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Chapter 6

Sesshoumaru raced towards the dojo after his brother�s scent. He knew he had him once he got inside the building. When he burst through the doors he caught the scent of Night Blooming Jasmine and wondered where that wonderful scent was coming from. He knew that the only time he could smell this scent was at night when the flower would release it.

He saw his brother hiding behind a female that was in the dojo. She had long blue/black hair that was tied into a high ponytail and she currently had her back to him. She had a slim figure with curves in all the right places and she was very pleasing to the eyes. Her skin was a pale white but it looked so soft like the finest silk. He quickly determined that the wonderful scent he was picking up was coming from her.

But when she had heard him come into the dojo she turned around and he instantly saw that she was a ningen onna. His hackles were raised as he stopped in front of her and yelled, �I WANT THAT LITTLE BASTARD NOW!�

---oOo---

Kagome�s breath hitched when she saw the youkai enter the dojo. He was gorgeous. His long silver hair came down to about his knees. He had two beautiful magenta stripes on each side of his cheeks and she could tell that he had the same stripes on his wrist. His eyes were blood red with the pupils a dark shade of green. He was dressed in a white hakama, the haori he was wearing was all white with a strip of red sakura blossoms starting from his shoulder and going all the way down to the sleeves. Underneath his haori he wore a white juban. He was very tall and muscular, and she couldn�t help but wonder what it would be like to be held in those strong arms of his.

Kagome couldn�t help but notice that the two youkais in the dojo with her looked very much alike. They both had long silver hair. She was willing to bet that the youkai with the red eyes also had honey golden eyes like the little one right behind her. They both looked a lot like the youkai lord and she thought that she had seen a little of her

Hahaue in them.

She kept her eye on the youkai in front of her because the one behind her was shaking in fear. She could feel his hands trembling on the small of her back where he gripped her kimono in an attempt to keep hidden. She stood tall as she said in a calm and cool voice, �Why do you want him?�

Sesshoumaru looked at the wench standing in front of him. �How dare this ningen step foot in my fathers dojo? There are no ningens allowed in my fathers home.�

He snarled as he flexed his claws. His irritation for his little brother was now gone as he turned his attention to the ningen that was standing in front of him. He wanted her out of his home as he said, �What are you doing in here? Ningens such as you have no right to be in this dojo. It belongs to the Lord of the Lands and his heirs.�

Kagome raised and elegant eyebrow at the youkai in front of her, as she crossed her arms over her chest in a defiant manner. She was not going to take that kind of talk from him. She didn�t care if he was the son of her Hahaue, he would learn some manners. �I was asked to wait in here by the Lady of the castle, so here is where I will wait until she returns.�

�Now why would my mother ask someone like you to wait for her in here? It is clear that you are a worthless ningen not worthy to be in her presence. Yet you state that she asked you to wait here? How pathetic.� Said Sesshoumaru as he brought himself to his true height. His eyes were still blood red as he kept them trained on the female in front of him.

He eyed her with some interest, if his mother had told her to wait for her in the dojo there had to be a reason that she wanted to be in this ningens company. From what he could tell she was just like all the other onna�s he has ever met. She was weak and not worth his time in carrying on a conversation with her.

Kagome�s temper was getting the better of her. She could feel her power starting to flux since he was spreading his youki throughout the dojo to show his dominance. She tried taking deep calming breaths and remembered all of her lessons from her sensei to keep her temper in check. She had maintained her mask on her aura but it was becoming difficult to keep in place.

Kagome had no other choice. This youkai was pushing her to the limits of her patience, but before she engaged in battle with this youkai, and get rid of some pent up frustrations, she needed to protect the little one behind her.

She brought her hands together as she started her spell. She placed a protective barrier around the young one as she shoved him out of harms way. He ended up against the wall of the dojo, away from any fighting or any danger that was going to happen.

Sesshoumaru snarled as he saw what this wench did to his brother. He might be a pain in the ass but he was still pack, family, and he was honor bound to protect him. �What did you do to my little brother?�

�I have placed him in a protective barrier. I don�t want him to get hurt, the way you have been acting I�m afraid that you will kill him for his little transgression this morning.� Said Kagome with amusement in her voice. She was trying to calm down her temper before she did something that she might regret.

That was it, Sesshoumaru�s patience left the dojo when he said, �Wench! You have no right to put a barrier around one of the heirs to the land. A whore like you does not deserve to live for what you have done.�

At that moment Sesshoumaru regretted his words. Her aura, which he thought to be a weak one, flashed a deep purple. Her powers rivaled his own as she pushed against his youki for dominance. Her blue eyes started to turn a cloudy gray. The more she stood there, the darker her eyes became, like a raging storm that was about to be unleashed.

At that moment the alarms around the castle started to go off as the guards detected a powerful miko in the area. They were frantically searching for her before she could do any damage to the ones they were protecting.

Kagome had enough of the youkai standing in front of her. She let loose of her aura as it crashed against his youki. The two aura�s were fighting for dominance as nether would give in to the other.

Her anger was peaked, but she kept it in check and used it to fan her powers. �How dare you! I would have expected better manners from the son of Lady Ayashiko. You do not know me well enough to call me those names. And if you would use that arrogant nose of yours, that is sensitive to everything around it, you would have notice that I am untouched. So you calling me a wench and a whore are unfounded. I bet that even your little brother would not made a mistake like that.�

That was it Sesshoumaru had enough of her insults, he pulled his sword from its sheath and attacked. He crashed into her barrier, which threw him back to where he was standing just a few moments ago. He landed about 10 feet away from her as he stood up and assessed the situation.

