Chapter 7. – Sesshoumaru's Lie.

((Kagome's POV))

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I walked away from Sesshoumaru, he had killed me and revived me. What was that for? If Rin hadn't been there… I certainly would not be here right now.

I lost track of Rin so I just walked off into a hall and soon I recognized a hall that lead to my room and I did end up in my room.

I found a piece of parchment on a small desk and a quill pen next to it. I picked up the quill and started writing.

Dear, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.

I need you to know that I am safe and that you need to stay away from Inuyasha. Also, I wanted to know what the next move is. I am staying with Sesshoumaru right now. Or I might be… Depends I tried to kill him and he ended up killing me and then reviving me… so yeah it might not work out. Please answer.

-Love Kagome.

Once I was done I walked out of the room and followed my steps and came back to the spot I had died. There was still blood on the floor and several servants were cleaning it up. They looked up in shock at me, they all thought I had been killed by Sesshoumaru.

I walked past them and Tamie came hurriedly down the hall hearing the news that I was dead. I gave her a weak smile and she blinked several times as if in disbelief.

"K-Kagome?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm alive. Hey I have a question. Will you give this to somebody and get it deilevered to Sango and Miroku?" I responded.

She took the parchment and looked at me and nodded with a bow and hurried off to somewhere else. I walked through the hall and started exploring the palace.

It was beautiful, I must admit that. But there was something weird about, I could just not put my finger on it though. There were several doors and stuff but the one door that caught my attention was the one with no others by it. It was at the end of the hall all by itself and I was half tempted to go inside. But I didn't.

I started looking around again and checked inside a door everyone once and awhile. But then I just got bored and stuck my head in every single door. And I saw some… not to pretty sights.

I finally just opened a door and looked inside fully and to my shock and surprise I found Sesshoumaru's study. How did I know? Well it was kind of easy because there was scrolls and everything. Including a slice in a wall; looked like the dog-demon got mad at something. I smirked and went inside.

I sat down on a chair and started looking at everything. Including a proposal from Kagura.

I wondered why Kagura would even try, I mean, Sesshoumaru doesn't really seem like the guy to like people made out of somebody else's flesh and stuff.

'Well, looks like all this stuff is boring. Unless I found his diary or something…' I giggled at the thought and got up and turned around and found myself face-to-face with Sesshoumaru.

"Uh…" I muttered dumbly, "Hi."

He ignored me and turned to sit down in his seat.

'Oh, so he wants to play to silent game, will I can play that game too.' I thought.

I walked out of the room looking over my shoulder and started walking back towards where I had come from. I found that one door at the end and I just couldn't help it this time. I went inside.

Inside was a huge arena… well more like a duel area and training stuff. I looked around and there was a ton of different types of weapons. Out of curiosity, I picked up a sword and swung it around.

It was light weight and it felt awkward in my hand. There were a few dummies so I walked over to one and started to hit it with the sword. Well after a few strikes my arm started getting heavy. The sword was just not right to me. I managed to cut the head off before I set the sword back down and looked around again. Nothing else got my attention so I just turned back around to leave.

And came face-to-face with Sesshoumaru again.

"Okay, are you stalking me or something?" I demanded.

He ignored me and picked up the sword I had been using and walked over to another dummy and wacked it's head right off.

"Show off." I muttered and started to walk away.

"You were doing it all wrong," Sesshoumaru's voice said. "You're supposed to take the proper stance and then strike. Not just swing it around."

I turned around and he was looking at me. "Well, the sword is just not the right one for me."

He raised an eyebrow gracefully and looked at with a look of curiosity. "Miko, if you want a sword to fit you right, you must make it yourself." He said, "I made all my swords by myself after a swords maker told me how."

I looked at him for a moment then at the sword he held. "Totosai, he would help me make one. Wouldn't he?" I asked.

"Yes, but you would need to learn how to use one too. For if you had a sword then you would need to use it." Sesshoumaru stated.

"Well, I know there's probably somebody here who could teach me. Besides, I could go to Totosai and he could probably teach me. He makes swords so he must know how to use one." I muttered.

"I will teach you." Sesshoumaru said.

I stared at him in shock, was he tricking me? "What?"

"I will teach you, if you want to learn I will teach you."

I tried to hear if he was lying but I couldn't hear it. "Fine."

"I will have AhUn take you to Totosai." Sesshoumaru said with finality in his voice.

'Why is Sesshoumaru helping me? He swore to never help a human and to never love one. But hey, he has Rin.' I thought.

I nodded and walked to him to stand right in front of him. "Why are you helping me?"

There was a silent pause and Sesshoumaru seemed deep in thought. "I don't know."

"I thought you vowed never to help or love a human." I asked.

"I never have loved a human. And as for helping, I don't believe this is helping. I believe this more of a… gift for killing you."

"Sure." I rolled my eyes and looked past him.

He looked at me in curiosity. "What are you thinking?"

"I'm wondering if you have some kind of rare male PMS disease." I responded.

"Um… What's that?" He asked looking at me with curiosity again.

