She gets out of bed and goes to the hot springs. She strips and settles into the warm water. "Ah!.. this is nice!... it's nice and warm!..." She looked down into the water with a sad look on her face. "I kinda miss Sango being with me though... and Shippo too..." she closed her eyes and sighed.

"Lady Kagome?"

She jumps and covers herself, turning to the voice. "Who-who's there?!..." she asked.

"My name is Suki, M'Lady. I have a message for you from My Lord, Sesshomaru." the voice said.

Kagome sighed. "Go on..."

"My Lord has said that you will meet him in the dojo located in the East wing of the castle. And he has also told me to give you this training kimono (AN: dunno it's name... sorry...), bow, quiver, and katana."

"You can just leave it there on the floor." Suki nods and places the clothing on the floor by the edge of the spring before leaving. Kagome settles back into the water. 'It's strange... I never really thought that I'd be staying with Sesshomaru in his castle, let alone becoming his mate!.... especially after our past history... How will I ever tell mom?...' She laughed a bit as she began to wash herself. 'All those times he tried to kill Inuyasha and I... and he's really not a bad guy at all!...'

She got out of the spring and dried herself. 'I still find all of this a bit hard to believe... I mean, me!.. An angel?!.... it's a lot to absorb...' she thinks to herself as she puts on her kimono thingie. She put all the armor on as well she could with her limited knowledge, picked up her bow, quiver and katana and started on her way to the dojo. 'I think the hardest thing for me to accept is the way Sesshomaru is acting!... I always thought of him as being spineless; heartless; merciless... the same thing that I hear from everyone - the reputation that he has gained for himself. But truly, he is different from everything that I have ever heard about him.'

She comes up to the large doors of the dojo and slides it open. She sees him, sword in hand, training. Her eyes widened the slightest bit. 'That is.. everything except for the graceful and gorgeous parts...' she thought as she watched him skillfully move and attack the air with his blade, undoubtedly hitting it's invisible target.

She stood and watched him breathlessly for a few minutes before he turned to her. "Are you just going to stand there and stare at me all day?" he said to her, bringing her out of her trance.

"Oh, um.... I thought that you were–... um..." she flinched under his intense gaze that never wavered and put her head down, a sheepish blush on her face. "G-gomen......" she finally decided was best for say to the great taiyoukai.

"....Kagome, did you dress yourself?" he asked her. She looked up at him, surprised that he would ask such a question.

"Hai. Doushite?" he turns back to his invisible opponent.

"Go find Suki and tell her to assist you, and then return here." he told her, raising his sword again. She pouted.

"What's that supposed to mean?!..." he turned back to her.

"Kagome, you do not have your armor on correctly. Ask her for assistance."

"Well, why can't you just do it?!..." after she said it, she thought about it and blushed a bit. He just stared at her intently.

"Alright. Come here, then." he says, walking towards her. She backs up a bit, although since he didn't really have much room, she backed herself into a wall.

"No, it's ok! Really! I can manage with it like this! It's fine, really!" she told him. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"Kagome, do you wish for me to kill you?" he asked her. She pouted at him.

"No! Of course not!"

"Then either allow me to help you with your armor, or go and find Suki to do it for you."

"You can't boss me around!" he put his head down and let a low, feral growl escape he throat, trying to contain his anger at the human wench.

"Woman. You will either do as I say on your own free will, or be forced to." he said to her, angrily, as he got closer to her.

This frightened her, his towering form looming over her. But for some strange reason, unexplainable to even herself, she felt that he would not harm her.

Jap Translations:

katana - japanese style sword

gomen - sorry

Taiyoukai - Demon Lord

"Hai. Doushite?" - "Yes. Why?"

sorry guys... i know it's taken me a while to update, and this is a real short chapter... i've had serious writers block.... who knows when the next chap will pop into my mind? anyway. hope you enjoy! sorry again! ja ne