Chapter 16
After spending hours with her mother and sister, proving to the both of them that they had nothing to worry about and that she knew what needed to be known as a true lady, Aya took in deep calming breaths as she began to calm her racing heart. Once she was sure that she had gotten her breath back in check and after she had been sure to put everything back in its place, Aya turned to her mother and sister as she said, "As you can see I not only know how to act like the Lady that I will be expected to be at my ball but I am also more than capable of following our more traditional dances and stances for our army."
"It would seem so," Maya stated with a proud smile on her face as she kept her eyes on her sister.
After a moment of silence, the Queen of the East locked eyes with her daughter and asked, in a surprised filled voice, "Are you really telling me that you were able to learn all of this in one night?"
With a grin on her face, "I had to be a fast learner for the people that I was around, for my pack, and for my family. All that was left for me to learn here was nothing compared to what I had to learn from my…from the alpha female of my pack and the alpha male."
"I'll inform your father that there is nothing to worry and that you will do us proud in just two night's time at your ball."
"Thank you…but I do have a small question for you my Queen." Aya replied in a calm and collected voice of her own.
"What is it Aya?" Maya asked in a worried filled voice.
"I would like to know or at least have a list of those that were invited to my ball that do not belong to the East but that are our ally's and friends for the moment." Aya explained in a calm filled voice.
"Mother I'm sure that it would no harm, and it would also help prepare her in case she runs into anyone from her previous lives." Maya pointed out before anything could be said.
"I'll speak with your father, while he would have liked to invite those that were out of our lands, I chose to only invite the lords and nobles of our outer cities. The rest can and will meet you at a later date. This ball is for our people and our people alone." The Queen of the East explained to her two daughters before moving to stand.
"Of course, I only wish for you to keep me in mind." Aya stated as she turned to leave the room.
"Aya wait for me…I have my mate waiting with your new guard!" Maya called out in an annoyed filled voice as she ran after her sister.
'My mother…just what kind of daughters have I given birth to?' The Queen of the East couldn't help but think as she let out a long sigh and began to prepare and finish what needed to be done for the ball that would welcome her youngest daughter back into their lands.
As soon as they had arrived in the West Inuyasha had gone in search of the Lord General so that they could get the guard that needed to be sent out as soon as possible. While she knew that she was running on very little sleep, Kagome knew that this could not wait and it would not be held until she was sure that something was going to get done to prevent a treaty with the East until they explained themselves and their actions. Just as she had reached the privet wing of the castle, Kagome let out a low growl when she heard an unfamiliar demon say, "You should not be here hanyou, this is the privet wing of the great Lord Sesshomaru and he is currently speaking with my honored Lady."
With a wicked and deadly grin on her face Kagome turned to face the fool that had disrespected her and growled out, "I'm sure he would not mind his sister, the Alpha female of the West, to walk in on his meeting with your master. I suggest you leave and stay out of my sight for the duration of my stay otherwise you will die just as that fool of the general did when he chose to belittle my mate and myself."
Just as he was about to reply to the young hanyou the Inu demon took in a deep breath and ran to retrieve the brother of his Lady when he took note of the demonic and spiritual power that was leaking from the hanyou that stood before him. It had been at that point that he had realized just who it has that he had the unfortunate pleasure of upsetting and insulting. He could only hope that he found the Lord General before his Lady truly got herself into any trouble. Once she was alone in the hall, Kagome did not like the feeling she was getting and quickly let herself in so that she could get to the bottom of things. As soon as she had blasted the doors open with her powers, Kagome felt her rage and anger build up and boil to a very dangerous place when she took note of the Inu demoness laid out all over her brother.
Before Sesshomaru could finish asking the young child to get off of him and to leave him be, and before the Inu demoness could open her mouth and threaten the bitch that had prevent her from completing what she had set out to do, she quickly draw back and away from her lord while quickly baring her neck to the enraged hanyou as they heard her power filled voice say, "I am Lady Kagome, alpha female of the West, and I need to speak to you at once…brother."
