To answer the question I seem to getting must of the time. Is Kagome dead or alive? Um how about I wish I knew. .or yes or no. Okay Okay I wrote this to be a little confusing but if you watch what is said you'll figure it out. Come on people I love you guys but if I told you everything it wouldn't be worth reading now would it.

But then again there's my newest and quickly becoming my favorite reviewer and she has quickly made up her mind that she believes Kagome is alive. Here's another jewel for your gem encrusted-self especial for the ideal I was going to kind of forget about him. But your right he is 'too stupid and arrogant to stay hidden.' Anyone feeling helpful can give me some ideals on how to get the two back together Im open for ideals here people. My brain is on freeze and my muse seems to have taken a break. But until than on with the film. . Um. . Fic

R/R

Chapter 10

Tricks of the mind

Oh, Eml didn't hate humans as much as his father and the public thought. Sure that was his image and he never thought to the change the minds of those who thought of him as such. Why bother when it was that image that kept his father off his back unlike Kago who argued all the time with their father. Hell he had a dozen or so humans working for him on his private island just off the coast of Brazil. He had more affairs with human females then any other youkai on the planet; at least he did not have to worry being scented by another youkai or being forced into a mating. His mistress's knew the deal he set the raven-haired beauties up in their own homes, in which he paid handsomely for. All they had to do was keep satin sheets on the bed when he came to town. Keep their mouths shut about their relationship with him, and stay on the pill. He made that clear from the beginning, he would keep them in spa treatments, the finest clothes, the best cars and jewelry that would make the largest diamond in the world look like pocket change but he would not father any pups with them. That would only be the privilege of his obsession . . . His obsession that none of his mistress's could hold a candle too.

Eml could not pin point when his feeling changed from utter loathing to love. Maybe it was staring at all the pictures of her or when he had took in her adult scent for the first time. When ever it was it happened was a mystery but when he finally took notice he had to have her. At first he was careful no one could find out especially Kago, he knew Kago would not hesitate to take his life if he even touched one hair on her head. In private that did nothing to quench his need, often he would lie in bed stroking himself to climax looking at pictures of her. Imaging it was her tiny hands, or soft lips wrapped around his aching flesh pleasing him as if her life depended on it. When he was feeling perticularly horny he would play a small tape recording of her voice he kept. Her voice was always so soft and sweet it never failed to turn him on or soothe his nerves after a long rough day of putting up with his fathers' bullshit.

Was it wrong to want her, to need her? That was not a question he neither wanted nor had an answer for and he liked it that way.

He even managed to pay off her cleaning lady and send in a team of his own to aquire a few items. He needed something to help him feel closer to her and since she was featured most in these items he had to have them. Hell he even had a life-sized picture of her in it, white silk trimmed in red lace. It was tiny and had to cling to her body like a second skin it smelled of her as if she had just taken it off. At night he would take it out its delicate tissue lined box and lie next to it taking in her soft scent.

The bottom fell out of his world when Kagetora had come to visit and drop a bomb. She was seeing a male, she was thinking of taking him as a mate. He overlooked her little incident with the thunder creature especially after he heard what the little shit did. But this . . this was something all together. No other creature would touch her introduce her to the pleasures he would.

After receiving pictures of the two it was easy to find out who the bastard was. He used the weak willed human, Hojo, who his uncle installed to watch her at the office. Threats Eml was good at and he threatened to go to her and tell her of the humans' deception. He had to admit the pictures were a nice touch even he was hard pressed not to believe she had a thing going on with the thunder creature. But it didn't work he found himself back at square one before he knew it.

It was even easier to manipulate the bastards' younger-half brother, Inu Yasha into doing his work. Of course he told the pup to take her to bed but he had planned on killing the pup before that could happen. No one would touch her but him. Mostly it was a test of his obsessions' will, to see if she was strong as he thought her to be. If she failed he would just have to kill her, but of course she lived up to the expectations and made him want her more.

