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If Kagome were in a right frame of mind, her miko training would have alerted her to that fact that she had just become a mate to a demon, but in her lust clouded mind she could only focus on the pleasure that Inuyasha was bringing her.

Inuyasha slowly pulled out of her and released her neck from his hold. He fell to the bed beside his mate and pulled her to him, his hands locked around her waist possessively. He rested his head atop hers, his face buried in her hair.

He lovingly pulled the blankets up around her naked body before placing a light kiss to the top of Kagome's head.

"Goodnight, my mate," Inuyasha whispered before closing his eyes, a look of peace on his face.

"Mm….'night," Kagome murmured, as she too slowly fell asleep.

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Sunlight streamed into the Master bedroom of the penthouse apartment. Kagome winced as the sun hit her eyes. Her sleep filled mind reeled in confusion. In her bedroom, the window didn't hit directly on her bed.

Slowly, she wiped the sleep from her eyes. Her heart stopped when she saw the wall of windows that revealed the beautiful Tokyo skyline. She couldn't possibly be awake; this was the scene from her mysterious and lust-filled dream last night.

She squeezed her eyes tightly shut and willed herself to wake up. She frowned when she opened her eyes again to see the same scene around her. She went to stand up to further inspect her surroundings when she was pulled back down to the bed.

'Oh no,' Kagome thought as she looked over her shoulder to see the man that had been the main focus of her dream.

Kagome's heart melted as she glanced at his face. His beautiful amber orbs were hidden in sleep. Her eyes followed the line of his strong jaw then over to his strong full and partially opened lips that made her instantly melt. He looked more like a little puppy in sleep than ever before.

Slowly, Kagome reached out her hand and brushed back his bangs to place a kiss to his forehead.

"Thank you, Inuyasha," She whispered to his forehead, "You have given me a night to remember. If only it could have lasted."

Kagome stood up and quickly went around the room, looking for all of her clothes. Once she had retrieved her scattered attire she came to the conclusion that she couldn't wear them outside. She didn't even know how to put the corset on, Sango had helped her with it last night! And she was certainly not going to wear a skirt that short without her underwear, seeing as how Inuyasha had rendered the white fabric useless last night.

Searching, she found what looked to be Inuyasha's dresser. As quietly as she could manage, she pulled out a pair of black sweats and large white t-shirt. The pants hung at her ankles unless she held them up and the t-shirt hung off her shoulder and went down to her knees.

'They'll just have to do,' She thought to herself as she grabbed her purse from where she had dropped it on the floor last night, and without making a sound to disturb the man she had given herself to, she left the pent house apartment, fully intending to walk out of his life forever.

Once on the street, Kagome stopped to think about what to do next. She most certainly couldn't go home looking like this and without any explanation other than that she had spent the night with a man she had met at the club last night.

"I'll go to Sango's," She told herself as she looked to the street signs to get her bearings, "I can figure everything out there."

After 15 minutes of walking and a ten minute bus ride, Kagome stood in front of the Taijiya's apartment.

Sango lived alone with her little brother Kohaku, Souta's best friend. Their parents had died in a fatal car accident nearly two years ago. The siblings had inherited a large sum of money from their parents, meaning they had opportunity to live relatively well off.

Kagome walked up the three flights of stairs and up to Sango's apartment where she knocked once quickly on the door.

Before she could knock a second time, the door was ripped open to by a panic-stricken Sango.

"Kagome!" Sango yelled as she grabbed her best friend in a suffocating hug and pulled her into the apartment.

"Shia! Kagome's here," Sango yelled as she shut the door and dragged Kagome into the living room.

"Kagome," Shia screamed in delight as she stood up from her place on the couch to join in hugging Kagome.

"Guys, I can't breathe," Kagome choked out as her friends squeezed her tighter.

Her two friends pulled away and Sango looked her up and down, taking in stolen sweats and t-shirt. Sango's eyes then took in the bundle of clothes in Kagome's hands that strangely resembled her outfit from last night.

"Kagome, sweetie, what happened last night?" Sango asked cautiously as fear began to once again build up in her stomach.

