Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or its characters; that right belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Nor do I own Vampire Knights or its characters; that right belongs to Matsuri Hino.

Author's Note: TO READERS! IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE WAY THIS IS TURNING OUT, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS MY INSANITY AND CREATIVITY, TURN AROUND AND LEAVE NOW! FLAMES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. RUDE PEOPLE WILL BE BLOCKED.

Kagome's P.o.v.

She sat there, fuming darkly at the phone in her hand. The deafening silence in the headmaster's office was telling and looking from the telephone to Kaien Cross, who had his face school into an unreadable mask. Pouting as she placed the phone back on its cradle, she looked at the man, unflinching as she sat back with a small huff.

"I guess I get no choice," she said softly.

When no words were forthcoming, Kagome just closed her eyes and let her body relax through deep breaths. Her mind trying to rationalize that she was behind throwing into a pool of water with deadly animals in it and told to swim to survive. But the problem was that she didn't know how to swim and survive in this particular situation. Damning her Lord mentally, she opened her eyes.

"I guess you can tell that man that we will be going tomorrow night," she muttered as she stood up and started to make her way to the door.

"Kagome, if I could, I would have kept you a secret. But you do have a penchant for getting into these situations," Kaien spoke.

Pausing at the door, she looked over her shoulder at the man, smiling sadly as she responded, "I know, I know..."

With that said, Kagome opened the door and left. Not surprised to see Yuki and Zero standing there. Her eyes were narrowing when she saw Toga Yagari there as well. Sniffing in disdain, she didn't say a thing as she turned away from the group and made her way away from them. Her goal was to get to the Sun Dorms. She was pretty sure when she told Kaname about this; he would not be pleased. Especially since no one was to know about her connection to him, meaning he couldn't intercede.

"Kagome, wait up!" Yuki cried as the sound of the girl's footfalls races after her.

Slowly and stopping, Kagome looked over her shoulders at the girl. Putting a smile on her face at the way her brown eyes looked at her worried.

"What happened in there? Does this have to do with the other night? Are you in trouble?" Yuki asked her questions like the bullets of a semi-automatic pistol.

"I am unable to speak about it. But it does involve the other night," Kagome said as Yuki remained quiet on the walk to the dorms.

Again Kagome was sitting in silence; this time, it was in the back of a car. Across from her was Toga Yagari, looking downright smug. Next to her was Kaien. While in the back of her head was Kaname. His silence was uncomfortable, but he had cautioned her not to speak of anything in particular.

"Kagome, when we get there, I want you to be prepared. The President of the Vampire Hunter Association is a bit eccentric," Kaien said.

Unable to help herself, she gave a derisive snort as she looked up at the man next to her. "As opposed to you?" she quipped back.

The way she saw him blink and look confused before frowning. "No, he is... well... you will see,"

Sighing as she leaned back, closing her eyes, she let her mind wander. Opening up her senses, she was able to feel the aura of the two with her, as well as the driver of the car. Mr. Toga was confident about something, the smugness he oozed was sickening. There was more going on then she knew.

Zero had even started when he saw her to the car that night, that she should be prepared for anything upon reaching the headquarters. That they didn't just call any person there. The way his aura had flickered had given her the idea that his experience had been horrid. Opening her eyes as she smiled, an idea coming to her.

"Mr. Cross, I am under your care, right?" she asked.

It was quiet before she got a simple, yes.

"Good. You won't let anything happen to me, will you?" Kagome asked, this time making her voice a bit simpering.

The answer came quicker this time, "Of course not!"

The tone of his voice said he didn't like where this line of questioning was going while Toga Yagari was narrowing his single eye at her.

"Good. So, if something does happen, you will protect me. Even with your body if you had to, right?" Kagome said, tilting her head up, widening her eyes at the man, who leaned back from her, not quite meeting her eyes.

It was eerily silent as she waited for a response. She was not watching Kaien, but his aura as he debated how to answer. So, for dramatic effect, Kagome sniffed as if his silence hurt.

"I will do the best I can, Kagome," he said finally, his voice showing his defeat.

She felt a bit guilty playing up to the man's paternal instincts, which Yuki was right about, were strong. But she wanted this reassurance just in case.

