BG88: Hello, everyone, and welcome to chapter...um...

Sesshoumaru: 13, stupid human. Can you not count?

BG88: Can't you keep your pants on?

Sesshoumaru: (eyes narrow) What are you implying.

BG88: You'll find out eventually...heh heh...

Inuyasha: (smirks) Is there something you're not telling us, Sesshoumaru? Something Baku's Girl is gonna hafta tell us?

Sesshoumaru: GET ON WITH THE FIC ALREADY!

BG88: Eep! Spell check it for me...

eVilxSnare: Sorry about the cliffy. Hope the chapter makes up for it. And as for Sesshoumaru doggy style...dunno how much more we'll see that...

AbercrombieGoth: Inuyasha? Hm...I never thought about it. I made this fic Sesshoumaru-centric because I got angry at all the Inu/Kag-centric ones. I still want to have everyone, but Sessh is most important. Thanx for the review.

Silvermane1: Thanx for the review.

blackheartedchaos09 (anonymous): Oh, if you haven't cheated on the internet for IY eppies, you won't know. Rin gets threatened by Suikotsu, who is one of the Band of Seven, or the Shichinintai.

Dragonfaeriex: Don't we all wonder that. I'm sure Sessh appreciates the hug.

Sesshoumaru: No I do NOT! Now I have ningen all over me!

BG88: BE NICE!

Sesshoumaru: Eep!

Gryfffinrose: Yesh, Dumb dementors. Thanx for the review.

Killer Eyes: I'm flattered to know that you will probably only read my crossover. I was trying to be different from everyone when I wrote it. And Suikotsu is actually from the show, not the 4th movie.

lovsnap (Anonymous): Yeah...yeah! Go me! I gave Sesshoumaru his arm back! Woot!

...okay, I'm done. Thanx for the compliment & review.

pheonix-maker: Sorry that he's outta character. And the person who flamed me was NickNova. You can read it in my past reviews if you want. The one thing I appreciate about it is that they flame as themselves, not anonymously. But anyway, I'm rambling. Thanx for the review.

Kyokorain: Thanx for the compliment and for reviewing.

Yami Pandora: Well, I know I'm not being too frequent with updates, but here you go. Thanx for the review.

tenderflowers: I'm sorry, but ranting at me won't really change the story. If it's any consolation, his situation is a bit different. And as for him being human, what do you mean? If you mean the dementor thing or the depression, that's gonna happen to anyone, especially if he's living around humans, you know. Glad you still like the story though.

BG88: So were there any spelling errors this time?

Kagome: No, but there was a quotation in the wrong spot.

BG88: Thanx for telling me! Wow, you guys are so great! You help me so much!

Sesshoumaru: Are you sure it has nothing to do with us being able to take the blame for your mistakes?

BG88:Um...on with the story!

"Hn? What is a dementor?"

"Dementors rip the happiness from someone, make them relive the most awful memories."

Sesshoumaru shivered, feeling ill. He expected his mother's death to be a horrible memory, but were some of his worst memories of Rin being in danger? That seemed surreal. As it was, he felt weak from the encounter with the dementors. It was as if they had pulled at his soul…

"Practice is over. The dementors saw to that," Henrietta spat.

"Why is it over?" Sesshoumaru snapped, rising to his feet. He tried to ignore the dizziness the action brought.

"Aren't you hurt? You fell thirty feet!"

"I am fine," Sesshoumaru insisted. "I am just a bit shaken up…"

"I know you're a demon, but you need a breather," Sango interluded. "You may not know it, but you're a sickly sort of pale. And you're shaking very badly."

Sesshoumaru stared at his hand. It trembled violently, and he could see that his complexion had taken an ashy gray color. Normally, for however pale his skin was, at the very least it was a healthy pinkish color in it's normalcy.

"Hn. Perhaps it would be best to take a short rest…"

He walked off with Sango.

She didn't have the heart to tell him that he was the only one who had fainted besides her.

"Holy hell! You fell thirty feet and they made you quit?"

Inuyasha was amazed.

"Only thirty feet? Hold it…you're shivering…"

"No I am not."

Inuyasha scoffed.