What happened to their innocent little Kagome while Sango and Shia had been flirting and drinking the night away. The two girls had gotten back to Sango's apartment late last night, figuring Kagome had chickened out and gone back home. However, when they woke up in the morning and their heads were clearer, they began to see the flaws in that idea. That's when they had begun to panic.

Kagome sighed and went to sit down on the couch. Once comfortable, Kagome looked up at her two best friends who were staring at her curiously.

"You guys remember the owner of the club from last night, Inuyasha?"

Sango and Shia nodded slowly, the pieces of the puzzle beginning to fit together.

"Well, he invited me back to his apartment last night and well….." Kagome blushed and her gaze fell to her lap.

"Oh. My. God. You did the nasty," Shia screeched, 'Little miss innocent bagged herself a hottie! I am so jealous!"

"Shia," Sango hissed as she punched the pixie girl's arm, "She also happened to 'bag a hottie' that wasn't her fiancé."

"Oh," Shia shut up and both she and Sango turned to Kagome once again.

Kagome's eyes widened and her hand went to her mouth in shock. She hadn't ever thought of Koga. She had quickly dismissed thoughts of him as soon as Inuyasha had pulled away from the club.

She was an engaged woman! She was supposed to save herself for her husband on their wedding night, not go off and sleep with any man who tells her he thinks she's beautiful. And what was worse was that Koga was a demon. She wouldn't be able to hide it. He'd know instantly and would pick up on the change in her scent in a heartbeat. Combine that with Koga's extremely jealous nature and she was screwed.

"What was I thinking?! I cheated on Koga! I've never cheated on him. I've never even considered cheating on him before last night," Kagome cried as her heart sank lower and lower in despair, "I'm a whore. I don't deserve Koga."

Shia went to hold Kagome and comfort her, while Sango stood transfixed. Shia looked up at Sango and glared. She rocked their depressed friend back and forth soothingly, but continued to glare at Sango.

"What the hell are you just staring at, Sango?" Shia asked rudely, breaking Sango out of her thoughts.

"I think we have a bigger problem on our hands than Koga's jealousy," Sango said in a shocked tone of voice.

Kagome wiped the tears from her eyes and looked up to join Shia in staring at Sango in confusion.

"What do you mean, Sango?" Kagome asked between hiccups.

"Kagome, Inuyasha is a demon, right?"

"half-demon," Kagome answered, "why?"

Sango moved closer and kneeled down to look up at her two best friends. Slowly, she brought her hand up to brush away a few tendrils of Kagome's raven hair off of her neck. Her fingers grazed lightly over the skin on the juncture of her neck, causing Kagome to cry out in pain.

"Oh, shiznits," Shia breathed out as her eyes finally caught on to what Sango had noticed minutes before.

"What?" Kagome looked back and forth between her stunned friends in panic.

Terrified, Kagome rushed from the living room and into the bathroom to look at her appearance in the large mirror. Pulling back her hair, she looked to her neck. Her heart stopped as she noticed the two small puncture wounds, the same size as Inuyasha's fangs.

Kagome went perfectly still as a few tears fell down her cheeks.

"Kagome, sweetie?" Sango whispered as she and Shia stepped into the bathroom, "It's going to be okay. We can fix this. There are ways to erase a demon mating. We can figure it out and then we can forget all about this. You're not in this alone, we'll help you."

Shia nodded in agreement, her mind already thinking up ways to hunt down the hanyou and kill him slowly.

Kagome turned to her friends, tears still falling down her cheeks. Without saying a thing, she rushed to her friends and hugged them tightly. She needed them desperately and she was so grateful to have them by her side.

"Thank you."

"No problem, girlie," Shia said soothingly, "let's go call your mom and tell her you slept over Sango's last night, then we can get some breakfast before we get down to business.

Kagome nodded her head and kissed both friends on the cheek before walking off to Sango's room to borrow some better fitting clothes and to call her mom.

"Sango, do you have a chain saw?" Shia asked once she knew Kagome was out of earshot.

"Way ahead of you, girl," Sango hissed.

