Kagura escorted Inuhime to the dining hall. Akuokaesu, Akira, and Naraku were awaiting for her. Kagura brought Inuhime to her seat at the dining table. Naraku smirked at her, that sent chills down her spine.

"Son, this is your mother, Inuhime, Princess of the Western Lands. Mate, this is our son, Akuokaesu, Lord of the Southern Lands."

Akuokaesu stood up from his seat and walked over to his mother. He instantly hugged her as she stood frozen in place.

"Mother, I am glad to meet you." He turned and motioned Akira to come and meet his mother. "Mother, this is my mate, Akira, daughter of the minor lord of the Southern District of the West, Kenryokuyoku."

As soon as he said the minor lord's name, she knew who he was and that of his daughter. Strangely, Akira, didn't seem to recognize her.

Akira said politely, "Pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Inuhime didn't say or even acknowledge anything. She acted like her twin brother, who perfected the stoic face mask. He would be so proud of her.

Naraku rebuked, "Now... now, my mate. Don't act so stoic like your brother. She's our daughter-in-law, after all. You should not act as though you are above all."

Inuhime stared at him. She hated him, her 'son', and her 'daughter-in-law'. Oh yes, she knew that Akuokaesu isn't her son in a literal sense, yet there was a small trace of her scent in this Akuokaesu. It was puzzling to say the least.

Inuhime decided to play along, for now. "Likewise."

"Now let us eat."

Inuhime wasn't at all hungry, but she needed to regain her strength. She had a big steak smothered with onions and white rice. She also drank sake to wash the food down. It was amazingly good. She ate her food painlessly slow. She took in her surroundings. She observed her abductors very carefully. Inuhime wondered if Akira simply gave up her pursue on her brother or perhaps they were planning on something to make her brother paid for whatever he may had done to them. In Naraku's case, Sesshomaru helped his mate and his half-brother inu-hanyou to defeat him and sent him to Hell. Yes, of course, he would want revenge, but what was he planning. Does Naraku really believe that she would betray her family, willingly? So not going to happen. He would have to brainwash her or used something against her to do his bidding, which would be typical of Naraku. The blood curse she was under was still there.

She thought, "So, you hadn't fully reverse the blood curse, hadn't you, Naraku? If I hadn't have my powers sealed to begin with, you wouldn't ever got a chance to rape me and also put me under a blood curse. I need to be careful. I wish that my best friend was around she would reverse this curse in no time."

Dinner was quite boring to say the least, Inuhime felt as if she were a teenage pup, overhearing about trivial things like ceremonies and whatnot. Whatever they were planning will not be discuss now. She realized that she was not trusted yet with such precious information. Of course, they didn't trust her. After all, she was the enemy's sister; twin sister to be exact. Crap! Inuhime has a foreboding feeling that whatever he has planned. It would involved her in some way. Knowing Naraku, he would have her to do something terrible, like killing her brother. She doesn't want to fathom that thought.

"Oh Kami, help me," Inuhime thought.

"Kagura!"

"Yes, Lord Naraku."

"Take my mate to her rooms, at once."

"Yes, milord."

Kagura helped Inuhime up, but Inuhime said, "I could stand up on my own, thank you."

"I apologized milady."

They left the dining hall. They went down a long hall; take two left turns and a right turn; and five doors down to the left. When Kagura opened her bedroom door, the inside was huge, but not as huge as her rooms at the Western Palace. The futon's linen was black. The windows was surrounded by black draping. The whole room was dark and gloomy.

"Milady, would you like a bath before retiring to bed?"

"Kagura, tell me something first."

"Yes?"

"How did you and Kanna were resurrected? Who done it?"

Kagura was quiet for a moment. When Inuhime thought that she wasn't going to answer, she spoke in a quiet, insecure voice.

"We were brought back by the power of Tetsusaiga by using its ability; Meido Zangetsuha. Akuokaesu was the one who brought us back from the Underworld."

"I see. Do you know what Naraku is planning?"

"No because in my previous life, I betrayed him, but he gives orders whether or not I obeyed them."

"What? What do you mean?"

"I meant to say by obeying him willingly. He put a spell on me and every servant in this palace to obey his every order. Once we were return to the palace the spell is temporarily reversed. At least until we go out of the palace once again. I don't know how I works, but it does. I believe that he put a barrier around the palace design to keep us inside until he orders us to do missions. Similar missions that I was assigned to do with your brother and his mate whether or not I like too."

