A Woman's Wrath

Vocab: hi - fire as in hi demoness, fire demoness; mori - forest as in mori demon, forest demon.



Beginning chapter AN: I'd like to thank the 10`er so reviewers who liked this story, I'm glad to be bringing you another chapter. It was hard to get it the way i wanted b/c well i didn't want to be overly cliche abotu [i will forever spell this word wrong, -le sigh-] how it was formatted as well as how the story itself went, i don't want to be overly predictable, and i want to be able to give you guys a story that no one else has tried to write. I personally feel a bit of the vulnerability that comes with writing this story, and i think some of that reflects in Kagome. As for me and Mine, i'm doing better for those of you who are concerned, and I've promised Trinity3000 that I'll be updating 'Dance: the real chapter 10', ASAP.



Its a bit harder then it once was so i'm not forcing it but i'd say i'm abotu a quarter through it, and i'll be working on it tonight as well. I'd like to be more then half way through it before bed time. Either way, Look for that in the next week - 10 days, depending on me, my muse, and my beta. I'm going to say that this story might be OOC, there are already showing signs of character personality Twists in this, and Naraku is not the bad guy! he's not good either but he's Kagome's friend in this fic. Also, if you hadnt been able to tell from chapter 1, Kagome is not gunna be all swet and innocent, crying, 'p0or woe is me.' just thought i should warn you. Thanks . - r0o



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Chapter 2



The council meeting was pushed up as much as it could be, which turned out to be about three weeks after the ‘Taishou Affair’ as the papers were calling it. Toga, had been humiliated, not by his daughter in law, but by his eldest son, he had yet to speak to Sesshomaru since that time. His eldest pup had literally shamed him in every way possible, and even his own issues with Hatsumomo, and Izayoi had not been so public and degrading.



At the moment his growing headache started, he had a building to repair, a nude wind demoness that had to be hospitalized after being thrown from the fortieth floor window, though funny and highly amusing was very annoying to have to deal with. Not to mention two male fire elementals to deal with, one of which just happened to be one of his oldest allies and friends, the other his son‘s brother in law. Then there was also a mansion that had been destroyed.



Honestly the elder inu hadn’t thought Kagome had it in her, he was completely wrong though and oddly, pleasantly surprised. She’d showed off the famed fiery passion he had always heard was in the girl, he for one was not at all upset with her or her actions. Feminine hysterics didn’t even hold a candle to the wrath of the small female that he’d mated his son off to held. Toga could only thank the Kami that he had made it to them just in time to save his son’s life, but far too late to save him the physical harm the pissed off elemental intended him to feel.



Sesshomaru had been covered from head to toe in burns, the best of which healed quickly, but one, would last until his mate removed it, if she didn’t, forever the boy’s skin would always be marred with her mark, and his shame.



‘Adulterous,’ the kanji burned into his very forehead and dipping onto his eye lid, marked his eldest son like an angry tattoo that no magic could cover for it was an ancient method that she had used to script it there. Toga had seen it as she used her own glowing claw to brand him as such, all of the other burns had left him in those three weeks, and everywhere he was back to normal but his brow. The marred flesh was right beside the crescent moon inherited from his mother’s line was the kanji of his mate, prominent, displayed, and irrevocably angry.



None of the Taishou’s had seen her since then, though it had been rumored that she paid Kagura, the wind demoness a visit, she had gone missing from their family, and now three weeks later they were at a council meeting to determine the fate of his son’s and Kagome’s mating bond. All parties were present with the exception of the council members themselves, Kagome and her lawyer. Even Kagura was here, as well as his own second wife, Izayoi, and his mate who was still his first wife as mating or marriage between youkai could only be nullified by death. Hatsumomo, who wasn’t even sitting on his son’s side, sat proudly, angrily on the hi demoness’ side, she’d loved Kagome.



The old dog could not blame her, the old high born bitch had been livid to find out that her son had done this to Kagome. The two females had always gotten along wonderfully. Toga knew just as well as Hatsumomo had, that the inu and hi pair ‘would’ have had pups and the both of them as well as Totosai would have grandpups soon, but with the way things were going, none looked like they would be getting those grandpups anytime soon.



