Chapter 7: Rest

Last time: Sesshomaru watched Sango pull Kagome into nearby trees. He smirked inwardly. What was the betting that Sango was going to talk to Kagome about demons...It was quite interesting that Sango wanted a demon as a mate and not this Houshi. Overtime all the demon-slayers he'd ever met had never wanted to even look at a demon, let alone touch one. He wanted his Kagome to be happy so if he could help Sango then Kagome would be happy. Kagome had told him once that they thought of each other as sisters.

Yes he knew that all would be well once the girls 'got rid' of the hanyou and the houshi and mated with the demon kind...

Lady Nefertiti: Finally got rid of the virus on my computer and now I can use my own instead of the family one. Perhaps now you all know why I'd been keeping my M rated fics on hold for a while. Like I'd want my family to know.... (Sweatdrop). Expect ooc-ness.

Well anyway, let's recap in this fic:

The Inu-tachi are headed west to Sesshomaru's castle.

Sango wants a demon as a mate and Miroku (poor him) doesn't know what's going on yet.

Sesshomaru said he'd....well not help Sango literally but could find her a suitable demon worth her status seeing that it would make his Kagome happy.

An infuriated Kagome is seething about Inuyasha's last comment about the 'female kind' were only needed to produce babies.

Miroku's just hanging around waiting for the girls to finish and asked Sesshomaru if this was 'his' domain.

Inuyasha has been tossed into a tree by Sesshomaru.

Sango and Kagome are on thier way into some nearby trees to have a girl-talk.

Well I think that wraps everything up for now. enjoy reading and don't forget to review. It's not exactly easy updating a fic after four months.....

Sesshomaru watched Kagome and Sango go into the clearing and tossed Miroku a 'Follow them or listen in and I'll kill you' look. Even women needed their privacy sometimes. Miroku shrugged sheepishly and started humming a tune and sat on the ground, waiting for his friend and beloved Sango to return. "You know, it's not like their bathing. Besides you can probably listen without trying, with those demon ears of yours....You didn't kill Inuyasha did you?" Miroku said and shut his eyes looking like he was meditating.

"Hn." Sesshomaru said. A hinderance and annoyance...that Houshi.

-Sango and Kagome-

"You and Sesshomaru. How cute. I wish I had someone to love like that. I mean Sesshomaru wouldn't go behind your back or rub your bottom, of course unless you wanted him to...." Sango said wistfully and looked up at the night sky.

"How can you tell?" Kagome said looking at her.

"It's written on your face." Sango said. Both girls were silent for a while as they both thought about their futures and then both came up with the same conclusion.

"You know we're not getting any younger..." Sango said.

"And both of us have basically the same taste in men...." Kagome continued without actually thinking about what Sango had just said.

"Why settle for less?" Sango said.

"Demon kind?" Sango said looking at Kagome.

"I'm there and you?" Kagome asked.

"Me too. I can't live my life wondering when or whether the Houshi wants to tie the knot, or even if he's thinking about it at all...." Sango said sadly.

"Not to worry, I'm sure that there are many demons that would want you, seeing as though you're loyal, and strong in battle, but you might need to stash the boomerang away in a closet for the time being." Kagome said and then both walked back to where Sesshomaru, Miroku and Inuyasha were.

"I think that if we rest here for the night and then continue tommorrow early, we should be able to reach the castle by early evening." Kagome said walking into the clearing with Sango and making herself comfortable by Sesshomaru's side, which had not gone unnoticed by Inuyasha, who was started to get irratated.

"Fine. We go to Sesshomaru's castle, then drop him off there and say our goodbyes later....Quite frankly, I don't like you so near my woman and I really don't know why you suddenly started to care about her. It couldn't be the injury she has because you never cared about a human's injury before." Inuyasha said. He didn't add that they caught her half-naked with Sesshomaru almost all over her.

"But...." Kagome started. She didn't want to leave Sesshomaru! Would Inuyasha force her to? Would Sesshomaru just let her go?

"If you want to rest, do it away from him from now on." Inuyasha said.

"Don't order around Kagome like she's your mate. She says she feels protected around this Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha glared at the pair of them and both of them, well just Kagome glared back.

"You've always felt protected when you were sleeping with me and now you're changing demons?" Inuyasha said.

"What?" Sesshomaru said, eyes looking a shade of red, grabbing Inuyasha by the collar.

'I'll KILL him!' Sesshomaru's beast said.

"What'd I say?" Inuyasha said coughing. Kagome just smacked her hand to her forehead. Why didn't Inuyasha say things properly? He was going to get himself killed one of these days......

"Sesshomaru!" Kagome said grabbing his arm. "He didn't sleep with me! really I'm okay. He meant that he watched me while I was sleeping to make sure I was protected! I promise!" She shook his arm and he reluctantly let him go, as Inuyasha sank to the ground and Sesshomaru looked down at him like he was a bug.

"Hn." Sesshomaru said. She didn't let him kill Inuyasha. It wasn't time to take out the trash.....

"Do you think he's alright?" Kagome asked.

"Who cares." Sesshomaru said in a moody voice.

"Aw, Sesshomaru don't be like that. Are you mad at me?" Kagome said, a cute pout on her face.

"You of all people should not make foolish assumptions that I, Sesshomaru could ever be angry with you Kagome...." Sesshomaru said and pulled Kagome into his lap, ignoring Inuyasha's growl, Sango's smile, and Miroku's hentai smirk. Inuyasha huffed and jumped into a tree, it wasn't time to pick an arguement with Sesshomaru, that would have to wait. Kagome sure was acting weird around Sesshomaru, they acted as though they'd been mated for years.....

"So tell me Kagome, do you prefer a room of your own when we go west or do you want to share with me?" Sesshomaru asked her. "After all, we've been in close quarters before...." and he left it off at that.

"Hmm...Sesshomaru. I think I'd rather like to share with you." Kagome said smiling at him and laid her head on his chest.

-With Sango-

She was lying across the fire, taking mental notes on what to do to spice up her life when she found a demon of her own.....She was bent on having a great life just like Kagome did. Miroku looked at Sango then back at Sesshomaru and Kagome. There was something in Sango's expression that he didn't like. Why would she look at them then at the sky with a wistful expression? Come to think of it she hadn't been looking at him and had been avoiding him as much as possible.

-Inuyasha-

It was really cold up here in the trees tonight....

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