JUNE 2010 WEEK 4
Title At the Lady’s Beck and Call
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Prompt Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. -Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
Inuyasha Quotes- June 2010 week 4
Chapter 11 of Nights in White Satin
Word Count 1051
Warning none
Summary The Lady summons Kagome to her palace
She was surprised and concerned when she received the summons to come to Desjima. Only once before had visited the Dowager’s palace on the artificial island in Nagasaki bay. The memory of that trip always made her shudder.
She had been whisked away from her family shrine near Tokyo to Nagasaki by people who reminded her of yakuza or anime ninjas under suspicious circumstances. They were so threatening that they really did not need to bind and gag her.
The thrill ride had continued as they jetted to Kyushu. Finally, a boat ride to island in the harbor.Like every school girl she had learned about Desjima in school. The government had only recently begun rebuilding the Dutch trading post on the island.
Once on the island she was taken to subterranean chambers which reminded her of pictures of Hell that she had seen depicted. At last she reached a magnificent palace located in the center of the cavern. When she entered the palace, she was given clothing and told to make herself presentable.
Handmaidens had appeared to help her dress in clothing which made her like one of the anime characters in feudal stories she used to watch as a child. Just when she began to wonder who dressed like that any more she was brought before the Lady herself.
Her handlers had forced to bow before the woman ensconced on the throne. When she finally dared to look up, she saw a beautiful woman with platinum blond hair pulled into pig tails dressed in a magnificent kimono. She had two fur boas draped around her and a pearl necklace with an emerald pendant.
“Why I am here?” Kagome asked. Her head was rudely forced to the earth.
One of the guards hissed in her ear“You do not have permission to speak to the Honored Mother.”
“Enough, This is a social call. You can leave us now.” With a waive of her hand she dismissed the guards leaving her alone with the terrified girl.
“You still have not told me why I am here?”
“Impertinent little thing, aren’t you. You are here because I want to know if you are worthy of my son. Your background and bloodline have been checked, but only I can make the final decision.”
“And who might your son be ?”
“He is Lord Sesshoumaru Taisho.”
“Sesshoumaru. What does my fiancé have to do with this?”
“Everything. Do you think that it was chance that you met? Do you think that I would allow my son to marry the wrong woman? Nothing must be left to chance in matters of succession. Blood will tell.”
The rest of the night was a blur. She did not see the Lady again until the wedding where she stood at the head of the Taisho delegation. Why now? What could the Lady want to see her about now? Her mind swirled as she sorted through possible scenarios. Only one answer emerged. The summons had to be about her relationship with Sesshoumaru.
The boat docked and a waiting car took her to entrance to the subterranean palace. She was shown to a rock garden where the Lady had tea service prepared for her. An unease spread across her face as the Lady looked up at her as she was trying to decide something.
She remembered that look. It almost made her feel like she was some small animal and the Lady was trying to decide the best way to kill her. That was crazy talk, but she remained unconvinced that the woman had her interest at heart.
The Lady must have decided something about Kagome. She motioned for the girl to sit beside her. Kagome reluctantly sat down and took the tea which the Lady offered to her though she wondered if she should fear poison.
“ Are you happy with my son,Kagome?”
Kagome was surprised by the question. “ Why do you ask?”
“Do you ever wish that you had married someone else?”
“No, I love Sesshoumaru. I cannot imagine being with anyone else.”
“Sometimes we do not always get what you want. What would you if you were no longer married to Sesshoumaru? Do you have any dreams that you could not pursue because you chose to marry my son?”
Kagome was disturbed by the tone of the questions. She wondered where the Lady was going with line of questions. No matter what else happened she knew that she loved Sesshoumaru and would not give up on her marriage. Just then her cell phone vibrated.
“Pardon me. Can I take this call?”
The Lady gave her a wave of her hand even though she found it horribly rude of one to take a call in the middle of such an important interview. Kagome flipped open the phone and saw that she had a text message. She pressed for the message and gasped. Everything went black and she fainted dead away.
The Lady was at her side in an instant trying to rouse her. When Kagome began to recover, she took out her own phone and called for immediate medical assistance. She picked up Kagome’s phone and stared at the message. The idiot. One should not leave these matters to amateurs.
Her personal physician arrived shortly and took Kagome in hand. They were able to revive her sufficiently to run a battery of tests before putting her to bed. As the doctor was leaving, he handed her the results of the tests to the Lady.
“How is Kagome?”
“ She is fine. She just fainted and is resting comfortably. I gave her something to help her sleep. I think you should look at those test results. I think it might surprise you.”
The Lady scanned the papers and gasped “ Is this correct?”
“ Ninety-nine percent sure.”
She thought for a moment.” Cross check this with the materials you have on hand. I need to know for sure. Get back to me as soon as possible. As always use discretion. These results are for my eyes only.”
“ Of course, my Lady” he bowed and left leaving the Lady wondering what she could do to salvage the situation before Sesshoumaru destroyed everything she had worked for.
