Sesshoumaru Present

Chapter 4

Inuyasha yawned as he made his way down to the dining room. It sucked to be up this early in the morning. All he wanted to do was sleep, but he had to get up and go to work. It was something he did not understand doing since his family was so rich. They could afford to let him stay at home and not work. But his father insisted that he learn how to make a living and so gave him a job in the company.

Inuyasha was definitely not a morning person as he continued to make his way to the dining room. He opened the doors, to his surprise there was a beautiful female sitting at the table.

Inuyasha had no idea who this female was, but his own beast noticed the wench. He was trying to break free of his hold, as the young male made his way to the table to sit down.

He made it to his seat, keeping his eyes on the female that was moving away from the table. Without turning his gaze away, Inuyasha asked, “Father, who is this wench?”

At that moment, Inuyasha saw fire in the female’s eyes and his beast came forth in all his glory. He pounced on the female, hoping to get her to submit. But she proved to be fast. He hit the floor hard as the female in question moved to the other side of the table.

Inuyasha growled at the female as he flexed his claws. They promised death if she did not submit to his wants and desires.

Kagome saw the male eyeing her. When his eyes started to bleed red, she knew this was not good. Too many times she had to fight males because she had this affect on them. But, when Kagome heard what he called her, the anger in her grew to great proportions. ‘How dare he call me a wench!’

Kagome was keeping an eye on the hanyou. She continued moving when he suddenly pounced, moving out of his way quickly, he hit the floor hard. This did not sit well with the male as he was on his feet again, flexing his claws. He attacked again and she let a small amount of her Reiyouku go, hitting him in the chest. She sent him flying backwards into the wall.

The hanyou slid down the wall and landed in a heap on the floor, unconscious.

Kagome heard a vicious growl come from the youkai lord as she quickly turned and bowed deeply to him, stating, “I’m sorry milord, but you wanted to know why I wear a concealment spell, well this is why I do. I have this affect on unmated youkai males. Too many times I found myself being pinned to the ground or being fought over by youkai males because they want to take me as their mate. So, in order to protect myself, I wear a concealment spell, this way I will not have to hurt them.”

Segumi was pissed at his youngest for attacking his guest. He saw Kagome move out of his way when Inuyasha moved to sit down. He noticed when his son’s eyes turned red, Segumi was about to get up and grab his idiot son and stop his foolishness, when Inuyasha attacked a second time. It happened so fast that Segumi did not know what happened.

A growl left his lips when he saw his son on the floor unconscious. He saw Kagome bowing to him, while hearing her reason for wearing the concealment spell. He had to admit that she had a good reason to wear one if every single male youkai that meets her acts this way. He was wondering if Sesshoumaru was going to act this way as well.

He turned his attention back to the girl and stated, “You will come back and sit down. I still have some more questions for you and you will answer them.” There was no room to argue. He wanted answers and he wanted them now.

Kagome heard his command and she had no choice but to obey. She went and sat back down as she waited for his next question.

Segumi was thinking hard on his next question as he asked, “Why are you wondering the streets? Where is your family?”

Of all the questions that he could ask this was the one that she hated to answer. She thought about it for a few seconds before replying, “I have no family. My mother, brother, and grandfather were killed in an accident over 6 years ago. Since I have no other living relative the state thought it best to put me in a foster home until I reached legal age.

“They transferred me to the other side of the city. They took me away from my friends and sent me to the worst schools that the city has to offer. I stayed there for about three months when the woman’s husband decided that he wanted to have liberties with me. I would have none of it and left. I have been on my own since that day.”

Segumi now understood why she was this way. The males of the city have constantly attacked her and its very surprising that she is still pure after all these years. He came out of his thoughts as he heard her continue.

“I have wondered the streets since then. I went back to my old home but the state has it locked up. They wanted to destroy my home to make way for new businesses, but there are spells and enchantments on all the buildings of the shrine and unless you are of my blood, you can never open the doors to the shrine or destroy them. The shrine is on sacred grounds and it’s my ancestors that protect it.”

Segumi was very interested in what the young girl was saying, “Very interesting Kagome, but where did you learn how to heal?”

Kagome sighed as she said, “My grandfather was teaching me the ancient art of healing. I was progressing faster than he thought and I should have finished my training within the year, but that never happened. So, after I went back to my old home I found where my grandfather had his library. There I found ancient scrolls that told of the healing arts and how to perform them. I have been studying them for years now and I have mastered all but a few spells for healing.

“The only reason I have not mastered those spells is because I need a very special herb to perform it and I don’t think that the herb exist anymore. I have been looking everywhere for it but I have yet to find a place where the herb grows. I have even checked the internet to see if the herb might be grown in other countries but I have found nothing.”

