Chapter 4

They stood staring at each other for a few moments as Kagome snapped back to reality.

"Sesshomaru?" she said in a tiny whisper sounding as though her voice didn't want to work.

"What!" he said quickly recovering from shock. 'I never thought a human could look this good.'

"What did you want to talk to me about?" asked Kagome puzzled by the silence.

"Well, would you stay here?" asked Sesshomaru

Kagome was utterly shocked Sesshomaru was asking her to live with him.

"You know I think Rin needs a woman around." He said recovering seeing the shock written all over her face, or was it dread. 'God I hope she was just shocked, maybe I should start being nicer to her, god but she's gorgeous, she's just a human though'

'you still like her'

'oh shut up'

"Well?" he asked after a few moments lost in his own thoughts.

' I don't have any other place to stay I guess I could stay here.' Kagome thought to herself 'that's not why you want to stay here you want to know him'

'oh my god I think you're right'

"of course I'm right now tell him'

Sesshomaru saw the emotions show on her face he saw agreement, pleasure then puzzlement.

"I suppose I could stay here for awhile."

Sesshomaru hid a smile hoping that Kagome never saw.

'Oh, did he just smile.'

"Thank you for asking me Sesshomaru." "You will stay in the blue room while you stay here."

"Oh? Thank you."

With that he went back to work. As Kagome walked towards the door he remembered something else he had to tell her, just as she was leaving Sesshomauru started talking.

"Meet me in the dining room at 6:30 tonight." Sesshomauru said looking at her

"Oh and why should I do that?" Kagome said quite annoyed with him bossing her around already.

"You will not take that tone with me woman you are a guest in this house and I want you to be at dinner at 6:30 tonight."

"Fine!" Kagome said storming out.

Sesshomaru growled just about to get up to go after her.

'leave her be if you go after her she'll just be more angry with you'

'Feh, what do I care'

'you like her!'

' oh leave me alone'

Sesshomaru sat back down to think about everything. 'I wonder if I really am getting feelings for this human.'

Kagome was walking through Sesshomaru's beautiful garden calming herself down. 'He is so much like Inuyasha sometimes."

'Inuyasha' she thought about the last time she talked to him the fight they had. Tears were making there way down her perfect skin. Before she realized it she was leaning against a tree sobbing uncontrollably.

Sesshomaru saw her from the balcony in his study. 'she's crying over Inuyasha again.' He thought. 'If I find out Inuyasha ever hurts her again he will pay.' 'she's just human remember snickers ' Sesshomaru couldn't contain a growl.

Kagome was sobbing when she heard a low growl from above her. She looked up to see nothing there. Not a trace of anyone, she assumed she was hearing things.

She wiped the tears from her face realizing just how close to the time she was to meet Sesshomaru in the dining room. She decided she would go have a bath. She headed up to her room and called for Kat.

"Yes, Miss Kagome?" asked Kat

"Just Kagome please Kat." Kagome said with a smile, "and actually I was wondering is there any hot springs around here?"

"Oh you want a bath Mi....um..Kagome?" said Kat

Kagome giggled, "Yes, that would be nice."

Kat blushed slightly, "Right this way."

Kagome was led to the hot spring where she dismissed Kat, stripped down and entered the hot spring. The water soothed her muscles. She relaxed against the side.

Dream

Kagome giggled as she is hugged tightly and spun around. The man holding her with his long silver hair and his face in shadow slowly tumbled down the hill with her in his grasp.

She landed on top of him and she looked at him for what seem like an eternity before he started to gather himself up. He shifted her into his lap her back against his chest. He leaned forward so his lips were right beside her ear she could hear his light breathing.

"I love you, Kagome." He said in a serious tone

Kagome turned around with happiness glowing in her eyes, "I love you ,too!" she said happily.

He pulled her to his chest and kissed her thoroughly. His face came into the light just as he said these words.

"We'll be together for eternity right Kagome?"

"Of course, my Sesshomaru."

Then someone came from the shadows. Someone was taking Sesshomauru away from her. "NOO!!!!!!!" she yelled

"SESSHOMARU!" she screamed as him and the attacker disappeared into the shadows. End of Dream

"SESSHOMARU!!!" she screamed in horror as she awoke from her very vivid dream, tears in her eyes.

"Yes?" said a voice coming from the doorway. "Sess, Sesshomaru?"

He smirked he had heard her say in her sleepy voice, "Of course, my Sesshomaru." He almost fell over when he heard her say that. He was surprisingly happy.

"Well?" she said angrily after realizing she was in the hot spring very naked.

"Like I said before you won't take that tone with this Sesshomaru, you must remember you are a guest here."

"Fine! What do you want?" she said annoyed.

"You are late."

"6:30 already. Okay I'll get out."

He just stood there."Do you mind?" she said looking down.

He looked at her for a moment, as though he was going to respond then just left mumbling something about humans and their insecurities.