�She�s powerful and her barrier is one of the strongest that I have ever seen. But she can not beat this Sesshoumaru in battle.� Sesshoumaru thought as he started another attack. He went in as he attacked with his sword. The demonic aura surrounding the sword fought against her barrier.

He noticed, for the first time, a light pink glow on the barrier and pulled away just in time before he was purified. �She�s a fucking MIKO! She is the strongest one that I have ever seen so I have to be careful on how I attack her.� Sesshoumaru thought as he set his mind on what he had to do, and attacked again.

So far Kagome was just standing there staying off his attacks. She was watching to see what kind of moves he performed. She knew she couldn�t hurt him or Hahaue would be mad at her for hurting one of her pups as she called them. But she could beat some proper manners into him and maybe he will think twice in the future about attacking her again.

She pulled out her twin blades for she didn�t want to use her other sword. She only pulled that one when she wanted to kill out right, the twin swords she held allowed her to just inflict damage to her opponent without killing them. She didn�t want to kill him just hurt him a little.

This time when her barrier pushed him back she attacked with her twin blades. She was as fast or slightly faster than him as their swords meet in a test of strength. They were both pushing each other to the max as they both pulled away and retreated about five feet away from each other. They started to go around in a circle, trying to find an opening to their opponent�s defenses so they could attack.

Kagome moved in and swung her sword to attack. He countered, blocking her sword, but quickly moved behind her for an attack of his own. He meet her other sword as she brought it behind her and blocked his move so he wouldn�t hurt her.

Sesshoumaru was surprised that she was able to block that move without turning around. It was usually one of the moves he would use to keep his father off balance. What he didn�t expect was the burning sensation that he got in his chest as he went flying backwards.

Kagome had blocked his move from behind, she quickly turned, and sent a blast of her Reiyouku into his chest. She sent him flying backwards as he landed about 20 feet away from her on his back.

She saw him getting up and knew that she was in for a fight now. His eyes had turned a deeper shade of red and he looked pissed. She saw him jump towards her, his claws glowing brightly as she heard him yell, �SOUHAKIZU!�

A powerful attack came from his claws, they looked like blades and it was moving at a fast pace towards her. Kagome countered with �RAIJIN KOGEKI!� as bolts of lighting came from her swords. Both attacks meet in the air and exploded, blowing out one of the walls of the dojo.

Kagome and Sesshoumaru were thrown out of the dojo as they landed outside on the ground. They were both hurt as they were back on their feet ready to continue their fight.

They never made another attack as a white whip came toward the both of them and knocked the swords out of their hands.

Both of them turn in anger as they notice that it was the lord of the castle that had interfered in their battle and he looked pissed.

---oOo---

Ayashiko went back into the castle as she searched for her mate. She had left Kagome alone in the dojo to meditate while she went to talk him. She wanted to tell him the good news that the pup was finally awake and that she had agreed to stay in the castle and be protected.

She also wanted to inform him that she was going to start testing the girl to see where her training should start.

She sniffed the air as soon as she reached the castle and headed straight for her mates scent. He was currently in his study. But when she got there she sensed that there were others with him and she had to wait until whomever was in there left before she could talk to him.

She stood silently by the door waiting for her turn to go in. She got a tingling sensation on the back of her neck and thought that there was something wrong with one of her pups. She shook her head thinking that no one would dare harm them here in the castle and thought that her youngest was probably playing a joke on someone.

She chuckled at the thought that he was always playing a joke to make everyone laugh. He was carefree and always showed his emotions. She sometimes wished that her eldest son would take after his brother and not hide what he was feeling.

Finally the people inside her mates study left and she was able to go in and talk to him.

-oOo-

Inutaisho had sensed his mate standing outside his door. He quickly concluded his business as he told the other barrens to his lands that he would look into their situation and try to fix the problem at hand. The barrens satisfied that their problems would be looked into bowed to their lord and left his study.

He waited for his mate to close the door and as soon as she entered he asked her, �What�s wrong Ayashiko? Is the little one not getting better?�

Ayashiko smiled, as she said, �No, no she�s fine. As a matter of fact she is awake and she has agreed to stay here in the castle to be protected. She even accepted me as her mother.�

Inutaisho noticed the happiness that his mate had. The girl�s acceptance of her as her mother was definitely a good sign and his mate was happy. But he worried that this happiness was going to be short for he knew that they would have to give her up when they found her a mate. There were no guarantees that Sesshoumaru would be interested in the girl or that he would be the strongest youkai that would be able to protect her.

He still had no idea what his son would think about the girl. She was powerful yes, but will his inner inu want her as his mate? It would have to be an agreement between the both of them to accept her as such. He thought that Sesshoumaru�s rational side would not accept the girl because she was a ningen but that his inner youkai would. It would depend on how strong his inner inu was and whether he would be able to influence his stubborn rational side.

He smiled at his mate as he said, �That�s wonderful! Where is she now?�

Ayashiko smiled as she said, �She is in the dojo meditating. I wanted to test her skills to see where we would need to start her training. I know that she is strong but we need to access where she needs improvements.�

Inutaisho agreed with his mate as he said, �Yes you are correct in your assessment but I want to test her. I have seen her fight and I would like to see how strong she really is. I won�t be using the dojo until this afternoon when I�m training Sesshoumaru so I will be able to test her strength now.�

Ayashiko agreed as they both walked out of the study and headed toward the dojo. When they finally made it outside the castle they caught Sesshoumaru�s, Inuyasha�s, and Kagome�s scent coming from the dojo. They panicked as they raced to see what was going on.

When they got there they saw the confrontation going on between Kagome and Sesshoumaru. They stood back and watched everything that was happening. Kagome was very good with her verbal sparring. She had Sesshoumaru losing control of his inner inu with her defiance and they saw that his eyes were already a blood red.

