Chapter Nine: False Arrangements
"Are you sure you wish to do this?" he asked in a low tone.
"What choice do I have? I will never let him win," she replied firmly. "No one can know about this. We have to take him down completely behind the scene, or else he could kill her."
"I am aware. And if he is to marry her, that would cause problems for the West. Surely the Lord of the East in backing him. With the assets of the North in his hands he would be able to oppose the powers of the West." A troubling turnout indeed.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called coming around the corner. "Kagome, where have you been?" He paused and glanced in his direction. "And why is he with you?"
"He has just requested to court me," Kagome replied before he had the time to gloat.
"What?" The look on his face disclosed his shock and the air became thick with silence.
"We should return," he said to the Princess, offering her his arm and ignoring Inuyasha.
"Why, Sesshomaru? Why her? You could have anyone," Inuyasha said quietly to him.
"Because, Little Brother, she was not yours to claim," he replied. "She is mine now."
Word Count: 200
Prompt: Façade
Original Posting Date: 6/21/12