As she was helping her mother the dishes, Kagome thought about the dream she had last night. 'Why the fuck did I dream about that bastard?' she thought. 'I mean ,ok, he's hot and everything but still to dream about his eyes of all the other things I could dream of about him. Like his body.' She smiled to herself. No matter how much she disliked him, she couldn't deny how attractive he was. Inuyasha was attractive, too, but he wasn't the 'demon lord trying to kill you with all his might' attractive. And he was short. He was at most a few inches taller than Kagome if not the same height. But Sesshomaru... Kagome was tall for an average woman and even so she had to look up to meet his eyes. She sighed. If only he wasn't the enemy, she would definitely hit that.

She finished washing the dishes and went to room to get ready. 3 days had passed already and she was going back to the feudal era. She put on her white dress, packed some ramen and other food, grabbed her staff and set off. She stopped in front of the well and took her father's contract out of her bag.

"I'll just get it over with." She said to herself and put her stuff on the floor as far as possible. She stood in front of the well once again. stretching her hand out she started reciting.

"I, Higurashi Kagome, master of the element of fire, hereby declare that I agree to the conditions of my contract and accept my full powers as a fire master." The ground beneath her feet suddenly set on fire and she cried out in surprise. She tried to get away but her feet was pinned to the floor. The fire raised, swallowing her. After a few seconds that felt like an eternity, Kagome realized the flames were not doing her harm. She stood there in the flames with an arm outstretched. A very old-looking paper appeared in her hand. She brought it closer to her body and read its contents. It was same as her father's contract. The only missing thing was the blood. She took her small knife out of its sheath and cut her palm. She watched as the blood gathered and tilted her hand so blood dropped on the contract. The moment her blood touched the paper the flames around her suddenly went crazy and calmed down again. The flames turned into the same blue color of her eyes before they fully disappeared.

It took Kagome a few moments to regain herself. "Ok. That was some crazy shit." She blinked a few times, then she gathered her stuff and jumped into the well.

"Inuyasha. Will you please calm down? She'll be here any minute." Sango whined. Inuyasha had been walking back and forth in the room for the past hour and she was about to go insane.

"She's late. She should have arrived by now." Inuyasha said. If continued this a little longer, he was going make a hole in the ground.

"I don't remember her mentioning a specific time for her arrival." Miroku stated. Inuyasha simply glared at him and sped up his pace.

Sango's eye brows started twitching. "Alright that's i-"

"Inuyasha, sit!" The sound of Inuyasha's face meeting the ground echoed through the village and a few seconds later Kagome appeared in the hut's entrance. She met Inuyasha's furious gaze. "What did I tell you about doing what you were told?" Her face showed no emotion but her eyes were cold as ice.

Inuyasha shivered but he refused to give up. He jumped to his feet."I wouldn't be doing that if you di-" He suddenly stopped mid sentence and started to sniff the air. There was something wrong with her scent. 'No, not wrong. But definitely different.' Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.

"What did you do now, wench?" He asked.

Kagome frowned. "What? I didn't do anything."

"Stop shitting me. There's no way that you could smell this different all of a sudden." The half demon snapped.

Kagome looked confused. She didn't do anything. But wait... Could it be? "The only thing I did was to sign the contract. Maybe that's it."

The other member of the group looked shocked. "You signed it? Does it feel any different?" Miroku asked.

Kagome shrugged. "Not really. I just feel more powerful, like magic is flowing through my veins."

"Cool!" Shippou said with a grin. Kagome returned his smile.

"But did you test your powers yet? Maybe you can figure out your master element now." Sango suggested.

"Nah, I figured it out already."

"What!?" they all said at the same time, staring at Kagome with wide eyes.

"What is it, then? If you don't mind me asking." Everyone nodded like they agreed with Miroku.

"I don't mind. It's fire." Kagome said with a gentle smile. They were like 5 years kids with their curiosity.

