InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love in strange places ❯ Ice has it's many uses ( Chapter 24 )

Chapter 25

Kagome felt like ripping up the woman right where she stood, but her conscience told her not to. She kept up a polite mask to hide the boiling anger that was brewing in her. The woman was an inuyoukai just like Sesshomaru. All the lavishing clothing and jewlary she wore showed that she was quite self-obsessed.

"It's always a pleasure to have you vistit…Lady Narama." Sesshomaru forced those words through his canine teeth. He's eyes were two cold pieces of amber as they bore into the smirking woman's eyes.

"I am sure it is……." She paused as she looked at the children with a disapproval stare. "care to introduce me?" Ofcourse only a disgrace would adopt a ningen child and other dirty little brats.

Manei squirmed into his father's fur as the mean Lady's eyes moved to him. Truly Manei resembled him. "This is Manei, Shippo, Sora and Rin." He said coldly not displaying any of the emotions which he wants to let loose.

"And your mate….?" She stated as she looked over Kagome once again. She was foolish enough to think Kagome was a regular youkai. Though she took in the fact that she was a crossbreed. She did not let her curiosity show as she blankly stared at her.

"This is my MATE Kagome." He emphasized the word Mate for he wanted to hint that he did not wish to mate any other that she may want him to mate with. Kagome felt her anger rise once again like boiling lava as the woman walked passed them and into the castle like she owned it. She growled as Lady Narama was out of ear shot.

Sesshomaru put a comforting arm around his mate as his eyes were blood shot. *The nerve of that insolent wench…….she's plotting something… I can almost SMELL it.* He nuzzled his mate's hair to get her to calm down and him too as he breathed in her scent that soothed his blood lusting demon.

……………………… Later that Night …………………………̷ 0;……….

Kagome huffed as she stomped into the library her favorite room in the whole castle. It had endless book shelves like a labyrinth. If the arrival of that old spider wasn't enough, during dinner she had deliberately tried Kagome's patience. She hinted right in front of Sesshomaru that perhaps he should marry Suki the Princess of the Southern lands.

Kagome plopped down on a cushion as she grabbed a book to read. Over the many months she had devoured book after book of magic, spells, defense, creatures and many other useful weapons in battle. She had mastered all of her skills now. Tomorrow would be the ball which she is to be introduced to the society but to many others it was a mating ball. A ball where single demons and demoness could go to find a mate.

She had already put the children to bed as today's activities were….most tiring. Sora had whined about want an old bat to leave her Okaa and Otou's house. She quietly giggled to her self as she remembered the children's well planned joke as they spilled a great deal of juice upon Lady Narama's kimono on purpose making her makeup run like the black river.

A sudden sound came from the door, Kagome didn't have to raise her angry eyes towards the woman to know who it was. She held her tongue as she kept on reading the book of the Gods. She flipped through the many pages of the gods until finally as if by accident she stopped at the god of power and war. She fingered the picture of the mighty god. There stood her father with wings just like hers except redish, with the might horns of fire and those remarkable silver eyes. Their resemblance was pretty clear.

"Stop dreaming girl…. It is by luck that you have landed upon ….. that disgraceful demon lord do not dream of an powerful being as such to even look at you." Narama said as she laughed with superiority. In a minute she was floating off the ground in a flaming cocoon.

Kagome narrowed her eyes as she lifter her hands higher making Narama float higher following her hand. "I'm more powerful than you can ever be and more noble than you can even start to imagine." She growled and dropped her unceremoniously. Lady Narama quickly composed her self as she dusted off her kimono with her chubby and spoiled hands.

She snorted at Kagome. " You? A noble? Stop dreaming CHILD. You are a regular demoness and what's worse a crossbreed. Your ancestors were breeding and mingling the pure bloods shaming the race. And as I can tell you are part bird, you feathered whore." She stood a bit taller as if saying that made her a god.

Kagome growled " I am half god. I am also part Phoenix or as you say pathetic bird. I'm a part white wolf, silver kitsune, silver inu, water, fire, wind, earth, lightning nymph, I'm am part Ice Fiona and also part blue ice dragon and the fire dragon. I have inherited the best of each breed can you dare to compare your blood which has disgraced the inu line to mine." She felt her wings start to glow and soon her whole body was enveloped within white and blue fire making her look like a raging goddess.

Lady Narama just huffed and walked out of the doors clearly defeated but had too much honor to admit. Kagome slumped onto the cushion. Why does it every time they have a little peace something or someone is determined to stop them.

She did her breathing excersise as she thought of tomorrow's ball. Yes she would do an awesome job on the decoration. She had come up with a perfect idea and with the children's help they will surely succeed. And after all the castatrophy is over maybe she could convince Sesshomaru to let them to her house and let the children meet their grand mother.

She smiled a genuine smile since Narama had arrived as she thought of tomorrow. Sesshomaru was going to be surprised.

……………………… …………Noon…DECORATIONS:D………&# 8230;…………..

Kagome quickly rushed around the castle as she gave orders to the maids and servants. While the children were busy distracting Sesshomaru in a field not far from the castle. It was noon already and five more hours was all they had to complete the decorations.

Kagome calmly walked into the ball room. It was painted silver with the floor of the finest marlble that she had ever seen. She smiled as she looked at the plan of decoration she had drawn. Two inu soldiers stood by her side as she calmly smiled at them.

"Now if you would please." She asked kindly bowing to show her respect to her elders. They were now use to their lady's kind behavior and were personally happy that their lord did not mate with another brainless and snobbish demoness. They quickly drew out their swords and went into battle stance posing for their mistress.

