Hello reader, this is my first fanfic so it might be a bit rough at first. As you can tell from the description it will be focused on Kagura & Sesshomaru. I do however plan on including some Inuyasha/Kagome and Kouga/nameTBA. I will do my best to in character as much as possible. I may however break during initial romance scenes. You know how it was that first time you kissed your special someone and you were awkward and totally weren't yourself, I'm kinda going for that. Also, I'm totally welcome to any and all feedback. Lastly, I'm in college and I work so I'm going to shoot for weekly updates but I can't promise them.

Chapter 1: Melting the Ice

He glided gracefully to a halt at the gate of his castle, impatiently tapping his right foot as he waited for his guards to hurry up and open the massive door. Instead of waiting for them to finish he stormed through with just enough room for him and the woman he carried. He owed her nothing, yet as he was about to walk away and let her die the next thing he knew he was holding her. Inuyasha and his companions had caught her scent and come too but they were too late. Inuyasha's mate may have been able to help her but then again she was only human, of course he could have used her jewel shards but he didn't need their help. I will never call upon humans let alone anyone for help. I am of the Inu no Taisho. He growled. They will not think I'm weak; I'll come up with a logical reason for taking her with me. If only she would let me think. Her blood was intoxicating, it filled his senses practically begging him to drink it. He wouldn't though, she couldn't afford to be taken in this state.

He was nearing his chambers at last. Of course, the safest part of his castle would be a good walk from the entrance when time was of the essence. He could have run down the hallways and pretended like nothing was wrong although his servants would have clearly put two and two together between her bleeding all over the place in his hold. He would tell his servants that she was his friend and nothing more. This Sesshomaru doesn't have friends. Well, besides Jaken and Rin and what of Kagura? Is she my-

"Lord Sesshomaru." He slowed his walk, as Mayumi joined him. She gave him an all knowing look. Is she smiling at me? I can't ever seem to hide anything from her. She did practically raise me since my parents were both busy with their own agendas. "I sensed you two coming for a while. I have my herbs laid out and a bed prepared for her. And don't give me that look mutt, it's not your bed."

"What of Rin? I sent her and Jaken ahead of me." He ignored Mayumi's jest. She was just trying to bait him into telling her who the demoness he was holding was.

Mayumi slid the door open and they walked into the infirmary. "I sent the girl to bed about an hour ago because she kept rubbing her eyes, and that toad kept giving me sass so he's currently scrubbing the dungeons clean. Let me help you set her down." She said nothing about his missing arm, the arm Inuyasha had taken. A lesson he should have learned a lot sooner, that he the son of the Inu no Taisho was not invincible, at least yet he smirked.

"Thank you Mayumi and please keep this matter private," his eyes glancing to the sleeping Kagura. She was beautiful even in this pitiful state. Her bun had come undone and her ebony hair had cascaded out around her. Her hair was surprisingly long, just another of Kagura's many secrets. Her skin was deathly pale; she had lost a lot of blood. Even then her heart had fought on vigorously to keep her alive. Any other demon would have allowed itself to die, but not her. She was too stubborn to die. "Kagura you fascinate me," he thought aloud not even noticing. Mayumi heard him but said nothing.

"Mayumi, notify me when you're finished. This Sesshomaru has matters to attend to," he said in his usual cold voice as he casually left the room.

A few hours later Mayumi was finishing up. The poor girl had been a wreck when Sesshomaru brought her in. Her heart was literally visible to the eye due to the whole in her chest. On the matter of the hole, whatever had caused it destroyed many of the girl's organs to the point where it would have been impossible for self-recovery.

So, Mayumi had ripped out her remaining organs except her heart and began to rebuild the rest one by one. It had been a tedious process but nothing that she couldn't handle. In fact, it made her think of her younger years when she had worked along side the great Inu no Taisho, tending to his wounded soldiers on the battlefield. Unfortunately she had not been able to save her former lord in his final battle. The dragon lord and her lord had both decimated each other into repairable states. As fast as magic could heal the poisons from those two destroyed, ultimately dooming each other to hell. Their deaths had been good though. The greatest war in demon history had ended when they died. A few soldiers on both sides had survived but overall like their generals, both factions were now merely songs that were sung in memory of that Great War.

Mayumi stared at the naked demoness on the bed. She had not intended to heal her entire body but once she started it was impossible to stop. Her, Kagura, Sesshomaru had let her name slip and not even noticed. Mayumi had found out a lot about the young woman when exploring her body. She was a virgin to Mayumi's surprise. She was also extremely young despite her physical appearance. She had also had a very interesting scar on her back, which Mayumi took great pleasure in removing. Without that nasty blemish the woman had a perfect body. Curvy and fertile, no wonder Sesshomaru had brought her here. Mayumi would get him to tell her more in the morning.

