Summary: How could anyone hope to find shards without resting. After having an arguement with InuYasha, who kidnaps Kagome and unwillingly saves her day. Who or what has caused these strange happenings. (Sesskag and maybe other pairings)

Disclaimer: I do not, and will not ever own InuYasha. I leave that to Rumiko. But all new characters are mine.

Chapter 1: Strange Company
It was early, to early by far. She didn't want to open her eyes; she wanted to see who it was she had been seeing in her dreams for the past two weeks. All she ever saw was long silver hair. It could be any Youkai, she never saw a face. This same dream she had been having for what seemed an eternity was threatening her very sanity. She thought about it all throughout the day trying to recall all the silver long haired demons she had faced. So far she had thought of about 20. This was driving her insane! She opened her eyes slowly to find two large green eyes staring down at her. "Kagome, you're finally awake. I've waiting for ages!" whined the little kitsune, Shippo.
"Really Shippo? I didn't even notice." She replied sitting up and wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Good morning Lady Kagome." Came the kind voice of her not so innocent, monk companion, Miroku.
"Good Morning Miroku, Morning Sango" she said smiling towards her taijiya friend, Sango.
"Good Morning Kagome" Sango replied from her sitting position next to Miroku.
'That's a good morning to everyone...but...InuYasha...' Kagome thought lifting her cobalt blue eyes to the tree she had last seen InuYasha in the previous night. He was looking at her and she felt slight heat rise to her cheeks. "Oh, Good Morning to you too, InuYasha." She said smiling.
"Feh" was her reply as he looked up to the sky.
Kagome grumbled quietly 'He can't even say a nice, Good Morning. Stupid dog' she thought as she stood to start preparing a breakfast for them.

After a quick breakfast of Ramen they packed up their gear and began on their journey again after Naraku.

By afternoon Kagome was fuming, she was so furious with InuYasha for not letting them stop and rest all day.
"InuYasha!" She called to him up in front of her.
"Now what do you want!?" He yelled in annoyance pausing and looking back at her.
"What do I want!?" She fumed "I want a rest, that's what I want, we want a rest InuYasha! We are tired from walking all day, none of us have eaten since breakfast!"
"You'll live until sunset! Geez! You're such a weakling!" InuYasha barked back at her.
"Sit! Sit! SIT! SIIIIIT!!!" She screamed followed by a four loud thumps as the subjugation necklace jumped into action.
"What the hell was that for wench!?" Came the muffled yell of InuYasha from down it the small hanyou-shaped crater.
"SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIIIIIIIIIT!!!!" Kagome screamed, followed by eight thumps and an even louder more painful sounding thump from InuYasha as the crater became suddenly much deeper. A deep growl came from the pit followed by many muffled curses.
"Ugh! I'm going home!" Kagome said loudly with a huff.
"What!?" InuYasha yelled jumping from the pit as soon as the subjugation spell wore off.
"You heard me" Kagome stated icily, walking over to where Sango and Miroku hand been standing with Shippo sitting on Miroku's head and Kilala sitting on Sango's shoulder watching the argument.
"Sorry guys but I really need to go home and get away from InuYasha." Kagome said as calmly as if the fight had never happened. She looked at Sango who returned her look with a deep sense of understanding. "Kilala will surely take you to the well. Won't you Kilala?" She turned her head to the small nekomata perched on her shoulder, who nodded her little head before jumping off of Sango's shoulder and transforming into her greater Youkai form. Kagome gave Sango a hug in thanks, which Sango returned. She then gave Miroku a hug keeping an eye on his hands so they would not wander. After hugging Miroku she was launched at by the little fluff ball that was Shippo. She gave Shippo a hug and returned him to Miroku. "See you guys in a week." She said moving to Kilala.
"A week!?" InuYasha yelled, "but we are so close to catching up to Naraku!"
"And I need a week InuYasha no less. So stop grumbling and get over it." She stated coolly climbing onto Kilala's back. Kilala shortly took off and headed in the direction of the well.

Moving with speed far beyond being able to be seen by a human, he shot from tree to tree. He knew where he was going, who he was after and he also knew that if he didn't get there quick he would loose his chance. So he sped up if that was possible. Long silver hair billowing in the breeze created by his fast movement. He stopped, perching himself on a tree branch near a mysterious well, waiting for the one he was after. Masking his aura and scent he hid himself completely, the only way he would be noticed was if someone was to come and stand directly beneath him and look up.
Soon the arrival of who he had been waiting for startled him from his thoughts. Not that he would admit to being startled. Her watched her walk out from the bushes, and towards the well, he waited. Like a predator waiting for the perfect moment to strike its prey. He noticed idly how her shiny raven hair billowed beautifully in the slight breeze. He shook his head, how could he possibly be thinking such thoughts about a human? It disgusted him.
He moved swiftly, soundlessly from his perch, placing a hand forcefully over her mouth to stop her from screaming and being heard. He wrapped his other arm around her waist and jumped into the air, lifting her up and flying on the clouds. It was much faster this way.

