The Monday following Kagome and Sesshomaru's little excursion to his family home was fairly uneventful. They slept in, had a lazy morning spent playing board games with rin, and ended up going to the office just after lunch. After Sesshomaru dropped Kagome off at his secretary's desk with a peck on the lips, before heading to another monotonous meeting, Miss Saito asked her to go through the basket of papers by her desk. She was to pull out any files older than 80 years old and have them sent down to the archives.

Kagome started cheerfully, and the mindless little task gave Kagome the space of mind to think about her time spent with Sesshomaru thus far. She blushed and smiled secretively to herself when she remembered all the intimate little moments they had shared. Sesshomaru was much warmer to her than he typically acted with other people, and in the short amount of time she had known him, he had become her rock. He both grounded her and kept her afloat. He had pulled her out of the darkest time of her life and gave her a reason to live. Well, two reasons, actually.

Rin was such a sweet little girl. She was so bouncy and full of little girl energy. It was obvious she had been longing for a mother for a while, but she loved Sesshomaru so much. She had this little bubble that affected everyone around her and brightened the mood of a room just by walking into it. She was so strong too. Despite what she had been through when she was little, she always had a bright smile and a kind word for everyone.

Kagome had to laugh though, at her demon's aptitude for finding and picking up strays. First Rin and now Kagome, both of whom were in need of much mending and TLC when he found them. He was so gentle in the way in which he'd done it too.

Kagome continued to work as she attempted to put a word to the feelings that had awakened in her over these last two months. She felt warm and safe in this life, yes, but that wasn't all there was to it. She had agreed to be his mate, and he had been nothing but supportive and patient with her. When the word "love" crossed her mind, she froze, stunned by the thought. Was it Love? They kissed. Often. And the way Sesshomaru had touched her the other night could by no means be considered platonic. But that didn't necessarily mean that they loved each other. Kagome considered the warm, fluttery, heart squeezing sensation she got whenever he looked at her. The tenderness she felt when she thought of him. The more she considered it, the more the idea started to settle from her mind into her heart. She loved him. She Loved him... She LOVED him!

A wide grin spread over Kagome's face, all work forgotten. Rising, she headed over to the stairwell, because she still hated the elevator, and she headed down the stairs to the floor on which Sesshomaru had said his meeting was. She didn't even think about the fact that she didn't know what room he was in, or that she could just as easily text him that she had something important to tell him. All she knew was that she NEEDED to tell him.

She was so caught up in her own thoughts, and the major milestone she had just now realized that she had reached in her relationship, that she didn't see the dark figure that she had passed about two flights up. She didn't hear the footsteps. Didn't sense the creeping black aura until she felt the prick on the back of her neck, but by then, it was far too late.

...

Kagome woke up to the feeling of icy water hitting her face. Gasping at the cold that was now soaking her clothing and seeping into her flesh, she frantically looked around the room to find that she was in what looked like a small basement with cold concrete walls and an earthy floor. When she heard the sound of metal against stone, her blood ran cold. Slowly, Kagome turned her head to look directly in front of her, coming face to face with the person she'd forgotten to be afraid of...

"Miss me, bitch?"

AN... So that happened... Sorry-not-sorry for the cliffhanger. I am sorry it's so short though. I'll be back with more later. Feel free to like and comment. I always love hearing from you guys.

~Cassie