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Knock. Knock. Knock.

Inuyasha groaned as he heard the banging on his front door.

"Just come in, Miroku," Inuyasha yelled, having picked up on the scent of his guest.

He heard the front door open and close and knew it was time for him to get up. Turning over, he went to tell his mate good morning, only to find that the spot where she had slept was cold and empty.

Inuyasha growled deeply and his eyes flashed red before returning to their original gold as he fought to keep his inner youkai in check. He glanced around the room to see only his clothes strewn across the floor and her scent was faint. She had been gone for about an hour, maybe a little more.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled in anger as he grabbed his jeans from last night and slipped them on.

He stormed into his large living room to see a far too cheerful Miroku seated on the couch, flipping through the channels on Inuyasha mounted plasma screen TV.

"What crawled up your butt and died, amigo?" Miroku asked as he decided on watching a modeling contest.

"Where is she?" Inuyasha growled as he looked around the room in one last attempt before he would begin to tear down the city in search of her.

"By 'she' I'm guessing you mean that Kagome girl that you met at the club last night?" Miroku asked curiously as he watched Inuyasha fume.

"She's not just 'that Kagome girl', she's my mate and she just fuckin' ran off!"

Miroku's eyes widened, "You marked her?!"

"Yes I fuckin' marked her!" Inuyasha yelled as he went back into his room to grab a shirt.

He stormed to his closet to grab a black silk button down shirt. As he started buttoning it up, he noticed a small slip of white peaking out from under the large chair in the corner of his bedroom.

Making his way to the chair, he picked up the fabric to see that it was Kagome's torn underwear that she had left behind. Closing his eyes, he took in the scent of her and that scent brought back vivid flashbacks of last night.

Inuyasha was brought out of his trip down memory lane by the sound of Miroku's chuckling.

"What the hell are you laughing at lech? Inuyasha growled.

"Well, it's just like a dirty version of Cinderella. The girl and the guy get their freak on, she bolts in the morning, but leaves behind a pair of her panties. Say, Inuyasha, you wanna go around the city and find the girl who fits the underwear? I'll help; I don't care if it takes all day seeing girls in their knickers, as long as you find Ka…."

Miroku was cut of when Inuyasha wrapped one clawed hand around his neck. The laughter died in the monk's eyes as he waited to see what his best friend would do next while in this angry state.

"This isn't a fuckin' joke, monk," Inuyasha growled as his blood boiled.

Miroku nodded his head and lowered his eyes, something he had learned to do years ago when around the inu hanyou. Being a dog demon, Inuyasha saw the gang like a pack. Though Miroku was second in command, he was still below the Alpha in the food chain and should therefore show his respect; especially when said alpha was angry.

"Good," Inuyasha responded as he let go of the grip on his friend's neck, "So what is it you came here to bug me with?"

"Just that there's a rumor going around that Naraku's gang is planning a takeover of the South Samurai gang," Miroku sobered up, back to business.

"The fuckin' bastard," Inuyasha growled.

Naraku's gang, the Poison Spiders, was the only gang that posed any sort of threat to the White Dog's. The two gangs were constantly at war and trying to gain control over each other's satellite gangs.

"So what's the game plan?" Miroku asked as he followed Inuyasha out into the living room and to the coat closet.

"I'll deal with that piss-ant later," Inuyasha growled as he grabbed his leather coat and slung it on, "For now we're gonna go see Sesshomaru."

"Sesshomaru….why?"

"Doesn't matter, just hurry up," Inuyasha yelled as he rushed out the door, with a confused Miroku trailing behind.

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"Takahashi-sama, your younger brother is here to see you, Sir," Rin Azura announced when she bounced into the large office of Japan's most prestigious lawyer.

"Thank you, Rin," Sesshomaru mumbled as he looked over his paperwork, "send him in."

Rin nodded and skipped out of the office and Sesshomaru picked up on her cheery voice on the other side of the door, telling his brother to enter.

"Hey, Sessho, what's up?" Inuyasha strolled into the office, Miroku falling closely behind.

