His new ward

Chapter 12

Sesshomaru was sitting at his dinning room table when two of his guards opened the door and drug a large sack over to him. He stared at the guards in question and one of the guards opened the sack to reveal the dead miko. He put down his chopsticks and turned to glare at his guards. He wouldn't be able to eat for a week now that her scent mixed with his food. If he didn't have a strong consitution he would surely have been sick from the stench. He looked at the guards faces and locked them in his memory. They would have double shifts for the next month. They were so lucky he didn't kill them.

"What happened to her?"

"Sorry, my Lord, but we had to knock her out to retrieve her for you. But we were lucky. She was weak when we took her and we only knocked her out becuase she still possessed some of her miko abilities. She should wake up soon." The guards turned and smiled at each other. The first job that Sesshomaru-sama had given them and it only took them two days to accomplish.

Sesshomaru sent a servant after his healer then turned back to the guards. "What made you think that I would want that horrible stench in this room where I am suppose to eat? You two are lucky that I don't kill you right now. Get out of my sight before I change my mind." He glared at the guards as they hurried from the room then he sent for two new guards to serve him. He hoped these two were smarter than the others.

He watched as the healer came into the room and placed a necklace similiar to Kagome's around Kikyou's throat. That should take care of her powers like it did to the other one. Considering that she was not as powerful a miko as his ward. Now all he had to do was wait for the girl or whatever she was now to wake up. He summoned a servant and had her remove the food. The smell of the food mixed with the dead miko's scent left him uncertain of being able to keep down the bites he had managed to eat before the imbecile guards brought her in. A few minutes later his eyes were drawn to the floor as the miko moved around. He smirked as the miko noticed him then started scooting back away from him. Good she is scared. "I don't mean you any harm yet miko. I just have a few question that I need answered and you will be the one to do so."

"What could I possibly know that you would deem important." Kikyo stood up and glared at the demon lord before her.

"It was brought to my attention that you and my worthless brother are mates. I wish to know if it is true?" Sesshomaru stared at the being in front of him. He didn't know what else to call her. Not that he had to call her anything.

"Why don't you ask your brother if you want an answer?" Kikyo frowned at the demon lord more. A thousand reasons ran through her mind at once.

"I talked to him the other day when he visited me at my palace. I just wanted to see what your response was." He could almost see the wheels clicking in the beings head. This was so easy.

Kikyo looked at the lord in surprise. 'He mentioned his brother without anger. And he allowed Inuyasha in his palace. Maybe he and Inuyasha have mended their relationship and Sesshomaru wanted Inuyasha to return to the castle and since I am his mate I get to come too. It would be great to have all these servants serving me hand and foot and since Sesshomaru is without a mate I would be in charge of this huge palace all by myself. I could lay around most of the day doing nothing but having servants wait on me. I would have the finest kimono's and wouldn't have to wear the ugly miko outfits anymore. And I wouldn't even have to lift a finger ever again.' She thought.

That is the life she wanted.

She smiled at the demon lord. "Yes I am your brothers mate, My Lord."

"Show me the proof of which you speak." Sesshomaru walked over to the miko and stood in front of her. It took all his strength not to lift the sleeve of his hoari over his nose to cover. The stench of the miko worsened as he got closer to her.

Kikyo gingerly lowered the edge of her shirt and showed Sesshomaru the proof he required. And all but smirked when she heard a small growl come from the demon lord. 'So what if he isn't happy about it. There is nothing he can do to change it.'

"Now was there anything else My Lord?" She turned to leave the room but was stopped by two guards who were standing by the door. She turned back to glare at Sesshoumaru once again.

"Surely you do not wish to depart my company so soon miko. I insist on your company for a couple of days. I am sure Inuyasha would want you where you were safe. And since he is my brother I take it upon myself to ensure your safety in his abscence. " He turned away from the shocked miko and spoke to the guards. "Please escort the miko to the northern wing."

The guards looked at the lord in shock. The north wing was reserved for the palace concubines. He had never had a concubine before why would he choose this one? Let alone one who smelled of death. The guards wrinkled their noses and bowed to their lord. Who were they to question their lord.

"You will have that wing to yourself and once you enter your room I must ask for your own safety not to leave it again. At least until your mate returns." He looked around and the first female servant he saw was Satomi. He nodded his head to her and waited till she approached him. "Satomi will now be your personal servant and I will summon you when your mate returns." Sesshomaru turns to the servant. "Once you get the miko settled please return I have other instructions for you concerning her." He watched the servant bow to him and then watched her follow the miko and the guards out of the room. That went well and he didn't have to fight with her. She would live a few days longer.

Kikyou followed the servant down various twist and turns and down many halls. She could see rich items decorating the castle. Soon all this will be mine. She walked into a room that made her breath catch in her throat. It was covered in silk pillows and linens everywhere. It was beautiful.

Satomi smiled at the lady as she looked around the room. I guess she doesn't know what wing this is or she would have went off by now. "This is your new room my Lady. There are kimono's in your closet over here and a bath at your disposal through that door there. For your safety you will not be allowed to leave these rooms." She knew the miko could not leave the room and almost smirked at the girl. "You must be tired so why don't you take a nap?" She helped the miko change clothes and took her others to be washed. As the miko was laying down to sleep she left the girl's room and hurried to the laundry to get the stench ladden clothes away from her. How did her lord expect her to put up with that stench for any given amount of time. I guess I will have to learn not to breath.

Kikyou waited for the servant to leave before sitting up. She walked to the closet and saw an array of various clothes for her to wear. All were richly made out of the finest silks that Japan had to offer. Yes, Inuyasha and his brother must have made up and soon I will be Lady of the palace. She returned to the futon and went to sleep dreaming of everything that would soon be hers.