Again the ride became silent until the car rolled to a stop in front of a large stone building. Already, Kagome could sense that something was different about this place. She was well aware of how old and strong Kaien Cross was, due to his heritage. And from the feeling she got from this place, he was not the only one like that in the association.

When the door opened, Kagome slid out and smiled at the driver as she waited for the other two to get out and then followed them into the building. It was dimly lit with candles, spread out sparsely. What made Kagome's nerves jumpy was that no one was there to meet them, though she could feel that there were several people around her.

Grinding her teeth in agitation, she noted that both Toga and Kaien were no longer near her. Meaning that she took what Zero had said and what his aura showed her correctly. Tensing as she opened her senses completely, Kagome barely ducked as the first knife was thrown at her from the shadows. Hissing in pain as it grazed her arm, drawing a thin line of blood.

Not stopping, she rolled to the side as something slammed where she had just been. Not having her bow on her, Kagome was technically defenseless here. Only her instincts and knowledge of self-defense. In the back of her mind, she felt Kaname, who was not pleased with at all by this.

Again she barely dodged another projectile that was similar to a throwing star; only it had three prongs instead of four. Growling low in her throat as she felt something wrap around her ankle and jerked her off balance. She wanted nothing more than to release her Reiki and fry everyone here though that would be a horrible idea.

Thrusting her hands out to catch her as she fell, Kagome twisted her body, pulling her legs towards her abdomen. Biting back a cry of pain in the ankle as what was around, it tightened before pulling a tall man out of the shadows, shock on his face. In the next instance, Kagome just lets her body rest on the ground and screamed, making sure it was loud and piercing.

It brought the whole situation to a standstill. Kagome's eyes were landing on Kaien as he stood in front of her and blocking another attack. Slowly she scooted until she could wrap her arms around one of his legs and looked at the man who she had pulled out and let tears began to form in her eyes, making him backpedal away from her.

"THAT is enough," came a masculine voice that was almost feminine.

Turning to look at who had spoken, just as hands were clapped, Kagome had to fight back laughing. The man was tall and thin with long purple hair. It was what he was wearing that was hilarious. He was wearing a dress and holding a small lacy fan in one hand. Instantly her mind jumped to him being gay before discarding it.

"Now now you don't have to be scared, Kagome," he said. His painted lips pulling into what she was sure he thought was a soothing smile.

Narrowing her eyes at the man, Kagome let go of Kaien's leg and slowly stood up, whimpering softly as pain traveled up her leg from her ankle. Which she was sure was bruised.

"Really? I come here in good faith, and I am attacked? I think I have a right to be scared," she snapped at the man.

Feeling a hand landed on her shoulder and squeeze, Kagome ignored it. There was nothing Kaien could do to soothe her or make this situation better.

"I am sorry, but we do that to all who come here for the first time. It is a test of their abilities and to see if they are fit for the association," came the man's amused reply.

Narrowing her eyes further, Kagome huffed as she put her hands on her hips. It was getting hard not to attack this man, no vampire.

"Well, I do not want to join, so if you have no further business with me, I want to go back to the academy. I need sleep, I have class in the morning," she said, knowing full well she was rude and defiant.

The chuckle that the man gave her had her growling once more.

"I do have business with you. Please, follow me to my office. You to Kaine, Toga!" the man said, waving his little fan as he turned and sauntered off.

Knowing she had no choice, Kagome followed after, limping slightly after the man. Kaien was by her side, though she ignored him, as she had been doing to Toga. It was not a long walk to the office, where she sat and offered basic first aid for her ankle. Again, she acted rudely and turned it down. She could heal it better herself once they returned to the academy.

"Well, since you already answered one of my questions, I have another proposition for you, Kagome," the man said, his olive-colored eyes glinting at her.

She didn't like that look. It said he was assessing her, trying to figure out if she had a weakness to use against her. That he wanted what he wanted and got it one way or another. A sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach had it rolling dangerously.

"Oh?" she said, not even bothering to elaborate.

