The walls seemed to be closing in around her and with each of her dreaded heartbeats she saw the maroon colored walls pulsating as well, coming closer and closer to her. It was all because of her thick shame. The guilt was spilling off of her in a gooey manner seeming to drip off like sweet molases. She felt dirty, ugly, and so confused. What had happened was somethng she had fought for the longest time to prevent and yet for all of her efforts no amount of denying it was going to change what was bound to happen. It was as if she was destined by the gods to end up in Inuyasha's arms and she only found Sesshoumaru by a mistake.

What exactly did happiness mean? All that she had ever wanted in her life was to feel loved and Sesshoumaru didn't do that. But did Inuyasha love her, or was she only a tool that he used to sastiate his intense lust? She loved her husband, that was her job as his wife, but did she love Inuyasha as well. DID Sesshoumaru love her and just not know how to show it? There were far too many questions that she just didn't know how to answer. She was curled up in a tiny ball laying in the middle of her bed sobbing softly as the devil came and played tricks on her once pure and innocent mind.

Was Inuyasha sill laying in his bed, smirking in satisfaction at the feat he had just accomplished? All he had done was seduce his brothers wife with his charm and sweet words. He had probably done that to many women. Yes, he had taken many women before...that thought made Kagome sick with grief. Was it jealousy or was it the thought that she really wasn't special at all. She couldn't have been special, all she was was a pretty face. No, neither of the brothers could or would love her. She was living in a fantasy world and for the first time in her life she saw that...she was alone.

A slight tap on her bedchambers caused her to sit up and wipe her face assuming it was Sango. "Yes?" she called out in a terribly sad voice which surprised even herself. The door opened and there stood a rather distressed looking Inuyasha. "Why are you here?" She whispered spitefully. For a brief moment Kagome thought she caught a look of pain in Inuyasha's eyes. It disappeared quickly if it was ever even there at all.

With a few quick steps in his purposeful stride Inuyasha sat himself down right beside Kagome. He grabbed her chin quite forcefully and shook it bit. "Look at me, Kagome." When she refused he got a little louder, "Damnit, Kagome, look at me NOW!" When she finally brought her eyes up to look at him he crashed his lips down upon hers in a bruising kiss that seemed to last for lifetimes. Kagome never relaxed against his kiss as he had expected that she would. She treambled but still remained tense and frightened.

Inuyasha looked into her deep brown eyes and melted immediatly. She was so confused and it was all his fault. She was still just a girl and no matter how beautiful and perfect she was the world had yet to currupt her and he knew that she was scared of death and sin and even of herself. He felt like a monster in that moment. He came in the room expecting her to throw her arms around him and tell him how much she knew she loved him, he wouldn't be getting that satisfaction though, and he felt foolish for thinking that he would.

"I'm sorry. I can't change what happened." Inuyasha said.

Kagome widened her eyes and water filled the bottom of them, "Are you saying that you regret it? If that is the case then I should be the one who is sorry, not you."

"You can't tell me that you don't regret it, Kagome. I can see it in your eyes. You are afraid of me and I don't know why."

"I'm not afriad of you, I'm afraid of myself. I just want...something that I can't have." Kagome checked her wording for if Inuyasha knew that all she wanted was to be loved then she knew that he would say he did. Any man has the ability to look a woman in the eyes and declare his love for her even if that is not at all the case. Kagome might have been young but she was no fool.

"What do you want?" He asked, knowing he was willing to give her anything.

"Nothing you can provide." The words came out of her mouth like venom. It was as sharp as any bite and Inuyasha looked physically wounded by them.

"You don't trust me, do you? All because of my terrible brother!" Inuyasha stated looking away.

"Don't talk about him that way! That is my husband and he is far from terrible. He is a wonderful provider and he has so much to offer. I love him!"

"Kagome! Listen to yourself! You are talking nothing but foolishness. Sesshoumaru isn't even here to give you any type of affection or love and yet you call him a great provider! Why the hell are you sticking up for that prick?" Inuyasha shot back, his face becoming red with rage.

