{Kagome's POV}

My head is freakin' throbbing! My neck burns like someone branded me! My scalp itches, and patches of my skin ache like I've gotten a few tattoos. Sitting up, I cling to the sheets around me. 'Sheets? Where did these come from? Beast?'

'Ow. Me head hurt.'

'Oh, shit, you're back to those broken sentences. What happened?'

'No remember.'

'Crap.' I slide out of bed and stalk toward the bathroom. Snatching a small towel from the closet, I wet it in the sink and wash my face, wincing as I did. 'Why does my face burn so much?'

'No know.'

Eyes closed, I scratch at the skin with my nail. 'Ow! I cut myself! Since when are my names so sharp?' Grunting, I open my eyes, only to want to faint as I see myself in the mirror. "Sesshomaru! What did you do?!"

'Wow.'

'Don't say wow, you jerk! Look at me!'

My hair is striped, horizontally. The colors alternate, a straight line of raven, a jagged line of silver, another line of raven, and another of silver, etc. Sesshomaru's marking's are on my face, all of them, and I've drawn a long cut along the top stripe on my cheek. A stripe of red crosses each eyelid, and I have claws. CLAWS! "Sesshomaru!!!!!" Hurrying out of our bathroom, I grab my robe and start to search for him.

"Sesshomaru!! Get your demon butt out of here!"

"Mommy!" Amaimaru squeals as he rushes out of Sesshomaru's study. "You're up!" I swear, my baby is sprouting like a weed. These demons age day to day.

He's slightly taller than he was yesterday, his hair a little longer, and he's speaking in more fluent sentences.

"Where's your father?"

"In there." He points to Sesshomaru. "He said not to wake you up til you were ready. You change...changed in your sleep."

'I'm sure.' I smile for my baby. He must be so happy that I look more like him now. "Why don't you get Kaede-baba to get you some breakfast?"

"It...It's dinnertime!"

"Dinner?" 'Naraku is going to kill me! I was supposed to meet up with him early! Oh, he's probably already gone!' "Then get dinner." Kissing his forehead, I hurry into Sesshomaru's study, slamming the door behind me. "What. Did. You. Do."

He doesn't even bother to look up, the arrogant punk. "I established myself as your alpha."

I see red for a moment, and then it's gone. "We agreed that you wouldn't force me into submission when we mated."

"Things have changed."

"Sesshomaru, this isn't fair."

"Neither is your flirting with that spider behind my back."

I glare at him. "When you were gone, Naraku and I didn't flirt. Believe it or not, we were talking about your business." Technically, that is true.

Sesshomaru narrows his eyes, but shrugs. "It matters not. The hanyou is attracted to you, and I will not have something so low attepting to have his way with my mate. From now on, you are to remain in our home, or in my presence. Leaving our domain, let alone this city, is out of the question."

I frown. "B-but Paris."

"You are not going."

"I told Jak that I was coming yesterday!"

"Then call him today and tell him you can not make it."

"B-but that isn't-"

"Fair?" Sesshomaru rolls his eyes.

I growl loudly, seeing red again. This time, though, it doesn't go away. "I'm going."

He growls challengingly in return, standing. "You challenge your alpha?"

"I do." Suddenly he's in front of me, and before I can react, I'm seeing...seeing...black. "Ugh."

{Normal POV}

Sesshomaru carried his mate to their bedroom and laid her on the bed after knocking her unconcious. "Kagome, you should know by now that no matter how strong you are, you will never win in a challenge."

She moaned, her head rolling to the side.

"I will not lose you, Kagome. You may fight me all you wish, but I will not lose you. Especially not to that kumo."

He closed his eyes and laid his forhead against hers. Sesshomaru had never felt so lost in his life. He didn't know when his life had became this way, and he hated that.

He was strong, invincible, the 'Killing perfection.' He was meant to be in control, and yet he wasn't. Could this all be because of one little human woman?

A smirk came to his face. Yes, he remember a time when he'd thought that, thought he was losing his mind over a pathetic, weak ningen. He'd left her then, only to return to her the next day because he realized that he couldn't live without her. And she'd thrown quite the fit.