When Inutaisho heard what his son had called Kagome he leaned over to his mate and said in a low voice, �This is not going to go well for Sesshoumaru, he just insulted her and her eyes are starting to turn color. We can only hope that they won�t hurt each other.�

Ayashiko could only nod her agreement to her mate as she continued to watch her two pups. Then she saw Sesshoumaru attack and the fight was on.

They were both amazed at the control that Kagome had over her temper and how she was channeling that anger into her powers making her much stronger. They had noticed when Kagome placed a barrier around Inuyasha and moved him to a safer place than right behind her.

The concealment spell that she had placed around her body to conceal her true powers was gone and now everyone in the castle knew that there was a powerful miko in the area.

When Kagome finally lost her patience, she attacked. They were both moving at great speeds but neither landed a hit on their opponent.

Then they saw as Sesshoumaru got a good hit on the little one as he turned to hit her again. She had blocked the attack by bringing her other sword up behind her and intercepted his attack on her back. She quickly turned and blasted him with her purifying power.

They noticed, as Sesshoumaru slowly stood up, that his eyes turned slightly redder and narrowed in warning as he let go of his claws attack. Kagome intercepted the attack with an attack from her sword as it blasted out the side of the dojo and they were both thrown outside.

Inutaisho had shielded his mate against the blast that was created by the pups. He had enough, if he didn�t stop this fight, they would both end up hurting each other. But he had to admit he was very impressed with his little one.

He lashed out with his whip as he knocked the swords out of their hands. He turned toward his mate as he said, �I want you to go after Kagome and I will go after Sesshoumaru. We must get them to calm down or else they will continue to fight until one of them submits.�

Ayashiko understood as she raced to where Kagome was located. She stopped right in front of her as she saw the anger that was still in her eyes. Kagome did not back down from her starring contest with her son and she was not about to give up.

Ayashiko approached her pup as she said, �Musume?�

The girl didn�t even acknowledge Ayashiko as she moved closer. She saw when Kagome turned her stormy eyes towards her breaking off eye contact with Sesshoumaru for the first time since they had started this fight.

It looked like Kagome didn�t recognize her as she said, �Musume, you must calm yourself. No one is going to hurt you as long as I am here to protect you. Now stand down before I make you.�

---oOo---

Kagome returned her gaze to the male youkai that was standing right in front of her. Something deep inside of her was telling her that she was not to give in to his demands. She will continue to fight to the end because she would not lose to him.

Her stubbornness was enough to rival his own and she was trying to make a point with him. Then she noticed that another youkai had blocked her view of the youkai she was fighting against and heard someone calling her name.

Kagome turned her eyes toward the demoness that was saying something to her. Her mind was going around in circles as she tried to figure out what was going on. She was so high on adrenaline that she couldn�t handle it any more.

Her eyes rolled back into her head as she fell forward. She would have hit the ground as someone yelled, �KAGOME!� and grabbed her before she had hurt herself. She felt that she was in a tight embrace before everything went black.

---oOo---

Inutaisho landed right in front of his son. He had thought that he was going to have to calm down an enraged Sesshoumaru. But what he didn�t expect was that he would have to calm down a lustful Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru�s inner beast was definitely in control at the moment. He was growling but it wasn�t a growl of annoyance or one that he would give an opponent that he was going to kill them. Instead this was a growl that was meant to tell a female that he was the dominant male and that she would submit to him.

He was giving her his intentions that he wanted her for a mate. He was very determined to get to her to make her submit.

When Inutaisho stepped in front of Sesshoumaru to block his view of the girl, his growls turned threatening. He thought that another male was challenging him for the female that was in front of him. He knew that he would have to defeat her in order to make her his and now he had another male that was his rival.

He jumped back as he barred his fangs at his father telling him to back off that this was his female to dominate.

Inutaisho was very amused at the way his son was acting. He could tell that this was going to turn very interesting when they finally gathered the other lords to see if they could find a mate for his little one.

He made his own demands to his son to make him calm down, �Beta male, you are to stand down. The female does not wish to mate.�

Sesshoumaru growled his own response back to the male in front of him, �Female will submit to this male. She is my female to dominate. She will be my mate.�

�Pup she is ningen care you not?� asked his father as he raised his eyebrow at his son.

Sesshoumaru blinked a couple of times as he was trying to gain control over his more aggressive part but his inner beast was not about to give up on the female in front of him. He gave a vicious growl as he answered the male in front of him, �Matters not. She is a strong female she will make a good beta bitch for this one. Strongest female we have ever encountered. She will produce strong pups.�

Inutaisho had seen enough, he had to get his son under control before he did something that he might regret. He was about to move forward to confront his pup when he heard his mate yell for the girl.

Sesshoumaru saw as the girl went down and rushed to get to her. If he got to her he would be able to dominate her.

Inutaisho moved to intercept as he tackled his son from behind and brought him down. They were both struggling on the ground, when Inutaisho found the pressure point on the back of his neck, he squeezed as his pup fell unconscious.

Inutaisho breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at his mate and asked, �Is the little one all right?�

---oOo---

Ayashiko had caught Kagome before she had hit the ground. She brought her into her embrace as she sat on the ground with her pup in her lap rocking her back and forth. She could tell that Kagome had been overwhelmed with her powers and just passed out.

Ayashiko had turned in time to see her son coming towards her as she set up her own barrier against him. She couldn�t let him touch the girl. She didn�t have to worry, she saw her mate tackle their son from behind and knocked him unconscious.