There was a murmur of talk in the chambers, the whispers of those daring enough to speak burning his own ears, and yet he knew that Sesshomaru had not heard a word of it. His son seemed not to notice anything, as he had been for the last three weeks non-speaking more then his usual, ‘Hn.’ Finally something seemed to register with his boy when the council room door opened and Kagome walked in.



Jaws dropped at the vision that entered, followed by a masculine counterpart. Kagome has always been one to wear clothing that did not give away her body, things that were presentable, but did not leave a male allured by her, yet they were never horrid just somewhat mousey, homely even. The female that walked into the courtroom was anything but mousey or homely.



Kagome walked in with her head held high, black glasses hiding her beautiful eyes, and a suit on that was tight upon her body showing off every curve that Sesshomaru had once had the privilege of calling his own. The suit itself was a dark coal grey in color, with the tiniest blood red pinstripes ever, it clung to her body, giving every male there a good idea of what she looked like curve wise, which was very tempting.



Her skirt was short, ‘nearly indecent', in Sesshomaru’s opinion it was causing the mated male to growl gutturally, but his opinion didn’t matter to her any more. The length came to about four inches above her knee but the two slits in the front above her knees came midway up her thigh, giving off the slightest hint that she was wearing black thigh high stalkings.



The backs of those stalkings had a seem line, like the nylons of the forties had, signaling any one that knew that she was wearing a garter belt with this ensemble, painting a very sexy idea in many a males head. Her long legs, tapered shapely into stiletto’s that were what would be considered, ‘an ankle breaking’ the five inch pumps; Making her walk like a predator, her hips swaying heavily as she balances out. Overall her body hardly moved, but her hips were speaking a language all their own, telling every male there that she was sexy, available, willing, and a predator.



The heels were black, pointed, and very sexy upon her being, but that was the package presented from the hips down, from the hips up though, Kagome’s body was perfect. Her suit coat hung still close to her being, her large breasts jutted out, eye catching red beneath the coat in the form of some blouse that allowed her ample cleavage to be seen, but not disgustingly so.



Kagome’s hair nearly always pulled up in some form of messy bun, was now down and cascading down her back in soft waves that most of the men there wanted to touch. And finally her face, she never wore make up, didn’t need to really, but today her normally pink lips were stained crimson with lipstick, glossy as could be, and very kissable, as well as dark black smokey eye shadow, making her eyes pop out all the more beautifully.



Honestly she’d never looked so good, to Sesshomaru, yes she was always beautiful but it had always been homely, and simply pretty, never before had he seen his mate down right sexy, and so tempting. In fact, never had she made him so jealous that other eyes were watching what was his. It was taking a lot for him not to go over to her, but one thing was stopping him, and at the same time making him want to growl out, the male that had his hand on the lower back of his mate just above the ample swell of her backside, the mix breed, Naraku.



Decked out in a black Armani suit the wind-spider lawyer took his seat beside his client, Kagome. His own hair pulled back in a neat pony tail at the top of his head allowed for his own dark wavy brown tress to cascade as well, his own dark crimson eyes following Kagome’s movements, a smirk playing on his face. The kaze-kumo had been livid when he found out about what his half-sister, and Sesshomaru had done to his best and only female friend, Kagome.



She was one of the very few that knew he was in fact gay, ‘in the closet still’ and didn‘t care, she had been one of his only friends through a very dark time in his life, and right now her case was allowing him to do a few things, one of coarse was to help Kagome, in her time of need. Another was to keep up his profile up as a womanizer, and player, for he hadn’t had a woman on his arm in a long time, and there was no need to really but at the same time he didn’t want everyone getting on his case.



Lastly he was going to help her get back at his half-sister, he smirked at the idea, there was hardly any love lose between the two of them as she had always been one to make fun of him to the point of torment, and he’d only helped her get the job there with Taishou because she’d needed help and he didn’t want her on his dime. Sometimes he cursed that they shared the same flighty mother, a wind demoness that had found love in a kumo’s arms first and just as easily left Onigumo for Kagura’s father, another wind demon.



