Help! My world is upside down!

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Chap 17. Worthless


Monday started as a normal day; Sesshoumaru never gave her the bracelet, nor did he show that what had happened between them had meant anything to him. In fact, he had ignored her Saturday through Sunday. Now that she thought about it, she had barely seen him. Perhaps he hadn’t even slept at home on Saturday night. She frowned and tapped her lower lip with her pen. Perhaps he was just as confused as she was and needed time away from her to sort his feelings. A small smile showed on her face. Yes, that had to be the reason he was avoiding her like the plague!

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Sesshomaru had arrived early to the office, so early, in fact, the security guard had greeted him as if he had seen a ghost. Yes, he was never this early in the morning, but he didn’t want to face Kagome just yet. How was he supposed to tell her that what had happened between them was a mistake, and it would never happen again? How was he to tell her that she was not worthy of him, Without having his father and grandfather skinning him, that is? He brought his hands to his face and rubbed his eyes. This was all his inu’s fault! The aforementioned entity barked from the depths of his mind.

‘Be quiet! Your foolishness has put me in a extremely compromised situation with the ningen! Behave yourself! I have already chosen my mate-to-be, and it is not her!’

His inu barked again in rage, ‘That Kagura is not worthy of me, of us! I don’t trust her! I don’t like her! I don’t feel attracted to her! I want Kagome!’

Sesshomaru growled, ‘Stop it! Kagome is too weak to stand by our side! We must always protect her from Naraku because she is too weak to stand by herself!’

‘You are a fool! You claim to be the civil side, but you are blind! She is strong! She may not have any powers; she may not be able to send blows to Naraku, but her kindness and her ability to bring the best out of people has gained her a place amongst the wealthiest and most powerful of both the youkai and ningen societies. She may not have the power in herself, but she has many allies that would do anything to protect her. Father and grandfather, for instance, and Inuyasha, look what she did for him! When he was but a whelp you wouldn’t have given him the light of day. Now look what he has become, and it is thanks to her influence. You can’t even blame it all on me because you agreed to protect her as well, and if you don’t correct your mistake and stop considering Kagura as your future mate, I will correct it for you!’

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“Good morning Yura.”

“Good morning, Kagura-san.”

“Is Sesshoumaru in his office?”

“Yes, he arrived a while ago. I’ll tell him you are here.”

Kagura gave the woman a small smile. “I would like to give my fiancée a surprise. Please, don’t tell him I’m here.” Yura was too shocked to even blink. His fiancée? Didn’t he know she was a gold digger? Or did he just want mate to show around? She frowned. Something was wrong in this picture. Didn’t inu youkai mate for life? Didn’t their instinctual side share the choice of their partner?

“Good morning, Kagura-san.”

“Ah, Kagome-san! How are you after the intense night last Friday?” Kagome blushed; she didn’t know everyone had learned of her attempted kidnapping.

“I’m much better, thank you.” Kagura combed her tapered fingers through her hair and something shiny caught Kagome’s attention.

“I’m glad nothing happened to you! Sesshomaru would have had a fit if Naraku had done anything to you! You are like a sister to him.” Kagome froze on the spot. Kagura was wearing the bracelet she had seen Sesshomaru buying, and now she was telling her he saw her as his sister? She gave Kagura a shaky smile and turned her back on her; she needed to hide somewhere, so she could cry without being seen or questioned.

Suddenly, a roar, followed by the sounds of crashing objects resounded from Sesshoumaru’s office. Kagura froze with her hand on the handle, seemingly gauging whether to enter the room after the outburst.

Forgetting her own problems for the time being, Kagome rushed to the door, gently pushed Kagura aside, and entered the office before anyone could stop her.

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Koga was redoing the knot of his tie before the mirror of the elevator on the way to his office. He had partaken in a meeting early that morning with a client that had cancelled. The doors opened to the chosen floor, and he turned around to step out. He began to walk to his office when he noticed everyone forming a group around Sesshoumaru’s office.

Koga frowned, trying to pick out Kagome in the crowd to question her on the current events, but to no avail. There was no trace of his friend. Koga went from shocked to concerned.

He spotted Kagura by Sesshomaru’s office’s door amongst the sound of snarls. He hastily made his way to her, pushing through the different groups of workers.

