Her Destiny

Chapter 9



Deep in the mountains of the northern most lands there was a secret clan of Inu Youkai. This clan was once known as a powerful clan and no one dared to defy them. But they fell from grace when they were banished from the Western Lands. The Western Canines had banished them for high treason. The ones that survived the purge moved here to this area and began to make the clan stronger again. Shinto would have been proud of his son for everything he had done so far.



Jakyoku was the only son of Shinto. He was a tall and proud Inu Youkai. He had long black hair that easily came down to the back of his calves. He was slightly taller than his father and had a strong lean body. He had one black stripe on each side of his cheek and a black sword painted on his forehead.



His eyes were the deepest of brown for they looked almost black in color. When he looked at you it would send shivers down your spine. He wore a black hakama and haori. He had underneath his haori a white juban. He also wore black armor that covered his chest. The sword he wore on his side had a black aura around it as it pulsed at his side wanting revenge. It echoed its master’s feelings from the day he got the sword. It was his father’s sword, Burakku Haato (Black Heart sword).



His aura was pure evil and he ruled without having one ounce of compassion for those of his clan. He expected loyalty from his clan and got it or he would set them as an example to the rest of his clan.



His father had been in the royal courts when Inutaisho father, Lord Banzen, had ruled over the Western Lands. Shinto had been a powerful Black Inu Youkai and had served Banzen well for many centuries. He had become his most trusted advisor and had been promised that he would rule once Banzen had died. Leaving Inutaisho without any lands to call his own.



But something went wrong. Banzen had killed his father when he had been tricked into confessing that all he wanted was the Western Lands for his own purpose. Inutaisho had done that to his father making him talk about everything he had done in order to get what he wanted.



His father had wanted Inutaisho to turn against his father for rejecting him as a son, his father knew of the great power that laid dormant within his body. He figured that if he could awaken this power, he could manipulate Inutaisho and be able to use that power for this own purpose. He knew that the power he had was that of his grandfather the great Two Tail Inu. He never saw his father after he had meet with Inutaisho. Banzen had killed him during that meeting and now was the time for vengeance.



He had been planning for centuries on how best to get him back. He had slowly been gathering his forces to fight him. He knew he was strong. He had been getting stronger throughout the years and now he was stronger than Inutaisho. He would be able to defeat the youkai lord and take over the Western Land and become Ruler of the Western Canines.



He also knew that he had to find a strong mate. When word had spread that Inutaisho was guarding the descendant of Midoriko, a ningen female with incredible powers and beauty, it sent his blood boiling. He needed to have this female and he would stop at nothing to get her.



But he had a problem. Inutaisho’s elder son was interested in the bitch that he could not have. His son was even more powerful than Inutaisho himself and if he ever learned how to control that inner power and accepted it, he would be unstoppable.



So he had sent that fool to keep watch over the western castle with an army of shadow youkai. He was told to wait until the youkai lord had left the castle and then try to get the girl. But what he didn’t expect was that the girl was a very powerful miko. She was the strongest miko he has ever heard of, and her powers surpassed Midoriko’s.



She found a way to kill all of his shadow army and had wiped out half of his forces before Sesshoumaru decided to show up and fight. Between the two they had managed to wipe out his shadow army except for the few that escaped to report back to him. Telling him that Inutaisho himself had killed his soldier and that now he might know he was the one behind the attacks.



The element of surprise was now gone, he would be on his guard, but Jakyoku was not one to give up that easy. He had sent another group of youkais to keep watch over the western castle and if they had a chance to take the ningen they were told to do so. His time to rule over the lands was coming, he could feel it in his bones and he will take his rightful place as ruler of the lands like it was meant to be when his father was alive.



--oOo—



Kagome was sitting underneath the sakura tree sulking. She had woken up three days ago and was immediately told that she cannot have any contact with Sesshoumaru. When she asked why, she was told that she would be told in time but for the time being she was not to go anywhere near him nor could he come near her.



This was just not fair. All she wanted was to thank Sesshoumaru for helping her during their training. They were now training separately, which she did not like one bit, and she let the youkai lord know of her displeasure when she attacked him during her training.



