btw that song does not belong to me it is property of Kelly Clarckson and the song is called breakaway. also we all know who the characters belong to, who is also sadly not me.. :'(... i dont even want to say it... just read the chapter lol...

chapter 20: Going Home.

The two arrived in the group quickly and just as soon as they were there they set out westward for the palace. Sesshomaru had plans and meeting Kagome's family was one of them. He needed to hurry to, her heat was driving him up the wall.

Seconds passed into minutes, and minutes into hours, which soon moved into days, a total of five days passed, five days of sanity forever lost to Sesshomaru. Was it him or was her scent getting stronger. Even Hachi was being drawn to her, but that stopped as soon as it started, he would not have anyone sniffing around his soon to be mate. A simple threatening growl in his direction stopped the youkai from getting any ideas. He would not have to worry about the kit, he was harmless and if anything saw his intended as a mother figure. Odd as it were for him to think a mermaid as his mother but it was of no consequence to him. The monk also seemed to pick up on the pheromones that his chosen had wafting off of her person and seemed to back away from her more. It could have been the way his aura became dangerously black and dark whenever he even glanced her way, and he was pretty sure the death glares were also a deterrent. Nothing approached them as his aura was just that dark scarring away many small animals in the vicinity. He was frustrated, in every way imaginable. Sleeping was not an option any more, he couldn't wait to make it to his palace that way he could collapse upon his large bed dead to the world and rest. He was dead stiff, breathing as little was possible in order to not smell her heady scent. She wanted him. He wanted to devour her. They could both get what they wanted, what he needed. She held on to him as they flew, her small hand grabbing at his back while the other sneaked its way into the front and in between the fabrics just so that her finger tips brushed over his chest. Her face buried into his chest making the erotic feel of her touch look like the innocent brushes of skin it was supposed to be. His want to take her taking a back seat to his want to take things as slowly as was possible, but if things kept going the way they were, it wouldn't be much longer. When they finally landed at the castle everyone was tired. Some servants came forth and showed the kit, Hachi, and the monk to their rooms while Sesshomaru walked a sleeping Kagome to their rooms.

The next day Kagome awoke alone and in a large bed, she sat up and looked around. The room was sparsely furnished but it seemed to be full looking rather than empty. There were three doors, all of them being on one of the four walls that were around her, except the one the bed was against. Kagome sat and stared into space for a minute before she grew bored and jumped from the bed to find the bathroom and some clothes to wear, at least was till the door opposite the bed opened. She now knew that it lead to the hallways. A person stepped forward and bowed softly as she spoke.

"Hello, Kagome-sama, I am youkina, your lady's helper, is there something your in need of mistress?"

"Ah, well, yes,i would like a bath and change of clothes if you don't mind but please call me Kagome only."

"OH but no I couldn't my lady, to call you something so familiarly would not be appropriate for one as lowly as I." youkina said panic in her voice as she dropped to her knees and bowed so low her head touched the floor.

Kagome knelt down beside the woman and when she stood she pulled her up as well. "I will not be having any of that, and if it is Sesshomaru you are worried about then cast your worries aside, I will handle him if I must. But that is what you shall call me I wont have anything but, do you understand?"

"Yes, Kagome, I do."

"Great, now where would the bathroom be located, I was obviously asleep when I arrived so I didn't get to take one last night, but I would like to take one now."

"That is the door behind us, Sesshomaru-sama has his own bathrooms." Kagome stood and looked at the door that was to the right of the door youkina came in from, then she turned to the other door and opened her mouth but had to shut it because youkina had answered her question without her having to voice it."

"That door is the closet. There is another door on the wall that slides open near the bed that leads to the balcony."

Kagome whipped around to see a small indention into the wall that you could pull, she had not noticed the door at all. She then gave the room a once over again and noticed that her small bag was sitting in a corner next to the drawer, Sesshomaru must have put it there, he had forgotten about it for some time now. She sighed and smiled so that she wouldn't worry youkina and began to walk to the baths with youkina hot on her heals.

