Kagome sat in her bedroom looking out the window at Sesshoumaru and Kaoru. "Why can't he let me go?" she asked herself.
"Kagome." Kikyo said walking into her room.
"Kikyo is everything ok?" she asked her.
"I'm fine, but you're not what's wrong?" she asked her as she walked over to her younger sister.
"It's the King, he's found someone else but still he holds up captive, I'm afraid to think how we'll be leaving this place." Kagome told her.
"What do you mean?" Kikyo asked her.
Kagome looked to make sure no one was near the door. "The reason why I married Sesshoumaru was because he said that if I didn't you and Saya would be his next meal." Kagome told her for the first time
Kikyo sat on the bed and wrapped an arm around her sister's shoulders, giving her a light squeeze. "Kagome, don't worry about me and Saya, we could put up a good fight." Kikyo said, winking at her sister.
Kagome giggled. "I know, but he would still win, and you know it." Kagome said, getting serious again.
"I know." Kikyo said, hugging her sister.
"I miss mom and dad." Kagome said.
"I know, me too." Kikyo said, tightening her grip on her sister.
"What are we going to do, Naraku's no were around, he's probably dead for all we know and the ball is in a few days." Kagome cried.
"Kagome for now we have no choice we have to do as he wants and in the meantime try to find a way to escape." Kikyo told her. Kagome nodded her head and walked back over to the window.
"Kikyo!" Kagome yelled.
"What is it?" Kikyo asked standing up.
The two looked down to see their youngest sister Saya walking toward Sesshoumaru with a flower in her small hand.
Kagome began to panic and without thinking she ran out the bedroom. "Kagome!" Kikyo screamed after her but Kagome was already gone and running down the stairs, she ran past Bankotsu and Jakotsu and out into the garden.
"Saya!" Kagome screamed as she watched her little sister hand Sesshoumaru a flower.
"Kagome!." Saya said smiling and waving at her. Kaoru watched as Kagome grabbed Saya. Sesshoumaru smirked at Kagome before looking back at Saya.
"What's the matter, Kagome? She was just giving me a flower." Sesshoumaru said, smirking as he twirled the flower in between his finger and thumb.
"Hmmm, I don't know, maybe I would like my 13 year old sister alive while we are here." Kagome hissed, steering Saya toward the doors and walking inside and back up to her room, where Kikyo waited, looking out the window to see everything.
"Kagome, what happened!? He didn't do anything!!" Kikyo said, looking at her sisters. "Kikyo, you know what could have happened to her. I had no choice to marry him, remember!?" Kagome said, trying to get her sister to remember what he would do if Kagome didn't marry him.
"Kagome you have to calm down." Kikyo said as she looked at Saya.
Saya walked over to Kagome's mirror and looked at herself. Her hair was longer now and darker, She was turning out to be very beautiful which Kagome feared, seeing as Sesshoumaru had a tendency to change his mind.
"I..I know Kikyo. I'll just be glad when this ball is over." Kagome said as she sat down on the bed.
"I know." Kikyo said. "Saya what were you doing out in the garden?" Kagome asked her. "Well Princess Rin is off doing her studies and I was bored so I went out to the garden and I saw this pretty flower and I wanted to give it to the king but I didn't know where he was, then I saw him talking to this guy and since he was there I decided to give it to him." She told her.
"Saya, come here." Kagome said, opening her arms to give her sister a hug. Saya walked over and hugged her. "Saya, I'm sorry, I was just scared." Kagome said.
"It's ok, Kagome. I understand." Saya said, drawing back and brushing some hair out of Kagome's face.
"Don't worry. I'm ok." Saya said, kissing her sister's forehead and giving Kikyo a hug before saying, "I have to go. Princess Rin might be done soon." Saya waved as she walked out of the room. Kagome sighed, thinking,
"I have to go too, are you going to be alright?" Kikyo asked her. "Yes, you just be careful." Kagome said hugging her.
"I will. I'll see you later." Kikyo told her and left the room.
Kagome walked back over to the window and opened the doors and walked onto the balcony. She looked down and she caught Sesshoumaru's eye. "Why don't you come back down?" he asked her. Kagome glared at him? She then saw Kaoru sitting by the pond, 'He probably has no say so either in his life." She thought to herself.
Kagome walked back in her room and walked down the stairs and back out to the garden.
