Here's another one!

Sesshomaru was sitting at his desk, pinching the bridge of his nose, trying to stop his headache. Its been 3 hours and his cousin was getting on his last nerves. His constant questions about Kagome were endless, he continued to say he didn't know her that long to answer him but he still wouldn't stop. Since said inu was grabbing something to eat from the cafe, this was the first break he was getting from him and he could tell already it was going to be too short. What he would do for a distraction right about now.

" Sup boy."

Amber eyes blinked, slightly startled, and turned. Kagome was in her field gear, leaning against his book shelf. He blinked again, " Kagome? How did you get in here?" and how come I didn't sense you, he wondered.

Her head tilted to his balcony doors, as she pulled the straps to her bullet proof vest off, letting it drop to the floor, " It was unlocked." taking off her bow she set it down before she moved closer, " So, what's up with you?"

He watched her come closer, her walk was delicious, her hips tilting just a little lower because of the weight of her guns. She looked like an exotic cos play character. She walked around his desk, in need of a distraction just as much as he was. Today's job was tough and she needed a moment to relax, so without hesitation, she straddled his chair and leaned in, kissing soft lips.

Sesshomaru was quick to respond and met her in a fierce, concurring kiss. Kagome felt like she was drowning. His tongue tasting her mouth with hungry strokes, as if he was trying to devour her. She moaned, her lips parting more, her own small tongue doing it's own tasting. It was everything she knew it would be. The butterflies in her stomach, her heart leaping to her throat, heat surging through her blood. Her arms went up and around the demon's neck, losing herself to the feeling. She taste so sweet, so cool and refreshing, it was addicting. Her bold actions were a turn on, he loved a woman that knew what she wanted. His arms went around her, his strong hands sliding up her back. She suddenly hissed in pain, jerking away from him.

Sesshomaru blinked, trying to focus his brain, seeing her step away from him, " What's wrong?"

She shook her head, " It's nothing."

He stood, seeing the slight twitch of her eye, as if she was covering up pain, " You're hurt."

She smiled, waving it off, " Nah, its nothing Sesshomaru, really."

" Show me."

Again she shook her head, " Seriously Ses, its no big..."

He cut her off with a stern tone, " Kagome."

She frowned, there he goes again, those amber eyes demanding obedience. She sighed, there really wasn't a point in fighting it, he was going to get what he wanted eventually. With a roll of her eyes, she turned away from him and lifted her shirt.

Sesshomaru blinked, there was a large black and blue bruise covering almost the entirety of her back. He stepped forward, staring, surprised she was even able to stand, " How did this happen?"

Kagome just shrugged, pulling her shirt back down, turning towards him, " Was blown out of a mountain during that Harpies incident today. No big deal, it will be healed in like a day."

" What would be healed in a day?"

The couple turned, Kagome turned and raised a brow at the handsome black inu that just walked into Sesshomaru's office. He looked familiar but she couldn't place his face, " Do I know you?"

Hyde set down the salad he bought from the cafe and stepped forward and held out his hand to shake, " Lord Hyde of the East. You must be Kagome."

Blue eyes blinked, Lord of the East? She blinked again recognition hitting her, " Oh, your Hill's son." she stepped closer and grabbed the strong hand, " Nice to meet you."

Hyde shook the hand, surprised at the strength behind it, she was physically strong but he was getting the oddest feeling. Her white aura was so pulled in he felt he was being deceived, if she wasn't powerful why was she hiding her aura. He pulled his hand away, " You know my father?"

Kagome grinned, " We've met during a job I was working. Nice guy." she turned to Sesshomaru not seeing the odd look Hyde gave her, " So what did you need me down here for?"

Sesshomaru sat back in his chair as Hyde took a seat in the recliner across from him, " To set up a schedule for these photos and appearances."

Kagome frowned, leaning a hip on Sesshomaru's desk, " I really don't like pictures."

The frown passed to Sesshomaru as he leaned over and picked up his receiver, " Neither do I." he mumbled, calling the 5 Seasons.

Kagome just sighed and stood, walking over the couch in the office. Amber eyes followed her as Sesshomaru spoke on the phone. " So Kagome, you are a miko correct?"

