Chapter 13

Hikaru was awoken early the next morning by knocking on his door. He sat up and yawned, stretching. He got up slowly and walked to the door of his room. He opened it to see Satoru about to knock on the door again. Satoru's eyes widened a bit before he bowed down.

"Lord InuTaisho and his sons are here. I brought them to the tea room." He said. Suddenly, the events of yesterday came crashing back down on Hikaru. His eyes became sad and his posture slacked as he looked down.

"I will be there soon." He said. Satoru looked at Hikaru with pitying eyes before nodding and leaving. Hikaru closed the door and slowly walked to his personal bathroom. He slowly undressed himself and sat in the hot spring, soaking himself. He looked up at the steam rising into the air and sighed, closing his eyes.

"How could I have lost my dear daughter Kagome?" He whispered to himself. "First, I lost my beloved mate, and now my youngest daughter." He opened his eyes, a tear slipping down his cheek. "And my eldest daughter refuses to speak to me." He laid his head in his head, sobbing lightly, wondering why this had happened to him.

After letting his feelings out, he quickly bathe himself and got out, putting on fresh clothes. He left his room and walked slowly to the tea room. The tea room was surrounded by only the finest of cups, plates, and pots. The blue shelves and cabinets were full of the beautiful dishes. As he walked in, his feet dragged against the floor. He was still looking down and InuTaisho and his sons were looking at him in shock. Hikaru sat down across from them. Satoru, who was following after Hikaru, poured him some tea and told one of the other servants to set down a light breakfast. Hikaru picked up his tea, and sipped from it, letting out a soft sigh. He seemed to forget that The Western family was there, and was slightly startled when InuTaisho cleared his throat.

"I hope you don't mind that I brought my sons, Lord Hikaru. They were pretty worried about Kagome and Kikyo." InuTaisho said. Hikaru looked at him for a second before shaking his head.

"I do not mind at all. It is nice that they worry about Kagome and Kikyo. But Kikyo is fine, it is Kagome that I am most worried about." He said, setting his tea down. "I suppose that you should know what happened now. But perhaps it would be better if Kikyo told you. She was there after all." He looked to Satoru. "Go wake Kikyo and bring her here." Satoru bowed and left the room.

Kikyo awoke suddenly from her dream, a thin layer of sweat covering her body. She was breathing heavily, and she wiped the sweat from her forehead. Despite being hot and sweaty, a shiver ran down her back. She felt that she was being watched and she looked around the room. When she got to the window, she thought she could see ruby red eyes staring lustfully at her. She blinked her eyes rapidly and when she looked again, the eyes were gone.

She had dreamt about the afternoon before. Though in her dream, the events had turned out differently. Kagome had actually died and Naraku had taken her for himself, back to his castle where he used her as his pet.

She was pulled out of her thoughts by a knock at her door. She got up and walked into her bathroom and grabbed a towel to dry the sweat off of her body. She walked to her door as she was doing it and opened the door to see Satoru. Her eyes narrowed as she stopped what she was doing.

"Why are you waking me up so early in the morning?" She asked him. Satoru didn't falter at her look.

"Lord Hikaru wishes you to come to the tea room where Lord InuTaisho and his sons are to explain your story about what happened to you and Princess Kagome yesterday." He explained. Kikyo's eyes widened before they returned to normal.

"I will be there soon." She said. Satoru bowed and left. Kikyo closed her door and sighed before washing herself and getting dressed. She left her room and walked to the tea room. She opened the door and walked in, looking first at InuTaisho, then Sesshomaru, then InuYasha, then Hikaru. She sat next to her father and looked at him.

"Explain what happened to you and Kagome yesterday." He ordered her to do.

"Could you not explain it to them?" She asked him.

"I feel it would be better if you did it. After all, you were there." He said. Kikyo turned to the Western family. She hesitated before explaining to them in great detail what happened. InuTaisho and InuYasha were listening intently to her story, shocked when she mentioned the Shikon Jewel. Though, she noticed that Sesshomaru had gained a suspicious look as she told her story. She became nervous at his stare, but pushed the feeling down as much as she could, even hiding her aura and scent to the point where they could not sense her lie or her emotions. After she finished her story, InuTaisho sat back and nodded.

"No doubt that that it the legendary Shikon Jewel that Naraku took. With the jewel in his hands, he can easily become strong enough to take over and rule the lands." He said.

"Or destroy it." Hikaru said. InuTaisho nodded.

"Kids, why don't you go have a proper breakfast. Lord Hikaru and I will stay in here to discuss things." InuTaisho said.

Sesshomaru, InuYasha, and Kikyo all stood up and walked out the room. They followed Kikyo to the dining room and sat down in their seats. The food was passed out a few minutes later and they dug in. Sesshomaru finished his food first, and was sending a glare towards Kikyo. She tried her best to ignore him, but the glare was digging into her skin. She sighed, setting her chopsticks down.

"Is there something wrong, Prince Sesshomaru?" She asked him, sending a glare towards him as well.

"I would say there is." He said. Kikyo raised her eyebrows, signaling for him to continue.

"There seems to be something amiss with your story." He said. Kikyo's eyes widened a fraction, and Sesshomaru caught it and he smirked lightly. Kikyo regained her composure, and she sent an even harsher glare towards him.

"Is there really?" Sesshomaru nodded slightly.

"I know well the relationship between you and your sister. And suddenly, you want to go on a walk with her? As well as have a conversation with her? A conversation apparently so fascinating and intriguing, that you not know where you are going to end up walking to the deepest parts of the forest."

"Also, you say that you and Kagome fought Naraku? From what I've hear, Naraku is an excellent fighter. Even you, with priestess powers, though not very powerful, should have a scar or two. And being knocked that hard into a tree? You should have been out for a few hours." He said. Kikyo's glare deepened as he talked, and a scowl made its way on her face.

"Are you insinuating that I lied? And what I say happened isn't really what happened?" She growled to him. Sesshomaru shrugged.

"Its very easy to tell a lie, you know. I just wonder how easy it was for you." He said, standing up. He walked out of the dining hall, leaving a fuming Kikyo and a shocked InuYasha. Kikyo looked at InuYasha with angry eyes and red cheeks.

"Can you believe that he would dare say that I'm lying about what really happened with Naraku?" She asked him. InuYasha hesitated in speaking. He looked softened to one of hurt.

"InuYasha? You don't believe him, do you?" She asked him. InuYasha hesitantly shook his head, but Kikyo could see right through that. She glared at him, making his ears flatten against his head. She huffed, standing up and leaving the dining room. She walked back to her room and locked the door. She sat on her bed and laid her head in her hands.

What have I done?

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