He watched from afar as the two grew closer and the pup failed time and time again. He had to fight the creature within him each time the bastard pulled forth a smile from his female with words he could not hear. His claws would itched to rip the bastard too pieces each time he even dare lie a hand on her soft sweet smelling skin. His hatred for the bastard knew no bounds.

When all his plans failed he dropped a little note to the Katsu's offering them a million dollars if they fixed his little problem. The easiest plans are always the worst as he found out too late the couple had hired hit-men to kill his female. He had been at the brokerage firm when he saw the newspaper; his heart had refused to beat for a few minutes until he heard word from his spies. She was recovering slowly almost too slowly. At first his spies were having a hard time getting the picture he required to make sure it wasn't a hoax.

Finally he received the picture and he had to smile this was perfect for his plans. He would steal her from the hospital and install her at his home on one of his private islands. He would erase the bitch from his packs name and make her his and only his at the same time. Oh he would care for her until she got better then he would pup her, one of many of course. No one would ever know or be able to traced it back to him. He could see all twenty of his raven haired pups with eyes the color of their mothers, a crystalline blue color that shined in the sun light. While she resided in his home away from the world he would move into her penthouse and make it his own especial after he became heir to his uncle. Then he would become Supreme Alpha, when that happened he would bring her back to show everyone his pack and they would be so jealous.

Life was good after receiving the final report on things and making promises to that foolish human. Telling him he would make sure nothing led back to him when all leads led right to Hojo's door. It was perfect. He was finalizing his plans when everything went dark when he woke again it was to three faces he never wanted to see again. For a whole 2 months he endured their hellish forms of torture physical and mental. At one point he saw and heard his obsession in the cell next to him talking to him in that sweet voice he loved so much. It was too much he broke down and told her everything she wanted to know, answered every question she asked. Then finally blessed silence and darkness was all he saw until now. A cream colored nightmare was what he woke too.

Days of lying in bed Eml thought of his hellish torture and remembered her there. He remembered her voice most of all and knew she loved him as well. If she did not she would not have come to him in his time of need. She would have left him to suffer but she had came. They were keeping them apart because they knew now that she loved him.

Eml smiled a pained smile "We will be together again my Kagome just wait. I will not let them keep us apart."

He was in pain now hurting but with the coming days he would recover and when he did no amount of threats would keep him away. Pleased with himself after days of thinking things over he finally slept and dreamed of his obsession and their days together.

O0-0O

Sango park her car and sat 'I can do this I will not cry this time. She isn't coming back. She. . .' her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her car window.

"Are you alright Mrs. Monk?" the security guard questioned.

"I'm fine," she answered stepping from her car. She hurried to the elevator and bumped into someone falling to the ground.

"Are you alright Sango?" a voice questioned making her finally look up. Her heart stopped for a moment before she jumped to her feet quickly.

"Who are you?" she spoke backing away from the figure. She was dressed in an expensive business suit, her hair swept up in a bun and too perfect crystalline blue eyes twinkled at her.

"Whom do I look like?" she smiled but something was wrong Sango could feel it. This person wasn't it couldn't be

"K-Kagome," she chocked out as tears streamed down her face. "Why are you pertaining to be Kagome? Who are you?" Sango grew angry as the form continued to smile at her not giving her any answers. She jumped forward to grab her only to meet air as the person side stepped her. Sango grabbed her briefcase and swung catching the female in the side, then rounded kicking her in the stomach. The surprise written on the unknown females face was priceless. But quickly it developed into a full blown toothy smile when the female found herself pinned to the stone wall by an enraged Sango.

"Oh, your good Mrs. Monk I've heard but to feel it first hand to know the art of which your ancestors practice is not lost is amazing." the female chuckled darkly.

"Who are you? How do you know about me?" Sango demanded.

"That is a question for a later date I assure you Slayer," the female chuckled even though Sango's hand tightens around her neck.

