InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Midnight Priestess, mate-to-be of Sesshomaru!? Don't make me laugh! ❯ Chapter 6 The Spring Ball ( Chapter 6 )

 

Chapter 6 The Spring Ball

 

The next morning she woke up face to face with…Sesshomaru! “Ahhhh!” She screamed in surprise and fell off the bed. This caused an irritated Sesshomaru to wake up. “What are you doing here!” Aowin yelled, backing up into the corner of the room. “This is my room too.” Aowin has an anime sweat drop. “You mean we have to share a room….” “I'm not happy about it either, but we have to act like we're mates.” She sighs. Well at least it's a pretty big bed, so we probably won't even get near each other, she thinks.

“I'm going to go take a bath.” She picks up some clothes and bath stuff, and walks out the door. She backs steps into the room. “Hehe…where is the baths?” When she had walked out the doors there were 5 different hallways branching off into more hallways. She made a mental note to herself to get a map of this place. Sesshomaru got up and picked out some clothes too and brushed passed you out the door. “I will take a bath too. Follow me.” O.O, there are more than 1 baths right? She thinks. It was amazing how he knew his way around. He hadn't got lost once. Well he does live here, but still…She was interrupted from her thoughts when they reached the baths. She gasped. This was wonderful! The bath water shined rainbow colors like the Northern lights and illuminated off the ceiling, making the whole room glow beautifully. There were also gem studded rocks around the baths and in them where you could rest your head. There were two baths, and they were separated by a large screen, (to Aowin's delight). Each of the baths had miniature waterfalls that made colorful bubbles in the baths. She was at a loss for words. She waited to see what bath Sesshomaru went in to make sure she didn't go in the same one. He hurried to the other one and changed behind a screen.

This was the life. She sighed and dipped herself deeper in the water. She had already washed up and was now relaxing. The glinting of the gems and the churning sound of the waterfall made it seem so peaceful. She wished she could stay here all day, but she knew she could not. If she did, she was afraid Sesshomaru would come to see why she was taking so long, and she definitely did NOT want that to happen! She had come close to dozing off a couple of time but had mentally slapped herself awake for the same reason. She heard water dripping on the other side of the bath and heard clothes shuffling, so she decided it was time to get out. She wrapped herself in a towel and dried her hair with another. When she was sure Sesshomaru was gone she took off the towel and changed into a blue t-shirt that said “Rae T”, black baggy pants, and blue fish net arm warmers. (no she's not punk, but she dresses like one.) She gathered up her stuff and opened the door but banged into Sesshomaru's chest. Apparently he had been waiting for her. “The Spring Ball is in a couple of hours. The lords of the lands have to bring their mates to it, so I suggest you go get ready.”

A ball? Oh damn, she hated balls. She thought as she decided what she would wear. The servants gave her suggestions of what to wear, but she wanted to wear the one Miroku gave her. She changed into the blood red Chinese dress that went perfectly with her hair. Then she put her hair up in a bun and put two chopsticks in it, but let her bangs hang out. She hated to dress up like this, but at balls and things like this she did. She was surprised when she looked into the mirror. She looked good…and she usually didn't in dresses. The only make up she wore was rose red lipstick. She wore a pair of red Chinese shoes that matched her dress. When she was done she put the katanna Sango gave her, (which she named Aleira) under her dress.

When she was done she was to meet Sesshomaru at the front door. She was lucky she got ready quick and had time to spare, because she got lost and wondered the castle until someone told her where to go. Sesshomaru was wearing his normal outfit, except he didn't have his armor. She knew he wouldn't comment on how she looked or anything, even though when he saw her his eyes widened and he blushed slightly. “Ready?” “Yeah, but how will we be getting to this place?” “Ah and Un.” She looked at him blankly. “What's and Ah and Un?”

She found out Ah and Un was a flying two headed dragon like thing. Flying. Why did they always have to fly. She hated heights. He got on first, and she hesitantly got on behind him. Thankfully, she wore shorts under her dress so she could ride normally, not sitting with her legs on the side. Sesshomaru gave her a questioning look to why she was riding this way but saw the shorts, and she was sure she saw a smirk cross his face. Thought she was tomboy…He thought. When they started to lift off the ground it was ok, but when they went faster and higher she almost fell off and she let out a light scream. She clung to Sesshomaru's back like he was lifeline. It felt good to feel the wind in her face. After awhile she got used to the speed and the height and let go of him.