Sesshoumaru walked over to her. "I had no idea you were so protective." He said smiling at her.
"Just let us go you have him." She said.
"That's not going to happen even if you're no longer my mate you're still a slave as are your sister's." He told her.
Kagome turned away from him. "Saya is turning out to be quite the beauty, perhaps more beautiful than you and Kikyo." He said.
Kagome turned back toward him abruptly, hissing, "If you even lay so much as a finger on my sister, I swear I will never even look at you again! The only way I would look at you is if I was forced, or if I had to. You sorry excuse for a king." Kagome said, walking away before she did something drastic.
Sesshoumaru smirked, thinking,
Kaoru stood up now and was getting ready to go back inside when Sesshoumaru saw him. " Where are you going Kaoru?" Sesshoumaru asked him.
"I was just going back inside, thank you for letting me come out." He said to him.
"Kaoru the ball is in two days, I expect you to stay in my chambers, I don't know what I would do, if something happened to you and I would hate to punish you." Sesshoumaru said in a cold deadly voice.
"I understand completely." Kaoru said to him and walked back inside.
Kaoru walked upstairs and went into Sesshoumaru's chambers, laying down on the bed to take a nap.
Kagome walked around the castle, fuming about Sesshoumaru. She walked up to a wall and punched it. She then felt pain shoot through her, a bruise forming on her hand. "Ow..." Kagome said, rubbing her hand. She then walked up to her room and into the bathroom, running cold water over her hand, trying to soothe the pain of the new bruise.
Sesshoumaru walked inside the castle and saw the servants decorating the caste for the ball. "Bankotsu." Sesshoumaru called.
"Yes sire?"he said bowing.
"I want Saya bought to my study do it in a way that neither sister knows about and then I went you to give this scroll to the messenger where he will read it to all the villages in my land."
"Yes sire." Bankotsu said. "Will there be anything else?" he asked Sesshoumaru.
"No that's all for now." He said.
Bankotsu went to find Saya, which wasn't hard. She was in Rin's room folding her clothes. "Saya, the kings want to see you now." Bankotsu said.
"But I have to fold these clothes." She said.
"Now Saya." Bankotsu said to her leaving no room for argument.
Saya got up and followed Bankotsu out of the room, down a bunch of hallways, and stopped in front of a wooden door. Bankotsu knocked and when he heard a faint, "Enter." He opened the door, pushing Saya inside, closing it behind him. She turned around to the desk in front of her, Sesshoumaru sitting behind it. She quickly looked down in respect and said, "You summoned me, sire?"
"Yes Saya, have a seat." He said as he offered her the empty chair in front of his desk. Saya sat down this was the first time she had been in The Kings study. "So Saya you're 13 now that must be fun." He said.
"Yes, I hope to someday be as pretty as my sisters." She told him.
Sesshoumaru smiled." I don't think you have to worry about that, in fact I think you will be more beautiful than them." He told her.
Saya smiled. "But the reason I called you in here was I wanted to know if you would like to be taught like Rin, as well as have clothes that are just for you?" he asked her.
"I would, but I don't want to hurt my sisters, so I will have to respectfully refuse your offer, your Majesty." Saya said.
"I see, hmmm. Well, think it over." Sesshoumaru said, resting his elbow on his desk with his chin in his palm.
"Is there anything else, sire?" Saya asked, blushing slightly at the way he stared at her.
"Yes, but I'm trying to think first." Sesshoumaru said, thinking of how to convince Saya to take his offer.
Saya didn't fear him and he didn't feel like making her fear him. Then he smiled. "Saya I have heard from Rin that you have an interest in painting." He said.
"Yes sire but I'm not able to do as much as I would like." She told him.
"Well I have a way that you can." He told her.
"Really?" she asked him.
"Why yes, I'll give you hours all to yourself I have the perfect room where you can paint, but only if you accept my other offer." He said.
Saya bit her full bottom lip. 'Take the bait.' Sesshoumaru said to himself. He almost had her.
"Can I give you my answer later today?" she asked him.
"Of course Saya, but for now please don't tell your sisters." He said smiling at her.
"Okay." She said and stood up, she bowed before leaving the room.
Kikyo saw Saya leave Sesshoumaru's study.
Kikyo then turned around and walked to her sister's room to see her on the bed looking out the window. "Kagome, I just saw Saya leave Sesshoumaru's study." Kikyo said, sitting next to her sister.
