I changed a few things. Hope you like.

I decided to update inbetween my trips. Besides I kind of changed the story around a bit. See you at the bottom.

On with the story...

Thinking

Flashback

The wind blew in his wake. He loved the feel of his hair swaying in the wind. He knew it was foolish to allow such insolent pleasures. He only hoped to kill Naraku before his incompetent brother did. Then he would seek revenge upon Inuyasha. Those were the only pleasures he would allow to heat his blood and hum through his body. Just the though of spilt blood always left him antsy for release.

He silently waited in the shift of the wind for a hint of Naraku's presence. It has been almost a week since he had last found proof of the scum's life.

He let out an impatient sigh and thought of the only thing he could to keep him going. Death. He listened to the sounds of Jaken, Rin and Ah-un playing in the background. To be truthful he was jealous of their care-free lives. Never having to worry about anything. He only wished it were so easy.

He knew of the true horrors out there waiting calmly for some innocent to lose his way and take advantage. He knew of such horrors. He normally liked to travel alone but somehow the one known as Rin snuck past his defenses with her child anomaly. He hated to admit it, even if it was only to himself, but he feared for the well-being of her. Such an idea maybe seven years ago would have been absurd such proving that he was slowly going soft. He still has many years 'til then but just the thought made him inwardly cringe. He pushed his mind onto more important matters like finding Naraku's scent. He could always trick Inuyasha into it but that would mean admitting that he couldn't find Naraku's scent in the first place with his full demon nose. The lord of the western lands could not feign the thought of a weakness as such.

To admit it would do a number on his pride and give Inuyasha another reason to sneer. No need to do that when he could just keep traveling north and wait.

He let his mind wonder. There barely at the edge of his senses was the smell of a full demon. He opened his eyes and took a sniff. He quickly turned from the edge and walked in the opposite direction of Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un.

"Lord Sesshomaru. Rin would like to know where you are going." Said the little girl running up and tugging on his pants.

"Stay here Rin with Jaken and Ah-un. Don't wander off. I have business to attend too." He said this without even looking at her or missing a beat in his long stride.

He could hear Rin run back and tell Jaken he was to take care of her, and then asked if they could play a game.

He walked in the direction of the scent and made his way. If she was alone without accompaniment all the better to get information on Naraku's whereabouts without concerning Inuyasha.

He came upon a hot spring and heard humming. He walked a few more ways until the demon came into view. It was a demoness. She looked to be relaxing in the small hot spring. She looked different than any other demoness he had ever met. He had to find out if she would be a danger for Rin and his…well whatever they are called. He watched her a moment and studied her for a possible weakness.

When he found none to the naked eye, he stopped to take in her appearance. She had long silver hair unbound. It came as long as her buttocks region. It glowed in the moonlight with its sheen reflecting off the waters surface creating her the image of an angel. Oh Kami, now he was starting to talk like Rin in his mind. What was this world coming to? Her skin was now a bronze color with markings a bit like his own but silver, darker than her hair and marking her of high caliber. How had a demoness like this ever escaped his knowledge?

She had a shape in the middle of her forehead the color of cerulean blue like his half moon but in the shape of a teardrop. Her eyes looked to have silver shimmer around them giving then the look that they were glowing in the moonlight. He watched as her body seemed to glimmer with each move she made in the water. Like an endless light surrounding her body. He had never met a demoness this close to his own caliber and of such enormous beauty. But she looked oddly familiar.

He watched her for a while and made and appreciative noise. Suddenly she stopped and called out. "Whose there. I'm warning you." A bow and quiver appeared out of nowhere. This only made him even more curious for her. He watched her take an arrow out getting ready to fire. "If it is you Miroku, you lecher I swear I will beat you to a bloody pulp." He had heard that name before. But where?

He couldn't resist putting fear into his prey. He loved the smell of fear. "No it is not the one you call Miroku."

He watched the confusion spread over her face. "Okay then who are you?"

"Why is it not fear I feel in your presence." He asked disregarding her question.

"I have learned a short while ago that there is no greater weakness than showing your fear. Show yourself."

He made a circle around the spring with her following him with her arrow never even stopping. Who is this woman? Why is she all alone? Why does she seem so familiar? "That is an admirable trait and you know well. But why is it you don't fear the voice of someone you don't know."

"I fear no one."

A brave demoness. And I don't even know her name. He wondered. "What is your name?"

"Kagome." Then it clicked.

