Rebuff

She knew, as his yōki gathered around her, that he could hurt her. It burned and excited, thrilled and terrified her as the energy opposite to her very being was suddenly pressing down on her. For a startling moment, Kagome was unable to breath, couldn't move as his power paralyzed her. Just as quickly though before she could even summon her own strength to fight in this seeming battle of wills, something inside of her surged up and pushed against the yōki buffeting her on all sides.

He was not a demon easily surprised or taken off guard. He prided himself on his ability to read people and situations, to react before the other person even realized what they were going to do. So to say he was shocked when a demonic energy reacted from the girl was an understatement. She was human and miko, of that Sesshoumaru was sure; he distinctly remembered her purity burning sensually against his skin the night they had lain together. The rebuke of his own power was enough to draw him from the angry haze and stare at her incredulously, speechlessly.

Kagome understood what had happened, realized he had tried to hurt her and not for the first time, was glad of the pup growing inside of her. "A lot has happened in the past year Tashio-san, more than you could ever possibly be aware of." She sighed and leaned forward, forgetting for the moment her earlier terror as she studied the man across from her. "I'm pregnant, from the night we spent together."

Sesshoumaru froze and instantly moved to deny the claim but the minute he took another careful sniff of her scent, he knew and he hated her all the more. He didn't want a child from her loins, didn't want anything to do with her. Sneering, he leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. "So you've come to beg for money then. This Sesshoumaru will see you dead and buried before a single note leaves my account, murderer!"

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