Kagome and her group sat around the fire eating their dinner, and making small talk with one another, but Kagome was to consumed with her thoughts to keep track with the idle conversation, her thoughts were some where else entirely as they were of a certain Taiyoukai of the west and his time of weakness,

~Sesshoumaru's time of weakness is fast approaching, and he's getting weaker I felt it when he paid me a visit two weeks ago I still remember his last heat cycle all to clearly, the poor guy err . . .demon was so weak and was finding it hard to control what his instincts were screaming to him.

I felt so sorry for him seeing the usually extremely controlled Lord fighting an inner battle with him self and though he hid it well I could tell it was causing him immense physical and emotional pain but this time I'll be ready this time I shall help him through this, no matter the cost we're friends and I've come to realise that I love him deeply,

and it's definitely completely different to the love I had for Inuyasha which I've also come to realise was just puppy love ha how ironic having puppy love for a puppy.

I also realise that though I still love Inu it's changed to that of a sisterly love that one would have for a brother and I know that I need a man not a boy and Inu is still a boy or pup by demon standards. I also know that Sess needs to take a mate this heat cycle, or run the risk of violating an innocent woman or becoming sterile,

So I'll help him anyway I can . . . . . . . even if that means becoming his mate and falling heavy with his pup and heir after all that's something you would do for the one you love right~ So with mind made up she finished her dinner and joined in the idle chatter with her companions.

Until she heard Inuyasha growl low and didn't need to ask who it was as she felt the all to familiar aura caress hers but what worried her was the fact that Sesshoumaru's aura held tints of sorrow and sadness, and this worried her so she got up and started walking in the direction she felt him in as he came and stepped into the camp.

"Hello Sesshoumaru do what do we owe the pleasure of your presence within our camp" asked Kagome giving him a smile. Which he returned albeit sadly and replied " Kagome would you mind if I could talk to you about something in private?" "Of course Sesshoumaru what's wrong.?" "Could we speak in private as it is a personal matter" " yes sure were do you wanna go" "come here don't worry I'll bring you back to your companions" he said with another sad smile which was starting to bother Kagome " ok Sesshoumaru" "oh hell no there is no way I'm letting you go with him Kagome" growled an angered Inuyasha which in turn angered Kagome which also in turn angered Sesshoumaru, however Kagome was the one to speak up as her fiery temper was let lose on the poor hanyou whom Sesshoumaru felt sorry for right about now knowing what she was about to do to Inuyasha, "Inuyasha don't you dare presume to tell me what I will and will not do or where I will and will not go and who I will and will not go with do you understand you don't own me I'm my own person so shut you mouth and SIT down and stay SITting down and do not follow other wise I will SIT you to hell and back get it, got it, GOOD" she yelled down at the 6 foot crater that the hanyou now resided within.

Then walked over to Sesshoumaru "shall we go then" she said to Sesshoumaru as he nodded and wrapped his arms around her waist and called upon his youki cloud as they lifted into the air she called to her friends "I'll be back don't worry" and then her and Sesshoumaru were gone. After they had touched down into a beautiful clearing that was covered in all sorts of different sweet smelling flowers and had it's own hot spring that reflected the moonlight. Kagome gasped the clearing was beautiful and private. "Sesshoumaru why didn't you tell me there'd be a hot spring were we were going I could have brought my bathing supplies with me" groaned Kagome (her and Sess have a REALLY close friendship that is so close that they would sometimes bathe together Kagome and Sess don't mind as they trust one another and know that the other won't try anything, Kagome held even more trust in him as they have bathed together before while he was in heat and he didn't do anything)

Sesshoumaru smiled still with that sadness and dropped her backpack beside him and was rewarded by her shimmering smile "oh my god Maru I love you" she squealed and hugged him which he returned with a chuckle "I know I'm great aren't I Kags" he said through the chuckle "yes, yes you are Sess" " well I knew that you'd probably want to bathe as soon as you seen the hot spring so while you were busy making Inuyasha kiss he dirt I slipped your bag away and concealed it so as the rest of the group wouldn't see it and ask questions and make accusations, also don't worry about us being seen.