"To what do I owe this pleasure, pup?" Sesshomaru looked up at his brother and leaned back in his chair.

The two half-brothers typically bickered that way, making people think that they hated each other. However, they were surprisingly close. They had looked out for each other all their lives. They just enjoyed their insult games.

"I need you to help me find someone," Inuyasha got straight down to business, sitting down in a chair across from his brother's.

Miroku took the seat beside his best friend and leaned back to watch the scene before him.

"Are you planning to stage a hit?"

"Oh, he already had a hit, trust me," Miroku chuckled.

Inuyasha glared at the monk while Sesshomaru lifted one elegant eyebrow in question. The older dog demon scented the air and his eyes widened slightly.

"You have taken a mate, Inuyasha?"

"Don't sound so surprised," Inuyasha growled.

"I can't help it. I never thought a woman would wish to deal with you for eternity. I suppose congratulations are in order. I would love to meet this woman, Inuyasha," Sesshomaru grinned, genuinely happy for his younger brother.

"Yeah," Miroku grinned again, "that's gonna be a bit of a problem."

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes and watched Inuyasha.

"You lost your bitch, didn't you?"

Inuyasha growled and his hands gripped the sides of the chair in anger, his claws leaving marks in the dark wood.

"I just need you to find her address," Inuyasha snapped out, "I can handle it from there."

"Fine," Sesshomaru sighed, "What is her name?"

"Kagome," Inuyasha answered and he couldn't keep the shiver from taking over his body from saying her name.

"Let me guess, you don't have her last name," the inu-youkai more stated then asked.

Sesshomaru took the silence as an answer and he rubbed his temple with on clawed hand.

"Inuyasha, do you know how many women by that name live in Tokyo alone? If you want me to get anywhere soon, then I need more."

"She's a miko."

Both demons looked to Miroku, whose face was now completely serious.

"What?" Inuyasha asked.

"I picked up on it when I first met them at the club last night," Miroku answered, "Kagome and the pink pixie girl were both miko's and my beloved Sango was of demon slayer origin. Kagome has a lot of power, I'm surprised you didn't pick up on it, Yash."

"Feh, I was a little too busy to notice shit like that," Inuyasha huffed.

"Well, that should help narrow things down," Sesshomaru responded, "I'll get on it right now. I assume you will be at the family dinner tonight and I will hopefully have some news to give you then."

Inuyasha nodded, "Just don't tell the mom and pops just yet, alright? Dad would have a field day."

Sesshomaru nodded, promising he wouldn't say a word to Inuyasha's mother and their father. Inuyasha said his thanks before leaving the office, Miroku whistling beside him.

"This isn't funny, monk," Inuyasha growled as Miroku chuckled again while in the elevator.

"Dude, I don't know what you're talking about. This is fuckin' hilarious," Miroku laughed.

Inuyasha slapped his head across the back of his head, shutting the monk up for the moment.

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"So I have a plan and before you guys shoot it down, let me get it out," Sango said as she poured ketchup on her triple cheese omelet.

Kagome had called her mother an hour ago and told her that she had spent the night at Sango's apartment. Now the three girls were sitting at a trendy diner down the street from the Taijiya apartment.

"Just spit it out, Sango," Shia mumbled through a mouthful of pancakes.

"You're disgusting," Sango eyed her pink haired friend.

Shia glared, her cheeks puffed up like a chipmunk's, and Kagome laughed despite her mood.

"What's your plan?" Kagome asked before taking a sip of her hot cocoa with whipped cream.

"Well, Kaede's a miko and she's ancient! If anyone knows the old ways and how to reverse a mating, it's her," Sango shrugged.

"But she's our principle!" Shia exclaimed, "I don't know about you, but I doubt Kagome wants to go up to our old principle and mentor and tell her what happened last night! I mean, jeez Sango, Kagome's mom is good friends with Kaede!"

"It was just an idea," Sango said reasonably, "I think we can trust Kaede, don't you? She's always been understanding."

"Can I just think about it for a while?" Kagome asked as she wrapped her arms around herself as if she was trying to keep everything inside, "I don't think I'm ready."

