Here's the second and last chapter. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I told you already...I don't own Inuyasha

Ch. 2

It was several months before Kagome saw Sesshoumaru again and just her luck he was saving her again. She was beginning to wonder if he was just meant to save her all of the time. This time it was Naraku that was trying to kill her. That wasn't a big surprise. He was actually trying to get to the injured Kikyo but Kagome was holding him off with a shield and wouldn't back down. She knew that she couldn't hold on forever and just prayed that Inuyasha got there in time.

The attack stopped suddenly. She let out a relieved sigh and began talking before looking to see who it was.

"That goodness you came…" She stopped talking when she looked up and saw him. "Sesshoumaru?!"

"Miko," He replied.

"What are you doing here? Oh wait it didn't mean to sound rude. I was just surprised. That's all," she said very quickly. 'Great now I sound like an idiot,' the thought to herself.

"I sensed Naraku," he answered.

That was only half of the truth. The whole truth is that he sensed Naraku and started going towards him but then he sensed her too and smelt her blood. His demon side had burst free and he had run so fast to get here and kill what ever had caused her to bleed. And then the demon wouldn't be calm until it saw that she was safe. He was still trying to understand what was going on.

Since that night a few months ago he hadn't been able to see her as a worthless human like all of the others. He was even willing to admit to himself that her human companions weren't that bad, but only to himself. He would die before he would admit that out loud.

"Oh, right I should have guessed that. If Inuyasha could sense him that meant you could," she said. Then she smiled at him, "I'm glad you're here."

His eyes widened a fraction. No one but Rin had ever been happy to see him or smiled at him like that. Not since his mother died all of those years ago.

After a second he turned back to the fight and Kagome turned to Kikyo. She knew that Sesshoumaru wouldn't let them get hurt so she could concentrate on helping Kikyo instead of fighting.

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Naraku had once again fled before they could finish him off but the gang did manage to get several of the shards from him. Sesshoumaru had been a great help though Inuyasha wouldn't admit it. Inuyasha did surprise them by not fighting Sesshoumaru the moment he saw him though. Kagome put it off as Inuyasha's way of saying thank you without saying it. 'Men,' she thought.

She stood up to start something to eat for lunch and fell back down. A look of confusion crossed her face as she tried to get up again and again she fell down.

"You're injured," came a cold voice beside her.

She looked at him and cocked her head to the side silently asking what he meant. He pointed to her lower leg and she saw the cut. It was long and deep.

"No wonder I can't stand," she said more to herself than anyone else. "Odd, now that I know it's there it hurts."

Then a clawed hand came into her line of sight and began cleaning her wound with a rag. He had reacted without thinking. It had bothered him to see her hurt so he began to fix it. She watched as Sesshoumaru tended to her wound. She looked up at him. Her blue eyes then focused on the sleeve where his arm used to be.

When he finished wrapping her leg she acted before he could argue. She placed her hands on the area where his arm was missing and began channeling her power. Suddenly he felt a great deal of pain from that arm and growled. Then she collapsed into him and he caught her with his left arm. His amber eyes were suddenly filled with shock.

Kagome was panting, "Hope you don't mind. I've been training since the last time I saw you to do that."

"Why?" he asked his voice low to hide the emotions boiling beneath the surface.

"I don't know. I just wanted to." Then she fell asleep.

He gently picked her up. As he stood her friends surrounded her to make sure she was alright.

"What happened Sesshoumaru?" Kikyo asked him.

"She healed me."

Kikyo's eyes widened. She saw it. There in his eyes. Kagome had just become someone important to the diayoukai whether she meant to or not. She would never have anything to fear from him and he would protect her from all danger.

"She's been wanting to for quiet sometime now," Miroku commented.

Sango looked at her friend. She knew how Kagome felt about the demon lord. Kagome didn't know it yet but she had fallen in love with him. Sango could see it. Most wouldn't notice all of the signs but they were there, like how she didn't get as upset anymore when Inuyasha told her she was worthless. Yup, Sango could see that her best friend was in love and it wasn't with Inuyasha anymore. She just prayed that Sesshoumaru would hurt her the way the hanyou had.

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Another month passed. Sesshoumaru and his group agreed to travel with Inuyasha's group because both of them had the same objective. Which is to kill Naraku at the first opportunity. Both of the brothers finally admitted that they made an invisible team thought they'd have to be tortured before they would say that to each other.

