A/N: Ugh, tired and hungry but I just finished editing this chapter. Enjoy, I'm going to bed...

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Flashback

Sesshomaru's Beast

Chapter 7

Do I Feel Guilty?...NAH!!

Kagome forced herself to be quiet as she snuck into the kitchen and planted her newest prank into the dessert that was to be Inuyasha's. It was a tightly wrapped homemade bomb that Emi had shown her how to make. It was quite genius actually. Mixing youki energy from one of the guards and miko energy from the healer of the castle together with a spell Emi had taught her in a glass amulet. The opposite powers caused rather explosive results. Once any type of direct pressure was put onto the thin glass…

KABOOM!!

There goes Inuyasha's cake.

She eased it slightly into the right side and then grabbed some frosting to smear over the tiny hole. When finished she practically flew out of the kitchen and into her room.

She had to prepare herself for the aftermath of her lastest prank.

Sesshomaru had sensed Kagome come running down the hall and disappear into her room.

He knew something bad was going to happen in the next 24 hours, but continued onto his destination to his study.

It's not as if he could stop the destruction that was sure to follow.

.:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:.Dinner.:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:..:-:.

Everyone was seated at the table conversing, actually having a pretty intelligent conversation.

But everyone was really trying to figure out what the girl was up to.

Normal people don't come to dinner wearing a bed sheets over their clothes and a scarf covering the whole of their head.

It was tense as everyone waited for the destruction.

Even Sesshomaru was eating incredibly slower than usual as if deciding when, was the right time to run.

"So Kagome is it?" The Northern Lord started. Kagome nodded too surprised that someone had called her by her name to give a vocal response.

"How did you come to know Lord Sesshomaru?" He asked.

"This stupid dog, made me his personal servant after I got caught in his hallway after I dye….I mean after I took a shortcut to my room through his hallway." She finished lamely hoping no one had noticed her slip-up.

Fortunately or unfortunately, Sesshomaru was the only one to notice it.

Finally the servants carried in the dessert and then scurried out. Kagome had warned them about her plot and they had no wish to be a part of it.

"Finally!" Inuyasha cried, as he reached for his fork to take a bite of his personal cake.

Just before it touched the cake Kagome dove under the table. Everyone turned their head to question why when Inuyasha's cake exploded.

Everyone within a 30 foot radius was covered in vanilla cake and frosting.

Kagome was in pain. It hurt so much to laugh.

Once she was sure the aftermath was finished she sat up, still in stitches.

Everyone turned to look at her. More like glare.

"Now Kagome, just how did you pull this one off?" Sesshomaru questioned irritated. This was one of his better outfits and he now had frosting and cake all over it.

"That is on a need to know basis, and you my puppy are not required to know!" She reached over and wiped her finger over his cheek taking off some of the frosting there. She licked it off her fingers.

"Vanilla! My favorite!!" She hollered and then collapsed into a whole new round of giggles. The servants came in carrying rags and buckets of water.

Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes.

They knew this was going to happen. That was why they had hurried out of the dining hall.

"This –gasp- is my –giggle- best idea –snort- EVER!!" She shouted.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I would like to have a meeting with you and the other ruling lords and ladies after we all get…cleaned up…" Lord Ryo said and then left, the others trailing right behind him.

Sesshomaru turned murderous eyes on the laughing heap that was Kagome.

"You have succeeded in embarrassing me yet again." He stated calmly. After Kagome calmed down some she replied,

"Oh shush, I made sure that you weren't alone in this. Didn't you see that everyone was covered with just as much if not more cake than you? Lighten up! It was hilarious!" She said and giggled some more.

"I guess I should go and tell Emi it was a success. See you tomorrow big boy!" She yelled and then scurried out the door before he could reply.

Once everyone was gone he allowed himself a small smile.

It was pretty funny.

Everyone was seated in Lord Sesshomaru's study after dinner.

Lord Ryo spoke first,

"That girl is pure genius." He stated, that got the conversation going,

"…she's evil…"

"…she's smart…"

"…she's intelligent…"

"…she's actually rather pretty…"

"…she's a brat…"

"…she's annoying…"

"…she's scary!!" Everyone looked over to Prince Akihiko. He was known for his arrogance and astounding amount of confidence. He had never even admitted Lord Sesshomaru was scary.

"Well, I believe that says it all. Where Lord Sesshomaru did you ever find one such as her?" Lord Ryo questioned.

"She was a servant, she was caught trespassing in my personal hallway and I had her punished. Had I known she was like this I would have killed her on the spot." He muttered the last part.

"Well, I would be more than happy to take her off your hands if you don't want her! My life needs a little stimulation, it's rather boring." Ryo announced.