"Kagome? Inuyasha's wench?" He chuckled slightly. "What are you doing here without your precious Inuyasha?" Oh this would be fun.

"It is only the business of I and no one unless I see fit to tell the person in question, which as of yet I have not had the honor of knowing the name of this guest."

He took this time to run and pin her against the rock knocking the bow out of her hands.

"Sesshomaru." She breathed not even letting on she was the least bit uncomfortable with her current state of supposed distress. "What do you want?"

He took a long sniff of her memorizing her scent and appreciating it at the same time. Then stopped to take in her form. She would make a good mate indeed if not for that ignorant Inuyasha. He pushed that thought aside and decided now was not the time for more foolish thoughts of pleasure. "I want to know what has caused you to take such a drastic change. The last time I seen you, you were merely a human and a mortal at that."

She kept her face cool and unchanging. "That is my business and mine alone."

"Where is the half-breed Inuyasha?"

He almost laughed when she growled at the proclamation of his name. "I no longer associate myself with the one known as Inuyasha. I long for the death of him at my hands. It is his fault I became bitter."

This time he smirked slightly, someone at last shares the same desires he does. Maybe this change was for the better. "What then is to become of you and your… group?"

She stayed silent for a moment but he took a claw and ran it up her side causing a slight discomfort and for her to say what he wanted. "We seek to finish the jewel and destroy Naraku. What business is it of yours?"

"What I would like to know is why such hostility for the one known as Inuyasha?"

"He ruined my life with the stupid jewel. Therefore I was not there to stop the death of my family. I have no one but Sango, Miroku, and Shippo that I can count on. Even there I feel sometimes is little stability. But for my family I am here to avenge the deaths of them at both Inuyasha and Naraku's account. I know it was he who did it."

"Admirable, that we both seek the same things for the same reason."

"And what reason would that be?" She said looking at him curiously now.

"Family." Came the one worded answer.

She now took this time to look at her current position. "Do you think you could let me go?"

He held her for a while longer just to agitate her then dropped her back into the water. He stood there for a minute. She made no move. He raised an eyebrow.

"Do you think you could turn around?" She said slightly agitated.

He did as she asked. But when she was turned he looked anyway. He almost choked at what he saw. But it is not dignified for a demon lord to do that. The way her breasts curved. The simple curves that came when she changed into demon. On that note he wondered how it is that she was full demon in the first place. He watched as she pulled a white contraption from her pile of clothes, and then placed it over her breasts restricting them. He watched her put on the kimono; it was so different from the other clothing she used to wear that was not acceptable for any woman, human or demon, to be dressed in. He saw that she was finishing to tie the obi in place with a bit of difficulty and turned back to face the other direction. "You can look now." He heard her say quietly. She smiled slightly then said, "Goodbye." and turned to leave.

"One more thing before you go."

"What's that?" She said turning halfway.

"Why are you a full demon?"

"Let's just say I made a deal with the Angel of Death."

"What kind of deal?"

"What's it to you?"

"Just curiosity of what my brother is up against."

The voice of what she wanted murmured through her head. "I will make you a deal. You go back through the well and I will see to it that you get your revenge."

"How? I am merely a mortal and I have only the powers of a priestess. What good would just that do against someone as strong as Inuyasha?"

"I will give you any powers you want just tell me what you desire."

"I desire to be immortal, to be able to run really fast, to call upon any weapon I need without a word but with the passing of the thought through my mind, I wish for the ability to have sensitive hearing, I would like the element of fire and the ability of no fear . Can you comply with that?"

She shook the thoughts away and answered, "I desired to be immortal. As a mortal I had to make myself stronger than Inuyasha. The only way he could make that possible was to make me that of which I wish to destroy with more powers. Does that answer your question?"

He was astounded at her revelation but was careful not to reveal it. "That and more."

"Well I have to get back to the others; I didn't want to leave them alone unprotected for too long." She turned and ran in the direction he presumed to be where the others were.

His mind drifted back to the smell of her and the shapeliness of her body. He closed his eyes and reveled in it. "Yes a great mate indeed, Kagome." He turned and walked back toward where Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un obediently waited for his return.

I think the changes were for the better. I recently read an awesome Sess/Kag fic that put mine to shame and I had to revise a bit.

There a new chapter and a good one at that. They met they talked and I still kept Sesshomaru in his no emotion revealed whatsoever mode that he is always in. I think out of all the episodes I have seen he has only smiled slightly like three times.

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