Busted

The next morning Kagome was woke up by an almost panicked Reni. Just as she sat up she heard what could only be described as a loud roar. " Kagome what is that? " Reni asked looking around as if something was going to show it's self or they was in some type of danger.

Kagome smiled as she stretched. As if it was a normal sound and nothing was wrong. " Well if I am correct that Dear Reni is the sound of a very upset Sesshomaru roaring in his anger. It would seem that Mr. I Have no Emotions and I always keep my cool has lost it and is mad." She said proudly as she picked up her clothes and went out the door to the bath house, smiling wide the whole time.

Not long after Kagome left the hut Sesshomaru stepped in startling Reni. " Where is she?" He asked in a demanding way, his voice deep and brittle. Reni could plainly hear the anger that was in his voice. Not wanting to be on the receiving end of it, she thought it would be best to tell him. Pointing in the direction Kagome had vanished Sesshomaru took off. Reni waited till Sesshomaru could not be seen anymore before she let go the laughter of seeing his hair.

Slipping into the hot spring Kagome sat relaxing in the warm water. She was startled when the hut door flew open and in stepped Sesshomaru. " HEY PERVERT! I'M NAKED IN HERE AND TAKING A BATH! GET OUT!" She screamed at Sesshomaru. He totally ignored her attempts of modesty. Her hands tried to hide her body and she lowed herself deeper into the water. Little good it did her.

Sesshomaru growled as his eyes settled on Kagome. Stepping into the spring fully clothed he pushed her up against the side. Holding her at arms length he was using all his will power to keep his control. " What did you use to do this?" He asked in a demanding tone. If he knew what it was she used he might be able to get the dye out. Trick was getting her to tell him.

Digging her nails into her hands, she used the pain to keep from laughing at what was in front of her. " Sesshomaru I assure you I have no idea what you are talking about. But I must ask. Purple hair? Purple is my favorite color. But I think it isn't so good for hair. Even though purple is sexy on you." She said trying to hold back the laughter and keep an innocent look on her face. He could see her face starting to turn a shade of red. He wasn't sure if it was from embarrassment or from her trying not to laugh.

Although she did look innocent, Sesshomaru wasn't about to believe it. He knew it was her that had added something to his shampoo and dyed his hair. No one else would dare to do such a thing. He grabbed her by the shoulders with both hands and fought to hold her still as he spoke.

A sudden fear swept over Kagome that she might have gone to far when she felt Sesshomaru grab her shoulders and heard his low growls. The harder she fought the more forceful his hold became. He could smell her fear but right now he didn't care he just wanted to have his say and try to find out how to rid himself of the purple in his hair.

" You will not touch my bathing supplies again in such a way." He felt her shiver and the scent of her fear grew thicker in the air. This was something that didn't set well with him. He sighed inward. " Kagome I don't wish to harm you." Her eyes widened as she gasp. He called me by my name!

A feeling of relief rushed through her knowing he wasn't going to hurt her. From the way he had been acting she was sure he was going to do something to her. Now it seemed he was only giving her a warning. But why? Now she felt confused as well as embarrassed.

She was glad the water was clouded because it helped hide her naked body from his view. Sesshomaru released her shoulders and stepped back. Grabbing a towel she wrapped it around herself. He realized that in his anger he had entered the spring and now was standing in the water she was trying to bath in.

Getting out of the spring he started to leave the hut. Before he could her voice stopped him at the door. " Lemon juice." She couldn't understand it but she felt guilty about dyeing his hair. With his mask in place he turned to her. " Pardon?" He asked smiling inside.

Crossing her arms with her head slightly cocked to one side, she looked at the wall opposite of him. She lightly sighed and rolled her eyes before answering. " Use lemon juice. It will remove the dye from the berries. That is..if it was berries use of course. Not that I would know if it was or not." She wasn't about to admit she had done it. Even though they both knew the truth.

If she had looked at him, she would have seen the small smile that was now on his face. " Thank You." He said as he was stepping out of the doorway. He walked back to the main house with the feeling of victory swelled up inside of him. After bathing with the lemon juice he was pleased to see the purple coloring was now gone from his hair.

