And risk it the tables being turned.
Kagome soaked that night in the hot springs within his castle walls. She was glad that ritual called for Inuyasha to be within the walls of the West while his brother was in mating call.
He had allowed them all to come and with it brought sleeping indoors and night baths.
She sighed and rubbed her wrist; the one had touched and caressed.
"'He is scared I dont care what he says."
She exited after scrubbing and changed into a pale blue kimono with white ties and walked outside the gardens to be alone.
Of course, she was never alone.
He stood next to her.
"You dont like being touched, do you," She said,
"No,"
"But you touched me several times."
"You almost met you death all those times, Miko, you try me."
She looked up at him. "All you know is pain, isn't it."
"Does your wrist hurt?" he asked, looking down on her small form,
She looked at her wrist, no it didnt hurt. "You're a sadist, aren't you," She said flatly, "Like you get off on giving pain."
His eyes darkened. "Indeed, Miko, my instincts tell me to dominate my female."
She looked back at him with a blush on her face. "Does, does it work the other way around?"
She was actually really curious, "Do you like pain?"
"No female could harm me."
Her lips parted, "Is, is that why you dont want any of these women? Because they cant, um-
"Excite, my beast?"
"Uh, yeah, that."
"Hn, none have stirred me what good is the heat of passion if there is no fire to burn you."
Kagome looked at her hand,
"Dont even think about it, Miko; you will not like the outcome."
She looked back at him; he read her mind? The fact that she even thought about testing him was shocking enough, but then she looked at her hand, ready to try it.
"But you might," She said with a small laugh,
His eyes narrowed at the pulse of her power. "What, dont like the tables being turned, I could hurt you too, and it would be so easy," She said,
His aura danced,
"I could kill you," She said, suddenly amazed at her own braveness. She raised her hand as it glowed pink, then she sighed, and it was gone.
"But you won't even take the risk, your so well-controlled" Would she? She was all talk, and she knew it. "How do you know your beast won't engage if you dont try with any of them?
The stupid girl, "You are playing with fire, Miko, and that is not how it works."
She smiled to herself. "Arnt I always," She snorted. "Might be why I always get burned."
"Once the flame is lite Miko, there is but one way to put it out."
She looked at him. "At least now you really know what you want."
He blinked. What he wanted?
"Goodnight," SHe turned and walked away, leaving him half hard and half wanting.
He wanted alright, but the problem was with what he wanted, and that was a risk he wasn't willing to take.
When has she gained the upper hand?