Chapter 4
The Lords and Ladies all followed Hikaru down the winding halls of the castle. The halls were all the same, portraits and paintings hanging on the wall with the occasional weapon and tables with flowers on them. A blue and white rug stretched down the marble floors. Hikaru took one final turn and they came to large double doors, a guard standing on either side. They opened the doors to the meeting room and everyone walked in.
The room was entirely made of marble save for the blue tinted marble table. White and blue mats surrounded the rectangular table. There were white and blue tea cups already placed on the table. Three servants stood around the room with teapots in their hands, ready to serve the Ladies and Lords.
"Please, take a seat." Hikaru said, taking his seat at the head of the table.
InuTaisho sat to the right of Hikaru, and Izayoi sat next to him. Chinatsu sat next to Izayoi and Hideo sat next to her. Ryukotsusei sat to the left of Hikaru and Sora sat next to him. The servants moved forward to fill the cups with tea. The sweet smell wafted through the room, relaxing all the demons present.
"So, shall we begin this meeting?" Hikaru asked them. They all nodded. Ryukotsusei was the first to speak up.
"I believe that my son Aki should mate with Kikyo. After all, my eldest son needs a strong mate." He said, sipping his tea lightly. Hideo rolled his eyes.
"Your children are twins." He said. Ryukotsusei made a sound.
"He was born five minutes ealier."
"Okay. That sounds nice." Hikaru said, trying to stop an empending argument. "But," He began. "I think Kikyo should mate with InuYasha." InuTaisho nodded his agreement.
"Yes, that would be great." He said. Ryukotsusei sat back, grumbling into his tea.
"Yes it is great." He said sarcastically. Sora rolled her eyes, smiling at the fact that her mate's mood had been brought down.
"I think Aki should eventually mate with Kaoru." Sora said. Chinatsu immediately stopped drinking her tea and Hideo began to choke on his. After calming down, he looked to Sora.
"Are you sure?" Sora rolled her eyes again, a small smile on her face.
"Lord Hideo I know what you think of my son, but he is really a gentle sweetheart once you get to know him. You just have to get pass his barriers." She said. Chinatsu nodded her head.
"I suppose." She said, holding out her tea cup for the servant to fill up. "If what you say is true, then I'm sure it could work out fine." Hideo looked at her, pouting. She set her tea down, giving him an exasperated look.
"He could help her get out of her shell. She's so shy and quiet." Hideo didn't respond, simply crossed his arms and began to pout. Izayoi giggled behind her hand.
"I'm sure Lord Hideo will come to accept it." She said to Chinatsu. Chinatsu nodded with a smile.
"Now, what about Sesshomaru?" Hikaru said.
"I was thinking he could eventually mate with Kagome." InuTaisho said, resting his elbows on the table and folding his hands under his chin.
"Of course all your children mate with Lord Hikaru's." Ryukotsusei mumbled under his breath.
"Is there a problem?" InuTaisho asked him, eyebrow raised. Ryukotsusei shook his head.
"No no. Not at all." He said, looking InuTaisho in the eye.
"Gentlemen, please. Be civilized." Hikaru said, looking between the two Lords. InuTaisho and Ryukotsusei sat back, not saying a word.
"Back to our ealier conversation-" Hikaru was interrupted by Hideo.
"I was thinking that Kouga could mate with Kagome." He said with a large smile. Everyone looked to Hikaru who had a hesitant look on his face.
"I don't know..." Hikaru said. Hideo frowned slightly.
"What do you mean?" He asked.
"I know how much of a flirt you and your son are." Hikaru answered.
"Ah, so that is what this is about." Hideo said, the smile returning to his face. "Well, I can assure you that my mate has taken care of that problem." He said, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. Chinatsu raised an eyebrow.
"A lie is nothing to tell Hideo." She said in a scolding tone, though she had a small smile on her face. Hideo laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head.
"W-what? What do you mean." The other Lords and Ladies laughed at their antics.
"Well, based on that I assume Kouga has not changed at all." Hikaru said with a large smile.
"Yeah..." Hideo said smiling.
"Kayo. Please pass out more tea. And get some snacks, we'll be here for a while." Hikaru told one of the maids in the room. The maid bowed and signaled the others to get the snacks while she passed out the tea.