Back in his highness's room they dressed her into her first ever Kimono.

She found that she didn't really mind, the fabric was made of fine silk and was soft and amazingly comfortable. Not like her fire rat robe, but still. The kimono was similar to Sesshomaru's hakama in color with yellows, reds and blues woven into the material with large flower designs.

Next they worked on her hair. The young hanyou never had someone touch her hair before and she could tell that they were having fun with it. By the time they finished a small section of the left side was pinned up along with a red peony hairpin that had little crystals hanging from it. Next they lightly powdered her heart shaped face and applied a lip stain, she tried her best not to fidget as they worked on her but it was hard when she didn't feel comfortable with what they were doing.

"All done! And oh my Lady! you look stunning" said Sai clasping her hands.

The young hanyou turned around and grimaced. She looked even more like a girl! No, even worst, she looked like a doll!

Her skin was the color of fine bone china, her hair shined like it too was made out of silk and the coral color they applied to her lips only made them look even fuller.

Her eyelashes were darker after they applied an oil to make them shine and her cheeks had a slight pink to them. Inuyasha growled at the woman before her very eyes. "This isn't who I am!"

"Lord Sesshomaru will be most pleased" said Mai who was smiling innocently. But to Inuyasha the maid looked stupid.

"No way am I going out there looking like this!" She decided.

"Ah..you know what? I'm not hungry anymore, so I think I'll just stay here" Inuyasha said nervously

She couldn't let Sesshomaru see her like this! What would he think? Would he like it?

"No! Don't have thoughts such as these... Don't you dare!"

"But my lady, you must! Our Lord is waiting for you" Said insisted.

Groaning, the beautiful female felt like such a coward. She will not reduce herself to cowering in fear. Inuyasha held her head up and stood proudly and walked out the door leaving twiddle dee(Mai)and twiddle dumb(Sai)to lead the way.

She tried not to pay attention to stares she was receiving as she walked down the long corridor halls. Inuyasha wanted nothing more then to take all this junk off of her and run into the woods.

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Sesshomaru's thoughts were filled with images of Inuyasha as he remembered how good it felt to have her sleeping form in his arms last night. Even though he didn't claim her as a true mate, there was something almost peaceful of just holding her small body against his as she slumbered completely lax, her face looked so peaceful while she slept.

Closing his eyes, he tried to rein in on the strange emotions that she was stirring within him. In all of his many years of life nobody has had  such a strong effect on him that Inuyasha now had. She was like a bright ray of sunshine that flashed across his barren life, filling it with life and laughter.

Sesshomaru chuckled at how right this name for her was….taiyoukou..

His little ray of sunlight.

"I know I have ways to go before she would submit to me but I would savor the day when she did. I would see her round with my pups, this I swore to myself"

They will have many, he decided, "Maybe I'll just keep her round with child for a while" he thought then reconsidered because Inuyasha would more than likely bite his head off if he tried to do just that.

The door to the dinning hall opened to allow Inuyasha to enter the room.

Looking at the creature that stood before him, he felt like all the air left his lungs leaving him transfixed.

Never in all his life has he seen a more beautiful vision as the one his mate presented right now. He walked up to her and looked down at her face.

A low growl erupted in his chest making her cheeks slightly red. Leaning down he rubbed his nose to her cheeks growling softly for her.

".....Koneko" he whispered as he moved his nose to her neck catching the way her breath spiked at his word and actions. Sesshomaru knows he was only moments away from her pulling back to yell at him so he pulled back and stood straight.

"You look delectable" he huskily said.

"I look like a doll" she snapped.

"You look like a goddess" he corrected.

He felt smug

"My lands will be blessed with heirs that will have my strength and power plus her beauty, they will be a force to be reckon with. My enemies will bow before my feet for now that she was my mate, that meant that I also had the power of the Tetsusaiga as well has my own sword to wield" was his confident thought. His heart swelled with pride.

"Come…let us dine together"

She sat down but after a few minutes she looked at him, glaring.

"What is it Inuyasha?" He asked. If he knew her as well as he thought he did, she didn't like being dressed up like a princess. But then again, she should have been born into this world.

He remembered that her mother was a human princess, royal blood ran strong in her veins. Once again he felt a twinge of regret that his blinding hate for the human race lost him so many years of her life, years that should have been spent bonding together.

"I want to go see my friends. And it's not a request either. I plan on leaving here tomorrow morning, we still have a mission to accomplish, remember?"

He snarled at her. Of course he remembered! Naraku had to be defeated, but he has no intentions of her being in the middle of the battle either. She would be kept safe here in the lands of their father, away from that filth Naraku.

"I am aware,  I will go after that half breed and kill him. You are not to leave the castle grounds Inuyasha, you are to stay here and out of harms way" he said rather coolly.

She balked at him before he saw the fire flash in her golden eyes.