SweetDreamer92: I'm sorry about that last chapter, I hope the ending didn't seem rushed. I've been around people with strong meds that hallucinate, they snap so easily and could go either way. Since Kagome was so pleasant...well yeah.

Warnings: more violence, a little more family history.

Enjoy

TEN

Sesshomaru moved out of the way and she ran at him with the blade, his beast was apparently enjoying this.

'There is nothing enjoyable about this situation!'

'But look at how well she handles that blade, she could do well with a sword, try and calm her down with words dammit.'

Sesshomaru figured it was worth a shot, he didn't want her violent outburst to change to depressed but then again anything was better than now.

"You...you're doing very well, have you taken Kendo lessons?"

Her glare got even worse.

"Maybe, what's it to you?"

He backed up as she sliced his shirt, when she wasn't trying to kill him he would re-visit these hidden skills.

"Just making conversation."

He backed up into a wall and looked for a way to escape before she ran at him again, she was watching him...like she was stalking prey. Just as she jumped he moved and headed up the steps, he was so glad she was dazed and confused other wise his pride would take a hit running from his much smaller mate.

"Come back here, I'm going to get you back dammit!"

He turned and kept her in his line of vision.

"Kagome, can't we talk about this?"

"No."

"You have the upper hand, I just want to talk."

"So you can get a weapon?"

He held his hands above his head.

"No, just talk, I won't go anywhere I only want to talk."

"About?"

"..."

'Dr. Tarada, bring her up.'

"Dr. Tarada, I was wondering how she was."

Kagome made a face.

"She's fine last I checked...why? I thought you didn't like that I was so close to her?"

"I was wrong, you need all of your friends."

She let the blade fall, Suikotsu would have never said that, she blinked and rubbed her forehead.

"...Did I, forget my pills again?"

Sesshomaru lowered his hands.

"You took them this morning...you need to get some rest now OK?"

She watched him wearily before she moved to walk away she leaned against the wall clearly getting dizzy. He walked over to steady her, she fought barely before she fainted, he wondered if the meds were kicking in fully yet. He carried her to his limo then went to retrieve the blade and put it where she couldn't reach it. He went in the kids room and got some clothes for them like he promised. When he got there he left Kagome to rest in case she wasn't herself when she woke up.

...

"Sango, who is Dr. Tarada?"

Sango set her glass down, the kids had been ushered out of the room not too long after.

"How did you hear about her?"

"Kagome was reliving a past event or something like that, she thought I was her and asked if I got a sex change."

Sango giggled at that.

"..."

She smiled.

"I'm sorry...it's just a little funny that you would be mistaken for a woman."

'Told you so.'

'Shut up.'

"Dr. Lina Tarada, she was the family therapist after our dad died."

Miroku patted her hand gently.

"He was sick with something?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Yes, cancer, it was caught pretty late, but my mom always thought it was the treatment that killed him."

"Kagome said something...odd while she was stuck in that memory."

"Oh?"

He told her what "six year old Kagome" said, and Sango frowned.

"Dr. Tarada was concerned about that too, our mother couldn't handle dad's passing, we had some sessions separately and Dr. Tarada was worried that because I was already maturing out of the impression that mom was always right; our mother had pushed her responsibilities on Kagome. I thought she was reading too much into it, but when Sota was born I noticed Kagome was in charge of watching him, bathing him, playing with him, mom even refused to breast feed and kept bottles of milk so Kagome could feed him."

Sango remembered the time she went missing and how their mother had been beside herself taking care of Sota. Miroku remembered when he first met the family and how their mostly loving mother would push her son on her young daughter. Sesshomaru thought about how good she was with kids because of that, but couldn't help but feel her childhood seemed to have been taken from her.

"When exactly did your father die?"

"He went into a coma a short time after her sixth birthday, Sota was born not long after then dad was buried."

Sesshomaru frowned, she really hadn't gotten a chance to grieve properly, he felt bad for her mother of course, but he still felt she could have handled that differently. Though he reminded himself she had been human, demon mothers were far different. He moved to leave soon after.

...

The next morning...

He woke Kagome carefully like Sango warned, she did the same thing with him that she had done when Sango gave her her meds. Except she opened her eyes, she looked exhausted but her eyes were slowly filling with life. He bent down next to the bed and smiled at her. The corners of her mouth lifted as her gaze focused on him.

"Hey feeling better?"

She nodded slightly.

"Where are..."

"Their with your family, you weren't feeling yourself."

She frowned.

"What did I do?"

He smiled.

"...Let's say you're very angelic...and good with a blade."

She paled a little more.

"I attacked you!"

"It's OK, I said the wrong thing."

"It's not OK." she snapped.

"I'm a demon remember? You didn't even make me bleed...well you did break one of the lamps over my head."

She sighed and pulled the blanket over her head then pushed the covers down.

"You just gave me my meds."

"Yes I did."

She frowned.

"You know..."

He squeezed her hand.

"Don't panic, I was bound to find out at some point."

She didn't seem convinced.

"I bet you don't care about me anymore." she said quietly.

"I wouldn't turn on you just because you have trauma...what kind of man do you think I am?" He growled the last part more than he meant to.

She flinched and he rubbed the back of his head nervously.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get so defensive."

'Yes you did.'

'Shut up.'

She burrowed under the covers again and he sighed and leaned against the bed keeping his seat on the floor. He looked up when his phone rang and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey son, how's it going with Kagome?"

"Hello father, I'm attempting to court her."

"That's great...I think, are you failing astronomically?"

"I think so."

She glanced over and pressed the speaker button.

"Remember, girls like flowers and chocolates."

"Not all of us." she said glumly.

Sesshomaru turned his head to look at her and his father made a noise.

"Hello, you must be Kagome...forgive me for saying, you sound horrible do I need to come kick my son's ass for upsetting you?"

Despite her feelings she started giggling, Sesshomaru sighed.

"She isn't feeling well, and properly introduce yourself."

"Aren't I the parent?" he asked

"Sometimes."

She giggled a little more,

"Fine, Kagome I'm Inutaisho, the mutt's father and I'm a lot more fun."

She giggled louder and said it was nice to meet him in any form, Sesshomaru huffed they both jumped when the window was shattered and a brick went through it.

"What the hell was that?!" Inutaisho asked.

Sesshomaru picked up the brick and pulled the note off of it.

"-I still love you."

He got up and looked out the window to see Kagura leaning against her car, he growled at her.

Now was not the time.

End Chapter

SweetDreamer92: That time I meant to do the chapter quickly, leaves you wanting more, doesn't it?