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Unexpected Endeavors	By : Scottishfae Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 70551 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 5
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Unexpected Endeavors
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A/N: Sorry guys, still dealing with health issues. The next three chapters are kind of short, then the fourth is the last chapter of the arc. I’m working on getting all of them posted them by the end of the week. Again, sorry for all the difficulties.

Arc 1: The Deal
Chapter 12: Day 11

Sesshomaru had only been gone from the palace a few hours when Amaya had begun planning in full. It took her a few days more of scheming; feeling out whom to approach on the subject. She was confident she had two of the three remaining Taiyoukai on her side, and the third could be easily flipped. And that meant it was time to disclose her plan.

She had called a meeting of all the Taiyoukai and certain key members of the two important youkai courts. The Higher court was reserved for Taiyoukai and family; it was the only court that assembled beyond borders. Each directional kingdom had a lower court to itself; it was made up of the nobility of that area.

She approached the large, private meeting room in her own, personal chambers. Opening the door, she bowed slightly. “Good afternoon,” she greeted. “I am pleased you all could make it on such short notice.”

“I believe what you wrote about is worth the inconvenience,” Sai, the Taiyoukai of the East spoke.

Amaya thanked him again. She moved away from the door to sit at the head of the room. On her left were Sai, Ichimaru of the North and Meji and Chiziro--two affluent members of the High Court. On her right sat the Taiyoukai of the South, Kai, with members of the Lower Court Takashi, Mizune, and Eiichiro.

Kai and Sai were unfortunate brothers. They were twins but were separated when they were young. Their mother, Sanako, had an elder brother whose wives had been unable to bare a son. When he heard that his sister, who had married into the Southern Tai family had had two sons, he immediately demanded one. And she gave in to the pressures of both her families. There could not be two heirs for any one land, so Sai was given to the East.

The differences between the two identical kappa was all based on their upbringing. Sai was a bully and Kai, aware of their mother’s forlorn for having to give up one of her children, allowed himself to be bullied.

“As I mentioned, my son Sesshomaru-dono has not only chosen to follow in his father’s disgraceful actions but he’s also decided he will make the child from that union the Western heir.”

“I was hoping these rumours weren’t true,” Chiziro commented; the only other female at the gathering.

She, like Amaya, had married well and became even more influential on the death of her mate.

“It’s worse. The human is a miko, and a companion to Inuyasha,” she spat out the hanyou’s name.

Mizune spoke up next: “I made some inquiries. It turns out there is a wolf tribe in the Eastern land that claims her as a tribe member. The leader has claimed she will be his mate.”

Amaya sealed this away. It could come in useful. “Sesshomaru-dono does not plan on making her his mate, so perhaps the wolf will take her after.”

“How distasteful,” Chizuro scoffed.

“I will talk to the wolf,” Sai said. “See if he can’t push the miko to mate him beforehand.”

“You think she’ll back out? Wasn’t there a pact made?” Kai asked.

“She’s human. There is no honor in humans. I’m sure if she’s given a better deal, she’ll back out. I’ll just make sure the wolf has the means to make that pact.”

Kai chewed on his lips. Sai glared at him, trying to figure what his twin knew that he didn’t. Kai averted his eyes.

“What I am proposing is to avoid much of the mess of dealing with the miko. She’s being taken to the Momoiro Estaate, and will not be directly reachable when she arrives there.”

“But, indirectly?” Kai asked.

“That I will not discuss at this time, but I do have a plan should it be needed. Now, once the miko is taken care of, there is the matter of my son. I would like to discuss the beginning of an omiai for him.”

The members of the current meeting looked around. Ichimaru looked straight at Amaya, awaiting for her to indicate he could begin. She did so with a nod of her head. Ichimaru cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention.

“As you all know, Amaya was a dear friend to my late mate. It had been a wish of theirs that a uniting of our children might occur. As I have several unmated daughters, Amaya has hand-picked one to be Sesshomaru-san’s mate.”

“We, of course, need your approval in a union between ruling families,” Amaya spoke politely to the twins.

Neither objected, though again Kai looked uncomfortable.

“I will make the arrangements for a nakoda,” Sai offered.

Amaya bowed slightly from her sitting position; thanking him.

“When will you hold the omiai,” Takashi asked.

“Soon. I am hurrying the arrangements as we speak.”

Ichimaru looked cautiously at the female inuyoukai. He had agreed to this arrangement for the sake of his late wife’s wishes, and because he had an excess of daughters. But he did not like Amaya at all. She was conniving and hardly trustworthy. The fact that she chose his daughter Tamara was only more proof. Tamara was a sweet girl, but plain and easily led.

And Tamara was already at the Western palace; travelling with him personally. It was quite obvious to the Northern Tai that she didn’t care whether the other Tai agreed or not with the union.

“Shall we continue our discussion over dinner?” Amaya asked.

The others agreed and she summoned a servant. Soon servants came filing in with trays for each member. Ichimaru noted that Kai didn’t touch his food. He debated eating his or not. Amaya did, after all, have a very eerie smile on her face.
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