I have a barrier up that prevents the outside world from hearing or seeing anything within" he replied back she laughed as she spoke "well then shall we, it would be better for whatever you want to talk to me about if you were relaxed" " we shall and yes your right it would be better" "well then what are we waiting for" she said with a giggle as she bent down and pulled out her bathing supplies and the ones she kept for Sesshoumaru as well as soft fluffy white towels so they could dry of as soon as they got she had taken to keeping bathing supplies for Sesshoumaru when their baths got more frequent,

She loved bathing with him because for some reason she always relaxed, really relaxed and she loved the conversations they shared during their baths.

After she had laid them out on the edge of the spring so they'd be accessible to them, she started to undress with ease her shyness about being naked in front of him and he in front of her had long since left her after about their fourth time bathing with one another.

After she and Sesshoumaru finished undressing they both stepped in to the warm waters of the spring and sat there for a moment or two letting the soothing waters relax their tired muscles, Kagome reached for the shampoo and conditioner that she kept for him, she then turned to him and he knowing what she was about to do got up and walked to the deeper part of the spring which came up past his waist with her following after they stopped Kagome placed the conditioner bottle on a conveniently placed rock she then poured some of the light smelling lavender and vanilla shampoo that she knew he loved out onto her palm and then set the bottle aside and started working it to a lather into his hair massaging his scalp in the process knowing that it calmed him teamed with the soothing aromatic scent of lavender after she was done and he had dunked under the water to rinse he came back up and she repeated the process with the conditioner, after she washed his hair he turned her and repeated the whole process with her own light smelling strawberry and chocolate shampoo that he loved the feminine scent of in her hair.

After they were done with the hair washing they moved back to the edge placed the shampoo and conditioner back down to pick up the body wash Sandalwood and cinnamon for Sesshoumaru and vanilla and rose for Kagome and washed their bodies and each others backs after they had rinsed their bodies they set the body washes aside and sat in a comfortable silence with one another, which Kagome was the first to break. "So Maru what was it you wanted to talk to me over" she asked " well it's something Kagome that I feel that only you can answer as it is a question on love and if what I'm feeling is said emotion" "oh ok well how does she make you feel when your around her" " She makes me feel alive, and makes me feel like I can be myself when I'm with her and that I can let my guard down, my mask fall and relax and just be free to be me without all the titles I can just be Sesshomaru not the Lord of the western lands, nor the mighty Taiyoukai and not the ruthless demon lord, just Sesshoumaru the man free to feel, and every time I see her my heart skips a beat then beats a little faster and swells. So tell me Kagome am I in love"

" Oh gods Sesshomaru in love no your not just IN LOVE your HEAD OVER HEALS in love so yes, yes Maru you are" she replied with a grin " there's a problem though I'm not sure if she feels the same for me." "Well you need to tell her Sess it's the only way you'll find out or not you never know she could feel the same who is she anyway if you don't mind me asking" she asked "no I don't Kagome" "well then who is she" she asked again looking at him.

He smiled as he said "Why Kagome she is sitting right beside me talking to me now, for it is you koishii who I have come to love" Kagome gasped she couldn't believe it Sesshoumaru felt the same way about her as she did he, the tears came then but they were of tears of joy as she threw herself towards him and embraced him " oh Maru I never thought I'd hear those words spill fourth from your lips, I never thought you'd return my feelings for you, but I'm so glad you do for I love you to she sobbed happily against his chest" Sesshoumaru was all but blown away by her little speech he honestly thought she rejected him when the scent of her tears hit his sensitive nose that was until she embraced him and told him she returned his feelings, and soon he embraced her back holding her tightly to his body nuzzling her neck in the process, then pulled away and placed a clawed finger under her chin so she was looking into his eyes, and said he was glad and then placed his lips upon hers kissing her deeply and slid his tongue over her bottom lip asking for admittance to deepen their kiss which she complied to and he slipped his tongue into her mouth tasting her and slowly caressed her tongue with his gently coaxing hers into play as he pressed her body flush against his and she was now straddling his waist as they kissed passionately.

Sesshoumaru pulled away albeit reluctantly but he needed to ask her this question for if she answered yes it would change her life forever and was nearly kissing her senseless again when he heard her whimpering in disappointment. "Look at me koishii" he said softly when he had her attention he asked her the question he'd wanted to ask her for a while now "Kagome koi I have something to ask you and bare in mind that if you answer with a yes it will most likely change your life forever" " ok Maru I understand what is it" she asked "Kagome my love would you give me the honour in having you by my side and within my bed as my mate and my wife and also as my lady for I love you and I would never stray from your side as Inu's mate for life and they cherish their mates and love them and know that I will always be a tentative lover, mate and husband as Inu's by nature are extremely affectionate towards their mates and pups but also know that they are of a very possessive and protective breed, and that you will always be protected by me if you accept as I am one of the more protective over what's mine I am still also very possessive by nature.

