Black Silk
Lady Nefertiti
Summary: When Bloodlines become estranged, the saying blood is thicker than water need not apply. *The Black and White challenge*
Coarse Language
Character Death
Chapter 7: Demanding It was dark in the cell, pitch dark as Inuyasha coughed as he looked up to glare at his half-brother. Of all the nerve he thought as he looked at Sesshomaru’s pristine white robes.
‘Feh…like a uniform.’ A smirk graced his features and Sesshomaru raised his eyebrow wondering what exactly Inuyasha was thinking to make him smile so. This was no laughing matter. He was in a bad predicament.
“Oi Sesshomaru…” he started in a cool and calm voice. “…..where’s my mate Kikyo? I want to see her now and see if she’s okay.” Inuyasha said.
“Hn. You, hanyou are in no position to make demands of any kind.” Sesshomaru said looking down at him, arms crossed.
‘Cocky attitude as usual’ he thought even though Inuyasha knew he might actually die soon.
“Feh.” Inuyasha said rolling his eyes at his so-called big brother.
‘Always thinks he’s better than everyone, as usual’ he thought. “Look about Kagome…”
SLASH! The poison whip burned him.
“Do NOT say her name and so familiarly too or I will kill you now.” He said.
“OWW!! You bastard! WTF? Really? You could’ve killed me you know!” Inuyasha said not hearing the first part about him dying an early death.
“Hn.” Sesshomaru said putting the whip away.
“Kikyo! I want to see Kikyo!” he said wondering whether this information was going through Sesshomaru’s obviously thick skull who seemed to be ignoring him. He pulled on the chains obviously ignoring the fact that Sesshomaru was once again, speaking to him now.
-Sango and Kagome- (Sesshomaru’s chambers) “Kagome-chan! You are in no position to be walking around!” Sango said worriedly watching Kagome get up and walk across the room. Where was she going? What was she going to do? Those lower-class demons could always come back and hurt Kagome….and Sesshomaru would never let them (the tachi) hear the end of it.
Inuyasha could get free again, grab Kagome and run off to god-knew-where. Kikyo was wandering about the palace---not in the least appreciative that Kagome had brought her back to life, if she had it in her, she would go after Kagome’s life even though she didn’t need it anymore. Her Inuyasha still pined for Kagome and always would while she was alive. Didn’t Kagome realize that? Sometimes she was too nice for her own good. She shook her head.
“Kagome-chan. I can call one of your ladies-in-waiting to bring Rin and Shippo here so you don’t have to leave.” Sango tried. She thought that was what Kagome was going to do.
“I’m putting a warmer kimono on Sango. No need to worry so much.” Kagome said going through her wardrobe not hearing Sango talking about Rin and Shippo. “Red and yellow, no too festive…Green…no….Ah! Blue! With black sakura’s.”
Sesshomaru was probably in the dungeons doing his usual threatening and torturing Inuyasha. That in itself was dangerous Sango thought as she saw Kagome go behind the screens to change her robes. She was humming an unfamiliar tune. Kagome came out, twirled to show her kimono off and Sango sighed. “Those are really depressive colors. Like attending someone’s funeral” Sango said. Kagome smiled at Sango. What an imagination her friend had.
“Sango we should first go and see whether….” Kagome started but was cut off when Natsumi announced she was here and walked into the room when Kagome told her to come in.
“My lady. General Haru requests an audience with you. It seems to be urgent.” she said bowing respectfully and awaited an answer.
Kagome looked at Sango with an odd,
‘really? But why?’ expression. Sango shrugged and nodded to Kagome that she was here to defend and attack in case anything bad happened, after all, Haru was a demon. Good thing Kagome wouldn’t be seeing Haru alone and in the dark too.
“Fine. Let him in Natsumi.” Kagome said as she walked out of the bedroom, Sango following, and into the sitting room where she received guests. There was no reason to show people her and Sesshomaru’s personal and private chambers. Natsumi nodded and bowed out, back never turned to Kagome, it was disrespectful.
“Why would General Haru want to see me all of a sudden?” Kagome asked aloud and sat down on the ground in front of her desk--- waiting for Haru, a million thoughts going through her head at the moment. He knew she had returned but she had assumed he’d be in the dungeons to brief/tell Sesshomaru what had gone on while he was away.
Sango sat opposite her deep in thought. She hoped Sesshomaru was hurting Inuyasha for what he did or was about to do to Kagome. She was being strong about it and showing a brave face Sango thought.
“My Lady….Haru to see you now.” Natsumi said and he walked in with a bow.
“My Lady.” Haru said, his grey eyes serious. Kagome nodded and motioned him to sit down. He sat down and Kagome waited for him to speak, Sango sitting a little towards the left of Kagome. What could possibly be the problem? He sat for a few seconds; it seemed to Sango he hesitated before he spoke.
“I do not wish to be the one to deliver this message to you; perhaps you do not even know what has been circulating around the inner court as of recent.” Haru started. It really looked like he wanted to leave which was odd considering he was a General and what could possibly be so scary? Was that the right word for it? That he could not deliver a simple message?
Who sent him with this though? Sesshomaru? Why hadn’t he though? Did he think she would lash out and get angry? “Inner court Haru? I thought the lady/Queen controlled that---which would be me. What has possibly happened that I do not know about?” Kagome asked. Talking behind her back about some politics?
“Because Kagome is human? A miko? Why?” Sango said. She’d go slay them right now for talking trash about Kagome.
“Yes that amongst that they think that lady Kagome….uhm…well…seduced and made Sesshomaru-sama mate her for power and fame.” he said. This was hard. “…rumors seem to go back, point towards the royal consort.” Haru said.
“The consort? I thought Sesshomaru dismissed all of them…” Kagome said slowly and looked at Sango who shrugged. Was this Kikyo’s idea? She wouldn’t put it past her. Sure she couldn’t kill her now but this was another way to dismiss Kagome and deem her as unimportant.
He sighed and continued on. “My lady. They want to dethrone you….and she wants your crown. Some demand it…perhaps not knowing the entire truth.” Haru said looking at the ground now not responding to her question.
“Does Sesshomaru know about this?” Kagome asked calmly. She knew political issues like this would arise sometime or another and she was a human on top of all that. Sango had told her it would be hard to, but she would have to survive. No matter what Sesshomaru said about her, some demons would still look the other way….not fearing their death.
“Not yet. I thought it best to inform you first.” Haru said. He really didn’t want to be here.
“I see.” Kagome said slowly. Yes better maybe, so she could talk to Sesshomaru calmly before he heard first and started killing everyone for even their assumption.
-Study- Miroku was getting impatient as he stood up, he didn’t know what was going on or where anyone was. Should he look for his lovely lady Sango first or Inuyasha? Baka was really going to get himself killed one day.
Lady Nefertiti: A Consort…TBC…Please read and review! thanks.
