One night, when Sesshomaru is out patrolling his lands, a witch disguised as a demoness tries to seduce him. He refuses her advances for fear of following in his father's footsteps and leaves her on the forest floor, half dead. Scorned and angry, the witch curses Sesshomaru and erases all of his memories except for one: Kagome.

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What is Love
Burned

Kagome was nervous. She wasn't going to lie to herself. She was really nervous. She was sitting in the garden, waiting for Sesshomaru to meet her there for lunch. Akita had forced her into a white kimono with black sleeves and designs of red tulips climbing up the front and back of the kimono. Her hair was twisted into an elegant bun and Akita had dusted her eyelids with blue powder to bring out the blue in her grey eyes. All in all, she felt quite ridiculous. She wasn't used to wearing the kimonos of this time and kept fidgeting with the obi that was tied around her waist. She wondered why Sesshomaru had wanted to have lunch with her. She had been lost in her thoughts and she failed to feel Sesshomaru's youki as he approached her, but was brought out of her thoughts by his intake of breath. She let out a small squeak in surprise and stood quickly, trying to smooth out the wrinkles in her kimono. A light blush stained her cheeks and she lowered her eyes.

"Konnichiwa, Sesshomaru," Kagome mumbled.

"Konnichiwa, Kagome," Sesshomaru replied, motioning her to sit back down, "This one is pleased with your appearance."

Kagome's blush darkened, "Arigatou."

Sesshomaru moved to the other side of the table and sat down opposite of Kagome. Her cheeks were still stained a dark red but her thoughts weren't as happy as they had been a few moments ago. Sure, he complimented her appearance, but he had done so in the typical Sesshomaru way. Drawn and distant. She was used to it by now, of course, but the few days where he had been confused and not his normal self was quite blissful. He would look at her, his molten eyes warm and full of emotion... it made her knees weak. Not that staring at him normally didn't make her knees weak, the guy was gorgeous! Kagome scolded herself... these were not the road she wanted her thoughts to take! She had to figure out a way to get Sesshomaru his memories back before Akita killed her! A soft chuckle brought Kagome out of her thoughts and she looked up in surprise to see a smile on Sesshomaru's face. That smile made her heart melt and her stomach jump into her throat. It was a good thing she was already sitting down because Kagome was sure if she wasn't she would've fallen. She scowled at the Inu.

"What's so funny?" she demanded.

"I find the faces you make when you're lost in your thoughts amusing," Sesshomaru smirked at her.

Kagome's face flushed, "Jerk," she muttered.

Sesshomaru only continued smirking as their food was brought out by one of the cooks. Almost immediately, the smirk left his face and Kagome frowned. She liked the way his face lit up and his eyes seemed to melt when he smiled. Perhaps his memories were already starting to come back if he was remembering how he used to act around other people. It made her upset, she was beginning to like this new Sesshomaru. Although, she didn't mind the old Sesshomaru as long as he smiled around her... and held her when she was upset. She liked that best. The cook, a small water elemental youkai, set their food down on the table and as the smell assaulted Kagome's nose, she grinned sheepishly when her stomach rumbled.

"Guess I was hungrier than I thought," she giggled.

"Hn."

Kagome happily began to eat her food, considering it was steak, shrimp, veggies and some noodles. She hadn't had good food like this in months and she savored every bite. Sesshomaru watched her eat with an amused expression on his face. This girl was interesting to him. Every since he had first met her she had occupied his thoughts as he tried to figure her out and even now, five years later, she still baffled him. He didn't understand how a human could be so kind and give everything she has to the people around her without caring about what will happen to her or her happiness. Kagome was completely selfless and it confused him.

"Ano... Sesshomaru?" Kagome looked up at him shyly.

"Yes, Kagome?"

"Why did you want to have lunch with me today?" Kagome nervously pushed her food around her plate.

"This Sesshomaru wanted to thank you for agreeing to help me regain my memories and I assumed you would like to see my gardens," Sesshomaru said, "Were my assumptions incorrect?"

"No!" Kagome said quickly, "I did want to see your gardens."

Sesshomaru stood and offered Kagome his arm, "Then come and we will walk through my gardens."

"Uhn," Kagome smiled and took Sesshomaru's arm.

As they walked through the gardens, Akita and Kinwai stood on a balcony watching the two and smiling to themselves. Yes... soon they would realize that they were in love. It was key if there was any hope of saving demon and human kind. A dark force was at work and Kinwai remembered the oracle's prophecy all too clearly.

