Her eyes shifted back to lavender and she just rubbed her head laughing nervously and started to walk out but before she left Sesshomaru stopped her and said "There will be a gathering of all the Lords and Ladies and important people around the area. They want to discuss you, and they're plans for the future, we're both required to attend." He sighed, "A …gathering? I don't even know what that is, I haven't been to one!" She got all flustered but laughed it off, "Okay, I guess I'll go…if you're going. Well uh, goodnight!" She rushed out the door and went to her room to go to bed. She skipped and went down the hall humming, and skipping "A gathering huh? That sounds like a whole bunch of fun! What even goes on? Oh well, I guess I will ask Sesshomaru tomorrow!" She smiled and got changed, then went to bed.
She tried to sleep but no matter what she did, she couldn't sleep too well. Frustrated with this, she decided to go for a little walk. She walked down the hall and went out one of the many entrances and she flew to the roof. She stood up straight and closed her eyes letting the cool air fly by. She had a little tune in her mind she was starting to remember, she let the memory come to life and before she knew it she was singing a song from where she used to be from.
Sesshomaru just so happen to have his window open a crack in his room, and while he was trying to sleep but it was hard to sleep with so many things to think about. He was just looking up at the ceiling until he heard the most beautiful melody, 'I never heard such a beautiful voice in my entire life.' He thought, but then it hit him. 'Wait, I heard this voice somewhere before…where…where…oh, I remember, this isn't good I better hurry I don't know what will happen.' He thought while somewhat panicking, he quickly put his hands on his ears to plug out the sound but before he could cover them fully, he fell into a deep slumber.
Eloise finished her tune, and then went back to her room to go to bed, but as she passed by she saw guards asleep on the floor, then when she looked around some more, everyone was asleep! 'Is this really my doing?' She thought going towards Sesshomaru's room, she knocked but got no answer so she walked right in and saw the Lord of the Western Lands fast asleep on his bed, but he didn't have the covers on and his hands were up by his head. 'Was he trying to, plug his ears? Well…I don't want him to get cold!' She thought, she pulled the blankets over him then put his hands down. She smiled, not every day you get a chance to see the mighty, strong and frightening Lord fast asleep, just like everybody else.
She smiled as she shut the door, then she decided to make sure Rin was in her bed, since everyone who heard the melody was put to sleep where they stood. She went to Rin's room and like Eloise thought, she was asleep on the floor next to all her toys. Eloise picked her up and carried her to bed, then she tucked her in and stroked her hair and smiled, 'She is so sweet' Eloise thought, then with the last pat, she got off the bed and tidied up her toys so she wouldn't step on them and then she left the room.
She decided to a stop roaming around to check her theory and actually go to bed. She really wanted to go to bed, that's why she got fresh air in the first place. She Went to her room, went under the covers, and then she easily fell asleep. When she woke up she left her room and went to see if anyone has woken up yet. The whole castle was still quiet, and Eloise was panicking. 'What if they don't wake up!? When are they going to wake up?' She ran to Sesshomaru's room and opened the door and he was still sleeping. She walked up to him and said "Lord Sesshomaru? Are you awake?" She heard no reply. She walked right up to him and started lightly shaking him "Hey stop joking around!"
She shook him even harder and then started to cry "Oh my god…what did I do. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." She got on the other side of the bed then turned him around towards her, and then she decided to try something. "Sesshomaru WAKE UP!" She shouted and with that command he woke up. He blinked a few times and saw a very upset person; he sat up and just stared at her. Eloise just stared in amazement, "He woke up." She calmly said with tears still in her eyes. "Why are you so upset?" He asked. She started crying even more, and buried her face in her hands.
