Well... A lot of people said that they loved my one-shot so... I decided to expand it!
Thanks for the encouragement guys!


Kagome's eyes fluttered open as dim light filtered into the cave that she laid in. Strong arms were wrapped around her thin body as it was pressed up against a muscular chest, a fur blanket covering the two bodies. She could feel Sesshomaru's breath hitting the back of her neck as he continued sleeping.

Thoughts of the night before came tumbling back and she smiled to herself as the memories were welcomed into open arms. Her hand instinctively reached down to her belly where she wondered if there really was Sesshomaru's baby. She hoped that it was; she wanted to bear Sesshomaru's child, to hold the half-demon in her arms, to live with it and Sesshomaru, and to watch it grow into a beautiful child.

Inwardly, she sighed as she snuggled up against him, her eyes falling closed again.

"Kagome?"

Just as she was about to drift back off to sleep, the voice pulled her back and her eyes shot open. She stared up at the astonished face of Inuyasha, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open. He was standing at the entrance to the cave, a few feet from where Kagome lay with Sesshomaru.

"Leave little brother," Sesshomaru said nonchalantly from behind Kagome's figure. She jumped at the sound of his voice but wasn't too surprised that he was awake. No doubt he had sensed the coming white haired half-demon and woken up instantly.

Inuyasha didn't answer, just stared at the two of them with a mixture of shock, anger, and disbelief. Kagome instantly sat up, pulling the fur blanket around herself. Both brothers had seen her naked before, but still a burst of red came to her cheeks as she felt their eyes on her.

Sesshomaru followed her and sat up, crossing his legs and setting her protectively on his lap. His arms wrapped around her once again, blanket and all, and his chin was set on her shoulder, his eyes blazing into Inuyasha's.

"W-What'd you...? No!" the younger demon cried, grabbing the Tetsusaiga and pulling it from its sheath. He pointed it straight at Sesshomaru's face, who replied with an inhuman-like growl. "What did you do to Kagome?!"

It was obvious that Inuyasha hadn't processed anything farther than the fact that Kagome, the woman he "loved", was sitting, naked, in the lap of Sesshomaru, his demon half-brother. His eyes looked crazed, like he wasn't all himself, and the Tetsusaiga shook in his hold. Kagome had never seen him like this and, though she didn't realize it, she clung to Sesshomaru through the blanket out of fear of what he would do.

"Get away from her!" Inuyasha yelled, taking a step towards the pair. Sesshomaru didn't take this well and his eyes starting shining with anger as he glared at his brother.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed before she could stop herself. She stood up, the blanket still wrapped around her, and stared at him with wide eyes. "Please... don't."

"What?" he spat out, his entire body shaking with anger. "What do you mean 'don't'? I don't know what he did to you... But I'm not letting him continue to control you!"

From behind her, Kagome felt the presence of Sesshomaru and she turned to see him standing behind her, his clothes back on and covering his gorgeous body. She stared at him, trying to stop him from doing what she knew he was planning. The promise that he had made to her the night before still rang in her ears and she gripped the blanket tightly.

"Who said I was going to let you go? After you I would die to just be near you."

They were the words that he had said as she worried about what would happen when she went back to her friends. It had been at that moment that she had truly fallen for Sesshomaru and it was also the moment that she had decided to leave Inuyasha and her friends for him. Who knew the moment to break the news would've occurred so quickly.

"She's not going anywhere," Sesshomaru said, breaking Kagome's concentration and pulling her back to reality.

As the words escaped Sesshomaru's mouth, Inuyasha made his move. He lunged at his brother, the Tetsusaiga flashing in the morning light. Sesshomaru pushed Kagome out of the way and she fell back onto her pile of clothes. She scrambled backwards as the sounds of swords clashing was heard and slipped on her panties, skirt, and shirt quickly.

Just as she turned, fully dressed, Sesshomaru attacked Inuyasha, sending him flying backwards out of the cave. He ran after him, fully intent on killing him. Kagome ran after them, slipping her shoes on with her socks, and stumbled into the light outside the cave.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were battling close by in a clearing in the trees, their eyes locked as they thrust their swords at each other. Her eyes wide, Kagome mentally slapped herself as she realized she couldn't do a thing. Perhaps, if Inuyasha still had The Beads of Subjugation, she could stop him, but they had been destroyed a while earlier by a powerful demon.

Dammit!... Kagome swore to herself, tears appearing in her eyes. She was useless. The two wouldn't stop until one was dead and it was all her fault. It was her fault that she had fallen for Sesshomaru. It was her fault that Inuyasha was in such a blind rage. It was all her fault!

Just as she was about to break down entirely watching the two brothers fight over her, Kagome saw something out of the corner of her eye. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo, riding on Kirara's back, were heading their way.

"Miroku! Sango!" she cried out, tears streaming from her eyes as she waved her arm quickly back and forth, catching their attention.

