I Am...

Chapter 3: Competition


Kagome POV

I can't believe that bastard had the nerve to touch me! Sesshomaru Taisho, of all people...demons! Damn him to the deepest pit of hell where he belonged. Not only does he know my alias, but I think he's out to kill me, or her, or whoever. "Argh!" I yelled as I stormed up the stairs to my office.

"What's wrong?" My friend Sango asked me.

I know it's not right for me to have friends because people could use that against me, but we work together. We are both the top assassins in our league, but I'm slightly better, not bragging or anything.

"Nothing." I knew I could tell her anything, but this was something I wanted to keep to myself. It was embarrassing enough to experience it, but having to tell someone was like having to relive it. It's so infuriating. And now, I would have to kill Sesshomaru. Perfect. Everyone in my world knew that he was at the top of his game and the richest man in Japan, but me having to kill him was like placing two hungry tigers in a cage and tying sausage links around their necks. Both of us were bound to get hurt, but it was worth it, to get rid of him. "Where's father?"

"He's on his way to a meeting right now, but he left your assignments with Kikyo."

"Perfect. That bitch hates us, and I can't say the feeling isn't mutual, at least for me." I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"I know. Why is she so mean to us?" Sango and I started walking to the main room where all of our computers were located.

"I think it's because we're better than her and everyone here knows it. Her main jobs are stake-outs, and she's messed up that last four."

"How can you possibly do that?" Sango said. "Those are super easy!"

"I know. Shh." I giggled as Kikyo approached us.

"Here Higurashi. Father left you these assignments." Kikyo shoved a folder in my hands and stalked off.

"Well thank you." I mumbled. The next few assignments I had were simple enough, for someone like me that is. A few one hits, a couple of undercovers, and one stake-out hit. Fun, fun, fun.

"It looks like you're going to be busy for a while." Sango peered over my shoulder.

"Yeah. Yours aren't going to be much better." I teased.

"Oh I hate you." She punched me in the arm.

"Ow." I smiled and rubbed the numb part of my arm. Of course it didn't hurt, but Sango's punches always left a person numb.

"And I know you're hiding something Mi-Mi." She said under her breath.

I hate it when she calls me that. She's the only person in the office that knows my other name, and she always knows when something has happened when I'm her. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Seiichi." She said and walked off.

"You dirty bitch." I laughed and shook my head. She was always keeping tabs on me. It's her talent, though. That's why Sango's of a high rank because she can see a person where ever they are, as long as she has a picture of them, their name, and is familiar with their mind. And my mind she should be familiar with.

Sango and I met in training school some ten years ago, and hated each other. She was a snobby rich girl, and I was overly confident and a bad ass. We were partnered up to spar time after time, and we grew to respect each other, and ended up becoming best friends.

I walked to my area and went through my assignments again. I had as long as I needed to take Naraku out, but these all had a due date.

What fresh hell?

I had to be finished by tomorrow?!?!

Sesshomaru POV

Kagome Higurashi is Miyako Takashiro. Well, at least now I can hunt her down either way it goes. But it would be better if she was Miyako when I killed her, it would make the job easier. My mind flashed back to earlier tonight. The way her hands felt when they were removing the bullets from my body....I figured I could rut with her before I killed her, now both of those were ruined.

This Sesshomaru never failed a mission. I will kill Miyako, or Kagome, or whoever she is next, and I wouldn't fail.

"Good evening Sara." I said to my automated boss as I walked into my office.

"Good evening Taisho-sama. I take it your mission went well."

"Not as smoothly as I wanted it to, but still good none the less. Any new assignments?"

"Of course. And here they are." Sara said and ten folders came out of a slot in my desk.

I went through them, seeing all of the easy missions. They should all be finished in a week or so.

"I want them finished by tomorrow, Taisho-sama."

"Great." I mumbled.

"I heard that." Sara chided.

"Of course you did Sara." No one has ever seen Sara's face but me. We even had a relationship before I came to work here. It was ended because she never told me her occupation, and now I see why.

"Just get to work. Now."

"Fine." I got up and went outside to my black Mustang. It wasn't very expensive, but I like the simplicity of it's design, even though it's rigged with different types of gadgets for me to use on missions. The first thing I had to do was take out this man who lived on the top of a hill. He was the one responsible for a string of arsons in the city, killing one hundred people and injuring many others. Easy task.

I rode to the sight of the hit to find it set on fire. My demonic ears picked up the man screaming in terror. How strange. Well, my job was done for me. But I needed to check it out, to make sure that the man was going to die.

I went inside the house with a small barrier around me. The man was cuffed to the bed by his hands and ankles. "Help me!" He screamed when he saw me.

