Disclaimer: I Do Not own any of the Inuyasha characters. The only things I own are the paper this was written on and the storyline alterations that I have made to fit my liking. Enjoy.

As your world falls down

A Beginning

Sesshomaru has been attacked by the southern lord and Naraku. His palace was overrun, Rin killed, and Jaken wounded yet still at his side. His lands had been stolen and worst of all he was now badly injured due to poisoning from an earlier sneak attack. Never one to run away, but not a fool Sesshomaru went to his brother to use his miko and possibly receive help (all Jaken's idea).

When Sesshomaru approached the group, Inuyasha wasn't there to attack him. Kagome noticed his condition right away and despite what Sango and Miroku said, she walked over to him, "let me help you."

With one look at her face Sesshomaru knew he shouldn't have come after all, "This Sesshomaru does not need the help of a human."

"Me lord…" but Jaken was interrupted.

"Lord Sesshomaru you are injured. You may not need it, but I am offering."

He glared at her and then sat down to allow her to do as she pleased.

Kagome first applied ointment to his cuts on his hands and face. Then she pulled out a bottle of peroxide and alcohol.

"Could you remove your shirt so I can clean the cuts on your chest?"

He narrowed his eyes at her and untied his obi, took off his armor, and then let the top of his kimono fall to his waist. Kagome got a cloth and poured some peroxide on it and then she cleaned away all the blood so she could see the cuts. He had one across his chest and then what looked like a stab wound in his lower abdomen, which was bleeding profusely.

"How long have you been bleeding?"

"Since this morning."

Kagome looked worried. Then she yelled over to Miroku who was sitting on the other side of the fire, "Miroku, I need something to help stop his bleeding and something that will put him to sleep."

Miroku nodded and took Shippo into the forest leaving Sango to watch over their friend.

"Human, I will not be put to sleep."

"My name is Kagome, and it would be easier for me if you were for what I'm going to do."

Sesshomaru then turned to Jaken, "Watch them Jaken. I do not want…"

"He is next. He has a broken arm and a few cuts so I left him for after you. Nothing will happen to either of you as long as you're in my care. I promise you lord Sesshomaru."

"What of the half breed?"

"I will and can handle him fine on my own."

He then nodded and allowed her to continue applying the alcohol to his chest wound. Kagome cleaned it then applied some ointment and bandaged the wound.

Miroku then came back and walked over to her, "Here lady Kagome. Apply this to the wound, I will make a tea of the other one and he can have it."

Kagome smiled. "Thank you Miroku. I need some tea for Jaken too."

Miroku bowed and went back to the fire and boiled some water. Kagome turned to Sesshomaru and began to place some of the herb on his wound. It was a type of moss that she had learned about from Kaede that helped stop bleeding and prevented infection. She placed it all on the stab wound and then she applied ointment around it. Sesshomaru watched her do this and how she was so careful and gentle.

"Why are you doing this miko?"

She looked up at him, "Why wouldn't I? You are injured and you are not a threat to us, so I helped you."

He stared at her then he asked, "Where is Inuyasha?"

Kagome froze as she was getting more bandages. Sesshomaru could smell that she had become upset.

"He left to go to be with his mate."

Sesshomaru was now confused and he didn't like it, "Are you not his mate?"

"No, I am nothing to him but a jewel shard detector."

Sesshomaru became interested, "You can sense the shards?"

Kagome realized what she said but she knew she couldn't lie to him, "Yes."

Sesshomaru nodded and thought, 'Naraku has the almost complete jewel, so this miko could track him. Why hasn't my brother done so though?'

"Miko, can you sense the jewel that Naraku has?"

Kagome then stopped upon the realized that she could, "Yes… I can sense Naraku's jewel fragment."

Kagome continued to wrap his wound, "Lord Sesshomaru, who did this to you and how if I may ask?"

He looked at her wondering if he should tell her, "There is a war."

Kagome was confused, "Between whom?"

He growled and she bowed her head and decided not to ask any more questions. When she got up to leave, he said, "The southern lord, a human lord within my lands, and Naraku have all allied against me taking all that was mine by birth."

Kagome nodded. "You are still alive Lord Sesshomaru, and you can still fight. Inuyasha might…"

"I don't want or need that half breed's help."

"Oh."

There was a silence and then Miroku walked up to them, "Here is the tea, Lady Kagome."

"Thank you Miroku." Kagome said taking the pot.

She poured the cup and handed it to Sesshomaru.

"Miko, you are very useful. Thank you."

She smiled at him and he drank the tea soon falling asleep. Kagome then bandaged Jaken as she had done for Sesshomaru and then he too had some of the sleeping tea. When he was out she used her miko to mend his bones and wounds and then she did the same for Sesshomaru. Placing her hands to his bare chest to heal him, Kagome closed her eyes and felt her miko fixing everything within him. When it was done she opened her eyes to find that she had also given him back his arm. Kagome was proud of herself and so, after placing a blanket over Sesshomaru and the toad, she went over to the fire to make something for her and the others to eat.

*~*~*~*~*

When Sesshomaru awoke he felt warm, warmer than usual and he could hear yelling somewhere nearby. He thought about killing the insolent fool, who dared to disturb him when he remembered where he was and then he started to understand what the yelling was about.

"That doesn't give you any reason to help him! He is our enemy!"

"He is your brother!"

"I don't care! He is a bastard! And you have betrayed me by bringing him here!"

"I didn't bring him! He came on his own!"

"So how did he know you would help him?"

"I don't know!"

Then there was a slapping sound, "Don't lie to me wench!"

"Sit! Sit! Sit! You asshole! Sit! Sit! Sit! How dare you hit me! Sit! Sit! Sit! Betrayal! Sit! You have betrayed me more than I could ever betray you! Sit! Sit! Sit!!!"

By now Sesshomaru was up and simply watching his brother eat dirt. When Kagome was finished she noticed Sesshomaru and she bowed.

"I hope you are pleased with how I have healed you."

He moved his new arm, "Yes… You can heal such things?"

"Yes, lord Sesshomaru."

Inuyasha now got up and yelled, "You healed that bastards arm?!?!"

She turned and said defiantly, "Yes!"

Inuyasha then came at her and but she yelled before he was even two feel away from her, "Sit!" And he fell into the ground again.

Kagome then turned to Sesshomaru, "Please, lord Sesshomaru, allow me to accompany you into retrieving what was taken from you. I promise I will not bother you, I only wish to help you."

"And Inuyasha?"

She looked at him, "Sit! He has betrayed me and upset me for the last time."

"Why do you think I need you? A human?"

"Because I am a miko and I can be of use to you."

He nodded and said, "Fine."

Inuyasha was now standing again, "You bastard! I won't let you take Kagome from me!"

He came at Sesshomaru but Kagome said more calmly, "Sit."

Sesshomaru turned to her, "Next time I would like to oppose him myself."

"Go ahead, he is sit-ting and he kind of can't get up from his sit-ting spot anyways."

Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha and shook his head, "She is now in my service and under my protection. If you value your life your will let us leave without any more of your insolence."

He then walked away kicking Jaken to wake him up as he did so, and so the three set out away from Inuyashas' group towards the East.