Ch12- Inspection
"...a what?" Kagome seems confused.
"Why is there a bat in your house?" Sesshomaru repeats.
"...bat... Kuronue..."
"answer me Kagome" Sesshomaru growls slightly. "I can smell him on you and it angers me. Explain"
"perhaps Kane went a little too far, he hasn't had someone as strong as you put in front of him in a long time. First, I will check you" he proceeds to push back her hair as well as the neckline of her sleeping yukata, inspecting her neck. "You are still unmarked, so you have not mated. You are too powerful to be a one night stand, so you remain untouched" Sesshomaru let's go of Kagome and stands up straight. "You will join me for lunch, after we take care of your scent. I do not welcome the smell of bandits when they are after something that is mine" he snaps his fingers, Tsuki and Byng appearing a few seconds after. "take her to the indoor hot spring and make sure she is bathed thoroughly"
"yes my lord" they respond simultaneously as Byng picks up a still hypnotized Kagome and carries her off as Tsuki follows close behind.
"this place hasn't changed at all" Kagome comments as she walks down the hall with her old companions in a floor-length flowing kimono with a crescent moon displayed on the back. "Now remind me why I'm dressed like this"
"well my lady" Tsuki answers. "lord Sesshomaru wanted everything to be familiar to you when you returned"
"I was adjusted o customs from this time first"
"lord Sesshomaru knew you were from a time in the future but was unsure of the exact century so everything stayed the same since the time you left us"
"... That doesn't explain why I'm all dressed up. Even at that time I had more simple kimonos. I feel like a walking decoration"
"perhaps my lord simply wanted to continue where you left off and wanted to display his affections in case you have forgotten. He treats you well, let him enjoy himself by joining him for lunch" the dog demon beside them speaks up. "He may or may not say it or show it, but he has missed you and he has waited very patiently to find you" the doors open in front of them, Kagome's companions step off to the side as Sesshomaru beckons her forward to sit beside him. Food and chopsticks are placed in front of them before everyone else leaves the room.
"Is everything to your liking?" Sesshomaru asks after a few minutes of eating.
"...yes"
"good. Do you have anything scheduled for this evening?"
"...no"
"good. Any plans for this afternoon?"
"...no"
"then you shall spend the afternoon with Rin and then this evening there will be a gathering"
"...a gathering... For what?"
"That depends if you have an answer for me yet"