Nothing is Impossible for Love to Overcome

By: Sandreline

Ok… since I'm apparently not allowed to take showers anymore… raises my eyebrow to the people who yelled at me I am going to update with this chapter as an apology! And, maybe add another bath scene! Hehe… I'm so evil but I love it… Enjoy!

Chapter 10: Confrontations of the Heart

Sesshomaru growled, ripping the report from one of his spies as he sat at his desk in his castle. He could hear Rin teasing Jakken outside in the garden, and he growled.

He had retreated to his domain in hopes of ridding himself of his thoughts of the Miko, and his excruciating erection. So he went to busy himself with the stacks of paperwork that came with being the Lord of the Western Lands.

However, he found his thoughts kept drifting. The close encounter he had with the Miko was driving him crazy, and not just mentally. If he didn't do something to relieve this tension and soon, he would snap and return to take the Priestess whether she was willing or not.

His eyes flashed red, before he stood up. Jakken, who had apparently been reading a scroll, stood suddenly. "Do you need me for something, my lord?" The toad asked.

"I'm going to patrol the lands. Stay here." Came Sesshomaru's deadly voice.

Jakken gulped and nodded, bowing low.

Sesshomaru was gone. He needed to kill something…

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"Looks like the puppy has extra energy. Maybe I should go down and play?" Aphrodite sang. She smiled. "This could be fun." In a flash of silver, she was gone.

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Sesshomaru was walking through the forest, his eyes flashing between red and gold as he growled. The smarter of the lesser demons stayed away from the fuming TaiYoukai. However, those that were foolish enough to come within his range were killed without thought.

Ringing laughter hit the deadly demon's ears as he turned slightly to his right. There, sitting a low branch of a large tree was the infuriating goddess that had confronted him before.

"You." He sneered.

Aphrodite smiled. "We need to work on your people skills, Sesshomaru." She told him. Silver flashed around her, and Sesshomaru was angered further when she re-appeared just a few feet in front of him.

"What do you want?" He asked.

Aphrodite smirked. "I was simply wondering if you had acted on the advice that I had given you." She answered simply.

Sesshomaru growled, his hand glowing with poison before forming his whip and lashing out at the Greek deity. "This Sesshomaru obeys no one!" He snarled.

The Goddess laughed; even tilting her head back slightly as she did. The whip struck her, but nothing happened. "Sesshomaru, you can't tell me that you've forgotten I am a goddess, now can you?" She said. She took another step. "Don't make me laugh." She paused. "Oh wait, you just did."

Sesshomaru had enough. He now, with all his grace and poise, slashed at her body. He could feel the cloth ripping, and her flesh – but nothing. It was as if he didn't touch her.

"Lord Sesshomaru, that is quite enough!" She shrieked, and before Sesshomaru knew it, he was blow back.

He, Sesshomaru. Lord of the Western Lands. The most powerful TaiYoukai – was just thrown back several yards with not so much as a look from this slip of a woman.

Aphrodite walked up to him, scowling. "That's no way to treat a woman, you puppy! Where I am from, I am worshipped! Not just in Greece, either! Most beings on this planet know of me and still call for my guidance. I have so many years on you that I make your Great Grandfather look like a pup!" She blinked, before continuing. "Though, I still am one hot momma!"

Sesshomaru stood, his aristocratic assassin disposition sliding into place. "What is it you want?" He ground out.

"Good boy." She muttered, ignoring the deadly growl that followed. "Now, you can't lie to me. It would do you no good. Besides, I just so happened to be watching your little interlude when it happened." Again growling commenced, this time his eyes flashing red.

"However," Aphrodite continued without missing a beat, "Kagome is special. She has a fragile heart, though you seem to have had not that many problems so far, except the one that led to that nice dip in the canal…"

Sesshomaru's hand twitch with poison as his other newly formed hand clenched into a fist. "Do you have point?" He snapped.

"My point?" She asked herself. "Oh, yes! Kagome is sensitive right now, Sesshomaru. However, her broken heart is mending, and your ice wall is melting. Whether you like it or not, and I know you have already claimed her, she will be your Mate. Only will the two of you, being bound together, succeed. She is meant to be yours, Sesshomaru. She is made for you, to be your Life Mate. She is going to need you for what the Shikon No Tama has in store for her."

Sesshomaru's eyes widened slightly, before falling down in a glare. "What do you mean?" He asked.

"Oops! Drat it… Anyway, think about what I said!" Aphrodite winked before vanishing in a flash of silver light.

Sesshomaru stood there, his eyes resting on the spot where the annoying goddess was standing. His eyes lowered, before he simply turned around and walked back to his castle.

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Aphrodite plopped down on a fluffy white cloud. "That was a close one!" Suddenly she was laughing. "That puppy is just so much fun to play with!"

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Kagome laughed with Shippo as they walked down the road, the group happy and more relaxed now that Kagome seemed to have returned to her normal self.

Ever since Kagome let down her defenses and admitted her feelings for the demon lord, she seemed more upbeat. She just couldn't explain her sudden jubilance. She had never felt like this when she had feelings for InuYasha…

Kagome let a smile grace her lips as she recalled the feelings of Sesshomaru's lips upon her, and his chest pressing against her body possessively. Could that be why? Sure, InuYasha had been possessive, but only when it really came to Kouga trying to claim her. And InuYasha had most definitely never held her with such need or passion, to make her body seem to make her body pool in molten lava.

