Another one
The young girl groaned, trying to pretend she wasn't being shaken out of her sleep, " Kikyou it's late, leave me alone."
" Oh come on Kagome, it's our birthday."
She rolled over, " Our birthday is over, go back to sleep."
" Don't you want some more cake?"
She blinked and sat up with a grin, " I love cake."
Kikyou giggled softly, " Come on, let's go."
Kagome grinned, sliding out of bed, taking her twin sister's hand and sneaked out of their bedroom. Something had felt off that night, blue eyes glanced around the home as they made there way down the hall.
" We're gonna get caught." she whispered.
Kikyou grinned, " Relax dad's asleep."
They made their way to the kitchen, the cake was still on the table in its plastic container. They glanced at each other and grinned, " You get the plates, I'll get the knife."
Kagome nodded, " Okay." She was reaching for the plastic plate when she felt a sudden chill. She shivered and turned to her sister, " Got'em, did you cut the slices? I want a big piece."
Blue eyes blinked, seeing her sister standing completely still, " Kikyou what's wrong, you forget how to use the knife?"
" Not at all." she whispered, turning to her twin, " I'll show you." she said, her warm eyes suddenly turning red, raising the knife, digging the point deep into her chest.
Kagome eyes shot open, her mouth swallowing the scream that was on the tip of her tongue. She was sweaty and her heart was pounding so fast she can dance to it. She pulled off her night shirt and wiped her face, looking around. She was alone again, she frowned, running hand through her bangs. She understood Sesshomaru was an early bird, but times like these she would really like for him to stay in bed with her. She shook her head, with a heavy sigh, that was selfish thinking, he had a routine long before her and she shouldn't disrupt it.
Sesshomaru stepped out of the bathroom dressed in a gray suit, He walked over to the dresser to get his wallet, " Your heart is beating fast, are you well?"
Kagome just nodded, " Yeah, just a bad dream." she raised a brow, looking him over, he made suits look good, " You're dressed early."
Sesshomaru fixed his cuff links, " The reception is all over the news, the good and the bad. I have a meeting with the board to compile a statement for the press."
Kagome frowned, sliding to the edge of the bed, " I should get ready for work too, the council is going to be on my ass until I get a break in this case."
Sesshomaru agreed silently, clipping on his watch, " It is going to be a long day."
Kagome sighed, standing slowly, stretching her arms over her head, " Damn right it is."
Sesshomaru watched the muscles in her shoulders stretch and release, liking the way her back arched into a perfect curve. He wanted to taste her all over again, Kagome turned to him with a smile, " Wanna meet up for lunch?"
He stepped over to her, " Call me when you are free, there is some place I would like to take you."
She grinned, they never went anywhere that wasn't demanding them to be there together, " Like a date?"
He smirked, not answering the question, instead a hand slid into her hair, pulling on her neck. Bring her lips closer to taste. She pressed herself closer, melting into her lover, hands touching his shoulders. He was so dominate, he commanded submission, she liked that. She felt a warm swirl in her tummy slowly spreading throughout her body.
Large hands roamed up her back, pressing her even more into him, she moaned at the contact, feeling his arousal against her, a flutter of excitement flickered through her, a thick desire growing inside her. Arms went around his neck as she felt herself lifted off the floor, her legs draping around his waist, she smiled into his juicy lips, " Take a shower with me."
He raised a brow, knowing what she wanted to do, " We do not have time."
She just grinned, " You're the boss, make time."
A smile crossed the inu's face and Kagome felt her heart sink into her belly. He lifted her just a bit higher for a better grip and carried her to the attached bathroom. She was right, he was the boss and he'll get to work when he felt like it.
45 minutes later, they were both dressing in silence, the peace of satisfaction in the air, thick with desire and content. He glanced at her out the corner of his eye as he put on another suit. She was taming the massive amount of hair into a tight bun at the back of her head.
He turned back to his own mirror, fixing his black tie, " With the marriage now public you need to start dressing your age."
Kagome glanced at him, arms able to rest after finally getting her hair the way she wanted. She turned, sliding on the white beater she was planning on wearing today, " You're not gonna get me to like heels, sorry hot stuff."
Sesshomaru turned to her, picking up the gray suit jacket that goes with his Armani suit, " You show too much skin."
Kagome frowned, glancing down to the jean shorts she was wearing, they did stop pretty high on her thighs. " Its 83 out there."
