The sun had fallen a long time ago, but he hardly noticed. Darkness and cold were insignificant things that didn't matter to him. Sesshomaru was still sitting in the grass in the same spot for a while, even after Kagome had finished her far-fetched story about being from the future and left for a hot springs to soak the blood stains out of her clothes with her sword.

'Is the wench lying?' He must have asked himself that question a thousand times and each time, he couldn't come up with an answer. 'I would have been able to smell it if she was lying, but she's a miko and can hide her scents.' Being asked to believe that the young girl who traveled with your extremely bothersome little brother and 2 ningens is the reincarnation of a priestess and a miko herself, is also from 500 years in the future and came here by means of a rickety well, thanks to a jewel that could change the past drastically, would blow anyone's mind, including a powerful Tai-youkai mind. He sighed. 'This is going nowhere. Hmm…what I need is proof! That's it. I'll ask for proof!'

With that in mind, he uncrossed his very stiff legs and stood up. Sesshomaru waited a second to regain the feelings in his legs, and then started off in the direction Kagome took at a brisk pace. He chuckled at his rare moment of stupidity as he walked on. 'I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. I've been spending way too much time around ignorant humans, mainly ones that are dumb enough to kill themselves over a little matter of a dispirited heart. Emotions are pointless.'

Sesshomaru continued to think as he steadily approached the hot springs where he could hear Kagome singing. He stopped, listening. The sad but fast melody filled his ears and made him forget about everything. He sat down again, hypnotized by the beautiful voice.

How can you see into my eyes like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home

Wake me up inside
wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become

Now that I know what I'm without
you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life

Wake me up inside
wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become
bring me to life, bring me to life

Frozen inside without your touch, without your love, darling

only you are the life among the dead

All this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought, without a voice without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life

Wake me up inside
wake me up inside
call my name and save me from the dark
bid my blood to run
before I come undone
save me from the nothing I've become
bring me to life, bring me to life!

'It's hard to believe such a normally happy and perky woman can be so bitter and cheerless. Inuyasha will pay for what he has done to her!' And on that note, Sesshomaru stood up once more and pushed through past the bushes blocking his way to the hot springs right in front of him…. where Kagome was undressed and stepping into the water. She had her back to him, but as she heard a branch break under Sesshomaru's foot, she turned around, warily. A bright red blush played across her face as she noticed he was watching her. Automatically, she dropped into the water, covering her nude body from the look alike golden eyes that haunted her dreams.

"Hentai!" Her cry broke him out of his strange spell. Before, Sesshomaru hadn't been able to walk away or look away from the beauty in front of him. Now, a light pink flush showed on his face as he instantly diverted his eyes onto the ground and turned around. "Gomen nasai! I didn't know you were going to take a bath as well." He mumbled just loud enough for her to hear. The Tai-youkai started running away as fast and as far as possible from the young miko without letting her escape his senses. 'I'm not sure why I should care enough to make sure nothing bothers her, but who am I to question instincts? I can't believe I just blushed! How very unlike me. Odd, it seems that every time I am around this woman, I'm unlike myself. I kind of like it, though….'

A while later

Feeling refreshed, if not still slightly embarrassed at being seen naked by a powerful demon, Kagome pulled herself out of the hot water and onto the grass to dry in the breeze. The light, cold wind felt good on her steaming skin. She had hung her clothes on a branch to dry out earlier after cleaning the blood out and Kagome found them perfect to wear again. She wiped off the remaining drips of water on her body and pulled back on her clothing. Somewhere in the middle of pulling on her shirt, she became aware of a demonic aura right near by. Slowly, she bent down to pick up her sword, listening for any approaching footsteps.

"Ha. Like that puny sword could do anything to me, wench." Kagome winced twice, involuntarily. Once for recognizing the owner of the voice and the second time for being called 'wench'. Oh, how she despised that name! She'd only put up with it when Sesshomaru had called her that because at least he didn't say it hatefully, rather he had said it sweetly. "Inuyasha, come out of the bushes at stop hiding like the coward you are." Kagome pulled down her shirt completely and unsheathed her blade.

The hanyou stepped out and rolled his eyes, looking much like his brother. "I said, put the sword away. It won't help you and judging by how faint the smell my brother is on you, I'd say he's far away, never coming back, and isn't much help either." She was a little taken back at him practically reading her mind about Sesshomaru helping her. "Why are you here, half-breed?" She questioned him, smirking in her head when he scowled. 'Ha, I've always wanted to call him that!'

He scoffed at her stupidity. "Why the hell else would I be here other than to collect a certain missing whinny wench?" 'And the love of my life.' But that he kept to himself. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe to inflict more pain to my already suffering soul, Inuyasha?!" Kagome spat at him. He stood still at the accusation, eyes wide, mouth dropped open in confusion. "Wha…wha…what in the Seven Hells are you talking about?" "Heh, don't play dumb if you can't help it, Inuyasha! I'm talking about all your secret meetings with Kik – ugh, I can't even bring myself to say her name- with that dead witch ever since she came back, absolutely NO regard to my OBVIOUS feelings towards you. None whatsoever! And to top it all off, this last time I caught you, I found you telling her that I'm merely a Jewel detector, who means nothing to you, who isn't even worth your attention, who is just there not for your sake, but HER'S! SO YOU CAN KILL ME AND GIVE HER WHOLE SOUL BACK, MY SOUL!" She shrieked at him, her heart throbbing to make him understand that it was in pain beyond belief.

"Well let me tell you, bub. I'm MORE than willing to save you the effort in killing me! I killed myself! But do you care? No! If it wasn't for your brother interfering and bringing me back, I would still be happily dead!" Inuyasha stepped back from the person in front of him. A million and one thoughts flew through his head as he tried to process all this new info. 'Wait, she saw Kikyo and me? Then why the hell does she think that I think all that crap about her?! Shit, she killed herself? My human-hating brother revived her? Ok, this day is officially too weird for my liking! Dude, I need Ramen…'

Back to Sesshomaru

'Stupid half-breeds. Stupid women and their confusing emotions. Stupid everybody, except me. This Sesshomaru is not stupid.' Such thoughts continued as Sesshomaru sped along back to Kagome. He had sensed Inuyasha approaching her at a rapid pace and had set off at once. 'The last thing she needs is an insensitive, mutt like him right now.'

(A/N): Hello my reviewers or soon to be reviewers, glares at everyone, Reviewing is your friend! Lol. Anyways… ok for those who don't know this: I don't own Inuyasha DUH, I don't own "Loser" by 3 Doors Down (first chapter), and I don't own "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence (this chapter). Ha, if I did I wouldn't be here writing this story. Well thank you darkkara13, Sesshomaru is mine back, and ice73!!!!!! Thanks for the niceness towards a poor girl with too much time on her hands and a computer. Sniff, You don't know how HAPPY it makes me! Sorry about that slow update thing, but I had to go to my dad's house in Chino Hills for like a week, WITHOUT MY COMPUTER! So yeah… But if it makes you guys feel better, I'm going to try to be better about updating. Sometimes I'm not sure how to put things, but God willing, I'll post a chapter at least once a week (still kind of slow, but…)! Okey-doke, I got to go! Dude, it's like 3am! (Sorry about my ramblings, sugar does that to you!)