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Disclaimer- I keep forgetting to leave them…this one counts for all the ones I forgot in the past  goes over intercom I Brandi does NOT own Inuyasha, I repeat DOES NOT OWN INUYASHA! walks away with head down

"Aww, This is sooo much better!" Kagome exclaimed excitedly. While out looking for wood for the campfire Kagome stumbled across a hot spring and was now enjoying it. "Life can't get any sweeter!" Kagome sighed as she sank deeper into the water.

"Do you often talk to yourself?" Kagome's heart sped up, her eyes became the size of saucers as realization hit her, Sesshoumaru was talking to her. Kagome eeped rather loudly and plunged under the water till the only thing that was out was her nose and her eyes.

Sesshoumaru stood there with an eyebrow raised, "You have to come out eventually."

Kagome's face took on 11 different shades of red all of which were clearly visible even through the water. She poked her head out a little more so her mouth was out and tried her best to act as if his presence didn't bother her. "What can I do for you Sesshoumaru-sama?"

Sesshoumaru laughed at the way the girl was trying to intimidate him. Her face looked defiant and he was sure her body said the same thing but her scent said otherwise. She was terrified and he could smell it. "Why do you fear me?"

So he just wanted to talk? Kagome was so very confused. "Sesshoumaru you tried to kill me. More often then not when something threatens another's life they become fearful of them, it's only a natural reaction. Aren't you afraid of anything?"

Sesshoumaru snorted at her question. Did he, Sesshoumaru fear anything? That was an absurd question one he honestly felt would be a waste of breath to even answer, but feeling gracious he did, " Kagome I fear nothing."

"Not even if that cute little girl you traveled with was in danger? Her name was Rin correct? I know I would fear for Shippou if something were to happen to him." Kagome knew she was treading on dangerous ground but refused to be intimidated by him any long, it did nothing for her nerves.

"Hn." Ignoring her first question about Rin he wondered as to where Shippou had go off too. Last he knew the kitsune was rather attached to Kagome. There was all the Taijiya and the Monk they too appeared to have left the tachi. "Where is Shippou? If I remember correctly there used to be a Monk another female that traveled with you as well? Where are they now?"

Kagome sighed when asked about her friends. Miroku and Sango had gone off to get married and travel Japan. They figured this time around they could appreciate the journey instead of being pestered and stalked by Naraku. Kagome wished that she could magically and conveniently find Mr.Right like Sango had, without Mr. Right being Miroku of course Sango can have him. Unfortunately Lady Luck just wasn't on her side in that department. Shippou had gone off to the Northern Territories to train. He was growing up so quickly. Kagome wished he would have stayed her little boy forever.

"They all had things to do with their lives. Shippou to training with other kitsune's his age and my good friends were off to marry each other and live happy ever after. They all have better things to do then look after Inuyasha and rehunt down the damn shikon-no-tama." Kagome laughed bitterly at her situation then looked over at her companion. "You know Sesshoumaru…", She paused as if uncertain about how to phrase what ever was going to come out of her mouth, "I know why I'm here. I know why Inuyasha is here. But I cannot figure out why in Kami's name you are here! Don't give me any of that 'It's none of your buisness' crap I want the real reason you're here." In the heat of her proclamation she had stood up and was pointing at his smirking arrogant ass when she suddenly remembered she was naked. She crossed her arms over her chest and continued to stand waist deep in water, he wasn't going to win.

Sesshoumaru was shocked to say the least. She had gone from fearing him, to idly chatting with him back to being confused which lead to her current state of being pissed. He had to agree whole-heartedly with her when it came to being confused on something it made him rather angry as well. He also had to hand it to her lovely body. She was perfectly shaped with her hour-glass figure and…he really had to stop that train of thought.

He didn't know how to answer her question without telling her all the details. It all began at the Annual Taiyoukai meeting. That year it took place in the Eastern lords Place. The Eastern lord, Taiyoukai Mamoru, was a sort of fatherly figure to Sesshoumaru after his father's death. But after this last meeting Sesshoumaru had little to do with any of the other Taiyoukai's.

FLASHBACK

AT THE MEETING

Sesshoumaru had been sitting in this meeting for two days straight. He silently wished that the other Demon lords would all just die because their age seemed to be slowing down their thinking process which made meetings last for days when it should have taken only a matter of moments, an hour at most.

A lot of times they just sat there staring at one another as if that would solve all their trivial issues. Some of the things they brought up at meetings were completely useless. Things they could have solved without all of the Lords permission. Sesshoumaru had to hold himself back when they asked each other dumb questions. The other lords should concern themselves with rioting ningens not arguing about the proper way to milk a goat!

But whether or not Sesshoumaru agreed with what the Lords talked about he still had to be there and was still required to host his own every 4 years. The current and final topic on the agenda was one about women's clothing color. They felt their women were getting out of hand with all the colors they were using and the dress styles they chose. Sesshoumaru made the fatal mistake of snorting at their comments.

"Sesshoumaru, you haven't said but 10 words in the last two days. How are you doing these days? Got your eye on any women of the court?" the Northern Taiyoukai asked.

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed minutely. "It is none of your concern."

"I beg to differ. Gentleman I would like to bring up another topic of the day if I may." He looked around the room to see if any would dare oppose the Northern lord, no one did. "I wonder, Sesshoumaru if you are aware of all your resonsibilites as Taiyoukai of the West."

