Baby Mine by LoveIsAMovement

Prologue

OH MY FREAKING GOD!!! I FEEL SO DUMB FOR POSTING THIS AS AN "EPILOGUE" I WAS WORKING ON A BUNCH OF STUFF AT ONCE AND GOT TURNED AROUND AND BLEH I HOPE YOU DON'T ALL THINK I'M AN IDIOT!! I FIXED IT!!!!

I originally had this material all mixed up in 2 chapters and I felt like it should just be the prologue since it's really fast, I guess it should read like a oneshot but there is definitely more to come.

Prologue : Moonstone

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OOOOOOOOOOOOOO Six Months Back OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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It was the first day kagome was able to travel after being ill for two weeks. Inuyasha chose then to chew her out about their last battle.

"Damn it Kagome, You should be more careful. If it hadn't been for Kikyou showin' up and savin' your ass you'd be dead" grumbled Inuyasha as Kagome just glared at him.

"That's right! I forgot what a helpless idiot I am....my mistake" Sarcasm dripping with poison escaped her mouth as she stood up tall and glared at the hanyou.

In truth Kikyou hadn't saved Kagome at all. The dead priestess showed up and distracted the demon they had been fighting, which freed Sango up to go help Kagome while Inuyasha ran to Kikyou's side.

Kagome wasn't fazed in the least, Kikyou had been showing up quite a bit lately. The group would be battling for jewel shards or helping villagers clear away a demon problem and the golem would make an appearance. She usually just left without a word, leaving Inuyasha on edge and lingering at the tree line waiting for her call.

Kikyou's sudden interest in their group coupled with the surly hanyou's careless and sometimes cruel comments were wearing on the girl from the future along with the emotional stress of losing Shippo. Were she a weaker being she would surely be breaking.

The loss of Shippo had been very hard on everyone; it took some time to get used to life without the cute, witty little boy.

Shippo was taken away by his paternal uncle and named heir to the kingdom of Fang-Jia. Shippo's uncle, Kintaro was studying fox magic on the main land When Shippo's parents died. He'd met a vixen princess, fell in love and mated with her.

Kintaro's wife Princess Hui-Qing was the only cub of the powerful fox king of an island nation between Japan and the main land. The queen's clan had been cursed with infertility by an ancient witch so the royal couple was lucky to even have Hui-Qing.

The cub was a gift from the fertility goddess in thanks for a favor the king had done for her son. The king refused to betray his mate just to sire a son so he named Hui-Qing, heiress to the throne. After Hui-Qing's father died Kintaro was left to take over the island kingdom since, her father's council would have eaten his wife alive

After things were settled in the Kingdom of the red fox clan on the island of Fang-Jia, Kintaro decided to pay a visit to his brother's lands. Hui-Qing had suffered from seven miscarriages and finally came to terms with the fact that; like her mother, she was cursed and could not bare cubs. She was devastated and Kintaro was worried for her so he offered to take her to his homeland to visit with his family in hopes of taking her mind off of the sad situation.

They returned to find that his brother's lands were in ruin, taken over by bird yokai. The survivors of the clan joined a neighboring fox clan and it was through them that he learned that his beloved twin brother was dead by the hands of the thunder brothers and that humans took his nephew.

He had been angry at first and attempted to battle Inuyasha and the shard hunting group but Shippo quickly interjected and stopped the brawl by stepping in front of his comrades and speaking for them. Kintaro learned that Kagome and Inuyasha avenged his brother and so he pledged his kingdom's aid to them whenever they needed him.

Since Naraku was not directly to blame for the death of shippos's father, Kintaro saw no need for Shippo to continue with the group and everyone agreed. Kintaro, Kagome and Inuyasha decided it was best for Shippo to return to his uncle's kingdom where he would be named heir since his new aunt could not bare children.

Hui-Qing had been so excited to have a cub she immediately began to coddle Shippo and insisted he call her mommy. Kagome smiled and felt happy that Shippo would be safe and loved. It was a very difficult goodbye filled with hysterics on Shippo's part and tears and heartache for all of them but in the end everyone knew it was for the best.

It had already been three months and though Kagome felt the void in her heart grow every day she remembered Shippo was gone, she took solace in the fact that he was safe and that he was with his family where he belonged being spoiled and raised as the sole heir to a powerful kingdom.

Kagome had been maturing and the little freighted schoolgirl with a spitfire attitude was growing into a full blow spit fire minus the freighted schoolgirl part.

She was brought back to the current situation by a loud "KEH"

"Never mind the last battle, I mean that was over three weeks ago, then your ass had to go and get sick. You had a damned fever forever!" grunted Inuyasha as the rest of the group just stayed quiet.

He was more worried than anything else. He had even tended to her in her feverish fits a few times when her mother would let him but that "flu" as she called it was a nasty one. The pull of her powers was strange, it was almost as if the sickness co-related with the power spikes and flares she was having.

"WELL EXCUSE ME!!! I'M SORRY I'M SO FLAWED. I'M SORRY I'M A STUPID WEAK HUMAN OH GREAT HANYOU LORD INUYASHA!!!" she hadn't been so prone to yelling fits lately but this day she was on edge because of her recent illness.

"Kagome I didn't mean it like that and you know it. I....I just" started Inuyasha who, in his own way was maturing as well.

Suddenly there was a faint rustle of leaves and a huge yokai energy made itself known.

"Little Brother" said a silken voice from ahead. Everyone focused on the silver figure in their path and collectively sighed, it was not a good time for the elder dog demon to show up.

"oh great, more asshole fuel for Inuyasha" Kagome spoke under her breath but it was loud enough for the sensitive ears of a tai-yokai to catch.

Sesshomaru stifled his chuckle as he focused on the girl in front of him. Her little outfit was different as it had been for some time. The little garment was still revealing but in different colors, he admired the view as always.

He stared at her openly taking in the sight of her. His beast had been begging for him to come to her lately and he had to comply. The urge to take her and slam into her tight little virgin body in front of his idiot half-brother was overwhelming, as was another urge it was an urge that disturbed him a bit. He wanted to kiss her....

