Reaching
"Every Lord of the Western Lands has made study of all lores and legends including prophecies."
Seshoumaru looked out the window, ignoring his tutor. He was bored. He wondered what Kagome was doing right now. Probably playing with Kouga, he thought, disgruntled at the thought.
He couldn't understand what she saw in that mangy wolf cub. He was sure to be covered with fleas.
"Master Seshoumaru!"
Seshoumaru scowled at the orange eyed inyoukai, "I do not understand the importance of these prophecies. There are still years for them to come to pass."
Master Haruka sighed, "That's what your Father used to say."
He eyed the young prince speculatively, "Prophecies have their significance and there is no guarantee when they shall come to pass. It is only guesswork through which their time frame is estimated. Take the Golden One."
"Golden One?"
His tutor nodded in approval at the interest his student was displaying, "Yes, this is a very old prophecy foretold by Miko Kimina. She lived to be two hundred and seventy years old, and yet never aged a day. Her mother was mated to a dragon and, as you well know dragons are capable of seeing the future."
"What is the Prophecy?" asked the young prince, impatiently.
Master Haruka raised a brow and tapped his student's shoulder, "Patience, young lord. You need to learn patience. Patience is what make us inuyoukai such good predators."
Seshoumaru took a deep breath and nodded.
Satisfied, his tutor continued, "It is said that a young child, an infant will be taken in and marked by a young lord. She will be protected and nurtured and the two children will develop a bond stronger than the heaven and the earth. However, due to rising dangers they will be separated, leaving them both devastated.
In time, they will be re-united, and will have to face a foe who will be determined to take the female for himself."
Seshoumaru made a face, "This sounds like one of those stories that mother's handmaids talk about."
Master Haruka chuckled, "Aye, that is true enough. Now off you go. I have to rest these old bones."
Relieved, Seshoumaru fled leaving an amused inuyoukai behind.
Tracking Kagome's scent, he followed it and came upon her playing with two tiny wolf cubs, and a laughing Kouga sitting near them.
"What is this?"
As soon as Seshoumaru spoke, Kagome looked at him and rushed towards him, abandoning the whining wolf cubs.
He picked her up and stared down his nose at the two cubs whose pitiful attempts at growling turned into whining again.
Kagome patted his cheeks with her tiny palms and giggled, "Woof cubs. My woof cubs."
"They're a gift." Kouga muttered.
"Oh yes, you'll be leaving today then."
"Yes."
They stared at each other, neither wanting to lower his gaze first.
Kagome started growing impatient with the lack of attention her, and grumbled, attempting to shake loose of Seshoumaru's grip. He let her on the ground and she grabbed his finger, and started toddling towards the building, demanding, "Food!"
"You are hungry?"
"Food!"
"Here, then." He picked her up and raced towards the castle, Kagome laughing, joyfully.
Inu no Taisho watched the children as they entered the castle grounds and he looked at his mate.=, whose gaze was sad, "They'll be here in a day's time. She need to be protected."
He sighed, and looked at Higurashi, "You'll take her tonight. Is everything ready?"
"Yes m'lord."
His eyes sad, he looked into the vast gardens and couldn't visualize it without the tiny little human girl.
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