So, thank you for reading. I plan to make these longish chapters, so it will probably be about 2 weeks between each update. Reviews are appreciated! And, no, I do not own Inuyasha. Btw, the chapter titles are song lyrics, I don't own them, and its from kagomes point of view. I'll tell you when the pov changes! Enjoy~

Chapter one: Calculate what I have done

Burr! The freezing water made goose bumsp erupt on my skin, my teeth chattering loudly. Ok, so taking a bath in a mountain stream was not my best idea. The water came from the melted snow and was extremely cold. But there weren't any hot springs near by, so it would have to do. After three days of being on the road, I needed this bath. All of the grime and dirt of traveling kinda put me in a bad mood, so regular baths were appreciated. The only downside was that Inuyasha threw a fit every time we stopped before dark.

A few months ago, he was getting really good about not complaining and I was ready to confess my feelings to him. But then Kikyou showed up. At first, I didn't mind that he went to see her, I mean, they were very close in the past so I didn't expect them to cut all ties. Then, it did bother me when he kept leaving more and more often, coming back later too. But when he started returning with swollen lips and dreamy looks in his eyes, it broke my heart. I couldn't believe that after Kikyou tried to kill him, he went right back to her! Thankfully Sango was here, or I would have left. She comforted me through so many sleepless nights.

But that was almost three months ago. I'd mostly gotten over it by now. I just missed the easy relationship that we used to have. Now, I was a bit more formal, keeping my heart guarded. My feelings were more of those towards a brother, I kept telling myself that at least. Although, that fact that Inuyasha didn't even notice that I liked him hurt. He kept acting exactly the same towards me, not apologizing at all. He had no idea how much pain that had put me through.

I sighed as I returned my concentration bathing, about to dunk my head under water. But a shrill voice made me stop and look up.

"Kagome! Kagome, Rin needs your help! It's sesshomaru-sama, he's bleeding and won't get up. Please, you have to help me!" The little girl was splattered with blood, but didn't look injured as she ran towards me. I hopped out of the chilling water, quickly getting dressed in my green uniform.

"Rin, what happened? Is Sesshomaru-sama hurt?" As baffling as the idea was, it seemed was the only thing that would explain her tear stained face.

"We-sniff-were walking along when some youkai came out of the trees and attacked us. Shesshomaru-sama told me to run, but I got really scared and my legs wouldn't move. Th-then one came at me, but Sesshomaru-sama grabbed me and killed it. But after the fight, he just fell down and he was bleeding! One got him Kagome! Please, you have to help! Jaken-sama didn't know what to do so..." I leaned down and gave the scared little girl a hug, hoping that it comforted her.

"Of course I'll help Rin. Can you lead me to him?" Grabbing my light jacket, I hurried after her. It was rather shocking to hear that Sesshomaru had saved Rin. I knew that he cared for the little girl enough to keep her around, but not to that extent. Well, maybe he wasn't just the jackass that Inuyasha made him out to be.

As we came upon the clearing in the woods, my eyes widened in shock. The daiyoukai was propped up against a tree, silver hair being stained by the blood seeping out of his side. His skin was also a reddish color, and looked slightly sweaty. Mokomoko was a bit deflated and more gray than white. I rushed over and tore off my jacket, pressing it against his wound.

"HUMAN! Get your filthy hands off of Sesshomaru-sama!" Jaken's shrill voice startled me, but it was quickly replaced with fear as Sesshomaru let out a loud growl. I was about to back away, but stopped as his lips parted.

"Jaken, take Rin and leave. Now," The little imp didn't argue as he grabbed the girl and ran off. Thankfully he didn't talk back, his high pitched voice was about to give me a head ache. The youkai's eyes remained closed while he continued to speak.

"You, girl, are wasting your time. That Monkey demon had poisonous claws and I doubt that you have the antidote." I take it back, maybe he is a jackass.

"No, but I can't just let you die either. Even if I don't have a cure, Miko powers should do something, right?" I definitely could not just leave him here! No matter how stuck up he was, he still deserved to be helped. Holding my hands above the wound, I concentrated on having my purifying powers turn to those of healing. As a bright glow surrounded my hands I cracked my eyes open and almost shouted in relief. The deep claw marks were slowly closing, the blood flowing slower.

But what I didn't count on was how much power it would take. I felt my muscles grow tired and heavy, my eye lids started to drift shut. It took a good amount of strength to just hold myself upright.

