InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ What Fate Has Brought Us ❯ Chapter 6
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Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters. The honor goes to Rumiko Takahashi.
The lords and their mates are supposed to arrive today. Exactly five days before Naraku and Raiden plan to attack the Western Lands with their vast army. I just hope that we are able to overcome them. I hate the thought of war but it seems as if it cannot be avoided. The lords are supposed to decide what action to take against Naraku and Raiden but I fear that war is the only solution we have left.
I am nervous about meeting the lords and their mates. This will be my first time meeting them as Sesshoumaru’s mate, actually my first time meeting with them altogether. Of course, I had heard of them on my travels with Inuyasha. I just wonder if they will like me and think of me worthy as Sesshoumaru’s mate. If I make a wrong impression it would be very hard to make it up to the lords and their mates.
My personal maid Ayah is currently dressing my hair. We have been playing with different styles for a few hours now, finding out which one would compliment my face.
We finally decided to leave half of it down and the rest coiled in a large bun on the back of my head. Ayah placed the sapphire crescent onyx combs in the bun that my mate gave to me as a present. Around my neck was the necklace that used to belong to Sesshoumaru’s mother. Maybe the other lords will see it and know that I am truly Sesshoumaru’s mate.
Ayah helped me put on a pure white kimono with red sakura blossoms. The kimono represented my mate’s colors and I would wear them proudly. Actually, my whole wardrobe consists of kimonos with sakura blossoms. It is my favorite flower and I love the smell of their sweet fragrance. I also love to stand underneath a sakura tree and have the wind blow the petals around me, almost as if their caressing me.
“Milady, there is someone at the door. Would you like me to answer it for you?” Ayah asked, motioning to the door.
I gave her my permission to do so and Ayah went to open the door. Standing in the doorway was a red headed female fox demon. I gestured for her to enter the bedchamber. Once she stepped inside, Ayah closed the door behind her. The female fox demon bowed before me, making sure not to make eye contact. This unnerved me. Did Sesshoumaru expect all of his servants to behave this way towards him? No wonder they are so frightened to be in his presence.
“The lords and their mates have arrived but there is a slight problem, milady. I knew to go directly to you because Lord Sesshoumaru doesn’t control matters of the house. It is his mate’s job to do so,” she said.
Did she just remind me of my duties? That little bitch. She is lucky that I have other matters to attend to or else she would feel my wrath. My eyes widened slightly at my last statement. Where in the hell did that come from? I have never wanted to harm the servants. The only other person I want to harm is Asuka and she doesn’t really count. Sesshoumaru said I would start having symptoms after my heat and I believe that I just had my very first one. I then hid my pup’s scent.
I knew I could do this since I still process my priestess powers. I really thought that they would disappear after I became a full demon. I guess it was foolish of me to believe. After all, I was a half demon and still process my priestess powers. But I have noticed that my powers have increased quite a bit once I became a full demon. Is this what
Sesshoumaru meant by using me to defeat Naraku? Did he plan on using my powers?
Ayah cleared her throat, knowing that I wasn’t paying attention.
The female fox demon continued with her message. “The lord of the south and his mate brought their pup and their pup’s mate with them. The eastern lord’s sister is here and brought her mate along with her cousin. We don’t have enough rooms ready for them.”
I slapped my hand against my forehead. I am surrounded by simpletons. “Obviously, you need to round up more servants to ready three more rooms. Have the task done within fifteen minutes. I am sure that the lords and their mates and everyone else wishes to freshen up before they meet with Lord Sesshoumaru. Now go and do what I commanded of you.” The female fox quickly left the room and went to fulfill her task.
“If there is nothing else, I should go and offer my services to the other ladies,” Ayah spoke, leaving me alone in the bedchamber. I didn’t blame her for helping out the other ladies. I needed her to make sure that nothing goes wrong.
I made my way over to the balcony, watching Rin chase Jaken around the garden with a wreath of flowers in her hands. I smiled, remembering just yesterday that my mate and I received the same wreath of flowers. I let Rin place the wreath on my head while my mate took the wreath from Rin and placed it around her neck. Rin giggled in childish laughter and danced around in circles.