Kissing was sacred among Inugami, an act reserved for mates and some mates did not even kiss until they'd been mated for centuries. Sesshomaru had never kissed a female before. He always thought the notion disgusting until one day, after a fight with his brother, he saw the little Miko lick her puffy pink lips and was taken by her.

This day however, he'd come to deal with a problem on his lands, apparently the clay bitch was injured and ended up in a human village on his lands, she was causing a spectacle with her presence and demanded to see Inuyasha and the priestess Kagome.

Sesshomaru looked at the young priestess before him and took in her scent, she smelled delicious as usual. Something that always caught his attention was the unique scent she carried, it was floral and a bit too clean for a human. No human had ever smelled so sweet and delicious to him, in fact no demoness had ever smelled this delicious to him either.

She smelled like fragrant fruit blossoms in cool, clean water. It was crisp, fresh and sweet, the most delicious scent ever to invade his nose. She smelled perfect this day but something lingered around her. He figured it out right away, she had fallen ill with a fever recently but he did not know from her scent, he figured it out from the state of her aura. This had been no ordinary illness. There was evidence of a cleansing, her body was changing and the ki within was becoming stronger than ever. It would weaken for a few days then the power would spike hard. This sort of change only happened during demon growth spurts and he wondered why this miko was changing like that.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes when he saw she looked a bit pale and thin for his liking. He cursed his idiot brother inwardly for not taking better care of the miko his beast had become so taken with.

"Miko, come" he said as everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at the lord of the Western lands as if he were insane.

"NO FUCKING WAY!! SHE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU!!" roared the hanyou jumping in front of the silver inu.

"Silence whelp" he said sharply before flipping his hair in annoyance.

"you will accompany us" he added as he watched Inuyasha relax yet he kept grumbling in true Inuyasha fashion.

"Kagome" The rich silky tone made her almost jump up and the silver inu smirked at her reaction to his speaking her name.

She looked at him giving him her full attention, it was in that moment their eyes locked that he had to fight not to go to her and kiss her until they were on the floor without any breath in their lungs.

At this point it was pure animal attraction.....but in his heart he knew it could be so much more, though his beast was way ahead of him.

That moment when amber met cerulean in a duel to the death, Sesshomaru almost lost himself. He would have, he would have gone to her and clamped his mouth over hers tasting of her, he would have.... if the hanyou had not jumped in.

"WHAT THE FUCK?!?! DID YOU DRAG US OUT HERE TO FUCKING STARE AT KAGOME?" he growled as smoke almost came out of his ears and he tucked Kagome under his arm.

"The clay Miko, is on this Sesshomaru's lands and demands an audience with this miko and you little brother" he turned and shot Inuyasha a glare that almost made his knees buckle.

"She is severely injured" he added wanting so much to go over there and pull the miko Kagome from the hanyou's grasp.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO KIKYOU?!?!?!" Inuyasha immediately jumped to conclusions and was effectively shut up with one dangerous glare.

"FOOL! do not spread such slanderous filth, this Sesshomaru would have nothing to gain in harming that filthy pile of grave soil" teeth clenched, eyes tinted red with rage, he advanced on Inuyasha prompting the hanyou to push Kagome aside protectively.

"It was Naraku who tried once again to rid the world of her presence" he turned to the Miko who looked at him fiercely as if challenging him to advance on her.

"Come on Inuyasha, we should get to her before it's too late" Kagome's eyes showed no fear when she learned of Kikyou's fate, she sprung into action and dragged Inuyasha with her.

Sesshomaru cocked his head in wonder, he knew she and the clay one did not have a very good history, yet she was adamant about helping the abomination. Was she so selfless as to help such a creature that would not do the same for her? Why would she help the only one who stood in the way of the love of his brother?

He shook his head and motioned for them to stand near him, he created an energy orb that encased both the miko and his brother and they were off.

They landed quickly at the edge of a human village. Kagome sensed Kikyou near, and set off with the inus trailing behind her like good dogs.

Sesshomaru watched with fascination as Kagome spotted Kikyou in a hut on a sleeping mat while another priestess tended her to. Kagome went to her quickly and spoke.

"Kikyou, what happened?" she asked timidly while the golem just turned to her and glared

"Kagome, where is Inuyasha?" Kagome looked back and then Inuyasha rushed in.

"Kikyou" he breathed running a hand tenderly through her hair.

Sesshomaru watched closely as Kagome smiled softly at the gesture between the clay woman and his brother, she was not disturbed in the least, It was very odd to him.

What the tai-yokai didn't know was that Kagome and Inuyasha had come to terms with their relationship and the fact that it was no longer romantic as he could not move on from the past and she would no longer watch him self-destruct.

"You have a choice Kagome....." began Kikyou

"I can heal you, therefore I will" Her tone was flat and she gave the golem a look that spoke of power and certainty.

She pulled the blanket from the clay woman to reveal a festering wound that almost made her gag and actually made Inuyasha gag, thankfully for Kikyou he turned away just in time.

"May I speak to her alone Inuyasha?" asked Kikyou as the hanyou nodded and left the hut

"Why?" she asked looking at the priestess form the future with clear confusion written on her clay face

"Because he loves you" Her reply was simple and full of truth, Kikyou couldn't have expected a better answer

"Do you have any spine girl? I am the only thing standing in your way.....he would be yours alone if I were to die...finally" said the woman eying Kagome suspiciously

"I have a spine Kikyou....I just don't want him, not like that anyway" She examined the wound and tried to clean it as best she could but it was rather hopeless since the clay and bones begun to rot like nothing Kagome had ever seen.

"What's the use in coveting someone who never did and never will belong to me, I've let him go" she added while the already stunned golem opened her eyes even wider.

"hmm, you did what I could not, not even for him..... You have my respect Kagome" She offered the girl a nod before she clenched her teeth in pain.

"I'm going to start healing you" said Kagome when the woman's hand clamped around her own to stop her.

"What is it?" asked Kagome

"You are not my re-incarnation" she said with a heated stare

"What?" breathed Kagome

"Do not waste anymore of your soul on me priestess" Kikyou began hacking and coughing as the pain radiated from her chest where the wound was, to her back.

"I am going to return what is yours, the soul which was stolen on my behalf . I cannot in good conscious keep it, not after knowing what you truly are" The priestess was cryptic on purpose.

