Disclaimer: I do not own Empress Harem or its characters; that right belongs to Morel.

Kagome stumbled out of the small room, a small smile on her lips as she picked up that coppery-fish smell of blood again. This time she was more alert than before. It meant that the pesky gods had put someone in the small haven she called home. Letting her eyes roam around the room, only to stop when they reached the floor next to her futon. The sight of white hair that hung just at the breadth of the slender tan shoulder had her twitching.

Her previous life had ended when she passed away at the ripe age of seventy-two, her seven kids surrounding her. Madara passed away a few years before. The taint upon their bloodline had been weakened to the point that it would take something drastic to ignite it again. Especially since plenty of priests and priestesses had blossomed to keep it away. And the bane of her existence had been a white-haired mutt (Tobirama) who enjoyed her rejecting him constantly, even after he married and became the second Hokage. So, seeing that familiar head of white hair was unpleasant.

Sighing, Kagome walked to her futon and knelt on it, cautiously observing the young man. He looked no older than she did (again). So roughly fifteen to sixteen years of age. It was his blood she was smelling, and it made her cringe as her healers' instincts kicked in. Taking care, Kagome properly flicked her hand, whispering, 'Wingardium Leviosa.' Kagome guided him to her small bathroom when the young man was floating and settled him in the tub.

Her eyes raked over him, noting that in a few years, when he fully matured, he'd be one hell of a looker. Smiling as she chose to leave his white cloth pants on his person. They were the only thing potentially keeping him decent, and the last thing she needed was him reacting badly to being nude in a strange woman's washroom. That was a hard lesson learned.

With care, Kagome ran the water to just above tepid and began to send her Horiki into his body. It was clear as day, the wounds on his body were not meant to kill, just harm. Suggesting he was probably tortured. But the fact that she found three kinds of aphrodisiac in the poor boys' system was very concerning. And she was vaguely familiar with these types, meaning he came from a world in the Ancient China setting. Added to the fact he didn't show it visually, she could feel well-toned, the sinewy muscle under his flesh.

This boy was more than he appeared. Giving a small click of her tongue, Kagome grasped the cup she kept for situations like this and filled it with the bathwater that was now slightly pinkish. Then bracing the young man with a hand as she leaned him back, Kagome poured it over his head to rinse his hair, which was much softer than she could have thought. But it was his reaction that had her removing her hand and dropping him as she avoided the swing of his far hand.

Giving a dry laugh as the boy sputtered as his face was suddenly submerged, Kagome waited from her perch on the edge of her tub. When the boy surfaced, his ruby-colored eyes glared at her in childish petulance.

"Don't even, I am not a fool, young man," she snapped at him, flicking the cup at him, splashing a few drops of water onto his face. "You were brought to my home, and you are pumped full of aphrodisiacs. I do not wanna know what kind of torture you went through."

The boy's shocked face, as his red eyes went wide, had Kagome thinking he looked like a little white rabbit. Standing up, Kagome grasped a large, fluffy beach towel and set it on the sink next to the bathtub. Her gaze once more raked over his body, noticing a red fan-like symbol on his inner right arm. That was a virginity mark if she didn't miss her guess.

"You can finish drying yourself; I am leaving. Once you're done drying and dressing in the robe on the hook, come to the main room, and I will feed you and listen should you want to talk, Little Rabbit," Kagome said, smirking at the disgruntled face of the boy made at being called a little rabbit.

It was only a few minutes later when the boy stepped out of the bathroom, swimming in the overly large red robe Kagome preferred. It complimented his red eyes beautifully. But she didn't pay attention to him, allowing him to explore since the main door and her private closet wouldn't open without her touch. Content she focused on finishing prepping the instant noodles for the boy to eat.

When arms wound around her waist, Kagome didn't react. She knew the boy couldn't harm her at all, not in this place. And she was sure it was only due to the drugs in his system making him to be affectionate with a stranger.

"姐姐 (Jie Jie) Big sister, where am I? This place is not Princess Nan's dungeon."

