Chapter 28
As soon as they were out of sight and far enough away from those that could have heard them, Kagome felt her mate's anger and confusion. She had always felt a rise in Ayame's demonic energy as well as a rise in all the female wolf demons that had been present at the visiting dining hall. Realizing that she would be needed soon, Kagome let out a low growl of annoyance as she realized that she would have no time to try to play word games or to try to trap her brother so that he would realize that there would be no point in lying to her what so ever. So before he continued to move and before the guards that were on their way to them with Totosai at their side reached them, Kagome placed the three of them in a doom of pure miko and demonic energy and say, "I know that you were following us Lady InuKimi I am aware that you were following us however it would seem that I am needed elsewhere and have no time for games or anything like it. You may join us if you wish however I must ask your son a few questions."
"To think that you would have learned by now how to address those that stand above you child," Inukimi was heard growl out in an annoyed filled voice.
"Well then it is a good thing that I am Lady Kagome of the West, mate of Inuyasha, the hanyou that killed Naraku, there is no one that is above me at this point isn't there Lady Inukimi."
"Far enough," The Inu demoness was heard say as she appeared by her sons' side. "However I do so wish that you would address me properly pup. You still have much to learn."
"Enough, what is it that you wish to speak with me Lady Kagome?" Sesshomaru growled out in a worried filled voice. His mother was not supposed to be back so soon, she was not due to arrive until the day after tomorrow, he could only hope that this did not mean that she had been stripped of all her memories of him and of his pack.
"It won't take long I assure you brother."
"Should I take my leave?"
"No, I'm sure that whatever it is that my brother is hiding he has asked you for help instead of coming to myself or my mate however I need him to know that I will no longer allow him to keep his secrets. We are a pack, we are first and for most a family and families do not keep things from each other, not matter how bad or how good we are, we will forever be here for one another."
"I do not know…" Sesshomaru began to say only to be silence by both the flare of his sister's aura and her words.
"You have until the pack is gathered together to keep your secrets brother, after that, when our pack is completely safe and within the castle you will explain all that you know and your true reason for all of this foolishness for I will no longer stand for it. Should you wish to continue to lie to me I will leave the West and go in search of the guilty party that killed my daughter, your ward instead of doing as you asked and keeping peace for the time being."
Not giving them a chance to try to defend themselves or for them to try to convince her that she was only seeing what she wanted to see since she was unable to go in search of her daughters murders, Sesshomaru and his mother watched as the annoyed Inu miko hanyou took her leave down the hall and they heard her politely greeted the master sword smith that had created both legendary weapons for the sons of Inutaisho. Once they were sure that she had not expect them to go after her, Sesshomaru turned to his mother and asked, "What were you able to find out?"
"That child, you certainly have made a great alley within her for the West. Tell me my son, is she the true reason that you chose to mend your bridges with your brother or was it truly because of Rin-sama that you saw the truth to what your father wished to teach you all those years ago."
"What did you find mother, I do not have time for this." Sesshomaru growled out as he caught the scent of Master Totosai.
"It would seem that she does remember us however since it turns out that she is the second heir of the East she has certain obligations she must tend to before she could break free and come to your side. She did wish for me to assure you that she would return however she did not say how soon or when it would be allowed."
"Is she being held against her will?" Sesshomaru growled out in anger as his aura flared and his eyes flashed red.
"No, she said that she was still there of her own free will however she seemed unsure of when she would be able to take her leave. It would seem that there was a lot she had to learn and a lot more that was expected of her now that she has returned to her own lands."
Before Sesshomaru could ask his mother for any more information, the two Inu demons turned their attention to the front as they heard the old man's deep voice say, "I have finished what I was asked to do as well as the weapon you asked of me Lord Sesshomaru. While it did take a while, it would seem what the material that was given to me by both your ward and yourself wished to work with me so that I could finish faster. It was amazing how easy it was to get them to bond."
"So it is done?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I have finished a weapon that would take in the part that she was not meant to have and allow her to fully use the gift that she was born with, the gift that caused so much fear in the eyes of the people in her land."
"Master Totosai has been speaking weirdly for a while now. I'm not sure what he means by all of this talk of Rin-sama my Lord," one of the guards was heard say in an unsure voice.
"You are free to leave Master Totosai should you wish to stay I'll have Jaken get a room ready for you." Sesshomaru stated as he took hold of the weapon that he had asked the master sword smith that had been working for his father for centuries.
"It is a beautiful weapon Master Totosai, what have you name it?" Inukimi asked in a wonder filled voice as she kept her eyes on the weapon that her son held.
'This pulse, does it recognize me for who I am to its master? Or is it that I feel my own power as it mixes with her own?' Sesshomaru thought as a warm yet cold feeling fill his hand as he held the weapon.
"I have named it Arashi Mirā," Totosai answered the Inu demoness, "I have named it Arashi Mirā in honor of her second power."
(A/N: it means Storm Mirror)
"That is not her gift Totosai; I'm not sure what you read from her fangs but…" Inukimi began to explain only to be stopped by Totosai's voice.
