Heir to the West

A/N: Thanks to all the fans who read my fic! well here's the second chapter, and expect me to update quite frequently, actually the third chapter is already spinning in my mind, but I'd love suggestions on how to draw kags and lord fluffy together, so please Rate and review!
-Narnia

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Kagome woke the next morning to the usual sounds of the forest surrounding her. She and Kohaku had been traveling for a day now, Sango had asked Kirara to accompany them and the Neko had readily accepted. The trip had gone uneventful so far, but wherever the jewel was- live or dead- there were bound to be demons coming after it. She grabbed her bow and arrows and kneeled in front of the almost dead fire. But in a little over 15 minutes she had a blazing fire, with fish roasting beside it.
After she and Kohaku had eaten and packed up camp they climbed upon Kirara and continued to journey west.
As Kirara flew above the trees, amongst the clouds, Kagome looked down at the miles of forest rolling beneath them. “Kagome-chan.” Kohaku said looking back at her. “We will arrive in the western lands late tonight, but we will not see the Western palace until after two days travel.” So Kagome and Kohaku flew above Feudal Japan, occasionally walking whenever they wanted to give Kirara a rest and resting whenever necessary.
By the fourth day, they arrived in a village just on the outskirts of the palace grounds. The village was buzzing as the market people walked amongst the stands of fresh fruit, fabric, and many other home-made goods that were on display.
Hearing her and Kohaku’s stomach grumble, Kagome pushed her way through the crowd and walked over to a baker’s stand and looked at the bread and other foods steaming and filling the air around it with a sweet aroma. “Mmmm…two red Bean buns please.” she ordered and placed two silver coins in the old man’s hand. He thanked her and handed her the food. Turning Kagome walked back to Kohaku who was leaning against a hut petting Kirara. “Here you go. Lunch is served.” she said holding out one of the buns to him.
Kohaku looked up when he smelled food and he gently took the bun from Kagome’s fingers. “Thank you Kagome-chan.” he said then took a bite out of the bun. As they both ate they caught snippets of conversations, about how Lord Sesshomaru’s mate had been killed while traveling back to her home in the south. Kagome felt a pang of Sadness strike her heart. She had never met the demoness, yet whenever Rin stopped by the village she spoke of the Western Lady like a dear friend. As she ate she prayed for the peace of the now deceased lady of the Western Lands.
Once they both had finished eating they slung their packs over their shoulders and walked back along the main path, with what seemed like hundreds of other women. Only when did the same group keep heading towards the Western Palace did she begin to sense their Miko abilities.
‘What are so many mikos doing heading towards the Western Palace?’ she thought.
Once the entire group of women, and kohaku arrived at the Palace gates Kagome marvled at the meer sight of the castle. It towered above the forest, into the sky. Seemingly made from the mountain, she could tell that the outside was just as beautiful as the inside as well. A few seconds later the gates swung open and the group of them walked along the now smooth stone pathway towards the main entrance.
Thousands of colors surrounded Kagome. Flowers from honeysuckle to white roses adorned the gardens and the inner walls. While the sound of fountains and possibly even a waterfall were mixed within the sounds of birds and animals scuttling around or within the flowers.
“Kagome-chan!” a young girl squeeled.
Turning Kagome saw a black haired girl, with light brown eyes, and a orange silk Kimono come running up to her. “Rin?” Kagome and Kohaku said at once. Rin almost tackled Kagome to the ground as she embraced her with all her might. The group of women surrounding them turned and stared at the scene between the Lord of the West’s ward and the miko woman.
“You’ve gotten so big!” Kagome said smiling at her.
“Rin’s fifteen now!” she said twirling. “Are you here to visit Lord Sesshomaru?” she asked Kagome.
Glancing quickly over to Kohaku, who was blushing, but behind it she saw the look of pure love and adoration for the girl standing in front of her. “I am, so Kohaku, why don’t you speak with Rin as she gives you a tour of the gardens.” The two love birds nodded and walked off from the main path.
Meanwhile Kagome made her way into the large castle that housed the feared Sesshomaru.

