Sesshoumaru Present

Chapter 8 Edited

Akira was standing in the shadows watching to see what this young girl was doing. She was wondering why this girl came here looking for her. She could tell that the girl was powerful, not as powerful as she was, but still powerful enough. Akira wanted to see how she handled herself against her men. So, she let them do as they pleased.

Akira noticed when her guards attacked the couple and when the young man picked the girl up and moved her out of harms way. The ofudas the girl threw at her men were powerful, blasting them back. They lay unconscious on the ground when she had enough. Finally, Akira stepped out of her hiding place to face the intruders, “Why are you here?”

Kagome stepped away from Sesshoumaru and heard a low growl come from his chest. She paid him no mind, as she concentrated on her target. Kagome needed to get Akira to stop what she is doing, because if she could not convenience Akira to stop, then the miko will have to take drastic measures.

Kagome got ready as she asked, “Are you the one making the sutras that hide these fools from youkai senses?”

Akira laughed as she answered, “Yes, I’m the one doing that.”

“Why?” asked Kagome.

“Why you ask? Well, perhaps I should answer since you asked so nicely. Years ago, those monsters, the youkai slaughtered my family. They were killed for no reason and when I sought justice for what they did I was denied my revenge. The youkai lord said that they killed my family in self-defense and that it was my family who attacked them first.

“I know for a fact that my family did no such thing. I was left with nothing and alone in this world. I want to make those youkai scum pay for what they have done to me, and wiping them off the face of the earth is just what I’m going to do.” Akira was beyond angry at what she perceived was her right to get revenge on the youkai who killed her family.

Sesshoumaru listened to what the priestess was saying and remembered what his father told him about what happened. He stepped next to Kagome and stated, “I believe that you are not telling the whole truth. Your family was involved in trying to take the home from the youkai in question. If your family had not gone after the youkai’s pups then they would never have been killed. Youkai are allowed to protect their own family and by your family going after their young, you brought out an instinct that can not be stopped.”

“SILIENCE!” Akira could not stand to hear such lies. “You weren’t there! You didn’t see how that bastard killed my family and left me alone with nothing!”

Kagome listened to what they were both saying. She did not detect any lies from Sesshoumaru, but she could tell that Akira was not telling the whole truth. She closed her eyes as she started to concentrate. She had no choice now on what she had to do. Akira will not stop what she was doing and Kagome could not permit her to continue.

When Kagome spoke, it was in a quiet voice that held authority, “Akira, I will not allow you to continue with your actions. The youkai do not deserve to be killed because your family decided to go after their young. Everything that you have been doing is against the teachings of Midoriko. You know what the penalty is for going against your teachings, yet you continue.”

Akira snorted, “I don’t care about that. I will have my revenge on these youkai and I will destroy them all!”

“No! I will not allow you to kill any more youkai. They don’t deserve death and I have given you more than enough chances to stop and you still don’t want to listen to reason. You leave me with no choice in the matter. The penalty for going against your teachings is the removal of your powers.” Kagome stated in a no nonsense voice.

Akira could not believe what she was hearing, as she let a blast of her dark Reiyouku go. She sent the attack straight towards the little priestess, hoping to teach her some manners.

Kagome saw the attack coming and easily slapped the attack away. The next moment Kagome’s powers grew even more as her eyes started to go white. She looked at Akira and stated, “I am the Shikon miko. You, Akira, have gone against everything that Midoriko has taught us, and now you leave me with no choice.”

Akira took a step back when she heard Kagome’s words. The little priestess was the Shikon Miko, the most powerful miko in the lands. It is said that she holds more power than even Midoriko, “No, you can’t be the Shikon miko! She has been dead for centuries.”

“Ah, but I am and now I will take care of you,” Kagome put her hand up, palm out, as she sent a blast of her Reiyouku towards Akira. Akira tried to dodge the attack, but it was no good. She was hit full force as she screamed in pain.

Akira could not believe what was happening. She was in the most excruciating pain that she has ever felt in her life. When she was finally released, she fell to her knees breathing hard. After a while, Akira finally got her breathing back under control, and that was when she felt it. Her powers were gone from her! She looked up in shock. “What have you done? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!!!!”