Also if you agree to becoming my mate that your life will elongate to that of mine know that we would be practically immortal, and also if you agree let me explain what the mating will entail so that you will know everything and make your decision knowing everything" at her nod he explained further "in order for you to become my mate we will have to be joined intimately or in other words we would have to be making love to one another, and during this time should you accept I will mark you with my youki which laces my scent and energy permently with yours, but that is not all at our completions my beast will also mark you with a visible mark by biting down on you here" he caressed the left side of her neck were it joins with her collar bone with his thumb as he continued "but it will drag it's fangs down from the mark leaving two silver lines that will resemble scars which will indicate you as mine and my beasts life mate it will try to make it as painless as possible however that is not to say that it won't hurt as it will but it will quickly subside, also if you agree it means that you can never take another to bed not that you will but I'm just giving a warning like as I said before this will be for life.

So with this what is your decision koi" Kagome took in everything Sesshoumaru had told her and had made her decision immediately so with her mind set she smiled a heart warming smile to him and answered without hesitation "oh Maru of course I'll become your mate and wife but I have to ask what of our pups won't they be hanyou not that it would bother me if they were" she said looking him in the eye.

Sesshoumaru couldn't help the grin that spread across his handsome features she had accepted to becoming his mate without hesitation and even said she didn't care if the pups they bore were hanyou or not " koi I know you wouldn't mind if they were but they will not be hanyou they would be full youkai, my love as you are a miko of immense power that even rivals my own" he mock huffed at that and she couldn't help but giggle at how adorable he looked. Sesshoumaru gave her a side-glance and smiled at her he loved when she laughed or giggled but he then looked at her fully and continued what he was saying before hand "and because of that power coupled then with my own they'd become full youkai." " Ok " she said kissing him passionately, he returned it and took them out of the water as he laid her gently down upon the grass.

Sesshoumaru settled above her as he continued kissing her, he then moved down kissing her jaw line, then to her neck over to were it meets with the collarbone. Leaving little nips and licks.

He then moved down to her breasts once there he begins kissing around Kagome's nipple, which was already hard with the sudden chill of the night, and became harder as soon as Sesshoumaru sucked it into his mouth swirling his tongue, around as he kneaded it's partner, causing Kagome to moan pretty loudly at the sheer bliss this action caused within her after he played with her breasts a bit more with his mouth and hands.

He then moved down her stomach stopping to kiss, nip and lick there and then darted his tongue into her naval, causing Kagome to let out a strange noise that was somewhere between a moan and a giggle as she was particularly sensitive in that spot.

Sesshoumaru grinned against her skin, as he then moved down to her inner thigh giving a long slow lick upwards toward her womanhood, once there he slowly licked between her slick folds up to her clit, which he swirled his tongue around a few times he then, slowly slid his tongue down to her opening, and Kagome near screamed out as soon as she felt his unusually long tongue slip into her opening she was panting now and something she didn't no what was burning fierce within her stomach all she knew was that she loved what Sesshoumaru was doing to her and she nearly lost herself there and then as she called out his name in a loud breathy moan.

Sesshoumaru for his part wasn't doing much better ~gods she tastes so good even better than she smells~ he thought as he worked his tongue within her rubbing her clit hard with his thumb mindful of his claws which he contracted a bit but were still deadly to her sensitive flesh he wanted to make her come just once before he entered her as it would make it a little easier to do so and a little less painful as well.

Soon he felt her virginal walls clenching around his tongue and by now Kagome was moaning and crying out bits and pieces of his name, he sped up with his tongue and rubbed more furiously on her clit and within moments she screamed out his name coming to completion. Sesshoumaru lapped up some of her sweet juices and then kissed up her boy reaching her lips he kissed her passionately and then moved to her ear as he whispered huskily but softly "koi this is going to hurt a bit but the pain will soon subside" Kagome just nodded to her lover and brought her legs to wrap around his waist "relax and her we go" was her only warning as Sesshoumaru thrusted into her to the hilt breaking her maiden head in the process and taking her lips in a heated kiss to stifle her scream of pain as he stilled within her giving her time to adjust to his huge size while whispering sweet nothings in her ear soothing her.

