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Chapter ten.

Kagome awoke to the sound of someone muttering curses. She was cold, really cold, she was feeling feverish. She opened her eyes to see the great lord of western lands mumbling curses under his breath. He was pacing around in his room. His room! Huh? She was in his room? Huh? Why wasn't she in her room? Why was she here anyway? And why in seven hells was she feeling so horrible? She decided that since she was going to get no answers asking herself, she voiced her queries . " Um.. Lord Sesshoumaru?"

The said lord turned to find her awake and trying to get up. " What?"

" What happened?"

He paid no heed to her question but just asked, " Where is it that you live?"

What? Did he just ask that? Why? " Why do you ask?"

" Just answer my question miko." He said in a more commanding way. His voice left no other option for her but to reply,

" I live five hundred years in the future. The well in Inuyasha's forest is what I use to come back to this time. The only ones that are able to pass through the well are I and Inuyasha."

" We will go towards your home tomorrow."

Was he the great lord Sesshoumaru allowing her to go visit her family? As his statement registered in her mind, she started jumping up and down his bed, she was so happy she was screaming with joy, but then her head started spinning and all went blank.

Sesshoumaru was enjoying seeing the miko like this, it was really amusing to see her so happy, her smile that he hadn't seen for so many weeks was now placed on her face only because of him. He was pleased with himself. But then everything seemed to go wrong as Kagome stopped her jumping and a hand reached to touch her forehead and then she fainted. Using his demon speed he caught Kagome before she fell.

Her skin was hot to touch. She had a raging fever. Oh boy! Now Sesshoumaru was worried, even though he would never admit it, but he was concerned.

Again he called Shakira to tend to the miko. She came in and gave her a few herbs and went away. He sat down beside her and watched Kagome all through the night.

By morning her condition had become stable, she woke up to find herself alone in the room but that wasn't to last long as a mass of black and brown jumped at her.

" Good morning Lady Kagome! How are you? Lord Sesshoumaru told Rin that you had a fever, Rin hopes that its not bad because then Lady Kagome would not be able to play with Rin and then Rin would have to play with Jaken and Jaken is really boring, he always calls Rin bad names and Rin has no fun with Jaken so Rin hopes that Kagome-sama feels well enough to play with Rin." Rin took a deep breath after saying so much in such little time.

Kagome smiled motherly at the little girl, she was just so sweet, and it was difficult not to love her right away. She was really a bundle of energy and Kagome loved that about her. She was like a daughter to her as Shippo was her son. Thinking about the little kit made her heart ache, how she missed him and his warm greetings, she really missed him; she wished that she had the kitsune with her. But alas all wishes don't come true. Kagome then remembered that the lord had wanted her to stay in the castle to teach and be a playmate to Rin. But Kagome's train of thought was interrupted when Sesshoumaru entered the scene.

" Miko if you are well enough, we can travel to your home now."

Kagome was feeling much better since yesterday, her fever had gotten down considerably, which made her wonder how her condition had become so stable, but something in her told that the lord had played a role in getting her better. She numbly nodded her answer yes, she was about to get up but…

" Lady Kagome is leaving Rin! Rin likes Lady Kagome! Rin doesn't want to let go her mommy!" Rin stated crying and grabbing onto Kagome.

What Rin said slowly set in her mind, she started soothing the girl, muttering sweet nothings into her ear, she was a bit fazed with what Rin had called her, she had called her mommy! She was so happy right now! When Rin calmed a bit, she bent so that she was Rin's height, " Shhh… Rin, I will be back, you know I will be back, after all I don't want to leave my daughter alone, now do I?"

When Kagome called Rin her daughter, Rin looked up and hugged her fiercely, " Mommy!"

" My sweet little angel! I will be back in a couple of days, till then you be a good girl and mommy will bring lots of gifts for you."

Knowing now that Kagome would come back Rin was very happy; she was now someone's daughter, she was immensely over joyed.

Sesshoumaru watched the whole scene from the door, he was now very confused as to why a young miko would consider an orphan her own child. This human miko was truly confusing! He saw Kagome slowly pulling out of the embrace to walk towards him, " Lets go."

He nodded and they left the castle.

Kagome and Sesshoumaru now standing at the well and Kagome was about to jump when…

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