Kagome lowered her hand as she heard Akira’s question, “The punishment for going against Midoriko’s teachings is the forfeiture of your powers. You are no longer a priestess. You will no longer be able to make the sutras you have been giving these fools to carry out your desires. You will not remember what you did to make them either. It’s about time that you learned to live with what the fates have given you and don’t blame others for your family’s short comings.”

Akira was outraged as she screamed to her men, “Kill them!”

The males around the area looked at the pair in front of them. The little female was able to bring Akira down to her knees. The leader of the group turned to Akira and said, “Kill her yourself, wench! I for one am tired of hearing your fucking mouth flapping. Now we don’t have to listen to you any more. Since you have no powers, you are no longer the leader, so be off with you before I let my men have you.”

Akira was scared, as she scrambled to her feet and ran. There was no way she could take all of them on without her powers.

The leader of the males watched as Akira left the area. He was happy that he did not have to deal with her anymore. He turned his attention to the other female among them and stated, “You’re a miko. Well, miko why don’t you join us and help us kill these youkai. Once we rid them from the lands we will have total control.”

Kagome turned her attention to the male in question, saying, “No, you will not hurt any more youkai. What Akira did was wrong and she has paid the ultimate price, by losing her powers. I will not go against my teachings just to help you kill needlessly.”

The male was not happy with what he was hearing as he stated, “Well, if you won’t help us then you will die by our hands.”

Sesshoumaru was standing back as he observed everything that was going on. He had no idea that his intended was the Shikon Miko. Yes, he has heard of this type of miko. She is supposed to be the purest of all miko. She is the living embodiment of what the Shikon no Tama stood for over 500 years ago. There was no other miko that was as powerful as she was. He has chosen well. She was the most powerful female in all the lands and she was his.

Sesshoumaru heard what the idiot in front of him was saying and he had enough. There was no way he was going to let them hurt her. When they attacked, Sesshoumaru let his youki go and pushed the fools away from his intended.

As Sesshoumaru thought would happen, he broke the concealment spell that was around his form, as his true form emerged. He stood there in all his glory as he said, “You will not touch her. Now leave before I lose my patience and kill you all for what you have done.”

The leader of the group of humans huffed, as he said, “So you’re a youkai, no matter, we will get rid of you as well. ATTACK!!!”

The humans attacked again as Sesshoumaru picked Kagome up in his arms and turned. He was turning so fast that you could not see his body as his green whip came out to take care of the fools that thought they could kill him. Within moments, the humans were all dead as he stopped his rotation and placed his mate on the ground.

Kagome opened her eyes as she looked around the area. Sesshoumaru did warn them to leave, but they would not listen. Their death was their own fault and she was positive that with their death, there will be no more attacks on youkai. At least now they were all safe.

Kagome closed her eyes as she rubbed them. She was really tired, taking away Akira’s powers was really draining on her, plus she has not fully healed from the fever she had. She felt arms going around her middle as she was wrapped in a warm embrace. She laid her head against the soft chest of the male she was with. She took comfort in his arms as she heard him say, “Come Kagome, we must leave.”

Kagome nodded her agreement, “I want to go back to the shrine. There are things at the shrine that I must take care of.”

Sesshoumaru understood, as he formed his orb of light and took off. When they landed in the shrine, he let Kagome go as the neko came running up to her.

Kagome smiled, as she bent down and grabbed Kirara. She held the neko close to her chest, saying, “I’m fine Kirara. Sesshoumaru protected me while we were gone.”

Kirara purred her happiness as she looked at the demon lord. She jumped out of Kagome’s arms and observed her mistress heading into the shrine.

Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome walked away from him. He could feel the confusion in her aura as he bent down and said to the neko, “Kirara, I want you to keep an eye on her. I have to make a phone call and then I will be taking her back to my home. I’m not going to leave her here on her own.”

Kirara meow her agreement and took off after the girl. She will protect Kagome until her mistress finally mated with Sesshoumaru. She knew it was just a matter of time before Kagome gave in to the Shikon and mated the strongest male in the lands. Kagome needed his protection and Kirara knew it. She was just being stubborn and did not want to accept it.

Sesshoumaru watched as the neko went after his mate. He pulled out his cell phone and called his father. He needed to talk to him about a few things before he mated his female.