"Wh..what?" asked Kagome again

"You are the true Shikon miko, you have certain duties. It will be explained to you further Kagome. I have been selfish, I have taken your powers as my own and lived with a borrowed soul that never belonged to me, it is my time now....I was going to accept your gift until I realized you truly are deserving of your great power" Kikyou took the girl's hand and moved it from the wound.

"I will be ok, I will be left with enough time to set my affairs in order, I will not ask that you call my soul back" The golem prepared to return Kagome's soul, using what little strength she had left.

"Wait ....call your soul back? Am I capable of it?" The girl wore a look of determination and resilience that Kikyou was hard pressed to argue with.

"yes but it will drain you heavily and it will hurt" said Kikyou

"How do I do it?" her determination was unwavering.

Sesshomaru, was listening to the whole thing felt his chest constrict at the thought that kagome would be calling Kikyou's soul back from hell. Only very powerful spiritual beings and certain yokai could do such a thing.

"I cannot ask this of you" the golems voice carried to the demon outside

Sesshomaru thought of the implications of such an act, Kagome would surely be weakened and she was already frail from her illness. He could not let her do it, not for the golem, not for anyone. He relaxed a bit after he heard Kikyou tell her she would not ask for such a thing.

'What is this feeling? Why do I fear for the fate of that human woman? She is nothing to me. I merely lust for her yet I feel the need to protect her with my very life' he thought as he drunk in the sight of her kneeling next to Kikyou.

She was oh so beautiful, the most beautiful female Sesshomaru had ever laid eyes on. Yet, it was not her looks that made her special....it was her pure heart and her selfless nature. The strength she gave those around her , she was radiant....never had he beheld such a flawless creature.

He thought back to the moment he first saw her, the defiant young girl at his brothers side. He had initially been taken back by her inner strength and the immense strength which she gave to his brother. He also found her scent alluring.

She called to him enough to cause him to want to save her from Mukotusu, he spared Kohaku's life for her, he brought back the river otter's father, all for Kagome. He knew she was his brother's back then and that Inuyasha would get to mate that great source of his strength....... Or so he thought

Sesshomaru would be so lucky to have a mate like her. He did not want a mate at that time, the bitches around him were not worthy of him, vapid title hungry and dishonorable. This female.... this female however, blew the rest out of the water. She was amazing and she did not belong to his brother any longer.

He thought for a moment and then smirked 'I shall court the bitch, I will see if she is truly worthy of this Sesshomaru' he thought.

Suddenly he heard her cry out, as her stolen soul was returned to her body. He felt her power magnify to a strength he'd never in his life beheld on another being and snarled when he saw her with her arms around the clay priestess in an attempt to call her soul back to her.

He set off toward the hut but was headed off by Inuyasha before he could reach it

"Kagome....what's going on?" asked Inuyasha. His aura pulsed dangerously as he looked on at Kagome crying out in pain over Kikyou.

"The miko should not overexert herself she is weak from her fever" Sesshomaru prepared to deal out the hanyou's punishment, brandishing his claws.

"What do you care? Kagome isn't anything to you" spat Inuyasha

"She clearly is not anything to you either, brother" said Sesshomaru challenging the younger man with his eyes

Suddenly they felt a surge of spiritual energy and then a barrier went up around the hut preventing either of them from getting in.

They watched in wonder as Kagome said spell after spell with Kikyou's direction calling out Kikyou's soul from the afterlife and freeing it from it's chains.

Soon the barrier dropped and the clay miko sat with kagome carelessly draped over her lap. Inuyasha moved the live priestess aside gently and immediately went to Kikyou, who regardless of her souled state, was still just made of clay and bones.

He did not even notice Sesshomaru take Kagome in his arm and summon his yokai cloud.

'I will not leave her to be neglected' he thought as he took her far from the village and to a natural garden near his palace. He sat at the base of a tree with her snuggled in his lap. He could feel her power raging inside of her as it healed her, she was the strongest being he'd ever felt human or demon.

He was sure that her new power spike was due to her stolen soul being restored when the other miko was given back her own soul. What he could not figure out was the strange shift in her aura, it was as if her power was evolving, again he was reminded of a demon growth spurt but she was definitely not a demon.

He thought back to when he'd first met her and remembered he felt her strength just under the surface. Now it was as if the damn broke and the power was surging forward. This kind of spiritual ki should have been uncomfortable for him but it was not, in fact he felt lulled and loved with her in his arm. She was comforting and the feel of her was wonderful against his body.

He held her in his embrace and waited for her to re-gain her strength. He looked down at her face, framed by inky black hair that fell gracefully. It was so long now, so straight and silky. He couldn't help but run his fingers through it. The delicate strands fell through his clawed hand fluidly as he shivered a bit at the softness of it.

His hair appeared soft but was coarse; all demon hair was coarse with magical properties. He watched as his hair mixed with hers and thought of how it would look in his bedchambers with her in his arm, cuddled deeply into his body. Onyx and sliver mingled together in a sweaty mash up after several hours of raw lovemaking.

She shifted a bit bringing him back from his hentai mind. He smiled down at her as she sighed in her sleep. Her soft little hands brushed his own large, calloused clawed ones.

She was the softest thing he'd ever touched, her skin felt like cool silk and her scent made his beast roar out into the night in longing.

He took the pad of his deadly finger and traced her bottom lip, almost wishing he'd not done so because the soft pillow of pink flesh screamed to be kissed thoroughly.

He didn't even know exactly how to kiss, he'd seen his father kiss Izayoi and once in his adolescence and when he was a small boy he witnessed one of his father's generals kiss his mate before he left for battle in the first panther war.

He remembered thinking it was an odd action but now he understood what it was to have a burning desire to taste the lips of a female. Not just any female, the delicious, soft creature in his arms.

He could only imagine what her lips tasted like, his instincts told him to lick her lips and her mouth and savor her flesh and this frightened him. Never before had he been compelled to do so. Even some of his generals joked that they didn't know why humans were so taken with kissing one another since their breath smelled so foul.

One of his generals even said he'd tried kissing his own mate and he found it less than spectacular. Though another said his mate kissed him one night and he became addicted to her taste.