Kagura had one hand clenched tightly to her side, the other, planted in surprise, over her mouth. She had never dreamed something like this would happen, and for the first time in her long life, she questioned her choice of a male. She jumped when she felt a firm hand on her shoulder and hastily swung around to meet blue eyes. She gasped and threw her arms around his neck in a fierce hug, releasing tears of fear. Then Koga heard the low rumbling growls emanating from the closed office door.
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Kagome entered the room to find it in complete disorder, binders and folders lay scattered all over the room. By his desk, Sesshoumaru stood bent on the table, his hand resting on it and his head low, hiding his eyes from her scrutinizing look. She called to him softly, but to no avail. He didn’t seem to notice her presence.

She took a few, hesitant steps towards him; she could tell something was bothering him, and she wanted to help him. His earlier mistreatment of her was completely forgotten in the depths of her mind. He needed help, and she would provide it; she didn’t care if he ignored her again. She called again, and this time he raised his head and focused on the reason for his turmoil.

Kagome gasped and attempted to take a step back, suddenly scared. His eyes were crimson red, his markings were clearer than usual, and his concealment had dropped, meaning his inu had taken control.

In the midst of her overwhelming fear, she recalled a time when Inuyasha had been overtaken by his youkai blood, and she had brought him back. What had she done that time?

Sesshomaru took a couple of tepid steps, approaching Kagome. She started; she better think fast, or the world would be short one Kagome! She gulped; his red eyes were boring holes in her. His look was so intense it sent shivers down her spine.

He was a few steps away from her, growling and snarling. She could tell she was alone in this, and she had to think fast. Finally, it came to her full force; she had embraced Inuyasha and kissed him. He was her best friend, and she hadn’t hesitated, but this youkai in front of her was much fiercer. Could she handle him?

Without giving her time to react, his arm shot at her and a strong claw was placed strongly on the back of her head.

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“What happened, Kagura?” Koga gently held his arm around Kagura’s shoulder, trying fruitlessly to comfort the sobbing wind youkai.

“I... I don’t...know!” She sniffled, on the verge of tears. “I came to visit Sesshoumaru-san; I was about to enter his office when I heard a loud growl and the sound of crashing objects.” Kagura brought her hands to cover her wet eyes, ashamed of her cowardice. “Kagome went inside and closed the door behind her. I fear his inu has set itself free and if that has happened...” She sobbed louder. “She won’t stand a chance.”

Koga frowned, and without a second thought, he threw open the door.

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“The house is so quiet lately.” Toga sighed for the umpteenth time that morning.

“You have noticed that too?” Shoja sipped his glass of juice. “Did you see who Sesshomaru came with to the party?”

Toga looked at his father as if he was going to scold him, but Shoja interrupted his chance to rant.

“No, I’m not behaving like a mother hen. I’m just concerned, that’s all.” Toga sighed again.

“What’s your point?”

Shoja placed his glass of juice on the table and in a smooth motion took the napkin resting on his lap and cleaned an invisible spot on the corner of his mouth, then returned the napkin to its previous position.

“He came with Kagura, and she stuck to him like glue!”

“I never liked her family.”

“Me neither! Her grandmother eyed me as a potential mate; she did her best to get between me and your mother before we mated. I must admit, to my shame, that she got me in such a compromised situation that your mother refused my suit. It took a lot of patience and persistence on my part to get her to take me back. Finally, the whole fiasco was discovered, and she admitted plotting everything to separate us. Fortunately, by that time, your mother had already accepted my suit again, meaning she trusted me with her life. That was the best proof of love she could have ever given me.”

“I never knew!”

“That was a long time ago. However, the women in the family seem to train their females to find suitable mates. Love is not necessarily involved as long as there is wealth and power.”

Toga ran his claws through his hair.

“Sesshomaru sure has all of that, plus the youth and the looks. No wonder she looked at him with such possessiveness and greed.”

“Well Dad, you never cease to amaze me. You are very observant. All night I thought she was such a lovely lady!” Toga retorted sarcastically.

Shoja laughed. Whatever he was about to say was cut by the ringing of the phone.

“Moshi moshi!” Toga answered the phone, after a brief moment of silence, as the person on the other line spoke his head shot up to look at his father, his eyes narrowed to tiny slits and his voice deepened. “We are on our way.”

