InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Angel ❯ Feelings ( Chapter 37 )

Chapter Thirty-Seven:

Feelings

Kagome stood in a large empty space. Familiar with such things, she didn't panic. Instead she began to walk forward. She had no clue where she was going, but knew the only way to figure out where she was, was to walk until something emerged. She didn't have to walk for long. A lone door stood before her.

Kagome opened it and stepped through.

Looking around, she was amazed.

She was standing in the sky! White fluffy clouds drifted by her. The sky was so crisp and blue. She had never seen anything so fantastic! She looked down. There was nothing endless blue sky and slow moving clouds.

"Don't just stand there. Come," a voice said.

The clouds in front of her began to stick together, shaping into stairs. Kagome advanced up the stairs and was met by yet another door. This door however was as soft and puffy as the clouds.

Opening the door, she went inside.

Inside, there was a large open field of daisies. Kagome was delighted. Kneeling down, Kagome took a handful of daisies and sniffed them. They smelled heavenly. The sky here was even bluer than the one before. The overall atmosphere was calm and peaceful. Kagome sat down in a bed of the daises and closed her eyes, revealing in the quietness.

"It is peaceful here, no?" a voice said.

"It is," Kagome said with her still closed, "It is a nice change from the chaos of my life,"

"I am glad you approve."

Kagome opened her eyes.

"How are we to bond? Am I to do the same thing I did for the necklace?"

"Nay, nothing so intense and stressful,"

Kagome sighed in relief.

"That is good to know. How are we to bond then?"

Energy stirred in front of her. Slowly, a woman appeared before her. The woman was beautiful. She had short black hair and brown eyes. A bit taller and slender than Kagome, she wore the clothing of a priestess. The energy she was giving off was soothing. The woman sat down in front of Kagome and took her hands.

"We will meditate."

"I've never been good at meditation."

The woman smiled.

"I will teach you. There is no need to worry."

Kagome nodded, smiling back at the woman.

The woman's eyes softened.

"You are just like your mother," the woman said, reaching out to caress her cheek.

"You knew my mother?" Kagome asked.

"Aye, I know her still,"

"But my mother is dead,"

The woman raised a brow, "Do you think I am not?"

To be honest, the thought had not even crossed her mind.

"I do not know,"

"I am indeed dead."

"And you've spoken to my mother?"

"Aye, I have. Lady Kajiki is much like you. Head strong, determined, tenacious. She is very proud of you,"

Kagome didn't know whether to smile or cry. She had not known her mother for very long, nor did she really remember the woman that gave birth to her. She had mixed feelings about the entire situation. But there was one thing she did want to know.

"How did my mother die?"

That had never been made clear to her. No one had ever told her what had happened to her parents, and after a while, Kagome had stopped asking.

"Your mother and father were murdered by Rykotsu,"

Kagome felt the air leave her lungs. She shook her head as tears blurred her eyes. It couldn't be true. There had to be some sort of mistake.

"No….that's not true! That can't be-"

The woman reached up and held Kagome's wet cheeks, wiping the tears with the pads of her thumb.

"It is true. You know it is. You are no longer a child. You have to accept the truth about Rykotsu. He is apart of the Evil Six now, he was part of that group long before he met you. When the Evil Six had been captured and sentenced, Rykotsu was the only one that escaped with his life. Vishious contacted him decades after he had been imprisoned. He sent Rykotsu to the Northern lands to retrieve the Emerald Moon in which he was imprisoned,"

Kagome sniffled.

"But why was the jewel in the Northern lands?"

"Your mother was a former priestess. When Vishious was imprisoned in the jewel, the jewel was handed to a covenant of priestess to guard it for eternity. I was one of the priestess that guarded the jewel. When I died, the jewel passed on to my best friend and from her to her cousin, and so and so forth. The jewel eventually passed to your mother. Your mother was guarding the jewel for a number of years before she met Tamiko, your father. They fell in love and wanted to be together. However, the responsibility of the jewel could not be passed to another priestess until the priestess guarding the jewel is dead. To be free of the responsibility your mother decided to try and destroy the jewel."

