Chapter Five- The old ways

Kagome paced her room staring at the ground. She could have, should have, and would have killed him if he didn't hold the smallest piece of her heart, but he did. She was loyal to a fault and she thought she got over it, apparently not

Kagome had locked both doors that Sesshoumaru might be able to enter, but the balcony stayed open. Kagome looked over her palace grounds once more. She felt like crying but the tears dried up before she could even blink, she didn't cry anymore, for anything. 'I am not as weak as I once was. I need to stay in the palace until I can figure out a way to protect Saito and Kyouko from Naraku-…'

A tender knock sounded on the door, breaking Kagome out of her thoughts. The miko didn't move, slowly with her powers she released the lock. "Enter." She shot coldly.

"Lady Kagome, lord Sesshoumaru is waiting to continue your dinner-…" a servant stayed at the door, keeping her head down low.

"I will not be attending, have my food sent to my room." Kagome threw out. She knew she did the cold lady act well, but this time around it wasn't an act.

"As you wish lady Kagome. But I will remind you that lord Sesshoumaru does not like to be shown up." The servant was almost shaking.

"I will handle the lord, just do as you are told woman." Kagome heard the door shut and the servant walk away, hesitantly she checked to see if her katana was still in its tiny sheath in her inner leg. 'I think I might need you more than I ever have.'

"Or you don't have to use it at all?" a friendly voice chimed. Kagome didn't even move, experience from two years ago told her who it was.

"What are you doing here Gakuto?" Kagome turned her head a fraction of a bit, just so she could catch the look on his face.

"Visiting a friend, is that a crime." Gakuto walked up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"It is when you read my mind. I am not pleased with you right now." Kagome said bitterly, trying to shrug off his hand, but not prevailing.

"How else am I to know anything? You don't talk as much as you use too." The male laughed a little. "Sesshoumaru is coming, what are you going to do if he sees us together?"

This time Kagome laughed. "Nothing what is there to do." Kagome turned, fully facing her friend. He took his last form again, his dark hair floating around his waist, but was a little more built then she remembered, but knowing him he just made it seem like that. "We are not breaking any rules are we?" Kagome leaned in towards him.

"No, not yet. But little lord fluffy doesn't know that." He snickered and changed his form. His form was a taller inuyouki with dark long brown hair. His eyes were crystal blues. Kagome could see the muscles changing in him from some muscle to a lot.

Kagome voice started to get shaky. She was falling in total lust from the newer demon form that stood before her. "What do you mean yet-…" Kagome was silenced, the inu demon's mouth was pressed to hers. Kagome quickly pulled away. "You can't, you'll get killed." Kagome wanted to cry. 'I can't lose Sesshoumaru, not again, not after two years of wishing to be with him again.'

"Kagome, dear. Please trust me, I am helping you." The figure kissed her again, rough at first, then softening. Kagome was too shocked to do anything. Inuyasha had kissed her, Sesshoumaru had kissed her, but she had not been kissed by-…

The door was pushed open, slamming into the wall behind it. Kagome jumped and let out a small scream. "General Itou!" Sesshoumaru's voice was angry. The corner of his eyes flashed red.

Itou stopped looking at Kagome and looked towards Sesshoumaru. "Lord Sesshoumaru, you were right, she is amazing." Kagome stared angrily at the inu in front of her. Quickly she slapped him and went for her katana. Sesshoumaru darted towards the couple and Kagome backed away.

"You are to stay away from my mate general." Sesshoumaru gripped Itou's throat.

"Last time I checked she was still a virgin, everyone knows that she is not your mate." Itou looked at Kagome and smiled. "But if you want I can change that."

Sesshoumaru lifted the general up and pressed him up over the balcony rail. "You will not touch her!" Sesshoumaru dropped him, watching him fall to the ground.

"No!" Kagome ran to the rail, but she could see Gakuto no longer. Kagome stared at the lord. "You killed him, he did no crime and you killed him!"

"He was in your quarters. You are my mate, and he knows the law." Sesshoumaru didn't looked at her. "Is this why you didn't come at my request. To be with another youki."

Kagome almost said yes, but it wasn't true. She wanted to be around Sesshoumaru and no one else. 'Don't ruin this one kag's. I can't come back or else he might take after you.' Gakuto's voice played in her head. "No milord. He came in my room unexpectedly and without permission. He kissed me against my will." Kagome looked at the ground.

"This is not pay back is this Kagome?" Sesshoumaru looked up at her, finding her near the tears that she would not let fall.

"No milord, I didn't mean to betray you." Kagome backed away, not taking her eyes off the ground. "I am sorry for what I have done, please forgive a wench like me. I should have never come back. I have already failed you." Kagome was shaking a little. She knew it was true but she hoped that Sesshoumaru wouldn't let her believe that.

"I would rather have to back and fail me, then you not be here and acting like your dead." Sesshoumaru walked out of the room and shut the door behind him. His steps felt like they broke Kagome's heart. Once he was through the door Kagome looked up, a tear cascaded down her cheek.

"But who I was is dead, I am no longer the same woman." Kagome half rose and eyed the balcony again waiting for Gakuto to come back. Kagome shook her head and laughed at herself. Quickly she left the room and down the stairs, walking out to the archery range.

The night was dark and the only things that could be seen what whatever the moonlight touched. It was beautiful. The night was clear and the moon was full, glaring on the earth's surface beneath it. Kagome let out a small sigh, everything looked like it once was, but too many things had changed, too many things were at stake to live normal lives. 'I am to protect my friends and the one I love. With no care for myself.' Kagome stared at the bull's eye on the target. Two years ago she had fought for her life scared to death whether she would live or not, but now that was how she lived. No longer did she run for her life, no longer did she care about living one more day, Naraku wanted her fully and she would rather die then have that happen to her.

"Why are you standing there and not talking to me?" Kagome could feel the presents of a demon or rather a demoness.

"You looked busy, I didn't not want to disturb you my lady." A female's voice chimed.

"And since when did you care about what I do in my life?" Kagome spoke coldly and bluntly. "Surely Inuyasha has not changed you that much."

"My lady if you think I still server Naraku you are wrong. Inuyasha saved me from his grasp. I love Inuyasha-…"

"Don't speak about love Kyo. You have taken everything from me, what makes you think you know how to love?"

Kagome could feel Kyo's grief. "I seen the way he wanders aimlessly in his study because he is lost without you. When you left nothing was the same, he spent even spare minute sending out search parties to find you and for the first month when the parties turned up empty he dismissed the nobles until you were back by his side." Kyo looked into Kagome's cold eyes. "I seen how much he loves you, he cares for you like I have never witnessed a demon care for someone." Kagome looked down. Kyo's voice was solemn. She didn't want to admit it but she felt very much the same way without Sesshoumaru. Once she had lost Shinya she had not returned to her home, she didn't want to bear the thought of not being in the same time period as Sesshoumaru. At least here she would watch him and know what he was doing.

"Why are you here?" Kagome muttered slowly, not wanting to show that the demoness's words had touched her heart.

"Naraku used me against my will. My partner in battle, Kouji lost his brother to Naraku and he lost his life because of it, all I want to do is help bring Naraku down." Kyo was telling the truth and Kagome knew it.

"I will not bring anyone else into this battle. I am going to defeat Naraku on my own-…" Kagome knew she had to try, risking lives is something she had done too often lately. This was on her own head and only she could save them now.

"You can't! You will die if you do it alone-…" Kyo put a rough hand on Kagome's shoulders, but Kagome shoved them off.

"Then die I shall, but I will not depart from this world until Naraku is dead!" Kagome screamed. Kyo looked down slowly.

"As you wish lady Kagome."