Sesshomaru sat smugly in his limo, waiting. He thought he had the upper hand. Kagome walked nervously out the door and to the car. There was just no way his father had just said what she heard him say. She didnt even have time to be upset about her placement for work.

Kiss Sesshomaru?

I mean, it would be very funny to turn the tables, but she wasn't quite sure she had the guts, and that was his whole point. But to do it as payback. She wasn't sure how she felt about using something so intimate. Kagome bit her lip but opened the door all the same and slid in.

"We will be late," He said,

She didnt hear him, and he noticed her far-off look. "Earth to woman?"

Kagome looked at him. "Sorry, what?"

Her mood swings were baffling but also, extremely appealing to him, why he didnt know. Perhaps it was because he could not read her; he could read everyone.

The drive was silent, and he knew something was up, but what, he didnt know. Someone had said something to her.

He half expected her to be kicking and screaming.

They pulled up, and due to last night's fun, the media was waiting.

Kagome groaned. "Can't you tell them you have an intended,"

"No," He glared at her, "I told you that woman in secret, or have you already forgotten,"

She sighed. "Are you scared of her or something?"

He raised one eyebrow elegantly, "She is not ready for such decorations,"

"Ok buddy, whatever you need to tell yourself," Kagome opened the door,

"Miko," He growled,

"Dont call me that!" She snapped as they got out of the limo.

They bickered back and forth the whole way in, completely ignoring the media.

Kagome decided she was not going to use Inupapas advice out of respect for his future mate, but he just had to tease, test, and push, and by the end of the day, she wanted to punch him.

"I quit!"

"I expect nothing less, Miko."

"Dont you Miko me, you ass hat!"

"That is a new one, impressive,"

"If you didnt want me to work with you, you should have just said so!"

"I never said anything of the sort,"

"You don't have to say anything, Sesshomaru!"

"Do not use me as your excuse, Miko,"

"Do you treat everyone like this or just me?"

"Our relationship is different than others under me,"

"So it's just me, im just easy,"

"Hardly," He snorted he said from behind his desk. He was ready to leave for the day but he would let her rant, it was enertaining.

Kagome blushed and turned. "Your dad said you treat me this way became you actually like me,"

Sesshomaru stood slowly and walked to her; he bent down, his mouth to her ear. "Whatever you need to tell yourself, Miko,"

That was it. She snapped.

She moved her face so quickly that he didnt have time to react. He never saw it coming.

She closed her eyes and went for it. She kissed him on the mouth. She lingered only for a moment before turning and walking to the door. She opened it and looked back at him. "I trust you to treat me better if you want me under you as you so say, mister Tashio," She then walked out the door.

Her heart was racing; her face was blushing. She couldn't believe she had done it! But boy did it feel good to finally up one on him! The look on his face was pure shock! Gods, how she wanted to scream out the roof, but there was no way she was telling anyone what she had just done. She was quite sure his father would know; he always knew everything. He could read and see things just by the way people moved.

Kagome smirked as she got into the limo. She waited. Moments later, he came out, got in, and didnt look at her.

Checkmate, or so she thought.

Before she could even think, he had her pinned down on the seat. "Naughty Miko, tell me who put you up to that little pathetic stunt,"

"No one, wait, what do you mean pathic!?"

"You call that a kiss?"

She blushed seven shades of red, or maybe eight. Were there eight shades?

"Well," She became nervous,

"Hn, let me show you how it is done, Miko,"

"Dont call me-

She didnt get to finish. His mouth went to hers, and he showed her what a kiss was. Sliding his tongue across her lips, pulling her jaw down with one hand, he dominated every so softy, slowly. His flicked hers, and he growled, fueling the tingle in the pit of her belly.

She was out of breath when he finally pulled back and sat up "If you are going to kiss me, do it right, or not at all," He smriked. Checkmate indeed.

When they got him, Kagome walked to her room in a zombie like state. His father smiled at her but then that smiled faded when he saw his son smug smile. "Nice shade of lipstick Sesshomaru, totally your color," His father said flat.

"Indeed," It was good to be the boss.