Hey… I have officially gotten bored, so I decided to make the next chapter to Ai Youkai!!!! Please enjoy!
Last Time on Ai Youkai… "You were just going to let her mate us!? Baka, baka! I wish I could SIT you!!!" she yelled before throwing herself at the lord causing them both to fall her on top of him.
The lord sighed and just lay there. Hasuko gasped and stared into his golden eyes. Her magenta eyes wide. She willed herself to move but her legs wouldn't obey her, she actually felt her body leaning into him.
Golden eyes coming in closer their lips brushed together.
Hasuko jerked herself back and jumped off of him.
Sesshomaru seemed unfazed and that was unfair to her, she thought to herself.
Laughing nervously she smiled at him before dashing down the hall and out of sight.
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Sesshomaru sighed. It had been almost three days since the little incident with Hasuko, and he was starting to miss her. Just a little! Though, he would never admit it to himself. The servants had all said the same thing, "she won't come out of her room." He was irritated and.. for some reason felt… hurt? He let another sigh loose as he put down his writing brush.
"Jaken!" he called knowing his annoyingly faithful servant was only seconds away. Not even ten seconds passed as the little kappa ran through the door and threw himself to Sesshomaru's feet.
"I am your ever faithful servant, milord! I will follow you to the death milord! I am-"
"Jaken." Sesshomaru growled.
"Yes, milord!" he shrieked crawling backwards and away from his master.
"Shut up.." he sighed going unnoticed by the kappa.
"As you wish milord." he said trying to keep himself alive. His master was a good lord and though he would never say it aloud Sesshomaru was kind and had a soft side to him, he had seen it himself all those days of traveling with the taiyoukai and the little girl that seemed to spark his affections. Though, it was more of a fatherly love in his eyes.
"I want you to get Kagome out of her room. Whether it be by threatening her, tempting her with goods, or by force; This Sesshomaru cares not as he only wants her out of her room. This task must be completed by sundown or there will punishment, if you somehow manage to get her out of the room, which I highly doubt you will, you get three days off from watching Rin, now leave." he ordered his voice as cold as ever, but if you listened really closely you could hear a tiny speck of desperation in his voice.
Jaken left the room and ran to Kagome's door banging on it and yelling many obscurities. Hours had passed and the little toad was getting more and more nervous and desperate. He had tried offering her food, clothing, jewels, half the BLOODY KINGDOM, but she still refused to come out. Giving up he fell to his knees and wept.
"I'm going to die!!! I'm going to die!!! Sesshomaru-sama is going to kill me, and my death is all because of a stupid miko!!!! Curse you!!! Why do you not come out of your room?!" he cried banging his head with his staff in the process.
"I might as well commit hara-kiri, it will be a less painful death than the one I am promised by Lord Sesshomaru!"
Hasuko threw her pillow at the door. She had had enough. Try to get some damn sleep so you could train with your parents in unconsciousness and you get little toad demons banging at your door! Kagome felt kind of bad for the toad and Yoru.. Well she just wanted to rip his tongue out so he would shut up. Finally crawling out of bed she slammed the door open and landed a good hit on his head successfully knocking him out of his craze.
"What in the bloody hell is wrong with you! I am trying to meditate and you keep banging on the stupid door! Do you know how bad half of me wants to rip you to shreds?!" she yelled her eyes flashing red for a second.
Jaken yelped and backed away into the wall. He knew that once the miko was mad she was dangerous to the health and particularly his health.
"Gomen!!! I was ordered to fetch you from your room. If I was unsuccessful in the task he was going to kill me! Please, just go see him! He has been in a bad mood since when you arrived three days ago… I beg you Lady Hasuko, go to him!" he bellowed.
Groaning she picks the toad up by his collar and drags him to the not so 'secret study' where lord stick-up-his-butt was sure to be. Not paying mind to all the stares she got along the way she stomped down the halls eyes flashing back and forth from her usual magenta to red.
"Sesshomaru!!" she yelled in inu when she was halfway to his study.
"If I make it to your study and you are there I will beat you half way to Hell! No one, I repeat no one interrupts my meditation!!" she howled letting all those that spoke inu or were familiar with it know she was angry and out to kill, or uh… beat up.
Sesshomaru smirked when he heard her howls of anger. He was glad that she was finally leaving her room, though a bit surprised at her reason for being in it for so long. Meditation…. He somehow found that hard to believe with this miko. She did not strike him as the holy type of person. If he didn't know any better he would say she was a purebred inu demoness from the birth whose soul purpose was to entertain him.
Smirking at that thought he sat back and relaxed his feet crossed on the table waiting for the little inumiko to come for him. He didn't wait long for soon there was a furious red eyed inu in his study a scared kappa in hand.
"You sent for us?" Kagome's and Yoru's voices came out at the same time intermingled.
"Hai, this Sesshomaru sent for his beloved intended mate. Is that wrong?" he asked mirth hidden behind his eyes.
A light bush crept onto Hasuko's face. A delighted growl escaped from Yoru accompanied by a giggle from Kagome.
