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HELLS KITCHEN

BY PANTHERA1984

CHAPTER 15

Slowly the darkness around Kagome receded. Her senses returned and she noticed that she was lying in a bed. Blinking she heaved herself up right and looked around, the room looked vaguely familiar but she couldn't say way.

Then it hit her that she was no longer wearing her blindfold and the memories flooded back of how she was in the middle of an attack and how she had killed Kagura with but one arrow. Her stomach went a little queasy over the thought that she had actually killed a living being but she stopped feeling guilty when thinking what that evil woman had done to her family and would have done to Sesshô maru.

Pushing the thought away Kagome started to get out of bed to let Thunder in who had been scratching at the door for some time. It had been that sound to wake her from her sleep. Standing Kagome felt that she was still a bit weak but she pushed the feeling away and started going for the door.

It was a short walk but when she was at the door tiredness was already creeping up at her and black spots swam before her eyes. With some trouble she reached for the doorknob but stopped when she heard growling coming from the bed.

Surprised she turned around regretting the decision almost immediately when the black spots grew bigger and she felt herself staring to fall but was unable to stop it from happening. From afar she felt somebody approach her and catch her before she hit the ground.

She felt herself being lift up in strong arms and being brought back to the big bed. The moment she was placed back on the silken sheets she remembered where she had seen this room before and images of a almost naked Sesshô maru flashed before her minds eye, Kagome let out a growl.

She felt him creep beside her and wrap his muscled body around her own. She was imprisoned by his warmth and intoxicating smell but it was still a prison and Kagome wanted out. All her nerves and senses were telling her this was just too weird that there was something happening that she couldn't quite grasp but that if she let it happen there was no way back. The thought was frightening but then another part of her consciousness kicked in and she was at duel with her self one part wanted out the other part wanted to creep closer and wrap her self around Sesshô maru in the same fashion he did with her.

Soft laughter brushed through her hair and tickled her ear and Kagome was called out of her own thoughts when she realized the dog was amused by her. Puffing out her chest to confront him Kagome was almost immediately flattened by his words. "So my little mate has decided she has wondered the darks long enough. You had me worried there don't ever do it again!" the last was said with such authority that Kagome started to nod before she even thought about it.

pleased wit her reaction he bowed his head over hers and gently took her mouth with his own giving her soft sweet kiss that in Kagome's mind was much too short and she lifted her head when he re-treaded his own trying to catch his lips again. A soft chuckle brushed her lips and Sesshô maru re-treaded a bit more keeping her at the same time away from him by placing his torso over her own.

With an umpf Kagome fell back his weight was just too much to lift and she found herself just staring up in his eyes. Those golden eyes that now looked like molten gold without thinking she blurted out the first thing that came to her mind. "What do you mean with mate?"

Her words were soft but Sesshô maru could hear them as well as if she just talked normally and he was pleased that she was still able to think up good questions. She proofed that she could think even when she was occupied with different things. The thought that she was occupied with him and in specialty his body made him want to burry him self in her but he pushed that particular vision away. To claim her completely would have to wait, for now at least.

Kagome saw his eyes go from molted to red hot for just a second and she almost believed she had made it up if it weren't for the little sparkle that remained afterwards. Watching his face Kagome found out was a pleasure in it self and she found herself mesmerized within a heart bead. She didn't even notice when he placed his body fully on hers keeping the weight of her by leaning on his elbows.

"well little miko it means that the first part of my ritual has already taken place, you'll see when you look in the mirror that I have marked you here- he traced a faint scare by her collarbone pleased when her body reacted to his touch immediately- and it tells other that you're mine even if at this stage." He frowned at the word this stage but Kagome didn't notice she was trying to see the mark but found that she couldn't see it in this position and gave up.

Looking back up she swallowed to be mated to one such as Sesshô maru would be quite a rollercoaster ride and one that would last her whole live and just for a moment Kagome felt her self being swamped by all the meanings but she pulled up some barriers and was safe again from doubt for her heart was telling her it was okay really.

Sesshô maru was pleased that she had accepted him even if she didn't know it her self yet but she had just given permission to close the ritual but again now wasn't the time even if every fibber in his being was telling him to go on his mind knew that before the clock at chimed midnight Naraku and his minions would be here facing them.

Pushing him self up and away he left her warmth and left the bed going to his closet to get out his clothing that he hadn't worn for a long time. He could feel Kagome shift and ready herself to go after him a small check told him she was okay and he let her. Reaching inside his closet her retrieved the white silk costume and armor that went with it. A small smile of long forgotten memories flooded over his face gone before even a microsecond had passed.

In the middle of the room Kagome stopped and watched Sesshô maru get into an outfit she recognized as an official fighting robe she didn't even need to see the armor to know he was readying him self for coming battle. "Is he coming already?" Kagome voice was thin and fear mingled through her scent.

Sesshô maru didn't turn around. "Tonight he will come and at midnight he will try to complete his little plan. You know at midnight you'll turn twenty and your powers will come out fully, he's after that and of course your live." Sesshô maru told her this in a voice that was the same like he was talking over breakfast and for some odd reason it actually calmed Kagome.