On a few occasions, she had to heal him because he had gotten hit from her purifying powers. She could hear the howls of anger coming from the castle and she knew it was Sesshoumaru. They have kept him locked up in his room since that day in the field. Every time she went out to practice, when he heard the sound of clashing swords, he would get upset.



Kagome stopped in the middle of her attack and formed a barrier around her body. Not even the youkai lord could get through her barriers once she had learned to tap into her inner power. Her aura flared with great power as she closed her eyes and concentrated. She reached out to the mind of Sesshoumaru and sent soothing thoughts to his. She calmed him down and felt him relax in the castle.



No longer could they hear the howls of anger coming from the young lord as Kagome turned her attention back to the youkai lord in front of her.



Lord Inutaisho had been forced to keep his son Sesshoumaru locked in his room for the last three days. He had placed barriers around it to make sure he would not break out of his room. Ever since the fight where he had released some of his inner power and he had gotten hold of the girl, Sesshoumaru had been unable to control his inner beast. His inner inu was determined to fight for the girl and the rational side of his son was in total agreement with his inner inu.



Inutaisho was currently engaged in training the girl when he ran into her barrier. She had stopped in mid attack and was now standing in the middle of the field with her eyes close. Her aura flared as he observed what she was doing. Within moments he didn’t hear his son’s howls any more as he quieted down. He looked on with amazement as he saw his little one open her eyes and prepared to fight again.



His curiosity was peeked as he asked, “Kagome what did you just do?”



Kagome looked innocently up at him, as she quickly said, “Nothing.”



Inutaisho narrowed his eyes at his pup. He knew better, her nothings usually meant something. He learned months ago not to trust her nothings. His cold hard stares caused Kagome to cross her arms over her chest in a defiant manner. He could tell that she was not going to tell him anything. She was very stubborn almost as stubborn as his son.



He let it pass but he had a strange suspicion that she was talking to his son by mental link and he would have to put a stop to it. He hated to do it, but he must stop all contacts with her. They had to pick the strongest mate for her and that might not be his son.



Once the training was done she was free to go wherever she wanted. So here she sat under the sakura tree as she thought about how her life sucked and how they were keeping her away from Sesshoumaru.



She wanted to talk to him, but now she found that she could not get in contact with him. Something was preventing her from mentally linking with him. This was her only way of talking to Sesshoumaru so she could get to know him better and it was taken away from her. This hurt her more than anything that they have done to her so far.



Sango was sitting next to Kagome. She observed her friend out of the corner of her eye and saw how mad she was. All she could do was chuckle at her behavior. She had been like this ever since they told her that she could not see Sesshoumaru. She understood why she had to stay away from him but she was told not to explain anything to Kagome and that within time they would sit down and tell her everything she wanted to know.



Sango noticed that her friend was not going to come out of her rage any time soon so she got an idea as she said, “Kagome I know that they have horses here, want to go riding for a while? It will take your mind off things.”



Kagome still continued to stare off into space as she heard Sango’s suggestion. ‘Hmm, maybe if we get out of here for a while it might calm me down some. I have no idea why I can’t speak to Sesshoumaru and when I ask they only tell me that they will explain soon. Kami how pathetic! I’m not a child that needs to be kept in the dark. I’m perfectly capable of handling anything that is thrown my way.’



Kagome turned to her friend and she said, “You know Sango that’s a very good idea. A ride right now would do me some good. Because if I stay here any longer I might get the urge to purify someone that I shouldn’t, meaning one very arrogant youkai lord. Too bad Ayashiko is in love with him or else I would have fried him already.”



Sango started to laugh as they both stood and went toward the stables. Once they got there they looked for a horse to take out for a little while.



Kagome heard a noise off to the side as she was looking for a horse to ride. She noticed that there was, what looked like, a Dragon Youkai. But the strange thing was that this Dragon youkai had two heads. Right now both heads were lying down on the straw covered ground not moving.



Kagome couldn’t leave the poor creature like this. She saw pain in his eyes as she approached, ‘Maybe he’s sick or something.’ She thought as she kneeled by the heads. She reached out with her shaky hand as she gently stroked one of the heads. It purred in delight as she continued to stroke his long scaly head. When the second head moved closer to her wanting the same attention as the other head she sighed in relief. She now knew that the Dragon was not going to attack her and started to pet the both of them at the same time.



