Chapter 6

A week had passed by since Shippo had been taken from her and now she found herself in a whole lot of other kind of trouble. Not only had she pissed off Prince Sesshomaru, first heir to the throne, but she had managed to piss off a lot of people every time she would ask about Shippo. She had just finished with her chores when something finally hit her…Dante and Helios were late. They were never late, which could only mean that something had gone wrong. Just as she was about to go and ask Kaede what was going on, Kagome turned around to find two guards waiting for her once more.

After taking a deep and calming breath, Kagome fixed her sleeves and asked, "What did I do now?"

"Its more like what you will do for the King and Queen now." The inu demon with dark brown eyes answered as he moved aside to allow her to follow after the second guard.

"Really, there is only so much a girl can take, I have to go and tell Lady Kaede that I will be gone." Kagome replied as she turned to go the other way.

"She has also been called on by the King and Queen of these lands." The guard that had already began to walk off called out to her.

"What's going on?" Kagome asked, "Kaede would only be called on when there is something wrong with the royal family."

"Nothing is wrong with the royal family." The guard answered as he pushed her slightly to get her to start walking.

"You and Kaede are simply there to receive your orders." The first guard answered.

'Mistress…something has gone wrong.' Kagome heard Rinji's soft voice. 'I am being moved into a stable to prepare me to travel.'

"The only other reason for this would be if Kaede was to leave to go and heal a fallen dragon or miko and I will be appointed as the new healer of the village." Kagome whispered in disbelief as she quietly followed after them.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha had just been called from his room while he was thrown back and knocked down to the ground by a small fur ball. As he tried to get the fur ball off of his so that he could see what was going on, Inuyasha heard a guard say, "I'm so sorry Prince Inuyasha, he still is not use to things at my home. I must look after him."

Just as Inuyasha had pulled the fur ball back, he heard the young fox kit growl out, "I want my Oka Kagome."

"What is going on here?" Inuyasha growled as he grabbed the kit by the back of the neck.

"Please…take me to my Oka." Shippo whimpered before he went completely limp.

"Prince Inuyasha I will take him from here." Ken was heard.

"No, you and he shall wait for me here. Once I am done with my meeting then I shall come and see why you are keeping a pup from his mother." Inuyasha growled.

"His mother was killed; he was entrusted to me by your brother, Lord Sesshomaru." Ken explained as he kept his head down.

"Feh, should have guessed…just make sure that I will be able to find you both later on." Inuyasha growled as he handed Shippo over to Ken.

"I don't want to go with him." Shippo stated as he struggled to get free. "He won't let me see my Oka."

"Take the runt to see the wench." Inuyasha growled.

"Yes Prince Inuyasha." Ken answered as he walked away with a now settled Shippo in hand.

Once he had taken care of that, Inuyasha turned the corner only to find Kagome standing by the door with two guards. Although she didn't look scared, she had a look of pure and utter shock at what his parents were talking about. Before he could even ask what was going on, the door was opened just as he heard Kaede's pleading voice say, "Please reconsider, she is not that strong. That child could die if she were to travel on her own and not looked after."

"It has been decided, you are needed more here and she is young and healthy enough to travel." The king was heard.

"She will leave tomorrow on Rinji, our fastest dragon to go and heal and tend to our two fallen miko's and dragon's." The queen added in a sad tone.

"What if she falls ill, what will ye do?" Kaede asked.

Before either of the royals could answer her question, Kagome took a step forward and asked, "Which were they?"

"How dare you walk in here and not introduce yourself." Sesshomaru growled as he recognized her from the day before.

"Helios has been reported to be tending to his miko. She is unharmed and well as well as the dragon of ice." Rin answered as she recognized her as the girl who had saved her life.

"However the dragon of fire." The King began only to be stopped when Kagome stated, "Dante."

"What?" Inutaisho asked.

"It's Dante, but then how would you know since you take so little time to visit and look at the dragons that are loyal to you and serve you." Kagome stated in a cold voice. "I don't mean to be rude but I only wish to get them acknowledged. They work for you yet you ignore them as if they were only there when you needed."

"My dear we know and we are thankful that we have them on our side." Izayoi spoke in a calm voice as she noticed her worry for the dragon she cared for. "I understand that you care for them just as much if not more than their riders since you are the one that feeds them and heals them."

"Than why do you not go and meet them, thank them or at least spend some time with them?" Kagome questioned.

"That is enough! Ye must be silent." Kaede yelled.

"Kagome?" Rin called in a confused voice. "Why are you so upset?"

"I cared for all of the dragons and watched them grow up. I've seen the slight hurt in their eyes when you, the royals they serve, just walk by them without a visit. Just tell me the location and I will go." Kagome answered before she bowed down and bared her neck to show that she not only loyal to them but completely submitted to them.

After a while of waiting for them so say something, Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and showed that she was forgiven before he turned to look at his parents to ask, "Will you really ask her to do this with such a weak body?"

"I am willing to go; you should not have to worry about a stable girl Prince Inuyasha." Kagome whispered as she looked up to meet the surprised gaze of Sesshomaru, Rin, Izayoi, and Kaede. "When do I leave?"

"You will leave once you have everything you will need to take with you." Inutaisho answered.