He just sat there confused 'Why is she crying? And why is she on my bed?' He thought. He placed his hand on her head and said "What happened? Why are you crying?" He asked trying to reassure her that everything was okay. She slowly stopped crying and then she looked at him with her eyes still all wet from her crying. "That was the scariest thing I have ever encountered... I accidently made everyone fall asleep and when I came to see if you were still sleeping you wouldn't' wake up… I was shaking you and telling you to wake up but it wasn't working and I just felt like my heart was going to blow up…but your awake now and everyone else should be too, I just forgot how to control it but I'll do my best. Please don't ever scare me like that again if anything ever happened to you I'd lose my mind." She explained and then she stood up and started walking away while wiping her eyes.
"What would you do if I was killed in battle?" He asked out of curiosity, he was confused as to why his life mattered so much to her, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't touched. "If someone killed you in battle?" She stood there staring at him thinking. Slowly her eyes shifted back to red and she answered his question seriously "If some idiot killed you in battle I would have to do unthinkable things. I would make that person wish he was never alive in the first place. Besides Lord Sesshomaru, I wouldn't let anyone kill you! Like you even need to hear that, you're pretty amazing and strong Jaken's been telling me." She smiled and took a deep breath, and as she calmed down her eyes went back to purple.
She left the room and closed the door behind her. Then she went to go double check on everyone in the castle to make sure they all woke up. Sesshomaru still sat there in confusion, 'why would I need to be protected in the first place? I still don't believe those stories the council told me.' He thought, while getting properly dressed and he also had to check on the castle staff because everyone falling asleep was not good. The castle guards were all asleep so anyone could have came in.
Eloise was pleased to find people all awake and back to their daily chores, yet most were confused as to why and how they managed to fall asleep in the first place.
She went to Rin's room to find her sitting up but rubbing her eyes still sleepy. "Hey Rin! What are you doing still in bed? You can't sleep all day ya' know! You better hurry before Master Jaken comes!" She closed the door on her way in. "Uh…huh? I didn't realize I fell asleep, how did I get in my bed? But your right Shi Shi, I should get dressed. By the way you're feeling better right!? You don't need to be in the basement right?" She sounded all worried.
Eloise walked over to her and at her head, "I'm all better! Oh yeah, I remembered my name! So for now on, call me Eloise, okay?" She smiled. "Oh wow! What a pretty name! And look at your hair, it's all pretty red now, like a flower!" Rin happily stated. 'Flower huh?' Eloise thought, and then before they knew it they heard Jaken squawking to some nearby guard. "Oh no it's Jaken! Hurry Rin! Come with me!" She wrapped Rin in her arms and opened the window and jumped out and flew away with Rin before Jaken found them.
Rin was screaming and laughing through the whole ride until Eloise went through the open window to the dining room. "Now that we escaped, we should actually get changed before our Lord or anyone see's us!" Rin nodded as both of them laughed and ran down the hallway, they were so distracted that they both ran and bumped right into Sesshomaru who was passing by and they all fell over. Rin an Eloise both just stared back at the demon Lord who didn't look too pleased.
"What is going on here? You guys should be getting dressed, we have a busy day." He said with an annoyed tone. The two girls looked at each other and lightly smiled but had a slight disappointed look on their face. In the distance you could hear Jaken yelling "Rin! Rin! Come back here right now!" You could hear his flat feet hitting the ground as he ran closer and closer to them. Before they knew it Eloise grabbed Sesshomaru's hand and they all started running down the hallway to escape Crazy Master Jaken.
Sesshomaru decided to let her drag him around the castle for a bit, the castle servants just quietly laughed to themselves "interesting indeed" they would say. As soon as they got far enough they stopped and Eloise and Rin laughed and laughed. Sesshomaru didn't understand why this was fun or worth laughing over? But it didn't matter what they were doing, because they were smiling. It was nice to see Eloise and Rin laughing after everything that happened.
"Okay Rin you should go back to your room and get changed, then find Master Jaken and let him know you're not missing before he goes to tell the guards or Lord Sesshomaru" Eloise told Rin while bending down to meet her eye to eye. Rin just happily nodded and she skipped down the hallway. Eloise turned to Sesshomaru "We didn't mean to crash into you before, sorry." she bowed her head in respect and for forgiveness. "It's fine, just go get changed." He commanded while turning around. "Oh you didn't want to help?" Eloise smirked while also turning around but they both stopped and slightly looked at each other. "Just...joking!" Eloise teased, and then turned around walking to her bed chambers leaving a very confused Sesshomaru.