I knew then that Sesshoumaru would make a great father to our pup. I never doubted that he wouldn’t be but seeing him with Rin confirmed my thoughts. I continued to watch Rin trying to catch Jaken. I laughed softly as Rin pounced on him and placed the wreath of flowers on his unconscious form. Once she realized that Jaken wasn’t waking up, she re-entered the castle.
I turned back around and screamed when Sesshoumaru moved to stand in front of me. My hands instantly covered my stomach and I began to hyperventilate. “Don’t sneak up on me like that,” I whispered, breathing hard. “You scared me half to death and now you’re going to have everyone in the castle at our bedchamber door.”
Soon enough the door was flown open and nine demons stepped into the room. “Is everything alright in here? We heard a woman scream and came to investigate,” a male demon spoke, eyeing me and Sesshoumaru. He probably was wondering who the hell I was.
“Everything is fine. This Sesshoumaru has everything under control.”
A female demon with light pink hair snorted. “What happened, cousin? Did you try and woo this female? Everyone knows that you’re really gay so why pretend to have mistresses warm your bed?”
“Now you’ve done it, Reina. Making Sesshoumaru angry is not a good thing. Remember the last time you made him angry?” a white haired female spoke, trying to stop the woman from getting into more trouble with Sesshoumaru.
“Would you tell Rin the story, pretty lady? Rin loves to hear stories, especially the ones
with Lord Sesshoumaru in them. Jaken doesn’t like to tell Rin stories. He says that their stupid and a waste of time, just like Rin is. But Jaken doesn’t know that Rin’s mommy tells her stories every night before Rin goes to sleep. Sometimes mommy sings to Rin. And Rin loves her mommy. And Rin loves her Lord Sesshoumaru. Rin thinks of Lord Sesshoumaru as her daddy. I even love Jaken. Even though he is mean to Rin all the time,” Rin spoke, without taking a breath.
I shot Jaken a glare, currently at Sesshoumaru’s side. That little toad is always where my mate is. I watched him gulp nervously and I gave him an evil smirk. I would deal with the little toad later. “That is enough for now, Rin,” I told her before she continued on with her ramblings. I didn’t see her enter the bedchamber with the others. She probably snuck in after them.
Reina turned to Rin and gave her a smile. “Who is your mother, dearest? You are so cute,” she told her, pinching Rin’s cheek.
Rin pointed her finger at me and Reina frowned. “That woman right there standing next to Sesshoumaru is your mother. How could this be? She is a demon and a whore at that. She is not human. You lie,” Reina spoke harshly, raising her hand to strike my pup.
I growled at grabbed her wrist, twisting it slightly. “My pup tells the truth, demon. Do not doubt her words. I was once a human but recently I changed into a demon. I also have priestess powers, so do not piss me off even further. Just because you are my mate’s cousin, doesn’t mean I won’t hurt you,” I snarled at her.
“You lie! Sesshoumaru would never take a mate without the other lord’s consent. It is against the rules. To do so would mean his death,” Reina cried out.
I released her wrist and stood before my mate. I looked into his eyes trying to search for the truth of her words. In the short time that I have known Sesshoumaru, I have learned how to read his eyes. This time those eyes told me what she said was true. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I whispered for his ears alone. “You could have left me to die in the forest that day. You didn’t have to sentence your own death.” My mate just stood there doing nothing to ease my fears.
“We have not observed those rules for years now, Reina. If the rules were still in affect, the rest of us would be dead also for we had also mated without the other lord’s approval,” a man spoke, bringing back from my own thoughts. It was good to know that someone was on my side.
“But…” Reina tried to speak but was interrupted by Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru glared at Reina. “This Sesshoumaru will not have you talk bad about his mate and of things that are none of your concern. If this Sesshoumaru wanted your opinion, he would have asked for one. Do not over step your bounds again.”