Sesshomaru abruptly stood.

"I believe I will retire now." He said and then stormed out of the room (which for him meant that his footfalls actually made a sound).

"Well that was strange." Lord Akio stated.

Sesshomaru found himself walking to the gardens.

He was confused. He had felt such anger at the thought of handing Kagome over to Lord Ryo that he had wanted to cause bodily harm.

He had never felt a violent surge like that before for Lord Ryo, they might even be considered friends.

But he had crossed the line when he said he would take away Kagome.

Kagome. His Kagome.

That had a nice ring to it.

He was so sick of all the other females out there, Kagome was…just Kagome…

She was so entirely different she couldn't even be categorized as human.

And yet she was…right?...

Her behavior was that of a demon but her physical body was that of a human.

That was something to ponder on later, when he wasn't so angry.

He heard humming to his right. Following and found himself standing at the edge of the koi pond. Kagome was bent over feeding some bread crumbs to the fish, while humming a soothing melody.

He was instantly relaxed.

Suddenly she stiffened, he searched the area for danger. There was no one here but her and himself.

"I know you're there, come out before I come get you." She called out. He stepped out of the shadow from the tree and took up a position next to her.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I didn't know it was you, sorry. I guess I'll go now and leave you be." She went to walk past him but a striped hand shot out and grabbed her wrist.

"Stay." He spoke so softly that she was almost sure she had imagined it. He sat down beside the pond and let his back lean against a nearby tree.

She hesitated but then decided to sit down next to him. They sat in silence for a while until Sesshomaru felt the need to hear her voice, it was …unsettling to have her so quiet….she was usually laughing so loud the whole world could hear her or yelling at him for one thing or another.

"What were you doing out here?" He asked.

"I always come out here to think, and feed the fish." She replied sullenly.

He was worried.

Where was the happy-go-lucky girl that loved to destroy his ancestral home.

"What could you possibly think about that makes you so sad?"

"A lot of stuff, you know my hair, what to wear tomorrow, how to get Emi back for that fake rat she put in my bed…stuff like that…"

That was more like it.

He liked her sarcasm better than her melancholy mood.

"Whatever is troubling you, you should not worry about it. I'm sure it's trivial anyways." Sesshomaru said and was glad to see that spark of fire ignite in her eyes.

She sighed realizing what he was trying to do.

"You know, you're much more calming to be around when you're like this." She said tiredly, that spell had taken a lot of her energy.

"Hn." He replied. Her eyes slowly started to drift closed. Soon enough she was sleeping, leaning on Sesshomaru's shoulder, but not before she reached into her haori and fell asleep with a smirk on her face.

Sesshomaru sat there, listening to the even sounds of her breathing.

After an hour he decided he would bring her in and put her to bed.

He brought her to her room and laid her down on the bed. He ran a hand over her forehead brushing the unruly bangs out of her face.

"Sleep well, my Kagome." He stood and walked out, he would go to the study and get some paperwork done.

He stepped into his study and was surprised to see Lord Ryo still there. He continued on his way to the desk.

When he sat down he saw Lord Ryo with a barely suppressed smirk and a raised eyebrow.

"What?" He growled out. He said nothing but walked over to Sesshomaru and sat down beside him.

"Where is the girl?" He asked.

"Sleeping."

"Where were you before you came here?"

"In the gardens." He conveniently left out Kagome's room.

"What were you doing in the gardens?"

"Where are you going with this?" Sesshomaru ground out.

"Ok, ok." Lord Ryo said with his hands up in a surrendering gesture.

Sesshomaru started his paperwork, and Ryo got up to leave.

"One last question,"

"What?"

"Are you in a good mood?"

"What?"

"Just answer."

"I am not feeling particularly magnanimous but I do not have a bloodlust either."

"That will do, goodnight Sesshomaru." Ryo left without a word.

Somewhere around midnight Sesshomaru got bored and left to retire.

On his way to his room a child servant kicked him in the shin. He spun around.

"What were you thinking?" It was not in his nature to kill a child, but he did have his standards.

"That's what the sign says to do." She mumbled softly.

"What sign?" He asked. She walked around him and peeled off the parchment that was stuck there. She handed it to him and then skipped away.

He had been walking around the castle with a sign that said,

'Kick Me

You Know You Want To'

Stuck to his back with tree sap. He had a sharp intake of breath (Sesshomaru doesn't gasp).

Now he understood.

The slight pressure on his back when the girl leaned on his shoulder,

Ryo's amusement,

The way all the servants were snickering as he walked by.

He had to admit,

The girl was good!!

A/N: Funny and romantic. Review.