Disclaimer: I do not claim to own Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale. It is the work of Takahashi Rumiko and hers' alone.

If you're here I'm guess you like the pairing of Sesshomaru/Kagome ? I'm not sure whether I will work on this fanfiction again. I don't even remember when I started writing this. So just don't expect anything.

Love That Binds

By Keitorin

Kagome watched emotionlessly as the graves were settled into the ground. She was wearing a black vest and skirt, and holding black lilies. She was surrounded by family friends and such. Her own best friend stood beside her and wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulders. To some people's surprise she walked up to one of the graves and gently put a flower on top. It was her Grandfather's grave. She moved on to the next and stood there a moment before throwing the flower on her mother's grave. As she moved on to the next she allowed a single tear to fall down her cheek, only to angrily wipe it away. She would not cry. But he was only ten, her brother. She turned away and walked of into the direction of the woods. She was aware of the pitying gazes on her back but couldn't find it in herself to care. She had lost all of her family in one night and all because the stove had been left on. And she hadn't been there to stop it.

"Kagome?" A hesitant voice asked. She turned head slightly to see Inuyasha standing behind her looking worried.

"I was wondering if you wanted to stay with me for a while. I could ask my brother. After a moment Kagome turned to him and allowed a small smile and a shake of her head yes. He smiled in relief. He was afraid she would say no.

Kagome turned back around and looked up at the darkening sky. It didn't matter what happened to her now. She had heard little about Inuyasha's brother and from what she had heard was that he was anti-social.

"So, do want to go to...your house first or ...what?" Inuyasha said, breaking the eerie silence.

"Call your brother and ask him, if he says yes, then we'll go there." She said turning and walking towards his car, leaving Inuyasha to stare after her worriedly.

As they drove along Inuyasha took out his cell phone and dialed up the number.

"Oi, Sesshoumaru, you know Kagome right?" Inuyasha listened as his brother answered on the other end. He rolled his eyes and continued.

"Well, she's got no where to go and I was wondering if she could stay with us for a while." Kagome looked out the window and got lost in her thoughts.

She remembered that day, not so long ago at all. She had been at her friend's, Sango, for the night when it happened. They were watching a scary movie, Alien, when the phone rang, which of course caused them to scream. Apparently Sango's mom answered it so they had went back to their movie. But a few minutes later her mom had came in and asked to speak with Kagome alone. Then she had told her that there had been an accident, and her parents and brother had been killed. Kagome had taken it so hard that she had gone into a coma for a week and they had had to postpone the Funeral. She had died that die, along with her parents and ten-year-old brother. And cat. She should have been there. They would have lived. It was all her fault....

She was pulled roughly out of her guilt trip by Inuyasha shaking her violently.

"Kagome? Kagome! Wake up damn it!" He was screaming. When he saw that she was alive he sighed in relief and started yelling at her.

"Don't ever do that again! You scared the Seven Hells outta me!" He immediately stooped when he realized what he had said. She had just lost every reason to live and here he was yelling at her like it was her fault.

"I'm sorry, Kagome. You just scared me." He apologized quietly. She just reached over and gave him a tense hug. Truly she hadn't really been listening to his rant. She was still alight with guilt. Deep down she knew it wasn't really her fault.