Kagome reluctantly woke up. She was cradled in a soft warm bed and for the first time that she could remember she didn't need to be on guard. Some small part of her mind shrieked at her to snap out of this, to get up, and to flee before whatever storm was coming caught up with her. Kagome wanted to shout at it to go away and let her sleep but it stubbornly stayed until finally she forced her eyes open and thrust herself into the land of the living.

Blinking groggily and struggling to get her bearings she didn't notice the shinobi in the chair beside her until they spoke –in a heart wrenchingly beautiful voice to boot- and drew her attention away from the silk sheets she had cocooned herself in.

"If you have decided to finally get up there is food on the table. Be presentable by the time I return; Leader wished to meet with you."

As Kagome blinked stupidly at the man he rose smoothly from his sitting position and strode out the door. She opened her mouth to ask a question but the doors decisive click shattered her train of thought. With a sigh and a shake of the head Kagome rose and went to the food.

All the while, though, she couldn't help but feel as if some part of her was missing; as if she was a puzzle that lacked a few key pieces.


Itachi made sure to lock the door on his way out. No matter how much Leader had assured him that Kagome would remember nothing of her promise to kill him he could not help but be cautious. He was of the Uchiha after all and thus cautious-ness came naturally to him, just like how owning Kagome was a birthright of his. He frowned ever so slightly at that thought. He knew now that it would only distract him to fully claim her as his own, but he had been foolish enough before to complete it to it's capacity with him at 13. Even shattered and neglected as it was at this point the seal still held much sway in how Kagome acted, and most especially with things to do with the clan she served and the man she submitted to.

"So, what's so important about that little chit? She doesn't look worth your time." Kisame's voice cut through Itachi's quiet reasoning easily but he smoothly hid the annoyance before answering.

"She was the girl my father decided to train; I ended up claiming her as mine and placing an ancient seal on her neck, though I broke it later. After she discovered what I had done to the clan she revoked her vow to me and instead swore to kill me in redemption of their deaths. She has sought to do so ever since."

Kisame absorbed the knowledge and pushed away the surprise over the fact that Itachi had actually told him something instead of brushing it off. With a grin he said, "So she's the reason we had to go back to Konoha, not some recon mission? Does Leader even know we did that?"

"No. And there is no need to enlighten him if he has not figured it out." A glare cemented Kisame's mental resolve to steer clear of the chit that had been silly enough to bind herself to the possessive Uchiha. He wasn't worried about the girl but Itachi could be damn scary when he wanted to be, especially if he'd got it in his mind to rend some limbs to emphasize his point.

With a grimace at the thought of having to reattach any arms or legs Kisame nodded and turned to go down a different passage leaving Itachi with his thoughts.


With a pleased sigh Kagome patted her stomach. She had eaten all of the food given, though until then she hadn't realized she was hungry. And now that she thought about it her first thought about the food was that that man - she knew she was supposed to know his name but it just wasn't coming- had wanted her to feed him.

A blush spread across her face as she remembered what feeding someone had meant in her clan. It was an utter act of submission only preformed by those who where bound into servitude and it was never committed willingly. And she had been thinking about doing it without being forced!

A sudden jolt of emotion shocked her out of all contemplation of her previous food ideas. Annoyance, a twitch of anger, and something similar to pride suddenly washed forward from some dark corner of her mind. They carried a sort of tang with them, one of darkness and power-something not of Kagome's mind. A disturbed sound escaped her mouth at the thought that something or someone could share with her their feelings. It violated all feelings of privacy and felt far to intimate for a stranger to do.

A shudder worked its way up her spine at the thought that someone might be able to control her if they could send her their emotions.

Almost happily Kagome realized that someone had knocked on the door. With a polite –if somewhat timid- 'come in' he entered. Kagome's breath simply fled her in the instant that the man she saw before entered the room in full regalia. A name came to her then, in that moment of overwhelming power and want.

"Itachi…"


Yes, it has been a long time but I was struck with writers block and until kira-knuppel kicked me in the butt and made me get writing nothing was coming. But now I'm going to take suggestions as to what you'd like to happen next and see how it turns out. I also plan to post a series of Kagomesomeone one-shots soon, so be on the look out for it. And I will be accepting requests for them as long as you include a prompt with the pairing; a prompt can be as simple as 'apple sauce' or as in depth as 'Kagome rescues him from rapid sharks and then bonds over apple sauce with him before he saves her life' or something along the lines.

Review and Request!