Before she could fully start to wonder how he could keep her from going into blind panic Kagome's hearing caught the scratching from Thunder. Softly muttering under her breath she went to the door and started to open it but was stopped by Sesshô maru who laid a hand over her own and shook his head.

Throwing him an amazed look Kagome took her hand back. "Why can't I let him in? Her voice held a note of anger in it from being told what to do bodily. "That is no ordinary wolf it is better if you cloth yourself before letting him near." Sesshô maru said before opening the door and disappearing closing it just before Thunder could get in.

Looking a bit bewildered at the closed door Kagome at first wanted to do the exact opposite of what Sesshô maru had told her to do but then her reasoning kicked back into action and she decided that she was going down anyway for breakfast so putting something on wasn't such a bad idea, after all she could give Thunder some privet attention at the table just as easy as here in the bedroom.

Going to a chair where she had spotted some of her clothing Kagome wondered again what had happened after she lost her conscious, she remembered that Sesshô maru had laid down beside n the grass and she vaguely recalled him saying something to her but beyond that everything was black. Donning her cloths Kagome tried to retrieve bits but in the end she had to admit defeat she would have to ask Sesshô maru what had happened and when she got a look of herself she also reminded her self to ask about the scare. She let her fingers wonder over it but it didn't feel like any kind of scare tissue she felt before it was more like a tattoo.

Shrugging her shoulders Kagome pulled the lilac sweater over her head and went for the door on her socks, still a bit wondered at the sight she now had back. Opening the door she went to the breakfast room thinking about how she now was able to cast her senses properly Thunder trailed on behind her, his tongue hanging out of his mouth his eyes holding a look of gladness in it.

Coming into the room Kagome noticed that it was decorated with maps and pictures of weapons. Stopping in her track Kagome did a full 360 degrees turn and took it all in. from every corner and wall pics of weapons maps and formulas sprang into her sight. Wondering what was going on she went to the wall closest to her and tried taking a better look at the picture two swords one was a rusty looking thing the other looked like a giant fang with fur at the hilt.

The words underneath it she couldn't read not because the letters had faded but because they were in a language Kagome wasn't even sure was a language. The forms of the letter was strange even more so than Arabic. Going to the next picture of some leafs that at closer look really seemed to be weird formed knifes. Giving up trying to understand Kagome went to the table and settled down getting some warm toast from the plate before her and covering it with a thick layer of strawberry jam.

Munching away Kagome watched different males coming in and out of the room some she noticed as demons right away from other she wasn't so sure. Drinking orange juice with her toast Kagome was more and more intrigued about what was going on when Sesshô maru's comment about how Naraku would attack tonight shot back into her thoughts the toast suddenly didn't taste that well anymore.

Placing it back on her plate Kagome thought about what Sesshô maru had said exactly and a chill went up and down her spine. 'At midnight your full potential will be released he wants that and your life of course.' That is what Sesshô maru had been talking about and suddenly Kagome didn't look forward to get one year older not when it would mean her death.

Feeling miserable and sulky Kagome stood up giving the left over toast to Thunder and she went of to her secret place she needed to think and to find out what it was that she knew and what she would have to ask Sesshô maru.

:::: Miroku looked around with wonder never had he thought to ever see so much fighters together in one room and not just any kind of fighters but the best of the best and all that for one small girl with powers no-one could phantom.

Watching Sango smack the overly enthusiastic demon sitting next to her. She had taken a seat two places from his thinking her butt would be safe but was now instead having to deal with someone who was trice as enthusiastic as Miroku. Miroku silently saluted her when he noticed she glanced in his direction, he could tell she didn't like his little joke and he cringed back a bit wondering what he could expect as payback.

Sango whacked the demon a vicious blow to one of his antlers but she kept her eyes on Miroku telling him quite clearly he could very much expect the same treatment when this was over. Letting out a sigh Miroku started to think how this was going to at least go on till midnight and at the end they had either won or were dead now he wasn't quite to sure the first one was such a great thing. Not with how he would be looking forward to some nice punches from Sango.

Sighing again Miroku turned his attention to Sugimi who was now holding up a fist filled with straws and telling them that the ones who picked a straw with a purple colored end got to fight. Jolly good this really was a great they now his fait was hanging by someone who made them pick straws to determine who got to fight.

All the while through some more explanations Miroku really didn't follow he kept glancing to the mark on his hand. It had been bothering him some time now especially how it seemed to grow each day. For the briefest moment he thought about going to a doctor but than voted against it. He really didn't fancy walking up to a doctor and say "see here good man I have this whole in my hand and it getting bigger and bigger anything you could do?"

The reason no one had taken notice of it yet was that he started to wear gloves. Not the ones you wear for winter but more like something you put on to match or complete your outfit at least that was the reason girls gave for it and that was good enough for him.

Putting his hand back in his lap he though about the history book he had found and how some of the things in it explained what was happening now. The real sad part was that the earliest pages were torn out and those were the ones that mattered most. Miroku had been hopefully wondering the library but it hadn't helped there weren't any other books on the subject and if there were they were awfully well hidden.