Finishing her bath Kagome then returned to her hut. Only to find Reni waiting for her with a large grin on her face. As soon as Kagome stepped in she was bombarded with 100 & 1 questions of what happened. After a lot of laughing and giggling she finely satisfied Reni's curiosity.

Through out the morning Reni asking questions about Sesshomaru. This was her chance to find out all the things she had been told about him and she wasn't about to let it get away. Even though Kagome didn't admit she had been in the Feudal Era, she still found a way to answer Reni's questions. Mostly by acting like she had known him as a child or had been told things by friends and family.

The next few days were the same as they settled into a routine. Each day 2 class's of weapons and meditation training. The evenings they was allowed to do as they wanted to. It seemed that everywhere Kagome went Sesshomaru would show up sooner or later.

Two days after arriving on the island each morning Kagome would wake up with a fresh cut red rose added to the vase next to her bed. As she woke on the seventh day she saw she now had five roses. When she asked Reni if she knew who it was giving her the roses. Reni simply smiled shaking her head no and change the subject.

After their morning class of weapons training Kagome slipped away from Reni. The idea of a few minutes along in silence delighted her. It seemed she never had any time alone anymore and keeping up her happy go lucky smile all the time was starting to get to her. She had a hour before her next class started so she decided to take a walk along the mountain ridges.

As she walked along the ridge she was enjoying the solitude she had found. Sitting down she let her feet dangle off the edge of the cliff as she watched people moving around the valley below. Many times she had sat on the hills to the east of Kaede's village and done this very same thing.

As she became lost in thoughts time slipped away from her. She had been doing all she could not to think about her friends from back then. But when she was alone it was almost the only thing on her mind. If I ask Sesshomaru about them, will he tell me the truth or would he use it against me? He does seem to act different then he use to. What do I do? I guess I'm just scarred. Why did he have to come back just when I was starting to forget certain things?

She had no desire to get her hopes up only to have him crush them like before. Unseen to Kagome the underside of the cliff that she had been sitting on was starting to crumble. When she moved around to stand however the shift in the weight caused the edge of the cliff gave way.

She felt something move under her feet. She looked down just as the ground crumbled and vanish from under her. Her hands started grabbing at anything they could touch. She screamed the only name that came to her mind. The last person she would have thought it could be. None other than Sesshomaru.

As she fell she grabbed a root that was sticking out, stopping her with a hard jerk. Looking up she saw she was to far from the top to reach it. Looking down it was a long drop. Holding onto the root she was able to move her feet so her weight wasn't just on her hands.

Her heart raced as she panicked. She couldn't climb up and she couldn't climb down. She was stuck until someone found her. Down below Sesshomaru stepped out of the main house. At seeing Reni he had a feeling something was wrong. Reni rushed to Sesshomaru and bowed.

" Sensei Tashio. Kagome is missing. I can't find her anywhere in the village. I last saw her going that way." She had heard stories of how much trouble Kagome always seemed to get into and it worried her. " Calm yourself. Find Sensei Saito and tell him of her disappearance. Inform him I will start looking at the mountains and the direction you last saw her go."

Bowing she took of running to find Saito as she was told. Making his cloud Sesshomaru took to the sky in search of Kagome. As he approached the mountain he could hear yelling causing him to speed up more. Hearing the distress that was in her voice told him something was definitely wrong.

She felt the earth move under her foot. Trying to get a better foot hold she shifted her weight. When she did this her foot slipped and the root she had been holding onto broke. Grabbing the broken roof she pulled herself back to the side of the cliff. How do I always get myself into things like this? She thought to herself before she started yelling for help again.

She started wondering if anyone was even looking for her as she clung to the cliff side. Her legs felt shaky like jello and her arms were getting tired. If she couldn't get help soon she was afraid of what might happen." When I don't want to see him he is everywhere but when I need him he is no where to be seen." She said to herself out loud.

