Fairy Tale by Akada

Stupid chair

"Another book? All that reading will cause your eyes to squint if you do not take care!"

Kagome swung around, nearly falling off the chair that she was standing on in order to reach the high shelf in the library to get the book that has been tempting her all day. It was a beautiful book; it was bound in leather with odd gold writing. It was indeed a love story and Kagome felt it would melt even the coldest heart, except maybe Sesshomaru, Lord of the Western Lands.

It was odd that she had not heard him approach for he had spoke in the rich, taunting, deepvoice, the voice that she loved to hear

Kagomes' heart seemed to quiver within her chest, and for several moments she found herself thanking Kami that he had returned to the castle safely and not have been harmed in war. But then again war was his life. From the time he was little he had been taught to fight. He had little patients for anything but war. Yet the part of him that had intrigued him to her was his ability to listen.

Perhaps that was a lie, she admitted, for he had intrigued her from the moment that she had first seen him when she had entertained him at Kougas' palace.

Flashback

It was three years ago when she had received a letter from Lord Kouga requesting her presence and his palace for her to sing and entertain his guests.

Kagome wasn't stupid she needed money and she knew that lords paid well for their entertainment, especially since all of the Lords were going to be there.

Kagome was married once before but it was not by choice, it was an arranged marriage between her and her best friend Inuyasha. True she had loved Inuyasha but not the way that to people should love one another. Inuyasha was a knight that had fought under Lord Sesshomarus command. Inuyasha was gone off to fight Naraku when he was killed in action on the battlefield. After his death Kagome was left with all of his debts to pay for and little money to pay with. Desperate and in need of money, rich men from all over would seek her in hope that she may become their mistress but she had always refused their offer. She was determined that she would never become a mistress of some rich man never to be free

As Kagome was walking out towards the middle of the floor she could feel a large amount of eyes on her but once she had finished playing and singing there was only one pare of eyes that continued to watcher her as she ate all through the night.

When the party was finished she when into the room that she had been assigned and started to dress for bed. As she was Just slipping under the covers of her bed there was a knock at the door.

"Miss? My lord Sesshomaru requests that you go to his bedchambers at once" said a young man.

"Oh really? And who are you to tell me who I need to go see?" Kagome asked the man.

" Jaken is my name miss and I am lord Sesshomarus page. He DEMANDS you to go." he told her practically egging her to go.

Yet she refused his offer. It did not matter to her how rich he was she would not become his mistress even if he could give her the world.

'He is handsome though' she thought 'No! I will not see him, he is a Lord and I do not have a title I do not wish to see what I know I can never have.'

But she had just settled into her small chambers for the night when Lord Sesshomaru suddenly burst in on her. Fear, outrage, and panic seized her. She forced herself to stand very still in her bare feet and simple white gown and stared up at him in disbelief.

"How dare you, sir-"

"Are you and idiot? Do you know who I am?"

"Were you a Lord of any politeness, sir, you would have knocked before entering my room. Better yet, were you a MAN with the manners of one I would have bid enter my room, you would have understood my refusal to see you!"

"I am the Lord of the Western Lands, my lady, and I am not used to being ignored my servants. I have a proposition for you." He told her as he walked closer to the half naked Kagome.

"My Lord!" she screamed. "I assure you that I am no whore, and I am not interested. And for your information I have turned down better propositions from better men than YOU!" she screamed in his face hopping that he would soon leave or she just might accept his proposition.

"Better men?" he asked. "Ah, my lady there is no better men than me. I assure you."

" There must be more humble men, Sesshomaru"

"Ah, but humility does not keep the enemy at bay. Though I am not certain what the other men's propositions were I am sure it was not anything close to what I wish of you. I assure you that it is not indecent."

"Right." She said as she rolled her eyes towards the ceiling.

"At my home I have a younger sister Rin. She is twelve years old and extremely ignorant in the finer arts. She wishes to read and to write music and I have no time to waist on teaching her. So my proposition is for you to come and live at my home in the western lands and teach my dear sister what she wishes." He told her

It didn't matter that much if she didn't accept his offer but he would think of her as a fool if she didn't. He could clearly see that she was in need of money if she was at Kougas palace.

He didn't like Kouga. He was only there because it was a part of being a Lord that he must attend at leased 60% if the invitations that he receive so he could keep up with what was going on in the other lands.

"I will pay to richly in gold if you agree" he told her.

'Well I do need money, but I must make it clear to him that if I do go and work for him that I am only there to teach his sister about music and that is all.' She thought to herself as she made her mined up.

" Sesshomaru, I will accept your offer but I will tell you this only once. I will only bed the man that I am married to and none other." She said to him looking him straight in the eyes hopping that it would keep her safe from the handsome man that she seen before her.

"Oh, I shall die heart broken!" he said to her in a mocking tome while he grabbed his heart and sunk to his knees.

"But I will respect your wishes and I swear but my sister Rin that I shall never touch you in anyway!" he told her as he stood once more.

And with that she had come to Lord Sesshomarus Palace. And he had kept his promise to her. He never touched her. But more, and more she could feel him.

She could feel his eyes on her everywhere she went, But try as she might she could never keep her distance from him for long.

End Flashback