Again Sesshomaru came to her in her dreams, this time she found the keys quickly, she then looked around for a set of keys that would unlock Sesshomaru's collar,
"Who has the keys to that collar?" Kagome quietly.
"They call him the ring master," Sesshomaru coldly in a low voice,
"Great, I know something that might work," Kagome unlocking the cage, Sesshomaru stepped out.
"Bend down, I need to see the key hole," Kagome strongly, he hesitated, he watched the doorway, suddenly the ring master came in and fired a gun at Kagome, Sesshomaru stepped in front of the bullet and caught the bullet in the chest, he slid down to the ground in front of Kagome.
"Run," Sesshomaru growled,
"I wont leave you," Kagome standing her ground, she quickly put her hand over the collar and it fell from Sesshomaru's neck to the floor. A little of his blood seeped from his mouth and he started laughing, slowly the bullet was being rejected through his skin and the wound healed. The ring master dropped the gun as Sesshomaru slowly stood straight up.
"Lord Sesshomaru, please, do not kill him, you will be caged up in another cell if you kill him, right now you are free! Come on, please, just…run, run away with me," Kagome begging softly but strongly. Sesshomaru was far above running away from this guy that had tortured him for so long in that cage, he rammed his hand and claws though the ring master. Kagome jerked awake, sweating,
"Sesshomaru," Kagome started crying. Sesshomaru slowly opened his eyes,
~A miko who possesses the jewel, but she is not the half breed's wench, she is different, this is quite interesting.~ Sesshomaru giving off a toothy smile, letting his fangs show.
"Hey, what are you smiling about?" the ring master banging on the cage,
"It's close, in a few days this Sesshomaru will be having the last laugh," Sesshomaru giving him an evil grin. The ring master laughed a little,
"Look around you, you dumb mutt, there is no one here to help you out, besides if you did try to leave, no one has the collar key but me, you are going nowhere," the ring master laughing as he walked away.
~She will come, she is not afraid, there is not a scent on her that smells like fear, just determination.~ Sesshomaru confused. Kagome went through her daily routine for school, showering, dressing, grooming, eating and got done just in time to catch a ride with her mother to school. Today was Thursday, one more day till the circus, she had a well mapped out plan, she also had a plan B too just incase she couldn't unlock the collar with her unused powers. She needed to plan the time just right so she nor Sesshomaru would be shot, today was the day, the last day to come up with a sure plan, a sure plan to get Sesshomaru out, unseen by the ring master. She knew where the keys were, she knew which key it was that unlocked the cage door, but she was unsure if her powers would actually work on the collar and the only thing that she had to back her powers up if they didn't work was a pick tool, which she knew how to use well but she had no idea if the collar was magic or not, it did control Sesshomaru but it also had some kind of key to unlock it.
"If nothing else, I will be wounded by a bullet so Sesshomaru wont fight and kill this guy," Kagome strongly.
"Did you say something honey?" Kagome's mother noticing she had said something.
"Oh, nothing, I'm just still exhausted, there must be a full moon out or something," Kagome rubbing her face.
"If you want I can make you some tea tonight before you go to bed, maybe that would help," her mother explained.
"Maybe, I don't know," Kagome almost falling asleep in the car.
"You have to do something honey, look at you, you're almost asleep now," her mother concerned,
"I'll be alright mom," Kagome rubbing her face. Kagome and Sota were dropped off at school and their mother went on to work.
"Sis, you are getting bags under your eyes, you are dreaming about Sesshomaru, aren't you?" Sota asked, Kagome growled.
"Yeah, how would you know?" Kagome sighed,
"Well, one you are growling like a dog, two you talk in your sleep," Sota giggled a little. Kagome blew her bangs out of her eyes.
"He is the new side show at the circus, isn't he?" Sota feeling bad for Sesshomaru,
"I think so, but I am going to bust him out of there," Kagome getting testy.
"Calm down now, just don't do anything without a plan, you always need a plan in doing things like that," Sota strongly. Kagome laughed a little,
"When did you become the big tactic?" Kagome confused.
"I watch TV, I play video games, a kid has got to learn some tactic doesn't he?" Sota shrugged. Kagome shook her head and messed up his hair,
"Go, or you will be late for class," Kagome walking into the building and to her class. As she took her seat the teacher started class.
"Tomorrow we will be having a test on the two chapters we have covered in class, so take the time and look over those chapters tonight, if you will turn to page 201, we will begin," the teacher explained.
~Great, there goes my planning time for tonight.~ Kagome mentally growling. Soon the day was over and Hojo was waiting with Kagome on her mother,
"So, looking forward to the new side show at the circus?" Hojo making small talk,
"Not really," Kagome huffed,
"It's going to be cool, looks like you would be more interested in something like that," Hojo confused,
"There's nothing interesting about the circus, do you know they are really cruel to those beautiful animals? Grow up Hojo, this is our last year of high school, you act like Sota's age sometimes," Kagome getting in her mother's car and riding off. Hojo looked at the car with dotted eyes,
"Kagome must be growing up," Hojo thinking she sounded like his own mother. Kagome laid her head back and closed her eyes.
