His new ward

Chapter 19

Inuyasha entered his brothers castle and followed the guard to the dining room where he had said his brother was waiting on him. He found him sitting at the head of the table. Then he looked around the room for Kagome. He saw the screen across the room and saw a shadow on the other side of it. His borther must have put Kagome behind a screen for now. He would play his brothers games if it meant he would get Kagome. "Sesshomaru"

"Inuyasha, I am so glad that you could join us for our noon meal. Please have a seat we have much to discuss. Now as you remember the wolf told me that you were mated. And since you yourself admitted you were. I need to understand why you would concider taking Kagome as a second mate?" Sesshomaru waited and waited while his brother sat beside him.

Inuyasha turned and looked at the screen again when he heard a small sound reach his ears. If Kagome could hear him he had better come up with somethin good to get her back on his side. "I mated Kiyou in a weak moment. I have always loved Kagome. Not Kikyou. I can't turn my back on Kikyou since she is my mate but Kagome would be my first mate while Kikyou would become my second." There that should convince Kagome that I love her.

How stupid was the hanyou. "And this Kikyou would not mind stepping back to allow Kagome to take her place as your number one mate?"

"Why would she? Kikyo is my bitch and she will listen and do what I tell her to." Inuyasha looked at his brother and wished that he would hurry up with his questions so that he could get Kagome and mate her. Before he found out for sure about Kikyo.

"What do you have to offer for Kagome? I must ensure that you are capable of taking care of her." Sesshoumaru couldn't wait to hear his anwer to this one.

"I have a house in our village ready for us to move into. And I can protect her with the Tetsusaiga. She would not want for anything. Besides giving her to me is alot better than giving her to that mangy wolf." Inuyasha smiled at Sesshomaru. He couldn't argue with him on that point.

Sesshomaru finished eating and looked at his brother. "Fine your mate is behind the screen. You can claim her now."

Inuyasha ran to the screen and pulled the woman into his arms. He could feel her body shaking then he smelled the tears. Poor Kagome must be so relieved I have her now. "Don't worry Kagome, I am here now and I will take care of you."

Kikyo couldn't believe that everything Inuyasha had ever told her was a lie. She stopped crying and pushed him away from her. As she shoved him away she yanked the coverings from her face and hair. "Inuyasha I don't believe that you could turn your back on me. Make me your number two mate indeed. Your not the demon I thought you were. Oh that's right your not a demon but a hanyou. Perhaps that is why you would do so. I thought you loved me." Kikyou walked up to Inuyasha and slapped him soundly across the face.

She then turned to Sesshomaru "Thank you my Lord for showing me what your brother was capable of. I hope we never meet again." She turned and left the castle. Nothing would stop her from leaving. Let them try. If Inuyasha thought she would ingore this disgrace he was sorely mistaken. I would have waited to take him to hell but now as soon as I get my hands on him again he is going to hell with me if it is the last thing I do. At least I know that he is not going to get Kagome either. The fool has lost us both.

Inuyasha was standing in his brothers dining room in shock. That wasn't Kagome it was Kikyo. Sesshomaru had tricked him. He turned to his brother "Where is Kagome?"

"She is where you can no longer touch her. That is all you need to know. If she wants you to know more I am sure she will find you." Sesshomaru just smiled at his worthless brother. It was a great day indeed.

"Why would you do something like this Sesshomaru. I knew you were a jerk but this just confirmed it over again." Inuyasha glared at Sesshomaru. If he could draw Tetsusaiga his brother would now be dead.

"How does it feel Inuyasha to lose something that you care about? Something that you will never have again?" He stood up and turned to leave the room. "I could not allow you to tarnish our family again. You have disgraced yourself, your mate and your sire by your lies. You are hereby vanquished from the western lands. You may continue to live in your forest but that is as far as I will go for you. If you step foot in the Western Lands again you will pay the price with your life." Sesshomaru walked out of the room as his brother disappeared behind him.

Inuyasha appeared before the God tree. What have I done? He will never let me have Kagome now and Kikyo wouldn't want nothing to do with him. How was he suppose to find the last couple of shards with both his jewel collectors gone. He jumped up to his tree. He had to find a way to get Kagome that is all there is to it. She would still want him. She didn't know about Kikyo and him and she was gulliable enough to believe him. Now how to find out where Sesshomaru put her. Maybe Miroku could find out and tell him. He would do that for me. He has to go visit Sango in a couple of days. I will ask him then. Inuyasha laid down and fell into a restless sleep.

Miroku sat uder a tree by his and Sango's hut. He had looked for Kaede all last night and it wasn't until this morning that a villager had told him that he saw her riding out of the village. I guess maybe she had an emergency to take care of in another village. She should be back before he had to go to Sesshomaru's castle. Till then I will just prepare the hut incase I win Sango. He stood up and went to the village to speak to a few women to order Sango a new kimono and a few more blankets for the hut. And he had to talk to the blacksmith about making Kirara a new bed.