A/N : I read some reviews saying the lemmon from last chapter was "disturbing"... sorry if it disturbed you, I warned you though, well here's the deal: do you wish me to stop doing lemons or just make them with less details? Hey it's your call!

Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter.

WP

Between Lust and Love

Chapter 17: Looking over past encounters

Two days had passed since de springs incident, Kagome and Sesshoumaru had decided to take things slowly since Kagome hadn't still adjust to her new youkai powers. Sesshoumaru had gone mad at the beginning but arguing with Kagome wasn't something that easy, she had convinced him in no time and had asked him to talk to Rin, obviously Sesshoumaru had agreed. Finding useless to disagree with his mate.

Sesshoumaru was walking on the large corridor leading from his room two his study. He passed a huge wooden door and stopped in front of it narrowing his eyes on the large rusty iron knobs, memories flowing in his mind. 'Mother...' he thought reaching out to the knob and grabbing it tightly, but before he could open the door he heard the loud cry of his servant, Jaken. "Rin you're not allowed to go that way! It's Lord Sesshoumaru's private chambers!!" Before he could say anything, he let go of the knob and saw a cheerful Rin running towards him crying happily "Sesshoumaru-sama!" and throwing herself into his legs hugging them as tight as her small arms could. He smiled faintly at the little one before turning his cold gaze to Jaken, who was now standing in front of him, breathing hard and sweating. When the toad noticed his Lord's displeased stare he was startled and apologized kneeling rapidly on the floor, bowing "My Lord forgive this unworthy one! I tried to stop Rin from going any further but was unable to. Please forgive me!" The monotonous voice of the taiyoukai filled the corridor "Jaken." Jaken started shaking out of fear, he always seemed to think Sesshoumaru would kill him, even for this minor error. Sesshoumaru continued "I wish to be with Rin for a moment." Jaken looked confused at his lord and finally bowed, running away from the place.

"Sesshoumaru-sama wishes to talk to Rin?" said the little one drawing a toothy smile over her lips. Sesshoumaru kneeled in front of her and put a clawed hand over the girls head, he smiled warmly saying "Rin. Do you remember when you told me you wanted a mother?" Rin's eyes shone with enthusiasm as she nodded wildly, Sesshoumaru chuckled at this and whispered "Well... I've found you one." Rin jumped with happiness and she curiously asked "Is it Kagome-chan?" Sesshoumaru smiled slightly at the young girl's deduction "Aa. It is Kagome-chan." Rin squealed with pure joy and hugged tightly to his father "Honto nii??" (Really??) Sesshoumaru nodded the girl tighten her hold and squealed again "Ureshii!!!" (I'm so happy!) Then she exclaimed "Where is she? I want to see Kagome-okaasan!" Sesshoumaru patted her head and told her "Right now she's in her room, why don't you go pay her a visit?" Rin's eyes sparkled like Sesshoumaru had never seeing them and nodded before running to the hall and to Kagome's room.

I couldn't believe it.

Sango and Kagome were on the porch of the palace discussing certain matters, naturally Kagome had told Sango about her new... hum.. engagement and Sango just couldn't believe it, even after two days had passed since it had happen. Sango shook her head in disagreement "I mean Kagome, I know you've told me at least a hundred times but I still don't get it." Kagome was starting to get pissed, somehow her transformation into a youkai had made her very short-tempered she was about to burst but contained herself "What THE HECK don't you understand?" she half screamed half said. Sango jumped from her spot noticing she had angered her friend "Well... I mean I get you are TOGETHER but what's the deal with the hole "biting" stuff?" Kagome blushed at the memories of that night, the way Sesshoumaru had pierced her skin with his sharp claws had made shivers run over her spine, the mere thought of it still made her shiver Sango noticed her friends brief space out and looked at her with a knowing smile "Oh... so that's the "spot"..." Kagome looked at her friend the corner of the eye with a killer look "What do you mean?" her face was emotionless.

Sango couldn't help but burst out in laughter "God! You've only being with him for two days and you're already starting to sound and look like him!!" Kagome looked at Sango laughing and joined her. Even though things had changed for Kagome she still felt comfortable talking to her friend

Kagome then got up and straighten her kimono "Where are you going?" asked Sango, then noticing the slight blush on Kagome's cheeks she added sneakily "Going to see your sweetie pie eh?" Kagome blushed even more and retorted "Mou! Speak for yourself Sango-chan! Why don't you go look for Miroku-SAMA?" she said the last part putting her hands together on her chest and placing a dreamy look in her eyes.

Sango flinched and blushed. Kagome grinned satisfied "Speechless are we now?" Sango fumed but didn0t say anything, instead she got up, took her boomerang and went straight to the forest not listening to Kagome's cries saying "Hey don't get mad at me ok? I'll see you later!!" she bid her friend goodbye and went into the palace.

