Lover's Bond

Kagome's POV:

I had only been asleep for maybe an hour when the nightmare hit. I was walking through the forest next to my old village, only it was dark and gloomy. I felt my heart starting to race as I neared the village. What I saw devastated me. At my feet was my grandmother's lifeless body, when I finally looked up, there was a man, about the same statue of Onigumo, Raven black hair and blood red eyes. He was a little taller than Sesshomaru. His face spoke of the evil inside him. In his hands, was my little Shippo. He didn't say a word, but and evil smile crossed his face as he then ripped Shippo's head off his shoulders and threw his remains right in front of me. Next thing I know, he grabbed me by my hair and held me inches from his face. "You now know what will happen if you fight me. I will slowly kill everyone you hold dear. Now, be a good bitch and clean up this mess." with that, he threw me to the ground and I felt a shaking. I jolted awake and threw myself at whoever had woken me up. I let my tears fall freely as the gentle but strong arms of Sesshomaru wrapped themselves around me.

Once I had calmed enough to talk I looked into concerned golden eyes. "What has you feeling so terrified it woke me from my slumber?" He asked, I knew he wasn't upset at me for waking him, just concerned for my well being. "I had a nightmare. Grandma and Shippo was killed by someone who looked like Onigumo, only with Raven black hair and red eyes. He said that it was what would happen if I fought him and then threw me to the ground. He….. He killed them." I wailed as I found my dream was so bad that I couldn't think about it without feeling like it was real.

"We need to talk to mother now. I don't know what is going on, but I do not think it was an ordinary nightmare. I can tell you now, the man you saw was Naraku, lord of the north. Come on Kagome, we need to talk to mother about this, now." Sesshomaru said with such a seriousness to it that I felt the need to follow his instructions. He helped me out of my bed and wrapped me in an outer robe. We walked down the hall to his mother's room and he knocked on her door with more urgency than I thought he would. When she opened the door to see who dare to disturb her, Sesshomaru pushed past her holding my wrist and left her no option to ignore us.

"What can I help you two with at this time of night?" Inuhime asked, sounding a little irritated with her rude awakening.

"Mother, there are a few things we need to discuss, one of which cannot wait til morning." Sesshomaru said completely serious and leaving no room for argument. For some reason, I could feel the panic starting to rise within him, even though he showed no signs physically. I instinctively grabbed his arm in a reassuring manner. His mother saw this interaction and her eyes widened minutely.

"I see. Tell me what it is and I will do what I can to help you." She stated without hesitation.

"Well, the most important thing, we need help keeping Naraku from invading Kagome's dreams. I had to wake her from a nightmare that I believe Naraku had created just for her. He appeared to her and tormented her. I can not allow something like this to happen again." Sesshomaru explained rather quickly.

Inuhime looked shocked for a moment. The tension in the air was quite thick and I could swear it was like the two were having a telepathic conversation with the way they were looking at each other. When she began speaking, it was a calm tone and I knew I would be safe.

"Okay, first I will tell you. Kagome, Whatever you dreamed will not come to pass. He is using it as a scare tactic. Do not fall for it. Secondly, the spell I need to block him will be tricky as I will need Kagome to use her Reiki as well as a demon of equal strength to use their Youki. The question is, are both of you willing to do what I require?" She said sternly. I knew she was not messing around and I wasn't going to leave anything to chance. I gave a short, firm nod of my head, letting her know I was more than ready to keep Naraku out of my head. Sesshomaru answered in a "Hn" letting us know he meant business.

"Kagome, when I give you the signal, I will need you to let your Reiki flow out of you freely and same with you Sesshomaru. I need you both to trust me as I will be manipulating both. In return, no one other than the two of you will be able to access each others thoughts or dreams. It will give Kagome the protection she needs and make sure he can't get to Sesshomaru either." With that said, she went to a drawer in her room and pulled out a few items. The first item was a white cloth. Next was a pair of gloves and finally, something in a vile that looked a lot like lotion. When she put the gloves on, she nodded her head to the two of us and I instantly relaxed into my meditation letting my Reiki flow freely. I could feel Sesshomaru's Youki pressing against my Reiki, at first assessing the power before it, then turning into a caress as soon as it recognized my aura. It was rather comforting at the moment. Shortly after our auras stopped clashing I felt Inuhime's gloved hand rub the liquid in the vile on the middle of my forehead and could only assume she did the same to Sesshomaru. She began chanting something in a really low voice and I could feel the liquid slightly heating up on my forehead. A few minutes passed and the power that had surrounded us had started to fade.

"You both may retract your respective powers. It is done." Inuhime spoke and she seemed a little tired. I guess this spell took a bit out of the caster. I opened my eyes after I felt the rest of my powers recede back into my body. I soon realized all eyes were on me and I blushed a little bit. I then turned to Inuhime and gave her a respectful bow. "Thank you lady Inuhime, for your help. I am in your debt." I spoke formally and as best as I could after everything that has happened since I went to sleep.

"Nonsense, girl. You are courting my son. We are now family, and this is the kind of thing family does for one another." She spoke with a small smile on her face. I almost burst out in tears, but managed a small nod of my head and she took that as my understanding. Next she looked back at Sesshomaru sensing this wasn't the only reason for his visit. I could tell she was right. I still didn't understand how, but I could feel how Sesshomaru was still curious about something and it was really bothering him.

"Mother, when Kagome had her nightmare, I was able to feel her distress and even before that. I can feel what she is feeling and I am sure it is the same for her to me. How is that even possible?"

At Sesshomaru's confession I looked to Inuhime expectantly, also wanting to know the answer to this question. Inuhime looked shocked for the umpteenth time tonight. She looked back and forth between the two of us for a little while, seemingly processing the information she was given. Then, all of a sudden, a wide smile broke over her face.

"You two have an extremely rare bond. One I have only ever read about. Usually, a couple will not bond until they have mated, and then it only grants immunity to the other persons powers. Both of your souls are bonded to each other. You two are true soul mates. This is a rare event, because one usually ignores the pull of their souls to each other. They usually ignore their true calling. What you two have is special and to be a very guarded secret. Telling me is fine, because you needed to figure all this out. However, do not, under any circumstance, tell anyone else. This is a strength, but it can also be used against you and be your downfall." She stated. Then she walked up to Sesshomaru and communicated to his via growls while giving him a hug. Next she turned to me and embraced me in much the same way. "Welcome to the family, dear child. We will protect you with all that we have." She proclaimed. I couldn't believe the way this day had gone and could not wait to get back to my room and hopefully get a better sleep then what I had gotten previously. Once the interaction was over, she looked to us and stated playfully, "Off to bed. You both have wasted enough of my time."

We left her room and walked arm in arm, back to my room. Sesshomaru walked me to my bed and helped me get comfortable. I was expecting him to leave, instead, he crawled in next to me wrapping his arm around my midsection. He looked at me with a gentle smile on his face. "Sleep Miko. I will be here until the morrow. I was able to sense your uneasiness at my departure." I smiled back to him and laid my head against his firm chest. I fell asleep to the sound of his heartbeat and the light vibrations of his growling. It gave me a sense of peace knowing that this was the man I was meant to spend my whole life with.

A/N: Well, that was eventful. I felt like I needed to explain the bond between Kagome and Sesshomaru in this chapter a little bit. I will be speeding things up a little bit from here. I am warning you now, I am going to jump forward in time a little bit so that I can keep the story going in a way that will hopefully not bore any of you. I will have flashbacks later in the story though, so you will get a little glimpse of what has transpired between this chapter and the next one. As always, please R&R. Your feedback means so much to me and I do read each and every one of them! Until next time!