"It was not only her fangs that were given to me. Her dragon scales, the dragon scales of her sister and her parents were used as well so that their powers would not affect her weapon. I have no idea what it is you saw when you met with her Lady Inukimi however her fangs told me no lie, she is a storm and once she has gripped her weapon it will transform to its true form and she will be able to ensure that her true power is unlocked instead of remaining sealed the way her parents had wished for it to be."
"Guard you may leave now, back to your posts." The Lord Generals cold voice was heard growl out.
"Lord Komainu I'm surprised that you were able to arrive with such swiftness? It would seem that my son made a good choice in selecting such a young Lord General after all." Inukimi was heard say as she turned to her son and added, "I will be taking my leave and retiring for the evening. I will see you in the morning, should your sister wish for me to be present in your pack matters I suggest you have her send Jaken for me."
"Of course, good night mother." Sesshomaru stated as he lowered the weapon and looked up to lock eyes with his put off Lord General.
"I will be returning to my own home as well, should she wish for me to add to the weapon she need only come find me. Her weapon will be one that will have no match." Master Totosai stated as he too turned his back and took his leave.
"My Lord," Komainu addressed.
"Take this weapon and have it locked up in my privet quarters, it will be a gift for my mate when she arrives. I will also need you to prepare and test the females that have arrived with the rest of your men in the mornings. Those that cannot keep up and that cannot hold their own against your men will be sent home." Sesshomaru growled out as he offered the now silent weapon to his Lord General.
"Of course my Lord, is there anything else that you may need of me?"
"No, be sure to keep them with your man for the whole day, if they cannot handle it than they need to acknowledge that they are not worthy to be my equal." Sesshomaru growled as he turned and walked away from his general after he had been relieved of the weapon in question.
Just as she had walked into her privet library Kagome was not surprised when she found a sleeping Ayame curled up next to her mate, Koga. As she gently closed the door and turned to look for the records that she wished to find on the land of the east that her mate's father had, Kagome turned around and locked eyes with Koga when she heard his calm yet worried filled voice say, "It is not like you be so blood thirsty, did that child mean that much to you?"
"You will soon realize what it is true rage and blood thrust that you will feel should you ever have the misfortune of losing a child." Kagome growled out as she struggled to control her demonic blood.
"I suppose I do not know what you feel however it really is out of character of you." Koga pointed out.
"I am part demon now Koga, while I may seem like it was something I was born as, I still have trouble controlling myself and the instincts that wish to rule me. It is only because of my bond with my mate and the bow that hangs by me that allows me to keep my mind calm."
"That's enough Koga, Kagome we need to speak, are you aware of a pup that clings to your brother believes herself to be the next Lady of the West?"
"Ah, I see you had the pleasure of meeting a pup called Akuma, tell me was she polite or did she still speak her mind thinking that she would be safe from the consequences?"
"She spoke her mind and pissed off all the females of our clan. I must say you will have trouble with that one." Ayame growled out in an annoyed filled voice.
"I take it that you informed her that I would be having words with her sometime tomorrow."
"That I did, how long has this pup been acting this way. You need to put an end to this before she feels encouraged that you lack the power in controlling her."
"I already have in mind as to what I'm going to do, you need not worry sister, I have her under control but if you so do wish to join me tomorrow since she did disrespect you I have no problem with you joining me."
Before Koga could ask what it was that they were talking about and why he had not been told of the foolish child that thought could get away with not giving his mate the proper respect that she deserved, the three demons turned their eyes to the entrance of the library as they heard Sango's pissed of voice say, "I don't care Kohaku, you are not going to go and start anything this late at night. You will stay with your nieces and nephews and you will guard them while we speak."
"I have every right to be here Sango and you know it. I am no longer a child."
"Uh, will you two shut up, we are not splitting up the pack, we are just getting Kagome, Ayame and the wolf and meeting up in our privet living quarters." Inuyasha's annoyed filled voice was heard.
"Oka-san!" Shippo greeted with a smile on his face.
"Shippo honey can you explain to me why your father is so upset."
"Forget it, let's go, the sooner we have our chat with big brother the soon I can go to bed."
"What happened to strong hanyou's that didn't need much sleep?" Kagome teased with a grin on her face.
"Feh, shut up wench, Kohaku, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, wolf, Ayame, let's go, I know for a fact that my brother will be waiting for instead of meeting us and you all know how he can get."
"That we do, come love, you know that he is of age and that he has every right to be there with us seeing as how he had asked for her hand he is entitled to get some answers." Miroku's calm voice was heard explain as he took hold of his wife.
"Kagome?" Sango called as she could only hope that she would take her side and force her brother to stay with her children instead of allowing him to be harmed further by all of the events that were taking place.
"He is of age Sango; I'm sorry he is a member of the pack and will be treated as such. If he can fight and wishes to I have no current reason to stop him." Kagome answered as she turned to lock eyes with Kohaku to add, "However you should know that if you do anything foolish and if you show any signs of leaving or doing things on your own I will not only knock you out but I will seal you away until everything has been settled. Do you understand?"
