A/N: Yey! I'm happy you liked the last chapter! Here goes some more action for our cute couple!

Sesshoumaru: Why do you keep doing this?

WP: Cuz I like it.

Kagome: Yeah well we don't!

WP: Are you saying you didn't like kissing Sesshy on the last chapter?

Kagome: blush... anou...

WP: ¬¬ Just what I thought!

Enjoy the chapter!!!

WP

Chapter 13: Her endless compassion

Last time on Between Lust and Love:

Blood? Do I smell blood?' she asked in her head.

As if knowing what she was thinking the taiyoukai at her side nodded "Indeed it is blood, but not any blood.... it's youkai blood..."

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Sesshoumaru snarled, something was coming towards them , something he hadn't sensed, he smelled blood in the wind, the smell becoming stronger. He wasn't afraid though, he was mostly concerned for Kagome's safety than his. He looked at her with a serious expression "Go back to the palace immediately!" he ordered, looking compulsively at their surroundings. She shook her head in denial and bawled "I'm not leaving until I know what's happening!" he growled at her disobedience, and caught her wrist in his strong grip.

"There's no time for this foolish attitude woman!" he scolded greeting his teeth at her.

She looked defiantly at him and smirked "It's not a matter of foolishness, it's a matter of making sure you'll be alright!" he gasped at her confession, she added "I will not leave you if you are to be in danger!" and smiled at him. Before he could reply a rustle was heard in the deep, dark forest and then the screeches of animals and cries of birds flying to the air where heard. What ever was invading Sesshoumaru's lands was getting closer. The ground shook at every step the creature made, obvious proof of his immense weigh and size.

Sesshoumaru looked into Kagome's determinant eyes and sighed defeated, yet again, by the woman's stubbornness. Kagome smiled brightly at him before looking into the woods, she could sense a strong evil force coming closer to them. Finally a roar was heard and loud thud of trees falling to the ground made Kagome shiver slightly. Out of the forest came an enormous bear-youkai, he eyes were shiny bright red, her tongue hung to the side of his wide open mouth showing his sharp teeth, his claws were damped in blood, youkai blood.

"Insolent creature what makes you think you can trespass into my territory?" Sesshoumaru said vehemently, pulling a clawed hand to his face. The bear-youkai roared once more and throw a hit at Sesshoumaru who dodged it elegantly flying to the air "Pitiful." He declared annoyed that such a weak youkai had gone through his guarded barrier then he realized.

'No youkai has ever gone through my guarded barricade, how come a pitiful youkai such as this has accomplish it?' he asked in his head, the youkai targeting at Sesshoumaru leaped to the air and tried to slash him with his claws, but found it useless.

"Who has let you into my lands?" he asked coldly, the youkai didn't seem to understand for he threw another clear hit at Sesshoumaru. He was starting to piss him off. With his wipe Sesshoumaru hit the youkai's head, the monster fell to the ground wincing at the pain in his face, Sesshoumaru wasn't the patient kind of youkai. He landed graceful on the ground, unsheathing Tokijin and pointing it at the youkai's forehead ; asking once more.

"Who? Answer or I'll kill you this instance!" he ordered, the youkai instead grabbed Sesshoumaru by the waist with his massive paws, gripping him as much as he could.

Kagome looked at the fight from the distance, she knew Sesshoumaru could easily win the battle, he was way too strong for this youkai, then why wasn't he finishing him off already? She noticed how he addressed to the youkai, something was out of place, Kagome could feel it in her bones. Then out of nowhere something behind her moved in the bushes, she twisted around only to see a silver-headed youkai jump at her. She couldn't move, she was too afraid. Sesshoumaru then noticed "Kuso..." he mumbled braking free from the bear youkai's grip and killing him instantly with his sword. When he was about to take Kagome away from the youkai it was too late, he had his claws to her neck, ready to kill her if necessary.

