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Chapter Five
Anger

Kagome joined Sesshoumaru outside her quarters. He stood in the middle of a grass yard, maybe about one acre in size. He turned to gaze back at her as he felt her approaching Kagome's garment clung to her the way vines clung to his estate. It wrapped round every curve leaving the best features covered but everything was best on Kagome. He inspected the milky but tan skin on her legs that was not covered by the leggings or kimono, Her legs had became more toned and had increased muscle size around her calves and thighs but remained feminine and smooth, he eyed her flesh like a precious jewel her greed for.

As his eyes moving up her body he focused of her stomach, as she walked towards him the fabric shifted revealing her toned abs. Four round square muscles pressed against her kimono gave Sesshoumaru a small shiver as he thought of his tongue circling those taunt muscles, imagining her pleas of lust for him in his ear.

Kagome had been watching the youkai in front of her he expression had actually changed from his placid stern frown to a glinting lust. Kagome knew this appearance was because of her. She blushed inwardly at the fact she aroused him, but then doubt crept into her mind.

He only wants you for one thing, well maybe a number of things but they all involve the same thing.....losing your virginity to him......and probably becoming his wanting love slave....not the love of his life.

Kagome didn't feel her stomach turn at the thought of making love to Sesshoumaru but it did when she thought of just being unloved and used for his pleasure. She felt a rage build inside her when her thoughts turned to Inuyasha, the way he had always treated her and how she was starting to hate him with every bone in her body. To divert her gaze away from Sesshoumaru so he would at least know that her rise in anger was not because of him.

"Is something troubling you Kagome?" Sesshoumaru looked towards the midday sun.

"Yes and No Lord Sesshoumaru" Kagome touched her forehead as if she had a headache.

"What do you mean by that" Sesshoumaru turned to face her looking into her eyes sensing her anger and as well depression.

"Yes because something is troubling me and No because I can deal with it" Kagome glared at him with a emotionless gaze she had changed at a lot sense he had last seen her

Before she was immature, happy, and loving but now it seemed as if those qualities had sunken deep inside her only to have a mature deadly calmness to resurface in the place of her former emotions.

"Well than shall I give you the tour?" Sesshoumaru walked off in the opposite direction expecting her to follow which she did.

"Where to first" Kagome followed him as the entered a long wide hall with limestone statues of royal figures in regal positions.

"This is the Family Court Hall the statues you see are my ancestors who once ruled the Western Lands before my Father and I". Sesshoumaru stood at the end of the hall in front of a large mahogany door and carved in the middle was a round symbol. Two crossed swords, they had to be the Tensaiga and the Tetsuiga with a dragon wrapped in between the swords.

"Is that you're Family Crest on the door?" Kagome asked inquisitively.

"Yes and the two swords are the..." Sesshoumaru was interrupted by Kagome finishing her sentence.

"The Tensaiga and the Tetsuiga....Right?" Sesshoumaru gave her a questioning gaze before opening the large door, Kagome smiled to herself as she relished the look Sesshoumaru had given her.

"And this is the Family Court where my ancestors have met for family gatherings, meetings, festivals, birthdays, holidays, and so on and so on." Sesshoumaru spoke as he entered a large ballroom/banquet room. Beautiful oak dining tables lined the walls while glass lanterns clung to the walls. Art work that covered the walls blending from scenery to family portraits and what was strange was that all the woman and children on the walls smiled while none of the men did except one.

"Who is this Sesshoumaru" Kagome walked up to her painting of a young Inuyoukai standing next to her mother and father.

Sesshoumaru had twitched a bit when she asked about that particular painting, he knew well who it was but was not proud of it.

"It is my Father.....the late Lord Inutaisho.....he smiles in the painting but look to you left... in that portrait he does not look happy at all" Sesshoumaru watched Kagome walk towards the next portrait and lowered his head in what seemed to look like shame.

"Why does he not smile" Kagome say the portrait of Inutaisho and beautiful Inuyoukai female and their son which she knew was Sesshoumaru.

"Things that happen in the future can juristically change a person, you should know that Kagome" Sesshoumaru gave her a knowing gaze before he turned to leave the room looking back at her as she backed away from the picture following him wither eyes locked of the painted eyes of Inutaisho.

So full of hatred and anger but towards whom?

Kagome thought hard wondering how the young man in the picture to the right could be so happy and so different from the man on the left.

Is this what happened to Sesshoumaru or was he always like that from the start?

Sesshoumaru watched her walk into him and squeak with surprise, his eyebrow raised then fell again, turning his eyes toward the exit to continue on with the tour.

