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Chapter 10

Tensions ran high as all eyes remained on Kagome. She had yet to say anything after Harry had asked her how she had been able to heal his wounds. It was all very mind boggling to him. How had this girl managed to do what Hermione's spells had failed to do?

Kagome tried her best to shrink into the couch, attempting to avoid the attention that he had brought on her. But after a few more moments of silence, she quickly stood up. "Well, this has been a very informative afternoon. Thank you, Harry, for these," she stated indicating the letters from Snape. "I'm sure my mother is wondering where I am, since school should have let out by now." And without saying another word she went out the door, shutting it gently behind her.

Then all eyes were on Harry.

No wonder she was anxious to leave as soon as possible, even if she hadn't answered his question. Hermione's look was more of a glare, and her anger was verified when she seethed out, "Why did that Higurashi girl just take Snape's letters?"

"Long and funny story, actually," Harry smiled sheepishly. "As it turns out Miss Higurashi is the Kagome we've been looking for."

Ron's jaw was practically on the floor in disbelief, while Hermione rubbed the bridge of her nose in frustration. "And so you immediately brought her here after you found her? I thought we were going to figure out how to approach her together."

"I didn't bring her here!" Harry responded defensively. "She just let herself in and somehow managed to heal those marks that Sesshoumaru guy gave me…"

"Did you say Sesshoumaru?" Hermione's eyes widened as her mind raced a mile a minute trying to process the name she just heard. After Harry nodded, she ran to her room and immediately started rummaging through her things until she returned with a book in hand.

It was a book containing a small biography of everyone involved in the Ministry of Magic. It was a special edition that would update itself every year with any changes or additions to the book. Even they were mentioned in it under the Aurors section. She thumbed through the pages until she opened it to reveal the man that had so violently choked him in the schoolyard.

"I knew I recognized him," she said beaming down at the page in satisfaction. Harry however looked on it hatred for the man that caused him so much pain a couple of hours ago. He was dressed the same way they'd always seen him: with a business suit and his black hair pulled back into a ponytail, his amber eyes filled with a cold stare towards the camera. "He acts as the liaison for magical creatures and the ministry. Believe it or not he is one of the last remaining of his race."

"You mean he's not human?" Ron gaped at the picture. He may have looked like an emotionless man, but he still looked like a human.

"No," Harry managed to respond before Hermione could. "He was able to detect me underneath my invisibility cloak. Kagome mentioned that he didn't like the smell of humans."

"To be more precise, he is a demon," Hermione said, determined not to be outshined by information. "Demons have heightened strength, sight, smell, hearing, speed and almost any other ability you can think of. But they are on the brink of extinction. Because they are so rare no one knows very much about them."

The three fell silent, thinking over the term demon. But Ron was the one who voiced what they were all thinking, "So what is Kagome doing hanging out with demons?

No one had the answer.

Harry ran his hand through his hair and walked over to the couch. He sat back down and closed his eyes. Now that they had found Snape's daughter, they would have to figure out what to do next. He needed to win her trust so that they can protect her and this powerful artifact of hers. But if she could handle herself around demons, then couldn't she defend herself?

He brought a hand up to his neck and felt the now flawless skin. He hadn't even noticed that was what she was doing when she had her hands on him. He also hadn't properly thanked her for healing him. Instead he immediately wanted to know how she did it. He felt like an ass.

That's when he felt it. The absolute need to go to her shrine and apologize to her. He thought that would be the best and easiest solution to gaining her favor and trust. After all, he was doing this for Snape. Standing up, he made his way towards the door.

Hermione and Ron watched him curiously as he slid on his shoes. "Where are you going?" The mother of the house asked, no doubt making sure to keep tabs on all of the inhabitants of the safe house. "I'm making dinner."

"I'll be right back, I promise," Harry said smiling up at her. But his two friends looked at him warily. He could understand their uneasiness, since he was always getting himself into trouble. They let him go nonetheless.

As he approached the long staircase to the Sunset Shrine, he took a deep breath and ascended the stairs as quickly as possible. However, when he reached the top he was surprised to see Sesshoumaru standing there. The demon glared at him intensely, and flexed his claws at his side. Harry instinctively pulled his wand from his pocket and pointed it at him.

