Hi,

So you'll notice Sesshomaru is referring to himself in first person. Yes, I know its not canon but oh, well.

R&R

Sesshomaru felt his stomach drop "Are you saying you mated with Inuyasha?"

She rolled her eyes "No, he called it off a day before ceremony."

Upon hearing this he was secretly over joyed I have a chance with Kagome he thought, he knew it was selfish but he was happy, Sesshomaru couldn't help it. Kagome saw a small grin on Sesshomaru's face that vanished a split second later. Kagome didn't know why but it made her blood boil. "Do you like that?" Kagome growled with rage "Well then how about this?" Kagome asked with venom in her voice and a painful smile just before pulling off her school uniform top and tossing it to the ground. Underneath was a black lassie bra over her breasts, her arms were covered in bruises and claw marks Kagome's stomach also had cuts on it. Her neck had bite marks on each side.

"Did that mutt do this to you?" he growled.

Kagome could feel her face turning red and looked away. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? a voice screamed inside her head. WHAT SHOULD I SAY TO HIM? She was so lost in her own thoughts that Kagome nearly leaped out of her skin when something brush against her arm. Kagome pulled her arm back while staring wide eyed "It's nothing" she shrugged quickly regaining her composure.

"Nothing...?" Sesshomaru choked unable to draw his gaze away from her. "How can you say that after what he's done to you?"

"It's... it's not what you think" she said with a mouse- like voice.

"I don't care, there is no excuse for this." Now he realized Kagome wasn't afraid of him. She was afraid of getting hurt again, of being used and thrown away.

Kagome gave him a half- hearted smile, "You don't understand it's not as bad as it seems... he never meant to hurt me ... he was just" she paused. "A little rough in bed at times."

"Rough" Sesshomaru repeated stunned by her choice in words.

"Mmm, hmm" she nodded sleepily, leaning her back up against a tree.

Sesshomaru ached to hold Kagome, yearned to ease her pain. Yet, all he could do was stand and watch as she fell apart and it as killing him "Kagome" he sighed closing the gap between them "Why won't you let me help you?"

"Do you love me?" she asked fighting back tears

"Yes" he replied without hesitation.

"Say it."

He rapped his arms around her and pressed his lips to her ear "I... love...you."

Then Sesshomaru loosen his grip enough so that Kagome was able to stare into his eyes. Then Kagome did something that until now Sesshomaru had only dreamed about. She said "I want you" next she kissed him, this kiss was different from their first he could feel her hunger he knew her actions were driven purely by lust. But it didn't matter if all she desired was his body then he would give himself to her completely.

"Let's go back" Sesshomaru said breathlessly.

"Okay" Kagome panted