As the pair took their seat, Naraku leaned in towards Kagome and whispered in her ear, “You look fabulous darling, I’d have worn something in grey if I had known.” Kagome giggled at him, flirting because well it was always fun to flirt with Naraku, and she loved being able to piss Sesshomaru off, whom she could feel via their mating mark. Quickly noticing this, she clamped down on the mark, and cut his emotions from her being, she’d always wanted to feel them, now, she really didn’t care, or so she lied to herself.



Sesshomaru though was livid, he was about to say something about her cutting off her emotions and their link when the grand council members walked into the room, and took their seats. Talking in the room instantly quieted, as the proceedings began. The high council member taking this time to look at both parties, the proud jilted hi demoness, and the pissed off adulterer inu. Sighing, because it had been the high council member himself that had preformed their mating bond, the elder spoke up.



“Thank you both for coming today, it seems things need to be discussed about your mating, as neither of you seem to be able to come to an amicable way to live. Taishou, Kagome, you have asked to have your bond with your mate dissolved?”



“Higurashi, Kagome. I no longer wish to be referred to as a ‘Taishou,’” Kagome said not noticing the way Toga or her mate flinched. “…and yes High Elder, This Kagome no longer wishes to be attached to such a philandering and deceitful male. As we have no young, the mating bond can be dissolved easily.” She stated calmly her voice dripping like honeyed venom ignoring the burn of her mate’s ire in his aura while she spoke. She was at least glad they had not reproduced, she didn’t think she could fake it at home in front of a little one that reminded her so much of the one that hurt her so.



“And why would you wish such a thing to happen?” the Elder asked ignoring the ire of the inu. Naraku looked at Kagome, as if telling her to tell her story, she looked irritable about it but answered the question nonetheless.



“I will not say that our mating has ever been a happy one, but more one of amicable interests, while it was not made in love, I eventually did fall for him. I devoted myself to being the perfect mate, having anything he needed ready for him at any notice. As of late though he’d been staying at his office more and more, I did not question him because he was my Alpha, and though predator instincts do not run through my veins as it would in an inu’s case, I dealt with it accordingly, and changed my own habits to suit his needs.”



“Three weeks ago I made an attempt at having dinner with my mate, wanting just to spend some time with him, when I came upon him and his secretary fornicating in his office. The results of which were my near loss of control to my inner inferno. As a responsible predator, I cannot in good conscious stay with a male that provokes my loss of control, thus endangering those around me, the environment, anyone unlucky enough to get in my way, or myself and those I hold dear. I ask now that the bond be dissolved because I cannot stand to be near him, even now my inner-self is warring to take his life and ruin it as he has mine.” she said bitterly.



The elder nodding having heard what happened first had, even if it was shortened. But still needing to know more he sighed quietly and spoke once more. “You believe Higurashi, Kagome, that you would not be able to make amends with your mate? That your mating cannot be salvaged?” Kagome’s pretty face hardened into that of a warrior, one that had seen and dealt death with ease and cold indifference.



“This Kagome is not one to tell the future Elder, nor was this my fault to begin with, but at the moment this one can see no way to repair what has been broken. As an empathic elemental demon my trust in my mate has been shattered, broken beyond repair. This one would never be able to trust him again, which would lead to a dangerous household for not only myself but others as well. Beyond this, hardly ever was I made to feel as a mate should, cherished is not a word I think my mate knows.” she finished looking away from the male elder and her mate who’s shock she could feel via her bond, while she was holding back her tears.



Sesshomaru though was feeling more then guilt, a feeling he had never wanted to feel in the first place. He was not accustomed to even thinking that he was in the wrong, but his mate’s heated reply she had let her slip the wall on her emotions, and he’d been overwhelmed with her emotions, her self doubt in her own worth, her anger, and hidden fury, and the angry swelling of her inner self. Not to mention the pain she felt when she told them she never once felt cherished. His own inner being was not only thrashing about, but becoming violent towards his person, for he the outer logical side had caused all of this, and the beast had for months now tried to get him to stop.



The elder shook his head to himself, the pup had really done it this time, Housenki could feel that the female would not return to her mate… at least not now anyways, and should they attempt to force her, he was certain it would not bode well. He sighed wondering how his old friend’s son could have been so stupid to have done this to his mate, even if some how he got her to forgive him, her trust would be lost, and hard to regain if it was even possible. Elementals were usually completely monogamist when they finally mated, there was no other for them, and to be an empathic, he knew the pup was cold and callus, what a horrible thing to be mated to him. He felt pity for this female.



