To Forget The Unforgettable by Youkai Dreams
The Arisen Problem
To Forget The Unforgettable
By: Youkai Dreams
"No" She cried. "Not again, I WON'T lose you. Inuyasha, wake up.. NOW" Kagome screamed as she watched Kikyou drag Inuyasha to hell yet again.
"Shut-up girl. He was mine from the start. He was NEVER yours, and will never be yours. Admit it, he loves me more, and you know I love him back." Kikyou dwelled deeper into the pink abyss with Inuyasha in hand.
"Kikyou, don't do this. We still have to find Naraku. I understand that Inuyasha loved you, but I also understand that he LOVES me." Kagome tried her hardest to convince Kikyou to let him go.
"How dare you." Kikyou's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean? He's loved me for over 50 years. He hasn't, and will not stop now Kagome. Accept it, and let us get on with our lives." Kagome was getting very aggravated.
"Listen Kikyou. You are not being fair at all. He is under a spell, I understand. If he loves you so much, and if you love him at all, let him decide for himself."
Kikyou's anger blazed. "Inuyasha has chosen to go with me you baka. You misunderstand. He loves me, as his mate. He loves you, as his sister." Kagome's temper was rising to unbelievable heights.
"Kikyou. Let him GO. Or at least let him decide, in front of me. I want to hear him with my own ears."
Kikyou was absolutely infuriated. "FINE. Here, listen to him say it. Let your heart be broken yet again."
The pink abyss started to fade. Inuyasha and Kikyou were lifted from the hole, as his senses were re-awakened.
Inuyasha blinked.
"Kagome? What are you doing here?"
Kagome stood confused.
"What do you mean Inuyasha? I was trying to help you. Kikyou was trying to drag you to hell, and I wanted to see if that is what you truly wanted. I wanted to hear if you truly wanted it Inuyasha."
Inuyasha walked up to Kagome, and looked into her sapphire eyes. "Kagome. I love you. I truly do, but I was in love with Kikyou far to long to let her go. We were separated for 50 years. I need to be with her."
Kagome felt a big lump in her throat, and she felt the tears surfacing.
She would not let them go though. Not now.
"Inuyasha.."
"Kagome. I love you as a sister. I couldn't possibly love you as anything else. Not truly anyway."
Kagome wanted to run away at this point, but she willed herself to stay. She begged her heart to let him finish.
"So, it's true. I am only her replacement in your mind, am I right?"
"Iie. Kagome, in my mind, you are Kagome, and she is Kikyou.. for now. If we try to make anything more out of it, all I will see is Kikyou, and that wouldn't be fair, not to Kikyou or you. You really would be Kikyou's replacement, and I don't want that."
Kagome couldn't decide if his words were hurting more or helping. It didn't matter. He was going, and she couldn't stop him.
"Inuyasha.. I love you, and I want what is best for you. I obviously don't think this is best, but I see it is what you want, however.." Kagome's voice got incredibly loud. "I WON'T let you go Inuyasha."
Kagome couldn't hold her tears back anymore. She started to cry.. hard.
"Gomen Kagome."
Kagome attached herself to him. "I don't want you to go Inuyasha. I know you want to, but maybe you should think about this for a while." Inuyasha was starting to get angry. He shoved her off of him, not enough to hurt her, but enough to get his point across.
"I HAVE thought about this, for a VERY LONG time. Kagome, I need this. I love both of you, but not in the same way. Kagome, you are like my little sister. I don't see you as anything more. Please understand, I need Kikyou, and I want Kikyou. I love Kikyou. I have made up my mind."
With that, Inuyasha walked over to Kikyou, picked her up bridal-style, and ran into the woods, but not before mumbling something.
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Kagome saw him race off. She also heard the words he said. She never thought she'd hear such words from him, but yet, there they were, plain and simple.
"Good-Bye Kagome."
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Kagome couldn't believe her eyes. She cried even harder. 'Inuyasha, why did you leave me. Why would you choose her? Why couldn't we make it work?'
The pain of him leaving her hurt tremendously, but the thing that had hurt her most, was realizing that his words were true.
The pain would eat her from the inside out.. if she let it. She decided that he was gone, and she still had a duty to do while she was still here.. She was strong, mentally and physically, and she wouldn't let a little distraction like that keep her from achieving her goal.. although, yes, it would be quite hard to do so.
