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My corner; Thanks to all that reviewed! I appreciate your inputs and comments! Sorry about the errors. I'm writing two fanfics at this point and at times I overlook certain mistakes, so bear with me.

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Sesshoumaru cradles his mate next to his chest. He gazed at her intently. She is tired from their repeated sessions. Though she is trying hard to fight her fatigue, a yawn escapes her mouth every once and a while.

"Mate you should relax, I will carry you until we arrive at the eastern palace."

"I'm fine Sesshou, don't worry about me." She blushes uncontrollably.

"No you are not, our 'activities' has left you lacking in energy. Rest would be most beneficial." he remarked.

"And here I thought we thawed your frozen ass already. Don't you ever loosen up a bit?"

"I understand not this 'loosen up a bit', I am unfamiliar with the phrase."

Kagome rolled her eyes. "I was asking if you ever relax." She stated frankly.

"If one in my position would relax, it would be inferred as weakness by other lords as well as their courts."

"Relaxing is weakness? Since when?" she spluttered incredulously.

"Relaxing implies one must relent one's concentration. Should this Sesshoumaru relax, I would lose focus to any present danger. Enemies could surround us and I would be caught unaware. My enemies would utilize that fraction of time to overturn my rule and gain my lands."

"So basically you're saying that every self-respecting lord should walk around with a rod up his stiff royal ass?"

Sesshoumaru eyed her wearily. "That is not what this Sesshoumaru meant. Moreover, it would be wise to refrain from making light of the responsibilities that the rank of Taiyoukai involve."

Kagome shakes her head in irritation.

"I'm not purposely making fun of you, and I get what you're saying, it's just ... it's a stupid stereotype to stick to. I mean come on, if you start relaxing and god forbid start smiling a little, they would start thinking that you're becoming weak? Whichin turn will be seen by others as justification to knock you off your throne. You sure it's not an insecurity complex or something? It soundslike a load of nonsense some mentally ineptnumbskull concocted out of boredom one rainy day." she remarked snorting suddenly.

"Youaddress the matterso eloquently." he remarked drily.

"Was that sarcasm just then? Coz if so, sorry Ihardly noticed. I was too busy eyeballing the ice forming so fast around your ass."

Sesshoumaru let out a low growl.

"Regretting our mating already?" she snickered, batting her eyelashes at him.

"This Sesshoumaru regrets nothing. You might not take our mating seriously young one, but I do."

"Hey just because I don't happen to belong into the 'rod up my ass' fanclub, it doesn't mean that I don't take our mating seriously." she snapped. "I just happen to have alife, which doesn't include being a member of the current high society snob mob."

Sesshoumaru raises an eyebrow.

"See! There's that eyebrow of yours again! What is it with you? You got a nervous twitch or something? That could be a symtom tosomepotentially lethal youkai disease."

"You are the most argumentative female I have ever come across within the two millenniums that have been my life." he commented coldly.

"..GASP!" Kagome said mockingly. Sesshoumaru turned his full attention on her. "Two friggin millenniums? You'rrreeeoneold inu! You sure you weren't hibernating on half that time." she taunted. Sesshoumaru's face contorted in shock. 'How dare she! She will not triumph over this Sesshoumaru in abattle of wits.' he fumed.

Recovering he calmly counters her verbaljab with, "thousands of yearsare necessary in order to tame the childish shrew that is hidden beneath your womanly facade."

Kagome's eyes narrow. "You sir, will be sleeping on the floor tonight! HMP!" She crosses both arms on her chest, then snobs him off by turning her head to the other side.

"Indeed Lady wife." He stated in his baritone voice. "In our shared quarters we cannot afford ill will to visit upon our union by harboring such strife on our first night as mates."

"It's your overly obnoxious ass that's the cause of 'our strife'!"

Sesshoumaru sighed. "You prolong this meaningless discussion with your wounded pride."

"My wounded pride? You should talk! Your whole entire existence is centered on pride! You will kill for your pride! How dare you lecture me on the subject when you are the whole embodiment of the word!" she snapped angrily. Her eyes bleeding scarlet slowly as the silver stripes on her cheeks become more pronounced.

