His mother guided Kagome into the room where all the women who came waited. "I will be no help to you; I can not play any hand Miko, and he can't save you,"

Kagome looked around the room; it couldn't be that bad, right? They were all women here, right? Kagome blushed as she realized that, to them, she wasn't.

The room was hushed as she entered; they bowed, it was fake, and she knew it.

"Do tell us how you met him,"

"Um, we fought a common enemy," Kagome relaxed a bit,

"I heard you were his brother's lover," And she tensed up again,

"Friends, close friends,"

"I heard his Lordship tried to kill you,"

It was different women talking each time,

"Yeah, well, I tried to return the favor,"

Laughter, even his mother smirked, and Kagome was not sure if that was good or bad.

"Show us your power,"

"Not a good idea," At least not in this room,

"Are you saying you could kill us?"

"That's not what I said,"

"Enough, that will be saved for another day," His mother spoke,

One brave demoness walked closer to Kagome. "How is it he chose you over all of us?"

Kagome's eyes darted around. "Uh," She had to think fast here, but it was not in her nature to be rude. "Why dont you tell me?" She asked, her tone uneasy.

The demoness narrowed her eyes and then sniffed.

"I find your virginity suspicious; why has he not had his way with you, his mate?"

Kagome swallowed,

"How can you refuse him?"

"I um-"

"Or is it that he does not want to touch you,"

More laughter

"Did you trick him?"

Kagome knew whatever she said, she had to be careful; they would use it against her. This was not war. This was a court of law, and they were judge and jury, not that she cared about their opinion about the matter. But this was it right; she was on trial and had to prove to them her worth.

"Surely you do not think he could be so easily tricked," His mother was sitting. "Are you implying the Miko did something none of you could?"

Whispers went around the room.

"She may have his mark, but she has not had his cock; she had not had him to her bed,"

Kagome's mouth dropped open, holy shit.

His mother smirked "You think he would mark her if he did not lust for her?"

His mother stood walking around the room. "Miko, do be a good girl and show them a little?"

Kagome understood and lifted her hand and let her holy power dance across her fingers,

"A little more,"

The power swirled around her arm,

"Miko,"

Kagome wasn't sure what his mother was getting at; didn't she say she wasn't going to help?

"How sweet she worries for you all; they will be fine, and if not, well, that's too bad,"

Kagome inhaled; these people didn't play.

She lit her whole body up, and it made them all stand back and gasp.

"And that ladies is her not trying; if she wanted, this whole room would be dead before any of us could move,"

Sesshomaru could feel the power, and it had the men in the room pausing and looking at him.

"She is in control," He said; there was no treat, at least not yet.

Kagome turned it off, but it did its job; it left them all with their hairs on end and their heart racing.

"It's exciting, isn't it," His mother's golden eyes locked onto Kagome. "To touch that, to play with it in a way only he can,"

She looked back. "He can control her; she can control him," She believed her own words,

"We thought you, of all people, would be most upset,"

"Why?" She asked, not happy about being interrupted,

"It is not a great secret you were not happy about his father. Are you not upset that he is following in his steps,"

His mother moved close to the demoness who dared speak, "My mate fucked a human him of little to no importance; they are not the same," Her words came hard and heavy,

"She is no mere human, yet not a demon; she is something else, something more; time bends to her will when it does not bend to anyone else."

His mother moved to the door. "He wants to bed her, fill her, but she is fire where he is ice, touching is dangerous, claiming her was hard but two opposing forces becoming one?

It could kill one, if not both if they are not careful, and the life they would create-

"A half-breed," His mother was keeping names, they would not go unpunished, and she was quite sure she would kill that one at some point.

"You think my powerful son and this woman, first of her kind, would create something less than what they are?" She laughed. "She will not give him halfbreed but a new breed,"

Her hand went to the door. "They are building up their desire, their want; he wants to pleasure her, claim her virginity like no man has claimed a woman before,"

She opened the door. "She will submit,"

Then she left. She realized she had just judged the Miko, believed her own words meant to trick them, and oddly suddenly approved of the girl.

Her dead mate would be happy.