Once she was inside she noticed that the baths were very luxuriously lavished in the beautifulest colors, all greens and brown looking so earthy. Kagome walked over to the waters and went in. she at in the warmed waters legs still there, her tail hadn't formed and It brought this happy feeling, but also one of loss. She was happy that she could now more easily coexist with the humans and demons and not have her tail pop up at inconvenient times, but she also felt as if he was now missing a great big part of her identity. She washed quickly and noticed a towel behind her when she was getting up to leave. Youkina must have placed it there. She wondered where the young green haired girl had went, she had the prettiest soft red eyes she had ever seen. Once the towel was around her waist she began to walk out of the bathroom and back into Sesshomaru's room. She then saw youkina at the bed with some clothes.

"Those must be for me, huh."

"Yes Kagome, would you let me place it on you, it was made especially for your travels to the waters later on today."

"ahh, I see, yes you may youkina."

youkina smiled a she quickly placed Kagome's hair in a ties above her head and out of the way, then she pulled a silky shirt over her head that had long sleeves, and then she helped Kagome to step into a pair of sorts. Youkina thought it odd that Sesshomaru would request that she wear something so indecent , but they were going to be in the water and she would not question her lords wishes.

Kagome grew bored of the silence and asked youkina a question.

"So youkina, are you mated?"

"Yes, actually lord sesshomaru's general Akio is my mate."

"Oh thats nice is how is he."

"He is very happy and loves to talk. He is fun loving and a bit of a handful, but very wise and intellingent as well, even though he is a bit of a goof ball." the girls both laughed at that.

"I am pleased that you girl are getting along." came Sesshomaru's voice. He was leaning against the open door frame with a pleased look on his face."

"My lord." called youkina as she bowed.

"Inu." called a happy Kagome as she tried to refrain from jumping and instead walked over and hugged him, pulling away quickly when his back stiffened. Youkina watched them carefully and didn't miss the heated look that her lord sent towards Kagome, or the fact that she blushed prettily as well.

"We will be leaving soon, youkina you may go." with that said youkina left happily to spread the word of Sesshomaru's new mate to the rest.

Once youkina left Kagome spoke. "I am sorry, I forgot that my heat is still..."

"Its quite all right, lets go." Kagome stepped up as Sesshomaru stretched his arm out for her to take. She placed her hand on his arm and fell lightly into step next to him.

" the monk Miroku will be working with my army to track the evil hanyou and the kit will be learning to work with his powers better under one of the fox demons under my employ."

"Wow thats great, and we will..."

"We will be going to see your family."

"Oh, yea... Now?"

"Yes."

they then left through the gardens and walked in the direction of the west coast, where Kagome somehow ended up in a onsen ten miles away from the coast where the rest of her people were located. As they arrived there by the coast Kagome relished in the feel of the cool sand between her toes. It was an interesting feeling if anything and it brought back the memory that she no longer sprouted a tale upon impact of the water, but that did not worry her for some reason. She felt as if she already knew how to fix that problem and therefore didn't pay it really any mind.

Sesshomaru was prepared he was wearing specially designed pants so that he could swim with Kagome under the water, but there was one loose end he needed to tie up, how would he be able to breathe.

"Kagome I have a question..."

"Don't worry Sesshomaru, my kiss is all you will need to breathe." answered Kagome almost as if she had read his mind.

Kagome then began to discard her clothes until she was completely bare and walked into the water till she was waist deep. They were in a small alcove the very one where the whole had appeared and she had swam through starting this whole adventure. She then turned and looked at her inu. He pulled out of his clothes leaving only a pare of baggy looking, but very light shorts. He then pulled hi hair back into a low tail and braided it, as he watched his intended close her eyes after watching him for a minute and hum softly a tune to her self. It was almost depressing in the way it sounded.

Kagome was in her own world thinking about all those she left behind, her mother and brother and Ren, the girl she had been friends with for so long, the one that bared such a striking resemblance to that of her inu's young ward Rin, and the names where so identical, just one letter difference. The song came to her easily, she sang softly to herself the one part that mattered most repeating it like a mantra, as Ren's faced played over in her mind again and again along with that of her family and Miroku's and Shippo's.

Grew up in a small town

And when the rain would fall down

I'd just stare out my window

Dreaming of what could be

And if I'd end up happy

I would pray

Trying hard to reach out

But when I tried to speak out

Felt like no one could hear me

Wanted to belong here

But something felt so wrong here

So I prayed I could break away

I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly

I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky

And I'll make a wish

Take a chance, Make a change, And breakaway

Out of the darkness and into the sun

But I won't forget all the ones that I love

I'll take a risk, Take a chance, Make a change

And breakaway

Kagome then paused as she opened her eyes that glowed with a soft blue light, her tail formed and she sank into the water as she hummed the rest of the song. She had broken away spread her wings and learned how to fly. She found what she was looking for and saw many other things by his side, now it was time to take him home to mother.

