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Seven

Kagome shifted until her eyes shot open followed by her look at him, she pinched the bridge of her nose as she moved to slide out of bed carefully. She moved to the mirror and brushed her hair out of the way turning her head she relaxed he hadn't claimed her, it was late though. No way anybody was unaware of what happened, even if they had been silent enough eventually slipping off the scent could have only been hidden for a bit longer she wasn't sure at home her mother had rooms that were specially charmed where one could hide in plain sight. She said they were used in the past when helping one with a cloud of death following them so to speak. She wasn't sure if he led her to one..or if he had no reason to hide and it was just a reguar room.

She moved to get dressed and slid out the room, he opened his eyes after a moment he frowned he had hoped sleeping with her would break whatever hold she managed to put on him without trying.

Though it failed...and it pissed him off to no end that she tried to slip away without saying anything to him.

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Walking in to her apartment she rolled her eyes knowing her mother in the dark she had a sly look on her face as she gave a slow sarcastic clap. She closed the door behind her and walked to the kitchen.

"The award for best actress may not go to you but I think an honorable mention would suffice."

"What are you talking about mother?" she asked grabbing a soda from the fridge.

"Oh I'm not interested...playing innocent but just like that you showed interest like a proud alpha that wouldn't be told otherwise. You covered the scent pretty well but you know...it became obvious that he wasn't just giving you a tour and getting sweaty."

"Oh my g..."

"What don't lose yourself like that...this is a good thing, it sets the stage."

"I'm not mated he didn't bite me or anything."

"Exactly, make him chase you if he's interested, no shame for him chasing a proper equal and you can show your control. If he ignores you then you got it out of your system and other male demons will know what they have to measure up to. Well done really."

She huffed.

"It wasn't supposed to be that...things got out of control...and here you were sitting here."

"Oh no I just got here I have a surveliance camera outside that Shuran monitors for me he told me you were coming and I used the tear between realms to get here.."

She gave her a dirty look.

"Mother..."

"What? You insist on living alone before you've even made a name for yourself it's part of your protection, deal with it. Your father insists anyways."

She rolled her eyes...though it was kind of nice they cared...kind of.

"So what plans do you have for tomorrow?"

"None I slipped out."

Abi's grin faded before she put her hands on her hips.

"You did what?"

"I slipped out before he woke up."

"Oh no you didn't, he doesn't have to mark you to know you ran out on him, now there's an offense you will go and beg his forgiveness."

"I will do no such thing, what happened to being a proud alpha?"

"That only applies...when you don't do things wrong, you could have at least told him you were leaving you know the message it sends when you try to just wander off? Ugh."

She rolled her eyes really not caring, Abi watched her as she stretched before downing the drink she wasn't sure if she was completely proud that Kagome handled herself as she might have in the past. Or if she was irritated that she could have chased off her preferred choice of son-in-law. She shook her head thinking she'd decide later.

"It doesn't matter, we used eachother and that was it."

Abi crossed her arms.

"Sure, whatever you say and I'm a helpless trophy wife, you had better hope he's not the prideful type that would consider that an offense. I've never seen him as the cuddly type and that means he could grow hostile instead of just getting upset that you left his bed. That sort of thing means a lot more to demon men that don't have a history of just sleeping around than it does to normal human men."

Abi turned to leave and Kagome waited a bit before getting up to see if she could find that camera only the idea that it could be useful stopped her. She was torn between thinking what she could use it for and being too tired to look. He could wear a girl out and that was just another decent quality.

Whatever she was sure that her mother only mentioned it because she knew she could hide another one.

It wasn't worth the effort.

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"You couldn't control yourself after one meeting, Sesshomaru I'm surprised at you...here I thought you were too innocent."

Sesshomaru cringed as his father spoke to him.

He hadn't taken her to his room thinking that her scent would cling and drive him crazy all over again, the plain room had a large bed, neatly carved nightstands showing a forest scene his wardrobe had his weapons while he kept a few outfits in his closet. He mostly had a black, white and gray theme from the seating area he had near the sliding door that opened to the back garden but in his actual sleeping space he used a lot of blue. He liked to be comfortable here still his plan seemed to have failed he still thought of her. He sat at his desk that was next to his bed.

Inutaisho came to check in while things were quiet back home. The rumors filled the hall...of course a demon could tell when there were lies to be heard and knowing he really had slept with her. Inutaisho had been glad to enjoy some of the modern comforts and change into jeans and plain shirt he was comfortable until he saw his son. He was only teasing but seeing he was actually irritated made him pause.

"You were really interested weren't you?"

"Not in the least...her aura has something I gave in because she stayed on my mind then she wanted to leave without saying a word and I let her. Which only made things worse and I don't understand."

"Something in her aura? Sounds like a mate..a true mate."

Aside from demons being able to choose their own mates there were some that still found their mates though the idea was nearly extinct in that light. Causing Sesshomaru's confusion.

"Those don't exist anymore."

"Don't be such a pessimist, it could happen."

"Not a chance."

"Sesshomaru."

He rolled his eyes turning to glare at his father.

"Fine if you insist on keeping to fairy tales, Naraku noticed something too, no one has two mates that wouldn't work. One would kill the other making the chosen female hate them forever this is something else, I just don't have a name for it."

Inutaisho stared at him as he turned back to his laptop.

"Perhaps you're right she could have an ancestor with special aura abilities and it's not a matter of more than one mate. However it's no fairytale, I get along with your mother fine love could have come why do you think I needed Izayoi?"

He paused, and looked over as his father lifted his shirt to show the crescent moon with a drizzle of cherry blossom petals resting over his heart. He dropped his shirt and Sesshomaru shook his head before he moved to stand up.

"You can't be serious...you never said you were mated to her.." no one in their distant family had had one of those markings in a long time.

Though they were taught about it, just in case.

He shrugged.

"Thought I'd keep it to myself considering it was something that was weakening, but it could be anything I mean you'd have to claim her to know for sure. Though I suppose my eldest pup could have just been lonely after focusing on work so long that finding a suitable woman really effected you. What about Kouga he has as many lady friends as your brother does but Naraku and you seem to have that in common."

Sesshomaru glared at him, not so much out of irritation..it was simple teasing between a father and son though he shook his head.

"Loneliness..."

"It happens you're not the ice prince you think you are, I remember when you were a baby you cried a lot more than Inuyasha then."

He crossed his arms, eyebrow twitching, as Inutaisho laughed, he looked at him one of the most fearsome demon leaders to date from his time and even before but privately he was a lovable...pain in the ass. Part of that Sesshomaru would never admit he was much like his mother in that way.

"That's even more ridiculous, I am surrounded by people daily."

Inutaisho shook his head.

"It's probably my fault you're so innocent."

"Stop fucking calling me that."

Inutaisho laughed as he finally moved to shove him out of his room something he hadn't done since he was younger he sat back down and his father sighed. Not recognizing his own emotions it was no surprise he let his mother control how he was raised in most areas there were much more battles to keep to and one of them had to be at home. His mother didn't recognize much either, there was a time when all he needed was release from time to time and a chance to see his child when he wasn't defending his home. There were times when Inukimi would fight that was how he grew closer to Sesshomaru. One day he stopped crying, one day he needed more and he couldn't love Inukimi.

He sighed thinking he could have done more but at least now his son wasn't completely emotionless he guessed they would find out what was what with Kagome. Though hearing how the fight went seeing the effect she had on his son he could hope they at least had more than he would have had with his mother.

He was going to have to meet this woman.

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