Chapter 8: Getting there…part 1

Last time: Oh-no…Oh-no!!! Not good! She turned around as she heard a presence behind her….

"And what is a pretty girl like you doing all alone?"

Not good at all…..

'Sesshomaru where are you!!!????' was the last thought she had.

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"Well boys I do wonder who we have here…" A Panther demon grinned at her, well it seemed more like leering to her anyways…..

Panther demons...hmm...what had Kagome heard about them from Kaede? She forgot. There were 3 no four of them in front of her and were way too close for comfort.

"A pretty human girl…." Another one said.

" Someone I'd like to just eat up and what's this?" he looked at her narrowing his eyes…."You don't belong to anyone…unmated and unmarked how perfect is that?"

"Will you consider being my mate dear?" one said chuckling. Kagome didn't know whether he was serious or just joking but she sure as hell wasn't going to wait around to find out.

Kagome clenched her jaw If she got out of this alive she was never going to let Sesshomaru forget this! Never! Damn but that demon chose the wrong time to disappear! Swallowing and hoping she could bide her time before his highness Sesshomaru decided to show up she said, " And not just any human Panther demons, I am a Miko." She crossed her fingers behind her back and hoped that would ward them off….

But that was just wishful thinking…..

"You lie pathetic human!" the panther demon hissed at her moving closer causing her to take a step back. "A Miko does not dress such as the likes of you! You dress way too indecently." "We are not fools Ningen!" his claws glowed with… poison was it?

'Well that proves one thing...' Kagome thought. 'He doesn't really want to be my mate.'

"Stop that Baka, you're going to scare my mate-to-be away..." then he hit the other across the head. Then Kagome officially freaked.

'Well Sesshomaru had poison maybe all demons did? But Inuyasha doesn't well then again, he's just half-demon.' Kagome flinched as he moved closer to her and leered at her body. It seemed as if killing wasn't the only thing on his mind….and there were like four demons here….ick….

'Now's probably a good time for you to show Sesshomaru!' Kagome thought not paying attention to the panther for the moment. Bad idea.

'Well why not just use your powers to vaporize them?' her conscious said.

'I could but…wait-a-second…why can't they sense the Shikon Shards I carry? They must know who I am if I carry the shards!' her conscious shrugged and disappeared.

'Damn fine time for my conscious to disappear!' Kagome hissed inwardly.

-Inu-tachi-

"I do hope Kagome's okay…" Sango said out loud worriedly to the Houshi completely ignoring Inuyasha's glare that clearly said, 'It's your fault she went with him in the first place.'

"I'm sure that Kagome-sama is doing just fine Sango dear….He has his honor he wouldn't let anything happen to her." Miroku said.

How ironic was that statement at the time……

"I just don't know how or why I put up with the two of you!" Inuyasha said.

"Likewise." Miroku said dryly.

Kaede came into the hut and frowned at Inuyasha she'd just heard him yelling again….

"Inuyasha if ye care so much about yon Kagome then get off ye duff and go see her." "And take Sango and Miroku as well….She might be off with ye's Aniiki but he…" Kaede was cut off by Inuyasha.

"Half!!!" "He's my half-brother! Half! Half! Half!!" He laughed maniacally.

'……………………'

'Baka….' Everyone thought inwardly.

-End Inu-tachi-

-Back to Kagome-

"So defenseless human…."the panther demon began softly. It was then Kagome aura flared in anger….so much for keeping her anger in check.

"I am not defenseless! I am not a filthy ningen or a bitch or a wench or anyone's shard-detector! I am a Miko and I am my own person!!!" she huffed and then nodded her head.

'………………..' was the only thought the panther demons had. Err….where did that come from?

"Do you have any idea as to who's land you are on?" Kagome said. Well she didn't really know either but maybe…. "These are Sesshom... err...Sesshomaru-SAMA's lands and he'll kill anyone who trespasses on his lands." The demons didn't move….damn. 'They probably thought I was lying!' she thought. Well were these his lands?

"You wish for our departure Ningen? Fine…but you're coming with us. You belong to us now since you don't belong on these lands either." Kagome gave him a passive look and raised her eyebrow. She readied her powers if need be….any closer, she'd purify them.

It was then that she felt a hand on her shoulder and she stopped her motion to purify them. Ah hell….she always wanted to see fried and shish-kabob demons.

Then a silky and cold voice said from behind her, "Correction: the Miko belongs to me." "You're panther tribe pollute my lands….leave now." Kagome sighed with relief as her tense shoulders sagged a little.

"You." One of the panther demons sneered. "I despise you...and..." but was cut off…

"Lord Sesshomaru." A panther demon said, he seemed elder and wiser of the two and he knew better than to pick a fight with Sesshomaru. He gulped and felt very small and insignificant compared to him.…as far as the human onna went? Well he could keep her….Whatever it was he wanted to do with her…..The panther's ran off not bothering to look back.

"Are you alright?" Sesshomaru asked her watching the Panther demons run off yet still not looking at her distraught face. She didn't answer him.

"They didn't believe me when I told them…" Kagome said turning around to face him. "They thought I was some sort of a stripper or a whore or something!" She bit down on her lip….Oops….she turned red and couldn't believe she'd blurted that out loud and in front of him too….GAH!! Baka Kagome! Now telling that to Inuyasha was something totally entirely different. He had Kikyo……

Damnit! When she got to the castle she was going to go and burn this uniform! Inuyasha always did tell her she needed to wear more clothing…that she didn't need to go and flaunt her ass off all around the Feudal era or maybe that was because he was jealous of Kouga's hands all over her….hmm…..

'Hold-it…..reverse like a couple minutes back….' Did she just hear what she thought she heard?'

'Correction: the Miko belongs to me.'

'WTF???? Did he call her some sort of possession back there?' Hell no was she some sort of priceless artifact to be fought over!!!

"Um Sesshomaru…. how come you called me yours err…not that I mind of course…no that's not what I meant! It's just that it sounds kind of strange! Oh-no! Not that I mean you're strange! It's just that you don't like humans….." Kagome flushed red suddenly and felt embarrassed to be rambling on and on.

"Miko..." he began smirking at her red face and her trying to fix what she thought was right.

"Kagome." She said.

"Yes that too…" he said.

"Grr…." Kagome growled at him, which shocked him and only one thing came to mind…..'Did she just growl at me?' He gave her a 'smile' that made her blood run cold…Was he going to kill her for contradicting him?

Err….Quite the contrary….

He grabbed her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "I didn't know Miko's could growl…" he kissed her neck and then let her go.

'……………………'

Kagome speechless for the first time stared at him and thought... 'What just happened here?'

Lady Nefertiti: Chapter 8!

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