The castle was even bigger than Sesshomaru's! And it was even more beautiful. There was a river winding around the castle, and there were gardens in a second ring around the castle. There were dazzling Sakura tree's of different colors in the courtyard, and dozens of fireflies everywhere to light up the scene. It was absolutely gorgeous. She had been snapped back to reality when she saw all the people going in. She hated being in big parties like this. At her school in her own time, no one but her friends usually noticed her at parties like this, and that was fine by her. But this time she was actually a somebody. She was the lord of the Western lands “mate”, so she was sure to get attention. What have I gotten myself into…She thought wearily. When they entered there was a small Jaken looking thing announcing peoples names. Oh great…I'm not going to leave this party alive. She thought miserably. There were many youkai here who she had stood up against and made angry, and announcing her would really mess things up for her. “ Lord Sesshomaru, lord of the Western lands, and his mate Aowin, the Midnight Priestess, have arrived!” A hushed silence fell over the crowd when her name was mentioned. She could see many youkai giving her death glares, but they did not attack because you were Sesshomaru's mate, and they knew they would get killed. The silence stayed for awhile as she made her way down the isle with Sesshomaru, making her feel very uneasy. Soon though all eyes left her and the chattering began again. She breathed a sigh of relief. “Ah, Sesshomaru. It's so nice to see you again.” Aowin looked up and saw a tall youkai fox demon with blue hair that was in a high ponytail (like Koga's), and he had bright yellow eyes. He had a cool looking blue star mark on his forehead. Good thing he wasn't one of the ones who wanted to kill her. He turned his attention towards her. “And is this pretty woman you mate, Sesshomaru?” Sesshomaru nodded his head. “You get all the good ones. My name is Suchinzu. I'm the lord of the Eastern lands.” He said as he took hold of your hand and kissed it. “Umm…Nice to meet you.” She held out her hand to shake with him. He just stared at it was a confused look on his face. Sesshomaru quickly cut in. “Aowin is not from here. She greets people differently.” Suchinzu chuckles. “Oh I see.” A slightly tubby woman runs over to Suchinzu. “Aowin, I would like you to meet my mate, Serya.” Aowin knew what to do now and she bowed politely. “How do you do?” Serya bows back. “What a polite girl!” She cooed. “Thank you.” Aowin said blushing.

After Serya and Suchinzu had gone away they had went up to another couple. Crap, this was a couple who hated her. Apparently Sesshomaru knew too because he wrapped his arm around her shoulders and held her close, much to her surprise. The man was a fox youkai and had glowing purple eyes and matching hair that was let down and was down to his shoulders. He also had three blue stripes down his forehead. The woman looked similar. She was a fox demon too and had two stripes down her forehead and were lilac colored. Her hair was down to her knees and was violet, and so were her eyes. “Sesshomaru, long time no see.” The couple greeted Sesshomaru happily then turned to her and glared at her. “I am Venamu, lord of the Southern lands. This is my mate, Meri.” They didn't bow, but Aowin bowed in an exaggerated way. “Nice to meet you.” She said with maybe too much sarcasm. They looked like they wanted to kill her right now but they restrained themselves. It took all of Aowin's self control to not kill them too.

Finally, it was time to meet the last lord. But this time they only met the wife. “Hello, nice to meet you! I am Kea. My mate is not with me right now. Maybe you can meet him later.” She bowed and Aowin bowed back. “Thank you I would like to meet him.” She's very young for a youkai, Aowin thought. Kea and her chatted for awhile then Aowin left for the food table. This is what she mainly did at parties. Sesshomaru had wandered off somewhere, probably to meet more people. She wasn't really hungry, so she got some juice and talked to few people until Sesshomaru came over. “I've been looking for you. It is required that the lords dance with their mates.” Aowin nearly fell off the chair. “W-what! I can't dance!” He didn't listen but dragged you onto the dance floor where the other lords and ladies were dancing. Ok, I just got to keep my cool and follow his steps. I can do this. He wrapped his arms around her waist and she followed suit and wrapped her arms around his neck. He pulled her close and she blushed a deep red. It was a slow song so the dance was simple. He's so warm…She thought as she rested her head on his shoulder. Wait, what am I thinking! Bad Aowin! Your not supposed to like him!

After the dance many other guys had asked her, actually almost all the guys had, to her displeasure. When she got back to her chair at the food table she slumped down in it and rubbed her over danced feet. “Why me?” She asked herself. She heard a slapping sound and looked over to see a servant boy around your age being slapped by one of the youkai. He had black hair that was in a small ponytail Miroku style, and he had crystal blue eyes. It made her angry to see him being abused. He had been slapped so hard his cheek was bleeding. When he came over to clean up the table she went over to him. He backed away fearfully and bowed low. “P-please don't h-hurt me!” He stuttered fearfully. “I'm not going to hurt you. Please come here.” He slowly and hesitantly walked over to her. She touched his cheek lightly and he winced. She knew she couldn't use her powers to help…or could she? Sesshomaru said that the spell would stop her from hurting people, he didn't say healing! She concentrated on healing his wound and sure enough green light cam flowing down her hand onto his wound and then it was gone. “W-why did you heal me?” The boy asked surprised, touching his cheek. Aowin smiled. “I like to help people. Tell me, what is your name?” “My name is Samu. Thank you for helping me, I am in your debt.” He bowed so low his nose touched the ground. “You are in no debt to me. You do not owe me anything.”

