Hi everyone! Sorry once again that it is taking so long to update, but this time I was away in Prague with my mother. She was suppose to go with her sister, who suddenly needed to go for an operation and so couldn't make it. My mum had already bought the tickets so I got to go along. Yay me!! Anyway I'm back again and I have already sent the next chapter to my Beta, Hitomi1995!

Well enjoy!

I do not own Inuyasha or any characters from the series, I am simply using them to allow my imagination to run wild!!

Kai felt an immense and deadly aura move toward him. As he turned, the first thing he saw were red eyes, then a smell hit him and he felt his knees go weak. He knew this smell. It was the one that had lingered around Kagome and her mark when he first met her.

It was only then that the identity of the eyes and smell hit him like a train.

This was Sesshomaru, Lord of the West and one of the most powerful Youkai to exist. One of the older ones too. Not only that but he was fiercely protective of everything that belonged to him.

Kai then knew fear.

It turned his knees to jelly and made his head go all light.

He had stolen something immeasurable that belonged to this dangerous youkai, something that was sacred to all their kind. His mate. The by far more serious crime of stealing a mate. Not only the attempt but also erasing or sealing their memories of their real mate. He was in deep shit.

With a glance to his left his eyes fell on Kagome. She was exquisite and exquisitely powerful. If he could mark her before the seal was broken, which he had no doubt the Western Lord would try to do, then he would be set. Not even the great and mighty Sesshomaru would stand a chance against her. So he would stand up to the fierce eyes as he was safe in this environment. He would just have to take extra care elsewhere.

"Good evening Sesshomaru-sama"

Kagome was startled to find a man standing directly in front of her. He was simply staring at her with an unreadable expression. He didn't even acknowledge the greeting Kai had given. When she lifted her eyes to look him in the eye, two things happened.

Firstly she realized that these were the same eyes that had held her captive as she had descended the stairs.

The second thing that happened was an unexpected rise in temperature, indication of her powers boiling to the surface of her skin. Troubled, she looked into herself and saw that her powers were trying to undo the memory block the doc had placed on the events that nearly led to her suicide. She immediately suppressed them, but not before Sesshomaru had reached out and touched her bare hand. The shock of first contact sent a surge of power through her, followed by a powerful flare of her Miko powers. Strange as it sounded, it felt like it was more a greeting or something than an attempt to hurt or protect. His own Youkai flared in a similar fashion, leaving her wondering what the blazes was going on.

By this time they had become the centre of attention at the party, the Youkai drawn to the powerful flare of holy energy and the humans by the odd behaviour of the famous and much sought after Sesshomaru. The rich businessman had NEVER before approached a woman before. All gazes were therefor centred an the stunned angel standing in their mists. The fact that she was on the arm of another man moved into the background as Sesshomaru pulled her into his arms to dance. The orchestra of the evening were as hypnotized as the rest and only when Sesshomaru glanced in their direction did they snap back to reality and started an old fashioned waltz. The couple seemed to whirl in a world of their own. The remaining couples couldn't move their feet to join the couple already on the floor and therefore they only stared. The jealousy of the females was plain where as the lust streaming from the men was nearly drowning the Doc as he silently fumed at being left behind like that. Unfortunately Kagome and Sesshomaru-sama's display of powers had drawn the attention of the other powerful Youkai in the room to her. While they would never challenge Sesshomaru-sama, they would have no problem trying to take her from him. But he would be damned if he just stood back and let the Western Lord take her from him.

Decision made he stepped onto the dance floor and stopped the couple.

"Don't mind if I cut in. Thank you for taking care of my girlfriend."

Kagome's attention was slowly drawn away from Sesshomaru's gaze and she remembered that she was here with Kai. That he had enabled her to be here. With a blush she thanked the man and with a blush she pulled out of his arms and moved to dance with Kai.

Sesshomaru reluctantly let her go. He would and couldn't force a confrontation here, but he was encouraged as her power had recognized him. This meant that the damage could be repaired, he just had to think of how to break the seal. With a last look at his beautiful mate in the arms of another demon, he stormed from the room. The aura of his rage lingered even as he left.

By the end of the evening Kai was exhausted. He had had to block all attempts to entice Kagome to dance with any of the other men and demons. Her looks had drawn all men and, added to her power, she had become the object of interest to nearly all unmated demons in the room. With a sigh he leaned back on the couch in his apartment. Kagome had been glowing as he dropped her off at home. She had been overwhelmed by the attention she had gotten from so many different people. The girl was completely unaware of how stunning she was. It had been a wonderful evening for her and a nightmare for him.

Meeting up with Sesshomaru and finding out that she was his mate had put quite a spanner in his plans. While her conscious memories of him might be blocked behind the seal, her power had recognized the Lord. It's attempt to unseal her memories had caused considerable damage.

He had spent the better part of an hour repairing it under the gauze of having tea with her family.

He had to get her away from here and from him till she came to be his. The risk of the sealing being undone combined with the new interest in Kagome was too dangerous. The question was how was he going to convince her to go away with him?