Chapter 7
I returned home as the sun was setting and headed straight to see Lady Rikana, she was sitting in her throne waiting for my arrival.
"Lady Rikana, I have delivered all the messages"
"Thankyou Takara" she said standing from her throne
As she stood from her throne the side door opened and Sesshomaru walked in.
"Well at least I had a few hours alone"
"Ah Sesshomaru…"
"Excuse me milady" I cut in "I am sorry for interrupting but my I please be excused"
Lady Rikana looked at me and moved closer towards me
"You are injured"
"It.. it is nothing…"
"Sesshomaru take her back to her room"
Sesshomaru and I left the throne room and walked slowly towards my own room.
"You do not have to stay with me, you can leave"
"Where are you hurt?"
I stopped walking and looked up at him in surprise; I wasn't expecting any signs of kindness from him. He stoped a few steps ahead of me and turned to look back.
"What is wrong?"
"Noth…nothing, I just…"
A sharp pain was jabbing at my side making me unable to complete my sentence.
"Do you need help?" He asked coming to my side
"No, I just.. Need to lie down"
With that Sesshomaru picked me up and carried me off towards my room, I wrapped my arms around his neck fearing he would drop me. Sesshomaru opened my door and laid me down on my bed.
"Umm thankyou" I said blushing
"What do you think you are doing" he demanded as I tried to sit up
"I need… medicine"
"I will get it for you"
"Really?" I was surprised by his sudden acts of kindness "why are you helping me?"
"Would you rather me leave you"
"If you really want to help then come here"
Sesshomaru walked over towards me and stood at my bed side.
"He actually came" I thought looking up at him
"What" he snapped at me
"Ah nothing, umm here help me up"
I put my hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder to take of some of the pressure to my side while he held my shoulders to help support me, we walked over to my mirror so I could see the damage done. There was a huge gash in my dress so it was easy to see the injury; there were teeth marks where I was bitten by a demon but nothing to bad.
"How did you get hurt?"
"Oh a snake demon came flying at me out of no where"
"What about your barrier?"
"It wasn't up"
"Why"
"Well I wasn't exactly expecting a snake demon to come flying at me" I frowned at him
I turned sideways so I could better look at the damage, bruises where already starting to show around the teeth marks which was nothing unusual. I was about to tell Sesshomaru that it wasn't anything serious and I just needed to rest for a bit when I heard him sniffing the air.
"What are you doing" I asked looking up at him
"You have been poisoned" he said with a hint of worry
"Really? Huh I didn't even notice"
I turned around in the mirror trying to see any signs of poison not really that concerned
"I can smell it"
"Well that explains the sniffing"
"We have to get the poison out of you before it's to late"
"Nah ill be fine, it's not that bad"
Sesshomaru was looking down at me like I was crazy and I couldn't help but laugh.
"What is so funny!" he shouted
"I'm sorry… it's just that look… on your face… it's so funny" I said between fits of laughter
Sesshomaru went to walk away but I reached out to grab his sleave.
"Wait"
"I'm not going to wait around while you get poisoned!" he yelled out
"Sesshomaru…"
"Just wait a minute, you'll see ill be fine… ok"
I moved over to the basin filled with water and placed my hand in it, as I did this the water started to glow a pale pink. I lifted my hand out of the water and placed it on me side where the teeth marks were, the pink glow expanded over my skin until it covered every teeth mark then it vanished. The teeth marks were still there as was the bruising but the poison was now gone.
"See I'm fine"
"How did you do that?"
"I just purified the poison"
"Demons don't have the ability to purify things, that is what priestess do"
"Well yeah but I am a…."
"No I'm not.. Not anymore"
"… I was just born with power that's all I know"
"What were you going to say" he asked moving closer to me
"What do you mean?"
"Never mind"
"He is acting stranger ever minute"
"Lord Sesshomaru can I ask you a question"
"Ok"
"Why… why are you here… what I mean is why did Lady Rikana want you here"
"She wishes me to marry someone"
"That's why I was inviting all them girl demons here"
"Don't you want to get married?"
"A bride would only cause troubles for me"
"Then why are you staying here?"
"I must have a bride if I am to continue ruling the western lands"
"Well that's selfish"
"How dare you"
"I'm sorry but it is, it is not right to marry someone if you do not love them"
"I'm the true owner of the western lands and Inuyasha is not going to take it from me"
"Who is... Inuyasha?"
"He is my half brother"
"Half… brother.. I had no idea"
"Why would you know?"
"That's true.. Why would I know? Were not even friends anymore"
"I have been living with your mother for nearly 200 years, just thought I would have heard something"
"Why are you living with mother?"
"She took me in when I was a child"
"What about your parents"
"My parents… I… I…"
I turned away from Sesshomaru with tears threatening to surface.
"Its ok you don't have to tell me" he said placing a hand on my shoulder
I looked back at him with my eyes glistening and nodded.