"Long time no see brother." The mysterious youkai said mockingly. 'Brother?' the word rang into Kagome's mind, remembering the day when Kouga had tried to kill her, the day when Sesshoumaru's brother had come to take her away, so this was... "Inu...Yasha..." she whispered faintly, InuYasha grinned in satisfaction "So you have taught the bitch to recognize me. Very good job brother!" he said pulling Kagome closer to him and caressing her neck with his claws "I would like very much to know what else you have taught her..." he purred into Kagome's ear, she tried to pull away from him but was unable to, he had such a strong grip, she grimaced disgusted at the youkai's comment and snapped at him "Don't touch me you bastard!" Sesshoumaru growled when he saw the hint of amusement in his brother's eyes, InuYasha smiled seductively "She's feisty, I like that..." he ran his nose over her neck smelling her scent "she... smells so sweet... how about her taste Sesshoumaru?" he asked looking viciously at he now raging brother. He chuckled and licked Kagome's neck, she frowned in disgust, "Even sweeter..." he declared smirking.

Sesshoumaru took a step forward Inuyasha saw this and scolded "Now, now you wouldn't like to do that, the consequences wouldn't be good for Lady Kagome here would they?" Sesshoumaru snarled and kept still finally demanding "What is it that you want?" InuYasha leered and said plainly "Her." Tracing his claws along Kagome's jaw line, she closed her eyes and tried to kick him from behind but he kept her still ; digging his claw into her skin, blood started dripping slowly down Kagome's white neck, staining her kimono.

'Please someone please... help!' she screamed in her head. Then a cry was heard.

"HIRAIKOTSU!!" a huge boomerang flew into the air and hit InuYasha's back, Kagome felt someone catch her as she fell, she looked up to see Miroku's reassuring smile. "Miroku?" she asked surprised. When they were far enough of the youkai he smiled and put her to her feet "It's alright Lady Kagome we're here." She smiled at Sango widely "Thank you guys!" Sango smiled back at her and nodded. Meanwhile InuYasha was trying to get up, cursing "Damn it!" but when he was about to leave he left a strong grip in his throat he was swiped off his feet and lifted in the air, the choked for air and saw his brother glaring at him.

"Sesshou... maru..." he mumbled between breaths. Sesshoumaru looked at him with disgust "I thought you were more than just a mere hijacker InuYasha, you have disappointed me even more than I thought you could ever." He lifted a hand covered in a green poisonous aura and declared "Now die."

When he was about to deliver the final strike he heard Kagome's sweet voice cry out.

"Onegai Sesshoumaru! Don't do it!!" she ran to him and caught the arm holding InuYasha's now limp body. He had fell unconscious. Sesshoumaru growled at her "This filthy good for nothing half breed only deserves to die Kagome! Do you realize he has put your life in jeopardy and still you wish me to forgive him?!" he was angry, angry at her endless compassion, angry at her tender heart, which he loved and adored from the very bottom of his own heart. "I know! But still his your brother! He's the only family you have left and I won't let you kill him!" she grasped to his arm tighter, digging her claws into his skin but not piercing it, the last thing she wanted to do was to hurt him.

"Please let him go!" she cried out desperately, he shuddered annoyed by her.

He was fed up. With her, with his brother and with himself for agreeing on releasing him.

Sesshoumaru dropped InuYasha's unconscious body to the ground and walked away grumbling "I just don't understand females." Kagome smiled at Sesshoumaru's back and whispered "Thank you Sesshoumaru." She then pulled her attention on the unconscious youkai at her feet, she kneeled in front of him and noticed he was still breathing, she sighed in relieve. Not long after Miroku was already by her side asking calmly "Is he alright?" somehow he felt bad about this youkai, he had noticed by his looks that he was not a full blooded youkai like Sesshoumaru and Kagome but a "half breed" as Sesshoumaru had named him. Kagome looked up at the monk with a bright smile.

"He'll be alright, he only needs to rest..." then she looked at his lost arm "He has lost his arm?" she asked out loud, pulling up his sleeves to see the injury, it seemed cured already but still some scars were left out of the hit. "Who could've done this?" she asked again whispering to herself, Sango, who had come closer to her, kneeled beside her friend and examine the wound "No doubt this was made by a youkai, a very strong one too. See the marks, it looks like he was burned to the bones." Kagome shuddered at the thought of something burning your bones. She sighed at the unconscious youkai laying in front of her, he seemed so young and innocent even though she knew he had threaten her own life she couldn't avoid feeling sympathy for him.