Kagome internally squealed at guessing right as the ancient Chinese was translated in her mind automatically. Meaning that no matter what she said, the boy would hear the same language he spoke.

"You are correct; this is not the person called Princess Nan's dungeon," Kagome said softly as she twisted her body and broke his hold on her as she reached out with her free hand for two sets of chopsticks. "This is my home, and it is a bit of a hard place to describe in both location and function."

When she turned, Kagome noted the wary look in the boy's eyes as he smiled warmly at her. His aura told her he was trying to disarm her while containing his need to seek release. That he was fighting such a basic instinct that was primarily programmed into all humans made her realize that the mark on his inner right arm was a virginity mark.

"If you have any other questions, feel free to ask, 弟弟 (Di Di) little brother, " Kagome said as she offered him one of the instant noodle cups. Only sitting down when he took it and began to eat it herself to show it wasn't poisonous.

It took her guest a few more minutes before he copied her. And Kagome had to bite her inner cheek to keep from laughing at his expression upon his first bite of instant cup of noodles. It was a small thing for her to take pleasure in, but Kagome knew this young man wouldn't remember anything once he left here. He'd think it was a fuzzy dream, in case he did get to encounter her at some point in time after he was returned. Though, that was a very slim chance.

"Jie Jie (big sister), what do you mean? I was being held by Princess Nan and punished for my transgressions," The young man said as he took another large mouthful of the chicken flavored noodles into his mouth.

Kagome watched him, knowing what his game was, "Well, you see Di Di (Little brother) Rabbit, you were there, but now you are here by the grace of the Gods. This place is at the beginning and end of time. And, before you ask, no, no, I am not a god or even deity with human blood. I am a human like you, who tried their fate against the expectations of the gods and was placed here for eternity."

The choking sound the young man gave at her rather blunt reply had Kagome sighing as she reached over and gave his back a hard smack. It wasn't that hard, but it had his skin flushing as he took a deep, shuddering breath once he could as he tilted forward. The heat of his body was concerning, but Kagome wasn't sure how to help him get the aphrodisiac out of his system. Well, other than the normal way, but it would permanently erase his mark. Potentially getting him in more trouble with this Princess Nan since he already pissed her off.

"So, Jie Jie, you are god touched then? Like the Imperial Family of the Wu Country?"

The boy spoke with genuine reverence, and it had Kagome smiling sadly at him as she nodded her head.

"Yes, Di Di Rabbit," she said before filling her mouth with another bite of her shrimp-flavored noodles.

The silent, assessing gaze told Kagome a lot. His mind was processing the information she'd just given him. At the same time, this cute but dangerous Little White Rabbit was trying to figure out how to use it to his advantage. Though watching his face crumple in displeasure at being called Rabbit was hilarious.

Swallowing her noodles, Kagome continued to speak, "So, why don't we cut the shit out. I may look young, but I have lived many lifetimes more than you. And I know that you are not some simple little boy. When I put you in the tub and was rinsing you, I noticed you had a lot of sinewy muscle that doesn't show. You also wear a virginity mark, so I cannot help you remove that aphrodisiac coursing through your veins like fire. And that is because it would not be there when you return to your world."

Kagome paused and narrowed her eyes at the boy before smiling widely, "Ah, yes, the way your muscles are developed lets me know you are a trained warrior. And that they don't show at your young age means it isn't with a sword, so I think you are like an assassin. More so since you are doing an admiral job of suppressing your baser desires with three different varieties of that aphrodisiac in you."

Kagome just watched as she continued to eat her noodles. It was clear that she had hit all the nails on the head. The young man was not pleased with her being right.

"Jie Jie is a wise woman, indeed," the boy finally responded, each word slow as he set the now empty cup of noodle on the floor. Making sure the chopsticks were lying flat across the opening of the cup. "Then what should this slave do? He has no clue how to remove the drugs in his body. Can't Jie Jie come up with a solution that would benefit each of us?"

