Priceless (an InuYasha FanFic)

Panic

The entirety of Taisho Tower was in chaos. The CEO's mate had gone missing, and nobody seemed to be able to find her. It was almost like she had vanished. There was no scent left behind, no trail to follow. nothing was out of order, and yet, somehow, somebody had taken her. Every inch of the tower had been searched, and after hours upon hours of frenzied searches, within and without the gargantuan building, they were forced to give up the search. 

Sesshomaru paced around his office, after calling off the search. He was on edge, and everyone in the building could sense it. He had left his meeting as soon as he felt the tug on his mating bond, but the warning had been too little too late. Suddenly Kagome's presence had entirely disappeared. He could no longer sense her, and the Beast was wild with fury. Power cracked around his office, poison dripping from his claws! He knew in the back of his mind that losing his shit was not going to help find Kagome, but it was like he was 20 years old again, struggling and failing to reign in his youki. He had just enough presence of mind left to jump out his office window and fly to the mountains before the Beast gained control and he melted his place of business to the ground.

He transformed mid-air and climbed as high as his power would allow before he let loose with an earth-shattering howl. He landed just inside the southern borders of his father's lands and continued his frenzied rampage. 

...

This was how Toga found his son. Savagely tearing at the earth and trees without regard for either. Toga knew instantly who was in control, and he also reverted to his true form. It didn't take much for Toga to subdue his son after that. He was still a great deal larger than Sesshomaru, and he had him on his back within minutes. Toga held his son down with his teeth at his neck and one massive paw on his chest, until Sesshomaru gained back control of himself and returned to his humanoid form.

When both Demons were back to normal and Toga saw the state of his son, he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that all was not well. Sesshomaru's clothes were rumpled, his posture drooping in defeat. Toga could tell that he was still struggling to hold himself together.

"What happened?"

"She's gone." Sesshomaru's voice broke as he said those words, and they fell heavy in the pit of his stomach. Kagome was... gone...

The brokenness in his voice reminded Toga of the agony of losing his first Mate, and he felt his son's pain. The loss of a Mate has been known to drive demon's insane. For Sesshomaru's sake, he sincerely hoped that Kagome was not dead. "What do you mean gone?" He quired.

"She was there. I was in a meeting, and I could feel her presence, and then... I couldn't. She's gone. There is no scent, no sign that she was even there. Her captor left us nothing. Her trail just stops in the stairwell. We searched the whole building three times over, She's just... gone."

Toga felt a pang in his chest for poor Kagome, and he wished there was a way he could help his son, but he knew from experience that only time, or finding his mate again would cure this pain. "Try to think about this rationally, son. Who could have taken her?"

Sesshomaru's brows knit together. He had been so overtaken by panic that he hadn't taken the time to think of that. "The first person who comes to mind is Kikyo, but surely she doesn't have that kind of power. To completely erase both hers and Kagome's presence. She could do it with a barrier, but their scents would still remain after they left..."

Toga lay a reassuring hand on Sesshomaru's shoulder. "It's a start." 

Sesshomaru straightened himself and squared his shoulders. His father was right. If... No. Kagome IS alive. There was no 'if'. Sesshomaru had to believe that if there would be any hope of getting her back. Wherever she is, sitting here and throwing a tantrum is not going to help her. determination growing within him, he closed his eyes and reached out with his senses. He reached and felt for even the smallest spark of the bond. When he found it, he grabbed onto it with all he had. She was alive. He tried to send something, anything, through the bond, but they had not yet completed their Mating. The bond was incomplete, and as far as Sesshomaru knew, Kagome was only human...

AN: Aww :( poor Sessh. I'm sorry it's so short again but there is more coming soon. I promise! Let me know what you thought.

Cassie