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Six

After a couple of weeks of going around a meeting here and there with Naraku and Kouga she started to get used to demons and humans alike hovering a bit. Sesshomaru was busy but he'd call her and check in with anything he missed at the meeting. For welcoming her into the fold it was simple there was a mix of demons they had to meet all in disguise, sure they didn't just gather around a long table and chat there were a few fights though Inutaisho had his son busy. By the third week she was looking forward to these meetings. While things that were proper and decent had a different meaning here and there from humans to demons work in business was much more entertaining, at least to keep Kagome sitting still.

When Sesshomaru got a chance to get away freely he invited her over for that promised training session. Kagome hadn't seen much of the main group though they were there when she arrived with her mother. Rin met her next to Jaken just as demons were cleared to take their true forms she smiled at her thinking of Souta.

"Hi Lady Kagome." she said curtsying.

She moved to shake her hand.

"Hi you must be Rin." she said thinking of their last conversation he asked about her brother and he mentioned her.

Thinking Rin could use a friend, he wasn't nearly as protective as he could...sometimes that is.

It wasn't long before he joined them in the room he wasted no time calling her back to begin, no need to waste anymore time.

It was strange he spoke to her but had a feeling that he missed her, he guessed it was the sense he got around her. It didn't sound normal even to him one night she met him and now this it kept him thinking about her he blamed that aura of hers.

There was something and he wanted to figure out what it was, after all Sesshomaru didn't pine after women he didn't know.

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The sound of metal against metal filled the room from the moment she arrived Sesshomaru had his eye on her she settled on a thigh length robe a thin sword at her side. The invitation got around quickly enough with the servants gossiping, everyone was there to watch and seeing her equal with him was more than a little impressive. Her mother was glad to see how well she took to training, she wasn't sorry she insisted she keep to proper training for this world but she was thinking she could stand to train more, she seemed to enjoy it. Now she saw why, nothing wrong with enjoying something she excelled at.

Though for the times she gave her daughter credit she had seen quite a bit to be proud of when it came to Kagome. Naraku watched her spin out of the way the arena they used sat in the basement where a tear between realms was present it was a stone room good for any damage it might face. She jumped out of the way moving to slash at him, usually he could over power an opponent easily enough though for what she suggested he didn't think he'd have such an issue with that this time.

She dropped bending low as he stopped his sword pointed at her face she watched his hair and mokomoko settle around him. She wondered if he was as distracted by him as she could admit she was distracted by him.

It was strange as she twirled away from him, she guessed it was her mostly absent inner demon, of course she'd been lonely. She kept in mind that at least she had Toran and her siblings, then Souta and her father. Something often felt like it was missing, maybe a challenge it didn't matter much when they were face to face she gave him a look over the edge of the sword. He was caught in distraction she shoved back and managed to knock his sword from his hand, he didn't stumble he simply stepped back as she pointed the tip to his neck.

She smiled.

"I win."

So she did.

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"Kagome I have to say I'm impressed when you were allowed out of hiding no one guessed you'd have any skills at all. What luck."

She raised an eyebrow as Kaguya stopped beside her, Sesshomaru took his loss with his head high enough as they moved into the banquet hall for food and drink.

Her mother busied herself talking to some of the other ladies. She settled on leaning against the wall Kaguya frowned as she looked her up and down. Toran was watching her though she smiled to say she was no issue. Sesshomaru hadn't said anything to her just yet she didn't feel like he was mad at her but then she was blocked like he was trying to hold something back. He looked up and frowned seeing who was with her. He had been tuning out his brother as he teased him for losing though it wasn't getting to him.

More Inuyasha was getting louder as he drank more, he always drank when his brother got attention.

Sesshomaru couldn't control that he wasn't interested in watching him that closely.

"I wanted to ask what your purpose was here?"

"Purpose? I was invited."

"And?"

"And nothing." Sesshomaru said, he nodded to the hall Kagome moved to follow him the other glared behind her.

They turned down the hall Sesshomaru moved ahead of her for a while before stopping she rested her hand on her hip.

"Well? Going to yell at me?"

He slid the door open and grabbed her by the waist to push her in closing the door behind him he moved in a moment to push her against the wall. She stared at him as he looked down at her how his blood boiled. He crushed his lips to hers she was frozen for a second before the demon in her took over, he let go of the control he had. No wonder she felt he was trying to hold something back, around those he probably considered friends and his servants getting hot and bothered he was either embarassed or didn't want to attract one of the women he knew better.

He controlled her tongue with his as his arms tightened around her, he resisted raising her higher to really take it further before he let her breathe. She steadied herself gripping his shoulders they were eye to eye as he kept his head bent slightly.

"I hardly have anything to yell about, I'm not one to cry over a loss but you're the only one to best me that could get me to this point." he sighed at the thought.

"It took some effort to hide what was running through my mind."

She looked at him as he settled against her, he wasn't moving to be courteous especially by simple standards of who hit desire first. It wasn't even a matter of mating her and preparing for children just wanting to restablish dominance as his demon clawed freely. He slid his hand up her thigh savoring the soft feel.

He moved to kiss her again really not caring who else was in the house, she moved and let him kiss her as he held her.

She hadn't imagined anything like this would get to him but then she couldn't be sure about that considering she was kept in the dark before she was flung forward into this life. Her mind didn't register that anything was wrong with it all things considered.

He reached to slide her legs around his waist.

Throwing caution to the wind.

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