Bossy closed her eyes, rubbing the bridge of her nose in an attempt to keep her cool. That Damn Dog! How many times did he want the system to crash in one day? She absolutely refused to let the mutt win. He would break down the control center over her cold, dead, lifeless body.
"Jumpstart the control panels and be sure to do it gently. The system has been through a lot of stress today. Take her off of auto-drive. Man the controls and whatever you do, avoid all contact with lover-mutt."
Everyone jumped at her orders, determined to be victorious. Angry grinned, putting on a pair of aviator shades. A toothpick found its way between her teeth. She grabbed the controls, eager to begin.
"Let's get this show on the road! I'm gonna enjoy biting that damn dog's head off!"
Kagome struggled against Sesshomaru, tears cascading down her face in unadulterated frustration.
"Let me go! What are you doing? Sesshomaru! Sesshomaru!" She shouted in his ear, pushing against his shoulders and arms, flailing wildly. She was panicking, unaccustomed to Sesshomaru and his red eyed rage.
Sesshomaru growled at her, seizing her hands in one of his. He snarled in her face, his instincts ruling his body.
"Hushhhhh… Be still, woman" his rumbling voice echoed, impatient and full of quiet rage and pain.
What had gotten into the guy? Kagome was so confused, and it just made her angrier. It simmered within her. She decided that no matter what she did while they were in the air, he wouldn't be letting her go any time soon. And if he did, she would fall to her death.
He stopped a short while later, setting her down tenderly in a cave decorated more extensively than her home in the future. It was covered in fine silk and tapestries, stopping the chill that must have once permeated the mountain cave at one time. The large cavern was even divided more or less into rooms, shoji walls adding a small measure of privacy. Kagome jerked away from the terrifying Sesshomaru, unsure what her fate would be in this place.
However before she could distance herself from him, he seized her arm, snarling at her. He pulled her close to his form, his fathomless eyes boring into her own.
"Why? Why do you distance yourself from me? Is it because I injured that damn half-breed?" He asked her, desperation seeping into his voice. He must know.
"What? No! What the heck has gotten into you? I'm trying to get away from you because you've lost your marbles! What does Inuyasha have to do with this anyway?"
He growled. "You lie! I see the love that still crosses your face when you see him. I still see the softness in your eyes when he speaks to you! You tell lies to me, woman…" Sesshomaru hissed, his voice laced with hate. Hate for his brother that perhaps would never totally leave him. His brother got all of the good things. All of them! He got the mother that loved him, the better sword from his father, two women that love him, and a tight knit family. He wanted just this one thing. He wanted her love.
He wanted her to love him like she had loved his brother.
Kagome clawed at his hand, angry tears running down her face. "I don't love Inuyasha like that! He's like an older brother. You are acting really funny Sesshomaru" Her face twisted in pain. "Y-you're scaring me. L-let me go…" She pleaded, pulling against his firm hold.
He leaned closer to her, the pain in his eyes darkening. He crashed his lips to hers, holding her still to him. Kagome wouldn't have moved any way. She was too shocked to move.
Eventually, he pulled away and walked toward the mouth of the cave.
"I will return, Kagome. Please make yourself at home." Sesshomaru said, his eyes once more their natural golden. She nodded, planning on escaping as soon as he left.
He looked at her one last time, his deep gaze forcing her to look down, unable to meet his gaze. He took to the skies, a barrier of swirling golden energy covering the mouth of the cave.
Kagome stared after him, the cold realization settling in the pit of her stomach.
He knows what he's doing. Sesshomaru and his beast are cooperating. I'll never escape. I'm stuck here until he is through with me.
Sesshomaru returned a little while later, carrying with him a couple fat rabbits, already cleaned and skinned. He started a fire, not meeting her questioning gaze. He motioned to the spit, laying the rabbits near the fire. He retreated to a cushion, a slow predatory smile spreading over his face.
Kagome ignored him in favor of putting something in her empty stomach, determined to fight him every step of whatever path he was hell bent on sending her down. She cooked the rabbit, salivating at the smell of food. She pulled the meat off of the spit, preparing to gorge herself on its tender meat. But before she could sink her teeth into the delicious piece of food, Sesshomaru clicked his tongue.
"Come and sit at the table, Kagome." He purred, eyeing her. She grit her teeth but obeyed his thinly veiled command.
He smiled at her, watching every movement, every flex of her muscle, every twitch of her nervous fingers, every wandering glance that went everywhere but him. Kagome finished her meal in silence, trying to remain calm.
When would he seize her again and accuse her of things that made no sense? When would he kiss her again? Or, worse yet, what if he became bored of simple kisses? What if he wanted more, something that she wasn't willing to do?
Kagome rose from her seat, offering Sesshomaru a small bow of respect, and then turned to move away from him, planning to retreat to the other side of the spacious cavern.
Silently, Sesshomaru moved to Kagome with the speed of a predator, grabbing her and yanking her close to him, her back to his chest. He bent down low and wrapped his arm around her waist, tracing the shell of her ear with his tongue.
"Has Inuyasha touched you like this?" he inquired, raking his claws softly between the folds of her kimono, inching ever closer to her chest.
"No, now stop it. I don't like this" Kagome hissed harshly, trying to extract herself from his strong hold, any arousal at his touch deadened by the words that crossed his lips.
He frowned, cupping her breast softly, weighing it in his hand. He smiled softly at her sharp intake of breath.
"I think you aren't telling the whole truth, Ka-go-me" He pressed his lips into her neck, nipping softly at the tender flesh.
"S-stop it, Sesshomaru. I command you, as your mistress to cease this." Kagome growled, trying to keep the quiver out of her voice.
Sesshomaru was gone from her sight and from her senses before she could put the two together. She could command him? She was eternally grateful that that had worked, and sent a lengthy prayer of thanks to any deity that would listen.
He watched her, pain in his eyes, a cool calmness creeping over his features. He forced his normal façade into place, anger burning through him. His beast was over presumptuous. He needed to reign in his animal desires unless he wanted to push her away from him even more than he had already. His overzealous beast was not helping him.
He may be many things, but he was not a rapist.