“Taishou Sesshomaru.” stated another high counsel member, Tekkei, her voice sounding very much as though it was being pulled through a gutter. The proud Tai simply inclined his head to show he was in fact listening. “Did your mate not please you?” she asked.



“This Sesshomaru was pleased.” he answered stiffly, hating having to even be here and answer for himself when he never had before. Kagome would not talk to him to try and fix things, and a council request could not be overlooked, he’d been shocked to find that she was going to such lengths. He watched as the red eyed female nodded and asked another question.



“Did your mate, Taishou,... Was she adulterous?”



“Never, she is mine.” stated Sesshomaru darkly, causing the old one to narrow her eyes at him.



“Did she tell you she was unhappy with your mating bond?” asked Tekkei.



“No complaints were ever given to this Sesshomaru about the status of our mating.”



“Did you ensure her happiness?” asked Tekkei once more, impatient with his ability to skip around the question.



“She wanted for nothing.” stated Sesshomaru.



“Wanting for nothing, pup, and being happy are two different things.” Sesshomaru bristled at the implications of the elder speaking to him. No one ever spoke to him as such save his father, and he did not like having to sit here and take this. This whole thing was a private matter, and had Kagome not insisted on forcing this so, it would have been handled at home, quietly. In his mind there was no need for such a public spectacle, he could almost swear that the mixed breed’s idea, he scowled darkly at Naraku, who didn’t even bat a lash as he glanced at the Tai.



“Happiness is not always guaranteed when one takes a mate.” Sesshomaru countered.



“Yet it is when one mates an elemental, something you have obviously overlooked.” Sesshomaru wanted to make a scathing comeback but his own lawyer Toran a panther diva he’d known since college held him by the shoulder. The Elder Tekkei continued, “You are aware are you not, that elementals feed off of their emotions and that of their bonded family, mates, young, parents… Thus when they are young they are forced to undergo much training to handle themselves completely, and that they are not allowed to mate until they have completed this training.”



Tekkei looked at some document that she had, her eyes darting up to see the Tai, and then back down to the document as Sesshomaru answered. “Hai, This Sesshomaru is aware of this.” ‘Now', he mentally amended.



“Did you not think that if your mate found out about your affair that she would go into such a state?” asked Tekkei, “Were you not aware of her feelings? A mate generally can feel their mates emotions through their mating mark, you are bonded fully?” she asked. Causing Sesshomaru to clench his teeth dangerously.



“This Sesshomaru was not concerned at the time that his mate would feel anything. As for the bond, This one suppressed his own and his mates bond so that this one would not have to feel her.” stated Sesshomaru and gaining a gasp from the room, and its occupants.



Suppressing a mating bond not only allowed a mate to act of his or her own free will, but it took them away from their mate via the bond, it made the other feel incomplete, like part of their soul was taken from them. Worst though was that it could bring about physical pain to the other party, in this case Kagome, who had turned away from those who could see her face.



The council members frowned a bit at this information, but it was the eldest of them all that spoke now, his voice deep and resounding through the room. Bokuseno was wise beyond his years and the eldest of them all. “Higurashi Kagome, why do you wish to dissolve your bond with your mate?” he questioned, though it seemed like such a silly question to most Bokuseno needed to know her answer before he would pass his own judgment. Though it was her lawyer who answered.



Naraku’s deep raspy voice rang through the council room for the first time, “Esteemed council members, may I answer this question?” he asked receiving a nod from Bokuseno, though he spoke as well.



“You Kumo Naraku, may answer but we will hear from the onna as well.” the Halfling wind spider demon nodded his head.



“Hai. My client’s answer from what she has told me is simply this.” Naraku said pulling out a small white mirror from his briefcase, and waving his hand above it thus enlarging it to be about the size of a round screened television large enough for the council members to see, it floated before them. From both sides could be seen images. Images of Kagome’s rage.