Segumi could tell that she was a powerful healer and she uses the ancient ways of healing which is a lost art. There are not too many that are left that can heal that way and their services are in high demand. He turned his eyes towards the girl, as he asked, “What can you tell me about the ones who attacked my son last night?”

On this Kagome had to think on how to reply, she wasn’t too sure on how she should answer this question. “For the past three years there has been a movement to eliminate all youkai from the face of the earth. There is a human group that is involved. They are the ones that ordered the attack on your son. They are also after you, so you must be careful until I am able to get to the priestess, who is supplying them with the sutras. These humans carry sutras that hide their presence from your youkai senses.”

This information caught Segumi by surprised as he asked, “Who is the one behind this? Do you know who they are? Or where they may be located?”

“No, I have no idea who they are or where they are located, but I did get my hands on the sutras that they had and I was able to find the priestess signature on it. Akira is the priestess behind the attacks and I humbly request that you stay out of it and leave her to me.” Kagome stated in a no nonsense voice. Akira was hers to hunt down and to take care of. She did not want anymore youkai being hurt because of a rouge priestess.

Segumi and Kagome continued to argue the point on who was going after Akira. They were so involved with each other that they never notice the threat that was about to attack Kagome.

Kagome’s senses kicked in at the last minute as she leaped away from the table. Inuyasha came in with claws bared, he missed her by a fraction of an inch, as Kagome tried to get herself together to fight back.

Kagome’s fear went through the roof as she was hit across the face and a hand was wrapped around her neck. “You will submit to me bitch. You will consent to be my mate and stay by my side. You have no choice in the matter.”

At that moment Kagome’s mind went blank as she struggled in the hanyou’s hold. Then, she felt when she was released and she landed on her knees. Kagome was breathing hard as she looked up and saw that Sesshoumaru had his brother by the neck and he was not very happy.

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Sesshoumaru woke up in his old room and looked around. He was completely healed, but was still weak from the attack. He sat up in bed and sniffed the area. The scent of Jasmine was heavy in the air. The female that he remembered from yesterday was in his father’s home. He quickly got up and dressed as he set out to find his female.

He was following her scent when he caught the scent of her fear. Then, he caught the scent of his idiot half brother. Sesshoumaru noticed right away that his brother was in his bestial form. The half-breed was after his chosen female and his eyes bleed red.

Sesshoumaru took off in the direction of his female as he entered the dining room. What he saw set his blood on fire; Inuyasha was making demands of his female. Rushing into the room, and grabbing his brother by the throat, Sesshoumaru raised him off the floor, saying, “The female is mine! You will stay away from her.”

Inuyasha was not about to back down. The one to mate this female will have a powerful mate and even more powerful pups. “I don’t care. I want her as my mate and I will have her. Now get out of my way while I claim my female.”

Sesshoumaru threw his brother against the wall. Inuyasha hit it hard causing the wall to crack under the assault.

The older brother got in a fighting stance; he was about to teach his younger brother a lesson in touching what was his. They traded blows as Inuyasha was determined to get the female.

Kagome saw the brother’s fighting each other and made her way to the door. She needed to get out of here as fast as possible. She stood on shaky legs as she was slowly making her way towards freedom.

She was almost to the door when she was grabbed by the hair and thrown against the wall. Her head hit the wall hard and she fell unconscious on the floor.

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Inuyasha saw the female trying to leave as he went after her. He was not about to let her get away, he grabbed her and slammed the female against the wall. Finally she was out like a light and it was his chance to claim her.

But, what Inuyasha did not expect was his brother’s rage.

Sesshoumaru saw as Inuyasha ran past him heading towards his female. Seeing her hit the wall and landing unconscious on the ground angered his inner Inu. He smelled her blood, she was hurt because of his brother and he was going to pay for it.

Sesshoumaru’s jyaki grew to an enormous amount, as he grabbed his brother and threw him through the wall. Inuyasha landed outside, unconscious, as Sesshoumaru went towards his female.

Sesshoumaru picked Kagome up gently and held her in his arms. He looked for her wound and found a gash on the back of her head. Holding her gently, he started to lap at the cut, closing it. When it was finally healed, he cradled her in his arms and rocked her back and forth. Sesshoumaru never noticed the other occupants of the room, as his world only consisted of the female he was holding.

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Segumi was at a loss for what to do. His youngest son was attacking the female. It was an act of claiming a female for a mate. It was an instinct that he could not interfere with because it was part of their nature. The female in question will have to fight, if she does not want to be Inuyasha’s mate.

Segumi was protecting his own mate as she was trying to get around him to get to her son. Izayoi wanted to stop Inuyasha, but Segumi had to explain to her what was going on. Once she was calmed, Segumi watched to see what his youngest was going to do. But, all hell broke lose when Sesshoumaru came into the room and held his brother by the throat.