*Flashback*

Sesshomaru stared after the love of his life. 'An onna, a ningen onna.' A smile crossed his lips at the irony of it all. He turned to face the bag beside him. He'd decided that morning to end this. Pulling a small box from the bag, Sesshomaru slid it into his pocket and climbed out of the car, heading into the resturant.

Slowly, stealthily, he inched toward her as she sat with a group of friends, eating french fries and cheeseburgers. What a boost to his ego it was when he saw that her eyes were red and tear-filled. It also dealt a blow to his heart, but that'd be over soon enough.

He smirked a little when her aura flared as she detected him, but his stubborn little woman refused to face him, instead staring out of the window and wiping her eyes. Her friends turned, glaring at him as he reached the table.

"What are you doing here, Sesshomaru?" Sango asked, hate heavy in her voice. She'd never liked the youkai who'd been dating her best friend since they'd met in that teen club the year prior.

"Yeah! You broke her heart already, yah asshole." Inuyasha growled. Yes, his most hated half-brother had been a friend of her, not her best friend, but a friend none the less.

"I suggest you leave." Miroku said calmly, while trying to hold the hanyou back from jumping at his brother.

Sesshomaru placed his hand on the table, leaning close to Kagome. "Come." He knew how much she hated it when he ordered her. The way her body tensed made his stomach sink in. "Now, woman."

Kagome whirled around, fire in her eyes. "Bite me."

'Kami only knows I want to.' He shook the thoughts from his head, grabbed her arm, and dragged her out. "If any of you follow us, I wil see to it that your deaths are deliberate and agonizing." Dragging Kagome out of the resturant, he pushed her against the wall and stared her in the eyes.

"Wh-what do you want, Sesshomaru?" Though her tone was angry, the fear and sadness was still strong.

He took a step back, not expecting that. "Miko."

"Don't you 'miko' me." She spat.

"You are upset with me." He stated the obvious.

Kagome growled softly, a trait she'd picked up from him. "Don't I have reason to be?"

Sesshomaru wanted to scowl at her, to glare, to harm her, but he couldn't. He cared to greatly for her. "Be with me again."

"B-be with you again?!" She kicked him in the shin. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

'God, being able to hurt her would be perfect for this moment.' He resisted the urge to stroke his leg.

"You just leave me, and expect me to be with you!" Her blood was boiling. "I should slap you for even thinking you could come back!"

He rolled his eyes. "Kagome." 'Damn humans.'

She huffed, "I mean, you demons have all got to be stupid or something! That's what's wrong with Inuyasha! That demon blood!"

"Enough, Kagome."

"I'll tell you when it's enough! I'm not even done yet! You, mister high and mighty, need help! You broke up with me, in front of my family, my friends, your family, your friends...associates, whatever! I've never been so hurt and embarrased in my life! I should have purified you! I- I hate you!"

"You hate me?" Sesshomaru interupted, stalking toward her. "You lie miko. You love me nearly as much as I love you."

"Y-You love me?" She choked out.

"Shut up. I am no where near finished, human. I've fallen in love with you, like a fool. You humans are weak, pitiful, useless creatures, and yet, I love you." His body was now pressed tightly against hers.

Tears sprang into her eyes. "Y-you love me."

He glared at her. "Silence." Snatching the box from his pocket, he opened it, shoving it into her face. "You do not hate me, so you will marry this Sesshomaru, and be my mate. I am not asking."

"Yes, you are!" She giggled, tossing her arms around his neck. "I love you too! And of course I'll marry you!"

Sesshomaru smiled a little, then placed his lips on hers. When he withdrew, he sighed, "As you would have whether you accepted or not."

Kagome decided to ignore his little comment, pressing her face to his neck. "I'm so happy you're back. I didn't want to raise the pup on my own."

"You are pregnant?" He arched a brow.

"I think so. I took a test when I was at home. If you drive me there, we can get the results."

After sliding his ring onto her finger, he nodded, leading her to his car.

"Kagome!" Her friends called after her.

Sesshomaru held up their intertwined hands, then helped her into the car. Sliding in, he took off.

Inuyasha blinked. "A ring?"

"They're engage." Sango grinned broadly.

"Wow." Miroku chuckled.