Kagome couldn’t help but giggle at the heads. Their antics was funny as the heads started to push one another out of the way just so that the other one could get all the attention. It was funny to watch and when she stopped both heads shot up and looked at her with curiosity. They growled their displeasure at not having her attention as they watched what this ningen was doing.



Kagome pulled her hands away from the dragonheads as she put one hand into the sleeve of her kimono. She looked for the pocket that was in there and pulled out two carrots. She smiled when she saw the two heads perk up when they saw the treat. She had gotten the carrots as treats for the horses but she thought that her two new friends could use it more.



The Dragons waited patiently as the carrots were offered to them. They growled happily as they ate them. Kagome sat down on the ground as she asked, “Now, I have never seen you two here before. Do you have names?”



Both Dragon’s looked up at her, still chewing the carrots, as they shook their heads no.



Kagome thought for a minute as she asked, “Would you like it if I gave you names?”



Both Dragon’s nodded yes to her question.



Kagome put her index finger to her chin as she tapped it deep in thought. She came up with the perfect names for them as she said, “How about I call you Ah,” as she pointed to the head on the left, “and I call you Un,” as she pointed to the head on the right.



Both Dragon’s thought for a few minutes as they had a short conversation between them. They both looked at the ningen girl and both nodded their agreement with their new chosen names.



Kagome giggled as she stood up off the ground and brushed herself off. Then she got an idea as she said, “How would you two like to stretch your legs for a while? But you both must promise to behave and listen to me.”



Both Dragon’s quickly agreed to her request. They had been stuck in this place for weeks without being let out and they longed to stretch their legs. They would have promised anything in order to get out.



Kagome looked around their stall and didn’t see any bridles for them. She walked out of the stall and looked around the stables for a pair of bridles to put on the Dragons along with a saddle. Within minutes she found what she was looking for as she returned and put the bridles and saddle on the Dragons. When she was done she walked out of the stall with the Dragon’s following closely behind her.



Once she got outside she found Sango there waiting for her as Sango turned and said, “Where have you been Kagome? I have b.…” Sango never got to finish her sentence once she saw what Kagome had picked to ride for the afternoon. She took a step back as she said, “Kagome, you do realize that you have twin headed Dragon’s with you right?”



Kagome looked over her shoulder as she reached up and scratched each of the heads. “Yes I know. They were lonely and wanted to come out for a little while. They promised me that they would behave if I took them out to stretch his legs.”



Kagome continued to scratch the ears of her new friends as she said, “I want to go flying. I want to leave this area for a while so I can think clearly. I know that I’m not allowed to leave the castle grounds but I don’t care. I want to feel free once again. I feel like I have been a prisoner ever since I was brought here.” Kagome turned as she looked at Sango to see what she would do once she had stated her intensions.



Sango could only shake her head, Kagome had a way of making friends with some of the most dangerous creatures there was. She saw as the twin dragonheads purred in contentment when Kagome scratched behind their ears.



Sango took her horse back inside as she returned a short time later and said, “Well if you’re going to take a flying Dragon then I can ride Kirara. So how about we take a ride around the western lands for a few hours. It would be safer in the air anyway.”



Kagome agreed as she pulled the reins over the Dragon’s head and then got in the saddle that she had placed on his back. She nudged him over his ribs as the Dragon youkai took off into the sky. Kirara quickly followed sticking close to his side.



When they were approaching the barrier Kagome called out to Sango and said, “Sango if you and Kirara come closer to us, I will place a barrier around us so we can leave the castle area.”



Sango agreed as she nudged the fire neko closer to the Dragon. When they were flying side-by-side Kagome placed a barrier around them and they flew out of the barrier and headed south.



Sango and Kagome flew over the land just enjoying their freedom for a little while. They didn’t think that anyone would notice that they had left the castle grounds. But what they didn’t know was that anyone who left would alert the lord to the castle. So when they left the barrier a certain youkai lord noticed right away.



--oOo—



Lord Inutaisho was sitting in the dinning hall eating his lunch with his mate in peace. The children had long ago finished and were excused to do whatever they pleased. It was very rare for the ruling couple to have any alone time during the day but when they did have it they enjoyed every minute of it.