Miroku sucked in his breath 'hidden' why didn't he think of something this simple before the history book went unnoticed until he accidentally found it who knew how much more books were hidden this way. Getting exited Miroku glanced around the table, good nobody was paying attention to him this would be a great time to sneak out.

Going for the door his back turned to the table he completely missed Sango's murderous stare while she tried to free her leg from an over possessive demon with a couple of dented antlers.

Feeling more and more exited about what he had just cooked up Miroku raced the last few meters to the library not even stopping when he ran head first into a well built female servant.

Not even looking Miroku just kept going again not noticing the stare that was thrown at his re-treating back.

:::: Inu yasha was once again pacing in his room the fox twins both sitting on his bed playing spoons. Not that it really was a challenge whit just the two of them but they played with such vigor blood was being spilled.

In his red hakama and hoari and his sword tetsusaiga strapped at his side Inu yasha wanted to go into battle already but he knew he had to wait just a little bit longer, just to midnight and then he would even be in the heat of the fight. No the heat would be where Kagome was and she was at Sesshô maru's. Why o why did his brother always have the better deal.

There was some yelling at the bed and Skate victoriously emerged with a spoon and a new set of scratches. Kea pouted but began to pull the carts together and ready them for a next match of spoons. The foxes were quite content and soon were settled down in there next match. Skate pushing his braid back from his shoulder his tongue sticking out in concentration and Kea eyeing his carts with such suspicion one would think he expected them to pull his leg.

Completely oblivious to the twin's Inu yasha kept pacing round and round he went already a path started to form in his carpet. Every now and then he let out a snarl or a growl to point out his frustration.

It wasn't just the fight he was bothered about but he felt that something was just plain wrong something he could quite phantom something that had to do with what Bankotsu had told him. Something about that night Kea and Skate pretended to kill him. He just could put his finger on it and it frustrated him to no end.

Round and round he went trying harder and harder to think what Bankotsu had told him exactly. The whole story there had been something wrong, something that was calling to him but he just couldn't grasp it.

Kea losing again gave a vague look in Inu yasha's direction taking pity at the dog he tried to make conversation it wasn't like a bit distraction for him would be bad his carts sucked already. "Hé yasha are you and Kouga leading the front or- Inu yasha stopped abruptly at the mention of Kouga's name. that had been nagging him from the beginning Kouga had been there when Kagome and Sesshô maru got stuck into the lift and. Inu yasha's eyes grew wide when he thought of some other behavior the wolf had been expressing lately.

With out thinking Inu yasha took of crashing right through his window. Blinking Kea looked at what his friend had just done then he shrugged and paid attention to his carts. The damn dog had always been weird and in times of battle he was the worst. It was and always had been the best to just let him do what he wanted. In some ways Inu yasha was like a cat, always landing on his feet. Damn dogs and there luck in battle.

:::: Kagome eyed the costume that was handed to her by Jaken. The little toad had been swinging his staff every direction while he had chaste her. Making it impossible for Kagome to reach her secret hide out so she had given up and stopped in the middle of the hallway to find out what the ugly green thing wanted from her.

So now she was still standing in the hallway holding a priestess robe in her hands and a little toad telling her to get it on immediately. Talk about having no self preservation like she would just undress in a hallway where she would be seen by well virtually everybody who passed. No thank you.

Giving the toad a icy stare Kagome turned around and set of to her room if she had to wear the robe fine but she would at least put it on in a place with privacy. Coming into her room Kagome closed the door quickly to stop Jaken from entering.

Throwing the garbs on her bed she started to pull her cloths of but stopped when she felt someone starring at her from the door. A bit angry about this intrusion Kagome started to turn around her mouth open to give the toad some well disserved bashing.

Kagome froze instead of some little green thing some one completely different stared at her from the doorway.

:::: A/n: hahahahahaha a cliffhanger and if you want another chapter you will have to give me many many reviews. Yes you read this right I'm blackmailing you. But for real I hope you enjoyed this newest addition and I have good news I have already cooked up a new sess/kag story.

Title: BECAUSE YOU'RE MINE (might be changed)

Summary: have you ever fantasist about that you went to sleep and then next morning you wake up in a completely different world. A world so much more exiting then yours and with all kinds of yummy guys. Well one girl is in for the ride of a life time. She not only does wake up in a new world she also gets a ghost as counselor and gets to travel with the most wackiest group criss-cross through the country as added bonus she is the only one to stop evil deviling these beautiful lands.

Well how does it sound?

Response to reviewers:

Stoictimer: great you liked it. I was worried I might have over done it a bit. But it seems it was liked anyway so I worried for nothing.

Tenshi-fluffy-inu: wow you really, really like it. I'm so happy you couldn't have given me a bigger compliment.

Hinoke: as always I'm glad that you've reviewed again and I hope you like this chapter just as much as the last one.

SIlvershadow1450: you either really like it or something went wrong with the submit button. Either way thanks for your review.

Silverkitsunekagome: I surely will.

Nekolover: thanks for telling me about that and no need to say sorry over a sugar high I get that all the time. Well not all the time just some times. Well let's just say enough to freak some people around me out.