Reina grew angry with Sesshoumaru for taking my side and she let him know it too. “What would you do to me if I don’t listen? She is a whore, Sesshoumaru. She is not one of us. She is beneath us. I refuse to believe that she is your mate.”
The white haired girl walked up to Reina and placed her hand on Reina’s arm. “That’s quite enough now, sister. Sesshoumaru told you to mind your business and you didn’t listen to him. He is our alpha. His word is law.”
“Everyone leave this chamber at once. This Sesshoumaru and his mate will follow you shortly to the study. This Sesshoumaru will also decide your punishment there, Reina. This Sesshoumaru is very displeased with your actions and manners.”
They all followed his orders, leaving Sesshoumaru and myself alone. “Are you alright, mate?” Sesshoumaru asked me concerned. “This Sesshoumaru can barely smell the pup’s scent.”
“That’s because I hid the pup’s aura with my priestess powers. My symptoms started showing a little while ago. Don’t worry the pup and myself are doing just fine,” I spoke, getting aroused with my mate nuzzling my mating mark. “Quit that,” I tried to speak but instead come out in moans. Then he licked the mark and my knees buckled. I was lucky that my mate anticipated this and caught me before I fell.
“Did you like that, Mate?” he whispered huskily. “Would you like for this Sesshoumaru to give you a preview of tonight’s entertainment.” I shook my head knowing that if he began, I wouldn’t be able to stop and we would be late to the meeting.
I placed my hand against my mate’s chest, trying to get him to release me. Instead, he pushed me up against the wall and lifted up my kimono that Ayah had carefully put on me earlier. “Sesshoumaru,” I moaned, feeling his hands travel up my thighs. “We can’t do this right now. The others are waiting for us.”
My mate smirked at me and brushed his lips across mine, teasing me. “Tell this Sesshoumaru that you don’t want this and it will end. This Sesshoumaru can smell your arousal. The sooner you stop fighting this Sesshoumaru, the faster we can be finished and we can rejoin the others.”
“But the others…” I tried to say, but I was cut off by a pair of lips. I tried so hard to deny my arousal but my body began to betray me on its own. My mate was massaging me everywhere, causing me to moan softly into his mouth. I thought all of this would be over when my heat ended, now it seems that my pregnancy is making me even hornier. Not that I am really complaining.
We were about to continue even further, when Jaken barged through the door.
Sesshoumaru and I both groaned unsatisfied. “Sorry milord, I didn’t realize that you were occupied,” he said blushing, averting his eyes somewhere else. Sesshoumaru straight my kimono and then straightened his own.
“What is it that couldn’t have waited until later,” Sesshoumaru coldly spoke to him. He was still pissed at being interrupted. “If it is not important, this Sesshoumaru will personally see to your death and it will be slow and extremely painful.”
Jaken shook with fear. “It is, milord. Inuyasha and his companions are at the gate demanding entrance. Inuyasha threatens to destroy the castle if you don’t return Kagome to him.”
Sesshoumaru smirked. “Indeed.”
“What are you going to do about Inuyasha, mate?” I asked him, wanting to know the answer. Even though I belong to Sesshoumaru now, I still care for Inuyasha and I don’t want his death to be on my conscious. He is here because of me.
Sesshoumaru smirked wider. “We invite him into the castle of course. It’s time that my half brother learns what now belongs to me.”
“Is that wise, Mate?” I asked this knowing that once Inuyasha founds out the truth, no one would be safe from his anger.
Sesshoumaru gave me a look and I had to look away. I questioned my mate’s motives and he was displeased. “I’m sorry, mate. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
“Shall we greet our new guests, mate? This Sesshoumaru is looking forward to it.”
We made our way to where my friends were waiting. I knew this was a bad idea but I couldn’t stop it from happening. My mate had made his decision and I was forced to obey him. I saw Inuyasha outside the gate and I immediately froze. He had brought Kikyo with him. I realized then that I was replaced. He didn’t need me anymore. “Hello, Inuyasha,” I spoke politely, welcoming him to our home.
“Kagome?” Inuyasha spoke, with his eyes widening in disbelief. “Is that really you?”
