chance Meetings by Desdemona

Important meetings

The foggy morning of dawn in the western lands made all seem calm and still. No animals were heard might they disturb the sereneness of the castle grounds.

Yet all members in the western fortress were bustling around inside to see to the morning chores. One of the new lords of the lands was to arrive with an important meeting with Lord Sesshoumaru. No servants wondered the halls except for a little green warty blob carrying a staff that had two heads, searching for his lord.

"Sesshoumaru sama" said Jaken, "where could he be? He is not in his study and his chamber bed has already been tended to."

When he entered a corridor that lead to the gardens he heard the swishing of a sword slicing in the morning air. Before he approached he could smell the scent of sweat which he knew had to be his master. Jaken entered the gardens to find just what he heard, Sesshoumaru practicing his battle moves with toukijin slicing through an invincible opponent as if to cut him in half.

Sesshoumaru was dressed waist down in black satin silk pants that shined when the rays of the sun filtered through the fog. His whole upper body was covered in a thin sheet of sweat that showed every well built muscle move and flex.

"what is it Jaken?" Sesshoumaru asked dully, with his back faced toward his servant

Surprised by his masters quick question he mumbled out "m-mi lord o-our guest will be arriving sh-shortly."

"do you think I do not know of such matters Jaken!" Sesshoumaru asked his servant angrily.

Again this caused Jaken to break out into little mumbles "b-but I-I thought you needed to be re-reminded." at this point Jaken started to sob. "forgive this humble servant!"

Sesshoumaru's concentration gone from his practice he sheathed toukijin and left the gardens, not before punting Jaken in the hall for moving very slowly in front of him.

While heading toward the bathhouse his thoughts, unknown to him drifted, to a miko with white sleeves and a very short green skirt that traveled around with his stupid half brother.

Shaking himself out of his stupor. 'what on earth made her slip into my mind?' he asked himself accusingly. "she is a human and humans are weak and I despise them."

Reaching the bath he slipped out of his sweaty pants and placed them on the floor for one of the servants to pick up. Walking into the steaming water instantly brought him to relax ever slightly. He dunked his head under the water and when he surfaced he saw her! Looking at him from the other side of the bath with a white robe around her body.

'How did she get in here?' he thought. "why are you in my bathing chambers!" he commanded.

She only looked at him like she didn't hear him and let her robe fall around her ankles on the floor. He was surprised but didn't show it, her body was...least to say decent for a human. Her shape was like an hour glass and her breast were full and hard even her waste and hips were the perfect shape, her lips oh her lips were a soft pink and plump enough to kiss her there and now.

He inwardly slapped his mind. 'no, she is of no interest to me'

"Don't you want me in here?" she asked in a seductive voice hugging her breast while stepping into the water.

"what?" hearing what she said but again surprised.

"I know you want me here Sesshoumaru, I also want to be here with you."

"wench, I have no time for games leave or I will have to drown you where you step!"

She however ignored him and kept walking toward him from across the bath until she was at half arms length. She touched his arm so lightly that it felt as if she didn't touch him at all. She made a tracing line up and down his arm until she swept her finger across his well built chest. She even placed little kisses were ever her finger touched. He marveled how she could make this contact feel so good, he closed his eyes. He even began to purr very softly.

'her name what was is it, something with a "K".' he thought.

"say my name" she whispered softly while she kept kissing him and occasionally licking his nipples.

"Kagome" he whispered.

Just as soon as he said her name her kisses stopped. Waking up from his trance he opened his eyes to find she wasn't there anymore.

"how could I let her touch me like that?" Sesshoumaru asked himself

'Aw come on you enjoyed it, you even purred remember.' the voice inside his head mocked at him.

He scoffed at this "I have other important matters to waste my time in."

With that said he stepped out of the bath and wrapped a towel around his fit body to dry and put a towel on his head to dry his hair and then his tail. Dressing in a robe after removing the water from his body he headed toward his bed chambers to prepare for the new lords arrival.

Dressing in a dark navy blue kimono with silver embroidery of swords that cross between each other at the tips of the sleeves and a crescent moon on his back. In which the whole outfit made his long past waist length hair standout very elegantly.

He stepped out of his chambers and headed for his study while he waited for the lord to arrive. Sitting behind his desk he opened a neglected scroll from last night and began reading about Lord Sanoske from the northern lands that wanted to join with him in alliance.

"mi lord?" Jaken asked

"enter." Sesshoumaru commanded.

The door slid open to reveal Jaken who bowed to his lord. "mi lord, Lord Sanoske has arrived." he replied.

"send him in Jaken and then leave us." Sesshoumaru said without looking up from the scroll.

"yes mi lord." with that Jaken exited the room and informed Lord Sanoske he may enter.