Her fears was soon realized. Her foot slipped, she lost her grip on the root and her body slid against the side of the cliff. "SESSHOMARU!" She screamed in a panic as she started falling. Just as she hit her head she felt her body hit something from behind and she was grabbed around the waist. The colors of red and white flashed before her eyes and she felt the ground under her then everything went black.

As Sesshomaru neared the side of the cliff he could see Kagome hanging on. His speed increased as the fear she may fall washed over him. Everything seemed to move in slow motion with what happened next. Just as he got close she screamed his name and started falling. Kagome hit her head and was thrown back from the impact. She hit Sesshomaru in the chest with her body. He quickly wrapped his arm around her holding her against him. In a flash he reached the top. Just as he laid her down she lost consciousness.

His eyes quickly scanned over her body. She had cuts, bruises and scrapes from head to foot. On her head there was a large bump where she had hit it. The smell of blood started to fill his senses. Needing to get her help he picked her up bridal style and quickly took to the air.

" Still getting into trouble I see Love." He said as he looked down at her. Hurrying back to the main house he took her to the hospital wing. Then sent a servant to tell the others she had been found and where she now was. Soon he was joined by Reni and Saito as he waited to hear of Kagome's condition.

When the young man walked in, he had a grim look on his face. " Lord Sesshomaru. I'm afraid it isn't good. She still has not woke up. We need to take her to the main land. We think she has a bad concussion but we can't tell not here. The sooner she goes the better." Sesshomaru nodded his head and replied.

" Get her ready." Bowing the young man walked away. Sending a servant to his room to pack his bag and Reni to get her and Kagome some things he walked into his study. After calling for the plane he called the hospital to inform them they was coming in and made a few arrangements. Looking at the papers on his desk he wasn't looking forward to his last call.

Deciding to make the call later when they knew something more, he shoved the number into his pocket. He saw no since in worrying her mother if it could be avoided. When he returned to the medical ward where Kagome laid unconscious.

What he saw caused him to stopped in the doorway growling. Swallowing hard Saito turned around with Kagome cradled in his arms. After turning around what he saw both worried and scared him. Their stood Sesshomaru eyes tinted red around the edges and staring daggers at him.

" Saito you would do well not to touch what is mine. Do so again and you may find yourself without hands. I don't care if you are her friend or not." In all the years he had known Sesshomaru, he had never known him to say something he didn't mean. Fearing for his health he gently laid Kagome back down on the bed and stepped away.

Wrapping a blanket around her Sesshomaru picked Kagome up bridal style. Her head laid gently on his shoulder as he nuzzled her close to his chest. " We will wait for the plane at the air strip." As soon as they was outside he formed his cloud and went to meet the plane.

Time passed as they waited for the plane and Sesshomaru grew impatient. After 30 more minutes Sesshomaru was considering the beheading of his pilot. Finely the plane circled and landed. When the door opened it revealed not the pilot but someone else. "What took so long?" Sesshomaru demanded to know as they was entering the plane.

Inuyasha froze when he saw Sesshomaru carry Kagome's still body on the plane and back to the sleeping area. When Sesshomaru return Inuyasha became worried when he saw the look in his half brothers eyes. The concern he saw in them was something that was very unusual for Sesshomaru.

" Get us in the air." Sesshomaru commanded as he started pushing Inuyasha toward the cock pit." Hey asshole just be happy the plane is even here. Your pilot is drunk and the tower wouldn't let him lift off. You got lucky that they called me."

Reni stayed with Kagome as the plane took to the sky. As soon as they was up and on their way Inuyasha turned to Sesshomaru. " What happened to her?" Inuyasha watched as Sesshomaru stood and moved like he was going to leave the cock pit without answering. Inuyasha had thought he wasn't going to say anything till he spoke.

" I am unsure why but she was on the mountain. Somehow she ended up clinging to the side of the cliff 75 feet above the ground. Just as I got to her she started falling. Before I could grab her she hit her head hard enough it through her body back against mine. The medical staff said they believe she has a bad concussion. Just after she hit her head she lost consciousness and we have not been able to wake her. That was an hour and a half ago." He didn't say another word as he opened the door and left the cock pit.