Black mist swirled on both sides of the mirror for all to see, slowly but surly the images were revealed to them all, the reason for Kagome’s wish to be removed from her mate. The scene played out from weeks before as she came upon her mate and the whorish wind, before it followed her to the elevator, and though out her movements that fateful afternoon. It was known that hi demons were able to fly because of the nature of fire itself, it needed air to even work, as such fire elementals were one of the flying verity.



The upsetting thing was seeing her, the black flame that licked her taught angry body was one of pure rage. The council members could easily see the emotion the younger demoness had been put through. The scenes changed more following her to the mansion, watching as she second guessed herself. Kagome turned her eyes away, as her mate saw how much he had truly affected her, in ways he hadn’t even thought before.



Behind him in the gallery his mother and father sat, both some what, and to different levels disgusted with their son. They watched as the scenes changed prospective, as before they had been watching Kagome directly as she went around her house destroying everything that lay in her path, to a vision of the home itself. Several of the mansion staff could be seen, as Sesshomaru pulled up, again the mirror changed to the image of the home, so eerie and silent before it became engulfed in black flames and slowly crumpled.



From the threshold of the manor, the room could barely make out a figure in the mists of the obsidian flames, Kagome. The images showed as the figure stood there, only small crimson slits glowing in the mists of so much black really allowing one to know where she was. The room watched as she slowly walked from their once shared home, watching as it fell once she was no longer in it, watching more so as her terrible fury filled flame like aura expanded and nearly snuffed out all life around her.



What seemed like slow motion, was in fact speeds that few could reach and suddenly the hi demoness was upon her mate, her clawed flaming hand reaching out to slap him. The sound so crisp and deafening, as who ever watched their master fall. The image grew dark before it once again came to, now though the prospective changed again. The room and all his patrons could see in the image as the hi demoness began to circle her mate, a cyclone of wind, and flame stealing precious air from his being.



Through the black flames of her anger, one could barely see as their strong master fell to his knees, and the hi demoness slowed down. Flaming fists and kicks were brought to his body as the tiny mate and Lady of the house beat their master, her mate and her husband. The view changed once more as whoever’s prospective glanced away from the warring Taishou’s to see the masters father showing up, as well as two flaming beings from the sky.



“Kagome!” called out the eldest Taishou inu, sounding muffled from the magic that allowed them to see what had occurred.. The hi demoness stopped for a moment and seemingly registered who was there, by now the master of the home was on his hands and knees, his clothing burned and charred, as well as his skin, blackened by flame. Kagome seemed to almost squint in annoyance, having been stopped and yet still she smirked darkly, maliciously as she cracked and flexed her claws.



A sudden bright light imitated from her claws, much the same as the young lord’s when he used his poisons, before she carved into his face, pulling him by the nape of his neck, and tightly clawing at his scalp. Whispered words fell from the females mouth, --‘Your not worth it.' Sesshomaru played to himself as her voice echoed in his mind with the sight of what happened-- before she slammed the young master, her mate face first into the ground, making the earth tremble and quake with her wrath. She stood proud her hair billowing about her at this point, before she took to the sky, her brother following after her, while Totosai and Toga went to Sesshomaru.



“Had my clients father in law not showed up, she would more then likely have killed her own mate in a bloodlust, thus killing herself. This fact goes against all things that are a demon’s instinct to survive, for her not to clearly understand this, and be put into this state by the very one that was to cherish and protect her is unthinkable. Leaving the two mated can only bring about more pain, and more then likely another bloodlust on my clients part.” Finished Naraku as Bokuseno, nodded.



The elder mori demon nodded his head but still asked once again, his voice deep and old, “Higurashi Kagome, this once asks again, why do you wish to dissolve your bond with your mate? We have seen what has occurred, but is this enough to tare apart your mating with this male?” he asked more.



Kagome’s eyes were closed not wanting to see the end of what had happened. She sighed before her lids snapped open, her earthy eyes locked in a glare upon the forest demon. “I wish to dissolve this bond because there is a part of me that wishes nothing more then to stand up now and rip his beating heart from his chest, allowing him to watch as he dies without it. Every time I look at him, I see his pale backside facing me as he takes that vile conniving kaze, while I gave him everything.”



