I was laying down when I came to.

And it was fucking bright.

"Someone turn the lights off" I grumbled throwing an arm across my eye to shield from the sunlight. As soon as I spoke, I heard something being dropped and a gasp, "Noel-chan!"

Eyelids flying open, I came face to face with a worried Kagome and it was as soon as I opened my eyes that the headache settled in and with a vengeance.

"Ow…" I hissed placing a hand on the top of my scalp and rubbed slightly. My hand was pulled off my head and Kagome's hand replaced mine on my forehead now, "You do not seem to have a fever." She explained pulling back.

Chuckling under my breath, I leaned back on my hands, "I had this crazy dream that I fell through a well! In your backyard! And meet this crazy ass guy with fucking white hair and a little girl. HA!" I laughed touching my fingers to my lips to stifle my laughter. Kagome paused in what she doing and slowly looked at me over her shoulder then her eyes darted off somewhere behind me.

"Noel-.." I cut her off with a bark of laughter. "And he had claws. CLAWS, Kagome! I have to stop watching Sci-Fi…" I muttered to myself not noticing Kagome's facial expression turn. As I was mumbling to myself, a sigh came behind me causing my body jolt and a yelp to escape my mouth.

Spinning around, I came face to face with amusement filled gold eyes and my mouth formed an 'O'. Slowly, it seemed to dawn on me and horror crossed my face, "NO! NOT THIS ASSHOLE! I THOUGHT THIS WAS A DREAM!" I screamed jumping up on my feet and pointed accusingly.

"You would do well not to insult this Sesshomaru, girl."

Blink.

"Kagome."

"Yes?"

"Why can I understand the asshole?"

Kagome hesitated then motioned to my wrist.

Looking down I saw the same black beaded bracelet that had burned so much when he put it on. "This….?" I whispered then it all hit me, "HOW DOES A BRACELET TRANSLATE LANGUAGES?!" I roared pulling at the accursed thing, Kagome looked startled and reached out for me.

"It is a yokai bracelet, human. Cease your unpleasant screaming." Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes on me from his place on the pillow.

Yokai? Demons? Hell no.

"DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A FOOL?! YOKAI ARE NOT REAL!" I yelled, I could feel my blood pressure rising along with my temper but as soon as the words were out of my mouth, Sesshomaru was up and was holding the back of my neck in one hand, his thumb pressed firmly on my jugular. I sputtered and tried to rip myself away from him but the sharp claw on his thumb dug slightly in my exposed flesh, not cutting into my throat but just enough to know it was there.

Sesshomaru angled my head back so that my neck stretched and my eyes met his, my own shocked wide green eyes locking with cool amber orbs. "This Sesshomaru believes he told you to silence your yelling." He said lowly, never raising his voice.

His eyes flickered down to my exposed neck and for a split second his once indifferent eyes melted into pools of molten honey. When I saw this my heart picked up in its rhythm and my breathing started to come out in smaller puffs, my skin broke out in a cold sweat and my pupils dilated.

What is happening? Why is this happening?

But then his eyes looked back up to mine and I saw that they were once again cold. Slowly, he lowered his head closer to mine with a smirk twitching at the corner of his lips, "You would do well to know your place, human." And released me.

I blinked, trying to get my bearings together.

Instant boiling anger.

My mouth twisted into a scowl and my eyebrows dipped down, "Who the hell do you think you are?" I whispered then lifted my head, showing burning emerald eyes. Standing to my full height, my hands clenched in tight fists, I locked my sights on the object of my anger, Sesshomaru, who looked irritated at best.

Before I could step forward and…well I didn't what I was going to do but it wasn't gonna be pretty. Kagome, where did she come from?, stepped in front of me and blocked my path to get to the haughty man on the other side of her. "Woah! Noel-chan!" She grabbed a hold of my shoulders and steered me outside.

"Kagome! I was going to break my foot off in that guy's ass!" I growled trying to twist myself out of her grip but sharp nails dug into my shirt to stop me, "As funny as it would be to see you try. Just wait, I'll explain everything" She said sounding a bit amused. I frowned looking insulted, "Hey! I could've totally took that dickhead."

She shook her head while laughing a bit before planting me under a large tree and sitting in front of me, "Okay…..where to start?"

"You know the first day when you came to stay with us, Grandpa called you a Yokai?" She asked me, and I nodded. "Okay, well…what if I told you my Grandpa wasn't as crazy as he may seem? That there actually ARE demons?" Kagome continued, looking intently into my eyes as all this sunk in.

"Are you trying to tell me Mr. Stick-up-his-ass is a demon?" I asked in a monotone voice, Kagome shifted for a second before nodding as if ashamed. When she didn't hear anything from me, she looked up and was surprised to find me trying to cover up my laughter.

