AN: Ok, Inuyasha is like the only show I watch on TV and my little sister is currently writing a fic on here, Dangerous Dancing, maybe you've heard of it? Anyway, I've always loved to write and I figured that I'd try out my own fic, seems as how I've always got a million story line ideas. My lil sis first introduced me to this site so I thought I'd use this sight because its so convenient lol. Sesshomaru and Kagome are like my favorite pair, although in the future I think I'll write a Kouga and Kagome one. Don't get me wrong, I think Inuyasha and Kagome make a great pair, but variety is the spice of life! So, I hope you enjoy!

Summary: Inuyasha and Kagome have a wicked argument; Kagome goes running off to the forest. Guess whom she meets? You got it…Lord Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru has been having strange feelings lately that occur when a specific human cries…a sort of tugging on his heart. The two meet and instantly sparks fly…and they're not exactly the romance kind. Sesshomaru takes it upon himself to protect the annoying human, although he can't bring himself to admit why, seems as his 'pathetic half-brother' can't take on the job. Watch…erm…read… as more sparks fly between the two stubborn minded challengers as they bounce through impossible situations, along with the humorous ones.

Tigress: Walks in the room and looks around curiously. "Where is everyone?"

Sesshomaru: Saunters into the room, trying to look sexy while he has a 7-year-old Rin clinging to his leg.

Tigress: "Oh! There you are! I was just going to start the story, where's everyone else?

Sesshomaru: Sighs and plucks Rin off his leg, unceremoniously dumping her into Tigress's arms. "How should I know? I'm not their keeper."

Tigress: Gives Sesshomaru a sour look. "It was only a question. You don't have to snap at me!" and settles Rin comfortably on her right hip.

Sesshomaru: Has the grace to look guilty. Opens his mouth to say something but is interrupted by the entrance of a steaming Sango with Miroku following her. Miroku has a large red handprint on his left cheek.

Miroku: "Come on Sango! There's no need to be mad at me! You made your point!"

Inuyasha: Strolls into the room followed by Kagome and smirks at Miroku.

Tigress: "There you guys are! I'm trying to start the story and I can't start it without you! Where were you?"

Sango: "You lecherous monk! Don't you ever touch me again!"

Miroku: "It wasn't me! It was the HAND!"

Sesshomaru: "Will you two quit bickering? It's giving me a headache…"

Inuyasha: "Boy Miroku looks like you really got her mad at you this time!"

Tigress: Clears throat and tries to get everyone's attention.

Miroku: Turns to Inuyasha "IT WASN'T ME! IT WAS THE HAND!"

Kagome: "I don't blame Sango!"

Inuyasha: "I just like watching Miroku get his ass kicked!"

Tigress: Clears throat again. "Everyone, pay attention!"

Sango: Turns on Inuyasha "So you LIKE IT when Miroku does that!

Sesshomaru: "I told everyone to stop it! My headaches getting worse!

Rin: Sees everyone arguing and bursts into very noisy tears.

Tigress: has had enough of it. Screams at the top of her lungs "Everyone shut up!"

Everyone: Shuts up.

Tigress: "Ok now, I'm going to start the story! So KEEP QUIET!"


Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the other characters, except those that I made up.

Chapter One: Two Souls Meet

"Inuyasha! You can't just expect me to spend all my time here! I mean, I do have a life back in my time!" Kagome shouted angrily.

"Yeah, well, it's not like you're gonna do anything important in that useless world of yours! What's the use of these 'tests' anyway?" Inuyasha folded his arms across his chest in a defensive stance. "We need you here to help us find the sacred jewel shards!"

"Three days isn't long, Inuyasha! Besides, you don't necessarily need me to find the jewels…before I met you you were getting along just fine!"

Miroku, Shippo, and Sango stood to the side, giving each other tired looks, knowing better then to try to stop the two from arguing. Heaven knows, they'd had this same argument over and over again.

"Yeah well the more sacred jewel shards we get the closer we come to Naraku! I think you care more about these 'tests' than you do about killing Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted back.

Kagome's eyes flashed with anger as she stalked up to Inuyasha. "You JERK! How can you say that? I wouldn't help you find the shards if I didn't care about defeating Naraku!"

Inuyasha's eye's flashed in return. "Well, it's kinda hard NOT to say that when you leave us for three days! Then I usually end up going to your time to bring you back! It's like you don't wanna come help us defeat Naraku!"

She blinked back some tears, not wanting Inuyasha to see that he had made her cry. She threw up her hands in the air. "Fine, whatever you want to say, Inuyasha! But I do not want Naraku to go undefeated! Why else would I come back, Inuyasha? Tell me that!"