Mayumi pulled the white blanket up covering the woman's nakedness. The woman's kimono had fixed itself and sat neatly folded by the foot of the bed. I'm going to have to ask her how she does that when she wakes up. "Miss Kagura it seems you have stolen the heart of our solemn lord. Don't worry though; I'll keep it a secret between you and me. In fact, you and I will have a lot to talk about when you do wake up." Mayumi placed her hand to Kagura's forehead checking her temperature. The woman was having a nightmare. That won't do, not on my watch. Mayumi knelt down and kissed Kagura's forehead silencing the dream.

Mayumi walked across the room and sat on a futon. Her clothes were a wreck. The front of her gown was stained with Kagura's blood, as were her fingers. She stripped completely so that she could don a new kimono. Her body was the opposite of Kagura's. Where Kagura's was now smooth and perfect, her's was scarred and impure. Purple slashes starting just below her breasts extended down her body symmetrically mirroring each other leaving about a hand distance of unmarked skin down the front of her body all the way down to the middle of her thighs where her stripes stopped. On her right cheek were three golden lightning bolts and underneath her left eye a blue line went down across her face and winding its way around her neck stopping at the top of her spine. She had an attractive body but her three former mates had sure decorated it while claiming her. She had outlived all of them. Like most male demons, they had let their pride get the best of them and fallen in battle. Why was she here serving Lord Sesshomaru? Because she was barren and couldn't have her own children. She gave up after three mates and instead helped with raising the Inu no Taisho's eldest son. Sesshomaru was and wasn't her son. In private they were close but in public she was just another of his servants, albeit a very well respected and he let others know it. In fact, he had ordered his other servants to address her as Lady Mayumi even though he continued to call her just Mayumi. He didn't give her a title and not use it in private to disrespect her but instead chose to not use it in his own sense of endearment. He truly cared about her and had told her first about Rin after Jaken of course. But this woman, Kagura, he had not mentioned her. A smile crept onto her face.

Mayumi put on a clean white kimono and lay down on the futon facing Kagura. She had expended a lot of energy healing the young demoness. Her eyes grew heavy and sleep overtook her.

Chapter 2: Waking Up

Warm and soft were the first two things that popped into Kagura's mind when she woke up. She was snuggled into a bed wrapped in a large fur blanket. Her mind was kind of hazy but she started to think about the previous day. He picked me up and there were voices. Inuyasha and Kagome? I must be… Her eyes grew bigger than normal. … In his castle. He must feel something for me then or else he wouldn't have saved me. My chest. Kagura pulled the blanket back. Her body was perfect, not even a scratch. She was however completely naked in his castle. She was going to give him a piece of her mind whenever she saw him.

"Good morning sleeping beauty," Kagura startled at the sound of woman's husky voice. "Kagura, I'm Mayumi a healer that works for Sesshomaru. I took care of your wounds. I'm surprised you woke up so fast." She placed a figner to Kagura's lips before Kagura could reply. "Join me in a bath we have much to discuss."

"Why would I take a bath with you?" Remarked Kagura.

"Without me you would be dead. And, although your body is healed you still smell like shit." Mayumi took Kagura's wrist and all but dragged her out of the bed. The hallway was chilly considering she was naked however she was quickly shoved into another room.

The bathing room had stone floors and walls and was lit by a sea of candles. That was all she saw before she was shoved into the large bath.

That bitch, who does she thinks he is. Dragging me around like that and throwing me. Kagura stood up in the bath pushing her hair back so she could see. She found herself staring at the naked Mayumi. Kagura blushed and immediately brought her hands up to cover her own breasts while looking to the side. The woman simply chuckled and muttered something about young and modest.

"I didn't realize you were going to bathe with me," Kagura managed to choke out. She kept her face down to hide her red cheeks.

"Child, I've seen plenty of naked women and men in my day. You have nothing on you I haven't seen before. There's no need to be embarrassed. In fact, most demonesses would be jealous to have a body like yours."

Kagura looked up and into Mayumi's eyes. The woman was serious; she hadn't bothered to cover her own breasts. So Kagura let her hands drops exposing her own.

"I must apologize. I realize you are very young and this is probably the first time you have ever bathed with anyone." Was Mayumi blushing or was that just her imagination? "Regardless, I'm sure you'll find this an enlightening experience and also a bit easier than normal bathing. After all, there are a few places that are hard to reach on our own." The woman was smirking at her now and Kagura felt her cheeks turning red. "Let us talk while we get you cleaned up and presentable."

Mayumi had gotten some soap from somewhere and was now lathering up Kagura's hair. This woman is crazy. She hasn't let me do anything for myself. She drug me in here, she's dictating my every move… Fucking hell. I have an idea. Kagura dropped down dunking herself under the water taking Mayumi with her. She reemerged only to find Mayumi's golden eyes staring into her own with a chilled rage barely concealed. Her white hair was plastered to her head greatly diminishing the woman's regal aura, which caused Kagura to laugh.