Kagome's eye twitched "OI! I'm serious!" She growled holding up a fist, "And I wasn't finished!" After I had sobered up from all the laughter, she sighed and sat back straight, "I am also a miko. Or a priestess. But I'm known as the Shikon no Miko, since I was born with the jewel inside of me." She said serious as could be.

I sat in silence.

"You're serious?" I echoed back to her, but she didn't answer. Sesshomaru did.

"The miko speaks true."

I jerked and glared over at him, "Where the hell did you come?!" I hissed at him but was meet with a bland look but no answer. Kagome giggled nervously at the tension that sparked in the air, "A-as I was saying, there are many different types of Yokai like Sesshomaru-Sama and his young-" She was cut off once again.

"Do not relate that half-breed to me, Miko." He snapped at her with a glare.

Kagome didn't miss a beat and continued on talking, "They're Inu Yokai. Well, Inuyasha is half. They do not really get along like brothers should.."

It was like he had been summoned because as soon as she got done talking, a teenager with white hair landed a few feet away from us in a red outfit. "OI! WENCH!" He hollered starting to walk over but frozen when he saw Sesshomaru standing off to the side.

A snarl rose up his upper lip to show sharp canines, "What the hell are you doing here, bastard?"

"Inuyasha. Sit."

Down he went. I blinked in shock as some force made the white haired male plummet to the ground. He sat back up with a howl of pain, "What the fuck, Kagome?!" But all the high school girl did was snort and turn away from him with crossed arms and a pout.

"Hey, who's this wench?" Inuyasha pointed at me with a clawed finger, I twitched.

Completely fucking rude.

"My name is Noel, dickweed. Use it." I scowled at him, I was so sick of this place already. It was time to head home. "Well, as fun as this was. I think it is about time I headed back down the well." I said with my eyes closed and stood up. Kagome's mouth swung open but then nodded quickly at the look on my face.

"Girl."

"My name is NOEL. N-O-E-L." I snapped at Sesshomaru but my facial expression quickly dropped at the thunderous look that now adorned his pale face. A clawed hand swiped out and snatched my forearm in its grip, "You will not be going anywhere."

The words instantly made rage start to boil in my gut but trying to cut off my temper, I swallowed and leveled him with a steady look, "I am going home. Let go of me."

Snap.

Golden eyes now had red start to leak into them and the stripes on his cheeks started to widen and look jagged. My breath caught in my throat and panic flooded my system, with a jerk of his hand I was nose to nose with a very irate Sesshomaru. It seems my sarcasm and temper have finally got to him.

Fear finally found a home on my face at the seething rage Sesshomaru had on his face, my adrenaline was running, my heart pumping so much blood I could hear it in my ears.

A thrumming sound filled my ears as I looked around for an escape.

I had to escape.

Escape….

I'm scared

I'm scared!

"Look at me." Did Sesshomaru just talk in first person for the first time?

Another jerk and I shakenly meet his eyes.

Immediately, the now red eyes that had a teal pupil softened and half-lidded. The thrumming got louder. The hand on my arm removed itself but instead sought out the back of my neck once again, I stiffened in fright and a small whimper stole past my lips.

Where did Kagome and Inuyasha go?

A sharp inhale from Sesshomaru then a nose was pressed into my cheek tenderly. My eyes widened in confusion.

Why is he? I thought he was angry?

"Smell delicious…"

Too caught up in my frenzied thoughts, I shook when he spoke again but his voice was different….rougher…darker….hotter.

I felt my cheeks heat up at my own mind, but soon came swiftly from the depth of my mind as a hot tongue swiped across my cheek and sharp teeth caught the shell of my ear in a playfully nip. I had had enough. This was going too far for me. I don't even know this guy! And he was asshole!

With a surge of anger, I pulled back and glared daggers at the male in front of me, "Get the hell off of me!" I snarled twisting my head away from him and his mouth, which now had a small smirk curling up on it.

"You better just get used to these intimacies….my Bitch."

Hold up. Did….Did this shithead just call me….Oh fuck no.

All the frustration and rage suddenly welled up and over the cup, with an angry flush on my face I seethed, "Did you just call me a bitch?"

"My" He pressed and tugged me back into the circle of his arms but I wasn't having any of it, with a savage snarl and all my strength I ripped away from him. "YOU SOME SERIOUS ISSUES BUDDY! YOU HAVE GOT ME FUCKED UP IF YOU THINK YOU OWN ANY PART OF ME!" I howled with clenched fists at my sides.

With a soft chuckle, Sesshomaru reached out a hand and caught my wrist in a snare, then lifted it up for both of us to see. I gasped in horror and understanding.

The bracelet…

The world around us seemed to darken as he looked down at me, his eyes now tender amber pools that seemed to light up his face and cast a glow on my cheeks.

"I do."