Sesshomaru lifted one of Kagome's delicate, pale hands and looked at the soft flesh. It was not like her lips but he could not help himself. He nuzzled the outside of her hand and planted a tentative kiss on the soft flesh before his tongue darted out and tasted. His eyes rolled back as he took in her taste. Her skin was delicious; it made his loins burn with desire. His face flushed and his breath caught.

He put her hand down and stopped himself before he ravaged her there and then without consent. He tucked her head under his chin and closed his eyes just taking in her scent.

Kagome awoke several hours later warm and comfortable under the stars. She moved a bit and opened her eyes to see silver tresses mingled with her black ones. She was confused she knew Inuyasha would be with Kikyou...but she was strangely ok with it.

She looked up and was met with intense amber eyes

"Sesshomaru" she breathed, her pouty lips moving to the rhythm of his name.

He used every ounce of self-control in his big demon body not to bend down and kiss her into oblivion.

"You need warmth to heal, the hanyou is with the golem" he looked straight ahead though he felt those gorgeous blue eyes on him.

"thank you" she said simply before looking up at the sky and snuggling deeper into the soft fur of his tail which was wrapped around her to keep her warm

"hn" He would not, could not let her out of his embrace. He would never be the same after having her in his arm, wrapped in his tail. He would never forget the feel of her against him, her soft skin, the way she fit perfectly molded to his body. Her taste....

"Is Kikyou ok?" he repressed a growl after the young miko mentioned the golem.

"She was fully conscious when this Sesshomaru left the hut" he spoke with no emotion and held irritation in his eyes.

"hm, Sesshomaru may I ask you a question?" she absently stroked his tail while he tried hard not to purr.

"you may ask anything..... though this Sesshomaru reserves the right not to answer your question miko" He shifted at the attentions she lavished on him.

"ok" she had been meaning to ask either him or myoga this particular question and figured now was as good a time as ever.

"How does one reject a mating claim made by a yokai male?" she asked as his chest tightened and his eyes widened though she could not see.

"Why would you need such information?" he was hoping she was asking out of curiosity, but he knew better.

"Kouga, the wolf demon..... he has become aggressive lately claiming that I am his" she said with pink cheeks as he relaxed fully then became annoyed that the wolf dare seek this female for a mate.

"And you object?" he asked raising an eyebrow

"Kouga is an ally and a friend but I do not want to be his mate" She continued her ministrations on his tail and he was hard pressed not to let his leg twitch.

"Because you belong to the hanyou" he teased trying to gauge her true reaction

"I belong to no one, certainly not Inuyasha" She missed the sheer joy in his eyes when he realized she and the hanyou did not belong to one another in any way.

"he is my friend and he protects me but I could never be his mate" she said with certainty

"Why, miko? Because he is hanyou.....do you deny the wolf because he is a demon? Your kind do not take kindly to those 'defiled' by demons" spat Sesshomaru testing her.

"because he loves Kikyou" she spoke with annoyance lacing her tone

"I don't discriminate between demons and humans, that doesn't matter to me..... I could love a demon....." she said with certainty as his heart skipped a beat.

"Love" he muttered thinking the scoff was lost on her human ears

"Love is magical.... And those lucky enough to find it, should cherish it" She wore a small smile but it turned to a frown and she escaped his arms abruptly , she felt faint for a moment and rested against a tree.

He came to her but stopped when she looked up at him with angry eyes and began to speak.

"Hn, a mortal....how interesting.... Other's would be shamed....but with you little brother, this girl...quite suits you. These human creatures, I should think you'd had enough of them...Or is it a taste from father?" she said in an even monotone.

His eyes widened as she sent his own words back at him. He felt foolish for the first time in a very long time. He'd acted like a hypocrite, accusing her of racism when he was guilty of the same offence.

"Those were the words you spoke when I first saw you" A small defeated smile crossed her face.

"Hn, I referred to Inuyasha's involvement with the first priestess. This Sesshomaru sensed you were also a priestess and wondered if he would suffer the same fate at your hands" he said almost softly

"Kikyou...." She tried to stay upright but slid down the tree trunk weakly.

"If she was your only obstacle, why did you not let her perish?" he asked stepping towards her cautiously testing her one final time with his words, just to be sure.

"I already told you.....She's not an obstacle! She loves Inuyasha and he her, I want him to be happy. I want them both to be happy.... I came to terms with their love a long time ago. I am no one to stand in their way. I only hope to share love with someone of my own one day" she said looking down

"And what of the wolf?" asked Sesshomaru, he believed what she'd said earlier but had to be sure, they would be courting after all. He smiled slightly as he thought of courting the beautiful bitch, he pulled her up gently. She did not protest when he returned them to their previous location, with her in his lap once more.

"I could never love him, he has never made an effort to truly get to know me..... his reasons for wanting me as a mate are shallow" she said softly resting against him.

"You must tell him you officially refuse the claim in front of your alpha male, and one member of his pack" He wrapped his tail around her once more and cherished the feel of her softly stroking it.

"Do I need to give reason?" she asked stirring him from thoughts of her stroking another part of his anatomy.

"No, you may add it but it is not necessary" he tightened his grip on her and casually played with her sleeve, letting his clawed fingers twirl the strange material around.

There was a silence as she just reclined against him not moving her limbs as they felt heavy and sore, she stroked his tail and buried her face in it as he moved from playing with her shirt to playing with a lock of her silky hair.

"What is the custom for human courting? How does one court a female?" If Kagome knew him any better she would have caught the nervousness in his voice

"Well it depends..... human customs differ by region" She figured he was asking out of curiosity since he'd just explained demon courting.

"From what I have observed there is common practice among villages" said Sesshomaru with arrogance. He looked down at her and couldn't hold back the urge to run his hand through the entire mass of her beautiful hair. He was going for the kill when she shifted and brushed her bottom over his half-stiff erection making him hiss out breath.

"yes on this island, but there are many countries beyond this one...the mainland, beyond the mainland and the customs differ greatly from region to region" she said snuggling her face into his tail and rubbing it in.

"hn, this Sesshomaru has never bothered with anything to far from the west" he said almost innocently as a wide smile crossed his lips from her actions with his tail.