“What is it?” Shoja asked with concern clear in his voice.

“Sesshomaru’s inu has taken control over him.”

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‘That scent again. That wonderful smell that haunted his every dream, it was so soothing. Why was it so faint? He wanted to smell it closer.’

‘Yes, that was much better. He knew that smell; he had scented it before. It belonged to her, his chosen one.’ A sound, much like the purr of a cat, left Sesshoumaru as he gently brought her closer to him.

Her luscious body was hard pressed to his well toned one. He could feel her breasts against his chest. One of his hands was on the back of her head, while the other one was around her waist, keeping her as close to him as possible. Her small waist and her wider hips were so sensual! One day he would worship her wonderful body, and that was not just a desire, he would accomplish that wish.

He scented her fear, but waited as it soon turned to hesitation, and finally, to determination. He was clueless as to what she had determined, but he was not letting her go just yet.

He could feel his rage diminish, and he lowered his head, previously resting on the top of her head to give soft kisses on her forehead, her eye lids, her temples, nose, cheeks. His chest kept emitting that purr-like sound. He softly brushed her lips with his and moved to the crook of her neck where he could feel the pulse of her carotid arteria, and the flowing of her blood. He nibbled the flesh on that spot where he would mark her as his mate as soon as his idiot ‘civil’ side agreed with his choice.

Gentle hands massaged his scalp and he momentarily forgot about his mating plans. His head rested on her shoulder while he relaxed due to her ministrations.

She knew what she had to do. She just needed to remain calm and collected. She had to keep her fear under control, just like she had done for Inuyasha when his inu blood had taken control, and he went on a rampage and destroyed everything that got on his way. However, he seemed to relax when Kagome had approached him, and had even let her embrace him. Later, Inuyasha had told her that his inu had recognised her scent as belonging to a weak pack member, one that needed protection.

She knew he didn’t like her; she knew that wasn’t it for his father and grandfather he would have never stopped to give her the time of day, but she also knew he had accepted her as a pack member that needed protection, and right now, she was the only pack member available to try and sooth his beast. She wasn’t sure if she could bring the civil side back in control; she had never dealt with a full youkai and even less, a taiyoukai, but she had to try.

She panicked when he brought her close to him, but soon relaxed when she felt he was sniffing her. Then he began to kiss her sweetly and she let him do so. The purring sound coming from his chest was the only proof the inu was reacting to her in a favourable way for her purpose and then she made a decision.

Perhaps him being a full youkai she could help sooth him, perhaps her scent was not enough. She tried to think what dogs liked best. He was a dog after all.

Well, they liked having their tummies scratched, but she wasn’t about to do that. They also liked their head and behind their ears scratched. Yes, she could do that. She just hoped that the ‘King of Ice’ didn’t make her pay for her daring actions later.

She brought her hands to the back of his head and gently began to massage and scratch his scalp. The purring intensified, thus letting her know her actions were appreciated.

Suddenly, she began to feel weight on her. At first, she didn’t realise what was happening, but when Sesshomaru went limp in her arms and she began to plummet to the floor, she began to panic and closed her eyes as if the simple action would make the impact to the floor not as painful.

However, nothing could stop the inevitable, and they both fell on to the carpet, Kagome beneath Sesshomaru. Although he was unconscious, Kagome was bright red with embarrassment. She sighed, now what?

She tried to move the limp body, so she could get up and get some trustworthy help, namely Kagura. Why wasn’t she there with her? She was his fiancée; she should have been the one helping him, not her. Why was she always getting herself in so much trouble…and for a male with the emotional intelligence of a mosquito!

It was then Kagome noticed something, not only was Sesshomaru getting heavier, he was also getting bigger. Now where had she heard something about ...

‘Stop thinking girl! And move! Get out! Out! Faster!’

‘Too slow woman!’ If her mind had arms they would have been thrashing up and down hitting the sides of her hypothetical legs in frustration.

Now was she in trouble! Not only was she alone with an unconscious Sesshomaru, without help or the possibility of getting any in the near future, but she was under the paws of a huge dog with two magenta stripes on each side of his cheeks and a blue crescent moon on his forehead. If she wasn’t so panicky about her current situation, she would have laughed at the irony of the situation.

She was doomed now; she couldn’t scream for help because Sesshomaru’s secret would be discovered. What was she going to do?