Hi everyone! Yes this is chapter six of this story! I'm really happy with this chapter it came out just like I wanted it to! Yay! Anyway thank you to all who reviewed. All review responses for each chapter will be at the end of each chapter! I hope you guys will enjoy this chappie just as much as me n.n..lol. Yes a FEW THINGS WILL BE REVEALED IN THIS CHAPTER, maybe what the secret of Kagome is wink wink.

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You were meant for me

Ch. 6

Courting

Written by: Western Lord'sMate

Beta Read By: NUTMEG

(Megan, my best friend, THANK YOU! I luv u. She is so smart and talented and the best person ever cause she is so awesome.)

Ch. 6 Courting & Orphanage

Sesshoumaru saw her retreating form. He was shocked and mad at himself at the same time. He felt respect for the young woman and the fact that he went onto her without her permission made him feel like he forced himself on her, even though she was the one who had gone a little farther with it. Sesshoumaru growled. He was going to get no where with this. If he wanted to solve this, he had to do it with Kagome. He saw her form reach the guards and wait for the doors to open.

"Kagome, stop." His voice demanding her to obey his command.

Kagome froze. His voice held power and it was like he had put a spell on her. She couldn't move a muscle.

'Damn him! Why do the Gods do this to me! What have I done to deserve such fate! Can I not have one moment to myself!'

The minute Kagome turned around she came in contact with his golden orbs. His eyes captured hers and held her there, never physically touching her in any way.

Kagome was lost in his pools. Come to think of it, Sesshoumaru had been the only one that she really was starting to trust, other than Kouga of course.

"Lady Kagome, I'm sorry if I have offended you in any way. Back there, that was my fault and I ask for your forgiveness. If I have lost your trust with me, I ask that that trust be returned once again from you to me, and our relationship with each other to continue."

The same thought at the same time went through the young couple's head.

'What relationship!'

Kagome blushed and looked around trying to avoid his gaze

"Uh, Lord Sesshoumaru?" She looked up to meet his gaze.

Her only response was a nod.

"May we continue this in the eastern quarters?"

Sesshoumaru smirked at her comment.

" If it will be more fun, then there we shall continue."

Kagome smiled dumbly before she realized what he had meant by that. Her eyes widened instantly, and she madly blushed after realizing what he had meant by that.

"F-Forgive m-me if I gave you the wrong impression my lord. That is not what I meant. I –I only meant th-that we discu-" She was cut off by Sesshoumaru.

"Kagome I know what you meant. I was not serious. Care to lead the way?" He said as he held his right arm in front of him motioning for Kagome to move forward and head for the eastern wing.

Kagome quickly caught on to what he said and started walking briskly in front of him. Her black uniform was now all dirty, yet it made her look absolutely stunning. Sesshoumaru who was behind her, was craving to touch her silken skin. Her legs moved gracefully and in a straight line. It was as if she had been taught how to walk since she was born. Yet somehow he thought that this was just another one of this woman's many gifts. Not a word was spoken throughout their journey to the eastern wing of the castle. Both were deep in thought and barely noticed each others presence.

Kagome was panicking inside. It not may have looked like that on the outside, but inside she was a mess.

'What am I going to tell him? 'O hi there Lord Sesshoumaru. Yes we kissed and I was trying to make out with you and I loved the feel of your mouth on mine, but we can't continue because I have a secret that if I told you you would run away just like all the other males that know about it. Well if that's all then goodbye' AHHHGGH! This is not fair! I can't really tell him of what I am. But I trust him don't I? But does he trust me? But he said he did because he wanted to reassure that he trusted me right?

In the name of Zeus what am I going to do?'

Her mind was in complete turmoil. She couldn't think straight. She would just have solve this when the time came.

Sesshoumaru had been in deep thought about the whole situation as well.

'Should I just tell her I want to court her? But then it would mean that I will eventually have to take her as my mate, if things progress in the next few weeks… She's not a bad person. She has the looks and wits, she would be perferct. Yet the question is, would I ever love her and would she ever love me, not for power but for me? This woman has done things no other woman has been able to do to me. She has gotten on my nerves and had the courage to stand up to me. I respect her for her courage, but if she were to be my mate, she would be a handful.' Sesshoumaru smirked at that idea. He wouldn't mind. He would have…fun with her. His mind started working on a whole different topic and it had a lot to do with Kagome and him and the grand chambers of the young Western Lord. Oh the fun that would occur with the two. They would create chaos and not even the Gods would be able to create such beautiful destruction.

'If we can even get that far' Sesshoumaru thought.

Kagome stopped in front of the doors and if Sesshoumaru hadn't seen her turn around he would've surely collided with her back.

"Uh, so do you want to go in now?" Kagome hesitated when saying that as if expecting Sesshoumaru to reject her offer.