"She destroyed it?"

"She tried to. She absorbed the jewel into her body and attempted to purify it completely."

"And she couldn't?"

"Nay, not completely. The jewel split but could not be destroyed. Your mother decided to carry the jewel inside of her and had made arrangements to have her body burned upon her death, thus destroying the jewel. With the jewel untouchable for now, she lived as normal woman, married your father and became the Lady of the Northern lands. Soon after, you were conceived. Your mother had no idea that jewel would be transferred into you."

"You mean…"

"Aye, the split pieces of the jewels became attached to your eyes. When you were born, you mother knew instantly. How she cried over you, she felt as though she had done this to you. In order to protect you, your parents had the amulets forged. She called forth the souls of previous priestess and powerful beings to guard the amulets."

"Which is why you are here,"

"Yes. Your mother called me. She went to the Western lands and explained the amulets power to the brother of the former Lord, Toramaru."

"That explains why Lord Toramaru had the amulet."

"The sword used by the man that captured the Evil Six is connected to those amulets, as well as the one who is to be released upon this earth to bring order back to the land. The sword can only be used by him."

"Him? But I thought the amulets were only used to find the sword. Are you telling me that the amulets are going to be used to not only find the sword, but awaken the one who will bring order to the land?"

"Yes, that is exactly correct."

"Who is he? Where is he?"

"That is not something I have knowledge of. After your mother made the preparations, she raised you, worry free. Then, a little over a decade later, Rykotsu found out the jewels location and ambushed you and your parents one day."

Kagome closed her eyes, more tears burning her eyes.

"He killed your mother and father. When he got to you, he stopped. He could not kill you for some reason. Instead, he chose to protect you, raise you and become the Rykotsu you grew to love."

"Who I still love," Kagome said softly, "Even after all he's done, after knowing what I know about him…I can't….hate him. When mother and father died, he was all I knew. All I had. He became my mother and my father."

Her eyes watered.

"Is that bad? That's I've betrayed my parents?"

"How have you betrayed them, Kagome?"

"I love him, my mother and father's murder. How can? I should have known, I should have-"

Reaching out, the woman placed a finger against her lips, a sad smile on her face.

"You were young. There was no way you could have known. Do not waste time dwelling on such nonsense."

Sighing, Kagome laid back into the soft daisies, eyes closed.

"How am I to meditate with everything you've told me buzzing around in my head?" Kagome asked softly.

The woman stroked her bangs back.

"I told you specifically to make it difficult to meditate. Learning to put away your emotions, to concentrate even when your mind is in shambles is a skill you will learn here. Before, with the first amulet, you learn how to shape and compress your energy. Now, you will learn to organize that energy. To keep it from overwhelming you."

Opening her eyes she looked up at the blue sky. The sky began to blur. Rykotsu…..why?

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Sesshomaru looked down at the dead body with contempt. Reaching out, he opened his hand, palm down and sprayed it with hot acid. Within seconds, the body began to melt, right down to the bones. Spraying another bout of acid, he disintegrated the bones, ensuring his remains could never be used to revive him.

That done, he headed back to the group.

He found them waist deep in the swamp water. Leaping over them, he landed gracefully on a nearby boulder. The barrier surrounding Kagome was the same as the one before. Seems she had found the amulet. Sesshomaru waited patiently for the barrier to recede.

He did not have to wait long.

The barrier suddenly brightened and disappeared. Kagome stood there, unharmed. Though he had known she would not be harmed, it still put him on edge that he could not get to her when she was within the barrier. Instantly he pulled her from the water and onto the boulder with him.

She seemed to be a bit dazed.

"We will search for a place to make camp," Sesshomaru said to the group before he picked Kagome up and leapt up into the air, disappearing into the darkening sky.

