For Forever My Lord, For Eternity My Love

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A/N: As soon as I thought I would be feeling better... seems like it just keeps getting worse and worse lol. I just wanted to get this chapter out for you guys before I had run into any more trouble or even worse... work lol.



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...The demon Lord was surprised to see Kagome at breakfast the next morning. She was dressed in the most royal blue kimono he had ever seen her wear. Her hair was pinned up into a beautiful bun and her skin looked very healthy, more healthy than it has looked in days. From what he saw, she was only wearing a minimal amount of cream on her face and lips. Though she looked peticularly exquisite that morning, he could tell something was different about her. Maybe it was the way she held her gaze anywhere and everywhere but him. The most he got from her that morning was, "Ohayo gozaimasu.". He turned his head when he had seen that she had looked up from her plate to gaze at him.





"Is something wrong, My Lord?" she asked, her voice light.





He glanced at her before saying, "Nothing is wrong."





"Then why must you stare at me?" she asked quickly, throwing him off. "And for long periods of time at that." He sat down his chopsticks before turning to look at her fully.





"You are different today."





"I am different or I look different?" she asked in return. Her blue-gray eyes never left his golden ones.





"Both." he said, biting back the sudden impulse to growl at her.





"I rather like my new look." she said, waving over a servant. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at her as she began speaking to one of them.





"I do not like your attitude." he growled, not able to bite it back that time. She glanced at him before dismissing the servant. She turned towards Sesshomaru and rose a beautifully sculptured eyebrow at him.





"What is wrong with you?"





"What is wrong with you?" Sesshomaru growled out, standing up from his seat. Kagome rose another eyebrow at him, placing her own chopsticks down on the side of her plate.





"Are you all right, yourself?" she inquired, not getting up from her seat. Sesshomaru let out a viscious growl and before she could stop it, he slammed her against the wall beside her. The other servants in the room quickly took their leave.





"What the hell is wrong with-"





"Silence!" he snarled at her, holding both of her arms. He kept them on either side of her as he leaned down until his nose touched hers. Kagome glared at him.





"Let go of me." she said, her voice dark.





"Why are you being this way?" he asked in return, his voice just as dark. Kagome narrowed her eyes at him before pulling at her arms. Sesshomaru did not loosen his grip on them. She growled in frustration.





"Answer me!" he growled, slamming her into the wall again. She gasped and felt him tighten his grip on her arms again.





"Why are you so damn hateful to me!" Kagome yelled at him. Sesshomaru's grip on her arms loosened slightly.





"Why do you get so angry at me! You're always angry! You confuse the hell out of me!" The young woman screamed.





"What are you talking about!" he snarled, his claws digging into her skin.





"You confuse me, Sesshomaru! I don't know what to think anymore! I don't know if you love me or if you're just toying with me!" Kagome glared up at him, angrily pulling at her arms.





"You make me think you want me, then you do something to make me question myself as to if I even love you!" She continued. Sesshomaru listened. He listened quietly as she yelled and screamed at him. As she did, he stared deep into her eyes, noticing the frustration in them. The frustration, the confusion, and. . .





Love.





Love and hate.





Sesshomaru's hands suddenly dropped from her arms to wrap around her waist, softly; pulling her close to him. He heard her gasp.





"Sesshomaru! Let go of me this instant!"





"I wish to hold you." he said softly and Kagome shook her head vigorously.





"No! Let go of me! This is exactly what I'm talking about, Sesshomaru!" she yelled, tears of frustration sliding down her cheeks.





Sesshomaru did not answer. He just held her close to him, slowly removing the pins from her hair. He heard the soft tap of the pins as they hit the floor beneath them. He ran his claws through her silk like hair, closing his eyes as he let his chin settle upon the top of her head. She fought him for a while longer before calming down. Sesshomaru growled softly, soothing and calming her even more.





"I do not mean to confuse you." he whispered ever so softly. Kagome sniffed, her arms now wrapped around his waist.



"Then why do you do it?" she asked in return, her eyes closed.





"It is because I--"





"My Lord!!!" called a frantic servant. Sesshomaru inwardly cursed, gently pulling away from her. The servant noticed the position his Lord and Lady were in and quickly turned away.





"What is it?" Sesshomaru growled.





"L-Lord Kito is here to see you! He says it's urgent!" said the servant. Before Kagome knew it, Sesshomaru had dismissed the servant and was towards the door. He stopped and glanced back at her.





"I will be busy for the rest of the day. Take the time to relax and--"





"When-"





"We will finish our conversation later." he promised before leaving the room, the door closing softly behind him. Kagome stared at the door in disbelief before shaking her head, her long tresses flowing down her shoulders. She grabbed a handful and brought it up to her face. She sighed before picking up the pins and leaving the empty room.













..."What?" Growled Sesshomaru, standing up from his chair. Lord Kito inwardly shivered from the cold look in the demon lord's eyes.





"There was nothing I could do, Lord Sesshomaru!" Lord Kito said in his defence. "Lord Takana is sweeping the farthest of lands and conquering them. I have word that he is on his way to conquer the Northern and Western Lands." Lord Kito said, spiting out the Lord Takana's name.





Sesshomaru growled, his hand slamming down on the table. There was silence in the room before he finally spoke.





"How many lords are left?"





"There are only four left. I do not know where the other Lords have gone. I do know that many are in hiding. Lord Matsuya and his family is with me now."





"Lord Takana seems to have allies." Sesshomaru said, turning away from Kito, looking out the window. Lord Kito nodded.





"He does."





Silence.





"From your allies." The demon lord's body turned to face the Lord quickly.





"What are you talking about?" Sesshomaru growled. Lord Kito shivered once again, clearing his throat.





"Though Lord Takana is conquering lands, he has given Lord's choices. Join him or die,"





"Of course." Sesshomaru sneered.





"Many Lord's have died, but the one's that are alive and with him are his allies now." Lord Kito continued. Sesshomaru clenched his fists.





"Do you know what he wants?" Sesshomaru asked.





"Lord Matsuya has heard that he was looking for "victory", but he doubts that. Lord Takana is the kind of beast that enjoys seeing others hurt. He loves to see someone fight for what they want, what they believe in, and when he thinks they've done so much, he crushes them.





He's taking everything and anything that they cherish the most. The Lord's he have killed, he has taken his wive's and daughters. The son's he either have killed, tortured, I should say, or give them the choice of becoming his slave. Not many have survived."





Sesshomaru closed his eyes, looking away once again.





"War will be here soon, Sesshomaru." Lord Kito said, forgetting the formality and standing from his chair. "I mean no disrespect, but I suggest you find a safe place for the one thing you cherish most."





Sesshomaru's eyes opened quickly, glancing back at him.