"Kagome-sama?" came Miroku's calm voice, she looked up at him "What do you intend to do about... this?" he pointed at InuYasha, Sango also seemed to be eager to know "Yes! Lord Sesshoumaru didn't seem pleased with what you just did..." Kagome smiled reassuringly at her friends "Sesshoumaru will be fine! I'm sure he won't mind if I took care of his younger sibling." Sango and Miorku's jaws fell to the ground "SIBLING??? YOU MEAN THEY REALLY ARE BROTHERS??" Kagome could only giggled at her friend's stunned look "Yes, well actually they are half-brothers." Miroku then intervened "Then what was all that "half-breed" thing?" Kagome sighed and explained "This is InuYasha, Sesshoumaru's little brother, his father the former taiyoukai of this lands was a full blooded inu-youkai, after having Sesshoumaru the Inutashou fell in love with a human woman and that's where InuYasha comes from." Sango couldn't believe what she had just heard. A demon in love with a human? But then she looked down at InuYasha and saw the slight resemblance to her Lord.

"Indeed they look alike." She declared.

'He does look very much like his brother, the same hair, the same eyes...' she thought in her head. She smiled and decided to take him to the palace, she lifted the youkai in her arms, finding him slightly heavy, but her new strength allowed her to carry him neitherless.

"Are you going to take him to the palace Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked. Kagome nodded "Yes, he needs to rest and I'll make sure he recovers." Sango looked at her and smiled "You're the kindest Kagome! Say you look good as a demon! I like the stripes!" Kagome smiled and blushed "Thank you" and they all went to the palace.

Sesshoumaru went straight to his study still thinking 'Why can she be so compassionate, so understandable and forgiven?' Since Kouga's incident, Sesshoumaru had found out about Kagome's forgiven spirit. "She's just too kind." He mumbled dropping in his armchair and closing his eyes in frustration, a small knock was heard. Sesshoumaru grumbled "I do not want to be disturb." But instead of hearing the steps of servants getting away from the door, he heard the huge wooden door open screeching. He frowned and was about to warning whoever had dared enter ignoring his command, but then was soften by Rin's small voice "Sesshoumaru-sama?" she asked, stepping closer to him. She looked at him and lowered her gaze to his lap, almost begging him to let her sit on it, he sighed and opened up his arms motioning her to climb on him. She smiled a toothy smile glad to have some time to spend with her father and climbed sitting on his lap.

They were both silent for a moment, Sesshoumaru had a funny idea and suddenly asked "Rin. Do you like Kagome?" she looked at him with a wide smile "Hai! Rin loves Kagome-chan!" Sesshoumaru nodded and added "What do you think of her?" Rin looked serious all the sudden trying to figure out what words would describe Kagome then she started mumbling "She's beautiful... always happy... she's very nice to Rin....hum... what else? Oh yes, she takes care of Rin! The other day I slipped in the garden and Kagome-chan came to help me! Oh and the other day Rin spilled some ink on Kagome's kimono but she didn't get mad she said "It's only a kimono." And smiled! She's always happy and funny and I like her very very much Sesshoumaru-sama!" she ended with a smile. Sesshoumaru smiled down at her and patted her head. She was curious, he could tell, after a moment she asked "And what do you like about Kagome-chan, Sesshoumaru-sama?".

Sesshoumaru sighed knowingly "Rin do you know what "compassion" means?" he asked looking out of the window next to his chair, Rin looked puzzled at him and shook her head. "It's when you share other people's suffering, when you want to take a part of their burden to reduce their own suffering to alleviate them." Rin got every piece of information her father was giving to her, Sesshoumaru looked away from the window and into Rin's wide eyes "That is the most precious quality any living being can have. That's what I liked about Kagome-chan." And he smiled down at her. Rin declared happily "Then Kagome is a precious person!!" Sesshoumaru nodded "Indeed she is...."

"Indeed she is..."

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A/N: YEY!! I got lost of new reviews I'm happy!! Thanks to all of you and to answer Inuyasha'smisteress "mou" is an onomatopoeia (sound) for a pout like "sheesh" lol!

Anyway thanks to all of you and specially the ones who think I'm talented!

Oh and Kuso means "Damnit!" and Onegai means "Please!" in a begging tone.

I'll see you on the next chapter!

WP