She stared at him for a moment, his voice reminded her of Dracula. She just shrugged, looking over the abstract painting hanging over the mantle, " Yeah, sure."

" Are you strong?"

Kagome glanced over her shoulder, " Are you scared?"

Hyde smirked at the comeback, " You are quite confident for a human, better yet a woman."

Kagome raised a brow, turning to the lord, " I'm a feminist."

The comment made Hyde stand, walking closer to her, " And what do you mean by that?"

Kagome put a hand on her hip, his aura was a sort of blue and purple color, it was dark and manipulative just like his attitude. She wasn't getting a good vibe from this guy, something tickled the back of her neck, telling her to be wary of the man in front of her. " It means I'm not afraid of any man."

He stepped closer, invading personal space, " Don't you think you should be in the presence of a demon."

She stood her ground, " No demon alive can handle me."

He grinned, she thought of a shark, " I would like to find out."

Kagome frowned, what the fuck is up with this guy, she opened her mouth to tell him to back the fuck up but Sesshomaru beat her to the punch.

" Hyde, enough." the lord of the west stated while standing, " Kagome and I are to meet Lamel at there suite, I will have you dropped off to the palace."

Hyde continued to just grin, as he backed away, eyes on the beauty before him, " No need cousin, I know my way around the West."

The black inu walked over to the balcony doors, " Until we meet again little miko." he smiled, with a wink before leaping over the railing and disappearing in a ball of purple.

Kagome raised a brow, glancing to Sesshomaru, " What the hell was that?"

Sesshomaru just shook his head, " My cousin Hyde has always been an odd one." turning off his computer he grabbed his suitcase, " Come, we have a meeting to attend."

Kagome nodded and turned, walking over to her vest; she strapped it back on with casual expertise before hooking her bow to her back. Out of habit, she touched her holstered weapons at her waist before turning. She blinked at the staring eyes, " What?"

Sesshomaru raised a brow, to have her standing here, dressed in full on combat mode was actually a turn on. She looked so deadly in her uniform, covered in weapons and was oozing confidence. It was attractive that she knew how to take care of herself. He blinked, realizing he was staring, " Perhaps you should change."

Kagome grinned, he was looking at her the way Gruff did when she was younger and getting dressed for a mission. He would say, she looked like Lara Croft from tomb raider and how he would kill any man that tried to flirt with his 15 year old daughter. " My place isn't far from here if you wanna stop there first."

Sesshomaru nodded, " Yes, we should, let's go."

Kagome took the lead out the door, the walk though not meant to be sexy, was. It was as if her natural grace wouldn't let her walk any other way. Stepping into the room Kagome looked around, everyone was busy. Typing at their computers, scribbling on paper, running errands, trying to things done to finish up paperwork for the day. As soon as Kagome stepped through the door, it seemed like ice froze everyone brains, silence was heard as everyone just stared, her deadly beauty shocking them still.

Yvonne approached the woman, a frown on her face, " Excuse me miss, you are not allowed back here, how did you get past the front desk?"

Kagome turned to the woman, her blue eyes slowly rolling over her form. It made Eyvonne stop in her tracks, she blinked, surprise evident on her face. The look the woman was giving her sent chills up her spine, she had a lazy confidence about her and just oozed dominance.

A sly smirk eased across Kagome's lips, a smooth eyebrow went up, a daring look in her eyes, liking what she was looking at, " What's your name?"

Yvonne blinked at the sultry voice of the female, surprised at the warmth in her tummy, her mouth opened to respond but blue eyes glanced down to her breasts and she felt them start to tingle. She took a quick breath and stepped back, what the hell was that?!

Sesshomaru stepped out of his office, locking the door and turning towards them, " Yvonne, I am leaving for the day."

The admin blinked, realizing her boss was talking to her, but she couldn't take her eyes of the siren in front of her, " I don't know how she got back here." she mumbled.

Sesshomaru stepped forward, touching Kagome's shoulder, " Its fine, she's with me." taking Kagome's hand and pulling her towards the elevator. Blue eyes glanced back and winked, sending a trail of fire through the woman's blood. Sesshomaru watched as Yvonne gasped and fanned her face as they stepped in to the elevator.