'Mou! She shouldn't had said that!' Sango screamed in her head as she leap into the air throwing her hiraikotsu against a tree, cutting it. Kagome had hit the spot, and Sango knew it. Hiraikotsu went flying back at her and she caught it gracefully, falling on her feet. "MOU!!" came her protest again. She had known her feelings for the monk long before she got to Sesshoumaru's palace.

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While she was traveling she was caught up in a feisty battle against a youkai, hiraikotsu had being almost destroyed and the monster was ready to attack her, but then out of nowhere came a monk, with his staff and parchments he had killed the monster and saved her life.

"Who are you?" she asked stunned. The young monk smiled at her and help her up to her feet, she took her hands and said "What a beautiful women faith has gifted me with. I am Miroku the monk young lady, who might you be?" She blushed at the young man's gestures, she only muttered her name "Sango." The monk pulled her hands to his face as he exclaimed "Ah yes, a beautiful coral you are my lady."

Sango looked down at her feet and nervously let go of the strangers hands, putting her hands over her cheeks to hide the evident blush 'What are you doing? You don't even know this g-...' her thoughts were caught up when she felt a hand rubbing her behind, she instantly punched the owner of the hand right in the face, not even looking at the person whom she was hitting.

She then opened her eyes and saw the monk, she threw daggers at him as she withdrew her sword. The monk started sweating and then apologized "Please forgive me my lady, I did not mean to offend you in anyway!" Sango didn't stop her killer gaze towards the sad monk "I will kill you for this!" she ragged at him, but he stopped her attack with his staff and then whispered "Why do I always get into trouble, first there was this kid with a strange weapon and now a beautiful lady wants to kill me..." Sango stopped her attacks at the mention of a "kid with a strange weapon" she then asked "Kohaku! You know where Kohaku is! Tell me!!" she cried out, the monk scratched his head and then said "My, does Lady Sango know the young boy?" Sango was getting tired of the monks attitude "Where is him!" she started attacking him again, losing her nerves. The monk dodged her every move and defended himself with his staff, then noticing she wouldn't stop, he punched her in the stomach.

Sango fell to her knees grabbing her sore stomach, she kept whispering out of breath "Ko...haku... where... is he? Tell me..." he kneeled in front of her and said "I am truly sorry I had to do this." He put a hand over her shoulder and said calmly "I met this young man a few days ago, he was in a shrine praying, he said he was praying for his sisters well being." At this Sango gasped and muttered "My well being?" Miroku then understood "Then you must be his sister, I am sorry I had to do this to you lady Sango...." He lowered his head, Sango giggled "Well I was the one to seek it, I didn't listen to you, I am sorry." Then she smiled. Miroku flinched at the brightness of her smile and then helped her up.

"Well I guess you don't know where he was heading do you, Houshi-sama?" the monk shook his head.

"I see... well thank you for the information, I need to keep looking for him I might catch up on him!" she turned around to leave.

"Matte kudasai!(Wait!)" came Miroku's cry, she looked at him from over her shoulder with a questioning look.

"Would you mind if I accompanied you?" he asked looking serious, Sango gasped, he continued "Anou... I'm a errant monk, I intend to help people in this voyage, and I think you're also alone Lady Sango, so what about we travel together, I'll help you find your brother Kohaku." He then smiled warmly at her, she stayed silent for a while and then nodded "Very well." She turned around and started walking, the monk quickly followed.

"Anou.. there's something I would like to ask you my lady."

"Quit calling me "lady" it gives the creeps!"

They both chuckled, Miroku quickly took her hands making her blush.

"Would you bear my child?"

"WHAT??!"

Slap!

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And that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship, or so did Sango think before it came into...this.

Again Sango threw her hiraikotsu to a nearby tree.

"Where could she be?" InuYasha traveled the many halls of his brother's palace in search for someone. He then heard whispered near the dinning room and went straight towards it. Inside were maids some cleaning the table others placing the dishes to serve lunch, InuYasha narrowed his eyes in each and everyone of them, they didn't seemed to have noticed them, he then came to a start "Shiratori Tomoe?" he called out, the maids reacted and bowed at the lord, then out of the crowd of women came a calm voice "Yes?" Red deep eyes met golden ones and InuYasha could feel a grin coming up his face but kept it hidden.

Tomoe recognizing the hanyou stepped forward, leaving the room closed behind her, she bowed lowly at him. InuYasha chuckled "You don't need to do that." Tomoe looked down and embarrassed "I am sorry, it's just that I must show respect to my masters." InuYasha snarled "Feh! I told you I'm not your master!" She stayed silent, not sure of what to say, then she came to a question "Anou... do you need me for something?" InuYasha looked to another way as he said "I was wondering if you could help me with something." He said simply.

