Roses and Thorns

Disclaimer: I don’t own any part of Inuyasha. I’m not even sure I own the mind I am writing with. Oh well…

A/N: Sorry the last chapter was so short guys. I was intent on finishing it so I could get it out to you, but after that last bit, nothing came to me. I hope this feeds your reading frenzy and thank you very much for keeping up with this story, it means a lot to me.

I also am NOT going to apologize for the way Sesshoumaru is turning out in his character. I never intended to keep him true to such. He is mine for the molding in this story. Thus FAN FICTION is born. It’s not meant to stay within the guidelines of the original writer’s description. That’s why we have this wonderful website where we can express and put down in words of how we think they should look/act/feel.

So for those of you that do not like the actors being “out of character”, please do not read any further. I wouldn’t want you to be reading something that you do not have a taste for. Thank you.

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“I will stay by her side, you sir, still have a ball to plan.” Sango was near to pushing the overbearing taiyoukai out of Kagome’s room. “I will let you know when she awakens.”

“That I do not doubt.” With that he turned and left.

“Oh Kagome, what have you gotten yourself into?” She leaned her head against the door and spoke to the unconscious body lying on the bed. “Koga’s gone mad, Inuyasha is well beyond pissed and Sesshoumaru is acting extremely weird. What am I to do with you sister?”

She walked over and sat down next to the girl and moved a stray hair from her face.

“I hope everything is going well in that hard head of yours.”

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”That’s how everything happened.” Her mother smiled.

“Very interesting mo I mean Lil, ugh, I don’t know what to call you.”

“Well, you can call me mom or mother if you wish, but I already know you have one back in the future. So, for now, you may call me Lillith. It’s alright with me sweetheart.” She patted her daughter’s hand and as she did so, got a shock.

“What was that?”

“It must be the residual miko powers you still carry. Not to worry, those will soon pass, it was only temporary anyway. You will come into your full power when you mate with your betrothed.”

“That’s something else, why haven’t you told me just exactly who he is?”

“Because my dear daughter, it isn’t something for you to know right off hand. The parents will know because we will have made a treaty, but we have made so many other treaties with other Lords that it would be impossible for the child to tell. I just hope that our treaty with the Western Lord still stands seeing as both your father and I have gone into hiding so to speak.”

Kagome leaned in to glare at her mother slightly.

“Why are you so worried about him of all people?”

“No reason.”

“Lillith!”

“What? He’s our last hope right now. Either the other Lords have been destroyed or they’re just too coward to fight the enemy.”

“Un huh, and I’m the Queen of England.”

“No you’re not.”

Kagome had to laugh the look on the woman’s face was just priceless.

“Lillith, it’s just a figure of speech. If you’ve been in my head all these years, had you not picked up a few of those by now?”

The ethereal woman actually blushed a little.

“I did not have access to you fully until just recently my dear.”

The laughing died away quickly.

“I’m sorry.”

The other faerie gave a light laugh, if it could be considered as such.

“Don’t be, it’s alright. I’m just sorry that you father and I haven’t been able to be there for you when you needed us the most.”

“I need you now.” A small voice escaped her lips. “I don’t know what’s happening to me. It’s very strange, and new. I want to give in so badly it hurts, but then again, I want to fight just as much. It’s so frustrating.”

“Are you speaking of the young taiyoukai lord that I seem to be hearing a lot of?”

Tomatoes were jealous of the shade of red she turned, and the moon envied the size of her large orbs.

“You haven’t heard everything have you?”

Lillith fell off the boulder laughing so hard. Tears were beginning to run down her cheeks.

“N-no K-kagome, I hav-haven’t.” The woman just couldn’t stop.

Kagome rolled her head and groaned, horrified in her wondering as to what this woman had subject to hearing.

“Lillith?” The murmured name came behind hidden hands.

“Yes?”

“I think I love him, but I don’t know if he loves me back. If he doesn’t, I don’t want to be here. I just can’t.”

The gorgeous faerie sobered up from her string of laughter.