"Okay, you may be the demonic lie detector, but that was the stupidest lie you just spat out…"

"I have two sets of fully functional claws that can prove you wrong," threatened the taiyoukai, extending his claws to their full and impressive three inch length.

"What, me? I said nothing."

"I thought so."

Sesshoumaru prodded at his dinner. He'd quite lost his appetite. At any rate, his stomach felt like it was in several knots, and no one really noticed it, but his eyes were shining with an unknown fever. He looked up at the Great Hall's ceiling.

"It is almost time for bed…" he said softly.

"Hey Sesshoumaru?"

"Yes, little brother?"

"I made Beater on the team and Kagome's Chaser. How did you do for your team?"

"Seeker and captain."

"Ah, shaddup!"

The taiyoukai sat on his bed, unable to straighten out his thoughts. Al he could think of was Rin.

No, that's a lie, he thought. I'm thinking of Sango as well…Why tonight of all nights?

He rested his aching head onto his pillow and turned in his four-poster bed with a growl. The comfort was making his neck hurt rather badly.

"You know, for being so rich and important, you're not very pampered, are you?"

He didn't need to turn to know who was addressing him.

"No, taijiya, I suppose I am not."

"IF you'd like, we could go to the forest and you can sleep there…" Sango suggested.

"A fine idea."

Sesshoumaru stood up and Sango turned away, blushing.

"What is it?" he asked, slightly confused but not letting it show.

"You're…not wearing a shirt…" she stammered.

"When I sleep, I never do. At least, not when I am alone."

"Oh…well…I guess that's okay…"

Still, Sango didn't face him, so the demon lord pulled his old worn undershirt on.

"There. Is this more acceptable, taijiya?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you miserable or anything…"

"No, quite the contrary."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened. Had he just said that?

I did not just say that! My feelings are betrayed, but I must not say any more…

However, the demon lord found it impossible not to finish his thought, and so, for the first time in a very long time, he blurted out his mind.

"You…you make my soul soar with the strength of the eagle. I…I suppose that…what I mean is that…I love you, taijiya…Sango…"

"W-what!"

Sango was surprised beyond all reason. She certainly didn't expect that to come out of Sesshoumaru's mouth!

"I love you," Sesshoumaru repeated weakly. "You are the first human who has shown me courtesy and kindness aside from Rin herself. And you did not swoon over me. You are strong as well. I love you for all of that…"

"But you're a…and I'm a…"

"I know…and for some reason, I no longer care!"

Suddenly, he leaned forward and kissed her impulsively. Sango's eyes widened, but she soon sunk into his arms, deepening the kiss.

After several moments, the youkai and taijiya pulled apart abruptly.

"Ah…I apologize, taijiya…you see, I am a virgin…and I, uh…well…um…I never kissed anyone before…"

"So did you intend to use me!" Sango huffed, knowing she should expect that from Miroku and not an honorable demon such as Sesshoumaru.

"No…because…even when I am in heat like this…I have never had the true impulse of will to slake my lust. Never…"

Sango remembered how her grandmother Sasuna had explained the heat of a demon. Male or female, there was a point during which a demon would enter a stage of very active sexuality. It lasted for a week. Females were very moody and prone to snap at anyone, but males were much more vicious and…full of vigor. They would become hostile and very territorial, added to an insatiable lust.

Come to think of it, Sango thought nervously, I've never seen or heard of a virgin demon…

She backed away from Sesshoumaru's lustful stare.

"Sango…I am going to the forest alone," Sesshoumaru said, his voice shaking slightly. "I implore you—do NOT follow me."

Sesshoumaru's eyes flickered red as he pulled his tail around his body, snuggling into it.

"Um…Sesshoumaru?"

"Yes?"

"You seemed a bit sick with fever when I kissed you. You were…very warm…"

"When a demon enters a heat, they literally develop a fever. At the climax of their week, this fever becomes overly high, even unbearable, to the demon. However, any other day, it is much less intense," he explained. "Today is my climax."

"Does a demon heat happen often?"

Sesshoumaru paused.

"For me, it happens every six months."

"Oh…"

R & R pretty please!