Again that chuckling filled the air, grating on her nerves. Lifting an eyebrow as she waited for the man to continue, Kagome noted in her peripheral vision that Kaien was looking paler by the second. Whatever this man wanted was not a good thing.

"Oh, since you won't join, and you have a natural ability and talent in you, which would be a waste. Why don't you marry one of the hunters," The man said, his voice completely serious?

She felt her mouth drop open in shock. Horror flooding every fiber of her being as she just stared back into those olive eyes.

"Excuse me?" she whispered.

"I am serious. You have a natural athletic ability, and you can read situations. There are strength and talent in you that would be wasted if I just let you go back to your normal, humdrum life," he said, his face tightening, "So, pick one of my hunters and marry them. That way that natural ability and talent of yours can be passed off to your children and the next generation of Vampire Hunters. And with your looks, the men would be vying for you."

Her mind had shut down, emotions so still that it was like she didn't have them. Kaname had heard everything that man had just said to her. And while she could feel a slight amusement at her predicament, he too was not happy. Because she was not being asked, but told to do this. He is causing rage to build inside her quickly.

"I cannot do that," she said, her voice soft.

"Why not?" came the rebuttal question.

"I am the ward of someone. And this is the type of decision that I cannot make without their consent. May I use your phone to call my guardian?" Kagome asked, her voice becoming sweet and polite.

Not missing the look in the man's eyes as he nodded his head yes. Getting up and limping to the desk, Kagome picked it up and dialed the number that would connect her to her Lord. It rang for a bit before it was answered.

"I need to speak to him," Was all she said.

The grumbling she got before the line went silent for a few more minutes before it was answered.

"What is it, Kagome?" the smooth, deep voice asked.

"Well, I am at the Vampires Hunters Association, to deal with the consequences of my actions, Like you instructed, Sir," she said, pausing to see if he would respond. When he didn't, she continued, "I told them I would not join after a rather rude and violent welcome. So the President just propositioned me... to marry one of his hunters to help create the next generation. Do you want me to accept?"

The way the line was silent before she pulled the phone away from her ear as words came over it. "Are you okay? And what was Cross doing while this was going on?"

Kagome grinned darkly as she looked at Kaien Cross, who was going even paler than before as he stared at her in horror. "He... helped, but only after I had screamed. As for if I am alright... Well, a sprained ankle from a whip, and two thin slices from a dagger and throwing star."

It was silent again before she handed the phone over to the President as he stared at her. When he took it and put it to his ear, the man blanched as he listened to the voice on the other end. Kagome didn't need to hear it know what was being said. Her eyes were sliding over to Kaien, who was distressed and asking her with his eyes why she would do this. To which she just shrugged and giggled. Toga Yagari was confused as to what was going on.

"Of course, Sir. I didn't know she was your ward. No, no, I would never think of investigating yourself. Of course, I will immediately retract my offer and act as if I have never met Kagome. The same will be told to all my hunters as well. Sorry for this misunderstanding, Sir," Came to the man's voice, cracking from nerves. "Kaien, phone..."

When Kagome watched as the President thrust the phone towards Kaien, who looked at it as if it was the most abhorrent thing he'd ever seen, he seemed to be crying. The man had failed in protecting her. She never lied to her Lord, because that man knew when someone was lying. He could smell it. And after five hundred years of being with him, Kagome knew better than to hide anything from him.

Once Kaien finished, he handed the phone back to her. Where she too received her lecture. "Of course, I will try to do better in the future to not bring myself to the notice of others, Lord Taisho," She said, sighing dramatically before hanging up the phone.

In the back of her head, she heard Kaname chuckle at her expense. Rolling her eyes mentally at the vampire, Kagome told him to stuff it.

"If there is nothing else, may the headmaster and I go back to the academy?" Kagome asked in a sugary voice, getting a single nod from the man. Who was still clearly shaken?

Limping away, Kaien, by her side, Kagome made her way to the car and enjoyed the ride back. Glad that Toga was not with them. Tonight had been fun, though she wanted to purify those jerks still in the building. Slowly she let her Reiki began to heal the cuts and ankle. Not once did she look at Mr. Cross. A smile playing on her lips. It was a good lesson for him, never underestimate a woman.

TBC!