Disclaimer: WTF? Inu not mine! Nooooo touchie!

A/N: If you want to read the lemon, go to Mediaminer.org. The R-rated version will be there.

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Last Time:

Sesshoumaru shook his head. The smell of her blood was making him feel strange.

"Now you're bleeding, too. I swear, Ejineko..." Naeomi shook her head. "That's weird..."

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Chapter Nine: Oops!

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Naeomi picked up the basketball and handed it to Sesshoumaru. "I-I really need to get home..." She backed away, mentally forcing herself to move as far away from him as possible. 'He's doing something to me...'

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Ejineko grinned as wide as he could. "You can't escape, Naeomi... sooner or later you'll give in..."

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"It's over three miles to your house, and it's eight o'clock."

"I'll... take the bus, thanks," Naeomi clenched her fists. 'What am I saying, I don't have any money! Don't be stupid, you can control yourself for a few minutes!'

"Are you sure?" Sesshoumaru hoped she would say she was sure, maybe even snap at him or something. 'If I give her a ride home... I know I'm going to regret it. I can't give her a ride home!'

"Well... I guess it won't hurt just this once..."

'Damnit!' He walked with her out to the parking lot and opened the door for her. She thanked him, then hesitated just a little bit before stepping in. Looking up at the uncomfortable demon, Naeomi swallowed hard. 'This is not good.'

Sesshoumaru didn't like the position he was in, and yet he seemed unable to move away. In fact, he was getting closer. 'No! I can't-'

When he had kissed her for the first time, it was kind of... awkward. Now, Naeomi hardly even noticed anything. The basketball slipped out of his hands as he pushed her into the car and rolled away.

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Ejineko sat back lazily. "An excellent job, if I do say so myself."

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Light filtered in through the window as Naeomi and Sesshoumaru still slept. Stretching, Sesshoumaru shook Naeomi's shoulder. "We have to get up, Naeomi."

"Huh... what?" She sat up, yawning. "Why?"

"It's only Tuesday. We have school." He began to get dressed.

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Sesshoumaru parked and they both sat in silence. "Look, if you want me to back off for a while, I..." He never finished as Naeomi leaned across the seat and kissed him forcefully.

"It was my fault, too. I'm not someone who just gives up." She smiled, got out of the car, and the startled taiyoukai followed her.

"Naeomi! I was worried about you! You weren't at home last night!"

"I'm sorry, Kagome. I didn't mean to frighten you." Kagome joined the two demons walking to class.

"So where were you all night anyway?"

"I was... um..."

"Sesshoumaru! How come you never came home last night?" Inuyasha ran up to them. Kagome looked from Naeomi to Sesshoumaru, and a look of realization came over her face. "You..."

"Naeomi, are you bleeding?" Inuyasha reached for her shoulder.

"It's nothing!" She took a step back. "Don't worry."

Sesshoumaru saw how reluctant she was to talk about what happened, and pushed his brother away. "Leave her alone, Inuyasha."

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In the back of the library, Naeomi searched for a book to read. Sesshoumaru came up behind her and reached over her head to get a large, dusty book from the shelf. She turned, surprised, and smiled when she saw him. "Are you following me? You said you had to work on the computer. Last time I checked, they were on the other side of the school."

"No."

"Yeah, right."

"I needed a book for what I was doing." He walked away. Naeomi jogged after him, curious.

"What are you doing?"

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Watching him, Naeomi sat backwards on her chair. "So... you want to be a doctor?"

"Something like that." He didn't look away from the screen. Naeomi played with his hair, admiring it. After looking around, she rubbed his shoulders and neck. It was making him sleepy, so he pretty much gave up on trying to get anything else done.

"Sesshoumaru?" Inuyasha was there, giving them a strange look. "Is this why you didn't come home yesterday?"

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Following Naeomi into her house, Sesshoumaru was deep in his own thoughts. 'Is she ashamed of what we...'

"Sesshoumaru? Hello?" Naeomi waved her hand in front of his face. "What's the matter?"

"I was just thinking about something." He said simply.

"...And that would be...what?"

"Your reaction to everyone about last night." She looked confused, then her eyes widened.

"Oh! You think I..." Naeomi shook her head violently. "I'm not trying to hide anything! It's been so long and since Onigumo- I mean, Naraku- I haven't really shared much personal information with anybody." She wrapped her hair around her fingers. "I didn't mean to offend you."

Sesshoumaru didn't say anything, only sat down on her couch and stared straight ahead.

"Talkative today, aren't we?" Naeomi sat next to him and tried to get some reaction out of him. Eventually, she gave up and put her head on his shoulder. She was just about to fall asleep when the phone rang from right next to her.

"Yeah? Hi, Kagome." She smirked a little. "Just tell him Sesshoumaru's here with me. Let him use his imagination. I'll see you at school." After hanging up, she made an irritated noise as Sesshoumaru was still ignoring everything. She stood with her hands on her hips and said, "Sesshoumaru." When he looked up, she jumped into his lap. "I got Inuyasha all excited now over nothing." Naeomi ran her lips over his face. "We wouldn't want that."

Sesshoumaru finally reacted to her. He smiled, making her relax. "No, I don't think we would."

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Naeomi yawned widely, dropping her pencil. "Man!"

"Maybe you should spend more time actually sleeping," Kagome told her. "Inuyasha told me the only time Sesshoumaru comes home anymore is to get clothes for the next day. He's been practically living at your house for the past few weeks."

"So?" Naeomi flipped her hair behind her. "That's none of his business."

"What's none of whose business?" Sesshoumaru overheard them and came over.

"Inuyasha's been complaining about how much time you spend at my house."

"Like I would listen to him anyway." As the two girls giggled, Sesshoumaru's smile faltered. 'Naeomi's scent... it's like she...' He sighed. 'This isn't good...'

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Ejineko leaned forward. "Hello! This is promising..."

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A/N: So, what do you think? If you've read better-heck, I've read better-don't yell at me. You can never totally re-create the real thing... Whoops. I promised him I wouldn't tell. Poor Sesshie!

Sesshie: I don't know what you're talking about, woman.

Ejineko: Right.