I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTORS. If I did…evil grin….. you don't want to know. Please remember this is my first FanFic. Please be gentle and review let me know what you think..

Her back hurt with each step that she took, it was getting hard to breathe as well. Damn, how could this have happened? She hissed under her breath, she never got hurt, no matter how intense her training was. With one last step she felt her legs give out as a pain shot thru her spine, great she is headed to the ground. With a loud thud she hit the floor, knees first. She laid there for a good ten minutes willing her body to respond despite the pain. She sighed as she admitted defeat; she had to go see the Chiropractor. It had been two years since the last time she saw him, she avoided him like the plague. She figured it was time, if she was going to continue with her training.

She was much stronger now than she was in the past. Surely she could overcome the feelings that the pompous ass invoked within her (still lying to herself). It had been enough time; she reached into her back pocket and called him. She was still amazed that she kept his number in her cell phone. As her heart pounded within her she hit the talk button. The phone rang twice and then his voice...

"Dr. Taisho"….silence, She finally found her voice….

"Uh yes good afternoon Dr. Taisho this is"…she was cut off before she could finish.

"Kagome Higurashi…long time no hear".

He knew it was her how the hell did he know? Almost as if sensing her question he chuckled…

"I would know that voice anywhere. How can I help you Kagome"?

She swallowed hard and finally said, "I need to find out if I can get an adjustment".

His thoughts always trailed back to her. It's been two years and nothing from her. Damn his pride, he had let her walk out of his life. She was strong and had pride and honor that rivaled his own, yet that fateful day those words were spoken he lost his love. He would never admit it then, never recognized or admitt what he did, but as the weeks and months passed he knew. He screwed up, he screwed up badly.

She came to him admitting her feelings and he pushed her aside, ignoring the look of hope in her eyes.

He told her that he was getting married. After two years of playing cat and mouse she had finally been the one who broke down and spoke first. Yet he was too stupid to see, he never got married and actually called the engagement off that night. It was a foolish to even accept the proposal, it had been his father's wish that he would married once he started his own practice, his father had even gone so far as choosing his future mate. AGHHHH…he was still furious about what his father had done. He also wasn't strong enough to stop it but it had cost him the person he though the world of with the exception of his Rin.

I wonder if she has married yet, what of her son…..her adoptive son. The phone rang and brought him out of his thoughts. He answered as always, not bothering to look at the caller ID. He heard her voice and his heart stopped. He heard the voice he has been dreaming about for the past 2 years. A smile graced his ever stoic face, she sounded so unsure and nervous, Kagome nervous….that made him chuckle. He cut her off before she could finish…..

"Kagome Higurashi…long time no hear". Then he felt her hesitation and continued,

"I would know that voice anywhere, how can I help you Kagome?"

He heard her she needed him, well at least his services, he felt like a child at Christmas; she was coming back to him. He was going to make it up to her, he would not lose her again…..

Kagome's heart skipped a beat…so much for not having him affect her. Damn! She cursed herself. She knew she needed to find another Chiropractor, she told herself she was but she never actually did. She actually never went to the Chiropractor after her last encounter with him. He was getting married, and she wondered if it ever happened. She had scanned the newspapers for the announcement and even had her friend and roommate Sango looking. There was never any mention of it.

She mentally slapped herself for thinking that there could ever be anything between them. He was a doctor, well a Chiropractor older than her, and he possessed so much grace that when around him she felt like an ugly duckling. His voice brought her out of her state and answered.

"Yes today at 3 would be great; I need to call my brother Souta to come pick me up. I am in no condition to drive at this point, let alone get up off the floor".

Panic seeped in…...what had she done, she just told him that she couldn't move, why oh why did she do that. She was not weak and she would not show weakness to him. He was after all a Taiyouki and her….. a mere ningen…her thoughts betrayed her once again, that was why he never liked her. He could never be with a human and that much she knew. Yet it always hurt her…why the hell could she not control her emotions. She had watched him for two years, and he never once let his emotions show. She admired him for that, she on the other hand always seemed to wear her emotions on her sleeve and it pissed her off to no extent. She now had gotten so much better at concealing her emotions in the past two years with her training, she was stronger now (or so she hoped). His voice once again pierced her thoughts….it was harsh yet comforting…..

"What do you mean you can't get up off the floor? Where are you Kagome"?

He paused for a moment and heard no response. A growl emitted from him and she jumped on the other line of the phone….

"Well I am umm…..don't worry Sesshomaru…..I mean Dr. Taisho. My brother will come if I call him. Don't trouble yourself, please"!

He wasn't hearing her, and he asked again

"KAGOME where are you"?

She knew now there was no way of getting around it. She answered him,

"I am at the park". His only response to that was

"I will be there in 5 minutes" …Click.

He was coming oh shit…he was going to see her again and she wasn't prepared. She was in workout clothes, sweaty and bruised from her last training session. She had stayed behind to training some more. So she was alone and worst of all she could not get up. She growled at her stupidity…DAMN now what do I do?

His eyes almost bleed red…...she was hurt and he couldn't get out of his damn office fast enough. Why wouldn't she accept his help, what the hell was wrong with her. If she was in that much pain she needed to be treated immediately. Damn woman….she was always stubborn always wanting to do things alone. What was her problem…..?

"You are her problem….you hurt our mate…"

"What the hell who are you?"

"I am you baka….your inner beast. I only come out when needed…and trust me; I am needed now…I will not let you lose her again. She is to be our mate…..I will make sure of that…."