~I don't know if you can hear my thoughts but I am still coming for you, I will get you out.~ Kagome so tiredly thought to herself, she fell asleep before they even got a mile down the road. This time when Sesshomaru visited her, he just stared at her, she could read the look in his eyes, she bowed her head in return,
"You can stay at my place till you figure out where and what you are going to be doing, don't worry, no one will tell anyone that you are staying with us, you'll be safe there," Kagome seeing that he only had one arm.
"You know this Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru coldly,
"Only because my grandpa left me his Feudal Era history books, it is very interesting, but I always wondered who your mother was," Kagome looking up at him.
"Hn, you do not fear this deadly Sesshomaru," Sesshomaru confronting Kagome, she shrugged,
"You are a very beautiful creature, I know I am a human and if I lived in the Feudal Era I would be called a miko but I will not harm you, you are a full blood demon who has yokai blood running through your veins, I just want to free you from this kind of life," Kagome shrugged.
"You would risk your human life for this Sesshomaru, is it that you wish to die?" Sesshomaru keeping his cold statue of emotionless expression on his face. Kagome laughed a little,
"I should have died along time ago," Kagome softly as she turned her head away. Normally Sesshomaru would not stand for talk with a human nor would he stand for doing what he really had no choice over but this human was the most intellectual human he had ever met, slowly he turned her head toward him, with a claw he gently pushed aside her black-raven locks and there in the middle of her forehead was mark, just like his, a crescent moon, her mark was lightly glowing pink.
"You will tell this Sesshomaru how you received such a mark," Sesshomaru letting go of her chin, she huffed,
"It happened when I was 13 ½, I was riding in a car with my best friend in the world, it was at night, her older sister was driving, it was raining pretty hard, we hydroplaned and ran into the other lane of traffic, Kate and her sister died, I was barely touched, that is how I received the scar," Kagome strongly. Sesshomaru stared at her,
~This miko should be crying by now, like most humans, she is an interesting one.~ Sesshomaru thought to himself.
"It was years ago," Kagome strongly as she yawned,
"And you still have no friends," Sesshomaru assumed,
"Didn't want anymore, humans are too weak, we die very easy, Kate was young, she was just a child, she had no reason to die," Kagome explained. Sesshomaru bowed his head to her,
"You have earned this Sesshomaru's trust and respect," Sesshomaru coldly and stoically.
"May I ask one thing Lord Sesshomaru?" Kagome addressing him by his title,
"Yes," Sesshomaru huffed,
"Please, do not kill anyone," Kagome strongly, Sesshomaru growled,
"The humans have beat this Sesshomaru, he has to return them the treatment that they have bestowed on him, his pride will be lost," Sesshomaru growling.
"If you will do this for me, I will try my best to return you to the Feudal Era if you wish and I will also try my best to give you your arm back in the working condition, but it will take time, I do not understand the power I hold or how to use it, but if you kill those men you will be caged for the rest of your life because it is a crime," Kagome almost crying. Sesshomaru was stunned, she was almost crying over him, pleading him not to wind up in another cage.
"So be it," Sesshomaru thinking it was a good trade that benefited him and all she wanted was him not to kill anyone.
"No one will find out about any of this, my word is good, but you would be an awesome date to prom," Kagome mumbling the last part.
"Miko, what is this prom?" Sesshomaru catching her mumbled words,
"It's a dance, a human gathering, its my last high school dance, you wouldn't like it, forget I ever said that last part," Kagome laughing a little,
"This Sesshomaru has balls in order to find a suitable mate," Sesshomaru strongly.
"Balls are where demons and demonesses gather I suppose?" Kagome assuming,
"You are correct, this Sesshomaru has yet to take a mate because all they are after is this Sesshomaru's power and fortune, they have no need to know him," Sesshomaru coldly.
"Lord Sesshomaru, who was your mother, did your father not love your mother?" Kagome wanting to know,
"You ask too many questions Lady Kagome, this Sesshomaru gives you the order to sleep tonight, you will need it tomorrow night," Sesshomaru placing his hand on her shoulder,
"Thank you my lord and please accept this," Kagome standing on her toes and holding her balance by gently putting her hands on his shoulders, she gently gave him a kiss on the cheek, she lowered herself back down and started walking away.