Pressing the lobby button, Sesshomaru waited till the doors closed to look at Kagome, " What was that?"

The miko just smiled with a shrug, " Hey when you get out of jail liking females, you gotta learn a couple of tricks to get them to like you back." She glanced over, " Who was that anyways?"

Sesshomaru glanced up, seeing what floor they were passing, " That was Yvonne, my administrative assistant."

" You ever hit that?"

He shook his head, knowing what she was asking, " Our relationship is completely professional."

Kagome grinned, " She look like she taste like mango juice and starbursts."

Amber eyes glanced over to the smaller female, " Are you always so forward?"

Again she just shrugged, " Growing up the way I did; there was only one way for me to be."

Sesshomaru glanced to her once more, there was a hint of sadness in her tone but the doors slid open before he can question her on it. She stepped out first, he noticed she liked to take the lead, probably use to taking the lead. He followed her out to the garage and watched her look around, he raised a brow, a sudden thought coming to mind, " How did you get here?"

Kagome turned to him with a smirk, " Jumped out a jet."

His smirk was subtle, the woman was indeed a thrill junkie, " My car is this was." he said turning towards the reserved parking area.

Kagome followed him, taking off her bow to slid into Matilda, Sesshomaru watched her ease her back carefully onto the leather seat, " Are you alright?"

She just nodded, taking a slow breath, " I got a high tolerance for pain."

He nodded, starting the car and pulled out of the garage, " You are Miko, can you not just heal yourself?"

She glanced over, " Yeah but I need water to do it."

" Why?"

She shrugged, looking out the window as they got on the highway, " My powers are different from most mikos. It's too concentrated, water helps delude it enough to heal instead of kill."

He raised a brow, " Are you saying your powers affects humans as well as demons?"

She didn't turn to him, instead she pressed her forward against the window, " I'm saying I can make daggers that can cut and everyone bleeds."

Amber eyes glanced to her but she wasn't looking, that is probably why she kept her powers a secret. She was a threat to demons but a demon to humans. She didn't belong to either species, she was an outcast. And then her family abandoned her at such a young age to deal with prison for ten years. He couldn't imagine how tough it was for her growing up.

" Don't do that."

Sesshomaru glanced over, " Do what?"

Kagome just leaned back, " Trying to analyze me in your head, don't do that."

He raised a brow, " And how would you know what is going on in my head."

" I can read minds."

He glanced to her, " Really?"

She laughed, " No, but I can sense a set up from a mile away. I can sorta just tell what people are thinking or when something is about to happen."

" Because of your powers?"

She shook her head, " No, because of jail. At the age of 8 in max security, you gotta learn to pick up on shit like that real quick."

Sesshomaru raised a brow, " You never told me why you were arrested."

Kagome just leaned back in her seat, " I'm sure someone told you already."

" Is it true?"

She shrugged, " You can believe what you want, I already did my time."

A certain look crossed Sesshomaru's face, that was odd of her to say. She wasn't going to admit to stabbing Kikyou; was she perhaps innocent of the crime? If so, why do ten years in jail for something you didn't do. What really happened that night all those years ago?

Sesshomaru frowned, pulling into the garage of the miko's home, " I'm sure if you wanted your sister dead, she would be by now."

Her smirk was quick, she glanced to him, " Give me 10 minutes."

He nodded, watching as she got out the car, she suddenly paused, turning back to him, " What's the dress code?"

Sesshomaru blinked, surprised she asked the question, " We are going to meet the council, I suppose professional."

She nodded once before once again heading for the elevator door. Sesshomaru watched as the doors closed and she went up. It was an odd question to ask, perhaps she was not use to going places. Or maybe because she was an RDSVU agent and was use to wearing her field uniform all day. The short time he known her, he only seen her in civilian clothes twice and one of those times was at her office. She must be use to just working and going home, not going out unless it was for a reason.

He thought for a moment how dull that kind of life had to be. Yes she had an interesting and extreme job but to only go out to protect a treaty had to be mundane. She was brave though and seemed to be able to handle herself very well. She feared little and definitely isn't one to walk away from a fight. He saw how she squared off with Hyde, most women, even demonesses, would have backed away from the black Inu.