“Honey, I can’t tell you what’s going to happen. I don’t know for sure myself. We leave everything in the hands of the Fates. Only they can determine where our life goes.”

Kagome cried silently as her emotions washed over her one after the other. Her mother looked like she was in deep thought as she rubbed circles on her daughter’s back in comfort.

“I think I do have one glimmer of hope for you.”

A sniff was her answer.

“If you can find the scroll that holds the blood pact that was made between us and your betrothed’s parents, then you will know who it is. Upon your touching of the parchment, a design of vines and flowers shall grow. Upon his touching of the parchment, a design of dogs and clouds shall appear. If you should both touch it at the same time, the images will seem to move in motion.”

All the young girl could do was give her mother a wide eyed stare.

“You’re kidding.”

“No, I am most assuredly am not.”

That cracked a smile upon her delicate skin. The dream seemed to waver a bit, letting her know that she was coming into consciousness soon.

“Wait, Lillith, how can I hide my wings and why are other Lords of the lands going to be so interested in them?”

“Well, you can always camouflage them. As for the others, it may be because most of our species are dead. You are a rarity among your friends. Be careful. It is small, but I sense a great danger. I love you.”

Kagome was left alone in her mind again.

‘Camouflage? How the hell am I supposed to do that?’

A gasp from the outside world brought her to. Sango was sitting in the room with her, but Miroku had joined her as well. He had bent over and kissed the curve of her neck. She slapped him hard enough to leave a slight bruise when she noticed that their friend was awake.

“Dammit Miroku!”

He sighed contentedly and gingerly rubbed his cheek.

“I just love her little love taps.”

‘Are you kidding? I thought she was going to stomp him into the ground.’

Kagome looked at the two before her.

“Um, have I missed something?”

Sango’s cheeks turned a bright pink, and Miroku chuckled softly.

“Well, um sort of.” The taijiya rubbed the back of her neck. “We uh, we decided to get married.”

Kagome’s eyes almost popped and rolled from their sockets. It was surprising to actually hear the words coming from her best friend’s mouth. Not so much the whole idea of it, but just finally hearing it.

Her jaw managed to open and shut a few times before asking her next question.

“When?”

Miroku took this one.

“Well, we figured after you and -”

“Miroku, hush!” Sango nearly took out her fiancée, yet he narrowly dodged her fist.

“After me and what?”

“After you and Sesshoumaru-sama defeat Naraku. He is still on the loose after all. We’re just not sure if Inuyasha will still be willing to help any longer.”

A gloom covered her creamy delicate face.

“He will be. He’s going to go after Naraku himself. He still wants the jewel to become a full demon. I’m afraid to find out what would happen to him if he does.”

“He will not get that far, this Sesshoumaru assures you.”

The calm baritone voice invaded their ears as the elegant taiyoukai slipped into the room.

“How can you be so sure?”

“I am always thus.”

“Is there something you need demon?” Hissed Sango.

“You will leave this room, immediately.”

“Hey, you can’t just dismiss us like that!”

Miroku grabbed Sango’s arm, seeing the look in the Lords’ eye.

“Sango, I think it best if we go now.”

“But, we need to talk to her!”

“I think he needs to talk to her before we do my love.” The monk practically dragged her out the doors.

Sesshoumaru waited until he was sure they were out of hearing range.

“Have you yet discovered how to hide yourself?”

“Hide myself? Oh, you mean camouflaging my wings.” Her cheeks drew a bit of blush upon them.

“No, not yet.”

“You must figure it out soon my dear faerie.” He sat down in a white flower patterned chair near the bed. “From what I have read in the scrolls, it will be ever increasingly dangerous for you to be around strong Lord youkai unbound, unmated to one. I have yet to determine why, but from everything I have deciphered, it will be extremely dangerous.” He gingerly took one of her hands in his. “Enough where I don’t think I can protect you.”

Her heart was pounding in her chest as she grasped the sheet covering her ever closer.

“Sesshoumaru, you’re scaring me.”

He closed his golden honey eyes and tilted his head downward. Strands of his hair followed.

“This Sesshoumaru does not mean to frighten you. I merely mean for you to hide what you truly are, if only for this one night.”

