Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay. I've been very busy lately, I've been loaded with homework and I never found enough time to write. Here you have another chapter, it's not very long, but hopefully I'll be able to shorten the time between updates.

I hope you enjoy this chapter.

INADEQUATE

By

Ava365

Chapter 6

He kissed her passionately, as if he wanted to devour her all. His tongue caressed her moist cavern, not missing any corner, not even her pearly teeth. Her moans only encouraged him to press her closer to his body. One of his hands held the back of her head, his fingers intertwined with her ebony tresses while his other hand brought her waist close to his body. She could feel his erection against her tummy and it made her falter. She had never been touched so intimately by a man before and she had been curious, especially since she had met him, her love, her Sesshomaru.

She didn't notice when he removed her blouse, or when he managed to lay her down on the bed. What was doing to her was so overwhelming that she wasn't aware of her surroundings. His mouth and tongue were unforgiving, as he kissed and licked any single spot of her skin. When he had put his mouth on her naked nipple she exploded, her moans increased in volume and she could only hold on his head for dear life, bringing him closer to her if possible. Her passionate response to his touch was fuel to his worship of her body. He went down, kissing as he went and dipped his tongue in her navel...

"Kagome"

She moaned, the sensations were overwhelming.

"Hey, Kagome. Wake up!"

Kagome woke up with a start; someone was shaking her and calling her. She turned sleepy eyes towards the offender and her eyes widened.

"Sango?"

Confused, Kagome took some time to gather her bearings. For a moment she had though that she was back at the apartment she shared with Sango. But she now saw that she was back in her old room.

"Hey Sango, what are you doing here? Today is my day off."

"Yeah, mine too."

"And what are you doing here at... 8 a.m.?"

Sango sat on the bed, by Kagome, and began to bite her nails. Something she did when she was nervous.

"Spit it, girl?"

Sango looked at her with guilt written on her face.

Kagome covered her face with the pillow and sighed.

"I know why you are here! You want me to tell you how my date went last night."

Sango lifted the pillow to look straight into Kagome's eyes.

"So? How did it go?"

Kagome retrieved her eyes from her friend.

"Well, he is good company. And a good friend. I can't see him like anything else though. And..."

Kagome pondered either to tell her about her incident with Sesshomaru or not, or even the dream she had of their night together. Finally she decided to tell her, she needed to tell someone!

"What happened? Did he kiss you?"

"We met Sesshomaru at the restaurant..."

"OMG!"

"And he didn't take it very well. I don't know why though... Actually, he has no right, he dumped me, right?"

Kagome stood up and began to pace around the room watched by an astounded Sango.

"And he was with another girl too. And a demoness to boot!"

Kagome put her fist in her mouth to keep from screaming out of frustration.

"The jerk said I was his. As if I was some kind of property!"

Sango looked at her but said nothing. She couldn't understand how Kagome could be so oblivious. Dog demons didn't claim just anybody, she had to know. She had been dating the man for some time now. Was she so naïve as to not notice his possessiveness while they were together?

"Kagome, dog demons are territorial, possessive by nature, don't tell me you hadn't noticed that when you two were together?"

"Huh?" Came the intelligent response.

"He was always dotting on you, he growled whenever a male approached you. I'd say he has always been protective and possessive when you were together."

Kagome looked at her hands.

"Then why did he leave me?" All her anger drained she looked at Sango with teary eyes.

"And the worst of all is that I keep dreaming of our night together and the good times we spent just talking. He was the best that's ever happened to me and I doubt that I will ever find someone that makes me feel the way I felt when I was with Sesshomaru."

Sango reached for her friend and hugged her fiercely as if with her strength she could make Kagome feel safe from heartbreak.

"It will get better eventually, Kagome. Don't punish yourself so much."

"He said he wanted to talk to me. Why? He denied me any explanations when I asked for them. Why is now a good time? I just don't get it."

"Well, he has always been that way. Things went always his way. Hadn't you noticed?"

"Yeah, you are right. He always had his way with everything. It never bothered me before, though."

"Because you were in love and you were OK being just with him."

Kagome sighed and let go of her friend.

"I was so silly, wasn't I?"

"I'd say you were deeply in love. It's only natural. It was your first relationship and he made you feel loved and wanted. Apart from his god like body. Sorry, did I say that out loud? Anyway, what I want to say is that I was like that with my first boyfriend. But now I'm more myself. And I like it better."

"Such wisdom coming from such a young girl."

They both turned around to see Kagome's mother standing at the door.

"I just thought you might be hungry and came to tell you breakfast is ready."

"Thanks mum; we'll come downstairs right away."