"What!?" Kagome squeaked, looking at her sister worriedly.
"Don't worry. She's fine. But I think Sesshoumaru is up to something." Kikyo said, spitting out his name.
"What could he want with Saya?" Kagome asked "You don't think he would you know?" she asked Kikyo.
"The marrying age here is 13." Kikyo said.
"Yeah but I'm married to him." Kagome told her. Kagome stood up.
"Kagome don't do anything stupid." Kikyo warned her.
"Fine, I'll just wait till we all have dinner." She told her. Kikyo left the room and went back to her chores.
Night finally came. Kagome and Kikyo were already seated at the table. Rin came down as did Bankotsu the only ones missing was Sesshoumaru, Saya and Kaoru.
"Where is my sister?" Kagome asked, looking at Bankotsu.
"She will be down in a moment." Bankotsu said, looking back at her.
'Sesshoumaru, if you hurt her...' Kagome thought. Just then, Sesshoumaru and Saya entered the dining hall, taking their usual seats. Kagome looked over at Saya, who noticed her and smiled.
Kagome glared at Sesshoumaru as dinner was served. As dinner progressed, Kagome kept looking at Saya and then Sesshoumaru.
Kikyo watched to see what would happen. "Sire I have made up my mind." Saya said getting Sesshoumaru's and everyone else's attention.
"You have?" he said now looking at Kagome.
"Before you answer, Rin you're excused I will see you tomorrow at the ball." He said. Rin nodded her head and left the room.
"Now Saya what is your answer?" he asked with his chin now resting in his palm.
"I want an education and, I want to paint like you promised." She said.
Kagome gasped. She then glared at Sesshoumaru and hissed, "What did you promise my sister!?"
"Nothing, really. Just an education, fine clothes, and some hours all to herself so she can paint." Sesshoumaru said, smirking.
Kagome looked over at Saya and said, "Why didn't you tell us?"
"Because I promised not to." Saya said, looking from Kagome to Sesshoumaru and back again.
"Kagome." Kikyo said.
"No, he's using you Saya!" she yelled. Saya looked hurt at Kagome's words. This would make it easier for Sesshoumaru.
"Saya you have no idea what he wants, what he'll do once you're no longer of use to him." Kagome said to her.
"Kagome!" Kikyo yelled.
"You know it's true Kikyo." Kagome cried.
"You're wrong Kagome he just wants me to have an education like Princess Rin." She said.
"Tell her, tell her what you will do when she has out used, her usefulness!"Kagome screamed at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome. "I have no idea what you speak of." He said to her.
Kagome glared at him as she said, "You told me that if I didn't marry you, you would have Kikyo and Saya as your next meal, you BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome then looked over at Saya, saying, "You see what he is now, Saya? He is a monster not meant for this world." Kagome said.
"Kagome..." Kikyo whispered, trying to get her sister to be quiet. Kagome looked over at her and said, "Kikyo! Don't try to hide it."
Bankotsu looked at Sesshoumaru, "Bankotsu please take Kikyo and Saya to their rooms." Sesshoumaru said now glaring at Kagome.
"Right away." He said and ushered the two sisters out the room once they were gone Sesshoumaru stood up.
"Are you happy now Kagome?" he asked her.
"Yes, Saya won't trust you now." She hissed.
"You think so?" he asked as he walked over to her and pulled her up by her hair.
"Saya is and will be what I want her to be." He hissed in the shell of her ear and as for you, you will be punished but not to the point where you can't attend the ball." He said
Sesshoumaru dragged Kagome down to a cell and threw her in, Kagome making contact with the wall. She almost slid down but she stood up, her knees shivering below her as if they would give out at any second. Sesshoumaru walked over to her and slapped her, the force making her head turn abruptly.
"Kagome, you will learn your place, or do I have to beat it into you?" Sesshoumaru hissed, grabbing her hair and turning her to look at him.
Kagome spit in his face. Sesshoumaru smirked and said, "This will be fun." He then punched her in the stomach and started to pound on her frail body.
Kagome screamed in pain every time. When he was done, Sesshoumaru walked out of the room, leaving Kagome there, bleeding on the floor. She heard him yell upstairs, "Bankotsu!!! See that she is cleaned up!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Bankotsu said as he came down the stairs.
So next chapter is the ball, will Naraku show up?