Chapter 3

Sesshomaru couldnt get the picture of Kagome smiling out of his
head. It was a true smile and not a fake one either like all her
other ones. [i]Though she is heartbroken and sad, she still
smiles and tries to look happy. Since that little kitsune came
she's been smiling more. I want to see her smile more. Wait!
What am I thinking? Why do I care about some human wench?[/i]
Sesshomaru shook his head. [i]Hmmm. . .If she wont return to
Inuyasha then how will I get the Tetsaiga?[/i] Sesshomaru went
to his hidden room to think it over.

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Over the next week or so, they were out in the field play. Rin
and Shippo were practically brother and sister. As usual
Sesshomaru atayed behind. Kagome had asked him every day if he
wanted to jion them but he always refused. [i]So much for being
nice![/i] It was close to sunset so Kagome decided to walk over
to the children and tell them that they had to leave. She could
walk much easier since her leg was almost fully healed.

"Hey you two. It's time now that we start heading back to the
caslte."

"Aaaawwww. Can we stay just a little longer? Please?" They both
looked at her with puppy dog eyes. How could she refuse?

"Ten more minutes. No longer. Alright?"

"Yay!!!" They hurried and played til the ten minutes were up.

"The ten minutes are up-" Kagome froze. Some one was walking
towards them. And not just any one either. It was Inuaysha. "Hey
you two go on get back to the casle. Now!" She didnt mean to
yell at them but she had to.

"Kagome. Why is Sesshomaru's scent on you?"

"Stay away from me!"

"Huh? Kagome what's wrong?" He bagan to walk close to her.
Kagome took several staps back.

"Didnt you hear me? Stay back!" She didnt want Inuyahsa to get
near her. He pulled Kagome into a hug.

"I didnt know what to think. I went to your time but your mother
said that she was still in my time. I was confused." Kagome
struggled against him.

"Let go of me! I hate you!" With that he backed off.

"What?"

"Take your dead bitch leave me alone! You cant have the jewel!
Did you really think that I was that stupid?"

"Kagome what are you-" He was confused. [i]How did she find
out?[/i]

Tears were streaming down her face. She could barely talk.
"Inuyasha. I saw and heard you tell Kikyo that you love her and
that I mean nothing to you. You also said that once I return you
would steal the jewel and use it to bring Kikyo back to life!"

"Kagome I-" [i]How? I couldnt sense her prencense that
night.[/i]

She didnt care what he had to say. Kagome dropped to her knees
and cried. She couldnt stop crying.

"Well Kagome. Now that you know the real reason that I kept you
around, I'll take that jewel to its rightful owner." He reached
for the jewel that was hanging around her neck.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!" Kagome screamed and put her hands in
front of her to ward him off. A soft purple began to glow from
her hands. Then it exploded and sent Inuyasha flying. [i] Wow.
If he's hurt then if I say 'sit' he'll be hurt even more![/i]
"SIT!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed. Then she ran towards the castle.
It didnt take long for Inuyasha to racover. Kagome tripped.

"Give me the jewel!! Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Just as he said
that there was a clash of metal. Kagome turned to see what it
was. Sesshomaru. He saved her. He didnt block the whole attack
and some of it came and hit her in the stomach. She gasped in
pain. Someone screamed her name but couldnt tell who it was
because it was too blurry. Then she passed out.

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Kagome awoke to feel a sharp pain in her side.[i] Once again
waking up with pain. [/i] She pushed the blue covers aside and
noticed that she was bandaged. [i] Who did this? Was it
Sesshomaru?[/i]

"Mama? Are you up?" Shippo apparently just woke up too.

"Shippo? I didnt even see you. Yeah Im up." She tried sitting up
but gasped in pain. "Why is it that as soon as one wound is
healed, I get a fresh wound?"

"Are you hurting mama?"

"Dont worry Shippo, Im fine. Really."

"Oh because to me you look like your in a lot of
pain."Sesshomaru siad sitting in a chair across the room.

"S-Sesshomaru? I didnt see you there either. Man. . . I must be
losing it. Hey. . . uh, what happened after I passed out?"
Kagome asked quietly not sure if she wanted to hear the anxwer.

"You passed out, I drew Tokigen, injured that bastard pretty
good and kicked him off my lands. Literally." She laughed at
this. "Then I brought you back and bandaged you then you woke.
And so here we are."

"Sesshomaru?"

"What?"

"Thank you."

[i]She's thanking me? Hmmmm.....[/i] Though Sesshomaru's smile
didnt appear on his face he was smiling on the inside.

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end chapter!!!!!!!