The innocent and coy smile he flashed her as his eyes lowered, allowing long white eyelashes to fan across his cheeks lightly, was bewitching. But Kagome felt anger boil in the pit of her stomach as she set her cup of noodles (still half-full) on the ground.

"I do not like liars or those who manipulate Little Rabbit," Kagome hissed as she stood up and walked away to get a few cups and bottles. "But I will suggest you put that calloused palm of yours down your pants and jerk off if you want a nice way to remove it. Pleasure, or rather self-pleasure, isn't sinful. Or I can heal you with my holy powers, and that will make you hurt worse than what you are feeling now."

Her words were delivered with the sharpness of a knife as she turned, tray in hand, as the cups and bottle clinked lightly at her sudden movement. Kagome let her gaze meet the boys, who was currently in shock. But he looked wary of her now for calling him out on his bullshit.

"Jie Jie, you are cruel," the boy said, his words honest as he slumped his body forward, curling his shoulders. "This slave is not allowed self-pleasure without Princess Nan's permission. It is a grave sin and dirty. But this slave isn't too keen on your healing if it will hurt more."

Kagome settled back onto her futon and poured them each a cup from one of the bottles. The sweet, fragrant scent of plum sake filled the space between them. Being the good hostess, Kagome offered the boy a cup first. When he took it, shocked that she was gracious to him, Kagome realized he was considered a slave in his world. And if the Princess was in charge of what was okay or not, her mind instantly jumped to a reverse harem world. Giving a quick shake of her head, she downed her cup in one gulp. The cold sake burned on its way down, warming her stomach.

"You, Di Di Rabbit, are rather amusing. But I can tell that you are being truthful," Kagome said, smiling as she picked up her cup of noodles once more and began to eat.

"Jie Jie, you are strange. You know things about me from a glance, somehow. And you know when I am not being truthful. How do you do this?"

Swallowing her last bite, Kagome set the cup down, mimicking the placement of the boy's chopsticks as she replied, "Because I am what is called a priestess. I don't just heal; I can protect and fight, on top of seeing the truth of things in the aura around your body. And don't think about suppressing it because it won't work. One cannot hide one's soul that easily."

The shuddering breath the boy gave as he sat straight up and glared balefully at her. Her words stung his pride, calling him out since he was trying to mask it. These actions proved her right that he was a trained assassin.

"So, what do you want to do, Di Di Rabbit?" Kagome asked in a voice she used with small children.

"I want you to stop calling me Rabbit," he snapped at her.

"Then what is your name?" Kagome asked.

"This slave doesn't have one, but those in the Princess' harem call me Little White."

Kagome blinked her eyes, smiling widely at him in amusement, "Ah. Okay. But you know rabbits are not weak creatures. They are cautious by nature, like you. But in reality, they are smart and cunning creatures who avoid their predators. And when cornered and forced to fight, Rabbits are vicious, using their strong legs to kick and scratch with long claws. Their teeth rip through flesh and dent bone as well because their jaw muscles are strong. So, while you are here, you are Di Di Rabbit. Besides, those red eyes remind me of a rabbit."

The shock appeared on the boy's face as he recognized what she was saying. That a rabbit was a fierce warrior stroked his ego a boon to him.

"So, to my question, what do you want to do about your pressing issue?" Kagome said, letting her eyes drop to his lap and the not-so-hidden erection showing how he was sitting.

The light flush to the boy's face was cute and very alluring. If she were much younger and less experienced, she would give in to what he wanted. But he belonged to another, and she wasn't in the habit of touching another's property, so to speak.

"This slave will take your healing and pay you for it," Little Rabbit said after a few minutes of silent deliberation. "But I will repay you."

Kagome forced herself to keep her face from visibly twitching. She didn't like the way he added that last tidbit. And Kagome didn't really wanna know how he meant to 'repay' her either. But that would be for later as she continued to stare silently at her guest. Then slowly, she felt the corners of her mouth tilt up, making the poor boy lean back subconsciously from her.

