Good day, happy halloween if you celebrate and if you don't happy end of October. I was going to write a one shot for today but I decided to just post this instead.

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Chapter 21:

Kagome sat in Sesshomaru's study poring over scroll over scroll attempting to figure out what exactly went wrong and how to fix it. The spell was almost complete as far as she knew all she needed was contact with her in order to make it complete. Rin and Shippo hugged her which is probably where it had gone wrong so when she touched it she must have sealed the spell. She was in control of Susuki's change, any physical contact and Susuki would turn back into her small demon form.

It made sense up until the fact that they had been in physical contact in the future, so what was different between now and there. They were almost exactly the same except that Susuki seemed older. Perhaps she's immune? Or the spell was broken when she died?

When they first met they had touched and nothing happened, but she did flinch so the spell was intact. When she didn't transform she touched something around her neck, perhaps a necklace stops the transformation? It would make sense Inuyasha's beads when activated stop his transformation; perhaps it's similar but different.

"Miko, release your scent," Kagome looked up at him for a moment before doing as he asked. It had been four days today since the incident with Susuki and Kagome had spent all her time in the study reading over scrolls trying to figure out if something like this had ever been done before, so far there was no incident like this one. There has really never been an incident where a miko didn't kill a demon right away, she was one of a kind.

The first day Sesshomaru had expressed that he needed to know her scent for the small chance that she'd lose control of her concealment spell and he couldn't track her lack of scent. She complied and allowed him to continuously sniff at her neck while she read. He'd then get up briefly order food for them and then sit back down until the food came. The second day he had done the same thing and yesterday he had started to help her look.

He took his 'place' behind her as she leaned over the scrolls and rested his head against her shoulder before lifting up a scroll and skimming through it. He placed it down and picked another one up.

"We're looking for something new," Kagome informed him and he raised an eyebrow silently, "I had an idea."

Sesshomaru put down the scroll he was reading and sat back slightly and Kagome turned toward him. His hands moved up to her hair, "Explain."

Kagome's hand rose to his left ear, "Well Inuyasha's transformation is triggered by not having the sword but the subjection beads can stop the transformation when I say 'sit'. There has to be something similar I can try with Susuki." Sesshomaru nodded closing his eyes as Kagome moved her had to his right ear, "All I would need was a necklace and sometime."

"You have a week."

"A week I thought we weren't going anywhere until I completed those tasks of yours?"

"Something came up and I find it best to leave and travel during that time," Sesshomaru said leaning back further taking Kagome with him.

Kagome stopped Sesshomaru's ear and pushed herself up ignoring the fact that she was now sitting on top of the demon lord. Sesshomaru growled and opened his eyes, "What are you running from?"

"This Sesshomaru does not run," Sesshomaru growled sitting up, hugging Kagome to his body as she shifted and almost fell off.

"Alright. What are we coincidently missing by leaving in a week?"

"The Lord of the South, as well as Lord Kouga, and the Lord of the North will be coming to the castle so that I may pick a week. This Sesshomaru has a month to get to know a few select females and chose a mate from them."

Kagome scowled, "I'd hate to have to be forced to mate."

"You never will." Kagome looked at him but he said no more. Instead he stood and placed her back on her seat before walking out of the room.

Kagome sighed and walked out of the room. She needed to think and she thought better when she was moving, which was one of the many things she liked about traveling. There was only one section of the castle she had yet to explore, and it wasn't attached to the main building.

Sesshomaru had said that was the family complex. Lords would take their mates to be there and complete the mating ritual and they would stay there for the first few months of the mating until a pup was conceived, then there would be a ball to announce the new prince or princess and then the couple would return there. They family stayed there until it was time for the heir to be trained. After that it wasn't used until another pup was to be born.

Sesshomaru's family was unique. Sesshomaru's father took two mates and Sesshomaru's father was still living in that part of the castle when he had died. Inuyasha was just reaching the age where he would be taken to study with Sesshomaru.

No one is allowed into the family complex unless they are part of the pack. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru would have spent time together inside the complex but it was not something that was documented by anyone else in the castle. Her presence while acceptable at the same time was not considering she wasn't technically related to Sesshomaru through blood.

It wasn't in use so she didn't really see the harm in exploring it.

Walking in she glanced around, it didn't look much different from the smaller homes she had been in. She was on the first floor where there was a small room that would be considered a living room. This is where she figured the children would play, there was still toys scattered around. Some were quite old while others were newer and more feminine; Rin must of stayed here for some time.