“I want to be released from him because he has never once taken any interest in me if it wasn’t at the force of his father’s intervening hand or his beast forcing him to. I want to be released from him because a mating takes two, and so far for five years it has only been my hand that made this a mating.” she said and added quietly but laced with venom, “I’m tired of being the only one that cares. If he wants his whores let him have them, I care not, but I will not be his, nor will I wait for him ever again.”



Tekkei was the next to speak, “Who’s prospective were we watching?” croaked the elder.



Naraku spoke once more, “The elder governess of the Taishou family, Keade, and the elder headman servant, Jaken of the bogs.” Tekkei nodded and spoke again to the elder pair as they sat on Sesshomaru’s side. Even if they did not like what he’s done they were loyal to his family’s line.



“And you pair, you have great knowledge of this mated pair correct?” Tekkei said as she looked over papers. Watching as the pair stood, she listened as they spoke.



“Hai.” they said at once in unison.



“How long have you been with the mated pair?” she asked.



“I elder have been in their service since their mating, but before that, I was in the service of the Taishou family for the last three generations, and more.” said Kaede. Causing Tekkei to nod.



“And you?” the elder asked, directing her gaze at Jaken.



“I have been in their service since the beginning of their mating but I too have been with Master Sesshomaru since he was but a lad.” answered the toad.



“And what do you two think of this?” asked Tekkei.



“Elder! Please, This Toran hardly see’s a reason for a servants opinion in his or her masters judgment.” expressed Toran for the first time. Tekkei though glared at the attorney.



“Not that this one has any reason to explain ones self, but I have information that the household staff was made aware of exit strategies should their master or his mate be lost into a blood rage. This is uncommon and leads me to believe that there is more going on then just Higarashi-san’s want to be away from her mate.” stated Tekkei with narrowed icy eyes.



Kaede sighed as she spoke up, “This one, though old was able to scent the issue when it started. It was not our place to say anything. But we unlike our master were able to see the true being that our lady was. Many a day I was invited to watch as our mistress trained, meditated, and had many long conversations. She is a passionate fiery being, and it pained the majority of the house hold staff to know what was going on without being able to warn her. I have never felt shame as I have the day our mistress returned home with dull eyes, and tears silently streaming from her eyes. It was tragic, and yet we all knew it was going to happen.”



“From the moment it continued to happened, Jaken and myself sought out to practice escape from the wrath of our master and mistress, though he was never aware of it, his mate has a fearsome temper, and has on more then one occasion released her anger and aggression upon inanimate objects. We both knew that she would become a danger when she found out, though we had no idea the extent.” answered Kaede, while Jaken nodded, and Kagome smirked just the smallest bit.



Toran scowled, this was not going well, and it was not like normal divorce proceedings, this was her friend and his mate, and yet were she on the other side and not his friend even she felt she might side with Kagome. As far as the panther diva could figure it was in fact completely Sesshomaru’s side, yet it was her job to save his mating. With great care she ventured into the unknown.



“With all due respect Elders, this mating cannot be dissolved.” she stated the hairs on the back of her neck standing on end suddenly as Kagome’s sharp earthy eyes cast harshly in her direction, and suddenly she felt the slightest bit of fear shiver up her spine.



“And why would the mating not be able to be dissolved, this one for one sees no reason that the pair should remain together.” stated Housenki. Toran smiled inwardly because this fact was indeed truth.



“Simply put, there is no other strong enough to force her to submit should she lose herself to another bloodlust. Unmated, there would be nothing, and none that could stop her without the possible damage of most, and that would be very costly.” finished Toran, watching as the elders nodded before Bokuseno spoke once more.



“The elders will break, and will tell you of our reply when we return.” The three elders rose and walked out regally leaving the room to mingle for a few moments. Hatsumomo came up to Kagome and hugged her daughter, regardless they had an unbreakable bond. As she and Toga were great friends with Totosai, Hatsumomo had easily seen this little girl that grew into a woman become like a daughter to her, the old bitch had been so very pleased when she found that Sesshomaru and she were in fact mating. Yet she was heart broken when she found out about what had happened.



As a true mother would do, she went to her son first, in the hospital she had waited for him to come back to the land of the conscious, watching as his youki healed him and still he would not wake. And when he finally did she had screamed at him until his ears nearly bled. She was assured that her son was fine before she sought out Kagome. No one but the pair of them really knew what was said but it was apparent in this that Hatsumomo was on Kagome’s side of this situation.



