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Kagome trudged up the stairs, rubbing her temples trying to ease her pounding headache. After the welcoming feast was over and all the other students had left to their common rooms. She, however, had stayed after to catch up with all her professors.

That had been three hours ago.

Three hours full of questions, cooing, explaining, and verbal arguments.

Kami-sama, she needed some aspirin.

She turned her head slightly at the fox snoring on her shoulder, his small form draped unceremoniously over her shoulder. He had fallen asleep about halfway through her long debate over the proper uses of potions with professor Snape.

Kagome grinned slyly.

She'd warm that man up yet!!

Besides... she made a bet with Fred that if she could make Snape smile just ONCE, he would be her personal slave for a week. That was just a deal no one could ever pass up.

Kagome turned down the last corridor and stopped before the portrait.

"Password my beautiful maiden?" A priest asked, a devilish grin on his face.

"Shikon no---" She suddenly stopped and did a double take of the small priest. "---Miroku?!!?"

The priest bowed with a flourish, the ponytail at the nape of his neck doing a slight bob.

"At your service Kagome-sama." He lifted his small painted head, his violet eyes dancing in amusement.

"But... how?" She stuttered out. Abruptly a loud shout came of "MIROKU!!!!!"as a boomerang came flying from the edge of the painting and smacked the lecher right in the face.

A red faced Sango came storming in to view, followed by Kirara and one grumpy looking Inu-hanyou.

She looked up and grinned cheekily at her miko friend,

"Hello Kagome-chan."

"Hi Sango..." She turned too the other two small figures. "Hey Kirara... Hey Inuyasha..."

The fire neko mewed in acknowledgement as Inuyasha took up his legendary pose with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Feh."

Who would have thought someone would have painted a enchanted portrait of her feudal era friends?

Kagome's eyes glazed over with tears. Now she wouldn't miss them as much..! They be there with her the whole time..!

Thank you Grandpa.......!! She cried mentally.

"Password?" A more respectable priestess asked, gazing warily at the Demon slayer and lecher of a priest.

"S--Shikon no Tama." She mumbled still fixated on her friends.

The priestess nodded and the picture swung open, revealing the crawlspace in to her room.

She slinked through, only gazing back mournfully once at the picture.

As soon as she made it all the way inside, she pried her exhausted son from her shoulder and cuddled him in her arms.

"K....Kaa-san...?" He mumbled, His eyes opening slightly to reveal his vibrant green irises.

"Yes Shippou.. it's me. Go back to sleep."

He nodded and his body went lax almost immediately.

She smiled gently and entered her well furnished room. Rifling through the clothes that had been placed in her bureau drawers for her, she pulled out a small pair of pajamas for Shippou and put them on. He barely moved and only muttered out incoherent sentences. Kagome held back amused laughter when one contained what she could only guess was her hanyou friend,

"'White...Doggies.... fire.... mwha.. ha.. ha.... bow.. down.. to.. me................................."

Kagome changed in to her own white nightgown and carefully laid him down and pulled the covers up to his chin. She placed a affectionate kiss on his forehead as her eyes warmed with motherly affection.

"Good night my son..."

He shifted in his slumber as she grinned pulling back to retreat her he bureau.

Suddenly a small sharp noise caught her attention.

Her eyebrows drawing together, she swiveled around her room and searched for any unwanted intruders.

The miko didn't see any...

Passing it off as her imagination, she opened her large wooden chest, only to hear the sound again.

Growling lowly in irritation, she eyed her room suspiciously.

The sound came again.

Frowning she followed it and it lead to the window. Getting to her feet she pressed the window pane open and gazed outside...

Only to come face to face with a handsome face and narrow grey orbs.

She let out a small squeak of shock as she fell backwards landing hard on her hindquarters.

"Owww......" She muttered, rubbing the abused body part. She looked back up at the boy, now identified as Draco on a broomstick, and whispered "What are you doing here..?!"

He cocked a eyebrow at her.

"Odd, I was about to ask you the same thing... Kagome."

She flinched at his harsh undertone and held up her hands in mock surrender.

"Ah... I guess I have a little bit of explaining to do?" She laughed nervously.

"Obviously." He snorted.

A frown marred her face as her fists rested against her hips in a threatening stance... which would have worked a lot better had she been standing up.

"Hey, you didn't exactly tell me anything either you know..!"

"I didn't tell you for your own protection. Besides I thought you were a mud--muggle." He defended arrogantly, his almost slipup smoothly covered.

"Is that so? So who's to say I didn't do it for the exact same reasons?"

Amusement lit his once cold eyes.

"Who do you have to protect me from...?"

"Er.. um..." She stumbled over her words for a minute, searching for an answer, before heaving a heavy sigh in defeat. "All right, all right..."

She spared a glance at his hovering form, then back to her son, before back to him with a thoughtful expression.

"Ah.. Draco... could we go somewhere else..? I don't want to wake Shippou up..."

His ever present brow kicked up in curiosity.

"Shippou?"

"My adopted son." She motioned to her bed where a small lump was barely visible amongst the covers.

He glanced down at his floating broom, then back at the woman smiling at him, shifting from foot to foot, in a long white nightgown.. her curves easily visible beneath the thin cloth.

He shifted on the wooden shaft and motioned in front of him.

"Climb on."

She smiled in delight and climbed on to the window ledge, the stone icy cold against her bare feet. She shivered slightly, as her toes curled in response.