She concentrated as her inu features disappeared and her Ice Bird side freed it self. Great wings of purity spurred at her back as elongated feather dragged on the floor. Great horns of ice appeared upon her forehead. Her eyes flickered into silvery blue. The soldiers stared in awe at this fairytale creature.

She then transformed into a great Phoenix with the colour of red and ice blue mixed together in her feathers. She screeched like a bird and opened her beak. Now the roof of the ball room was covered in ice as the walls. Then she opened her beak towards the entrance and right beside it she blasted a powerful breath of ice. The ice took form of the soldiers showing their crescent moon and their look of superiority. They were the Lord of the Western land's Soldiers and they were not to be tampered with. The two soldiers nodded their approval as she bowed to show her thanks.

She then transformed back into her humanoid Ice form. She walked through the halls with the two soldiers as her body guard. Everywhere through the hall the servants stared at the ethereal creature that was their mistress. Everywhere she touched the halls were covered in ice designs of vines of roses that looked so real with fire burning in them.

She walked out into the garden it was nearly time. She them flared out her power and creamed an inhuman screech of summoning. As silvery powder settled over the garden sparkling in the setting sun. Suddenly eerie screams of birds appeared. The soldiers moved in front of Kagome to protect her but all she did was to put her hand on their blades.

"it is alright I have invited them with honor." She said with quiet laughter at the Soldiers known as Anih and Hansoh. Then a dozen beautiful birds fluttered around her. Their jaws dropped to the ground as the birds landed on the trees and flowers and lowered their heads to their lady. The birds were some white with blue eyes and long feather tails. Other's were blue with silver eyes. Some were even red with amber eyes. It was clear that hey were no simple birds of nature. They fluttered around the garden with grace as they sang their song.

"Well that was taken care of now to the front of the castle." She giggled as she dragged the two speechless soldiers to the front.

There stood the great ivory doors. She tapped her chin in thought as she thought of what she could put there. Anih came forwards and tapped her shoulder and made her jump nearly out of her skin.

"Milady perhaps you should do sculptures of Lord Sesshomaru." Anih offered seeing that his Lady's face lit up he had said the right thing.

"Ohh goody." Both sweatdropped their lady could sometimes be…… immature.

She put her palms together as her eyes glowed white. She slowly opened her palms apart and inside was a ball of ice essence. She blasted it a both sides of the door. As the snow powders slowly shimmered away, Anih and Hansoh gasped at the sculpture's beauty. There on both sides were two great Inuyoukais one was clearly Lord Sesshomaru in his true form.The sculpture shown his muscles and his mighty form making him look like a powerful creature that he was. The other was as they guessed his lady. Kagome in her true form was beautiful, Her eyes were raised to Sesshomaru her perfect detail of the beautiful mane of a wolf and the thin snout of a fox and the beautiful tails of birds and inus. They stood on all fours chin raised and stiff shoulders as they lifted opposite paws above the door. The sculptures were two meters taller than the door.

"That is beautiful my lady." Hansoh kept on gazing over the beautiful scultures then suddenly fire appeared in them. Not the red haze that appeared in the ball room but a blue hue that made the sculptures look unearthly.

She then turned towards the front lawn. She swiped her hands toward there and there stood a sculpture of Sesshomaru in his Humanoid form his masculine beauty perfectly expressed with his battle armor and Toujikin and Tenseiga sheated. Beside him stood Manei and Shippo by each side. Both wearing their armor, their face shown with determination and they looked like father and sons.

She turned to the opposite side and created a portrait in ice of her holding Sora and Rin. Her kimono was blown back making her look like celestial goddess. The scultures stood facing each other across the path where the guests would walk by.

She ran down past the gate and turned towards the iron bars. The two posts beside it looked plain. She then summond a fire spirit and swirled her hand in a wirling fashion and soon the great stone posts were tangled in firry dragons that moved from time to time. She walked back into the castle grounds as she sat back on the grass to look at her master piece. But she felt like something was missing. Something needed to be added for it to be complete.

"So this is what you were up to." A smooth velvet voice knocked her right on her feet. Two strong arms snaked around her waist. Her heart beat slowed down as she recognize the scent.

"Hai do you like it." She asked with a hopeful look upon her face as she swirled around to face Sesshomaru who for once displayed the emotion of awe upon his face. "Hai I love it." The castle looked gorgeous as the setting sun reflected on the ice and thin layer of frost she had placed . The unearthly birds fluttered around displaying their beauty. The fires in the statues slowly glowed brighter as darkness came.

"It's missing something though……"She said deep in thought again as she suddenly leaped out of his embrace and raced towards the western wall of the castle where is stood bare. She then raise both hands and swirls of blue and red appeared and flutterd towards the wall. Sesshomaru stood behind her and observed her work.

There lay the picture which she had seen of Sesshomaru's father and mother happily together it was his favorite picture. And fire swrirled around it as the words below it was " I live to protect."

Sesshomaru lowered his eyes from the picture of ice and showed tenderness and gratitude towards Kagome. He lowered his lips to claim hers but was interrupted when they had to go greet the guests. The guest's rich carriges and dragon's and other means of transportation stopped at the gate as they watched from the end of the path which led from the gates to the doors. They watched as the guests stared in awe at the beauty of the Castle some even showed jealousy. Some stopped to look at the sculptures. Some commented on the ethereal beauty of the birds. But most commented on the beauty of the woman who was in the sculture across from Sesshomaru. Most approached the door as they stood on both sides each below their sculture of their true form as they waited to greet and welcome the guests into their home. Many gasped at the powerful forms of Sesshomaru and Kagome.

"Sssssssooooo I sssssseee you have not ride of her Sssssessshomaru?" Sesshomaru growled at the voice. " No matter there issss ssstill timmmmme."