"As you wish" was his only response as he took in charge and entered the main hall of the eastern wing. Sesshoumaru's strides were slow and graceful. His thoughts still on the young woman behind him.

Kagome followed after Sesshoumaru. He envied him for his perfect body. His every move looked calculated and perfect. Those muscles rippled with every little movement he made and Kagome was tempted to touch them and caress his skin with her petite hands. She then noticed that she was still in her training outfit and messy. She felt embarrassed compared to Sesshoumaru's clothing. It felt as if she was there to seduce him or something instead of being there to talk to him about certain things that had occurred between the two. Just thinking about it made Kagome blush madly, and that was only a kiss that they had shared. She saw Sesshoumaru take a seat at one of the massive black leather chairs and make himself comfortable.

He eyed her and watched as she made a decision as to where to sit. He saw her direct her gaze at a white fur-like cushion that was placed right across from Sesshoumaru and was about to take her seat.

She gazed around the room. All emotion had left her face. She was serious at the moment, but for what, it was unknown to Sesshoumaru.

About 15 servants roamed the main eastern quarters and they were all busy attending to their tasks, but they were also curious as to what was going to go on between the Young Western Lord and their soon to be Lady of the North.

" Leave us" was her only command and it rang throughout the main quarters making sure that all those in there had heard what she had meant by that. The second those words left Kagome's mouth all those that were completing their chores had froze, dropped what they were doing and bowed to their lady, then quickly abandoned the eastern main quarters and closed the massive doors behind them, giving the Kagome and Sesshoumaru complete privacy.

Sesshoumaru saw that as soon as the copper red doors closed her body immediately stiffened. He could tell that she wasn't completely comfortable with him around yet, and the young lord was willing to change that with the gorgeous looking woman in front of him.

She was still standing as still as a statue and looked to be in thought.

"Sit" he commanded her and she obeyed immediately. It was rather strange of her actually. She never did what she was told, but somehow this man across from her had been able to bend her, slightly.

Kagome made herself comfortable in the comfy fury cushions that were placed on the marble floor. As she made herself feel comfortable she felt eyes on her and quickly averted her eyes to meet Sesshoumaru's gaze, and just as she had guessed, he had been watching her.

"You know, it's rude to stare." She pointed out to him as she played with the furs that rested by her sides. He got a slight chuckle from him, and she eyed that emotion carefully, as it played across his face. It made him look like a totally different person, it was like another charm that this man had, and it made Kagome a little more at ease at the situation at hand.

"So why did you break off the kiss?" was his blunt question to her. He crossed his arms in front of him and held her eyes with his.

Kagome's eyes widened a fraction of their usual size. 'How can he just be so forward about everything!'

"Because I wasn't thinking when I did that and I'm sorry. It won't happen again. I promise." She tore away her gaze from his, feeling ashamed of what she had done in the training stadium.

"Look at me." His voice holding nothing but obedience.

Kagome slowly brought her eyes to meet his.

"Do not apologize for what you have done. It was not your fault. It was not in our hands. I did not mean for it to happen and before we actually kissed," he saw her blush as he said that and smirked.

"I meant to ask you that I wanted to court you." Kagome was once again in

shock. She slightly leaned forward and closed her eyes briefly making sure that she wasn't dreaming.

"Wh-What? Y-yo-you want t-to c-c-ourt me? B-bu—" She was cut off clearly by Sesshoumaru.

"Yes that is what I said Kagome. Now what I want to know is, back there in the stadium you said 'it's too soon' , what did you mean? Is there something I should know?" His voice held nothing in it. Not curiosity, not amusement, not anger, nothing. It was neutral.

'How can I tell Sesshoumaru about him?' He saw her slip off to her own world again. He needed her here right now.

"Kagome, I asked you a question." He managed to snap her out of her thoughts.

"Why would you think that I have something to tell you?" She asked, this time keeping her emotions in check. She didn't let anything slip this time.

Sesshoumaru's brows furrowed. 'Why is she being so stubborn?'

"Because, you do not say that for nothing Kagome. Now tell me. I promise to keep you here for as long as it is needed until I get this out of you." Kagome eyed him carefully. He wasn't lying about that. He was dead serious, and Kagome was in complete turmoil inside. One side of her wanted to pour it all out to Sesshoumaru and the other side of her told her that he was just another male that wanted to mess with her heart. Kagome turned her attention back to Sesshoumaru. Since when did he make threats at her own home?

"Excuse me Lord Sesshoumaru, but if I remember correctly, this is my home and the last time I checked, you are no position to threaten me." A smile tugged at her lips as she said that, making her feel for the moment that she had more power that the god-like male in front of her.

Sesshoumaru smirked at her little comment. She did have the courage to stand up to him. He admired that.

"Kagome, that was not a threat. That was a promise." He saw as anger quickly flashed through her pools and disappear as quickly as it had appeared.

