AN: I would like to thank all of those who reviewed. Ya'll inspired to me to write a little more than usual. I would also like to thank my mom who fixed the computer after I accidentally crashed it. Who knew that a CPU costs about eight hundred dollars now a days? Neways, on to the chapter, the real reason you are reading what I write.

Last Chapter

"I just had to say something! The tension was driving me crazy."

"Are you sure it was not the silence?"

"Well that too but I hate that kind of tension that screams hostility. I would prefer sexual tension any day."

Sesshoumaru stopped again and I stopped next to him. I glanced up at him but when I noticed he was in thought I looked back in front of me.

"Mi-."

"Holy shit!"

Chapter 6

I looked up at the words in surprise. I didn't feel anyone approach. I had to pull my eyesight from in front of me and towards the voice. Before I glanced away I could barely make out the outline of a little hut from the gaps between the trees.

I turned to look at the speaker. She was about 5' 10", only three or four inches taller than me. She had dark brown hair that hung freely down to the middle of her back. The vixen looked at Sesshomaru before she glanced nervously to me. She blinked in surprise a few times and long luscious lashes flitted over her smoky gray eyes. She looked at Sesshoumaru one last time before she focused on me.

"Please excuse me. I was a little surprised. You don't see many people in here."

I nodded in understanding. Traveling with the loose mouthed Inuyasha made me prone to much more vulgar language than what this woman just said.

"Hi, I'm Kagome and this is -." I looked at Sesshoumaru to give him his chance to introduce himself. He was glaring at the woman while his right hand shakily hovered over his swords. I told the woman in apology with a crooked smile on my face. "And this is-."

"Sesshoumaru, the present Lord of the Western Lands." She smirked as she glanced back at Sesshoumaru. "Yes, I know whom Sesshoumaru is."

Sesshoumaru growled, "Then use my title when you address me."

She crossed her arms over her chest and remained smirking. "Why? You're not my lord and this isn't the Western Lands."

Sesshoumaru snarled and pulled his Tokijin out of its sheath so quickly the reflection of the inactive setting sun off the steel caused my vision to blur slightly.

The smirk fell off of her face and she shifted her attention back to me. "Hi, my name is Takara Ami, but you can just call me Takara." She held out her hand and I shook it gently. "How exactly did you get stuck with the retched Lord of the Ice?" Sesshoumaru's eye started to twitch and I noticed his grip on Tokijin tightened.

"Um." I watched Sesshoumaru carefully afraid he would skewer the girl in a moments notice. After I was pretty sure, how can anyone be sure of anything around Sesshoumaru, that she wasn't going to be murdered brutally I turned back to her. "Well, you see-."

"Do not answer." Sesshoumaru's voice was cold and hard.

Takara's eyes flashed angrily at Sesshoumaru. "Was I speaking to you?" She asked haughtily. Her facial expression changed quickly and she smiled innocently. "Now be a good boy and speak only when I command you or if spoke to. That's a good doggie."

Sesshoumaru snarled again and snapped into action. His hand moved fluently and he quickly brought the tip of his sword up to Takara's throat. "Breathe your last."

I looked at him and my mouth fell open, in a very unladylike manner, of its own accord. I tried not to keep it open as widely as it was when I started to speak, "What?!"

He turned his head towards me, but his hand and sword never wavered. "This Sesshoumaru said breathe your last."

"I thought you always say die?"

"It was getting old. This Sesshoumaru likes to mix it up a bit every once in a while."

"Don't."

"You did not like it?"

"Oh, it's okay I guess."

"But? What is wrong?"

"It isn't as scary as die."

"Why?"

"I don't know I can't place my finger on it."

"It's too long. It takes away that special umph." We both turned to look at her. "Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt. I'll leave you two here to talk and I'll just go take a walk."

Sesshoumaru stopped her from taking a step and used his sword's blade to drive her back into one of the surrounding trees. I shook my head. "We have got to get you away from your mild obsession with trees.

He glared freely at me, "Where is this Sesshoumaru supposed to corner her? The ground?"

"I don't know. You're supposed to be the smart one my great lordship."

"Um, if you two don't mind can he like kill me or let me go? I kind of have to pee."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and Tokijin flared up to an intense red aura full of Sesshoumaru's youki that just screamed death. She smiled again, "What I mean is let me properly welcome you to the forest. If you ease off a little I can do this a lot quicker. Sesshoumaru didn't budge.

"Come on Sesshoumaru let her talk for a minute," I whined. This might be the only other person in the forest and Sesshoumaru was ready to blow it to save his pride. 'Really, I'm the only one watching. Who is he trying to impress?'

"Yeah, come on Sesshoumaru. Can we talk for a min-?" She shut up quickly when she noticed his look of anger that was only obvious in his golden eyes. She smiled again. This time it actually looked sincere. Sesshoumaru sighed before he moved away from Takara. It wasn't very far but she could breathe.

"Sesshoumaru aren't you going to put the sword away?" I asked quietly.

"No." His voice was fierce and steadfast.

Takara shrugged and looked at both of us before she cleared her throat loudly. "I would like to welcome you to the forest. It is customary that I give the welcoming commencement to have you properly introduced to the forest. Are you ready?" I nodded my head eagerly while Sesshoumaru stared at us dispassionately.

"Okay! Here goes!" Takara took a deep breath and smiled at me one last time before she opened her mouth and the welcome tumbled out. "Welcome to Fores, such a perfect forest. Here we have some rules, let me sing in chorus. Don't make waves, stay in line. And we'll get along fine. Fores is the place to crash. Please keep out of the trees. Shine your shoes, wipe your ass. Fores is, Fores is, Fores is the perfect . . . place!"

I clapped and laughed, "Wow! Sing it again!"

"Do it again and this Sesshoumaru will cut your tongue out."

"You mean cut my tongue off?" Takara asked.

Sesshoumaru smirked, "This Sesshoumaru knows how to cut your tongue off while it is still in your mouth."

I rolled my eyes and looked at Takara. "The forest's name is really Fores?"

She turned to me and smiled broadly, "Actually that's the name that I gave it. No one has ever tried to name it before so I just woke up one day and said, 'I'm bored. I think I'll name the forest.'"

"Why Fores though?"

"I spent about a week thinking of names until I had to give up and name it Fores. Forest just drop the 't'."

"It took you a week to think of that?!"

"Huh? Oh, no! I originally wanted to name it Duloc. Unfortunately someone told me there's already a town with that name. It took me a week to figure out a better name. When I got tired of that I wrote the word forest in the dirt and decided to do something else. I pouted for a while because I wanted to be more creative than to just name the forest, Forest. When I came back though, the 't' wasn't there anymore so I just left it as Fores. Actually, I had to change my welcome song to fit the name. Duloc's song was much cuter. Want to hear it?"

I started to open my mouth but Sesshoumaru cut me off. "No."

"Oh, if he isn't just a bucket o' fun!"

Thanks to all my reviewers whom inspired me to write this chapter while I was out of town:

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Well, that's all until next time!