---oOo---

Segumi was excited as he got off the phone with his eldest son. He has been worried about him all day and when Sesshoumaru called, he was relieved to hear that he was all right. Sesshoumaru was never one for idle chitchat as he got down to why he had called.

Sesshoumaru’s information confirmed Segumi’s suspicions about the girl. He knew that she held tremendous powers, but he never dreamed that she would be the Shikon Miko. He told his son the information he needed. Sesshoumaru will have to wait until the night of the full moon to mate her. It was the only way that he will get the bond he needed to be with her.

With Kagome being the Shikon Miko, on the night of the full moon her powers will be at their greatest. It will allow his son to form the bond that he needs to tie her life to his. Once this was done, she will live as long as he and will be by his side for all eternity.

He told Sesshoumaru that once he mated the girl to come home. He wanted to properly welcome the girl into their clan and fully recognize her as his son’s mate.

His son agreed, much to his delight, as he hung up the phone. Segumi turned and went to look for his mate. She had a lot of planning to do, the full moon was only two days away and he was positive that Sesshoumaru would get the girl to mate with him by then.

---oOo---

Kagome left Sesshoumaru as she went about her duties. She went to several of the smaller shrines and cleaned them, before bowing in respect to the deity enshrined. She lit incense as was the norm at some and went about making sure that everything was all right with the shrine.

She could not enter the inner sanctum, as she was a female. Females were strictly not allowed within that most sacred part of the shrine as dictated by tradition. A priest from another shrine would come over once a week and pray to the Kami in the inner sanctum and kept everything pure. He did it to honor her grandfather, who was his oldest and dearest friend.

She continued making her way through the shrine as she entered the forest. She was heading towards a special place that she built for her family. It was a place that they all enjoyed while they were alive and she put a small wayward shrine, a hokora there in their memory.

It was her special place to come to when she was lonely, feeling troubled, or confused, like she was feeling at the moment. She finally made it to her family’s shrine and offered prayers for her mother, brother, and grandfather. She lit a stick of incense in their honor and to also cleanse the area, before she sat down to meditate.

It was a peaceful place, an oasis in a city of concrete, which she enjoyed. It was a small clearing with trees and flowers everywhere. She had her herb garden not too far away, as it was the best place to grow such things.

Kagome sat in the lotus position as she closed her eyes and breathed deeply. She calmed her mind and started to focus inward. A barrier automatically formed around her, Kagome learned from past mistakes not to let her guard down. In the past, she was attacked when she was praying or during meditation. With her barrier up, she was safe until she was done with what she wanted to do.

Kagome focused inward to find her quiet place, a place that she felt at peace as she tried to sort out everything in her mind.

Kagome opened her eyes as she looked around the area. This was not the normal place she would come too when she was troubled. Nevertheless, she could not help but feel that it was the most perfect place in the world.

There were flowers everywhere as far as the eyes could see, in every color imaginable. There was a waterfall to her left as the soft sounds of the water hitting the pool was heard. Birds were singing their song while a soft breeze blew through the area. She relaxed in this place and started thinking about her problems and feelings. At this point in time there was only one thing, or should she say one person on her mind; Sesshoumaru.

Kagome could not understand why she was so attracted to the youkai lord. She knew that she could never be with him, so why even think about him. He was a noble and she was nobody. She had no money, no home, nothing of value to even offer him. The way she saw things, she will never marry because no one would want her.

At that moment Kagome caught movement off to the side and turned in that direction. She noticed four individuals coming towards her as she stood there waiting for them to come closer. They were all dressed in rich kimonos. Colorful kimono’s covered their bodies with golden embroidery going around the edge of their garments. When they finally reached her, she recognized who they were. They were the four souls who were always with her, Nigi, Saki, Kushi, and Ara.

Kagome bowed to them, “Good day to all of you, what are you doing here? Is something wrong?”

The four spirits stopped a short distance away from Kagome. Nigi stepped forward and said, “Kagome, we have come to talk to you.”

Kagome felt confused, “What’s wrong? You never come here to my meditation area.”

Nigi smiled, stating, “This is our place to meditate. We brought you here because we needed to talk to you. Come, sit down we have much to discuss.”

Kagome moved over to the waterfall and sat down on a patch of nice soft grass. She was surprised when they stated that this was their place to meditate. “Excuse me Nigi, but did you say this was your place to meditate? Where am I?”