She was relieved that it was finally over. She heard her mates question and answered, �Yes, she is all right. She is just overwhelmed with the rush of power and fainted.�

At that moment the castle guards surrounded the couple as Ayashiko instincts to protect her pups kicked in. She saw them all as a danger to her pups and let her youki flare out around her.

The guards came to an abrupt halt. They didn�t want to get near their lady when she was in a foul mood and protecting her pups. Then they noticed for the first time that she was holding a ningen female in her arms and that she was protecting it.

They could automatically tell that this was the ningen miko they had detected in the area and she was very powerful. They also saw how beautiful she was and their desires for her started to grow.

Seeing this, Inutaisho quickly brought his soldiers into line, as he told all gathered there, �This ningen onna that you see here has my and my mates protection. She is to be treated like one of our pups. I will kill the first one that lays a hand on her or wants to take for a mate. I will decide who she is to mate with.�

Upon hearing this, the soldiers now knew that she was off limits if their lord was protecting her. Meaning that she will receive the most powerful male for a mate. They could only hope that she would make them change their minds and she would hopefully pick one of them. They all backed away as they went about their duties.

Ayashiko and Inutaisho heard as Kagome and Sesshoumaru were starting to wake up.

Kagome was the first to wake up. She opened her eyes to see that Ayashiko was holding her in a tight embrace. She tried to figure out what had happened when she started to look around the area. She noticed that the building she was in earlier was destroyed along one wall. She tried to think of what happened as her eyes opened wide with realization. She went to stand up, but was held in place by strong arms, as a growl was heard from the person holding her.

Kagome had no idea what that growl meant but she could tell that it didn�t mean anything good. She whimpered as she waited to see what her punishment would be for destroying the dojo. She heard movement off to the side and a growl. She figured that it was the youkai she was fighting against waking up.

Sesshoumaru was starting to come around. He had a tremendous headache and he didn�t know why. He could tell that he was on the ground and he couldn�t figure out how he got there. He started thinking about what happened as his eyes shot open and he quickly got to his feet.

He was looking for that ningen wench when he heard a growl coming from behind him and turned around abruptly to face his father. He knew that growl anywhere and his father was not happy about something.

When he faced his father, his stoic mask was in place. He looked behind his father to see that the wall to the dojo behind him was destroyed and he could tell that his father was not pleased about it.

Inutaisho eyed his pup and he was not amused. These two had managed to destroy his dojo and he was not happy about it. �Sesshoumaru, do you want to tell me how my dojo got destroyed?�

Sesshoumaru looked away from his father not wishing to tell him what had happened. He then noticed that his father turned around and asked, �Kagome, do you want to tell me what happened here?�

---oOo---

Ayashiko let go of her pup as they both stood and watched as her mate asked their son what happened to the dojo. When Sesshoumaru refused to answer her mate had turned his inquiring eyes towards Kagome and asked the same question.

Neither Kagome nor Sesshoumaru wanted to answer his question. They were both embarrassed for having lost control and for fighting in the first place.

Inutaisho was getting tired of the silence and he was about to open his mouth when he heard the cry of his youngest son from inside the dojo. He turned toward his son and motioned him back into the dojo as Kagome and Ayashiko followed suit.

Once inside they found Inuyasha inside a barrier that he could not get out of. He was trying to leave the area before his parents spotted him and they figured out that all this was his fault to begin with.

He stopped his attempts in trying to get out of the barrier when he saw his fathers eyes. He swallowed hard as he bowed his head, knowing that he was in big trouble this time.

Inutaisho looked at his youngest son and the expression on his face told him that he had something to do with what happened here this morning. He turned to Kagome and spoke in a commanding voice, �Kagome release him from your barrier.�

Kagome did as she was told and lowered the barrier around the young child as she listened to what was going on.

Once Inuyasha was freed from the barrier he tried to sneak away from his father when he was busy with his elder brother. He felt a very large hand on the back of his neck as he was stopped in his tracks. He was forcibly turned around as he heard his father ask, �All right Inuyasha, somehow I figure that this little incident is all your fault so why don�t you explain yourself.�

Inuyasha swallowed hard as he told his father what he did this morning to his brother. He ended his story when he came into the dojo looking for his mother and found the ningen onna here instead.

Inutaisho was definitely amused. His elder son never let his guard down so why did he this time? He turned as he looked at his eldest son and asked, �Sesshoumaru, what had your mind preoccupied this morning that you could not sense the danger that was around you? Granted it was just water but it could have been much worse.�

Sesshoumaru stilled refused to answer his father. He didn�t want his father to know that he was just sulking because he could not find his mother this morning. His father would think of him as being childish because he couldn�t give his mother her hug and kiss this morning.

Ayashiko was listening to everything that was being said and then she realized what she had done. Her son was acting this way because he had not seen her this morning. He would come every morning but this time she had been busy with Kagome and she forgot that he was to come by.

She turned to her mate and said, �Mate, don�t get angry with him. It�s my fault that he lost his focus. I was to meet him this morning and I got busy doing something else. I didn�t get to see him this morning and that upset him.�

Kagome heard everything they were saying. As she thought, �All of this is my fault, if I wasn�t here in the first place then this family would not be having so many arguments. Sesshoumaru would have seen his mother this morning if she weren�t so busy with me. He wouldn�t be walking around being angry with his brother because he would have detected the trap he had laid and the dojo would not have been destroyed. This is all my fault.�

A lone tear started to come down Kagome�s cheek, as she said pleadingly, �Please do not punish them for something that is not their fault. If I wasn�t here in the first place then none of this would have happened.�

Inutaisho was shocked at the girl�s request but it still did not excuse his sons lack of respect for the guest in his home. �Kagome I understand what you are saying but that does not excuse what these two have done. They will take their punishments and I will deal with all of you.�

Kagome was really upset now. She didn�t want him to punish his son�s for something that was not their fault. Her tears flowed freely now, as she yelled, �NO! You don�t understand! If I hadn�t been dragged down that damn well and brought here to this era none of this would have happened. You would be still living your normal lives and the dojo would not have been destroyed.�

Kagome took off into the castle as she raced to her room. When she finally got there she put up a barrier that would not let anyone in the room as she cried her heart out. She knew that she was at fault and no one should get punished because of it.