"I told you! I love him. I am his wife, I agreed to marry him because I love him. Is that really so hard for you to comprehend?"

"Yes, seeing as you were with me just tonight. You can not be as in love with him as you claim to be if you found warmth in my bed just a few hours ago." He said calmly and slowly to her. His face was just inchest from hers and he leaned foreward to whispere into her ear, "Now, tell me you love my less then worthy brother." He nipped at her ear to make an impact.

Kagome couldn't help the tingle she felt as the sweet air flowed from Inuyashas mouth unto her ear but at the same time as the pleasent sensation was running through her body she also felt rage. He was tempting her again, he was useing physical pleasure to pull her away from what she was saying. He was trying to prove her wrong by something as unappealing as sex. She moved away from him quickly and in one quick motion she brought her hand to his face in a curt slap. "Leave me!"

Inuyasha held his own hand to the already forming red mark caused by her slap and stared blankly. Seconds later he was able to comprehend what was happening. Kagome had pulled far away from him and held her knees firmly to her chest crying. Any other time he would have wanted to bring her into his arms and make all the pain go away, especially now that he knew he was the cause of most of that pain. Any other time it would have killed him to see her like this. Any other time, yes, but this time...

He was going to show no pity to her. He came in here in an effort to give her comfort when he knew she was probably a little lost in her own mind, yet from the moment he opened that door she snapped at him. She was proving to be more difficult then he was prepared for. He figured that proving his love was going to take a good deal of work but this was far more then he had bargined for.

He stood up stiffly and made himself more presentable. He gave her a curt bow. "As you wish, Milady." He said with his voice dripping with sarcasim. He noticed the shock on Kagome's face. She hadn't expected him to give in that easily, but he did and he was leaving her there to drown in her misery. She looked into his eyes, looking frantically for any sign that he wasn't really going to allow himself to go back to the formal exchange they shared between each other before. All she found was the cold, hard, truth that she had pushed him too far.

She allowed a sob to escape her throat and she threw her head back down in her knees and whimpered as he turned to leave her. "I am sorry, Inuyasha. I'm confused...so confused." She hadn't expected him to hear it, but Inuyasha could pick up any word muttered in the farthest part of the house. He had heard her and it cut him through to the heart but nothing was going to make him change directions. He was walking away and as he turned to shut the door he caught a peek of her body trembling on the bed.

"She is going to be worth that fight I'll have to go through to claim her."

"Lord Sesshoumaru, how long will your stay be?"

"Only for a day or two. I will merely take care of the business that needs to be addressed with your Lord and then I shall take my leave."

"Of couse, Milord. Follow me if you would please to your bedchambers. Lord Naraku requests you to join him for dinner tonight. The chambermaid will inform you of when it is prepared. Might I inquire, Milord, of what your rush is? You usually stay with Lord Naraku for at least 2 weeks."

"I have a young wife at home. She has yet to write me and I am slightly concerned. So yes, two days will be sifficiant for this trip."

The small very pale girl curtzied and then left. The man standing alone in the bedchamber looked out the window. He opened the package that he always traveled with. Inside were letters from his brother. None of his letters mentioned how Kagome was doing. He would be lying if he had claimed that his worry of Kagome's affections for him didn't exsist. But he was worried, very worried. He knew that Inuyasha would take care of her and that if something was terribly wrong with her then he would have told him.

But Sesshoumaru did not trust his new bride, how could he? There were far too many men who fell in love with her just by a smile. He would go home and see her and within the night she would be all his again. No one could beat him when it came to her heart. She was his trophy wife, and even if he didn't really love her it didn't mean that he wouldn't over time. None of that mattered though. What did matter was that she belonged to him...it was as pure and as simple as that. She was claimed...and it was by him.

A/N

Thank you for the reviews! They are a big part of why I write this stuff. A couple of you have mentioned how they sound like they are from London or they talk funny...yea...I know.

As I stated before, I found this. This was a story I wrote a couple of ears ago and it was actually based in London when I wrote it. I'm going to try and back off of the weird talk and I'm sorry if it turned anyone off from the plot.

Again, thanks!