A little note: As seen on Dokuga! I'm a little on the busy side lately, so updates for all my stories have been going slow.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the creators or producers of Inuyasha in any way. No profit is made from writing this.

Human

Hebiko cackled like a wild animal. Kagome bit her lip and waited for the snake demon to calm down. When she did, Hebiko's snake-like eyes suddenly changed colour, but when Kagome looked again, it was gone. Kagome frowned. Was it her imagination?

"You don't know anything about SSSesshomaru, do you?" Hebiko asked, slithering her 's' on Sesshomaru's name. Kagome shivered at the demon's speech. She was truly the embodiment of a snake. Hebiko smiled, showing her sharp canines, "Do not worry, child. You will succeed - no demon can turn away from a human's charms."

Kagome frowned, "Sesshomaru hates humans!"

"Does he?" Hebiko asked, a sparkle in her eye, "I thought he had a human ward."

"Yes, but she is only one human!" Kagome pointed out.

Hebiko shook her head and 'tutted', "What is the difference? I believe he will grow attached to you, just the same as with the human ward. Kill him then."

Kagome opened her mouth to protest, but she realised that the demon did have a point. It wasn't impossible to get close to Sesshomaru and seduce him, but the thought did send a shiver down Kagome's spine.

"But that will take years!" Kagome protested, "Inuyasha and Kikyo will have babies by then!"

Hebiko laughed, "Dead priestess have babies? Don't be foolish, Kagome. It won't take that long! Demons are...fast by nature."

Kagome did not understand what the demon meant by those words, but she knew that seducing Sesshomaru or even just having a normal conversation with him would be impossible. Was this a dead end? Was she never going to have eternal love with Inuyasha? Kagome collapsed onto her knees and buried her head in her hands. Hebiko watched with interest.

"Are you crying, child?" Hebiko asked, "Why so sad?"

Kagome looked up, tears present in the corner of her eyes, "These aren't tears of sadness! They are tears of frustration!"

Hebiko stepped back, surprised by the power of the woman's voice. Hebiko blinked, then realized that this might be so much easier than she thought. Kagome held a hidden power she has never seen in a human before. Hebiko smiled wickedly, a plan forming in her head.

"Well then," Hebiko hissed, "How about I use a little magic and make you desirable?"

Kagome was very puzzled by the snake demon's statement. Hebiko praised herself mentally. This girl and Sesshomaru's fate was now in her hands.

Prompt: Fate (400 words)