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"So you're just going to stay with him then?" Inuyasha asked with his arms crossed over his chest. He was standing in the door way of the dining hall with an angry expression.

"Seeing as he hasn't hurt me at all since I've been with him, I'd say that he wins over the rest of my options." I was just about fed up with Inuyasha and he'd only been around for a few minutes. He shouldn't have come back at all and my nightmares were evidence of that. Sesshomaru was undoubtedly still upset about what had happened only minutes ago and justly so.

Inuyasha had 'calmed' down after we came inside to talk about things, in his case, uncivilly. I really wanted to go see Sesshomaru and apologize for what happened. This was his castle and I basically forced him to back down from an intruder.

"Do you want me to go get the others?" he asked being unusually nice to me at the moment.

"What's your edge?" I asked with heavy skepticism.

"Heh, it's the least I can do..." He said with his usual arrogant tone full of pride.

I sighed and stood from my seat. "You should go get them while I try to calm Sesshomaru down. Although I have no idea how I'm going to do that."

"You shouldn't even waste your time. Sesshomaru is heartless anyway," he said while turning for the door.

"He's not as bad as you think," I replied as I followed him out. "You just think that way because you're brothers."

We parted ways and I walked down the hall until I found Suina. She, after a lot of convincing, lead me to Sesshomaru's room. I stood at the door until I got up the courage to knock. There was no answer of course so I opened the door slowly. "Lord Sesshomaru?" I asked into the darkness of the room. It looked empty of people so I went in all the way and closed the door. I took a few steps forward before I stopped and looked around again.

"You know... When someone doesn't answer the door it means they don't want to be disturbed..."

I flinched at the sound of his voice and froze in my tracks. He was standing behind me so close that I could feel his breath on the back on my head. "I just came to apologize..." I stopped talking when he threaded his fingers through my hair and inhaled deeply. "Are you ok, Lord Sesshomaru?"

"Next time you'll let me kill him will you?" he asked with an amused tone.

"I shouldn't have stopped you before..." I turned to him and looked into his golden eyes that seemed to glow in the dark. There was a small smile on his lips as he watched me, but then his face turned serious again. I could feel the energy in the air like before when I had touched his face. I expected him to want to kill me for what happened earlier or for even coming to his room, but as I looked into his molten amber eyes they seemed to be filled with want more than murderous intent.

"Refuse me," he spoke in a low voice now as if daring me to say no to him. I searched his face for an answer and when I found none I reached up and traced the outline of his face with my finger tips. He growled at my touch and grabbed my wrist before I could shy away. He pulled me to him in one swift move and, before I had time to even register shock at the quick movement, his lips were upon mine.

The world melted around me and all it took was his kiss. He pulled me tighter to him as the kiss deepened. My heart was pounding in my ears as shivers of excitement pulsed through my body.

He really was going insane. No human should be able to get to this Sesshomaru. He was maddened at the fact that she could control him so. Yet when she walked into his room all of his earlier frustration seemed to disappear. Half of him was disgusted with the want he felt for her, but he thought it was just that; want. With this conclusion he was sure a simple rut would suffice in ridding his mind of this troublesome miko.

He had to constantly remind himself that she was human and that he had to be gentle. His past lovers were never so frail as she. He was even moving to fast for her to keep up but his body demanded his want to be satisfied.

He growled when she broke the kiss abruptly and put her hands on his chest as if to brace herself. "I-I should go." Even her voice was shaky.

"Are you refusing me, Miko?" He was in no mood for her conflicting moods.

Her gaze returned to his face and there he saw it, she had fear in her eyes. Rightfully afraid to get hurt again, which he would have done undoubtedly. He had no intention of becoming like Inuyasha and so he released her, reluctantly, and watched her face fill with relief.

Before either of them could speak there was a knock at the door. He sighed inwardly, "Come in."

With that the door opened and a little girl rushed in giggling excitedly with an annoyed Jaken at her heels.

"Rin! Calm yourself!" Jaken huffed between breaths.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin ran to him and hugged him legs.

"My lord, I came to inform you we have returned safely."

"Lady Kagome? Is that you?" the little girl peeked around his legs at the woman collecting herself behind him.

"Sure is," she replied cheerfully.

"My lord, what is she doing here?" Jaken asked with his natural ability to over react about thing especially when it came to humans.

"That is none of your concern Jaken. Now leave us. We have important information to discuss."

"Y-yes Mi'lord!" The imp scurried back to the door with much haste. "Come Rin!"

"Goodbye Lord Sesshomaru!" She smiled up at him one last time before rushing after Jaken.

When the door closed finally he turned to the miko and smiled, "Shall we continue where we left off?"

To be Continued...

Again thanks for reading! I'm new to writing fanfiction so I'm sorry if the characters are a bit off. For those of you who dislike Kikyo, get ready for the next chapter: Consequences.

-Lala 3