Kagome dug her nails into the rough, craggy tree bark. Holding her gaze all the while, Sesshoumaru plundered the girl’s open mouth, the points of his fangs glaring bone-white as he raked and thrust his tongue inside her. Wide brown eyes glistened in shock, the girl’s fists curling helplessly against his armored chest as she

After pacing around for a little while, Kagome sat down on a moss-covered boulder to wait. As the minutes ticked by—first in a trickle and then by the handful—her impatience steadily mounted, along with her doubts. What if Sesshoumaru had simply left her here? He’d certainly been pissed off about that necklace… Her fingers drummed

Kagome scowled. Of course Sesshoumaru had prospects lined up—probably a whole year’s worth or more. She certainly wouldn’t put it past him. Her lips thinned as she tore her eyes away from his face in disgust. He really was an absolute dog. The moment his youki cloud touched down in the Western Lands, Kagome broke

As Kagome descended the porch steps to the yard, there was a scurry beneath the deck—too large of a movement to be a raccoon or some other nocturnal pest. Nocking an arrow, the miko whirled around, her breath catching in her throat. From the shadows between two wooden support posts, a pair of wide, silver-grey

The next morning, having little else to do with her, Kagome tasked Kanako with assisting Rin in her duties. As the days passed, however, it became clear that the younger miko was about as happy to be burdened with the waif as Kagome was. “She doesn’t mind what I say,” Rin complained to her a

With Kanako following close on her heels, Kagome returned to her house at the edge of the village. After hanging back at the doorway, the waif crept haltingly forward, Kagome paying her little mind as she set about making dinner. Kanako was so silent and unnoticeable that by the time Kagome took the kettle off