Note: Here is chapter 8 it is really short ha ha ha ha ha ha !

Chapter 8: Kagome's Realization

Kagome stared at Sesshomaru in shock, as they left. They both realized that he was still

carrying her, and embarrassed he put her down, gently. That night, Kagome saw a whole

new side to the evil Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands. He wasn't all that bad. Like

Inuyasha, he put on a mask whenever he felt too emotional. He covered up. 'Maybe they

got it from their father's side?' she guessed.

She then noticed that Sesshomaru's boa was covered in dried blood, and insisted that she

wash it. "that's alright." Sesshomaru said, calmly. "No, really!" Kagome continued to

insist, I want to!" He finally agreed, but said he wanted to go with her. They set off to the

lake and he sat next to her watching the sun set in the sky, as she washed the boa clean.

"You know," She began, "I've really become quite attached to this boa." He gazed at her,

shocked that she was talking to him as if he were a close friend. Finally, he recovered,

and said, "Yes, so have I." "Out of curiosity, Sesshomaru," She asked, "Where did you

get this?" She hung it on a tree branch to dry and sat next to him waiting for an answer.

He hesitated. "My father gave it to me." He finally said, "It's a sign of royalty."

She smiled sweetly, "Maybe to make up for leaving you the tenseiga?" She joked, but he

shot her an offended glance. "I'm sorry." She immediately said. "I do treasure it." He told

her, "The boa, I mean." She nodded. "There wasn't a night I slept without it." He

continued, "Well, … except for last night." He shot he another strange look. What was he

saying? He was so hard to read! Did he resent her for sleeping on his boa last night?

"…Oh, I'm sorry!" She exclaimed, feeling her face turn a bright red. She didn't know

what else to say, but to her surprise, he did something she would have never expected. He

actually smiled. "Kagome, it's a joke." He said, teasingly. It wasn't a sweet smile, but a

playful grin. He was rather attractive, smiling like that and sent chills down her body.

She didn't know what she was feeling, or why, but for the first time that night, she forgot

Inuyasha. She gazed into his mysterious eyes, but realized she must have embarrassed

him by smiling like that at him, because he turned away. That damn mask! She would

soon eliminate it. At least she hoped so. She was dying to see Sesshomaru laugh, or even

blush! Why was she feeling this way? She finally snapped into reality.

What was she feeling? A thought popped into her mind, but she ignored it. No. It

couldn't be that she was… in love with Sesshomaru! Well she was falling, and that she

couldn't deny. Not this time. She had been trying to avoid it, but she just can't now! It

was true… she was falling for the Sesshomaru! Did this make her the Lady of the West?