'What a nuisance, no one teases this Sesshomaru.' he thought as he shook his head and also walked away. Eloise went to her room and got changed 'That what he gets for teasing me in the basement. It's a taste of his own medicine.' She giggled as she left her room and walked down the hallway to the dining hall for a late breakfast. They all met up at the table and ate in their usual spots. But today Jaken wouldn't stop yelling at Rin for running away and missing her lessons. Eloise felt bad for her; it wasn't her fault after all.
"Master Jaken it wasn't Rin's fault, it was my fa-" she was cut off by Sesshomaru, "Silence Jaken. Leave Rin alone, and Rin try not to skip your lessons anymore, your my ward and it's important that your knowledgeable about the other lords and ladies and the lands." They both nodded and quietly continued eating. "Wow! I didn't know you taught Rin about that stuff Master Jaken! Can you teach me sometime?" Eloise asked with much excitement. Jaken looked over at Sesshomaru that was giving him a 'you better accept her request or your dead meat' look. "Fine, I'll teach you with Rin sometime." He agreed for fear for his life. "Thanks Master Jaken!" Eloise smiled, and then she also kept on eating. "It's last minute, but Eloise and I must depart for a gathering in the Southern Lands in the morning." He announced. "We are?" Eloise said sounding very confused. "We will discuss the topic further in the study." He stated as he finished and stood up and began to walk out. Eloise quickly finished up then walked beside Sesshomaru as they both walked to the study. Sesshomaru didn't mind her being close to him. 'Having her close gives me peace of mind.' He thought.
They finally reached the study and Eloise decided to sit on the couch while Sesshomaru say in his regular spot his desk. "About this gathering...I don't have anything to wear! And I don't know how to act or what to do!" She exclaimed. "Your outfits are being made as we speak by the Taylor. Also be sure to pack what you need for the trip, we will be staying for 3 days. As for everything else, I will be with you every step of the way." He reassured her. "Thanks for everything Sesshomaru." She smiled at him admiringly. "Oh by the way, what's the gathering about...?" She asked and her cheery face shifted to being sad.
"It's about your powers and how much of a threat you may be." He explained. "Ohh..." She sighed and laid back down on the couch and put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes. He knew this bothered her, but all new things must be discussed at the gathering, nothing must be hidden or they would lose your trust. "Aren't you angry at me reporting what has happened?" He asked. "I could never be mad at you. I trust what you do to be the right thing." She explained, then she got up and went behind him and started massaging his shoulders.
"Promise you won't leave me all alone at the gathering. Remember, I never really left this castle before so I could get lost!" She said with a light voice. All he could do was sit there and take it in, who would refuse a massage from an angel? He was forced to play right into her hands, "I promise." He said, enjoying the attention he was getting from this strange girl, it was comforting and relaxing, and every touch made him crave for more. "I'm gonna go check on the Taylor and see how things are going." She placed her hands on his cheeks and lightly caressed it as she pulled away to leave. He watched her leave the room, and then once she was gone the room felt emptier then it ever was before.
Eloise skipped by and was quite satisfied, 'I've waited far too long to do that.' She giggled and smiled as she skipped over to the Taylor's. Once she got there they all said in unison "just the mistress we've been looking for!" They each grabbed her arms and pulled her into a curtain and the game began. An hour later she left when they weren't looking and she ran as quietly as she could to Sesshomaru's study.
Sesshomaru was working quietly finally getting some work done, when Eloise barged in at full speed and closed the door in a new outfit. She ran behind Him and ducked down. "Who are you trying to run away from now?" He asked. "You have no idea what just happened! They dragged me and ripped off my clothes and made me try on a bunch of different things! They poked me, pulled on me and touched me in too many places! I just need a break! Please let me hide here for a minutes! I need to hide from the Taylor's!" She spoke loudly as she explained in lots of enthusiasm.