Sesshomaru pulled his hair out his jacket, " Change."
She grinned, rolling her eyes, turning towards her closet, not bothering to argue with the demon lord. He grabbed her hand before she was opened the door, " I have to go, I will see you later."
Kagome just smiled, leaning up to kiss his lips, " Damn right you will." she winked, before walking into the closet to change. Sesshomaru just stared at the woman for a moment before forcing himself to turn away. She just made you want to devour her at all times, it was taking all his mental power to not taste her just one more time before he went. Shaking his head, he forced himself to grab his keys and walked out the room.
Kagome walked into HQ after another 20 minutes dressed in a white form fitting v neck t shirt tucked into her baggy tan cargo pants, her shoulder holsters packed with her babies and a thigh holster with a back up. Her hair down in a low loose ponytail, red and white jordens on her feet.
As soon as she walked in, she saw M waiting for her at the elevators. She was dressed lovely in black and gray patterned sundress, her short emerald green bob curly around her face, dangling silver earrings in her ears, matching the slip on silver heels. Clipboard in hand, a blue tooth in her ear, a tablet and everything she would need in her black Michael Kors bag. M handed her a file and a cup of coffee, " The council's already in the debriefing room."
Kagome just frowned, stepping onto the elevator with her assistant, " Anybody dead yet?" she asked, tucking the file under her arm.
M shook her head, " I didn't stick around to find out. That skinny old chick give me the goosebumps."
Kagome laughed, then sighed, " It's gonna be a long damn day."
M just smirked, " What till you see the news."
The miko frowned, " Why, is it worse than what I think?"
M just smiled as the doors slid back, " You'll see." heading to her desk in the back, knowing she had a pile of work to do. No one kept records of all RDSVU cases like M, she was in charge of it all. On top of that the small girl managed the entire teams life and finances.
Kagome frowned, stepping into the debriefing room, the council was indeed here. Like rival football teams, the holy was on one side and the demon lords were on the other. Ayame and Hampton standing with Gruff at the end of the round table like referees, prepared to break up a fight if it started. All eyes were on one of the screens on the far side of the room. The news was on. And guess who was being talked about.
The anchor man was smiling, " That's right Jenika, Sesshomaru Takahashi, powerful lord of the western domain, wealthiest man in Japan, son of the great Inu No Tashio has tied the knot. Who is the lucky girl?"
Jenika smiled at her co host, " Well it sure wasn't me Zuko." she said with a fake laugh before looking into the camera, " The demon lord has surprisingly chosen a human woman as his bride. But not just any human." A picture of Kagome appeared on the left of the screen in full RDSVU gear, guns in her gloved hands pointing at something off screen. Kagome made a face in approval, it was a good picture that captured her bad assness well. Jenika forced a smile on the tv screen, " Her name is Kagome Hernoshi of the RDSVU government agency. She has been working as a peace keeper in the branch since she was 18 years old and is the youngest members of the elite team."
Zuko nodded, " Her credentials go far and wide. Though it is not known as of yet how long Agent Hernoshi and Lord Sesshomaru has been dating it became official just last week. The wedding itself was done in secrecy but the reception was open to the public."
Jenika nodded as well, " As it seems, many were not too thrilled about the sudden mix match couple. The reception was attacked last night by unknown demons."
Zuko cut in, " But it seems Lord Sesshomaru and his new bride were able to handle themselves without a problem. Take a look at the video that was posted on social media and have been viewed more than 500,000 times already."
Kagome raised a brow, wondering who had the time to record during the chaos yesterday. The video started well after she had fired her first shot at the demons, kick starting everyone's brain into high gear. The dinning hall was emptied out and the camera caught the exact moment the panther demon tried to sneak her from behind. It showed her wrestling the demon down on her own before calling out to Sesshomaru for assistance and him killing it with his whip.
Zuko nodded, " It seems the newlyweds know exactly how to take care of themselves and each other. However not everyone is as excited about the union of the human and demon." A clip of police in riot gear was shown trying to tame massive crowds of demons and humans trying to attack each other. " The rebellions are on full attack mode."
Jenika nodded, " Lord Sesshomaru issued this statement to the press earlier this morning."
A clip was shown of Sesshomaru standing on a stage with a bunch of his representatives and board member's behind him. You can tell by the I hate this look in his eyes he did not want to be there. He leaned forward slightly to speak into the mike, " The attack on my wedding reception was not of a personal vendetta. However no one was hurt during the incident and the RDSVU will be investigating the situation to the best of their ability."