Kagome started to walk back to Inuyasha's forest to where Kaede-Sama's village was.
Three hours later "Kagome!" Shippou cried.
"Kagome, welcome back!" Miroku and Sango both greeted at the same time.
"Hello guys! I'm so happy to see you again!"
On the way back, Kagome had found a hot spring, and washed herself for a long time so she wouldn't look like she had been crying, and plus, she had mud covering her from head to toe..
Miroku, Sango, and Shippou could all sense Kagome's despair, but decided to ask later.
"Where's Inuyasha Kagome?" Shippou asked as innocently as he could. Kagome felt tears welling up again. She held them back best she could. It didn't work, Shippou could smell her tears, and wondered what he said to make his friend cry.
"Kagome.. ?"
Kagome blinked the tears away, and searched deep inside herself for strength to retell the story.
As she told it, Sango started to get infuriated at Inuyasha. "Why would he do that? Don't worry Kagome. Obviously, there is someone else out there who is much better for you. You just have to search for him."
Kagome considered her words closely for a moment and wondered herself 'Who though? Doesn't matter, I won't be on their waiting list.'
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Sesshoumaru had just about had it with this youkai. He had been traveling with Jaken, his retainer, and Rin, a young mortal girl he protected, when his nose caught an unfamiliar scent. As if on cue, a lone Kitsune woman appeared seemingly out of no-where.
Sesshoumaru stopped walking and appeared a little bored. "State your business here, or take your last breath."
"Ah. Lord Sesshoumaru, just the youkai I've been looking for. I am Atami, princess of fire and ice."
"What do you want?" Sesshoumaru asked, more like demanded.
"Yes, my father, Lord Harumi of the northern lands, wanted me to seek you to personally give you this.
Sesshoumaru looked at her hand when a scroll suddenly appeared. She handed it to him.
He took it curiously, but didn't show it at all. He started to read it.
Judging by the look on his face, he was mad, and getting more so at each word he read. 'How dare he send this to me.'
Letter:
Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru. As you know, your time for finding a mate is beginning to expire. The consequences will be dire if you don't find a mate within 70 moons. (A/N: Let's say 1 moon is one day!) If you do not find a mate within the designated due date, we will choose one for you approximately 7 moons after. You know this is very important, because you need to be mated by 100 moons from now. As you may already know, once -or if- you find a mate within the due time, you must call upon a meeting at your castle so we can inspect the woman to make sure she is a suitable and loyal mate. If we approve, than you will be able to mate. If not, you will be spared no extra time to find another. I know this is a tight schedule, but you need to find a woman for an acceptable heir to take over when your life expires. Remember Sesshoumaru, the celebration is 100 moons from now, and since it is a celebration to honor the lord's mates, you have to have a mate. I know this disappoints you, but it must be done. Note: If you do not find a mate within 70 moons, you will be turned hanyou for 25 moons, then human until you find a mate. Please consider my words carefully.
-Lord Harumi.
At this point, Sesshoumaru was ANGRY, and was now showing it.
He jammed the note back into Kahori's hand, and ordered her to leave his lands. He, along with his 'gang' started off again.
Sesshoumaru knew, that for Rin's sake, he had to gain control.
Once he started walking again, Sesshoumaru had again regained composure. I guess you wouldn't be surprised that Sesshoumaru had once again caught scent of another unfamiliar youkai, so he left Jaken to look after Rin, and set foot out to make his first kill of the day.
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Kagome, Sango, Shippou, Miroku, and Kirara had once again set off, this time, the reason unknown. Kagome held back tears and anger as she recalled everything that had happened between Inuyasha and herself one week ago.
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"Inuyasha, how could you?"
Kagome's heart was just about broken at the moment.
"I'm sorry Kagome, but I needed this, and you knew it. My goal in life was to avenge Kikyou's death, and complete the shikon. I'm sorry it had to end this way."
Kagome's heart broke, and her anger reached sky-level as she looked at the completed shikon in his hands, and wondered what was around her neck.
"Listen you, we have been traveling for five years together, and I thought we had developed a loving trust for each other. I thought you had truly meant it when you said that you no longer needed the shikon. You told me that I could have it, that it would be better off with me."