"I can leave now; do you have the location of the fallen miko and the waiting dragon?" Kagome asked.

"Helios is already on his way, he will arrive sometime tomorrow night." Izayoi answered.

"The guard that has the paper of the location where the miko is waiting with the wounded dragon is waiting for you in the stables." Sesshomaru answered.

"Would you like some guards to go with you?" Rin asked in a worried voice.

"I will go faster on my own…if you will excuse me." Kagome stated as she walked pass Inuyasha and to the stables to leave.

"Kagome, ye should take my bow and arrows." Kaede stated as she followed faster the girl.

Inuyasha turned to the two guards and let out a low growl before he stormed out of the room. Rin turned to Sesshomaru and asked, "What did you do now?"

"I did nothing to my younger brother." Sesshomaru answered.

"Don't mind him, he always hates it when the weak are left alone…he has a very kind heart even if he doesn't act like he does." Izayoi replied.

"Really, well then I really need to get to know my brother a lot more." Rin answered as she turned to glare at her mate. "And so should you."

"I know him enough." Sesshomaru growled.

"I would have to agree with your mate." Inutaisho growled.

"And so would I." Izayoi added.

"And what would you all have me do?" Sesshomaru growled in annoyance.

"You will walk around the village with your brother and make sure that no other nobles will do what was done to the young fox kit." Inutaisho ordered.

"I would like to speak him; I have heard that he keep running away from the care giver you appointed love." Rin added.

"He wishes to live with that girl but she is unsuitable to care for him." Sesshomaru replied.

"Why would that be?" Izayoi asked. "She has a good heart."

Meanwhile, Inuyasha stormed down the court yard and made his way to the stables where the dragons were kept. Just as he reached the front of the stables, he found a large, lime green dragon being looked after while Kaede made sure he was healthy enough to travel. Just as he had reached the dragon, Inuyasha turned to one of the guards asked, "Where is the wench?"

"Prince Inuyasha, she is just making sure she has the right herbs for both the miko and the dragon to be healed." He answered as he gave a slight bow.

"Prince Inuyasha, will you be going with Kagome?" Kaede asked in a hopeful voice.

"No he is not; he will be visiting the village to make sure that what happened to the fox kit does not happen again." A cold voice was heard.

"Prince Inuyasha, Prince Sesshomaru, it is an honor to have you here when I take off." Kagome was heard as she walked out of the stables in a dragon riders clothing. She had a top that cut off just above her belly button, some long arm warmers that went all the way to her mid shoulder, and a small skirt with short under so that it was easier to fight and move around while riding the dragon. (A/N: Once again what Kagome is wearing is the avatar picture that I have in my profile if you want to get a better idea as to what she is wearing.) Kaede looked at Kagome and said, "What do ye think ye are doing child? That clothing is meant to represent you as a dragon rider to the villagers."

"I know, but we don't have any miko clothing left or in my size that will allow me to move while riding Rinji." Kagome answered as she walked passed Kaede with her bag of herbs in hand.

"You might be attacked on your journey." The guard stated as he handed her the map.

"What's the quickest way to get to them without having to be stopped or attacked?" Kagome asked as she opened the map to look at the location where Dante lay wounded with his rider while ignoring the guards statement. 'Wow, that's far away…I hope I can make it…I already left a message with Miyazu so Helios should listen and stay put while I'm gone.'

"You really are determined to prove yourself to me that much?" Sesshomaru asked in an arrogant voice.

"This has nothing to do with it." Kagome hissed as she was helped onto the dragon. Once she was on, Kagome moved Rinji so that she could lock eyes with Sesshomaru to add, "I could care less what you or the royal family thinks of me. All I care about is making sure that my friend Eri is safe and that Dante lives."

"Kagome!" Kaede yelled in anger as she watched her apprentice fly off on the dragons back.

'Brave wench.' Inuyasha thought as he turned to face his enraged brother to ask, "Shall we get going?"

"Shut up half breed." Sesshomaru growled as he stormed off in rage.

'What will you do if you are punished when you return?' Rinji asked his mistress as he began to gain in speed.

"Then that will be my problem and will have to announce who I really am but until then, just please make this trip for me as short as possible before the curse takes its full effect." Kagome mumbled.

'If that is what you truly wish then I shall follow you back to my homeland…I miss my family.' Rinji stated.

"Thank you, but I hope you understand that once you have joined me and completely linked with then you will have no other master for the rest of your life."

'I understand…all dragons were meant to be looked after by you…miko princess, princess and soon to be queen of the dragons in miko country.' Rinji stated as he let out a low growl. 'Hold on tight, we'll be there soon.'

With a smile on her face, Kagome wrapped her arms around the dragon she road as she tried to fight off the curse, with the little miko energy she had left, that had been placed on her long ago. Yes, she had been five when her family was killed, she had been five when she was cursed and nearly killed every time she would ride a dragon until she gave him what she wanted. He, Naraku, who had killed her family and was ruling her lands over a dragon that she had no idea where was kept or how to free it. 'I will kill him, once I have this stupid curse figured out, I'll kill him and reclaim my lands and help the people he has hurt just to get the old dragon that was sealed by my great, great, great, grandmother Midoriku.'

A/N: REIVEW! REIVEW, REIVEW, REIVEW, REIVEW!!!!

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