A voice boomed though the parking garage causing Sango to look away her grip loosed. When she looked back the female was gone and in her hand was a card. 9pm the Higurashi Estate. On the 15th.

Sango wasted no time in calling Miroku tears once again streaking her face as she told him of what just happened.

O0-0O

Miroku hung up with Sango distressed he had not told her this morning when he went to check the mail he had found the same card. He tried calling Sesshoumaru but only got a message stated the person he was trying to reach was outside calling range. He didn't know what the hell was going on but he would get to the bottom of it.

O0-0O

An endless cold was what she felt since waking nothing made any sense there was such warmth before. She studied her naked body in the full length mirror with a frown than looked to the two halves of the ring in her palm. The eyes below the black flame on her forehead narrowed in irritation. 'Why was nothing making sense?' Claws traced the rapidly healing scars on her side and stomach bringing another frown to her face.

She wasn't startled nor did she move from her inspection as she heard movement in the other room. She knew it was them again coming to check her and smirked remembering earlier when she had thrown the idiot through the glass out her room and face. The bastard all ways came and spoke to her as if she was dirt. She understood just fine what they saying even if they were speaking Russian, she just found no need to answer them. They were beneath her notice insects that meant nothing to her.

She frowned again 'then he came' the one with the smile of an angel and the hands of a killer. She sniffed well at least he did not speak at her as if she dirt. But she had to watch him he was sneaky and knew things, things he shouldn't. He claimed he was a doctor, her doctor, but doctors did not have the hands of a killer. And he all ways called her that stupid name that irritated her to the point she had to put him in his place; he only smiled and strolled off to return later. She wanted to bury her claws in his chest but if she killed him than she would be surrounded by the idiots again. So he was useful and therefore she couldn't kill him, not yet anyway.

She watched though the mirror as he entered the bathroom where she stood. She rolled her eyes as he averted his eyes and excused himself 'people were idiots there was no shame in being unclothed.' She went back to her inspection of the body she knew didn't belong to her. She knew for a fact that the cold didn't bother her so why was this body so cold all the time. Then it was the fact that she felt so empty as if something was missing. 'But what? And why was I sleeping so hard before anyway?'

She stared unblinking at the body in the mirror as her claws traced the scars again. She blinked finally and behind her stood a male with. . She whirled around and saw no one the room blurred as the pounding in her head started again. She fell to her knees grabbing her head its throb blocking out everything around her bring tears to her eyes. She was unaware of the whimper that left her throat and even more unaware of the doctor as he rushed into the room lifting her into his arms. She could have sighed in relief if she had the time as darkness descended upon her again.

When she woke again that nurse was there. 'What's her name again? Tsubaki yeah Tsubaki The nurse was as queer as a duck in combat boots.' she frowned 'where did that come from?' she thought. She watched the nurse as she hummed lightly as she straightens her covers and hovered around her as if she was her mother. That thought gave her pause as she stared at the nurse who moved about as if unaware or uncaring of her stare. She hurt on some level thinking of her mother but for the life of her couldn't figure out why. She was just glad the pain in her head had stopped as she sat up with a sigh. She frowned as the nurse finally noticed her and started speaking it irritated her to her no end that the woman talked all the time none stop.

"The doctor thought perhaps you felt like eating something. Would you like if I got you something? It would be simple like jell-o the strawberry is to die for they put fruit in it," Tsubaki stopped and looked at the bored unblinking stare of the woman and pressed her lips together. "Okay then how about ice cream I could sneak you a scoop of chocolate if you like. What do you think?"

She tilted her head a little still not looking away from the nurse. 'Is she trying to drive me crazy with her endless annoying voice? Do I look like pup who craved sweet things?' She thought trying to run her fingers though her tangled hair. She whimpered slightly as her fingers caught on a tangle and growled as the nursed approached her with a brush. 'I'll kill her. .skin her alive and drag her bloody corpse through the. .mmm then again maybe she is useful for something' she sighed at the feeling of the brush as it scratched her head lightly and moved through her hair. She lost all sense of everything as her eyes closed in pleasure at the grooming of her person. Next she knew the door to her room was closing and the nurse was gone.