Inutaisho stiffened when he felt that someone had left the castle grounds as he furrowed his eyebrows together deep in thought. ‘I didn’t give anyone permission to leave the castle grounds today. So who has left?’



At that moment, one of his servants came running into the dinning hall and went directly to Inutaisho, as he kneeled in front of his lord. He then said in a shaky voice, “Milord, the two headed dragon is gone from the stables. We found the gate to his stall open and no one saw him leave the area.”



This was not good. That Dragon only listened to Sesshoumaru and here lately his son has not had the time to take it out to stretch its legs. “Have the guards search the grounds for the Dragon, when he is found inform me immediately.”



The servant quickly left to carry out his bidding. Inutaisho then turned to his mate and said, “If his Dragon is gone, Sesshoumaru is going to be upset. But I just felt someone leave the castle grounds a few moments ago. I doubt that the Dragon is strong enough to have broken through my barriers and leave the castle area.”



Inutaisho was deep in thought as he started to concentrate on the area. He was looking for all of his pups to make sure that they were all safe. He found Sesshoumaru still in his room. Inuyasha was outside playing with some of the castle children. He then looked for Kagome and he couldn’t find her aura. He tried to find Sango and she too was gone from the castle area, he couldn’t find either of them. Fear started to take hold as he turned to his mate and asked, “Ayashiko do you know where Kagome and Sango are?”



Ayashiko was surprised by his question and answered, “The last time I saw them they were in the gardens sitting under the sakura tree talking. They may have gone riding in the forest. We did tell them they could go anywhere in the castle grounds.”



The youkai lord paled when he heard his mate’s response. He could not sense Kagome’s presence anywhere near the castle or within its barriers. He gave a growl of annoyance as he stood and started to leave the dinning hall.



Ayashiko seeing that her mate was upset went after him and asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you so angry?”



Inutaisho stopped as he turned to his mate and said, “Sango and Kagome have left the castle grounds. They are outside the barriers unprotected. I know that Sango can protect Kagome, but all it takes is a few strong youkais to bring the both of them down.”



Ayashiko gasped at the implications of what her mate just said. If the enemy finds Kagome out there on her own they will try to capture her. But she knew her pup very well and she would not be so easy to capture, and making Kagome submit was going to be the hardest thing of all. But she still didn’t like the idea of her pup being outside unprotected.



She rushed outside with her mate to see if she could determine in which direction they had gone. Inutaisho formed his demonic cloud under his feet as he turned to his mate and said, “Ayashiko please stay here I will see to Kagome.”



Ayashiko reluctantly agreed to his request. She watched as he took off into the sky in search of their pup. Oh there will be hell to pay when Kagome came back. She will not be allowed outside anymore without herself or her mate, to make sure that they don’t leave the castle grounds.



As Inutaisho flew he sniffed the air. He had found his pup scent and was tracking her with ease. They were heading south. He could tell that the fire neko and the two-headed Dragon were with her. He wondered how on earth did Kagome get the two-headed Dragon to obey her commands. As far as he knew the Dragon would burn anyone that came near it but here was his little one riding the beast.



He shook his head to clear it of its many thoughts as he continued to go after his pup. It didn’t take him long to find them and what he saw made him proud as well as angry. His little one was in the middle of a battle trying to protect a village of ningens and from what he could tell they were winning. He floated in the air as he watched what was going on down below.



--oOo—



Kagome and Sango had been having fun just flying around the area admiring the lands down below. They had gotten into a race as the Dragon and Kirara flew as fast as they could to see who would be faster. It was a tie as both girls broke out laughing and then turned their steeds around as they started to head back home before they were missed.



Kagome enjoyed her time away from the castle. She was able to relax and think about everything that had happened in the last few days. She still didn’t understand what was going on but she had come to accept the decisions made for her.



She had to remember that this was 1000 years in the past and women’s equality was non-existent at this point in time. Women were not due to get their rights for at least another 900 years or so. The males were always dominant and what they said was law even if you disagreed with them.



Kagome was relaxing, enjoying the sun hitting her face as the Dragon flew on, its wings gently flapping ever so often to keep them in the air. Then she felt something tingling at the back of her neck, a warning that something was about to happen.



