Chap. 2 of Twisted Feelings

Kagome and the gang followed Sesshomaru towards the North and Kagome was wondering about the whereabouts of Rin as she unknowingly said "Where is Rin?"

Startled out of her thoughts by her own voice she glanced around to see who had taken notice of her question and quailed at the smirk on Sesshomaru's face. He was looking dead at her and said "Why do you concern yourself with my ward, Miko?" slightly venomously.

"I….I….uh…was only wondering as to where she was, for she is usually somewhere nearby."

He grinned inwardly at her concern for the girl and said "She is with Jaken and Ah-Un, do not concern yourself with her wellbeing." smirking the whole time.

"I was merely asking because I have not seen her."

"Well you mustn't concern yourself with her…" he stopped suddenly as he felt the approach of a demon and looked in the direction from which it was approaching quickly. He quickly glanced over the group to see if they had also picked up on it and noticed the miko prepare her bow and notch an arrow. He smiled at her attentiveness to possible danger, as she gained more respect from him.

Just then a huge dragon appeared and said "Jewel shards one of you has jewel shards, hand them over and I shall let you live." He snarled when Kagome's arrow hit him on the forehead and seared into his flesh burning him and causing the shards he had to fall to the ground. As Inuyasha finished him off Kagome went and collected the three shards purifying them instantly.

Sesshomaru was impressed with her quickness and lack of hesitation when she realized what the dragon was after, though he would never admit it to his inner demon.

Wonderful, she is strong and quick with no fear or hesitation stopping her. I want her as our mate.

No you will not have her for she is human and as such she is weak.

She is strong, will bear healthy powerful pups. Must have her.

No you will not, damn it just shut the hell up beast for I will never take her. Besides she belongs to Inuyasha

No she does not carry his scent nor his mark, he still loves that clay pot miko.

Shut up now beast

Fine but secretly you want her.

Before he could comment his beast had left him to his thoughts and he had been staring, the entire time he was talking with his beast, at Kagome. He scowled at the look he was getting from everyone then turned and continued to walk on.

When she looked away from the jewels she noticed Sesshomaru staring at her with a distant look on his face, man is this unsettling to find him staring at me so deep in thought. I wonder what he could be thinking about looking so distantly like that. She was jarred out of her thoughts when he scowled at her then abruptly turned and started walking.

The others were also wondering about Sesshomaru's odd behavior just then and they all thought it odd that he was staring at Kagome deep in thought. Inuyasha was slightly irked with his older brother's behavior and made a note to keep an eye on him and to protect Kagome from anything that Sesshomaru may try.

They had journeyed till late in the day when Sesshomaru sensed that the humans and the kit were tiring and he stopped and said "This is where we make camp."

Kagome and Sango sighed in relief and asked if there was a spring nearby so they could bathe. They were thrilled when they found out that one was within a five minute walk of camp. They headed to bathe as Miroku and Inuyasha went about setting up camp so that the women would be able to cook when they returned from bathing.

Sesshomaru took off to hunt for a boar or deer for their supper and picked up Kagome's rather pleasant scent coming from the hot spring and it would seem that she was alone, he masked his aura and slipped into a nearby tree to investigate the slayers absence. He was not prepared for the strong smell of the miko and then as he settled on a branch near the spring he saw her, she had just rose from the spring and was unwillingly leaving the warmth of the spring for the chill air to dry off with a towel. He was breathless from the sight of her nude body and the water droplets that shimmered on her skin giving her an ethereal look. It was the most breathtaking sight he had ever seen and his beast was enchanted by her and said I WANT HER, MATE HER NOW SHE IS WORTHY OF ME!

Shit I shouldn't have come here, shut up beast she is not for us. I am not going to take her as my mate so drop it.

But she smells so nice and looks so delectable, won't you at least have a little taste of her before you say no?

I will only do it to prove to you that she is nothing but a lowly human.

Good, good, what will you do to taste her?

I will merely nip her and taste her blood, that is all I will do.

Come on there is so much more you can do to her like his beast continued with nasty little ideas and thoughts on what to do while he tasted her.

No I Sesshomaru shall not do those things you suggest to me beast so quiet now.

He floated down to the ground and met Kagome a minute's walk from the spring, dropping his shield he stepped out from behind a tree and said "Do not take this the wrong way miko." He swiped in and lightly nipped her neck and licked up the blood then his demon got the better of him and kissed her passionately on the lips his tongue delving into her mouth. Regaining his control back he tore away from her as he said "I apologize miko, I lost control of my beast and it took over for a moment." He did not like the way she was looking at him and was uneasy about what he had discovered by tasting her pure flavored blood and the kiss they had just shared.

Ok, what in the world just happened? He just bit me and licked up my blood and then kissed me. What is going on with him? Why did I allow him to kiss me? Oh great I have a headache coming on, sheesh men complain about women being flighty.

She was interrupted from her thoughts when he said "Miko do not try to interpret what took place I merely lost control of my beast."

"Oh…Okay…..I guess if you…uh…. say so Sesshomaru."

She doesn't believe me totally, she is not as dim-witted as most humans are.

I told you so, oh she tasted so good. Did she not?

Yes she tasted nicely but I shall not let it happen again beast.

Really? Then prove it. His beast quickly took control again and pushed her against a tree capturing her mouth and pressing against her body, slowly leaving her mouth to nibble on her ears and lick her throat where her blood was pounding from excitement and fear for what he would do to her next. Sesshomaru gained his control back but decided to give her a gentle kiss of his own volition, because she was intoxicating to him even though she was a human. When he pulled away he turned and left to collect his deer and take it back to camp.

Kagome was stunned to say the least, she did not know she could feel sensations like those or that Sesshomaru could be so gentle at the same time being forceful. His lips were so soft and caressing, wait a minute what am I thinking he hates humans, and he has tried to kill us several times. She thought about what had occurred on her way to camp and would not look directly at Sesshomaru or her companions.

The group wondered about Kagome's strange behavior and every now and then she would turn beet red and look down at her feet. Inuyasha could not figure it out, something wasn't right with Kagome but she smelled fine (he can not smell Sesshy on her because she cloaked his scent on her).

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Well there you have it chapter two so please read and review. Next chap will Kagome kiss inu to find out if her feelings for him have changed or will a demon show up and stir things up within the group.