"Now I need to know what you meant by that quote back there."

Fear suddenly enveloped her. 'What is she scared of?' He thought and suddenly concern flashed through his molten orbs, yet she was never able to capture it because Kagome was still debating if she should tell him or not.

"Sesshoumaru, may I ask you a question?" Her only response was a nod.

She took a deep breath and asked him.

"Do you trust me? I know I have not been the most interesting person to be around, but I mean, I don't' think I have ever given you a reason for you not to trust me right?" She held her breath for his answer. His eyes roamed her facial features and then he gave her his answer.

"Yes, Kagome I do trust you. But right now, you are not giving me your full trust because if you did, you would tell me of this little problem that we have at hand, am I correct?"

He had her there. She had nothing to argue back with him. Inside she was still fighting with herself and finally decided to tell him.

'What the hell..In the name of Hera, this man is going to be the end of me!'

Kagome sighed. She looked up to capture his gaze once again.

"Ok, so what do you want to know?" She leaned back into the soft cushions and waited for his answer. Sesshoumaru smirked. He had finally gotten her to give into him. Or so he thought.

"How about we start from the beginning?" He said as he untangled his arms and let them rest loosely on the arms of the black leather chair.

"uh, ok, well," Fear started to envelop her once again as she remembered what had happened about three months ago. She gulped and it seemed as if her heart was going to rip out of her chest. She cleared her throat and started to tell her tale.

" Well about three months ago, my father had invited Lord Odeon of the East and his son for a visit. I had a feeling that Lord Odeon's son was going to be here just so he can start to court me, like many other men had tried to for the last year or so. He seemed like a gentleman, he wasn't like the other men that I had talked to before. He wasn't forward about things and it seemed like he wanted to take things slow and he actually wanted to get to know me."

Sesshoumaru thought there for a second. 'Lord Odeon's son is Kouga so that means..'

Sesshoumaru suddenly cut her off at what she was going to say next because he wanted to get it cleared out with her if his assumption was right.

"Kagome is this young lord you are talking about called Kouga?" Kagome instantly froze. 'So he knows him?'

"Uh, y-ya, that's him" She said as she stuttered half of the sentence. Kagome heard a low growl come from him, but dismissed it quickly.

"Go on," he said stoically as he waited for her to continue.

" Well I was actually starting to think that maybe I may consider his offer and I might allow him to court me. I told him that I would give his answer in two weeks time, but in the mean time I said that I wanted to get to know him better. He was happy with what I had offered and agreed that he would stick around so we can have more time together." She paused momentarily to see if she still had Sesshoumaru's attention, and to her surprise she saw confusion cross his golden orbs suddenly, and she guessed it probably had to do with the reason that she had stopped telling her story. She tore her eyes away from him once again and they roamed the main quarters.

" A few days later I told him that I would have to leave the castle for a few hours because I had to go to the orphanage and stay with the kids. He did not approve of my choice but let it go for the time being. I had a feeling that he would not give me much freedom if I were to be with him, but I dismissed it quickly and never thought of it much after that. He apologized to me after saying that he never meant to act the way he did and he had no right to, and I did forgive him. But a couple of days later, a few girls from the city came in to the castle and asked if I could come and help them with a few embroidery and wedding things because one of the girls was getting married. I was happy and I gladly accepted their offer."

She looked up at Sesshoumaru and smiled a smile that never reached her eyes. She held her hands up in front of her and said,

"Yes Lord Sesshoumaru, I know, you're going to say 'Well why didn't you go get a servant to do that for you?' Yes that is what they all thought I should do but having nothing better to do around the castle I decided to join them, and feel like a normal person for once." Sesshoumaru was kind of surprised at the woman's comment but nonetheless he smirked and urged her to continue.

" Just after the girls left I sat down by the castle steps and all of a sudden, I feel Kouga's presence behind me, and from what I could tell he was not happy. I really didn't know what for but he just seemed not pleased about something. He called my name and I turned around and smiled at him. All of a sudden he tells me that I am not to go and help those girls because it is 'too low' of me and being in a royal family is not accepted. He said that I do not belong there and that a servant should tend to that if I think it is even worth that. I got furious with him and told him that he could not do this to me. I threatened to break off my promise and not even consider courting. He got very mad at that point and growled at me loudly. Then he told me that we would 'settle' this later. I began to fear him. My father had left me in charge that week because he had to go all the way south for some meeting being held there with all the lords. So that left me the servants and Kouga alone. Of course I did go and help the girls out that day and it turned out to be very fun and the bride turned out beautiful. I wished her a happy marriage and a happy life. She felt lucky because I had been there so she knew that she was going to have a good life. I felt good that I had made those people happy, and then I started to head for the castle once again. I had just made it as dinner was being served. I saw Kouga seated at the long table and he looked angry. I had known that this was going to happen but he first of all had no right to even get angry at me because it wasn't like I was his mate or anything!" Kagome felt a little frustrated but it felt good to let this all out, and to her surprise Sesshoumaru seemed to keep his full attention on her.