Kagome sat up straight as she scanned the area looking for the threat. Sango saw her friend sit up straight as she started looking around the area. Sango thought this an odd behavior even for her friend as she asked “Kagome is something wrong?”



Kagome continued to scan the land down below and replied, “Sango I feel that danger is coming, and something is going to happen soon.”



They didn’t have to wait for long when they saw the vile creatures getting ready to attack one of the villages down below. They moved down toward the ground to get a better look at what was going on.



They saw several Inu Youkais and numerous other youkais coming out of the forest preparing to attack the village. The ningen males were ready to defend their homes while the ningen women gathered the children and tried to move them to safety.



Kagome turned to Sango and said, “Sango we can’t let them destroy that village down there. They will attack and kill everyone.”



Sango agreed with her statement as they both headed into battle. Kagome was in the lead as Sango followed closely behind on Kirara.



--oOo—



The youkais that Jakyoku had sent to watch over the western castle were deep in the forest. They were keeping watch hoping to get their chance to get into the castle and capture this female that their lord wanted.



One of the scouts, a youshun youkai, flew back to camp and informed them that the girl was leaving the castle grounds on a Dragon. The soldiers couldn’t believe their luck. They didn’t have to attack the castle, all they had to do was get her attention and get her to come down to the ground and capture her. It shouldn’t be that hard to capture one ningen female.



They heard a noise as they all looked up into the sky. They saw the girl-flying overhead with a two-headed dragon, a two-tail fire neko, and a ningen onna as a companion. They gave chase as they thought of a plan before the females decided to go back to the castle. They came up with a plan to attack the ningen village nearby and see if they could get the female to come down.



They headed straight for a village and waited in the forest. When the females were flying back towards the castle, the leader of the group called the attack as they all surged forward getting ready to attack a village full of defenseless ningens.



---oOo---



Ah, Un hovered over the village as they observed what was going to happen. They waited for their mistress orders, as they were still high above the ground.



Kagome had stopped her Dragon steed above the village that was about to be attacked. She got an idea as she reached in her kimono and pulled out five sutras. She turned to Sango and said, “Sango go warn the villagers to stay in their village. I’m going to put up a barrier and if they touch it they might die. I will protect them but they must not touch my barrier.”



Sango heard Kagome’s request as she took off to warn the villagers about the barrier that was about to be placed to protect them.



Kagome started chanting her spell as she held out her hand. Four of the sutras in her hand flew to the four corners of the village. She watched as the sutras attached themselves to the trees in the four corners of the village. When this was done she kissed the sutra she still held in her hand and threw it down to the ground. As soon as the sutra made contact with the ground a powerful barrier was set up to protect the village from any harm.



Kagome then pushed her Dragon friend forward as they flew to confront the youkais that wanted to attack the village. Sango was right at her side as she took her weapon off her back getting ready to do battle.



Kagome unsheathed Jenjou from its sheath, as she was getting ready to do battle. She was stronger this time and she shouldn’t have any problems dealing with the blades powers. The last time she only had energy for just one attack. She was left weak and almost defenseless, but not this time, her training with Lord Inutaisho was going to pay off.



Ah, Un landed gently on the ground as Kagome got off the Dragon and went to stand in front of them. Sango landed right next to the Dragon as she got off Kirara and went to stand next to Kagome. Kirara took up her position next to the Dragon, keeping a watchful eye open for any danger.



Sango could hear Kagome’s sword pulsing with power. She has never, in her life, heard a sword do that before. ‘Kagome must be very powerful if the sword is accepting her power and she still maintains a powerful aura around her.’ Sango thought as she gripped her weapon a little harder ready to attack at a moments notice.



Kagome saw the attacking youkais come to a halt right in front of her. She gripped her sword a little tighter as she stood her ground. She was tired at all the gawking as she yelled, “Why are you attacking this village?”



The leader of the group stepped forward as he said to her, “We don’t want to attack a pathetic ningen village. They pose no real challenge for us. We made it appear that we were going to attack this village in order to get you to land. You are to come with us otherwise this village will suffer our wrath.”



Kagome couldn’t help the laugh that escaped her lips as she said, “What makes you think that you can break down my barrier? I’m not going anywhere with you, so you can just turn around and leave, I will allow you to live for another day.”



