Kagome and Katsuhiko rode the horse, while as Huang ran in front and Kenji in the back. Huang looked around.

"We should be there in a few minutes!" he yelled. Kagome was surprised. They where running so fast, to where the point the tree's where a blur, and she couldn't tell one from the other, and his voice was perfectly clear, not even broken up with heavy breathing.

"Ready for your new life?" Katsuhiko said in her ear. Kagome looked down at her lap, and shook her head no.

"I've heard rumors about Lord Sesshoumaru."

"Stop!" Katsuhiko shouted suddenly. Kagome jumped. Katsuhiko smiled apologetically at her. "I forgot to get you changed into a proper kimono." Huang marched right up to him, glaring.

"You idiot." Katsuhiko laughed.

"Smarter then you!" Katsuhiko jumped off the horse, with Kagome, placing her on the ground, before searching through a few saddlebags. He brought out an armful of clothes and handed it to Kagome. "I'll give you your shoes when you return. Go over there and dress, and just leave your old clothes, you'll have no use of them from now on." Kagome nodded, and walked behind a few trees. She screeched when her foot went steaming hot, as a barrier was put up.

She heard the three men curse loudly and ran to her. Huang had to turn around to hide his laugh when he found out what happened. Katsuhiko glared at Kenji, and smacked him upside the head, while Kenji was smiling ruthlessly.

"Sorry 'bout that!" Katsuhiko looked at Kagome.

"Are you all right?" Kagome nodded. "What place was burnt?" Kagome blushed.

"It's all right. It was only my foot." Katsuhiko kneeled on the ground, taking her foot. He frowned when the heel was badly callused, but wasn't surprised. He placed his pointing finger at the side of the burn, and closed his eyes, and mumbled something. Kagome gasped when a blue light formed around her foot, and it was instantly healed. Katsuhiko did the same to the others and the calluses on the other foot, and the same to her hands. "Right." he stood up, and Kagome jumped on how close they where. Her eyes flicked back to Huang, and Kenji, but they where gone. They must have gone back to camp.

"Are you hurt any where else?" he whispered. Kagome shook her head 'no'. She felt trapped, and really did like the look in his eyes. No male looked at her before like that. She knew it wasn't a romantic look, it was just the sight of caring and friendliness. "Good." he took a step back, bowed, and then turned away heading back to the other two.

Kagome undressed quickly, and dressed in the Kimono. She found some hair ties, and put her hair up miko style. The kimono was one of pure white silk, with a blue moon one the back, and blue demon dog running on the stomach. The obi was styled to tie loose, and the ends brushed the ground. It too was made of fine white silk. There was a layer of cloth was placed over it. It was pure white and completely see though. It made the silk seem to shimmer slightly, and brought out the white silk even more. The kimono flowed past the feet, a good foot, and lay on the ground around the feet. The sleeves also where a good 9 inches past her fingertips, and where bell shaped, so the end stretched out about 1 foot.

Picking up the ends of the kimono, Kagome made her way back to the place where they where waiting. Kenji was the first to see her. He smiled brightly at her.

"Well now! You do look the part of a fine lady now!" Katsuhiko and Huang turned around. Huang smiled brightly, while as Katsuhiko's eyes widened, and he stared at her for a while, before smiling softly.

"Yes she does." Katsuhiko walked, and gave her white silk slippers. "You're shoes, my Lady." he said kneeling on the ground, slipping them on her feet. Kagome blushed at the treatment, when Katsuhiko smirked when he stood again. "What to you say, men? Will Lord Sesshoumaru be pleased?"

"Well!" Kenji stood and placed his arm on Katsuhiko's shoulder, leaning against him, his hand on his hip, his legs crossed. "If I didn't have a mate all ready, I would just grab her now, and make a run for it. I'd say he'll be pleased." Huang nodded in agreement.

Katsuhiko walked up to her, picking her up once more, and jumped up on the horse, setting her down. "Well come on. Only a few more minutes to go."

Kagome gasped when she looked up at the castle looming ahead as they rode out the forest. "Oh my word!" she whispered softly. Katsuhiko laughed.

"The castle took 3 years to build, even with youkai. There a secret passages every where, and rooms where I'm sure even Lord Sesshoumaru doesn't know of! But you didn't hear that from me, right?" he winked at her. Kagome nodded though didn't smile. Katsuhiko frowned when she didn't.

"You know. You should smile some more."

"If you where taken from your home, after learning that your brother was dead, you would smile?" Kagome asked softly.

"Every thing will be okay. I swear it on my own life." Before Kagome could look at him, Huang came in an immediate stop.