Ayashiko seeing that Kagome was upset and had run off, quickly followed after her. Her pup was so upset that she hoped that she could calm her down once she found her.

Inutaisho watched as his mate took off after their pup. He turned his attention toward his two sons and said, �You two have to learn to get along. That girl now thinks this is all her fault when in actuality it�s yours. Sesshoumaru you should learn to control that temper of yours and your beast.�

He turned his attention to his youngest and said, �And you Inuyasha. I want you to stop playing those jokes on people. One day someone will get hurt because of it. Now I want the both of you to go to your rooms until I decide on your punishment.�

Both sons bowed to their father and quickly left the dojo. They knew that they were equally to blame for what happened and didn�t blame their father in the least. They would accept their punishments for their part in destroying the dojo.

Sesshoumaru on the other hand was having a hard time with his inner beast. He wanted to be released so he could pursue the ningen. But the logical side of him wanted nothing to do with her.

�She may be a ningen but she is the most powerful female we have seen. This you cannot deny. Our pups though hanyou will be stronger than us. Pack female has great powers that she has not unleashed yet and she is almost as strong as us. We will not find another female like her. If we do not make her our mate then another will come to claim her.� Said his inner beast with a snarl.

Sesshoumaru had to admit that his beast did have a good point. She was the strongest female that they have encountered but she was still ningen and not worth the dirt beneath his feet. He continued to argue with his beast while he walked back to his room.

---oOo---

Ayashiko had finally found Kagome, she was in her room and she could hear that she was crying. She tried to enter the room and found that she could not pass her barrier. The other barrier she could pass through because Kagome had wished for her mother to be there for her, but this one was different. It was made from her sorrow and no one could get through.

She took a deep breath as she said, �Kagome, please lower your barrier, I wish to speak with you.�

Ayashiko waited patiently until Kagome lowered her barrier and she was able to enter her room. When she walked in she found her sitting in a corner of her room facing the wall. She found this an odd behavior for the girl, she looked like a neglected child that was forced to sit in a corner until she was released from her punishment. She walked over to her as she kneeled behind her and said, �Kagome, what is really brothering you?�

Kagome didn�t know how to answer that particular question. She really didn�t know what was bothering her at the moment. All she knew is that she didn�t want Ayashiko�s pups to be punished for something that was not their fault.

�No one listens to me when I speak. Your son�s do not deserve to be punished for something that is not their fault. If I was not here in your home this would have never happened.� Said Kagome with sadness in her voice. She was heartbroken that she had brought so much grief to this family.

Ayashiko reached over, grabbed Kagome, and pulled her into a tight embrace. She held the struggling girl in her arms as she soothed and calmed her down. Once Kagome had settled down she began her motherly rant, �Musume, you of all people should know that those two have been getting into trouble with each other since Inuyasha has been old enough to walk. It is a daily occurrence to torment each other. Sibling rivalry is common in Inu Youkai society, I thought that it would be the same in the ningen society as well.�

Kagome thought about what she had said and it did make sense. She and her brother were always going at it for some reason to get their mothers attention. �Yes it is common place in ningen society as well but never to that level. We don�t destroy homes or buildings to get our parents attention.�

Ayashiko chuckled as she said, �I think that its time for our first lesson in youkai culture. First thing is that youkai and especially male Inu Youkai are very aggressive, more so when they�re pups. It is their sole intent to get their mothers attention. They will do anything to make sure that their mother notices what they are doing even if it means destroying half the countryside.

It�s our way of getting stronger using our powers and it makes our society. As our pups grow and mature they will do even more to gain their parents approval. They want to show their parents that they are capable of taking over one day and that they have earn the right to lead.

Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru have been trying for years to kill each other but they never have. Sesshoumaru has always been one step ahead of his brother and never lets him get away with acting out. He does not hesitate to put him in his place.

This morning happened because he is still having a hard time dealing with the situation at hand. It was my fault for forgetting that he had not showed up this morning and therefore caused his mood. Had he been in his right mind he would have caught on to what his brother was doing.

But still he has to learn to keep his mind focus at all times because if this had been a real trap he would have been dead. He realizes this and he wanted to take out his frustrations on his brother because he had showed him an object lesson.

If there is one thing that my son Sesshoumaru hates is to be proven wrong or for someone else to have the answer to a question being asked. He prides himself on his knowledge but sometimes its good to depend on someone else to have the answers. It builds character and shows that he is willing to seek council elsewhere.

So you can�t blame yourself for what happened this morning because it would have happened anyway. This is not the first time that the dojo has been destroyed nor will it be the last.�

Kagome listened intently to what Ayashiko was saying. She did make some valid points but she also learned a little about Youkai in general. But she needed to learn more. She needed to read about what is going on in this era so she wouldn�t feel too left out.

Her knowledge of this era is sketchy at best. In her era there wasn�t that many books on what happened in the day-to-day living here in this era.

