Okay, answers time and then the chapter. Hope you all like it!

D-Chan3: You know, I think that's a great idea. I was thinking of doing a little something like that. Making Sesshomaru prove he doesn't like Kagome as much as Rin after Rin gets jealous of Kagome or something like that. Can I take a shot in the dark and say you're a Rin/Sess fan? LOL!

Sassylee: Don't worry, Kagome's getting help. I'm not THAT cruel. ^__^ Just want to make her wait it out, get a little confused before she finds out who saved her.

Jamie(Since I have no idea what account name you have): I'm writing! Promise! *huddles in the corner* Don't hurtses me, pwease? Lol! Well, I'm writing in my spare time, so the chapters should start coming quicker, but who knows? I don't want to jinx it in any case..

Inuyasha's-Princess12: Thanks for the vote of confidence *gives sarcastic thumbs up* Like I said, I don't plan on making it too Sesshi/Kag. I prefer reading those rather then writing, and I would rather do what D-Chan3 was talking about. So don't worry, ^__^, it'll stay as Inu/Kag as I can manage in some situations..Lol! Just joking. It'll stay basically Inuyasha and Kagome, promise. So you don't have to leave me! *Cries*

Lock, Shock, and Barrel: Like Nightmare Before Christmas, do you? I saw the name. Understandable, that movie's the greatest! Anyway.Alright, I appoint you to Review duty. If they don't review, beat them with this *hands you a straw* No one likes to get hit with The Straw! MUWHAHAHA! And like I've already said, the chapters should start coming faster just for you loyal fans!

HIKUYA: Thank you! Sesshi mine! ^__^! Hiei's cool too, but I prefer Kurama and Jin.Ah.Kurama.Jin.Anyway thank you for the great compliments on the story aswell, I'm glad to hear I made some peoples favorite stories list.

Pandagrl55: Did I say that Naraku had been destroyed? Oh well, I totally forgot, as you can see.You'll see that I made that mistake again later in Sesshomaru's thoughts.Sorry about that then. No wind tunnel for Miroku! I'm just too lazy to change it ^__^;;

Alright, chapter time!

Disclaimer: No, I still don't own them.Why must you constantly remind me, stupid disclaimer?! I only own Seiryuu, Komo, Kiminari, and Suzaku..

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Seiryuu gave an annoyed sigh from atop Hi, staring firmly in front of him. Behind him, Komo gave a sigh as well, but it was for a different reason.

"Aww.C'mon Seiryuu! I didn't embarrass you!" She finally said, trying to get her partner to talk.

"Yes, you did. Do you know how obvious it was that you were trying not to fawn all over Lord Sesshomaru? And you failed that attempt when you went up to him and started playing with his tail to see if it was real or soft!" The angry demon argued, causing Komo to blush at the memory.

"Well.It was just sitting there on his shoulder.I thought it was just something to do with the armor he wore.."

Seiryuu gave an exasperated sigh and moved Hi into a canter. "I'll be at the inn, wench." He said simply, not even bothering to look at her.

"Ass." Komo muttered, glaring at his back.

Inuyasha paced outside of what remained of the forest. Smoldering ashes, still burning tree's. Acres upon acres of trees lay in the path of the still raging fire. And Kagome was no where to be found. Once the fire had passed, even though the ashes still smoked, Inuyasha had jumped back in, Miroku and Sango finally not holding him back. She wasn't there. There had only been a mark in the remains that she had slipped, but not hit the ground.

'Where are you, Kagome?' He wondered, staring at the retreating fire. 'What happened? Who the hell took you?'

Kagome woke again to the utter darkness. Only this time, she could see a light at the front of the cave, and the shadow of someone small sitting in front of the lights source. She coughed, her lungs feeling sore from the amount of smoke she had inhaled before. The figure turned, and stood.

Whoever it was, they were small, looking like a child. The person grabbed the unburnt end of one of the fire sticks, and walked into the cave. Kagome soon saw that indeed it was a child, and little girl. The little girl that traveled with Sesshomaru.

"Rin is happy to see that you are alright!" The small girl said smiling widely in the flickering torches light.

Kagome blinked her eyes to get accustomed to the light as she sat up. This girls name must be Rin."How did I get here, Rin?"

"Sesshomaru-sama brought you from the burning forest and told Rin to take care of you here. He will be wanting to know that you are awake, Rin will go tell him." With that, the little girl walked away again.

Kagome sat in a daze. Sesshomaru had saved her? Why? Why hadn't it been Inuyasha or the others? How could Sesshomaru have been around to save her and not be sensed by Inuyasha or herself?

Her thoughts were interrupted by a shadow of an arrogant Demon Lord falling over her. The Taiyoukai stared down at her through half opened eyes, as if judging her by what he was able to read in her eyes, for his gaze was locked boredly with hers. For a moment, Kagome just blankly stared back, but when she felt he was just being rude by staring so, she narrowed her eyes and glared back.

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Sesshomaru shrugged off his plaguing thoughts, which were similar to Kagome's. Why had he saved her before she fell to the flaming forest floor? Why hadn't he let her die, or left her to be saved by that dirty little hanyou, Inuyasha?

She was not his concern. He had acted on reflex at seeing someone fall. That was all. Perhaps he had thought it was Rin? 'You knew Rin was safe else where, you knew it was not her when you saved Inuyasha's girl.' A voice contradicted. 'Do not try to fool yourself just because you saved someone and you feel guilty because it was a human.' Sesshomaru cleared his head with annoyance, trying to rid himself of the voice. It worked, for the time being.

"Rin will tend you until you are well. For now, come outside of the cave and tell me why you have changed, and why Inuyasha still travels even though the Jewel is complete." He finally said.

Kagome just continued to glare at him for a little bit, then broke eye contact and nodded. Sesshomaru, not wishing to stay in the cave any longer, turned to go and sit by the fire to wait for the now hanyou Kagome. When she finally got out of the cave and sat across from Sesshomaru, next to Rin, she sighed before launching into the story. It only occurred to her while she was telling, that she owed him no explanation, so much Sesshomaru could read from her expression, yet she continued on regardless.

It didn't surprise him that Inuyasha had made such a stupid mistake. It sounded very much like something that a hanyou like him would do, actually. But now he understood why Inuyasha was after the Stone, as Seiryuu had told him a while back with that wench Komo. The only thing that confused him was the voice was back, and telling him things like he should offer to help her. 'After all,' it said, 'you hate Inuyasha, not her'. Had it not been for watching eyes, he would have growled and hit his head to try and get the stupid voice to cease its chatter. The thing that confused him more then that was he felt more like obeying the voice then not.

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Kind of pointless, yes, but I'm trying to set myself up for the next few chapters, what ever they are going to be. *Sigh* Sorry if it stinks, guys. I tried. No real Kag/Sess fluff, though, so you Inu/Kag fans can't leave me yet. Well, Lock, Shock, and Barrel, you have my permission to use The Straw on them if they don't reply.EVERYONE FEARS THE STRAW! If you don't want The Straw to hurt you, reply!