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Prompt Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. -Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
Inuyasha Quotes- June 2010 week 4
Chapter 11 of Nights in White Satin
Word Count 1051
Warning none
Summary The Lady summons Kagome to her palace
She was surprised and concerned when she received the summons to come to Desjima. Only once before had visited the Dowager’s palace on the artificial island in Nagasaki bay. The memory of that trip always made her shudder.
She had been whisked away from her family shrine near Tokyo to Nagasaki by people who reminded her of yakuza or anime ninjas under suspicious circumstances. They were so threatening that they really did not need to bind and gag her.
The thrill ride had continued as they jetted to Kyushu. Finally, a boat ride to island in the harbor.Like every school girl she had learned about Desjima in school. The government had only recently begun rebuilding the Dutch trading post on the island.
Once on the island she was taken to subterranean chambers which reminded her of pictures of Hell that she had seen depicted. At last she reached a magnificent palace located in the center of the cavern. When she entered the palace, she was given clothing and told to make herself presentable.
Handmaidens had appeared to help her dress in clothing which made her like one of the anime characters in feudal stories she used to watch as a child. Just when she began to wonder who dressed like that any more she was brought before the Lady herself.
Her handlers had forced to bow before the woman ensconced on the throne. When she finally dared to look up, she saw a beautiful woman with platinum blond hair pulled into pig tails dressed in a magnificent kimono. She had two fur boas draped around her and a pearl necklace with an emerald pendant.
“Why I am here?” Kagome asked. Her head was rudely forced to the earth.
One of the guards hissed in her ear“You do not have permission to speak to the Honored Mother.”
“Enough, This is a social call. You can leave us now.” With a waive of her hand she dismissed the guards leaving her alone with the terrified girl.
“You still have not told me why I am here?”
“Impertinent little thing, aren’t you. You are here because I want to know if you are worthy of my son. Your background and bloodline have been checked, but only I can make the final decision.”
“And who might your son be ?”
“He is Lord Sesshoumaru Taisho.”
“Sesshoumaru. What does my fiancé have to do with this?”
“Everything. Do you think that it was chance that you met? Do you think that I would allow my son to marry the wrong woman? Nothing must be left to chance in matters of succession. Blood will tell.”
The rest of the night was a blur. She did not see the Lady again until the wedding where she stood at the head of the Taisho delegation. Why now? What could the Lady want to see her about now? Her mind swirled as she sorted through possible scenarios. Only one answer emerged. The summons had to be about her relationship with Sesshoumaru.
The boat docked and a waiting car took her to entrance to the subterranean palace. She was shown to a rock garden where the Lady had tea service prepared for her. An unease spread across her face as the Lady looked up at her as she was trying to decide something.
She remembered that look. It almost made her feel like she was some small animal and the Lady was trying to decide the best way to kill her. That was crazy talk, but she remained unconvinced that the woman had her interest at heart.
The Lady must have decided something about Kagome. She motioned for the girl to sit beside her. Kagome reluctantly sat down and took the tea which the Lady offered to her though she wondered if she should fear poison.
“ Are you happy with my son,Kagome?”
Kagome was surprised by the question. “ Why do you ask?”
“Do you ever wish that you had married someone else?”
“No, I love Sesshoumaru. I cannot imagine being with anyone else.”
“Sometimes we do not always get what you want. What would you if you were no longer married to Sesshoumaru? Do you have any dreams that you could not pursue because you chose to marry my son?”
Kagome was disturbed by the tone of the questions. She wondered where the Lady was going with line of questions. No matter what else happened she knew that she loved Sesshoumaru and would not give up on her marriage. Just then her cell phone vibrated.
“Pardon me. Can I take this call?”
The Lady gave her a wave of her hand even though she found it horribly rude of one to take a call in the middle of such an important interview. Kagome flipped open the phone and saw that she had a text message. She pressed for the message and gasped. Everything went black and she fainted dead away.
The Lady was at her side in an instant trying to rouse her. When Kagome began to recover, she took out her own phone and called for immediate medical assistance. She picked up Kagome’s phone and stared at the message. The idiot. One should not leave these matters to amateurs.
Her personal physician arrived shortly and took Kagome in hand. They were able to revive her sufficiently to run a battery of tests before putting her to bed. As the doctor was leaving, he handed her the results of the tests to the Lady.
“How is Kagome?”
“ She is fine. She just fainted and is resting comfortably. I gave her something to help her sleep. I think you should look at those test results. I think it might surprise you.”
The Lady scanned the papers and gasped “ Is this correct?”
“ Ninety-nine percent sure.”
She thought for a moment.” Cross check this with the materials you have on hand. I need to know for sure. Get back to me as soon as possible. As always use discretion. These results are for my eyes only.”
“ Of course, my Lady” he bowed and left leaving the Lady wondering what she could do to salvage the situation before Sesshoumaru destroyed everything she had worked for.