"I do, thank you." Kohaku whispered.
"Good, now let's head to the library." Kagome stated as she began to lead the way.
The walk to the library was silent and the rest of the pack fell in behind the two hanyou's in the order in which they ranked in their small pack. While Sango had now taken to Kagome's right as the acting beta to their own pack, Ayame took the spot directly behind her to show that she would be the attacking beta of the demons of the west. And just like his mate, to Inuyasha's right stood Miroku and behind him stood Koga to represent the same that for the males of the west and for the males in their pack. Once they had reached the library, Kagome and Sango began to make some tea for everyone while Inuyasha and Koga began to talk about what it was that Koga had seen in the East.
"Feh, you shouldn't have gone wolf, I'm not sure how my brother will like the news that you still went even when it is a known fact that you are tied to our pack."
"Let him be Inuyasha, at least he was able to gather some information for us while he was there." Sango was heard say as she and Ayame joined the males.
"We were able to but it didn't quite make all that much sense," Ayame answered in a disappointed filled voice.
"Oh, what confused you?" Sango asked in a curious filled voice.
"Lord Sesshomaru's mother, Lady Inukimi was present however all in the court of the East knew her and addressed her as Lady Nana." Ayame explained, "I did not like it, it left a bad taste in my mouth."
"What my mother was doing has nothing to do with the matters of our pack, now why is it that this Sesshomaru has been asked to be here."
"You are here because this concerns you as well brother." Inuyasha growled out in anger.
"Enough, do you remember what it was that I told you brother? Or will I have to do something about your secrets myself?" Kagome's low and dangerous filled growl filled the room.
"What? Kagome what are you talking about?"Ayame asked in a confused filled voice.
"I'll follow your lead, if you wish to move against the East since our brother is not being truthful you can count on me." Sango's angry filled voice was heard hiss out.
"And me as well," Miroku joined in.
"Count me in." Kohaku stated.
"I'm staying with Oka-san," Shippo's strong voice was heard.
"You'll have the support of the wolves as well." Ayame growled as she locked eyes with her mate and dared him to stay anything against what she had just declared.
"Every well, since you have left me with no choice sister I will tell you all that I have kept from you and our pack I only ask that you allow me to finish what I have started and that you will allow me to end this the proper way it should be ended in."
Before her angry mate or upset pack members would say a word against it, Kagome nodded her head and said, "Alright, I'll allow you to finish with your plans and whatever it is that you have started so start taking brother for I am at my wits end."
And talked he did, the great Lord of the West began to explain everything that he had found out of his ward and everything that his mother had explained to him that she had been able to find out. While he was sure that they would be able to piece things together and figure out just what exactly the East was hiding from the rest of the lands, he was sure that they would all be able to handle whatever the results of his meeting with the second heir of the east, Rin, would bring their way. By the time he had finished explaining his reason for his 'search' for a mate and after apologizing to the wolves for bringing their females all of this way when he had already found and chosen his mate, Sesshomaru waited for his brother or his sister to say a word.
After a moment of silence no one stopped the young male Taijiya as he stormed out of the room to go and vent out his anger. Sango glared at him, the monk kept hold of his wife in fear that she would attack him, while his brother refused to look at him. The Wolves could not believe that he had done this but they knew more than the rest of his pack just what was acceptable and what was not within demon law and courts. Before Inuyasha could speak up they heard Sango say, "Good night everyone, I would like to get some rest, Kagome I hope we can speak in the morning."
"Of course, Miroku why don't you go with her, I'll make sure that Kohaku makes in back to his room soon so that he can get his own rest." Kagome whispered as she turned to her son to add, "And Shippo honey, can you please go after Kohaku before he gets too far and bring him back, I know that you are the only one that he will listen to right now."
"You got this wench?" Inuyasha growled out in anger as he took in deep breaths.
"I do."
"We'll be taking the rest of our females and leaving in the morning. I won't have them here when they win nothing, should you need us in retrieving your daughter sister you need only call on us." Ayame was heard say as she turned her back to the Lord of the West and left with her mate at her side without even acknowledging.
"Mutt, we'll be in touch, it would seem we'll have to speak in the morning before we take our leave." Koga growled out in a low voice.
"You know where to find me in the morning wolf." Was the hanyou's only reply.
Once the room was empty Inuyasha turned to glared at his brother and just as he was about to yell at him and demand why they had not been told when she had been a part of his pack and had taken place in his heart as his own daughter, Inuyasha watched as his mate not only appeared at his brothers back and slammed him into the ground. He watched as she purified the first layer of his skin with her miko powers while digging her claws into his shoulders as she growled out, "Never lie to me again, I'll keep my word but it would be best if you stayed away from me for a long while," before she stormed out of the room in pure rage.
"Well can't say you didn't deserve that Anki." Inuyasha stated as he kept his eyes on his brother.