Her body seemed to heat up just at the thought, and she blushed. Who would have thought that Sesshomaru, who was so icy and emotionless, could be so full of passion?

Rolling laughter filled her ears, and she turned to her left side sharply to spot the blonde goddess that had been plaguing her.

Kagome freaked, clutching a clueless Shippo in her arms tighter. (What is she doing? The others are going to see her!) She panicked.

The goddess laughed. "Act normal, Kagome. You are the only one who can see me or hear me." She said.

Kagome calmed, and Shippo looked up at his adopted mother strangely. "Momma? Are you ok?" He asked.

Kagome smiled down at him warmly. "Just fine. I thought saw a bug. Shoo fly, don't bother me." She said, looking at the goddess as Shippo giggled.

"Ouch, that hurt." Aphrodite said, placing a hand over her heart.

Kagome smiled down at the laughing Shippo. (How am I going to find out what she wants? The others might not see or hear her, but they can see and hear me!) She thought.

"I read minds, remember?" Aphrodite said with a wink.

(Can I ever get any privacy?) Kagome thought with a scowl before she smiled and tickled Shippo.

"Doubtful. Oh, but I had a wonderful – not the dripping sarcasm – conversation with pretty boy TaiYoukai." She said. "He got very defensive of you." Kagome blushed as she carried on. "But he's too much of a stubborn dolt to say those wonderful three words just yet. Though, to give him credit – I don't know why – this is all new to him. He's still a bit in a state of shock, though he knows now that he wants you, and badly might I add."

Kagome's blushed only darkened. (And you would know this how?) She mentally spat.

"Part of that wonderful conversation I had, and please again note the dripping sarcasm." She said.

(Well aren't you just a lovely bunch of coconuts this morning?)

"Don't start with me, missy. I'm simply doing my job." The Greek Goddess laughed. "I can't imagine how your children will turn out, with how you and Sesshomaru are they are bound to be chaos."

Kagome blushed at the thought, before shaking her head. Too fast, too fast!

Shippo tilted his head cutely to one side, staring up at his adoptive mother questionably. "What are you doing, Oka-san?" He asked.

Kagome smiled. "I just thought of a trick that we could play on InuYasha…" She said. Whispering in his ear, the kitsune cub smiled brightly before jumping out of Kagome's arms and dashing forward. Using his fox magic, he transformed into Miroku.

Kagome watched from behind as Sango look puzzled and Miroku almost fell down in the dirt. Shippo, as Miroku, walked up behind InuYasha and touched his butt.

InuYasha froze, his hair standing on end as he slowly looked over his left shoulder at who he thought was a devilishly grinning monk who was about to die.

As the shock slowly wore off, Shippo as Miroku walked back grinning, before transforming in a cloud back to his original self. Miroku, who's eyes were swirling, and Sango with an entertained Kilala in her arms watched as InuYasha snapped and began to chase the kit around.

Kagome smirked, turning to look Aphrodite, whose eyes were shinning. "I should spend more time here, these mortals and demons are quite entertaining!" She said.

Kagome rolled her eyes. (Just what happened when you went to Sesshomaru?)

"He tried to kill me." Was the blunt answer.

Kagome almost face faulted in the ground, but caught herself. "Like I said, he tried. I'm a goddess after all. It was foolish of him when he knew it wouldn't have worked."

(Then he was probably throwing off steam or something.) Kagome thought.

"More like 'or something'. He was pissed off because he had an erection thanks to you." Aphrodite chuckled as the Miko's face and neck became red. "What, no comment?" She added.

(No comment.) Kagome repeated.

"Well, I just wanted to let you know that things are going according to schedule so far. So have some fun, and lighten up! Have more scenes like the last one at the hot bath, I liked that one!"

(You were watching? You pervert!) Kagome seethed as she glared at the blonde woman.

"I can do as I please. Don't worry, I won't always spy on you, just until Lord Stick-up-my-ass claims you. Than my job will be done and your fun will begin."

(You know, I think I like you better as a middle school fortune teller…) Kagome thought sarcastically.

"I get no appreciation… anyway, you might want to stop that man with the cute dog ears from killing the kit." She said, before waving, and was gone.

Kagome sighed, her eyes closed as she called out, "Sit boy!"

InuYasha kissed the dirt, and Miroku- who was still getting over the charade – whacked the hanyou over the head with his staff, and Sango simply carried on shaking her head.

Shippo hopped back into Kagome's arms, smiling proudly at his work. Kagome smiled back down on him, catching up with Sango and chatting away as they continued on their journey.

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Ok… I'm going to stop here because I'm hungry and I want to go to Chili's! I LOVE Chili's, they have the best chicken! I TOTALLY recommend the Chicken Crispers! I love them!

Ok, now I'm REALLY hungry, so PLEASE review like you always do.

I love you all, you're all the best!

Thank you so much for all of your kind words! It really moves me to write more! You guys are my muse!

Sandreline