Hello hello!!! Hiya. Well, I'm back for another fic.

Please note three things before you start reading k?

alright, here we go. . .

1: this is strictly a one shot fic. I won't do any sequels since. . . well, it's just not possible.

2: this thing is in only one point of view, and that's Shesshoumaru's.

3: this is in relation to my other fic, Distant Love. Just a few things our beloved Shesshie was thinking during the running of that fic. Oh, and I haven't finished DL yet so bear with me.

got that? Aight, let's go to the fic!

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I could have killed her. . .

I could have, yet didn't.

Why?

Why was I so weak that I couldn't even kill a mere mortal?!

That mortal had no chance against me then. . . but why. . .

Why did I let her live to see the next sunrise? The birds flying against the bluest of skies? Why did I grant her that chance?

What could I possibly see in her?

Aside from the fact that her eyes were. . .

Her eyes. . .

They were the deepest blue I could ever imagine. . .

and yet. . .

they also held a smoky tint, like a cloud in the sky.

It was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen.

They pulled me closer. . .ever closer. . . until I couldn't stand it and I HAD to make her mine.

Else I would surrender my life, and condemn my soul to the deepest regions of hell.

And yet. . .

Strangely. . .

I felt as though even that could not ease my pain.

Not even a single iota of it. Not at all. . .

From the moment I first saw her, behind my crazy half brother. . . I was intrigued. She looked so beautiful and she was only a mere human.

Strange shoes. . .long, slim, white legs. . .an indecently short skirt. . .a weird blouse that moulded to her figure. . . long raven locks along with a cupid's bow mouth, pert nose, and those amazing smoky blue eyes.

Where did she come from?

She had miko powers. . .THAT much was evident.

She even pulled the Tetsuaiga out of it's mount.

I knew then that my whelp of a brother didn't deserve her.

And while I was recovering from the loss of my arm, I could do nothing but think about her.

I grew feelings.

Me. . .the Lord of the Western Lands without any feelings was starting to lose it. . . And over a human!

I fought the. . .emotions. . .that the mere thought of her could invoke. Fought it with all the strength I could muster.

But to no avail. . .

I saw her in my dreams now. . .

Haunting me. . .

Begging me to take her. . .

I turned to spying on them. . .my hanyou brother and that odd-smelling mortal. I convinced myself that I was only looking out for my lands' and my own safety. I lied. . .

Watching as their small band grew, I noticed that she would disappear for small spaces of time. . .

Sometimes I would not see or smell her for all of three days.

I've always wondered where she would go at those times. . . now I have my chance.

Some time ago, an enemy of theirs' attacked and killed my brother. She was injured and poisoned, but not dead.

But it did something to her. . .awakened her. . .Her body was changing. . .I could sense it. . .

I had suspected before that she was not all that she seemed. Her scent, for one, gave her away.

No matter HOW many times a human would bath in oils, none could EVER manage to hold a candle to her exquisite scent. . .It was free from the stench of her mortality.

Mayhap, she was a demon. But I had never confirmed this to be true.

Not until that day. . .

Her friends found her and brought her back to that old miko in a village near the sacred time tree. I watched as a salve was put on her arm and that kitsune hovered near her.

It was fortunate that he was so distracted as not to notice my own scent. . .what little I gave off.

I was there when she woke and started to change. She ran into the Forbidden Forest and I followed.

I found her scratching at the old tree my brother was once pinned to by his own miko lover, very obviously in a great deal of pain. I felt sorry for her but told myself that she would be able to handle it. It was necessary for her rebirth.

But I feared that she would not be whole. . .be incomplete.

Half of her soul was still with that walking piece of clay, Kikyo. . . my brother's miko wench.

The transformation ended and I saw her new figure.

Beautiful red hair, and a figure to die for. . .but more intriguing. . .

Her eyes. . .

Her breathtakingly beautiful smoky blue eyes had turned into the most dazzling amethyst orbs I had ever see. . .

I ran into her, on purpose, so I could protect her. I knew that my brother was brought back to life and now at her village.

She scared him away after he threatened her adopted pup.

We then travelled towards my castle.

I had actually invited her along with her pup. ME!

We got closer and I started to feel that I was meant to always be near her.

Now we can't be parted.

I killed that revived miko and my brother, watching as my chosen to be mate transformed into a full demon.

We are inseparable. . .

I can't remember how I had lived before she came into my life.

She has become my life. . .

I suppose I could live without her. . . but I honestly wouldn't know how.

For the first time. . .I gave my heart away. . .not only is she my life. . .she is my heart. . .and soul. . .

It was fate that we even met. . .Fate's hand brought us together.

My lifemate. . .my wife. . .Kagome.

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well, that's that! I hope ya'll liked that one. Heck, know what?

I don't even know where I got the idea for that one! Weird huh?

Oh well, jus don' forget to review!

Ja ne!