"Keh. I suggest that you don't try to master that power then. From what you said you might as well kill yourself. There is no use in having a shard detector if she' dead." Inuyasha was facing the wall with his back to Kagome and the others and there was no way he could she that coming.

An interesting scent came to Inuyasha's nose. "Does it smell like something burning in here?" It took a few moments to realize that he was the source of the smell. The tips of his hair was on fire. He started screaming. "Aahhh! Put it out, put it out!" He started rolling on the floor with hope of extinguishing the fire. Kagome made a huge bubble of water and dropped it on him. His hair sizzled and he fire was out. He stood up immediately.

"What the fuck, wench? Are you nuts or something?" He yelled at Kagome.

Kagome raised her index finger. "First rule of survival as a demon, Inuyasha: Don't fuck with a mage." Her face was dead serious and even if Inuyasha failed to see at that moment, her eyes were sparkling with humor.

The look on her face scared the shit out of him but he was not about to admit that.

"Keh. Whatever. Just be ready and we'll set off as soon as we can." He walked out of the hut and the members of the group started laughing.

Sango, holding her stomach, wiped the tear from her eyes. "Oh my god, Kagome! That was priceless."

"Yeah, that look on Inuyasha's face is not something you see everyday." Miroku agreed.

"I think that we'll be seeing it more often now, thank to Kagome." Shippou added between giggles. Kagome smiled and winked him. 'As often as necessary.' She thought. That half demon really needed to be taught a lesson. "Well then. Let's get out of here before Inuyasha throws another tantrum." They all got up and went out of the hut, taking their stuff with them. Inuyasha was waiting for them a little further. When he saw them coming, he, too, started walking. Everyone in the group noticed that he was avoiding eye contact with Kagome. Kagome smiled wickedly. 'That's what you get from messing with me, Inuyasha.' Their journey continued in a comfortable silence.


"Sesshomaru-sama, please tell me what is wrong? You have been deeply lost in thought more than ever for the last few days. Is there something that bothers you? Is it the little human girl? I can dispose of her immediately if you wish." Jaken pointed at Rin, the little girl that started following them after Sesshomaru revived her with the Tenseiga.

"Shut your mouth, Jaken or I will kill you where you stand."Thankfully Sesshomaru didn't have to kill him. Jaken was right though. Something had been bothering him. It wasn't the little girl that walked beside him cheerfully, always with a smile on her face. He had almost come to like her even. No, it was something else. Someone else. The only person who had made him feel desperate. The girl that always followed his idiot half-brother. The mage. But she was not a mage. She smelled fully human even though there was no doubt her powers was the same of the mages'. Sesshomaru had never felt so insulted. The other lords would laugh at him if they heard about what happened. Defeated by a pathetic human girl. He felt his anger raise again. It was so intense that he had to use every drop of his control to keep his eyes from turning red. He didn't want to scare Rin.

He knew he had to do something or otherwise he would never be able to let it go. He suddenly stopped walking causing Jaken to bump into him.

"Mi-milord?" Jaken said with a trembling voice.

" Jaken. Stay with Rin and Ah-Un and find shelter. I have something that needs to be taken care off." Sesshomaru ordered without looking at his direction.

"Y-yes, milord. I shall do as you wish." Jaken squeaked.

"Also, if anything happens to Rin while I'm gone, I will have your head for it." Then he disappeared into the forest.

Jaken gulped and turned to the little girl. "Ok, Rin. Follow me now. I'll take you to somewhere safe." Rin followed the small toad-like demon with confused look on her face. 'Where did Sesshomaru-sama go, I wonder.'


It was harder than he thought to find them since it had rained a couple of days ago but when he finally found them he realized that that was not the only reason. There was something about the girl's scent. It was the same as before, she smelled of sakura blossoms and apples, and yet it was so different. He realize it was because she didn't smell human like the last time. Something had changed in her. He wanted to observe her from afar for a little longer but too bad for him Kagome sensed his presence.

"I know you're there. Get out of hiding and show yourself." Her companions were startled when she spoke so suddenly but when they saw Sesshomaru walk out of the bushes across the clearing they were resting at, they all pulled themselves together and onto their feet. Inuyasha instantly gripped the handle of Tetsusaiga.