Kagome felt the pain ebbing away quickly, and rolled her hips to meet his gasping at the feeling it caused, Sesshoumaru taking this as permission to go on slowly pulled out of her only so push back in. Gods she was tight and he loved the feel of her heat wrapped around his member, he knew he would lose himself if he kept going at his slow pace. Luckily Kagome didn't want that and moaned out a faster and harder, Sesshoumaru was only to ready to comply and sped up the pace as he thrusted within her harder to the hilt and each time he always hit a certain spot that made Kagome cry out in complete and utter bliss. "Oh gods Maru that feels so good" she moaned out loudly causing Sesshoumaru to growl in pleasure as his bitch praised him in his actions as he sped up yet again pounding harder into her, but also releasing his youki into her hoping against hope that she knew what to do.

Kagome gasped and moaned at the feeling of him pumping into her, but then hissed when she felt him push his youki into her, "Gods Sesshou its hurting" she hissed out in pain " relax and embrace it koishii use your miko abilities to ease it into your soul and body whilst pushing your powers into me it will soon stop hurting my love" he growled out as he continued to pump into her Kagome done as asked and soon the pain of his youki, was dissipatating and she could feel it settle within and race through her veins.

Sesshoumaru on his part also felt the pain of her reiku ebbing away and settle within him and race through his veins and moaned loudly at the power surging within him as well as the pleasure he was receiving making love to his beloved mate, and he sped up yet again this time using his demon speed to pound into her.

All Kagome could do was just lie there on the grass as her Taiyoukai made love to her, she could feel her self fast approaching her release and she could tell Sesshoumaru was approaching his if his body tensing was anything to go by she screamed out his name to the heavens as her orgasm hit her with full force, and she came hard. Sesshoumaru could feel his orgasm fast approaching as well as his mates her walls were clenching around him tightly were he was buried within her and he thrust harder if that was possible into her willing little body.

Then she came hard screaming out his name to the heavens and he decided he would never get tired of hearing her scream his name in euphoria and that was enough to have him toppling over the edge with her and he let his beast take control and as his orgasm hot him hard he howled in conquest as her latched his mouth onto the left side of her neck and buried his fangs in the junction were her neck met her collarbone and then dragged his fangs down carefully but forcefully,

Kagome screamed out his name yet again in pleasure and pain which at the present moment she could not differentiate the two from one another, as Sesshoumaru again rose his head to the crest moon hanging in the sky and howled out his own unique call that told every demon and demoness within a 300 mile radius that the Lord Of The West had just taken on a life mate and that a new Lady Of The West was soon to be introduced, and after that he collapsed beside Kagome pulling her to rest atop of him.

"Wow" she muttered for only his ears "that was amazing will it always be like that when we make love" "not always Kagome my koishii there will be times when I will be a gentle lover then there will be times when I will be a rough lover, there will also be times were I will switch between the two in one session so it will always be a different experience it's just how I prefer to be in bed" he replied smiling down at her as she looked up and smiled back.

"Maru I have another question" she said "yes my darling" he replied "just there now when you howled towards the moon I knew it meant something but what was that something koi" she asked looking into his molten depths. " it was a mated call telling every demon and demoness I was mated and that a new Lady Of The West was soon to be announced, and I know what you are about to ask so I will answer they know it is me because every cardinal Lord have unique mating and mated calls that identifies them as Lord Of The East, Lord Of The West and so on and so fourth, I also know your next question is going to be about the barrier that is supposed to be soundproof which it was until I gave out my mated call so don't worry and also it still remained that no one who may be passing would see us locked in the ancient dance of lovers," he replied with a smile and looking back into her cerulean pools that he knew he would never stop drowning in when he looked within them.

"Oh ok, also will I go through any changes because now you youki runs through my veins" she asked "yes you will Kagome dear you will become and Inu-Miko-Demoness" answered Sesshoumaru his eyes locked with hers still. "oh ok cool" she said with a smile "you do know that you will now have holy energies as well and will probably change yourself" she then asked "I figured as much" replied Sesshoumaru "for it is what happens if a powerful demon were to mate a powerful miko" he continued "but for now koishii, rest we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow an I will wish to repeat tonight's actions in the morn" she grinned and settled atop of him as he wrapped his tail around her and then with his whip which was manipulated by Sesshoumaru to do his bidding he grabbed his haori and draped it around them also and both lovers fell into a peaceful slumber both with smiles