Hands immediately went up with questions, Sesshomaru frown deepened slightly, he hated this part. He nodded, picking one of the reporters, the man waved his pen, " Can you confirm it was the demon or human rebellion that attacked you in your home?"
The inu shook his head, " I can not confirm either, however we were aware of the high risks of being attacked. She is human and I am demon, we knew there were going to be problems with us being together."
" And yet you still pursued her?" another reporter shouted out.
Sesshomaru just nodded, " The connection was too strong to ignore."
" She is a miko, are you aware?"
" Rumors states she is quite powerful but hides it, is that true?"
" How are you sure she is not with the human rebellion trying to set you up?"
Sesshomaru sighed softly, knowing this was going to come up eventually. " I know she has powers. And I know she is not with any rebellion, she is a peace keeper and takes her job very seriously. She fights to protect the treaty and has been since before we've met. No one wants a war and she is working hard to defuse this situation. That is all." he said, stepping away from the mike as more questions were thrown at him. But he ignored them and walked off the stage.
Zuko was smiling as the camera came back to him, " That was Lord Sesshomaru defending his wife and their relationship to the public. He does not seem thrilled the rebellions are causing this uprising."
Jeniko agreed, " Stay tuned to find out any updates about our new power couple and exactly who this human woman is."
Kagome blinked at the hatred in the woman's voice, picking up on the negative vibes of the demoness on the TV. She rolled her eyes and turned to the table, " Okay, what do we got?"
All eyes turned to the miko, Gruff walked over to her, taking her coffee, knowing they liked it the same way and took a sip. " The file is on the blonde from the docks. Johnny Lumatta, son of Bombozo Lumatta."
Kagome took her coffee back, " I know him, big import, export guy right."
Ayame nodded, watching the father and daughter slapped each other hands for the coffee. She shook her head with a smile, " Yeah, on paper he ships peanuts, spices, wine and silk. Off paper he ships weapons, drugs, bodies, whatever, as long as the client is willing to pay."
Kagome rolled her eyes, seeing she lost the fight for her coffee, Gruff just grinned taking another sip of the cup of joe, " The latest shipment is coming in tonight, we think Naraku will send his people to hit it."
Hampton turned to the wall of screens, a small remote in his hand, " Also approximately 38 hours ago, a burned car was found in an empty parking lot by the river."
He clicked the remote, showing pictures, " It wasn't till 4 hours ago, the ME was able to discover an identifying piece of the body that was burned along with it."
Kagome watched the screen click to a small thin piece of metal. Lord Hyde, " What is it?"
Ayame looked at him, she didn't think the council should be here for the debriefing, it gave way too much details to the case. Kagome stepped closer to the screen, " A surgical pin used for cracked knees and elbows."
Lord Suki raised a brow, " How would you know that?"
Kagome just shrugged, " I've been shot before. Who was it in?"
Hampton turned back to the screen, clicking his remote, " The serial number on the surgical pin came back belonging to a Mr. Simon Pooner."
Gruff sipped from his coffee he stole, " He was an lab tech from Sector Seven."
" What's Sector Seven?" Tanaka asked.
Kagome frowned, " Sector Seven is an research lab that studies the adaption of bio technology and genetic engineering. They have been fines 17 times for there lack of code of ethics and attempts at biological warfare."
Lamel blinked at the information, " How do you know so much about them?"
Kagome frowned, " They tried to recruit me once, wanted me to use my powers to help them create weapons designed to target specific demons. They are one of the largest support groups of the human rebellion."
Tashio shook his head, " Can't you go in and shut them down?"
Gruff frowned, but shook his head, " Not liking another species is an opinion, we can not go against free will. They have a legal right to feel anyway they want about demons."
Kagome nodded, " We can shut down research and projects they do that causes sufficient population damages to another species. But we can't shut down the lab itself."
Lord Lemin looked over to the holy on the other side of the table, " Did you know about this lab of demon haters?"
Lamel shook his head, " Of course not, I would have immediately told the council."
Soko and Tanaka glanced at each other before shaking there heads, not as convincing as the elder was. Tashio frowned, he could smell the deceit in the air, " I feel a set up coming on." he mumbled.
Lord Lemin nodded, crossing his arms, " So do I."
