InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Other Sayomi Girl ❯ ~*{ Death of an Emperor}*~ ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Kagome woke to the sound of her name being called. She rolled over in her blankets and mumbled a few curses.

"My Kagome-sama. Thats no way for a young lady to speak" Kagome sat up quickly to see her grinning brother. "Miroku!" She exclaimed and lunched herself at him. He chuckled and pulled her away. Kagome stared at him for a minute, as if expecting something....

"Oh!" Miroku exclaimed. Kagome smiled as he reached around and brang out a bag. She giggled when he took out a bottle and two small cups. Kagome raised an eye brow when he poured out the liquid. Water....

"Is this a joke?" She asked, as Miroku handled her the cup. Miroku chuckled.

"I can't have you drinking today Kagome. We are going to the Emperor's Wake" Kagome blinked. Then gasped.

"He's dead?" She whispered. How? Kagome felt herself shake. Miroku laughed again.

"Why are so sad? It's not like you knew him Kagome-chan." She glared. How could he be so heartless? She turned away from him, sipping on her water. This was very bad. They couldn't lose a ruler now. There was a war going on. The Emperor wasn't like the rest. He knew how to lead an army, his people. He was fair, and he wasn't controlled by the Shogun. Which royaly pissed off her uncle, who was the Shogun at the moment. He would act as sovereign till they descide the next one...

"How?" She whispered again. Miroku drowned down his water and his face turned serious. She never understand how he could change his face expressions so easily like that. No dout growing up in this house hold. He was a better Sayomi then her and he wasn't even born one.

"No one knows really. They're thinking when he went to negotiate with the Wei Prince. His armor and his was found in the river 2 days ago by a fisher man. They just heard yesterday. His ring was sent to us by the Prince this morning to confirm it. So, little sister, we are going to the Emperor's wake. So come, get dressed. Kikyou is already talking with uncle." Miroku stood up and walked out of the room, leaving Kagome to think and get dressed.

She got her maid to dress her, as she stood infront of the mirror. She was wearing her simple white Kimono, the color everyone was going to be wearing. The robe was crossed over the opposite way. The maid did up her make-up, making her face as white as her sisters. and painted her lips red. Kagome bit back the urge to glare at the maid. She pulled and tugged on her hair, pulling the hair from her scalp. She wished Kikyou was here to do her hair....

The maid as about to put her hair up in the traditional way, when Kagome stopped her. She Opened up her box of jewelry and pulled her black moon pearl necklace over her head, warping it twice around her neck. She grasped the new comb she got from her sister and she pulled her hair behind her ear, placing the comb to hold it in place.

The maid looked at her weird but didn't say anything. Kagome got up and put on her zori sandals. She didn't care if the maid thought her hair style was ugly, or if everone else did. She liked her hair out of the way.

Kagome walked out of her room, and went to her uncles room. She smiled to the maid, Min, who aways stood outside her uncles room, she could hear the voices inside. The maid smiled back and knelt, knocking on the shoji door. The voices paused.

"Yes?" Came the deep voice of my powerful uncle.

"Kagome-sama is here" She repiled, her head down, though she glanced up and smiled again. Kagome tried not to giggle, but Min raised her finger to her lips. In sscret, she called her Kagome-chan, even though they barely knew eachother. It sounded weird for her to say her name with that honorfic.

"Come in" Min slid the door open. Kikyou was sitting infront of her uncle on the black zabuton cushion. Kagome bowed to her uncle, and walked in. She sat down on ther other mat, and bowed again.

"Uncle" She greeted. She kept her bow down, waiting for him to greet her.

"Kagome, are you ready for the wake?" Kagome sat back up. She looked at her uncle, who wore a white kimono like herself. His long wavy tied into a low pony tail. His red eyes gleamed in the dark room. Why he always kept only one candle on, she didn't know, but it always made him look more....creepy/

"Hai Uncle." She replied. She glanced at her sister who kept her head bowed. She always did when Kagome went into the same room as her Uncle and her. She didn't know why. Her long hair was put into a tight bun, long strands of honey black hair framed her face beautifuly. She had no rice powerd make-up on, she didn't need it. Her full lips were painted red, and her eyes darken with charcoal. She was a thousand times more attractive then herself. Always perfect, always proper.

