Kagome an Inuyoukai

chapter 5

(rewritten)

Kagome woke to the base of her spine burning in pain, ripping a scream from her throat, Setsusaiga sighed in her head, it will be over soon, your tail will grow to full length so as not give you more pain in the long run.

The door burst open and Sesshomaru charged in to see what was wrong, to find her curled in a ball with a small pool of blood coming form the base of her spine and a very wet tail growing from the base of her spine, he was relieved it was only another stage of the transformation though now it truly was official. Everything he had read told him if there was a way to stop this it would be before her tail grew out.

He sat at the edge of the bed and wiped her bangs away from her damp forehead, at least it wasn't as bad as it was with her teeth, she had passed out from the pain, he had stayed next to her and made sure, as the human teeth were pushed out she did not choke on them.

It had been about a week since she had started studying the Taishou family history, and she already knew as much as was necessary for her, for the transformation, and she had started on the history of inuyoukai as a whole. Sesshomaru was still amazed at how quickly she absorbed the information.

His beast huffed, this should give you more time to woo her, but no you are being stubborn, I don't want to lose our only chance at a mate.

Sesshomaru ignored his beast and kept watch over Kagome, he was also surprised at how quickly the transformation was progressing, this probably meant one of two things, one she was taking to it well and it would be done faster than expected, or two the second stage would be longer. He suspected the second of those choices since she was a miko.

He watched as her mokomoko curled around her as it grew to be proportionate to her body, when it stopped growing she opened her eyes, "Thank you Sesshomaru, I think the pain is over."

"You must go to the bath and make sure to wash the blood from yourself and your tail, it is as necessary to groom ones mokomoko as it is ones hair," Sesshomaru explained.

She nodded, "understandable, can you help me stand and help me to the bathing chambers."

He smirked slightly, and simply picked her up uncaring that she got blood on his clothes, she wrapped her arms around his neck and without thinking her mokomoko around his waist where his mokomoko intertwined with hers. She giggled, "you don't have to carry me Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru simply made sure she was covered with his mokomoko and her's before heading towards the bathing chambers, passing a shocked Jaken on the way. When they got to the bathing chambers he set her lightly on her feet, and motioned to Sakura who was nearby, who took Kagome's arm to make sure she was steady.

Kagome smiled, "thank you Sesshomaru."

He nodded to her then left her to her bath.

Sakura smiled at her, "It is good to see our lord caring for someone besides young Rin, I have heard of your situation, and I do hope you choose our lord, he has softened a lot since you came here, he doesn't threaten to kill as many, and if he does it seems to only make a point."

Kagome sighed, "I see, you know I didn't ask for this, and everything is so new to me, I am very scared. But now I am horribly dirty and in desperate need of a bath."

The servant laughed lightly and helped Kagome strip of her night clothing, then helped her balance as she got in the bath, "when you are finished, I will show you how to drape your tail, or mokomoko as yokai call it, around your body so it looks appealing and doesn't get in the way."

Kagome sighed and let herself sink into the water, "thank you."

Kagome leasurely bathed herself and took her time in bathing her mokomoko, which was covered in luxurious fur, it was so silky she knew it would be beautiful when dry. When she finished she started getting out and almost lost her balance but Sakura caught her.

She gave a couple wiggles to her mokomoko and found how easily it was to move it, so she grinned and shook herself much like a dog would and found her mokomoko was much drier though it didn't do much for her human skin. Sakura laughed lightly and wrapped Kagome in a towel, and helped her dry the rest of the way, and put a robe on her and helped Kagome with putting her tail through the sleeve and over her shoulder in a way similar to Sesshomaru, except hers was the same color as her normal hair but just as fluffy. She petted it slightly as she follows the servant back to her room.

Kagome lets the servant dress in a Kagome today, she needs to know how to do this so pays attention where she guides her mokomoko, and Kagome eventually finds herself fully decked out in an everyday kimono with her mokomoko draped over her shoulders and down her side, to barely drag the floor.

Sakura smiled at her, admiring Kagome, "now you look a proper lady of the west, you should go see Sesshomaru-Sama, he will want a look at you."

Kagome was shocked when she looked in the mirror on her way out of the room and paused, almost not recognizing her own visage. She saw what appeared to be a noble yokai woman, her ears coming to a delicate point with her hands coming to rest in front of her, they pointed delicately into claws.

She wondered what Inuyasha and the others would think of her now. Kagome then continued out of the room and towards Sesshomaru's study, and knocked delicately on the wall next to the door.

Sesshomaru was standing next to the window watching the kids play in the garden below, lost in thought, when he heard the knock, "come in," he looked up to see who had entered and was floored by the appearance of Kagome. His beast growled approvingly in his mind, mate is beautiful.

She was dressed in an everyday kimono the color of emeralds with pink embroidery in the shape of a dragon wrapping around the lower half of the kimono, the obi was silver. Her Mokomoko drapped over her shoulders and down her back, it was the color of night. She approached him slowly and he watched her every move. He half expected to scent an inuyoukai with her appearance but her scent had not changed that much yet.

He came to her, and took one of her hands in his, and kissed it, "you are beautiful Kagome."

Kagome blushed prettily, "thank you Sesshomaru." Though she was surprised at his response, it was not totally unwelcome, and she was flattered.

He went to his desk and picked up a small intricate wooden box, "Please accept this gift from me."

She blushed prettily and lightly took the box from him, she delicately opened the lid and lightly gasped, inside was a sapphire pendant shaped as a moon, on a silver chain, "It is beautiful."

Sesshomaru delicately took the necklace from the box and gestured for her to lift her hair, he clasped it behind her neck and she turned back around to face him, "it looks more beautiful on you though."

Kagome found herself blushing, in her mind Setsusaiga had a smug look on her face, he will never run off to another female you know, he will never call you a replacement, it is true neither of you expected this, you both were forced into this, but you suit each other very well.

Kagome sighed, what about Inuyasha?

The dragon snorted, what about him, he has not only had one chance at love but twice, true it wasn't fair what happened the first time but is does that supersede what you need. He has been living in the past ever since she was resurrected. I bet he still only thinks of you as a replacement for her.

Kagome smiled, "I will see you at lunch Sesshomaru, thank you for the necklace."

With that she left the room.

Sesshomaru let her go, even his beast was satisfied with his actions.