"Hey! What about us ya bastard!" InuYasha yelled to the sky, shaking his fist.

"I really don't think he cares," Sango said making her way out of the filthy water.

Kagura shook her head and followed. With a huff, InuYasha followed as well.

Sesshomaru traveled a short distance away from the swampland to a nice clearing on the outskirts of a village.

Kagome was unusually quiet.

He could tell she was no longer dazed, and yet she maintained silence. He carried her over to a near by hot springs and sat her down near its edge. Still she said nothing as he removed her dirty kimono. She sat there, naked, as he bent down at the edge of the spring and washed her kimono clean. Once done, he laid the garment over a branch to dry and undressed himself. He placed his clothing over the branch of another tree.

Naked, he walked over to her and picked her up once more. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she laid her head on his chest as he submerged them in the hot water. He didn't really know what was bothering her. She had never been this down before. Actually, he had never really seen her down.

He realized it was not something he enjoyed seeing.

Setting her down on her feet, he began to wash her, cupping water into his hand and gently rubbing her skin. Kagome still lay against his chest.

"Rykotsu killed my parents," she said softly.

Sesshomaru continued to scoop up water and wash her back.

"Who told you this?" he murmured.

"The spirit in the amulet," she said, holding up her right hand.

The ring was on her ring finger. Just looking at it Sesshomaru could tell it was skillfully crafted.

"How can I still care about him, knowing what I know about him? How could he have done something like this to me?"

"Emotions cannot be turned and off, woman. You are not expected to turn yours off. He has betrayed you, not the other way around. You have done naught wrong. There is nothing that should make you feel guilty about anything. If you are sad about his betrayal, be sad about that, you may even cry if that is your wish. This Sesshomaru will not think less of you."

"You won't?" she asked pushing away to look into his eyes, tears threatening to spill over.

"Nay," Sesshomaru assured her.

With that one word, the dam broke. Kagome buried her face in his chest and cried. Sesshomaru rubbed her back softly as the sobs shook her little body. Quietly, Sesshomaru promised himself he'd make Rykotsu's death excruciating.

When her sobs stopped and her tears dried up, Sesshomaru leaned down, capturing her lips in a kiss. Kagome responded instantly, wrapping her arms around his neck, she pressed her lips harder onto his own. More aggressive than she had ever been, Sesshomaru was surprised when she slipped her tongue into his mouth, caressing his tongue with her own.

Sesshomaru growled in pleasure.

Grabbing the back of her neck, he kissed her deeper, stealing her breath away as he reached up and tweaked her nipples. Kagome arched her back into his hands, moaning against his lips. Sesshomaru backed her up against the edge of the hot spring.

Grabbing her under the thighs, he lifted her up and out of the water, sitting her halfway onto the edge.

Placing her legs over his shoulders, he gave her no warning.

Kagome cried out in delight as he buried his face between her legs, his tongue rolling in the most delicious way. Kagome fell back onto the cool grass as he suckled gently. She rolled her hips into his mouth, her toes curling as his tongue grazed over and over a particularly sensitive spot.

Kagome shuddered.

Seeing her reaction, he attacked it mercilessly. Kagome reached down, pulling his hair as an orgasm clawed its way up her through her toes.

Sesshomaru flickered his tongue back and forth fast against the sensitive spot. Kagome arched into his tongue, her thighs squeezing tight around his head as she came hard into his mouth. Kagome screamed aloud, her hands clawing at the grass as his tongue continued to run torturously over the sensitive spot over and over again. Her body jerked at the continued assault.

Retracting his claws, Sesshomaru pushed in a finger, pumping slowly, as his tongue rolled over her. As she clamped down on his finger, his balls tightened, imagining the feel of her clamping down on him instead of his finger.

"Ohhhh, Sesshomaru," she moaned, pinching her nipples.