Needless to say, Kagura ended up by the steps of the bath with Mayumi cleaning her extremely thoroughly without saying another word. Kagura was now sitting on a stone bench with her hair wrapped up in a towel and her body concealed in pink robe. She watched as the older demoness cleaned herself. Once she was finished the dried herself off and led Kagura back to the original room.

Mayumi was clearly miffed and her eyes were red around the edges. Kagura had enough. "I'm sorry Mayumi, I know you were only trying to help. Please talk to me again." She cared enough to save me at least, I probably shouldn't piss her off.

"Apology accepted Miss Kagura." Kagura let out a sigh of relief. Mayumi put on a simple white kimono with a golden sash and then walked towards Kagura. She then removed Kagura's robe and towel leaving her standing in the room naked. "Wait here while I get you something to wear," ordered Mayumi.

She returned shortly with a bundle of pink. Kagura was soon standing in front of a mirror taking in her reflection. A pink ribbon held her hair up in a ponytail. She had on a very thin dark pink shift concealed by a very bright pink kimono held together by an even brighter pink sash. Why am I wearing so much pink? I look like a child.

"Mayumi, why so much pink? It's not a color I normally wear."

"You were acting like a child and therefor I dressed you like one. Oh one last thing." She tucked Kagura's feathers into her hair, one on each side of her head like horns. Even Mayumi couldn't hide her smile.

"Where is Sesshomaru?"

"Lord Sesshomaru, you mean."

"Fine, where is Lord Sesshomaru?" She didn't even attempt to hide the sarcasm in her voice. Lord Sesshomaru pompous ass. Rolling her eyes.

"You should be more respectful child, Lord Sesshomaru is the only reason you are still breathing right now."

She has no idea. I'm alive. I'm free from Naraku but he lives. I'm at Sesshomaru's castle, and I should be happy but I'm not. MY HEART IS! Kagura collapsed to the floor blacking out.

The fresh blood of slain demons filled the air. Sesshomaru's eyes were a fiery crimson. His left arm had regrown the previous night and he had come out early to test it. He had gone months without it and suddenly it was back, entirely alert and ready to serve him. His eyes returned to their normal gold.

"My Lord that was a magnificent display of power," came the squeaky voice of Jaken.

Hmmph was the only reply he got from Sesshomaru.

He felt great at the moment. Kagura was alive and safe, his arm had regrown, and he had slain a bunch of Naraku's demons. Today is going very well. Soon I'll get to see her. What will I do then? Confess that I care about her? No, that would be weakness. I don't need her. I merely want her. You know that's not true something inside told him. I can't afford to care about her. That would make me weak like father and my family won't repeat the same mistake. Besides she isn't a noble demon anyway, I can't mate her. Mother would never accept her. Hmm, mating Kagura, like she would ever agree to that.

"Jaken."

"Yes milord? How may I serve you?"

"When we get back to my castle, send a request to my mother for her presence. I need to speak with her on some important matters." He didn't wait for Jaken to reply; instead he leapt into the air and sped off.

Mayumi sat on the bed twilling her fingers in Kagura's hair muttering to herself. Foolish girl, locked her knees and passed out. Thankfully, I caught her before she could do any harm to herself. A moan escaped from Kagura's lips.

"What happened?" Kagura asked Mayumi. She had sat up, her hair was in disarray and her petite mouth was trembling.

"You're stressed out Miss Kagura. A lot has happened to you recently. Your mind finally caught up with your body and you passed out." She should be fine. Her body is in perfect condition; I made sure of that myself. It must be an ailment of the mind; after all she keeps staring off thinking.

"Is LORD Sesshomaru available? I would like to talk with him." A mix of emotions were spread across the young demoness's face. Embarrassment, anger, and something else Mayumi couldn't quite disseminate. She had to smile at the girl's heavy use of sarcasm when referring to Sesshomaru with his title.

"The MIGHTY lord of the western lands will probably accept a request from YOU." She managed to get a look of surprise back from Kagura. Mayumi liked the young woman and would like her a lot more if she matured a bit. "Let me fix your hair and I'll take you to him."

Somewhere along their journey to Sesshomaru's study, Kagura had managed to ditch her sandals. Somehow it didn't take away from her persona. She still looked confident although a bit tired. She had also acquired a fan from somewhere, which she held up hiding her lips. She took big strides too, not very ladylike at all. The servants bowed as they walked through the castle, whether in their usual respect for Mayumi or for this demoness who acted like she owned the place. They would be having a talk about this later. A lesson in civility and proper noble manners would do the young demoness justice.

They finally arrived at his study. The door was open. Mayumi could sense that he was still in there. Good.

"Now young lady. When you enter address him as lord. Bow deeply but not too deeply." She had said it loud enough that Sesshomaru could hear. He would know she approved of Kagura. At first she was surprised that he would fall for someone so different or so she thought but then it made sense. They were both strong willed demons butting heads and repressing the same feelings. He had done a good job hiding his love interest from all of them until he came blazing into the castle with her near death. He would deny it later, but then again that was Sesshomaru. Proud and stubborn just like Kagura.