Aowin and Samu talked for awhile and he grew more comfortable and stopped being so hidden. “Hey Samu want to dance? You know, as friends?” His eyes grew fearful. “I-I'm sorry Aowin, but I would get in trouble. Servants aren't supposed to dance.” She frowned. “That's stupid for them to treat you that way. Don't worry, if anyone tried to punish you for that, they'd be punished by me.” She smiled reassuringly. “Trust me.” He hesitantly took her hand and they went out on the dance floor. He was really tense at first, then he enjoyed dancing. They earned many stares and whispers from the crowds of people. “See, was that so bad?” Aowin asked when they were done. “N-no. Thank you for dancing with me!” She smiled. “Samu!” Her smile faded when she heard the gruff voice behind her. She spun around to see the youkai who had slapped Samu before. “M-master!” Samu got on his hands and knees and bowed. “Do not act all innocent you pathetic human! You are not to be noticed at this party! You are to clean up only! You will have to be punished for dancing with Lady Aowin.” Samu shuddered. “P-please master!” The youkai reached for Samu but Aowin stepped in front of him. “You will not punish Samu. I asked him to dance. It was not him. So punish me then.” Samu looked up at you thankfully. “You asked a worthless slave like him to dance?” He asked surprised. “Same is not worthless, so stop treating him like he is! And yes I did, is there a problem? Because if there isn't, could you please go?” There were many gasps. Apparently, she had just insulted an important person. He looked surprised at first, then angry. He was about to say something when Sesshomaru had popped up out of nowhere. “Please excuse Aowin. Where she comes from they don't have servants, and she does not like stuff like that. She did not mean to disgrace you.” The youkai's expression changed to a slight smile. “It's okay. I could tell she wasn't used to it.” Sesshomaru nodded and dragged Aowin away. “Hey what gives! Your not actually going to let him treat Samu that way are you?” “Samu is his servant, he can do with his what he likes.” She was about to retort when she was steered off to meet yet another person. It was a very skinny sat youkai with flaming red eyes and midnight black hair. “Oh, Seshomaru! It's nice to meet you again! And Aowin, I've been waiting to meet you! How do you do? I'm Vaya.” Aowin bowed to her. “I'm glad to meet you too.” Her and Seshomaru talked awhile while Aowin stood gazing at the crowd. “So how long until you two expect children?” This question caught her off guard, and she did and anime fall. “A very, very long time.” Aowin muttered underher breath, but apparently Vaya heard. Vaya chuckled. “You don't have a very romantic life do you Aowin.” By now she was blushing cherry red. “I'll be over there.” Aowin said and hurried away from Vaya. She sighed and plopped down in a chair. “Very stressing isn't it?” She sprang up. She knew that voice. Standing there behind her was Naraku. “Naraku!” She growled. She was about to attack him when Vaya came over. “Ah, Aowin. Have you met Naraku yet? He's the lord of the Northern lands.” Aowin didn't bow this time. “Naraku, would you care to join me for a walk in the gardens?” He got the picture and followed her out side,

When she was sure no one was outside, she took Aleira from under her dress and stanced. “Naraku, what are you doing here?” “The same reason all the other lords are here.” “Whatever, but your not leaving in one piece!” She yelled at lunged at him. He dodged it and all her other attacks. Damn, I really need my powers! Root like thinks started to come out of him and come at her. She dodged them and cut them but they grew back together. When she wasn't looking one stabbed through her shoulder and another through her stomach. She let out a cry of pain and fell to her knees. Come people had heard the commotion and were gathered outside to watch the fight. No scratch that, everyone was outside! She winced when one of Naraku's roots wrapped around her and lifted her up. “Ugh!” She struggled. Sesshomaru saw what was happening and he released the spell on her. Aowin felt her power surging back to her. She smirked. “Naraku, now you die!” Blue light encircled her and burst outward, destroying the roots around her. Bad idea. She fell to the ground harshly and broke her ankle. “Damn!”n She cried out. I've got to finish him soon. Before the crescent moon…She felt her other side taking over, and she gave into it. Her eyes glazed over and turned completely blue, and the crescent moon on her forehead glowed blue. She crossed her arms over her chest and blue light started to emit from them. “Die!” She shouted and lashed out her arms sending blades of blue light towards Naraku. They hit him square in the chest and he turned to dust. She stumbled over towards him and picked up the wooden figure with the hair on it. “A demon puppet…” She growled. She had not killed the real Naraku.

Someone had ushered everyone inside and away from Aowin. She limped to a part of the garden where the moonlight from the crescent moon shone and stood in it. “It's time.” Aowin said sadly. Sesshomaru had come out and was watching her strangely. Aowin's screams filled the night air as invisible forces cut all over her body. Her body was beat this way and that as she got slashed and stabbed. Sesshomaru rushed over to see what was happening but got thrown back by a barrier. When it stopped she blacked out and fell forward. She expected she would black out eventually, but what she had not expected was for Sesshomaru to catch her.

 

Omg I'm so sorry for how long it is! There was a lot to put in this chapter! Anyways I hope you enjoy it!