It wasn't until Sanoske entered the room Sesshoumaru placed the scroll aside and looked at the Lord of the Northern Lands. Sanoske entered the room and with every step he took it looked as if he were to be gliding . He faced Sesshoumaru and gave him a respectful bow in greeting.

When he stood back up he looked at Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru noticed Sanoske's eyes were a shocking ice blue and he had jet blue hair that hung in a low loose braid that reached his waist. Sanoske had a handsome face and was one year older than Sesshoumaru. He wore a white kimono with blue wings embroided on the back. The outfit showed his well fit body and hugged him in all the right places.

He bowed again to Sesshoumaru "it is an honor to meet you lord Sesshoumaru. I hope we may together form an alliance of peace and respect."

Sesshoumaru looked at the bowing lord with a bored unimpressed face and replied

"I hope you don't plan to fool me with your poor act of being serious in front me Sanoske. I have known you since childhood and you were never serious as to such matters. We both know that you failed when it did come to serious matters."

Sanoske looked up at Sesshoumaru in mock outrage "well I believe I did exceptionally well and I practiced that line and entrance for a whole minute." he then gave Sesshoumaru a gleeful smirk "and I do believe I executed it perfectly."

Sesshoumaru looked at Sanoske in an annoyed manner that said "if I could bitch slap you I would" and then changed the subject.

"why do you chose to make an alliance when I already aligned with your father?"

"come on Sessh, you know that since my father passed away I need to keep his old alliances and make new ones for peace between the lands. I thought you were smart."

Sesshoumaru sighed. This day was getting on his nerves. First the miko in his bath house and then Sanoske. He closed his eyes and rubbed his temples to try to relieve some of the frustration building up inside his head. Then his thoughts went to that miko again, her eyes wanted him and so did her body. Sesshoumaru's body gave a little twitch at the thought.

"having a bad day Sesshoumaru?"

"that would be none of your business"

Sanoske could tell anyways, he could see that Sesshoumaru's aura was thinking about something else. He tapped deeper into Sesshoumaru's mind and saw a woman's shadowy figure. The figure came out to be a woman with a white robe and wanting eyes.

'so this is what is on your mind Sesshoumaru?' Sanoske said to himself.

"so, is there a special someone on your mind Sesshoumaru?" questioned Sanoske. This was an interesting matter to him and he would find out who and why Sesshoumaru was thinking of a woman, most of all a human woman.

Sesshoumaru's eyes snapped open and he looked at Sanoske in a annoyed manner. 'he read my thoughts. The sneaky bastard.'

Changing the subject Sesshoumaru asked "so I see you have improved your powers to read auras and others thoughts."

Sanoske nodded. "took me 5 years to achieve it but yes I can read auras. Though I am interested why your thoughts about a alliance have to do with a woman."

Sesshoumaru growled at Sanoske and spoke to him in his icy voice. "that would not matter to you. The only thing you need worrying about is a alliance between the north and west."

"your correct Sesshoumaru, forgive me" Sanoske apologized.

Rising from the floor Sanoske dusted the invisible dirt off of his kimono and bowed to Sesshoumaru. It was time for him to return to his lands or the demons there would take his lands.

Sesshoumaru rised from his desk as well and walked Sanoske from his office to the balcony that overlooked his lands. The fog had cleared and the animals were now making their voices of welcome heard to the morning sun. even the flowers raised their heads to welcome the suns rays.

Sanoske looked at the morning with a grateful smile, he too was glad to see the sun shine on the western lands. The palace of ice needed to thaw.

Breaking the silence Sanoske replied "well, I hope you take in consideration about our alliance together Sesshoumaru. Our fathers would be proud to know that their sons have kept the peace between the lands."

Sesshoumaru's only response was a "indeed."

"well, time for me to take off and go back home." with that said Sanoske let his wings fall out from the folds of his inner kimono.

"we will meet later, at my palace." Sanoske spread his wings which were 10 ft each and with one great pump of his wings he lifted off and was just a dot in the sky. Sesshoumaru stared at the stray feathers left from Sanoske's wings dance down to the floor.

"great, his wings are molting." he sighed. 'he could of mentioned that before he left'

Sesshoumaru left the balcony and ordered Jaken to have the feathers removed and to put the feathers in some new pillows. Sesshoumaru walked back to his office to think of the occurrences that happened in the last few hours. Not about Sanoske but about this miko of his. The same miko that followed his brother. The same miko that pulled the tetsugia free.

'why am I so fascinated by this woman?' Sesshoumaru questioned his sanity. 'she is a human! kami!'

"I must keep my mind free and clear of Inu yasha and that wretched miko. Only then I will be able to forget her." he vowed to himself.

It worked the rest of the day. Sesshoumaru buried himself in scrolls and his sword practices until it was time for him to take another bath. This time she would not be there. Sesshoumaru was again wrong.