"My Lady…"
"Sister, what has happened that it could not wait…that you could not take the time to rest properly from your travels?" Sesshomaru asked in a cold emotionless voice.
"Oh, was I interrupting you brother?" Kagome asked as she narrowed her eyes at Sesshomaru while continuing to fill the room with her power.
"Of course not, I was just telling this female to leave me be, I am in the process of making arrangements to go and visit my mother, is my brother with you?" Sesshomaru growled as he didn't try to give a second look to the female that he had not understood that he had not been interested in anything she had to offer him.
"He is, he is looking for your Lord General for a small group to return and relive the rest of the pack so that they can be brought here." Kagome answered as she turned her attention to the demoness in question that was currently glaring at her while continuing to keep her submission in plain sight.
"With your leave my Lord, my Lady, I could go and retrieve my brother if you so wish it." She spoke out while keeping her head down.
Before her brother could say a word and before the child before her could try anything else, Kagome appeared before the demoness and growled out, "As my brother has tried to tell you child there is nothing that you can do for him, for either one of us. Take your leave and I suggest you remind your attendant to keep clear of me for the duration of my stay…that is unless he wishes to end his life all he need do is find me."
Trying hard to draw as little attention to herself as possible, the demoness slowly stood to her feet as she answered, "Of course my Lady, I will have words with him and make sure to make amends."
"Words with who?" Inuyasha's tense filled voice was heard growl out as he entered the room with the Lord General at his side.
"Brother, to what do I owe the pleasure?" Sesshomaru growled out as he tried to get the answers that he desperately wanted.
"Akuma? Akuma what are you doing in here?" the Lord General growled out in anger as he stormed over to his baby sisters side.
"Oh, so she is your sister Lord General?" Kagome's cold and emotionless voice was heard growl out as she narrowed her eyes at the child before her.
"She is my Lady, forgive her if she overstepped her bounds, she is still young and still has much to learn in matters she has no prior experience in." He quickly answered as she pulled her to her feet.
"Inuyasha go with our brother and make sure that everything that I asked Jaken to have delivered to our privet area is ready for my return, I will be aiding the Lord General in selecting those that will be sent to retrieve the rest of our pack." Kagome ordered in a voice that left no room for argument.
While they had not wanted to leave Kagome alone with the General and his sister in fear of what she would do to the poor girl should she be set off, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru knew better than to ignore her orders when she was in such a foul mood. Once they had been left alone, and after they were sure that they would not be heard by anyone that was not pack or family, Inuyasha let out a low growl and asked, "Did she tell you anything or did she go straight to flaring and wanting to kill the child that was in your room when she should not have been in this part of the castle?"
"She went straight to wanting to kill the child. I'm not sure why but she did seem rather upset. What has happened that you wish to move the pack back here?" Sesshomaru replied while making sure that his brother knew that he wanted answers.
"I'm not going to be the one she kills today so you'll just have to wait until she joins us…on a side note…do you have our fathers swords with you?"
"Do you think this Sesshomaru a fool?" he growled out in anger, "I never go out without my weapons nor do I ever leave them even when I am resting."
"Not like you would need them to kill any fool who thought they could sneak up on you."
"As true as that may be Inuyasha I have things planned and was in the mist of planning to go and visit my mother for a few weeks. What is it that has your mate so enraged and upset that she would go as far as killing a child that is too foolish to understand that she could never be my equal."
Once they had been left alone, Kagome turned to the lord General and asked, "How has the work load been coming?"
"It has been good my Lady, but please how may I assist you?" he quickly answered.
Realizing that he did not want to leave his sister with her and knowing that he would be jumping in at every chance to defend her, Kagome let out a long sigh and said, "Good, and I'll need you to get a group of your finest men that would be loyal to me and my pack. A few will be in charge of protecting the village that we live in and the rest will be escorting the rest of our pack back to the castle. They are to take their time if able since children will be traveling with them."
"Of course my Lady, come Akuma let us go." He growled out as he turned to glare at his sister.
"If you please, I need a moment with your sister; I promise that she will be just behind you Lord General so you have nothing to worry about." Kagome stated in a gentle voice.
