Well, we shall all see what happens. What do you think? I'm not telling! Well, hope you like this chappie... Also, I am starting charter homeschooling and I don't know if I can update a lot... I have a lot of work and I saw meh books. It's too many!! Oh, sorry...

Chapter 7: Descisions

"Nani?" She asks.

"I have fallen in love with you, Kagome..." Sesshoumaru says. Kagome blushes deeply, not sure how to respond.

"Sesshoumaru..... I think I may be in love with you too... But..." Kagome says. She pauses to let the sentence linger in the air.

"My brother.... You have feelings for him, do you not?" Sesshoumaru asks.

"Hai." Kagome says then looks down.

"I understand..." Sesshoumaru says. His eyes become clouded then Kagome looks up at him.

"I am not sure who I'm in love with, Sesshoumaru..." Kagome says. Sesshoumaru smiles.

"Girls never seem to know.... Well, until you decide, you may return to your group..." Sesshoumaru says Au and Un arrive at the castle then Sesshoumaru helps Kagome off.

"I will send for Shippo." Sesshoumaru says then goes inside. Kagome waits outside, petting Au and Un. 'Who will I choose? I love Inuyasha but Sesshoumaru seems more kind...' Kagome thinks. 'I am so stuck.... I have to go talk to the girls about this one...' Kagome finishes. She looks up to see Sesshoumaru bringing Shippo out.

"Kagome!!" Shippo cries. Kagome smiles then Shippo jumps into her arms and hugs her.

"I missed you, Kagome!" Shippo says. Kagome looks up at Sesshoumaru.

"Arigato." She says then looks at Shippo. "We're going back to Inuyasha and the others..." Kagome says. Shippo nods then falls asleep in her arms. Kagome walks home, the big yellow backpack on her starting to feel heavy. When she gets back to the gang, Inuyasha was the first to greet her.

"Kagome! I didn't think you'd be back yet!" Inuyasha says. He hugs her tightly as Sango and Miroku stare.

"Inuyasha has been acting strange recently, do you agree?" Miroku asks. Sango nods.

"Hai... He seems to be trying to impress Kagome or something..." Sango replies then sighs. She gets up, leaving her boomerang on the ground.

"Kagome!" Sango says. Kagome hugs Sango with one arm, having Shippo still asleep in the other. Miroku walks up to everyone else.

"Nice to see you return safely, Kagome." Miroku says. He hugs her and she hugs him with her free arm. Then she feels a hand stroke her butt. Kagome screams then jumps back.

"Whaa!?" Shippo exclaims, being awaken from his sleep. The red-haired kitsune looked around, thinking there's a demon.

"Miroku!" Kagome says then slaps him.

"What'd you do now, monk?!" Inuyasha asks, after hitting him on the head.

"I was just making sure that she kept in shape..." Miroku says.

"Don't touch her again, Miroku!" Inuyasha snaps. Miroku sighs then nods and goes back to petting Kilala.

"Well, I'm ready to go jewel-hunting... Oh, I brought food for everyone!" Kagome says. She hads Inuyasha some ramen then hands Shippo candy. She hands Sango and Miroku a dish with a little bit of everything.

"Arigato, Kagome." Sango says then Kagome smiles. Inuyasha just stares at his ramen, not seeming hungry.

"Inuyasha? Something wrong?" Kagome asks, leaning foward to him.

"You smell upset... I want to talk to you..." Inuayasha says. Miroku and Sango watch him and Kagome leave to the forest.

"Where are they going?" Shippo asks. The kitsune hops onto the rock where Sango and Miroku sat.

"I think they are going to Inuaysha forest..." Sango says. Shippo blinks.

"Why?" Shippo asks then Sango returns to eating.

"I believe that Inuyasha wants to talk to Kagome... Possibly even tell her how he feels..." Miroku says. Shippo gets a big grin on his face.

"Finally!!" Shippo says then lays down, licking the red and white lollipop every other second.

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"Kagome?" Inuyasha asks.

"Hm?" Kagome replies. Inuyasha was right, she had been lost in thought. She didn't know if she should choose Inuyasha or Sesshoumaru. This confused her a lot.

"What have you been thinking about? I can sense that you aren't happy..... You seem to be thinking a lot, expecially since you just got back..." Inuyasha says. Kagome thinks a bit. Her brown eyes look at Inuyasha's golden ones then she looks back down. Inuyasha's gold orbs continue to watch her carefully, reading her body language.

"Well... Sesshoumaru said that he loved me when I went back to the castle to get Shippo.... And, recently, I've started having feelings for him.... So, I don't know who to choose now..." Kagome says. She looks up and catches Inuyasha's gaze. He was looking at her, but not like he was angry. 'I expected him to be angry...' Kagome says.

"Well, wether or not you decide to be with me, I want you to make sure that you're happy. Don't leave me for Kouga or Sesshoumaru and then feel miserable. Just make sure that your descision will make you happy Kagome. And, no matter what, I love you more than the clay that people call Kikyou..." Inuyasha says. He hugs her tightly then sighs. He didn't want her to be with anyone else, but he did want her to be happy. Kagome just hugged him back. 'What do I do?' Kagome asks herself.

Days later, Kagome went back home to get help to sort through her thoughts. She went to school, then her and her friends were to meet at WacDonalds afterwards.

((Author's Note : it is called WacDonalds... As far as I know. The friends get imaginary names because I don't know the names of them.))

"So, Kagome, what did you want to talk about?" Kiani asks. Kiani is the friend with short hair who's voice resembles Shippo's.