Sesshomaru merely watched as she stopped singing, he hadn't even realized that he had been walking closer to her until he noticed that he was standing at the water's edge. He then walked into the water as Kagome moved backwards, inviting him deeper and deeper until his head and shoulders where the only things that stuck out. Then she smirked, his right eyebrow raised into his bangs.

He stayed utterly still as she came closer to him and circled him, watching him, as his pony tail dragged behind him, floating in the water as small waves moved it up and down. The moon had risen into the sky and was full again. Her heat would be over in about a week and then her inu would be able to relax a bit. She could see his bared chest as it rose up and down from within the water, he was the epitome of male perfection. As she came around his back she moved closer and then spun around to his front. She reached up for a hug and wrapped her arms around his neck and Sesshomaru bent down to receive her, they're bodies pressing together perfectly. Sesshomaru relished in the feel and almost missed the fact that her legs couldn't wrap around his waist, but he stopped that thought before it could go any further. At least till she slowly dragged her small body up his, he raised his head and felt as her lips ghosted over his cheek, his eyes darkening with the contact. He looked at her to see that smirk plastered on her mouth and he had stop his mind from wandering to what he wanted her mouth to do. Thats when he noticed she was going to speak.

"Kiss me." and he held nothing back as his mouth began to devour hers his arms pulling her closer as he plundered her soft moist cavern, exploring it and then battling with her own tongue in a mall fight for dominance. His powers rose around them, and hers rose up to meet his pressing into his and meshing as she began to pull them deeper into the water as she held onto his face. He let himself be dragged lower wanting nothing more then the sweet taste of her oral cavity and all it had to offer him. He could feel something inside of him changing as it rushed through him. But he embraced the change instead of fighting it, his lungs burned for air as water washed into his nose and he was going to breakaway when he opened his eyes and looked into her burning blue eyes and then there was this brilliant blue and red light flashing around them, his lungs screamed for air. He took a huge breath, and breathed, the pain in his lungs receding as if it never existed. She let him pull her lower and lower and towards what seemed to be like a soft light, his eyes glowed as he adjusted to the dim light of the ocean and noticed streaks moving around him just on the outskirts of his vision. They moved quickly and were out of sight before he had time to notice, Kagome pulled him closer and he wrapped his arms around her small waist holding on so that she could swim and drag him a bit easier. He could breathe, and all it took was a kiss, then his mind went back to what his first in command and general had said.

"They tempt you with a kiss, that is supposed to grant one the ability to breath under water, but they pull you away at the last second and drag you deep under the water to drown and be eaten."

maybe there was some truth in that statement, at least the kiss part, he wondered about what other abilities he would gain. Thats when he noticed that they were approaching a lot of lights and what seemed to be like a large city. A large gate was ahead of them and as they swam closer Kagome pulled him up from her waist and took his hand, facing him with her back towards the gate . Sesshomaru took a deep breathe and when they stopped he stayed next to her. There were two guards in front of them with spears instantly, but when Kagome turned around to face them, there eyes grew huge and they instantly bowed.

"Kagome, you have returned... with a stranger?"

"Rise, and yes I have, open the gate."

"but he is not one of us." accused the second guard as he pointed hi spear at seeshomaru. Sesshomaru merely raised a brow. He looked younger then the first guard, who now looked at the boy. "He is one of those disgusting, dry-foot..."

"Hold your tounge! Do NOT speak of my intended in such a disrespectful manner." Sesshomaru 's other brow raised.

"I am so terribly sorry Kagome, the boy knows not of what he has said." called the first man who had been quiet up till this time a he now pulled the boy behind him. Kagome sighed softly before speaking again.

"I have come back to speak with my mother, either let us in or we shall simply go around."

"Yes of course." the first guard then dragged his son around back and opened the gate. Kagome looked back at Sesshomaru who was currently looking at her with a questioning look.

"Come, I'll explain later."

