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Sango looked in a mirror and she was beautiful "Wow, Kagome, I look beautiful!" Sango smiled at said girl.

Kagome felt proud of her self her friend did indeed look lovely, But felt worried ,as she led her friend out of the room and the guards began escorting them to the dining hall, (where these types of meetings take place)

If this demon lord wasn't promised than there was no doubt in her mind that they intended for Sango to be his bride for whatever reason (even though a human she was still strong and strength has always been respected).

"Kagome? What's wrong?" Sango asked picking up on her friends worry.

"Huh? Oh nothing Sango. Don't worry about it." Kagome said giving Sango a reassuring smile while feeling that smile even less. She was worried very worried.

" this demon must be looking for a mate… HE CAN'T MATE SANGO! WHAT ABOUT MIROKU?!" Kagome screamed in her head .

Right after that thought she felt like smacking herself "Oh that's right Kagome that's your biggest worry right now not the fact that Sango is going to meet a stranger that she might have to marry…mate… whatever. or that we're about to meet a bunch of demons that if we annoy them off enough they might just decide to kill us… well this is going to be loads of fun." She thought sarcastically.

If this was a slightly different situation Kagome would have suggested to Sango to be a total bitch. To act defiant, loud, clumsy, and stupid but there were a few flaws in this case.

1): that might be exactly what the demon lord is looking for (other than the clumsiness.)

2): it might just piss them off and that wouldn't go well.

3): demons can sense deception.

So she would just have to pray for the best.

Worst case scenarios he either likes Sango and tries to take her as his mate or gets annoyed and kills us. Best case scenario he doesn't like Sango and simply kicks us out.

Kagome sighed she had an idea what to expect and then Kagome remembered something 'Murphy's law' "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" Kagome mentally kicked herself "maybe I shouldn't have made Sango so pretty."

They stopped in front of a door and the guards went in, assumingly to announce Sangos arrival.

Kagome absently noted that two powerful demons left the other room still too wrapped up in her thoughts.

When the door opened farther for them to enter Sango took a few steps in then abruptly froze causing Kagome to run into her back "Sango? What's wrong?" she asked peeking over her shoulder and kagome almost fell over in shock "Sesshomaru-sama?" Kagome questioned completely befuddled. "wait," Kagome began, as she stepped around Sango Kagome had no Idea what to say

She looked back and forth between Sango and Sesshomaru point at each as she turned to them "You want to marry Sango?!" the chances of Sango being chosen when Sesshomaru actually knew her were slim but possible.

"Don't make such ridiculous assumptions, miko. What makes you think this was my idea?

The other cardinal lords simply won't tolerate me not having mate and if I don't find one soon, I shall be dethroned. They simply seemed to think my preferences were like my fathers and they are not. I have absolutely no interest in that female." He said eyeing Sango, she looked fairly attractive in the outfit but according to what Kagome had told him before, the demon slayer is betrothed to the monk in their group, though there would never have been any interest in the first place.

"they'd dethrone you because you don't have a wife or a girlfriend?" that was something Kagome hadn't been aware of.

"Indeed" he said eyeing the emotions that played across the young woman's face and found himself identifying each one annoyance, anger, resentment, worry, confusion and still more when she decided to say something "but you're a good lord! You're good for your people! your responsible and dutiful and smart. ITS NOT FAIR! THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO YOU!" Kagome fumed.

He felt slightly touched by the girls concern but only slightly "it for those reasons they they've let me stay a lord this long, without a mate."

Sangos mind was working a mile a minute to try and catch up with what was going on here. She managed to put together that if Sesshomaru didn't choose a mate he would be no longer be lord and Kagome didn't seem happy about it.

"Sesshomaru-sama? Do you suppose they would accept a Miko?" Sango asked.

"Perhaps, Why do you ask?" he eyed Sango

"well, if Kagome's willing you could act like you're courting her, that would give you some time to find a mate of your choosing and get the others off your back right? At least for a little while." Sango bravely suggested.

Kagome looked to Sesshomaru to assess his reaction and he seemed to be considering it "Miko?" he said addressing Kagome.

"What?" kagome asked, slightly unnerved by what Sango had said. Had she been serious? Was Sesshomaru actually considering Sangos suggestion?

"What do you think?" he inquired "if I was to court you the cardinal lords would most likely leave me be as long as I don't neglect my responsibilities to my lands and my people."

'Oh my god! He is actually considering it!" kagome mentally screamed.

"But I'm human and a Miko at that would they approve of this kind of thing and what with your fathers choices-"

"first off my father chose a human princess, weak and feeble, no true power of her own, you how ever are powerful and intelligent although I'm not quite sure where your sanity lies-"

"excuse me?" Kagome said with irritation at the sanity comment.

Sesshomaru ignoring her continued "you are acceptable."

'I'm not sure whether I should be flattered by what he said or annoyed by his implications." Kagome thought with a tick forming in her brow.

"Wait! Since when do you think that?!" Sango still not knowing what was going on between Sesshomaru and Kagome asked Sango had always assumed Sesshomaru thought that they were all weak and beneath him in every way she had always known kagome was smart and a powerful miko but she never thought Sesshomaru would ever take notice.

"I've known that for some time." He said and realized that the demon-slayer didn't know, it was just so obvious to him and Kagome, he briefly forgot they kept it quiet.

"Huh?" she turned to Kagome who was looking anywhere but at her a clear sign of guilt.

"Oh, Sango I wasn't trying to hide it from you! It's just Inuyasha would probably throw a FIT if he knew! me and Sesshomaru-sama had been meeting privately, even though it's only to talk. I'm sorry." she said truly meaning it.