Kagome got an idea as she said, �I understand what you are saying but it still feels like I�m to blame for what happened this morning. But I feel like I�m at a disadvantage here. Do you have a library that I may use to learn about this area of the country? I want to learn as much as I can�

Ayashiko eyes went wide when she asked to use the library to learn. She had heard of very few ningens being educated. Then she remembered something that she said when she was upset outside. �Yes Kagome we do have a library here in the castle but before I tell you about that, you said something outside that has caught my interest. You said that �if you were never pulled into the well that you wouldn�t be here in this era.� Would you care to elaborate for me?�

Kagome groaned, her big mouth had just now let it slip that she was not from this era. She lowered her head as she said, �I�m not ready to talk about where I come from. Its very complicated and it will take a while to explain. But I promise you that in time I will tell you, but for now I wish not to talk about it.�

Ayashiko had to be happy with this for right now. She understood that she was still scared and she needed time to adjust. �All right Musume I will wait for the day that you will feel comfortable in talking to me about it. But you were asking about a library, can you read Kagome?�

Kagome smiled when she heard this question. She knew that what she was asking for was something that most ningens in this era wouldn�t use. She was educated and from what she had read, there were few ningens during this era who were educated. �Yes I can read. Where I come from I was educated in our customs. I can read, write, do mathematics, among other things.�

Ayashiko was impressed she wanted to learn more about her pup as they both stood from the ground and she said, �Very well then I will show you to the library. You may go there anytime you want to read.�

Kagome was very excited, if there was one thing that she loved most in the world, it would have to be reading. She had practically grown up in the library where she lived. Her only outlet in life was to immerse herself in books and learn. She had read all the books in her local library and she had joined a special program where they would request books from other libraries for her that she had not read.

She followed Ayashiko out of her room as they walked down the hallway and down several flights of stairs. When they finally reached the room in question, Kagome could barely contain her excitement.

When Ayashiko opened the big doors, Kagome could not believe her eyes. There were rows and rows of shelves and each shelf was packed with books, scrolls, or parchments.

Ayashiko watched as her pup walked slowly into the room. You would think that by her reaction to the room that she had never seen so many books before in her life. But the way she was acting it was a way that someone approached something that was most important to them. She saw as Kagome touched one of the many books in the library very carefully as she pulled it off the shelf. She opened it up as her eyes went wide and started to read.

Ayashiko watched her pup for a few minutes and was amazed at what she saw. Her pup was turning the pages fairly fast as her fingers ran over the words on the pages. Within minutes she had closed the book and placed it back on the shelf as she heard her say, �I never knew that there were so many different ways to use herbs. Some of those plants in that book are no longer in existence. The rarest herb to obtain is the black moonflower that can only be found in the highest mountain in this region. It is the most difficult to get for it grows on the peak of the mountain and only blooms by the light of the full moon. It says that the nectar of the flower would cure the strongest poisons known to be in existence.�

To say that Ayashiko was shocked was an understatement. Her pup had just read the complete volume to healing herbs and remembers everything that she read. �Musume, did you read that entire book?�

Kagome turned to Ayashiko and said, �Yes, I was born with the gift to learn quickly. I can read a book very fast and remember everything that I read.� Now this was something new and she had to share this information with her mate.

She excused herself from Kagome while she went to talk to her mate. She had a feeling that she would have to come and drag Kagome out of the library in order to make her eat her dinner when the time came.

When Ayashiko finally left, she left Kagome sitting at a table in the library with several stacks of books in front of her.

But in another corner of the library there was another set of golden eyes that were watching the ningen as she sat with a stack of books in front of her and began to read. He was fascinated with the way she read and retained all of the information. It was rare that a ningen would be educated but it seems that this one was. This onna was full of surprises and he would have to keep his eye on her.

Maybe his beast had been right about her. She was unlike any female they have encountered so far. She didn�t throw herself at his person wanting to be noticed. She didn�t want to share his bed just so she can rule one day.

She was a strong female and would be difficult to dominate. She was educated which was a rare thing because no female was that highly educated. She sparked his interest yet again as his beast purred with delight in knowing that he had chosen a worthy female to be his mate.

Sesshoumaru moved back to his corner of the room as he continued to search for books on miko�s. He didn�t know that much about them and he wanted to learn all he could. It would do him good to know everything about miko�s because if he decided that he wanted her for a mate then he had to find a way to make her submit to him. This in itself would prove to be difficult for she was powerful.

---oOo---

Kagome had finished reading all of the books in front of her. They were very informative and she had gained a lot of knowledge for the era she was in. She got up as she was searching the shelves of the library. She was looking for more books on healing herbs because she had a hunch that she would need to know how to use these herbs for healing.

The books didn�t seem to be in any kind of order so she was finding it difficult to find the books she wanted. She wondered how on earth they ever found anything in this place with the way the books were set up.

Kagome ran into an elderly youkai who seemed to be putting books, parchments, and scrolls away on the shelves. She decided to ask for his help as she walked over to him. She stopped in front of him as she bowed deeply and said in a respectful voice, �Excuse me please, but can you help me find some books on herbs?�

The elder youkai turned to the one speaking to him as he smiled and said, �Why yes milady I will be happy to assist you.�

Kagome smiled as she said, �I would look for them myself but I have no idea how everything is organized.�

The elder youkai just chuckled as he said, �Well that�s because they are not in any particular order. I just put things away where there is space.�

Kagome opened her eyes wide in surprise as she said, �It must be difficult to find things here then.�

�Yes milady, it is very difficult at times. I have found that there is no way of making it better. I have tried to organize this place but it is difficult when the court runners come here looking for a particular piece of parchment for the lord.� He said with a hint of sadness in his voice. He had been trying for years to get this room in order but couldn�t figure out a way to do it.