"Good" Kagome turned her eyes back to her uncle. "I have to meet with the counsle soon, I want you to go to the wake late, Kagome, Kikyou. Miroku will take you." Kagome nearly cocked her head.

"Why? It would be rude..." Kagome questioned, she looked down when her uncles blood eyes glared at her.

"That is percisly the reason. We Sayomi, Kagome, did not respect the Emperor, and not even in death." Kagome nodded and bow, as did Kikyou, as he stood.

"Hai Uncle" Kagome and Kikyou said insync. Min opened the door for him, and closed it after he left. Kagome turned to Kikyou, who stood up.

"Kikyou" She called her sister. She turned her cold eyes to her. They were always ice, after her meetings with her Uncle. She didn't know why she hated him...

"Yes?" She asked. Her voice plain.

"Do...Do you think it's right? Should we really go late?" Kagome asked, her voice sounded like a scared child.

"Of course it not right. But we will do as he says Kagome. We have to. You know that better then me." Kagome looked down quickly. She knew what she ment. Kagome forced the dark memories back.

"Hai, sister." She gave her sister a half bow, and got up as well. Kagome gave Min a small weak smile as she walked out into the garden to wait for Miroku.

Inuyasha looked down from his perch on the high roof and watch the monk read the sutra's. It was long, and many people cried. it was so depressing. He didn't need to something like this to make his mood even worse. He looked up into the sky, it was cloudy, but he didn'y smell any rain coming. He looked back at the sea people, all in white. It was just coutiers and rich people attending. Samurai's lined the court yard, dressed in black armor.

Half way into the wake, he saw more people coming in. Late. He knew who they were. The Sayomi and their kin. He sneered at the sight of them. They had to make a statement by coming late. The bastards. What sicken him more, was the thought of the Sayomi head might be next in line for Emperor. The kingdom would become hell if someone like him ruled.

About 10 of the Sayomi only came. The clans head sat down at the front, not because of the closeness, but because of status. Inuyasha watched the rest sit down near the end. The remarried widow Sayomi sat with her head held high, her black hair down. The bitch had a smile on her face, as she waved her fan. She sat next to her new husband, Hayakami Tetsuya. He only met the man once, and he was an idiot. A tool. She probably only married him because of his money, and his obediance.

Inuyasha glared at the woman and turned to the rest of the sinister family. There was the heads, cousins and siblings there as well. Just as snake like as him. The man Miroku, the adopted son to the old Shogun. He had met him once. He was a liar like the rest, but he respected people, or as Inuyasha could tell. Sayomi were good liar's, even if he wasn't blood related. But there was two other he hadn't seen befor...

Two girls, who at first glanced looked like twins. It was too far for him to see their features, but one was defiantly younger. About 13-14 years old. The other, a dew olders older. Inuyasha turned his head away. They didn't matter. They were one of them. No matter how much they smiled, how charming and cherrful they were. They all were calulating, scheming, liars.

Kagome sighed as she removed her heavy makeup, The wake was long, and boring. But Kagome felt sad. She liked the Emperor they had. He was kind of scary, cold even. But he was never selfish. He was a good ruler, and Kagome always admired him. Kagome placed her new comb in her box, along with her pearls, and stood up to take off the white kimono. She layed in bed for what seemed like the longest time. Her uncle was having another meeting. Miroku was with him. He said it could take a month befor the figure out things.

Kagome turned on her side. She hated politics. It bored her, but her uncle personaly taught her everything to know about it. Why? she didn't know. Kagome went back on her back and held herself up on her elbows when a knock came to her door.

"Yes?" She asked politly.

"Kagome-chan, I have you lunch, may I come in?" Kagome smiled.