The betrayal of an affair still to fresh upon her own mating to even think that her son was in the right for any reason. Demons lived hundreds, sometimes thousands of years, her mating to Toga was still valid, and even Sesshomaru was over four hundred years old. Her mate’s second son, Inuyasha was just barley twenty one having been sixteen when Kagome and Sesshomaru mated. The affair her own mate had was still too fresh for her to even think to side with her son in this, the boy was simply lucky that he had not pupped the wind bitch.



Hatsumomo vaguely wondered how long Kagome could hold a grudge, she knew that they’d get back together eventually, the only question was, When?



The three elders came back in after their recess, to advise what they had decided, waiting moments for the murmur’s to die down it was Bokuseno that spoke. “Higurashi-san, we the elders of Nippon have come to an understanding about the mating you have with Taishou-san. Though it is understandable that you no longer wish to be mated to this male, for the safety of those in Nippo, human, hanyou, and demon alike, we cannot allow you to become loosened from the one strong enough to subdue you should you loose yourself to your inner fires.”



No sooner had the words left his lips did the whole room heat up to nearly unbearable levels, and power cracked around Kagome. Black flames licked her skin leaking from her soul in her fury as Lightening cracked in the air making everything feel static, Kagome narrowed her eyes, and was about to speak when Naraku stood up and addressed the elders, completely ignoring the slightly enraged female next to him..



“Elders, if this is your decision, then perhaps you can allow my client and open mating.” The room gasped at the audacity and Sesshomaru did not hold back his growl. Both Souta and Totosai scowled at the very idea. The three elders though thought upon it, it was not ideal but at the same time it could placate the fuming female.



Bokuseno nodded his head once the three of them came to an easy ‘yes’ to this, “So shall it be done, Higurashi-san is allowed an open mating, with no repercussions from her mate. Though she will not be able to bare young for any but her mate.” he said, as Housenki’s hand shot out at the pair and a light encased them changing their marks.



Sesshomaru snarled viciously, before he spoke his voice dark and promising death, his beast taking over as his eyes bled crimson, “She is ours! No other shall have what is mine!” roared the enraged Tai, Toran slowly backing away as Kagome stood, tears flowing easily from her eyes as she looked upon the beast that loved her. She walked towards him, and he snatched her into his embrace, her hot tears falling against his neck, forcing even the beast to whimper. “Ours.” mourned the beast sadly.



Kagome’s palm connected with Sesshomaru cheek as she pulled back to look into his scarlet eyes, no trace of the cold bastard that ripped her heart out, she kissed his chin, a submissive gesture and his eyes closed knowing that he would not be able to maintain control much longer for even now he could feel his body’s master gaining control. “I wish you were your own man, or that he could have loved me as you do, as I and mine love you. But I cannot be with him, and unfortunately that means I cannot be with you either. My love, my Maru. I’m sorry.” she said as lightening cracked from her palm into his crest, forcing the tai to pass out from the hit.



Kagome sniffled for a moment before she turned her blazing earthy eyes on the elders, her glare hard and spelling doom for them if they did not give into her, her voice hard and holding much malice as she spoke. “You deem to torture us both, in a mating that is open forcing us to still feel one another when one of us wants nothing to do with the other. You cruel heartless bastards, This Kagome will only agree to this shame if I’m given Kagura’s life,” as she said this the wind witch paled and made to leave. “And only with her life will I agree to this mockery of a mating.”



Bokuseno thinking he had already figured a way out of this agreed, by her wording the hi demoness had said her life, meaning she could not kill her. “Then Higurashi-san you may have her life, but only her life, the kaze is to remain alive.” Before he finished the word ‘alive’ Kagome had shot across the room, and grabbed Kagura by the neck with her left hand, her right drawn back for the strike.



“I promised you in the hospital when I visited I’d have my revenge. Welcome to hell.” Kagome smiled outright, fangs glinting in the black fiery light of her palm as it reached into Kagura’s crest. Kagome didn’t hear the screams and bellows of those around her as she muttered in an ancient tongue that only her grandfather knew the meaning of, her hand went into the chest cavity of the kaze without so much as a drop of blood or a break of the skin, before it pulled out a black fire encased orb the size of a small tennis ball.



