Author's Note: WOW Sesshouamru is being nice to a human! What the heck is wrong with him? Does Lauren actually like him and does he have some kind of feelings for her too? How can he? He only thinks of her as a weapon to kill his brother---or is it more than that? OOOOO let's find out, shall we?
Chapter 3: First Kiss?

After a while Sesshoumaru fell asleep in his chair, shortly after he fell asleep Lauren woke up. Her eyes opened slowly and she turned over onto her back, noticing she was warm and in a comfortable bed.

'Where am I?' She thought slowly getting up. She looked around the room and seeing Sesshoumaru in his chair by the window she smiled.

'He let me sleep in his bed?' Lauren thought slowly getting out from the covers and off the bed. She walked over to him and looked at him. 'He's so cute when he sleeps.' She thought as she put the blanket over him, and slowly walked away.

Something grabbed her arm and she swung around. "And where might you be going?" Sesshoumaru asked holding her arm tightly.

"Owch! Hey, let go." Lauren said surprised when she saw who grabbed her. Sesshoumaru let go immediately.

Lauren looked at him and smiled. "I thought you were sleeping. I wasn't ganna go anywhere. I just---" Lauren paused.

Sesshoumaru stood and noticed the blanket fall. He looked at Lauren, surprised. He picked the blanket up and threw it onto his bed.

"Are you hungry?" He asked with a slight smile.

Lauren's eyes widened. "YES! ----I mean-yes." She said blushing slightly.

"Come then, let's eat. You can meet Rin. She wanted to play with you last night, but you were sleeping and it was past her bed time anyway." Sesshoumaru said walking to the door.

He opened it and gestured Lauren out. She walked out the bedroom door and was almost attacked.

"Pretty lady's awake now! We can play!" Rin yelled.

"Breakfast first, Rin. She's hungry." Sesshoumaru said walking down the hall. Lauren and Rin followed. Rin couldn't stop talking to her new friend on the way to breakfast.

While Lauren and the others were having a good breakfast, Kagome was up and ready to go search for her friend. She was throwing rocks up in the tree that Inu Yasha slept in.

"Inu Yasha! Come on! You promised!" She yelled.

"Feh. I'm still sleeping, wake me in the morning." Inu Yasha yelled down to Kagome.

"IT IS MORNING! INU YASHA!" Kagome yelled getting angry. "I want to go find Lauren! Sesshoumaru could be trying to kill her or something!" Kagome kept yelling, but Inu Yasha plugged his ears.

"INU YASHA! 'SIT'" Kagome yelled and watched Inu Yasha fall to the ground.

"HEY! WENCH! What was that for?" Inu Yasha asked.

"You asked for it! Now come on! We're leaving to go find Lauren, NOW!" Kagome yelled as she went into Kaede's hut and came out with her pack on her back, and Shippo in her arms.

"Alright, alright!" Inu Yasha said giving up.

The three of them set out to find Lauren. Meanwhile, Lauren was enjoying a nice hot bath with Rin.

"Does Miss Lauren like Sesshy-sama?" Rin asked while she played with her dirty hair.

Lauren blushed. "Well, umm, it depends on what you mean by liking him, Rin." Lauren said sinking into the water a little.

"Will Miss Lauren marry Sesshy-sama, and be Rin's mommy?" Rin asked, making Lauren blush even more.

"That's enough Rin!" A voice said behind them.

Lauren sunk even further into the water. "SESSHY-SAMA!" Rin yelled as she jumped out of the water and quickly got her small robe on.

"Go on, Rin. Go get dressed. I need to talk to 'Miss Lauren'" Sesshoumaru said.

"Aw, ok." Rin said running over to Lauren and gave her a small hug. Then she ran off, out of the room to get dressed.

"Sorry about her." Sesshoumaru said smirking.

"It's ok. She's just a little----" Lauren paused, noticing Sesshoumaru was looking at her, interested.

"Umm, do you mind?" Lauren said smirking, and covering her front.

"Sorry." Sesshoumaru said flustered and looked away. 'What the hell? I'm blushing over a human! Father, why did you have to chose her?' Sesshoumaru thought noticing he was blushing.

"I will take you back to you friends, if you want. They are probably worried about you by now." Sesshoumaru said trying to find something else to keep his mind on other than her.

"Really? You will?" Lauren asked surprised. 'He's being nice---? Whoa!' Lauren thought smiling.

"Yea." Was all Sesshoumaru could say.

Lauren got out of the bath. Sesshoumaru noticed her getting out and tried not to watch her dress. Lauren finally was finished dressing and ran to Sesshoumaru.