His name was enough for intimidating but Kagome didn't even bat an eye at his cousin. He supposed after being blown out of a mountain, little compared on her fear radar. Still he wondered how exactly she got into her profession, cops weren't known to hire ex convicts. So how did her name come up on a federal agency list of recruits. He didn't buy that healer story she fed him for a second, coincidences like that don't just happen. He believed in fate but he also believed you had a strong role in your fate, jobs like that don't just fall out of the sky. Someone was looking to recruit her or she was looking to be recruited, one way or the other, she wanted her chosen job. She must like the constant danger to want to continue this line of work or maybe she is looking for a way to get herself killed. Who knows, the girl was a mystery to him, he had so many questions and no answers.

A sudden beep catch his attention, the elevators were opening, he blinked and glanced down at his watch. Did he really just space out for ten minutes? He frowned seeing what time it was, more like 15 minutes. He glanced back up and his breath catch in his throat, she must have used magic, 15 minutes and Kagome completely transformed.

She was now dressed in elegant white business suit. All her business suits were white because that's the only color she liked them in. The white suit she wore fit her like a glove. The white pants rested low on her hips and fit her bottom snugly, flowing down her legs to swirl around her ankles. The electric blue button up clung to her torso accentuating her bust and waist, and the suit jacket smoothed over her shoulders nicely, deciding not to button it up.

Her long hair brushed and smoothed up into a high pony tail, her eyes had minimal makeup only a light touch of liner and mascara, blusher and gloss. Her white suede pumps and silver clutch completed her look. She was elegant, professional in the way she held her self.

Sesshomaru watched her open the car door and slid in, setting a black bag in between her legs. He blinked again, she was only gone for 15 minutes, how the hell did she change so much in 15 minutes. " That was fast."

Kagome just smiled, knowing what he was thinking, " I perfected quick changing by the time I was 11. And I took an extra five to fix my back."

He cranked up the car, " So you're all healed."

She nodded as he turned onto the highway, " Its good enough for right now, just a little sore."

He simple nodded, switching lanes and speeding up, Kagome smirked, he must like going fast, " I bet you can run faster than this car at top speed."

His smirk was subtle though he didn't answer the rhetorical question, instead he just sped up. Kagome just giggled, opening the bag on the floor, Sesshomaru glanced over as she lifted her leg onto the dashboard.

Amber eyes watched as she strapped on an ankle holster that held a Ruger pistol. He raised a brow, " Do you really need a weapon?"

Kagome put her leg down, " No but I carry anyways."

He watched her pull another gun out the black bag, " For what?"

She scooched up, sliding the 9mm semi automatic into her pants, " Same reason men carry condoms. Rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it."

He took the next exit off the highway before glancing back over and seeing her slide a dagger up each sleeve into the holsters on her forearms. " And the knives?"

She grinned, fixing her jacket to fit comfortably over her weapons, " I like knives."

He shook his head, the girl was indeed an interesting creature, he turned down another street, " When you were doing recon at the bar, you're tattoo was hidden, can you do that with the mark on your neck."

Kagome blinked, then nodded, " Yeah sure, its just a concealment spell." she touched her neck and closed her eyes for a moment.

Sesshomaru felt her powers pulse for a moment before the mark disappeared from her skin. Blue eyes glanced over to him, " What is it anyways, the moon and star on my neck?"

Sesshomaru sighed ever so softly, a sound that didn't actually past his lips, " The mark is meant to show other demons that you are my intended mate."

" Isn't that what a marriage is?"

" For humans yes, for demons no. When a demon decides to mate, they become connected to one another in ways humans can not. They can share their powers, their strengths, their weakness and their life span."

Kagome made a thoughtful face, " Hm, interesting, I don't remember that being in the agreement when the treaty was signed."

" It's not."

Blue eyes glanced over, her voice a whisper, " Then why'd you mark me?"

He didn't look and she knew he wasn't going to by the hard set in his jaw. The feeling she got in her chest, she knew what it was, she felt it many times before. Rejection. She can tell by the way he stayed silent, he didn't mean to bite her, he didn't want to mate her. She was being rejected. Yet again.