"What do you want now, you bastard? Here to die, are ya?" He unsheathed Tetsusaiga and attacked his unamused half brother. Sesshomaru simply dodged his attack with one graceful movement and landed a few feet away from him.

"Even if it is tempting, I am not here for you Inuyasha." His piercing gaze turned to Kagome. "I am here for the mage."

Kagome raised her eyebrow with surprise but that expression was soon replaced by a smirk. "To what do I owe this pleasure, o the Great Ruler of the Western Lands?"

Sesshomaru's eyebrows almost twitched. This female was getting more and more annoying by the moment. He was about to reply when Inuyasha interrupted him.

"Bullshit. We all know you are here the Tetsusaiga. So come at me now and let's get this over with" He attempted attacking the annoyed dog demon again but he was stopped by Kagome's command.

"Inuyasha, sit!" And he crashed into the ground with a loud thud. "Be a good boy for once and stand back while the adults are..." She looked at Sesshomaru."talking." she finished her sentence. She walked past Inuyasha and stood about a foot or two away from the gorgeous demon lord. She cocked an eyebrow at Sesshomaru while Inuyasha was yelling with his colorful vocabulary in the background.

"So tell me. Why are you here? Didn't you learn your lesson the last time?" The arrogant smile on her face almost drove him off the edge. How could a human girl be more arrogant than a female demon? He never thought the day would come.

"Are you going to speak up or spend the rest of the day standing there and staring at me? Let me know if you'll stare so I'll give you a picture or something because we really need to go." Kagome felt irritated yet flattered that someone like him would stare at her like. She knew she was beautiful but he was in a whole other league.

Even the female demons would never go this far annoying him, fearing for their lives. But for some reason Sesshomaru felt that he... liked her?

'No, that can not be it.' Sesshomaru liked no one. She was no exception and besides she was always walking around with his stupid half-brother within 5 feet. He was sure Inuyasha would get her killed in one of these days if she was not capable of taking care of herself.

"I am here to challenge you, mage." He stated calmly.

He watched her as cocked one of her perfectly shaped eyebrows. "Challenge me? Challenge me to a what?"

"To a duel."

She raised her other brow. "To death?" she asked, almost horrified.

"I would have it no other way." Sesshomaru replied. His expressions showed some of his confusion when Kagome started laughing. That was the last he expected someone to do when he challenge them to a duel to death. Will her wonders ever cease?

When she finally managed to stop laughing, "Do you really wish to die that badly?" she asked. Sesshomaru simply shot her a death glare. She laughed again. "Ok, fine. I accept you challenge. However,..." she said with voice that could suggest anything.

"However?" He narrowed his eyes.

"I am pretty sure that you do not want to die and neither do I. Also I think killing you would be real waste when I can think of much better uses for you." She smirked wickedly.

"What is it that you want, mage?" The silver-haired demon asked. He was getting impatient.

"What I suggest is that we change the rules a little so instead of simply 'the winner kills the loser' we say that 'the loser becomes the slave of the winner for a month'. What do you say?" She grinned more cheerfully than a person should while talking about such a topic.

"What!? Kagome, are you out of you fucking mind? What if he wins? Or even worse what if you win? I don't want that jerk around for a month!" Inuyasha shouted. It was growing harder and harder for Sango and Miroku to hold him back.

"Silence, Inuyasha. It is not your place to decide that." She answered without looking at him. She was instead looking at the tall demon who was in the process of thinking.

Sesshomaru could not deny that it was an interesting request. Having a mage under you service could always come in handy but he had to think about what would happen if he lost, too. It would be an extreme dishonor for someone like him to become the slave of anyone, not to mention that he would have to put up with that brainless mutt for a month. But he was too curious to be able to decline her offer. He had only to win and she would be his for month. His head shot up and he caught the mage's ocean blue eyes.

"Very well, mage. I accept your offer."