Chapter 9: Can't we all just...Oh screw it !

'S-Sesshoumaru?"

What was he doing here?

"Girl, you are to come with me. I have questions and you will answer them."

Kagome's mouth stood agape, her mind barely registering his very presence , trying to figure out what he would want to talk to her about. Did he wish to apologize for his actions? Hm, No if he wanted to say sorry he would have done so. Besides that, he was a prick anyway. A royal pain in her ass.

"No I will not come with you" She spoke. She watched as his eyes lit with an amused expression before his deadly fangs were barred for her to see. She wasn't sure why, but the carnal expression that he made left her wanting to test just how far she could push him. She would not let him get the upperhand. No sir.

Sesshoumaru watched the little onna as her scent switched from confusion, to bewilderment, and then finally rest on that anger that he had come to know so well. He had to admit for such a simple girl she had a lot of courage….or she was really lame. Still, he held a touch of admiration for a defiant nature, however, it would prove to be futile against him. This Sesshoumaru always got what he wanted.

"I do not believe that I was asking." Ah, there it was. Her scent shifted from her previous anger to the fear that he wished for her to have for him. All should fear him!

'Not mate' his beast growled, 'Mate should not fear us!'

The former Western Lord resisted the urge to roll his eyes at his, obviously, asinine beast. to call this human, no this child his mate was simply absurd! She was not his nor will she ever be.

'Girl is our mate! Deny if you will! We will have her!'

Ignoring his beast, he moved to grab the girl by the arm and drag her out the door when a rush of air moving towards him, caused him to look up a split second before a knife had embedded itself into his skull. With a growl he turned towards the fool who dared to throw a knife in his direction and was met by a tall woman with dark brown hair wearing what one could call a 'cat suit' with a gun in her hand.

What a silly human. Did she think that a bullet would kill him let alone touch his person?

"Demon, I demand you remove yourself from my house or I will shoot you." Sango cocked her gun once more, before aiming it at the demon's forehead intent on shooting him right between the eyes. How strange that the demon shared similar features to Dog-boy…

"Fool. I am the Lord of the West, Sesshoumaru and I do not answer to the likes of you. "

'Sesshoumaru?' Hearing the name, quickly stirred an impeccable amount of anger in her being. He was the one who hurt her best friend, "Just the person I wanted to see"

Sesshoumaru lifted a finely arched brow at the woman, before turning his attention back to the girl, "Enough of this foolishness, my patience is wearing thin. Girl we depart now"

Once again he moved to grab the girl but was intercepted by dodging yet another knife flying in his direction. Growling he looked back to the woman, "Wench, if you do not cease this foolery I will be forced to take action. I am here for the girl and nothing more"

"Well demon you are an uninvited guest in my house trying to kidnap my best friend and also her attacker. You are under arrest for assault, trespassing, and attempt to kidnapping." Sango watched as the demon lord scoffed, obviously not at all interested in her attempt to enforce law, "Put your hands up where I can see them demon"

This woman was beginning to grate on his last nerve. He wanted nothing more than to just take the girl and leave but it was proving to take more effort than he originally thought. She truly wasn't even worth it. Reaching once more he grabbed the girl by the arm and pulled her tightly against him, ignoring her pained expression as he did so, turning towards the wanna be Tajiya, "If you value your life, you will let me be" His words spoke volume and the slither of fear he felt emitted from the woman quickly before it was diminished once more. He was now convinced that they were all fools.

"Sesshoumaru, stop this. You can't just barge in here and expect me to go with you after everything that has happened!" Kagome spoke up, ignoring the the pain that came in his vice like grip. "I am my own person. You do not command me nor do you have any authority over me ya big brute!" With that, Kagome began to struggle and wiggle out of the Western Lords grip but to no avail. His grip was strong and tight and for a second, she let herself feel content while so close to his person. His natural scent a mixture of the rainforest and the earth while maintaining that musky scent that is male, and she found that she enjoyed it immensely if only for a second.

Sesshoumaru, unfortunately, was all too aware of her 'subtle' movements within his hold and was torn between a feeling of disgust and mutual contentment. Her scent was heavenly, even more so for a human and he found that with the close proximity, his instincts were fighting hard against the urge to bury his nose into her hair and take in all of her. Curse her, for having such an intoxicating scent.

"That's it. LET HER GO!" Sango ran towards the demon lord and her best friend intent on prying him away and keeping her safe. She knew that she couldn't risk him throwing Kagome into the way by using her gun so she would have to go with hand-to-hand combat instead. Charging forward, with impeccable speed, she moved swiftly towards the demon intent on kicking him but was surprised and angered when he caught her foot in hand and pushed her away and into the wall.

Kagome screamed, "Sango-chan! Let me go you asshole!" She wriggled once more in Sesshoumaru's hold, letting her anger and her concern take over her lithe form. Sesshoumaru watched in both shock and confusion, as her body began to glow a florescent pink and a burning sensation like no other began to consume his form.

'What is she?' He briefly wondered , as he let her go. As soon as she left his arms, the burning sensation-as well as the contentment he felt- vanished as if it had never been there to start.

'Mate is miko! Mate is miko!' his beast hummed happily. He knew that there was something special about his mate. Now his master would see how much potential the miko could have if mated to them.

'A miko?' Sesshoumaru frowned deeply. She certainly did not carry herself in the way that a miko should nor did she bare the innocence that a miko should have. She could not be a priestess. Absolutely not.

It was simply absurd.

"Sango are you alright?" Kagome spoke as she ran to her best friends side. Nothing looked to be broken but she was sure that her friend was in a hell of a lot of pain. She watched as Sango winced and yelled for Miroku to come quickly.