"Okay, Sweetie, but you know we're going to have to deal with it soon," Shia reminded gently.

Kagome nodded and Sango sighed before moving on to the next topic.

"Alright, we'll deal with that later. For now, we have to hide the evidence. Kagome, do you know how to hide the scent with a barrier?"

"Yeah, it should be easy enough," Kagome answered, thankful that Sango was taking charge.

"Good, you can do that when we get back. That way Koga doesn't have to know just yet," Sango smiled.

All three girls nodded and continued eating their meals, trying to forget the past nights events.

"Kagome," Shia said in shock, "He marked you as his mate."

"No shit, Sherlock," Sango rolled her eyes, "we've already been over this."

"Would you just let me finish? He marked you. You're his mate. He's not just going to let that go. He might come looking for you."

Sango slapped her hand against her forehead in frustration and Kagome's eyes widened.

"He can't! I mean, all he knows about me is my first name! He can't possibly find me," Kagome said frantically, trying to convince herself as well as her two friends.

Sango nodded, not completely assured. She had taken a few classes on demons with Shia and Kagome; it had been required at Shikon High. Demons mated for life and that included half-demons (though there were ways to break the ritual) and dog demons were most known for their loyalty and devotion. If Inuyasha had marked Kagome as his mate, there was nothing short of death that could keep him from her.

The girls finished up their meals and paid the bill before getting up and walking down the sidewalk, arms linked together with Kagome in the middle. The three girls were in comfortable silence as they made their way back to Sango's apartment when Kagome's cell went off. The three friends stopped to let Kagome fish the phone out of her purse.

Kagome's heart stopped as she read the caller I.D. She looked up helplessly to her two friends. Shia rolled her eyes, but Sango nodded her head encouragingly.

"Hi, Koga," Kagome whispered as she picked up the phone.

"Hey, Baby," Koga grinned, "So are you busy right now?"

"Um, something came up and I slept over Sango's," Kagome answered, not wanting to lie and not wanting to tell the whole truth.

"Alright," Koga sighed, "how about tonight, then? I'll pick you up at around 6."

"Yeah, sure," Kagome nodded, "I….I love you, Koga."

"Back atcha, Babe," Koga said before hanging up.

Kagome shut her phone and put it back into her purse as the tears started to fall down her face. Sango and Shia wrapped their arms around her as the sobs began to rock her small form.

"I'm such a horrible girlfriend," Kagome choked out, "We're engaged! He's always been there for me and I go and sleep with some guy that I don't even know or plan to ever see again! I'm horrible and I should die!"

"Sweetie," Shia sighed, "everyone makes mistakes and if Koga loves you like you deserve then he will understand!"

Sango glanced at Shia, shocked. Shia had never been quiet about her hate for Koga. She had always thought that he was beneath their little Kagome.

"I hope so," Kagome whispered quietly as she continued to cry in the streets.

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"What's wrong, Yash?"

Inuyasha stopped his fidgeting to look over to the couch where his best friend was watching him curiously.

"She's confused and sad," Inuyasha answered angrily, "she's crying."

"Dude," Miroku sighed, "Just calm down. There's nothing you can do right now so just forget about. You'll just have to wait till we hear from Sessho then you can rush in and save your damsel in distress and sweep her off her feet."

"Whatever," Inuyasha growled as he stood up from the barstool at the counter and went over to his room, "I'm gonna take a nap."

Inuyasha slammed the door to his room and went to sit on his large bed. The covers were still a mess from last night and this morning. Inuyasha sighed and closed his eyes, taking in her slowly fading scent. He missed her, needed her with a vengeance. Why did she leave? How could she have left? For him, last night had been the most amazing experience of his entire life. It couldn't have been just nothing to her either.

Inuyasha took another deep breath of her scent before lying himself down on what he already considered her side of the bed. He pressed his face into her pillow and as he slowly fell asleep, images of the night before danced through his mind.

"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered in his sleep as the memories continued to flash through his mind.

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"Are you sure you want to do this?" Sango asked as she sat on Kagome's bed, "You can always just cancel."