" After dinner he said he wanted to see me, here, in the eastern quarters, where we are right now. I obliged to his request and after I freshened up, I headed to meet him. I felt that everything was under control, but only Zeus knows how wrong I was. I didn't have to wait for him at all because it seemed that he was already there. He asked me what I did that day and how it had gone with the girls. I said that my day went fine.

Kouga all of a sudden told me that I was not to interact with anyone but him. He said it was not safe to be wandering alone without a male figure beside me. I felt rage and that's the point where I snapped. I told him that the courting is off and he to leave the castle grounds by tomorrow at the peak of dawn. That's when all went wrong." Kagome looked forward and noticed that Sesshoumaru was no longer at his previous seat. Her eyebrows furrowed together in confusion and she felt a hot breath tingle her left ear.

"Right here" he said to her in a whisper. Kagome turned to her left, and there was Sesshoumaru. His lean frame was all to one side and rested on the right shoulder. His legs sprawled all over the furs and left there lazily. His swords still held their place at his waist but they seemed to be in a comfortable position. Kagome nodded and turned to face him. She too leaned her upper body on her left arm and let her legs roam lazily around the furs. The lean gave Kagome's breasts a lean to the left and gave Sesshoumaru more view of the rounded firm mound. He suppressed a moan that was wanting to escape his throat but right now was not the time. He needed her to finish this. He motioned for her to continue. Kagome saw his eyes roam her frame and blushed slightly. As his gaze met hers once again, she saw the signal he sent her motioning for her to continue. With a nod, she began to tell the most difficult part.

"He was furious with me and told me that no one told him what to do and he always got what he wanted. He forcefully kissed me and began to roam his hands all over my body." By now tears promised to spill from the crystal blue pools. Kagome felt a hand wrap around her right one and looked to see at the owner of it. Sesshoumaru held her hand there and reassured her that everything was going to be fine. Kagome took a deep breath and continued.

" I tried to fight him off of me but to no avail. He was much stronger than me and I could not do nothing. By that time he had me backed against the wall and was still kissing me hard. I hated him. At that moment I swore that I would not let another male touch me. Kouga had started to rip my long dress and was starting to cut off the upper part. He obviously did not want to leave the palace without getting what he wanted. At that point I felt mad at letting him take advantage of me. I pushed him as far away from me as I could and I called for the guards. He managed to hit me across the face just a few minutes before the guards had him. He told me that he had fun today and that I was useless. All he wanted me for was for my body. Just so I could be used for his pleasures. And that's when I felt that I was not worth being with a man. I was softer than I am not before this occurred." She looked up at Sesshoumaru with teary eyes. She saw that he held no pity for her but affection.

"I'm sorry you have to deal with me." She said in a whisper.

Sesshoumaru came closer to her and caressed her face lightly with the back of his right hand.

" You should not have to apologize for anything. It was not your fault. I am glad you have opened up to me Kagome." He continued to caress her face when all of a sudden she pulled away like a frightened animal.

"No, don't touch me. I'm dirty. I'm nothing." She whispered as tears rolled down her face in a violent manner.

Sesshoumaru growled at her. This woman was one of the strongest women he had ever met and now she was lowering herself to nothing.

'So even the strongest souls break down sometimes huh?' he thought to himself.

"Come here," he told he as he brought his arms out to bring her into his arms. She slowly came to him and fell into his embrace.

"You do not know of the power you hold Kagome. You are more than what you think. Kouga has made a mistake with you, and I promise I won't make the same mistake he did." He pulled her off his slightly just so he could look into her eyes and he put his serious face back on.

"I am serious about courting you. I do not want to make your life miserable. I do want to get to know you. You have intrigued me like no other woman has and I have a lot of respect for you. I trust you completely and I never want that trust between us to break whatever happens."

Kagome felt tears wet her face once again. She felt very happy at the moment. He was actually willing to go slowly with her no matter how long it took them to get together, and she admired him for that.

Maybe something would happen between the two. Maybe, just maybe, Sesshoumaru would grow to love, and open up to the woman in front of him.

Maybe….

OK so guys what did you think? I know this was kind of a sad story. I told you some things would be revealed about Kagome. No her secret has not been revealed yet. I don't know when it will happen but hopefully in the next 3 or 4 chapters, I haven't decided yet. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed it and remember to REVIEW!

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Anonymous: Aw poor Sesshoumaru he was shot down! Good story update soon!

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Grilka63: Thanks for not making Kagome clumsy and always in the wrong! –Kim

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Hermonine: Great chapter. Kagome is so nice always thinking of others before herself just like in the show...I like that you added that. I look forward to your next chapter. Keep up the good work and update soon!

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