"Hai!" Min opened the door, a tray in hand. It had rice, some vegetables, and a cup. Her mother nearly starved her sister and her. Saying it was unattractive. Kagome was used to it though, she rarly got hungery.

Kgome ate while Min talking about the many gossip of the court that she heard from the other maids. She blocked some of it out, not really being one for gossip and rumors.

"So, what do you think of the Emperor's death?" Min asked, after telling Kagome of a noble woman who had slept with a common man. Kagome shruged.

"It's sad." Was all Kagome could say. She really didn't know how to feel. Like Miroku said. She didn't know him personaly.

"It is. I wonder who would be Emperor...Some are saying your uncle Kagome-chan. Then you'll be like a princess! I wonder who would be next in line after him..." Kagome thought about it for a minute. Like the late Emperor, her uncle didn't have children of his own, or even a wife. Who would be? One of his younger brothers? Maybe Miroku? No, her uncle didn't care much for her older brother, maybe even hated him. He didn't listen as much as he liked, and was a constent target for scandle. She didn't know who he would pick. But at the moment, didn't care. But she had no dout that her uncle was thinking of the same thing.

"I wonder" Was all Kagome said. Min laughed and went back to talk of gossip. Kagome tuned her out, ever once in a while nodding and giving a sound of agreement. The rise was really bland.....

"The Kobayashi is the oldest clan here! One of us should rule!"

"The oldest doesnt mean the best choice"

"Yes, Someone from my family should be chosen."

"Your family is the poorest in this room!"

"And yours is the smallest"

"Sakamoto should become Emperor. We have the most land-"

"Enough!"

The bickering nobled turned to the man who now sat in the golden throne. He glared down at everyone with a hint of disust.

"It will not be desided on wealth, and size of a family. The next Tenno has to desever it, has to be wise and fair. Material possesion won't matter if the soverigne is a fool." The Shogun stated. The rest of the coucle murmered amoung themselfs. He smirked to himself. People were easily swayed by the sound of pretty words. All he had to do was act like a saint. And they will be begging him to rule them. Such puppets, and he held the string.

"And who do you think is worthy of the throne you sit in? Naraku-sama" He turned his gaze to Kataki Takeshi. The head of the slayer clan. One of the few nobles with intellegance. Too bad he was too idealisic. He could have been usefull to him. Him and his powerful clan.

"That is what we are desiding."Naraku answered calmy, knowing full well, Takeshi was asking if he thought he was right. Of course he did. But telling them that would make the rest stray from his plot.

"Naraku-sama" He turned to Jaken, The last Emperor's personal servent. Why such a lowly demon? He didn't care to think about. His taste in help was sickening.

"What?" He asked, his voice hard. The little demon glared.

"My lord had left a will we had left. Maybe there is somthing in the pages that will help us deside" Jaken handed the Shogun the papers. He himself had not read it yet. He was curious to see what it contained. He watched as the man look at the yellow rice paper will.

Naraku glared at the offending papper, and opened the scroll. He read a few words befor he had to bite back the curses that swelled in him. His face remained unreadable, as he handed the will back to Jaken.

"What does it say?" Asked someone from the counsle, he didn't bother to look who. He was ruined.

"Who our late Tenno has decided to be his successor" Naraku said cooly, as if it didn't matter. But, in his head, he was cursing the dead Tenno. The nobles murmered again, adding to Naraku's anger.

"Who is it?" Takeshi asked, crossing his arms, a smile lite on his face. Naraku imagined cutting off that grinning head, and placing it on a spear....

"Tetsuya Inuyasha"

Inuyasha, who had been leaning on the wall, watching the meeting go down, found himself at the end of the nobles attention. He heard what Naraku said, and was still setting in his slow prossessing head. He looked about them. Some glared openly, other's kept their feeling's hidden, though he could smell their anger. Few, he noticed, had a nutral sent to them.