Kagura had begun to move towards the door upon hearing what Kagome wanted not even bothering to wait to see what the elder said, she was terrified of the hi demoness. Never had she felt such power before as she had when the female had thrown her out the window, and earlier when he energy had cracked through the room, she felt drowned within it. If the bitch wanted her dead, she did not even wish to think of what Kagome could put her through. The images of what she had done to her own mate were still fresh on her mind as well.



The kaze had moved to leave, and did not even see the hi coming for her until it was too late, her cold malicious voice sending chills down her spine, and Kagura thought it was the end of her. The hi’s hand had impaled her chest, grasping her life organ as though it were a stress ball and squeezing with clawed hands, never had she felt such pain, never had she wished in her life that she was at her end, and that it would just be over. Sesshomaru was not worth this to her. Whatever the hi said it was lost upon the kaze, her eyes glassed over and dazed as the pain was removed from her she was suddenly falling to the ground.



Behind her Toran, Toga, Izayoi, even Hatsumomo looked aghast at what was happening, never before had they seen this side of her, well Toga had, but few others had experienced, Kagome’s wrath first hand. The aftermath was one thing but to be witness to it was another. Hatsumomo felt proud, while Souta and Totosai looked wary, knowing that Kagome was far more knowledgeable then she let on to many. They had heard the words she’d said a lost tongue and magic to all but their clan. The eldest Higurashi had not taught either youth this magic, and yet Kagome knew it well enough to use it, and use it well.



Kagome looked on with glee at the black pulsing fire laden ball in front of her, “The kaze’s heart.” she murmured to herself as the heart erupted in more black flames before they and the orb vanished, and Kagome came back to her senses. She moved with skill and grace as the guards went for her arms, her body moving with a fluidity that few had seen, and had thought far lost, she didn’t even bat a lash as her grandfather Totosai came towards her demanding to know what she had done.



“I wanted her life.” Kagome said with the slightly silly grin on her face.



“She is dead, they cannot feel a heart beat!” stressed Souta, making Kagome’s sadistic grin grow deeper upon her face.



“Get up Kagura.” commanded Kagome with an authority that silenced them all. The gallery of beings gasped as the dazed kaze stood before panicking, looking at the now sadist Kagome’s grand smirk.



“You fucking bitch! Stay the hell away from me! I’ll kill you if you eve-…” but her words were caught as a crackling whip of lightened in the chest falling once more. The whip emanating from Kagome’s clawed index finger, her middle finger and her thumb much like Sesshomaru’s own whip. Again the crowd reared while Kagome merely laughed. ‘She’s dead!’ someone called, again guards came towards Kagome when she spoke out once more.



“Get. Up. Kagura.” she hissed annoyed, while her eyes squinted once more. Kagura stood on shaky legs as her terrified eyes landed on Kagome, the hi demoness smiling like the devil, “ I already told you. Your life is mine, welcome to hell.” her smile only grew as she continued a moment later as she waited for the reality to sink into the kaze‘s understanding. “I or anyone can kill you as many times as they want, and you’ll feel every ounce of pain inflicted upon you. And don’t even think about trying to kill me, because I can still end your miserable life any time I want, it is mine after all.”



Naraku actually laughed out at this one, he’d never liked her and this was fantastic, Kagura truly got what she deserved for once.



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end chapter 2 AN: I want to say that Kagome actually loves Sesshomaru. That’s the only reason she’s so very hurt in the first place. Those of you that have gone through a break up when you were still really in love know that its easy to redirect a feeling of love to a feeling of hate. You only hurt b/c you still love them.



That being said, I don’t plan to let Kagome forgive or get back with Sesshomaru any time soon, and possibly not at all. This isn’t gunna be one of those fics for me, I might end up being horrible cruel to the pairing in this fic. We’ll see though.



Also I do plan to torture Sess with 'the Kags' he could have had if he had just invested his time into his mate and their mating, he’s rich and so is she but only b/c their families are older then dirt and anyway, if you have any idea how I can make Sess crazy that he doenst have his girl let me know! I have my own idea's but i'm willing to take on idea's too. - r0o