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He stared at the gem Bokusenou had given him. He had wondered for days on end what it was supposed to do to help him locate the mysterious miko that was the answer to his nightmare of a situation.
Glancing up he called for a servant. A young fox demoness entered the room and kneeled before his desk. “You called for me my-lord?” she asked humbly.
“Have the Miko’s arrived?” he asked not looking up from the gem between his claws.
“Yes my-lord. They await you in the grand hall. Anything else?” she asked.
“No that is it. Leave me.” with that said she stood and left the room. Placing the gem back into his sleeve he stood and dressed in the outfit the servants had left on his bed.
His arm had grown back little under 3 years after his half-breed brother had cut it off. Yet even to this day he rarely used it, for now he was used to it not being there, even though he knew one day it would return to him when his youki gathered the power for it.
Dressing in his formal attire, he un-suppressed his youki so his tail appeared and he draped it over his shoulder. Ignoring his armor he simply tied his sash around his waist and began the decent down the stairs to the main room.
The meere presence of so many Mikos made Sesshomaru twitch with the slight electric feel upon his skin. Once he entered the room, the entire space became quiet. Calling three servants to his side, he ordered them to search the crowd for non-mikos and have them escorted off the premises.

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Kagome watched as Sesshomaru, her once feared enemy entered the room, then ordered the servants to search the room for only non-mikos then have them taken from his property. ‘What could he want with so many Mikos?’ she wondered.
“Ladies.” a tall Deer demon called out among the silent room “If any of you are holding back your aura please release them now or you will be removed.”
Kagome bit her lip as she let her aura flare, and many around her glanced back at her in awe. Yeah, she was the Shikon miko, which required quite a bit of Life-Energy in order to purify a jewel made of four souls.
“Now please, form a line. None of you shall meet with Lord Sesshomaru unless you pass our inspection.” the stag demon announced. Kagome followed the women in front of her and found herself in a line longer than one you would find in an amusement park.
Watching as one of them started at the head of the line, the other picked a spot in the middle and the other started at the end and each worked their way either down the line or up. When the first stepped in front of her, a very beautiful Crane demoness, she watched as the woman winced at her pure aura. “Sorry.” Kagome apologized, but the demoness simply shook her head and continued down the line and pulled a few other women from the line and had a guard escort them off the property. Once the second passed by her, the Stag youkai from earlier, she nodded her head and he ignored the gesture and continued down the line doing a second check of the Crane’s work. He even pulled a few ladies from the line and sent them away as well.
After the first two, Kagome watched as the group shrank from over 200 to maybe 40 or 50. Then another servant began to pass over the line, removing even more women from the group. As the woman approached Kagome she sensed that she was a miko. When the woman arrived at Kagome, she watched as the woman’s eyes widened and the miko bowed to Kagome.
“Please rise.” Kagome said blushing. When the miko did so, she took Kagome’s hands and looked at her.
“My Lady, we are graced with your presence.” the woman said then slightly bowed then continued down the line and removed more women as she passed them.
After the course of an hour Kagome looked around at the now small group of maybe 20 or so women who were now openly glaring at her and whispering amongst themselves. The small glass ball against her chest, that was hidden beneath her kimono, began to feel like a thousand pounds. She had to resist the urge to reach up and fidget with it under all of the attention.
As an hour passed one of the women walked up to the Miko who had passed over them the third time and demanded to know when they were going to meet Lord Sesshomaru.
“Please wait a little longer. Lord Sesshomaru is feeding currently, and will return shortly.” almost a second after the words had left the miko’s mouth Sesshomaru entered the grand hall once more and let his cold amber eyes graze over the crowd.

