'll try to work on chapter 6.

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Secret

Tsubaki was quite shocked by her interaction with Sesshomaru's beast. He was gentle with her as he walked towards his home instead of flashing there. Said that once she washed off, he would be cleaning the wounds before bandaging her. And that she would be staying with him. Wouldn't even let her argue. What was happening? Shouldn't he be ordering her to leave his land? As long as she was there, they would be in danger. Sesshomaru's beast carried her into one of the guest rooms and into it's private bathroom, gently setting her down on the toilet before turning on the water.

"How are you still in control?" She mumbled shyly, unsure how to react. Not that she was complaining, the longer his beast was in control is more time she has to relax and think of an appropriate answers for Sesshomaru once he gains control because she knew he would have plenty of questions about the event that just transpired. Questions that Tsubaki wasn't ready for anyone to ask or even know the answers to.

"Wish for me to leave already?" He's breath hit the skin of her neck. Chilling going down her spine when she felt his tongue on her neck and she quickly pulled away from him, putting a hand over the spot he licked

"Wah?! I...You… What do you think you're doing?" Her eyes wide as she turned her head to stare up at him. "Now I really am surprised Sesshomaru is letting you stay in control! There's no way he's okay with all the affection you're giving me!"

This only made Sesshomaru's beast smirk and lean down over her with a hand on the counter. "You see my actions as affection? Are you not afraid that I might just be tasting to before eating you?" His red eyes staring back into her two different colored eyes, he could smell her aura and her power. He was quite happy with that fact that she was comfortable with him since she was no longer trying to conceal herself from him. He was able to smell that she was slightly nervous and worried.

"I feel a little insulted. You don't think I'd be able to sense if you were a threat to my life." She said as she foreigned hurt. "And here I thought you would've felt I was more worthy since you are the one that saved me." She pouted which made the beast chuckle.

"Stop messing around. Give me back control." Sesshomaru growled, feeling quite annoyed and disgusted that his beast was flirting with this woman. "She is not and will not be our mate."

"Are you doubting your beasts instincts?" He hummed in amusement.

"I will go find some clothes for you to wear tonight while you are washing off." He said with a grin as he poked her nose, careful not to get her with his sharp claws. Then walked out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

Tsubaki blinked a few times as she stared at the closed door. What in the bloody hell was going on? Were yokai's beasts really that different from yokai themselves? She rarely encountered yokai but when she did, she either avoided them or never did anything to bring their beasts out. Meeting Sesshomaru then meeting his beast. They were in the same body and yet they were quite different. Sesshomaru was stern and quiet, almost unapproachable. Then there was his beast, he was quite affectionate with her and more talkative. She knew beasts were driven by instinct so is that the way Sesshomaru really wanted to be with her? Or was it just his beast that wished to be that way with her? Wait, why did it matter? Even if Sesshomaru did wish to be with her, Tsubaki needed to get out of there as soon as possible. There's no way the clan would let her have peace now. Especially not with a yokai. Inhaling slowly, shaking the pointless thoughts from her head as she carefully rose to her feet to begin the struggle of getting the blasted dress off. How did Kagome manage to convince her to put such a revealing dress on? Wincing when she tried to use her wounded arm to unzip the dress. Chewing on her bottom lip while trying to figure out another way. "Kagome is not going to be happy about this…." She whispered to herself as she stared down at the now ripped, grass stained purple dress. Filling her cheeks with air then blowing it out in frustration, she settled with just having to cut it off.

"You are not summoning me just to cut that thing off of you." Ten no Ikari stated with a hint of anger. Tsubaki knew it was still peeved that she would release it to slay the Guardians or Sesshomaru. Rolling her eyes, she tried to turn the dress to the zipper was on her front side. Smiling when she finally managed to move the skin tight dress and get it off of her. "Thank the gods!" She exclaimed. How she was able to breath, much less fight in that thing with heels was beyond her. Once she removed the remaining article of clothing's, she got into the shower. Hissing with pleasure when the very warm water worked its magic on her tense, bruised, cut up body.