To be continued…
The lords and their mates are supposed to arrive today. Exactly five days before Naraku and Raiden plan to attack the Western Lands with their vast army. I just hope that we are able to overcome them. I hate the thought of war but it seems as if it cannot be avoided. The lords are supposed to decide what action to take against Naraku and Raiden but I fear that war is the only solution we have left.
I am nervous about meeting the lords and their mates. This will be my first time meeting them as Sesshoumaru’s mate, actually my first time meeting with them altogether. Of course, I had heard of them on my travels with Inuyasha. I just wonder if they will like me and think of me worthy as Sesshoumaru’s mate. If I make a wrong impression it would be very hard to make it up to the lords and their mates.
My personal maid Ayah is currently dressing my hair. We have been playing with different styles for a few hours now, finding out which one would compliment my face.
We finally decided to leave half of it down and the rest coiled in a large bun on the back of my head. Ayah placed the sapphire crescent onyx combs in the bun that my mate gave to me as a present. Around my neck was the necklace that used to belong to Sesshoumaru’s mother. Maybe the other lords will see it and know that I am truly Sesshoumaru’s mate.
Ayah helped me put on a pure white kimono with red sakura blossoms. The kimono represented my mate’s colors and I would wear them proudly. Actually, my whole wardrobe consists of kimonos with sakura blossoms. It is my favorite flower and I love the smell of their sweet fragrance. I also love to stand underneath a sakura tree and have the wind blow the petals around me, almost as if their caressing me.
“Milady, there is someone at the door. Would you like me to answer it for you?” Ayah asked, motioning to the door.
I gave her my permission to do so and Ayah went to open the door. Standing in the doorway was a red headed female fox demon. I gestured for her to enter the bedchamber. Once she stepped inside, Ayah closed the door behind her. The female fox demon bowed before me, making sure not to make eye contact. This unnerved me. Did Sesshoumaru expect all of his servants to behave this way towards him? No wonder they are so frightened to be in his presence.
“The lords and their mates have arrived but there is a slight problem, milady. I knew to go directly to you because Lord Sesshoumaru doesn’t control matters of the house. It is his mate’s job to do so,” she said.
Did she just remind me of my duties? That little bitch. She is lucky that I have other matters to attend to or else she would feel my wrath. My eyes widened slightly at my last statement. Where in the hell did that come from? I have never wanted to harm the servants. The only other person I want to harm is Asuka and she doesn’t really count. Sesshoumaru said I would start having symptoms after my heat and I believe that I just had my very first one. I then hid my pup’s scent.
I knew I could do this since I still process my priestess powers. I really thought that they would disappear after I became a full demon. I guess it was foolish of me to believe. After all, I was a half demon and still process my priestess powers. But I have noticed that my powers have increased quite a bit once I became a full demon. Is this what
Sesshoumaru meant by using me to defeat Naraku? Did he plan on using my powers?
Ayah cleared her throat, knowing that I wasn’t paying attention.
The female fox demon continued with her message. “The lord of the south and his mate brought their pup and their pup’s mate with them. The eastern lord’s sister is here and brought her mate along with her cousin. We don’t have enough rooms ready for them.”
I slapped my hand against my forehead. I am surrounded by simpletons. “Obviously, you need to round up more servants to ready three more rooms. Have the task done within fifteen minutes. I am sure that the lords and their mates and everyone else wishes to freshen up before they meet with Lord Sesshoumaru. Now go and do what I commanded of you.” The female fox quickly left the room and went to fulfill her task.
“If there is nothing else, I should go and offer my services to the other ladies,” Ayah spoke, leaving me alone in the bedchamber. I didn’t blame her for helping out the other ladies. I needed her to make sure that nothing goes wrong.
I made my way over to the balcony, watching Rin chase Jaken around the garden with a wreath of flowers in her hands. I smiled, remembering just yesterday that my mate and I received the same wreath of flowers. I let Rin place the wreath on my head while my mate took the wreath from Rin and placed it around her neck. Rin giggled in childish laughter and danced around in circles.
