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The one I love

He left when Touga came to speak with her, he would give them space, he just would not move very far. "I have never said something like this before. I have never even felt anything akin to this before or to this sort of intensity, it is strange a new but welcome sort of strange feeling. I have never thought this away about anyone else before Kagome, you need to realize that, you are the one I love Kagome, you. I have held deep affection for my first mate and Izayoi, but you I think are the first one I've truly, truly loved. Think back to the letter once more Kagome, I was wondering whether – if we could start over Kagome, if you could meet me for the first time again. I want to court you Kagome, properly, and then you could become my mate."

He knew this was what he had come to say, but it still hurt to hear it, and he could not calm the beating of his heart, praying for Kagome to say no. "I don't know about that Touga, it is true there were times when you were good to me and I enjoyed spending time with you, but there also times when you were a royal jerk to me. I did love you at times, but as soon as you did something that would make me fall for you, you would ruin it by doing something that hurt me or pissed me off. No amount of apologising could make that up to me, I am sorry, but I have fallen in love with someone else so I have to decline your offer."

"Who," he growled, sounding more angry than hurt, more than angry, like he was ready to rip his rival's head from his body.

Oblivious to his tone, Kagome answered, "Yamazaki," she said quietly. He could honestly say he has never felt his heart soar so high. Then he looked at the dog demon's face, he was crushed, this was how he would look had she chosen the Western Lord, this was the expression he'd been waiting to see. Now that he had the chance to see it he was no longer so sure it brought him pleasure, he was not that sadistic, no, that man had just had his heart broken and he felt pity. He felt guilty for even thinking this could have caused him to feel delight and he felt disgusted with himself, Inutaisho may not be a friend, but he was pack. He would make things up to him somehow, but for now all that mattered was that Kagome had chosen him, she loved him.