Chapter 18: Never
Father and son were in the study, talking of Inuyasha when the doors came flying open.
"You idiot!" She yelled, glaring at her so-called mate. Sesshomaru was already standing, but his father was sitting; however, upon hearing the girl call her mate an idiot, he stood and placed his hand in front of his son to stop him from doing something stupid "Young lady-
The older Lord was cut off, and Kagome walked up to her mate, pushed her elder Lord's hand away and placed her hands on her hips, and looked up at the man she was ready to kill. Sesshomaru's father just looked at the two, and it was almost comical if not for the deadly factor.
Kagome held the book up for Sesshomaru to see. "Is this why you came to me that night?" she asked. Sesshomaru looked at the book "Where did you get that, Miko?"
"YOU IDIOT, you did come to me because of this!" She said, hitting him with the book. She wanted to slap him, all this because of some book, some love story he took the wrong way, a book he didn't understand because he knew nothing of love. Sesshomaru grabbed his mate's wrist and held it tight.
"Watch your tongue,"
Kagome pulled her wrist away from Sesshomaru and backed up. Just when she was getting used to the idea of him being near, this had to happen, and whatever small hope she had for them vanished. "You will never get the power you seek, you cold-hearted monster!" She hid her eyes under her bangs her head looking down. Her fist tight beside her. She whispered those words through her clenched jaw, tears falling down her face, all this because of the book.
As soon as those words left her mouth, Sesshomaru wanted to kill her, but his father had long since stepped in front of his mate, protecting her. "Go now Sesshomaru, I will speak with her," It was an order and not one to be taken lightly. Sesshomaru moved to the door, only to stop before opening it, then moved his eyes to his mate, her head still down, her fist still at her side. "I will deal with you later," He said as he stepped out of the room.
As soon as he was gone, Kagome let herself fall to her knees. "All this for a stupid book and love story no less!"
Lord Taisho walked over to where the book lay and picked it up. He scanned it and sighed, he remembered when he wrote this. His son was right when he thought a woman could give him power, but his son was wrong in thinking of how to get the power. She could give him the power he so wanted; it was this power he wanted though if you told him straight up, he would laugh, Sesshomaru had no idea, and he was clear he was no closer to understanding. His son thought that the power he sought out would only be found in fighting in bloodshed, in inner strength no, he would never find it that way, but he would have to find that out the hard way, no one could tell him. Lord Tashio was becoming afraid that his son would die before the day came that he found said power.
Lord Tashio looked at Kagome "He was right in thinking a woman could give him power," He said as he sat down behind the desk. Kagome looked at him with hate and confusion. "What?" She said with sheer shock, "He was right in thinking a woman could give him power," Or more accurately, love could.
"Are you crazy!" She asked,
"No, did you read this?" He asked, knowing very well she did.
"Yes, I read it!"
"Do you not understand what I wrote?" He asked her, hoping she did. "Yes," she whispered as she sat down, remembering what she had told Rin. Love. Kagome locked eyes with him. "You wrote this?"
"Yes,"
"Love," she said as she stood up again to pace,
"Yes, it would seem my son does not understand."
"No, he doesn't, and he never will; Sesshomaru will never find the power he seeks not by me." She told him, gripping the door handle. He knew what she meant by that. "If only he had brought the book to me, none of this would have ever happened," She whispered as she left the room. He watched her go.
Sesshomaru was summoned by his father right away, giving the demon Lord no time to seek his mate out.
"What, father?" He asked, arms crossed.
"She had every right to be angry with you," Hell, she had every right to be angry with him for a long, long, long time.
"Perhaps," Sesshomaru said as he walked forward. The book was open to the page they had all read. "You do not understand, pup?" His father said as he watched his son scan over the page. Sesshomaru was not about to answer his father, "Read it again, pup." Sesshomaru did just that...
"Do you not see it?"
"No," He answered. Though what Rin stated did ring in his mind, what nonsense was that? Of course, a human girl would think that. But he didn't understand, his mate came in so angry and let so sad.
"Then your mate is right; you will not find the power you seek," Sesshomarus's eye snapped to his father.
"And even if you did, I doubt she would be there to give it to you," His father said with a sigh. Regret washed over his father.
"Leave me, pup. I have many things to think of." Sesshomaru bowed to his father and left, and he took the book with him, unknowing that all three of them considered burning the damn thing.