Kagome thought for a few minutes as she got an idea and said, �Would you mind if I made a suggestion on how to arrange the books?�

�No, no milady, by all means please if you can help this old one put everything in order I would most appreciate the help.� Said the old youkai for he was happy about getting some help. No one ever offered to help him with anything before. He had heard of the ningen that the lord was protecting but he didn�t expect her to be this nice. Most miko�s were self centered and thought themselves above everyone else. But this one was different, she was polite and sincere in what she wanted to do.

He saw her walk off as she went to the other side of the room. He followed to see what she was going to do. She stood with her back against the wall and then started to walk straight across the room to the other side. She did the same thing going lengthwise on the room and then she went to a desk and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill.

He walked up behind her as he observed what she was doing. Kagome was making what looked like a map of the library. She had drawn the room along with the windows and doors to the place. She placed all of the bookshelves that were currently in the room in her map. He saw that she had rearranged some of the bookshelves and made more room in the library as she drew some more bookshelves so they can place more material on them.

She then sectioned off parts of the shelves as she placed numbers on each one. She made a list on the side of the paper as she listed the general subject areas. She had a section for Herbs and healing, Youkais, Ningens, History, Territorial Maps, Laws, and a section called Miscellaneous.

Once Kagome was finished with her drawing she looked at it to make sure that she had everything she needed. She smiled when she was done and turned to the elderly youkai and said, �I�m so sorry. It is very rude of me for not introducing myself to you, my name is Kagome.�

The elderly youkai smiled as he said, �Nice to meet you Lady Kagome, my name is Tai-li I am the person in charge of this library. I make sure that everything has a place and is stored properly in here.�

�Nice to meet you too Tai-li-san. Now what I have made is map on how the library will look once we reorganize it. The numbers on the bookshelves correspond to a number off to the side telling you the category of the section of books. We can adjust the number of shelves under any category if there is an over abundance of books, scrolls, or parchment for that area.

This map will then be used to find what you need until you memorize where each area starts and ends. If we place all the books together in one area it will be easy to catalog. We then can keep a written record of where it is located so you know where to look.

Once the books are all placed in order we can place markings on them, like numbers. If the books are pulled from their place and taken away from here, when they return to you it would make finding their correct place on the shelf easier. That way the book, scroll, or parchment will always be in the same place all the time. If you get any new material that would be filed in between the ones you have on the shelf then we can place a dot and add something to the end to make a permanent place for it on the shelf.

You can make small cards or keep a list of what is on a shelf that way you have a quick reference to the materials you have. This will keep the library organized and categorized in case they come looking for something in haste and you will have easy access to it.�

Tai-li had to say that he was very impressed with the little miko. In a matter of minutes she had come up with a design that will organize this place once and for all. He liked this idea as he said, �Milady you have come up with a wonderful idea. I can have the extra bookshelves brought in by tomorrow and then I can start organizing this place. I can get some of the other servants to help me move all the books, parchments, and scrolls around.�

Kagome was happy, for the first time since she has been in this castle. She had actually helped someone out and that made her feel good. She offered to help Tai-li in reorganizing the library. He was honored that she wanted to help but said that she had done enough for him already and thanked her for the offer.

They continued to talk for the rest of the afternoon as he helped her look for the books on herbs that she was originally looking for. They found all she wanted as she sat back down to read.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru had been listening to everything that the onna had been saying to the elderly youkai. He was amazed at the way she took charge and got everything organized for the old man. She paid meticulous attention to detail when she drew her plans.

He had been watching from a distance and when he saw them leave the parchment that she had been working on, on the table, he walked over to it so he could see what she had done.

He was amazed at her writing skills and she had drawn the library almost to scale. He liked her plans for the new library and couldn�t wait until they reorganized it so he could find what he was looking for. He heard them returning to his location as he made his way out of the library to get dressed for dinner. It wouldn�t be good for him to show up late and get his father mad at him again.

---oOo---

Ayashiko had spent the afternoon with her mate as she told him what she had found out about the girl. He was shocked to find out that she could read, do mathematics and other things. He would have to keep his eye on his little one. She was diffidently full of surprises.

Ayashiko thought it best to check the library and make sure that Kagome was getting ready for dinner. When she got there she saw her pup in deep conversation with Tai-li about something. She didn�t understand what they were talking about and quite frankly she didn�t care as she said, �Musume, we must get ready for dinner.�

Kagome bowed deeply to Tai-li and left with her Hahaue to get dressed. Kagome and Ayashiko bathed together and then when they were done Ayashiko had a surprise for Kagome.

Kagome was not expecting the beautiful kimono that she was given. It was a dark blue kimono with a big crescent moon on the back. It had stars all over the kimono that were made in silver. There was a silver obi to go along with the outfit that made it complete.

She looked at Ayashiko and asked, �Why are you giving me this? You have already given me so much.�

Ayashiko saw the gleam in her eyes. She knew that Kagome loved the new kimono that she had gotten her. �Because every girl should dress up every now and then. Plus this is your first dinner with us and I thought that this would look beautiful on you. It goes perfectly with your eyes.�

Kagome turned away from Ayashiko as tears were running down her cheeks. She had never, in her life, received such a wonderful gift.

Ayashiko became alarmed when she smelled her tears. She thought that she didn�t like her gift as she asked, �Musume, what�s wrong? Do you not like the kimono I got for you? Perhaps in another color?�

Kagome shook her head, as she softly said, �No, I love the kimono, it�s beautiful, it�s just that I have never dressed up before. My mother could never afford nice clothing for us ever since our father died.�

Ayashiko understood as she turned Kagome back to her and said, �Well there is always a first time for everything. Now lets dress you up in this kimono.�

Ayashiko called for several servants to help them. They were dressed in a matter of minutes, as the servants got busy doing their hair. When they were done they couldn�t believe how beautiful they both looked.