Sango sighed and took a second to let it sink in her best friend, sweet, innocent, compassionate, miko, Kagome had made friends with ruthless, homicidal, misanthropic, demon lord, Sesshomaru.

"Why?" Sango asked after a second and it was said misanthropist who answered.

"It is rare to find someone I can hold an intelligent conversation with who won't simply agree to every thing I say, who voices their own opinions more or less the person being human." He said in a bored tone.

"He finds me intriguing I find him smart and actually pretty deep." Kagome said with a shrug when Sango turned back to her.

"What planet am I on?" Sango said using a colloquialism she had heard from Kagome a number of times.

"I'm rather intrigued by your idea slayer." He said breaking Sango out of her dazed and confused stupor.

She looked up at him. "but I have to wonder how do you expect us to accomplish this we are not around each other enough for a proper courting."

"Ummm, I guess you can just join our group… I suppose." Sango said still a little dazed

"Hmmm, I accept, Miko you are now my intended." He said standing up

"What?! Wait just a second here don't I get a say in this!?" kagome yelled a bit outraged

"no." he said getting straight to the point "Besides you seemed upset that I would get dethroned, you would like to help wouldn't you?"

"well, yes, but…" she trailed unable to come up with a good argument at the moment.

Sesshomaru merely raised his eyebrows at the young woman "Inuyasha is going to throw such a tantrum." Kagome sighed giving up

"like a petulant child." Sesshomaru added.

Sango almost laughed at that because that was actually fairly accurate.

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Talking to the other lords had actually gone a lot better than Kagome had thought at first they were surprised and then excited Sesshomaru had finally chosen a suitable mate a powerful, miko.

However explaining it to Inuyasha went as bad as expected.

"WHAAAAAAAAT!" Inuyasha screamed as they all left the castle Sango having changed her cloths in to her usual attire and Kagome was wearing a yukata with the crest of the western lands embroidered here and there Sesshomaru had gathered Jaken Rin and ah-un and joined them kagome tried to draw out the explanation for long enough that they weren't too close to the castle and draw unwanted attention.

"That's a really sick joke you know that!" he yelled at kagome he obviously didn't believe her.

"You are as stupid as ever half-breed, she would not joke about something like that, nor would I let her." Sesshomaru said in his usual imperious tone as he watched Rin chatting animatedly with Shippo.

"shut up, ass hole, nobody asked you!" he growled at his older half brother

Kagome sighed turning "this is why I said we should leave before telling Inuyasha."

"indeed, tell me how is it that you mange to put up with him

"with great annoyance and difficulty." Kagome replied thoughtlessly

Inuyasha glared heatedly at her which she ignored "so, now what? The lords think you're courting me what next?"

"I will follow the courting rights, I will drive off any males that impede upon my claim, and court you as I see fit." He said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"riiiiight." Kagome said thinking about a certain wolf prince who would be just as upset as Inuyasha "Sesshomaru-sama, I've mentioned Koga right? I have no interest in him so-" Sesshomaru cut her off before she could continue.

"it is not whether you are interested or not it is whether they are, but I am a man of ethics I will not dishonor you by slaying him brutally in front of you." Sesshomaru said nonchalantly.

"yes Of course that's what I wanted to talk about your manners." She said sarcastically ignoring Inuyasha grumbling about Sesshomarus lack of ethics.

"I consider Koga a friend don't kill him! Please" she said giving him a puppy dog look "besides it's not like this is for real right?"

"What is it that you assume is not real Miko?" he inquired

"You know all of this courting stuff we're just acting like you're courting me to get the other cardinal lords off your back."

"Well, certainly a couple that is courting would act like they're courting." Sesshomaru said.

Kagome turned a slightly horrified look on him ' he can't implying what it sounds like he's implying.' "Sesshomaru-sama we are just pretending… right?" she asked cautiously.

Sesshomaru turned a surprised look on her, not that many could tell "don't be ridiculous Miko, demons can sense deception, as you very well know. I will simply court you until I may find someone more suitable."

Kagome was shocked "Wait! Hold on a second are you saying that you are actually courting me?! as in like for real?!" kagome exclaimed flabbergasted "don't I get a say in this!" she hollered in outrage. As everyone else stared at the demon lord, stunned.

"The slayer was the one whom suggested this idea and you agreed." He said.

And for the life of her Kagome couldn't come up with a good argument because he was right but she hadn't realized…

"Sango!" Kagome called in a slightly whiny voice "how could you!" Kagome demanded.

Sango looked back at her best friend helplessly feeling awful for putting her in this situation but she honestly hadn't known he would end up courting her for real. "I'm sorry Kagome I didn't know he would… I didn't know he would actually start courting you for real." Sango apologized.

Kagome was doomed she knew what courting entailed if it had been fake Sesshomaru would be able to tell any female that came after her after hearing about tha court ship, to gain Sesshomarus favor by trying to prove themselves more powerful than Kagome, that it wasn't serious or that they had been lied to (because it wouldn't actually be true an accidental lie.)

Inuyasha was absolutely appalled and would have attacked if he weren't already feeling sore for the first thousand sits that he got for attacking Sesshomaru upon sight earlier and if his pride wasn't hurt form the northern and southern laughing at him for it. So he sulked and brooded and prayed to the gods that a demon with a jewel shard was nearby to take his rage out on.

'fuck my life' Kagome thought.

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Finally done hope you guys are glad to see this I know I am its been over a year since I updated and I'm really sorry about that. I'll try to update more often.