Lord Hyde frowned, " What does this man has to do with this Naraku character?"
Gruff turned to the table of people he didn't want in his building, " A few weeks ago we had a case with a crime lord. He got his hands on some sophisticated weapons specifically made for the killing of demons. With some investigation I found out Sector Seven had a hand in the making of those weapons." green eyes looked to the screen, " Mr. Pooner here was the lead tech and was known for carrying the schematics of the weapons with him at all times."
Hampton crossed his arms, " I searched all his known locations, the briefcase is missing."
Lord Suki raised a brow, " Are you telling me there are blueprints of weapons meant to kill demons floating around the city?"
Kagome shook her head, " No, most likely Naraku has them. He is trying to start a war."
Tashio frowned, " Why aid the humans though?"
Ayame shrugged, " Perhaps he wants the humans to win, then kill whoever becomes in charge to take there place. Humans are easily susceptible to suggestion, if I was him, I'd play like I only accept the human in me and use the demon side to kill other demons. Get a ton of believers, give out gifts of guns that can kill demons and that's all it takes for a cult to form."
Kagome grinned, her best friend had the mind of a psychopath, Gruff set his empty coffee cup on the table, " The entire team will be in attendance to intercept the shipment tonight. Until then." he turned to his team, " Hampton your on Sector Seven, find out what else they been up to. Ayame, your on Bombozo, find out any other shipments he had sent in and where. Kagome, your face is literally all over the news right now so I need you to go undercover. Find out who's selling these advanced weapons and who's buying them."
The 3 man team nodded, Gruff turned to the council, " This case is getting too sensitive for liaisons in the field. Let us do our jobs and we will call another meeting to debrief before this day is complete."
Tanaka raised a brow at the assertive man, " And what do you plan to do all day."
Gruff just turned away, " I'm on the hunt for a dark priestess." green eyes glanced to his team, ready to get to work, " Suit up."
They nodded, turning towards the back wall that lead towards there weapons room. As everyone started to leave, Atomi tapped on Kagome's shoulder, " May I speak with you for a moment."
Kagome raised a brow, " You never wanted to talk to me before."
He shook his head, glancing around for a moment, seeing the demons take the window like before as the others waited for the elevator. He didn't want to admit it, but seeing his daughter and this man he doesn't know so comfortable with each other was a bit disturbing, " Your boss, who is he to you?"
Blue eyes that were much like her fathers blinked, " You mean Gruff?"
" Yes. Who is he?"
Kagome made a face, confused with the sudden questioning, " He's my dad."
Atomi frowned, " No I'm being serious, who is he."
" She was right the first time."
Atomi turned at the voice, seeing Gruff was behind him, his green eyes were hard, sharp and insulted at the questioning, " I am Nasyu Hernoshi, Kagome Hernoshi's legal father."
Blue eyes narrowed, he knew Kagome changed her last name but never knew she taken another family name. He summed it up to her just being rebellious not her actually replacing him. The priest frowned, feeling violated, Kagome was after his daughter and no one else's, " I don't believe we've met before, I am Atomi. Her real father."
Green eyes didn't leave the face of the man before him, " Mini me, go get ready."
Kagome blinked, confused by what was going on, she shook her head, listening to the man that raised her, " Right. Later Baba." she said, turning towards the weapons room.
Gruff stared at Atomi, the priest was not so easily intimidated however. He can feel a certain power coming off of the man, but couldn't place it, he just knew it felt... old, " I don't know what you are but it's not human. You need to stay away from my daughter."
Gruff frowned, now offended, Atomi blinked, seeing the man's eyes flash to a different color, his eyes turning into reptilian slits for a moment. " Kagome is my daughter. Do not question her again about our relationship."
Atomi stepped back at the threat, the man's power was spewing off him like a waterfall, it was nothing compared to the drizzle he felt earlier. It made his skin crawl, he backed away more at the look in the man's eyes. He swallowed, there was a controlled anger in those deep green eyes, a type of eerie calm of violence that hinted to the murderous abilities the man was capable of.
Atomi shook his head, " I am Kagome's..."
Gruff cut him off, his aura pulsing angrily, " Since she was eight, the only thing you've been to Kagome is a disappointment. Do not try to assert yourself in her life now that she married into power."
Atomi blinked, surprised and offended, " That is not what I was trying to do, I have a right to be in her life, she is my family."