What did Kagome do to deserve this? So much for her going home and having a nice relaxing week without InuYasha. She didn't even see who her captor was; all she knew was that he had a pale hand with two maroon stripes. Who did she know that had maroon stripes? It hit her, like a slap in the face. 'Sesshomaru!? What the hell does Sesshomaru want with me? I hope this isn't some plan to lure InuYasha into a trap! I hope he isn't working for Naraku again!!' she screamed in her mind. She wanted him to put her down, but seeing the height they were out she would prefer if it was closer to the ground. But for now seeing as she could do nothing she just waited, it was obvious he wasn't going to kill her yet or he would have already done so. But even with that knowledge the information was overwhelming, and she soon fainted.

He knew the miko had fainted; sometimes she was just like any other human being. But he knew she wasn't and this puzzled him, he wanted information, and he would get it. He held onto her making sure she wouldn't fall while he headed in the direction of his castle where his ward, Rin and his servant, Jaken were waiting for his return. He had returned there before coming here so while he was doing his delicate long term information collection the miko would at least be somewhat comfortable. He flew in silence seeing as he had no one to talk to anyway not to mention he barely talked to anyone unless he was gaining something from the conversation.
The rest of the trip was made with no dilemmas and they soon reached the castle. The miko had not woken since she had fainted. He carried her bridal style into the castle past the gasping Jaken and up a flight stairs until he reached his private wing of the castle. Walking into the spare room Sesshomaru placed Kagome down upon the bed, covering her in the blankets. He walked out of the room closing the door he looked down at Jaken "Jaken, the miko is a guest in my house and shall be treated with respect, if anyone other than me does not show her respect I will personally make you pay" he stated icily, walking across the hall from Kagome's room and into the room opposite, which was his study.

About an hour later there was a knock on Sesshomaru's study door. "Yes Jaken?" Sesshomaru answered looking up from a parchment.
"You called for me my Lord?" Jaken asked bowing respectively.
"Yes. Has the miko awoken?" Sesshomaru asked, his voice never changing from its icy tone.
"No my Lord." Jaken replied.
"Have the cooks prepare her a small meal, and place it on her bedside table." Sesshomaru ordered, lifting up the parchment and beginning to read again.
"Yes my Lord." Jaken replied moving to the door taking his Lord's attention being returned to the parchment as a dismissal.

Kagome rolled over, she didn't want to open her eyes, she just wanted to see his face. 'No don't LEAVE ME!' She called out in her mind as the image disappeared. She grumbled and opened her eyes, looking around. Where was she? Her memory came back to her. She remembered the well, and Sesshomaru! She must be in his castle. This doesn't look like a dungeon though. She wondered idly why she was put in such a beautiful room. She looked around; there was a beautiful painting of a sakura tree on the wall, on the door side of the room. That was strange the castle was more like a European castle than the traditional Japanese ones. All well it was beautiful none the less. She noticed the large decorated mahogany wardrobe across the room from the king sized bed she lay in. The bed had white silk sheets with a large navy blue crescent moon on it. That is what made her certain that she was in Sesshomaru's castle. She continued in her look around the room, spotting a large window in the wall opposite the door. From looking out it she could tell she was on the second story. She looked at the door, it was her only exit and it was probably guarded. She noticed out of the corner of her eye something steaming on the mahogany bedside table. She moved over to it and noticed that it was soup. She hadn't realised how hungry she was until she saw and smelt the food. Her stomach rumbled loudly and she picked up the bowl and spoon.

After eating all the soup she slowly got out of the bed. That's when she saw the beautiful yukata sitting on a chair next to the wardrobe that had been hidden until she had gotten out of the bed.

She picked up the yukata eying the fact that it would fit her perfectly. It was a very simple yukata but beautiful none the less. It was white with a black sakura pattern down the bottom of the right side and down the left arm; it had a beautiful midnight black obi to match as well. She gathered that it had been laid there for her to wear so she stripped from her dirty school uniform and dressed in the kimono. After dressing she moved to the wardrobe. She couldn't help herself; she wanted to know what other beautiful yukatas or even kimonos it might hold. She opened it and she was delighted to see quite a few very beautiful kimonos and yukatas with matching obis. She also noticed the mirror in the door of the wardrobe so she looked herself over in it. Her yukata really did go well with her light skin and midnight black hair. But it also made her sparkling blue eyes stand out. Whoever picked this for her to wear had a great sense of fashion and making certain things stand out. But as she looked over herself she noticed that it also showed her every curve and it was made worse by the length. She hoped men she would see around the castle wouldn't notice.