And with that said she turned around and headed for the woods, finally letting the tears fall down her face freely. Oh my god, I hate it when he gets into these moods of his! Why doesn't he understand that I have two lives to live and catch up with? The thought ran through her head and Kagome choked back a few more sobs.

She came to a clearing and finally gave up, collapsing to the ground in exhaustion. Belatedly she noticed that her school uniform was getting all dirty and crawled over to a rock, climbing on it half-way, burying her hands in her arms and continuing to sob uncontrollably.


Meanwhile…

It was that feeling again, Sesshomaru thought with annoyance. It was happening more and more often these days. The feeling that his heart was being tugged on, that someone was trying to rip it apart. And it always came with that particular scent. The scent of human tears. A specific humans tears.

Normally that particular scent had no effect on Sesshomaru. In fact, he thought with a tad bit of amusement, sometimes it even cheered him up. Humans were mere mortals, with no use for them in this world. Merely weaklings, put on this earth for other demons to feast on.

This time the scent was accompanied by that of Sakura Blossoms. Curiously the combined scent of both made it seem as if a stronger force was tugging on his heart. It seemed that the crying human was nearer than usual, since he could hear heart-wrenching sobs in the distance. He narrowed his eyes. It was time to see what kind of human tears could affect him so.


She sobbed quietly now, wiping the tears away from her eyes. Why do you always do this to me, Inuyasha? she thought sadly. Miserably she stared at the ground in front of her. Her eyes widened when a pair of unfamiliar black boots came into her vision and slowly they ran up the owner's body to meet his eyes.

"L-Lord S-Sesshomaru!" She stuttered.

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as he met those of the familiar girl. Of all the humans in this world, why did she have this effect on him? It seemed that his heart was tearing to pieces, and he had the strange urge to slash the person responsible for her tears to ribbons.

"Why do you cry, wench?" at the little extra emphasis on the last word, her eyes widened and sparks seemed to flash from her eyes. Good, he thought. at least I no longer have to deal with these annoying tears. He narrowed his eyes as he waited for her answer.

How dare he! Kagome thought. I already have to put up with ONE brother. Why should I put up with two of them? She jumped up, forgetting about her earlier terror at being confronted with Inuyasha's older half-brother.

"Why I'm here is none of your business, Lord Sesshomaru! Neither is why I'm crying! I would appreciate it if you would leave me alone!" Her shouts were loud enough to disturb a flock of birds momentarily resting on an above tree branch, although not loud enough for Inuyasha to hear.

He flinched at the loudness of her voice and narrowed his eyes again, taking a step towards her. The sounds of the forest faded away as he towered over her.

"You dare to shout at the Demon Lord of the West, wench? My pathetic half-brother is not near here, and he wouldn't be able to stop me if I decided to harm you, little one. Although why you accompany the fool is beyond comprehension, he will never become a full-blooded demon. He is not worthy." Sesshomaru finished with a tiny hint of passion.

Kagome refused to take a step backwards as he came closer. She was forced to tip back her head to look at him, but by God she was not going to be intimidated so easily! Immediately she noticed how his eyes bore into hers. His eyes... she thought, they're so much like Inuyasha's! the sounds of the forest continued to elude them as she gazed transfixed into Sesshomaru's golden orbs.

Why is she not backing away? The thought ran through Sesshomaru's mind as he studied the intriguing figure before him. Nothing remarkable, he thought with scorn. A little imp of a human. Barely worth noticing. But that half-wit Inuyasha sees something in her. The alarming thought ran through his head before he could stop it, and he could no more stop the sun from setting than taking action with that thought and studying her a bit more closely.

Indeed, he noticed with barely perceptible surprise, the little urchin did have possibilities. Her breasts were just enough to fill out his hand, with a little bit left over. The flare of her hips and the flatness of her abdomen informed him that she was able-bodied. With the disgustingly short skirt she was wearing, he could easily see her long legs. With a little help, the little whelp could turn a mans head. If her body didn't turn his head, surely her eyes would, he noted as the eyes in question widened ever so slightly to reveal the deep chocolate of them.

Abruptly he stepped away and turned to face the forest. "You would be wise, wench, to not stray far from my feeble-minded half-brother. He can at least keep you out of trouble, even if he is not a match for me. Now be gone, wench."

Her eyes threw daggers at him as she pursued him, walking around him to see his face.

