Sesshomaru couldn't believe what she was saying, he just couldn't.

"Are you saying that you saw my father?" he asked, she nodded.

"Yes, and we have met before." She wasn't lying, but he still couldn't remember. Yet, why didn't he remember?

"I would have remember you, but if your not human. That means you must be a demon."

"Considering the fact, since I am. I'm human, well a miko for one. I don't know if I can be a demon. Your father change me, while erasing my memories when I fell down the Bone Eaters Well." Sesshomaru remembered something when he met his father by the well. He remember a massacre happening. One of the lords died, and they broke it off with the west. His head started hurting, until Kagome placed her hands on his head, calming him down.

"He erased your memories, than he must have made me forget about you." he didn't know why, but at that moment in time. He was unsure about himself. Why would his father make him forget, of her for all sake? Was their a reason why he did it? Questions were running through his head, too many to even count. Kagome, felt something in her chest, a feeling she never felt before. Before she knew it she was closed her eyes, thinking, until she opened them.

"Sesshomaru, is it possible that you have a library here? Maybe we can find some answers about me." she smiled at him. Sesshomaru nodded, before lifting her out of the tub and setting her down on the side. He handed her kimono, slipping it right on. She stood up and followed him to the library.

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"Whoa, this is going to take forever." her eyes widen seeing so many books in a tiny room. Than again, knowledge is important in this time, even if it wasn't.

"If we split up, we can find some answers." he walked to one side of the room, while Kagome did the other. Searching and searching, they couldn't find anything. Until something caught Kagome's eye. A book was glowing, strange she picked it up and opened it, her hand burned and dropped it, whimpering in pain. Sesshomaru heard you, rushing over to you and checking your hand. He saw the burn marks, and started licking them.

"I didn't know you could heal burns?"

"This tongue can do many things." that made Kagome wet, Sesshomaru smirk at her, he could smell her arouse, his beast growled inside wanting her.

"Please, Sesshomaru."Sesshomaru didn't answer, but he could hear his beast cursing at him. He let go of her hand, before reaching the book at was on the floor, it didn't burn him, but he figure out why it burn her.

"This book, is only able to be touched by demons." he spoke, reminding Kagome never to touch it. Placing the book on the table, he saw the pages turning to the page they wanted to see. Sesshomaru looked at it, his eyes widen. The lord, with his father, along with him and what it appears to be was Kagome as a young child. Kagome looked at it,

"That's me." she spoke.

"So its true than." he looked even closer seeing a mark was on her shoulder. His eyes widen, before looking at Kagome's shoulder, he moved it aside, seeing the same mark, yet it looked faded.

"Is something wrong, Sesshomaru?" how was he going to tell her this, she will freak out.

"Kagome what can you tell me about this mark on your shoulder?" she looked at her shoulder, seeing a tiny crescent moon mark.

"My mother told me that was a birthmark." she spoke, causing Sesshomaru to trace his fingers over the lines.

"That's no birthmark." he spoke, removing his hand from her shoulder, she pulled the side of her kimono up, and asked.

"Than what is it?"

"That's a courting mark." Kagome was a bit confused, being that she never heard of such a thing.

"Explain." Sesshomaru breath in and out, before telling her.

"A courting mark, is when you have been claim already, but not official. Meaning that later on when the mating ceremony comes, the male bites into his mates shoulder, covering the courting mark." the look on her face was white, she breath in and out, before resting her hand over her heart.

"Why didn't you tell me, before when we first met?!" she was indeed pissed right now. Sesshomaru frowned, holding her hands from hitting his chest.

"Because, normally I would have smelled my scent on you, but this Sesshomaru didn't." he spoke, making her calm down for once in a blue moon. "It would assume that he took off my scent on the mark, but couldn't get rid of it, that's why your mother said it was a birthmark as you call it." Kagome couldn't believe herself. All this time, Sesshomaru was her mate, and not Inuyasha. She looked back down at the book, seeing her fathers face, and besides him was her mother. Yet she looked different, a human, yet not.

"Sesshomaru, she's human. My mother-"

"She's a miko, like you." he spoke, seeing her clothes that reminded her of any priestess, yet it was more royal than normal.

"So does that mean, I am a hanyou?" Sesshomaru looked back down on the photo of her young self, it didn't look like she was a hanyou, but because he couldn't remember, he didn't say anything.

"I don't know, its quite hard for this Sesshomaru to tell. I have no memories of you or your mother. Yet all I know is the lord." he began reading, translating the best he can for Kagome. Kagome just watched him.

"He's trying so hard to help me? Maybe he wants to know why too." she thought to herself, still listening to him. He stopped, reading the last line, Kagome wanted to know why, but Sesshomaru closed the book, leaving Kagome stumped. "Sesshomaru…"

"Kagome find Rin, stay with her until I come back." he spoke, like it was an order. She nodded, but looked back at the book. She wondered why he left without saying it. Kagome walked out of the library searching for Rin.

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"Jaken, any news of Lord Hitoshi?" he spoke to his servant, while watching Kagome play with the children from the balcony. Jaken looked down at the human girl, seeing her play with the children, before answering to his lord.

"From what I gather, he plans on attacking, but I don't know where that is."

"What about Kagome, I know he's interested in her." he spoke in his cold voice. The normal one when he wasn't pleased with what was happening around him.

"The miko? Well Lord Hitoshi wants her for his own benefits, producing an heir to his throne and becoming the most powerful demon in the world, even greater than you my lord." he paused himself from what he just and started rambling on, and saying his sorry.