Sesshomaru pumped faster, suckling hard. Kagome's body jerked wildly, her orgasm coming fast and strong. She came hard , white spots flashing before her eyes, her toes curling. Not able to hold back, Sesshomaru was up and out of the water in a flash, entering her swiftly as she came.

He shuddered, her tight sheath clamping down on him. Unable and unwilling to control himself, he set a fast, furious pace, teeth clenched in ecstasy.

Kagome wrapped her legs tightly around his hips, arching her hips up against his own. Kagome raked her claws down his back. Sesshomaru growled in pleasure as he lifted her leg, hooking his hand underneath her knee. The shift opened her, exposing her clit to his groin. Kagome gasped as he pushed deeper, maintaining his fast pace. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut tight, her mouth open in a silent scream as she came again, her entire body trembling. Sesshomaru thrust hard and deep as his own orgasm raged through him. Mumbling a curse, he came hard, biting into her neck. As blood filled his mouth, his hips thrust of their own accord. Kagome arched into the slow hard thrusts, her body contracting.

Finally his thrusts stopped and he laid there, his closed in ecstasy as she milked his cock with soft contractions.

Sitting up on his forearms, he stroked her bangs back, as she looked dazedly up at him, her hands caressing his back gently.

Leaning down, Sesshomaru softly kissed her lips.

"Do you feel better now, woman?"

Kagome nodded, closing her eyes as he nuzzled her neck.

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Khaos twisted the head from another bandit, his anger was out of control and he didn't give a shit. Ahgony was dead; his telepathic link gone, as if it had never been there. It felt like he had a giant hole in his heart. Tossing the head, he ripped out the heart of another bandit, squeezing the bleeding appendage, wanting to inflict pain. Wanting the screaming man to feel as bad as he did. He didn't know who had killed Ahgony, but they would pay.

They would pay with their life.

When he had exhausted his rage for the moment, the entire group of bandits had been slaughtered. He had come upon them as Ahgony died. They had surrounded him, no doubt thinking to rob him. It had been their misfortune to come across him in his current mood.

Thought the worst of his anger had been sated, a deep sadness gripped him. Clenching his fists, he stomped over to the bodies, razor sharp claws at the ready. Without a thought, he clawed at the belly of one of the bandits, ripping it open and pulling out the intestines.

Dragging the body over to a nearby tree, he hung the body up in the tree by the intestines. By the time had left the small clearing, twenty-two bodies hung in the trees by their intestines. Even then, his anger and sadness continued to rage.

The pulsing energy of the amulet ticked him off even more.

He'd be damned if he let them get their hands on after what they had done to his brother.

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Tourcher closed his eyes and sighed.

Brother Ahgony was gone.

It was so hard for him to believe. He and Ahgony had always argued and fought but he had loved the naked bastard as a brother none the less. It felt like a piece of him had died off. Opening his eyes, he turned back to his task.

He had taken shelter in a mansion that had unknowingly been built over the amulet. The owner and other occupants of the mansion were securely locked away in the basement dungeon, awaiting torture. So far, he had only torture two men and a child. They hadn't last but a few hours. He had made use of the owner's spacious bedroom as his torture chambers. Tourcher had been in the middle of shackling this woman to manacles that hung from the ceiling when he had felt Ahgony's energy fade.

He had chosen the woman because of her hair. It had gleamed and shimmered, mesmerizing him for a moment. She was no great beauty though. A bit on the plain side. Plain brown eyes, normal height, not much of a figure, but her hair had caught his attention. So he had take her from the dungeon, stripped her naked and chained her up.

"Let me go please!" the woman screamed pulling on the metal manacles.

Tourcher ignored her. Turning, he went over to the table of tools he had set up. They were still bloody from the previous victims. Picking up a curved dagger from the bunch, he went back over to the woman. Seeing the sharp blade, the woman began to scream in earnest, pulling at the shackles with all her might, nearly pulling her arms from their socket.

"Noooooooo!" the woman screamed at the top of her lungs.