Inuyasha's heart tinged at her tone of voice.
"Listen Kagome, I'm sorry, I really am. I need the shikon, I only said that because you thought I was being selfish, and I was, I still am. My ultimate goal was to get the shikon back together, and kill you. I never expected to fall in love with you. Yes, at that time, I truly was in love with you. Then Kikyou came back, and I didn't know what to do. I am sorry you feel like I am deceiving you, but I was with Kikyou first, and if I go with you, I would be deceiving Kikyou. I was in love with you, but I wasn't finished being in love with Kikyou, Kagome. Please understand." Inuyasha was trying his hardest to get Kagome to understand.
"I understand that Inuyasha. What I don't understand is why you lied to me. I can't believe you would betray me like that. Maybe in the sense of love, you would be betraying Kikyou, but in the sense of friendship, you are betraying me. You never had to lie like that. I just want to understand, no, never mind. I don't want to understand anymore."
Inuyasha also was starting to wonder why he had said those things. I was almost as if he weren't himself..
"Kagome. I love you. I truly do, but I was in love with Kikyou far to long to let her go. We were separated for 50 years. I need to be with her. I thought that maybe stealing the shikon and wishing that Kikyou and I could live happily ever after was the way to do it."
"Inuyasha, you cannot live happily ever after. Kikyou is taking you to hell with her. I don't know who described it to you, but that isn't a place you play with dolls, and dress up in your best dress for a tea party. The statement 'burn in hell' wasn't made up for a faerie tale. We are not in a faerie tale, so I highly doubt that you will live happily ever after."
Kagome was gaining back control, but her aura still flared with anger.
Inuyasha thought about this for a while.
"Here then, just take it."
Inuyasha threw the shikon on the ground.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing!?!" Kikyou was getting enraged.
"Kikyou, you won the battle, and got the grand prize. Let her have the trophy."
The conversation continue about ten minutes longer, and before Kagome knew it, Inuyasha had Kikyou in his arms, and was off, off to spend the rest of his life 'if you could call it that..' with Kikyou.
Before Inuyasha left, Kagome heard what sounded like a "Good-Bye Kagome."
She couldn't believe it. He had mumbled it, almost as if he didn't want her ears to hear it, but in her mind, it was perfectly clear.
The pain of him leaving her hurt tremendously, but the thing that had hurt her most, was realizing that his words were true. The pain would eat her from the inside out.. if she let it.
She couldn't help it though. The man she loved was not returning the affection she deserved.
Kikyou was rightfully his, and he was rightfully Kikyou's. They were never done loving each other, only through Naraku their love ceased for the time being, but they would not give up.
Kagome could never take that away from either of them.
Kagome broke down and started crying for hours. Once the tears began to fade, she decided to go back to find a hot spring, and let some of her tension out.
Once she found one, she undressed, and got in. About 3 minutes later, the tears started flowing again, and this time, wouldn't stop. She sobbed for another hour, and when the tears had finally stopped again, she washed up, changed her clothes, and headed for the village.
This day would go on forever it seemed, or at least, the memory.
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Kagome was currently occupied with a snake youkai they had encountered a while ago.
Each second that passed by, the snake seemingly got stronger, as she and her friends continued to grew weaker. From out of nowhere, the youkai exploded, and once the ash disappeared, a lone youkai woman had occupied the stage. "Who are you, and what do you w-want?"
Miroku and Sango curiously awaited the answer to the question Kagome had asked.
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It had been four days since Sesshoumaru had received the letter declaring the importance of finding a mate within the specified due date.
He was still a bit enraged at this, but he had decided for his own good he'd better find one. He had been alone his entire life and had been fine. Fact is, he detested 'love.' 'This thing called love, what has it brought Inuyasha but havoc and pain?' Sesshoumaru knew he needed to find something else of more serious matters. He resisted the urge to sigh. 'Today shall never end.'
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Kagome, Sango, Kirara, Miroku, and Shippou were all sadly headed for the bone-eaters well to make their final departure.
"Kagome, you don't have to go. You can stay here with us, please Kagome," Shippou was starting to cry as he was trying his hardest to convince Kagome to stay.