With a roll of her shoulders, she slammed a door on the constant pain she felt in her heart. It was nothing knew to her, it was story of her life. " It's cool, I get it." she mumbled, " Accidents happens when you get caught up in the moment."

He glanced over, he felt the change in the air, the tension in her voice, " Kagome..."

She cut him off, with a stern shake of her head, " I said its cool. Drop it." she mumbled, sliding a small .22 semi automatic pistol into her clutch before stuffing the empty bag under the seat.

He frowned, turning down another street, seeing the hotel coming into view, " Have you ever met the council before?"

" I try to stay out of politics."

Sesshomaru silently agreed, " Though there is a peace treaty, the Council don't get along well. The demons and holy are constantly bickering and manipulating each other to make each other the bad guy." He pulled up to the hotel, " The demon lords are not going to like you and the holy are not going to protect you, that is how it has been for every arranged marriage."

Kagome frowned with a sigh, " Story of my life."

Sesshomaru glanced into the rear view mirror seeing the valet boy coming around the car, " Stay close to me and follow my lead."

Kagome glanced over, " And I'm supposed to trust you?"

The question made him look at her, " Do you not?"

She frowned but stayed silent as her door was opened, with a silent breath, Kagome put on a neural face. She slid out the car and waited for Sesshomaru to come around to her side. Everyone is your enemy, even him, she thought in her head as he offered his arm. She took it but kept her eyes straight. Giving herself a pep talk in her head.

You mistook the spark, he doesn't like you, he just wants to fuck. Her eyes hardened as they walked through the lobby of the exclusive hotel. She could hear the people around them whispering but she ignored it. She was too busy building a wall, she already put too much emotion into this marriage than needed. That was all going to end. Now.

She thought the lord of the west was someone she could like since they both were stuck in the same situation. She thought they had a connection, she thought there was a heat between them. That maybe this was fate giving her a life partner, a soul mate. But she was wrong, he didn't even fucking like her. He marked her because of her powers. She knew it had an effect on people, she knew once people felt it, they wanted it for themselves. Why did she think any different of the lord of the west.

Was it because his aura effected her in the same or was he seducing her on purpose. What ever his reasons was, she was done playing his little game. She learned the hard way about letting someone in, letting someone get close, that will never happen again. Everyone is your enemy, she repeated in her head, even him.

Sesshomaru glanced over to the woman on his arm, she has been walking in a daze since they got out of the car, stepping off the elevator, he turned down a hall, " Are you well?"

She didn't look at him, " I'm all good." she mumbled.

Sesshomaru frowned, stopping outside of the villa the Council was staying in, he looked to her again. There was definitely something off about Kagome, there was a sudden wall around her, a hardness to her eyes, a distant tone in her voice. " Kagome..."

She ignored him, reaching up and knocking on the door, " We need to get this over with, I have things to do."

He frowned at her tone but didn't have time to question it as the door was opened. They were greeted to the living room of the large villa. The entire council was here, and most of them were yelling at each other.

Tanaka sat on one end of a couch, the old priestess now dressed in a black suit, " This marriage should be annulled. This is too risky."

Soto sat beside her in agreement, " An RDSVU agent married to a demon lord is completely outrageous. Someone of her stature needs a good human man to marry."

Lemin made a face, " Are you saying a demon lord is not good enough for a human cop?"

Tanaka rolled her dark brown eyes, " She was trained to kill demons, she should not be married to one."

Atomi shook his head, " Now that is not true, as an RDSVU agent she is to protect both species from falling into chaos."

Lamel agreed, " Yes, the government created the RDSVU to protect the treaty, she is a peace keeper."

Soto shook his head, " Atomi what about your other daughter, Kikyou would be much more suitable for this arrangement. Kagome skills can be of use to us at a later date."

Tashio raised a brow, " Are you seriously planning a human uprising right in front of us."

Atomi shook his head, " Kikyou is not our first born and the law clear."

Tanaka crossed his arms, " Technically Kikyou is your only born."

Atomi opened his mouth, then shut it, talking about Kagome's birth in front of the demon members of the council was not a wise idea. A throat cleared, the young beaver servant that answered the door lead Sesshomaru and Kagome into the room.