Any other day, the high pitched scream would have irritated him. At the moment, it did not. Placing the blade on her belly, he cut down, careful not to cut too deep. The woman screamed, thrashing around. Her screams were almost muted to his ears. Bringing the blade up again, he cut along side of the cut he had already made. Bring the blade up again; he repeated the process, creating seven straight, vertical lines on her belly. Blood began to pool beneath the woman.

Noticing her feet were touching the ground, he went over to the chain that hung down next to the woman. The chain was used to level the manacles, bring them up or down. He pulled the chain down, raising the manacles. The woman cried out in pain as the full weight of her body pulled at her arms, forcing her to stand on the tips of her toes.

Satisfied with that, Tourcher placed the dagger back onto the table and turned to the hearth a few feet away.

One of his blades lay half way in the fire.

Grabbing the handle, he pulled it out. The blade was a bright red, heat radiating from it. He turned to the woman. Her face lost its color, her eyes wide with horror. She seemed unable to even scream. A foul smell hit his nose. The woman, he realized, had shit her self. Dark feces slipped down her legs into the pool of blood. Not long after, urine made its way down her leg and into the blood. Again, any other time, Tourcher would have been mildly irritated by the mess.

At the moment, he was not.

Walking over to the woman, he brought the blade up to the beginning of the first cut, pushed in and ran the blade through the already sliced skin. The woman screamed louder than she had ever screamed in her life.

Spots floated before her eyes.

Tourcher sighed. It was not the same. With Ahgony gone, he could think of nothing else, could not enjoy torturing this woman. Her screams did not irritate, nor excite him.

He felt only sadness.

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"Ahgony? Where is Ahgony? Where did he go?"

Standing, he paced back and forth, muttering under his breath.

The three terrified brothers trapped in the corner of the hut watched him with trepidation. The three brothers, Shunki, Ranji, and Kyogi had been having dinner in their small hut as they normally did. The boys were no older than nineteen. Though the three were not blood brothers, they were as close as brothers. A few years back, they had escaped from the orphanage and lived together ever since. In the middle of their dinner, this male and a woman that looked like she was his sister had barged in demanding they give them their hut. The boys had been about to say no when the male had suddenly turned rabid.

He had destroyed their things all the while screaming about wanting agony, while pacing back and forth. He'd sometimes sit and rock back and forth, then he'd be up again pacing. The female had stood quietly over by the entrance, watching the scene with amusement as she skinned their screaming cat. The male stopped and looked at them; purple eyes alight with a crazed gleam.

"Where is he?" the male asked them.

"We don't know what the fuck you're talking about!" Kyogi shouted.

"Where is Ahgony?" the male asked.

"Are you fucking stupid? I said we don't know what you're talking about! Get the hell out of our home!"

The male's brow twitched.

"Give him to me!" he screamed, his face turning ugly and mad.

"I said we don't-"

With a loud growl, Mahdness was on them, ripping them apart with his bare claws. When the brothers lay dead, Mahdness squatted over the bodies, his eyes glazed over. Soaking his hands in blood, he painted the walls red. Ensanity tossed the dead, skinned cat over at the wall and walked out. She could care less about this guy Ahgony dying; she had only met him a few times anyway, so he was nothing special to her. Her brother however was a different matter completely. He had been doing this for hours.

Six huts they had "visited" since than nudist had died on the way to the amulets location, and every time they stopped Mahdness loss another grip on his temporary sanity. It was really aggravating at times. Sometimes he wouldn't even speak to her, as if he didn't see her, which was fine with her. She hadn't really expected him to act like her big brother. He was too far gone. She'd be glad when he got over that damned nudist.

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Vishious lay in bed. The pain from the poison was still going strong. Ehvil had left to gather more herbs for his pain some time ago. A few minutes after he had gone, Ahgony had perished, which had ticked Vishious off to no end. Stupid ass nudist, if he had let himself get killed so easily he deserved it. Vishious had no sentimental feelings when it came to anyone. Even his lovely Kagome. That was merely his need to taint a pure heart. Such feelings sickened him. He had the strong urge to yell at his subordinates for dwelling on such nonsense.

