His heart screaming for Kagome. His mouth wouldn't speak what his heart wanted to. Finally as he reached the door of Shippo's room and busted it open he screamed it, "KAGOME!!!! NOOO!!!GET OUT OF THERE!!" He knew and saw the one thing that would take her and everything away from him if he could. Fear hitting his heart as he looked at what he feared most. The one thing he had feared ever since last night when Kagome and him had realized that they both had feelings for the other. His heart twisting and turning with pain and anger and love and the fear of losing her.

There, near the window stood Sesshoumaru's .... Half Brother, Inuyasha! But Inuyasha wasn't himself, no not at all. His eyes were red, his cheeks had faint red marks on them and a growl was escaping his maw as he held Kagome a few inches off the floor by her neck, his claws digging into her neck as her claws dug into the arm that was holding her up.

Her eyes were upon Sesshou, who stood just a few feet in from the door staring at her, she moved her eyes over toward Shippo who was but a few feet from Kagome. Her eyes pleading for Sesshoumaru to get Shippo out here, as tears ran down her cheeks from the pain in her neck. Inuyasha tightened his hold on her neck and she closed her eyes tightly as she gasped for any air she could get. "Why Inuyasha?" Sesshoumaru asked as he ran over picking up Shippo. "She has the other half of Kikyou's soul. Kikyou wants it, so I get it for her."

"O so now your Kikyou's slave are you?" Sesshoumaru asked as he placed Shippo on the end of the bed. "I am no ones slave, I am merely doing my love a favor. She may have been brought back to life by this bitch," he said shaking Kagome who was still dangling from his tight hold on her neck "but she still only has half a soul." "O well. And it will stay that way until the day comes when I shall kill you and that wench Kikyou for hurting Lady Kagome. And don't call her a bitch."

Inuyasha growled. He took his free hand and swiftly cut Kagome's stomach right across it. Crimson blood flowing from her stomach as she closed her eyes from the pain. His claws now fully in the back of her neck, but not causing in long-term damage. He threw her to the side at a wall and flexed his now blood stained claws ready to fight Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru growled so loud it could have shook the house when he saw Inuyasha hurt Kagome. Inuyasha tilted his head back and laughed a long cruel laugh that made Sesshoumaru want to rip out his lungs. Sesshoumaru couldn't take it anymore. He dashed forward with all his speed and dug his claws into his brother's chest causing poison to flow from his hand into his brother's blood and body. "How dare you hurt her. She has done anything to you at all. She loved you and you betrayed her heart and feelings. You are the one who should die."

Sesshoumaru took his hand from his brother's chest and bitch slapped (back hand slapped) him across the room and into the wall. Inuyasha sat bent over with his hand to his stomach were there was a large whole. This had happened before but not with so much poison put into the attack. He heaved so much for the breath he so badly needed at the moment.

Sesshoumaru glided over to Kagome's side and gently picked her up in his arms. "I'm sorry Kagome. I should have followed you here." He said as he looked down at her closed eyes seeing the pain on her face. "No. Its... alright.. is.. is Rin safe?" He nodded "yes." He then turned his head toward his brother. "Leave now Inuyasha before I decided to show no mercy upon your sorry excuse of a hanyou body." He said as Shippo jumped up on to his shoulder. Inuyasha tried to growl but couldn't. He dashed for the window and jumped out causing the glass to break.

Sesshoumaru sped to the lock door and knocked on it 3 times. The servant opened the door and took Shippo from Sesshoumaru. "Keep them in here for a while and let no one in besides myself or Lady Kagome." Sesshoumaru said as he walked away. The servant nodded, closed and locked the door.

Sesshoumaru entered his chambers with a badly bleeding Kagome in his arms. "Damn that foolish hanyou." He said as he placed Kagome down upon his bed. He dragged a chair over to the bedside and a servant woman came in with clean cloth, a bowl of water, and bandages to wrap the wound. Sesshoumaru took the items and nodded his head for the servant to leave to get some new cloths for when he was done wrapping her wounds.

