AN: Hey every one I just wanted you to know that I hope to put out chapter 17 out soon but i'm working on two full time jobs to get though and so I have very little time for writing. I'm hoping to have it out really soon. I hope you all like it it should be good. any way enjoy the final chapter before the new one comes out. Sorry I mean NEW one. ttfn

penelope

Chapter 16

"Almost in the Clutches"

Or

"You are My Mate"

So?" Kagome started "What have you been doing for the past five hundred years?"

Though things had started off a bit awkward when Kouga had picked her up at her house, now that they were seated at the fancy restaurant that had diminished somewhat. She had had a horrible day with trying to get Sesshomaru out of her house and with his insisting that he remain, it had been a lot harder that she would have thought. How was she to know that The Taiyoukai would take such a thing as taking her virginity so seriously? Then again how was she to know that when it was time to take a mate that they only sought out virgins

She had never meant to trap him in a relationship that he didn't want, but from the way he was acting maybe he did want to be with her. Could the Taiyoukai truly have feelings for her? Could he actually feel something for her, he had been concerned the other day when she couldn't keep anything down but then again she had nearly ripped his head off when he had asked if she needed assistance and again when he had offered to help her to the doctor's office. At the moment she loved the doctor he gave her back the wonder of food, which she could now keep down and though she was tired from the strain two days ago she was rested enough to want to get out of the house and away from those two inu boys, she had known that Kouga wanted to catch up so she had invited him to dinner to apologise for leaving him in her kitchen when she got the call about a lead in the case.

Kouga looked up at her with those deep sea eyes, his happiness evident on his face

"I'm glad you invited me" he said "I've missed you" his hand grasped hers on the table and he flashed her a small smile. Returning the gesture by giving his hand a squeeze she smiled back.

"Now answer my question" she demanded with a bigger smile on her face acting as if this was the first time she had seen one of her girlfriends in months. Not that she had that many girlfriends but in the past seven months since the accident she hadn't wanted to face any of them, they didn't understand the other world in which she walked or the danger she faced on a regular basis then again they never did.

"Well" he said "after we thought you were dead" Kouga began his story from there telling her about Ayame and there several children, her death the survival of two of them the past seventy years building his production company, the grief of losing Ayame.

The entire story had brought tears to Kagome's eyes as she watched the emotion that he felt drift across his face as each memory was drawn to the surface. After his story had finished there dinner had shown up. The mood for the evening was decidedly glum, his story for the most part was depressing, she wanted to change the mood but wasn't sure how.

"Okay enough about me" he said breaking through her thoughts "Tell me how you survived and how come you didn't try to find us? Where did you go?"

Though his questions were valid she didn't really know how to answer him but she would try.

"Kouga, your going to think this strange" she paused remembering he was a wolf demon.

"Then again maybe not"

Kagome fell silent, gathering he thoughts to her, she would try to give him the best explanation possible.

"Kouga, only ten years has passed for me since the battle of Naraku"

Just as she knew it would, confusion flashed across his face and she began to explain the events that had placed her in feudal Japan.

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Dante watched through the window of the posh restaurant as the miko and the Ookami dined together. He had known that she wouldn't be able to resist getting away from the house away from Sesshomaru; he knew that the spell he had placed on her would help drive the Taiyoukai away from the girl at least temporarily, though it did have some rather nauseous effects on a person.

He stood across the street his dark slacks and three quarter length leather jacket, which hung open to reveal a black corded sweater. The dark choice in clothing allowed him to blend in with his shadowy surroundings. The people on the streets passed him by on there way to do what ever, not that Dante noticed. Everything was going according to plan now that the miko was by her self, or rather alone enough for it not to matter. Now it was a matter of time before she was completely under his control and all it would take was a touch of his skin on hers and his voice in her ear.

His dark chuckle startled and older lady as she passed him.

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Sesshomaru's growl cut off the Kitsune in mid sentence and it left Shippo wondering if he should have told the Taiyoukai in the first place, though keeping information from him was never a good thing and that this information concerned his mate. One never underestimated Sesshomaru not if they valued their life.

"Give me the address" Sesshomaru demanded, his grip on the cell phone getting tight.

"They just left the restaurant about fifteen minutes ago and headed for a night club on the corner of thirty third and nineteenth "

Sesshomaru hung up shattering the phone in his hand as he did, he was beyond angry, he was furious. How could she go out with the Ookami, he was nothing to her just as he was nothing to her back in the feudal era. Storming out of his estate and into one of his many cars and off to the night club where Kagome could be found.

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The music in the club was heavy with a sensual beat every one on the dance floor was grinding against each other and those who were not, were looking like they were having sex with air. Kagome danced with Kouga, surrounded by the writhing bodies of other demons and humans, sweat beading on her forehead as she ground against Kouga, she could feel the hardness growing as she continued to press against him.

"Kagome" He said hotly in her ear as he pulled her flush against his body "you have no idea how long I've wanted to touch you like this" his mouth descended on hers.

She was feeling so light and bubbly and uninhibited but she didn't feel drunk, she knew what that felt like, but the thing was she was also very, very aroused and Kouga was so close she wanted to lick the hot skin of his neck biting down just this side of drawing blood. Wanted to ravage his mouth until he could only think of her, wanted to push his face down to her hot core and make him... Wait a second she had never thought of Kouga in that way never had she thought of him as anything more than a friend but she couldn't seem to stop kissing him or grinding against him, she couldn't, something was wrong, very, very wrong. Suddenly he was gone, his lips no longer devouring hers his hips no longer grinding against her, just yanked away. Sapphire eyes flying open in time to see Kouga being thrown into the crowd by none other than Sesshomaru. Glaring at her as he approached, she could see the anger and...hurt in the amber depths, she felt bad but now that her mind was clearing she could tell even more that something was wrong.