"Oh yeah, because Koga handles things like that real well," Shia responded, "let's just see if she can create the barrier and if she can't then we'll consider canceling."

"Will you two stay quiet?" Kagome growled as she sat on the floor with her eyes closed, her breathing become even, "I can't concentrate with you two bickering like old maids."

Shia giggled and Sango rolled her eyes but they otherwise did as told. They watched as Kagome began to slowly fall into a trance as she continued to meditate. Her miko power began to crackle around her in a stunning electric blue color.

The two girls watched their powerful friend in awe and amazement. They focused their eyes on her mating mark on her neck and watched as it slowly faded away to nothing. Seconds later, Kagome broke out of her trance and opened her eyes to look to her friends.

"Well?"

"It's gone!" Shia squealed excitedly and Sango nodded.

Kagome smiled and walked over to her mirror. The mark was still there, but now only her eyes could see it. She turned to her other miko friend and nodded her head. Shia closed her eyes and threw her senses out like a net and her grin widened when she didn't pick up on anything.

"I can't sense anything either! You did it, Kaggies! That's so cool! How long do you think it will last?"

"I'd say three hours or so, as long as I don't get too distracted," Kagome answered as she slipped into her flip flops and went to run a comb through her hair.

Since her date was only out to a movie and dinner and she didn't want Koga's attention too much on her, she decided to just wear a pair of comfy jeans with a gray field hockey t-shirt and a navy fleece. She ran the comb through her raven locks and expertly braided it down her back. She skipped the make up and turned back to her friends just as she heard a knock at the door.

"That's Koga," Kagome grinned, "wish me luck."

"Luck," Sango and Shia said in unison.

Kagome waved to them before shutting her door and skipping down the stairs. Once at the bottom, she saw her mom let Koga in.

"Hello, Koga," Mrs. Higurashi said politely.

"Mrs. Higurashi," Koga nodded his head, his eyes one his fiancé.

"Hi, Koga," Kagome smiled shyly.

"Babe," Koga grinned as he grabbed her waist and pulled her against him, "ready for the movies?"

Kagome nodded her head, her mind not exactly in the moment. Just days before, Koga was able to make her feel like the most special girl in the entire world, but now that feeling was gone. What she felt when her body was against Koga's was nothing compared to the simple act of Inuyasha's eyes on her.

'Stop it,' Kagome screamed to herself, 'stop thinking about him! You love Koga! This is just all in your head!'

But no matter how much she told herself that, she couldn't convince her body or heart to agree.

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Inuyasha parked his motorcycle in front of the large seaside villa he had grown up in. He cut the engine and hopped off. He fixed the long ponytail he had pulled his hair back into, knowing his mom would do it for him if she didn't think it looked perfect.

Inuyasha sighed as he noticed that Sesshomaru's car wasn't there yet. He wasn't sure he could sit through an entire dinner with his parents after everything that happened, but Saturday night dinner was a tradition and he was also dying for the information that his brother hopefully would bring.

Inuyasha took one more deep long breath before walking up the path to the front door. Before he could even ring the doorbell, the door was swung open by his mother.

"Inuyasha," Izayoi Takahashi squealed as she hugged her son and pulled him into the house, "It's so good to see you! Why haven't you called your mother at all this week?"

"Sorry, mom," Inuyasha tried to smile, "things just got really busy."

"Well," Izayoi grinned, "just make sure you find the time to call your little old mother!"

"I will," Inuyasha promised, "hey, Sesshomaru's coming right?"

"He called just a minute ago to say he was on his way," Izayoi answered as she dragged her son from the lavish hallway and into the sitting room.

Inuyasha nodded as the walked into the sitting room where his father, Inutaisho Takahashi, sat in a large chair beside the fire place. Izayoi released her son's hand and walked over to sit on the arm of her husband's chair, her fingers lightly playing with his long hair.

Inuyasha's heart tightened as he watched his two parents. Even though he was a loose canon and had a knack for trouble and danger, he wanted what they had. He wanted to someday settle down with his mate and start a family.