I knew then that Sesshoumaru would make a great father to our pup. I never doubted that he wouldn’t be but seeing him with Rin confirmed my thoughts. I continued to watch Rin trying to catch Jaken. I laughed softly as Rin pounced on him and placed the wreath of flowers on his unconscious form. Once she realized that Jaken wasn’t waking up, she re-entered the castle.
I turned back around and screamed when Sesshoumaru moved to stand in front of me. My hands instantly covered my stomach and I began to hyperventilate. “Don’t sneak up on me like that,” I whispered, breathing hard. “You scared me half to death and now you’re going to have everyone in the castle at our bedchamber door.”
Soon enough the door was flown open and nine demons stepped into the room. “Is everything alright in here? We heard a woman scream and came to investigate,” a male demon spoke, eyeing me and Sesshoumaru. He probably was wondering who the hell I was.
“Everything is fine. This Sesshoumaru has everything under control.”
A female demon with light pink hair snorted. “What happened, cousin? Did you try and woo this female? Everyone knows that you’re really gay so why pretend to have mistresses warm your bed?”
“Now you’ve done it, Reina. Making Sesshoumaru angry is not a good thing. Remember the last time you made him angry?” a white haired female spoke, trying to stop the woman from getting into more trouble with Sesshoumaru.
“Would you tell Rin the story, pretty lady? Rin loves to hear stories, especially the ones
with Lord Sesshoumaru in them. Jaken doesn’t like to tell Rin stories. He says that their stupid and a waste of time, just like Rin is. But Jaken doesn’t know that Rin’s mommy tells her stories every night before Rin goes to sleep. Sometimes mommy sings to Rin. And Rin loves her mommy. And Rin loves her Lord Sesshoumaru. Rin thinks of Lord Sesshoumaru as her daddy. I even love Jaken. Even though he is mean to Rin all the time,” Rin spoke, without taking a breath.
I shot Jaken a glare, currently at Sesshoumaru’s side. That little toad is always where my mate is. I watched him gulp nervously and I gave him an evil smirk. I would deal with the little toad later. “That is enough for now, Rin,” I told her before she continued on with her ramblings. I didn’t see her enter the bedchamber with the others. She probably snuck in after them.
Reina turned to Rin and gave her a smile. “Who is your mother, dearest? You are so cute,” she told her, pinching Rin’s cheek.
Rin pointed her finger at me and Reina frowned. “That woman right there standing next to Sesshoumaru is your mother. How could this be? She is a demon and a whore at that. She is not human. You lie,” Reina spoke harshly, raising her hand to strike my pup.
I growled at grabbed her wrist, twisting it slightly. “My pup tells the truth, demon. Do not doubt her words. I was once a human but recently I changed into a demon. I also have priestess powers, so do not piss me off even further. Just because you are my mate’s cousin, doesn’t mean I won’t hurt you,” I snarled at her.
“You lie! Sesshoumaru would never take a mate without the other lord’s consent. It is against the rules. To do so would mean his death,” Reina cried out.
I released her wrist and stood before my mate. I looked into his eyes trying to search for the truth of her words. In the short time that I have known Sesshoumaru, I have learned how to read his eyes. This time those eyes told me what she said was true. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I whispered for his ears alone. “You could have left me to die in the forest that day. You didn’t have to sentence your own death.” My mate just stood there doing nothing to ease my fears.
“We have not observed those rules for years now, Reina. If the rules were still in affect, the rest of us would be dead also for we had also mated without the other lord’s approval,” a man spoke, bringing back from my own thoughts. It was good to know that someone was on my side.
“But…” Reina tried to speak but was interrupted by Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru glared at Reina. “This Sesshoumaru will not have you talk bad about his mate and of things that are none of your concern. If this Sesshoumaru wanted your opinion, he would have asked for one. Do not over step your bounds again.”
Reina grew angry with Sesshoumaru for taking my side and she let him know it too. “What would you do to me if I don’t listen? She is a whore, Sesshoumaru. She is not one of us. She is beneath us. I refuse to believe that she is your mate.”
