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Sessomaru certainly hadn't expected Kagome to show back up in the west let alone in this tournament he had been forced to hold to find a suitable mate.
While it had never been specified that only demons could participate she was the only human.
He felt his stomach knot and churn as the female he wanted stood in the tournament grounds with the other participants staring up at him from where he was being forced to sit.
He wanted to jump down and save her, maybe slap her, for putting herself right in harms way when he had sent her away from him to protect her.
For months Kagome had lived in the western palace, coming first as a mediator and advisor for human and demon relations to improve. It hadn't taken long for the two of them, working closely together, to become much fonder of one another than they had realized was possible.
Once their engagement and intent to mate had been announced the danger to her life had become very real. Kagome was strong and capable but the threat of her possibly being injured or killed had been enough for Sesshomaru to call off their future plans.
In the process Kagome had been angry and absolutely shattered that he seemed to so flippantly dismiss their relationship. He had figured it was easier for her to believe he didn't care and she left.
Digging his claws into the wooden arms of the chair he had to sit in he clenched his teeth together. The combatants were to engage in hand to hand combat with the aid of weapons.
No demonic energy, or in Kagomes case spiritual energy, was to be used. It was a test of prowess and physical strength, if a participant died in the process so be it.
He knew the demon females would not hold back and be out for blood. Kagome had never exhibited such capabilities and Sesshomaru was giving less of a damn by the minute about rules and propriety when it came to the woman he truly wanted to be with.
The first two fighters came out, a wolf demon and a panther demon he was unfamiliar with. The wolf seemed to have the upper hand until the panther swept her feet out from underneath her and slashed her face with sharp claws.
The wolf female submitted possibly fearing further harm. Next was a falcon and a dog demon such as himself.
The falcon demon was especially brutal going for the dog demons eyes. After some back and forth and struggling the dog female slammed the falcon into the ground closing her jaws around the others neck crushing her wind pipe.
The first casualty.
Sesshomaru knew this one would be a problem as there were so few purebred dog demos left, she would stop at nothing to have him.
Kagome came out armed with her bow and arrow fully attired in her priestess clothing. Jeers came from the demon onlookers as she kept her gaze steady on him.
Her opponent was a siren which intrigued Sesshomaru as she was not able to use her abilities, he had never seen a siren use anything other than her voice.
She had no weapons and went straight to brawling. Kagome easily moved out of the way backing the female to a wall and shooting three arrows at once to pin her flowing kimono to it making her the victor of that fight and securing her place to fight either the panther or the dog.
Silently Sesshomaru hoped in a way it would be the dog demon, she knew more of them then she did a panther, either way it was a precarious situation she was in.
Undoubtedly seeing what the dog had done to the falcon the panther female went all out not wasting a moment. Physically she was stronger than the other female and landed a particularly brutal punch to her that may have killed her had she not ducked.
The dog demon was knocked unconscious claiming the panther as the winner. Sesshomaru sat on the edge of his seat as Kagome faced down the demon.
She had nothing to defend herself with compared to the panthers claws and fangs. Immediately the demon launched into a flurry of kicks and punches baring her sharp claws that Kagome was able to dodge or negate.
Before long Kagome stumbled being slashed above her eyes clean across her forehead. Swiping at the blood she gave up closing her eyes. The panther jumped up to finish her off and pounced on her only to stop becoming limp.
Pushing her off of her Kagome withdrew the blade that she had kept hidden in her sleeve and wiped it off on her already red pants. Ripping a piece of her sleeve off she tied it around her head to stem the bleeding.
The crowd was silent as she picked up her bow and arrow to once again stare at Sesshomaru.
"There! I proved myself! Now can we get married?!" She shouted up at him. Stunned himself he shook his head mentally to jump down from where he had been told to sit.
Going to her side he glared down at her.
"I told you to stay away." He said softly.
"Aren't you glad I didn't?" Kagome countered cockily.
"Extremely." He smirked taking her hand in his to raise it in victory declaring her as his undisputed mate and lady of the western lands.