"The world is vast my lord" She looked up at him, catching his eyes for a moment.

"Have you seen the countries beyond the mainland?" there was wonder in his voice as he spoke , he ran a clawed digit across her cheek and moved a lock of hair from her face.

"I have seen a few, but I was very young" her tone was breathless as she felt his deadly claw run tenderly down her cheek. His eyes almost sucked her in when she looked up

"Mostly I have read about them in books from my village" she added before looking away and breaking the connection.

"You read?" he was frustrated, he wanted her to touch him back

"yes" she tried to hide the blush staining her cheeks, neck and more, but it was not lost to his well trained eyes.

"Do you write as well?" he smirked at her blush and found himself wanting to tear off her clothes to see it in it's entirety.

"yes" She began looked around and noticed what a beautiful setting she was in.

"hn" he replied

"Anyway.... When a human man wants to court a female he comes to her and spends time with her and gets to know her better to see if they are compatible...then they progress toward marriage....or mating" she admired the breathtaking sight of the garden by the light of the moon and a few strange fireflies.

"It is similar to Yokai courtship, does the male give gifts?" He noticed her admiration of the garden they sat in. It had been his mother's garden and no one except he and now kagome had set foot there since he was a pup.

"yes, flowers and candies are common" She suddenly felt his cawed hand in her hair , this time he was openly caressing the tips of her raven locks.

"what of jewels and kimono?" he asked twirling the silken locks in his fingers, enjoying the unique feel on his fingers like a pup sticking his hands in a sack of beans.

"Some women like jewels.... Some women don't.....though I guess it's up to the male what he would like to give" She relaxed against his chest baring her neck to him unknowingly.

"A....and what would you prefer Miko?" he asked, his tone like silk as he shifted not wanting to look at her pale delicious neck bared to him, inviting him to take a taste.

"Flowers...anything.... Something that would remind me of the person who wishes to court me would be best.... It could be something as simple as a stone from the ground...if it was reminiscent of a moment shared it could mean the world to me" she said softly picking up a smooth stone from the floor before stiffening a bit at the feel of his breath at her ear.

"Tell me of your family" he almost whispered as he took the stone from her small hand, their hands brushed each other and sent electricity through their bodies. He shifted her to hide his stiff erection, he did not want to scare her as he knew she was yet unknown to any male.

"I...I live with my mother and brother...my grandfather died last year and my father died just after my brother was born." She said as she could feel his breath at her shoulder. He was not touching her but taking in her scent hard as his hand encircled her dainty wrist.

"We..we live at a shrine in a village called Tokyo" she returned her attention to his soft tail which was currently snaking it's way around her thigh.

"You are not from this land" he stated, stiffing the purrs yet again when she began to stroke his tail.

"Yes...I am" she turned her head up at an angle before looking up at him.

"Where does the well take you then?" he asked still looking into her eyes while the end of his tail rubbed slow circles on her lower back.

"I..I...500 years" she said softly as he cocked his head a bit

"500 years?" he repeated

"...in the future" she finished shuddering slightly as his tail moved further down and under her shirt.

"You are from another time?" he asked in awe, he let his mind wander to the implications of such information.

"Yes" she said with a bit of hesitation in her voice.

"I will not tell any others, do not worry yourself miko" he quelled her reservations instantly.

"Thank you" she smiled and returned to his tail with her deft fingers moving her attentions further up every time, making the sensations that much more erotic to him.

"I will not ask you about the future, I know dealings with time are very serious" his voiced almost crack but he caught himself as she nodded again in thanks.

"You are very wise and I thank you for thoughtfulness" he smiled at her compliment and returned his attentions to her hair while the tip of his tail was venturing toward the front of her torso.

"hn" She shifted in his lap, her bottom brushed over his groin, he almost lost control in that moment as he let out a groan he couldn't hold back , making her uneasy.

She felt her strength return a bit and got up fast and bowed "Thank you Sesshomaru, for helping me re-gain my strength, but I fear it is late and I must return to my friends" She was uneasy but to his surprise and utter delight he smelled a hint of arousal on the female.

"very well" she missed the sheer disappointment in his tone though he was relived. He knew that if she had smelled any more strongly of arousal he would have taken her then and there.

"Come" he said holding his hand out to her. She found it a bit odd that he used his yokai cloud rather than his energy orb, his cloud required that she hold on to him, which of course made her stomach flutter.

She relaxed against him and thought of what it would feel like to be in his arm like that more often.

He felt her relax and he smirked as he carefully nuzzled her hair slightly taking in the aroma of her deliciously unique scent. He wanted her so badly....she was the one, he knew it....she would be his mate.

Kagome felt fee just letting the wind whip her hair about her, she periodically would look at Sesshomaru who seemingly kept his eyes on the road but she smiled when she discovered from the corner of her eye that he was looking at her with sheer longing in his molten amber eyes every time he thought she wasn't looking.

She didn't know why she smiled, she should have been afraid, disturbed, but she wasn't. She felt so safe there against his chest his hair whipping against her cheek and his tail wrapped tightly around her waist to secure her.

"oops" he said lightly as she looked up at him and furrowed her brows, of all the things he could have said "Oops" was so strange to her ears.

"It is what you said when you pulled Tessaiga from the stone in my father's tomb" he said with mirth

"Yeah, hahaha then you tried to melt me" she said with a chuckle. She didn't notice the frown on his face and the guilt written in his eyes.

"This sessh....I was foolish" he said softly , he was met with her wide blue eyes. He didn't know what compelled him to apologize to the girl in that moment. He'd never shown anyone even an ounce of the tenderness he'd shown the miko that night, not even Rin.

'he's apologizing to me' she thought as she looked up into his eyes to be met with sincerity and the same longing she'd seen before.

"I'm ok, no harm done...." She said bringing her head down against his tail and snuggling in.

He smiled for a moment as he regarded her there snuggled against him, In that moment he felt content. Soon she drifted off to sleep and he tightened his grip on her and held her close, if only for a moment.