"Nothing, nothing." I said scratching my head with my eyes closed and worried smile plastered on my face.

He nodded and walked over and placed the sword on a stand. "You may go." He commanded.

I didn't care, I just walked out and continued my exploring only to find myself outside and looking at AhUn. I had walked over to AhUn where he was being taken care of and told him of where I needed to go. Then I got onto his saddle the Rin normally rode on and he took off to the sky.

It seemed like hours before Totosai's home came into view. And once AhUn landed I was already off. I walked inside the home of Totosai to see him blowing fire onto a sword.

"Totosai," I greeted.

"Kagome, what are you doing here and where's that half-demon Inuyasha?" Totosai said pleasantly.

I shook my head as nasty thoughts unrolled in my head about Inuyasha. "Inuyasha is not with me, I have come here because I would like to learn how to and make a sword."

Totosai glanced up from his work and eyed me. "I see, I will teach you but I need you to listen. If you do anything wrong, the sword will not be forged correctly and therefore unable to be wield."

"Well," I said, "When do we start?"

/ \ Back with the Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara. / \

A sort of Raven came to the group and kept following them. Sango had a nervous feeling about it but she kept it to herself. Miroku was as lecherous as ever so Sango had to keep her guard up at all times.

When the group had found a good place to stay at, the Raven came and flew to the ground. It dropped something like parchment and flew away.

Sango walked over and opened it and gasped. Kagome had written it.

Dear, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo.

I need you to know that I am safe and that you need to stay away from Inuyasha. Also, I wanted to know what the next move is. I am staying with Sesshoumaru right now. Or I might be… Depends I tried to kill him and he ended up killing me and then reviving me… so yeah it might not work out. Please answer.

-Love Kagome.

"Kagome… Kagome's safe. Guys! Kagome's safe and she was killed and then revived by Sesshoumaru!" Sango cried out in dismay.

Miroku came over and his eyes showed glee but his face showed curiosity. "That's just weird." He said.

Shippo came running over. "Mommy! Mommy, is okay!"

"Well," Sango said changing the subject. "What should we do now?"

Miroku and Shippo looked at her. "Let's go to Sesshoumaur's castle. We can see Kagome there and strategize."

Sango nodded. "Okay, let's go!"

And with that they all hopped onto Kirara and they flew heading to the Western Lands.

/ \ Back with Kagome / \

Kagome learned all the basics to making a sword and then got into the more advanced stuff. Soon she started making her own sword.

She put down different materials to make a fire and started heating metal in it once it was hot enough. When the metal was finally ready she would take it out bend it to go into a metal heat-resistant cup and melt it. After that she poured the now magma looking metal into a mold.

And then waited, and waited. And waited.

Totosai finished making it for her as she fell asleep while waiting. And when she woke, Totosai had finished the sword.

"You're finished already?" Kagome asked.

"It was simple my child. Look at it and tell me what you think." Totosai requested.

Kagome finally went over and grasped the sword from Totosai and from the looks of it. He had gotten some very beautiful detail on it. It was a twin-blade and the hilt was big enough for one hand and another if needed. It glowed faintly and it was defiantly magnificent.

"I must go." Kagome told Totosai.

He nodded. "Here take this." And handed her a sword sheath.

Kagome got onto AhUn and simply laid the sword in her lap. And hours afterwards, she arrived at Sesshoumaru's palace.

She was greeted by Tamie who led AhUn to his stable kind of place and Kagome walked inside. Kagome followed her footsteps from the same day and found Sesshoumaru's office. She went inside and found that Sesshoumaru wasn't there. So then she walked around and finally asked a servant.

"Do you know where Sesshoumaru is?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, he's in his bedroom. Down the hall to the right." The servant replied.

Kagome walked down the hall that was close to her room and found a single door at the end on the right. She went inside to find Sesshoumaru standing and looking absently at her with his armor and shirt off, revealing his hard chest.

Kagome stared in shock and pleasure as heat began to fill her cheeks and she suddenly had the urge to go over and… She slapped herself mentally and didn't continue.

"Sesshoumaru," Was her single word as she walked over to him to stand in front of him.

"I can't stop myself." She thought aloud.

And suddenly she found herself moving forward and closing the space by getting on her tippy toes and wrapping her arms around Sesshoumaru's neck and then closing the space they had between their lips.

There was a painless buzz in that kiss. And it was like an electrical current was pulling them together and soon too soon to their liking Kagome broke the kiss. And with awe silence backed up.

"I'm sorry." She muttered directing her eyes away from Sesshoumaru. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight… Kagome." Sesshoumaru said back. "And I am not sorry."

Sesshoumaru was not amused that the miko was embarrassed, he would have rather she would have stayed.

He had broken his promise to everyone that he would never love a human. He had been a liar, he did have feelings toward humans… But not the same way he did towards Kagome.

"You called me Kagome." Kagome murmured with a smile and slipped out of the room and into her own only to be met by a pair of yellow eyes. The Raven had arrived and it had a note. She took it and read it over with a smile and finally feel asleep after she placed her new sword on the desk.