"Yeah, Kagome, what's up?" Mikari asks. Mikari had long curly hair that was never in a ponytail.

"Well.... Remember my boyfriend that I'm always telling you about?" Kagome asks, feeling her cheeks heat up.

"Yeah..." Says Milao, the last friend ((I forgot what she looked like)).

"Well... He has this really cute brother. And they both told me that they love me, but I don't know which one to choose... They're both really cute. The brother is always hiding his emotions from everyone, but he's started showing them to me. He also takes care of a little girl and treats her like his daughter... And, the mean, arrogant boyfriend started being nice and told me he loved me... And he kissed me... Well, I just don't know which one to choose..." Kagome says. She looks up to catch all three stares.

"Where do you find all these hot men, Kagome?!" Mikari asks. Kagome didn't know how to respond, she just sat there, waiting for the advice and gossip to come rolling out.

"Well, it sounds like this brother is nicer... But the jerk actually starts being nice?!" Kiani asks. Kagome nods sheepishly.

"Well, you got to go for the cuter one..." Milao says then the three giggle.

"Hey! Don't laugh. They're both really cute, and... I just don't know which one will protect me more..." Kagome says. It was a lie. Sesshoumaru could protect her more, but did he know how to show his emotions and love Kagome the way Inuyasha could?

"Well, there's only one thing to do..." Milao says. She holds up her index finger then nods, her eyes closed.

"Which is?" Kagome asks.

"Date them both!" Milao says. A sweat drop forms on Kagome then she sighs.

"Milao! They aren't baka, they will know that I'm doin that!" Kagome says. The girls ignore her then giggle.

"Forget it... I'm gonna go home..." Kagome says. She stands up and throws her stuff away. Then she goes back to the well and jumps in. 'How am I going to choose?! I'm in love with both of them and I don't know what to do..... Ohhh.... Why does it have to be so hard?!' Kagome asks, in deep thought. She arrives on the other side of the well then walks to Kaede's village, not noticing the rain that is pouring down on her. She sneezes then looks up.

"Oh, great! Just what I need. A cold." Kagome says sarcastically. She looks up at the rain then groans. Before long, Sesshoumaru is in front of her.

"If you stay out here too long, you'll get sick..." Sesshoumaru says. Kagome blinks. Before he didn't know anything about colds, how'd he learn?

"How... Where'd you learn that?" Kagome asks. Sesshoumaru hands her a book then Kagome reads the title. "Diseases of Our Age." Kagome rolls her eyes then looks up at Sesshoumaru, seeing his stare.

"Have you decided?" Sesshoumaru asks. Kagome shrugs.

"I think so, but I'd like to be with my friends first..." Kagome says. Sesshoumaru puts a jacket on Kagome then leaves. Kagome soon arrives at Kaede's hut then looks around. No one was there. Kagome sighs then pulls a piece of paper from the yellow backpack she left and scribbles something down on it. She leaves it by the fire pit then runs outside.

"Wish I knew where Sesshoumaru lived...." Kagome mutters. She ran under a tree then sat down and coughed. 'Great... I really am sick...' Kagome thinks. She leans back, pulling Sesshoumaru'scoat closer to her cold body. Her dripping black bangs drop water onto her face. Kagome sneezes again then lays down, pulling the big, fluffy coat over herself. 'I'll find it tomorrow...' Kagome thinks. She slowly falls asleep.

Kagome awakes the next day, no warmer than last night. She looks around then coughs and groans.

"Why'd it have to snow?!" Kagome asks herself in shock. Kagome slowly stands up then starts trudging through the snow in search of Sesshoumaru's castle. Suddenly, Au and Un walk up to her.

"How'd you get out?" Kagome asks. Not expecting a reply, she looks around the two-headed dragon to find Sesshoumaru. No one is around the dragon, so Kagome grabs the reigns for it and slowly gets on.

"Go home..." Kagome says. She loosens the reigns, as if on a horse, then the dragon starts flying somewhere. Kagome falls off, hanging by the reigns then screams. Within an instant, Sesshoumaru is there. He sees her hanging then chuckles and helps her on.

"Kagome, don't fly a dragon if you do not know how to control it..." Sesshoumaru says. Kagome's cheeks blush a deep red then she nods.

"I saw Au and Un out and thought that they could take me home..." Kagome admits. Sesshoumaru puts a warm jacket on Kagome then takes the wet and cold jacket off.

"Well... Wait, where's home?" Sesshoumaru asks. All in an instant, Kagome realizes her mistake.

"I mean... uhh... You're castle!" Kagome says, feeling the heat from her blush rise up.

"Have you chosen me?" Sesshoumaru asks. Kagome slowly nods.

"Hai...." She says then Sesshoumaru hugs her. When they arrive at the castle, Sesshoumaru brings her to a room and gives her warms clothes.

"Put these on. I'm sure Rin will be happy to see you." Sesshoumaru says. Kagome nods then dresses when Sesshoumaru leaves.

"Kagome!!" Rin squeals as she runs up to Kagome. Kagome picks her up then hugs her, seeing Sesshoumaru leaning against the door frame.

"I couldn't hold her back..." Sesshoumaru says, a smile crossing his lips. Kagome smiles then sits down with Rin and hands her some crayons.

"That's okay..." Kagome says. Sesshoumaru walks up and kisses Kagome's lips gently. Rin giggles as she draws, not noticing what's going on between the two.


Translations:

Hai : Yes
Kitsune : Fox
Arigato : Thanks
Baka : Stupid