Looking out the window she stared at the water and rose opening the window. Icy winds whip through the room but she didn't mind as she perched on the window sill. The white felt familiar as if she knew something like it once. Cold but teaming with life like a snow capped volcano. So cold and quite until it erupts, then its heat burned everything in its path. The though brought a shiver to her body reminding her of the cold emptiness inside her. She searched her mind to try and put a face to her snow-capped volcano but found she could not. Her finger taped across the metal bar as she hummed a tone, she knew had no words. But how she knew this was a mystery, but this was becoming ordinary for her. The tune brought to mind passion, passion so great it in compassed your very soul in its fires. Her eyes closed . .

She was sitting before a piano playing something but stopped as a wall of heat pressed into her back. Strong muscled thigh's surrounded her as she perched on the edge of the bench. She looked down to see large clawed hands attached to tone arms as they wrapped around her waist. Warm panted breaths made her finally look up and to the side but she saw only white hair his face she knew was pressed into her neck.

"Play for me," he breathed she shivered the hard edge of his voice spoke of his need for something.

"What do you want to hear?" she questioned quietly.

"Something passionate . . . Something only for me," he breathed again kissing her neck softly.

She didn't need any more prompting as her fingers caressed the keys the first notes were empty of anything almost hesitant she stopped. His arm tighten around her pushing his body flush against her one of his clawed hands rested on her thigh parting the silken material of her kimono. She almost melted as he kissed a spot just behind her ear. It was something about him, he seem as if he could crush the life out of her if he wanted to but instead he surrounded her in a heat that twisted her stomach into knots. A heat that made her want to never leave the shelter of his strong arms. A heat that. .her fingers moved across the keys in a deep tune she was vaguely aware of the glow that surrounded her so into the melody a melody about him. She half heard his moan as her glow surround him as well. She was aware though that he felt the emotion behind her playing as his hand resting on her thigh caressed her inner thigh inching upward. She hesitated again as fingers slipped under her panties.

"Don't stop," he growled against her neck "I want to feel you" she kept playing even as his hand cupped one of her silken covered breasts. She felt the sweep of his long lashes as he closed his eyes as the glow brightens pushing more of her emotion into his senses. She pounded out a beat in deep tunes a soul melting melody even as she felt his fingers caress her heated center sparking even more desire within her.

His oh so hot, panted breaths caressed her ear as he moaned and he growl things about the softness of her skin, the wetness coating his fingers as she played. When ever she hesitated he urged her on to play to finish her melody. She almost missed a key as his finger slipped within her throbbing heat, he moaned and urged her to play. It was madden she wanted nothing more than to stop, to touch him as well but he insisted so she played. The melody lost part of its beat as he pulled one of her legs to rest across one of his. And again his fingers slid inside her heat moving slowly at first until another finger joined it. Sweat beaded on her face as she forced herself to play, her back arched slightly within his iron grip, her thighs quivered as the movement of his fingers mimicked her playing. Then she couldn't her hands fell from the keys gripping his muscled thighs as she exploded in ecstasy.

"Mmm so much passion my dear for whom?" he growled.

"Only for you Seesho. . ."

Her eyes snapped opened she tilted for a moment almost falling from the window. Her heart pounding in her chest "Sess-hou-mar-u" as if called to life by her soft utterance she saw him tall as life clothed in a black three piece suit. Seemly endless sliver strands of hair on his face a cold stare, but his golden glaze held warmth as he stared at her. He flashed her a fanged smile causing her to notice the magenta strips across his cheeks, which lead her to the crescent moon adorning his forehead. He was magnificent; her head tilted curiously as his perfectly tapered clawed hand reached out as if beckoning her to him.