As Sesshomaru made his way down the hall to his room, one hand shot up to his head and the other to the wall. "You impudent pup! I am not done." His beast growled through clenched teeth.
"You are. I do not want that woman thinking we wish to be with her." Sesshomaru said calming. He was in utter disgust with himself with the thinking he was feeling while his beast and Tsubaki were interacting. It took him a while to figure it out but then it hit him. He felt pleased with her. At peace. A feeling he hadn't felt since Rin but this was different. More intimate. His eyes changed from red to gold a few times before staying gold.

"She is our future mate. I want her to stay with us. So do you. It's not safe for her to be away from us." His beast said through clenched teeth.

"Enough. I don't want to hear anymore. I don't need a mate nor do I wish to have one." Sesshomaru ended the conversation and now that he was finally back in control, he continued to his room to get clothes for Tsubaki. He would do what his beast had told Tsubaki he'd do then send her on her way in the morning. The sooner she leaves, the sooner he can get things back to normal and not have to hear about Tsubaki being his future mate or having Kagome and the others trying to set the to up. Oh yes, he has noticed their sad attempts to push them together.

Clothes and a first aid kit in hand, he heads back to the guest room where he had left her. The water stopping just before he entered the room and made his way over to the bathroom door til she came out in a hurry, bumping right into his chest. Tsubaki froze when she finally looked at his face. His eyes were gold. Mentally groaning, she tightened her grip on the towel she was holding in place wrapped around her body. "Oh! Sorry. I should have checked to see if you were out here." Tsubaki said frantically as she tried to turn to go back into the bathroom only to once again be stop by hand on her wrist. She was beginning to get really peeved that every time she tried to leave, this yokai always stops her. "Let go of me! What is your de…"

"Don't flatter yourself. Now sit." He said sternly. While his beast was taking in her appearance, Sesshomaru kept himself in check. He would not look at some ningen. She was beneath him. If she didn't possess Ten no Ikari, she would be as weak as the other ningens. He didn't obtain his strength or power through a sword.

Raising an eyebrow when the woman started laughing, "What is so funny?"

Still laughing, she finally looked back up at him. "Don't flatter yourself." She mocked him. "The bloody hell is wrong with you?" She didn't know if it was from the blood loss or exhaustion or both but she couldn't seem to help herself.

Her laughter pleased his beast to no end but Sesshomaru was confused as to what was so funny about what he had said.

"I'm sorry." She finally said after laughing a little more. "You and your beast are so different." She continued as she went to sit on the bed. "I know neither of you would do anything inappropriate to me. I just didn't think you'd be okay with helping me bandage my arm if I was just in a towel."

Sesshomaru walked over to the bed to sit on her right side, "You are correct." He stated flat out, setting the clothes aside and got bandages out of the first aid kit. "This is faster. When you are done getting dressed, you will answer my questions without interruptions."

Tsubaki sighed inwardly, she knew this was coming but she still wasn't ready. "I know." Was all she said as his long slender fingers easily wrapped around her forearm. She froze as he lifted her arm towards his mouth. "Wait… What are you…" She winced before she was able to finish as his tongue slide out passed his lips and slowly moved up her wound, from just above her elbow to her shoulder.

Stopping when he was satisfied that the wound was cleaned of possible infection then began to wrap the bandage around her arm. "Inu-yokai's saliva has healing properties. It will be healed before morning but will still be tender." He informed her once he was done.

"Oh..umm… Thank you. Can we also not tell the others about this?" Her voice was soft and full of worry.

Sesshomaru stood up, grabbing the first aid kit off the bed before walking towards the door, "They will know nothing. Meet me in the kitchen once you're done." He said then clothed the door behind him.

Tsubaki frowned when the door closed, sighing heavily. She was just happy that Sesshomaru was the only one there when the Guardians showed up. She would've been devastated if something happened to Kagome. Closing her eyes for a moment, trying to calm her thoughts before getting up to fully dry herself off then putting the over-sized clothes on that the yokai left for her.

"I still don't understand why you don't just kill him. He's evil. He killed two people from your 'family'. He'll kill you, given the chance and not even blink an eye." Ten no Ikari pulsed, burning through her body before she could make it to the door.

"Stop it!" Tsubaki hissed, clenching the shirt above the Ten no Ikari mark. She thought she was pass this. She meditated and trained for months to be in control of Ten no Ikari. Why now? Placing her forehead against the closed door, she inhaled slowly as she tried to gain control again. To stop the burning that was pulsing through her body. Only being able to suppress the burning down to an annoying sting, she made her way to the kitchen.

