p class="p"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"I DONT OWN INUYASHA UNFORTUNATELY/span/u/strong/p
p class="p"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL /span/u/strong/p
p class="p"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"ON WITH THE STORY AND ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU ALL I GUESS LOL/span/u/strong/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"CHAPTER THIRTY/span/u/strong/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"It didn't take long before the Lord's angriness was felt far and wide within the palace. The most vocal about the instant changes were the twins, Hana and Hanako. It seemed that there were no shortage of volunteers to inform the snotty uppity women that they were now part of the household indefinitely, only as the servants rather than welcomed guests./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"While still in the study Sesshomaru smiled at Kagome knowing at that moment Dashin's twins were being ejected and told their new positions. Sesshomaru also made sure that Kagome was well informed that they had no contact with her or Rin. Kagome nodded her head, she slowly, aided by Sesshomaru stood and went to return to Inuyasha and Rin. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Over in the closest residence wing of the palace and yells of indignation were assaulting everyone who cared to listened, or even looked like they would listen to the furious females. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"By who's order do I have to move?" /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Hiro grimaced by the non human shriek as he stood there watching with no feeling showing on his face. "This is an order from the Great Lord Sesshomaru, the Lord of the Western Lands, demanding that these rooms are vacated. You are to remove yourselves to the servant quarters where you will report to the kitchen and await instructions." /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"I'm a noble, I don't work." Hanako said angrily. "That is what servants are for."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"And now you are a servant." Hiro explained with patience that he truly did not feel. "This letter also states that your clothes, jewels and other belongings are ow belonging to the lord to help pay the debts that your family have run up."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Taking a breath Hiro, was fast losing his calm and cool demeanour as every second word was met with screams and abuse. "You have made your estate broke and you are substantially in debt. The Lord of the Palace informed me before I arrived here, that you two don't even have enough coin to pay for your meals a year ago."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"It didn't take long before guards were on their way to the commotion, grabbing a female each regardless of either being dressed or not. They were dragged down the hallway, kicking, screaming, cursing and abusive servants. Hiro felt himself smile, he suddenly understood how it was and now the house could teach the twins manners. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"When the guards, reached the kitchens, they were thrown on to the kitchen cold hard stone floor prone. Around the twins the other servants stared at them, and then laughed at them. Both twins were in a state of undress as were interrupted while they were dressing. Around the twins women and men were pointing and laughing. Rags were thrown at the twins and they were dragged to the dirty dish water. The head of the kitchen then drew everyone else's attention and everyone else went back to their jobs. The previously locked pantry that the twins knew that it was their food according to their brother. The screams and yells started up again. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""Guards!" the kitchen foreman, yelled, knowing they didn't get to far before they figured that they would be needed to take care of the unco-operative./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Two men walked back into the kitchens. The Guards dropped their weapons and began to imagine the punishments that they would have to deal out to the ungreatful wenches. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" They nodded, and began to discipline their unwilling charges. Slaps and shoves were applied to the new servants in full view of the others./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome finally made it to the Sesshomaru's sleeping quarters. Silence was a good omen. Or so she believed. Inuyasha was still laying on the bed pallet. Resting somewhat peacefully he was like that for a good portion of the morning before the lunch meal was served. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Worrying thoughts plagued Kagome and there was no way to send them to someplace else./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Mao was teaching Rin her letters. And then she had lined up a piece of slate with chalk writing that had numbers ascending ready for the next part of the lesson. The quiet chatter of Mao teaching Rin write and repeat the letter that she was being taught while they played a game trying to name all the things that they could think of starting with the letter that they were working on. Mao made a parchment of all the words that they came up with and to keep for reference in a later time./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kensei was tapping carefully on the outer door of the sleeping quarters, he then allowed himself into the chamber. He noticed Inuyasha was still out cold, then went to Kagome and informed her that the twins were removed from the residential area close by, and relocated to the kitchens where they are being educated in their new life. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome simply smiled and went to check Inuyasha. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Inuyasha still laid there on the bed, sweating but laying still while the transformation. Inuyasha knew she was there and that she was concerned. And there wasn't anything he could do about that fact, just yet. A soft breathless whimper escaped Inuyasha's hoarse throat. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"One half hour before the lunch meal, a messenger tapped on the outer door. Kensei stood carefully to answer the messenger. "Sir." the child bowed. "Lord Sesshomaru wishes the company of his mate in the great hall."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""Hai." Kensei replied briskly./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""I heard thank you, Kensei," Kagome murmured. She indicated for Kensei to continue her work as she went to deal with the Lord. "Continue here, I will send a meal for you all when I am down there."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kensei and Mao both bowed in appreciation. Rin ran to hug Kagome before she could leave. Rin was reminded to mind her letters and numbers. Then she could start learning about flowers and their meanings. This made the child light up and Mao looked at her Lady, seemingly impressed. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Before anyone could caution Kagome she was already gone. She was flanked by Eriko who fell into step behind his Lady. Sedately she almost floating as she made her way to the Great Hall. When she made it to the entrance of the hall and steadied herself and took some cleansing breaths before making her presence known./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru was already seated upon the raised dais looking rather bored when a ministry member was regaling the great lord about some event that had no bearing on the current events. The chair beside the Lord's chair was free from on occupant. Eriko moved closer and aided his charge to the seat and helped her to be comfortable. He had been made aware of her condition, and he also vowed that he would never mention the predicament. Once she was seated and took his place half a step behind his charge. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru leaned over to speak quietly to Kagome. "How is this Lady's day?"/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome softly smiled. "Well enough Mi Lord. Inuyasha is still in transformation, he is still wracked by tremors and fever, but it seems to be lessening. I am of the opinion that he should be through the worst today. Hopefully."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru, leaned back to his plate and place some choice cuts of fruit and meat onto Kagome's plate. "Make sure that you eat sister. No matter what happens in this Sesshomaru's palace your health is more important."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome tucked into her food before her but did not sip from her wine. Something seemed off about the goblet. "Don't drink that." She lunged at Sesshomaru before he could take a sip. Kagome quietly explained. "There is something wrong. I don't know exactly but something is truly wrong."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru had his head close to Kagome to hear her quiet words. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"He kept his face impassive trying to control his mounting rage. /spanemspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"There were more people to weed out before he could manage his house/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" he supposed. /spanemspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Is there no end to this madness?/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" The question rolled around in his mind, and it failed to lead of an answer./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Inuyasha bolted upright before anyone could take a mouthful of their lunches. He told everyone not to touch the food or water before they could partake. Fruit and cold cuts of meats were laid out artfully. Something did not smell right when he became aware of the scent. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"'Kagome don't eat anything. And wherever you are come here. If you can bring that brother of mine'/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;". Inuyasha sent out telepathicly. He stood with renewed strength, and dressed himself with a speed that he had not known before. His shoulder ached somewhat where his brother had bitten him but it was bearable./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"'I heard you brother, we will be there shortly. This Sesshomaru needs to make something for Kagome./span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"' Sesshomaru murmured quietly over their mental link./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" /span/p
p class="p"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL /span/u/strong/p
p class="p"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"ON WITH THE STORY AND ANOTHER UPDATE FOR YOU ALL I GUESS LOL/span/u/strong/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"stronguspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"CHAPTER THIRTY/span/u/strong/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"It didn't take long before the Lord's angriness was felt far and wide within the palace. The most vocal about the instant changes were the twins, Hana and Hanako. It seemed that there were no shortage of volunteers to inform the snotty uppity women that they were now part of the household indefinitely, only as the servants rather than welcomed guests./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"While still in the study Sesshomaru smiled at Kagome knowing at that moment Dashin's twins were being ejected and told their new positions. Sesshomaru also made sure that Kagome was well informed that they had no contact with her or Rin. Kagome nodded her head, she slowly, aided by Sesshomaru stood and went to return to Inuyasha and Rin. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Over in the closest residence wing of the palace and yells of indignation were assaulting everyone who cared to listened, or even looked like they would listen to the furious females. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"By who's order do I have to move?" /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Hiro grimaced by the non human shriek as he stood there watching with no feeling showing on his face. "This is an order from the Great Lord Sesshomaru, the Lord of the Western Lands, demanding that these rooms are vacated. You are to remove yourselves to the servant quarters where you will report to the kitchen and await instructions." /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"I'm a noble, I don't work." Hanako said angrily. "That is what servants are for."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 0.0000pt;""/spanspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"And now you are a servant." Hiro explained with patience that he truly did not feel. "This letter also states that your clothes, jewels and other belongings are ow belonging to the lord to help pay the debts that your family have run up."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Taking a breath Hiro, was fast losing his calm and cool demeanour as every second word was met with screams and abuse. "You have made your estate broke and you are substantially in debt. The Lord of the Palace informed me before I arrived here, that you two don't even have enough coin to pay for your meals a year ago."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"It didn't take long before guards were on their way to the commotion, grabbing a female each regardless of either being dressed or not. They were dragged down the hallway, kicking, screaming, cursing and abusive servants. Hiro felt himself smile, he suddenly understood how it was and now the house could teach the twins manners. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"When the guards, reached the kitchens, they were thrown on to the kitchen cold hard stone floor prone. Around the twins the other servants stared at them, and then laughed at them. Both twins were in a state of undress as were interrupted while they were dressing. Around the twins women and men were pointing and laughing. Rags were thrown at the twins and they were dragged to the dirty dish water. The head of the kitchen then drew everyone else's attention and everyone else went back to their jobs. The previously locked pantry that the twins knew that it was their food according to their brother. The screams and yells started up again. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""Guards!" the kitchen foreman, yelled, knowing they didn't get to far before they figured that they would be needed to take care of the unco-operative./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Two men walked back into the kitchens. The Guards dropped their weapons and began to imagine the punishments that they would have to deal out to the ungreatful wenches. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" They nodded, and began to discipline their unwilling charges. Slaps and shoves were applied to the new servants in full view of the others./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome finally made it to the Sesshomaru's sleeping quarters. Silence was a good omen. Or so she believed. Inuyasha was still laying on the bed pallet. Resting somewhat peacefully he was like that for a good portion of the morning before the lunch meal was served. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Worrying thoughts plagued Kagome and there was no way to send them to someplace else./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Mao was teaching Rin her letters. And then she had lined up a piece of slate with chalk writing that had numbers ascending ready for the next part of the lesson. The quiet chatter of Mao teaching Rin write and repeat the letter that she was being taught while they played a game trying to name all the things that they could think of starting with the letter that they were working on. Mao made a parchment of all the words that they came up with and to keep for reference in a later time./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kensei was tapping carefully on the outer door of the sleeping quarters, he then allowed himself into the chamber. He noticed Inuyasha was still out cold, then went to Kagome and informed her that the twins were removed from the residential area close by, and relocated to the kitchens where they are being educated in their new life. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome simply smiled and went to check Inuyasha. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Inuyasha still laid there on the bed, sweating but laying still while the transformation. Inuyasha knew she was there and that she was concerned. And there wasn't anything he could do about that fact, just yet. A soft breathless whimper escaped Inuyasha's hoarse throat. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"One half hour before the lunch meal, a messenger tapped on the outer door. Kensei stood carefully to answer the messenger. "Sir." the child bowed. "Lord Sesshomaru wishes the company of his mate in the great hall."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""Hai." Kensei replied briskly./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;""I heard thank you, Kensei," Kagome murmured. She indicated for Kensei to continue her work as she went to deal with the Lord. "Continue here, I will send a meal for you all when I am down there."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kensei and Mao both bowed in appreciation. Rin ran to hug Kagome before she could leave. Rin was reminded to mind her letters and numbers. Then she could start learning about flowers and their meanings. This made the child light up and Mao looked at her Lady, seemingly impressed. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Before anyone could caution Kagome she was already gone. She was flanked by Eriko who fell into step behind his Lady. Sedately she almost floating as she made her way to the Great Hall. When she made it to the entrance of the hall and steadied herself and took some cleansing breaths before making her presence known./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru was already seated upon the raised dais looking rather bored when a ministry member was regaling the great lord about some event that had no bearing on the current events. The chair beside the Lord's chair was free from on occupant. Eriko moved closer and aided his charge to the seat and helped her to be comfortable. He had been made aware of her condition, and he also vowed that he would never mention the predicament. Once she was seated and took his place half a step behind his charge. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru leaned over to speak quietly to Kagome. "How is this Lady's day?"/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome softly smiled. "Well enough Mi Lord. Inuyasha is still in transformation, he is still wracked by tremors and fever, but it seems to be lessening. I am of the opinion that he should be through the worst today. Hopefully."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru, leaned back to his plate and place some choice cuts of fruit and meat onto Kagome's plate. "Make sure that you eat sister. No matter what happens in this Sesshomaru's palace your health is more important."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Kagome tucked into her food before her but did not sip from her wine. Something seemed off about the goblet. "Don't drink that." She lunged at Sesshomaru before he could take a sip. Kagome quietly explained. "There is something wrong. I don't know exactly but something is truly wrong."/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Sesshomaru had his head close to Kagome to hear her quiet words. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"He kept his face impassive trying to control his mounting rage. /spanemspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"There were more people to weed out before he could manage his house/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" he supposed. /spanemspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Is there no end to this madness?/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" The question rolled around in his mind, and it failed to lead of an answer./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: center;" align="center"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"~...~/span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"Inuyasha bolted upright before anyone could take a mouthful of their lunches. He told everyone not to touch the food or water before they could partake. Fruit and cold cuts of meats were laid out artfully. Something did not smell right when he became aware of the scent. /span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"'Kagome don't eat anything. And wherever you are come here. If you can bring that brother of mine'/span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;". Inuyasha sent out telepathicly. He stood with renewed strength, and dressed himself with a speed that he had not known before. His shoulder ached somewhat where his brother had bitten him but it was bearable./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"'I heard you brother, we will be there shortly. This Sesshomaru needs to make something for Kagome./span/emspan style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;"' Sesshomaru murmured quietly over their mental link./span/p
p class="p" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;" align="justify"span style="font-family: 'Malgun Gothic Semilight'; font-size: 12pt;" /span/p