Now it was a fight for the right to mate and neither male wanted to relinquish his claim on the female. But, when Inuyasha hurt the girl that was it, Sesshoumaru’s beast got angry and attacked Inuyasha and threw him outside.

Sesshoumaru also showed tremendous tenderness for the girl as he treated her wounds.

Segumi let go of his mate as he approached his son. When he was close enough, he said, “Sesshoumaru, come and sit down with the girl, we need to talk.”

Sesshoumaru’s eyes were back to normal as he heard his father’s request. He held his chosen female even closer to his chest as he got off the floor. He sat with his father, Kagome was held in his arms, sitting unconscious on Sesshoumaru’s lap.

His beast purred as they saw Kagome move closer to his chest. She relaxed completely, which made Sesshoumaru’s beast happy.

Segumi thought about how to best go about this, as he said, “Sesshoumaru, if you want to mate the girl you will have to court her properly. From what she has told us, males, both human and youkais, have been after her. She will fight unless you make your intentions known to her and have her agree to let you court her.

“Your brother was trying to forcibly subdue her. She became combative and was not willing to bend to his will, thus why she was fighting against him. If you are serious about this girl then you must treat her with respect and give her the option of having you court her properly.

“I must say Sesshoumaru you have chosen a worthy mate. She is powerful and has great knowledge. I doubt that there is another as powerful as she is. She is a miko and a powerful one. The concealment spell she had on yesterday was not even detected by me.”

Sesshoumaru looked up from the female he was holding as he stated in a regal voice, “I did not detect her at first. It was my beast that detected her presence in the area and called my attention to her. My beast was able to break her spell and see her for what she is.

“She attacked the human males to protect me. She never waivered in what she had to do and she risked everything to save my life. She was already weak when she came to my aid, then she did something that I have never seen anyone do before.

“She formed a blue orb in her hand that went into my body and healed everything from the inside out.”

This caught Segumi by surprise. “She formed an orb and it entered your body? But, that type of healing has not been done in centuries. How does she know how to do this?”

They sat in silence as the little female started to move in Sesshoumaru’s arms. Sesshoumaru tightened his hold on his female as he looked down and saw her opening her eyes. They were so beautiful; very unique for a female in this country.

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Kagome was hearing voices, they were talking softly and she could not make out what they were saying. She felt that she was being held tightly in an embrace. Slowly, she began to open her eyes. Her head hurt as she tried to move but was prevented from moving too much.

Kagome’s eyes slowly came into focus as she saw the male from last night holding her. He was not about to let her go as she sat up a little straighter on his lap. Her head rested on his shoulder as she tried to get her body under control.

Kagome’s cheeks turned red as she tried to leave the male’s lap, but he refused to let her go. She looked up and quietly stated, “Please release me Sesshoumaru. I’m fine now and I would prefer to sit in a chair than to be on your lap.”

Sesshoumaru considered her request as he let her go and she got up from his lap. He watched her intently to make sure that she did not leave his side. He needed to talk to her the first chance he got.

Kagome stood on her feet and took a few steps away from the male that she was highly attracted to. Never in her life did she ever have feelings for a male as the one sitting there in front of her. She was scared and confused all at the same time. She took a deep breath and steadied herself for what she needed to do.

Kagome turned her attention to the youkai lord and said, “I appreciate all you have done for me. The food was wonderful and I hope you will convey to the cook my gratitude. But I must leave. I have somewhere else I need to be at the moment.”

Kagome jumped when she heard a vicious growl from the male that was near her. She was ready this time, she was going to leave this house and not let them find her again.

Sesshoumaru was not happy that his female wanted to leave. He leaped from his chair and went after her. He hit a barrier that pushed him back making him hit the wall hard. It was not enough to knock him unconscious but it was enough to knock the breath out of him.

Kagome saw her chance and she took off. A barrier formed around her body making sure that no one stopped her headlong flight. Several youkais tried to stop her as she shoved them out of the way and ran straight to the front door.

She sent a blast of her Reiyouku towards the door, blowing them apart. She ran outside and yelled, “Kirara!”

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Well this is the end to another chapter. I hoped that I answered your question on what was going to happen. As for where is Kirara well you will have to wait until the next chapter to see where she has been. Sorry guys but you have to wait.

I want to thank everyone who has left a review for this story. It does my heart good that you are all reading it and enjoying my sick mind at work.

In the next chapter Kagome runs from Sesshoumaru and his father. A little more will be explained about Kagome and how she has lived her life. Sesshoumaru is not about to give up on his female, as he will go on the hunt.

Until the Next Chapter!

Ja ne!