"Hn." with that said they both swam through the gates. She knew that now word of her intended would be all around the kingdom before they even made it to her home. As they swam Kagome was met with many hi's and hello's and Sesshomaru either received smiles here and there from the ladies or frowns from the men, not that it mattered to him what they thought, but it was obviously bothering Kagome. They passed many buildings and homes and as they came to the middle, there was this humongous sand palace that could put any mansion to shame. It was well made and the walls seemed very sturdy and at the front door was a mermaid that looked a lot like Rin with a green long tail, she was a lot bigger then Kagome, and another woman next to her with a purple tail a bit bigger then Rin' look alike who looked a lot like Kagome, except her hair was brown, but she had the same blue eye even if her's were a bit darker. And then next to her was a boy a bit smaller then what he assumed to be Kagome's mother .

The one that looked like Rin swam forward calling out Kagome's name and Kagome screamed as she swam up to meet her leaving Sesshomaru to play catch up.

"Ren, it is so good to see you again." said Kagome as they pulled apart from their hug

"Yes, I must agree with you, I have missed you so much, what happened, you disappeared for like two months?"

"Well, I ended up stuck in this onsen..."

"Kagome, that could have killed you!"

"Yes, I know that now, but Sesshomaru found me and protected me and the rest is history." Sesshomaru had just gotten to them when his name was said. "Isn't that right Inu."

"Indeed."

Kagome giggled as she grabbed his arm and pulled him along, cutting off what ever it was the Ren was going to say next. "Well, come along we have to introduce you to the rest, but lets get inside before we do all the talking."

"Mother." beamed Kagome as said person smiled back at them in return and opened the door, eyeing Sesshomaru carefully, Sesshomaru ignored the looks as he walked in behind Kagome. It seemed as though he was getting used to being under the water and it was if the water parted to let him glide through it effortlessly now. As he walked into the door he was amazed to see such a cozy looking place. They were in a large room and to his left was what seemed to be a sitting area, full of sand couches. The furniture seemed to be made out of either sand, stone, crystal or metals, either gold or silver. They then proceeded down the hall towards another opening. Once they passed through they were in a rather large hall. To his left was a kitchen and his right a sitting area and then a large staircase that circled up to the second floor, but the hallway also continued onward. They moved off towards the left though and since his hand was held tightly in Kagome's he would just have to explore the many rooms later. They then sat down at a large granite looking round table and some people came through a side door and placed food on the table, before quickly leaving. Sesshomaru of course sat on Kagome's left with Ren on her right and then her mother and brother and an empty chair, before it got back to Sesshomaru.

Kagome's mother sat forward as she placed her clasped hands on the table and looked over at Kagome and Sesshomaru. "So here we are, now what happened, who are you and why are you here? I believe it is better to cut to the chase and be frank rather then jumping around the point, I am sorry if this sounds at all rude."

Kagome's gripped Sesshomaru's and he looked at her for a moment and then back at her mothers waiting face.

"Hn, that is understandable, considering Kagome is your daughter and you have had no clue where she has been in two months time, but I have some questions of my own that I would like answered."

Kagome's mother smiled. "That is acceptable."

"My name is Lord Sesshomaru, I rule the eastern lands, I was with my army when this kumo hanyou suddenly started a war. My army and I were preparing to meet at the battle grounds the next day and were camping when he suddenly launched his attack. We managed to push him back, however a great number of my team was injured as well as my self so I sent them back home to recuperate and I went to a nearby onsen to bathe. That was where I first laid eyes on Kagome..." Sesshomaru then told them the story, at least his point of view and left out the more intimate details, they did not need to know.

" I am here now to ask your permission for your daughters hand." he then looked at Kagome to gage her reaction. " I would like to take her as my mate."

Kagome blushed prettily as she turned away from Sesshomaru's heavy gaze, he smirked. He then looked back to Kagome's mother, who perked up.

"Really, that would be just lovely but first let me introduce everyone, I am queen Mikazuki but you may call me Mika. I am king Hirohito's wife, this is our son Souta, and this is Kagome's friend Ren. Kagome faced palmed herself as Sesshomaru echoed the word "Queen?"

"uh, yes, is that a problem." Mika, looked back and forth to Kagome and Sesshomaru who now had a very shocked look on his face.

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how will Sesshomaru take the news of Kagome being a princess, and how will there relationship go from here? Find out next time with chapter 21 of A Mermaids Tear and Song, Time with Mother... bye for now,

KAR