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Kinwai had been out patrolling the northern borders of the Western lands. Sesshomaru was off in the Eastern lands negotiating one thing or another with the Eastern Lord and so the protection of the Western lands fell to Taki and himself. He enjoyed purging the Western Lands of low level demons that fed on Sesshomaru's people. He had been running back towards the palace to meet up with Taki when a human miko seemed to step into his path out of no where. Her skin was glowing a bright blue and the power coming off of this miko in waves made him stagger to his knees. It was warm and inviting and yet cold at the same time. He had no idea who this miko was or where she came from. Her brown hair billowed around her as if she were underwater and her eyes were completely white.

"Who... who are you?" Kinwai asked.

The voice seemed to contain two voices at once, a male and a female and the power shook Kinwai to his bones.

"We are creators. The God of life and the Goddess of death. The balance of the world is soon to be destroyed. Ice must couple with fire if there is any hope for your kind and the humans. Terrible power is growing in the dark places of the land and must be stopped. A miko blessed is the key, but without her youkai lord she will fail and the land as you know it will be doomed."

The miko's body then convulsed and collapsed. Kinwai didn't need to touch her to know that her heart no longer beat within her chest. He was frozen on the ground. The power of Izanagi and Izanami still pulsed around him. He had heard of mikos or monks being possessed by the Kami to deliver a prophecy but he never in all his life thought that the God and Goddess of creation themselves would deliver one... and to him no less! He stood on shaky legs and dashed back to the castle to find Akita. She had to hear this! He didn't know who the miko or the youkai the Kami spoke of, but he hoped it was not going to happen any time soon.

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That was five years ago. Kinwai wasn't sure if Kagome was the miko they had spoken of, but she was certainly blessed and Sesshomaru was a youkai lord... so just to be on the safe side Kinwai and Akita were making sure Kagome had her youkai lord so that if they were the ones the Kami spoke of, the world wouldn't be doomed. There had to have been a reason they came to him, right? He was one of Sesshomaru's best soldiers and oldest friends... it made sense.

"I really hope they're the ones the Kami spoke of," Akita said, "They would be good together... and they're both powerful."

"I hope so too, Akita," Kinwai sighed, "Come, we should tend to the children."

Akita nodded and followed Kinwai off the balcony and out of sight.

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A dark figure stood over a basin of water as the image of Kinwai and Akita faded out of sight. His shoulders shook with rage and slammed his hands on the table before him. This had to be stopped! The miko could not get close to the Western Lord or all of his plans would fail. He turned away from the basin and paced around the large room. His hands were balled into fists at his side and his shoulders bunched. His face was covered in shadows but his blood red eyes stood out against his pale skin and dark hair. This was not going the way he wanted it to go, not at all.

"Ichirou!" the man barked, "Bring me my spy!"

"Hai, my lord!" the snake youkai nodded and dashed away.

The man started pacing again and it was only a few minutes before Ichirou returned with his spy. Ichirou bowed low to his lord before leaving the room and closing the doors behind him. The spy balled his left hand into a fist and moved it over his chest before getting down on one knee and bowing to his lord. The dark man paced for a few moments more before he turned to the youkai bowing before him. If he were any other servant, he would be dead. Yet he was the Lord's greatest asset. A spy planted right in Sesshomaru's own castle and the foolish youkai didn't even notice! He was losing his touch. The lord began to circle his spy.

"You told me his memories were gone!" the lord hissed.

"They are gone, my lord!"

"Then why is he getting so close to the miko!" the man's voice rose.

"She is the only thing he remembers!" the spy shook slightly.

"Fool! Do you not realize that if he remembers her then he will still become hers?" the lord screamed, backhanding the man on the ground, "The witch was supposed to erase all of Sesshomaru's memories! I want you to take care of the miko! Get her out of the picture before its too late!"

"Hai, my lord! It will be done!"

"Good," the man grabbed his spy's arm and lifted him up, "Do not forget that you are mine! Now return to Sesshomaru!"

"Hai!" the spy turned on his heel and left.

Rubbing his temples, the lord sat down on his chair. It was harder to keep Sesshomaru away from the miko then he first imagined.