"Why must you fight this? I know you can feel the pull. She was born for…" Before his beast could continue his infuriating whining, Sesshomaru growled.

"Why must I continue to repeat myself with you on this subject? She is nothing." He stated then went back to preparing dinner for Tsubaki.

"Nothing? Then why are you making something to help her regain blood faster?" His beast's voice was full of amusement. Sesshomaru ignored his beast when Tsubaki entered the kitchen in his clothes. A pair of black pj pants and a plain white shirt that hung loosely from her small slender body. His gold eyes narrowed at the fact that he even had to suppress a growl of pleasure at seeing her in his clothes, to which his beast shamelessly responded to.

"Thank you again for letting me borrow these." Tsubaki smiled at him as she walked the short distance to the counter. "Anything I can help with?" She asked meekly, peeking around him before looking up at him. She knew what he'd say but she still wanted to be polite.

Just as she expected, "No. Sit." Was his reply, which she respectfully did as 'ordered' with a soft giggle.
As soon as she was seated on a stool on the opposite side of the counter, "How did you come to possess the Ten no Ikari?"

'So the questions begin.' She thought, inwardly sighing as she stared at his hand while he continued to cut vegetables.

"It called out to me when I turned eighteen but I didn't come to possess it until I turned twenty-one. Kazuma, the man that took me in when my parents passed. He's the head of the elder's to the clan, Daimyo. Who gained responsibility of protecting Ten no Ikari. Since it was moved in secret, the former protector's of Ten no Ikari had a rumor spread that it had been destroyed. The reason for giving it to the Daimyo was because the former protector's had a legend that a woman…" She pausing to glance up at Sesshomaru's face. "Ten no Ikari's true master would be reunited and be the end of the world. She will not be able to be dominate. Not realizing that they set the prophecy into action by giving it to the Daimyo." Even though he didn't look at her, she knew he was listening to her every word and processing it. "When Kazuma found out that Ten no Ikari was calling out to me. He had me locked away that very same night. No explanation. No visitors expect the maids. I was devastated. Felt betrayed. For three years, I was a prisoner in the place I use to call home. Two and a half years, I meditated and planned my escape. Since no one explained the reason for my imprisonment, I had no idea what was calling out to me. So when I finally escaped, it called out to me again before I could make it out. It had me back at the room Daimyo kept Ten no Ikari. Kazuma tried to save me but energy swirled around the room to keep him and the elder's out. After I picked it up, a mark started to appear on my chest. Ever since then, I've been running from the Guardians of the Daimyo. Training as I ran." Tsubaki finally finished, purposely leaving out the fact that Ten no Ikari took control of her while the mark was forming and kill several people within the gates of Daimyo before she gained control back.

Sesshomaru now knew how Ten no Ikari was still in existence but now he was curious as to why they would keep the two so close together once they knew that it was calling out to her. Why not just kill Tsubaki? His beast snarled at the thought. As much as Sesshomaru didn't want to, he wasn't to pleased with the thought either. Then why not get ride of the sword? Shaking the thoughts from his mind as he finished dinner, putting it on a plate then placing it in front of her. "The Daimyo don't believe that you have gained control?" He questioned further.

"Thank you." She smiled at him then went to answer his next question. "Oh, of course not. The Guardians said even if I did gain control, that the prophecy coming true will always be a possibility. Now that Ten no Ikari and I are one… They think their best option would be to kill me because they say it will disappear with me into the afterlife." When she was done with her answer, she awkwardly used her left hand to try the sushi first. "Mmmm… This is delicious!" Smiling brightly at him before continuing.

"They will not kill her." His beast growled out a vow as Sesshomaru felt like the ice around his heart cracked at her smile.

Uhoh Sessh's beast is being rather affectionate with Tsu!

Wait did Sessh just willingly lick Tsu's wound? Think he's subconsciously taking care of his future mate and saying it's just to uphold his honor?

Ten no Ikari! Just be a good sword and leave Tsu in control! Will Tsu be able to surpress Ten no Ikari's desire to kill all evil, including Sessh!?

Now the secret of Daimyo and Tsu has been revealed, will Sessh standby and let her keep running or will he stand beside her and protect her from the Daimyo clan?

See you guys next time~ 3