Kagome stopped walking and faced Shippou. "I'm sorry Shippou. This has been a big joke I guess. I was probably never meant to be here in the first place if this was how it was to end. I am sorry to say Shippou I must go. I am no longer needed in this world and probably never was." Kagome was once again headed for the well when the skies above had darkened.
They knew this meaning all to well. 'Sesshoumaru' all thought at once. To no-one's surprise, a lone star could be seen, increasing in size until two figures could be identified.
Sesshoumaru could be seen descending from the sky above on Ah-Un and was rapidly approaching them. He then landed in front of them and stared blankly at the group.
"Where is my dear little brother? I believe there is business yet to be dealt with."
Upon approaching the group, he had known that Inuyasha had not been with them from the scent of the wind.
"He isn't here Sesshoumaru." Sango let out in an annoyed voice. Sesshoumaru faced Sango and stared her down.
"This I can see human. Were is my brother?" he asked, demanded rather.
"He is no longer with us in this world. He has chosen a path we will never forgive and is with the one we will never approve of. He has made a very foolish choice and for this he shall suffer in the very hell he swore his life to with the one he has so mercilessly 'chosen' and his," Miroku responded
Sesshoumaru understood what the monk was trying to get across. He never quite paid attention to the 'relationship' involving Kagome and Inuyasha, although he knew there was something between them. Instead he focused on the incident involving Inuyasha and Kikyou, his 'lover.'
"How foolish. He has ridiculously allowed this emotion known as love to become accustomed to his being and it has so effortlessly destroyed him from the inside out. A being so vile as to compromise such demise with such a weakness is so senseless and displeasing, at least for a youkai, or hanyou in his case." .
Sesshoumaru shook his head a little, then looked to the sky as his next words were spoken.
"He has eyes, yet cannot see. His vision is great, but blinded he has become."
"No matter. Inuyasha was only one concern, however I have one more state of business needing to be dealt with." He had been looking at Kagome when he'd spoken those words. She had a feeling what he needed involved her, and she wasn't embracing the sense.
Before Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Shippou, or Kagome had any time to react, Sesshoumaru, along with Kagome had disappeared without a trace.
Upon gazing around, Sango remembered Sesshoumaru's dragon youkai and searched for it in hopes of attaining some clue only to find that it too had vanished.
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Sesshoumaru landed in front of a massive forest. Kagome was grateful he had stopped. Throughout the 'flight,' his speed had increased to deadly levels, and she could hardly breathe for half of it. "Where are we going Sesshoumaru?" Kagome managed to once again choke out.
Sesshoumaru decided to ignore her and held up his left hand in front of the forest and a blue light started pulsating from the palm of his hand. The blue light increased in size with every passing second.
Within ten pulsations, the brightness exploded with all different shades of purples, blues, greens, and grays. The light was blinding, but beautiful.
The light illuminated the entire forest, and before Kagome's eyes, a portal had opened.
Kagome stared dumb-founded into the portal. A grand castle stood in front of her.
Sesshoumaru picked her up again, flew through the portal and once again took to the skies. They were heading for the castle, which seemed only ten feet away, but somehow it had taken them two more days to get there.
Kagome now understood. It was some sort of concealment spell.. an extremely complicated one at that.
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Finally, the spell had broken and the castle had actually shown its real distance. The castle was stunning she had to admit. 'Wow' she thought. It was just so elaborate and inviting. 'Hard to believe Sesshoumaru lives here.' Kagome thought with a rye expression.
"Sesshoumaru, please tell me why you have brought me here." Sesshoumaru acknowledged, to himself, the fact that he would have to explain himself to a mere mortal sooner or later, but he decided she neadn't to know at this moment and dismissed the topic altogether.
Guards had awaited and greeted their lord with open-mouthed smiles, however they doubted he'd seen them well. By the time Sesshoumaru and Kagome had actually arrived at the gate it was already opened and when they had passed through, the blue light surrounding them had begun to fade. Then, they were thrown with such a force that Kagome was pulled from Sesshoumaru's arms. He grabbed a hold of her right when she left his arms though.
He, of course, was fully aware that this was going to happen. He didn't think that much of it, and didn't need to.
Kagome was quite horrified at the moment.
The thing that had actually frightened her the most was the fact that they were already going over two-hundred miles per hour when they were pushed through the final ending of the barrier, the extra speed it had created, and the time it had created it in had truly taken a toll on her.