"Lord Sesshoumaru. He comes."

Sure enough a robed figure dressed in white, came walking toward them. Kagome gasped. He looked like an angel not a demon!

His skin was slightly tanned, his golden eyes shinning in the sun. His silver hair swaying behind him, down to his mid shins. His movements graceful... It was like he was an untouchable angel. "You bring the miko?" the angle said. Katsuhiko jumped down from the horse then helped Kagome down.

"Your miko Lady Kagome, my Liege." Katsuhiko bowed low, his back perfectly strait, as did the others. Kagome inclined her head slightly.

"You do not bow to me?" Sesshoumaru said, he looked amused in a evil sort of way. The three men stared at her with horror.

"I do not bow to those I do not know." Kagome's hand shook. She was sure that there was slight tremor in her voice. Sesshoumaru smiled slightly, though the smile was dangerous.

"Very well." Sesshoumaru said. His smirk widened when he was sure that he heard Katsuhiko let out a sigh of relief. "Katsuhiko, I'm sure you and your men are tired from your trip to receive my Lady. Go and rest." Sesshoumaru did not look at him, but studied Kagome.

He could tell that she was atleast educated and brought up with a rich family, considering the village they lived in... But the years of her working in fields with hard labor was obvious, even when he knew that Katsuhiko had took away the calluses.

The three men bowed, and left, but not before bowing to Kagome. Kagome looked at the angelic looking demon in front of her. His face showed little to no emotion, except smirking. He took two steps up to her. Kagome caught a look at his hands, and instantly his angelic look was lost. His claws looked like they could rip through the hardest rocks and trees, his hand looked strong, and looked use to work.

Where the rumors true about him true?! Oh please let me be safe!

"I trust your trip here was a good one."

"As good as it gets when you are taken away from your family to do what the gods only know."

"You are blunt."

"Yes I am. Is there a problem with it?"

"You talk so fiercely, but I can hear your heart rampaging in her chest like a thousand wild boars. You must be brave."

"My sister Kikyou said I was to blunt and brave to be a proper woman." Kagome's eyes never left his. "Some times I think I agree with her."

"And truthful. Good."

"My Lord. Tell me what this has to do with anything." He turned his back to her.

"Things I like in a woman. Follow me." Kagome followed Sesshoumaru to the steps. When they reached the tall doors, the opened and two servants bowed to them, then hurried to close it before disappearing into the shadows.

"Lord Sesshoumaru," Kagome's words echoed around her even though she spoke softly. "I must ask... Why am I here? What do you want with me?" Sesshoumaru stopped and turned to face her, his face showing no expression.

"You tell me you do not know?"

"No, my Lord." Sesshoumaru walked up to her.

"I need heirs. You are here to give such things." Kagome drew in a quick gasp; the room felt like it was spinning. Around the edges of her vision, it drew black and was quickly closing in on her. "Lady Kagome?"

Before it was total darkness, she felt her body slump, but she didn't hit the hard stone floor. But instead was caught by pair of strong arms, in-cased in white silk.

In fact, it was white silk that was the last thing she saw.

Kagome woke but kept her eyes closed. A cold compress was resting on her forehead. "You are awake," a voice said.

"Yes, my Lord." Kagome's head was pounding.

"You fainted. It was a shock I gave you." Kagome finally opened her eyes, to find her self laying on a bed that was silvery kind of color silk sheets. She was still dressed in her kimono, she noticed thankfully. Looking around, a white material that was see through was hung around the bedding. Sesshoumaru sat on the floor, his legs crossed, as he rolled up a scroll, he stood and walked up to her, pushing away the curtains, and sitting down beside her.

"You know... I know hundreds that would kill to be where you are now."

"What? They want to be taken away from their families, and placed in something they have no idea about, and then told they are to sleep with someone they don't know, and make children? I really doubt that my Lord." Sesshoumaru chuckled.

His chuckle was deep, and velvet like...like something from the angels.

He placed a hand on her waist and pulled her closer to him, leaning down he brushed his lips against hers, and she turned her head to the pillows. If she looked she would have seen a deep frown of his lips and shock in his eyes. His tongue flicked out and brushed her ear lope and nipped at it.

"No, my Lady. But I know hundreds that would kill to be in my bedroom, stretched out in me bed, being kissed and cared fore by me."

"I've been kissed...If you call that a kiss." Sesshoumaru was surprised at the hidden insult in her voice. "But I have yet to see you care for me. So for, I see my self in your eyes only as a play thing, that you bought."

Sesshoumaru placed both of his hands on her face, cupping her face, and gently forcing her to look at him. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, and he bent down his head and kissed her fully on the lips.