Inuyasha went to sit on the couch opposite his parents and caught his father's eye. Inutaisho looked at his son, automatically picking up on the change in his scent. His son sent him a pleading look and Inutaisho nodded. He didn't know what was going on with his son, but he knew that he would tell him and his mother in time.

The three exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes before Inuyasha sensitive hearing picked up on his brother's car pulling into the driveway. Inuyasha stood up quickly and rushed to the door to open it just as his half brother was about to knock.

"A little impatient are we, pup?" Sesshomaru smirked as he stepped into the hall.

"Just tell me what you got, Fluffy," Inuyasha growled.

Sesshomaru frowned at the nickname his younger brother had given him as soon as he could talk. Calmly, he lifted his briefcase onto the table by the door and opened it up. He selected a manila folder before closing the briefcase.

He opened up the folder and began to scan through the contents with his eyes. Inuyasha's eye twitched in irritation when he realized that his brother was just stalling to piss him off.

"Out with it Fluffy," Inuyasha growled, "I aint got all day."

"Your grammar is appalling, dear brother," Sesshomaru commented as he continued to look at the folder in mild interest.

"Sesshomaru," Inuyasha warned.

Sesshomaru sighed and handed the folder over to his brother. Inuyasha opened it greedily and was welcomed by a large photo that Inuyasha could only guess was his mate's high school yearbook. His stomach clenched in knots as those startling blue eyes looked back at him. Her skin looked flawless and was framed by her dark wavy hair. Her smile seemed to glow and Inuyasha couldn't help but hope to see that smile aimed at him in real life.

"Her full name is Higurashi Kagome. She's eighteen and just the other day graduated from Shikon High School," Sesshomaru spoke as if at one of his daily meetings, "She is indeed a miko and she lives at the Higurashi Shrine with her younger brother, mother, and grandfather. I have enclosed the address on the last page."

Inuyasha closed the folder and looked at his brother, gratitude showing clearly in his golden eyes.

"Thanks, Sesshomaru," Inuyasha grinned, "I owe you one."

Sesshomaru shrugged, "It was not difficult, but I may someday take you up on that offer."

"Are you two going to come in or are you just going to stand out in the hallway all night," Izayoi's sing-song voice called out from the sitting room.

"Coming," the two brothers replied in unison.

Inuyasha took the papers out of the folder and folded them up before stuffing them into his back pocket. He placed the folder on top of Sesshomaru's briefcase and the two brothers entered the living room together.

Inuyasha sat down on the couch beside Sesshomaru, his feet tapping impatiently. His inner youkai was screaming to go and find his bitch and his human side was eagerly agreeing. He wasn't quite sure if he would be able to make it through an entire dinner without going crazy.

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"So the movie was good," Kagome said conversationally as she walked down the street with Koga.

"Mhm," Koga agreed as he pulled Kagome closer to him.

The two walked into a comfortable silence that had become routine for them. Kagome sighed and began to lean more onto her fiancé for support. The barrier spell was still going strong but was beginning to take its toll on her strength.

"You okay, Babe?"

"Yeah," Kagome yawned, "Just tired?"

"Stay up all night at your slumber party last night?" Koga grinned at his girl.

"Yeah," Kagome mumbled, guilt washing over her.

"Well, we're almost to your house," Koga answered as he began to pick up the speed and drag Kagome along.

The couple made it up the shrine steps around fifteen minutes later. Koga walked Kagome to the door before giving her a quick kiss and, with a bright smile, ran off down the steps and into the city.

Once alone, Kagome leaned against the door and sighed. Closing her eyes, she broke down the walls of her barrier. She stretched as she felt her muscles cry out from the tension she had put on them from the combination of stress and the spell.

"Who the hell was he?" A familiar voice growled.

The End

A/N: Hey guys, I'm back. Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Life has just sucked basically and I'm just now trying to turn it around. I'll be working on my stuff and trying to get it posted soon! Thanks for your patience. You guys are amazing!

I'll try to get the next chapter out A.S.A.P. I'm also working on chapter 5 of You Are Mine if any of you are interested. I haven't given up on it just yet, I'm just working out the kinks in it.

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