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CHAPTER FOUR: First Night at the Castle prt.1

The next morning: Sesshomaru was completely recovered.

"Now what'll you do?" Inuyasha asked.

"Go home." Sesshomaru said.

"Where's that?" Rin asked.

"Deep in the mountains. I've only been there once myself." Jaken said.

"Inuyasha, if you're looking for the Shikon jewel shards, the mountains are crawling with weaklings. Lately, more humans are being attacked. They say the shards are involved." Sesshomaru said.

"Great, a lead!" Inuyasha said.

"Come with us, Big Sister!" Rin pleaded.

"Rin..." Yuko said, sadly.

"PLEEEEASE!!" Rin said loudly, hugging Yuko's legs.

"Rin, stop that! You're making a scene!" Jaken said.

Sesshomaru kicked Jaken.

"I can't Rin. I have to find a way back home." Yuko said.

"If you want to go home, you'll need a 'return spell'. My mother had a Shikigami spell book.It should have the spell you need." Sesshomaru said.

"Why don't we all go together? We're all headed in the same direction." Kagome said.

Sesshomaru nodded once.

"YAY!!" Rin yelled hugging Yuko tighter.

"If we fly, it'll only take one day." Sango said.

"Two of you can ride with Rin and Jaken on Ah-Un. Yuko comes with me." Sesshomaru said.

Yuko gasped quietly, blushing.\

"What he say?!" Inuyasha said, loudly.

'Does this mean...?!' Kagome thought.

A cloud formed under Sesshomaru's feet.

"Get on." Sesshomaru said.

"O-Okay." Yuko said.

'Whoa, this is different.' Sango thought, confused.

"This is VERY different. I thought Sesshomaru hated humans' Miroku thought.

"Let's go Kirara." Sango said, starting to follow Sesshomaru and Yuko.

"Hey, how do you control this thing?!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Ah-Un, follow Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said.

Ah-Un took off.

"That's how." Rin said, proudly.

Inuyasha growled.

"Easy, boy." Kagome said, patting Inuyasha on the head.

ABOUT A HALF-HOUR LATER:

Yuko was starting to really get nervous about standing so close to Sesshomaru. (A/N:About 1 and 1/2 feet apart.)

She got out her CD player and hooked up her remote to it.

"What is that?" Sesshomaru asked.

"Its a CD player. Its...like a music box with different songs." Yuko said.

A gust of wind kicked up and Yuko started to fall.

"Careful!" Sesshomaru said, catching her.

"Whoa...that was close. Thanks, Sesshomaru." Yuko said, blushing slightly.

Sesshomaru just looked at her, seemingly reluctant to let Yuko go.

"Watch your step. The wind up here can be dangerous." Sesshomaru said, letting her go.

A few feet behind them:

"Hey, Kagome...did ya' see that?" Inuyasha whispered.

"Yeah, what's do you make of it?" Kagome asked, quietly.

"I dunno..." Inuyasha said.

"Like I said, Lord Sesshomaru's in love with Big Sister." Rin said.

Jaken gasped, loudly.

"Don't be ridiculous!! Lord Sesshomaru would never fall for a human!!" Jaken yelled.

"What're you guys talkin' about?" Sango asked.

"Rin thinks Sesshomaru's in love with Yuko." Kagome said.

"HUH?! Really?!" Sango asked, loudly.

"SHHH! We don't know for sure." Miroku said.

"Sesshomaru's too cold to fall in love." Inuyasha said.

"How dare you!!" Jaken said, loudly.

"Maybe we don't give Sesshomaru enuff credit." Shippo said, crossing his arms in thought.

"Huh? Why's that?" Kagome asked.

"If Yuko likes him, he can't be all bad. She doesn't have the history with Sesshomaru that we do. Maybe she knows something we don't know." Shippo said.

"Maybe so..." Sango said.

A few hours later, the group stopped for a brake:

Yuko and Kagome were refilling the water bottles.

"Hey Yuko, can I ask you a favor?" Kagome asked.

"Sure, what is it?" Yuko said.

"Well, I was thinking, since we're gonna be looking for the jewel shards, we could stay at Sesshomaru's place. But, I don't think he'd let us. But, if you ask him..." Kagome said.

"What makes you think it'd be different if I asked him?" Yuko asked.

"Well...there's a rumor going around that Sesshomaru has feelings for a curtain girl from our time. And its not me." Kagome said. (A/N: Hear that, Sesshomaru/Kagome fans:P )

Yuko blushed slightly.

"Yeah, I heard that rumor. Its not true." Yuko said.

"Maybe, but Rin's convinced Sesshomaru loves you." Kagome said.

"She want me to marry him too..." Yuko said, then regretted it.

"WHAT?!!" Kagome yelled.

"Yeah. She just wants me to stay. Rin seems to think if she tells it enuff, it'll be true." Yuko said.

"Maybe, but why not test the theory?" Kagome said.

"How?" Yuko asked, a little nervous.

"Ask him if we can stay at his place while we're searching for the jewel shards. If he says 'yes', then well know there maybe some credibility to what Rin says." Kagome said.

"Alright, I'll ask him. But, he's gonna say 'no'." Yuko said, starting to walk off.

She walked around, looking for Sesshomaru.

Finally, she sees him in a tree.

"Hey, Sesshomaru!" Yuko said.

He looked down at her and jumped down.

"I was wondering...while Kagome and the others are searching for the jewel shards, if we could stay at your house. I'd be able to spend more time with Rin if you say 'yes'." Yuko said.

"As long as you keep an eye on Rin, you can stay." Sesshomaru said.

"Thank you, Sesshomaru." Yuko said, starting to leave.

Sesshomaru watched her until she was out of sight.

Jaken walked up from behind Sesshomaru.

"Lord Sesshomaru, I don't understand. She's just a human girl. What's so special about that girl?" Jaken said.

Sesshomaru didn't respond.

"Well, if you ask me, that girl is nothing but trouble. She's ugly too..." Jaken said.

Sesshomaru kicked Jaken, then hit him on the head.

"Never say that about Yuko again!!" Sesshomaru said loudly, walking off.

Jaken sat there, stunned.

'Whew, I really did it this time! But, why was Lord Sesshomaru so angry? Could Rin be right?! NO! That's impossible!! Lord Sesshomaru would never...but, why else would he...' Jaken thought.

Jaken gasped loudly.

"Now Rin's got me worried about it!! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!!!!!" Jaken yelled, flailing his arms.

A few hours later:

"Are we there yet?" Inuyasha said, with a groan.

"Almost. Just over these mountains." Jaken said.

"Its gorgeous here!" Kagome said, looking around.

"Its just the mountains." Inuyasha said.

"But, look over there! Waterfalls! See the rainbows they make? Its beautiful!" Kagome said, smiling.

"Girls..." Inuyasha said, irritated.

"Hey, Yuko!" Kagome yelled.

"Huh?" Yuko asked, looking back.

"Look over there! At the mountains to the left! Its gorgeous!" Kagome yelled.

Yuko looked over and gasped.

"That's the biggest waterfall I've ever seen! If its this big from here, its gotta be huge up close!" Yuko said.

Sesshomaru watched her, his eyes sparkling, indicating he was happy.

'For some reason, seeing Yuko happy...makes me happy' Sesshomaru thought.

TO BE CONTINUED...

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