Clenching her teeth she glanced up only to see a large hand blocking her view. Kagome looked up at his face, which was staring at her in a warmed expression.

She gently slid her small hand in his large one as he helped her climb on to the broom.

"Thank you." She said softly, feeling the warmth radiating off of him through her thin nightgown, making her blush slightly.

"Welcome."

He noticed her sudden uneasiness and guessed why. Unable to resist the desire, he reached his arms around her waist to reach the handle by her knees firmly in order to "properly direct" the broom... Also ensuring more close bodily contact with her then necessary.. but she didn't need to know that.

His chin resisted on her shoulder as the broom moved forward smoothly heading towards a secluded spot not to far away.

Kagome knew she probably resembled a tomato as embarrassed as she felt and tried focusing her attentions somewhere other then the male pressed tight against her. Gulping she gazed at the clouds and stars above her in a afford to do just that.

She shifted slightly in a effort to be stay transfixed on a certain bright star when he suddenly went rigid behind her.

"Kagome.."

"Yeah..?" She asked curiously, turning to look back at him with innocent blue eyes. "Something wrong?"

Draco didn't say anything, for the sake of his own dignity, as her brows knitted together.

"What's the matter Dr---"

"We're here."

Kagome noticed the slowly descending arc they were making before they hovered mere feet from the ground. She hopped off, followed by a profusely more graceful wizard.

She looked at him curiously as he leaned against the broom as she fidgeted in the silence. It was by no means uncomfortable. So many emotions were floating in between them right now it was like a thick fog. It was just standing here under his scrutiny was unnerving. Like she was the most stunning thing he'd ever laid eyes on.

By which no means she WAS, she assured herself as she cleared her throat.

"Well I guess I should explain why--"

"Your still wearing it." He noted.

Kagome looked at him oddly, her patience winning out against the irritation of being interrupted.

"Wearing what? And I swear Draco, if it's something kinky so help me I'll--- "

"The necklace." He cut in, amusement showing clearly on his face even in the darkness, the only illumination being the full moon.

Kagome blushed, and fiddled with the pendant.

"Oh... Yes, well, I told you in my letter before that I wear it everyday. Did you get my lett---"

He stepped forward and lifted the pendant from her grasp to inspect it.

"Yes."

"Then you read the part about--"

"Yes."

Kagome bit her lip in aggravation before reprimanding him,

If your going to keep on interrupting me then I might as well--"

She didn't get to finish as he suddenly bent down and covered her lips with his own in a passionate kiss. His arms wrapping around her waist, as his broom fell to the ground forgotten. Kagome instantly wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss, feeling the elation spread through her chest like every other time she had kissed him.

She had missed him so much.. she felt safe and secure in his arms again.

Where he was always there to make her laugh, or when he eased her pained heart. It was odd how she felt this way only after spending the summer with him. But, it was definitely a strong and true feeling.

Kagome grinned against his kiss as she thought wryly,

'I guess this is one efficient way to interrupt a person without making them complain.'

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Ello everyone! Did you like this chapter? I hope so! ^__^ Fluff!!(sorta..) Anyways I'd like to thank everyone who has reviewed!

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Also, I'd like the give everyone a very sincere apology for the late updating.. I've been working on several other stories and I had decided to take a *tiny* break from this one to gather my thoughts and plot ideas a little bit. Forgive me! But I can suggest if you like Sess/Kag fanfics, to check out my other story Hidden truths(which I have been working on a lot recently). Also to tinkerbell-06 I did not steal your pairings for the simple matter no one owns any pacific pairings.. They LIKE pairings.. not own them. Also I didn't even know there WAS another DM/KH story out there, but if I have offended you in anyway, I'm deeply sorry.

Also, I'd like to ask if anyone could lend me a hand on all the details of the Harry Potter plot. For I have run in some problems already that people have pointed out to me(such as no apparating in Hogwarts) and help would be greatly appreciated...!

Finally, The last thing I'd like to say is I hope to be updating faster (although schoolwork will probably make that extremely difficult T-T) and helpful critism is always appriciated! ^_^ AND as a idea to help ease all others suffering in case it may be more then a week for me to update a small overveiw of the next chapter!!

**Begin overview**

Chapter 11:

"You FORBID me?!" Kagome hissed, her eyes narorwing dangerously. Malfoy's nose turned up in the air haughtily.

"Yes. You are not to associate with them.. They are my enemies and if you have any feelings whatsoever for me, you will listen to what I have to say." He declared coldly.

Kagome didn't know how or why but her temper snapped as her nails dug painfully in to her palms, as they fisted at her sides. Her jaw clenched as she narrowed her eyes dangerously.

Draco knew he was in for it as soon as he saw the fury dancing in her electric blue eyes.

'Ah.. fuck.' He cursed right before she let him have it.

"Draco how DARE you use my own feelings against me!! I'm not some servant you order around and I am allowed to 'associate' with whomever I damn well wish! And when you feel like taking that stick out of you high and mightly, condescending ass, you know where to find me to apologize! Good BYE Draco MALFOY."

She spun on her heels and stalked away, leaving a mentally cursing Malfoy in her wake.

Bloody hell, what did he just get himself in to...?!

**End overview**

Well that is all for now everybody!!!!! See all of you soon! (.)

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*Miko Angel*