Dominion

AN- I know there is a long line of people waiting to kill me.

Dominion

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha! I wish I did though...

Chapter nine; Obsession

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Dominion

By: Aqua

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Summary: He got whatever he wanted. That was one of the first lessons she'd learned early on in her married life. Possessiveness had come with the whole package and she'd even started to relish in that fact, but when it all came to blows, enough was enough..KS!

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There was stillness in the room that Sango realized as the calm before the storm. She had watched Kagome calmly replace the receiver and when her dear friend turned to face her, Sango noted the suddenly pale cheeks and trembling lips. What scared her most though, was the determined resolution in those expressive blue eyes.

Kagome moved towards the wooden closet and pulled out a red suitcase and some random mismatched clothes.

"Kagome, what are you doing? Sango asked in growing alarm. What had been said to turn her best friend from fresh-faced bride into run-away wife?

"Kagome what-"

Kagome suddenly turned to face her, cobalt eyes flashing with a mixture of anger and hurt.

"Can't you use your brain Sango? I'm packing! I don't want to stay in this house tonight! Or any other night as a matter of fact…" Her voice had been steadily rising but these last few words were spoken quietly, angrily.

Sango was speechless, her eyes large in her pale face.

Kagome had stopped packing and fallen on her bed with a graceless 'whoosh'. It reminded Sango of a stack of cards. Painstakingly prepared and then degenerating without warning. Sango sat beside her on the wide queen-sized and gently squeezed her hand. The gesture was her way of showing Kagome that she was there for her, through thick and thin…always.

On a sigh, Kagome said "Oh Sango, I didn't mean to snap at you. It's just that I lost my temper for a minute." She sat up also and faced Sango, her eyes apologetic.

Sango nodded understandingly.

"These things happen." She told Kagome and gave her a brief albeit warm hug. The only problem was, Sango didn't exactly know the things that had happened between Kagome and Sesshoumaru during their little transaction.

What had he said to her?

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Life. Such a small word with so many big meanings…hidden descriptions that seemed to elude Sesshoumaru's very psyche. All he knew for certain was that he couldn't imagine his life without Kagome.

And that scared him. He, who had never needed anyone in his entire life, desired a mere slip of a girl more than breathe itself. Even though they were bonded body and soul, he couldn't get rid of that irritating suspicion that he'd somehow lose Kagome…the center of his world.

He knew that what he'd said to her had hurt her. Hell, he'd felt like a big shit when he'd heard the disguised pain in her voice. He felt even worse now as he drove back to Dominion. Just imagining what he'd encounter from Kagome almost made him wince. Almost. He never had been a man afraid of confrontation. In fact he relished confrontations-just not this particular one.

In the backseat were two dozen yellow roses, Kagome's favorite flower. He hoped she liked the color because that was the one he often associated her with. She'd been like a ray of sunlight that had guided him from the dark when didn't\t even know he'd needed rescuing.

The roses' cloying scent filled the car and his nose making him gun the engine. Despite the angry encounter ahead, he couldn't wait to see his wife.

Five minutes later, his sleek, black Lamborghini entered the gates of Dominion.

The master was back.

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"Sango, thanks for accepting to drive me. I don't know what I could do without you."

Quite a lot, Sango thought but instead said "No problem."

She'd wanted to drive Kagome herself because sometimes her friend needed looking after and this was one of those times. Besides, if she'd said no, Kagome would have gotten someone else to do the deed. What were chauffeurs for? Kagome had three.

They were going down the winding marble stairs at an alarming pace and within seconds, Sango gave up trying to catch up with her friend.

But when Kagome suddenly did an about-turn, Sango froze, thinking that she was about to succumb to a much-needed bout of weeping…then she realized that Kagome was smiling and unconsciously her shoulders relaxed.

"What's wrong? Sango asked quizzically.

"I've forgotten my purse upstairs. Wait here, I'll be back in a second."

A second turned into a minute and a minute into ten. Sango huffed an impatient breath and walked towards the door, car keys in hand.

So engrossed was she in her thoughts of Kagome that when she opened the door and bumped into something solid, it took her brain a few seconds to process that the something was human.

And then she looked up- and caught her breath. Kagome had described those unusual golden eyes a number of times but her descriptions hadn't prepared Sango for the sheer awesomeness of that gaze or of the intensity of umber color in those eyes. His face was almost beautiful she realized with a jolt as those incredible eyes frosted over.

"Sango!" Kagome shouted from the top of the stairs, "I'm ready, sorry I took so long…but…I-I…" Her voice completely stopped as blue eyes met gold.

Sango saw a flicker of warmth in Sesshoumaru's eyes which rapidly escalated into white-hot fury as he noted Kagome's baggage and processed the words that had just come from her mouth.

'Ready to go, eh?' He thought coldly. 'We'll see about that'

His eyes traveled back to Sango and he studied the car keys in her left hand intently. It didn't take long for him to put two and two together. Sango felt like a thief caught red-handed and had to struggle not to give in to the urge of hiding the keys behind her back. They were like a hot brand in her fingers.

Sesshoumaru was fighting some urges of his own as well; The urge to crush those delicate, incriminating fingers that so innocently held those keys and then wrap his hands around Kagome's neck which was displayed to perfection with the sleeveless black top she wore.

He brushed past Sango and she let out the breath she didn't even know she'd been holding. By the time she turned around, Sesshoumaru was on his sixth step.

"Go wait for me in the car, Sango. I'll be there in a few minutes."

Sango didn't budge. Even though her heart beat with frightening speed, she maintained an outward poise that surprised even her.

"Go." Kagome repeated with a steady voice though her own heart was beating just as fast, if not faster than Sango's.

Sesshoumaru turned to study Sango and his lips curved into a seductive half-smile as his head motioned towards the half-closed door. His whole stance screamed 'this is my house, get out while you still have that chance.' And under that imposing gaze she rushed out the door and tried not to make it look like escape. She failed miserably.

Sesshoumaru was taking the steps two at a time, then three…until there was only one step separating him from Kagome.

"And where, my beautiful wife, do you think you're going?"

Shoot me now.

Please don't kill me. I know it's been forever and a day since I last updated.

But better late than never, right?

-Aqua