For Forever My Lord, For Eternity My Love

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha.







...Kagome smiled at Genji, bowing her head. Genji just looked at her with those strange silver eyes. Taking the liquid from the older woman's hands, Kagome brought the small bowl to her lips.



"Careful," The woman said softly. Genji had told her about the effects of the liquid. It would either accept her or reject her. To be accepted was good, to be rejected was bad. When rejected, the liquid could harm her internally. Any chances that she had of being pregnant, she could never be. Either that, or death.



As soon as the bowl touched her lips, her hands stilled, making her drop the bowl. The liquid did not leave the bowl. It was too thick. Thick enough to choke if one drank it too fast. Gasping, she stilled. Youki. Powerful youki. And she knew who it belonged to.



"Sesshoumaru..."



She was looking for him to come after her, but not so soon. At least until she was done drinking the dangerous substance. Blue met red as she watched the figure near the cave come near her. Before she could stand, she was picked up, and not too soon after, roughly thrown down. Just that second was all Kagome needed to realize she was across the river, the cave far behind... with an angry demon standing in front of her.



Kagome opened her mouth to speak before being back handed by a heavy hand. Falling back towards a tree, Kagome placed her hand over her mouth, tasting blood in her mouth.



"Sesshoumaru, let me explain." He did not answer, only picked her up by the collar of her kimono and pushed her into a tree. Holding her in place, he leaned down to her face.



"There is nothing to explain, wench." he growled, his eyes crimson.



Kagome's eyes widened. Knowing he was going to hit her again, Kagome quickly said, "I had to remove the mark!" she said in a rush. His eyes narrowed.



"Why!" he snarled.



Again, she answered quickly. "You don't want me as a mate, Sesshoumaru! You want Kitai! I can't possibly--"



"This Sesshoumaru makes you his mate! He gives you everything that you desire!"



"Except love!" Kagome yelled, her voice now hard. "Everything except love." she whispered. Hearing his snarl, she was surprised when he dropped her. Falling down on her bottom, she moved closer to the tree, bringing her legs up to her chest, wrapping her arms around them.



"Am I that shameful to you, Sesshoumaru?" Kagome asked, softly. "Is it too much for you to mate me and love me, too?" Sesshoumaru tried his best to calm his beast. Though he was angry, his beast wanted to pick her up in his arms.



"Is it too much for you to love me, mate me, and given an heir by me?" Even before Kagome looked up at him, Sesshoumaru had to keep himself from snarling. She was crying. He could smell it. He hated being there when she cried. It cut him deeply when she did.



Kagome suddenly stood up and wrapped her arms around him. "I know I am human Sesshoumaru," she began. The demon lord did not remove her, only stood there, looking down at her through pink tinted eyes. "but..." she paused. "Does that necessarily mean that you have to hate me, too? How did you come to hate me so fast? I don't understand what I did wrong,"



Amber returning to his eyes, Sesshoumaru sniffed once and nearly growled.



Mate--



She is with pup. Again.



Sesshoumaru cut her off when he lift her chin up to look him in the eyes. "You are pupped." Kagome's eyes widened and before Sesshoumaru prevent it, her sobbing began anew. His beast whined.



It is not good for our mate to be distressed.



This Sesshoumaru knows this! He growled to his beast. Backing down, his beast waited for his master to act.



Kagome, who was wiping her wet cheeks with the sleeve of her dirtied kimono, jumped when she felt Sesshoumaru pull her closer to him, rubbing her back in soothing circles. Biting his tongue, Sesshoumaru was not quite sure if he should tell her the news.



"It would not have been wise for you to drink such substance." Sesshoumaru said, his tone indifferent. Kagome sniffed and looked up at him in question.



Sesshoumaru stared down into her light unusual orbs and nearly sighed. "You are with pup." Kagome seemed to tear up once more. He nearly growled.



"Stop your incessant crying," he growled. Kagome suddenly pushed herself away from him, wrapping her arms around her as if to protect the life growing inside.



"What do you think you are doing, woman?" The demon lord asked, growling low. Kagome narrowed her eyes at him, the tears leaving stains on her cheeks.



"If this is true, then I do not wish to return back to the palace with you." she replied, backing away. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed even more.



"If you are with pup, my heir, then you will go nowhere." he answered, baring his fangs at her. Kagome laughed bitterly at his response.



"Really? If your heir meant so much to you, dear Lord, then you would not have killed your last child!" she yelled, tears resurfacing. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. She was correct.



"Do you remember that, Sesshoumaru? Beating me to death knowing that I was pregnant!" Kagome yelled at the top of her lungs.



"Why would I wish to be pregnant with your pup anyway? All you do is yell and beat me! It's like I'm not good for anything else!"



Our mate is distressed. It is not good for her or the pup.



Hn. Sesshoumaru answered his beast, watching his female.



"Calm down, Kagome." Sesshoumaru said softly. The tone of his command surprised the ranting woman to silence. She stared at him before glaring.



"What do you mean, "calm down"?!"



"Onna!" he hissed, quickly pulling her to him without her realizing it. He nuzzled her neck, trying to get her to calm down.



"Why did you kill our last... pup?" Kagome asked softly, her face in his chest. His scent as well as his nuzzling was comforting.



Sesshoumaru contemplated actually telling her. If he told her, he was not sure if she would laugh at him or become angry once more.



"Well?" she pressed, looking up at him. At that moment, Sesshoumaru could tell she was becoming irritated. He would have to contemplate faster.



"Tell me now, Sesshoumaru." Kagome demanded, her eyes narrowing. Sesshoumaru's blank, unreadable face immediately set her off.



"I knew it! You only killed my child because--"



"This Sesshoumaru did not wish to mate at that time." Nor this time. He added to himself, only to be laughed at by his beast.



Liar. Sesshoumaru mentally bared his fangs at his beast, but was met with more laughing.



"What do you mean?" Kagome asked. Sesshoumaru saw many emotions flicker across his female's face. Hurt, sadness, anger, and more importantly, anger.



"If you had my heir, I would have had to mate you." he intoned. Kagome scoffed.



"A little too late for that now, isn't it?" she snapped, pointing to her neck. He narrowed his eyes at her.



"I'll have your heir, Sesshoumaru." Kagome said, surprising the Taiyoukai. "But during that time, I will enjoy pissing you off." she said with a smug smile. Sesshoumaru growled.



"Do not test me, woman."



"Hn." Kagome said in response. His eyes widened. Crossing her arms over her still flat stomach, Kagome stuck out her hip.



"Come on. I want to go back to the palace now." Sesshoumaru's beast laughed at his misfortune. If she was this defiant and fiery now, Sesshoumaru knew it would only get worse as she progressed with her pregnancy. Sesshoumaru smirked as she watched his impatient... mate, walk back to the palace through the woods. The only good that came out of this, is knowing he would be the one satisfying his bitch. His eyes suddenly held a malicious glint.



"Kagome..." he said softly into the wind.