He kept his face dark and emotionless, Hidding his suprise. Why would his brother do this? They hated eachother. But, there was nothing he could do now. Her raised an eyebrow at the glaring nobles. If he was going to be Emperor, he was going to have respect. After a few moments, they let down their glares. Takeshi was the first one to bow, then, Miroku Sayomi. The rest of the nobles fallowed. Naraku, had stepped down from the golden throne, downing aswell. Inuyasha could praticly feel the anger and hatred flow off him. He hid his smirk.

Kagome yawned quietly as her teacher rant on about wars, strateging, and battles. Why did she need to know all this? It wasn;t like she was going to go to war to fight. She heard everything already. It was boring to hear the same thing being said over and over. She was sure she would never forget it. It was drilled into her head.

Kagome stiffled another yawn, her eyes watered from holding it back.

"Sayomi-sama" She winced at the name. Her uncle had him address her with high respected. She hated it.

"Hai, Sensai-sama?" She asked, she felt another yawn coming. She was very tired...

"Our time has ended. You may leave now" He said, letting down a scroll he was reading from. Kagome looked outside. the sun had set, and it was growing very dark.

"Hai" She said, bowing to the balding man. He did the same, and she quickly left. She ran down the hall, and down to her room. She heard music being played. Kagome smiled, and quietly opened the door. Kikyou was sitting on a zabuton, her long fingers gliding across a Biwa. She was an amazing musician. Kikyou had been playing it for years. She mastered it perfectly. Kagome sat down next to her and listened. For about twenty minutes, Kagome listen to Kikyou play different songs, and styles. Playing each perfectly.

Kikyou stopped playing her exagerated note, and placed her Biwa on the wall near her. She turned to Kagome who still had her eyes closed.

"How was your lessons sister" She asked quietly, folding her hands neatly on her lap. Kagome opened her eyes, then huffed unlady-like. Kikyou glared slightly.

"It's so boring! All he does is talk about the same things. I'm not learning anything anymore...I wan't to learn more on history, but uncle is having him teach me about war. I wan't to learn about science, or History. Or liturature. He doesn't teach me thoughs anymore...." Kagome complained.

"You already know all there is to know about thoughs subjects. Now, your learning somthing new" Kikyou say, reaching up to unties her bound hair. Kagome sighed and fell on her back, looking up at the faded yellow-white roof.

"But, I already get what he saying...."She pouted rolling on her side to look at her sister.

Kikyou sighed at her sisters complain. She knew of her thrist to learn. It was strange in a woman. Different. Also, made her very impatient.

"I know. But, this is what Uncle wishes for you. Just do as your told Kagome" Kikyou said, befor getting up and walking out, leaving Kagome alone....That was always her respone to everything. 'Just do as your told...' Kagome yawned and pouted again.

"Knock knock" Kagome looked at the door. Kagome pout deepen. Sure, he comes when she's tired...Kagome went to the door sliding it open. "Took you long enough brother" She said, her voice cold and detatched. She held her head up, even though he was taller, looked down at him. Miroku blinked at her in confusion.

"Wha?..."

Kagome held the look for a second longer befor she burst out laughing. The look on his face! She couldn't hold it. Miroku blinked a few more times befor glaring slightly pushing her away so he could get in. Sitting down on the many plush black zabutons.

"Don't scare me Kagome-chan. I thought you were Kikyou...."Kagome laughed and fallowed him in and slumped down next to him.

"I'm sorry" She said, smilling up at him. He glared a few moments, then sighed. Kagome stared at him, she kept a smile. He stared at her weirdly for awhile. He forgot again...

"Miroku" She whined. He stared back at her. After a minutes, she was his eyes widden.

"Right....Sorry Kagome, I didn't bring it" Kagome glared hard. He promised! The bastard. Kagome turned and pouted again. How could he? She would never forgive him. Even Kikyou remembered! And even given her something. How could Miroku forget again. Kagome would never forgive him. She told herself. She would always remined him how he forgot.

"But. I did remember to bring something else...."Kagome looked at him from the corner of her eye, her eye had put away their daggers for now.

'What?" She asked, keeping her voice nutural. She didn't want to seem eager....