He looked down at her bleeding stomach and tore the cloth from the wound. (A/N: No nothing was showing that shouldn't be seen by a male. Gosh. Lol. I'm not someone who would write about that stuff so don't worry.) He laid the cloth in the water and rang it out before gently wiping the blood from the wound. Once it was clean he gently wrapped the wound keeping it clean from any germs. He looked at her neck. Blood was dripping down from the corner of her mouth. He gently wrapped what little bandages he had left around her neck and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. "I'm sorry Kagome." He said as he gently brushed her bangs aside and kissed her upon the forehead. "Heir of the Eastern Lands." (A/N: So that's what that star means. Haha) Yes, she is the heir to the Eastern lands. There was tale about the heir of the eastern lands and the lord of the western lands but that will be revealed in all good time.

The servant returned and placed the cloths and some clean sheets to the side. "I shall changed the bedding when she awakes milord." She said as she bowed. Sesshoumaru merely nodded the woman before she left.

He wrapped the covers around Kagome's body. She was sleeping now. She had blacked out after she found out that Rin was ok. Sesshoumaru grabbed onto her hand and held on to it as he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes resting. He needed to rest, to get his mind off Inuyasha, and what had happened.



Kagome awoke with sweat dripping down her face. Her hand was held by Sesshoumaru's who was staring at her. "Are you ok?" he asked tilting his head to the side a bit. Kagome looked down at her one free hand with a frown on her face. "I had a dream that Inuyasha... that he... he... Killed you!" she said as her face fell into that one hand she was once staring at. "I couldn't do anything but sit there and watch you die. Then he killed me and Kikyou got my soul. She's controlling him. I know she is. I still hate him but no one should be controlled Sesshoumaru." Her voiced weakened as she spoke. Sesshoumaru let go of her hand and moved from the chair to the edge of the bed. "Don't worry." He said as he placed an arm around her and pulled her to him. "Inuyasha shall never kill me or you He will never touch Shippo or Rin either."

Kagome relax a bit as she was caught in his embrace. Her head lying on his shoulder as she tried to forget the dream. "I'm sorry Sesshoumaru-sama. I didn't mean to lose control of myself." "No need Kagome. We sometimes lose control of our self. Now look there." He said pointing to the window. "It's a beautiful day, how about we go outside with Shippo and Rin. They have been locked up enough for one day." Kagome nodded. "I shall be right with you. I must change." Sesshoumaru nodded and exited the room and went to get Shippo and Rin from the locked room.

The garden was beautiful. Shippo and Rin were chasing butterflies once again. Kagome sat in the field of flowers enjoying the beautiful sun and the lovely flowers while trying to forget the pain in her stomach and neck. She wore her old kimono, the black one with blue. Sesshoumaru sat beside her. Silver hair blowing in the light wind that passed them. A small smile creeping up upon his lips as he looked at Shippo and Rin and then to Kagome who was sitting there beside him picking all sorts of flowers.

"Are you happy here Kagome?" He asked looking at her. She turned her head and looked at him. "Well of course I am. Why would you ask such a thing?" "Just wondering is all. I wasn't sure." He quickly turned his head away looking at Shippo and Rin. "Sesshoumaru. Do you not wish for me and Shippo to be here anymore?" Kagome asked a bit curious. "That's ridiculous. Of course I do, you two keep me and Rin company and you give my home more life to it."

Kagome nodded and smiled as she turned looking at the two children that played in the garden and flower before her. Once again Shippo and Rin tried to tackle Kagome and Sesshou but they didn't catch them of guard like last time.

Kagome and Sesshou caught them just as the jumped at them and they all four, at once, started to laugh. It was paradise here, everyone was happy.

Or were they? Was Sesshoumaru still lonely? Did Rin really like having Shippo and Kagome around? Is Rin jealous of Kagome for being so close to Sesshoumaru? Does Shippo want to be there with Kagome, Rin and Sesshoumaru? Is Kagome wishing she never met Sesshoumaru and Rin? If any of theses were true, they weren't shown.