Sesshoumaru growled low in his throat. He knew exactly where this lord was headed and he was pissed. "I am aware of more then you may realize Kanaye"

The Southern and Eastern Lord stood by and watched as Sesshoumaru and Kanaye verbally sparred. They knew that Sesshoumaru was fighting a losing battle. Sesshoumaru also realized that he was trapped. If you ever wanted something to get done you talked about it at the annual meeting. This was just one of Kanaye's way of getting under Sesshoumaru's skin with the promise of making it out alive. Everyone in the room knew it too.

"Well then I really have no reason to mention then that you need an heir. Other then that abomination you call a brother. You need a mate." The room was dead silent. No one breathed, no one moved even a single muscle. Except Sesshoumaru that is, his eye began to twitch.

Sesshoumaru and his beast were on a rampage on the inside. How dare someone tell him what to do! It was unheard of! "Oh? And who decided this? Are you to blind to realize I have been off fighting Naraku? I have no time to find a mate!"

"Sesshoumaru we have all discussed this, though they say nothing now, all the other Lords agree with me. You need someone who will melt that heart of yours. Now, whether or not you like it you have 1 year to find this female of your choice and present her to us at the next meeting. If by said time you have no chosen mate then we shall choose for you. Being stubborn about this will only lose you the moon palace. Give us this one thing and we shall leave the rest to you."

Sesshoumaru had heard enough. He promptly stood up from his chair and left the room. Before leaving he could hear the eastern lord say to the northern lord, "I'm surprised you'll live to see your own grandchildren."

The northern lord laughed, "Me too."

ONE WEEK LATER IN THE WESTERN LANDS

Sesshoumaru was still pissed off.

He was mad at everything. He was like a bomb ready to go off. The next person to talk to him was going to lose their head!

"Daijoubu Sesshoumaru-sama?" Sesshoumaru whirled around to see Rin and decided to remove the next persons head.

"I am fine. Go back to the castle and see to Ah-Uh."

"Alright Sesshoumaru-sama." With that she turned and headed back to the castle. Sesshoumaru had decided to take up residence in his father's old retreat home. It was several miles from the castle but close enough to keep an eye on things. Most people didn't even know of its existence. It often times came in handy when he needed a place to escape to in order to think. There was an abundance of scrolls and family lines. For some reason his father loved to look at family trees. It had been a secret obsession of his.

Sesshoumaru sat in a chair and took up the nearest scroll from under the seat and began to read. He read several of them before one of the names of a family name caught his eye, it read HIGURASHI. He knew that name from somewhere. Sesshoumaru grabbed the scroll off the shelf and once again resumed his position in his favorite chair. That was when it dawned on him where he knew the name from. That girl that was always traveling with his half-breed brother, Kagome, she was a Higurashi.

She was attractive. Long black hair, infinite blue eyes, ivory for skin, yes she put to shame most Demoness'. She also had a personality that demanded respect and acknowledgement. She wasn't one to stand idly by while others were in danger. The only problem with her laid in her humanity. The fact that she would die much to soon for his taste made her undesirable as a mate.

Sesshoumaru unrolled her family scroll. He had to wonder why a ningens family would be in his father's collection but after a quick glace at her family background he knew why. Sesshoumaru knew she was from the future, which only added to her long list of unique and attractive attributes, he had also heard that she was kikyo's reincarnation but he didn't know that she wasn't related to kikyo at all. In fact Kagome actually came from a long line of Demons. The strange part was that half way through her family tree all the demons began to marry humans which weakened their bloodline. The stranger thing was that they kept marrying ningens. By the time Kagome would have been born there would have been little to no demon blood in her at all.

Sesshoumaru had to stop and think about this for a while. Kagome, the only female in all of Japan to ever catch his attention, is part demon. DEEP, DEEP, DEEP down she is part demon. Sesshoumaru began to smile as a plan formed in his mind. IF she consented to being his mate then he could call upon her demon blood and make her life as long lasting as his.

He knew his plan had one major flaw to it, Kagome was madly in love with Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru growled at the thought of Kagome being with anyone other then himself. But being the stubborn Youkai that he was, Sesshoumaru wouldn't give up. He would have Kagome as his mate. His Beast was most happy with his decision. He had been eyeing Kagome for a long time, it was the rational Sesshoumaru that kept anything from happening between the two.

Sesshoumaru rolled up the scroll and placed it back on the shelf. He then proceeded to write a note to Rin telling of where he was and not to worry. Then he quickly took off to find Kagome hoping that she was not already mated to Inuyasha.

END FLASHBACK

Kagome continued to stare at Sesshoumaru awaiting his answer. He appeared to have gone asleep with his eyes open. "Ano…Sesshoumaru?"

Sesshoumaru blinked several times and proceeded to smile. Kagome about fell over into the water when he smiled at her. Everyone knew that when Sesshoumaru smiled someone was going to die for that was the only thing in life to make him smile, or so she was lead to believe. Sesshoumaru took that moment to answer her in a silk voice, "You really want to know the reason for my being here?" Kagome slowly nodded almost wishing she had never asked. "Kagome I must find a mate and I wish for you to be the new Lady of the Western Lands." At that Kagome did fall over into the water.

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