Their eyes widened as they saw the scene coming into focus of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fighting not far from where Kagome stood crying and waving desperately.

"Kirara!" Sango commanded. "Head towards Kagome!"

The large demon-cat did as was told and headed in the direction of Kagome. When she landed, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo jumped down, racing towards Kagome.

"Kagome, what happened?" Miroku questioned, grasping her arm as they reached her form. "Why is Inuyasha fighting Sesshomaru?"

"B-Because," Kagome stuttered out, staring at her friends helplessly, "I... I love Sesshomaru and... I-Inuyasha... Found us... H-He attacked... and... S-Sesshomaru... Will d-die for m-me!"

Though it was hard to decipher, realization dawned on Miroku and Sango's faces as Shippo simply stared at Kagome with a hurt expression.

"Miroku," Sango said, looking at the monk as Kagome fell to her knees and Shippo tried to comfort her, "what should we do?"

"I don't know..." Miroku replies, glancing over at the fighting brothers, their fight causing many trees to fall. "But we have to stop those two from fighting... If one of them dies..."

Without finishing, they both looked at Kagome's weeping figure next to them. Sango turned to Miroku and nodded, reaching back and grasping Hiraikotsu.

"Don't worry," Miroku said to Kagome and Shippo, "we'll stop them from fighting."

Shippo stands next to Kagome, trying to comfort her as his mind reels around what's happening. In fact, the words of comfort that he's speaking are more for his benefit than Kagome's. Two of his friends were heading over to fight, or rather stop, another of his good friend. He watched as Sango and Miroku started running towards the fighting brothers, Kirara standing at attention in front of Kagome and himself under Sango's command, fear starting to sink in.

Kagome wasn't listening to all of Shippo's coos. Though tears still streamed down her face, her mind of clear and it was completely focused on the two silver-haired brothers. Her friends were about to attack the most important men in her life as they tried desperately to destroy each other. Suddenly it struck her, so simple, so... easy.

She had to stop them.

As she reached the brothers, Sango held Hiraikotsu out in front of her, blocking an attack by the crazed Inuyasha and flinging him halfway across the opening. He lunged at her, his attention caught for the moment, as she yelled at him to start thinking straight. Miroku was trying, not so far away, to get Sesshomaru to realize what he should do, talking in a low voice as he tried (not very effectively) to block his attacks.

But Sesshomaru, though usually smart and able to tell when and when not to fight, was in a fit of rage. He had realized what Inuyasha had been doing to Kagome the night before during their intimacy when she had looked at him with such longing as he gasped out her name. Inuyasha had used her, had taken advantage of the woman Sesshomaru now loved. Anger boiled in him and he knew that he would stop at nothing to kill his little brother. Not even if...

Kagome sprinted into the opening just as Inuyasha flung Sango at a tree, hard. Sango collapsed and Kirara instantly flew over to her. Miroku made a bad move, realizing that Sango had been hurt, and Sesshomaru was able to push him away, much like Inuyasha and Sango.

Inuyasha, seeing Kagome standing with her arms and legs spread out, trying to keep him from Sesshomaru, felt his insanity take hold and he gripped Tetsusaiga fiercely in his hands until his knuckled turned white.

He lunged at Kagome, whose eyes were wide with shock, as Sesshomaru turned and saw the scene. Sesshomaru ran, as hard and as fast as he could, but he wasn't fast enough.

Tetsusaiga, the sword that had protected her for so long, plunged into Kagome, running through and escaping out the back, just missing her spine.

Her eyes grew even bigger and a thin line of blood trailed down, out of the corner of her mouth, and dripped off her chin. Tears were in her eyes as she realized what a mistake she had made. She had imagined, in that split second of genius, that Inuyasha would see her, standing and protecting Sesshomaru, and run. He would be so aghast and filled with disdain that he would turn and walk the other way, leaving the two to live their lives.

Tetsusaiga was pulled from her stomach, the crimson-colored blood dripping from it. She fell back, staring at the man who had protected her, who she had loved, stare at her with hatred.

Her body was caught in two strong arms and her gaze fell on Sesshomaru, standing above her, blood running over his fingers.

"K-Kagome?" Shippo's voice questioned from a few feet away.

"No..." Sesshomaru whispered, staring at the usual bright eyes as they started to dim. "No... Not now..."

"I... lo... love you... Sesshomaru," Kagome whispered, a small smile on her soft lips.

And for the first time in a long time tears erupted from his eyes... and Sesshomaru cried.


Okay...
I thought that this was a good way to continue the one-shot... A bit dramatic at the end... But I dreamed of this scene last night and figured it would be interesting to write...
And then I thought of you guys and BOOM it hit me! lol

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Anyway... Don't worry... There is another chapter on its way...
This isn't how I'm going to have it end

The next chapter will be the last and...
It will probably be shorter than the rest...
If what I'm thinking of doing does end up being it...

Well...
Until next time...
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Olive