A/N: I'm sorry! I posted the wrong chapter by mistake earlier, please disregard the last chapter 7! -Theores

Chapter 7: Shock

Holding her head tightly, Kagome moaned out as in pain as a migraine beat wildly against in her skull. Sensing her distress; Sesshomaru attempted to comfort her by gently touching one of her hands only for the woman to snatch her arm back roughly along with the words, "Don't touch me!" He dropped his hand immediately at his side and returned to stand up to his full height.

"You look like you're in pain…"

"Of course, I'm in pain!" Kagome barked out. Openly growling in a mixture of anger and frustration, the demoness switched into a laying down position on the couch; taking care to shift her damp tresses so that that draped over the side, pooling onto the floor below. More weakly she told the man watching her, "I need some water, not thrown on me but in a glass."

"Hn. There's a pitcher and a glass on the table beside you."

"Pour me a cup."

"No."

"No?"

"I do not take orders from you," Sesshomaru informed her authoritatively, "If you want something you are more than capable of getting it yourself." turning on his heel, the demon returned to his work desk and calmly sat himself down in his leather chair. Leaning back, he continued to watch her patiently as though waiting for her to make a move.

Her migraine was getting worse. Glancing behind her from her lounging position, Kagome indeed saw the pitcher and glass he spoke of, the condensation from the metal container dripping beads of water down the vase's polished side. Licking her dried lips, the demoness huffed before forcing herself to finally sit back up, her arm automatically reaching for the table that contained the much-needed refreshment. Quickly pouring a glass, she took it all in one gulp and was preparing to pour another when she felt his golden eyes still boring into her aching body. "What?"

"Nothing," he immediately assured her, "I am merely noting the changes you have gone through in past centuries."

"Changes?"

"Yes….you have ripened well in the last two hundred years….more defined….."

Blushing at his words, Kagome had to bite back a sharp comeback for noticing her maturity. In demonic society for a man to notice your body and like it enough to actually tell you so was a high compliment indeed. Where mortal women would have been offended that a man was looking at them so instinctually, to a demoness it was nothing short of a human woman being told her shoes looked nice on her feet. Remembering her species, the demoness offered a soft "Thanks…" to which he nodded in acknowledgment. Thinking on his words; she tilted her head and suddenly asked, "You knew me two hundred years ago?"

"Yes."

"How?"

He had to choose his words carefully. "I….was a lord in your province…."

"...And you knew me personally?"

"Yes."

"How?"

He was about to respond when a knock on the door interrupted his thoughts. Ordering the person on the other side to enter, Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes when he saw his younger brother appear; the twin puppy ears on the top of his head twitching in curiosity. "What do you want Inuyasha?"

Staring at the half demon curiously, Kagome tried out his name on her tongue. "Inu...Yasha?"

"Keh." closing the door behind him, the younger of the two brothers boldly strolled over to the couch the demoness was occupying; plopping himself down next to her as though they had known each other for years. Not that the demoness particularly minded.

Examining the half-breed next to her, she noted the tinge of humanity in his scent and seeing his puppy ears twitching again, flexed her fingers in reflex; she wanted to touch them. He must have known what she was thinking because he turned to her and warned her, "Don't even think about it."

Clearing his throat to gain his attention, Sesshomaru demanded to know, "Inuyasha, I'm in the middle of something, what are you doing here?"

"Obviously bastard," glancing over at Kagome again, he smirked and returned his gaze to his brothers, "I got a call from Myoga about an hour ago telling me so. I'm just happy I didn't walk in on you two naked or something."

"Excuse me?!" the demoness asked vilified. "How dare you! I don't even know who the hell you are and you just…"

"Kagome enough," Sesshomaru said calmly. Looking at his brother silently; he waited until the pup respectfully lowered his gaze before formally introducing him, "You two have yet to meet. This is my younger brother Inuyasha. You have to forgive his boorishness, he was dropped on the head as a pup."

"The only reason I was dropped on my head is because you threw me at a wall!"

"Indeed, right after you insulted half my court with your inane behavior."

"I was three!"

"That is still no excuse for…"

"Forgive me, but I have no idea what's going on…." Crossing her legs, Kagome leaned back slightly and did the same with her arms; a confused expression on her face. "Who are you people?"

"Wench haven't you been paying attention!" Inuyasha blurted out. "I'm your jackass lover's brother!"

"Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru said with a harder edge in his tone. Standing up he glared at the half demon hard, warning the boy that he was on thin ice.

"Lover?"

Kagome froze. "Lover?" Keeping her position, the demoness's gaze turned inward while the term of endearment Inuyasha had thrown out ran through her mind at a rapid pace. This Sesshomaru person….had been her lover? Recalling his earlier behavior, the demoness gasped when the pieces began to form a picture in her mind. Glancing down at her hand, she rubbed at the scar on her palm which had become a light pink with healing. Remembering the similar marking on Sesshomaru she snapped her head up to look at him, "Blood vow?"