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Sesshomaru's Beast

Chapter 5

I Will Get The Last Laugh!!

Dinner was a very amusing affair. The others could only watch on in awe at the two sitting at the end of the table.

"…your nothing but a big puppy that needs a little love…"

"…you are a spoiled child that needs discipline…"

"…you're just jealous because my hair doesn't make me look like an old man…"

"…at least I have the maturity of an adult while you lack the common sense of a child…"

"…yeah well at least I know how to have fun unlike a certain lord I know that works even in his spare time…"

"…well there's a certain girl I know that should probably have more work than that lord with all her disobedience…"

"…Arrogant Dog…"

"…Rotten Girl…"

"…Pompous Idiot…"

"…Stubborn Fool…"

"…Yeah, well…well…Stupid Head!!…"

He could only look at her with amusement.

"Stupid Head is the best you could come up with and here I thought you were intelligent, looks like I gave you too much credit."

"Whatever, say what you want but I will always be superior in looks and charm."

Sesshomaru used his chopsticks and flicked some of his rice at her face, it bounced off her nose.

Kagome threw a grape in his hair that he calmly picked out.

Sesshomaru deciding enough was enough 'accidentally' knocked his wine glass into her lap.

Dripping wet she sputtered out,

"I can't believe you just dumped you drink on me!" She hissed with a fire burning behind her eyes.

"You were beginning to become tiresome."

She stood.

"You will not get the last laugh I promise you this Sesshomaru, you'd better sleep with one eye open because I will get you back. And when you least expect it." She then stalked out of the room.

Everyone at the table turned to Sesshomaru waiting for him to blow at the blatant threat to his person. He looked up; stared at the spot she once sat in and then went back to his food.

The whole table relaxed once they knew no bloodshed was in the near future.

Dinner was a quiet after that. As soon as everyone was finished they quickly excused themselves more than ready to get out of the oppressive atmosphere.

"I can't believe that idiot would dump his wine on me right in front of all those people. I will get him back!!" She promised herself with a vengeance. She went to reach for her shampoo and then got an idea.

She felt like a spy, creeping through the hallway in the dead of night. Of all the pranks she's ever pulled this one will be the greatest! She was tempted to rub her hands together in malicious glee and give a twisted laugh but refrained from it with the thought that if she was caught her whole prank would be ruined. She clutched her precious package tighter to herself.

Two guards turned the corner and started walking up the hallway she was in. She panicked but then ducked behind a large vase. She moved so quickly the vase shook a little.

The guard stopped in front of it and studied it.

Always the quick thinker Kagome made a little squeak.

"Never mind Hiro it was just a mouse." She waited until they were long gone before she let out a sigh of relief.

Finally she made it to her destination.

The Lord's study.

She placed a note on the desk that had a forged signature on it.

He would never know what it him!

When she was finally safe back in her room she let out a quiet chuckle and gave into the urge to rub her hands together. She fell asleep quickly that night. She wanted to have a good night's rest for tomorrow.

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The sun was barely peaking through her window but she shot up in bed.

She listened very hard; she could still hear slight movement in the room next to hers so she hadn't missed it yet.

She got dressed without even taking a bath. It could wait until after. The world could end as long as it waited until this prank was finished.

She hurried to his room and waited outside the door, rocking back and forth on her heels in barely concealed excitement. She would have to time this just right though, one little mistake and her whole plan could backfire.

Finally he stepped outside the door, not really paying full attention as no one was up at this time he almost walked right into Kagome.

He was on alert immediately.

Something was terribly amiss!

Kagome was up at this time without help.

She was functioning at normal capacity.

She was rocking back and forth with obvious glee.

And there was a terrifying light in her eyes.

"What are you doing up so early?" He asked, trying to coax the answer out of her.

"Didn't you tell me to get up and meet you at sunrise?" She asked sweetly.

Damn she had him there.

"Sooo…where are we headed?" She asked sweetly. Sesshomaru gave her a suspicious look.

What was she up to; she was never this nice…

"I am headed to my study, you however will be attending breakfast." He responded.

"Come with me please! I would hate to be alone at that table with those other big bad demons." She gave him the puppy dog look and batted her eyelashes for extra effect.

He hesitated, then consented. Paperwork never really appealed to him anyways.

"Fine." He grumbled. It's not like he had a choice. He was still bound by honor to her. He would have thought that she would order him out of her sight and he would have been happy to oblige her but she seemed to do the opposite.

Breakfast was tense and silent, everyone expecting the worst from the petite girl that only sat there eating like a little angel.

This only had everyone else even more alert.

Finally Sesshomaru and Kagome left much to the happiness of everyone else at the table.

"You know she's up to something father." Prince Akihiko whispered, after he was sure Sesshomaru was well out of earshot.

"Hai, but we can only wonder what." Lord Akio whispered back.

The Northern Lord could only pray that Sesshomaru didn't suffer too much. He could tell there was something off about that girl. As innocent as she looked he knew she could be a force when reckoned with.

After Kagome ordered a walk in the gardens, she finally allowed him to usher her to the study. Kagome was nearly jumping with joy.

This was no ordinary prank.

She had gone the whole nine yards with this one.

He would pay for dumping that wine on her. It had taken an hour to get the smell out.

She ran ahead of him, disappearing into his study before him.

He cautiously stepped inside, brace for anything that could be a projectile at him.

He sighed in relief when he found nothing.

He sat down at his desk the girl sitting innocently in the armchair facing his desk. He sat down; there was a letter from the daycare lady.

Dear Lord Sesshomaru,

The children are out of control, they are bouncing off the walls so to speak and I myself cannot keep up with them. I need your assistance milord, and please come quick!