Sesshomaru felt the familiar hum in the air and the prickling sensation in his skin. Both accompanying the rise in her reiki.

"Control your anger mate and let your reiki subside, else, youdesire for the both of us to plummet to the ground."

He felt her defiant resolve diminish with the passing seconds. The redness dying down to a sombre blue once again.

"Gomen, Itoshii, this demon aggressiveness is new to me and I find it hard to control at times." She bowed her head in apology.

Tenderly he lifts her chin using his fingers, then nuzzles his face on the side of her neck, near his mark. A gentle, soothingly soft growl vibrates in his chest as he places her head onto his muscled chest. Kagome sighs contently as Sesshoumaru tangles his claws on her hair.

"I have no wish to upset you lady mate, but it seems that this Sesshoumaru's way of life is non too familiar nor acceptable to your standards. I hold your happiness in high regard as my top priority. However, I can not be expected to concede to your words, merely because you throw a childishtemper tantrum. It is beneath me."

Kagome jerks up. "Why you pompous, egotistical, self-centered, totally infuriating inu! Why must you constantly belittle me?" She screamed.

"This Sesshoumaru belittles you not. I find engaging in a verbal spar with you is not acceptable behavior nor will itbring usmarital bliss."

"What? I'm too spicy for you now?" she retorted sarcastically.

"Ridicule not my words Kagome. I find no humor in it, therefore neither should you."

Kagome balls a tight fist. Veins popping all over her forehead anime style.

"So you dictate what I should find funny now? Are you that much of a control freak?"

"Damaru! (Silence!), this discussion is over." he snarled holding up a hand as a sign of dismissal.

"You think just coz you hold your hand like that I'll just keep quiet? Boy have you got your damned screws loose! I'm most certainly not a fly for you to swat away!"

"Indeed you are not... you are far more noisy andirritating to this Sesshoumaru at present. Now say a word more and I shall complywith your insolence bysubduing you in mating as we fly to the ookami's palace."

"Who do you think you arefriggin superman? I can't believe you'rehentai enought to do a mating peep-show for all eyes to see. While flying mind you! Don't you know how many perverts are out there that could be watching us? You wouldn't dare! ... Up here?... You crazy-psycho inu! ...No way am I that desperate for attention." blabbed Kagome non stop.

The young lord smirked triumphantly, as they sped fast through the setting sun. Sesshoumaru sure knew how to push her buttons.

Kagome looks through narrowed yes and then clenches her jaws. 'This argument is far from finished.' she fumed inside.

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"I think I see them!" yelled Sango pointing toward the northern walls.

"Yep, that's them alright. No one could wear a scowl like that like our Kagome." Added Miroku.

"Get your furry ass outta my face ya mangy wolf! I wanna speak to her as soon as they land." Inuyasha bellowed. Pushing past Kouga.

"Inukoro, your lack of perception is just mind boggling. But then what did I expect from a hanyou like you anyway! Look at how she's frowning, something is definitely up with those two."

"What did you say?"growled Inuyasha angrily.

"See now your hearing impared? What next? You'll forget to talk?" taunted Kouga. Both glared at each other issuing a silent challenge.

"Damn it you two!Shut both your assesnow or I'll get Miroku to do it for the both of you!" snapped Sango angrily.

Miroku gave them a lecherous grinrubbing both hands togetherthen cracking them audibly.

Both Inuyasha and Kouga gulp nervously. Then countered by taking their swords out and making disecting signs on their lower parts while pointing at the ashen faced houshi.

Soft steps.

Strong strides.

The aura of two great powers emit from the silent couple making their way towards the palace entrance.

All turn the tachi'sattention on focus onthe figure of the western lord and lady as they came closer to their friends and comrads.

Noses twitched as the wind changed directions and blew the scents in the tachi's directions.

Low animalistic growls echoed in the confined space of the northern courtyard.

A pair of blood red eyes met the oncoming figures.

Claws extended.

Fangs elongated.

"Kisama, Sesshoumaru, what have you done to Kagome?"