Unexpected Problems

Chapter Five: Denial No More

Ah-Un was quick to return the fox child to Inuyasha’s group the next day before leaving with Rin and Jaken to find it’s master. They ran into him travelling on his demon cloud heading toward the western palace. Rin was happy to see her father figure while Jaken was nervous sensing the quiet rage beneath the calm exterior.

Sesshoumaru was raging in his own mind, pissed that he had a mate that he did not know and more pissed that she would dare to run away before he had woken up leaving her trail to quickly disappear in the rain that had started as a drizzle and was quick to become a down pour. The weird thing being it had only seemed to be in his general area. The images continue to torment him with shadowy curves and vague sensations. It left him feeling agitated and needy which he did not like. He really didn’t like the feeling of needing her here with him and not in a naked lets have great sex way, he need her at his side to give him comfort, support and all those little things he never wanted. He was even being tease by the breathy whisper of her promise.

~“Yes, Sesshoumaru you own my life and my death. Finish this please”~

He knew what that promise meant. They could never undo what had been done, but there was something few knew about that came with such a promise, there was a deeper bond, a sharing of life force, of powers making both immune to the other. With this promise asked and received came an imperative need for the one and only life mate, no other would ever do for him again and if he did not find her soon they could both be lost to the world, lost to insanity with out the touch of each other both physical, spiritual and mental.

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Sango had been searching for Kagome from the back of Kirara in her battle form while Miroku tended to Inuyasha’s injury. She had been searching for about half the morning when Kirara suddenly turn and plunged toward the ground. They landed in a small clearing just as Kagome step through the trees in the company of Kouga, Gita and Hakkaku. Sango was quick to leap from Kirara back to run to her adopted sister and hug running her hand over her back and arms to make sure that she was in one piece. It was when she step back that she noticed the haori covering her friend. Just as she was about to ask why she was wearing it Kagome gave her a barley perceptible shake of her head signalling she would explain later when they did not have any company. Sango was than quick to thank Kouga and equally as quick to drag Kagome to Kirara so they could head back to the guys.

“Umm! Sango can we stop at a hot spring first I really need a bath before we meet up with Inuyasha.”

Kagome asked her friend looking down embarrassed by the question she knew would be coming and knowing with Sango it would be okay to answer and nothing would get back to Inuyasha. It was not because she loved him that she did not want him to know, she had give that a while a ago, it had more to do with that fact that she was know Inuyasha’s brother’s mate. Kami, that was still a mind twist for her.

Sango was quick to agree saying that there was a hot spring not far from their current camp. Sango was even nice enough to ask if Kagome wanted her to go and get her yellow bag containing her clothes and bathing supplies. After letting Sango know that would be greatly appreciated they spent the rest of the journey in silence. One thinking of questions she wanted to ask and the other thinking of answers to any possible questions her friend was likely to ask.

Once they reached the hot spring Kagome was quick to walk straight in still wearing Sesshoumaru’s haori. Sango was just as quick to leave and let the guys know that she had found Kagome and that they would be at the hot springs and would return when they were done. By the time Sango had returned Kagome had the haori washed and hanging to dry.

It was as Kagome was washing her hair that Sango notice the mating mark and the tattoo. Getting closer to her friend Sango held Kagome’s hair out of the way as she took a closer look at the mark as well as the tattoo, going as far as to trace the outline of it.

Sango was mesmerized by the blue crescent moon that cradled the resting white demon dog. Kagome was watching her friend over her shoulder waiting for the deluge of questions that were bound to come very shortly.

“That is Sesshoumaru,” she whisphered looking at her friend. “What are you doing with him tattoo on your shoulder? And when?”

Kagome sigh figures she would go with the tattoo first. How was she going to explain that let alone the mark with out Sango freaking out.

“You know when I went how for my birth day last month?” said Kagome

“Yes, that tells me when but not why.” Sango pointed out.

“That’s the thing I don’t really know why. I had been drinking with my friends and we went out and some how we all ended up at this Tattoo place. We were talking about getting some thing sweet, like a rose or a butterfly or something. I wake up in the morning and I have Sesshoumaru. Why do you think I spent the last month keeping you and Shippou in front of me when we went for a bath.” Kagome stated as fast as she could.

“Not quite the answer I wanted but okay. Now that is a mating mark I see on your other shoulder is it not?” Sango watched as Kagome squirmed hoping that the question would not be asked.

“You noticed huh?” Kagome sighed.

“Yes, so who is your mate?” Sango answered

“Do you really want to know?” Kagome hoped that Sango would leave it be.

“Yes!” Sango rolled her eyes at Kagome’s stalling

“Promise not to say anything to anyone, not even Miroku or Shippou. And definitely not to Inuyasha.” Kagome could already see Inuyasha tantrum if he found out.

“Okay, just tell me already.” Sango was really curious now.

“Sesshoumaru.” Kagome blurted it out as quick as she could.

“What?” Kagome winched as Sango’s voice carried through the surrounding area.

“Keep your voice down Sango.” Kagome pleaded hoping that no one had heard her friend.