He could feel their disgusting sadness and feelings, and it made him want to vomit. But he could not reach out to rebuke them. He was still too disgustingly weak to do so, but he could sense their emotions. He was not upset however. There were two that had not failed to disappoint.

Ehvil and Ensanity.

Ehvil felt no such sadness or anger over Ahgony's death. Which didn't really say much for the others. Ehvil was rotten to core, maybe not as much as he was but, rotten enough. Ensanity felt no such twangs of sadness either. But perhaps that was because she was new to the group? That may very well be the case, however, he'd like to think she just didn't give a shit.

Maybe he needed to recruit new members? Get rid of the old and bring in some new blood.

It was certainly something to think about. He would keep Ehvil of course and maybe Ensanity if she lived long enough. The others, well, if they lived, he would keep them. He would reprimand them in the most painful of ways, but he would keep them none the less.

Closing his eyes, he laid back on the plump pillows.

He was not in any hurry to heal now. He would take it easy; prolong his recovery to allow his sensitive subordinates to be slaughtered. Let them fend for themselves, and when it was all over, he would take those that still lived and recruit new members.

He yawned. He would take a nap for now. Fighting the poison was taking a tole on his body.

He needed his strength.

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Picking an herb from the wildly growing forest, Ehvil chucked it into the bowl he had under his arm. Vishious' thoughts rang through his mind as if they were his own. He was right; Ehvil felt no such feelings towards Ahgony's death. It was just one less pain in the ass. It was a shame he had died in such an undignified manner, but what was done was done.

It couldn't be undone.

They had all been warned that if they died this time, there was no coming back. No one would be able to bring them back. They had had accelerants the first time they had died.

The accelerants were little black jewels that were embedded into the skin to stimulate rapid healing and life preservation. Which was why, when they had been captured and sentenced, they'd given them such tortures such as being burned alive over and over to burn out the accelerants.

Ehvil had gotten to the before that could happen.

It had been close however. The accelerants had been on their last leg of life. Had he not revived them when he had, they would have died.

This time, however, he could not do so. If one of them died, that was it. They died. Not that he really cared at all. There was only one person he cared for, and that was his daughter. His spitfire, his little Kagome. He was sure that by now, she knew all about him.

He wondered how she felt about him now.

Did she hate him? Did she want him dead? Did he even want to know the answers to those questions? He doubted he did. He would find out soon enough. One day, they would face each other again.

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Yamiko had left the castle some time ago. Not bothering to bring anyone with him, he headed to the Northern lands. His anger was still raging within him. They had treated him differently. Not just the women either. They had pitied him. He could see it in their eyes.

Was his face that horrible to look at now?

He clenched his fists. There had even been talk that Lady Kagome had not chosen him because of his new flaw. Was that true? Was she really that shallow? It was possible. Most beautiful women were. She was a exquisite woman, and wanted a male of equal beauty. He was no longer such a man.

He sighed.

There was no help for it. Sesshomaru had won and he had lost.

But still, he could not help but wonder if that really was the reason she had chosen Sesshomaru. Would she admit it if she had?

He didn't know.

He did.

He wanted to know why she hadn't chosen him, if his looks had really affected her decision. The castle came into sight hours later.

The gates opened and he entered.

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The group traveled by foot today. The castle was only a few hours away, so the group had decided to conserve energy and walk. The silence was a bit….uncomfortable. Kagome's cheeks were stained red. She was so embarrassed she could just die. She walked along side of Sesshomaru, his hand around her waist, keeping her close to him.

Which made things even worse.

InuYasha walked behind them, arms behind his head, his cheeks stained just as red. Sango and Kagura walked behind InuYasha, a small blush on their cheeks as well. The only ones seemingly unaffected by the situation were Sesshomaru and Kirara. Finally she could take no more. She pulled away from Sesshomaru's grip, intending to walk with Kagura and Sango to talk, but Sesshomaru tightened his grip.

