sesshomaru stood there, not talking. they just stared at each other. she is injured, he noted, and shes been crying...why isint inuyasha with her, he wondered.

finally, he spoke. "this sesshomaru needs your assistance. at my castle, there is a young human. her name is rin. she is very ill, and none of my servants know what her cause of sickness is. i was told you are experienced with healing, and herbal remidies. will you come with me to help her?"

kagome blinked in suprise. "uh, sure..." she stammered. why did he have a human at his castle? i thought he hated humans...and why is he being so nice? maybe its just because im hurt...

kagome stood, and started to roll up her sleeping bag. sesshomaru was slightly confused. he could sense many emotions coming from this strange miko. she was sad, lonely, furious, and a bit bewildered all at the same time. he noticed the dried tears on her face. shes been crying, and alot. i bet inuyasha has something to do with this...

sesshomarus eyes widened. he had walked right up to her, and he didnt relize it. kagome sensed him behind her. she turned, and looked at him. he couldnt stop it. like he had no control of his body.. sesshomaru wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her. it was a slow, sweet kiss. kagomes eyelids closed halfway, creating a dreamy expression on her pretty face. she opened her eyes immediatly. what am i doing? he just kissed me! she thought, stiffening against him, and breaking the kiss.

"sessho--" she started.but he cut her off.

'hush. gather your things. we will leave immediatly." he told her, somewhat embarressed.

.....meanwhile.......

"shippo, wake up. were here." sango gently shook the sleeping kit.

"im awake now sango." he answered, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"listen closely, ok shippo? (shippo nodded) ok, there are two parts to this place. more like two trails through it. since i dont know which way kagome went, we'll split up, and take different sides. kilala will go with you. you can take the left path, i'll take the other. if you see kagome, send kilala for me, and stay where you are, ok?" sango picked up a peice of club-like wood, and lighted it on fire with a red thing kagome had given her, she had called it a lighter.

sango left down the path, and shippo did likewise. as he was sitting upon kilala's back, he picked up kagome's scent. she's not far off! wait--theres another smell....sesshomaru! oh no! kagomes in danger!

"kilala, run faster! kagomes in danger! hurry!" he shouted, not caring if anyone, or anything heard him. ahead now, he could see a small fire. that must be where she is! he thought. he jumped off kilala's back, and hid in the bushes near the campsite. "kilala, go get sango! fast!" he wispered. he watched as the fire-cat demon galloped into the sky.

he turned his eyes back to the scene before him. his eyes widened. i thought kagome was in danger, but shes not! its just the oppisite! she kissing sesshomaru! a blush creeped across the kit's face, as he relized he had intruded on a private moment.he heard sesshomaru's voice tell her to gather her things, that they would be leaving. she would'nt leave me, would she? he wondered. he felt a tap on his shoulder. it was sango. "stay here, ok?" he wispered to her

he bounded bravely to kagome, and jumped into her arms.

"kagome!'he wimpered as he buried his face in her neck," i was so worried! i smell youre blood, youre hurt, oh no!"

"im ok shippo," she reassured him, " just some scratches and scrapes. i hae to go to sesshomarus castle, so i can help a sick person get better, ok?"

"can i come with you?" he asked eargerly. kagome looked over at sesshomaru. he sighed, and nodded yes.

"kagome!" shouteed sango, running over to her.kagome met her halfway and gave her best freind a big hug.

sango parted from her, and looked down. "after you heal the person, you will come back to me, right?" she asked. kagome looked away, her bright brown eyes suddenly stormy. "i dont know." she replied.

sango quickly said, "im sorry kagome, i didnt mean to make you think of inu--"

"kagome," sesshomaru interrupted, "we must leave, now."

kagome nodded, and gave sango another hug.sesshomaru summened his cloud of mist(what is that thing anyway?lol!)and helped kagome up. he placed her backpack on the cloud, and they were off with his newest burdons.

.......soon after........

sango was streaking through the sky on kilalas back, thinking fast. if i can get inuyasha to think kagome is in danger, he might go after her. she might think he's coming to save her or something, and possibly she might start loving him again. im willing to try anything. i dont want her to be sad like this...

kilala landed outside the hut that her male companions were in. sango burst into the hut, her face full of fake worry. "inuyasha!miroku!sesshomaru has kidnapped kagome and little shippo!"she cried "what?!?" they cried in usioun.

.....lalal, i love cliffies, lol. next chapter should be up soon, plz reveiw!luvz, jessica......