Attached to the 'living room' there was a small kitchen that had a small table in the center of the room as well as plates sitting in neat piles. The only light in the complex was the sunlight streaming through the windows giving the entire place an abandoned look. There was a small hallway with a flight of stairs and a door at the very end.

Kagome walked up the stairs and there were three doors. She opened th first door and looked in. There was a large bed in the very corner of the room directly across from a vanity and large wardrobe. This was the room for the Lord and his mate. Next to that room was a room with a small bed, for the pup. The walls held pictures of the previous lords and ladies with their new born pup.

Kagome walked into the room and glanced around at the portraits. There were several demons who looked like Sesshomaru, but there was only two portraits with the same man twice. This she assumed was Inu no Tashio.

Glancing up she chocked on her surprise as she saw Itoe-sama staring back at her, "Itoe-sama?"

"Yes my dear?" Kagome gasped and turned in the direction of the voice. Itoe-sama was there standing in the exact same clothing she had last seen him in.

"You are Inu no Tashio?" the demon nodded, "Your dead how are you in the future?"

"It's a long and complicated story. I died here spent many years in the afterlife then the Kami's sent me back to make sure something went right, having to deal with you, and the last time you saw me Sesshomaru came yelled at me before technically killing me, again."

"Why did he kill you?"

"I injured his mate."

"Why?"

"Training."

"Who?"

"Can't say."

"Can't say what?" Itoe-sama and Kagome both turned to find Sesshomaru standing in the doorway.

"I take it this is not your first time you've seen your father since his death?" Kagome asked but was ignored.

"Have you found something to protect, my boy?"

"You mean have I found a mate?" Nothing was said, "This Sesshomaru needs no mate."

"Doesn't mean you don't get one," Kagome said idly remembering Susuki's website.

"Miko," Sesshomaru growled.

"Eh? I didn't say it was definite." Kagome sighed and cut off Itoe-sama, "If he's meant to have a mate like he has in the future then it'll happen."

"He doesn't have a mate in the future, she dies."

"But you just-" Kagome started.

"It's a confusing story."

"How do you know the miko, father?"

"It's a confusing story."

"This Sesshomaru is not going to take a mate, therefore she does not die."

"She'll die anyway; she was a major part of your pack even if you never admit she's more."

"Has he met her yet?" Kagome asked.

"In a way he has,"

"That doesn't make sense."

"You know as well as I do, Kagome, that we can't reveal to much."

"Then there is no point in having this conversation," Kagome said irritably. She had wasted a lot of time on nothing, "Excuse me."

Kagome brushed past Sesshomaru who reached out and caught her arm, Kagome turned around and eyed him curiously. Sesshomaru dropped something into her hand before letting her go.

"Thanks," Kagome said happily lifting up the necklace. It was just a simple jewel on a leather string in the shape of a tear drop.

Kagome ran off without a word heading back into the main castle into Sesshomaru's study to work through even more scrolls.

"Finally!" Kagome exclaimed lifting up one scroll. After reading through hundreds and hundreds of scrolls she finally found one that was detailed in the miko spell of sealing.

Quickly reading through it she lifted the necklace up before drawing her powers to her hands. The light colour of her powers spread from her hands to the necklace winding around the cord.

Her powers faded away, but there was still a faint glow around the necklace. Kagome left the study quickly and located Susuki.

"Put this on," Kagome ordered and Susuki hesitantly took the necklace making sure to avoid touching hands with Kagome. Once the necklace was around her neck Kagome touched the jewel a mumbled a 'stay'.

"What does this do?"

"If I did this right, then you shouldn't change when I do this," Kagome's hand darted out to touch Susuki, but the demoness was faster and wacked her hand away, "There!"

"I'm not an animal."

"Of course you are, your just human at the moment," Susuki glared and Kagome took off the necklace before resting her hand on Susuki's shoulder.

"Why?"

"I just wanted to make sure it was the necklace not just it wearing off for whatever reason," Kagome said before touching Susuki again and slipping the necklace back into place.

"Mommy!" Shippo yelled turning the corner sharply, "Sesshomaru-sama wanted me to find you and Susuki-sama and tell you that dinner is ready."

Kagome smiled before grabbing Susuki and running down after Shippo. They'd be out travelling soon, and she couldn't wait.

End.

Hopefully I can update next week but there are possible difficulties this week so I apologies if I don't update right on monday.