Tashio stood, " Sesshomaru, Kagome, you're here." he walked over and kissed the miko's cheek, " You look lovely my daughter."

She smiled, " It is always a pleasure to be in your presence Tashio san."

He just smiled, " Please, call my father."

She grinned, bowing her head, " Of course." letting go of Sesshomaru's arm, she took the lead and sat down on in a recliner, " So, why am I here?"

Lamel smiled, " How is the marriage fairing?"

Sesshomaru took a seat beside his father on a love seat, he noticed how Kagome wouldn't look at him. " Well."

Kagome agreed, pouring herself a cup of water that was set on the coffee table, " Yes, all is fine."

Soto watched the girl, she was younger than he expected, he never met her before only heard about her in rumors around the grapevine. There was tales of her power and rumors of what she could actually do. " Have you changed your last name yet?"

Kagome sipped at her water, " I will get to it eventually."

Tanaka frowned, she had the opportunity to train Kagome once but the young girl choice the mentor Kaede over her. The grudge still holds between them, " See that you do, this marriage is to be taken seriously. Have you moved into the demon's home yet?"

Sesshomaru frowned at not being called by name properly, " We are working out the arrangements."

Kagome just nodded, drinking more of her water, " I have a lot of stuff to sort through, what I'm deciding to bring and throw away."

Suki raised a brow at the nonchalance of the woman and the vagueness of the demon lord. Something was going on between the two, " Well, has the marriage been consummated yet?"

Kagome didn't glance to Sesshomaru, she knew they were looking for a sign of deception. Instead she put her glass down and waited for Sesshomaru to answer the question for them. Amber eyes saw her hand pull her clutch a little closer. The demon lord knew she was waiting for him to take the lead and she would follow his plan, even if that meant fighting their way out of this room. Oddly enough that attracted him more to her, she was strong but knew when to let another take charge.

He turned to the others, " Yes, it has."

Lemin took sniff of the air, " She doesn't smell like you had her."

Kagome smiled, picking up her cup again, " I keep my aura close to my chest, but trust me." she winked an eye, " We had fun."

Lamel smiled, " Well, then, down to business, my grandson has agreed to arrange a reception party in your owner. Then one photo shoot in wedding clothes in select magazines and one radio interview. That should settle the stir of uprising in humans and demons."

Kagome nodded and stood, " Sounds good, is that it? because I have to get back to work."

Atomi frowned at the rudeness of his daughter, " Kagome..." she cut him off with a threatening glare. He immediately shut his mouth and looked the other way.

Tanaka rolled her eyes, not so easily intimidated, " This reception will take place Friday, you need to have all your affairs handled by then. Name changes, moving into the home, all of it. The press will be at this party and they need to see a believable married couple."

Kagome crossed her arms, " Fine. Is that all?"

Hyde smirked with a raised a brow, " I have a final question. If this marriage was to crumble and war once again broke out, which side would you fight on."

Kagome turned to him without pause, " The side that pays more."

Tashio snickered, then outright laughed, " Kagome you crack me up."

She just smiled, then looked to the demon lord that she came with, " Husband."

Sesshomaru saw her head gesture towards the door, a clear sign she was ready to leave. He stood, not wanting to stay here any longer as well but more so he wanted to leave to stop the council from asking too many questions. " I have much work to do, if this is it I will take my leave."

Lamel nodded, " I will send you the schedule once I have it."

Tashio grinned, " Stay out the papers until the party too."

The couple nodded, Sesshomaru once again offered Kagome his arm, she took it without a word and headed towards the door. The council watched them leave, Suki raise a brow, " They don't seem familiar with each other." he glanced to the other demons, " If you know what I mean."

Lemin nodded, " You can't really tell if they consummated the marriage or not with the way her aura is pulled in."

Tashio agreed, " Its not like Sesshomaru to actually act like he likes someone though so it could be true."

Tanaka cleared her throat, " Can you demons have this conversation somewhere else please. This meeting is concluded."

Hyde looked over, " You do know I can slice your throat before your next blink right?"

Tashio stood to defuse the tension in the room, " Lets go get some drinks fellas, the holy can stay in their room."