That's explains it, the Taylor's are ruthless with new prey. "You can't escape them forever Eloise, and besides, you need to get fitted for new dresses for our trip." He explained, now turned around looking at her. She sighed and pouted, and quietly said "but I'm tired of them making me change into a lot of different clothing!" She whined. As soon as she stood up to walk away he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her down to make her sit on his waist. Eloise blushed by this unexpected situation.
"Do they do this?" He said while brushing his hand down her side, "And this?" He whispered again close to her ear. He ended up tugging at her clothes, before he even knew what was going on; he pulled her shirt down a little to better reveal her shoulder and neck. He put his face close and brushed his nose lightly against her skin, and inhaled her comforting, intoxicatingly magnificent scent. 'What am I doing? What about the other demon she told me about?' He thought, and as he snapped out of it and pulled away and slowly pulled her shirt back to wear it was.
"That was more than enough time for a break. Go back to the Taylors and get your dresses measured and tried on, you have a lot of preparing to do." He explained. She sighed in disappointment, then quickly got up and turned around and smiled "Okay fine you win! I'll go back and get fitted more". She pouted and walked out of the room closing the door behind her. Sesshomaru put his hand on his forehead 'it's so hot.' He thought, 'what am I doing?' He sighed and decided to check on preparation then go for a walk to cool off.
Eloise was tired of her feelings getting thrown around, so she decided to go finish at the Taylor's then go to the training room. When they finally found her after searching the castle for her whereabouts, they made her change a few times, asked for her opinion for colors, and soon enough, she was done and they said it would be done by morning. Once she was done Eloise changed into her usual clothing and then went to the training room. Once she got there she searched through the weapon rack to find something that looked interesting. She found a blade no wider the width of your hand. It had a blade on each end, and the middle was rounded and had a grip part on it. Eloise grabbed that and decided to see what she could do.
The guards on patrol were walking by until the saw her training by herself in the training room. She swung that blade around like her life depended on it, and she never faltered, she could easily swing it around her fingers, just watching her made it seem like if she was ever in battle, they'd be in trouble. Eloise noticed a crowd of guards by the entrance looking towards her. "Did you guys want to train to?" She yelled over. One of the answered, "what? Uh...no actually w-". He was cut off by Eloise. "Come on you guys! All of you guys against me! It will be fun!" She smiled and waved we blade around.
They looked at each other and nodded, they walked in and picked a weapon of they're choice. "Don't hold back alright? Let's just not get any major damage. I have places to go in the morning." She said as they gathered around her. Sesshomaru went to check in the patrol to let them know to double it while he was away. What he saw was quite entertaining, all the guards ganged up in Eloise, 'I wonder if she'll stand a chance? Was the council right or wrong?' He was quite puzzled, but he couldn't wait to see how the battle would turn out.
They all came at Eloise at once and she swung her blade so fast and well that she was able to defend herself from every blade. Once they were far away enough she flew towards the wall, but she quickly turned around and kicked off the wall used her wings to go faster, she went at them full speed with her blade in hand, she swooped down taking them by surprise using her blade and wings to knock them down. She swooped up and stood up and pouted her blade towards them. "I win." She smiled and breathed heavily, "I hadn't done that in a while!" Eloise laughed and helped them all up.
Eloise looked over and saw Sesshomaru, "oh hey Lord Sesshomaru! I'll try to beat you next time!" She pointed towards him laughing. "You can try." He replied to her challenge. "Let's go to bed now My Lord! We have an early morning!" She said while passing by. Sesshomaru just watched her walk by, then he decided to talk to the guards then he would go to sleep once his tasks were done. Eloise went to Rin's room and tried to put her to bed but he was stubborn. "But why can't I come! I go with Lord Sesshomaru all the time!" She cried. "Oh Rin, but this time is different, I'm sorry but I need you to be good and watch over Master Jaken while me as Lord Sesshomaru are away okay?" "Okay..." She sniffed. Eloise put her to bed and was rubbing her hair to make her sleepier. 'I know! A lullaby! But I'll sing very quietly so no one will hear.' Eloise cleverly thought. "Want to hear a lullaby Rin?" Eloise asked. "Mhmm." Rin lightly said as she nodded.