"Girl, It's almost completely gone. You should stop," the deep baritone shocked me, but the tired feeling in my body stayed.

"No, I have to get all the poison out. When the claw marks are gone, it should be out of your system," I was surprised at how much effort it took to talk, but didn't have the energy to concentrate on the feeling. I barely kept my eyes open, trying to lock my gaze on Sesshomaru's side, pleased when the marks disappeared. With a super human effort i looked up at him, to see if he was all right but the only sight to meet my eyes was darkness.

(Sesshomaru's Pov)

I caught the girls body as she fell forward, eyes closed as she passed out. She very familiar, but...Oh. Wasn't she that human woman that traveled with my annoying younger brother? What was it again...Kagome. That would explain the miko powers. But I wondered why she helped me, I did try to kill her once. Granted, it was nothing against her, just Inuyasha. But I certainly would not help anyone that dared to kill me. Although, that could also be because they were all dead.

I shifted her position slightly, holding her up with one of my arms. Wait... Didn't that get cut off? My eyes widened slightly as I examined the face of the sleeping woman. That was truly amazing, to regrow that amount of flesh in only a few minutes. It also explained why she was so exausted, to the point of passing out.

My hands carefully moved the strands of midnight black hair out of her face, looking at her with new eyes. It seemed that there was more to this woman that meets the eye.

(a few hours later, Kagome's pov)

I snuggled closer into my comforters warmth, trying vainly to sink back into sleep. Hmm I don't think that I brought my comforter to the feudal era with me...Damn, guess I better get up see what this is about.

My eyes almost bugged out of my head as I looked over at the man next to me. I was snuggled into Sesshomaru's side, his arm wrapped around my shoulders. Huh, his kimono was really soft and silky...I wonder where you get one of those in the feudal era. But the most amazing thing was that he appeared to be asleep! Eyes closed, chest rising and falling evenly. I was happy to see that his skin tone was looking normal again and mokomoko was back to full fluffiness.

I began to worry as I noticed that the sky was almost dark, night was falling. Oh, Inuyasha was so going to throw a tantrum when I got back. If, I got back that was. Sadly, I had no idea how to get to the campsite. The fact that Sesshomaru had stayed with me was shocking enough, I really didn't think that he would show me the way back to camp if I asked. I sighed, might as well start looking while there was still light left, though it was fading fast. I tried to disentangle myself from the silver haired demon with out waking him up. I got his arm off of me easily enough, but quickly regretted it when the cold night air hit me. Just as I was about to stand up, a quiet yawn caught my attention.

"Where are you going?" The deep baritone shocked me so much that I let out a small squeak of fear and fell right back down on my butt. Golden eyes looked me over, their expression unreadable.

"Uh, I was about to head back to camp. But it's so late that I'm sure Inuyasha's gonna throw a fit. And to top that off, I can't even remember the way there," Why was I telling him so much? I guess that knowing that he stayed here with me inspired a feeling of trust, like he wouldn't hurt me. I got back up, sad to leave his warmth because the night was growing cold fast. To my surprise, he also got up and examined me before speaking.

"Since you healed me, I owe you. I can take you back, if you'd like," Seriously, I have a name ya know. But his offer really surprised me. I was so not expecting that. Wait a second.."Oh my god, did your arm grow back!? How did that happen?"

"You did that. It is the reason why I offered to help you. Since you have healed me twice, I shall also owe you one more favor if I take you back to your camp," Aww, now his look was a little condensing, as if insulting my intelligence. But i had no idea that I could heal something like that! Why is he staring at me? Oh yeah, he probably wants an answer.

"Yes, I would be very grateful if you would take me back to camp Sesshomaru-sama," Oh crap, he looks mad that I used his name.

"Hmm. Then come here," I took a few steps forward, not sure what was going to happen next. I let out a surprised gasp as his hands wrapped around my shoulders, holding me close as a small cloud of youki formed beneath us. We took off over the trees, the wind chilling me to the bone. He glanced at my face when my teeth started to chatter and switched his grip on me. His arms circled around my shoulders, sharing his warmth as he pulled me a little bit closer.

"Better?" His voice sounded uninterested, but his golden eyes held what looked a like tiny spark of concern in them.

"Yes, thank you," my voice was fervent gratitude as we descended into the small camp. I really was not looking forward to this. Sango, Shippou and Miroku were in town tonight, preforming exorcisms so that we could earn more money. Inuyasha and I had camped out so that he could visit Kikyou and i could bathe. but it also meant that I would soon be alone with his fury. Just as we landed on the ground, Inuyasha jumped up and opened his mouth.