The youkais were not happy at all. This ningen onna was laughing at them as if she was amused with what they requested. The Inu Youkai in charge gave the word and about 20 youkais shot past Kagome and Sango as they attacked the barrier protecting the village.



Kagome did not turn around to watch because she knew what was going to happen. As soon as the youkais attacked the barrier they were instantly purified by her powers. She held her sword in front of her and said, “Like I told you before, no one is going to break my barrier, now are you going to leave?”



The Inu Youkai was pissed that he just lost 20 of his best youkai to this miko. He gave the order as they all attacked at the same time.



Sango was the first to attack as she sent her Hiraikotsu towards the enemy. It sliced through the enemy with ease as she killed the front line of the attacking youkais. Ah, Un came next as they both sent a blast of dragon breathe and killed the Youkais that were coming from the air. They were determined to protect their mistress.



Kagome stood with her sword as it started to glow a pure red in color. Its power was great as Kagome slashed with her sword and yelled, “HONOO NO SHINIDE!!”



A great ball of fire emerged from the sword as it swept forward and engulfed the youkai that were approaching. The flames were so powerful that as the attack went by, you could see the piles of ash that represented the youkai that were attacking her.



Only one Inu Youkai survived the attack as she said, “Tell your lord that I submit to no one. There is no one strong enough to make me submit and if your lord shows his face around here then I will take great pleasure in killing him.”



The youkai did not waste any time at all in getting out of that area. ‘This ningen is powerful. I have never seen power like that in all my life. Milord is going to have a hard time trying to get her to submit to his will. No wonder he wants her as a mate.’



Kagome put her sword back in its sheath as she turned and walked back to the village. She put her hand on the barrier that was around the village and it came down in one swift move. She saw the villagers coming toward her wanting to offer her their thanks for protecting them. They stopped in their tracks as they eyed something behind her.



Kagome’s back became stiff. She heard Sango’s intake of breath as she looked over to her friend. She saw the pale look on her face as she was looking at someone behind them and she had a bad feeling about what was there. She opened her mind as she sensed the aura behind her. It was very powerful and she recognized it immediately.



She swallowed hard as she slowly turned around. Her breath hitched, as she turned pale. He was the last person she wanted to see right now and the expression on his face told her that she was in big trouble.



--oOo—



Lord Inutaisho had witnessed everything that his little one had done. She has grown in power and she would back down to no one. She let it be known that she would submit to no one but he was the one person she had to submit to. She had gone against his orders and now she must pay the price.



He saw when she let the only youkai to survive her attack return to their lord with a message from her. But he was not about to let him get away. First rule of combat, never let your enemy live when they could take back so much valuable information about you.



He quickly followed the youkai and when he had stopped he let his whip go and killed the bastard where he stood. His lord would figure it out sooner or later that they had all died here. But he will have to come and find out for himself, how they had died.



He quickly made his way back to where his little one was located. He landed on the ground right behind her, while her back was to him. He still had his aura hidden so she didn’t know that he was there. He took a few steps towards her and he stopped.



He heard the villagers gasp when they saw him and saw when Sango had turned around to see what the villagers were looking at. Now his little one turned around and the expression on her face was priceless. She knew that she was in trouble with him as she lowered her head and whimpered.



This time her whimpers where not going to work with him. He walked closer to her and said, “We will discuss your punishment once we get back to the castle. Right now I want you and Sango to return.”



Kagome and Sango obeyed without a word. Kagome got up on the Dragon as she kicked him lightly to get him going back to the castle. They raced back to the castle because they knew that there would be hell pay. Once back Kagome took the Dragon back to the stables where the handlers were waiting to clean and feed the Dragon.



Kagome petted each head in turn and told them both that she enjoyed her time with them. She hoped that she could come back and see them. The way the youkai lord was acting, she doubted that she would be allowed to do anything again. She looked at the Dragon as a tear fell down her cheeks and said, “Remember you two, behave and don’t give your handlers any problems. I will come and see you if and when I’m allowed to leave the castle again.”



The Dragons whined as they nuzzled the girl, they would miss her. A servant came forward as they grabbed the reins and started to lead the Dragon back inside the stables. The Dragon’s head were hanging down and you could feel the hurt they had for being left alone again.



