Chapter 4: New Arrangements

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Inuyasha I only own the plot to this story and any characters that I may make.

Warning: Blood, guts, bad language and later a lemon so yeah anyone under 17 shouldn't read this but I know that you will so yeah you have been warned so don't be pissed at me for not warning you. Thanks now on with the story.

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Kagome groaned as she struggled to wake up, her body felt heavy and her mouth felt as though it had been filled with cotton. She tried to open an eye, only to shut it tightly against the harsh light of the morning sun. Slowly she cracked her eyes open and blinked rapidly to clear her blurred vision as they watered against the harsh light. She smiled when she caught sight of Shippo sleeping on top of her, his nose just inches away from her own as though he was making sure that she was still breathing. As she lay there she quietly took inventory of all the aches and pains she had accumulated during her fight, and found that she had none at that current point in time.

'Its not as bad as I thought it would be…hell I figured I would be hurting like hell!' She thought happily.

"Shippo, I'm awake." She called softly.

Kagome laughed when Shippo's eyes snapped open and whipped up to her own. Shippo scrambled off of her and helped her to sit up, his little body shaking, but what caught Kagome's attention was the tears that had formed in his green eyes.

"Shippo what's wrong?" asked Kagome as she reached to pull him close.

"I thought you were going to die!" he sobbed helplessly.

"I didn't and I couldn't." Kagome assured him as she held him close.

"But you almost…" he sobbed as he buried his face into her shoulder.

"I can't die, especially when people need me." Kagome said firmly.

Kagome held her adopted son until the tears stopped and the tremors ceased. She slowly pulled away from the child and smiled as he whipped away his tears. Kagome looked around, finally noticing her lavish, and unfamiliar surroundings. Her room was a cool gray stone, with soft small white rugs on the floor. A small fire was going in the fireplace. A mahogany armoire sat by an open window and a small desk made of some dark wood she couldn't name sat on the other side of a rather large four-poster bed she currently occupied. Large soft furs covered her and when she glanced down at herself she found she was dressed in a white silk nightgown.

It was then that she noticed her clawed hands and the slightly twitching tail that she had previously ignored. Kagome's eyes widened when she lifted her tail and inspected its fluffiness.

"Shippo?" whispered Kagome hesitantly as if she wasn't sure she wanted him to answer.

"Yes mama?" Shippo asked his eyes confused as he looked at her.

"First question where are we? Second question what am I?" Kagome asked her eyes still glued to her black fluffy tail in shock.

"You, miko are in this Sesshomaru's palace, and in answer to your second question you are a wolf demon." Came a deep voice from the direction of the door.

"Lord Sesshomaru," Kagome growled dangerously as she looked at the demon lord. "CALL ME BY MY DAMN NAME!"

"Your long rest has not improved your disposition I see." Sesshomaru noted coldly, one elegant brow raised.

"How did I come to be a wolf demon?" growled Kagome as she ignored his jab. She wanted this question answered first as it had to be the most pertinent on her list at the moment.

"You changed during the battle due to the amount of power you were using had you not you would be dead. No human can carry and use as much power as you did during the battle so your power saved your life by changing you into a demon. Your power chose which demon you would become by figuring what would best suit your personality." Sesshomaru explained haughtily.

"And your powers seem to have chosen well, with your unruly personality and temperament a wolf demon is the only demon you could become."

"Why am I here?" Kagome asked as she fought the urge to roll her eyes at the disgust in the demon lords voice.

"You are my ward."

"WHAT?!" she screamed causing Shippo to jump at the shrill sound.

"I made you my ward. Now cease your screams." The demon lord ordered irritably his ears still ringing painfully.

"Why?" demanded the shocked girl as she gapped at him.

"Those fools you travel with cannot protect you, and you are the shikon demon miko." He explained.

"What is the shikon demon miko?"

"The most powerful, pure miko in existence and the one who is supposed to bring peace to this time. A great weapon and a great ally." He replied and instantly knew he had said the wrong thing.

"I AM NOT A WEAPON TO BE USED!" she snarled as she allowed her powerful aura to expand and push back the arrogant lords own aura.

'How can she push back my own aura? It is the most powerful in the entire western lands!' Sesshomaru thought shocked as he allowed his own aura to flare at the unspoken challenge.

"I'm leaving!" growled Kagome as she used her power to clothe herself and hopped out of the bed.

"No you are not!" Snarled Sesshomaru angrily as he stepped closer to the angry miko so he could tower over her smaller frame.

"You can't stop me, no one can now." Kagome challenged as she glared up at the demon lord.

Kagome braced herself, her power ready for when the lord would attack, her body smoothly going in to the attack position that Sango had pounded into her brain. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as he watched the miko take a battle stance.

"How about this," Sesshomaru said coolly. "You defeat me using both your powers and a weapon and then I'll let you go but not until then." Sesshomaru finished grudgingly.

'I don't think I'll tell her about the suitors yet.' He decided wisely.

"Deal!"

'God I hope I can beat him, I need to get out of here and get back to Inuyasha and let him know…' She thought anxiously not even willing to finish the thought.

"Lead the way." She growled impatiently.

Sesshomaru raised a brow but said nothing as he walked out the door and made his way to his dojo with Kagome following close behind.

'This should be interesting.' Thought Shippo as he followed the two adults.

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A/N: Hello again! I know I know its been a while since I got to write sorry about the delay. I have been working full time lately and haven't had much of a chance to write. Anyways what do you think of this story? Please leave reviews, I really look forward to them that's one of the reasons I write! I won't say that I have a particular number of reviews I need before I update but I would like them please. No flames if you don't mind, and I'll see you in the next chapter.

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