When the speed had finally deceased, so had the blue that surrounded them. Sesshoumaru had also landed in that mere second.
This was too much for Kagome to take. She just couldn't handle it. The world around her started to spin.
Kagome fell forward. She lay there, on the ground, in front of Sesshoumaru un-moving. 'This has overwhelmed her so? I have underestimated the power of my castles barriers against weaker beings.'
She had passed out very cold, very tired, and very discombobulated.
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Three days had now passed, and only now had she begun to show signs of life. Kagome was choking on air. She couldn't breathe. Her throat hurt terribly. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had ever been this sore. Ever.
To her, she was 15, in her room choking to death on October 17th, 1999.. her birthday (A/N: bear with me on this.. I don't know the real date if they did tell it ^^) In reality.. today was October 17th.. although..
Kagome had begun to cough more violently, and in the blink of an eye, the servant at the foot of her futon was forcing a special cerium down her throat to ease her coughing.
To Kagome, the medicine tasted vile and displeasing, but it was beginning to work. Her coughing was beginning to cease, leaving Kagome behind with an incredibly sore throat.
For the first time since arriving at the castle, Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. She was mildly confused. "Momma.. ?" she said with an extremely raspy voice. It hurt like hell to talk but she was beginning to get frightened.
Kagome was still observing the room when she suddenly froze with pure horror. She was facing the servant in the eyes.
'What is that?'
The creature had deep red hair filled with black strips all over. It was waist length and done in a very pretty style with two high ponytails on either side of her head with them intertwined together at the base of her neck with a pinkish-purplish ribbon that complemented the deep red highlights in her hair very beautifully.
She was wearing a simple two-piece black Yukata with a light purple-blue V-neck see-throughish sweater-like material over it that matched with the Yukata surprisingly well. The look was pulled together with a almond colored, mid-sized sash that looked extremely expensive. (Man, in my head this looks so awesome! Maybe I'll draw you pplz a pic of what I am thinking of and post it somewhere! If you can imagine that looking simple but elegant then you're right on track!!!)
Her facial features were unlike any Kagome had seen before. Her eyes were a deep, deep burgundy (think Naraku..) with ears that reminded her more or less of an elf's, or maybe cows.. no, they weren't that big.
Her facial expression looked very inviting and happy, yet stern and serious. She looked strong and fit, and tan and beautiful. If Kagome weren't so scared out of her mind, she might have thought her to be a goddess of some sort.
"Miko! I am thankful you have finally awakened." The servant bowed deep, her head hanging low.
When she noticed Kagome hadn't responded, she stood back up again and noticed the look of horror on Kagome's face. 'Poor thing' she thought. 'Well, I guess I would be scared half to death too if I awaken in a place I've never seen before with someone forcing vile tasting liquid down my throat.'
She was trying to lighten the atmosphere a little by speaking her words with nothing but pure kindness.
"Miko, I am sorry to say that your fever has gotten worse since you've been here, and is progressing at a very rapid and deadly speed."
She heard Kagome gasp and chuckled a little as she responded "Oh, don't worry, we have more then enough supplies to get you feeling better. You are not the main concern here as of now." The servant seemed pleased when Kagome's scent of fear had begun to fade, but only a little. 'Ah, well.. it's a start.'
"I do believe Rin has fallen ill yet again and this time we cannot heal her." Kagome began to wonder who this person in front of her was, or what she was for that matter.
'Who is Rin, what is this woman talking about?'
The servant continued.
"We cannot figure out what is wrong with young Rin. We have inquired help from the most talented miko's and doctors in all of Japan." The servant looked away.
"We had even called upon the service of the very old and wise miko, Amishida, well, the first time Rin was deathly ill. Like this time, no other could heal Rin's illness, but Amishida-Sama was deeply skilled and had many, many years of experience. She had luck. She had cured Rin, as all the others could not." Kagome no longer owned a look of horror. It had through time transformed into a look of confusion and misconception. 'I don't understand. What is she talking about, and why am I here? ..Where is here?'
'I am continuously baffling her, but she must know.'
The servant continued yet again. "If you are wondering why we have not yet called upon the assistance of the old miko, we have an understanding that she fell pray to a devilish youkai and faced certain death worse than your most horrid nightmares. Lord Sesshoumaru-Sama believed you might be of some assistance in this area. That is why you are here."
