dWho can say why your heart sighs-

She returned, Kouga's tribe had agreed to stay and help the cause. Now, after being apart from her for months, Sesshomaru sat with Kouga and watched as Kagome danced a Mikos dance with the other young trainees.

It was night, and the fires were blazing. Their dance was a mix of meditation and yoga. She stood in her red Miko pants and a white 'tank crop top' as she called it. Now all the Mikos wore it when they did this dance.

Miroku laughed the first time he saw it; he said it was better than watching a geisha, which earned him a slap from both Kagome and Sango.

Kagome moved, Sesshomaru watched her arms flex, her abs twist, but her face was soft, and her power dusted at her feet, controlled and balanced.

The demon men all sat in silence and watched as the Mikos and shirtless monks did as she did. Moving her arms and legs in slow, calculate beautiful moves.

The art of war could be beautiful sometimes. Seductive.

"Sesshomaru can I borrow you?"

He rose an eyebrow,

"I'll do it," Kouga raised his hand "Put your hand down." Sesshomaru said,

Kouga's mate grabbed his ear "She still doesn't want you, idiot,"

Sesshomaru stood and walked to her and watched as one of the younger Miko blinds folded her.

"You want to feel," Kagome said, "But without touching." She was teaching.

Kagome started her meditation dance in front of him, "Sesshomaru, move around me," She whispered.

He began to walk around her, but her body moved with his, even when he pivoted to go back the other way, her turn was soft and so predicted but she never once touched him. He stopped and moved his hand to go down her side, she leaned and lifted her arm as his claws almost touched her skin at her side. He went back up, and she stood upright.

"They are intuned," Kouga said,

He watched as Kagome began moving and Sesshomaru moved with her "Look, she reversed it, and he doesn't even know it," Kouga pointed out this him mate.

Kagome had, she moved around him, she was leading.

Soon the field was filled with moonlight and fireflies, and Mikos and monk and demons were dancing to the art of war. Trusting, caring, and feeling all with their souls and hearts, not with their eyes.

Kagome twirled, and Sesshomaru realized he had been tricked, she was leading. He took the blindfold off, and his hand snuck around her waist to still her — chest to chest.
She was breathless and sweaty now "Sesshomaru,"

"It is enough," He now understood how she was able to fight so close to him, her back to his like she was one with him.

"Oh, Hia" She blushed slightly.

While the others danced their dance Sesshomaru leaned down, but instead of her tiptoeing and kissing his cheek, his cheek slid cross hers, and he inhaled, then his nose ran up her cheek, and he licked her.

When he pulled back and released her hand went to her blushing cheek, and she watched as he walked away.

"What, what was that?" She whispered,

Kouga smirked from his place next to his mate, "Dude straight Inu kissed you Kagome!"

Kagome looked at Kouga, "He what?"

"He pledges his loyalty to you Kagome," his mate said, "You are his ally."

She had always been his ally, did he just now accept that?

"pfh, that sniff and lick were a little more then I am loyal to you, dude was scent-marking her, and you know it." Kouga huffed.

"What does that mean?" Kagome asked,

"Did dog breath teach you nothing?" Kouga asked as he stood and walked to Kagome "He put his scent on you, it's his protection, he has pledged to protect you, you Kagome are his pack, alpha female to boot."

Her mouth opened but Kouga put up his hand "It means no one better mess with you, you are for his purposes, his female bitch."

Kagome eyes shot up, Kouga's mate laughed "Dont worry Kagome it's not like it sounds," She giggled from the ground, her green eyes sparkling with tears from laughter.

But Kagome looked after Sesshomaru, being his female didn't sound so bad to her.

Of course, she knew it wasn't like it sounded.

Kagome sighed inside and out, and Kouga's mated stopped laughing.

They watched as Kagome dismissed the trainees and made her way to bathe.

"Kouga I worry" Ayame stated,

"Why"

"I know that sigh."

"What sigh?"

"That sigh Kagome just made."

Kouga rose an eyebrow "What the hell you talking about she just dance with her spirt power around a demon Lord of course she sighed, it wore me out watching it."

His mate smacked him, "Come on, you know that sigh."

Kouga blinked "You mean she pregnant!" He looked down at his mates growing belly "That's a pregnant female sigh!" He pointed to his mate's belly.

She shook her head, "No, you idiot, before that!"

Kouga scratched his head, his mate kissed him, and he deepened it, and she sighed into.

Kouga slowly pulled away, and he had that 'oh' look in his face "She cares about him" He said,

"She has love for him" His mate stated "Even if she doesn't know it yet, her heart does"

Kouga scrunched up his face "Why him"

"Who can say."

"She's human," He said "Sesshomaru won't look past that"

She shrugged "Only time will tell,"

"Sesshomaru has a lot of time, Kagome does not," Kouga said.