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Chapter Ten

Kagome rushed into Sesshomaru's private chambers, she ran right into the baths to relax a little. ' How could Inuyasha say such a thing to her.' Kagome's tears just kept coming, she couldn't get herself to calm down. 'No I have to calm down, if Sesshomaru see's me like this I will be called weak and worthless, just like Inuyasha always does.' Kagome had stripped down and started bathing to get her nerves and emotions in check. She did not want to be a burden to anyone, especially to Sesshomaru, he has been kind to her even if it is out of Rin's promise. But just maybe some of it is Sesshomaru being his true self.

Kagome began to wash her hair as her thoughts continued to swirl in her head. She was certainly starting to hold feelings for the Lord of the West. If only the Lord could reciprocate said feelings, then maybe she could have the chance at being truly happy.

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Sesshomaru could sense that Kagome's mood at taken a turn for the better as he reached the door to his private chambers. That was a relief he wouldn't have to see her crying again. But still his curiosity was peeked what had the worthless pup done to her now. From what he remembered Inuyasha had always treated her poorly. She was clearly the alpha female of the small shard hunting group but the halfbreed has never treated her like the alpha she was.

He decided to stop pondering in the hall and opened the door, he slowly walked into the chamber and smelled the air. She was in the baths, he would have to wait to talk to her. Sesshomaru turned to walk to his rooms to wait for the little Miko to finish her bath.

Sesshomaru walked across his room, he sat himself down in a comfortable position, with his one leg stretched out while his other was bent at the knee, he rested his head and back against the headboard of his bed. As Sesshomaru relaxed a bit more taking in the Miko's scent, he slowly began to close his eyes, he hasn't been this relaxed since Rin had brought him a bunch of lavender flowers and kept them all over his bedroom.

Sesshomaru could not help but smile a little at the memory of her. Rin always had a way to make his heart melt a little. She was his ward, no his daughter, he only wished he could have told her this. His poor Rin, the way she died, he should have been there, Jaken his annoying little servant. He died with honor as well protecting his ward till the very end. Sesshomaru's face cringed a little at the awful scene he had came upon.

He was so emerged in his thoughts he did not hear the light knock on his door, it was not until the door creeped open a little that his eye's had snapped open. He looked to the door to see Kagome peeking in, scared a little by his sudden awareness.

"Miko you may enter." He spoke softly to her in hopes to vanquish the fear he spelt on her. It was making her scent musty and it would not do.

Kagome walked in slowly, she was wearing some pa-jam-as as she called it from her own time. She slowly walked over to his bed and gave him a scarred yet hopeful look, he recognized that look from Rin, it was the look he got when she wanted something out of him. He quirked an eyebrow at the little Miko.

"Speak your mind Miko." She looked to him and opened her mouth to speak but closed it immediately and shook her head.

" No, never mind Sesshomaru-sama." She was about to turn to walk away when he reached for her. He gently grabbed her and slowly pulled her to him. She was now facing him again, she looked at him and saw in his golden eyes his curiosity and affection? Did Sesshomaru have a small amount of affection for her! That was all she needed to get her confidence up.

"Lord Sesshomaru, may I, may I ask you what happened to Rin?" That struck a cord in him, he was not ready to let her know of how his ward had died. How he was to weak to save her. Sesshomaru never admitted to weakness, he was not weak.

Kagome noticed the sadness in his eye's then the flash of anger, she gripped his hand a little in hopes to comfort the demon lord a little. Sesshomaru looked up to her before pulling her down onto the bed by him. This was going to be a sad story but she had every right to know. Only she may know of his weaknesses, she had already witness his tears and had not mocked him for it, so maybe she could be trusted with the secret of Rin's death.

Sesshomaru took in a deep breath. He never speaks this much, and he hoped he will never have to speak as much again, or subject of which he will be speaking of.

"Miko this Sesshomaru will tell you how Rin passed but you may never speak of it again. Meaning the others may never know." Kagome looked to him and nodded slowly, she couldn't even imagine what happened if Sesshomaru was so determined to never tell anyone.

"This Sesshomaru was patrolling the Western Lands border when it happened. Rin was left in Jaken's care, as she was always left with him before. While patrolling my lands there was a disturbance on the south side at the border, this Sesshomaru went to rid of the problem. Unfortunately the problem was that a mass amount of demons decided to try and take over part of the Western Lands so it took a great deal of time in killing them all. While I was killing off the vermin another group attacked Jaken and Rin at the campsite. Jaken must have fought for at least an hours time before he was killed, When this Sesshomaru had gotten there Rin was being ripped apart by a centipede demon. I dispatched it quickly but not enough to save Rin, she had lost to much blood, and my sword had already brought her back from the dead, along with my mothers necklace a second time. Rin could no longer be brought back from the dead. Jaken was a pile of guts and blood next to her, with his staff thrown to her." Kagome looked to him in horror with tears running down her eye's the pain the poor girl had gone through and poor Jaken. He was annoying but he had her respect for how hard he tried to save the poor girl. She covered her mouth to hold back the sobs.

Sesshomaru looked to her with such a pained expression, he was ready to cry again but he would not show another weakness such has crying never again.

" Rin lay there unable to see him but she could still hear. She whispered my name as I crouched next to her and that is when she had asked for this Sesshomaru to promise. Promise to find you, love you, mate you, and have beautiful children with you, the first girl we had would be named Rin in her honor." He looked at her with sadness in his eyes but it was soon replaced by his cold mask again.

"Kagome? May this Sesshomaru ask you a question?" Kagome looked at him and nodded her head unable to speak after what she had just heard.

"This Sesshomaru wishes to know what Inuyasha said to you earlier?" Kagome looked down to there still holding hands then up to his enchanting eyes. He was being so genuine with her right now so honest. Inuyasha was nothing compared to him, Sesshomaru really did make it hard for anyone to compete against.

"Inuyasha...Inuyasha called me whore who will rut with any attractive demon I meet. He claimed me as his even though he sleeps with Kikyo all the time." She was starting to cry again but she quickly blinked away the tears, she will not show weakness.

"Kagome." Kagome's head snapped to full attention at the sound of her name he had said it with almost a purr to it.

"Kagome you are no whore. Nor are you claimed by that worthless half-breed. You are more superior to him in every way do not take what he say's to heart. He will never compare to someone as compassionate and strong willed as yourself." He then did something that shocked the hell out of both of them, he had pulled her in for a hug, the same as he had the night they cried together.

" Sesshomau?" Kagome whispered into his hahori.

"Hn." Was his only reply.

"I think I can learn to love you." Sesshomaru's eye's widened momentarily.

"This Sesshomaru is trying to also learn how to love you Kagome." He purred back into her ear.

All Kagome could do was smile, he certainly did not love her but it was a start.