"Thank you!" Lauren yelled jumping into his arms.

Sesshoumaru was so surprised that he fell backward onto the floor, and Lauren fell with him. They lay there for a moment, and Sesshoumaru could hear Lauren laughing.

"Sorry, M'Lord." Lauren said Smiling and looking at him.

They looked at each other for a moment. Lauren's wet hair dangling down. She kept smiling. Sesshoumaru smirked and lifted his hand to her face. Lauren was surprised, but when he touched her face she smiled and looked down at him. Sesshoumaru just looked at her.

'Damn you, Father.' He thought as he leaned up a little.

Lauren looked at him. Then she smiled and leaned down slightly. They were very close when----------

"My LORD! WE HAVE--------" Jaken yelled running into the room.

Sesshoumaru slammed his head on the floor.

"JAAAKEEEN!!!!!!!!!" Sesshoumaru yelled.

"OOOOOO-----Sorry My Lord." Jaken said.

Lauren smiled and got off Sesshoumaru. "Sorry, Sesshoumaru." She said. "I'll leave you and Jaken to your----business." Lauren said laughing a little a walked to the door. She stopped and looked back at Sesshoumaru. She smiled and walked out, to find Rin.

"JAAAKEEEN!!! HOW DARE YOU!!!" Sesshoumaru yelled getting up and picked the little demon up at his throat.

"I'm sorry My Lord. But I have news." Jaken said quickly.

Sesshoumaru dropped him and said, "What news is important enough to interrupt anything I'm doing?"

"Y-Y-Your brother, My Lord. Him and two others are looking for the girl. They are now in your territory." Jaken said.

"Good. Then Lauren shall return to them, for now." Sesshoumaru said.

"WHAT?! B-B-But My Lord, she's yours. W-Why let her go?" Jaken asked.

"Jaken, are you questioning my wishes?" Sesshoumaru yelled.

"NO My Lord!" Jaken yelled running out of the room.

'Again, Father, I say damn you! I almost kissed her!' Sesshoumaru thought clenching his fists.

Lauren walked around the castle, with Rin. 'I almost kissed him!' She thought as she smiled down at Rin. 'Kagome would kill me, if I told her. Should I tell her? No! NO! I can't.' Lauren turned around hearing someone running down the hall.

"My Lord? Finished with your business already?" Lauren said jokingly.

"It appears we have visitors. Rin, time to say good-bye to Lauren, for now." Sesshoumaru said looking at Rin.

"Aw, but Sesshy-sama-does she have to go now?" Rin asked.

Before Sesshoumaru said anything, Lauren bent down and gave Rin a hug.

"I'll be back, Rin. I promise." She said making Rin smile.

"Now go find that pretty bouquet you promised me. Remember I'll be expecting it when I get back, so go on." Lauren said standing back up.

"Rin will get you lots of pretty flowers, just like Rin promised." Rin said running off.

"You were saying?" Lauren asked smiling and crossing her arms.

"You have visitors. Your friends have come looking for you." Sesshoumaru said.

"Really?" Lauren asked happily.

"Here, take this." Sesshoumaru said, holding out his hand.

Lauren looked down at his hand and saw what looked like a little glass ball, with a small golden chain.

"What's that?" Lauren asked curiously.

"It's a-gift. Inside the glass is something that not even I can figure out, but my father gave it to me and told me to give it to someone I wanted to protect. You must NEVER show this to anyone. Especially, you friend." Sesshoumaru said seeing Lauren's face.

He knew she might show Kagome, since Kagome IS her best friend.

"You must keep it with you always. It will protect you, till I am able to since that you are in danger." Sesshoumaru said putting the small chain around her neck.

"-Thanks-" Lauren said, a little surprised. 'Whoa, he wants to protect me? Kagome are you sure he's the one that's evil and not Inu Yasha?' Lauren thought, as she turned back around to face Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru looked into Lauren's eyes. The multi-colors in the glass ball made her blue-green eyes change different colors. Sesshoumaru just stared into her eyes, like he was in a trance. Lauren blushed a little and smiled.

"My Lord! They are close! Should we let the girl go now? So your brother won't attack." A demon officer yelled.

"Let him attack all he wants! I can kill him, easily!" Sesshoumaru yelled.

"NO! No, your officer is right. I don't want him or YOU dead." Lauren said looking at him.

"Thanks for everything-well except the kidnapping." Lauren said with a smirk.

She grabbed her bag off the floor, which was now lighter. She left a few things at Sesshoumaru's knowing she'd return.