The other demon lords stood, agreeing, Suki shook his head as they headed for the door, " Priests make me itch anyways." He mumbled.

As soon as they stepped out of the suite Kagome snatched her arm away from Sesshomaru. Amber eyes glanced over, her sudden attitude change warranting attention, " You're upset."

Kagome stabbed at the elevator button with a finger, " What gave it away." she mumbled.

He watched her from the corner of his eye as they waited, " This is about the mark isn't it."

She turned to him, dark blue eyes hard as steel, " I don't want to mate you either, so we're all good. We're just two forcibly married people that will live together until I die or you have a brutal fucking accident." the elevator doors opened, she turned away from him, " I don't like you and you don't like me. The mark was a mistake."

Sesshomaru raised a brow as he stepped into the elevator, the doors closed and he just watched her continuously jab the lobby button as if pressing it enough will make the elevator move faster. " Kagome..."

She cut him off again, " Drop it. I'll move into your house tomorrow but I'm keeping my place, and I'll be staying there most days of the week for work. I'll get a new license on Wednesday, but I'll need a copy of the marriage certificate."

He nodded, seeing she only wanted to discuss business, " I can get one for you."

She gave a stiff nod, avoiding eye contact, Sesshomaru frowned, not appreciating the cold shoulder and attitude. He was tempted to roll his eyes as he simply turned away, dismissing her entirely, completely over the female at this point, " Whatever."

Kagome blinked, turning to him at the sound of his voice, clearly understanding she was just shut down. Her anger rose at his dismissive tone, her eyes narrowing as she turned to him. Her watch is what made him catch the movement, the light shining off the Rolex shifted.

Sesshomaru quickly grabbed the fist that swung at him, pinning it above her head, pressing her against the wall. Her free hand quickly retaliated, punching him in the cheek, his head snapping to the side with the haymaker. She then pushed him back but that wasn't far in the tight space they were in.

He was on her in a second, the fist to the side of her head barely missing as she dodged left. Not able to do anything about the cheap shot to her ribs. She swung her knee out, knocking him back as he tried to advance. But he was up faster than she could recover, shoving her into the wall of the elevator.

Kagome struggled, trying to catch her breath, grabbed at the hands that held her shoulders, slamming her hard against the wall. His hand on her opposite shoulder, his arm pressing down on her collar bone holding her in place. " You need to calm down."

Kagome frowned, trying to breathe, " Fuck you." she hissed, her hands pushing up, her forearms smacking his away. With a sudden headbutt, she watched him stumble back before the doors to the elevator opened. There was stares as the two stepped out the elevator, Kagome's headbutt opened a cut on the cheek of the demon lord that was slowly bleeding and the miko had a bruise forming by her eyebrow where he hit her on the side of the head.

Kagome fixed her disheveled jacket as they made their way towards the exit. She jerked her hand away as Sesshomaru tried to grab her arm. Only making him growl at her and grab it anyways, pulling her out the door. Kagome tried to pull away from him again when they were outside but his hold held strong. " Let go of me."

Amber eyes narrowed, seeing people that was walking into the building watching them, " Stop making a scene."

She snatched her arm back, " Fuck you."

A small voice cleared its throat, " My lord?"

The arguing couple turned, seeing the young valet holding out a pair of keys. Sesshomaru frowned, seeing his car was in front of them. He grabbed his keys from the young human, " Get in."

Kagome rolled her eyes, turning away from the demon lord, " I'll find my own way."

Her disobedience really starting to piss him off, he reached forward, grabbing her shoulder, "I said get in the car girl."

She yanked away from him, anger in her own eyes, " And I said fuck off dog."

Amber eyes flashed red for a moment, he growled at her, ready to end the girl. She nonchalantly wrapped the chain of her clutch around her fingers for a better grip, her free hand palming the 9 mm she had stuffed in the back of her pants.

It made him pause and blink, eyes never leaving hers, she didn't take a stance but she was ready to fight. She wasn't going to submit, he realized, and this was not the time and place to force her to listen. He turned away, " Fine. Walk."

Kagome didn't watch as he got in his car and pulled off in a cloud of smoke. She simply turned away and pulled out her phone, it took her a second to pull up a number and press call. Someone answered on the 1st ring, " Are you alright?"