Gruff stepped closer, " Not anymore. Approach my daughter again with this bullshit jealously and its gonna be a fucking problem."
Atomi frowned, he could see where Kagome got her speech mannerisms, " Regardless of how you feel, its my blood that runs through her veins."
Gruff just smirked, " That doesn't matter, we share something better." he crossed his arms, and raised a brow, " Now get out of my office."
Atomi frowned, but turned, there was no need to continue with the brute, heading to the elevators. Gruff shook his head at the audacity of the priest before heading towards his office to get to work on his own investigation.
Naraku sat again in his borrowed manor, alone in a room, looking over a scripted copy of the inventory list of tonight's shipment to the docks. How he got a copy? He knew a guy. Well technically he knew a guy's 7 year old daughter, a quick threat to her and the guy gave him everything he wanted. He was looking over the list with his keen eyes, looking for the item he needed to get his hands on. So far everything was going according to plans, he's little appearance stunt shook the bee's nest like he hoped it would. The humans and demon rebellions retaliation is at an all time high. Local police has been breaking up riots and fights all day and the half breed can only hope it continued long into the weekend.
He needed the chaos as a distraction, yes he wanted a war between the species on this earth but there was something he wanted even more. Naraku wished to obtain power. Land is power. To obtain land you need power. And he knew his little miko was the key to that power. All those years ago when she first displayed her hidden power to him he knew she had to be his. He wondered for a moment if she even know exactly what she was. He was sure her family didn't or they wouldn't have put her in jail. He knew that power was buried deep inside her, she just needed help reaching it and this war would be her chance to cut loose.
He was however surprised at the connection his little miko and her supposed husband shared. He knew of the secret law *goddess* formed all those years ago to keep the peace. He knew all of the arranged weddings were just for show and both members of the couples kept a secret life and hidden affair until either the human died or the demon was killed. He was not expecting the lord of the west to actually fall for his property. He had seen the press conference earlier today, though it all could be an act. The way his miko was coated in the demon's aura said otherwise. He must really like her to protect her with his aura like that and she must like him just as much with the way she submits her powers to not fight off the invasion of privacy. This outcome of attraction might be a problem in the long run. Perhaps he should find a way put a wedge between the two lovers. He was sure the demon had some secrets he has not shared with his wife. Some ex lovers with a grudge to the sudden marriage. A little drama would is good for the soul he always said.
There was a knock on his door, he glanced up sensing his incarnation's spiraling aura, " Come in Kagura."
The wind demoness opened the door and stepped in with a frown, " Blondie said he gets off work tonight at 11. I'm guessing that shipment you want is coming in around 9ish. You want me to hit it?"
He nodded, " There is a crate on it that I need you to obtain."
Kagura put a hand on her hip, opening her fan, " You got an item number or something I can use to identify it?"
Naraku raised a brow at the willingness of his usually pessimistic slave. He smirked, she really didn't want to go to Klaus's tonight. " I will give you the needed information when you are on site."
She rolled her eyes, " What is it anyways?"
Slowly Naraku stood, " Now Kagura we know what happens when I share my plans with you."
She closed her fan with a slap, " It's not like that, my only concern is transport. Is it explosive because that would effect my driving, will it fit in my trunk or will I need a different car, is it light or will I need a two man team."
Naraku stared, he wondered for a moment if she was really trying to do her job better or trying to set him up yet again, " It's not explosive, easy to carry and will fit in your car."
She nodded, lazily opening her fan and turning away, " I'll let you know when I'm in place."
" Kagura."
She paused at the tone, there was a sinful cheerfulness to his voice and she knew what the meant, she turned around slowly, " Yes Naraku."
He grinned, knowing she knew what was about to happen next and knew she would hate every moment of it. " Before you go." He raised a brow and glanced down, " Come please your master."
Kagura eyes watered for a quick a moment, a hatred running over her face at the thought, a sadness and devastation creeping in her skin as she walked over to him and dropped to her knees. Naraku laughed as shaking hands reached forward, " That's a good girl."
After the press conference Sesshomaru found himself working at a busy pace. By the time he got back his office he had received a lot of emails and phone calls criticizing him over his chosen wife. Some even wanting to pull contracts with the company he built from the bottom up. But he quickly shut everyone who had anything to say up. He ruled his land with a firm fist and made sure he didn't take crap from anyone. Anyone that pulled their contract with him, he immediately pulled all funding from all surrounding businesses. The threat was clear, don't fuck with him when it came to his livelihood. On the other hand, human CEO's have been sending him email after email looking to do business with the demon. Feeling they needed to support the choice of choosing a human over a demon for a wife.