Now that was interesting. He hadn't heard his beast in two years. That's when she left, yet his presence was much more noticeable when she was around, then after she left he had been silent. His beast raged when she walked out, he almost lost his perfect control. Fear coursed thru his veins…...he must keep control or his beast will harm Kagome and she will be gone forever. His beast had demanded that the engagement be called off.

~FLASHBACK~

He had been arguing with his father at the time. Toga had informed him that he would not allow Sesshomaru to break the engagement, his beast too strong to control at this point did the only thing that he could; it lashed out…

"I will NOT marry someone that is unworthy" as he lunged at his father.

His father stumbled back, and a smirk played out on his face, and finally agreed to allow Sesshomaru to cancel the engagement. Veronica had been summoned and she left in tears. The last words that Sesshomaru heard from the demoness was she will have her revenge.

His father Toga; at the time had seen the look in his son's eyes and knew better than to force something upon him that his beast did not approve of. He allowed him to go back on his word, knowing that his beast had already chosen a mate, even though Sesshomaru at the time did not know this. Toga had realized that he needed to be patient with his son, he was strong and wise yet he was suppressing the part that made him whole, his Taiyouki side. He would have to grow and learn that he is a demon and he would not find happiness until he learned to accept it. His father although foolish was not stupid. His own father had done the same to him and he had allowed it. Toga had been mated to Sesshomaru's mother, and she bore him an heir, and figured her duty had been fulfilled. As the years grew so had his mother's attention of another man, and on Sesshomaru's 5th birthday she disappeared, only leaving him with a note that said

"I'm sorry darling, I do not want this life, be happy".

~END FLASHBACK~

His eyes threatened to bleed red at the though of the note…he kept it all these years, just for proof that he had not been good enough for his mother. How dare she call him darling…..who did that woman think she was. She was nothing to him, NOTHING! His father had been furious…how dare she leave their son, his son. He had not been happy with the marriage either, but he was honor bound and even had grown to love her. His father had made up for it though; he always spent time with him and let him know that he was important to him. Even when he found someone else…..a ningen for that fact, he had never been excluded. Once his father had taken Izayoi as a mate, she loved Sesshomaru as if he was her own pup. He never lacked love in his life, but he always had that hole in his heart that was filled with ice once his mother had left.

Two years after his father and Izayoi had mated they had a son InuYasha…a half breed (according to the demon courts), hell Sesshomaru even tried to say he hated him. Yet truth be told he could not. InuYasha was more than enough proof that people can love and find happiness. He watched out for him always even without his knowledge. A smile appeared on his face, his younger brother was always careless and fancy free. He had always admired that, and envied it at the same time. As the heir to InuTasho, Sesshomaru had many many responsibilities that he tried to shy away from. He had chosen his own path and his father approved…for awhile anyways. He was allowed to grow his practice and fulfill his dream and when he was needed he would join his father at the company and take over. InuYasha was currently being groomed to also help with the running of the company. He would not allow his brother to second in anything they were family after all.

He was jolted out of his thoughts as he pulled into the park; there she was lying on the rocks coming out to the parking lot. She was as beautiful as he had always remembered her and dreamt of her. Yet she was in pain and his beast wanted out….he could not understand why his beast was acting this way. He had always ignored and suppressed it. He would not lose control, but he felt his heart break as he saw her try to stand up only fall once again on the jagged rocks. He parked the Mustang, leaped out and rushed to her side.

She saw a Mustang pull into the parking lot…ooh how she loved those cars. One day she will have one…yet right now was not the time. Then she noticed the driver and her heart rate tripled. WHAT! When did he get a Mustang, didn't he drive a Lexus before? She couldn't think straight, Oh God! He was here and she was still on the floor crying like a child. She tried once more to get up only to meet the rocks below. She winced in pain…fresh blood dripped down her legs from where the rocks had pierced her skin. She cursed herself again for wearing shorts instead of pants. She hastily wiped her eyes to rid herself of any existing evidence of tears.

The pain grew and was now unbearable; she could not stop her body from trembling against the pain. She stopped breathing as her eyes reached him; his strides were strong and determined. He still looked the same as he did two years ago; she was a fool to believe that she did not harbor any feeling for the Taiyoukai. She struggled to keep her feelings masked, she knew that with him being and Inuyoukai he could smell any traces of fear or lying…she was pretty much screwed but she would try anyways. She closed herself off from all her emotions and placed her seal of ice over her heart and face. She met his eyes and let out her breath that she did not acknowledge she was holding in.

He was only two steps away from her when he noticed her change, she went cold. His eyes widened a bit, he felt nothing from her. That was strange; he had always been able to sense her emotions, from day one. He could always sense her curiosity, her anxiousness and nervousness. The best reaction was when she blushed from head to toe when he touch her neck. He could feel the warmth that radiated off of her. What happened, what could have made this change? Sesshomaru was confused, and he never liked that feeling.

He glanced to her eyes and what he saw in her eyes was a familiar look that he knew all to well, it was HIS stoic look one that showed nothing but indifference. What happened the past two years to have her do this? Then as he reached her he felt it, power…it was intoxicating. It was radiating off of her in waves, he had to stop and regain control of himself, she was a miko, and a very powerful one. Why couldn't he sense it before…

"You were not paying attention to me…I always new she contained strong powers, along with her stubbornness, loyalty and honor. She is strong…we must have her…"

"What?"

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