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The Morning came as it always did, bright and unwelcoming (to those who like their sleep), and Kagome stirred shortly after the sun rose in its fiery magnificence.

Sesshomaru's eyes adjusted to the light that now flooded the forest and the weight that had rest upon him through the night was finally lifted.

"Inuyasha..." Kagome stood before Sesshomaru raising her arms above her head as a yawn escaped her tiny mouth. Sesshomaru watched as she continued to stretch. He couldn't help but noticed how her chest swelled when she inhaled deeply for every yawn, and how her skirt lifted ever so slightly when she moved her arms in an upward motion. He could see her shapely legs and thighs, and if he truly wanted, her could have made the effort to see where they connected with the rest of her form; her unnatural garb was far too revealing. Sesshomaru's thoughts turned dark, imagining himself between her thighs, pressing hard against her body. Taking her mouth with his, biting her lip, and making her bleed; making her scream.

Sesshomaru's gaze held a look of contrite and hunger. 'Hunger for what?' thought the little Miko. 'Why was Inuyasha staring at her like that?'

"Inuyasha…Are you ok?" Kagome's quarry took Sesshomaru by surprise, rousing him from his lustful thoughts.

"I'm fine; it is you we must worry about. Last night you were cold weren't you?" A smile played on his lips.

"I was, but you gave me your clothes to warm me…thank you Inuyasha." She bowed her head to show her gratitude. Sesshomaru accepted her thanks and thought to himself how much he loved it when she fought against him or argued a point which did not matter to either side, she just to argued to win, and when she was submissive he found it very distasteful.

"But I will not continue to be so kind, we must find a village and buy you a new kimono, a few covers or sheets, and you shall eat a filling meal before we continue." Sesshomaru was now on his feet and off in the direction they had been going the night before.

"Where are you going? I'm not even awake yet" Kagome stood her ground with her arms crossed, knowing that Inuyasha would surely stop and wait for her, but when she realized that he did, not she took off running in his direction. Unfortunately he had already left out her sight.

'Where was he!?' frustration foamed within her, why was he being so cruel to her?

When Kagome finally decided to give up on her search, she found an old tree stump and sat down. Inuyasha probably wanted some time to himself but why did he have to be so rude about it? She was starting to grow angry with Inuyasha , and ready to explode when Kagome heard a sound from within the brush behind her. A figure appeared, coming to a halt, not even two inches away from her face.

"Ahhhhhh!" Kagome screamed as she fell backwards off the stump.

Sesshomaru shifted the items he was holding to one arm and with the other he grabbed Kagome around the waste, trying to catch her fall, succeeding only in tumbling with her. The contents of the sack he had been carrying were now scattered around the perimeter of the two, and Sesshomaru lay crumpled between Kagome's legs with his face buried in the crook of her neck.

Rising up, Sesshomaru noticed the little Miko's eyes were closed. 'Had he hurt her?' he thought as he brought his hand to her face, brushing her hair to the side.

When Kagome felt his touch, she came to. She looked up into his eyes and realized something wasn't right. Inuyasha's eyes were different. They looked far deeper, the wisdom and age seeping from the honey orbs peering down at her now were not those of Inuyasha's. Neither was the gentle touch that grazed her face.

Kagome lay there looking in to his eyes, as he stared back. Leaning down once more, he placed his lips on hers and kissed her softly. Kagome opened her mouth and allowed his tongue to explore; massaging each others tongues. Sesshomaru was careful of his fangs, not wishing to harm the muscle pulsing within his mouth. She tasted so wonderful, like sweet water.

Pulling his mouth away from hers, he nibbled her bottom lip. Moving down, he kissed neck biting her hard enough to make her body arch against his own. Several minutes passed as they continued to embrace each other. Sesshomaru rose and looked again into Kagome's eyes.

"Kagome…." He paused, not really knowing what it was he wanted to say. Kagome stared back, the look in her eyes was unexplainable, he had no idea what she was thinking. He was content with that, as long as she was allowing him to embrace her as so, he did not care what went on inside her head.

"Kagome…I" He was interrupted by Kagome's soft voice. Whatever she said he did not hear it, but that was no problem, because she repeated it in a tone of voice that only he could hear.

"Sesshomaru…" Sesshomaru jerked out of her arms and stood himself up in one abrupt moment; shocked by the one word she had just spoken.

Kagome sat up, confusion was written all across her face. Sesshomaru just stared at her breathing in and out deeply; his eyes glowed red and Kagome took this as a warning sign. She jumped to her feet and started to run, only to be stopped in her tracks. Sesshomaru raced behind her grabbing her arms behind her back and bringing his sword to her throat with the other.

"How do you know?" He growled. Kagome could feel his hot breathe, spreading its way across her neck, and down her chest and back; incinerating her skin. She could not breath and her body felt feverish, reacting to the heat her body was being exposed to. Not only was his breathe sweltering, but his own body felt like an oven surrounding her, and she felt as though she was going to be engulfed in flames.

