Hey, minasan! I'd like to thank you all for the wonderful reviews. ^_^ And I'd like to thank XangelwingsX for the information on Tenseiga. Anywho.....this chap gets a bit of citrus in it so be warned. This is not G material. ^_^;;
-Minko
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Kagome felt herself slowly being lured out of her dreams. She felt warm and content, small sensations running across her stomach area. She felt fingers gently wrapping cloth bandages around her stomach, carefully avoiding the wound. The raven haired miko knew the action well. Then, skin brushed against her left cheek and silk threads brushed onto her sleeping face. Warm air tickled her ear causing Kagome's eyes to fly open and make the teen gasp. The figure quickly pulled away. "Sesshoumaru?", Kagome gasped. 'What the-?' The emotionless face didn't even twitch. Kagome took the time to look at her surroundings. "Where am I?", Kagome gasped, yet again. The was NOT the forest she had passed out in. This was a huge room with marble floors, peach colored walls, an adjoining balcony, a soft white sheeted bed (in which she lay that very second), and, well frankly, it would take hours to explain the room in details but one simple sentence would clear up the whole description: The place was like a friggin' mansion!
"You are in the western castle," the demon lord stated. Kagome turned to look at him, mouth agape. "I'm in YOUR place?" "Yes, but that would not be my concern if I were you." She narrowed her eyes, "Then, what, all mighty Sesshoumaru-sama, would be YOUR concern? My face? The way you were sniffing at it, it must be. " "I will not lower myself to play games with the likes of a human." Kagome glared at him a second. Then he spoke,"I suspect you'll want to eat and bathe?" "And see Shippou,"she added. She tried to pull herself out of bed, but her legs felt like lead weights. Trying to lift them made them hurt. She frowned, 'Damn that poison.' Then, hands gently slid under her back and lifted her into the strong arms of the demon lord. "Hey! What are you doing? I can get up myself!" "Really? It does not appear so." "Gr....!", she glared at Mr. Emotionless, but knew he was right. She looked up at the man carrying her away and saw a small smirk on his face. 'Wait. Is Sesshoumaru smirking???'

They arrived at the hot springs, Kagome still in the arms of Sesshoumaru. She awed at the size of the 'bath room.' It was A LOT bigger than her already huge bedroom. The floor was tiled in white marble squares. There were seven pools hot pools of water all with steps lined in gold leading up to them. Trees, flowers, and boulders gave the room a nature kissed look. She saw Sesshoumaru's smirk grow wider at her fascinated face. The youkai lord carefully sat her down on a marble bench by one of the many steaming pools of water. "Take off your garments," his face was back to stone mode again. "WHAT?!? No way!" "Would you prefer I take them off? Or maybe you'd prefer Jaken?" Kagome felt her cheeks go red. "Don't peek." "Why would I look at a human?", he asked before turning around. Kagome felt her blush spread and get darker as she k slid off her white school top and hunter green skirt. She carefully folded them and sat them on the bench beside her. Sesshoumaru turned around and almost smirked again at the red faced squirming girl sitting on the white stone bench, but settled for raising an eyebrow instead.. "Your going to bathe with those on?", his eyes settled on her bra and underwear. "No. I expect you to put me in the water before I take them off.", and before she knew it she was setting in the shallow end of the closest spring. The warm water rushing over her skin and caused a happy sigh to come from the miko's mouth. She looked around and didn't see Sesshoumaru anywhere, so allowed herself to sink into the water and take off the rest of her clothes. She closed her eyes and smiled, just simply enjoying the warmth. 'Kami, it feels great to bathe like this again. Sesshoumaru's so lucky.' "Lucky?", the voice echoed in her mind. She shot her eyes open to stare onto the golden ones. Then, to the person they belonged to. "Sess, Sesshoumaru?!?", again with the cherry red blushing. Kagome turned away shining with embarrassment. 'I'm sitting naked in a hot spring with a very powerful demon lord right in front of me! Kami help me!' "Get out! I'm naked!",she glared at him with earnest blue/gray eyes. "With the clothes you normally wear, not much is left to be imagined."

He wasn't sure what had came over him. The feelings started when she'd first protected Rin while he was away, and then when she'd saved him from being poisoned to death. Now, the feelings were strong, but he was unclear to what exactly they were. It was troubling that he was having any other feelings besides disgust towards her. She was human after all. But what human could be so brave as to risk her life for a youkai? What human had the power to create such a powerful barrier even in her sleep? What human could catch the attention of himself, the western lord? And the way her skin felt on his....it made him want to take her right then, claim her so that no one else would ever feel her soft, smooth skin but him. Her innocent, fragile looking form contained such power and emotion, just like now. She looked as if she'd wither away with embarrassment and tried curling into a tight ball to hide her naked body. Then, something drastically changed. Her scent! Why hadn't he noticed before. The miko was in heat. He smiled, but not a happy smile, more of a devilish smirk showing white, sharp canines. She seemed to stop dead, eyes going wide as the demon lord's went red. "Sesshoumaru, go, go away.", she commanded, fear radiating from her. The fear and spicy smell of her heat made her usual smell even better. Her blue/gray eyes shined up at him, bigger than normal. It made his skin tingle.

In an instant he was upon her, her naked body exposed to him. He nipped the skin of her collarbone, but never breaking skin. She attempted to scream, but his lips locked on to hers, stealing the cry for help right from her very throat. His tongue plunged into her mouth, tasting her. He growled in pleasure. She tasted so sweet....like pure honey. Kagome had her hands on his chest, but not in affection; she was shoving with all her might, but she couldn't throw him. His arm grabbed her wrists and held them above her head. His head moved to her right breast and began to lick at it. "No....",came a small whisper. "NO,"louder this time. "I SAID NO!" Kagome felt energy from surge from deep within her and burst out of her body. A bright light exploded from her and the crazed demon was thrown off of her. She gasped, trying to catch her breath as she heard the demon lord slam into the concrete wall. The startled miko still felt the newly gained power running through her veins. She stood up, no aching limbs, no poison affecting her. She had somehow become stronger, revealing hidden strength. She walked over to Sesshoumaru, and he lifted his head to her and she saw a small stream of blood trickle from his mouth.
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Nothing much to say. Be sure to REVIEW! Chapter 6 comming soon!

Chocolate and Cheddar,
Minko