*End of Flashback*

Of corse, she hadn't been pregnant. Simply a pregnancy scare. Sesshomaru mentally cringed. There'd be no more of those, no chance of her getting pregnant period.

He smelled Amaimaru approaching and sat up, turning to the door.

"Mommy, dinner's ready!" Amaimaru frowned as he saw his mother. "She's asleep again?"

"Yes." Walking over to his son, he ruffled his hair. "Come."

{Naraku's POV}

"Where the hell is she?!" I pace back and forth. Kagome did not join me yesterday morning, nor did she call or answer her calls. I can't even get in contact with her. Sesshomaru is a dead demon if he has anything to do with this. It's 4:00 AM, and if she doesn't arrive here, I will be forced to leave without my koi.

My phone rings. Pitiful annoying device. Snatching it up, I snarl, "Hello?"

Kagome's soft voice asks, "Are you angry with me?"

"Oh, Kagome, I had no idea it was you. Hello? Where are you?"

"On my way. Sesshomaru has me on lockdown. I snuck out though. I should be at your front door right...about...now."

I smile and hang up the phone when she strolls into the house,- I gave her a key long ago- dropping her bags to the floor and rushing into my arms.

"Miss me?" She asks.

"More than you'll ever know."

"I was unconcious most of yesterday, baka Sesshomaru. When do we leave?"

I glance at my watch. "Soon. Here are my keys." I slid them into her hand, kissing her. "Go sit it the car. I'll be there with our bags."

She nods. "K." Kagome leaves with a yawn.

Flipping my phone open, I dial a number, waiting patiently for an answer.

"What, Naraku?"

"Call Sesshomaru aroung 8 this morning."

"Why?"

"Don't question me, bitch. I could have you dead in a second."

She sighs. "Fine. Bye, Naraku."

I smirk. "Goodbye, Kikyo."

{Sesshomaru's POV}

"She left." I growl, sitting on the bed. Some of her clothes are missing, along with her toothbrush, a few pairs of shoes, and all of her credit cards. "She went to Paris, the disobedient onna." Snatching my phone off it's cradle, I dial Kagome's number.

The phone rings several times, but then goes straight to voicemail. "Hi! It's Kagome! Leave a message!"

"Woman, get home now." She is going to receive the worst punishment of her life. I pace back and forth, from wall to wall, my anger rising a bit more each second.

'You make her go.' My beast seeths.

'How?'

'Punishing mate.'

'She deserved it.'

'Still. You drive away.'

Paying no head to my beast's existence, I sit before my computer and study the merger from America. Perhaps an hour later, my phone rings. "Yes?"

"Hellooooo, Sesshomaru." Kagome greets cheerily.

"Where. Are. You?"

She giggles. "In a private jet, heading to Paris."

I clench the phone tightly. "Return."

"Can't do that."

"And, pray tell, why not?"

"Too far away. Can't turn around."

"Then, I will come retrieve you."

She snorts. "If you can find me. Bye, Sess." She hangs up.

My sight is red for a moment. I inhale deeply, exhaling away my anger. "Jaken."

The imp, my new personal assistant, hurries into my study, "Yes, milord?"

"By tonight, I want you to have Kagome located. She will be in Paris, France."

"Yes, milord." He scurries out.

My phone rings again and, pinching the bridge of my nose, I answer. "Yes?"

"What have you decide, Sesshomaru?" The whore's seductive voice filters through the telephone.

"Hn."

"Nothing, hm? Too bad. I'll have to tell, Sesshomaru. Don't want your mate to find out." Her tone is bitter, and I smirk in reply.

My beasts reminds me of the situation. 'Fool master, Gome be mad. No anger whore.'

'Hn.' "What is it that you require?"

"Money for your daughter."

"The child is not mine."

"Want to bet? I'll get tested if I have to."

I narrow my eyes. "You will. Today. Call Tokyo Med and get an appointment with Enai Takashi for 9:00 AM. I will meet you there."

She sighs. "Fine. But when she proves that this child is yours, you will have to meet my demands."

"And when she proves that it is not, you will never contact me again."

"Whatever. Goodbye."

I hang the phone on it's cradle and caress my temple. With Kagome technically missing, and this whore attempting to pin her bastard child on me, there will be many migraines.