Kagome smiled softly, that's how her father always answered the phone, " Baba, can you orb me to the office?"

She didn't hear a response as she started to glow a soft purple, she felt the magic wrap around her, turning her body into matter as she was transported to her second home.

15 minutes later Kagome was in light blue terrycloth shorts and a white tank top, her hands wrapped in boxing tape, beating the hell out a punching bag, trying to vent out some of her anger. She was still so pissed off about what happened with the demon lord. But more so, she was angry with herself. It wasn't like her to get caught up in a man and the fact that she felt so strongly so suddenly for the great dog demon. It wasn't like her to be emotional, not after the life she lived. She was never a ' in her feelings' type of person, she never cared about the opposite sex and never cared about what others thought.

She had too much hell in her life to worry about others, she lived through nightmares of pain and suffering and still felt the stings to this day. She didn't have time to worry about some dog and why he didn't like her. She didn't want to be liked, not since she went to jail. She learned that the hard way, liked guys finished last, just like nice guys. She worked too damn hard in her life to be walking around acting like a love struck teenager.

What made her so damn pissed was that he dismissed her. That whatever sent her over the damn edge. It was so... final. Like it concluded all conversations about this topic in the future. Like he didn't care there was a problem and he wasn't interested in working on fixing it. His whatever clearly stated he was over the issue and it wasn't going to be discussed again. He just really seemed to not give a damn.

Her eyes narrowed, punching the bag harder, did she want him to give a damn and why did she want him to give a damn. He wants your powers not you. Its the same story line, over and over and over again. They never want you, its your body, your title or your powers they are always after. That is why you fuck with females, so you can be the dominant one. Because this is what men do. They lead you on, make you really consider doing something stupid for them and then they show they true colors. But why would he mark her? Why would he want her powers? He was already strong, he didn't need her gifts. What benefits would they have to him? Would he become immune to purity if they mated? Or would he be able to use her powers as a weapon of his own? Would he be about to purity demons? Did Izanami make this happen on purpose?

Getting even more frustrated at the questions she didn't have answers to she attacked the punching bag with more ferocity. Hampton stood by the bike machine in the gym, watching Kagome beat the poor bag into a pulp, he whistled, " She's pissed."

" She tell you what happened?"

Tangy eyes glanced over and shook his head at his boss, " Not a word, she just came down here and started letting go."

Gruff frowned, green eyes narrowing, something was definitely bothering his daughter, " She tell you where she was going after the Harpies mission today?"

Hampton frowned, thinking back to the moment he was sure he was going to die, " She said something about a date. You think the demon lord had something to do with her bitch fit."

" It woulda been in the news by now if he did." Gruff replied, walking over to his mini me, making Hampton smirk with a chuckle. The whole team knew Kagome had a problem with controlling her anger.

Gruff stood beside Kagome, " I'm taking you home."

Kagome shook her head, hitting the punching bag again, " Can't, got work to do."

Gruff nodded, watching. " The work will still be here in the morning."

Kagome hit the bag with a combo, " I can't go."

She hit the bag with a windmill kick, " I need to stay." Still hitting the bag, " Need to focus." Punching the bag, " Its the only way I don't get played." Spin kicking the bag, " Gotta stay sharp or assholes gonna take advantage." Combo punching the bag, " I can't let my guard down."

Gruff watched as her hands hit the bag faster as she growled, fangs showing, " I learned that lesson that fucking hard way. Why assholes is always fucking with me! I thought this was my time of fucking peace! I thought everything was fucking normal but I can't even get that shit! I had to get married for some bitch I don't even like! My so called husband is like all the rest of these assholes out here!" her anger rising as she beat on the punching bag.

" Everybody wants to fucking use me! I work my ass off for this fucking agency and that shit still ain't enough! Why is Izanami always fucking PICKING ON ME!" Her leg raising, catching the punching bag with a spin kick so fierce it exploded. Sand flying everywhere as she turned, breathing heavy, everyone silent at the sudden commotion.

Gruff simply touched her shoulder, " I'm taking you home." he whispered, steering her towards the door.

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