They set down just outside of Kaede's village where Inuyasha cleared the tree line immediately

"HEY WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU RUN OFF TO WITH KAGOME ASSHOLE!?" screeched Inuyasha as Kagome rolled her eyes and Sesshomaru stared off indifferently

"He just stayed with me until I replenished my strength Inuyasha...besides I think it was better for you and Kikyou to have some time alone" she said with a soft smile as Inuyasha mumbled

"Keh, I still don't like ya running off with enemies" he said glaring at Sesshomaru

"He's not our enemy Inuyasha, he's your brother" she said

Suddenly Kikyou ran out of the forest and crashed into Kagome

"THANK YOU !!! THANK YOU SISTER MIKO!" she cried as she clutched Kagome to her.

"You're welcome Kikyou" said Kagome in shock, it was the most emotion she'd ever seen Kikyou show and it was strange to her. She didn't notice Sesshomaru leave without a word.

"Kagome....I... I am sorry, I was a bit excited" said Kikyou looking down

"It's ok Kikyou" Kagome gave the other miko a re-assuring smile

She looked back to find the demon lord gone....she looked to the tree line with a bit of disappointment in her eyes before she joined Kikyou and Inuyasha back at the village.

Kagome smiled at the thought of Kikyou having her soul back. The golem was different, before her soul returned, she had been cold and hard. Kagome always thought that it was how she'd always been but she was wrong.

Kikyou was kind and warm. She'd lost her abilities to sense jewel shards, an ability she'd never possessed in the first place. She was never the Shikon miko to begin with, which was why she was so miserable in her first life, she was ill equipped to deal with the Shikon.

Upon her return in clay form, Urasue stole a piece of Kagome's soul and put it in Kikyou and that was how she was able to wield such power.

Soon the days passed and Kikyou joined the group at Kagome's insistence.

Upon the return of her soul Kagome's power had increased immensely. She'd even been training with Kikyou and Sango and the three had become fast friends.

Since that fateful night when Kagome explained human courtship to Sesshomaru she'd been waking up to find things on her pillow. Beautiful stones she'd later identified as moonstones and rare flowers would appear next to her head every morning and every three days like clockwork, Sesshomaru would show up and ask her to take a walk with him.

At first she found it odd, that Kikyou would keep Inuyasha preoccupied every time Sesshomaru showed up. After the fourth time she suspected Kikyou was up to something.

Soon Kikyou and Sango had gotten the truth out of Kagome though Kikyou suspected such all along and was eager to repay Kagome for rescuing her soul, so she kept Inuyasha busy so Kagome could spend time with her demon lord.

"You're courting Sesshaomru?" Gasped Sango

"I don't know for sure" said Kagome as Kikyou just smiled, she recognized the glow about the other priestess, she was falling in love.

Soon Kikyou and Sango would push Inuyasha away and insist that the three women and Kirara were going off to train and he could not join them because it would be too dangerous for him with kagome's purification powers so young untaimed.

And so Kagome was home free to be with her demon every time he called on her, which was very often.

Every time they spoke, they became more and more comfortable with one another. They would walk side by side and share jokes and stories. He would hold her in his arm and tell her it was because she was cold but she knew better. She would let him caress her face and run his clawed hand through her hair. They never progressed beyond caresses and him holding her in his lap while running a clawed hand through her soft hair and down her scalp.

This was not for lack of desire for they both desired one another immensely. It was due to the fact that he was as inexperienced with courtship as she was.

She'd often request to see Rin who was so taken with the priestess she'd named her entire doll collection Kagome....Kagome 1, Kagome 2, Kagome 3 and so on. She'd even requested that all of the dolls her lord gave her have blue eyes like Kagome. He acquiesced to her without a hitch, to his dismay he was even able to distinguish which doll was which, be it Kaogme 2, Kagome 4 or Kagome 1.

Kagome would play with Rin and they would sit with lord Sesshomaru. Kagome would tell Rin stories before bedtime after she'd cook for the young child. She would pretend not to catch the loving glances and content looks from the demon lord as he watched her care for the little human child he thought of as his own pup.

After Rin was safely asleep and Jaken sent west on some errand, Kagome would sit in the demon lord's lap and they would share tender moments just watching over the pup as she slept.

He would always whine softly when it was time for her to return, she would cup his face in her soft hands and he would rub his cheeks into her touch. They would hear Kikyou calling for Kagome and She would return with the other priestess and take a bath before returning to Inuyasha who was under the impression she was training

Things progressed like this until one day everything changed.

It had only been one day since she last saw her demon lord. She counted down eagerly awaiting the time he would come to her again.

She was supposed to be home for three days while Inuyasha and the others took Sango to the slayer village to repair her weapons but she came back as soon as she'd been told that school was closed due to asbestos in the cafeteria. The students would be out for a week so Kagome came back to see if by chance the group hadn't left yet.

Kaede informed her that she was on her way to a neighboring village to help deliver a baby and that she would not return until the next day. Kagome huffed and decided to go home since she'd only get in kaede's way in a small crowded birthing hut.

She was walking along the path leading to the well from the village when she sensed him. She smiled at the thought that he came early when suddenly he cleared the tree line. His eyes held nothing but worry and pain and he held a bundle wrapped in a thick blanket in his arm.

Rin had been deathly ill and Sesshomaru's healers had failed to find a cure, he could smell death coming for his little adopted pup for one final time.

"She is ill" he said softly as Kagome ran to him and took Rin in her arms. The little girl had a raging fever and her breathing was shallow.

The tears fell hard as she composed herself in order to diagnose the little girl's condition.

"We have to get her inside right away" said Kagome looking up at Sesshomaru who took them in his arm and flew them to the village .

They entered Kaede's hut, Kagome quickly rested the little girl on the sleeping roll and went to prepare some herbs.

"I need all of her symptoms, from the very first day she presented them" Said Kagome methodically as she mixed herbs.

Sesshomaru watched her closely as she mixed away with sheer determination in her eyes. He was mesmerized by the way she so fiercely tackled the illness.

He'd explained her symptoms, symptoms Kagome recognized right away since Souta had them a the year before.

Rin had an infection in her lungs....Kagome explained to Sesshomaru that she had to go home to get medicine.

Kagome Ran to the well and returned within the hour with antibiotics they'd thankfully, had left over from a complication of her grandfather's illness. He'd died before he could even use them and they were the same kind and dosage prescribed for souta's lung infection.