"What the FUCK kagome?! Where the hell have you been? And why the fuck is He with you?" His screeching voice pierced right threw my ears, creating the beginning of a terrible head ache.

"You know, Inuyasha, that's really none of your business. So stop yelling at me," Damn, I really wanted to sit him. But its not like it would make a difference, he'd gotten used to it by now. I walked away from Sesshomaru, assuming that he want to leave and looked around for my jacket. Oh wait, didn't I use it to clean up a certain youkai's blood? Crap, it was really cold out here.

"Your my damn woman, so it is my business! Now explain where you've been!" Did he just growl at me? Oh that was it mister.

"I am not your woman! I never was! You lost that chance when you went back to Kikyou," Ah, now I felt the tears burning in my eyes. Why did he have to remind me of that? I really needed Sango now for some comfort, but she wasn't here. I slumped to the ground, dejectedly leaning head down on my knees.

"Well, that still doesn't explain why ice prick over here isn't leaving!" I snapped my head around, shock coursing through me when I caught sight of the angry looking man behind me. There wasn't anything here for Sesshomaru, so why hadn't he left?

(Sessh's pov)

I was going to kill Inuyasha. Painfully. There was absolutly no need to start screaming the moment we arrived. Also, from the looks of it he had gone back to Kikyou so that damn dog had no right to yell at Kagome like a cheating wife.

From what I had seen, she was a cheerful person that didn't easily give up, so I wondered why she just fell to the ground like that. She even stood up to me, so What had the stupid mutt done that made her so depressed? It was as if all the light went out of her. Opening my mouth, I was about ask her a question, but then that irritating brat decided to insult me.

That was the last fucking straw. Just as Kagome looked up at me, I let a fierce growl echo around the small space. Finally, he had stopped that annoying whining. I dropped down into a crouch to look into her baffled azure eyes.

"I still owe you one favor. Would you like to use it?" Wha-Where the hell did that come from? I had been planning to ask if she wanted her jacket back, not...whatever the fuck that was. But I couldn't help the thrill of emotion passing through me as she hopped up, dark blue eyes sparkling.

"Can you take me somewhere else to spend the night? I can't stand him right now," Humph, Inuyasha's face was outraged as he opened his mouth, but quickly thought better of it as I shot him a glare. That was an unusual request, I was expecting her to ask me to hurt Inuyasha, considering what he had just said to her.

"Come here," I held onto her again, the shivers hadn't escaped my notice so I flew quickly to get her out of the wind. I landed next to a small cave, unfortunately there weren't any lodgings nearby so this would have to do. I turned back to the woman beside me, wondering what her reaction would be.

(Kagome's pov, sorry, I like to switch it around XD)

What the hell was wrong with me?! Why, oh why did ask him that? Granted, Inuyasha's continuous whining was hard to stand, and I didn't particularly want to be alone when he snuck off to see Kikyou. But why in God's name did I ask Sesshomaru of all people to help me? The guy tried to kill me for crying out loud!

Although, he had been rather nice lately, noticing that I was cold and saying that he owed me for helping him. I wouldn't have minded if he had just left, in fact, that seemed more like the icy daiyoukai. I knew that Inuyasha annoyed him too, but never dreamed that he would help me get away from the loud hanyou. Actually, that action warmed my heart and as he walked over to the cave I turned to thank him.

"Um, Sesshomaru-san, I just wanted to thank you for helping me. A lot of stuff happened and I really needed some time away from him," A soft smile crossed my face as I walked over and plopped down on the floor. Thank god it was out of the wind, or I would have died from hypothermia. My gaze flitted up to his, surprised when he gracefully sat down next to me.

"You shouldn't thank me miko, I said that I owed you and I don't lie. Besides, that brat needs to learn some manners," His face curled up into a grimace at that, before carefully removing his armor.

After being with him for some time, I decided that I should change my opinion of the man. He wasn't really mean or cold, just quiet. And for the past couple of weeks, Inuyasha had been more of a jerk than him. As I lay down, sleep pressing heavily on me, I realized that I needed to think about why I still hung around Inuyasha when he just took me for granted. But that could wait for the morning. I thankfully closed my tired eyes before sinking into dreams.

So, that do you guys think? once again please review! and sorry that Sessh is a bit ooc, i need to work on that:) thank you for reading!