for the past three months, sesshomaru has woken you up at 4:00 in the mourning, and put you through agonizing, merciless training until about 7:00 at night. but it has helped you alot. even though sesshomaru has trained you without mercy, you have gotten better at your fighting and sword skills. sesshomaru taught you everything he knew and more about fighting. how to come at an opponent, how to stance, and how to track weakness and use it to your advantage. these techniques took you one or maybe two days to figure out so sesshomaru didn't really have to explain it to you. you have also unlocked your demon side. your hearing, smell, and the ability to sense someone coming has increased dramatically. you can literally sense something a mile away even if they try to hide their aura from you. you also have cat like abilities. your nails grow longer if you want them to,cat like reflexes, you can see in the dark, and all that jazz. but this has many flaws. you also have cat instincts. for some reason you have taken a liking to objects that move, and for some other odd reason, shny objects intrigue you. basically you are never bored.

you lay in the middle of the grass more sore than usual today. maybe it was because you've been thrown on the floor too many times to count. or maybe it was because your arm had been twisted behind your back. or it could be that you've been slammed into every tree in this forest. those all could be the reason why you were on the verge of tears. suddenly a shadow loomed over you. of course it's the man that caused all this.

"training is over for today." sesshomaru said. 'finally!' you screamed in your mind. you stood up a little wobbly at first but found balance. you cracked your neck and back to remove the tension. you knew sesshomaru was watching you. you didn't care, you liked it when he watched you. as you cleaned the front part of your shirt, you looked up at sesshomaru and smiled. you only smiled because he looked like he was in a daze while looking at you.

"hey.." you said catching his attention. "take a picture. it lasts longer." you laughed. "well maybe if i knew how to take one i'd take you up on that offer." your eyes widened a bit but you composed your self. you wern't expecting his to actually say something back to you. and it kinda sounded like he was almost flirting with you. "come on. let's go back to the castle, i have something to tell you." he said as he headed back to the castle. you soon followed.

"hey sesshomaru, imma go and take a bath. you can tell what you need to tell me your study." you said as you headed to your room for clothes. sesshomaru nodded in response and went to his study.

after the bath

after you bathed, you got dressed in normal clothes. (because you were wearing something that you trained in) they were a black shirt that said 'i love ny' on it. some dark blue skinny jeans, and all black converse sneakers. you sprinted to sesshomaru's stdy and knocked on the door. it took a moment but he answered.

"enter.." he said emotionlessly

you opened the door to reveal sesshomaru writing something that looked important. you decided to mess with him a little by climbing on to his desk and laying on it. "are you comfortable?" he asked sarcastically."why yes i am thanks for asking. such a gentlemen you are." you said just as sarcastic. "anyways. you're probably wondering why i asked to speak with you. well i wanted to inform you that we're having a yearly ball." youshot up from your position.

"WE'RE HAVING A WHAT?!" you didn't mean it, but you screamed right in his face. sesshomaru had to close his eyes. "what did my face do to you for it to be screamed at?" he asked. you smiled at his sarcasm. "im sorry." you said. then you went close to his face.

"we're having a what?" you whispered. sesshomaru then smirked at you. surprisingly to you, he got in your face. "we're having a yearly ball. and i would like if you were to come." he whispered back. you laughed at him. then you relized something 'i don't have anything to wear!' you panicked. as if reading your mind, sesshomaru answered you. "i'll have a dress made for you." you let out a sigh on contentment. "thank you sesshomaru." he nodded in response. "

okay. you can leave." you nodded and left to your room leaving sesshomaru in thought.

sesshomaru's pov

you looked at the door to where kaze had just left. 'what is it that you do to me?' you kept asking your yourself. you sit there, slouched in your chair wondering. but couldn't figure it out. he just couldn't. everytime she came around, he acted diferently. you were an entirely different sesshomaru. you were outgoing, sarcastic, you even laugh at her. now that is not something sesshomaru, feared dog demon of the western lands would do. maybe because she's your friend and you feel comfortable around her. that might explain somethings, but how can it explain the feeling inside you when you see her. when she smiles at you. even when she brushes off the dirt from her shirt when you and her are done training.

i know why.. you inwardly rolled your eyes.

'oh. it's you.'

i know you don't mean that

'what do you want'

im here to help you out

'and what could you possibly help me with'

im here to help you relize that you like kaze.

'that's proposterous. we are friends. period. friends don't feel this way about friends'

that's because you like her. why can't you get that through your head.

'because i no i don't. and if i did, how do you know she feels the same about me.'

do you not see the way she looks at you idiot?! open your eyes. you're all she could ever want. and i don't mean to be conceited but look at you! your lord sesshomaru! feared throughout all the lands including your own. your loaded, and on top of that, your beautiful!

you sat there and pondered about what your concious told you. then you finally figured it out.

'that's why she does those things to me! she doesn't treat me like sesshomaru, lord of the western

lands. in her eyes im just sesshomaru. she treats me as an equal and not her superior.'

and what else do you like about her?

'basically everything! her smile, the way she talks, her body... i think the last one was my favorite. but what i like most about her is her attitude. she has such a fire within her. and can keep away from it.' you suddenly stopped thinking about kaze and thought of something else.

'you just tricked me.'

yes. yes i did.

'you made me think about all the things i like about kaze, and you used it against me.'

you sat back in your chair. you sighed deeply before getting up. as you headed to your room you smirked to yourself.

"leave it to me to fool myself." you said as you went into your room.