As the Shikon spirits sat down, Nigi started, “We brought you to a place where you have never been to before. This is the place where we reside in your body. This is the purest part of your soul and it is here where your emotions are the strongest.

“Kagome, we came to you because we sense a great deal of turmoil within you. Why do you feel that you can never be loved?”

Kagome lowered her head as she looked away, “Who can ever love a worthless person like me. I’m nobody, a failure in everyone eyes. I have nothing that anyone wants and I have nothing to bring into a marriage.”

Nigi shook her head, she was disappointed at what Kagome was saying, “Kagome, you couldn’t be more wrong about what you can offer a male as a mate. You have a kind and loving heart, you are the most powerful female in all the land and the males of this land desire you to be their mate. I know that you have noticed how the single male youkai fight over you.”

Kagome turned and looked at the four spirits sitting in front of her, “Yes, I have noticed, and I hate it. They all want to force me to be their mate! They never ask if I’m interested in them, they always want to force my submission and want to take me by force. I don’t get it, why do they desire me so much? I’m a miko, someone they should fear, but yet they don’t.”

Saki laughed at what Kagome was saying, as she tried to explain, “Kagome, youkai, especially male youkai, want a powerful mate. Their inner beast will spend a lifetime looking for a female that will submit to them as a mate. When they locate a female they make her submit to them to show them that they are powerful enough to protect them. It is their belief that if they can prove to the female that they are powerful then she will mate with them. If the female is powerful then their children will be just as powerful and their bloodline will become more pure.

“Inu youkai are the most powerful youkai of the lands, that’s why you have an Inu youkai as lord. His line is the most powerful, but what Segumi failed to see was that he sired a son that is even more powerful than he, himself. In order for his son to be happy and find a mate, he will need an exceptionally powerful female.

“For every female there is a perfect male for her. It may take years for the female to find her mate, but when they do, it is a feeling that cannot be controlled. The male’s inner beast takes control to subdue his chosen mate. If they can subdue you then they know that you are the perfect one. There are other males that are weak and will never be able to subdue a powerful female. But, it doesn’t mean that they won’t keep trying, like Osamu for instance.

“When you wear your concealment spell it hides your aura and no one can detect it. Only the most powerful of youkai can break your spell like Sesshoumaru did.”

Kagome listened to what Saki was saying, finally understanding why all those males were after her. The young miko groaned and put her face in her hands. She did not need this right now. These males do not know what they are getting for a female, someone who is worthless and is lower than dirt.

But what Saki was saying was true, when she wore her concealment spell no one detected that she was a female and left her alone. The only one that she even thought that detected her was Sesshoumaru. “How is it that Sesshoumaru could detect me, while his father couldn’t even tell that I was a female at first?”

Kushi thought that he could answer this question, “It was not Sesshoumaru that saw through your concealment spell. It was his beast that was able to break through to see you for who and what you are. Kagome, Sesshoumaru is your match. He is the male that is destined to be your mate. He is powerful enough to protect you and if you give him a chance he will love you like no other.

“We never meant for you to be alone for the rest of your life, Kagome. Yes, you still have a lot of work to do, but you need a male next to you. Your powers have not stopped growing yet and you need a mate to unleash your full potential. He will help you learn how to control this extra power and in return you will help him rule over these lands.

“You feel attracted to Sesshoumaru because his soul calls out to yours. He was made just for you and he will never find another female that will be his match. He protects you viciously because it is in his nature to do so. The Inu are the most loyal of all youkai. When they choose a mate, they stay true to that mate and never go to another female for comfort.

“Sesshoumaru has chosen you to be his mate Kagome, whether you realized it or not. He and his beast know that you are his match and he will go through any length to prove it to you. The time has come that you must take a mate.

“You are ready for the rest of your powers to be released and only he can help you to release them. The city is going to need you soon, as more will seek your help to heal them. Plus, until you mate, the males will not leave you alone and will always be after you.”

Kagome sighed; she knew that they were telling her the truth when it came to the males of this city. One particular male comes to mind, as he will not leave her alone and the last time he had hurt her. She did not know how much longer she will be able to fight him off and not kill him. The more persistent he became the harder it was to restrain her powers so she would not kill him.