Kagome looked even more confused then before. 'Lord Sesshoumaru-Sama? Oh great, just what this story needs, another name to make it more puzzling.. wait.. I still don't understand. If a miko couldn't heal this girl, why would they call upon me to do so.. and in my currant condition I might add..'
Kagome began to ponder how she had become so banged up and sore. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember. 'Oh well, maybe she can make this easier to understand for me.' Kagome thought.
Kagome tried to shift herself in an upright position, only to find herself collapsing right back down again. Her strength was so low it was unbelievable. Well, actually, she was so sore that just being awake was taking an incredible amount of energy and effort. The servant sensed this, and through the scent of the air could tell Kagome was very tired.
"This Rin, if she is so ill, why call upon me.. in my currant condition.. or at all to help her? Furthermore, why call upon me to help her if only a miko could heal her. I am but a human and do not possess the knowledge of healing illness. Where am I, how did I get here? Who are you?" Kagome questioned.
It hurt like hell to talk so much but she had to know. She was talking at an extremely slow pace and it drained just about the last bit of energy she had left.
Kagome was determined to hold on, until she got some answers. She was no fool. She understood that she was in an unfamiliar place with creatures she still could not identify. She had no way of telling if the woman was telling the truth ..although she did sound sincere.
Kagome couldn't live with that alone.
She did not know this woman, or what she was talking about. Sure, Kagome had gotten the gist, but she couldn't comprehend everything the woman was saying..
Truth is, Kagome only heard about half of what the servant was saying. She was trying far to hard to stay awake. Kagome knew she was on the brink of unconsciousness, but she was going to fight it until she had a little more answers.
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Another hour of explaining had gone by and Kagome was out cold again. Kagome had enough answers now, well, at least enough to know what was going on. She still was confused about the miko concerns the servant had addressed to her but decided she would ask later on when she felt well enough to speak and sit up.
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Kagome had been out for another week. Sesshoumaru seemed to be getting more and more concerned as the hours passed.
'Rin grows more ill with each passing moment, along with the only suitable help she can receive.'
Sesshoumaru knew the miko had been getting better, but these fits of sleep were not good. Sesshoumaru had supposed it was his own fault for the condition the miko now faced.
'That was the only way she could enter my castle. The other ways were fare too dangerous for a human considering the many youkai who have fallen to their death trying to enter the wrong way.'
Sesshoumaru thought about how complicated his home really was. There were twenty-seven different grand entrances, and all of them were equipped with very complicated barrier spells. Five of the more harder to see entrances were concealed with spells so strong that if you came within contact, and are an un-invited guest, you will be destroyed without a trace.
The castle was very complex indeed, but there was still one more issue concerning himself he had to think about. 'It has been approximately fifteen moons; I've only fifty-five more to come. With the situation he was tangled up in as of now, there would be no way he could find a mate within the designated due date.. not that he was looking much. He didn't exactly want a mate at the moment. This wasn't an important matter.. or.. is it..
'Wait a moment. If there was a meeting my 'mate' and I were to attend, why have I received news at such a late date? Why would they even consider having a gathering at such a time? My lands are trying to be overthrown now more than ever before. In fact, why give such a low amount of days to find true love then mate? Can that possibly be done in seventy moons?' Sesshoumaru thought this over for a while. He hadn't even considered this.
'This almost seems convenient, as if it would actually help someone succeed in overthrowing my lands.' Could that possibly be what was going on here? 'Are they plotting against me? Why now after all these years?' Sesshoumaru knew this was a possibility. He and the other lords weren't exactly close friends. They were in-fact, practically enemies, but they always kept their hatred at sophisticated levels. Why would they turn on him now of all days?
"If I were to be weakened, I could easily be killed. The letter clearly stated I be turned to human in seventy-seven moons. In seventy, a hanyou and permanently weakened until I find a mate."
Sesshoumaru thought this over for a moment. "Wait. If I am turned human, I won't be able to take a mate properly, not without my fangs and youkai blood, it simply is impossible."
Sesshoumaru now understood. 'This is indeed a trap. One I do not intend on falling at my feet to.'
Sesshoumaru was running out of time. 'What do I do?'
That's all I have right now but I'll update soon!