"That was simple." Miroku said rubbing his forehead.
"Yeah! Sure was!" Shippo replied happily.
Miroku got on one knee and put his head in his hands.
"What's the matter? Sango asked kneeling beside him putting one hand on his back.
"Nothing, just a minor headache." he replied.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Sango asked very sympathetically.
"Well, you could of course bear my..." He didn't even have to finish. The word was followed by a loud smack. Sango stood up with her back to him and crossed her arms.
"Come on Sango! No need to be that way." He placed a very unwanted hand on her bottom and received another painful slap.
"That was close. No more outings for you. They are far too dangerous." Sesshomaru was very angry.
"It wasn't my fault, Lord Sesshomaru. Please tell me what you was going to say in the woods the other day."
Sesshomaru stopped and out Kagome on the ground. He turned to face her. His golden eyes stared into hers as he blinked slowly.
"Though you are but a mere mortal, I love you Kagome." He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"Why are you ashamed of me?"
"Let's go." He obviously didn't want to talk about it.
"No. Answer me." She said refusing to follow him. He turned around and slapped her in the face so hard it threw her backward. His nail caught the corner of her lip which brought the blood.
"Why do you always hit me? I'm so tired of it. Why don't you just kill me and put me out of this torturous misery?"
"Believe me, I would in a heart beat. But, I need you." Sesshomaru extende a hand to help her. She didn't know whether to trust him or not but she took his hand anyway. He bent down to kiss her but she backed away.
"I can't. I don't trust you." She quietly said looking at her mud stained shoes.
"You made a propsition. You will go through with it too."
"I understand that, Lord Sesshomaru, but don't I get to choose, ya know, when we do it?" Embarrasment ran acsross her face.
"No. I say we do it right here, right now."
"No!"
Sesshomaru grew angry at her rebellion. "You will do as I say mortal."
"No!" Kagome started running toward the well since she had seen Sango, Shippo, and Miroku there. Sesshomaru grabbed the back of her shirt and pulled it completely off of her. She was stunned with fear because she knew what was about to happen to her. So stunned, she couldn't cry. Even if she wanted. He turned her around and shoved her on the ground. He sat down on top of her legs pulling her green skirt to her ankles. She screamed at the top of her lungs but no one would hear her since she was so deep in the woods. She thought hard as Sesshomaru was groping her. 'Inuyasha! Help me!' She said it over and over again in her head.
Inuyasha jerked his eyes open and sat up as he gasped. Kaede quickly turned around.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?"
"Where is the others? Kagome is in trouble. I can sense it."
"They are in search of Kagome. They left early this morning." Kaede smiled.
"Great." Inuyasha said in a tone of sarcasm. "I'll be back."
Inuaysha ran out of the hut. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were sitting against the hut with a lokk of dissapointment.
"Sesshomaru took her." Shippo said almost ready to start bawling.
"No duh idiot." Inuyasha replied.
"That's not the point. We caught him with her. But Miroku's loud mouth made him escape before I could pull out my boomerang. Said Sango looking at Miroku raising an eyebrow.
"Stupid." Inuyasha took off.
"I-told-you-mortal." Sesshomaru was heavily panting because of all the 'work' he had done.
"I hate you Sesshomaru." Kagome was running around grabbing her clothes and putting them on as quickly as possible.
"It was a pay back you owed me mortal. Besides, it's over now."
"I'll never look at you the same way Sesshomaru. I let you do what you wanted without fighting back. Will you please let me go?"
"I can not do that. I need the Tetsusiaga. Get on my back Kagome, we're going back to the castle."
Kagome did as he said without a fuss. She couldn't wait untill she got to see Inuyasha. She hoped after being gone so long that he would wrap her in his arms. Inuyasha was so stubborn though, he may not want to be around if he knew her and Sesshomaru were mated. Kagome thought. 'Great. I'm in the ninth grade and I am going to have a demon's child.'
When they got to the castle, Sesshomaru dropped Kagome off his back and ignored her untill dinner. Rin was so happy to see Kagome. She ran up beside her and grabbed her hand.
"Play with me!" Rin yelled excitedly.
Sesshomaru looked back and a soft smile formed on his face. He liked how Kagome could take care of children. She really didn't feel like being bothered, but Rin didn't know what happened.
"Okay," Kagome said with a sigh "what do you want to play?"
"let's play tag!" Rin replied estatically. Kagome's legs were so sore, but she really had no choice. Sesshomaru was counting on her to keep Rin company. Kagome played tag with Rin for a few minutes and then sat down. She felt like crying but she thought to herself, 'I have cried way too much. I an going to get stronger through these trials, not weaker.' She could only hope that Inuyasha arrived soon.