Kagome was once again gone for a walk in the middle of the night to think but this time she made sure that she had her arrows with her. She was confused. Several months ago she would have cried when she hear Inuyasha tell Kikyo he loved her. Today she was happy for them. She wasn't even a little sad. Her hear didn't pound when he looked at her anymore either.

When she closed her eyes it wasn't Inuyasha she saw it was… Great here came the blush again. She couldn't help it. He was definitely a very hot guy, with that long silky silver hair and those piercing amber eyes. And when he looked at her she couldn't help but blush and her heart went into overdrive.

The more she thought about it the more she wondered if she had stopped loving Inuyasha and started loving someone else. He was honorable and strong. Anyone that he considered and ally had his protection. All of these combined pulled her heart to him before she even knew what was happening.

"Miko."

'Speak of the devil,' she thought as she turned to face him.

"What is it Sesshoumaru?"

"You shouldn't be out her alone."

She smiled at him. Ever since she had given back his arm he wasn't nearly as cold to her as he had been before. If anything he had become her friend in a weird way. He didn't smile or talk a whole lot but he didn't call her a pathetic human or some kind of name like that so she didn't complain.

"I'm not alone. You were right behind me the whole time."

He smirked. So she had noticed.

"Umm, Sesshoumaru can I ask you something?" the miko asked.

He looked at her letting her know that she had his attention. So she continued.

"Have you…cared for anyone?"

He raised an eyebrow at her, "What do you mean?"

"I mean have you ever loved anyone before?"

"No."

She sighed, "I didn't think so."

After a few moments she asked another question, "What do you think love is?"

He looked at her and decided to answer her. There wasn't any harm in it and she seemed to think it was important.

"I've never thought about it before." He looked at her to see if she would respond.

"I think it's a contradiction. It makes me feel safe but it scares me at the same time. Weird huh?"

He thought about it for a moment, "No. It makes sense. My father once said that it could rip someone to shreds and then turn around and heal them."

Kagome looked at him, "What about your mother? Did she ever say anything?"

"Yes. She would say that it made a person so weak that they couldn't stand it. Then she would say that it would make you the strongest person in the world."

"You know Sesshoumaru, I believe that this is the longest conversation we've ever had," she commented after a moment.

Sesshoumaru nodded. He was lost in his own thoughts at the moment. He had forgotten what his mother use to say about feelings. She had been Sesshoumaru's exact opposite. Where he was cold she had been warm. She expressed her emotions without shame but he hid them from everyone.

"Sesshoumaru, are you alright?" Kagome asked. He had gotten a strange look in his eyes and she wasn't sure what it meant.

He looked over at the miko that was now his companion. She was looking at him with concern. Why did she do that? Why did she care about him? He had done nothing but try to kill her until recently and he didn't show her any indication that he cared at all for her. Yet, here she was looking at him with concern.

"Why do you care?"

Kagome blinked at him. She hadn't expected that, not only the question but the tone. He didn't sound angry or spiteful. He sounded genuinely curious about the answer.

"Hasn't anyone been concerned for you before?" she asked in shock.

"Not since my mother was alive."

Kagome blinked at him. She couldn't believe it. No wonder he was an icicle. He didn't know how it felt to be cared for. She knew that he took care of people. Rin was proof of that and he even took care of Jaken. His lands were his responsibility and from what she heard he was the most honorable out of all the demon lords. No one had ever cared for him since his mother died.

"Answer my question," he ordered.

"Oh, sorry. I just have a hard time believing that no one ever bothered to ask if you were alright. Umm, the question was…"

He gave her a look that said he was not amused.

"Right why do I care?"

He continued looking at her blue eyes waiting for her to get around to answering his question.

"Umm…well you see…"

She was afraid to tell him. What if he didn't feel the same? Could she stand another broken heart? What she felt for Sesshoumaru was stronger than what she had felt for Inuyasha and it made her nervous. If it was stronger then the heartbreak would be too.

He continued to wait. He could see and the fear coming off of her. She was biting her bottom lip and looking off to the side. He couldn't understand why he was so concerned with the answer he just knew that he was.

Suddenly they heard a child yell, "Mooommaaa!"