His phone rung, he picked it up on the second ring, still typing the email he was sending to a partnering company saying he would be able to look at there proposal some time next week.
" Yes."
" Sir, Mr. Houshi is here to see you."
" Send him in." He answered, hanging up the phone, slipping papers into folders to be looked at later. He looked up when there was a knock on his door. Without waiting to be told to come in the door opened. Sesshomaru watched as Lamel grandson walked in. The monk had an energetic aura that made you want to punch him.
Miroku smiled at Sesshomaru, his purple eyes sparkling with mischief as he sat down in the comfy chair across the boss's desk. " Today's press conference was phenomenal."
Sesshomaru just raised a brow, " You wrote it."
" I know but you made it sound so believable."
Sesshomaru just frowned, " What do you want?"
Miroku grinned, " With the way the rebellions are fighting I was trying to come up with ways to express happiness between the species."
Sesshomaru leaned back in his chair, " And that includes Kagome and I in another facade for the public doesn't it."
Miroku laughed, playing with a paper weight on the desk in front of him, " Well you two are the new symbol of peace. It's kind of your job now."
Sesshomaru sat up straight, " What do you have in mind?"
He leaned closer, " I'm thinking a charity event for a human and demon orphanage. The money that's raised will be used to open a new orphanage housing both species. This way we can start to combine Human Child Protective Services and the Demon Dept of Children and Families into one organization."
Sesshomaru blinked, he was not even aware there was two separate agencies to protect an out placed child. The monk was on to something, combining the two will save on funding and show a true union in the west. Humans should be allowed to foster demon children and demons should be allowed to foster human children. It was a good idea, and something he can see himself backing up, " Set it up."
Miroku grinned, " So you like the idea, that's great, it's actually something that's been bothering me for a long time. After my father passed I was raised by a crane demon and she was so amazing to me. But when it came to paperwork she was not allowed to legally adopt me. They went as far as trying to place me with a human family after finding out she was raising me. If it was not for my grandfather telling them to leave us alone, I do not know where I'd be."
Sesshomaru frowned, " That mistake will be rectified."
Miroku smirked, the inu demon was much more compassionate than he let on, " Perfect. I will set it up."
Sesshomaru nodded, " Ms. Tayjia is the proposal writer in the outsource department downstairs. Work out the details with her." he said, reaching over for his ringing phone. " Hello."
" Your wife is on line 1."
" Thank you Yvonne." pressing the waiting button, " Hello."
" Hey sexy, you free? I'm 5 minutes out."
Sesshomaru raised a brow, " Meet me by my car."
Kagome giggled on the other end of the line, " I need to use your bathroom, I'm in disguise."
" My office then." he answered, hanging up. " Is that all monk, I have something to do."
Miroku stood with a smile, don't you mean someone to do, he thought. " Yes great lord, I can manage from here." turning away from the demon lord.
" I will give you the details to the event once I set it up." He yelled from over his shoulder as he walked out the door, leaving Sesshomaru to put the folders he packed with papers earlier into his briefcase.
Sesshomaru was shutting down his computer when he felt a breeze from his right. His smirk was subtle, already knowing who was coming through his balcony, " We discussed you using the front door like a normal person."
He heard a soft giggle, " Normal is overrated."
He swiveled towards the soft voice and blinked, his eyes filled with surprise. Her hour glass shape seductive in the black pants suit she wore. Her fire red silk button up able to turn heads, followed up by black stilettos, her hair a teal green, in a tight ponytail at the back of her head. Her makeup a thick cat eye liner and dark rouge red matte lipstick with thin wire framed glasses. Her eyes the color of honey. He blinked, " What are you wearing?"
She grinned, puling the wig off, shaking her hair free, " Undercover job." she glanced down to her costume, " I was trying to look like I worked for a crime lord." She leaned her head back, taking the contacts out as she spoke, " They bought it, I got some good leads on who's buying these modified weapons."
Sesshomaru stood, walking over to her, " I didn't even recognize you."
Kagome grinned, " That's the point." she touched his shoulders, " Thanks for sticking up for me during that press conference."
He touched her waist, " You are my wife, hence my responsibility."