Sango came up and put her arm around her friends shoulder as she offered her some comfort. They both knew that leaving the castle grounds would get them into trouble but it was worth the risk to see Kagome happy for just a little while.



Sango turned her friend in the direction of the castle. They both hurried inside as they headed toward their rooms. They figured they better get there before the youkai lord came back. They were about to go up the stairs when someone called out to them from behind and made them stop.



They both turned to see Ayashiko standing behind them with her arms crossed over her chest. The expression on her face was not a happy one. They both looked down to the ground as they waited to see what she would do to them.



Ayashiko eyed both girls as they attempted to go upstairs. She wanted her time with the both of them before her mate came back. “I want you two to follow me.” Her tone of voice was not it’s usual happy one and it had a certain coldness to it.



Both girls jumped when they heard what she said. When Ayashiko started to leave the area they reluctantly followed behind her. They stepped into this room that they both have never seen before. It looked like a study and it had shelves of books along two of the walls. In the middle of the room there was a desk that was low to the ground. A large pillow was on one side of the desk. There where smaller pillows in front of it.



Ayashiko motioned both girls to sit on the two empty pillows right in front of the desk as she went around and sat on the large pillow behind the desk. She sat down as she watched both girls fidget in their seats. She was so angry with the both of them that she didn’t know where to start.



She took a deep breath to calm herself down as she said, “Why did you two leave the castle grounds? You know that there is danger beyond the barriers. Yet you two take it upon yourselves to leave the grounds on your own. You both had us worried sick that something might have happened to you.”



Kagome felt terrible for worrying her. Sango was not to blame for this. She wanted to go out and be free for just a little while, she knew that she was forbidden to leave the castle grounds but she did anyway. She took a deep breath as she said, “I’m truly sorry Lady Ayashiko. I just wanted to be away from here for just a little while so I could think.”



Ayashiko heard what her pup said but it still did not explain why she had to leave the castle grounds. “I don’t understand what you are saying Kagome. You have plenty of places here where you can go and think. You didn’t have to leave the castle grounds to do that.”



“NO! You don’t understand! Everywhere I go I’m looked upon with hatred in all of the females’ eyes. The men lust after me and they only look at my body. The only place that I could sit and think was in the gardens, but now that’s not even a place where I could go and feel comfortable.



The soldiers watch me from within the forest. I can feel their eyes on me watching what I am doing, and it bothers me. I sometimes feel so trapped and alone here. No one will tell me what is going on. No one trusts me enough to tell me when I will be able to leave this place. I hate it here and there is nothing I can do because I promised you that I would stay here and be protected.” Kagome said with anguish in her voice. It was the first time that she let anyone know about her feelings and how she really felt.



Ayashiko was shocked to hear her pup talk this way. Sango who was sitting next to her looked at her with surprise in her eyes. They both had no idea that she felt this way.



At that moment Lord Inutaisho came into the room and walked over to his mate. He had been listening to everything that his pup was saying. He didn’t know she felt so uncomfortable here in his castle but he had to deal with what she has done first before he took care of the rest of her problems.



Inutaisho looked at his mate and then turned his attention to his little one as he said, “I understand that you feel uncomfortable here in my home but it still does not excuse your behavior. You broke my command of not leaving the castle grounds and for that you will be punished. You will not be allowed to go to the stables to see the two headed Dragon.”



At this Kagome was about to protest but was quickly cut off by the youkai lord. “The only place you are allowed to go to is the gardens. If you leave that area I will know and the next punishment will be more severe. Do you understand what I am telling you, Kagome?”



Kagome nodded her head in understanding as silent tears fell down her cheeks. She was being treated unfairly and kept under lock and key for what, she really didn’t know.



Inutaisho smelled the tears that she was shedding as he said, “Soon Kagome you will be presented to the rest of the governing lords of the lands. You will be presented as my pup and of mating age. You must learn to do as your told and obey the orders given to you. It will not do for you to be defiant.”