Her fear sparked to anger. Faerie emotions were quick.

“Why should I hide? It’s not like I’ve done anything wrong. There’s nothing special about being a faerie other than all I can do right now is make trees and flowers bloom. I can’t even fly with these damn things for Kami’s sake! I am not going to hide. I refuse to do such a thing.”

Sesshoumaru growled, if only just a bit and squeezed her hand tightly. He leaned in and whispered, his warm breath causing her to shiver down to her very core. No matter if he whispered or spoke, in any tone of voice, he always somehow managed to arouse her.

“Kagome, I never freely admit my feelings to anyone, and you know that first hand. This, this coming event has made me afraid. I am afraid to lose you my faerie. You have made me open my eyes to the world around me. You alone have been able to melt the wall of ice built to guard my heart. I feel again, as I once had when I was much younger and in the care of my mother and father.”

Jaken of course, chose that delicious moment to interrupt them.

“Mi’Lord! Guests have started arriving!” He would have said more, but the vision before him was very confusing.

Sesshoumaru, the one to always hide his actions, let go of her hand abruptly and stood. His gaze returning to what it once was.

“You will do as I ask Faerie.”

“Huh?”

He walked towards her bedchamber doors where Jaken stood quivering, and looked over his shoulder at her.

“Do not fail this Sesshoumaru.”

With that, he was gone. His retainer following behind at a quick pace.

Kagome groaned to herself. Just what the hell was going on? Why did he have to have this ball now of all times? She didn’t know to what extent her powers would be, if much more than she could already do. She certainly couldn’t fly. Just what in Kami’s name would powerful youkai’s want with her anyway? Why were faeries almost nonexistent? Well, with the exception of her and Lillith. He was also about to drive her nuts with the whole acting “holier than thou” act. It was almost if he kept switching personalities when someone else came around them. He could be sweet, loving and attentive in one moment, then harsh cold and distant the next. She wished he would stay in one mood long enough for a day. Watching him sometimes made her exhausted. Well, she thought it was time to get the children ready and out of the grownups way.

“Rin! Shippou! Time for your baths!”

She laughed when she heard the collective groans from beyond her door connected to their room. Gratefully, they had been able to get along much better than she had hoped. Once she got Shippou to stop impersonating things while they played hide and seek, it was definitely better. She got up and gathered the children from the room and took each in hand to the hot spring to bathe.

‘I almost wish this water would boil. I need it hot.’

Rin squealed as she placed a toe into the water.

“Mommy! It’s too hot!”

“Humph, you baby, it is not.” Grunted Shippou. He immediately withdrew his statement.

“That’s odd. I was just thinking about the water being really hot for me to soak in.”

“Mommy, I can’t get in there, its way too hot for me.”

“Let me try something.” Kagome thought of colder water, like that you would find in the mountains.

“Stick your toe in now, tell me what you feel.”

“Ack! It’s very cold! I thought this was a hot spring, it always stayed warm!”

‘This is very interesting. Wait until I tell Sesshoumaru.’

“Not to worry little one, I’ll make it warm again.”

This time she thought of a deliciously warm sauna.

“How about now?”

Rin gingerly stuck a toe in again, and her face beamed brightly at her adopted mother.

“Much better mommy! How did you do it?”

Kagome smiled at the young girl.

“I honestly don’t know.”


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I know I am evil for leaving it there, but it took me three days to finally finish all of this. I really meant for it to be longer, but I was just plain running out of time. I do have a job now, and I must get some sleep. Otherwise, I would have been up til 3am trying to write what I wanted to.

So…emotions are running a little high in this little palace. The ball is about to be underway in a few hours and guests are already beginning to arrive. What’s going to happen? We just don’t know yet, but our evil spawn Naraku is coming with his usual entourage. What underhanded master mind things will he do? Just what does he have up his sleeve???

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Only I know these things, and you can’t get into my head. Nope nope nope, I won’t let you in. *Turns the key to that lock and laughs evilly*

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know you’re dying for the next one. I love you all!

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Faerie Demoness