The next morning Kagome woke up to see that Sesshomaru was shivering.

"Are you cold?" She asked in concern.

"Th-this Se-Sesshomaru never gets c-c-cold." He studdered due to his teeth chattering.

"Oh really? Care to explain why your teeth are chattering and you're shivering then?" She asked arching her eyebrow. That's when she noticed the sweat on his forehead. She reached up and felt him and gasped.

"You're burning up!" She got up and went to get some cold water and rags. Then she dug around in her bag for something. Sesshomaru watched in curiousity as she came to him with a strange bottle.

"I need for you to take this. It's medicine that will help bring your fever down. I must warn you though, it doesn't taste very good."

"Hn. Do what you must." He said. She nodded and poured the correct dosage in the cap and helped him to drink it. Right after he swallowed it, Sesshomaru made a gagging sound.

"Disgusting! Where did you get that vile tasting stuff?"

She giggled. "I told you it was nasty. I brought it from my time. Here, let me give you some water to help wash the taste away." She said as she helped him drink some water. He greedily drank the refreshing water and sighed.

"Better?" She asked placing a cold wet rag on his head.

"Much." He said as he began to feel groggy.

"Miko, explain why this Sesshomaru suddenly feels tired."

She smiled at him. "It's the medicine. It makes you sleep so that you can get better faster."

"Hn." He mumbled as his eyes closed. Thinking he was asleep, she traced the markings on his face.

"Such a beautiful honorable man you are. You're every girl's dream come true. Why can't Inuyasha be more like you? If it weren't for the fact that you hate humans, I would have the courage to tell you that I fell in love with you a few years ago." She said sighing. She had fallen out of love with Inuyasha two years ago and had begun to develope feelings for the demon lord. He had traveled with them a few times when Rin was sick and she admired the way he cared for the girl as if she was his own.

Sesshomaru had only been pretending to be sleeping the whole time. He was shocked at her words. After all the times he tried to kill her and her friends and she still felt this way.

'Hn. Maybe there's more to this human than meets the eye.' He wondered as he finally drifted off.

The rest of the day Kagome spent her time once again caring for Sesshomaru and keeping cold rags on him. When nighttime rolled around his fever had finally broke. She was so exhausted that she fell asleep with her head on his shoulder.

When Sesshomaru woke up the next morning he was shocked to find Kagome holding him as she slept. He inhaled her scent and found it intoxicating.

"Miko wake up."

"Go away Inuyasha. I'm still tired." She mumbled.

"Miko."

"Inuyasha I said go away! Now sit!"

Sesshomaru chuckled. "I assure you miko that I am not Inuyasha and your sit command doesn't work on this Sesshomaru."

When Kagome heard that, her eyes flew open and she jumped off of him.

"Um...I...I'm sorry Sesshomaru. I didn't mean to um...fall asleep on you. I promise it won't happen again!" Kagome said worried that she might have upset him.

He smiled an actual smile at her. "Do not worry. This Sesshomaru didn't mind. I quite enjoyed having you next to me. I find your scent appealing and calming."

She blushed. "R-really?"

"Yes little miko, I do." He said smiling.

"You look even more handsome when you smile." She blurted. Realizing what she said, her eyes widened and she blushed cherry red.

"Is that so? Well the same can be said of you. You look beautiful when you smile."

"Th-thank you." She said shyly.

'What am I saying! How could I, lord Sesshomaru find a human beautiful?' He thought to himself.

-That's because she is beautiful. We should make her our mate.- His beast said.

'She is beneath me. She's nothing but a weak human.' He told his beast.

-No! She is powerful. Can you not feel her power master?-

'Indeed she is powerful but I will not mate with her. I refuse to follow in father's footsteps and sire any weak half breed pups!' He argued with his beast.

-Ah, but you are wrong master. Any pups she would give us will be powerful. Since she's a powerful miko she may be able to produce full blooded pups.-

'Are you sure that is such a wise idea? She will make me weak! No matter how appealing she is, I cannot take her for a mate!'

-Master you are wrong! She is the shikon miko! She has great power that she has yet to tap into. With the proper training, she shall be one of the strongest humans alive! Think of the power we will gain. If we mate her, we will be unstoppable! With one of the most powerful miko's at our side, nobody would dare oppose us!-

'Hn. Perhaps you are right. Maybe I shall consider mating her after all. It wouldn't be hard to claim her. After hearing her confession I know she cares for me.' He said to his beast. His beast purred in delight.

"Uh...Sesshomaru? Are you...purring?" Kagome asked.

"I guess you could call it that."

"Um...why are you doing that? I thought only cats purred."

He smirked at her. "It's because I've just made my beast happy. I've agreed to his request."

"Oh? What request?"

"I've decide to take a mate."

"Oh. Well that's great news! So who's the lucky girl?" She asked a little saddened. Even though she knew he'd never go with her, it still hurt to know that he'd be mated to some beautiful demoness. She'd begun to fall deeply in love with him over the short week and half she'd spent nursing him back to health.

He smiled at her. In a flash she found herself pinned to the ground with a smiling Sesshomaru on top of her.

"Sesshomaru! You're all better now! You can move again!" She said happily.

"Yes, and it's all thanks to you my little miko." He said brushing her hair away from her face. She gasped at the tender gesture.

"Now my little miko, I believe you wanted to know who this Sesshomaru has chosen for his mate?"

"Y-yeah." She said blushing. He still lay on top of her looking into her eyes.

"Isn't it obvious little one?" He asked nuzzling her neck. "I want you Kagome."

A/N: I realize that Sesshomaru is out of charactor and that they are getting together kind of fast, but that's how I wanted my story to be. I hope you guys like it!