Signed,

Hakaru

He studied it, the signature seemed to be legit.

"Come, there is business I must attend to." The girl practically jumped out of her seat.

"Lead the way milord!" She shouted saluting him. She was pushing it she knew, but she just couldn't help it.

He thought he might be walking into a trap but the girl couldn't be that devious…

…could she?

Arriving at the daycare center, he rapped on the door twice to announce his arrival. He listened it didn't sound like the children were out of control.

Just before opening the door, Kagome let out a startling shout to alert the children to their presence.

It all seemed to happen in slow motion.

His hand continued to open the door and the children looked up, paint smudged all over their faces. Suddenly all of them raised their hands, all full of paint.

The guards and other lords and ladies came to hear what had cause the girl to scream, just in time to see Sesshomaru get pelted with different splashes of paint by every child in the room.

No one ever interuppted the childrens' paint time and got away clean.

She knew first hand. She had been delivering some paper opened the door and then BAM!! Covered in blue spots. She found out to never open the door between noon and 2.

Everyone was silent.

'I guess he didn't know that though...'

Kagome stood there fidgeting, and then erupted in to the most maniacal laughter he had ever heard.

"That's what you get for crossing Kagome Higurashi, you stupid dog!" She laughed…

And laughed…

And laughed.

Everyone was too scared, stunned, shocked or in awe at what just happened to stop her.

Sesshomaru turned around his whole front of his body looking like abstract art. He opened his eyes that had closed upon realizing his predicament.

"What have you done?!" He growled out. Everyone took a step back except for the oblivious girl still laughing on the floor.

He stalked over to her and yanked her up by the front of her clothes holding her up to eye level.

"What have you done?!" His voice was husky due to his beast's semi-takeover in his anger.

Not the least bit scared she spoke up,

"Nothing you didn't deserve you arrogant man. You have most if not all of this castle brain washed in fear. You're not invincible. While I may never hurt you physically there are other ways. Brute strength was never my forefront anyway." She scowled at him.

He was…he was…he was…

Angry…no…

Upset…no…

Furious…no…

Livid…no… That still wasn't it. He felt heat rushing up to his cheeks, he hardly ever felt this even when he was a child.

Then he recognized it.

He was embarrassed!

'Damn this girl to the 7th layer of hell.' He repeated in his mind.

Even through all this he couldn't feel anger at least not all directed at her.

Why?

Because he was the one that had ordered the girl to become his servant, establishing her in his life…

Because he was the one to constantly tease her…

Because he was the one to dump wine on her head…

Because he was the one to underestimate his opponent.

He had simply categorized her in with all the other power hugry, afraid of their own shadow, slutty females he knew.

She was none of that.

She didn't care much for power, she was not a slut (she dressed in men's clothing for kami's sake) and she was not afraid of him at all if she was willing to pull a stunt like this.

This would not be easy to top.

Returning from his musing he dragged the unresisting and still laughing mass of flesh that is Kagome through the crowd (that had unsurprisingly made room for him the moment he started to move) and towards the hot springs.

Arriving at the springs, stripping and entering the water, his temper melted away some with the soothing waters.

It was hard to completely let go if the girl continued to make that horrendous, yet oh so sweet noise.

"Silence." He commanded, it seemed to work because she finally calmed down and took in her surroundings. He thought about all that he had put the girl through and had decided to take action…

He couldn't if she kept giving her attention to the closed door. She was refusing to look at him.

Why?

Then it hit him, she was still pure!

She was embarrassed to look at his body. It didn't matter though, the water hid most of him anyway.

"Girl look, I will not bite." She squeaked out a no.

"If you do not give me your full attention I will leave the spring and sit in front of you." She slowly turned to look at him.

She couldn't look away from his chest.

His beautiful, wonderful, magnificent, god-like chest.

A throat clearing finally helped her tear her eyes away and look into his.

He was going to give a snide comment but refrained knowing this would go easier if he didn't.

He hesitated, was this really the right thing to do?

Yes, he decided it was.

"Girl," She gave him an evil look,

"Kagome," he tried again, she nodded showing he had her attention.

"I believe that the way I have been acting currently is very un-lordly like. I will try and refrain from such behavior in the future as long as you do nothing to bring about my bad side." He said looking straight into her eyes.

'Was that an apology?' She thought about it and then mumbled a soft sorry in response.

He made a move to get the shampoo and she bolted out the door, wondering why he looked down thinking something was in the water, but nothing was there, nothing that he didn't know what was there.

He smirked she was so immature, he now knew in more ways than one.

He poured some shampoo on his head lathered and then sat back to relax.

Then he smelled a sickeningly sweet berry smell.

It was coming from…

His head…

"Kagome!!" He roared. 'Apology' be damned that girl was Going. To. Pay!

Kagome ran down the hallways and to her room, she was so embarrassed when he reached for the shampoo but happy that he apologized.

The Shampoo…

She realized with horror. She had actually gone through with plan 47 and replaced Sesshomaru's shampoo with berry dye just in case her prank hadn't gone smoothly, she had a back-up. He had apologized and she would hold off on the pranks,

At least of a little while.

Just as she was about to turn around and go back she heard a loud,

"Kagome!!" She snickered didn't that sound familiar, except this voice was much deeper and had an undertone that promised retribution.

She changed her plans and hurried back to her room to think of a plan.

He would definitely want revenge now.

Well she would get him before he got her.

She would get the last laugh yet!

A/N: Well here it is. I'm loving these reviews. So many and only a few chapters. Sorry if I haven't been updating fast enough, my life is just so busy with all my private school application processes. Plus my basketball.

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