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Walking back towards the room where the miko’s were being kept he entered just as one of the women was backing away from Saki, the priestess to the shrine of his father. Nodding to his servants to leave, except Saki, he led his eyes across the now smaller crowd of women. Reaching into his sleeve, he pulled out the gem and held it in out for them to see.
“Which one of you knows of this gem?” his stoic voice questioned. Hearing a few mumbles he let out a warning growl letting them know to speak their opinion.
“it’s the Joukai no Jemu. A sacred jewel bestowed to a demon who wishes to find a legendary miko.” a young woman’s voice informed him.
“Show yourself, priestess.” he comanded. As the crowd parted he watched as his brother’s wench emerged from the back of the crowd and stood at the front.
‘Ah, the shikon miko.’ he thought. Glancing down at the jewel, it remained the same.
jewel
“The jewel is said to belong to the legendary miko you seek, I asssume.” she said her gaze straight into his eyes. As she had done the exact same time when she had first confronted him in his father’s tomb.
“Welcome Miko Kagome.” Sesshomaru said. “Come here.” he said as he prepared himself for the rotten stench of the human. But was surprised when only the smell of whild flowers and vanilla hit his nose. Holding out the jewel he watched as she warily held her own hand out.
Once the jewel sat in her hand it began to glow. The light was so bright he had to shade his eyes. When the light faded, he noticed it was no longer in her hand, but was replaced by a small white mark on her palm.
Sesshomaru noticed the look of shock and confusion adorning the human’s face, he then looked over to guards positioned at the door and ordered them to have the other miko’s removed.
“Lord Sesshomaru.” Kagome addressed him. “Why are you looking for the sacred miko- I mean, me?”
Simply turning around he signaled her to follow him. Once they entered the dining hall, he pulled out a chair for her and then sat down across from her at an adjacent table near a window.
“As you may know, my mate has failed to birth me a male heir. And by law I am to have a suitable heir for me to keep my lands.” he said, the mask of indifference still plastered to his face. “So I sought out the guidance of Bokusenou. Who gave me the jewel to find a miko that I desire.” he folded his hands in front of his face as he searched her face for her reaction.
“What do I have that you desire? The Shikon no tama is long dead, and I know you don’t want that so what does this ‘legendary miko’ have to do with me?” she asked deeply confused at his intentions.
Sesshomaru silently sighed to himself. He knew of the miko’s temper, and knew that this wouldn’t go very well. “The miko is rumored to birth over 100 demon pups to a single demon who mates her.” he said his eyes pinned to hers.
Kagome felt furious. The lord Sesshomaru, who hates humans, has only called upon her just so that he can use her as a baby factory?! She hadn’t even lost her virginity, now some demon lord asks her to bear his child?! How many men out there were like Miroku!?
“I’m sorry, but I must decline.” she said beginning to stand, but in a blink of an eye Sesshomaru had her pinned against the wall. “Listen to my offer before you make rash judgements.” he growled.
Kagome simply glared at him. “I WILL Not listen, for I know what you wish of me My lord. To bear you demon pups and then have nothing to do with me. I’ve had my heart broken once already and desire to not repeat the process.” she said trying to get away, but Sesshomaru’s grip held firm.
“There will be benifets for you and your kitsune pup.” he said beginning to loosen his grip “and also my half-wit brother will never find you again. Unless you desire to be found.” he said as she turned and began to walk away.
“hypothetically, If I fail to produce you your much coveted male heir. Will you have me banished as you had your first mate?” she asked glaring at him over her shoulder.
“She was the second. Not the first.” he corrected “And no, for if the prophecy is true you will be able to bear full demon children to the male who mates you. Which is an ability I covet at the time.” his patience was beginning to wear thin with his brother’s wench.
“And if I do agree?” she proposed turning around.
“You will live here, in the western lands. Both you and the jewel will be kept safe from those seeking it. You’re kitsune will be educated in demon ways, and trained as a member of the western house.” he said glaring coldly at her.
“What about rin?” she asked out of nowhere.
“What about my ward.”
“I came here to ask for permission for she and Kohaku to marry.”
“That will be arranged. Only if you agree to my will.” he said carefully. “You have one day to comprehend your decision. Come to me this time tomorrow with your answer.” with that said, kagome watched as he turned and exited the room.