Realizing that there was no way that he would be able to aid his foolish sister, the general of the west let out a long sigh and gave a single nod before seeing himself out of the room. Once they were left alone and after quickly placing a barrier that would not allow any to overhear their conversation, Kagome turned her now cold eyes back over to the child in question and growled out, "Just what do you think that you are doing?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about my Lady." The child named Akuma quickly answered in a sweet and worried filled voice.
"I am not like my mate, or my brother and I will not ask again bitch, you will answer my questions and when I am done and have given you your orders you will follow them…do I make myself clear?" Kagome growled out in anger as she surrounded the child in nothing but purifying energy.
Realizing that she would be unable to fool the Lady of the West like she had been able to do so with so many others, Akuma dropped her child like gaze and narrowed her eyes at the hanyou that had dared to hold her in place as she growled out, "It is time that the great Lord of the West chose a mate, I am and have always been the best choice for him. I will prove to him that I can and will be his equal and that I am fit to be the true Lady of the West."
"You are far too young and have not seen enough of the world to know what is needed to rule over anyone child. I have no idea how you got in here and I am certain that it was not by your brother's aid that you were able to enter our privet wing. Trust me when I say that seals will be put in place around the castle grounds before I am gone to prevent such a thing." Kagome growled out in an enraged filled voice. "As for your comment I will let it go since I have other more important matters to tend to today instead of speaking with a child that wishes to be a woman. You will go home, you will stay out of the castle walls and you will stay away from my brother."
As she gave her orders, Kagome had turned her back and began to see herself out of the room so that she could meet with her brother and finally tell him the truth of what it was that was truly going on with Rin and how the dragons had taken her body in the middle of the night. Just a she had reached the door, Kagome had froze in place out of rage as she heard the child challenging voice growl out, "Oh, and just what should I tell the Lord of the West should he come looking for me and I would be forced to do nothing but run from him."
After purifying a bit of the girls skin with her power still warped around the child, Kagome turned to look over her shoulder and growled out, "IF my brother truly loses his mind so much so that he would actually wish to use you or keep you then you will find that the seals would allow you pass, but only should he be the one to call on you of his own free will."
With her final words and after making sure that she would not be disrespected again by purifying the child, Kagome let out a low warning growl and quickly made her way toward Inuyasha's and her privet area of the castle that held seals that would allow not one but family in. Once she had reached the study where they were going to sit and talk, Kagome walked over to the wing, threw it open and shot out her power toward the sea that was visible in the distance. After letting out a long sigh and feeling herself relax, Kagome turned around and locked eyes with her brother and growled out, "I don't ever want to see that bitch in the castle again. Seals will be put in place to prevent it."
"What is it about that child that you do not like? What is it that she has done to upset you so?" Sesshomaru asked in a confused filled voice.
Taking note of her mates confused filled eyes; Kagome let out a long sigh and answered, "Nothing, that will be a matter you and I can discuss at a different date. Inu…I'm sure you already figured out the best way to tell our brother…I've already sealed the room and have the seals ready and in place. Please just hear us out Sesshomaru; we only did what we did to try to ease things for you for it was not something that she would have wanted for you to go crazy over."
"This Sesshomaru has had enough, just what is that you have to tell this Sesshomaru and what has happened that you have decided to bring your whole pack to my lands for protections." He growled out in anger, worry, and confusion as he finally allowed his emotions to show before his family.
With a sad smile on her face, Kagome locked eyes with her brother and growled out, "It's not for protections, and we are moving the pack so that we are all together and so that we can aid you for what is to come."
Before Sesshomaru could ask what it was that she meant, it was Inuyasha that had added in, "Rin wasn't just killed by any old demon. She was killed by the dragons of the East, during their mating ritual it would seem. It would also seem like they took her body in the middle of the night so that there was no chance of you ever finding out and it ruining your treaty. We just heard from Jaken of your intentions and Kagome does not wish to enter into such a treaty until they have returned Rin's body to us and until they explain to us why they chose to take her body to being with. And I agree with my mate, I want nothing to do with the bastards."