"Then, let's get to healing you so you can return to your home, Little White Rabbit," Kagome said, letting her voice suggestively drop a few octaves, enjoying how he swallowed as his eyes widened comically.

Kagome let her eyes sweep Little White's full body as she kept her lips pressed into a thin line. She was human. She was fallible. She was female. And as small whimpers of pain mixed with moans and groans as she healed him, it called to the sadistic side of her. Kagome wasn't too proud to know she had a side like that and was very dominant under the right conditions. But his reactions to the pain of her Horiki forcibly stripping the drugs from his system was causing him pleasure (which she gauged by how vocal he was). On top of his hands slowly running up and down his bare chest, across his hip line and tauntingly low, but never completely, to his groin.

"Jie Jie, how much longer?"

His voice was a thin, panting whine as Kagome met his red eyes. She bit the inside of her cheek hard enough to draw blood at how blown his pupils were. Add to the fact that his exposed skin was covered in a thin sheen of sweat wasn't helping her libido at all. This little boy was testing her patience, and she knew he knew it.

"Well, I can speed this up, but you will have to be so still it is like you have died," She hissed out from between her pressed lips.

"Jie Jie? Why? Am I b-bother yo-ah!"

Kagome closed her eyes as his body arched up as he spoke, his hands' movement caught in her peripheral vision. The little brat had purposely brushed across his erection without fully touching it. Quickly Kagome decided to play his game and win.

"Not really, I am feeling a bit tired," Kagome said, letting her face crumple to express sadness at her current state. It wasn't a lie. "By doing this, I am expanding my energy, which is derived from my very soul, Little Rabbit."

The words had the desired effect when he went still and stared at her, and his hand dropped to the side. It was clear in his aura he understood what it meant to heal with one's life force. So, his world worked on the concept of Chi, Ki, or Qi. Meaning that they did some sort of Martial Arts.

"Jie Jie, stop! This slave isn't worth your life force!"

The panic in his voice as Kagome gave him a sad smile to compliment the tiredness she had mentioned and did feel. It was a pain in the ass to die and be brought back to being fifteen again. Then casting magic to pull the memories out of her mind to store. Not hearing his words, Kagome let the wall down and allowed her Horiki to rush through her hands. Her reflection in those clear, crimson eyes showed her own glowing silver.

"Wait, Jie Ji- Ah! Hungh! I-It h-hurts!"

Not stopping, Kagome forced it to flood his nervous system, cleaning instantly. A part of her felt bad about the pain she was inflicting. But this boy was dangerous and liked to push the limit though he had been warned she didn't like liars and those who openly manipulated. Carefully Kagome disconnected herself from reality as she watched his muscles spasm, causing his body to twitch, arch, and curl in on itself.

Kagome felt something warm, soft yet rough brushing against her cheek. Feeling confused at how lethargic her body was, Kagome tried to crack her eyes open to see what it was. Her mind was a blurry haze of what she had been doing.

"Jie Jie, just rest a little more."

A barely audible whisper, the words had her body tensing as weight seemed to settle across her legs. It wasn't all in one area, no it was evenly spread. Kagome felt her throat constrict as she finally recalled what she had been doing, healing a random guest the Gods had dumped in her haven. Giving a small groan, Kagome twisted her body or rather attempted to. Due to the weight on her legs, she was made mostly immobile.

The soft laugh given at her feeble attempt had Kagome growling in response. Of course, this didn't have the desired effect as a more boisterous laugh was heard along with another caress to her cheek, though it trailed down to her neck, where it rested against the pulsing artery.

"Jie Jie, you are very stubborn, you know. But what you did to me wasn't very nice. It hurt me a lot, and I even said I was going to repay you as well."

Kagome squirmed as she finally forced her eyes open, hating how blurry her vision was. Yet the heat in his gaze was a mix of bloodlust and sexual need registered in her foggy mind. Letting out a sigh, Kagome let her head roll to the side, breaking eye contact. The soft 'tsk' she got for her actions had her feeling amused. Slowly her body's functions were coming back online, meaning she had been out for a max of an hour. The perk of this place allowed her soul and Horiki to replenish insanely fast.

