Love Potion

"…" Speaking words
'….' thoughts
Baka - stupid / fool
Miko - Priestess
Ookami - Wolf
Shikon No Tama - Jewel of Four Souls
Youkai - Demon
Youki - Demon Energy
Houshi - Monk
Taijiya - Demon Slayer

Hakama - pants
Haori - Shirt


Chapter 15
You did WHAT?

"MATE?!" Inuyasha screamed in complete outrage. His face red and scrunched with barely suppressed rage.

"What do you mean MATE!?" he asked feeling betrayed, hoping he heard her wrong. He stood there shifting one leg to another awaiting her response. He looked like a wounded dog, his ears pinned to his head, his eyes shown his pain and anger, his breathing came in pants.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha and saw the pain and anger in his eyes, heard the betrayal in his voice. Her heart ached, he thought she betrayed him. 'I can not forget what lead me here in the first place.' she thought trying to gain control of the guilt she was feeling.

Sesshomaru watched Inuyasha's outburst with his indifference mask firmly in place, on the inside he was outraged. 'He would talk to her, and look at her like she betrayed him, when it was him!' he thought while glancing at Kagome to see how she was handling it.

He was going to say something to the whelp when he saw her guilt ridden frame, but stopped because of the fire in her eyes.

Kagome took a step towards Inuyasha, "He is my mate Inuyasha you heard it right." she shot him a glare when she read the look on his face "Don't you dare look at me like that! You have no right! You forget so easily what lead me here in the first place."

"Why are you acting too pained to see me with another male Inuyasha? I heard your declaration of love to Kikyou Inuyasha, by acting this way you not only dishonor yourself but you dishonor her as well. You have given your heart to another, and have no say in mine."

"I love Sesshomaru, nothing you say or do could ever change that. You either accept me and my mate or not, the choice is yours. Either way you're not getting the Shikon. Naraku is dead I purified him when Sesshomaru saved me."

"Go back to your dead priestess Inuyasha. I wish you both happiness when she takes you to hell." she finished with a furious huff turning her back to him.

The rest of the group long forgotten in the face of the conflict picked this time to make themselves known.

Sango stood back watching and listening. She could not believe Kagome and Sesshomaru were mates. 'When did this happen?' was the question running through her head while all this was going on.

She felt bad for Inuyasha; she knew he must be in pain but what Kagome said was true, he chose another so he had no right to act like a 'jealous boyfriend' as Kagome called it.

Once Kagome turned her back on Inuyasha she felt her heart ache. She did not want to lose her sister because of Inuyasha. She slowly stepped towards Kagome keeping a weary eye on Sesshomaru. "Kagome." she called timidly.

Kagome heard her friend's voice call her. 'I forgot they were here when I was yelling at Inuyasha.' she though while she turned to her best friend/sister.

Sango did not want to talk to her in front of everyone. "Can I speak to you… alone?" she asked glancing at Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru heard her request and saw the glance. He saw his mate look to him and he nodded.

Kagome smiled "Okay." With that Sango took her hand and lead her out of hearing distance, or so she thought was hearing distance.

When she felt she was far enough away she stopped and turned to Kagome. "Are you sure this is what you want Kagome?" she asked keeping eye contact with the girl.

Kagome sighed, "Yes, Sango this is what I want. I love him. I can not picture living my life without him in it."

"When I was captured by Naraku the only thing that kept me from breaking was him. Knowing he would come for me, and not because I was his shard detector but because he wants me and not my… talents."

"He is nothing but honest with me, and most importantly he treats me good. He does not demean me like Inuyasha always did. I am not constantly being compared to Kikyou and being told how I come up lacking. With him I am not in someone's shadow. With him I am free to be me. I could never be ME with Inuyasha, it just took seeing what real happiness was for me to know the difference. I will always love Inuyasha, but like a friend or as a brother." Kagome finished still keeping eye contact with her now smiling friend.

Sango listened to what she was saying and could not help but feeling happy for her friend. If anyone deserved happiness it was Kagome. She sacrificed her life over and over again for a world she did not belong in. Launching herself at Kagome she chirped, "I am so happy for you Kagome!"

Kagome exhaled the breath she didn't know she was holding. "You aren't mad?" she asked in a quiet tone.

Sango smiled at her. "No, of course not! But tell me something, what was it like?" she whispered blushing.

Kagome looked at her and giggled. "Girl talk, huh? It was like nothing I have ever experienced before." she replied eyes all glazed over thinking about the first time they mated.

Sango looked at her friend, "That is not what I meant. I want to know what he was like… Details!"

Kagome looked at Sango and blushed a bright red, "No way!"

"We need girl talk! Is his hair as soft as it looks? Come on Kagome you are the only person I know mated to a youkai. SHARE!" Sango demanded.

Kagome, beet red from blushing, "OK! OK you win! I will tell you."