Kagome looked up from her lap as she said, “But how do I know that he is the one for me? I don’t know if I can care for him in that way. I have never been in love with anyone and it’s hard to sort through these feelings that I’m having.”

Ara, who has been quiet up to this point, answered, “Let me ask you this Kagome, do you not feel at peace when you are with him? Do you not feel warm inside when you are at his side? Do you not feel your body heat up when he touches you? Do you not feel the heat rise within you when you look into his eyes? Do you get lost in his gaze that you could stay like that forever if you had the chance? Do you feel that there is a part of you that is missing if you are not near him? If the answer to these questions is yes, then my dear you are falling in love with him.

“Kagome, you must allow your heart to call to him, if he responds to your call then you will know without a shadow of a doubt that he is the one for you, for only your mate can hear the call that your heart and soul makes. To deny yourself these feeling will make you bitter and the purity that is your soul will start to taint. Allow it the freedom to love and protect and you will find that you will be happy.

“If you still do not believe me look into his eyes the next time you see him and look closely. You will be able to see his true feelings for you. The eyes are the gateway to a person’s soul and by looking into his eyes you will see everything that he can’t express in words. Teach him to love openly and freely, I promise that you will not be disappointed.”

Kagome thought about what Ara said and it was true, everything he asked her was true, she did feel that way and more. But it was still hard for her to believe that Sesshoumaru would want her as a mate. But, it was nice to dream about it while she had the chance.

She stood then bowed deeply to the spirits, “I will take everything that you said to heart. I don’t know if he could ever love someone like me, but maybe dreams can come true.”

The spirits looked at her as they smiled, they knew what was in the young demons heart and she was in for a big surprise. They saw her disappear from their sight as she was coming out of her meditation. They will be watching to see what will happen next. It should prove to be very interesting.

---oOo---

Kagome slowly opened her eyes as she took a deep breath. She let it out slowly as she thought about everything that the four spirits told her. Maybe they were right because everything they told her was true. She will have to explore these feelings some more and see if they are actually true.

She slowly stood as she bowed and gave another prayer to her family before she turned to leave the little shrine. Kagome was returning to the main shrine. She has been gone for a while now and Sesshoumaru would be looking for her.

Kagome was crossing the clearing when she looked up at the sky. It was a pale blue with white puffy clouds moving slowly across the sky. There was a soft breeze going around the area, as she closed her eyes and enjoyed the sunlight hitting her face. It felt wonderful against her skin and she just enjoyed it.

Kagome’s eyes snapped open as she heard a noise off to her left. She felt jyaki in the area and it was powerful. This was not good because she was still drained from taking Akira’s powers. She needed more time to recover from her ordeal.

Kagome knew this aura as she groaned. ‘When will he learn that I don’t want to mate him? I just want him to leave me alone.’

She heard another branch snap as she turned to the left. She saw a male youkai walking out of the forest. She could tell that he was in pain by the way he was walking. There was blood and something else coming from a wound on his chest.

His eyes were blood red as his green pupils looked at her with lust. He was baring his fangs at her and flexing his extended claws. Saliva was dripping down his chin and hit the ground by his feet.

Kagome was shocked to see him in that condition. She knew that he had fought against Sesshoumaru that day when he tried to take her. But she didn’t think that he would be this injured from their battle.

She was startled out of her musing when she heard, “Bitch! How dare you come here with another male! You belong to me, I have held a claim on you for a long time and no ONE is going to take you away from me.”

---oOo---

This is the edited version of this chapter. I’m sorry for not posting in a long time but after four viruses attacked my computer it was hard to recover from each of those. I finally found the correct programs to have in order to fight the malicious spyware that is floating out there. You know the ones I mean, the ones that want you to by Microsoft antivirus program to get rid of it. It is a hoax and a big time virus. It attacks your PC and your registry. So be careful out there. I have been attacked each time when I have been reading stories from fanfiction.com. Just as a word of warning.

Chapter 9 will be posted in a minute so look for it.

In the next chapter Osamu goes after Kagome to make her his mate. Will Sesshoumaru get there in time to prevent the other Inu from claiming what was his or will Osamu finally get the female he has been after for years.

Things will diffidently heat up between Kagome and Sesshoumaru as he shows her how much he loves her. Yes you guessed right future LIMES and LEMONS coming!

Until the next time!

Ja ne!