Chapter 27
Anger Management
"Uh... Kagome, there has been one minor incident or happening that we forgot to tell you about..." Integra started hesitantly.
"What is it?" Kagome asked looking up, wiping away the rest of her ruby tears.
"The Queen... She... We think that she might be looking for a bodyguard for the royal family, you know, because of the war... And she thinks that you may be perfect for the job."
"So, you're just gonna hand me over to her?" Kagome chocked.
"No! See, that's the problem! We don't want you to leave against your will and she may very well try to trick you or force you into the job!"
"How?"
"She is most likely going to try to steal you by tying you down to the royal family."
"How?!"
"She could make you pledge an allegiance to her, which is unlikely, so that means that she is more likely to..."
"To what?" Kagome growled, her eyes glowing a deep burgundy, wings flaring menacingly behind her back and tail swishing and bristling angrily. All in all, she looked like one pissed off vampiress, especially with thunder rumbling outside even louder than ever.
"Or, she could make you marry one of her grandsons, most likely the youngest." Integra said in a rush, knowing better than to withhold information from the already pissed off vampiress.
"What?!" She roared, finally losing control, not that she had much in the beginning... But it was fuelled by the anger and insult that it had insinuated. She, the Dark Daughter of the Vampire King himself, married to a mere mortal prince! And the youngest one, too! To make it even worse, it would mean that she would have to protect her husband's family, even though it has been long known that the male's family was to protect the brides and wives! It would also deem an insult to her Father, as it is under his judgement of whom she shall marry. It is an even further insult as she is already promised to another!
She snarled angrily, at the thoughts of another male, having her.
No! It will not do! No one else may touch me but Sesshoumaru! Her beast roared.
And she roared in full agreement, letting her rage pour out of her body in silver blue flames, which quickly encircled her. She was careful to put barriers around Walter, Seras, Integra and Alucard, though, who deemed it best that she have her little rant before they attempt to have a civilised conversation with her again, and have occupied a small corner in the room, closest to the door, ready for a quick escape. A very wise judgement on all accounts.
As the fire enveloped her whole body, its blue tongues caressed her alabaster skin gently trying to calm its Mistress' raging fury, warming the room to a very hot and uncomfortable temperature. Her eyes started to flash dark crimson, the irises marred with black swirls swimming on it agitatedly, as her more demonic features started to come through.
Red lightning battled in the skies and thunder roared in the background as they clashed like blood red swords.
Kagome opened her mouth and hissed menacingly, chanting to an eerie and unheard tune. The shadows slowly crept up to her, leaving their natural posts around the room and spread until they creeped up to their mistress. And out of the shadows, a couple of large snakes slithered their way up to their vampiress.
One midnight black, like the shadows and the other pure white like the flames caressing the vampiress.
They wrapped themselves around her, hissing to her comfortingly, crisscrossing around her chest and back and resting their mighty heads on her shoulder. They hissed to her comfortingly, only to be answered with frantic hissing, emanating from the furious girl's mouth.
She continued to hiss, as though explaining something, almost thoughtfully and carefully. Slowly and hesitantly the snakes hissed in agreement and Kagome glided to the window, opening it and holding out her flaming arm. The black reptile slithered down the limb, stopping at her wrist to look back at the girl, uncertainty shining through its ruby eyes.
"Go on..." Kagome whispered comfortingly.
It looked back out again and to their morbid fascination, the snake's body started to gather up at one point, below its head and clumped together. Flesh, bone and blood shifting under its scaly dark skin, until it formed the shape of a large eagle, the size of a medium sized dog. Its head grew more angular and its jaws hardened to form a glistening obsidian beak. Its scales started to lengthen and soften to become more feather like, until the beast was coated in a plumage of black and red.
It looked back at its Mistress, searching for reassurance one last time, before fanned out its large wings and taking flight into the night, blending into the velvet night.
Kagome took many deep breaths, trying to calm herself, thankfully, she did, with the help of the snow-white snake hissing at her comfortingly and squeezing her reassuringly. Soon her fire was extinguished and the room went back to normal and the barrier protecting Alucard, Integra, Seras and Walter dissipated.
"Ok... I'm calm..."
"Next time you are going to do that, Princess, warn me." Alucard said warily.
The grandfather clock chined gently in the shadowed corner, pulling Integra and Walter out of their reverie.
"Miss Kagome! You are expected at the Ball tonight! You only have an hour to get ready! Hurry!" Walter panicked, taking the bewildered girl by the wrist, ready to drag her away.