A/N; Hey guys! Sorry again for the lateness. But here is another chapter for you all! Please read the bottom of the chapter! Enjoy!

Recap; "Your reiki." She admits as she stops right beside the young miss. Kagome gives Sesshomaru a look that says 'I didn't know you needed a sample of my reiki' and at his nod she sighs and turns in her chair and calls upon her reiki into her palm and drops the glowing pink essence into the small dish.

"Perfect. I will see you shortly young miss" the healer says with a deep bow before leaving the room.

"Samples? For what?" Kagome finally says as she looks at Sesshomaru's almost smirking form.

"To prove that you are stronger than that twin of yours and the rightful Shikon Miko." He says as he looks at her with pride in his eyes that Kagome did not miss, making her blush furiously.

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Kagome POV

I quickly look away from Sesshomaru's piercing gaze as he undoubtedly notices the heat rising to my cheeks. I decide to sit on my hands and stare at my half eaten plate instead of the yokai beside me. My spine stiffens as I feel his yoki shift as he moves to sit in the chair that he was leaning against without breaking his stare at the side of my head.

"I-I don't know what you are talking about." I hear him huff into his glass as he takes a small gulp of whatever was in his small ornate glass.

"From my understandings-" he sets the glass down, making the glass to catch the light of the chandelier that is dangling high above us which then causes me to finally look at him. His eyes bore into mine again as he continues speaking. "-that in order to be a true miko, one must be pure in both mind, spirit, and body. Kikyo is none of those things correct?" I can't help but think back of all the messed up things she has done not just to me but to her past friends and lovers… she most definitely is not pure.

"A couple years ago I caught her training with Tsubaki…" I quickly look over my shoulder to make sure I didn't somehow summon the dark miko just by saying her name.

"Who?" His dark rumble makes me meet his eyes again. I clear the lump that formed in my throat as I notice the hard look on his face that he is trying to fight from showing.

"Tsubaki is a dark miko. She uses dark magic instead of reiki for power." I call upon my reiki to form a small glowing pink ball in my hand. I feel Sesshomaru's yoki recoil at it but doesn't strike. "While my power glows pink or light red, hers glows black. So black that it absorbs all light in the room." I look at Sesshomaru as I dismiss the reiki back into me and turn my whole body towards him now.

"Kikyo was practicing dark magic with her. But I know she's been doing it for a long time since the last time I saw her use your reiki, it was a very dark purple. She threatened to kill me if I told our gramps or mom." I couldn't help but wrap my arms around my torso as I remember the way she held me down with that burning power like chains while she threatened me.

"I see. So my question now is, does Kikyo use the Shikon No Tama instead of protecting it?" If I wasn't sitting I would've fell over at the realization.

"She must be using it since no miko can hide injuries like mine without getting consumed by the dark magic…" I look up at him and see the rage burning inside of his golden orbs while the rest of his face remains neutral. "I have to stop her. I have to get the shikon jewel away from her first… but I fear that I am not as trained as she is."

"That is a set back easily fixed." His deep voice states calmly. "This one shall see to it that you are trained in both miko and physical abilities." I feel myself pale at his words.

"Me? Train? I'm too much of a lost cause don't you think? I'm in my early 20's and can barely control my reiki…" Sesshomaru's eyes flutter shut in what looks like annoyance.

"Confidence will be key to defeating your sister." His voice confirms my suspicion of him being annoyed.

"Listen here-" I stand up from my chair and stare him down with sudden anger.

What am I doing? This is my boss! He could easily fire me if I say the wrong thing..

"I will not kill my sister. I don't care what she has done to me, but that is a fact. Yes she practices dark magic now, but there must be a reason why she got caught up with it to begin with. I will give her the benefit of the doubt until I am given hard proof that she can't or won't change." I huff out while loosening my tight grip I didn't know I had on the back of my chair. His slight smirk causes me to raise an eyebrow at him in question.

"There's that confidence." He says smugly. My cheeks warm up embarrassment as I sit back down with a huff.

"You know there are easier and nicer ways to get me to gain confidence right?" I say lightheartedly with a ghost of a smile on my lips. He mirrors my smile before standing up.

"Come. This Sesshomaru needs to run errands before going into the office." He says behind him as he walks out of the dining room and out into the foyer.

"Oh yeah I forgot about work today.." I say as I stand up and follow behind him. I've been working for Sesshomaru for almost two years now as a business consultant for the company, Taisho Inc. Sesshomaru only runs it when his father is out and about. Mainly being on extended vacations and such with his wife/ Inuyasha's mom.

I subconsciously shiver at even saying his name in my head or even thinking about him. I must have been too lost in thought when I noticed Sesshomaru's eyebrow raise at me and him raise one of his nice work jackets to me.

"Oh! I'm not cold I just got a chill…" I say trying to dismiss the too expensive coat.

I watch as he quickly places the jacket on my shoulders, clearly ignoring me. "The air is getting colder. Miko's are not immune to the weather". He turns and walks out the door as if nothing happened while I am frozen in place shocked.

Hmm. Strange. We've been 'friends' for a couple years now and this is a first.

Shaking my head I replace my look of confusion to a smile and follow him outside of the mansion/ castle.

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A/N: I AM SO SORRY GUYS! I'm sorry for my inactivity and my short chapter. Due to my busy schedule and my short attention span, I will be taking a break from this story. IT IS NOT OVER NOR AM I GIVING UP ON IT! I will be focusing on Moonlight Shadow for now and once that story has picked up, then I will come back to this one. It will

probably be around Juneish time? I'm hoping. That's if everything goes how I want it to :)

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