She closed the wardrobe and walked to the door to exit the room, she guessed it would be guarded and she wouldn't be allowed to leave but she would try anyway. She really wanted to explore the castle. She pulled open the door and poked her head out. No guards? Hm. That was strange. She shrugged it off and exited the room closing the door. But while her back was to it, the door across the hall opened and out stepped Sesshomaru. He noticed her standing there closing the door, but he also noticed how the kimono he had picked for her showed her very curves, giving her the perfect hourglass shape, but moreover he noticed how short her kimono was, stopping up to 20 centimetres above her knees. He watched her turn around and saw how the kimono showed the size and shape of her breasts perfectly. He stopped his train of thoughts with annoyance at the fact that he had been thinking such things about his brother's wench. He focused on her face and the look of shock and fear that jumped to her face when she saw him. He watched her back up against the wall and he couldn't help but smirk.
"Miko. I see you have woken." He stated coolly.
"Uh...Yeh..." She said slowly. Sesshomaru smirked again which freaked Kagome out a lot. She stared up at him and he looked back down at her, his eyes cold but not so much to the 'I want to kill you' extent.
"Do accompany me to the dojo. I would like to see your abilities put to test."
"Uh...Okay..." Kagome said surprised at how courteous he was being. She followed him as he led the way to the dojo on the bottom floor.

When they arrived in the dojo Kagome gasped at the sight of so many weapons of all kinds, all different shapes and sizes. "Choose a weapon." Sesshomaru said walking over to a table covered in swords and choosing one that looked very much like toukijin but wasn't demonic.

Kagome walked to the table of bows, choosing a sturdy long bow she picked up a quiver of arrows and moved to Sesshomaru.
He watched her as she walked, noticing how she walked with her feet moving in a straight line and how it made her hips sway seductively. He shook his head of such thoughts, moving to the middle of the floor. He noticed her choice of weapon, a basic choice for a miko. He looked at a target down the other end of the room, which was about 50 metres away.
"Hit the bullseye" He said watching her stance as she lined up for the shot. She had a good stance; she knew where her centre of balance lied so she could have a stance that would give her perfect balance. She had amazing strength, to pull back the bowstring of such a stiff bow. He also noticed how she quickly filled the tip of her arrow with some of her power, making the tip glow a light pink colour. But mostly he noticed how quickly, and effortlessly she released the arrow and how it speedily shot through the air landing in the exact middle of the bullseyes before the target was reduced to ash by her powers. "Well done, Miko" He said, and he was proud because he knew that she was better with a bow and arrow than he was, not that he would ever admit that to anyone.
"But, I did not need to see your bow skills, I have seen them already put to use in battle. Try a katana." He said after a minute of contemplation of what to do next.
He watched as a light blush rose to Kagome's cheeks. 'What a very strange woman.' He thought idly as he watched her move to the table behind him to choose a sword.

'What am I supposed to do? I've never used a sword in my life! I don't even know which one would be easier to use!' Kagome screamed out in her mind as she looked nervously over the table of swords. Sesshomaru's voice startled her out of her thoughts,
"Have you ever handled a blade?" he asked coolly, calmly. Much too calmly.
"Y-No" she replied slowly, her light blush becoming slightly darker. She suddenly felt Sesshomaru's aura come to close for comfort behind her.
"Then we will continue this another time." He stated coolly, laying down his katana. This irritated him because now he would have to teach her, and that would be aggravating. 'If only she was a Youkai' he thought wearily as he turned away from her and began walking back towards the door. "Come miko, I do not have all day."
'Ugh! He is sooo annoying! Oh Kami! I have a name!' She thought in annoyance before it burst out of her.
"I have a name you know!" She stated very loudly at Sesshomaru, making him pause and turn to her.
"And what may I ask makes you think I care?" He stated icily. No one ever talked to him that way.
"First you kidnap me when all I wanted to do is go home, away from InuYasha! And now you won't even call me by my name! What is it with dogs and not being able to call me by my name! Argh! It's sooo annoying! It's all wench this, wench that! Miko this, miko that! I'm sick and tired of it! I bet you don't even know my na-!"
"Kagome" Sesshomaru said, catching her attention and stopping her rant.
"You do know my name..." She said a crimson rising into her cheeks.
"Yes I do." How could he not with his annoying half-breed of a brother yelloing out to her during battle. "But tell me... why is it you needed to get away from my half-breed of a brother?" he asked, his curiosity getting the better of him.
His question surprised her. He was being rather polite and well... kind to her during this visit. "We had an argument..." she said after a minute of thought.
"About what?" He asked, moving towards her. He couldn't understand it but his want to know was not just from curiosity but from something else that he couldn't quite understand (which irritated him greatly).
"Um...Well me, Sango and Miroku need a rest from travelling because we hadn't rested all day and InuYasha would not allow it. And well... we had an argument..." She didn't look at him but knew that he was standing directly in front of her.
He didn't know what was coming over him, he had this strong will to comfort her, hold her and tell her that InuYasha wasn't worth her pain. He ignored this need and simply stated "My halfwit of a brother does not understand the needs of a human as much as others do."
Kagome was confused now and she just had to ask "Why are you being so nice to me? I thought I was just your brother's wench."
He turned away from her, heading back to the door. "You were." He left the room telling a servant outside the door to show Kagome to his private gardens when she exited the room. The servant nodded and waited by the door.