As if on cue, the Houshi came racing in and moved to aid his fallen wife, "What happened to her?"

"She was-

"Being ignorant and butting her nose into affairs that are not her concern" The demon lord spoke sending a chill down the houshi's spine.

"Say that to my face you bastard!" Sango mumbled from her position on the floor. She wasn't hurt all the bad, the shock had mostly been the reason for her downfall.

Miroku frowned and looked at the demon, taking in the silver hair and golden eyes he came to a solid conclusion, "You are Sesshoumaru-sama." He stood up, "To what do we owe the pleasure of your presence and dismantlement of my home and wife?" The monk was angry though he knew it would do good to let it show. He was still confused on the current situation. Why would he attack Sango?

Sesshoumaru admired the monk for keeping a cool head even though he could tell that he was not happy about his presence. Although it mattered not. He did not intend to stay any longer, "I have come for the miko."

"What do you want with Kagome" He asked, before adding "My Lord?"

"Nothing that concerns you monk. She will be accompanying me back to my home and I shall return her when I see fit"

"Like hell she will!"

Kagome frowned, "I already told you baka, I am not going anywhere with you!"

Sesshoumaru growled, moving so that he was in front of her, nose to chest, "And I told you wench that you do not have a choice"The close proximity once again, made him want to pull her closer and he growled deeply. He grasped her shoulder, firmly but gently, all too aware of the blood that was already on her person, and led her once more to the door, before the monk spoke up,

"My Lord, the lady does not wish to accompany you. I can not let you take Lady Kagome away when she clearly doesn't want to."

Sesshoumaru inwardly sighed. He was getting tired of this charade. He would be taking the miko and there was nothing they could do about it, "Monk tend to your mate. No harm will come to the miko as long as she forgets not her place. I shall have her returned by morn and no earlier. If you try to follow or stop me you will forfeit your life."

"You chauvinist pig. How many times do I have to tell you? I am NOT going anywhere with you!" She growled wrenching herself from his grasp once more, "You have been nothing but a dick the entire time I have known you and all of a sudden you want me to come willingly to your house, like we are good ol' pals? You can just eat a d-

"What Lady Kagome is trying to say Sesshoumaru-sama is that your request to have her visit your abode has been denied."

Sesshoumaru growled lowly and stared at the monk, "Do you think me simple Houshi?"

Miroku gave a boyish grin and looked towards the demon, "No in fact I believe you are very complex. I'm sure that if you had asked nicely instead of demanding that Kagome come with you that she would have agreed"

At that, Kagome gave an unlady like snort, "Fat chance!" Placing her hands on her hips in a commonly known- angry woman stance- she huffed as she glared at the Daiyoukai,

"Whatever it is that you have to ask me, you can ask me here and now. I am not leaving"

Sesshoumaru inwardly sighed. He should have known it would not have been easy to just grab the girl and go; it was, in fact, the one trait that he found mildly annoying and yet admirable as well. So, instead of arguing with her, settled for responding to her in the only way he could given his current situation.

"Hn."

~~~~~State of Grace~~~~

If one would have told him that he would be in the company of an annoying girl, a houshi, and a tajiya this morn after having his half-brother decimate the walls of his study well...he probably would have killed him for such a ludicrous thought. However, as he sat plainly ignoring the glares of the women and the calculating stare from the Houshi, he knew that , if anything, this day would not be a good one.

The four of them were now placed at what the monk called the 'card table' in the living area of their house waiting-albeit impatiently-for the unspoken question that the Daiyoukai had for the youngest of the group. He sat directly across from her, with the Tajiya to his right and the monk to his left. His eyes, however, never strayed from her azure ones even as she tried to look away.

"Alright Asshole" Sango spoke, finally breaking the silence, "Out with it!"

Sesshoumaru, of course, ignored the woman's outburst and turned towards Kagome instead. The Tajiya was clearly upset that he had bested her and though he could understand her hostility he did not care for it. She was just lucky that he needed answers from the girl or he would have killed her in an instant. Speaking of the girl, he could tell that she was just as impatient as her friend was but was trying to put up a front. Deciding that he would just end the torture of each others presence he reached into the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out the girl's sketchbook.

"This Sesshoumaru's question is in regards to a particular drawing in this sketchbook of yours"

Kagome rose an eyebrow and looked between the demon lord and her sketchbook.

"Ano, Sesshoumaru why the hell do you have my sketchbook?"

Ignoring her question, Sesshoumaru flipped the pages until he landed on the picture that he wished for her to see. Handing her sketchbook back to her he watched as her face contorted into one of confusion, realization, and then finally embarrassment. Her cheeks turned a pretty pink and she instinctively-he guessed- bit her lip. The very sight of innocence she portrayed made him suck in a breath. How could one look such a way? It was almost adorable.

Not that he would admit it.

"I wish to know why you would draw me?"

Kagome's head shot up and she looked to the Daiyoukai before her with a bewildered expression, "Y-you? I didn't draw you!"

Sesshoumaru let the slightest bit of his lips curve into a smirk, "O' Contraire Kagome, you did" With that he pulled out a portrait of the same dog and handed it to her. Kagome could only stare blankly as the familiarity of the drawing crept up on her and she gulped,

She had a lot of explaining to do it seemed.

~scene~

Okay..yea I have decided to rewrite it due to the lovely constructive criticism from VisceralMel and AmeliaJade326. I knew that it was not as good when I wrote it the first time so after reading their comments i decided to give it another go. I can honesty say I feel much better about this version, not ecstatic but more confident. Also, I am currently looking for a BETA! If anyone is interesting shoot me a PM!

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