"Lady Kagome, what is a date?" Sesshomaru curiously,
"It's a nice evening out with the person or demoness that you like and would enjoy getting to know them better, you dress up and you go to dinner and a movie, of course the male always pays and you talk about yourselves, a date to Prom usually the male picks the female up in a long car called a limo and they let the girl's parents take their pictures and they go to dinner, oh and the male gives the female a flower thing that attaches to their wrist and after dinner they go to Prom where they dance and some get hotel room after Prom and they do stuff, things that mates would only do or married people," Kagome blushed a little, Sesshomaru gave her an evil grin when he saw her blushing.
"Anyways, you gave me an order so I am going to go and try to fulfill your wish I just hope no dreams plague me tonight," Kagome rubbing her face.
"You shall rest soundly tonight," Sesshomaru added in a monotone voice, Kagome bowed her head and left. Sesshomaru woke up,
~A strange but quite interesting miko indeed.~ Sesshomaru taking more pleasure then he should, dreaming about her. Kagome woke up, she found herself in her mother's car parked at her house,
"That was strange, he actually carried on a conversation with me, the Lord Sesshomaru, the most ruthless dog demon in the Feudal Era actually talked to me, Kagome Higurashi, maybe he sees that I'm not a threat to him," Kagome shaking her head, she got out and walked to the house,
~The Lord Sesshomaru go to Prom with a human, not in a million years.~ Kagome shrugged.
"Hey mom," Kagome yawning,
"Honey, did you not get any sleep?" her mother concerned,
"A little," Kagome lying so her mother wouldn't kill herself worrying about her.
"I'll make you some tea after your studying tonight," her mother explained,
"I will probably fall asleep studying tonight," Kagome rubbing her face,
"Well if you want you can eat your supper in your room, so you can get some studying done," her mother suggested,
"I want to eat with you guys, if that's alright," Kagome sitting at the little island in the middle of the kitchen.
"Yeah, its alright, but instead of doing the dishes I want you to go to your room and study," her mother strongly.
"Alright, I could use the extra time to study, I have a test tomorrow," Kagome sighed,
"Don't forget you are taking Sota to the circus tomorrow night," her mother reminding her.
"Are you going to let me borrow the car?" Kagome wondering how they were going to get there.
"Yeah, but you be careful, we can't afford another one," her mother explained, Kagome nodded,
"I will mom, after school lets out for the weekend I will go and get a job somewhere and help pay the bills," Kagome explained.
"It would help but we aren't that bad off, yet," her mother softly,
"Well, if nothing else you could put it in the saving account and if you ever need it its there," Kagome shrugged.
"That's a good idea honey," her mother impressed that Kagome was being mature,
"Call Sota down and grab some plates and set the table," her mother explained, Kagome nodded, she ran and got her brother while her mother sat the food on the table.
"Grab a plate Sota, I'll fix you a drink," Kagome grabbing two plates and two glasses, she handed him a plate and pulled out the milk and fixed their drinks and she joined Sota and her mother at the table.
"After dinner I want you up in your room and studying," her mother explained,
"Thank you," Kagome stuffing her face so she could get onto her studying. Once she finished, she put her dishes in the sink and ran upstairs to her bedroom and started to study. Around 9 p.m. her mother went up to her room to take her some water. Slowly her mother cracked the door and saw her daughter asleep, she walked over to Kagome and shook her,
"Kagome, hun, wake up," her mother softly.
"Mom, what time is it?" Kagome sleepily,
"Its 9:03, why don't you go to bed?" her mother suggested.
"I need to study, just for thirty more minutes," Kagome rubbing her face,
"I brought you some water," her mother softly.
"Thanks mom," Kagome grabbing the nice cool refreshing water, she drank half the glass and sat it on a coaster on her desk.
"Get some sleep honey," her mother kissing Kagome's forehead,
"Thanks mom, you know you don't have to worry about me so much," Kagome smiling,
"I know hun but I am your mother, I can't help but worry about you and Sota," her mother explained. They hugged and pulled away,
"I love you honey," her mother kissing her forehead,
"I love you too mom," Kagome watching her leaving the room.
"Goodnight honey," her mother returning the smile and shutting the door. Kagome stood up and stretched, groaning she returned to her desk and started studying again. Again she fell asleep at her desk and shortly after she was visited by Sesshomaru.
"Miko, this Sesshomaru has ordered you to sleep, you cannot sleep like this," Sesshomaru coldly,
"Go to bed and rest," Sesshomaru strongly.
"Huh," Kagome confused by him,
"This Sesshomaru spoke clearly, he will not repeat himself again," he giving her a glare. Kagome nodded, she walked over to him and hugged him,
"Goodnight Lord Sesshomaru," Kagome softly, he was took by surprise but he found himself hugging her back.
~She reminds this Sesshomaru of little Rin.~ Sesshomaru thought,
"Goodnight miko, sleep soundly, you will need your strength," Sesshomaru placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. Kagome closed her eyes and when she opened them again she found herself sitting at her desk. She rubbed her face and drank the rest of the water and crawled into bed and soon fell asleep.