The white haired girl walked up to Reina and placed her hand on Reina’s arm. “That’s quite enough now, sister. Sesshoumaru told you to mind your business and you didn’t listen to him. He is our alpha. His word is law.”
“Everyone leave this chamber at once. This Sesshoumaru and his mate will follow you shortly to the study. This Sesshoumaru will also decide your punishment there, Reina. This Sesshoumaru is very displeased with your actions and manners.”
They all followed his orders, leaving Sesshoumaru and myself alone. “Are you alright, mate?” Sesshoumaru asked me concerned. “This Sesshoumaru can barely smell the pup’s scent.”
“That’s because I hid the pup’s aura with my priestess powers. My symptoms started showing a little while ago. Don’t worry the pup and myself are doing just fine,” I spoke, getting aroused with my mate nuzzling my mating mark. “Quit that,” I tried to speak but instead come out in moans. Then he licked the mark and my knees buckled. I was lucky that my mate anticipated this and caught me before I fell.
“Did you like that, Mate?” he whispered huskily. “Would you like for this Sesshoumaru to give you a preview of tonight’s entertainment.” I shook my head knowing that if he began, I wouldn’t be able to stop and we would be late to the meeting.
I placed my hand against my mate’s chest, trying to get him to release me. Instead, he pushed me up against the wall and lifted up my kimono that Ayah had carefully put on me earlier. “Sesshoumaru,” I moaned, feeling his hands travel up my thighs. “We can’t do this right now. The others are waiting for us.”
My mate smirked at me and brushed his lips across mine, teasing me. “Tell this Sesshoumaru that you don’t want this and it will end. This Sesshoumaru can smell your arousal. The sooner you stop fighting this Sesshoumaru, the faster we can be finished and we can rejoin the others.”
“But the others…” I tried to say, but I was cut off by a pair of lips. I tried so hard to deny my arousal but my body began to betray me on its own. My mate was massaging me everywhere, causing me to moan softly into his mouth. I thought all of this would be over when my heat ended, now it seems that my pregnancy is making me even hornier. Not that I am really complaining.
We were about to continue even further, when Jaken barged through the door.
Sesshoumaru and I both groaned unsatisfied. “Sorry milord, I didn’t realize that you were occupied,” he said blushing, averting his eyes somewhere else. Sesshoumaru straight my kimono and then straightened his own.
“What is it that couldn’t have waited until later,” Sesshoumaru coldly spoke to him. He was still pissed at being interrupted. “If it is not important, this Sesshoumaru will personally see to your death and it will be slow and extremely painful.”
Jaken shook with fear. “It is, milord. Inuyasha and his companions are at the gate demanding entrance. Inuyasha threatens to destroy the castle if you don’t return Kagome to him.”
Sesshoumaru smirked. “Indeed.”
“What are you going to do about Inuyasha, mate?” I asked him, wanting to know the answer. Even though I belong to Sesshoumaru now, I still care for Inuyasha and I don’t want his death to be on my conscious. He is here because of me.
Sesshoumaru smirked wider. “We invite him into the castle of course. It’s time that my half brother learns what now belongs to me.”
“Is that wise, Mate?” I asked this knowing that once Inuyasha founds out the truth, no one would be safe from his anger.
Sesshoumaru gave me a look and I had to look away. I questioned my mate’s motives and he was displeased. “I’m sorry, mate. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
“Shall we greet our new guests, mate? This Sesshoumaru is looking forward to it.”
We made our way to where my friends were waiting. I knew this was a bad idea but I couldn’t stop it from happening. My mate had made his decision and I was forced to obey him. I saw Inuyasha outside the gate and I immediately froze. He had brought Kikyo with him. I realized then that I was replaced. He didn’t need me anymore. “Hello, Inuyasha,” I spoke politely, welcoming him to our home.
“Kagome?” Inuyasha spoke, with his eyes widening in disbelief. “Is that really you?”
To be continued…