Chapter Eight: Agreement

We moved together as if we were one person. Staring into his warm eyes I didn't want anything else but to be there in his arms. A feeling of safeness rode over my body in waves; it felt as if nothing could ever happen to me as long as I stayed near him. I break our never ending eye contact and look towards the floor placing my forehead on his shoulder. Shock froze my heart as he laid his head on mine and we continued to swirl with the music as if it was created for only us.

"Excuse me Sesshomaru, but I was wondering if we could talk while we are away from ears," I had almost mumbled it against him. He was a demon, he heard me waiting for his response was a killer though.

"You have my attention." A gentle hand placed under my chin forced me to look at him as our tempo changed to go with the next song that was being played. His golden eyes showed nothing and yet I felt as if I could trust him.

"Well I ran away from my home and life in Japan to get away from a terrible man. I've been here for maybe a couple of weeks and I have seemed to found a double of the man I left. I don't want to be someone's trophy or property. I am a human and I wish to be treated like one. Kouga is controlling and pushing the lines of being abusive." Again his eyes showed nothing but our movements had become slower. He was listening and thinking it through.

"You wish to be rid of him? I see the problem, but I do not see what part that I should or the part you want me to play."

"Save me." I stopped moving and stared up at his beautiful face and put every emotion I was feeling into that look. Anger, lust, fear, pain, lost, and longing. He stared down at me and then took my hand and led me back to the table where I once again was placed next to Kouga who seemed to be getting pretty cozy with Inuyasha's date.

"It's about time you two, Sesshomaru you must remember that this is Kouga's date," Inu no Tashio said with a wide grin spread across his face. My lap and small hands took my attention after that. He had heard what I said yet he hadn't responded the way that I thought he would. Of course what man in their right mind would save a woman that he didn't know?

"Kagome?" I snap my attention back to the people at the table and my eyes met Kouga's. He seemed pissed.

"Yes…"

"Why didn't you answer me? I've been sitting here for the past ten minutes talking to you and you weren't even listening," his voice held venom and his hand gripped my forearm tightly.

"I'm sorry Kouga I was just lost in thought I did not purposely ignore you…" His grip was getting tighter and I was sure that I would have a lovely blue band around my arm. I stopped talking because it was the only to keep from grunting in pain, but he didn't seem anywhere near done hurting me.

"You did do it on purpose do not lie to me," he was speaking through gritted teeth. His grip was so tight that it felt as if he was going to snap my arm in half. My body was fighting against me to curl up around my arm and to cry out that he should stop, I was stronger than that. I could do this; there was no need to be weak. I had been through much worse. Even as that thought went through my head I could still feel the tears that began to fill my eyes. He stood pulling me up with him holding my arm out to the side steadily adding pressure. I glance at it and could already see the bruise. Another fun fact was that my hand was changing colors from the lack of oxygen.

Everyone around us had gone quiet. Things were happening in slow motion. Tears began their journey down my cheeks and the other males at the table had stood. Inu was yelling at Kouga, Inuyasha was trying to get my arm free, and Sesshomaru's eyes were locked with mine. First there was nothing, then anger burst through along with great concern. He moved as if it was his arm in Kouga's grasp. One minute my arm was being crushed the next it was free and I was being held against someone's chest. Noise and voice began to reach my ears as I regained feeling in my hand. I was against Sesshomaru's chest and Kouga was not a happy camper.

"Get your hands off of her! She belongs to me!" Kouga was leaning across the table now. I turned into the broad muscled chest to hide my face from him. I did not want to see him. For once I was going to be the hurt woman. I didn't have to be strong right now. The man who held me could be strong enough for both of us.

"She does not belong to you. All you did was cover her in your scent. I'm taking her from you Kouga. Tonight I will mark her in my scent and you will leave her alone. If you continue to bother her I will kill you." His grip on me was tight, but not hurtful just protective. My body was nudge, I glance up at his face and his eyes showed nothing. His face was a black slate. I moved forward away from the table and the whole banquet. I held my arm close to me protecting it from further harm.

~~~In the Limo~~~

"Kagome, in order for you to be free of him I must have sex with you," I look at him from across the limo. I was not ready for that in any shape way of form. I was injured, I was beginning to feel pissy, this was definitely not good.

"I guess. If I don't seem too enthused it's because I'm in pain and being in pain tends to make me moody." He moved to sit next to me and gently took my arm into his hands. I watched him to make sure he didn't do anything to make it worse. His hands were cool against the warm throb of my arm. A warm sensation flowed over me like water. His power filled the car and my body. Soon there was no pain or color to my arm and as I looked at him there was a heat to his eyes that I had never seen before.