This wasn't the work of an amateur. Someone knew what they were doing when they set this fire. There was no sign of break in, yet the fire was clearly started from the inside. Though there was no proof of that other than the simple fact that the outside of the house was still in tact for now. But that wouldn't matter once the fire department got here because by the looks of it, the man was going to be a pile of ashes and no evidence, not like there was any in the first place, was going to be found. "Who did this to you?" I asked. I had to. This was by far the best arson I'd ever seen in my life.

"The devil! But what a beauty she was! She had long auburn hair and eyes the color of the finest cut emerald, and her beauty was divine. Now, will you please help me?"

"I cannot do that. When you play with fire, you get burned." I told him. Damn that Kagome! She took my mission! There was nothing worse than taking a man's mission! Especially This Sesshomaru's!

"That's what she said." He mumbled before a piece of the ceiling fell on his head, killing him instantly.

I turned on my heels and went back to my car, searching for my next mission.

Kagome POV

That overly cocky bastard!! He had the nerve to steal my assignment!! I was driving to my next location after having set the man on fire. What a bothersome horny baka he was. When I showed up, he asked me if I was an angel sent to him because of the people he'd killed. This guy is seriously sick in the head. If he wasn't so damn evil, I might actually enjoy his company, seeing that he does love fire, and I've been proven to be a pyromaniac myself. It's a little habit I have, setting things on fire. It started when I was only five months old and walking, I would grab anything I could get my little claws on and set it on fire with my poison. It was a thrill really.

I shook my head to rid me from my childhood memories. I had to get back in the game. Sesshomaru stole my task! And for that, he would pay. My stakeout hit would've been easy! Just sit in the car and pull the trigger, but I'm sure Sesshomaru had to get out of his vehicle and approach the target before killing them. I knew it was him because his foul odor was all over the place.

When I get the chance, I'm going to kill that stupid dog. Yes, technically I'm a dog too, but I'm better than him. Come on, everyone knows that!

Normal POV

The race to get to the targets first continued, Kagome using her signature and setting things on fire, and Sesshomaru leaving his scent that lingers long enough for Kagome to smell it, then it disappears. Down to the last target, they loathed each other. But had to work together when they were both injured.

"Bastard! I could've taken him down all by myself!" Kagome grunted, holding her side.

"Hn. You were the one who gave away our location with that foul stench of yours. Can't you find some kind of way to mask that or something?"

I'll mask you. Kagome thought.

"No you won't my dear." Sesshomaru took a step forward and winced, the pain in his leg shooting up his whole body.

"Here, let me help you." Kagome went to him. "Where were you hurt?"

"I am fine, now leave me alone." Sesshomaru took another step and mentally cursed himself.

"Stop being such a baby and let me see!" Kagome punched Sesshomaru and he fell backwards. His hakamas were covered in his blood, but Kagome sensed the origin of it as his upper thigh. She blushed. Don't be such a prude! He's a stupid demon who hates you as much as you hate him.

"I actually hate you more, ningen."

It sucked for him to call her ningen when she was not, but she wasn't going to say, nor think otherwise. "Shutup and let me fix you." Kagome tore at his pants and saw he blood seeping out of the wound. "That looks pretty bad."

"Then heal me bitch, so I can be on my way."

Kagome mumbled something about showing him who's the bitch while she healed him, trying to ignore the growing budge that was only inches from her hand. "Could you please keep your cock under control?"

"Shutup." Sesshomaru growled and thought to himself, I wish I could. Your hands are so war...STOP IT!

'But you want her master.' His beast reminded him.

'I do not want this ningen. She is nothing but that.'

His beast growled, but subsided. Soon his master would know what it is like to want a person. Soon and very soon.

Sesshomaru hopped up as soon as Kagome was through. "Wait, at least let me clean your pants." She smirked and flung her hand at the pants. They instantly caught on fire and Kagome laughed. "That's what you get."

"So that's how you stared the fire from the inside. Very impressive." Sesshomaru commended.

"It's nothing really." Kagome hung her head and blushed. "Just a little trick I learned from....a while ago."

"Hn." Sesshomaru began to walk off.

"Aren't you going to say something?"

"Like....?"

"How about thank you for starters."

"Thank you for what? Ruining my pants? I think not."

"For healing you." Kagome said, standing up. Before she had time to look up, Sesshomaru enveloped her in his arms and kissed her.

"Thank you." He whispered and walked off.

"You can't just kiss me and leave!" Kagome yelled after him.

"You were expecting more?" Sesshomaru smirked.

Kagome blushed again. 'Her blush is adorable. I wonder how it would taste...stop it Sesshomaru!'

"What?! I.....no....I don't want anything from you Ice Prince!" Kagome stuck her tongue out as Sesshomaru looked at her.

"Hn."

"That's not even a word, baka." Kagome mumbled before she went to her own car. Her heart was pounding in her chest, and something was off about her balance. 'Damn that DaiYoukai to hell!!