"HOW DO YOU KNOW!?" Sesshomaru roared in her ear; her body now shook convulsively with fear. Tears swelled in the corner of her eyes. Just minutes before, his voice had been gentle as he kissed her tenderly, and held her lovingly; things were different now. She knew he would kill her without any regret. She was just a human in his eyes, a filthy and odious creature. Somehow, though, she feared for her life, she found the strength to answer him.

"I-I knew because o-of y-your…" She stopped because his grip tightened on his sword, bringing it closer to her throat. She let out a yelp and tears flooded her cheeks.

"Your eyes!" Sesshomaru let her go, she collapsed, repeating her answer over and over in between sobs. This is how Sesshomaru met her the night before; convulsing and shaking with sobs. Her sharp intakes of breathe hurt his ears.

'This changes everything' Sesshomaru thought to himself. 'Honestly this girl was too smart for her own good; no one else would have been able to perceive such a thing.'

"Shut up girl. You bring about a painful searing within my skull." Sesshomaru snapped at Kagome.

"You brought a sharp sword to my throat! What difference does it make?" She through his retort right back in his face. Good, she was glad she could give him a headache. That bastard did not care for her at all. What did those kisses mean just moments before, and why did he look at her so deeply and lovingly if he was just going to turn around and kill her? Kagome's head throbbed as well; crying takes a lot out of you and questions swelled in her mind. Of course, Kagome, as usual, let a question slip past her lips.

"What did you want to tell me?" She stared At Sesshomaru trying to intimidate him with her eyes, though, deep within her she screamed at herself. 'Stupid! He's definitely going to kill you now!' But something else inside coaxed her on. "What were you going to say when I whispered your name…'Kagome I' what?" Kagome's heart was pounding painfully within her chest.

Sesshomaru could hear her heart beating wildly and the beast within him stirred. He could smell the fear wafting off of the little Miko, and the need to hunt became almost unbearable. His eyes reflected red, but Sesshomaru did not let the beast take over. Instead, he stood there and pondered the question that he had just been asked.

What was he going to say? Surely he must know if it were coming from him. In reality, though, he did not know, and that was all he could tell her.

"I don't know what I was going to say to you Kagome, but it more than likely would have been something indifferent or perhaps something cruel. That's how you think of this Sesshomaru is it not? " Sesshomaru Stood, towering above Kagome with a frightening look upon his face. He could see the little Miko cower and shake beneath him. He knew that she was not going to answer the question, for no answer was truly needed; they both knew the answer. Sesshomaru's beast rattled its cage within him again…HUNT…PREY! Sesshomaru complied.

"Little Miko" He paused, an evil smirk crossing his lips. He loved to call her that. It made her seem so helpless and small. His stare hardened, and Kagome waited for him to finish his statement, biting down hard on her lip. "Run..."

It took her a second to register his demand before she actually began to run. Why would he just let her go, after he had already informed her that he planned to kill her? 'What is he planning?' She thought timidly to herself. But then again she did not want to know. He was known for being cruel and heartless. She did not want to think about what he would do to her if he caught her, so she cleared her mind and thought only about running…running as far and as fast as she could.

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Sesshomaru gave her a head start, waiting until night fall. When the sun could no longer be seen and its rays no longer penetrated the sky, he took off after her. She was human; she could not have gotten that far. She would be easy prey.

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Kagome had ran as fast as she could, stopping occasionally, only to catch her breath and rest her legs. She was slowly growing tired, and when night finally came, she greeted it with happiness. She had gone pretty far and Sesshomaru had not followed her as far as she could see. With this is mind, She stopped to rest. Lying down on a patch of rather soft grass, she closed her eyes and fell deep asleep.

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Inuyasha sniffed the air. He caught Kagome's scent along with the others; they were moving. He had been unable to find the campsite, and sensed a barrier, but Inuyasha figured they must be fine if they had gone on. More than likely they thought they would meet up with him on their way. At least Kagome was safe, but Inuyasha had to find a way to get his body back and find out who was behind this.

Inuyasha traveled to Kaede's village in hopes that she could help him. The only problem that he would have, would be proving who he really was, which might prove difficult. Then again Kaede was very smart and she might see right through Inuyasha finally arrived, night had fallen and there were no villagers in sight. He found Kaede fast asleep when he entered her home.

"Lady Kaede." He poked and prodded at her until she finally awoke.

"Yes, yes, what is it?" She got up and rubbed at her eyes, but what she saw came as a shock.

"Why Lord Sesshomaru, of the western lands. What is it that brings ye to these parts? Not come to finish an old woman have ye?" She was shocked but not afraid. Inuyasha laughed as he thought how angry his half brother would become if a human, and an old woman at that, stood before him and mocked him as she had done.

"Well are ye gonna answer me?" She just stood there without an ounce of fear in her. Just like her sister Kekyo.