IN KAEDE'S VILLAGE

Sango sat down quietly next to Miroku who was meditating. He sat with his legs crisscrossed in front of him with his left hand raised in front of him, holding up only his index and middle fingers. His eyes closed tight and his position still and calm.

"What is bothering you, my dear Sango?" Miroku asked even though he knew the answer all too soon.

"How did you know it was me next to you and not Inuyasha?" Sango asked quietly letting her voice drift sorrowfully from her mouth.

"Your aura is pure but fared by pain unlike Inuyasha. His aura is stained with malice, hate and contempt he is becoming not only a demon but a tormented soul......that is how I can tell the difference between you and Inuyasha" Miroku slowing opened his eyes and gazed deep into Sango's. The look in her eyes broke his heart she had lost the victorious glow that always shined brightly in those violet orbs. He broke his meditating pose and slowly scooted towards her placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Tell me Sango" he wanted her to share her feelings with him not to shut him out

"Tell you what?" She glanced at the well and then back at Miroku.

"What you are feeling Sango, Tell me what is on your mind" He never let his gaze leave her.

"Inuyasha is a liar" Sango's eyes narrowed in disgust at the thought of him. "I know....Kagome isn't dead" Sango's eyes widened in surprise at the monk's statement.

"How do you do that?" Sango turned her full attention to him.

"If she was dead, Kikyo would be alive....simple as that" Miroku sensed them being watched, he picked up his staff and a rock still continuing his gaze on Sango.

"I have that same feeling" Sango nodded but she was not agreeing with Miroku but letting him know she sensed the presence as well.

Miroku tossed the rock into the air and hit it into the trees with his staff.

"Ow! Son of a Bitch!..." Inuyasha came walking out of the trees a second later with a huge bump on the side of his head.

"My mother was no bitch Inuyasha, she was a beautiful servant of Okami- sama, thank you very much" Miroku stood to his feet and reached his hand out to Sango.

"Where are you two going I wasn't to talk to you" Inuyasha called out to the retreating Sango and Miroku.

"What do you want Hanyou!?" Sango glared at him with bright violet eyes full of anger and resentment. Inuyasha was taken back by her tone it was so full of anger he thought he might have to fight the demon slayer.

"Why do you think I am responsible for Kagome's death?" Inuyasha rubbed the spot where his bump was and winced a bit at the pain.

"Ichiban[1]: Kikyo does not have a full soul" Sango approached him as her tone grew louder and anger "Niban[2]: YOU were supposed to be her PROTECTOR instead you protected KIKYO!" She was now only a foot away from him and his ears rang from her thunderous voice "And finally Mittsu[3]: only you and Kikyo seem to be the only ones who have shown NO remorse for Kagome!" Sango glared into the eyes of the defiant hanyou.

"Sango my dear please calm down" Miroku placed his hand on the Sango's arm trying to softly pull her away.

"NO!" She snatched her arm away from the monk only to bring it across Inuyasha's face.

"Sango!" Miroku gasped in shock as he say Inuyasha's face fly to the side, when Inuyasha came out of shock his fangs gnashed and a low growl began to sound. Miroku stepped in front of Sango guarding her from any physical retort Inuyasha would project.

"She didn't mean it Inuyasha" Miroku said calmly as always.

"LIKE HELL I DIDN'T" Sango hands gripped into tight fist, she was already in her demon exterminator gear so she was ready for a fight.

"PLEASE SANGO STOP" Miroku yelled at her calmly her slightly.

"She's right you know" Inuyasha spoke without feeling

"nani?[4]" Miroku and Sango spoke in unison.

"Sango you are right to have the worst thoughts of me and Kikyo, you were right about what you said and I am completely responsible." Inuyasha turned his head to the west watching a group of geese fly across the golden white blue sky.

"Responsible for what Inuyasha" Miroku placed both hands on his staff and Sango watched and listen in shock as Inuyasha took responsibility for Kagome.

"For letting her die" Inuyasha opened his palm and stared into the jewel.

"She isn't dead Inuyasha we both know that" Miroku spoke sternly getting tired of hearing this lie of Kagome's death

"Think what you want" Inuyasha turned and began to walk toward the woods.

"Why not tell us the truth...if she is dead bring us the proof?" Sango spoke softly knowing he would hear her words.

"Than I will" Inuyasha darted into the bushes he ran as hard as he could to the place where he had last seen Kagome, five miles form his brother's lands.

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----------------------- [1] Ichiban - means 'number one' [2] Niban - means 'number two' [3] Mittsu - means 'three' [4] Nani - means 'what?'