Sesshomaru's head!!!
'Mate is happy' Indeed…'Mine' Ours… 'Our precious mate' Yes, precious indeed… Though, was it necessary to get us into this situation in the first place? 'You were the one in control not me.. You could have stopped it' Well, I guess it's good that I didn't… 'Agreed'
End Sesshy's head!!!
"Come… I wish to speak to you." Sesshomaru motioned towards a cushion to his side and watched her closely as she sat. He had never noticed before, but her eyes changed colors… Their usual magenta was now a bright sapphire. Beautiful…
"What is it that you wish to speak about?" she asked curiosity in her voice.
"The Spring Festival is two weeks away. The Spring Festival is an important and rather dangerous gathering that all nobles and upper class youkai and family are obliged to go to, and as my future mate and heir to the Fire Lotus Clan it is your duty to attend." he stated coolly admiring her eyes.
Hasuko raised a brow in confusion. This was the first time she was hearing about a festival(no it's not.. Check ch. 9) and she HAD to go to it? If you asked her it was rather rediculous, but she shrugged it off as one of the stupid noble things…
"What exactly happens at the Spring Festival? Is it just drinking and fun or what?" she asked.
"The spring time is also known as mating season. The festival is just another way to help other youkai find mates or possible future mates. It lasts one to two weeks. The first three days are the days of arrival, introduction, and rest. During this time violence is strictly prohibited unless used to defend ones self. The other days assuming it lasts two weeks are the days of challenge, during this given time youkai have the right to challenge you, you intended mate, or mate for the right as to mate."
"You mean they can just steal your mate like that!?" she yelled jumping to her feet.
Sesshomaru sent her an icy glare for interrupting and continued.
"It is youkai custom and belief that if ones mate is not strong enough to protect themselves then they are not strong enough to protect their mate or pups in times of danger. If a female feels that her mate does not have the power to protect her pups then she has the given right to leave him and find a new mate." he explained.
Kagome looked at him shocked, but understood partially what he was trying to explain.
"The battles are hand to hand combat and require a witness for both parties. The judge of the match will be the Lord of the region or the host as you would call him. Should he or his mate be challenged then the title of judge would be passed to a council elder or a neighboring Lord, such as myself." he stated ringing his bell for a servant.
"Does that mean that is you were to lose in a challenge that I would have to mate the winner?" she asked a little scared of the answer.
Sesshomaru looked her in the eyes and saw her fear. No, he smelled it. He knew why she was asking. When a servant knocked on his door he called her in and ordered two cups of tea. When she was gone he returned his attention to the inumiko in front if him.
"Not necessarily… If I were to lose-which I highly doubt- he would have the right to mate you, but the final decision is up to you. Should you decide you do not like him you can challenge him to a duel for the right to your old mate, forget the won or you even had a mate, or fight to see if they are really worthy to be called you mate."
"Why do you guys fight over mates in the first place?" she asked.
"It is ideal to find an attractive and or powerful mate. It is survival of the fittest. Only the fastest, strongest, and smartest survive. Beauty is good for luring in human prey should they eat them, agility and speed for catching your prey and fro escaping your predators, intelligence for outwitting your opponent. The chances or you meeting these challenges are 9 out of 10. Every youkai you meet at the festival is likely to test you for these characteristics that are listed at some point or another."
"So… I guess it's a good thing I inherited my parents good looks!" she joked.
Sesshomaru smiled faintly to himself and drank his tea given to him by the maid.
"So basically I have to be at the top of my game and ready for anything! Oh, and you better not lose to anyone. I don't want to end up mating some weird slime demon with horns and stuff, okay!" she smiled.
"Hm… I would never lose, you my little miko, I am not so sure of." he smiked.
Kagome's jaw dropped. "Yo- you made a joke! Oh my freaking lord, Sesshomaru made a joke! Everybody, run, it's the end of the world!" she yelled playfully fainting onto a cushion behind her laughing
Sesshomaru rose a brow. "What is so funny miko?" he asked coldly.
"No- nothing! Really…. It's just -ha- so weird -heh- to imagine you telling a joke! I'm surprised you know how…" she joked composing herself.
"Hn… Since you enjoy my jokes here is another for you, starting tomorrow you will be awoken at dawn everyday to start training for the festival. Goodnight, miko… Oh, and you will be staying in my room from today onwards… See you in bed, miko."
"NANI?!?!?!?!?"
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ME: heehee! Done!
Inu: so the idiot finally decided to write, huh?
Kag: Sit!
Sessh: Oh, kagome, think of all the wonderful things you will be feeling tonight
Kag: darnit! Sensei do something!
ME: no can do… which do you like better the pink lace corset or the blue braw?
Inu: blue! It shows more skin.
Sessh: Pink, its more classic…
Inu: prick! You have no taste at all!
Sessh: I beg to differ… who actually changes clothes? Me!
ME: guys! Guys! Let's compromise! How about she wears nothing?
BOTH: yes!
Kag: How could you?
ME: simple, I just can!
Nara: I wear thongs!