"I have a name, you know! So quit calling me 'wench'! I'm sure you know it, seems as how I've been at a lot of your battles with Inuyasha! And I'm going to say that not ONCE yet have I seen you beat Inuyasha! It's Kagome! Say it, KA-GO-ME! Not Kikyo's reincarnation, not wench, Kagome!" She spat the last out at him.

His eyes flashed as she screamed at him. Suddenly Kagome found herself with her hair wrapped around Sesshomaru's fist as he leaned close to her.

"You will not speak with such disrespect to me, wench." He purposely put more emphasis on the last word. "I am a demon lord, and as such demand a great amount of respect. There have been a great many demons stronger than you that have perished by my hand." He leaned even closer to her, their noses almost touching. "I expect you to remember that."

He pushed her away roughly and disappeared into the forest, leaving Kagome with an aching scalp and an even sorer disposition.


"Jeez Kagome, where ya been? You REEK of Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha snarled at her as she joined them. "Is that what ya been doin' huh? Betraying us all and hangin' out with him?"

More fire shot from Kagome's eyes as she marched over to him. "Inuyasha! How could you say that? I don't smell like Sesshomaru!"

Shippo jumped up into Kagome's arms and sniffed delicately. "Actually Kagome, you DO smell like Sesshomaru."

She blushed delicately and lifted her nose up in the air. "So what if I smell like Sesshomaru? A person doesn't have to be with someone in order to smell like them! I was probably in a place that he was in before, and his scent was still there and it got on me!"

"Feh. Before ya know it, she'll be disappearing for days instead of hours and we'll end up having to find the shards all by ourselves! Its not like she's putting in an effort to find them or anything! She's probably working for Naraku!" Inuyasha bellowed.

Kagome's face turned a deep red again, this time from anger. "How dare you! I told you that I want to beat Naraku just as much as any of you! I'M NOT WORKING FOR NARAKU!" she screeched.

In return, Inuyasha's face went red. "Well then if you're not workin' for Naraku then you're probably working for that flea bag Kouga! Everyone knows how much you like him!"

An enraged gasp emerged from Kagome's mouth. She stomped up to him and opened her mouth, screaming at the top of her lungs. "Inuyasha you JERK! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT! SIT!"

A series of loud crashes followed and Kagome could be seen walking away from a large dust cloud in a fit of anger. The ringing thud's sounded like music to her ears as she muttered under her breath to herself. Occasionally the words "idiot" or "how could he!…"… "Big oaf…" could be heard as she trudged away from Inuyasha.

Miroku, Sango, and Shippo looked on with expressions of awe on their faces. "I've heard Kagome say "sit" before, but never like that!" Shippo exclaimed, the awe evident in his voice.

AN: that last line…. "I've heard Kagome say "sit" before, but never like that!" is actually from the first Inuyasha movie, Affections Touching Across Time, and I figured I'd use it. It's a great movie. Anyway, just thought you guys might like to know!

Miroku looked at the deep hole where Inuyasha had disappeared. "It appears that Kagome is feeling emotional. We must remember not to aggravate her." He lowered his staff in the hole and peered down it. "Inuyasha! This is no time to be playing in the dirt! We must find Kagome before she wanders into trouble!"

From the depths of the hole Inuyasha growled and his disembodied voice floated up to them. "I'm not playing in the dirt Miroku. And in case you didn't notice that damn Kagome wandered off by herself for hours on end before, and she came back in one piece. Even if she did smell like Sesshomaru."

Sango rolled her eyes and joined Miroku in looking down the hole. "Inuyasha, we need to be going, stop playing in the dirt and come out here!"

Sango and Miroku were blown backwards by the force of Inuyasha leaping out of the hole. "I WAS NOT PLAYING IN THE DIRT!" He shouted.

From a distance, Sesshomaru watched the scene unfold. His brainless half-brother was too emotional, it was no surprise the wench had stalked away. Silently he stepped away and headed in the direction that the girl had taken off in. If Inuyasha was not going to protect the girl, then that left him. Why do I feel the urge to protect her? He questioned to himself. But before the thought could fully form in his mind he shoved it in a corner of his mind and followed the blissful scent of Sakura Blossoms Kagome had left in her wake.

Little critters scurried to get out of Kagome's path as she stormed towards the well. The nerve of him! she raged. I don't like Kouga in THAT way! He's just my friend! Absently she noted a rabbit scurrying out of the way into his hole. Its just my luck that when I go off somewhere I have to run into Sesshomaru! This whole thing wouldn't have even happened if I hadn't run into him! What's his business doing in the forest anyway?

Trying not to look too obvious, she took a small sniff and her brows furrowed. She did NOT smell like Sesshomaru! But just in case I better take a dip in the hot springs!


