Hide and Seek
A.N: This is chapter is dedicated to sugar0o. Thanks for all your reviews, and ideas. This is one of your suggestions set in motion, enjoy!
Seshoumaru's current situation would have almost been funny if Kagome hadn't been missing. When he had finished with his morning lessons, he had come to retrieve her from his room, but all that could be found was her white haroi, and no Kagome.
He had sighed at first, picking it up, and looking around, wondering where she was hiding. Expanding his aura, he experienced the first tendrils of panic, when he could not sense her in the room, or anywhere around the room.
Calming himself down, he sniffed the air, and was relieved that it was her scent alone which had left the room. This meant that she was somewhere within the castle.
Clutching the haroi like a prize, he followed her scent out of his chambers, determined to track her down.
Ever since had learnt to crawl, she would run off whenever she could trying to play hide and seek. Although it was amusing, following her aura around, her thinking she could fool him, sometimes he couldn't sense her and his heart would clench, for even at such a young age, he was aware of the enemies of the Western Lands.
He sniffed the air, and smirked. Her scent was fresh which meant he was close.
"Son?"
Inu no Taisho looked puzzled, "Why are you sniffing the ground?"
Seshoumaru immediately straightened up, "Kagome is missing."
His father immediately grew alert, "Mssing? How?"
Seshoumaru shook his head, "She is running around the castle, without any clothing. I am supposed to find her."
His sire relaxed, "Well, go ahead. Sniff all you want."
Seshoumaru sighed, as he realized that she had escaped his clutches. Scenting the air, he wandered into the servant's quarter, where he saw Higurashi talking with a brown haired youkai. Higurashi immediately stiffened, "My Lord?"
"Have you seen Kagome?"
She shook her head, mystified.
Seshoumaru shrugged, "Carry on."
As he exited the room, the brown haired guard raised a brow, "Who's Kagome?"
Higurashi looked worried, "His Lordship's ward."
Akena looked where the heir to the Western throne had vanished to and wondered if the rumors were true.
Seshoumaru snarled. This was getting frustrating. Where could she be? He should have caught up to her by now.
Suddenly he paused. Something was wrong. Very wrong.
He sniffed the air, and his eyes widened.
Her scent.
It had vanished.
Snarling, without thinking, he expanded his aura throughout the castle, in search for his human. There was a tightness in his chest. Every breath hurt. His mind was fogged, and he knew only one thing.
..HER!
But her sent had clean vanished, and her aura had disappeared. His eyes bled red, as his beast started to take over. Although, he himself was not aware that the girl was now his future mate, his beast apparently knew that, and snarled at thought of someone taking her away.
His father's aura washed over him, larger and stronger. He was worried and somewhat in awe of his son.
The Inu no Taisho looked at his son's face. His eyes were bleeding red, and his expression was shifting. This was unheard of. His son was yet too young for his beast to have manifested. But it was clear to him that something was amiss. He had to calm his son down first.
Seshoumaru resisted the pressure of his sire's aura pressing down on him. He had to find his mate. He let loose a roar, and expanded his aura even more strongly. Suddenly something flickered, and without a second thought he was off. He literally flew, his feet barely touching the ground, so hot in his pursuit was he.
He stopped in front of a familiar looking door. Without thinking, he barged in, and stopped short. All the red bled out of his eyes. He stared in shock at what he was seeing.
A buck ass naked Kagome was curled up in his mother's lap, sleeping.
He stared at his mother who shrugged, "She was tired."
He took one staggering step forward.
Then another.
Before his mother could move, Kagome was in his arms.
He stared at her face as she opened her eyes slowly. Lifting one tiny hand, she petted his cheek, "Shomu?"
He buried his face in her neck, and breathed in her scent of waterfalls and spring. His posture relaxed, and he lifted his head and gently bit her on the nose in reprimand.
Kagome's eyes immediately welled up, but Seshoumaru remained stern, "You shall not hide your aura or scent from this Seshoumaru again!"
Tears fell down her cheek as she hiccupped, and buried her face in his haroi.
Putting on her haroi, he carried her back to their room.
His parents stared at his back. Their son was slowly changing.