Kagome looked up with tears streaking down her face. There was fire in her eyes as she looked at the youkai lord. She had a defiant look on her face as she said, “I may be of mating age but I will mate with whomever I see fit to be my mate. My heart will tell me who he is and I don’t care how strong or weak he is. If I love that person that is the one I will mate with. There is nothing you can do to make me mate with someone I don’t want. I will fight them tooth and nail and I will not submit to any man or youkai.” With that Kagome got up and ran out of the study. She left behind a shocked youkai lord and mate.



Sango shook her head as she stood and said, “You know, my father did the same thing to me. He wants me to find a suitable male and be married. But all the ones that came calling did not stir my heart and never will. I fought them that’s why I’m here now. Don’t make the same mistake with Kagome. She is powerful and she will fight whatever male you chose for her. She will fight them with everything she has because she feels that strongly about it. She has been controlled for far too long and now she will be controlled no longer.”



Sango turned after she had said her peace and left the room. She gave them both something to think about.



Inutaisho let out a sigh of frustration. He had no idea how to deal with this problem. Males he could deal with but females he was at a total lost. He turned and looked at his mate and asked, “Ayashiko, how do we deal with her? Males I can deal with but females? I’m totally confused by her reaction.”



Ayashiko heard her mate as she said, “Mate, remember she comes from a different place than we do. You do remember what she said when you were about to punish both our pups for destroying the dojo. ‘If I hadn’t been dragged down that damn well and brought here to this era none of this would have happened. You would be still living your normal lives.’ I have not been able to get her to tell me what she meant by that statement but if I had to guess I believe that Kagome comes from somewhere in the future.”



Inutaisho had forgotten about that little bit of information. He had to admit that his mate had come up with a good hypothesis of where the girl would have come from. He remembered the clothing she wore when they first meet. They were a little too revealing for his taste but she did look good in them.



“Yes I do believe that your hypothesis is correct. When I first met her she was wearing strange clothing, very revealing clothing. I changed them to cover her up while I traveled to the slayer village because of the sword she carries. It looked just like Midoriko’s sword and I had to make sure that the jewel and sword were safe.” Said Inutaisho, as he was deep in thought about the day he had first met his little one.



“Well it matters not, she will fight whoever we chose for her mate and we must present her to the other lords. It was part of what Midoriko wanted and we must comply with her wishes. Lets just hope that it is Sesshoumaru that wins the right to dominate her and not someone else.” Said Ayashiko as she stood to leave the study. She had to go and check on Kagome to make sure she was all right.



She left her mate to his thoughts as she walked out of the room heading upstairs. When she got to Kagome’s room she found Sango sitting outside her door. She had tears going down her face as she rocked back and forth, trying to will them away.



Ayashiko came running up to her as she asked, “Sango is something wrong with Kagome? Why are you out here?”



Sango looked up from the ground as she said, “Kagome won’t let me into her room. She says that she will stay in there forever if she has too. Kirara was the only one that was able to get in the room before she sealed the door.”



Ayashiko was shocked to hear this as she stood and went to the door. She went to open it and was shocked, when literally; tiny volts of electricity came out to attack her. She looked at the door as she said, “Kagome, please let me in, I want to talk to you.”



The only response she got were the wails of her pup as she was crying in the room. She would not let her barrier down and there was no way to enter her room. Ayashiko sighed she didn’t know what to do now as she turned to Sango and said, “We have to wait for her to calm down. Then she might be receptive to coming out of her room.”



Sango understood what Lady Ayashiko was saying as she continued to sit by the door and wait until her friend came out of her room or let her come in and talk.



Ayashiko turned as she went to find her mate. She had to talk to him about this. She didn’t think that Kagome was going to react like this to her punishment.



---oOo---



Youshun – Hawk or Falcon

Honoo No Shinide – Flames of the dead (Kagome’s attack)



That is the end to another chapter. Oh the trouble they are going to have to get Kagome out of her room. But she is just being Kagome and Kagome does not submit to anyone.



When she does come out of her room they will have to deal with a more quiet and reserved Kagome. She still defies the youkai lord of his wishes and things get out of hand.



Kagome goes into a strong heat and gets attacked, what will Sesshoumaru do when hordes of demons want to take away his beloved mate. Well you have to stay with me to find out.



I wanted to wish all of you out there reading this fiction a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I hope that next year it will bring us all new stories to read and new friendships to be had. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERY ONE!!!



Until the next time!



Ja ne!