Chapter 2
Kagome sat down in a field a little ways away from the hut she was sharing with her friends and resumed her thinking while getting situated. Crossing her legs and resting her hands, palms up, on her knees, she closed her eyes. 'Okay, now to focus.' she thought as she pushed all thoughts of the demon lord and the impending battle to the back of her mind. She reached deep inside of her soul and found it; her power. It flared and burned as she concentrated, but it was a good burn. She concentrated harder and flared her powers out, commanding it to move to every part of her body. She felt it tickle in the palms of her hands, then her feet, and then all along her skin. Her eyes started to burn, but she shut them tighter and continued to concentrate. This always happened at first during meditation, but it receded as time went on. She could feel the power pouring out of every pore now. She new she was glowing with it, and that made her happy. Smiling she opened her eyes and looked down at her palms. There in the middle of each of them was a pink ball of energy. She looked down at her arms and noticed they were glowing, as well as the rest of her body. After fifteen minutes of keeping her power in place, she closed her eyes and reached back within herself. Her power slowly began to fade back to her center. First her palms, then her arms, legs, and everything else followed suit. When she opened her eyes again she noticed that she wasn't as tired as she usually was after meditating. 'Hmm I must be gaining tolerance. Well this is certainly good! Now maybe Inuyasha won't bitch at me during battle.' Smirking, she remembered the fact that the dog demon or their friends hadn't actually seen her wield her powers yet. They hadn't been in any battles in a long time and most of the smaller ones against lesser demons were defeated with her bows and arrows. She had become a pretty damn good shot though and almost surpassed Kikyo. Sighing, Kagome stood and stretched her arms above her head marveling at the full moon above her. 'If it was crescent it would look almost like...No! Bad train of thought! I promised i'd stop thinking about him.' Try as she might, fate had other plans for the young miko.
Tossing and turning on her cot, Kagome was haunted by the same dream that had been plaguing her for a year now.
Kissing slowly, she whimpered as his tongue traced her lips seeking entrance. Opening her mouth she allowed him dominance. He always dominated in this scene. It was in his blood. He had complete power over her, and she knew it. She had given up fighting a long time ago. Kissing him one last time, she pulled back and looked up into golden amber eyes. "Sesshomaru" she breathed. "My little miko. My Kagome. My mate." he whispered while smiling down at her.
Kagome shot out of bed as the dream abruptly ended. 'Damn! It actually got farther this time. He called me mate...' she thought as she stood up and headed towards the door. She needed fresh air and fast. Pushing past the flap, she walked out into the cool night and took a deep breath. 'This is getting out of control. Maybe I should tell Sango? I can't keep this bottled up. It's starting to drive me insane...' she mused. Not far away a certain demon lord sat up with a start after having the same dream. 'Damnit', he growled.