Eloise smiled, and then he lightly began to sing for Rin, next thing you know, Rin was sound asleep. Eloise smiled and got up and left the room. She went to her room and got ready or her trip packing a custom made night gown just for her. She got ready for bed and she too, fell asleep. Sesshomaru finished up his work, but he didn't sleep until late in the night due to a certain person. They all fell asleep and soon enough morning came. Eloise woke up to the sound of knocking on her door.
"Mistress! We're here to make sure you get ready! You leave very soon!" The servant girl shouted through the door. "Okay okay I will get ready! Is Lord Sesshomaru awake?" She asked, "Yes he has been awake for a while now! He has instructed for us to wake you!" They replied. Eloise got up and dressed as finished packing her bags. She left her bag at the entrance of the castle as she went to go find Sesshomaru. She finally found Sesshomaru, he was talking to more of the guards, and Eloise decided to lean against the wall until he was done talking with them.
Once he was done he walked over to her and said "are you ready?" "Of course! I was just wondering how we're going to travel?" Eloise curiosity asked. "We can travel on Ah-Un. It will be a long trip and we can't take any breaks." "Oh okay, I'll go get Ah-Un ready!" Eloise said running off to go get Ah-Un. She went up to Ah-Un and pulled the reins leading him to the front of the castle where they would leave from. Sesshomaru met up with them at the front entrance. He got on Ah-Un and soon enough Eloise saw behind him. As they took off Eloise smiled and waved to the all the secret admirers down below.
They were going pretty fast and the bags they had were inside little bags on the side of Ah-Un. They couldn't hear much of anything because of the wind, so the ride was quiet. They got there by late evening. And when Sesshomaru went to turn around to tell her about them arriving soon he found her leaning against him fast asleep. He decided to let her sleep until they landed. A few minutes later when night finally fell upon the land, they arrived and were greeted by many different servants. Sesshomaru lightly nudged on Eloise to wake her up, her eyes slowly opened, and then she put her hand in a fist and rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Are we there?" She asked. "Yes. Now do what I do, The Lord of this castle must be treated with much respect considering he's giving us a place to stay, and he is the one hosting the gathering. Don't do anything drastic." "Mhmm." She agreed as she continued to rub her eyes, she lightly held on to Sesshomaru's sleeve as they walked to the entrance where the servants were leading them.
They made it to the entrance where the greeted by none other than The Lord himself along with a guard on each side. Sesshomaru bowed and Eloise following his lead. "Greetings Lord Mazuko, I'm glad to see your well." Sesshomaru formally said. "Lord Sesshomaru, no need for formalities we're all friends here, all the Lords and Ladies have known each other for many centuries." He smiled, then his gaze shifted to the beautiful girl in a dress with large big brown wings, brown and red hair.
They were still bowed down but while Eloise was still in the same position she heard The Lord stop talking, then she heard footsteps going towards her. Sesshomaru was waiting in Anticipation, hoping that he wouldn't take much note of her, but...he did. 'Leave her alone, leave her alone.' He chanted in his head hoping The Lord would just turn around and stick to business. This is why Sesshomaru didn't allow Rin and partially why he promised to never leave her side, this Lord was always causing trouble for others when there was women around, especially beautiful ones he never seen before.
"And who is this beautiful young woman?" Mazuko said while he hooked his finger on her chin and lifted her face towards his, when they were only noses apart, he gazed into her eyes, "What amazing eyes you have. What's your name? Are you the Tenshi I heard so much about?" He questioned while he was still smiling at her.