Kagome returned to the Hut fast and administered the antibiotics. She and Sesshomaru waited patiently as Rin's condition bettered.

"Her scent....it is better, still not back to normal yet death no longer lingers near her" he breathed as he patted the little girl's head lightly.

He looked over to see Kagome's warm smile and he gave her look that spoke of pure gratitude and another emotion Kagome could not guess since she'd never seen him give it....

Kagome and Sesshomaru chatted that night about everything, from demon court etiquette to the stars in the sky.

It was cold that night and Kagome had been attending to Rin non-stop as she coughed and spat up.

The little girl had yet to regain her consciousness but she would murmur softly in her sleep as Kagome stroked her hair and gave her tender kisses.

She'd just settled Rin down from a coughing fit and given her another dose of antibiotics and cough medicine when she moved toward Sesshomaru on the other side of the shoji screen.

She didn't notice the demon lords hooded eyes trained on her. She was wearing miko haori and Hakama but forgot the little string that kept her haori from sliding down in front.

All he could see was the soft pale skin of her collar and neck her hair slightly sweaty from warming and tending to Rin, she looked absolutely stunning in that moment, so natural so flawless.

Kagome reached for a log to throw on the fire when a clawed hand stopped her. He trailed his claw lightly up her arm sending shivers through her body before bent down and caught her lips with his.

Their first kiss was explosive, gentile, loving and feral all at once. Her hands came up to fist his hair as he sat down and pulled her into his lap and held her as close to his body as he could.

He was going on instinct. At first he just pressed his lips to hers and savored the feeling of her soft puffy pillows against his own thin lips. Soon he let instinct guide him as he darted his tongue out and licked her luscious bottom lip. He slowly dragged his long rough tongue along the pink pouty mound of flesh. He hissed breath through his nose as her taste registered in his mouth. She was the most delicious flavor he'd ever tasted and he knew what lay waiting her mouth would only be so much sweeter.

She opened her mouth to receive him and he took the invitation desperately. He slipped his tongue into her warm wet mouth and moaned hard startling her a bit while he griped her hair and held her steady as he ravaged her mouth like a hungry beast, leaving her exasperated but not wanting to disconnect for breath.

He pulled his lips from hers reluctantly to let her catch her breath not letting her out of his embrace as he trailed hot kisses down her jaw and to her neck. She was breathing hard, making her pulse race. He felt her heart beating when he nipped at her pulse point making her moan softly.

He sat her so she was over him, legs open, straddling his thighs. He moved his hand from her back to her hair and back to her backside squeezing her firm rear and grinding his hips up into hers

She gasped and he took her mouth again , this time he was hungrier, now that he'd had a taste of her he was addicted, he took her mouth like a starving man at a feast. She felt him moving his hips up, rubbing his clothed blood-filled shaft against her heated wet core. Her Hakama were stifling her as his were feeling too tight on him.

She felt him hit a spot that made her shudder, wanting more she began to move her hips to his rhythm while ravaging his mouth with her own. Her soft hands struggled to feel his flesh as she moved the folds of his Kimono so she could slip her soft little hands in.

He smelled her arousal spike as her hands touched his heated skin, relishing the feel of his soft pale skin stretched over the hard muscle of his chest. He could feel her soft hands claw at him as her hips ground into his harder and harder. She felt his hand loosen her haori and soon she was shivering from the feel of the cold at her breasts.

She looked down into the amber eyes of her demon lover and saw the hungry look in his eyes as he regarded her ample chest. Suddenly she felt herself blush as he licked his lips. She went to cover herself but was stopped when he took her wrists in his big hand and held them above her head.

"Do not cover your body....it is perfect....this Sesshomaru has never seen such a beautiful body in all of his centuries of life" he breathed before he let her wrists go and buried his face in her bosom.

She let out a silent moan as his hot mouth caught one of her pink nipples while his thumb caressed the other.

He rolled her pink bud in his mouth using his lips and tongue to suckle her like a hungry pup before he moved his attention to the other breast. He growled low when he felt her hips increase their pace and her hands pull his hair . The pain and pleasure felt explosive as his cock was rubbed wonderfully against her heated slit, their clothes the only thing separating the moist heat of their bodies.

He kissed his way up her chest and licked the junction of her neck and shoulder delighting in the taste of her, promising his beast that they would mark her theirs forever very soon.

He nipped and licked his way back up to her hot mouth and lost himself in her lips as she rode him hard and fast.

She was nearing something as she felt the heat in her belly intensify with each grind of her hips. She felt his hand at her breasts weighing and kneading the soft pert mounds of flesh.

She felt him go rigid and suddenly he growled into her mouth pulling her to him tightly as he bucked his hips into her mercilessly making her fall over the edge into her own orgasm. He felt the hot streams of his seed leave his throbbing cock and fill the inside of his Hakama as she moaned out hard and panted his name in his ear locking her arms around his neck as she ground herself down while the intense pleasure washed over her in waves.

"Kagome....bitch..." he panted hard as he tried to get her attention.

"LOOK AT ME BITCH" he growled taking her face in his hand and forcing her eyes to open and focus on his as the final wave of her orgasm rolled through her, soaking her Hakama with her juices.

"Sesshomaru" she breathed as he bent down and nuzzled her nose.

"Look at the one who brings you so much pleasure, know that it is this Sesshomaru who pleasures his bitch" he whispered as she focused her blue eyes on his red tainted amber orbs.

Her gaze was intense as she seemed to crawl into his soul thorough his eyes and calm his beast.

He felt his jaki mix with her miko ki as their pleasure receded and all that was left was their bodies snuggled together in the afterglow, he immediately missed her taste and feel of her lips against his.

This woman who he had not even fully rutted had brought his more pleasure than all of his past encounters combined. He immediately forgot anything sexual he'd ever done with any other in favor of this beautiful female in his lap. He was hers, body and soul and he would never want or need anything else in the world but her touch, her kisses, her voice in his ears. She would be his , he would mark her as a mate and she would drink of his blood, locking them together for eternity, every incarnation of their souls.

"Sessho...maru....I love you" she breathed before she slipped into unconsciousness wrapped in his arm and tail.