"My Lord, I've come to tell you what's been happening at the girl's house the last days."

The man raised his head and pierced through his eyes.

"What have you learned Bankotsu?"

"Well, at first everything was very quiet. One day one of the Taishos came to visit her..."

The man interrupted his report.

"Was it Sesshomaru?"

"It was Inuyasha."

The man relaxed. "Continue"

"He stayed there a few hours and then she left for a few days with a girl. When she returned she went on a date with an okami youkai. I think his name is Koga."

"She hasn't contacted Sesshomaru Taisho yet?"

"He hasn't come to visit her."

"That doesn't mean that they are not seeing each other outside the house. I want you to have her followed as well as Sesshomaru."

Seeing Bankotsu's hesitance he added. "Of course I double the payment."

Bankotsu bowed, greed filling his eyes. "Yes, my lord."

Without making any noise he vanished.

He hadn't had a decent sleep since the phone call from hell that ended everything. He spent the nights thinking about her and the day plotting a way to have her by his side forever, without any threat to her life.

Inuyasha said he would take care of the Shichinin Tai while his father would try to gain adepts to their cause amongst youkai. Sesshomaru would take care of recruiting hanyou and to try and talk to Kagome, all the while hiding everything from 'The Pure'.

Inuyasha had been guarding her in the shadows, undetected by anyone so far, protecting her in the hours she left her home or returned to it at night from work and college. Those were the times when she was the most vulnerable, when the Schihinintai could attack her and take her away without anyone noticing. At home she was safe. Supposedly.

Kagura and her father Naraku had proved to be great allies, for some time Naraku had organised a group of hanyou that worked in the shadows protecting hanyou children and their human parents from youkai against mixing. Sesshomaru hadn't met any of the warriors, but apparently he had built a strong and world-spread net. It was Naraku that proposed that Kagome get some training, but Sesshomaru didn't want his sweet Kagome to become one of those brute women with bulging muscles. He was the man, damn it, he should be the one protecting her!

Kagome entered her room with a towel around her small form and another one twisted around her silky tresses. She turned the light on and proceeded to dry her body. She hung the towel on her chair once she was done and took a bottle of body lotion and begun to apply it on her smooth legs. She suddenly heard a muffled noise.

Why did he agree to watch over her tonight instead of Inuyasha, again? He couldn't get his eyes off her body. Seeing her wrapped up in just a towel almost got him off the tree where he was standing guard. But that was just too much! The way she caressed her muscles while applying the lotion almost sent his beast into action, causing it to surface and rush to get in the room where she was and take her right there and then, not even caring if she didn't consent.

He struggled to force his beast to recede and shook his head as if to clear his head. He had to remain focused. Kagome's well being came first.

"Well, well. What do we have here?" Sesshomaru turned around and cursed. When did he become so weak that he lost his ability to notice even the lowest of sounds?

"Isn't it Sesshomaru Taisho?" Sesshomaru frowned at the tall man with a pigtail in front of him.

"My boss will sure be delighted to know you are still interested in the girl." The man smirked.

"You will not say anything if you are dead." Sesshomaru readied himself to attack his opponent.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk" The man raised a finger and moved it from left to right mockingly. "Don't be naughty, Sesshomaru. You better behave, I'm not alone here. If my friends don't see me in five minutes they will attack the girl. Are you strong enough to defeat me? And if so, are you fast enough to stop them?" The man laughed softly and Sesshomaru frowned. The nerve of that man! How dare that scum make fun of him!

"Leave her alone!"

"And how will you stop me?"

"I will fight you. And don't be delusional. I will defeat you. And I will be fast enough to protect her."

The dead man in front of him looked Sesshomaru up and down.

"Perhaps you will. But I don't want to fight you. I think I can get something from this."

"Explain yourself."

The man smirked. "How much is she worth to you?"

Sesshomaru frowned. "How much is your boss paying you? I'll double it and you leave her alone."

The man in front of him remained silent for a while and then laughed.

"I take your offer Sesshomaru. Tomorrow bring a million in ten and twenty notes, non consecutive numbers, you know the drill. In a rucksack. Take it to the central station. There is a toilet down by the platform. Leave it there under the lavatory bowl furthest to the door. At 6 pm. Don't be late. Don't bring anyone. If I don't return my friends will take care of your lovely friend."

As quietly as he had appeared he vanished in the darkness. Sesshomaru breathed again. He ran his clawed hand through his hair. A million. He sure could afford that. Perhaps Naraku could help him with the small note part. He looked at Kagome's room window. The lights were of, and he could hear her soft breathing. She was sleeping, safe and sound. He could go now. He had things to take care of.