Now where was the wench headed? Sesshomaru thought as the wench in question turned around abruptly and changed directions, muttering under her breath the whole way.

Sesshomaru almost smiled as he heard the curse words pouring out of her mouth. No doubt intended for his lowly brother. Apparently the wench could hold a grudge, he thought with approval. Good, it showed that she was no weakling. Perhaps she COULD survive in this world. Although, he amended his thought as he noticed a creeping tree spirit demon to her right, she probably wouldn't last that long. Just long enough to satisfy some hentai demons lustful thoughts.

With a swing of his claws the tree spirit demon vanished and Sesshomaru continued on his way, now realizing that the girl was headed for the hot springs. That foolish whelp. In the hot springs she would surely run into more than one demon consumed by his lust! the thought ran through Sesshomaru's mind as he followed, intent on preventing disaster from happening. It would mean nothing if the little imp were killed, he told himself. Nothing. Strangely he couldn't bring himself to believe the thought.


Thoughts of Inuyasha disappeared as Kagome became aware of a full-grown fox demon in her path. Instantly her hands went to her bow and arrow and she drew one out, readying the arrow without a second thought and targeting it on the demon.

The fox demon let out a low, evil laugh and took a threatening step towards her. "You think that a mere arrow will stop me from harming you, human? I am Lappaias! Fiercely known fox demon!"

Kagome's eyes widened. "You're the fox demon that's been terrorizing all the villages in these parts! How could you do that to those nice people? They never did anything to you!" with fierce determination in her actions, she jerked the arrow back and got ready to release it.


Sesshomaru watched the by-play go on and readied himself to pounce on the fox-demon. He had heard of the pathetic demon that thought he was all-powerful, and heartily disapproved of him. While he did not mind the killing of humans, they were no use anyway, he did not exactly approve of mass-murders of innocent people.

But before he could pounce Kagome let loose her arrow. The fox demon snarled and waited for the puny arrow to reach him, ready to show the human exactly how little use an arrow would be to her. Sesshomaru watched curiously as the fox demon let out a cry of agony as the arrow pierced him, noting how the arrow glowed. Slowly the fiend crumpled to the ground, the arrow going right through him and landing harmlessly on the earth behind him.

So the girl had a few surprises to her advantage, he thought with grudging admiration. Sacred arrows would be well to her benefit. Perhaps it would be safe to leave the girl alone. Although sacred arrows would not always be enough, the warning dashed through his head. With a disgruntled sigh, he continued to follow her, much enlightened as to her methods of defense.

The hot springs came into view and Kagome let out a sigh of relief. Even after she had killed the fox demon she had still had the uncanny feeling of being watched. Surely the hot springs would take that feeling away. They had that effect, they relaxed people. Absentmindedly she stripped off her school uniform and dived into the water.

Sesshomaru watched the Miko curiously. Would she know that she was being observed? By a demon, no less? His mouth dropped open as his question was answered when the girl stripped off her uniform. Indeed, the girl DEFINITELY had possibilities! He let out a small groan at the sight of her naked body and automatically paused, not moving in case she had heard his careless mistake.

She resurfaced and sighed again. Ahhh…this is the life! she thought with relish. She did a few laps before coming to a stop, and looking at her backpack. I need shampoo. She thought, and remembered that she still had some of left over in her backpack. Annoyed that she had forgotten it, she got out of the spring and headed towards her backpack.

Sesshomaru caught his breath as the girl emerged from the water. She looked like a water goddess with the water gliding down her perfectly full breasts and caressing her long legs on its journey to the ground. Another growl escaped his mouth as she bent over to retrieve something from her backpack. Did the girl have no sense of self-consciousness?

Having gotten what she had wanted, the coconut shampoo, Kagome made her way back to the springs and dived in again, only to re-emerge a moment later, holding the small container of her shampoo.

Sesshomaru watched in agony as she poured creamy liquid on her hand and started rubbing it into her hair. He closed his eyes, relying on his sense of smell and hearing to warn him of danger, in defense of the tantalizing imp before him bathing herself. The soothing smell of coconut reached him.

He had smelt that particular smell before, a long time ago. His mind took him back to the past. The last time he had smelt something like that was when a traveler from the continent had spoken with him. He had liked the smell back then, it seemed he still liked it now.

Maybe I should go back to Inuyasha and the others after this, Kagome thought in a much better mood. After all, all they want to do is find the jewel shards. And with me around they DO find them more quickly. Inuyasha's just a little moody. she nodded mentally. Yes, I'll come back after a quick stop in my time for more supplies. With her decision made, she closed her eyes and began to hum softly.