"Sesshomaru" she whispered as he closed in on her his large hands engulfing her shoulders and giving them a painful squeeze, but as soon as his hands touched her the clouds started to cover her mind again and instead all she felt was pleasure at his touch.

"Something is wrong" her voice still not above a whisper in the throng loud music pounding all around them.

"Your damn right something is wrong, what the hell do you think you were doing with him?"

He demanded giving her a little shake. Her knees were getting weak the stronger the arousal grew it just kept building demanding for relief, she could not control the actions of her body as it tried to press up to him. He held her still not giving her an inch her body fought a loosing battle against the need to be pressed against the man in front of her.

"No" she yelled almost desperate, eyes trying to convey the fact that some thing as seriously wrong, trying to concentrate; trying to do something other than moan in pleasure at his touch.

"Something is wrong with me Sesshomaru" she was starting to feel panicked she couldn't fight these feelings this intense need to have some one any one just fuck her. Staring up at the Taiyoukai in front of her she knew she needed to get out of the club.

"Get me out of here, please Sesshomaru" her voice was now picking up a panicky tone.

He sensed it then, there was something wrong he could feel it starting to affect him starting a craving inside him. Sweeping her up into his arms he left disappearing into the night outside and to the safest place he knew.

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He watched as Sesshomaru swept his prize away from the throng and out the doors, into the night. He had underestimated the Taiyoukai and his resourcefulness when it came to his mate. Perhaps the bond between them was thicker than previously thought, she was a miko and her powers could have done something during the initial mating to cause a closer bond.

She had felt the spell; she knew something wasn't right, known that she shouldn't be doing what she had been doing, he had sensed her fighting the spell. she was more powerful than even he had thought which was not entirely surprising considering the fact that some how she had survived over five hundred years, disappearing out the back door Dante decided it was time to up the stakes.

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Kagome sat huddled under Sesshomaru's jacket in the back seat, her arms wrapped around her legs tightly to keep her self from reaching out and touching the gorgeous man driving. She didn't know what was really going on only that there was something wrong. Rocking slightly to give her self some relief Kagome continued to fight the sensations that were drowning her body and trying to fog her mind.

She didn't know how long they had been driving but when the car had finally come to a stop she glanced out the window in to the complete darkness of the wilderness that surrounded them.

"Where are we?" she managed to whisper.

"Some where safe" was his only reply as he got out of the vehicle.

Where they were going no one would be able to find them, it was so ancient that from the beginning of the inu clan the women of the ruling family had been using it as both a breeding and a birthing den. The spells around it were so ancient that even the strongest demon could not get through, they had been designed to protect the birthing mother or the mating couple. It had been where his father had brought his mother to mate her and now where he was bringing his own mate.

Opening the back door of the car Sesshomaru reached in and pulled out the shivering woman. He could feel the spell start to envelope him the second he touched her again, it was insidious; making you feel in such away that it was hard to tell that they weren't your own feelings. The fact that this spell was doing things to him as well gave him an idea about how insidious this really was, tightening his hold on Kagome; Sesshomaru trudged deeper and deeper into the woods.

"Sesshomaru" Kagome whispered out, her arousal enveloping him, causing him to grow hard with want to be inside her hot moist sheath.

"Please" she moaned out "help me, I need you" Whimpering with every brush of cloth every motion on her over sensitised skin that he caused her to make, he didn't say a word just kept walking.

He had been pissed that he found her pressed up against the wolf the scent of her excitement had flooded the entire place bringing others males closer to her without knowing why they were doing it. The scent of her affected him but he was also bound to her as no one else and his inner beast was howling at him to finish binding them. With that bond there would be no one whom could break it; not even the couple in question.

The cave entrance had come into view though any one walking by would have only seen a small crevice in the rock.

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The inside was huge and comfortable, there were several doors leading else where in the large cave. Everything was in perfect condition, the main area looked like an ancient sitting room, and though she hadn't seen the other rooms yet, Kagome was betting that everything would look like it did back in the feudal era.

Sesshomaru set her down on one of the large pillows near the wall before disappearing behind one of the doors, surprisingly the light in the room was bright as if lit by thousands of candles. Her skin was so sensitised that the brush of her clothing was causing such painful pleasure she didn't know how she could stand it any more. Standing Kagome stripped as quickly as possible out of the black long sleeved knee length dress, thigh high stockings and heals. She sat totally naked on the pillow; arms wrapped around her knees her face to the wall her back exposed to the rest of the room.

'think about something else, Kagome' she told her self, 'anything else, the battle with Naraku'

Kagome continued rocking as she thought about technical things about that battle, her mind drifted to the cases she worked on and stayed cyclical in that respect she was able to keep her mind from becoming clouded with the needs of her body. Though she knew that something was still wrong she refused to dwell on it she couldn't focus her mind enough as it was to analyse it.

A soft growl startled her out of her concentrated efforts to control what ever was going on, glancing over her shoulder, she spied Sesshomaru less than a meter away staring at her back.

'what could be so interesting on her back that would cause him to growl?' she asked her self. He touched her back brushing the raised skin of her scar, his fingers were light and gentle but it was that growl that had raised her ere above the clouds that were still trying to move in.

It hit her then, the scar on her back he had never seen it before, with her anger she was finally able to form sentences beyond the word 'please'

"Not everyone can be as perfect as you my lord" her words were scathingly sarcastic as she kept her back turned to him tears starting to run down her cheek, she knew he could hear the sniffles.

"It is not the scar that bothers me" he said gathering her into his arms "it is how you acquired it, the pain you felt when it happened. Do not be ashamed, as I am not disappointed; you are my mate and nothing will change that"