Sesshomaru was confused, not that he wanted to admit it. This girl was doing strange things to him, he felt the need to comfort her every time she was upset or angry, he felt the need to help her when she was in trouble. This aggravated him 'The woman must have casted a spell on me...' he thought in annoyance as he went to his study.

Kagome stayed in the dojo, not moving from her position where Sesshomaru had left her, what had he meant? Why was he being so nice to her? Then the thought hit her 'How am I supposed to find my way back to my room!' She thought in distress. She moved to the door of the dojo and opened it. As soon as she walked out a servant walked up to her,
"My Lady, Lord Sesshomaru wishes that I escort you to his private gardens, that is where you shall be dining this evening." She said bowing respectively.
"Uh... alright." Kagome said slowly. "Lead the way"
The servant bowed again and began walking down the hall in the direction Sesshomaru had left. Kagome followed quietly until the woman came to an elegantly decorated set of double doors.

"The garden is right through these doors Miss." The servant said. "I must leave you now for servants are not allowed to enter the gardens unless ordered to and I was only told to show you here." The servant bowed again and walked off.
Kagome blinked before going through the doors. The most beautiful sight met her eyes. A huge garden with fountains a lake with a little island in the middle reachable by a bridge. But the garden was sealed off from the rest of the world by a very large stone wall. The wall was covered in vines all around, even the castle wall that was on one side of the garden. She closed the doors behind her and walked into the garden smelling the flowers and listening to the birds. She sat on a bench near one of the fountains, smelling the aroma of the flowers around her and listening to the sounds of the birds and a waterfall nearby and just all round enjoying the view.

Sesshomaru felt a change in the air from his garden just outside his study window. He moved from his seat behind his desk and stood on the small balcony outside his large window-door. He looked down upon his huge garden and saw the miko sitting quietly and happily on one of the benches near the first fountain. He wondered why she was in there until he remembered that he decided her and him would dine in there together for dinner this evening. He thought idly to himself as he watched her 'Why am I being so nice?' but he shook the thought away as courtesy.

Dinner came and Kagome wondered across the bridge to the island in the middle of the lake which is where she was to dine, but she noticed the small table was set for two. Who could be dining with her? She wondered as she sat down upon one of the cushions.
She waited for her mysterious guest but they never showed, a servant came across the bridge to her about half an hour after Kagome had sat down to inform her that her dinner guest whomever it may have been was being held up and would not be joining her. So she sat by herself and ate a rather lonely boring meal.
The meal had been delicious, but it had been boring because she had no company to share it with. She thought over who her guest could have been as a servant guided her back to her room. When she entered her room she noticed a very short night gown had been set out for her and her room was lit by beautiful scented candles. She worked out that it was very late from roughly how many hours she guessed had been since nightfall (she had gotten very good at estimating how long an hour was) and discovered that it was roughly five hours since nightfall she decided it was way past her bedtime. So she changed into the nightclothes that had been set out for her and climbed into onto the futon. She rolled over and soon drifted to sleep.

Sesshomaru lay in bed roughly five hours after nightfall. He had been disappointed at not being able to attend dinner but also at the same time relieved he didn't have to see her. He stared at the roof thinking about it for another hour before he drifted into a very light sleep.

Miss.Neko.Youkai: YAY! End of chapter one! who's happy? I am! That took me a while to perfect and its just about 4 000 words long! YAY!
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