Sesshomaru wore a grin from ear to ear that night holding his prize in his arms. She loved him..... the most beautiful, perfect female loved him......now he could mate her and it made his beast purr in delight.

He nuzzled the side of her face and kissed her cheek reveling in the taste of her. He could not and would not stop kissing his bitch, he was addicted and he would not cease to taste the exquisite flavor.

"This Sesshomaru loves you miko.....more than you could ever know" he whispered into her ear as a smile crossed her bruised and swollen lips.

He had to go to the palace and make arrangements to bring home his intended and make her the new lady of the west.

In the mean time he could not risk Inuyasha finding out his plans and ruining them. He knew Inuyasha loved the other miko but Kagome was still the alpha female of his pack and he would fight tooth and nail if another alpha male tried to steal his alpha female.

He'd decided to go straight to the west and begin making arrangements for the arrival of his new mate. He kissed her lips lightly and put her in bed next to Rin, the pup snuggled into Kagome as soon as she felt her body next to hers bringing a smile to Sesshomaru's face.

He wrote a short note with haste, as he was so excited for the preparations and the prospect of Kagome becoming his mate, plus his Hakama were a mess.

The next morning Kagome awoke in the bed next to Rin with a note in her hand and a flower next to her head.

"Send Rin with Jaken when she is well" she read as she'd clutched the note to her body and touched her lips

the next few days she was left absently wondering if it'd all been a dream. Then he did not come for three days.... And he did not come the next day or the next day, and the flowers and stones stopped. She was left feeling alone and rejected.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOO Present Time OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Kagome stood out facing the ocean, the cold wind from the cliff washed over her as she looked out toward the vast blue expanse.

She looked back at the pile of dust that had been the demon that'd brought her to her current location.

"hmp, figures my ride would die" she huffed as she counted the arrows in her quiver.

"good thing kikyou made me bring extra arrows" she said under her breath a she picked her bow up.

"It's a wonderful night ....." she said in a singsong voice as she opened her arms and let the wind wash over her.

"Maybe I should just stay here.....it's so beautiful" she breathed as she looked out at the blue ocean crashing against the rigid cliff.

The wind washed over at her red and white miko garb. The silken material pressed up against her curvy body and the wind whipped her hair up around her pale face as a smile danced across her pink lips.

She smelled the salty air and let her thoughts wander to her absent demon.

'gods he's beautiful and intelligent ....what did I do wrong?...maybe he realized I'm not pretty enough....maybe he really does hate humans as much as I first thought......maybe he thinks I'm weak and stupid.....KAMI WHY CAN'T I STOP THINKING ABOUT HIM??' she thought as she looked out at the ocean

"he must have realized I'm not good enough to be with him...... to...to love him" she muttered

The truth was, she was one of the most radiant beauties in all of the lands. She'd grown from an awkward teen to an ethereal beauty. Her spiritual power was also growing exponentially without explanation. She was getting stronger and stronger with every battle and every day of training.

She was more beautiful than any demon woman and easily surpassed any human, Kikyou included. She was now so powerful that she could perform spiritual tasks that the most seasoned of priests and priestesses couldn't do.

She felt the tears building in her eyes but she would not let them come, they were not needed.....or so she tried to convince herself

"I won't cry over him, I've shed enough tears over this already " she breathed as the wind danced in her hair.

"I won't cry for HIM" she breathed emphasizing her reference to the stoic demon lord who had stolen her first kiss and left her all alone to wonder if it was even real.

"I shouldn't have told him I loved him...... as if he could love me back...." She muttered

she could not deny it.... He had her heart, the lord of the west had violently stolen her heart.

It was not a methodic clean cat burglary of said heart ....no no it was a blazing machine gun battle , hard criminal fueled armed robbery of the young Shikon Miko's central muscle complete with ski masks and dead hostages.

She held her head in her hands for a moment then looked up with fierce resolve in her cerulean eyes.

"I...I love him....Sesshomaru.... and if he doesn't want me because of it....I'm not sorry" she breathed

Her mind raged as she fell to her knees in front of the sea awaiting her execution at the hands of whatever merciful kami was listening, wind assaulting her as the cold sea air blew her clothing and hair about.

She sobbed hard until she felt the clawed hands pull her up and into an embrace, she hadn't bothered to open her eyes when she was snuggled into the fur of his tail she knew who it was.

It was as if her heart called it's master.......

The touch she'd longed for, the smell, the feel of him, she dare not open her eyes for fear of it being a dream.

Sesshomaru had been frantic looking for the miko, the one who had captured him so completely. The one who held his heart in her frail human hands.

He felt like a fool for entrusting his precious Kagome to his insipid younger sibling.

Sesshomaru had faith in his little miko, she was strong, she was worthy of him in every way. As soon as she agreed he would take her as his mate and no one would question him.

The council of lords in his lands had approved of her immediately. She was known throughout the lands for her power and beauty and no one could deny that she would be a powerful and involved lady of the west.

His heart had been ripped clean from his chest and placed in the tiny pale hands of this little Miko. The little miko he held in his arms, who's hair he was stroking and who's body he longed to caress.

He would have to explain why he had not come to her for so long for he was now sure that she though it a rejection, though it was far from it. He had left in haste and not returned until everything was perfect for her arrival. He'd forgotten that humans were more emotional than demons and wanted to claw himself for her bruised feelings.

Had needed to explain to her that had he taken her home then she would have been in danger, there was also the matter of explaining to her that not only did he have an adopted human pup, he had a pup of his own......

A/N: Here's another tasty treat from the mind of LoveIsAMovement. I told my beta I was gonna post this at the end of march but it really called to me, so this is unbetad and completely my fault since like I said I lied to my wonderful beta. I hope you guys like it, let me know!!!! I will be posting for this one every week as well but I don't want to commit to a specific day as of yet since my schedule is changing for spring quarter. Now I must go and study for finals

Oh and I'd like to give a birthday shout out to Moonlit Marauder, it's her b-day tomorrow so I'm sending her the next chapter of old as love early as a b-day gift....don't get jealous !!! Hahahaha

Rate + Review = happy authoress and world peace....and hot boys...and.... Sesshomaru naked and Naraku not evil and also naked...well maybe just a little evil....hahaha **love**