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Chapter 3 - Not exactly toture

Kagome walked up to the closet, opened it, and gasped. There was an assortment of kimonos, all in beautiful colors and patterns.

'Wow..' Kagome thought in awe. 'What's Sesshomaru doing with all these?' The scene she had viewed so far was not what she would expect of Sesshomaru. 'Maybe he's not as heartless as everyone thinks.' She thought as she took her clothes off to put on the kimono. She spotted a beautiful Kimono with sky blue roses and sakuras on it, made of silk and a red fur sleeves. 'This should do nicely.' She thought, and began to put it on.

She squeaked when she heard the door open and slung some covers over her protectively. "Sesshomaru! You perver-" She stopped when a little girl that looked around the tender age of 7 entered the room. She had raven hair almost down to her ankles, with a side pony tail, and was wearing a red kimono.

"Hi, Kagome-chan!" The girl squealed happily, clutching a boquet of flowers in her hands.

"Hi. Who are you?" Kagome said while smiling, relieved that it wasn't Sesshomaru. She sweatdropped, forgetting she needed to put on the Kimono, which was currently only on her legs, and slid it up.

"I Rin! Sesshomaru-sama said that Rin could come visit Kagome!" She said happily, and handed Kagome the boquet of flowers.

Kagome giggled, and took the flowers and took a wiff of them. "Arigatou, Rin-chan. They're beautiful." She said and patted the girl softly on the head, which stifled Rin into giggles as she pranced around the room happily.

'What's Sesshomaru doing with a little girl?' She thought. This definately wasn't turning out the way she had expected..

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After Inuyasha finished explaing the situation to the group, they all stood stunned on the road which they had be traveling on, their anger higher than ever. That is, excluding Kikyo, who had a triumphet glow in her eyes and a smirk on her face.

"Inuyasha..I can't believe you!" Sango yelled.

"We have to find her!" Shippou whimpered, tears in the young kitsune's eyes, threatening to spill at any given time.

"Feh, calm down. We'll find her." Inuyasha growled.

Kikyo glared at Inuyasha, her eyes basically saying 'Why?', but she was ignored. (A/N Haha. Had to do it. ^^)

Inuyasha froze in place. "Stop." He growled, sniffing the air.

"What is it?" Miroku asked.

"It's Kagome's scent..It was right here..But Sesshomaru was standing here as well." He said, his eyes giving into fear.

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After talking with Rin for a bit, one of Sesshomaru's servants came in to tell them it was time to eat.

'Eat?' She thought in shock. 'He's not going to starve me?'

Rin eagerly grabbed Kagome's hand. "Let's go, Kagome-chan!" She squealed. "I'll show you where Sesshomaru-sama is waiting so we can eat!"

Kagome smiled. "Okay, Rin-chan. Lead the way." She said, and was practically dragged as the cheerful girl pranced down the hall way, holding onto Kagome's hand.

Sesshomaru sat at a table in a dining room which was furnished which rich crimson carpet, a fire place burning to in the back, the flames dancing merrily, and silver colored fan with polished wood hanging above his head, the light from it gleaming on the dishes placed on the table.

Kagome and Rin entered the room and took a seat next to Sesshomaru. Kagome was nervous, of course. How couldn't you be when you're dining with your deadliest enemy?

Sesshomaru sent quick stares at Kagome, admiring her form. She had picked a excellent kimono to where, which went well with her complexion. 'That wench has no form or beauty. She is but a meer human.' He thought in annoyance.

Kagome had shivers all over her, fearing Sesshomaru would kill her on the spot at any given moment. But, even Sesshomaru wouldn't kill someone infront of a young child. This thought made her feel more secure, and she picked up her chop sticks and began to eat the bowl of ramen in front of her without a word.

After it was done, Rin skipped merrily down one of the random halls.

Kagome turned nervously to Sesshomaru. "Why do you have a little girl here?" She asked.

Sesshomaru rolled his eyes. "Not that it's any of your business," He said, "but I had found her dead on the road and revived her with Tensaiga, and took her with me because her parents are dead." Kagome could of sworn there was a tiny hint of sadness in the usually cold youkai's voice.

"Oh." Kagome said, speechless. 'So he can be kind sometimes.' She thought.

Sesshomaru turned to leave. "You can wander where ever you please, but do not go down the hall in which I am headed, since it is my room. If you do, I will not hesitate to kill you." He said, and then left.

Kagome sighed. 'Well, easy come, easy go.' She then headed to look around the castle.

Kagome stared in awe as she entered a court yard. There were flowers florished all over, and fountains surrounded every corner, the sounds of trickling water everywhere. She spotted Sesshomaru sitting on a stone bench, looking up at the stars wistfully.

'I wonder if he can tell I'm here.' She thought. 'Duh, of course he can. He's youkai. He just must be choosing to ignore me..' She smiled a bit. 'Maybe there is humane emotions under that mask.'

It would make sense. Him not killing her, actually letting her sleep in a bed, the way the castle was designed, letting her wear real clothes, Rin, and then dinner. It seemed like emotions to her.

She sighed, then headed inside to explore some more. It wasn't like she'd be able to get to sleep anytime soon because one, she couldn't find her room, and two, it's hard to sleep in your enemy's castle.

Sesshomaru turned, watching Kagome leave. 'Why am I feeling like this?' He thought, growling. 'Rin must be making me soft. No, I am not growing soft. I will stay strong, and merciless. Father died because he loved humans.' He nodded to himself. 'That shall never happen to me.'

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Inuyasha sat in a tree, Kikyo lying on the branch below him. He looked down at the group, feeling guilty. Sango, Miroku, and Shippou all had dried tears on their cheeks, and Kilala was mewing sadly.

'I'm so sorry, Kagome.' He thought, staring at the moon.

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Maylia: Phew! This chapter took awhile, but I really enjoyed writing it, and I hope you enjoyed reading it. You know what I'd enjoy? You reviewing! *holds up reviewing with puppy eyes*