She heard a noise and blinked he was gone; she frowned and rose from her perch. How did she know such a creature Getora all ways choose her friends and companions? She shivered remembering the almost 900 year old Inu youkai he wanted her to court the bastard had the nerve to tell her that she should be keeping house and having his pups not working in a male's world. But when she sunken her claws into his stomach he was singing quiet another tune.

She froze and looked to her claws 'where did those thoughts come from?' She shook her head and headed for the small closet throwing open the doors she hissed in disgust. Before her eyes was a pair of white sweat pants with a red strip, and a large white tee-shirt still wrapped in plastic packages. She tore thought the plastic and dressed quickly even as she shuttered in disgust at wearing such an outfit, it was unseemly to wear such things. She didn't see any shoes and didn't care either, she was tried of being cooped up in this room she was starting to see things.

Opening the door she was greeted to two over-sized whatever youkai on either side of her door. She walked past them paying them no mind until she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"We can't let you leave your room," One hissed at her. She clenched her fist 'they couldn't let me like I'm a wayward pup.' She was surprised by her own strength as she pulled the hand from her shoulder and twisted it behind the creatures back slamming him into his partner. The two were unconscious the moment they hit the floor. She dusted off her shirt 'no one touches my person without permission' with a sigh she walked away without looking back. It was time to find that doctor and get some answers . . .

O0-0O

Suikotsu looked to his patient and sighed she had woken up earlier and went back to sleep. But what could he say cruising at 51,000ft at 530 mph was exciting especially in this home they called a Lear Jet. They had barely escaped that cold prison they called a hospital off the coast of Russia somewhere in the East Siberian Sea. He looked to the nurse he had chosen to take with them as she sunk into the leather seat beside him.

"Sooo what's for lunch? I'm hungry the pilot informed me before take off that the ten musu is to die for Nurse Tsubaki."

"Um do you think we should i don't think"

"I told you Nurse I work for the head Higurashi I am sure she would be happy the foods not going to waste"

"Okay but we don't have long to eat"

They had been told the flight would be a short one since they were heading for home in Japan. But still he had to wonder what awaited them when they landed. Things were too quite and he didn't like when things were too quite but he dare not call his brothers. They should be aware of the endless beeping of his computer from the reports he made while in the hospital.

The deep heavy beat that thumped through the cabin from the sound system matched his mood as he ran through every bad thing that could happen. Things were moving quickly, but they had to move quicker the annual meeting was going to take place soon. The satellite phone rang his eyes moved to his patient for any sign of movement but found none. He didn't move and stopped the nurse with a shake of his head it wasn't necessary to answer the phone a few minutes later the fax machine went to work spiting out a single sheet of paper. The words written plainly : all is in readiness the only problem we can foresee is Sesshoumaru West. How should we precede?

Not a word or a sound was made and he knew his patient had awakened and he passed the paper over. A quick shaky note was written and the message sent.

O0-0O

Inu Yasha paced the small room and sighed each time he reached a wall. He had to get back at them for this. He had to think a way to get back at all of them.

So what if he fathered a pup with that little bitch, he could careless. It was an old useless law that meant nothing in this day and age. And to top it all off that bastard had finally turned their father against him. For years he scammed the old man making him think he was the innocent party in all his brothers' rampages. When the bastard had finally moved out he could have died in happiness. With the old man either working or out of town he partied all the time, hell he did not even have to work. Money just was there and he spent it all on what ever he wanted with no bastard looking over his shoulder questioning him on his purchases. Now it was all gone.

The old man sent him away to this place. Inu Yasha sneered looking around him. This place was a dump no expensive anything, everything looked cheap and used. He was even told he would get a small sum every two weeks to live on but anything else he had to work for. Work he never worked a day in his life, hell he even paid someone to do his school work. Why should he when there was so much partying to do.

But now he. .no hell no he would get them all back.