"So, basically, you are a slave."

"Yes."

"Hm. I think I have that bath now."

"Of course, milady."

Kagura made her warm bath with cherry blossoms petals. Inuhime took off her kimono. Kagura helped her to get in the warm round tub.

"Call if you need anything"

She slid the shoji door.

"Forgive me, milady, but I have to obey."

Meanwhile at the Western Palace, Kagome was standing on the balcony of their bedroom. The wind was so cool and breezy while her long, black hair was wildly blowing in the wind.

Sesshomaru walked inside their bedroom. He saw his mate standing there like she was the most beautiful woman in the world, which in his eyes she was. He walked over to her and put his arm around her as she 'eeped'. He chuckled lightly.

"What are you thinking about my Ka-go-me?"

"I was thinking about Inuhime. How could anyone had gotten through the guards? How, Sesshomaru? How could someone vanished without a trace?"

"Kagome, wherever Inuhime is? She is strong and intelligent. She's a great strategist like me. If something was wrong with her, I would know. It's a bond we have and always had. We have to have faith in her. Besides father and Inuyasha are trying any or all traces of her and her abductor. Don't worry, omae, we will find something. Also, Gina is going to find her best friend."

"Yeah, I know, but I just have a bad feeling that something is going to happen. Oh Kami, I wish I knew what it might be."

Sesshomaru started to kiss on her neck. Kagome moaned. She thought, "Oh, this feels so good. How he uses his lips and tongue. Oh Kami."

Kagome turned around to face him. They started kissing as Sesshomaru picked her up as she wrapped her legs around his waist. He put her down when they reached their bed.

"Sesshomaru make love to me."

He growled in pleasure and approval. He quickly disrobe her as he did himself. He ever gently laid her back on their bed and started to kiss and suck on her neck. She moaned. She gasped when Sesshomaru was fondling with her breast as he suckled on the other like a newborn pup. He switched breast to do the same, then he kissed his way down to her belly button to swirl his tongue around it. He continued to kiss down until he reached his treasure trove. The scent of her arousal was driving him insane. The beast wanted to break free to pup her, but his logical side kept him in his place. Once he made it to her sex and put his tongue deep inside of her. He earned a loud gasp from his lady love that made him smirked. He continued with his ministrations until he tasted her sweet cum. He then put his finger inside to gently rub her nub. She moaned.

She desperately said, "Sesshomaru please."

"Please what, omae?"

"Please stop this sweet torture. I want you inside me. I want you. I want all of you, Sesshomaru. I want you. I want your beast. Please, my Sesshomaru."

His beast said, "See, she wants us. She wants us now."

"You better not hurt her beast!"

"I am insulted. Why would I hurt our beloved mate? She's ours to love; to pup; to protect."

"Fine, you made your point."

His beast spoke through Sesshomaru to his mate, "Are you sure, mate? Are you sure that you want this beast?"

Kagome didn't hesitant at all. "Oh, yes, my Sesshomaru. I want all of you."

How could he denied her now. He crawled his way up to her. He nuzzled her with a purr-like growl. He kissed her on her sweet, red lips, then he penetrated her. He was slow, at first, then he picked up his pace; in and out. She screamed his name once she cum. Then he decided to change positions. He wanted her on her hands and knees.

He, huskily, commanded, "Get on your hands and knees, mate."

She complied to his command. Oh, he loved it when she does that.

Once she was on her hands and knees, Sesshomaru spread her legs a little farther. He, then, penetrated her. He went in deeper and faster with each thrust. His claws was pricking through the skin of her hips, which caused small drips of blood rolling down on her back. He licked her blood up on her back to her hips. He felt that he was almost at his end. He also knew that she, too, was at her end.

He commanded huskily again, "Cum with me, my mate."

He howled as they cum together when he became knotted inside of her. Sesshomaru went to his side and brought Kagome with him. They both panted and breathing heavily.

"That was amazing, anata."

He smirked as he nuzzled her and licked her neck.

He said, "Sleep, mate."

Inuyasha (c) Rumiko Takahashi

Fanfiction & OCs (c) ladytari