"Where do you think to go, woman?" he asked, continuing to walk.

Kagome's brows lowered over her eyes in irritation. Kagome took a breath to calm herself.

"I want to walk with Sango and Kagura," she explained.

"Nay, you will walk with this Sesshomaru,"

"I will not. Now let me go," she hissed at him.

"Did you not hear what this Sesshomaru said?"

Kagome narrowed her eyes at his tone. Then she smiled.

"I heard you, Sesshomaru; however, I am calling in one of the privileges. You promised I could have three a week, this will be my first. Let me go and walk with Sango and Kagura,"

For a moment, she thought he'd refuse. His grip tightened on her once before he let go. Kagome had not expected him to give up without a fight. Seeing her surprise, he simply said,

"I will permit this allowance. However, if there ever comes a time where you ask a privilege that is unreasonable, or puts you in danger, it will not be granted."

Of course he had to get the last word in.

Big baby.

Kagome turned and walked past InuYasha who blushed even harder and avoided her gaze. As she approached Sango and Kagura, they seemed to do the same, but a bit more subtle. The three walked uncomfortable silence for a while before Sango linked arms with Kagome and pulled her closer.

"Was it really that good, Kagome?" she whispered, her eyes on Sesshomaru, hoping he had not heard.

Kagome's entire face turned neon red; Kagome placed her hands on her hot face, a sheepish smile on her face.

"I thought I'd died and gone to heaven," she whispered back dreamily, "It's like nothing you could ever imagine,"

"We could tell," Kagura and Sango said in unison.

Kagome looked in between the two women.

"Was I really that loud?" Kagome whispered.

The two women nodded.

"InuYasha went to go see if you were okay. We told him not to go," Kagura said.

InuYasha's ears twitched.

"He went anyways, when he came back his face was redder than I'd ever seen a face get," Kagura said.

The three girls laughed. InuYasha turned, face red, and shook his fist at the girls, which only made them laugh harder. InuYasha rolled his eyes and turned back around.

That had to have been the most embarrassing moment of his life. But he had to say, Kagome had a hell of a body.

As if sensing the nature of his thoughts, Sesshomaru's head turned slightly, death gleaming in his cold amber eyes. InuYasha began to sweat. He backed up, away from his brother, ducking behind the girls.

'How the fuck did that bastard know?' he thought in a panic.

A bit confused as why InuYasha was hiding, the girls shrugged and let him hide as they continued to walk.

They arrived at the castle a short while later. Kagome rushed ahead as they approached the gates. The gates swung open and Kagome raced through them. The familiarity of the castle life hit her immediately. Wasting no time, Kagome dashed into the castle, not caring that people stared after her in shock.

"Miroku! Miroku!" she called, running up stairs.

She could hear foot steps coming towards her. She ran faster. As Miroku rounded the corner, she launched herself at him, bring them both down.

"Oh Miroku, I've missed you!" she said with a bright smile, fangs gleaming.

"I've missed you as well my…La….dy?" Miroku stared in shock at her appearance, "My have you….changed?"

Kagome pulled his cheeks.

“I'm a demon now. But more importantly, what's this I hear about you groping Sango?"

Miroku began to sweat.

"N-Now, Lady Kagome, you mustn't believe her. S-Sango sometimes misunderstands these sorts of things. It was nothing more than a pat on the lower back," he said with a nervous smile.

Kagome smiled down at him.

"Alright, I'll let you off…this time,"

"You are most generous my, Lady," Miroku said with a smile.

Kagome stood, and helped Miroku up. Miroku raised a brow at her new strength.

"So it's true….you've mated Lord Sesshomaru."

Kagome sighed, and nodded.

"Come, Lord Sarinji and Lord Yamiko arrived some time ago."

Kagome nodded and followed Miroku back down the stairs.

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