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Kagome sighed as she closed the door to her room. Her lunch with Sesshomaru had been absolutely wonderful and his gardens were even more beautiful then she could imagine. She pulled her hair from the bun and pulled it back into a messy ponytail. The kimono that Akita had put her in was gorgeous, of course... but she wanted something a little more comfortable. Sesshomaru had told her to meet him in his study so that they could begin to look up ways to get his memory back. She sighed happily as she stripped of the kimono and dug in her yellow bag for a bra and underwear. She slipped into them and then put on jeans and a t-shirt. Ahhh... comfy clothes. Kagome hummed as she put on her shoes. When she opened her door it was no surprise to her when she Akita waiting for her outside.

"I assume you're here to take me to Sesshomaru's study?" Kagome asked.

Akita eyed her clothes with a look of horror on her face, "You're going to see Sesshomaru in that? What are you even wearing?"

"They're my comfy clothes!" Kagome huffed, crossing her arms over her chest, "They're from my time and I'm not changing!"

Akita still stared at Kagome's clothes, distaste written all over her face, but she only shrugged and beckoned Kagome to follow her. They stayed in the western wing but walked down a few flights of stairs. Akita led her down a hallway with pictures showing portraits of the Western lord over the last few centuries and she stopped as she examined a picture of the Inu no Tashio, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's father. He had the same silver hair as both of his sons but his eyes were the amber color of Inuyasha's eyes instead of the molten gold of Sesshomaru's. His features were split between the two sons. Sesshomaru had his father's strong jaw but Inuyasha had his high cheek bones. She wondered what their father had been like... if his personality was more like Sesshomaru's or Inuyasha's... maybe a mix between the two.

"Did you know Sesshomaru's father?" Kagome asked.

"Hai, but I was a pup when he died," Akita said, "Younger than Sesshomaru was. His death is what pushed Sesshomaru over the edge... made him the way he is. It was devastating for him."

Kagome's heart cried out for Sesshomaru but she knew that there was nothing she could do. She stared at the picture for a few seconds longer before they continued walking to the study. Akita led Kagome to the end of the hallway and knocked on a heavy wooden door.

"Enter," came Sesshomaru's muffled voice.

Akita pulled the doors opened and pushed Kagome inside. Kagome squeaked as the doors shut behind her. She found herself in a circular room. There was a desk in the middle and shelves upon shelves of scrolls lined the walls. There had to be so much information in here it made Kagome begin to bounce in excitement. She wished Sesshomaru would let her look through all these scrolls! Sesshomaru motioned for her to sit down across from him and she did so, watching him as he looked through a scroll.

"What are you waiting for miko?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Huh?"

"Grab a scroll and start looking for ways to help me," Sesshomaru glanced up at her and Kagome blushed.

She grabbed a scroll from the pile Sesshomaru had on his desk and began reading through it. She was right! This scroll contained so much information that had been lost over the last 500 years! It was amazing! She eagerly read through the scroll and Sesshomaru watched her with a small smile on his face, delighting in the excitement that shone brightly in her eyes. They read through scroll after scroll and after a few hours, Kagome began to rub her forehead. It was burning. At first it was just a dull, uncomfortable sensation but before long she was on the ground thrashing in pain. Sesshomaru had jumped up when she had fallen to the ground and went to pick her up but as soon as he touched her, he pulled back with a hiss. Her skin was so hot she burned him!

"AKITA!" Sesshomaru bellowed, the wolf dashed into the room and froze when she saw Kagome, "Get my healers, now!"

Akita nodded and left the room quickly. Sesshomaru did everything he could to soothe Kagome but he couldn't touch her. After a few minutes she went limp and cautiously, Sesshomaru touched her arm. Her skin was cool to the touch again. She was unconscious and a thin layer of sweat covered her body. Sesshomaru gently lifted her into his arms and her head lolled to the side, making her bangs move to expose her forehead. Sesshomaru gaped at Kagome's forehead, confusion in his eyes.

A black eight pointed star was burned into her forehead. The mark of a black Inu youkai... but they no longer existed. Their race had been wiped out almost two hundred years ago. So why was their mark burned into Kagome's skin?

"It's not possible," he whispered.

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A/N- I hope you guys like this chapter! There's a little more information and a little more twist. There is a spy in Sesshomaru's castle! A new foe aaaaaaaand Kagome has a youkai mark now. Oh, and of course the whole doomed world thing. At least we know why Sesshomaru's memories were taken from him now! Oh, and Izanagi is the Japanese God of creation and life whereas his wife and sister, Izanami, is the Japanese Goddess of creation and death. I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I can! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! I really appreciate it! :D

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