Her eyes widened his shock, as she gasped. Sesshoumaru slipped his tongue into her mouth, sliding against hers.

When he leaned back, he smirked at the fire in her eyes. A sudden rage flew her.

How dare he kiss me like that! That was my first kiss he took and he doesn't even love me!

"I hate you! You pompous pig!"

"And why is that? Like you said. You hardly know me. Do learn to hate so fast with out a reason?"

"I have a reason!" Sesshoumaru nodded.

"Yes. I can see why you would hate me. And I'm sure the rumors about me haven't helped much. I can assure you though, most of them are not true."

"That is yet to be seen." Kagome bit out. Sesshoumaru smiled which unnerved her. There where rumors about him saying that the only time he smiled was before a kill...

"Is that challenge? And what do I get if I win?" Sesshoumaru's smirk yet smile widened. "I'll make a deal with you Lady Kagome. You make a list of every bad and good rumor about me that you have heard about me and I'll do my best to show you that they are true. And if I win, I win your loyalty, trust, and love."

"My love? Can you even love yourself?"

He stood and walked to the door. For a second, Kagome thought he wasn't going to answer, as she sat up in the bed. He opened it and turned to look at her.

"If I don't, then I'll learn from you."

"That's not a good enough answer. You just can't learn to love!"

"Oh, yes, you can, my Lady. You very well can... I'll have a servant send up some food. You must be starved." and with that he closed the door.

Kagome looked at the door and burst into tears. She fell back into the bed and sobbed.

A young servant girl walked into the room, but Kagome didn't notice. At the door, the servant girl looked at Kagome with pity. She knew what was wrong with her. The whole castle was alive with the talk that the young lord had taken a mate. In an unusual mate, but still a mate.

"My Lady?" she asked closing the door and walking up to her. Kagome sat up and looked at her.

"Yes?"

"Please, my Lady. Don't cry. Lord Sesshoumaru... He really isn't that bad. I'm sure in a few weeks, you'll learn to love it hear. I was born and raised under Lord Sesshoumaru's care. He is a kind lord, in his own way. Just take the time to listen to his words and you'll know that." Kagome sniffed and smiled at the young teenage kitsune.

"Thank you very much. But I doubt that I will learn to love this place." The kitsune looked at her sadly.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, my Lady. Maybe some day, you'll love this place though. It's your home now." With that the kitsune walked out the room, leaving Kagome to her own thoughts. Kagome looked around her self. The room it self was really beautiful.

There were some dark curtains that swayed with the light breeze. Walking out the balcony she looked out into the vast gardens. She saw Sesshoumaru and Katsuhiko, Huang, and Kenji talking about something. It was Sesshoumaru that looked up and saw her first. He said something and nodded in her direction, and the others turned to look. They all smiled and waved, though Sesshoumaru didn't smile, but he rose his hand in a light wave.

Kagome brought her hand up slightly, enough for them to see, before disappearing back into the room. Katsuhiko and Sesshoumaru's eyes lingered on the heavy curtains, before returning back to the conversation.

It wasn't long before Huang and Kenji where dismissed to see their families.

"I'm sensing a major fight for the Lady Kagome."

"There is no chance for Katsuhiko! Lord Sesshoumaru would have his head fast then you and I could blink if he thought that Katsuhiko would go after his woman."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that. Lord Sesshoumaru and Katsuhiko are best friends. Damn, they where even brought up with each other. Their fathers where even best friends. I doubt Lord Sesshoumaru would be so willing to execute his best friend." They entered the woods where the high ranks of soldiers lived with their families, in well to do houses.

"Papa! Papa!" a girl's voice called with laughed. Huang smiled brightly at the sight of his youngest daughter come running toward him, clutching the rag doll that she loved dearly to her side.

"I'll see you later Kenji." Huang smiled at Kenji. Kenji smiled in return.

"Yeah. Come over for dinner sometime. My mate is getting board with me, and would like some woman company to do what the gods only know." Huang laughed.

"I'll take that invitation in thought!" he joked lightly, before running about ten paces picking up his daughter and twirling her around. Kenji smiled at the picture as he took a right on the path, hurrying to see his own children and mate.

Thank you so much for all your kind reviews!!! I love them all!

One review asked me though... Was Kenji's name really Kenji or Kanji because I switched around throughout the last chapture. I'm so sorry about that. Kenji and Kanji are a lot alike, and both male names in Japanese. Though I was thinking Kenji, I must have typed Kanji instead. I hope I fixed them all right in this chapter, but if not, I'm sorry.

Thank you for telling me though! That was a huge mistake, I didn't even realise that I had made.