Kagome had her hair up on the back of her head and had combs and long painted hair pins holding it in place. The servants had left a few strands of hair hanging on the side of her face that brought out her inner beauty. They applied a small amount of makeup to her face and she looked gorgeous.

Ayashiko�s hair was pulled up behind her as they made intricate braids in her hair and then pulled them all in loops on the back of her head. They held them in place with combs and long silver hairpins. They applied very little make up for their lady never really wore any.

When Kagome looked in the mirror she couldn�t believe that the girl looking back at her was her own reflection. For the first time in her life she actually looked beautiful.

She looked at Ayashiko and couldn�t help but smile. She looked beautiful in an outfit just like hers but hers was in a deep emerald green. Her natural beauty came out as they both nodded in satisfaction and left to join the men down in the dining hall.

---oOo---

Inutaisho was getting irritated in waiting for his mate and his little one to come down to eat. They were late as he saw his youngest fidgeting in his seat. His eldest was sitting there deep in thought when the dinning room door opened to let the ladies into the room.

When his eyes fell on his lovely mate his heart skipped a beat. He felt like a pup again as he saw how beautiful she looked. But what caught his eye was the little one with her. She was dressed in a similar kimono only in a different color but even she looked beautiful.

He heard an intake of a breath as he looked at his eldest son. His eyes were fixed on Kagome and you can see the desire in his eyes. He smiled as he stood up from his chair and so did Sesshoumaru as they waited for them to approach the table.

When they had reached the table Inutaisho said, �Kagome let me introduce you to my sons.�

Kagome looked up as he pointed to the taller youkai sitting to the right of him as she heard him say, �This is my eldest son and heir to the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru.�

Sesshoumaru bowed his head lightly in greeting but what surprised him the most was that she bowed deeply to him as he heard her say, �It is a pleasure to meet you Sesshoumaru-sama.� As much as he had tried that day he could not find any flaws to this ningen. She was educated, a powerful miko, and very polite. He kept staring at her as he saw her turn a light shade of pink.

Inutaisho watched the actions going on between his son and his little one, and smiled inwardly. He then said, �And this is my youngest son Inuyasha.� Again Kagome bowed deeply and greeted him with respect.

Once the formal introductions were done they all seated themselves at the table. Dinner was promptly served and Inutaisho observed that his little one did not move to eat. This was very interesting for no one knew proper etiquette when dinning with the youkai nobles. But yet his little one was waiting patiently for him to start the meal. But before he took his first bite of food he said, �You both look incredibly beautiful tonight. It was well worth the wait.� He then took a bite of food and they all started to enjoy their meal.

Throughout the whole meal Sesshoumaru could not take his eyes off the onna sitting in front of him. She was gorgeous. She was beautiful before but now her beauty came through and there was no one that could compare to the creature sitting in front of him. Well maybe his mother could but Kagome took his breath away.

His inner beast was rattling in his mental cage, wanting to get out so he could have the girl. It was difficult for him to maintain control but he did manage it for the whole meal. Soon it came to an end and he wished that it would last for a little longer. She was being quiet this evening and he wished that he could hear her speak. She has the most wonderful voice he had ever heard.

When they were all done they all walked up to their rooms and said goodnight before they retired for the evening.

Kagome had finished changing into her nemaki. It had been a wonderful evening but at the same time a lonely one. She had missed her mother and it prevented her from enjoying her dinner. Plus she kept on catching the one they called Sesshoumaru looking at her all night. He made her nervous because she didn�t know if she was doing something wrong or if he was interested in her.

She shook her head at that thought, there was no way he could be interested in her as a lone tear came down her cheek. She walked over to the balcony as she stared at the stars, they were beautiful tonight as she said in a low and dejected voice, �Who could ever love someone like me? I�m a nobody that was born with gifts that no one wants or appreciates me for having them. I have always been rejected because of them and now I�m being rejected because I�m ningen. My life couldn�t be more pathetic. Maybe Sesshoumaru was right, I don�t belong here.�

With that she turned and went to bed. Thinking of the day she would be able to leave this castle and maybe find someone who would love her for who she was.

Outside her door stood someone that was listening to what she was saying. He was hiding his aura and scent so he could not be detected by anyone. He didn�t want his parents to know what he was doing. He had been warned by his father to stay away from her. But he was curious about the onna and her scent was heavenly.

He heard her comments and he felt terrible for what he had called her earlier today. She wasn�t pathetic and if he had to spend the rest of his life proving it to her then he would. He turned as he went to bed. His inner inu was whining because the girl was crying. He wanted to go and offer her some comfort but he had to do things right.

He calmed his beast as he fell into a deep sleep. Thinking of the onna with blue/black hair and the prettiest blue eyes he had ever seen.

---oOo---

Hahahue � mother

Ningen � human

Onna � woman

Raijin Kogeki � Thunder Strike

Musume � My daughter

Nemaki � nightgown, pajamas, night clothes

Hello this is the end to another chapter. Sorry for the delays but I had to deal with some disturbing news for the last few weeks. I�m finally getting used to some life changes and I am now ready to continue posting this story. I want to thank everyone who has reviewed so far and I�m always happy to hear from you.

Now in the next chapter Sango comes back into the story as she joins Kagome in the castle. Things start to get interesting as Sesshoumaru begins to show interest in Kagome. But because he is a noble and she is not he can not approach her just yet with his wishes or to get to know her better. But will that stop our fiery miko, you have to wait and see.

Until the next chapter!

Ja ne!

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