Summary: After being told to go home for good, Kagome runs away from the gang in tears. Suffering th harsh wounds from a previous battle, she soon finds herself collasping in the forest, only to wake into the arms of Sesshomaru. His reasons only fall upon his young ward whom is fond of Kagome. She was promised by Sesshomaru that he would take care of the young meko until her wounds healed, but will he be able to let her go?

Alright, this is my second story, so give me a break, updates might be kind of slwow at first because finals are just next week. Christmas break is in two weeks, so expects lots of updates then.

Disclamier: I don't own Inuyasha and never will, blah blah. We all get it.

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It was late autumn and the everyone was sitting around the warmth of the fire, basking in it's cover of heat it sent out to all those nearby, blanketing them in it's warmth and keeping at bay the cool winds that winter was bringing.

The gang all sat there silently, all tired and all glad to be resting as it truly had been a hard day, but a successful one, shown proof by the small added Shikon shard now resting in the small container around a young girls neck, a small red-headed kistune pup resting in her lap silently sleeping.

Miroku sat not too far away from Kagome, Sango leaning against him from fatigue, her head resting against his shoulder as her eyes remained closed.

Inuyasha sat silently up in the tree just above their heads, staring down at the ground blankly; he took in the days events, remembering it all so clearly.

They had been after another shard, Kagome had sensed it and told them of the direction it was in as she clung to the hanyou beneath her while the monk and taijiya rode on the back of the transformed Kirara. Shippo absently stayed behind, as told to do by Kagome, waiting in Kaede's hut until their return.

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The battle just before.

Inuyasha landed abruptly on the ground as the young raven-haired woman slid off his back, immediately reaching behind her to grab and arrow and prepare herself. Inuyasha did the same, unsheathing Tessaiga and grabbing it firmly in his hands as it quickly transformed.

Sango and Miroku jumped off Kirara's back upon her land and stood close by, all searching for the demon.

"Damn it where is it! I though you sensed a shard Kagome!" Inuyahsa turned to the girl whom to be speaking up and shot her and accusing glare.

Kagome only retorted with a glare back before speaking. "Calm down Inuyasha, I told you I sensed a shard, I still do-"

The group grew quiet as a faint rumbling sound was heard sound followed by a light shake of the ground beneath them.

It all then had happened so fast, as the Earth beneath Kagome's feet cracked and a large worm demon emerged, grabbing the woman in his jaws as he shot up from the ground.

A scream emitted Kagome's lips as she felt the creatures teeth rip them thin material of her blouse and puncture her small frame with its jaws.

It was not too much later did her vision haze over before completely leaving her.

"KAGOMEEE!" Inuyasha quickly made for the demon holding Kagome, a slight tint of red reaching his eyes as he lifted tessaiga and prepared to attack. "Wind Sca-"

"Inuyasha no! You could hurt Kagome." The monk quickly made to stop the hanyou, afraid for Kagome as though Inuyasha had proved to be a fierce fighter, he still had not mastered the tessaiga.

With a growl of frustration, Inuyasha reluctantly nodded and turned to Miroku, "Alright then what?! That thing has got Kagome!"

The group all exchanged glance, knowing they had to find some way to get their friend back, but they had to make sure not to hurt her as well.

Inuyasha gained impatient as he turned to the demon again, if he did not act now, they would lose her either way. "IRON REAVER SOU-"

His words were cut yet against as a purified arrow struck the demon between the eyes, causing it to screech in pain, dropping the girls from it's jaws and turn to dust.

Inuyasha highly confused first ran to Kagome, hunching by her limp form before looking to the direction the air had come from only to see Kikyo's retreating from.

He stared briefly before the sound of shallow breathing reached his ears and he looked to see Kagome's pale form. He gently scooped her up into his arms, one arm resting under her knees while the other cradled her back.

"Hold on Kagome…just hold on..."

The hanyou took no notice to his comrades as he rushed back to the village towards Kaede's hut. The blood that stained Kagome's clothes was hardly noticeable as it leaked through to Inuyasha haori. His mind was only one thing.

They had reached the hut in no time and Kaede had cleaned the wounds and bandaged her up. She was to rest for awhile so the wounds could heal. Thankfully, the demon's teeth had been short and the wounds had not been too deep.

Kagome could hardly feel the pain as she stared to the fire in front of her, absently running her paled fingers through the young kistunes soft hair.

All was peaceful and silent until a certain silver-haired hanyou called for Kagome,

She looked up to him with a hazed stare as he stepped gracefully down from the branch of the tree and turned his back to her, gesturing her to follow him as he made his way a bit away from the group.

Kagome lifted Shippo carefully off her lap, careful no to disturb his sleeping form as she set him down on her un-rolled sleeping bag. He merely yawned lightly as he curled in the depths of the cotton-like fabric.

Looked to Inuyasha, Kagome slowly made her way over to him, before stopping in front of it. The moment seemed silent and awkward, so she let a light smile to grace her lips as she decided to speak. "So what did you nee—"

"Go home Kagome." Interrupting her words, he did not allow her to finish, she did not need to, this was already hard enough but it was the right thing to do. What would I have thought of myself if I let her stay any longer?! If I let her get hurt again like I did today. This is for the best.

"Inuyasha I…"

"Go home Kagome, and this time… don't come back."

Kagome stared to the hanyou before her as her eyes glazed off form the unshed tears forming in her eyes. It was all too much, She felt herself almost about to beg, to tell him he wasn't thinking straight, that she didn't care what happened to her, what mattered was she loved him! She wanted to be by his side. But as a clawed hand reached forward, grabbing the small container that hung to her neck by a thin string, holding the shards they had gathered thus far, yanking forward and snapping the string, breaking her heart as the tears that had been held, spilled down her face.

Kagome stared to him for a moment, almost sure she had seen his eye soften just a little, even through his now tinted red eyes, but she knew, she just knew, he would not go back on what he had said. He did not want her around. Quickly turning, she took off running, eyes glazed over by her tears as she ran blindly past the camp, ignoring the shouts of the others as she did not bother to grab her bag, but just ran, just cried and just fell apart, piece by piece by piece…

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Alright, first chapter. What did you think?
Should I continue or drop it?

Well, please read and review so i can see how you guys like it so far. Sesshomaru will be introduced in the next chapter, which should be here soon!

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