Chapter 12

The Night of A Full Moon

Kagome woke up just as the sun peeked over the horizon. Snuggling into something soft and warm Kagome tried to fall back asleep. 'Wait a minute. Wait am I sleeping with?' She began to panic. Slowly moving away she smelled what she was with, or rather who. Sitting up in bed, clutching the sheets to her body she backed up against the wall. She smelt the strong, spicy scent of Sesshomaru.

A low growl emitted from Sesshomaru. "Bitch, why do you move away from me?" "I...I was.... WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BED!" she yelled at him. "Giving her an intense icy glare Sesshomaru responded "You fell asleep while I was holding you after you finished crying. I didn't wish to wake you and hear more of your crying, so I laid you down and fell asleep next to you." Sesshomaru found that falling asleep was particularly easy seeing as he doesn't need much sleep and rarely ever goes to sleep. 'This girl intrigues me greatly. Last night she sought my comfort, yet today she wishes to not be near me'

"Oh..." Kagome whispered bowing her head slightly. 'At least she's learning manners' Sesshomaru thought. Kagome crawled out of her bed. Walking over to her closet she pulled out a midnight blue kimono with silver sakura blossoms gently etched into it. To go along with it she pulled out a silver obi, gathered her bathing supplies and made her way to her bath. Sesshomaru watched as her hair swayed slightly as she gathered her kimono and left to go bathe. A smile almost finding it's way onto his face.

Kagome walked swiftly to her bath. Opening the massive oak doors she stepped inside. Laying her clothes down on a small table she began to undress. Walking over to the water, she tested the warmth with her toe. Deciding it was satisfactory she climbed in. Wetting her hair she poured some shampoo and began to wash it. When she went under water to rinse, she found herself thinking about her morning surprise. She felt comfortable and safe when he was holding her. As if nothing could ever hurt her. It was the same feeling she got when Inuyasha held her while she slept on rare occasions when he turned human. Only, with Sesshomaru these feelings were stronger.

Getting out of the water she dried off and put the kimono on that she picked out earlier. Fumbling with the obi she heard footsteps and then the door creaked open. Rin popped out from behind the door. "Sesshomaru-sama sent Rin to help you with your obi!" she told her excitedly. "Ok." Kagome said and turned around and handed the young girl the obi. Rin seemed to be an expert at it because it only took her a few seconds. "Rin's done!" She squeaked when she finished. "Rin, whenever you are talking about yourself you say I not your name." Kagome told her. "Ok Kagome-chan." Rin replied.

Rin led Kagome out to the gardens. When they arrived Kagome saw ah-un and Jaken waiting for them. "Bitch you are late." Came the words from the putrid little toad. A white blur was seen moving across the field and then stopped momentarily behind Jaken. It kicked Jaken into the nearest pond making a giant splash as he landed. It turned out to be that Sesshomaru was that blur. "Yay! Sesshomaru-sama kicked Jaken-sama into the pond! He makes a funny noise when he flys." Rin giggled beside Kagome who could do nothing but to watch for a reaction from Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru let out a light chuckle. Kagome stared in disbelief at him. 'Did he just openly share happiness?'

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The gang had already broken down camp and continued westward on their journey to save Kagome. "Inuyasha, have you ever thought about the fact that Kagome may not want to come back?" Miroku asked him. "Of course she does baka! Why would she want to stay with him?" Inuyasha asked, curious as to what exactly he was thinking. "Well, she seemed happy with him and she had the chance to return to us but didn't take it. That's all." Miroku told him.

Sango walked over to Miroku and gave him a big hug almost making Shippo fall off her shoulder. "Now, now Miroku. Don't get into any fights with Inuyasha when Kagome isn't around to sit him before he seriously hurts you." Sango whispered into his ear. "Ok Sango dear. I'll stop." He reassured her by hugging her again.

Shippo jumped off Sango's shoulder and ran over to walk besides Inuyasha who was leading the group like always.

Everyone walked in silence till about noontime. "Inuyasha. I'm hungry. Can we take a break to eat?" Shippo asked him while tugging on his sleeve. "Shippo, stop being a little baby." Inuyasha shoved him away. "Inuyasha, I'm kind of hungry myself. Let's just stop for a little while." Sango added. "Feh. I guess so as long it will make you two stop whining." Inuyasha plopped down on the ground and watched them pull out food. "Uh...Sango can you make me some ramen?" Inuyasha asked. "Sure." She replied.

As soon as everyone finished eating they continued west. As the sun was going down Shippo remembered something. Inuyasha, isn't tonight a full moon?" Shippo asked. "Feh. Yeah. So what?" He replied. "Well you can't fight Sesshomaru when you are human." Shippo said. Knowing that Shippo was right he decided that they better setup camp where they were. Currently they were in an opening with a few trees and a bunch of flowers. It was a perfect place to help mask their scent from other demons.

Setting out the blankets Kagome brought for them they decided on sleeping arrangements. Sango and Miroku slept next to each other. Shippo stay between them and the campfire, while Inuyasha slept against a tree since he couldn't jump into it.

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Authors note:

Baka Stupid, moron etc.

Sorry this took me so long. I've been loaded down with homework and midterms are coming up already. So it may take me awhile to post the next chapter. Thanks for being patient in waiting for me to post this chapter!

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Obediah-This story is going to be Kag/Sess since that's my favorite pairing and this chapter should've given you a few more clues about what will happen between them. Sure Shippo could stay with them. Thank you for your long review! I appreciate it!

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