Tomoe looked curiously at him, her pointy ears flinching at the word "help" she quickly reacted "What is it that you need me for?" she asked politely. InuYasha looked at her in the corner of the eye "Do you know anything about herbs?" she blinked once and then nodded "Good," he said "then you must help me find some in the forest." He pointed to the dark woods in front of him, Tomoe nodded and said calmly "I will change and get my utensils. Please excuse me sir." InuYasha scowled "It's InuYasha, I told you I don't like being called "sir" or "lord" or any of that." Tomoe again nodded and said "I am sorry InuYasha, please I won't take long." And with that she went to get changed.

As I walked down the halls I could feel my brother's presence, I then passed by him and asked him "Have you seeing Kagome?" he shook his head in denial I growled softly I couldn't find my mate in my own palace, this seemed ridiculous.

I then asked him "What are you doing?"

InuYasha turned his eyes away form mine, as if he was afraid I would read something in his eyes "Nothing. Just... standing here. I might go to the forest."

Then a long pause.

I asked "What are you waiting for then?" InuYasha started to uncontrollably shake and sweat.

I could tell he was hiding something from me, I wanted to find out what it was but my concern came back to Kagome. Where was that bloody woman? I turned around and left not even caring about InuYasha, although as I turned around the corner I could hear him sighed.

I dismissed that thought and came back on my search for my mate.

I had planned on going to find Sesshoumaru but of course something else came up. Rin bumped into me in the hall way and asked me to play with her, her pleading puppy eyes made it impossible for me to deny her request and so I followed her to the gardens.

There we sat together on the soft grass, she smiled at me and said "I know." I looked questioningly at her, her smile grew "You're my new mama!" and she jumped at me, circling my waist with her tiny arms and crashing her face in my obi, I smiled and giggled "Well I guess Sesshoumaru did talk to you." She laughed and smiled up at me, her eyes shinning in delight "I'm glad you're my mama Kagome-chan!" I patted her head softly and smiled "Now, now don't you think it's odd to call you're mother –chan?" Rin brighten her smile and nodded exclaimed "Hai! Kagome-okaasan!!" and they both laughed at the sudden change.

I then heard footsteps coming towards the garden and I smelled the fresh scent of ground and trees 'InuYasha.' I identified. I turned my gaze to the insides of the palace and as I did the figure of the hanyou appeared followed by a young youkai behind him, I was surprised but smiled at him "Hello InuYasha." He skipped when he saw me and muttered a faint "Hey." I then turned my eyes towards the young miss, I recognized her uniform as one of Shinobu's staff members, but I didn't recognize her

When she looked at me and at little Rin, she instantly bowed "Good afternoon Kagome-sama, Rin-sama." I blinked once, then twice. How did this girl know my name.

Rin had a different reaction though "Tomoe-san!!" she quickly got up from beside me and hugged the girl smiling. Tomoe smiled faintly at her and kept silence.

I looked at InuYasha and asked "Anou... are you going to the woods?" InuYasha grinned and said "Yeah, we're gonna collect some herbs, I need to take care of Testusaiga here!" he showed the sword on his waist, I nodded and he continued "Totousai, the youkai that created it, told me that if I took care of it and put on it some special herbal potion it might get stronger, so I'm gonna try that out!" I smiled at the clever idea.

I then added "And Tomoe-san here is going to help you I presume." She bowed slightly and muttered a faint "Yes." I smiled at both. Somehow they looked really good together.

InuYasha sniffed the air for a moment and I did the same 'Iron, cold rain, wooden sandals... Sesshoumaru...' I recognized my mate's scent and at the same moment he appeared in the porch, Rin came running to him and hugged him, he looked at me as if saying "Come with me." I nodded even though he hadn't said anything and bowed at both InuYasha and Tomoe "I will let you go to the forest now." I started walking towards Sesshoumaru but then remembered "Oh Tomoe-san!" she turned to look at me with a curious look "Please don't forget to come back for dinner, InuYasha might forget but I just know you won't." I giggled at the "I'm gonna kill you" look of InuYasha and waved them goodbye as I entered the palace.

I looked at my mate from the corner of my eye, she was smiling widely at taking Rin by the hand.

"Why are you smiling?" I asked coolly.

She looked at me and said "Nothing... just I funny feeling I have." As if guessing her thoughts I smiled.

"You mean those two?" I asked she giggled.

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A/N: Well how was it? I like the hole Tomoe InuYasha thing, there are totally opposites lol. Anyway hope you liked it and to answer LadyAkina's question, no I don't think I'll use the Shikon no Tama in this story, I thing that hole issue is run out. And sorry for the bad translations, I knew Yasha meant "Female demon" but wasn't sure InuYasha would like to be called "Dog female demon"...

Inu: I hate that name... (pout)

WP: I know you do... (pats head)

Hope you liked it!!

WP