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Chapter Seven
Catriona was brought to the room she would be staying in during her stay in the feudal times. It had been decided that she & Isamu would stay with his father & her mate until their visiting time had been spent. Isamu was in his room with Rin, showing her what crayons & coloring pencils were, both having a good time, something Catriona was happy with. Whether he knows it or not, she thought to herself, he's earned himself a little sister just by bringing me back here to this place. She felt a tug on the new kimono she wore & looked down to see Jaken standing there. "What is it Jaken?" she asked as she sat down on her bed.
"The Lord does not know, but I am here to welcome you to the castle of the Lord Sesshomaru," the toad demon replied. "If it is alright with the mate of Lord Sesshomaru, Jaken wishes to offer himself as a servant to her.
Catriona grinned. "This is because my son has the same abilities as Sesshomaru & you don't want them to join together on the same attack & strike you down," she said, looking out the window that was across from her bed. "I'm right, aren't I?" she asked, noting the toad demon's silence.
"Y-Yes Lady Catriona," Jaken said, afraid she might call in one of the two. Instead, worse happened; he heard a throat being cleared & turned around, shaking, to see Sesshomaru standing in the door way. "M-My Lord-"
"Don't Jaken." He wore his usual bored expression that told Jaken he was safe. But when he started to smile, Jaken immediately ran from the room, screaming something along the lines of "no m'lord, stay angry! No smiling!" but Catriona only caught part of it as Sesshomaru shut the door to her room. His smile left his face as he moved to her. "I'm sorry about that toad," he said. "Sometimes I hope he's around when the monk opens his air rip," he smirked, hearing her giggle.
"You're not the only one who wishes it," she said, turning to face him. "Thank you for the kimono Sess." The kimono she wore was made of silk from a spider demon, colored white with red sakura flowers on her shoulders & a light blue sash was around her waist. "It's lovely."
"Yes, the owner is." He moved closer to her & lightly pressed his lips to hers, kissing her softly as his eyes drifted closed & his arm snaked around her waist, drawing her against his body as she returned the kiss. The kiss took him back to the other night & apparently, it was doing the same for her, because he could smell her arousal & slowly, but surely, his senses were screaming for him to take her again & prove that she was his. But it was daylight out & he knew that Isamu didn't like to be away from his mother for very long. He wouldn't like for his son & his Rin to walk in on something he would regret them seeing sooner or later. What is he going to do when she dies? He questioned in his mind as he broke the kiss, looking into her confused eyes. She's a human & all humans have to die sooner or later... He's as attached to her as Inu Yasha was to his own human mother. He sighed & pulled away from her.
"Sesshomaru?" She said, questioning him with her tone. She watched with sad eyes & a slightly sunken heart as he left the room, leaving her to feel as if she'd done something wrong that she was unaware of. When he shut the door behind himself, she sat on her bed & looked at the floor, trying to figure out what she'd done wrong. She closed her eyes to hold back tears as she rose to her feet & changed from the kimono his servant has sent for her to try on before he came to her room. She was dressed in a sun dress, colored baby blue, & sat back down on the bed, looking out the window, her heart filled with sadness from the look he'd given her before he left her room. One that said he was displeased with her. She was in such deep though she didn't notice when Rin & Isamu came into the room & crawled up on the bed behind her. Isamu hugged her from behind, his arms draping over her shoulders as he buried his face in the crook of her shoulder. He did this when he could tell she was upset over something. She noticed he was there & brought her hands up to his. "What is it Isamu?" She whispered.
"Mommy, why are you upset?" he asked. "Don't you want to be here with Father Sesshomaru?" He brought his head up so he was resting his chin on her shoulder, looking out the window with her.
"Isamu, my sadness is nothing for you to worry your little head about," Catriona replied as she let go of his hands & smiled over at Rin. "Did you have fun drawing with Isamu?" She asked, trying to change the subject that had been brought up. When Rin nodded, smiling with the same wide smile she remembered from years earlier, except the girl was now 10 years of age. "That's good dear. Rin, can I have a moment alone with your brother?" She smiled.
When Rin was from the room, Isamu moved until he was sitting beside her on the bed, with his shards on either side of him. "Mom, why did Rin have to go?" he asked, looking up to see his mom blinking back tears. "Mommy, what's wrong?"
"Isamu, do you have a bad feeling in your gut?" She asked, looking down at him with such a seriousness it made him worry.
"Mommy, I have no bad feelings," he answered. "Why do you ask? Do you have one that you aren't telling me?" He wasn't going to bring up her sadness again because he knew well enough to know to give her a few days & let her come to him about it. He did know, however, that it had something to do with his dad since he'd sensed her sadness as soon as he'd seen his father exit the room.
"No dear, I was just asking, because normally the bad feelings go to you... Then they come to me. I was just wondering if there should be anything for me to look out for," she replied, running her fingers through his hair. "Isamu, are you happy here? With Rin & your father?"
Isamu nodded, smiling happily. "Yes I am mom," he answered honestly. "Do you think Father Sesshomaru would take some time away to train me today?"
Catriona smiled, knowing that training for fights had become a hobby of Isamu's since Inu Yasha first started training him, spoiling him with the fun of the training. "I don't know Isamu. It's up to your father to tell you if he will. I have no place to speak for the man."
Isamu smiled, but inside, he was furious at his father for what he could have said or done to make his mother this upset; that he could see what appeared to be her soul dying inside. "Mommy, I know you normally come to me on your own about things, but why have you been sad since Father Sesshomaru left he room?" He asked, greeting her eyes with hs when she turned her head to look at him.
"Isamu, you & I both know your father wears such a bored mask that it's hard to tell what he is thinking. Today, before you & Rin came in here, we shared a small moment & when it ended, he looked at me with a look that made me feel as if he isn't pleased with me," she answered, the whole time having her hand rubbed by her worried son. "I don't want you to go off & ask him for yourself, is this understood? I'd rather talk to him myself." When he nodded, Catriona ran her fingers through his hair one more time before she rose to her feet & slid on her sandals. "Isamu, could you do your mother a favor?"
"Anything," he smiled.
"Can you take Jaken, just for protection, & got get your Uncle Inu Yasha? I don't want your father to know I'm calling him here, but I need to speak to him. Can you, for me?" Before she knew it, Isamu was out the door & when she looked out the window, she saw a blue of red, green & brown, streaking across the land. She continued to stare out the window until she felt hand touch her shoulder. She turned her head to look at who it was & wasn't surprised to see it was one of her mate's servants. "Yes?"
"My Lady, I don't know you very well yet, but young Lord Isamu said to draw you a warm bath, but only if it was okay with you," the servant said. "Would you like me to do this for you?" She asked, bowing her head.
Catriona sighed with a small smile. "Please do... And...when my son gets here with his Uncle Inu Yasha, have his uncle, alone, wait in here for me if I'm not already here. And not one word of this is to reach my mate, understood?" She said with such a kind voice, the servant wondered how Sesshomaru, such a cold-hearted youkai Lord, could have ever captured the heart of such a wonderful, caring woman.
"As you wish, Lady Catriona." The servant bowed before leaving the room so Catriona could think while she awaited the bath to be drawn & warmed.