"Oh, Jie Jie, what is wrong? Did I do something wrong? Before you passed out, you looked like you were enjoying the fact you caused this slave pain. And this slave isn't fond of pain."

Kagome snorted loudly as she finally spoke, "Except when it is under the conditions you set, you little pervert."

Rolling her eyes, so she was looking at him from the corner nearest him; she felt her body begin to tremble as she fought to keep from laughing. His boyish face was morphed into a mask of shock and anger at being called out.

"Little Rabbit, you might wanna think about what I told you about my - age," Kagome said, making her words come out in a sing-song tone. "I am incapable of lying."

As he continued just to sit straddle across her thighs, his calves pinning her own, Kagome moved her head to look directly at him. She didn't have to look in a mirror to know her face was practically split in half from the smile she was sporting.

"What do you me-"

Kagome didn't even let him finish speaking as she muttered, "'Wingardium Leviosa.'"

The gasp he gave as he started to flail about in the air where she was levitating him. Not taking her eyes off him as she let him float higher, looking more and more helpless by the second. Kagome slowly began to roll and stretch her body and muscles. Each little crack and pop from her joints relieved the pressure. When she was satisfied, she sat up and grasped his ankle, jerking his barefoot towards her.

"Naughty little boy, Di Di Rabbit, deserved to be punished," Kagome sang as she took her free hand and lightly ran her fingers over the sole, paying attention to his high arch.

"Na! Neeehh... St-stop J-jie Jie! Ack! Hngh!"

Kagome thoroughly enjoyed watching his walls collapse as he finally gave in and burst out in laughter. Assault by tickling was always a damn good choice. But she had another purpose for this particular punishment. Each time her fingertips touched his flesh, she sent small jolts of her Horiki into him, checking for any residual aphrodisiac in his body. When she found nothing, Kagome let his ankle go and flicked her wrist to make him float across the room. She was careful about setting him on the small plush chair.

"You are fully healed; I think it is time for you to go home," Kagome said as she shifted and stood up. Taking time to smooth down her hakama's and fix her Haori, which was looser than it should be. "It was a pleasure to meet you."

"Wait, what do you mean?"

Kagome didn't look at him; instead, she inspected her small abode. She noted a few cups of noodles missing from her shelves, but these were made of paper, not styrofoam, so she wasn't too worried. And nothing else seemed to be missing. When he repeated his question, Kagome walked to the door and tapped on it three times. Feeling the energy shift in her body as it was sucked from her, Kagome watched as the door shifted to a traditional red maple door with simple brass adornments.

"Exactly what I meant. You have a life to live, and you need to return. I am sure that the Gods will return you to where they removed you from. Of course, it should only be seconds, if not minutes, that you were gone," Kagome explained as her hand grasped the handle.

The sound of him getting up and walking over to her had Kagome sighing softly. Gripping the handle harder, she pulled it and opened the door as he reached her. The moment the door was open, it revealed what looked to be a dungeon. There was a faint smell of blood that could be seen on the ground.

"Jie Jie, will I ever see you again?"

His question was honest and genuine. But the time they'd spent together wasn't even half a day. Lifting her gaze those few inches to look into his eyes as she moved her body from between him and the portal to his world.

"Who knows Little Rabbit. Who knows," Kagome said as she watched his body stiffen as he was sucked through the doorway and landed in the cell.

Kagome took a few minutes just to watch him look around, confused. His eyes were wide as he seemed to try and figure out what had happened. It was clear he didn't recall leaving the cell or meeting her. If he did retain anything, it would only be able to be recalled in his dreams. It was how this always worked. At the beginning and end of time, this place wasn't just a place anyone could know of. Smiling softly, Kagome silently wished him the best of luck as she closed the door with a soft click and stumbled back to her futon. She wanted (and needed) to get more sleep.

THE END!