"Lady Kaede, it's me, Inuyasha, Not my damned half brother Sesshomaru. Can you not see that?" Inuyasha got closer hoping that she would see some noticeable difference.

"I know who ye are. Your eyes tell it all, but the real dead give away is your claim to being who ye say ye are. Your brother, Lord Sesshomaru would never 'degrade' himself to playing the part of you. No matter how badly he wanted something"

"What is that supposed to mean old woman!?" Why did she act as though it would be so terrible to be him? 'Jeez' he thought to himself. 'She could be a little bit nicer to me seeing how big of a predicament I'm in.'

"Well it's the honest truth an ye know it!" She scolded him. "Now come with me, this is obviously a curse and I can lift it with the right amount of concentration. Just sit there in front of me and be still"

The two sat across from each other, Inuyasha with a look of boredom and Kaede with a look of deep concentration. Kaede began to chant and hum. Inuyasha did not know what she was saying but he did not care. As long as the curse was lifted, he didn't mind if she told him to run naked through the village; he just wanted it done. After an hour had passed, a strange light had finally began to form around the two and only then did Inuyasha feel the curse begin to lift.

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Sesshomaru could smell Kagome; she was close. Her scent heightened his desire to kill. The monster inside of him pushed its way out, his eyes glowed, his fangs and claws grew longer and sharper, he was so close...so close. Just as he began to enjoy the hunt, though, something struck him.

It was that pain again, he felt as though his soul was being ripped away from him once again. He collapsed, his eyes returned to their honey color, and filled with pain. Sesshomaru let out an earsplitting howl before he was rendered unconscious after the excruciating switch.

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Kagome shot out of her sleep, and fear reclaimed her when she heard the howl. She soon realized, though, that the howl was not that of hunger or rage. That was a howl of immense pain. As if her body were acting on its own, she jumped to her feet and took off in the direction she had heard the howl come from. Fear set aside, and worry in its place, she sped through the forest, coming to a halt in front of a sleeping angel.

Kagome had never really paid too much attention to Sesshomaru and she was sure he had never paid any attention to her before either. They were enemies who only had one thing in common: Inuyasha. Now that Kagome thought about it, she had never seen a demon with such handsome features before. He looked almost human, except for the blue crescent moon on his forehead, the magenta stripes lining his cheeks and wrists, and the flowing silver hair that fell to his knees. He did not have protruding dog ears as Inuyasha did. She knew he had claws and fangs but those were all unseen at the moment.

Kagome bent down in front of Sesshomaru, with a leg on each side of his, and traced her fingers over the markings on his face. They felt so smooth, and yet they looked as vibrant as the stickers children of her era would stick on their faces, but they weren't stickers they were actually a part of him. When she had finished tracing his markings, she moved her hands to his hair. It was soft. She had felt Inuyasha's hair before but it never felt quit as soft as his brothers who lay before her now. She also noticed something else quite alluring about Sesshomaru; he smelt like jasmine; his hair, his clothes, and his fur. It was a funny thought to her; that Inuyoukai Sesshomaru, Lord of the western lands smelt of such a delicate flower. She giggled, and when she did, she shook Sesshomaru, waking him from his unconscious state.

Sesshomaru did not open his eyes; instead, he continued to play asleep, so that when the time came he could easily snap her neck, catching her off guard. He could feel her running her hands through his hair and tracing the moon and stripes on his face, and the tingling sensation came rushing back. His skin felt numb and where she touched him. He could hear her taking in deep breathes, inhaling his scent as if she were trying to get high off of his aroma. 'This girl is so strange.' He thought to himself.

Sesshomaru felt Kagome's hand travel to his chest, rushing his Haori to the side and placing her warm hands on his flesh.

'Sesshomaru feels as though he is made of marble.' Kagome thought bashfully to herself. Realizing her awkward stance, she used Sesshomaru's chest to push herself off of him and return to her feet. Though midway through her movements, Sesshomaru opened his eyes and grabbed her by the throat. He pulled her back down and rolled over to lay on top of her; forcing her against the ground.

Sesshomaru watched as Kagome struggled under his grip. Her hair lay wildly around her in a blanket of raven. Her face was turning a slight shade of red and pain shone through her beautiful blue eyes. Sesshomaru relaxed his grip and Kagome wriggled out from beneath him as he sat there and stared into space. He looked as though he had jut came to some great realization.

Moving from beneath him, Kagome started to run, but Sesshomaru turned and grabbed her by the arm, pulling her back down and into his lap, where he wrapped his arms around her and planted his lips on hers. She welcomed his tongue with hers and he kissed her deeply. Pulling away, he saw her eyes were closed and he gently kissed her lids.

"Wha…what are you doing Sesshomaru" She asked him in a low whisper and just as he had answered her before he replied:

"I don't know" He sighed "I don't know my little Miko, I don't know" and with that, Sesshomaru bent down again to receive her kiss.