InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Midnight Priestess, mate-to-be of Sesshomaru!? Don't make me laugh! ❯ Chapter 5 Sesshomaru's Mate ( Chapter 5 )

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Chapter 5 Sesshomaru's Mate

Aowin and Sesshomaru had been traveling for 2 days, and they still hadn't reached the castle. Traveling with Sesshomaru had been terrible. He barely ever talked, and when she tried to start up a conversation he would either not talk at all or give one word replies. She felt like she was going to go insane if she didn't talk to someone soon. She sighed and kept on walking, but was soon stopped when she banged into the back of Sesshomaru. “Oops sorry. Didn't know you stopped.” He didn't answer but pointed to the humongous castle in front of them that Aowin had failed to notice.

“Wow…is that yours?” He nodded his head in reply and continued walking towards it. She gazed at its gorgeousness. There was a crystal clear lake beside the castle, and gardens filled with beautiful flowers of all kinds lining the castle walls. Beside the path to the castle gates were cherry blossom trees that were twined together over their heads, making it seem like a long arch. She turned her gaze away from the scenery when she saw a small man stumbling towards them. Wait, at first glance it looked like a man but she saw now that he had a fluffy stub tail and two little fox ears. He was a kitsune like Shippo!

“Oh, that must be the Midnight Priestess! Hello, I am Doss. Oh, and a pretty one you are! Very young too. Lord Sesshomaru, you've gotten yourself a fine mate!” That last word made Aowin almost loose her footing.

“What? Mate?” She nearly screamed.

“Oh, so I guess you haven't told her Sesshomaru.” Doss turned to Aowin.

“Yes, you are to be Sesshomaru's mate. You should be honored.” She snorts.

“Honored? Yeah right! I'd rather be mated to anyone else but him!” She was panting now from yelling her head off.

“Hmm…a feisty one isn't she. It's going to be hard to get her to cooperate.” Heck yeah it's going to be hard to get me to cooperate. She thought angrily in her mind.

“Come with me, we have much to explain.” Doss was tugging on her arm and pulling her into a room.

Once Aowin, Doss and Sesshomaru were all sat down, Doss started to explain. “Ok, to start off, the reason Sesshomaru needs a mate is because all the lords of the lands need one. If they don't get one by the time of the Spring Ball, they lose their lands and their pride.”

“Ok, I get that. But why does he want a human like me? He despises humans.” Doss explained, “We brought up a number of female youkai to the castle, but none were right. They all wanted him for his money or just for the popularity.”

“I don't want him at all though! Wouldn't it be better to have someone who wants him for something? Because I don't want him for anything.” Doss sighed.

“This is going to be harder than I thought. Well, whether you want him or not, you're going to have to be his mate. You the only human that is strong enough to deserve to be his mate.” She gave him a look of disbelief.

“Excuse me? I am not going to be his mate if I don't want to, and I don't! You can't force me into anything! In fact, I'd like to see you try!” She dared. She realized that maybe that wasn't the best decision. She couldn't use her powers because of that stupid spell, so she was pretty much as weak as a normal human. Damn, what did I get myself into?

She suddenly thought of a better way to handle this. “Can't we just pretend to be mates? Because I hate him, and he hates me. If we just pretend and act like we're mates, will that work?” Doss pondered.

“Hmm…that could work, but not everyone will be fooled. The act will have to be good.” Yes! She cheered in her head.

“That will be fine.” Sesshomaru had spoken for the first time.

“So how long do I have to pretend?”

“You have to pretend at least for a couple of months. She stopped cheering.

“What? A couple of months! Won't my friends be worried that I've been gone for a couple of months? And what about my family?”

“To avoid suspicion, you will be able to visit them. Come let me show you to our room.” She had missed the “our room” part, and she followed Sesshomaru down the hall. They stopped in front of a golden door. When Sesshomaru opened it she gasped. It was beautiful. There were silk curtains and silk bed sheets, and the bed was made of perfectly curved mahogany.

“Call the servants if you need anything.” He was about to walk out when a little girl in an orange bubble kimono burst through the door.

“Sesshomaru-sama! Who is the girl?”

“Rin, this is Aowin. She will be staying with us for awhile.” Rin ran up to her and bowed.

“Hello Aowin! I'm Rin!” Aowin bowed back politely.

“Hello Rin!” Aowin could not resist any longer. She swept the girl up in her arms and hugged her. “You are just too cute Rin!” Rin was surprised but hugger her back. Funny, Aowin can be shouting her head off at one time, and then the next moment she's all cheerful. Strange girl… Sesshomaru thought as he walked away.

“Do you want to play tag with me Aowin-chan?” Aowin smiled happily at Rin.

“Sure!”

They chased each other around the lake and flowers as they played tag. Aowin was it now. She zigzagged through the cherry blossom trees looking for Rin. She heard rustling in the trees so she jumped towards it and tackled who she thought was Rin. Instead, she was on top of a very surprised Sesshomaru. Her face turned a thousand shades of red. “Hehe…Sesshomaru…I heard rustling in the bushes and I thought you were Rin. So uh sorry!” She was about to get off of him when Rin burst through the bushes.

“Aowin-chan! I've been wondering where…..” Her sentence trailed off as she stared at Sesshomaru and Aowin. Rin blushed and started to run away chanting “Aowin and Sesshomaru!” Aowin jumped off Sesshomaru and helped him up.

“Damn…wait Rin it's not what you think!” She yelled as she ran after the surprisingly fast girl. The whole castle was going to think the wrong thing when they hear Rin. She thought.

She had ended up catching Rin eventually and told her the true story, although Rin still thought Aowin had a thing for Sesshomaru. She sighed. “For the last time, I do not like Sesshomaru.” She tucked Rin in and left for her room. She changed into a black loose sleeping kimono with red roses on it, which she had found in her drawer. She yawned and curled up in the cozy blankets. The next morning she woke up face to face with….

Haha a cliff hanger! Don't worry you won't have to wait for long to find out who she saw! Although you can probably guess.