He got up and went to her door, slidding it open and talking to someone. She couldn't see the person, and they were talking in whispers. Kagome leaned forward to see if she could hear. She sighed when Miroku looked back at her and grinned befor turning back to the hidden person. She closed her eyes, befor opening them again at the small high pitched noise. What was that? Kagome again leaned forward. There it is again! Miroku bowed and turned to her again, somthing in his hands. He walked over to the her, a pleased smiled on his faces.

Kagome stood up and walked over to him. He held out his hands for her, she stared down. something in his hands made a sound again. She looked up and him, and he just stared. Looking back down, he slowly opend his pale hands.

Kagome gasped. A Bird! There, in his hands. Was a small black bird, with a raven colored belly. It chirped and ruffled its wings, looking around with its tiny head. It looked up at her, his eyes were icy blue, peircing and sharp. It chirped again going on to his thumb. Kagome reached her hand slowly to his, hesitating. She didn't want to scare it...

"I found him a few weeks ago, when I went with our dear uncle to visit the Soumino family." Kagome raised an eyebrow at him. In other words. He stole him. Go figure. She didn't mind. She liked him. She looked down at the curious bird. She never seen one like this, it's coloring was unusual for a small bird.

"What kind is he?" Kagome asked, not taking her eyes off the tiny bird.

"A rare Black Nightingale. The Soumino family raise them. They are able to breed unique birds. They are a demon mages. So don't let anyone see that you have him. They might give you a second nose" Miroku chuckled. Kagome looked up and glared, befor smilling down at the bird, staring into his icy pools...

"I'll call him...Aoi" Kagome smiled. It fit him. She rubbed her finger on his beak. it nipped gently on her finger.

"How was the meeting?" Kagome asked, walking to her large belcony door. Opening it and let the bird go out into the garden. For some reason, she knew he wouldn't fly away. But, if he wanted to Kagome wouldnt keep him. No matter how cute!

"It went well"Miroku said, guiding Kagome to her bed. "We have a new emperor" Kagome raised her head to him.

"Really? Who? Uncle?"Kagome asked, sitting down with him.

"No, Sesshomaru's younger brother. Inuyasha" Miroku said, waving his hand as if it didn't matter. Inuyasha?

"I didn't know he had a brother...."Kagome mumbled, turning him around so she could take off her kimono.

"Not many did. He and his family kept it from most." Miroku said, looking up at the pale yellow roof.

"How come?"Kagome asked, pulling her long hair into a braid. Miroku turned back around and smiled.

"Because he's a Hanyou." She stared hard, her mouth opening and closeing. 'Does that bother you?..."Mirolu asked, raising and eyebrow.

'Awsome! Whats he look like? Is he nice? is he strong? Does he look like his mom or dad more? or both?"Miroku's eye widden at the exsided girl.

"Um...yes?" Kagome giggled, laying down.

"This is so cool." She smiled.

"Anyways" Miroku recovered. "You have to go to bed. The crowning ceremony is tomorrow. So, let little Aoi sing you a song" He leaned down and kissed her forhead. Kagome gave alittle yawn, remembering she was very tired.

"Hai" He smiled. down at her.

"My little sister is forteen now. We'll be looking for a husband for you now. Many you'll marry befor Kikyou. Wouldn't that vex her" Miroku laughed at Kagome's blush and irratated face. Why would she need a husband? She didn't. She didn't want one.

"Goodnight" He said standing up, blowing out the candles and walking out. Kagome rolled on her side, thinking of the nre ruler. She had never seen a hanyou befor. She was glad. Now maybe humans and demons would secretly hate eachother no more. Kagome yawned again, not hearing her sister come in and lay down on her own bad. Her thoughts occupied on the new Emperor, and the singing bird's lullaby...

Ok, I don't know much about frunerals in Japan back then. But I found out, what they wear. I also dont know the politics back then, so please bare with me. I tried looking up on the internet, that didnt help as much. If anyone has a website with info, please tell me. For my other story...I have writters block....Oops...Soo...Sorry. ^_^?