"Enough Jaken." he kicked him to the side to shut him, up, before grabbing by his haori and staring cold death in the face. "One thing straight here, Kagome will never leave to be with him and he shall not have her." he dropped him, seeing his eyes going red, his beast ready to break loose and hearing his demonic voice, scaring Jaken. Jaken moved back, before he saw his lord, coming back to his senses. Sesshomaru looked down, seeing the frighten imp, "Jaken, my apologies." Jaken was even frighten than before, his lord never said an apology to him.

"It's okay my lord, it seems you are fond with Kagome." he looked back down, seeing her carefree and happy. "It seems you have fallen for her, right my lord?" Sesshomaru looked down, watching her. He was right, the moment he laid on her for the first time, he couldn't get her out of his head. Having her here, change him more. She knew she loved the half breed than him, but he never showed his side, the way he did with Rin and for finding out that she was his future mate. That was something he was not expecting.

"You are indeed right, Jaken, I found out that she is my future mate." Jaken's eyes widen.

"Bu-bu-bu-but how? My lord?" Sesshomaru looked at him, before leaving the balcony.

"She bares the courting mark that was made before you even met me." he left, causing Jaken to watch below.

"I can sense her changing the lord. Than again, if she was his future mate, why couldn't he smell her scent that belongs to him." so many questions ran through his tiny little head. For now, he just listened to his lord and finding out more of the this Lord Hitoshi.

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"Lord Hitoshi, you were the one that killed the lord, it must be. How else would you find Kagome interested. Watching her, studying her, and yet you failed to realized that she is mine!"

"Ours, Sesshomaru."

"Indeed." Sesshomaru walked outside, watching her playing in the flowers. He couldn't help himself from laughing. Kagome heard him laugh, Rin was indeed giggling like crazy. Sesshomaru notice, before walking up to them.

"You have a very nice laugh, my lord." Rin smiled, hugging his hakama. Sesshomaru lifted her up, resting her against his moko boa. She nuzzled against it, finding it very soft. Kagome caressed her back, seeing her was falling asleep all of a sudden. Sesshomaru could hear her soft breathing and raised an eyebrow looking at Kagome.

"The young must rest you know." she smiled at him, he notice Kirara nudging against him. He lifted Rin up, while Kirara transform herself.

"Kirara would you take Rin to her room." she nodded, letting Rin rest on her back, before heading inside the castle.

"Kirara has grown attach to you lately." He nodded, before taking her hand.

"A walk?" he asked, she nodded and started walking in the forests. The day grew short, the sun was setting. The reach the cliff, as she could see an entire village,

"Whoa."

"Yes, theses lands protect this village, human or not. Its under my control."

"It sure looks like you care for them." she spoke, feeling Sesshomaru wrapping his arms around her waist, bringing her closer to him.

"Kagome, I don't hate humans, I just had no feelings towards them, the same goes with hanyou's, yet Inuyasha I hated the most." he knew he never should have mention his brothers name, but she was alright, she knew he wasn't here to stop her.

"So you have change."

"Rin, change me." Kagome looked up at him, while he looked down at her.

"I can tell, no wonder she followed you around. She looks up to you." she smiled, before turning herself around, staring into his gold orbs reflecting her blue ones.

"Kagome, even if you bare my courting mate, it does not mean you have to be with me." he spoke, Kagome felt her heart break a little inside. "Unless you have feelings for me?" she remembers the kiss that almost happens. She wanted him, she loved him, her lips parted and spoke.

"Sesshomaru, I do care for you. I have learned to fall in love again, after I vowed never to love anyone. You, showed me how I can be strong, fight my emotions. You of all people helped my control my emotions and now, even with this courting mark. I will keep it." Sesshomaru smiled at her, the first time, she had seem him fully smiling at her. She like it, he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close. His forehead touched her, before leaning in close, his lips parted, closing his eyes. Kagome closed her eyes, waiting for it, she wrapped her arms around his neck as he sealed it with a kiss. A gentle, and yet passionate one in that, Sesshomaru knew she was his and his only. Kagome couldn't believe this was happening, she loved him and he returned her feelings. Sesshomaru tapped his tongue against her teeth, asking for permission before he started biting her bottom lip gently, she moaned and opened her mouth as they battled their tongues for dominance. Sooner or later, Sesshomaru won the battle, Kagome felt her back against the tree, she didn't know they moved from the spot, they continue making out, hearing her moans. He loved hearing her voice, just beautiful to his ears. He caressed her body, lifting her head with his hand, he broke the kiss, before nipping down the side of her neck. Kagome arched her back, indeed she loved this and yet, she didn't want him to stop.

"Sesshomaru." she moaned, causing Sesshomaru to stopped himself, he moved up to her face, before giving her a gentle kiss before breaking it. Kagome breath in and out, never in her life she had been kissed like that.

"My beast was pleased you moan, but I had to stop."

"You know you wanted her, we need her badly."

"Once she figures out who she is, we are waiting. For now she is ours, be patient." he spoke to his beast, before lifting Kagome off the ground and carrying her bridle style.

"Its so soft." she nuzzled against his moko boa. He smiled at her, before kissing her forehead.

"Lets return." he flew back to the castle, knowing his life was about to change.

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"So it seems, she is starting to remember who she is?" he spoke to his servant.

"Yes, my lord, but Sesshomaru figure out that Kagome is her future mate, what should we do."

"Nothing for now, until the moment is right, we take what is precious to him." he chuckled, looking into the crystal orb in front of him. Seeing Kagome with Sesshomaru made his blood boil. "Leave before I kill you." he spoke, causing his servant to flee. Hearing the doors closed, he watched, seeing Sesshomaru with Rin in his arms. "Precious little girl, you will be my bait." chuckling to himself, before looking at Kagome. "So much like your mother, when will transform yourself into a demon little Kagome?" powerful, like her mother, a miko. He watched as they were one big happy family. His plan he shall wait, till the moment is right.