From the direction of the springs Sesshomaru heard her huskily begin to hum some mindless tune. If the whelp kept this up, he was going to have to take a dip too, although not in the hot springs. More likely in the first cold spring he came upon. He would be in a horrible mood for days to come. He wouldn't be in any condition to be traveling with. Rin most likely wouldn't understand and would have to be left in the care of Jaken.

Rin. A twinge of guilt assaulted him as he thought of the little girl that he had, against all of his reservations, become fond of. He knew she liked to be with him. She probably felt safer in his company. But he would have to leave her with Jaken. Jaken would take care of her, albeit protestingly.

A splash that came from the direction of the springs brought his thoughts back to the present and he immediately scolded himself for letting his thoughts wander in such a vital position. If some demon had pounced on her he would have been slow to stop it. He suppressed a growl and dutifully turned around so he wouldn't have to put up with the agony of seeing her dress.

Kagome continued to hum as she dressed and packed away her shampoo and other essentials, feeling refreshed and relaxed. That dip in the hot springs was just what I needed! she thought cheerfully.

Sesshomaru turned around after he was sure that the girl was dressed, shifting in his crouched position to ease the pressure on a certain part of his anatomy. He surveyed the scene with distaste, knowing that whenever he came to this particular spring he would think of the girl and her beautifully formed body from now on.

After packing everything up, Kagome let loose a sigh of regret for having to leave the beloved spring and headed for the path that she knew led to the clearing that held the well. She had to go get more supplies before returning to Inuyasha and the others.

Now where is the wench going? Sesshomaru thought with annoyance as she strolled down a path in the forest. He was beginning to think that the girl was more trouble than she was worth! Deftly he sidestepped a hole in the ground and continued to follow her.

The small prick on the back of her neck warned her. Oh no, Kagome thought. That feelings back. Someone has GOT to be watching me! abruptly she stopped in the middle of the path and turned around, glaring into the forest behind her and grabbing her bow and arrows.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" She demanded loudly. "You better show yourself now 'cause I have weapons and I know how to use them!"

Sesshomaru paused. So the girl had known that she was being followed? Interesting. It seemed that she had plenty of surprises to pull on unwary pursuers. He would have to be careful from now on.

Feeling a little unsure, Kagome searched the forest with her eyes. If she wasn't being followed or watched, then she must be losing her mind! Still feeling uneasy, she turned around again and continued down the path, straining to hear any noises that were out of the ordinary.

Keeping a little to the left and a little farther back, Sesshomaru carried on following the annoying little wench, intent on delivering her to safety. Indeed, the wench really was more trouble than she was worth. His brow furrowed as she reached the clearing. He couldn't follow her there, too risky. Instead he crouched down and watched her closely, puzzled when she walked up to the old well that had been there for as long as he could remember, and readied herself to jump in it. What is she doing? he asked himself.

He raised an eyebrow as the girl disappeared down the well and he leaped out of his hiding spot, rushing over to the mysterious well. Cautiously he peered down it and saw nothing. 'Where did she go?' he asked himself. Before he knew it he had one leg over the well, and we preparing to follow her down into the blackness. Taking one more look down the well, he eyed the black hole suspiciously and went plunging down into the darkness and beyond.


Tigress: "Hmmmm, okay. That went well!"

Sesshomaru: -Watches Tigress warily, looking to see if she'll blow up again like she did before the chapter started. -

Tigress: -Looks at Sesshomaru in amusement, knowing what he's looking for. -

Inuyasha: "Hey Tigress! Why'd ya make me look like such a jerk?" -gives her a sullen look. -

Miroku: -Snickers and puts a friendly arm around Inuyasha's shoulders, holding his staff in his one free hand. - "Inuyasha my friend, that's how you usually act when Kagome has to go somewhere."

Kagome: -Nods in agreement with Miroku. - "That IS how you usually act!"

Sesshomaru: -Content in his assessment that Tigress is not going to blow up again, walks up to her, gently takes a slumbering Rin from her hold, and stands next to her. -

Tigress: -Raises an eyebrow at Sesshomaru and turns to Inuyasha. - "Its my right as the author to make you act however I want you to act!"

Inuyasha: "Whaddaya mean? You can't do that!"

Tigress: -Smiles evilly as Inuyasha all of a sudden starts to do the chicken dance around the room. - "Oh yes I can."

Sesshomaru: -smiles in amusement as he watches Inuyasha and inches closer to Tigress-

Tigress: -Watches Sesshomaru warily and edges away slowly. – "Ok people! That's all, please review!"