She giggled, leaning closer, " Is that all I am?"
Sesshomaru leaned in as well, their lips were almost touching, " You know where you stand."
" Damn right I do." Kagome whispered, closing the distance with her lips.
The energy between them was soft and sensual, sending jolts of fire running through them, kissing each other lips with a much more feverish desire. His hands pressing her firmly against him, lifting her off her feet. Her leg popped oh so cutely as her arms went around his neck, tasting the power of the demon in his flavor.
The door was suddenly opened, " My Lord I'm sorry to impose but a police..." Yvonne paused at the sight before her. The love of her life was kissing another woman right in front of her.
The hurt in her heart sprung to her eyes but she blinked them away, " I'm so sorry sir, I didn't know you had a guest."
Kagome raised a brow as Sesshomaru set her back on the floor, the pain in her aura was definitely apparent. Blue eyes glanced to Sesshomaru, he frowned softly, touching Kagome's arm, " Yvonne, I am not sure if you met at the reception, this is Kagome, my wife."
Yvonne forced a smile and hoped it seemed more believable than she felt. She stepped forward, telling her stomach to stay still, " I did not have the pleasure of meeting you yesterday because of what happen. But because of you I am still here, Thank you so much."
Kagome blinked, remembering what happen, " There was a monkey on your back."
Yvonne nodded, " Yes, I was attacked by a demon, while trying to escape and you killed it with an ease I will never possess. Thank you for saving my life."
Kagome smiled, the hurt in her eyes was clear and she was trying so hard to be supportive. That is true strength. " No problem, Sesshomaru told me how important you are to him. One of his best workers. He would hate to lose you."
Her smile lit her face, breaking up the mixture of pain and suffering radiating off of her. She shook her head, " Thank you." she blinked, remembering why she barged in, " Oh, um, my lord a cop is here to see you. He says its urgent."
Sesshomaru just nodded, " Send him in."
She nodded, softly closing the door behind her, the inu turned to the miko, " How did you know."
Kagome just shrugged, " Its clear the woman is head over heels for you, and the fact she is still working here means you really don't want to replace her."
Sesshomaru nodded, " I don't, it's hard to find good help these days."
Kagome laughed just as another knock came and the door opened again, Yvonne escorting in a man in a ranking officer uniform. " Lieutenant Noseika."
The man was tall, lean, his brown eyes kind but sharp, his black hair short, pulled back into a ponytail. Kagome blinked, " Hojo?"
The man blinked, " Kagome, I didn't know you would be here?"
She smiled, " When did you make Lieutenant?"
He raised a brow, " After you dumped me."
Kagome grinned with a nervous laugh, " Oh come on it wasn't like that."
Hojo just frowned, turning towards the demon lord he came to see. He bowed his head in respect, " Lord Sesshomaru, after the incident at your reception, the police department sent me here just to offer the use of an police escort. A few patrol cars parked outside of your home usually stops the thoughts of damage, vandalism and break ins."
Sesshomaru blinked, its nice to see his domain backed his decision without question and was ready to defend him. " That is thoughtful but no thank you, I can handle this situation on my own."
Hojo just nodded, they had already figured the demon lord would not want there help but this was the West and his claim so they figured they'd ask anyways. " If you ever change your mind give us a call and we will have someone out to your palace within the hour."
He bowed his head again and turned to leave, Kagome raised a brow at the clear show to ignore her, " You seriously can't be that mad at me. You knew what is was. We were working a case, you knew none of it was real."
Hojo frowned turning to her, " You could have died saving my life and I still didn't mean anything to you."
Kagome frowned, " Hojo, come on, stop with that, I was just doing my job."
He shook his head at her, she still didn't get it, " When someone takes a bullet for you, its hard to believe what they felt was fake."
He bowed again to Lord Sesshomaru before turning and leaving the way he came. Sesshomaru raised a brow, " Care to explain?"
Kagome sighed, " We was working a case together, pretending to be newlyweds in this neighborhood were humans were disappearing. Some cult was offering them up to a demon as sacrifices. A pushed him out the way of a gun and got hit in the shoulder." She shook her head, " He swears it was my way of showing my love for him."
She suddenly grinned, looking to her husband, " When actually it was just reflex. I would have definitely let his ass get hit."
Sesshomaru smirked at his silly wife, " Let's go." She nodded, following him out the door.
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