Kagome turned and began running in the direction of the camp as fast as she could. Sesshoumaru was right beside her. When they got there they saw that Shippo was thrashing in his sleep. He was having a nightmare. Kagome laid next to him and began to calm him down. She wondered if she should have told him that she had fallen in love with him.

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Sesshoumaru headed back into the forest to think. A few yards away from the camp he stopped.

"Are you going to come out or sit there and spy on me?" he asked the person in the tree without turning around.

Inuyasha jumped down from the tree he had been sitting on and landed a few feet from Sesshoumaru. He glared at his brother. He had gotten use to having Sesshoumaru around and would admit to himself that he had come to respect Sesshoumaru. The man was strong and commanding. That didn't mean that Inuyasha was going to put up with him hurting Kagome.

"What are you going to do about Kagome?" he asked the cold hearted demon.

Sesshoumaru glanced over his shoulder at the hanyou.

"What are you talking about, little brother?"

"Don't give me that bull shit," he said in irritation.

"I honestly don't know what you mean."

Inuyasha looked at him closely then said almost to himself, "I guess you wouldn't, would you?"

"Are you going to explain anytime soon?" Sesshoumaru said. If he showed feeling Inuyasha would swear that he sounded impatient.

"Do you love her?" Inuyasha suddenly asked.

Sesshoumaru turned to fully face Inuyasha. He wasn't sure what to make of his questions. As far as he knew Inuyasha was with the other miko, Kikyo. So why did it matter what Sesshoumaru felt for the other girl.

"Why?"

Inuyasha looked Sesshoumaru dead in the eye. This wasn't his specialty. He didn't talk about feelings to anyone. But Kagome had done so much for him that he had to try. He couldn't let Sesshoumaru hurt her like he had.

"Because if you're leading her on I'll kick your ass and leave you bloody. She's been hurt enough. I'm not proud of the way I've treated her. Kagome is one of the kindest people I've ever met. It doesn't matter to her if you're human, demon, or hanyou. You still have the potential to be her friend."

"What's the point?"

"The point is that she's fallen in love with you Sesshoumaru."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened. He hadn't known that. Now that he knew he could see all of the signs that he shouldn't have missed but somehow did.

"She loves me?"

"Yes Sesshoumaru she does. Do you know what it means when someone loves you?"

Sesshoumaru didn't respond. He just looked at his brother and waited for him to tell him.

"It means that you have the power to hurt them. In fact you can hurt her more than anyone else in the world just by glaring at her."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. I've been on the receiving end of her feelings once remember? I couldn't return her feelings and she was hurt. Now you can destroy her or not. I want to know which it is."

Sesshoumaru looked at his brother. He was trying to decide what to do. Then he knew. It just hit him what he should and wanted to do.

"I have to go Inuyasha."

Then he was gone. Inuyasha sighed. Kikyo came out from the forest.

"Did I do the right thing?" the hanyou asked the woman he loved.

"Yes. He loves her. He just needed the push to make him notice it," Kikyo said.

"How do you know? What if he hurts her again? It'll be my fault again."

"Because his demon protects her," she said simply.

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Sesshoumaru found Kagome in a clearing a few yards from the camp. He walked up to her and stood next to her.

"Is it true?" he asked the miko.

She jumped at the sound of his voice. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't even noticed him.

"Is what true, Sesshoumaru?"

"Do you love me?"

Her eyes widened and she opened her mouth to lie but stopped. Something in his amber eyes made her tell him the truth.

"Yes," she whispered.

Sesshoumaru gave the girl a small smile. His golden eyes allowed her to see what he hid from the world. Kagome gasped in shock. She hadn't been expecting that. Not at all. Then he walked up to her and took her chin in his clawed hand.

"Good."

She didn't have time to process what he had said because she was too busy concentrating on his mouth. After he had finished speaking he had pressed it to hers stopping all of her thoughts instantly. He pulled away when he could tell that she needed air.

She looked at him with glazed over blue eyes and he smirked.

"Why did you do that?" she finally asked.

"Because I wanted to," he looked her in the eyes and just hoped she knew what that meant. She looked at him for a moment then began to smile.

"Do you mean it?" she asked.

"Yes," he said simply.

"Good."

She threw herself into his arms with a huge grin on her face. She finally got to get the guy and she didn't plan on letting him go anytime soon.

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