But Sesshoumaru smirked. "Go ahead and hit me with your best spell." Faster than Harry could blink, the man was standing behind him, claws inches from the wizard's face. Harry growled, knowing that if he did shoot a spell at him, it would miss because of the demon's enhanced speed. "I thought I told you to stay away from the girl."

Harry turned around and once again pointed his wand at the man. "She came to me first. It looks like she doesn't listen to you either." They glared at one another. Harry was determined to figure out his current foe's next move, a curse on the tip of his tongue.

Suddenly Sesshoumaru punched him in the gut, sending Harry flying into a large tree that adorned the shrine grounds and causing him to drop his wand in the process. Pain shot through his back and limbs as he attempted to stand up to defend himself. But before he could regain his balance, Sesshoumaru was standing over him with a large sword pointed at his face.

Before his opponent could attack, familiar hands emitting a bright white light pushed the demon out of the way, and blasted him across the yard. Harry's eyes widened when he saw Kagome standing protectively in front of him. In a flash, Sesshoumaru was standing in front of her, however he looked completely different.

Although he was still dressed in a very battered and burnt black suit, the demon's true features presented themselves. His hair was no longer black, but silver, and hung loosely almost touching the ground. Two magenta stripes adorned each of his cheeks and a blue crescent moon appeared in the center of his forehead. His eyes shone red with anger towards the girl that attacked him.

"Hello Lord Sesshoumaru," she said keeping her eyes locked with his. "Three visits in one week, twice in one day. I must be honored."

"Priestess," the demon growled out. "I'm done protecting you. But know this, you are walking into danger." And without another word, Sesshoumaru disappeared.

"Walking into danger seems to be a hobby of mine," she mumbled under her breath, barely loud enough for Harry to hear. Sighing, she turned her gaze towards him and smiled down at him. "Need a hand?" She asked offering her right hand to him.

He gladly accepted her help and stood up. Again, pain coursed through his body causing him to stumble into Kagome and knock her over, with him landing on top of her. "I'm so sorry," he started quickly, his face red from embarrassment. But as he tried to push himself up off of her, the immense pain caused him to fall back on top of her.

"It's okay, you hit that tree pretty hard," she responded. Her cheeks were also tinted a slight pink, also embarrassed by their current position.

Suddenly she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer to her body in a tight hug. Her head rested in the crook of his neck, and he could feel her breath tickle his skin. "What are you doing?" he managed to stutter out in shock and confusion, not that he was completely opposed to the close contact.

"Will you please shut up?" Kagome said annoyed. "I'm trying to concentrate."

Harry immediately shut his mouth, and that's when he noticed that she was slightly glowing the same white light color that blasted Sesshoumaru. It was subtle but it was clearly there. He felt the same warmth course threw his entire body, as it did his neck the last time she had touched him. That's when it clicked. She was healing him again.

After a few moments of silence, she fell backwards onto the ground with her eyes closed. Harry was able to slightly lift himself up with his arms and looked down at her. "I'm sorry," he immediately blurted out, not knowing what else to say. "I came over here to thank you for healing me before. I promise I hadn't come to start trouble between you and your friend."

She opened her eyes and smiled. "Oh don't worry about Lord Sesshoumaru. He's got a soft spot for me, so I know he'll be back." She closed her eyes again and sighed, as if she were completely worn out or exhausted. That large attack she did on her friend on top of healing him twice must have really taken a toll on her energy.

He quickly rolled off of her and lay down next to her on the ground. Staring up at the sky, he watched as it started to darken allowing a few far off stars to shine through the sky. He listened to Kagome's breathing even out, as though she had fallen asleep. "Thanks for healing me… twice," Harry said out loud.

"You're welcome," she mumbled softly.

Harry chuckled to himself and looked up at the large tree he had slammed into. The trunk appeared to be unharmed from his impact with it. As his eyes traveled further up the tree, for a split second Harry thought he saw emerald green eyes much like his own glaring down at him.

But after he blinked, they were gone.

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AN: Thanks for reading! Please leave a review/comment! The next chapter is going to be fun, especially since I'm sure you all know who those eyes belonged to! I'm working on it now, so expect it up in a couple of days!